The so-called money, if there is not enough material support, then it is useless at all.
Just like in the desert, what if you carry a bag of gold
So-called money and currencies have no value at all without an adequate market for transactions.
The same is true for Chen Heng at this moment.
As far as he is concerned, his territory is completely poor at the moment, not to mention the market, and even some peddlers can't be found.
The long-term war almost drove away all the merchants who dared to come to take risks, and no one dared to stay and do business in this place.
Even if it is a person who is desperate.
After all, in this place, no one would make a good deal with them.
Those ferocious orcs will not have the intention of trading with them when they see them. They want to kill them. Not only will their bodies be robbed, but even their own corpses will be turned into delicious food for those orcs. delicacies.
Maybe even the bones will be used and turned into something that some orcs use to grind their teeth.
Therefore, under the current circumstances, even if Chen Heng has money on hand, it is difficult to use it to its fullest effect.
Compared with ordinary coins, what he lacked even more at the moment were some other hard currencies, such as food and weapons.
"Is that so?"
Listening to Chen Heng's request, Maili and the other two couldn't help showing embarrassment in front of them: "It's no problem to replace those with food."
"It's just the terrain around here, and those orcs"
They showed embarrassment, and they couldn't help but speak like this at this time.
This matter is indeed very troublesome.
Under the current circumstances, the area Chen Heng belongs to is not only very inconvenient for transportation, but also full of scattered orcs.
Those orcs are a huge threat to ordinary people.
It's nothing more than the two mages. If there are only two people, those orcs are nothing to them.
But if you want to transport a large amount of food, there is a big problem.
"I don't want to worry about that."
Looking at the two mages, Chen Heng showed a smile on his face. At this time, he just said calmly: "I think, if you don't want to, there should be many capable mages who are willing to help me."
After the words fell, the expressions of the two people in front of them suddenly changed.
Then, Chen Heng's voice sounded again.
"Of course, out of our friendship, I am willing to help."
Looking at the expressions of the two people in front of him, the smile on Chen Heng's face remained unchanged, and then he continued: "I can guarantee that after half a month, at least within my territory, the number of those orcs will be greatly reduced."
"You can wait until then to bring the food over."
"Is that so?"
Hearing this, Mai Li and Ai Li looked at each other, and then they breathed a sigh of relief.
With the strength of Chen Heng's second-ring warlock, the guarantee he made is still very effective.
At least compared to other people, a second-ring warlock is strong enough to deal with those orcs.
Not to mention completely expelling those orcs, but just protecting a road, there should be no problem.
"With your promise, we can rest assured."
The two of Maili thought for a while, and finally couldn't bear the temptation of those magic items, and nodded to Chen Heng: "Please rest assured."
"We will definitely deliver what you need within the stipulated time."
After finishing the words, a smile appeared on Chen Heng's face.
"That would be all the better."
"I'm here to assure you."
"If the transaction goes well this time, I will take out more things and trade with you."
"With me, there are still many precious collections."
He spoke softly, looking at the two Maili in front of him, and said so.
After the words fell, in front of them, the eyes of the two of Maili suddenly lit up.
After a while, the two of them walked out of the room.
After walking out of the room, the two of them still hadn't calmed down at the moment, and they seemed very excited.
"Goddess of Magic, our chance has finally come!"
Walking out of the room, Eli clenched his fists, his face full of excitement.
Beside him, Maili looked more calm because he was older, but at the moment his face couldn't hide his excitement, and he looked extraordinarily excited.
Obviously, the news just learned from Chen Heng is great news for both of them.
"Unbelievable."
Thinking back to the collections he saw from Chen Heng just now, Maili couldn't help but said: "I didn't expect the Hatim family to have such a huge heritage."
"Although most of those magic items are incomplete, they were definitely first-class good things in the past."
"Even if it is damaged, those things still have great value."
"It's unimaginable that we have the opportunity to obtain these treasures, but all we need to pay is some of the cheapest food."
The two of them spoke like this, with excitement on their faces hard to hide.
For them, this time the transaction is completely profitable.
For mages, only spells and magic items are precious. All things related to magic are extra precious in value, and some even if you are willing to pay for things, you can't buy them.
In their view, the things that Chen Heng took out before belonged to this category.
The gadgets that Chen Heng took out before came from the ruins where he had obtained divinity before.
