Chapter 498: The Growth of a Young Red Dragon
As for the astral pirates, the Githyanki’s astral ship, and the mind flayer’s mind ship, these super sci-fi beings that can travel between stars and planes are not there for the time being. Within the scope of today’s discussion.
Dwarves’ forging technology is world-renowned, supplying more than half of the world’s metal minerals. Do you think they hammer it out with hammer after hammer?
They are also an immortal species. Like the elves, they are not famous for their numbers. Many dwarf cities only have a few thousand people, but the weapons and equipment they produce far exceed this number.
The reason is that they built their city into a huge smelting furnace, either powered by geothermal lava, or assisted by bound fire elements.
All in all, most dwarf urban smelting does not require coal mines or wood for energy supply.
The dwarf city in front of us, occupied by kobolds, is obviously in the same situation. It uses magma geothermal heat - as to whether the terrain here is specially connected to the magma layer, or the dwarves used magic to do this. A little bit, that’s unknown.
Due to the existence of dwarves, magic and multiple planes, the price of gold and silver has shrunk relatively - gold and gemstones, which are relatively precious metals in the material plane, are everywhere in the inner plane, the earth elemental plane All, which is why those legendary mages rarely intervene in the fight for resources in the material plane. When they have time, they have already hired a group of earth elemental creatures to mine for themselves in the earth elemental plane.
What restricts the proliferation of these precious metals in the material plane is not only the expensive cost of plane transfer, but also the reason why the elemental kings deliberately suppress them.
The situation in the silver smelting production line becomes more and more strange the more you look at it.
The overall architectural style is that of the dwarves, which is rough, heavy, huge, and practical.
But there is a weird tinkering style mixed with various kobolds.
Illegal patches and newly added strange equipment make the entire silver smelting production line extremely unstable, and minor problems will occur from time to time.
The way those kobolds deal with it is rough and simple. They take a big hammer and hit it three times before talking.
Strangely, more than 80% of the problems were repaired, and the machine started to run again.
Faced with this situation, don't you know how to praise the things made by the dwarves for being durable enough?
I still applaud the kobolds' Anxunsi Dafa. At this point, the kobolds and goblins are like sleeping dragons and phoenixes, standing together in the world.
This dwarven silver smelting production line never had such a small output at its peak, and 80% of the produced silver bricks were not coarse silver bricks, but pure silver bricks.
It’s just that these kobolds have changed it seven times and eight times, not only the output has been greatly reduced, but the ability has also been weakened.
This is not Gavin’s guess, but at least half of the equipment here is not in use.
Then again, it is no longer something ordinary people can do for the kobolds to use their own indigenous methods to drive the dwarves' ultra-modern magic factories.
With the young red dragon following him, the kobolds in the Flying Dragon's Lair neither attacked nor fled on a large scale, including the harpy kobolds who once served as the elite guard of the Flying Roc.
Gavin simply let them take a tour of the Dragon Nest.
This dragon's nest was obviously transformed from the dwarves' silver vault. It was square and lined with rows of thick silver bricks the size of turning heads.
What is the concept of one hundred tons of rough silver bricks?
Even if it were pure silver without impurities and completely integrated into a whole, it would have to be nearly ten cubic meters.
The thick silver bricks mixed with impurities are naturally larger, enough to inlaid the entire floor and four sides of the silver warehouse with silver.
In comparison, the dragon bed made of piles of variegated coins is a bit unsightly. Adding up all the miscellaneous items, one hundred thousand gold coins is quite impressive, and there is not a single magic item in sight.
Thinking about Ji Peng's twisted magic characteristics, it is normal. Even if there are magic items, they will be distorted if they are around him for a long time.
This is Ji Peng's normal treasure trove reserve.
Slaying dragons and robbing dragon nests is known as the fastest way to make a fortune in Faerûn, and it’s not without reason.
Robbing those merchants also risks the goods being worthless.
