Tomorrow is the day to open a store in the high elf town.
After closing the summoning system, Yalin picked up the work report and looked at it. Luyini has been working on this matter recently. After all, it is related to the financial problems of Ulduar City in the future, and there are loyalists among humans. If he does not have one, If the prediction is wrong, it is estimated that the civilian population of Ulduar City will explode again soon. At that time, the current material supply system will need to be completely abolished and completely transformed into ordinary commercial transactions.
"Salt, sugar, grain, cloth, these are all allowed, pig iron┉┉" Yalin rubbed his temples.
Yalin has no objection to trading salt, sugar, grain, cloth, and other daily necessities with elves as trading items to maintain currency credit, but pig iron has to be considered by Yalin. After all, this thing can be used to make weapons. You must know that Yalin originally In the ancient world, no matter which country it was, it would strictly control the flow of pig iron into the hands of countries and nations that did not produce iron. After all, pig iron was a strategic resource in the cold weapon era. For countries and nations that did not produce much iron, it was equivalent to Without the weapons and armor to fight the enemy, the combat effectiveness will be severely weakened on the battlefield.
Even during the Han Dynasty in China, smuggling pig iron to the Xiongnu was a serious crime that could be executed by execution. This shows how valuable various metals were in the cold weapon era when excess productivity was relatively backward.
As the administrator of the Gasol United Nations, it is impossible for Luyini not to have considered this issue, but considering the situation in the entire other world, things like pig iron are too common. The only ones that are really stored as strategic materials are Mithril and Arcane. Rare mineral metals such as Lihacon and Adamantine. In addition, the population of the high elves is not right up to now. From the initial number of more than a thousand people and the continuous replenishment of some people during this period, the total number is only more than two thousand people.
You must know that more than 2,000 people are considered the size of a town in another world, but from Yalin's perspective, the middle school he used to attend only had about that many people~
Let’s not talk about whether the high elves dare to resist themselves. Even if they resist, it is estimated that as long as one white dragon guard goes there, they can be wiped out. In addition, recently the high elves have indeed begun to implement the pro-Oduar City policy as they hoped, and Yalin feels that there is no need to be petty and restrict the flow of pig iron into the elven towns.
In the end, Yalin put a check mark on the report form: "Allow it."
At the same time, in two remote areas far away from the Yanold Mountains, two things related to Yalin and the habitat of this world are also happening at this moment.
In the Silver Wing Chamber of Commerce, which has become famous recently and is still popular in the Free City, Lelouch is listening to the report of Zed, the Lord of the Underworld, in the president's room. Since the last dinner hosted by the Gourmet Club, Zed They continued to investigate for several days before returning to the Chamber of Commerce. Just as Lelouch expected. This club with its non-human presence is truly extraordinary, and the water in this city is a little turbid than I imagined.
"Vampire! Are you sure?"
Zed still hid himself in the shadows as usual. Only the ethereal voice sounded in the room from time to time. Alyssa shuddered when she heard it, because what Zed saw and heard that day was really unbelievable. .
After the dinner that day, Zed was ordered to return to the Food Club. Zed, who had been monitoring Isabella and Jefferson, waited for several hours until the entire mansion became quiet, and then the two quietly opened the door in the warehouse. A secret passage in the middle of the house, and then Jie noticed that a huge underground secret room was built beneath the entire mansion. And where did the seemingly charming and fiery Isabella and the gentlemanly and informal Jefferson reveal their true nature.
It took Zie some time to sneak into the secret room. The entire secret passage was guarded by many guards, and Jie could tell from their aura that none of these guards were human. In the end, Zed took his shadow form and lurked in the shadow of a guard before quietly entering the secret room. However, as soon as he entered the secret room, Zed found that the temperature here was as if he had entered an ice cellar. Of course, it was far inferior to the Yanold Mountains. of severe cold. And the scene that unfolded in front of Jie was even more strange. The underground secret room was divided into many small rooms, and a person was imprisoned in each room. There were men and women of different age groups, but each room was divided into small rooms. Everyone seemed to be in a coma and fell into a quiet sleep.
Zed had no interest in thinking about whether Isabella and Jefferson had some offbeat habits. But after carefully observing these unconscious people, it was discovered that there were some tubes wrapped around these people, which were very slowly extracting the blood from their bodies and putting it into a blue container below. And there are some tubes that are constantly transporting some nutrients to maintain the minimum life of these people. And after a while, someone will come to take away the container that collects slow blood. It is hard to imagine that there is a heinous blood production factory under this magnificent club.
Next, when he saw Isabella and Jefferson drinking the blood sent by the maid, Zed was already familiar with it. Following the two of them, Zed even saw that an extra banquet was held in this secret room, or perhaps This can also be said to be a ritual.
