Double portal: starting from the contract with the ice wolf tribe girl!

In the secret and secluded secret warehouse, Ophelia has been waiting here for a long time. She has a linen bag slung across her body and her expression is complicated and nervous.

Liu Jian arrived late on a bicycle. Many people on the road cast curious glances at him, but that was all, because compared with those fancy works of the Society of Mechanical Engineers, the bicycle seemed normal. too much.

Liu Jian braked steadily, stopped the car, kicked out the legs with the heels of his shoes, and pulled the little wolf girl to the front of the half-elf eldest lady.

This warehouse was carefully chosen by Ophelia. The neighborhood was empty and quiet. When she saw Liu Jian arriving, she immediately bowed and saluted.

"Owner!"

Liu Jian just waved his hand and concentrated on rubbing the soles of his boots stained with cow dung on the gravel.

"How are sales going?"

Liu Jian was more concerned about the sales results of the past two days. Ophelia was already prepared for this. She took off her bulging shoulder bag and handed it to Liu Jian respectfully.

"Master, there are 3427 silver coins in total here.…"

"Most of the mithril coins have been exchanged for easy-to-carry dark gold coins."

"In addition to the 15% for every 100 people agreed by the business group, there is also the trade tax of 3% for every 100 people."

These were all agreed in advance, so Liu Jian didn't have any objections. After taking the linen bag, Liu Jian discovered that there was something else inside.

All the coins were packed in a small wooden box, and the broken bag was just a cover-up. I opened the wooden box and took a quick look.

A large number of gold and silver coins came into view. These wereLiu Jian made his first pot of gold in Baroque Continent!

……

The texture of dark gold is somewhat similar to gold, but the color is darker. And when you hold it in the palm of your hand, you can vaguely feel its weak reaction with the free magic power.

It is indeed a magic metal, and it does have some tricks up its sleeve.

After Liu Jian collected all the coins into the storage compartment, Ophelia began to report the sales situation.

"The magic tears you gave me were packed into thirty-seven alchemy test tubes. According to the latest price of 32 mithril coins/tube, it was easily digested using only the downstream distribution channels of the West District Caravan."

"Aluminum casting materials were used to create 13 sets of tableware according to the standards of a noble banquet for 12 people. Each set is priced at 125 Mithril coins. This price is actually lower than the market price. It is mainly distributed to cross-city travel merchants."

"A total of 387 cups of Coke have been sold, and sales are continuing to increase with word-of-mouth spread. However, the unit price is low and the total sales are not large."

"Finally, there are the bicycles. Only four were sold during this period.…"

"One of them was bought by the West District Blacksmiths Association, and another was bought by me...my father. Only the remaining two were actually sold to adventurers."

This result is also within Liu Jian's expectation. In fact, most of the situations have been discussed with Ophelia.

Although a novelty like a bicycle has its convenience, initial promotion is a difficult problem, no matter how good it is, It also needs to gradually accumulate word-of-mouth.

Needless to say, there is a need for things like Mithril Tears. As long as the monsters still exist, it will not worry about sales.

As a luxury product, aluminum tableware also has limitations or a sales threshold.

However, , distributed to various parts of Baroque by cross-city merchants, should be enough to digest the remaining casting materials.

He has never given much hope to Coke, mainly treating it as a universal light product.

Liu Jian After thinking about it, he took out two cans of mercury with a nominal weight of 350 grams and four aluminum castings and handed them to Ophelia. The Coke and bicycles did not need to be repaired for the time being, at least they could be sold for a while.

Then Ophelia talked to him again After handing over the disguise powder and the two magic crystals purchased by Xinjin, all expenses were deducted from the profit.

Liu Jian did not misjudge the person. She is indeed very talented in business. She handles both accounts and details clearly. , taking Ophelia as a slave girl is undoubtedly a wise choice

"Do you have any ideas to add for the next phase of merchandise?"Liu Jian folded his hands in front of his chest and took the initiative to ask for her opinion.

