178. China Mainland
Lovey was interested in the thermostatic robe and the Medal of Courage.
The two mysterious items together require 1,600 Jinlong pieces.
This is an astronomical figure. Last year, Fulinbao's working capital added up to less than a thousand Jinlong. It was still accumulated over the years, plus the sum of the ore obtained from the goblin settlement.
This year, although I have much more money on hand.
In the warehouse, there are as many as 700 to 800 gold reserves. With more silver reserves, and magic stones, you can probably barely get them together.
However, Lovi was still hesitant. He was not a prodigal son like Evelyn. He spent money big and did not plan for the future: "Let's go and see what kind of goods you need first."
The first mate nodded slowly: "Okay."
Everyone came to Fulin Department Store, and Xiqi introduced her enthusiastically like a shopping guide.
"Paper, sugar, broken wine, porcelain, glass, mainly these." After understanding the price, the ship's deputy swept all the goods in one breath.
The manifestation of wealth and prosperity is simply shocking.
Xiqi used the abacus to calculate the total value of the goods. If the price was calculated according to Jinlong, they would have to pay a total of 3,398 Jinlong coins.
“Can you offer a discount?”
"Sorry, we don't bargain here, but there are gifts for you."
The gift is a box of forty-eight pieces of soap, plus a mercury mirror, which fully demonstrates the sincerity of Fulin Castle.
The shipmaster nodded with satisfaction, especially the Mercury Mirror: "I think I can make the decision to expand the range of products for you."
The Earth Guard worth 3,66 Jinlong is a strategic magic item in any country. If placed in an auction house, it can almost double its value.
Luo Wei did not hesitate to add the difference in Jinlong to get it.
It was a pity that the constant temperature robe and the medal of courage, and he chose to give up.
Compared with the use of the earth guards to the territory, the latter two are only to satisfy their own insignificant selfish desires.
Elemental crystal, waiting for Evelyn to wake up and activate. About three days after the fleet left, she woke up from deep meditation.
"It's already winter?"
"Yes, mother, please help activate the elemental crystal."
"The big stone has no magic power?"
"This is Dashitou No. 2, and there are people charging every day in No. 1."
Lovey talked about the transaction with the Magic Fleet a few days later. Evelyn was so angry that she stamped her feet: "Why didn't you wait for me to wake up? Let's discuss three thousand gold lunars! How many good things can you buy! You are too young and easy to be deceived! If I were there, I could save at least a few hundred gold lunars."
"Others are very busy and won't wait until you wake up."
The use of big stones is obvious to all, and Lovi does not think he is wrong in spending money.
It is just that charging has become a problem. The apprentices of the territory's spellcasting are definitely unable to cope with the two elemental guards.
When Lodell heard that an elite spellcaster had been brought down, Lovey had a plan in his mind.
As December approaches, the temperature gradually falls to the bottom.
In one night, the mercury thermometer at the entrance of Fulin Castle solidified at minus 38 degrees below zero, losing its measurement effect.
Despite this cold, it is much better than last year.
The indigenous people have nothing to complain about, and most immigrants complain, and many people cannot adapt and leave.
The demand for coal has been rising, but the price has not continued to rise. The addition of Dashitou No. 2 has almost doubled coal production.
Days are calm day by day.
Everyone hid at home, hoping that the coldest weather would pass.
The Central Continent is thousands of miles apart and the four seasons are like spring.
It can be seen everywhere. The mountains are bright and the water is beautiful, the water is green, and the clouds are shrouded in mist. It seems like a fairyland that humans fantasize. Even at the coldest time of the year, the temperature is above fifteen degrees, and the hottest will not exceed thirty degrees. Almost a constant temperature for many years. The land is fertile and there is no need to work hard to cultivate, and the grain output is extremely high. Various fruits are of excellent quality and various minerals are abundant. Since ancient times, the title of God-given land has been passed down.
There is a saying that you would rather be a civilian in the Central Continent than a noble in the border continent.
This is the origin of world civilization. The inheritance has not been cut off for thousands of years. The three great empires of mankind occupy the most abundant areas. The names are the Eternal Kingdom, the China-Korea, and the Magic Empire. The powerful countries afterwards are such as the Glorious Cult, the Emerald Fairyland, etc. There are many old kingdoms, embellishing the empires like stars like empires like three suns.
The continent with a vast territory of nearly 150 million square kilometers is hundreds of major kingdoms. There are occasional frictions between each other, but under the suppression of the three empires, the situation remains stable.
Few countries were completely destroyed, and few territorial territory changed.
As long as there is enough food, there will be no bottom-up and will resolute rebellion.
The war launched by ambitious people is easily controlled by the strong.
In front of the three empires with a huge size and a population of over 10 billion, the population at the kingdom level is like a gap between a giant and a baby.
A highly developed spellcaster civilization, conquering the sky and the ocean.
It even developed to a similar level of mechanization, mass production of elemental crystals, water element guards are responsible for irrigating farmlands and extinguishing fires, earth element guards are responsible for mining, arable land, building houses, and digging sewers. Light element guards are responsible for treatment and night lighting. Wind element is bound to aircraft and control the direction of flight. If it were not seen with your own eyes, no one would have thought of how developed the mainstream civilization in this world is...
However, only a small number of upper class people enjoy everything.
The lower class has not changed much for hundreds or thousands of years. It is just food and clothing, and life is simple and plain.
In the middle mainland, there is no saying that the gap between the rich and the poor is that the land output of everyone is similar, and the grain is a little more and less, with almost no impact.
Only class.
No matter how hard an ordinary person works, he cannot surpass becoming a noble. Only by becoming a spellcaster can he have the opportunity to enter the threshold.
Even if you are an apprentice, you can find a job and make a very comfortable life.
Become a spellcaster with no formal rank among thousands, you will be welcomed everywhere, become a guest of honor for the nobles, and be invited by the school.
You can easily get a high salary that ordinary people dare not imagine.
Every year, the kingdoms of the Central Continent recruit formal casters from the border continents, promising to give at least high-ranking citizenship.
The reason is very simple.
All kinds of elemental guards need the help of the caster to recharge, and all kinds of gorgeous objects need to be refined by the caster. Tall buildings require the caster to build.
The caster can easily become the best physician, and can remember the knowledge passed down from word to mouth without paper. If the field needs rain, the caster can call. If there is a ghost, the caster can expel it.
The caster unites, and can create unimaginable alchemy creatures, fly into the sky, and dive into the sea.
The prosperity of civilization in this world is based on magic. Magic means miracles and omnipotence.
Perhaps, only time cannot be reversed...
Many superiors believe that the significance of a country's population growth is just that more spell casters appear.
The caster is the pride of heaven, and another level that mortals can be seen and out of reach.
Chapter completed!