At the beginning of this special ceremony, Zed, who was hiding on the ceiling chandelier, saw many nobles and businessmen who had attended the previous banquet running into the secret room wearing blood-red clothes. At this time, two guards came in escorting a girl with the slave mark on her arm. And right in front of Zed's eyes, Miss Isabella, who had made a splash at the banquet, slit the throat of a girl who looked to be only fifteen or sixteen years old with a golden dagger, and poured the blood into the girl's convulsions. into a golden cup. Finally, Isabella motioned to a maid who exuded an inhuman aura to cut her wrist and mix some blood into the cup. Then Jefferson poured some strange liquid into the cup. . It was not until the end that Isabella handed the cup of donated blood to a noble who looked very old.
This nobleman seemed to be the lucky one today, and seemed to have contributed the most to the forces behind Isabella. When the old nobleman happily took the fruit cup and drank all the blood in it, Zed was surprised. I found that the black age spots on the face of this nobleman who looked to be sixty or seventy years old disappeared quickly, and his skin gradually became rosy and full of blood. In an instant, the nobleman seemed to be twenty years younger. Get in high spirits.
The merchants and nobles participating in the ceremony looked at the lucky man with greedy eyes, and Isabella also took this opportunity to seduce these people who had little fire of life left. People with money and power. Life is limited. When you are getting older and facing the threat of death, if there is a chance to rejuvenate, let alone a beauty like Isabella who looks charming but is actually ruthless, she will be a terrible demon holding this ominous flame burning. With the agreement in front of them, it is estimated that these people who are confused about aging and death will seize the price in front of them at all costs.
Jie understands this very well, because he used to risk everything to snatch the mysterious scroll in order to reach the top!
After witnessing everything. Zed did not rush to leave but waited patiently for Isabella, Jefferson and others to leave. Finally, Zed took advantage of the absence of people and left to start collecting some useful evidence. As Ren Zhe instinctively realized, the strange liquid that Jefferson put into the cup during the ceremony should be an important reason for the nobles to rejuvenate. However, Zed searched for a long time and could not find where the liquid was stored. In the most desperation, Hou Jie chose to kidnap a maid and force her to reveal the location of the special object. However, what Jie didn't expect was that these inhuman maids were more resistant than imagined.
After being held by the spider blade on her neck, a seemingly weak girl actually dared to fight to the death and tried to subdue Zed in turn. When the maid twisted the spider blade, Zed clearly realized that the girl in front of him was hit by the strength. Extraordinary to ordinary people, he was unable to take advantage in the competition of strength for a moment. In a moment of thought, Zed cut off the maid's right arm without ceremony. Then Yu cut off one of her legs, and then the maid finally confessed everything in fear. That special potion was brought out during the ceremony. Only Jefferson and Isabella were qualified to touch it, and the maid didn't know where the potion was placed.
Since they were on the opponent's territory, Zed didn't have time to slowly torture the opponent. After the maid handed over some useful information, Zed cut off the maid's head without mercy. When the maid died, her whole body was covered in black smoke as if it was burned. Generally turned into black carbon. Obviously, this strange way of death made Zed even more suspicious, but Zed had no time or interest to explore this phenomenon. After leaving the secret room, Zed cautiously followed Jefferson and Isabella in an attempt to steal the potion in their hands, and lurked for several days. Even regardless of the fact that the maid he killed had been discovered, the entire food club was under search. It was in this dangerous situation that Zed finally found an opportunity to steal a bottle of potion from the secret vault!
What Zed didn't expect was that these potions were closely guarded by this mysterious force. Even each bottle was secretly engraved with protective markings. The effect of the markings was activated the moment Zed took the bottle. . After killing two ordinary human guards, facing Isabella, Jefferson and a large number of guards who arrived, Zed, who did not know the strength of the other party, had no choice but to give up. Not only did he have protective markings but also tracking markings. However, before leaving, he unceremoniously destroyed many of the medicine bottles. Isabella and Jefferson, who came over, angrily ordered a large-scale search and seemed to be determined not to give up until they were caught. .
After listening to Zed's report, Lelouch fell into deep thought. It turns out that this is what Isabella told her about immortality. But can Isabella and their methods really make an ordinary person live forever? You must know that there is a life-extending potion in this world that can only be prepared by a great master. It only extends a part of a person's life. Eternal life is still impossible to achieve.
Moreover, the highest level of pharmacists on the mainland is only Grandmaster, and there are only a handful of them. Grandmasters have almost become legendary existences.
Lelouch didn't think that Isabella and Jefferson were master-level pharmacists who could prepare a life-extending potion. Moreover, even the life-extending potion itself required very few materials. It might use some blood and a kind of medicine like that. Preparing a medicine can make a person rejuvenate. If it is so simple to make a person immortal, is it necessary for such a thing as a life-extending medicine
Thinking of this, Lelouch couldn't help but take out the invitation he received last time. In a few days, it will be the banquet time. Maybe he will be able to find some answers at this new banquet. (To be continued...)