"They only want so much obsidian?" After reading the trade list in his hand, Mags placed it on the table. He took off his eyes and rubbed his eye sockets.
These Easterners are really troublesome. In the name of promoting exchanges, they don't come up with much practical information. The only useful things may be the books they bring.
But no one has seen the words in these books, and they don’t understand what is recorded. After preliminary analysis by the Imperial Academy of Sciences and the Institute of History, they believe that they are a kind of rune, or a simplified totem. Word.
All in all, it's very complicated. There are no rules. Except for a few words that are similar to hieroglyphics and you can guess the general meaning, the other words are completely incomprehensible.
However, they made a list and wanted to buy some things from the empire to bring back, including Yaojing.
According to the quantity and specifications on this list, Yaojing is actually not very impressive.
Compared with some other things, Yaojing is more like a small thing that can be bought casually. The quantity is not large, and it is written purely to include more varieties.
But Mags had a feeling that what these Easterners really wanted was the inconspicuous Yao Jing.
Obsidian crystal is not a limited non-renewable resource. As long as the core of the mineral vein is not mined, new obsidian crystals will continue to be born around the main vein of the mineral vein as time goes by.
Imperial scientists have been studying this thing for many, many years, and the only conclusion they have come to is that obsidian has the possibility of self-replication, reproducing itself in some way that has not been discovered by people.
The reserves of the seven obsidian mining areas in the empire have not changed much after hundreds of years of mining. In addition, with the technological development in electricity and new energy oil in recent years, the demand for obsidian for some equipment has been greatly reduced, and the mining intensity is not as good as before.
It really doesn’t matter if it’s sold to Easterners, since there are a lot of them in the Western world anyway.
It's just that Mags always felt in his heart that the research process of the Empire and even the entire Western world was not as good as that of the East when it came to obsidian crystals.
He pinched the bridge of his nose, closed his eyes and ordered, "Tell that Zhang Mu, obsidian is a strategic resource of the empire. The reserves are not high and the mining is limited. The annual output is only enough for internal consumption, and there is no plan for foreign trade...", He prepared his words for a while, and when he opened his eyes, a strange color flashed in his slightly cloudy eyes, "Of course, if they are willing to come up with advanced technology for developing obsidian, we may not be able to squeeze out some."
"I understand." The Minister of Foreign Affairs continued to report the next matter, "The Easterners have made a request. They hope to leave some representatives to learn our culture and live in the empire for a long time. Should we agree to them?"
"Each of their requests has a very clear purpose..." Magus put on his eyes again, picked up the list he had read and looked at it again, and said while reading, "They want a more thorough It’s okay to understand our society, but we must also understand their society and let them stay if they are willing to accept our request for an exchange of study and life.”
"Also, it is best to clarify the safe channel they control. This is extremely important. Even if you can make appropriate concessions on other issues, this must be implemented!"
This visit from the Eastern Mission did not make Mags very happy. Instead, he felt it was a threat.
The science of the Orientals may indeed not be very developed, but they have taken another path and strengthened the role of the individual.
That day, the swordsman faced the Empire's most advanced automatic rifle and was able to remain unscathed, which had already given Mags a great shock. In fact, there are some people in the empire who can do it, but these people have extremely special identities. Their existence is the last barrier of the empire - in a symbolic sense.
Now the West has almost zero understanding of the East. How many such people there are, how many years it takes to train them, whether they can be achieved with just training, and how the Eastern forces behave in war, are all a mystery.
Magus had deeper worries. This time the Easterners performed slightly better than recorded, and also made a request to stay and study. This sounds like a relatively normal requirement, and some people who over-interpret it may even think that this is a manifestation of the underdevelopment of Eastern science.
But for Mags, perhaps this is because they are deepening their understanding of Western society. If one person wants to understand another person more deeply, it is largely to ensure their own interests, in other words, to improve Competitiveness.
How do countries show who is strong and who is weak
You will know after a fight.
"In short, there are two things you must do. Find out whether the Orientals have more advanced development technology on obsidian crystals, and their real purpose for wanting these obsidian crystals. Secondly, find a way to let them share the waterway. Then send someone back with them."
At the same time, in the temporary residence of the Eastern Mission, Zhang Mu looked at a piece of obsidian crystal the size of his thumb in his hand with a complicated expression.
Originally, the Emperor of Heaven asked him to go as an envoy to the West. In addition to promoting the reputation of the Kingdom of Heaven and taking a look at the development of the outside world, there were no other requirements. It was purely... He wanted to show off after being extremely inflated. Of course, this was in private. statement.
But when he got that damn rifle that day, he knew that the harvest of this trip would definitely not be simple. In that rotating thing, he felt the surging spiritual energy and the power of heaven and earth!
These stupid monkey-like Westerners actually regard such precious things as power supplies. They have no idea of the true value of these spiritual stones!
Coupled with the powerful war weapons possessed by the Yaoxing Empire, Zhang Mu believed that it was necessary to have a more thorough understanding of the Western world, the technology they talked about, and the reserves of spiritual stones in the West.
He believed that after the news was returned to the Imperial Capital, there would most likely be some changes.
The over-exploitation of spirit stones in the three major islands has been nearly exhausted and is now protected. However, the demand for spirit stones in society is constantly rising.
If new mineral veins had not been found in the waters near the three major islands, those sects would have revolted long ago.
Maybe, this is also an opportunity!
His eyes quickly returned to the thumb-sized spiritual stone in his hand, and at the same time he felt a little confused.
Why can't this thing be absorbed directly like those spiritual stones in the East
Why is there no reaction at all? You can obviously feel the power of heaven and earth in this spiritual stone, but you just can't suck it out!
really weird!
The plot about the Eastern Mission will end soon. As for why
This is a fantasy epic!!!!
(End of chapter)