leonardwarren Chapter 101 Bargaining
Chapter 101 Bargaining
Chapter 101 Bargaining
"Deal. One gold coin for one hundred catties of iron ore. Consider it my way of making friends with Lord Adelaide."
Upon hearing this, Ron and Old Hall both cursed under their breath.
"Too few were killed."
Ron said in an unfriendly tone, "However, I don't have any gold coins right now. Could I use my wooden scale armor as payment?"
Gavin made an outrageous demand: "Sure, I want fifty sets of the full-body wooden scale armor like the one used for city gates. Name your price."
Ron rolled his eyes.
Even with sufficient raw materials, the territory can only produce 20,000 armor plates per month, which translates to only about eleven sets of heavy wooden scale armor.
They don't even have enough land for their own territory, how could they possibly sell fifty sets of Gavin?
"No, the heavy-duty wooden scale armor is not for sale. We only sell light-duty wooden scale armor now." Ron said, then suddenly smiled. "It's not impossible to buy it, but we'll need a lot of wood."
Gavin instantly understood that the so-called wood material did not refer to the hardwood used to make the armor plates, but rather to various wood chips or scraps of wood.
Because of the profession of architectural mage, the material recycling industry in this world is more advanced than anyone could imagine.
Whether it's sawdust or iron powder, it can be solidified into the corresponding material.
Therefore, there are many waste recycling organizations in this world that specialize in collecting various waste raw materials.
The least valuable commodity is timber, simply because this world has magic that accelerates growth, making it just as efficient as solidification. Moreover, this world has no concept of environmental protection.
The amount of timber needed is limited; as long as there are forests, they will cut them down. Therefore, the price of recycled timber is not high, and the amount is not much.
After all, large pieces of wood can be used to make various items, while small pieces can be used to start fires and cook, making the most of the available resources and eliminating the need for recycling.
However, that doesn't mean there's absolutely none. For example, making furniture or props will produce wood shavings.
This material doesn't burn well and is mostly used for starting fires, so most of the sawdust is treated as garbage.
In reality, wood chips are rarely transformed into wood by architectural sorcerers using solidification techniques.
The reason is that it consumes too much magic power, making it not worth the effort.
But for the Blackthorn Wasteland today, this is not a problem.
The main source of timber in the Blackthorn Wasteland is various wasteland shrubs, but these are scarce resources in the wasteland. Now, the shrubs within a radius of dozens of miles around the territory have been almost completely harvested, and the territory's timber reserves are almost depleted. If this continues, much of the development will have to come to a halt.
They had to import timber, but large timbers were too expensive for their territory to afford.
Ron had no choice but to settle for second best, since his efficiency was twenty times that of other building mages and his magic power increased at an astonishing rate, so he had to do the hard work himself.
Gavin nodded: "How much will it cost if I bring you enough timber?"
After thinking for a moment, Ron said, "For every ton of timber, I'll sell you one more heavy-duty wood scale armor and five more light-duty wood scale armors."
Gavin rolled his eyes: "Lord Adler, are you treating me like an idiot?"
Ron shook his head: "If you don't want to, I can hand this business over to Doron. I believe he will be happy to do so, after all, he has hired such a large fleet."
Gavin's lips twitched.
This is a threat. If he doesn't agree, he'll tell Duolong about it, and then he won't even be able to do the iron ore business.
"As expected, none of the people who come to Blackthorn Wasteland as lords are any good." Gavin cursed helplessly, "Deal, but you can't just make me spend money!"
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Ron shrugged: "Ten tons of timber for one gold coin!"
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Upon hearing this, Gavin nodded with a slight twitch at the corner of his mouth.
With the current transport capacity, a ton of timber, once packed, cannot be moved by a single horse-drawn cart; at least two carts are needed. All things considered, there is basically no profit from a single shipment; it's all converted into timber scales.
This was also Gavin's plan; he wanted to do an exclusive business with Doron in Gorubakburg with the wood scales.
It just so happens that Adrian's production is limited.
At the same time, he cursed inwardly, "What do you mean by limited production and not for sale? It's already sold."
Gavin asked, "Lord Adre, what's the price of the heavy wooden scale armor, and how much is the price of the light wooden scale armor?"
Ron looked at Old Hall. This matter would be handled by Old Hall, since he had handled many knight armors, whether plate armor or chainmail.
Heavy Wood Scale Armor costs 8 gold coins, Light Wood Scale Armor costs 5 gold coins!
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As soon as Old Hall finished speaking, Gavin immediately jumped up.
"That's impossible! Wooden scale armor is still made of wood. Do you think it's knight armor?"
When it comes to haggling, Old Hall won't tolerate Gavin.
"Heh, are you a nobleman? How many suits of knight's armor and chainmail have you handled each year?"
One sentence left Gavin speechless.
Even though he's a somewhat well-known mercenary leader now, he hasn't bought a single set of knight's armor in a year, and often, it's available even when it's expensive.
"I have handled over a hundred sets of knight armor and over a thousand sets of chainmail. The prices are very clear. Each set of exquisite lord-level knight armor costs at least 15 gold coins, while ordinary and practical earth knight-level knight armor costs 12 gold coins. This is for large-scale purchases. If you were to purchase a single set, I'm not exaggerating. In Gorubakburg, practical knight armor would cost at least 15 gold coins, and there would be no market for it. For example, the knight armor you are wearing is not actually a complete set, but rather three sets of knight armor assembled together. Such knight armor would still cost no less than 12 gold coins in the Gorubakburg market."
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Gavin looked at the old man in front of him with great surprise. No wonder when he came here, Doron said to be careful of a little old man by Lord Ad's side. Now it seems that this is the old guy.
That's pretty impressive.
"But that's the price of iron armor, and yours is wooden armor!" Gavin said coldly, and that was all he said.
"Although it's wooden armor, you know its defensive capabilities are slightly inferior to plate armor, but it offers greater flexibility in combat and is very easy to repair and maintain. That's why we've significantly reduced the price to 8 gold coins. Normally, one set of knight armor is enough for you to buy two sets of heavy wooden scale armor. Against an Earth Knight of the same level, two Earth Knights in heavy wooden scale armor are more than capable of killing one Earth Knight in regular armor. Even if you kill that Earth Knight, repairing the removed knight armor would cost at least one or two gold coins. But what about our heavy wooden scale armor?"
After Old Hall finished speaking, he suddenly added, "Oh right, I forgot to mention, our helmets come with the suit, but the Knight Armor doesn't come with a helmet and you need to buy one separately, which will cost another one or two gold coins."
Most knights come from knightly families, and they would accumulate wealth over generations to support a knight, with the majority of that wealth going to the knight's family.
Only knights who sold themselves to nobles could receive knight armor allocated by the nobles.
This shows what knight's armor represents for a powerful knight.
After a long while, Gavin's expression kept changing, from gloomy and uncertain to ashen-faced, and finally he only uttered one sentence.
"It's a pleasure to work with you!"
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When Gavin said the last sentence, "It's a pleasure to work with you," there wasn't much joy on his face.
This business is tough; how much they can earn depends entirely on the price they sell at.