Chapter 1025: Huge wealth
The so-called "self-growth" characteristics of the territory are actually easy to understand.
With the continuous construction and development of the territory, even if Zong Shen himself is not in charge, the territory is becoming stronger every moment.
Various powerful buildings are continuing to exert their effects, and the heroic talents under his command are also acting in an orderly manner according to the plan.
Territory and Zong Shen gradually became two independent development entities.
As the lord, Mr. Zong still owns everything in the territory, but the territory is no longer everything to him.
From now on, he can free his hands and feet to explore further parts of the world. Sooner or later, his territory will change from a worry-free bond to a home after his death.
After retracting his emotional thoughts for a while, he focused on counting the resource harvest.
At the same time, the reconstruction work of the portal enclosure was also carried out in an orderly manner. It was only at this time that Colby and Zoe took the opportunity to come to Zong Shen and report to him about the exploration process of the ruins of the Shadow Poison Assassin League branch. By the way, Hand over relevant relic harvest.
Seeing the arrival of the two men, Zong Shen also stopped his statistical work and took the lead towards the temporary command post camp set up during the portal delineation. The sturdy [double-story stone house] isolated the noise from the outside world.
He sat on the front seat and took out a bottle of aged wine from Mr. Mars' ancestral wine cellar. He then took out three horn cups and poured a glass of bright red wine into each cup.
"Sit down and let's talk while we drink."
Zong Shen picked up the wine glass and took a sip, then closed his eyes and rubbed his temples with his other hand.
[Infinite-like energy] is not omnipotent. At this moment, his physical energy is still at its peak, but his spirit is quite exhausted, which makes him feel as if he has returned to Earth when he was studying and was dizzy doing papers every day. Feel.
At his greeting, Colby and Zoe saluted one after another and took their seats.
The three of them had some time off from their busy schedule.
The first person to speak was Zoe. She was the "chief adventurer" appointed by Zong Shen himself, and she was also the main person in charge of exploring the ruins of the Shadow Poison Assassin League branch.
In contrast, Colby was only a "senior hitman" in this operation, so it was naturally Zoe who made the report.
"Lord, there were no casualties in this exploration operation."
"We successfully unlocked the outer rune gate with the [Master Key (Orange)]."
"Subsequently, an underground wine cellar and a hidden vault suspected to be a shelter were discovered in the ruins hall."
"There is a powerful deformed undead in the underground wine cellar. Lord Colby personally killed it. The main body of the ruins is currently intact."
Zoe said very ably, without any embarrassment.
It has a bit of an adventurer's documentary style.
Zong Shen took another sip of wine and rapped his knuckles on the table carelessly.
He was not surprised by the results of the exploration of the ruins of the Shadow Poison Assassin League branch.
He went through rigorous investigation and consideration before issuing orders.
With the help of Colby, the legendary Wild Wolf warrior who gained the power of the Nine Sacrifice Spirit Totem, it will be easy to clear the ruins.
However, after calculation, the territory still lacks strong enough high-end combat power.
Except for himself, the only legendary powerhouses in the territory that could be used were Colby and the atavistic Xiao Heizi who had the strength of an old dragon.
The next level down is [Joan of Arc] and [Lion Skeleton Knight Richardson].
Further down are the sixth-level, fifth-level, fourth-level warriors...such regular combat power.
Zong Shen still has to find a way to train more confidants with legendary levels of combat power.
After thinking for a moment, he nodded gently.
"well done."
“Zoe, what do you think of this exploration of the ruins?”
As the saying goes, “When everyone adds fuel, the flames will rise.” Only by working together can we make progress.
Zong Shen leaned his head on one arm and asked Zoe for her opinion.
Faced with this problem, Zoe looked thoughtful and seemed to have something in mind.
In fact, even if the lord didn't ask, she did have something to say to Zong Shen personally.
She frowned for a moment, then spoke slowly.
"There isn't enough talent in the adventuring party."
"For example, scouts responsible for stealth detection, trap countermeasures, and sentry warning."
"An interpreter who is proficient in rune technology and magic technology."
“An archaeologist who understands the history and writings of ancient eras.”
"The legendary adventurer Tim Acklin had a complete team of adventurers to cooperate with him."
Having said this, Zoe paused for a moment, and then continued boldly after seeing Zong Shen's approving smile.
