A giant anti-magic clay mine was discovered in Field Wilderness. The news cannot be concealed. It will be thrown into a small pond like a boulder, and the ripples will spread quickly in all directions.
For ordinary lords, possessing such a huge amount of wealth at once would definitely be overwhelmed, and they would be so happy that they could not find North.
But Link was a surprise.
In his eyes, gold coins are just a tool, and his ultimate goal is to build a magical capital and gather a force that is enough to protect itself, or even turn the situation around.
He analyzed the situation very clearly, and then, on the day he discovered the anti-magic clay mine, he packed up and rode Doras, the howling wind tiger, to the hot spring city, the capital of Norton Kingdom.
The benefits of clay mines are too great, it is impossible for him to eat it alone, and he is very likely to be exhausted if he swallows it alone, and he will not get anything in the end.
Apart from other things, King Lane will definitely find various reasons to ask for a share of the benefits, because the kingdom is at war with the dark elves, and the military expenditure is huge. If Link doesn't do it, even if he is a master of magic, the consequences will not be so good.
To take a step back, even if he can keep this wealth, he will become notorious, and the notoriety of miser, miser, etc. will fly to him.
Who will follow him after that
After this series of considerations, Link took the initiative to attack and arrived in the capital before the news spread.
Doras is a high-level monster, so naturally he cannot enter the hot spring city.
When they arrived at Gwent Forest outside the capital, Link asked Doras to stop: "You can play around here, don't go too far, I guess I will stay in the city for a few days."
"Of course it's okay." Doras was very happy. As far as he knew, there were Tiger Clans in Gwent Forest. Although they were not from the Sao Feng family, it didn't matter. The gap wasn't too big, hehe.
The guy walked away happily.
Link put on a cloak and walked towards Hot Spring City alone.
When he arrived at the gate of Hot Spring City, Link saw a conspicuous conscription notice posted on the bulletin board at the gate of the city. There was a large circle of people around before the notice. From the accents of these people, it could be heard that these were all foreigners. .
Link stopped and listened to what they said.
"I heard that the Royal Army has won many battles, and many civilians have been knighted."
"Isn't it? From my neighboring village, I rode a tall horse last time I went back to my hometown. That armor, tsk tsk, almost blinded me."
"The king is generous. One month is 2 gold coins, and killing a dark elf is 5 gold coins. This is a business!"
After listening for more than ten minutes, Link felt a little thrilled. He found that what these civilians knew was superficial news, which was deliberately packaged, and it was especially inspiring good news.
As for the news that 20,000 people died in the First World War in the North, the situation was stalemate, and there was a lot of bloodshed, Link didn't hear a single one.
The Royal Army also used high salaries to attract people, 2 gold coins a month, 24 gold coins a year, and the king's army had at least 100,000, and the moonlight was only 200,000 gold coins, plus food and equipment , death benefits, etc., this is a sky-high expenditure.
Link was horrified, he continued to walk into the city, and various voices came into his ears.
"Have you heard? Those dark elf bastards dare to resist? They just don't know what to do!"
"Don't worry! The Iron Duke will bring us victory, just like before. The dark elves are only dying."
"Have you heard? Dark elf slaves will be brought back in a few days. I heard that those dark elf girls are here with white skin and jade, tsk tsk."
"Have you heard..."
Along the way, there are similar voices, optimistic to the point of arrogance, self-confident to the point of stupidity, without considering the possibility of failure at all.
Link finally understood Ailette's worries. His friend felt right, and the whole country was in a frenzy.
Link seemed to see a chariot driving at high speed, but there was no road ahead.
He was shocked. When he walked all the way along the avenue to the gate of the palace, he felt a chill on his back, and when he touched it, he was covered in cold sweat.
This is not because he is timid, but because he is too sober. Because he is sober, he can see the terrifying future, so he feels fear.
Link walked forward in a daze, and suddenly heard a loud 'clang'. Looking up, he found that he had reached the gate of the palace. The crossed spears of the guards at the gate blocked his way.
"The forbidden area of the palace, no trespassing!" The guard frowned at Link.
Link pulled down his hood, revealing the fiery red halo of the flame master's robe, and said reservedly: "I am Link, the magician, and I want to see Your Majesty."
Link's appearance is too bluffing, and Link's name is also very famous among the Kingdom Guards. The guard immediately saluted Link and said, "Master, wait a moment, I will report now!"
Saying that, the guard hurriedly ran towards the palace.
Ten minutes later, the man ran back again, followed by a kingdom knight dressed as a Kingsguard. When the man stepped forward and saw Link, he was also surprised and saluted, "I am the Chief of the Kingsguard." Olafur, master, come with me, His Majesty is already waiting for you."
The higher the kingdom is, the more famous Link's reputation will be. There is no way, a master magician who can control level 9 magic makes people's hearts shake just by hearing it, let alone seeing a real person.
Link nodded, and followed Olafur into the depths of the palace.
This Palace Link has been here once before. This time, he walked along the familiar road and soon arrived at the political hall where he was that day.
There are two people in the hall, one is King Lane, and the other is Grint, the court magician.
After not seeing him for a few months, Link noticed that King Ryan had a lot of gray hair on his temples, his forehead was tightly wrinkled, and he exuded an extremely tired atmosphere.
Grint beside him was in a slightly better state of mind, but his brows were also frowning.
Link's heart suddenly jumped: "It seems that the situation in the northern war is even more difficult than what Ellette said." '
"Your Majesty, Master Glint." He stepped forward and bowed slightly. As a master of magic, he didn't need to salute.
King Ryan and Grint nodded in return respectively, and Ryan waved his finger at the servants on the side, and then the servants on the side moved a chair behind Lelink.
