Looking at those dazzling gold coins and crystals, Rebecca, Amber and Knight Byron fell into a daze without any surprise.
When Byron was a mercenary, he had seen the so-called deep mountain treasures, but those dim and dusty antiques were not of the same order of magnitude as the military supplies protected by runes in front of him; The treasures that I can see in the castle in my life are not as many as in the warehouse in front of me; let alone Amber, from the perspective of a dedicated and good thief, for the first time, she feels that it may be difficult for her to evacuate the things here Already...
Of course, they will inevitably have a layer of curiosity when they are sluggish, because many of the things in front of them are standard equipment from the Gondor period, and most of these things rely on the advanced magic technology of the Gondor Empire. Therefore, after the establishment of Ansu, the pioneers The equipment they brought with them was basically one piece of equipment that was broken, and a lot of energy was exhausted after use. Today, the ancient weapons of Gondor in Ansu have become unknown even in the history books. Of course, these dazzling equipment in the warehouse are extremely unfamiliar to them.
But to Ms. Amber, it doesn't matter what the principles of these things are—anyway, they look so valuable!
"Gondor long gold coins... coat of arms silver coins... and real three-leaf golden flower coins! My God!" Amber rushed to the box full of coins, her head almost buried in the pile of gold coins, "Qian ! This is all money! Get rich!! Boss, boss, let’s get rich!!"
When she has no money, she is old-fashioned, and when she has money, she is the boss. This attitude change is so great that she is worthy of the title of shame of the elves.
Gao Wen stretched out his hand and pulled Amber out of the pile of money, tugging at the back of her neck: "Calm down—this is my money, not yours!"
Amber had a righteous face on her face: "As your most loyal follower, this money is yours and mine!"
"These gold and silver coins are the least valuable things, and the crystals next to them are the real treasures," Gao Wen pouted, introducing these things that are completely unfamiliar to contemporary people, "Those piled outside the box are crystal rough stones. , unprocessed magic matrix, Rebecca, you are a mage, you should know them-although it needs to be processed before it can be used, but it will definitely come in handy. The box is a standard military crystal from the Gondor period, and it is very simple to use. It can increase the fighting power of the soldiers on the territory for a long time. Those swords and armors are troublesome... I checked just now, and the condition is not very good, especially the magic mechanism, which is almost scrapped. How much can it be used now? The combat power is still unclear."
Although there are sealed runes in this treasure house, which can slow down the oxidation and corrosion of metals, the continuous collapse and energy dissipation process of the magic mechanism itself cannot be delayed, although they all have a long "shelf life" ", but in the face of a time span of seven hundred years, there is still a limit to the shelf life - not only those weapons and armor, but in fact even the military crystals in several boxes have different degrees of energy dissipation, and now the energy contained in them is probably only Less than one-third of the "factory" time, and the failure rate of these antiques is also a problem.
But for the current poor and white Cecil family, this is still an amazing fortune.
So even though Gao Wen emphasized that these things were not in good condition, the eyes of Rebecca and Amber were still straight.
"Such a huge amount of wealth..." Knight Byron felt his mouth was a little dry, "It has been lying quietly on the border of the kingdom... and no one knows..."
"In a way, I would like to thank the civil strife in Brumaire a hundred years ago," Gao Wen shook his head, "When the Moen family still remembered these wealth, the demonic tide stopped people from exploring this place, and when the demonic tide After fading away, the Moen family has lost their inheritance. Alas, destiny... "
He lamented fate, but what Gao Wen really lamented was the closed and backward feudal system - all wealth belonged to the king and lords, and the lifeblood of the country would be controlled by a few families in the form of private property. Inheritance, these things will become ownerless things in the barren mountains and mountains, what absurd situation is this
If the Moen family had clearly recorded these treasures on paper and stored them in the archives, and the members of the royal family were only responsible for keeping the keys, it might not be his turn to get these treasures—weakened after the civil strife The royal family would definitely have an idea for these things.
But how should I put it, isn't this kind of family-inherited treasure house left deep in the mountains for various reasons, isn't it the so-called medieval standard development
Rebecca glanced at the ancient equipment and crystals, and finally landed on a box of gold and silver coins. She let out a sigh of relief: "With these, you can pay off Viscount Andrew's debt, and you can also buy food and stones. it's..."
Gao Wen glanced at her and shook his head: "No, the money can't be spent directly."
"Huh?" Rebecca was stunned for a moment, but she wasn't really stupid, she quickly realized, "Because these are antiques?"
