Chapter 498 The Growth of the Young Red Dragon

As for the starships of the Githyanki pirates and the Mindships of the Mind Flayers, these super-sci-fi existences that can travel through the starry sky and planes are temporarily not within the scope of today's discussion.

The dwarves' forging technology is famous all over the world, supplying more than half of the metal minerals in the world. Do you think they hammered it out one hammer at a time?

They are also immortal species, and like elves, they are not famous for their numbers. Many dwarf cities, at most, have only a few thousand people, but the weapons and equipment they produce far exceed this number.

The reason is that they built their cities into a huge smelting furnace, either powered by geothermal magma or assisted by bound fire elements.

In short, most dwarf cities do not need coal or wood for smelting.

This dwarf city occupied by the dog-headed people is obviously the same, using magma geothermal heat - as for whether the terrain here is special and connected to the magma layer, or whether the dwarves use magic to do this, it is unknown.

Due to the existence of dwarves, magic, and multiple planes, the price of gold and silver has shrunk relatively. Gold and gemstones, which are relatively precious metals in the material plane, are everywhere in the inner plane, the earth element plane. This is why those legendary wizards rarely intervene in the competition for resources in the material plane. If they had the time, they would have hired a group of earth element creatures to mine for them in the earth element plane.

The reason why these precious metals are restricted from flooding in the material plane is the expensive plane transmission cost, and the checks and balances of the elemental lords, and the reason for their intentional suppression.

The situation of the silver refining production line is more and more strange.

The overall architectural style is the rough, heavy, huge, and practical style of the dwarves.

But there is a mixture of the weird repair style of various dog-headed people.

The incongruous patches and the newly added weird tools make the entire silver refining production line appear abnormally unstable, and some small problems will occur from time to time.

The way the kobolds handled it was rough and simple. They took a big hammer and banged it three times.

Strangely, more than 80% of the problems were fixed, and it started to run again.

Faced with this situation, I don’t know whether to praise the dwarves for casting things that are strong and durable enough?

Or I should give a thumbs up to the kobolds’ I-Xun-Ma Dafa. In this regard, kobolds and goblins are like dragons and phoenixes, standing side by side in the world.

This dwarf silver refining production line definitely did not have such a small output at its peak, and 80% of the output was not rough silver bricks, but pure silver bricks.

It’s just that these kobolds have made many changes, not only has the output been greatly reduced, but the ability has also been weakened.

This is not Gavin’s guess, but at least half of the equipment here is not in use.

Having said that, the kobolds use their own native methods to drive the dwarves’ ultra-modern magic factory, which is not something ordinary people can do.

With the young red dragon following beside, the kobolds in the Swift Roc Dragon's Nest neither launched an attack nor fled in large numbers, including the eagle-bodied kobolds who had once been Swift Roc's elite guards.

Gavin simply asked them to take a tour of the Swift Roc Dragon's Nest.

This dragon's nest was obviously transformed from the dwarves' silver vault. It was square and filled with rows of thick silver bricks the size of a head.

What does a hundred tons of thick silver bricks mean?

Even if it was pure silver without impurities, it would be nearly ten cubic meters if it was completely melted into a whole.

The thick silver bricks with impurities in them were naturally larger, enough to inlay the entire floor and four sides of the silver vault into silver.

In comparison, the dragon bed made of a pile of colorful currencies was not very impressive. It was quite remarkable to have 100,000 gold coins in total, and there was no magic item.

It was normal to think that Swift Roc's ability to distort magic was normal. Even if there were magic items, they would be distorted and damaged if they were around him for a long time.

This is the normal treasure reserve of Ji Peng.

Killing dragons and robbing dragon nests is called the fastest way to get rich in Faerun, and there is a reason for that.

Robbing those merchants also has the risk of the goods being worthless.

Dragon nests are not like that. As long as the giant dragon has a little reputation, there must be a lot of cash in his dragon nest, absolutely no exception. If there is an exception, it is either because someone got there first or because they didn't find the right place.