That ruin seems to have existed for many years, and there are many corpses of former adventurers in the ruins.
And beside those corpses, there are magic items and even other materials they carried during their lifetime.
The things that Chen Heng took out before came from this.
Although it is only a thing left by the former adventurers, those adventurers can withstand the divine coercion of that area and walk all the way to the core area. Their strength in life is undoubtedly very strong. above the moment.
And these equipment used in life are undoubtedly very high-end gadgets, even if they are damaged, their value is very high, definitely enough to drive the mages of this world crazy.
The price of two thousand gold coins is definitely not high.
For the Maili and the two in front of them, they only need to take the things back, get them to the right place and change hands, and they will immediately get a higher return.
In order to obtain these things, those mages would definitely be willing to pay a large price to buy them back.
But obviously, they would never do this unless they had to.
And to obtain such a precious magic item, all they need to pay is some cheap food in their opinion.
In the eyes of different people, the value of the same thing is different.
From Chen Heng's current point of view, food is precious.
But from the mage's point of view, the so-called food is just some cheap things.
As a mage, he is an aristocrat, and his natural living conditions are superior.
And they are not like those lords who need to directly govern the people, so naturally they don't need a lot of food.
Moreover, although the Karo Kingdom is short of food, this is not the case for other places.
Especially for a city of magic like Ai Mu.
The mages of this world study various mages, many of which can be applied in production.
For those mages, they only need to arrange some magic circles on the land, and then regularly cast some spells that can be used for production, so that the land can get rich harvests.
In Aimu City, the price of food is not high.
Even if the cost of transporting the food is excluded, the amount that Chen Heng needs is nothing to them, and they can easily buy it.
"Ali, I think we must have a detailed plan."
In front of him, after a while, Maili calmed down for a while, then looked at Ai Li in front of him, and continued to say: "Your Excellency still has a lot of good things in his hands."
"good."
After listening to Maili's words, Ali also calmed down, and nodded at this time: "I think this matter cannot be known by other people."
"Otherwise, I'm afraid it won't be our turn."
"indeed."
Listening to Ali's words, Maili nodded.
Before that, in order to make them work harder for him, Chen Heng had brought out a lot of good things.
There are all kinds of broken or usable magic items, all kinds of precious materials, and even some bone meal of the strong.
The above things are basically leftovers from those adventurers in the past, and the same is true for those bone meal.
Even if the strong man falls, his corpse is also an incomparably precious material. Even if it is just a bone, it is enough to refine magic items.
As a wizard, Chen Heng was well aware of the preciousness of those corpses, so he didn't let them go in the end.
At the beginning, before leaving the ruins, he melted all the corpses with the power of flames, turning them into bottles of bone meal, and then brought them out directly.
For the two of Maili, these things are also incomparably cherished materials, and they are worth paying for.
no way.
Although mages are rich, they also consume a lot.
Some mage-related materials are very expensive, and there are even many things that cannot be bought.
For example, those precious materials in Chen Heng's hands, under normal circumstances, even if he had enough gold coins, he would not be able to buy them.
There are countless strong men in this world, how can there be so many strong men's corpses for you to spoil.
For them, the materials in Chen Heng's hands are the most attractive things.
For this reason, they will definitely work hard to complete Chen Heng's mission until they have emptied all of Chen Heng's pockets.
Before that, they will definitely gear up and try their best to serve Chen Heng.
On the spot, they discussed for a while and had already made some plans for the future, and then they left here full of excitement.
In the previous room, Chen Heng was still sitting there.
When the two of Maili left, he seemed to feel something, and then he raised his head, looked at the direction they left and smiled.
"grown ups."
On the side, He Duoxili spoke softly, looking at Chen Heng in front of him at this moment, he seemed to hesitate to speak.
"What's wrong?"
Looking at Hedoxili in front of him, Chen Heng smiled and said softly.
"nothing."
Listening to Chen Heng's words, Hedoxili hesitated for a moment, and then said: "My lord, is there any problem with you handing over these things to them?"
"If those things can be put in other places, or even sold directly in Ai Mu City, they should be"
"It should be able to sell for a better price, right?"
Looking at Hedoxili in front of him, Chen Heng smiled, and suddenly understood the other party's thoughts.
"In theory, that's true."
He thought for a moment, then got up silently, looked at Hedoxili in front of him, and said calmly: "If the things I took out before can be sold in the corresponding places, the price will be at least a lot higher. "
"The reason why the two mages are so excited is also because of this."