"That's right, if you go shopping with a bunch of Gondor gold and silver coins from 700 years ago, anyone with a brain will guess that the Cecil family has dug up treasures in this dark mountain," Gao said. Wen nodded, "At the very least, these things can't be exposed casually when we're not getting a firm foothold."
"Then what should we do?" Rebecca frowned, "We are very short of money now..."
"It's very simple. Even if it looks different, gold is still gold, and silver is still silver. Thanks to this era of precious metal trading." Gao Wen smiled brightly, but what he said made Amber's heart twitch, "Molten these things. !"
"Mom!!" The half-elf lady almost jumped up, "You know what I'm talking about! Melted?! These are ancient gold coins and ancient silver coins from seven hundred years ago! You can sell them as antiques on the black market. It's more reliable than melting!"
"The ancient gold and silver coins from 700 years ago are as good as new ones. What's more, many of them are ancient imperial coins that have been completely lost and can only be seen in books," Gao Wen said. Looking at Amber, he showed the same gentle eyes as he usually looks at Rebecca, "It's okay if you take one or two to resell, try selling all these six boxes to me? If you come back alive, I will give it to you." A box!"
Amber gritted her teeth, and wanted to run with all her body slashed to pick up a box. When she saw Gao Wen's arm thicker than her thigh, she suppressed the daring and embarrassing thought in her heart.
But she still wanted to struggle: "Then you can't melt it all... It's too wasteful..."
"Of course, only part of it will be melted," Gao Wen spread his hands, "I'll feel bad if I have to melt so many antiques, won't I? First re-mint some of them to meet the urgent need, and seal up the rest to see when they can be distributed." use."
Only then did Amber's expression relax, and Gao Wen looked at Rebecca with a smile: "Now you know why I specifically declared in the Silver Castle that day that I would retain my status as Duke Cecil?"
Rebecca blinked: "Huh?"
"Stupid! The duke has the right to mint coins!" Amber stared, then turned to Gao Wen, "So you made up your mind to melt the antiques here, right?!"
"It can be said that," Gao Wen admitted without any pressure, "I am now an unprecedented non-real duke, with zero territory for the time being, and I have to cultivate it myself, but even if there is no territory, the various privileges that come with duke status are In terms of legal theory, it is 'naturally self-contained', and the coinage right is just one of them."
Amber stared at Gao Wen with bulging eyes, and could only sigh in the end: "You ancient aristocrats still know how to play—the bumpkin aristocrats who only know how to dig holes in their territories to extort tolls from merchants are really incomparable to you."
To this, Gao Wen's answer was only one sentence: "Let's take a long-term perspective. Even this entire treasure house is nothing compared to the future."
Then he ordered Byron and Rebecca to pack some crystals and coins each, and prepared to leave this place first.
This treasury has been brought into your hands, but there is no way to make everything here come in handy. First, let the camp below be established, and then trustworthy soldiers will take the contents of the treasury in batches—the most important thing is Weaponry - delivered to the camp. At the same time, he had to arrange guards for the treasure house. Although there was a magic gate to protect it, since he had already arrived here, he couldn't continue to leave the treasure house unattended in the mountains.
Moreover, the ancient warrior outside the ruins had to be reburied—a pile of rocks was not considered a qualified grave. Now that people from the civilized world had returned to this land, the warrior who died in battle should be properly buried.
After sealing the treasure house with platinum disks again, Gao Wen and his party left the place.
The camp near the river beach is still busy and busy, but it is almost finished.
The two knights, Byron and Philip, purchased a large number of tents in Tanzan Town—actually, they were just the canvas and wood needed to build the tents. After arriving at the place, they needed to be processed on site to become temporary camps. However, the advance team The first batch of people were skilled workers, and they set up the tent very quickly. Moreover, Hetty used some auxiliary spells to help, and the camp had begun to see its scale.
According to the plan left by Gao Wen in advance, all the tents were built on the south side of the Baishui River, roughly forming a fan shape. Important materials such as food and iron were piled in the center of the camp, and the prefabricated wood he brought was stacked on the bank of the river for transportation. The carts and caravans used at the time were piled up around the camp after they were emptied, serving as a temporary barrier before the wall was built—although the tide of magic has receded, this is a barren mountain where civilization has been cut off. Who knows what beasts will come out
Beside the tent in the center of the camp, Gawain found Heidi with a tired look.
Trust those ancient crystals to lift the spirits of this weary lady.