Calculating the gains from killing Ji Peng, it is not less than the disaster of the East Road, Slaksata.

Nearly 300,000 worth of rough silver bricks, nearly 100,000 colorful gold coins, 100,000 rewards from those horse farm owners, plus a silver mine with a monthly output value of 3,000 gold coins - pure profit without consumption, they can be self-sufficient, as long as the dog-headed people here are safe and not harassed by other monsters or humans, they can earn less than 40,000 a year. Is there any business that is more profitable than this?

What's more, once it falls into the hands of Gavin, who is careful about calculations, how could he allow this place to maintain the original operating mode?

Even if we don't build infrastructure like other places, we should at least maximize its power.

Apart from other things, there is still a lot to be done with the silver refining production line.

Find a few dwarf experts, even if there is no way to completely repair this silver refining production line, even if it can reach 50%, 60%, or even 70% or 80% of the peak level, it should be easy to earn hundreds of thousands a year.

In addition, Gavin highly doubts that the high yield of the garden farm mentioned by the Akkar harpy kobold is not a blessing from the gods like good weather, but a geothermal farm - the waste heat generated by silver refining. , was released and fell to the ground, forming a farm with a relatively constant ground temperature all year round.

Let the kobolds take him to the ground to take a look. The environment there was more unique than he expected.

This garden farm is not in the Krypt Garden Forest at all, but is located in the Sword Mountains, a valley surrounded by mountains. It is located directly above the dwarf castle. The most convenient road is through this castle and on the surrounding mountains. , engraved with huge dwarven runes, forming a protective shield similar to the Elf Mystery Lock here.

Needless to say, it is difficult to find this valley from the direction of the Sword Mountain Range without the help of magic.

Surrounded by mountains and geothermal heat, the temperature here is like spring all year round, making it difficult not to be productive.

The only regret is that most of the area here has been abandoned. Trees, vines, and weeds are tangled together. It is denser than ordinary dense forests. Only a small area near the passage has been developed and planted with crops. The planting techniques are very clumsy. , a typical rough planting and rough harvest, even so, it can also support more than two thousand monsters, which shows how suitable it is for planting here.

What a waste! What a waste! What a waste!

This place is so close to the Glory City, so growing food is not the most profitable business.

The most profitable thing is to grow off-season vegetables here. When the weather is cold and the ground freezes, all kinds of bright green vegetables are shipped there. Gavin can guarantee that they will be sold out on the spot. The value generated by that time will be, Even several times that of silver mines.

This is definitely a big treasure to be found.

Silver Mine and Garden Farm, either one of them is worthy of Gavin's investment here, let alone two in one, which is certainly worth spending a lot of energy.

After returning to the meeting hall, I had a pretty good understanding of the situation inside and outside South Criptree.

After temporarily driving away the harpy kobolds, Gavin turned to the young red dragon and said, "In the next period of time, I want you to stay here and lead these kobolds to develop this place. What do you think?"

"Me?" The young red dragon was stunned, obviously unable to react. After all, this was something that he never dared to dream about.

"What? Not happy?"

"I'm very happy." The young red dragon nodded like a chicken pecking at rice. All he could think about now was Ji Peng's dragon nest inlaid with silver bricks. No dragon could refuse to be in that kind of place. Rolling around in the room to sleep.

I just thought about it before, but now this dream comes to my door.

There is no such thing as a pie in the sky, especially here in Gavin. If it does appear, there must be a large-yield flutter bomb hidden inside.

After the surprise, the young red dragon asked cautiously, "Lord, what are the conditions?"

"I will transport away all the rough silver bricks and treasures here." Gavin already had a deep understanding of the dragon's deep-rooted greed.

Because of the treasure, the undead ghost transformed by the young red dragon almost escaped control.

Even if he has absolute control over the young red dragon, he cannot leave a pile of treasures to him for protection, otherwise who knows what unexpected things he will do?