"In addition, the adventure team is not strong enough in terms of force. Although the wolf cavalry are brave and resolute warriors, the ruins passages are often narrow and cramped, which is not suitable for them to move."
"I would like to apply to you for a team of high-level shield infantry, two heavy lancers, and two releasers of each element. I also need at least four Holy Light Priests or higher-level auxiliaries to accompany them."
"With such a configuration, the adventurer team can handle most ruins exploration missions even if there is no legendary powerhouse at their disposal."
Zong Shen had to admit that Zoe’s suggestions and requests were very reasonable.
There is currently a huge gap in professional talent in the territory.
This problem has been improved through buildings such as [Special Knowledge School] and [Advanced Library].
But learning takes time, and the talent training cycle is not short.
If you want to solve this problem quickly, you still have to look at the aboriginal people to see if there are ready talents.
As for the configuration of warriors in the adventure team, they also face the same problem.
The largest number of warriors under Zong Shen are the wolf cavalry, so it naturally becomes the main force.
Except for the wolf cavalry, all other arms are "sparse" and difficult to form.
Because the lord is compatible with the characteristics of various types of arms, there are many different types of arms in the territory, and the numbers are extremely scattered. The only organized legion is the wolf cavalry.
So he also felt very troubled by this issue.
However, in order not to dampen Zoe's enthusiasm, and also taking into account the future mission arrangements of the adventure team, Zong Shen decided to try his best to satisfy her demands.
The shield warrior can send [Dragonized Lance Shield Warrior] or [Sgt. Rodok], and the lance cavalry can choose [Level 5 Lion Charge Knight]. Through the battle flag, he can recruit a lion knight once a week.
Finally, there is the auxiliary treatment unit. The number of Holy Light Priests is limited, so it is better not to send them out.
As an alternative, [Centaur Prophet] can be sent to accompany you.
Not only are they powerful shadow casters, they are also adept at subtle shamanic magic.
These include auxiliary effects such as life recovery, defense blessing, etc.
Moreover, the [Centaur Prophet] has a higher level and is not low in wisdom. He also served as Zong Shen's translator during the defensive challenge. In theory, just one of them can be worth a team of [Holy Light Priests].
The only drawback is that shadow damage cannot cause additional damage to undead units.
[Holy Light Priest] can cause double damage to the undead. The Holy Light itself also has a significant suppressive effect on the power of the undead and the power of shadow.
When exploring ancient ruins, the most common enemies you face are all kinds of undead that are not afraid of death.
In addition, considering the issue of skill cooldown, at some point, the overall performance of multiple [Holy Light Priests] may not be much worse than one [Centaur Prophet].
The reason why Zoe proposed such a troop allocation requirement was also taking this aspect into consideration.
Zong Shen's suggestion of [Centaur Prophet] as a substitute can only be regarded as a helpless move.
How to obtain these main forces stably in the long term and deploy them as soon as possible has become an immediate problem.
He can only hope for the [Quick Succession] that can be completed tomorrow.
Thousands of lords who died in battle should provide a lot of basic population and warriors of all levels for his territory.
The two of them reached this point in their discussion and fell silent.
Zong Shen was thinking about the reorganization and expansion of territory warriors in the future, while Zoe was silently summarizing the gains and losses of this exploration.
However, the silence did not last long. Colby took the initiative to stir up the conversation. He took out several harvests from the underground wine cellar, including items that were exploded from the undead named "Jack".
Seeing this, Zoe also quickly took out some of the relic harvests she had stored.
The main gains from exploring the ruins of the Shadow Poison Assassin League branch are divided into four categories.
They are: treasure chests, recruitment scrolls, ancient era currencies in the vault, and the things exploded by the undead.
First, there are various types of treasure chests. There are quite a few in total, but they are not as good as the Azshara Mine. After all, the size of the two ruins is very different. The former is a small and medium-sized ruins, while the latter is a proper large ruins.
The scale of the ruins determines to a certain extent the quantity and quality of treasure chests within it.
The larger the scale and the more difficult it is to explore the ruins, the greater the number of treasure chests and the better the quality limit.
Colby and Zoe placed the treasure box in the open space next to them. Zong Shen looked at it and quickly screened it.
The total number of treasure chests in this batch is fifty-three, six of which are trap treasure chests.