After Link sat down, a slight smile appeared on Ryan's face: "Master Link, I heard that you have been busy taking care of the territory, why are you free today?"
Link smiled slightly: "I'm here because of the territory."
After saying this, Ryan frowned slightly: "Why, what happened to the territory? Is there insufficient funds?"
If it was before, Ryan would definitely be willing to support him, but now the situation does not allow him to do so. The war in the north is fierce, and the kingdom's finances are empty. He simply has no spare money to support Link.
In fact, he is now struggling with military spending for the next month.
Link noticed the change in Ryan, and he was not surprised at all about this. The war is about money. The northern battlefield has lasted for nearly half a year, and every second is burning money. If the kingdom can still have sufficient finances, then it will be What the hell.
Taking out the clay sample from the space pendant, Link handed the copy to the attendant on the side, and then he said, "Your Majesty, these are anti-magic clay, which were found in my territory. At present, there is a large stock of them."
"Huh?" Ryan's spirit was lifted suddenly, and his slightly bowed back suddenly stopped a lot: "What did you say? Anti-magic clay was found in your territory? There are still many?"
At this time, the attendant had already presented the clay to Ryan. Ryan looked at it, but couldn't see any way, so he asked the attendant to give it to Grint.
Grint took a closer look and confirmed: "Your Majesty, it is indeed the best anti-magic clay. This kind of clay can currently be sold on the market for 10 gold coins per ton."
Ryan's eyes lit up suddenly, he looked at Link, and asked eagerly: "Master Link, did you just say that there is a lot of storage?"
"Yes, the current estimate is 70 million tons." Link replied seriously.
"Hiss~" Both Ryan and Grint gasped, shocked by the number. What is the concept of 10 gold coins per ton and 70 million tons? Of course, the value cannot be calculated so simply, but this is indeed a huge fortune.
But the problem followed, because the Field Wilderness already belonged to Link, which was Link's land, and anything found on the land mountain belonged to Link. From a legal point of view, it had nothing to do with the kingdom.
Ryan felt a headache. If he had known that there was such a treasure hidden in the wilderness, he would never have rewarded it. Now that it is like this, it is useless to regret it.
It was still Grint who had a clearer mind, and he asked, "Master Link, what are you here this time?"
Link took out the prepared document, handed it to King Ryan with the hand of a mage, and said at the same time: "Your Majesty, this is a huge fortune, and the kingdom now needs a huge amount of war supplies. This is a transfer agreement, I am willing to Transfer 60% of all proceeds from this clay mine to the kingdom as my support for the kingdom."
In peacetime, Link would only transfer 20%, and he might even be a miser.
If it is an ordinary war, Link will transfer 40%. But he, who has experienced the illusion of the future, knows that this is a battle between light and darkness, and if he does, the human race will be wiped out.
Therefore, Link handed over 60%, and he hoped that this money would allow the Kingdom Army to hold the northern front, at least not to collapse too quickly.
King Ryan was shocked immediately, ecstasy flashed in his eyes, but he couldn't believe it, how could someone in this world be so stupid as to hand over the gold coins he got
Sixty percent, the sixth achievement of 70 million tons of anti-magic clay is more than 40 million tons of clay. With this money, the recent high military expenditure of the Norton Kingdom will be covered.
Although Link took out the document and stamped his baron's stamp on the document, Ryan still couldn't believe it. He said, "Master, you are... a little too much?"
Although it is said that if Link does not give it, he will still use various names, such as tax means, to extract a large amount of income from Link after learning the news, but now that the other party is so straightforward, he can't believe it. Besides, I feel a little embarrassed.
Giving and asking for it are not the same feeling at all.
The other party will give 60% as soon as it is returned... In fact, his highest expectation is 40%, because this is Link's territory after all.
Link said seriously: "Your Majesty, I have experienced the Greenstone incident, and I know that in the eyes of those dark elves, the life of the human race is a weed. The war in the north is related to the fate of my human race, and failure is not allowed. My strength is limited, and I can Not a lot of actual support has been given, but now with this clay mine, I naturally want to do my part."
What Link said was sincere, and it was also true that he took the initiative to sell a fortune in order to achieve stable development. The two were not contradictory at all. In Link's hands, they were perfectly blended together.
Then, Lane was moved, he was really moved!
The icing on the cake will make people happy, but it will not be memorable.
This is a real gift from Link. At this time, the kingdom's finances are in crisis, and the north has recently lost a battle. The situation is precarious. As a result, Link gave him such a big gift.
With this large sum of money, he can purchase supplies from the southern countries, seek assistance from Dawn Island, and even hire troops of various races to join the battlefield.
With this large sum of money, he has the confidence to continue this war!
Standing up from the throne, Ryan felt that his eyes were a little moist. He didn't know how many years he hadn't felt this way, but today, for the first time, he sincerely said: "Master Link, the kingdom... I..."
His voice was a little choked up, and he could hardly speak.
Link saw Ryan's feelings, and he said: "Your Majesty, the document is the proof, and the first income will be generated soon. My territory is busy with affairs, so I won't stay any longer. Resign."
As he said that, before Leon could say anything, Link stood up and was about to leave the political hall.
Ryan was stunned for a while, seeing that Link was about to walk out of the hall, he suddenly said, "Master Link, wait!"
"Anything else?" Link asked.
Ryan and Grint glanced at each other, Grint nodded slightly, and Ryan said: "There are some unexpected situations on the northern battlefield, I think you need to know about it."
"Oh?" Link raised his brows. He knew that this move of selling huge profits allowed him to enter the core layer of the Norton Kingdom.