Chapter 188: Giving benefits to family members
"Only 99 silver coins!"
"Yes, you heard it right!"
"Not 20 gold coins, let alone 10 gold coins!"
"Light armor of such excellent quality is now only sold for 99 silver!"
"What are you still hesitating about? The armor that can save your life at the critical moment only costs 99 silver!"
"This is not a set of light armor, but a safety guarantee!"
"..."
The crowd of onlookers exploded.
Because the price offered by Hugo is really - ridiculously low!
The manufacturing cost of armor is much higher than that of weapons.
Even light armor that is relatively easy to produce and requires little raw materials often costs 2 to 4 times that of weapons of the same quality.
Not to mention the heavy armor with extremely exaggerated defensive power that almost completely covers and protects the body.
Let’s make a simple example for comparison.
The dwarf-style two-handed sword that Brandon bought cost less than 2 gold coins in total; the matching light armor made by dwarves cost as much as 4 gold coins.
It was even more scary to switch to heavy armor. At that time, the store directly hung a sign saying "19 gold, no price reduction".
Brandon didn't even dare to look at A at that time.
The members of the Bloodfang Gang are basically "armorless" units, and the simple armors worn by several leaders are also products of human blacksmiths.
Bard stories tell of a legendary adventurer who found fine armor crafted by dwarves that had been buried for many years in his ancestral home.
Why don't adventurers go to the blacksmith shop to buy or order one?
Because I can’t afford it!
Hugo is now telling these adventurers that they can buy a set of light armor for only 99 silver?
What is the difference between this and giving it away for free? !
Even if they don't wear it themselves, they can probably make a lot of money by selling it to a blacksmith shop that buys dwarf weapons and armor!
Buy it and earn it!
Some people still have the last doubt: "Why do you want to sell it so cheaply?"
Hugo immediately became a dramatist and looked emotional:
"I once knew a dwarf friend named Maren. These armors were all obtained from the inside price of the stone castle through his channels!"
"There are no middlemen who change hands at all levels. This batch of armor was brought here as soon as it came off the forging bench!"
"No other reason!"
"I was born and raised in the Ceylon Territory. Now that I have the ability, I would rather make less money, but I also want to ensure that you can use really useful dwarf equipment. This is for you to hunt monsters and protect the Ceylon Territory. Sincere thanks! ”
When it came to the "emotional" part, Hugo's eyes turned red and he shed a few tears.
"Ugh... We are all from Ceylon. I have always regarded you as my closest family members. You are all my brothers and sisters. How can I bear to watch my family members being poisoned by monsters!"
"It is my wish to use this batch of armor to provide protection for everyone's adventures!"
"Family members, 99 silver is really the internal price of Stone Castle. No matter how low it is, I won't even be able to make back the return shipping fee!"
"What are you still hesitating about? The quantity is limited. This batch of armors is what you have in front of you!"
Hugo gave an emotional speech.
Whether adventurers believe it or not, the quality of light armor is evident here!
Everyone knows the product well and can tell what the protective performance is like.
There are only a dozen sets in total. It must be a situation where there are more wolves and less meat.
What else can I say?
Grab it! I even want to buy it at a higher price!
“Give me a set! I’ll pay you the full amount!”
"I want one set too, no, no, I want two sets!"
"I can add 20 more silver coins! Sell me a set first!"
"..."
Hugo was still implementing his "family" persona, patting his small chest emotionally and emphasizing: "Please rest assured, first come, first served, everyone is priced at 99 silver, this is for My family members give me benefits, but what kind of benefits are they if I bid for them?”
"Don't worry if you haven't bought it. Once this batch of goods is sold out, I will immediately find a way to contact Blacksmith Malen, and I will bring more benefits to my family here in the future!"
More than a dozen sets of light armor were sold out.
Goblin Hugo's originally shriveled wallet suddenly became full again.
He repeatedly promised to come again after getting the next batch of equipment, and the crowd finally dispersed.
Counting the number of gold coins, Hugo almost laughed from ear to ear.
The so-called benefits to family members?
It is indeed a welfare. The weapons and armors forged by Mullen now have the magic of the God of Forging, and there is no problem in terms of quality.
The key lies in the price difference between raw materials and products!
In the past, most of the magic of the God of Forging was mastered by the dwarves. After metal minerals costing dozens of silver coins were made into armor, the dwarves offered 5 gold coins or more.
It’s doubled ten times!
Although the reasons for this pricing are complicated.
There are no other resources near the stone castle. The most abundant ones are minerals.
Almost all food or other daily necessities must be purchased from the Kingdom of Reyak.
When merchants from the Kingdom of Reyak sell food to Stone Castle, their prices will be much higher.
To put it bluntly.
Although the dwarves possess the magical ability to forge truly sophisticated and high-quality equipment, they will still starve to death if they have no food to eat.
Moreover, most of the Stonecastle dwarves are addicted to alcohol. They consume a large amount of food every year to brew the dwarves' favorite "Rockcastle Spirits."
At this point, Stone Castle is choked by the Kingdom of Reyak.
In order to cover the purchase expenses of these daily necessities, the dwarves had no choice but to charge high prices for their products.
Both parties raised prices for each other.
The end result is that the high price falls on the consuming adventurers and mercenaries, who foot the bill and bear the cost.
But when the believers of the Qiuzhi Church can also produce equipment with the same excellent quality, it means that they have the opportunity to intervene in the market!
The only shortcoming of the Church of Knowledge is that there is little metal mineral output, and raw materials for building various equipment need to be purchased.
But with the name of Stonecastle Dwarves as a cover, they claimed that their products were also the products of dwarf blacksmiths, which was enough for them to fish in troubled waters in a short period of time.
As long as we find a way to solve the problem of lack of metal minerals before it is discovered, the Church of Seeking Knowledge will have no flaws in this market!
Materials that cost dozens of silver coins, after being processed by Mullen, can be sold for nearly 1 gold coin in the end!
Such a huge profit.
It was not only Hugo who understood this account.
The believers he hired to help carry it also figured it out!
This process is not difficult to replicate.
Buy minerals from merchants in the Kingdom of Reyak, transport them to the Misty Valley, entrust Maren to build them, and then transport them back to the Kingdom of Reyak. Can you make a lot of money by selling them again?
Who can’t do this!
As long as they can find a way to get the first pot of gold to buy minerals, they can do this job!
As for where to make the first pot of gold.
The believers who followed Hugo on this trip used their brains and after thinking about it, they also came up with an idea!
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(End of chapter)