The face of the young red dragon showed disappointment that could not be concealed. At the same time, he breathed a long sigh of relief in his heart. In this way, he did not have to worry about whether he would be unable to control his greed and do stupid things. He nodded. Said: "It's a matter of course."

"After you are stationed here, what do you think you should do?" Gavin's question obviously had a teaching component. He wanted to see how much the young red dragon had learned during the period of following him.

The young red dragon replied without thinking: "As a low-key dragon, I will never easily appear in the sight of humans, let alone hunt in human horse farms."

"You know how to learn something and sell it now." Gavin couldn't help laughing and scolding. This was the first order he gave Roderick after bringing him here. There was no need for the strong men in the Glory City to take action. There are several beings in Amphel Village who can destroy him. "What I'm talking about is, how are you going to manage the kobolds outside?"

In order to arouse the enthusiasm of the young red dragon, Gavin added, "If you manage here for one day, one-tenth of the output of the silver mine will be yours."

As soon as he heard that there was money to be taken, the young red dragon immediately became energetic.

At first glance, the salary does not seem to be much. It is only one hundred kilograms of crude silver ingots per month. When converted, it is only more than three hundred gold coins.

But according to his understanding of Gavin, he will never be satisfied with the current situation of the silver mine. When large-scale development begins here, it will be far more than this number.

wrong.

From what Gavin meant, he was planning to hand over the management of this silver mine to himself. This was because he wanted to test his management skills. Only if he managed it well could he retain it for a long time.

The young red dragon immediately began to rack his brains, recalling what he had seen and heard during his time in the Dragon Oak Territory, as well as his understanding of the cruel and cunning master in front of him, and replied: "I will go to the mountain range behind, Gather more kobolds and increase the number of kobolds here. "

He has fully experienced in the Dragon Oak Territory what power comes in numbers. Even small kobolds, if there are enough of them, can erupt with power that shocks even the ancient dragons. In this regard, he can The innate advantages have been fully verified in the Stone Bridge Hills.

"This counts as the first one." Gavin nodded lightly and affirmed this. Gathering the surrounding wild kobolds for his own use was definitely the first choice for dragons to rule a place. He also added, "But Stone Bridge Hills personally took action. Don't use that trick anymore. Send more nimble-minded kobold lobbyists to go out and lobby the wild kobolds to join. When you encounter those stubborn tribes, take action yourself. Either you don't take action, or you must take action. Make sure you are sure to win. Give them a thunderous blow to scare the surroundings and keep your whereabouts from being exposed. Try not to be exposed. This place is too close to human forces, and you don't have the advantage of Ji Peng here. "

"The lord is still thoughtful. I will definitely follow your orders and keep a low profile as a dragon." Under Gavin's guidance, the arrogant young red dragon learned to be humble, at least in front of him, he was humble enough.

Gavin's affirmation gave Rodrick full confidence, and he continued: "I hope the lord can deploy a hundred dragon-blooded kobolds from the territory, preferably red dragon-blooded kobolds."

"Oh? Tell me your specific thoughts." The smile in Gavin's eyes became even brighter. He originally wanted to recruit a general from within, so he temporarily held the young red dragon here until he had a suitable commander. He changes away.

Unexpectedly, the other party was a little bit beyond his expectation, and there was actually something in his stomach.

Come to think of it, the opponent is a giant dragon after all. Because the opponent is the notorious red dragon, I did not invest too many resources in cultivating him like I did with the young copper dragon Ivinsa. , you can still learn a lot of new things.

"There are three reasons for this. One is that the red dragon-blooded kobolds are naturally close to me and living with me for a long time will further purify the red dragon blood in their bodies and possibly awaken more powerful power.

The second is that the silver refining production line requires dealing with flames all year round. The dragon-blooded kobolds have a unique advantage in this regard. The ordinary kobolds here have more or less tendencies in this regard, and they can better integrate into it.