"But it's not necessary."
He shook his head and continued, "No matter when, if you want to last long, you can't think too well about things."
"Sometimes, it may be better to leave a little space."
He said so.
In front of him, hearing Chen Heng's words, He Duoxili paused, as if he was still a little puzzled, and didn't understand.
Looking at his appearance, Chen Heng had no choice but to continue speaking.
"Just like the situation in front of me."
He looked at Hedoxili, and asked: "If according to your idea, we personally take the things to Aimu City to sell, what should we do?"
"How do we get there? Who do we send over? How do we ensure that things are not maliciously priced down?"
At this point, he paused, and then continued: "The most important thing is, how to ensure that the gold coins obtained after selling are turned into food and weapons, and how to transport them back?"
"During the entire process, what should I do if there is a problem somewhere in the middle? What should I do if the food is robbed in an accident midway? How much risk is there?"
He looked at Hedoxili in front of him and asked a lot of questions.
"this"
After hearing Chen Heng's words, Hedoxili was stunned for a moment, and at this moment he was a little speechless.
But at this time, he also understood a little bit.
"Sell things directly to them, although the price is slightly lower, but it saves countless costs in the process, and also transfers the biggest risk."
Standing where he was, Chen Heng said softly, "This is actually the purpose."
"I see."
Hearing this, Hedoxili suddenly realized.
Standing where he was, looking at Hedoxili, Chen Heng smiled and did not continue to say anything.
What he didn't say was that there was actually another biggest reason why he made such a choice.
Those things were nothing to him at all.
After all, excluding his own strength at the moment, he is actually a master craftsman.
The value of the so-called magic items in this world is actually nothing to him.
This is actually the real reason.
"In addition to food and weapons, do you still need basic supporting books for mage meditation?"
On a road, sitting in the carriage, the two mages looked at the list given by Chen Heng, and couldn't help being a little surprised at this moment: "Even, there are some basic materials."
"Your Excellency, do you still want to master the power of a mage?"
Looking at the list in front of them, this thought flashed through their minds.
In the lists given by Chen Heng, those related to mages are basically the materials and books needed by mages who are just getting started.
From this, it seems that he still wants to get involved in the field of mages and master some of the power of mages.
This is a surprising thing.
As we all know, the power of a warlock comes from blood.
Because of the strength of the blood in the body, a warlock who has truly awakened the extraordinary blood in the body will often have very good aptitude in other aspects.
But under normal circumstances, a warlock with great power rarely has the heart to learn and master other powers.
After all, under normal circumstances, their power comes too easily.
The power that is too easy, in addition to giving them a noble status, also makes them lose patience in delving into other systems.
After all, blood can increase a person's physique and strength, but it cannot change a person's mind.
A salted fish with nothing to do, even after awakening, is still a salted fish, at most a salted fish with power.
Therefore, it is very new in this world for warlocks to actively study other systems.
The two mages did not expect that Chen Heng would have such thoughts.
However, they didn't find it strange.
Either way, being aggressive is a good thing.
Moreover, although it is difficult for others to collect those things on the list, it is relatively simple for the two mages.
In Aimu City, the corresponding basic textbooks and materials are everywhere, but they are not difficult to obtain.
Moreover, this can also help them complete part of the share, allowing them to complete the task ahead of schedule.
From this point of view, it seems to be pretty good.
They thought so in their hearts, and this thought flashed through their hearts at this moment.
Time passed slowly.
In the following time, Chen Heng's surroundings gradually fell into calm.
Every day, in addition to his daily training, he patrolled various places and wiped out the orcs everywhere.
Thanks to his efforts, the number of orcs around has gradually decreased. At least around the town, there are very few traces of those things.
Of course, farther out in town, things are still the same.
Under the current circumstances, it is considered good that Chen Heng can maintain the stability of this area, and he is temporarily unable to deal with the situation further away.
As time passed, refugees from all over the place began to gather.
Under the auspices of Hedoxili and others, these refugees began to be resettled around, established villages one by one, and began to cultivate and cultivate.
Calculating the time, the planting time of major crops such as wheat has actually been missed.
But even so, you can also grow some vegetables that are suitable for the time.
Although you still can't count on this to be full, you can at least make up for the lack of food.
(end of this chapter)