The mysterious businessman slowly pulled out a scroll, "Four hundred years ago, when the Ice King was dying, he knew that the Ice Demon Clan would be in great catastrophe, so he built a treasure house under the ice field. All his life's earnings and the clan's wealth were sealed in the treasure house. . Make several treasure maps at the same time and leave them to a few cronies."
"Why did Ice King do this?"
"The Ice King is getting old, there is discord within the Snow Alliance, and the Frost Trolls are eyeing him. There are internal and external troubles, and the situation is difficult. The Frost Trolls will definitely break the agreement and come back, and the Ice Demon Tribe will definitely bear the brunt of the attack. The Ice King knows it himself. It is impossible to resist, so the wealth and treasures are buried before the war breaks out. If the Ice Demon Clan is not destroyed, future generations can dig out the treasures and use them to repopulate the race. If the Ice Demon Clan is unfortunately destroyed, the treasures will sink in the ice field to avoid being destroyed by the Frost Giants. The devil takes it away.”
The Ice King falls.
The ice demon clan is destroyed.
The treasure map disappeared.
The mystery of the Ice King's treasure has been passed down for hundreds of years.
Zhang Mu's eyes fell on the treasure map in the hands of the mysterious businessman, and he felt a little excited in his heart, "The lifetime income of a powerful Tianling-level man, the entire wealth of a powerful family... sounds very tempting! So how much is the value of the information?"
"120,000 gold coins!" The mysterious businessman stretched out his left hand, handed over the scroll and said, "The scroll details the location of the treasure and the method of entering the treasure hall. The price is not excessive, because once you open the Ice King's treasure, you will get ten Double or even dozens of times the harvest!”
The sky-high price of 120,000 gold coins!
It's really a bit more than expected.
In order to gain a foothold in the ice field, the human race spent too much on gold coins! Although there is a total of 100 million cash reserves in the union treasury and Huangquan warehouse in Shuguang Camp, and the mercenaries of each regiment in the camp are actively hunting and producing, making a lot of money every day, but the expenses are huge in comparison. Not to mention anything else, the cost of taking the spaceship alone is as high as 1,000 gold coins per person, which is difficult for mercenaries to afford.
This amount of gold coins is too large to be fully reimbursed, and can only be reimbursed on an apportionment basis. The mercenary himself has to contribute 50%, the mercenary group has to contribute 30%, and the union subsidizes 20%. Even so, every batch of mercenaries shipped out costs at least hundreds of thousands of gold coins to the mercenary group and the union's finances.
"I bought it."
It is precisely because of the shortage of gold coins that we cannot miss a good opportunity.
There are about 350,000 gold coins left at the disposal now, including the union's public funds, plus gold coins brought by Huangquan, Dragon Soul, Fengyue, and several mercenary groups. This treasure map cost another 120,000 gold coins, leaving only 230,000 gold coins.
The mysterious businessman said before the transaction: "I must remind you that the treasure map does not mean that you will definitely get the treasure. This kind of treasure hunting activity is inherently risky, so you have to think about it clearly."
Zhang Mu insisted on buying the treasure map, and the mysterious store was officially opened. There were no low-level equipment of black iron quality in the store. Level 20 bronze equipment was the starting point, and the highest level could see excellent silver equipment of level 30. It's a pity that there is no shadow of gold equipment.
The mystery store will continuously improve the quality of its goods based on consumption.
The level of the Despair Icefield is many times higher than that of the Dawn Plains. Because the mysterious store appears for the first time, the goods will be relatively inferior. Zhang Mu believes that after several summons, gold-quality equipment and items may appear in the mysterious store.
In addition, the mysterious merchant's summons is different in different regions. Dawn Plains once every 7 days, Despair Icefield once every 14 days, and in more advanced areas, it may take a month or even several months. Due to changes in the environment, the items in the mystery shop are becoming more and more advanced, and the preparation time is getting longer and longer.
There are several pieces of information in the Mystery Shop, which are pretty good and reasonably priced.
[D-Class Monster Manual] (Despair Icefield), records in detail the distribution, characteristics, attributes, and skill information of monsters of lords and below on the Despair Icefield!
[Regional Map] (Ice and Snow Town), records in detail the terrain, distribution of monsters, and active areas within 3,000 miles of Ice and Snow Town!
[Regional Treasure Hunt Map] (Ice and Snow Town) records the approximate refresh location of wild treasure chests within 3,000 miles of Ice and Snow Town!
Zhang Mu immediately invested another 100,000 gold coins to purchase a large amount of level 25-30 silver quality equipment. The equipment in the mysterious store is quite cheap, so I plan to buy a batch of equipment first, rent a shop in the town, sell the equipment at a higher price, and make a profit first to fill the possible financial loopholes.
Regional speakers, sound transmission scrolls, posts... these props are naturally indispensable.
After Zhang Mu finished shopping, he allowed each group leader to choose freely. The mysterious store has high quality and low prices, and he can always choose the items he needs. Each group needs equipment and magic items to advance. On the one hand, it can enhance the strength of the mercenaries. On the other hand, it can increase consumption and promote the emergence of better things in the mysterious store.
The mystery shop ends.
There are not many gold coins left.
"I'll go to Ice and Snow Town first!"
Zhang Mu put dozens of pieces of equipment into storage bags.
Du Rongrong hurriedly followed out the door and said, "I want to go too, I want to go too!"