Dragon's Nest is not the case. As long as a dragon has a little reputation, there will definitely be a large amount of cash in his Dragon's Nest. There are absolutely no exceptions. If there are exceptions, either someone will get there first or they will be killed. Didn't find the right place.
Calculating the gains from killing Ji Peng, it turned out to be no less than the scourge of the east road, Thraxata.
Rough silver bricks worth nearly 300,000 gold coins, nearly 100,000 gold coins of various colors, a 100,000-yuan bounty from the racecourse owners, plus a silver mine with a monthly output value of 3,000 gold coins-no consumption of pure Earn, they can be self-sufficient, as long as the kobolds here are safe and not harassed and occupied by other monsters or humans, with an annual income of less than 40,000, is there any more profitable business than this?
What's more, once it's in the hands of the calculating Gavin, how could he allow this place to maintain its original operating mode?
Even if it doesn’t involve large-scale infrastructure construction like other places, at least it must be promoted to its maximum efficiency.
If nothing else, the silver smelting production line still has a lot to do.
Find a few dwarf experts. Even if there is no way to completely repair this silver smelting production line, even if it reaches the peak level of 50%, 60% or even 70% or 80%, it should be easy to earn hundreds of thousands a year. things.
In addition, Gavin highly doubts that the high yield of the garden farm mentioned by the Akkar harpy kobold is not a blessing from the gods like good weather, but a geothermal farm - -The waste heat generated by silver smelting was released to the ground, forming a farm with a relatively constant ground temperature all year round.
Let the kobolds take him to the ground to take a look. The environment there was more unique than he expected.
This garden farm is not in the Krypt Garden Forest at all, but is located in the Sword Mountains, a valley surrounded by mountains. It is located directly above the dwarf castle. The most convenient road is through this castle. However, huge dwarven runes were carved on the surrounding mountains, forming a protective shield similar to the Elf Mystery Lock.
Needless to ask, it would be difficult to find this valley from the direction of the Sword Mountain Range without the help of magic.
Surrounded by mountains and geothermal heat, the temperature here is like spring all year round, making it difficult not to be productive.
The only regret is that most of the area here has been abandoned, with trees, vines, and weeds tangled together. It is denser than an ordinary dense forest. Only a small area near the passage has been developed and planted with crops. , the planting techniques are very clumsy, typical of rough planting and rough harvesting. Even so, it can still support more than 2,000 monsters, which shows how suitable this place is for planting.
What a waste! What a waste! What a waste!
This place is so close to the Glory City, growing food is not the most profitable business.
The most profitable thing is to grow off-season vegetables here. When the weather is cold, all kinds of bright green vegetables will be shipped there. Gavin can guarantee that they will be sold out on the spot. At that time, the value generated was even several times that of silver mines.
This is definitely a big treasure.
Silver Mine or Garden Farm, either one is worthy of Gavin’s investment here, let alone two in one, which is certainly worth spending a lot of energy.
After returning to the meeting hall, I had a pretty good understanding of the situation inside and outside South Criptree.
After temporarily driving away the harpy kobolds, Gavin turned to the young red dragon and said: "In the next period of time, I want you to stay here and lead these kobolds to develop this place. What do you think? ?”
“Me?” The young Honglong was stunned and obviously did not react. After all, this was something that he could not even dream of.
"What? Not happy?" "Yes, very happy." The young red dragon's head nodded like a chicken pecking at rice. All he could think about now was Ji Peng using silver bricks. Inlaid dragon's nest, no dragon can refuse to roll around and sleep in this kind of room.
I just thought about it before, but now this dream comes to my door.
There is no such thing as a pie in the sky, especially here in Gavin. If it does appear, there must be a large-yield flutter bomb hidden inside.
After the surprise, the young red dragon asked cautiously, "Lord, do you know what the conditions are?"
"I will transport all the thick silver bricks and treasures here." Gavin already had a deep understanding of the dragon's deep-rooted greed.
Because of the treasure, the undead ghost transformed by the young red dragon almost escaped control.