He could see that the half-elf lady had already made plans, and saw her lowering her head and thinking for a moment, and then said seriously

"Bicycle sales require a period of promotion"

"I have tried riding it many times, and there is no doubt about its practicality, and it still has potential in the future..." Hearing this, Jian couldn't help but raise his hand and asked a new question.

"You said the West Side Blacksmiths Guild bought the first bicycle"

"Is it possible that the other party will launch imitation products?"

Ophelia shook her head decisively.

"It's hard!"

"It’s not that the Blacksmiths Guild can’t make similar vehicles."

"Those ingenious forge dwarves can turn ingots into anything."

"But the problem is the cost!"

"The bicycle frame you brought is very strong, the steel wire in the wheel hub is very tough, the outer soft leather is also extremely wear-resistant, and even the inflatable sealing technology is very clever."

"The Blacksmith Association wants to imitate. If it uses black iron, the cost will definitely be higher than 4 to 5 silver coins. If it uses wood, the durability will be greatly reduced."

"As for the soft leather outside the wheel hub, it can only be replaced by animal skin or monster skin, and the cost is also not low."

"In other words, even if it is copied, it will not be competitive at all."

Ophelia was very organized and had a keen intuition about the products. Liu Jian nodded gently, indicating that he understood.

"So what about the news I asked you to inquire about?"

……

After talking about business, it was time to talk about the secret door passage. I saw the smile on Ophelia's face faded, revealing a solemn look.

"Master, I checked many classics and guild records related to monsters, and finally found records about secret door passages!"

"The so-called secret door passage is a ritual of connection!"

"It can cause several monster burrows within a certain area to produce continuous roars."

"Every resonance point is a secret door passage!"

"While the passage lasts, the restriction on the emergence of monsters from the cave will be lifted."

"This method can make the monster crypt summon a large number of monsters in a short time"

"In addition, multiple secret door passages can jointly open high-level passages to summon those powerful and terrifying monsters to come."

This explanation made Liu Jian immediately understand the motive of the monster. The so-called secret door passage is nothing more than a ritual that can"explode" a large number of troops in a short period of time. You must know that the monster in the cave will attack every baroou day. There is a limit on the number of monsters that can emerge, which can be understood as"refreshing", but even if monsters emerge, they will soon be hunted by adventurers.

After all, monsters are full of treasures, and killing monsters is equivalent to making money. It is a state of balance that has been formed in most areas of Baroo for hundreds of years.

Under such circumstances, it is tantamount to wishful thinking for the monsters to gather enough numbers to counterattack the town, but the balance will always be broken. , just like powerful adventurers and mercenary groups can destroy crypts.

Monsters also have means to launch a counterattack, and the secret door passage is one of them.

It involves the unique ritual system of monsters, and the same Requires cumbersome preparations

……

Seeing her master's thoughtful expression, Ophelia added softly

"Data from the Adventurer's Guild shows that in the past two Baroan months, the number of farms/farms/pastures/forest farms destroyed within the jurisdiction of Blackstone City has reached 108, and the number of registered adventurers who have died is 2897. The number of foreign mercenaries is unknown, and the number of towns The total number of resident deaths was approximately more than 8,000, and a large number of livestock died.…"

"A team of senior adventurers discovered that the monsters outside were more violent than before and their agglomeration was more obvious."

"Combining the clues you provided, it is indeed possible that the surrounding monster caves are preparing unknown rituals!"

"By the way, this is a map of all the proven locations of monster burrows within a radius of two hundred miles of Black Rock City..."

It must be said that Ophelia's ability in business and administrative affairs is far better than that of the little wolf girl Setsuna. If she brought her level to Blue Star, as long as she received professional education, she would be able to work as a senior secretary, be able to solve all problems for the leaders, and become a"doable" secretary.

After reaching out to take the parchment map, Liu Jian frowned and nodded and said,"I understand, I will handle this matter.""

"Do we need to inform the guild?"

"After all, the safety of Blackstone City is at stake. As long as the information is true, Master, you will receive valuable rewards and precious contribution points."

Ophelia asked cautiously

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