The remaining forty-seven normal treasure chests range from black iron level to gold level.
The quantity details are:
[Golden Treasure Chest×2]
[Silver Treasure Chest×7]
[Bronze Treasure Chest×16]
[Black Iron Treasure Chest×22]
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As for the trap chests, they are two silver, one copper, and three iron.
It contains different trap spells, and Zong Shen will simply classify them according to the type of trap.
For the recently harvested trap treasure chests, he will keep some of the more distinctive ones, and most of the rest will be given to the dwarf uncle and Ironhand Barenque to transform into treasure chest shield vehicles.
Just use low-level treasure chests to build one, and then use trap treasure chests to build one.
It can be disassembled and removed separately when needed.
After handling this batch of treasure boxes, Zong Shen focused his attention on the millions of ancient coins in the storage compartment.
Among them, there are 2,190,179 [Seven Flower Silver Coins] and 612,927 [Five-Headed Bird Gold Coins].
Colby had previously found several [Seven Flower Silver Coins] on the undead behind the bar in the ruins hall.
The carvings on it are seven different flowers, made of precious magic material-mithril.
Moreover, Mithril is smelted with extremely high purity. As the popular currency in the last era, the [Seven Flower Silver Coin] and [Five-Headed Bird Gold Coin] are equivalent to the current [Dinar].
They also have a certain material value. Each [Seven Flower Silver Coin] can be exchanged for an equal share of mithril materials.
More than two million silver coins mean more than two million mithril resources.
The exchange process is completed by the lord system, and no additional smelting is required.
As for the [Five-Headed Bird Gold Coin], it is made of fine gold and is engraved with a five-headed strange bird. The five heads are faintly symmetrical, the neck in the middle is particularly slender, and there is a phoenix flame pattern on the head.
The entire five-headed bird looks like it has the characteristics of five raptors and monsters, and its shape is very exquisite.
Each [Five-Headed Bird Gold Coin] can be exchanged for one equal share of fine gold materials.
In other words, these gold and silver coins from the ancient era are extremely valuable.
Although during this period, as the lords became richer, the exchange ratio between high-end resources and ordinary resources gradually decreased, but even so, this batch of mithril and fine gold was still valuable.
In the earliest times, one Mithril could be exchanged for 75 wood and stone resources or 30 iron resources.
Now in the [market], one mithril can be exchanged for thirty-five to forty parts of wood, stone, hemp, or fifteen to eighteen parts of iron.
Changes in the exchange ratio are entirely determined by market demand, because for most lords, there are not many places where mithril is used. This stuff is a magic material, suitable for laying magic paths and building rune magic arrays.
In addition, some construction consumables of level 3 and above require certain mithril materials.
Those basic buildings and low-level magic items are not used much.
Therefore, the lords have not yet ushered in the consumption period of mithril, but have a strong demand for basic resources such as wood, stone, hemp, iron, and copper.
From various types of houses and stone houses to city walls, horses, and roadblocks, they are all major consumers of basic resources and are essential building facilities in every territory.
In a market economy, the relationship between supply and demand determines the exchange ratio and value of various resources.
Zong Shen, who made his fortune by selling large quantities of mineral resources, naturally knew this.
No matter what, the total value of more than two million copies of mithril and six to seven million copies of fine gold is not a small amount.
"good!"
“The rewards of exploration are greater than I imagined.”
Zong Shen couldn't help but praise him.
Sake makes people's faces red, money and silk are attractive to people's hearts. It is better to spend a huge sum of money than to ask for help.
The essence of exploring ruins is to harvest the resources left behind by the ancient era and turn them into materials for the development of the territory.
And this batch of [Seven Flower Silver Coins] and [Five-Headed Bird Gold Coins] just meet this point.
It is no exaggeration to say that Zoe and Colby have obtained a huge amount of wealth for the territory.
This move also convinced Zong Shen to explore the ruins on a large scale and excavate ancient resources!
The Endless Continent is so vast that almost every minute there are lords exploring related ruins in different areas.
The current strength of the lords is not too strong, and even if they cooperate, they can only open up some small and medium-sized ruins. However, as time goes by, sooner or later the lords can try to promote large-scale ruins through cooperation.
Therefore, Zong Shen needs to seize the time, starting from the surrounding areas, and not letting go of any ruins that can be explored and excavated!