Even if he has absolute control over the young red dragon, he cannot leave a pile of treasures to him for protection, otherwise who knows what unexpected things he will do?
The face of the young red dragon showed disappointment that could not be concealed. At the same time, he breathed a long sigh of relief. In this way, he did not have to worry about whether he could not control his greed. When something stupid happened, he nodded and said: "It is a matter of course."
"What do you think we should do after you are stationed here?" Gavin's question obviously has an educational component, and he wants to see How much has the young red dragon learned during the period of following him.
The young red dragon replied without thinking: "As a low-key dragon, you will never appear in the human sight easily, let alone hunt in human horse farms."
"You I know how to learn and sell now." Gavin couldn't help but laugh and curse, this is. After he brought Roderick here, he gave him the first order. There was no need for the powerful men in the Glory City to take action. There were several beings in Amphel Village who could destroy him, "What I'm saying is , how are you going to manage those kobolds outside? ”
In order to arouse the enthusiasm of the young red dragon, Gavin added, "If you manage here for one day, one-tenth of the output of the silver mine will be yours."
I heard it was rich. But, the young red dragon suddenly became energetic.
At first glance, the salary does not seem to be much. It is one hundred kilograms of crude silver ingots per month. When converted, it is only more than three hundred gold coins.
But according to his understanding of Gavin, he will never be satisfied with the current situation of the silver mine. When large-scale development begins here, it will be far more than this number.
No.
From what Gavin meant, he was planning to hand over the management of this silver mine to himself. This was because he wanted to test his management skills. Only if he managed it well could he retain it for a long time.
The young red dragon immediately began to rack his brains, recalling what he had seen and heard during his time in the Dragon Oak Territory, as well as his understanding of the cruel and cunning master in front of him, and replied: "I will be there More kobolds are gathering in the mountain range behind, increasing the number of kobolds here."
He has fully experienced in the Dragon Oak Territory what power comes in numbers. Even small kobolds, if there are enough of them, can erupt with power that shocks even the ancient dragons. And he is in the Dragon Oak Territory. In this regard, it has an innate advantage, which has been fully verified in the Stone Bridge Hills.
“This is the first one.” Gavin nodded lightly and affirmed this. Gathering the surrounding wild kobolds for his own use is definitely the first choice for dragons to rule a place. He also added, “ But don’t use the trick that Shiqiao Hills personally took action. Send more nimble-minded kobold lobbyists to lobby the wild kobolds to join. When you encounter those stubborn tribes, you can take action yourself, or Not out If you take action, you must be sure that you are sure to win. Give them a thunderous blow to scare the surroundings. Your whereabouts can be hidden, try not to be exposed. This place is too close to human forces, and you are here, and you don’t have the speed. Advantages."
"The lord is very considerate, I will definitely do it and be a low-key dragon." The arrogant young red dragon learned humility under Gavin, at least in front of him. humble.
Gavin's affirmation gave Rodrick full confidence, and he continued: "I hope that the lord can deploy a hundred dragon-blooded kobolds from the territory, preferably red dragon-blooded kobolds."< br>
"Oh? Tell me your specific thoughts." The smile in Gavin's eyes became even brighter. He originally wanted to recruit a general from within, so he temporarily held the young red dragon here until there was a suitable one. After taking command, replace him.
Unexpectedly, the other party was a little bit beyond his expectation. There was something in his stomach.
Thinking about it, the opponent is a giant dragon after all. Because the opponent is the notorious red dragon, I did not invest too many resources in cultivating him like I did with the young copper dragon Ivinsa. , but you can still learn a lot of new things under the influence of your ears and eyes.
“There are three reasons for this. One is the red dragon blood kobolds, who are naturally close to me. Living with me for a long time will further purify the red dragon blood in their bodies, and may awaken more powerful ones. The power of.
The second is that the silver refining production line requires dealing with flames all year round. The dragon-blooded kobolds have a unique advantage in this regard. The ordinary kobolds here have more or less tendencies in this regard, and they can better integrate into it.
