Chapter 224: we got rich
The mountain of enchanting raw materials is generally not a big deal. It should be noted that enchanted equipment is still equipment after all. Of course, the "equipment" part is indispensable in the raw materials. The equipment naturally takes up space. If it is armor or the like, only a few dozen sets can be piled up into a hill.
Not long ago, in Tarahan City, Wusian, Binglin, and several other traversers with the ability to enchant the direction joined forces to create a batch of enchanted armors for the new Tarahan army to be established. At that time, the armor used as the raw material was piled up in several warehouses. In fact, the total number was not much. Everyone was busy for about a week, and it was finished.
But the problem is that the enchanting raw materials in front of the soldiers at this moment are all gems, and there is not even a single piece of equipment.
"I can't compare to an expert like you in enchanting," James said, "so instead of rushing to collect materials, I ordered more than 30 craftsmen through relationships. Their craftsmanship may not be very good, but at least It can meet the needs of simple enchanting. What kind of equipment do you want to design, draw the drawings, and I will let them do the rough."
He was also afraid that the soldiers would be in a hurry, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, it must be fast enough!"
Binglin stared at the pile of gems taller than his own in a stunned manner, and swallowed.
These gems are all blue crystals, which are the most important consumables in the enchantment of "cold protection". In a small box next to it, a box full of red sapphire is the "enchanting core" that will be installed on the equipment.
Although James can't enchant, he still knows the simple knowledge of enchantment. The cold protection enchantment is nothing more than two directions, either to absorb the cold or to release the heat. The former uses sapphire as the core of the magic circle, and the latter uses ruby as the core of the magic circle, so in the box of gems he collected, half of the red and blue colors are clearly distinguished.
Don't look at this box is small, in fact, the value is amazing.
Brigade looked at them and estimated the price. He felt that if he sold them in batches and did not sell them at low prices, the total amount might be enough to build a regular army of thousands of people - not the kind of ordinary patrol, but a fully armed army, and it was accompanied by people. Equipment, as well as supplies, stations, training... all are enough.
Because the Five Elements Transshipment Magic Array killed too much before, the standing army led by Tara Khan suffered heavy losses, and Wu Mian and others have been worrying about how to rebuild the army. If you give them this box of gems, they won't have to worry about it right away.
The money was more than enough to rebuild the Tara Khan standing army. I guess there could be a lot more...
In fact, he still greatly underestimated the amount of the money.
That pile of blue crystals plus this box of gems is more than a hundred years of accumulation by the Tarakhan family. If it was really sold in batches and not sold at a low price, the total amount would be enough to make the fake Count Anthony wake up laughing when he was dreaming.
[Binglin: I rely on it! How rich is Thrace! A mere knight has so much money? ! I'm afraid that I packaged and sold the city of Tarakhan, so I can scrape together so much money...]
[Panda: To be honest, I didn’t expect that, although I know that the James family is rich, but they are rich to this point, it’s really... By the way, can you run out of so many materials? 】
[Binglin: Don't mention this! I am troubled now. If I go back on it now, will you say yes? 】
[Panda: What do you think? 】
[Binglin: ... I just said it casually. 】
Of course it is impossible to go back, but Binglin still couldn't help asking: "That... Mr. Edward, your family is so rich?!"
"I mortgaged all the properties of the Edward family." James smiled and said casually, "It's a pity that the matter is urgent, and I couldn't mortgage a lot of money. It's a bit embarrassing to think about it."
"Deposit... Mortgage?!"
"Yeah, if you can pay it off within one month, you only need to pay 20% interest; if you pay it off within one year, you need to pay 50% interest; if you pay it off within three years, it's double. Three years After that..." James smiled, "It doesn't matter, anyway, as long as this business is done, it will definitely make a lot of money. Now I just hate that the capital is not enough, and the interest is not a problem at all."
Binglin's eyes widened, and now he would never dare to say "repentance".
They put their lives on the line and cooperated with him to make this transaction. If something goes wrong on his side, with James' character, I am afraid that he will be hacked to death before committing suicide...
Although he slept very comfortably, he felt a little dizzy. He found a chair and sat down. After a while, he said, "Okay...time is urgent, let's start as soon as possible!"
"That's right, the news has been leaked a bit now. Soon, the various chambers of commerce will mobilize cold protection equipment from the powers of various places. By then, our profits will be small."
So Binglin thought about it carefully and drew a blueprint of a bracelet.
This bracelet can be set with three gems, either rubies or sapphires. They form a complete cycle with the magic circle of the bracelet itself, depending on the different activation methods of the soldiers, it is reflected in the release of heat or the absorption of cold.
The main bodies of the two magic circles are the same, and there are only some subtle differences.
Of course, its main structure will be handed over to the craftsmen to complete, and even the inlaid gems will be done by the craftsmen. Binglin is responsible for completing the final node of the magic circle and the final equipment activation.
The blueprints were quickly sent to the craftsmen, and the craftsmen who were sent to the Edward family's secret manor outside the city immediately got busy.
The design of this bracelet is not complicated, it uses copper as the core and is covered with a layer of silver. The magic circle is pre-engraved on the silver sheet so that it can be done in one go, saving the trouble of engraving the circle on the curved surface of the bracelet.
Just this small improvement has greatly improved the work efficiency. That night, the first batch of more than 30 completed bracelets was delivered to Edward House.
Binglin's workshop has already been prepared, and after recharging his energy, he is in good condition. First, he carefully checked the quality of these bracelets, eliminated two or three of them that were unqualified, and repaired the rest to make up for the lack of magic circles. The key parts of it, and then half of them - those inlaid with rubies - were placed in the magic circle that had already been drawn, and the activation work began.
The activation process did not take much time. After half an hour at most, the piles of blue crystals in the magic circle turned into worthless dust, and the bracelets that were originally sold were all flickering faintly. The red light, if you look closely, the red light is like running water, gently rippling on the surface of the bracelet.
Bing Lin just said "It's done", James, who has been waiting beside him, can't wait to rush over, pick up a bracelet, and observe it carefully.
To be honest, this bracelet is not exquisite, after all, its craftsmanship is very ordinary, and it is not even finely crafted. But the magic power flowing in it is real and there is no falsehood.
"Hot." He put on the bracelet, recited the activation password, and suddenly felt his body warm up slightly.
He entered the center of the ice cellar with this bracelet, feeling only slightly cold.
Obviously, the effect of this bracelet fully meets the requirements.
The weather in the Kingdom of Layton is cold in winter, but no matter how cold it is, it will not be much colder than the center of their ice cellar. For the soldiers who went to Layton, it was a little cold now, but it was not a problem at all.
When he came out of the ice cellar, he was already smiling from ear to ear.
"We've made a fortune!" He said to Panda, Binglin, the housekeeper and the head maid who were waiting at the door of the ice cellar, "It's not just an ordinary fortune, it's a big fortune! A fortune beyond imagination!"