The third is to use veterans to lead new recruits. A dragon-blooded kobold from the Dragon Oak Territory is enough to supervise a dozen kobolds who have just returned. However, due to the suppression of the dragon-blooded people, even if they enter a new ethnic group, the dragon-blooded kobolds are naturally superior. By. "

The young red dragon was right. He was a pure giant dragon. He didn't care about the existence of kobolds in the past. Once he paid attention to them, it was easy to discover the connection and compatibility between himself and them.

"Very good, very good, very good." Gavin nodded involuntarily. These three features of the young red dragon can be said to be on point, bringing the characteristics of the kobold to the extreme and the concept of using the old to lead the new. , "Do you have any other ideas? Tell them together and I will help you refer to them."

Based on what the young Hong Long said above, he is the only candidate to be stationed here.

But Gavin still wanted to dig deeper and see how far this young red dragon had grown. Is it worth investing your own energy in cultivating?

As mentioned before, as his strength continues to increase, his employment philosophy is also constantly changing.

He previously paid too much attention to the natural alignment and somewhat ignored the acquired influence, especially the oppressive influence that directly controls the soul.

It is undeniable that the young red dragon is not a good bird. The previous entry into the Flying Dragon's nest and the eating of two kobolds in order to scare the monkeys is proof of this. If the young copper dragon Ivinsa were here, let alone do it. If it doesn't come out, even such an idea will not arise. This is the essential difference between the two.

However, because he was afraid of his own wrath and punishment, Roderick rarely went beyond what he prohibited.

As long as he abides by the laws and regulations established by himself, then he is his own legal citizen, regardless of whether his nature is lawful good? Or what does Chaotic Evil do?

Compared with the lack of these, a large number of useful talents is the most important to Gavin.

"The next thing requires the cooperation of the lord." The young red dragon was forcibly suppressed by Gavin for more than half a year, and his independent activity was fully activated at this moment.

"tell me the story."

"It's best not to keep any of those harpy kobolds, and send them all to the Dragon Oak Territory to receive a new education and baptism." The young red dragon talks like a young strategist, not like a giant dragon. , "There are two reasons. One is for the benefit of these harpy kobolds. Their bloodline has been affected by the disease roc, and it is difficult for them to be affected by my synchronization. Even if they are affected, they will become nondescript. It is better to maintain The current appearance is at least relatively unique and can be used as an air force reconnaissance or air sentry.

Second, they must be the middle and high-level managers here. Even if they sincerely join us and have no second thoughts, some things have been solidified. According to the Lord, they already have their own label attributes, but it is not easy to label us as Dragon Oak. Only by kicking them out can we better complete the assimilation of this place. "

The two reasons also included the characteristics of the kobolds themselves, as well as the considerations of people's hearts. I can't say that they were comprehensive, but they were considered very comprehensive, and Gavin nodded repeatedly.

The young red dragon continued excitedly: "This is just a preliminary management model. I think in the middle and late stages, we can select the elite kobolds here and send them to the Dragon Oak Territory for further cultivation and assimilation, or exchange them with more suitable personnel in the Dragon Oak Territory based on their abilities. Even if they return here in the end, they will have a sense of identity with the Dragon Oak Territory.

It is best to send the kobold eggs here to the ovaries of the Dragon Oak Mother Tree for joint incubation, and then collectively deploy them in the later stage.

By then, even if there are geographical differences, both sides will come from the same nest, and their sense of identity will be stronger."

Rodrick's suggestion was not from his own perspective, but from the perspective of the entire Dragon Oak Territory.

As for his suggestion, is it because he has already identified with the Dragon Oak Territory, like those kobolds, and is dedicated to this big group?

Or is it to please Gavin and win more impression points, only he knows.

No matter from which point of view, Gavin couldn't help but look up to the red dragon, because this meant that no matter whether he was sincere or fake, he could grasp the right measure and knew what he wanted most. As long as he could make a choice that was beneficial to himself and his territory, there was no need to delve into other things.