The third is to use veterans to lead new recruits. A dragon-blooded kobold from the Dragon Oak Territory is enough to supervise a dozen kobolds who have just returned. However, the suppression from dragon blood, even if they enter a new ethnic group, the dragon Blood kobolds are also born to be superior. ”
What the young red dragon said is clear. He is a pure giant dragon. He didn’t care about the existence of kobolds in the past. Once he pays attention to them, it is easy to discover the connection and compatibility between himself and them. .
“Good, good, good. "Gavin couldn't help but nodded repeatedly. These three ideas of the young red dragon can be said to be on point, taking the characteristics of the kobold and the concept of bringing the old into the new to the extreme, "Do you have any other ideas? Say it together and I will help you refer to it. ”
Based on what the young Hong Long said above, he is the only candidate to be stationed here.
But Gavin still wanted to dig deeper and see how far this young red dragon had grown. Is it worth investing your own energy in cultivating?
As mentioned before, as his strength continues to increase, his employment philosophy is also constantly changing.
He previously paid too much attention to the natural alignment and somewhat ignored the acquired influence, especially the oppressive influence that directly controls the soul.
It is undeniable that the young red dragon is not a good bird. It was proved by the fact that it entered the fast dragon's nest and ate two kobolds in order to kill the chickens to scare the monkeys. It was the young copper dragon Ivinsa who replaced him. Here, let alone saying it can't be done, even such an idea will not come up. This is the essential difference between the two.
But because he was afraid of his own wrath and punishment, Roderick rarely went beyond what he prohibited.
As long as he abides by the laws and regulations he has established, then he is his own legal citizen, regardless of whether his nature is lawful good? Or what does Chaotic Evil do?
Compared with the lack of these, a large number of useful talents is the most important to Gavin.
"The next thing requires the cooperation of the lord." The young red dragon was forcibly suppressed by Gavin for more than half a year, and his independent activity was fully activated at this moment.
“Tell me and listen.”
“It’s best not to keep any of those harpy kobolds, but send them all to the Dragon Oak Territory to receive a new education and baptism.” Young Red Dragon The way he talks is not like a giant dragon, but like a young strategist. "There are two reasons. One is to These harpies and kobolds are good. Their bloodline has been affected by the speed roc. It is difficult for them to be affected by my synchronization. Even if they are affected, they will become nondescript. It is better to keep the current appearance, at least it is more unique. Can be used as an air force reconnaissance or air sentry
Second, they must be the middle and high-level managers here. Even if they sincerely join us and have no second thoughts, some things have been solidified. According to the Lord, they already have their own label attributes, but it is not easy to label us as Dragon Oak. Only by kicking them out can we better complete the assimilation of this place. ”
The two reasons also include the characteristics of the kobolds themselves, as well as the considerations of the people. I dare not say that they are comprehensive, but they are still very comprehensive, making Gavin nod repeatedly.
The young Honglong took advantage of the situation and continued: "This is just a preliminary management model. , I think that in the middle and late stages, we can select the kobold elites here and send them to the Dragon Oak Territory for further edification and assimilation, or swap them with more suitable personnel from the Dragon Oak Territory based on their abilities. Even if they return to this place in the end, they will still have a sense of identity with the Dragon Oak Territory.
The kobold eggs here are best sent to the ovaries of the Dragon Oak mother tree for joint incubation and collective deployment later.
At that time, even if there are geographical differences, both parties will come from the same nest and have a stronger sense of mutual identification. ”
Rodrick's suggestion was not from his own perspective, but from the perspective of the entire Dragon Oak Territory.
As for him making this suggestion, is it because he has already identified with the Dragon Oak Territory, and like those kobolds, he is dedicated to this large group?
It was still to please Gavin and win more impression points. Only he knew that.
No matter which point he started from, Gavin couldn't help but take a high look at the red dragon, because it meant that whether he was sincere or not, he could figure out what he wanted most. Yes, as long as he can make a choice that is beneficial to himself and his territory, there is no need to delve into other matters.
(End of this chapter)