Zhang Mu knocked Du Rongrong on the head and said, "I'm not going to play, so stop making trouble and just stay there! If you are bored, ask Lao Hei to take you hunting."
Du Rongrong persisted: "Hunting is boring! Yesterday I ran out with the fat man and the mourning dog, and a dozen people were blown by the cold wind for 6 hours. They were half cold to death. They only hunted one yak. It's really annoying! I won't go today. It's a waste of energy. , the gain outweighs the loss!”
The creatures in the Despair Icefield are too rare.
The hunting results were less than ideal.
The train fare is not expensive, but I'm afraid Du Rongrong will be playful and won't come back, which will cause trouble. Zhang Mu thought about it carefully. There was nothing fun in Ice and Snow Town. How could a race whose existence was threatened be devoted to leisure and entertainment? Du Rongrong felt bored and naturally didn't want to go there again.
"Bingxue Town closes at 18:00 in the evening. We have no right to live. We must come back before closing."
"Okay, it's a deal!"
The two came to Ice and Snow Town.
Du Rongrong looked at the neat and wide streets of Bingxue Town and felt very happy, "The town looks comfortable, with wide roads and big houses. When will the human race have a town?"
"There is nothing to long for in a small town. The Despair Icefield is just a springboard for the human race to officially integrate into the mainland. Sooner or later we will rise on the mainland. Let alone small towns, at least one or two cities must be captured!"
Du Rongrong's eyes widened: "Oh? Is it a city like Glacier City? Glacier City can live in four to five million trolls, so it must be very big! No, there are giant cities with a population of tens of millions in the areas we fly over. . Mumu wants to rob a city as big as that one, and let me enjoy being the city lord for a few days!"
The black spaceship passed through many areas, many of which were huge cities with a population of tens of millions. They must be the main city of a certain wealthy clan. The sheer number alone made people shudder. If the human race comes into contact with a large race, I don’t know what the consequences will be.
The Snow Clan on the road felt as if they were aliens when they saw the two of them. They all stopped and started talking secretly. Du Rongrong pulled up her hood and said, "We are clearly wearing hats, why are we still recognized?"
"The eyes of the Snow Tribe are different from those of the Human Tribe. They have the ability of thermal vision. Although the Snow Tribe is not a cold-blooded creature, its body temperature only reaches about 20 degrees. The Snow Tribe can easily see through our identities just by relying on the temperature difference in the body."
There are many hotels and taverns on the roadside of Ice and Snow Town. Some of them are privately owned by residents of the Snow Tribe, while others are opened by the Machine Tribe and are governed by the will of the Overlord. The tavern is a place to eat, and the hotel is reserved for allied aliens who are stranded in the city but have no right of residence to spend the night. The price is not cheap.
Du Rongrong asked: "Where should we go first?"
"Trading OK!"
The trading house is right next to the town hall. It is a three-story carved building, about ten meters high, with an exquisite and ornate appearance. The two walked into the trading house, which was spacious and had a huge screen on each side of the wall. When they focused their attention, a large amount of data would appear on the screen, all of which were consignment information or acquisition information.
The front desk receptionist is a robot.
"Dear guest, what do you need to serve?"
Zhang Mu took out the blue war spear dropped by the Centurion, "This piece of equipment is on consignment, priced at 25,000 gold coins!"
The mechanical clan nodded and said: "The handling fee for consignment of a single piece is 1,000 gold coins."
Zhang Mu paid the handling fee, and the mechanical tribe reached out to grab it. The war spear disappeared. Du Rongrong stared at the screen on the right, where a message immediately appeared, which was the consignment information of the level 25 golden war spear.
"I need a batch of ingredients!"
"Please explain the acquisition type, level, and price!"
"E-grade flour, no restriction on type, quantity limit is 1,000 servings, 24 gold coins per serving!"
"The acquisition of information requires 100 gold coins for each day it is retained."
On another screen, the corresponding acquisition information appears. As long as it meets the standards, it can be sent to the trading bank for exchange. Whether there is only 1 copy or 100 copies, all will be treated equally until the acquirer terminates the acquisition or reaches the upper limit of the acquisition quantity.
Very convenient!
Only the town has a trading house. It does not provide products itself, but it can provide a platform. In addition, the trading house system can connect all towns in the same camp on the map, which greatly facilitates the consignment of regular items and the purchase of various items.
Zhang Mu browsed the consignment information, grasped the basic price situation, rented a shop, and threw dozens of pieces of silver equipment into the shop for sale. A batch of level 25 and level 30 silver equipment were also popular among the Snow Clan.
"Just leave the equipment sales to the robots!" Du Rongrong suggested, "Let's go to the pub for a drink!"
The cold wind was blowing outside, so it was very cold, so the pub was a good choice to pass the time.
Zhang Mu nodded and said, "Okay, but let's agree first, we're just going to have a drink and don't make any trouble."
"I know, I know!" Du Rongrong pouted and cursed secretly: "What a verbose piece of wood!"
The two of them walked towards the tavern without walking in. Suddenly, the piercing bells echoed over the Ice and Snow Town.
"What...what's wrong!"
Du Rongrong's face turned pale.
"Disgusting! Okay, why are you ringing the bell!"
In fact, Du Rongrong didn't want to admit that everyone knew exactly what this kind of bell meant.
Something big happened!