Chapter 42 Camp

Looking at the dazzling gold coins and crystals, Rebecca, Amber and Byron Knight fell into a daze without any surprise.

Byron had seen so-called treasures in the mountains when he was a mercenary, but those dim and dusty antiques were not on the same level as the military supplies protected with runes in front of him; Rebecca, as a As a declining aristocrat in the countryside, the treasures she could see in the castle in her life were not as many as those in the warehouse in front of her; let alone amber. From the perspective of a dedicated and dedicated thief, she felt for the first time that she might be very good. It’s hard to empty everything here...

Of course, they will inevitably become curious while being 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 Gondor Empire has advanced magic technology, so after the founding of Anzu, the equipment brought by the pioneers was basically broken, and many of them ran out of energy after use. To this day , the ancient weapons of Gondor in Ansu have become things that are not even recorded in the history books. These dazzling equipment in the warehouse are of course extremely unfamiliar to them.

But to Miss 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! Oh my god!" Amber rushed to the box full of coins, his head almost hurt Buried in the pile of gold coins, "Money! This is all money! We are getting rich!! Boss, boss, we are getting rich!!"

When you don't have money, you are old-fashioned, but when you have money, you are old-fashioned. She was the boss when she was young, and her change of attitude was so great that she was worthy of the title of Elf Shame.

Gawain stretched out his hand to pull Amber out of the pile of money and pulled her by the collar: "Calm down, calm down - this is my money, not yours!"

"These gold and silver coins are the lowest value, and the crystal next to them is Real treasures," Gawain pouted, introducing these things that are completely unfamiliar to contemporary people, "Those piled outside the box are raw crystal stones, unprocessed magic matrix, Rebecca, you are a mage and you should know them. Although they need to be processed before they can be used, the ones in the box are standard military crystals from the Gondor period. They are very simple to use and can increase the combat effectiveness of the soldiers in the territory for a long time. . Those swords and armors are a problem... I checked just now and they are not in very good condition, especially the magic mechanisms. They are almost scrapped. It is not clear how much combat effectiveness they can exert now."

Although. There are sealed runes in this treasure house that can slow down the oxidation and corrosion of metal, but the continuous collapse and energy dissipation process of the magic mechanism itself cannot be delayed, although they themselves have a long "shelf life" , but in the face of a time span of seven hundred years, the quality assuranceThere are still limits in the period - not only the weapons and armor, but in fact even the military crystals in several boxes have energy dissipation to varying degrees. The energy contained in them now is probably less than one-third of what it was when "leaving the factory" , and the failure rate of these old antiques is also a problem.

But for the now impoverished Cecil family, this is still an astonishing wealth.

So even though Gawain emphasized the poor condition of these things, Rebecca and Amber's eyes were still straight.

"Such a huge fortune..." 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 some ways, I have to thank the civil strife in the Misty Moon a hundred years ago," Gawain shook his head. "When the Morn family still remembered these wealth, the demonic tide blocked people from exploring this place. However, when the demonic tide receded, the Moen family had lost its inheritance. Alas, fate..." As Gawain sighed about fate, what he really lamented was this closed and backward society. Feudal system - all wealth belongs to the king and lords, and the lifeline of the country will also be held in the hands of a few families in the form of private property. Once a family cuts off the inheritance, these things will become ownerless in the barren mountains and mountains. What a ridiculous situation is this?

If the Moen family clearly recorded these treasures on paper and stored them in the archives, and the royal family members were only responsible for keeping the keys, I am afraid that it would not be his turn to get these treasures. ——The weakened royal family after the civil strife in Wuyue will definitely have the idea of ​​these things.

But how should I put it? Isn’t it the so-called standard development of the Middle Ages for a treasure house inherited by a family to be lost in the mountains for various reasons?

Rebecca's eyes swept over the ancient equipment and crystals, and finally landed on a box of gold and silver coins. She exhaled: "With these, we can pay off Viscount Andrew's debt." , you can also buy food and stone..."

Gao Wen glanced at her and shook his head: "No, the money cannot be spent directly."

"Huh? "Rebecca was stunned for a moment, but at least she wasn't really stupid. She quickly realized, "Because these are all antiques?"

"Yes, you are holding a pile of steel from seven hundred years ago. If you want to buy things with Duo gold and silver coins, anyone with a smart mind will guess that the Cecil family has found a treasure in these dark mountains." Gawain nodded, "At least when our foothold is not stable, These things cannot be exposed casually."

"What should we do?" Rebecca frowned, "We are short of money now..."

"It's very simple. , even if the appearance is changed, gold is still gold, and silver is still silver, thanks to this era of precious metal trading," Gawain smiled brightly, but what he said made Amber's heart twitch next to him, "Melt these things!" < /p>

"Mom!!" The half-elf lady almost jumped up, "You know what you are talking about! Melted?! This isAncient gold and silver coins from seven hundred years ago! Even if you go to the black market and resell it as an antique, it's more reliable than melting it down! ”

“The ancient gold and silver coins from seven hundred years ago are preserved as if they were new. What’s more important is that many of them have been completely lost and the patterns can only be seen in books.” Ancient empire currency," Gawain looked at amber, showing the same gentle look as he usually looked at Rebecca, "It's okay if you take one or two and resell them. Can you try selling all six boxes to me? If you come back alive, I will give you a box! "

Hubo gritted her teeth and wanted to carry a box with all her strength and run away. When she looked at Gawain's arms that were thicker than her thighs, she suppressed the bold and unbeatable feeling in her heart. Thoughts.

But she still wanted to struggle: "Then you can't melt everything... It's too wasteful..."

"Of course, only a part of it," Gawain spread his hands, "I would feel bad if I really had to melt so many antiques, wouldn't I? First, re-coin a part of it to meet the urgent need, and store the rest to see when it can be used. "

Amber's expression relaxed, and Gawain looked at Rebecca with a smile: "Now you know why I specifically stated that I wanted to keep my Duke Cecil in the Silver Castle. Is it your identity? "

Rebecca blinked: "Huh? ”

“Stupid! The Duke has the right to mint coins! Amber stared, then suddenly turned to Gawain, "So you made up your mind to melt the antiques here, right?" ! ”

“It can be said,” Gawain admitted without any pressure, “I am now an unprecedented non-local duke. My territory is temporarily zero and I have to cultivate it myself. But even if I have no territory, I still have the status of a duke.” The various privileges attached to it are "naturally inherent" in legal principles, and the right to mint money is just one of them.

Hu Huo looked at Gawain with bulging eyes, and finally could only sigh: "You ancient nobles still know how to play - now those bumpkin nobles who only know how to dig holes in the territory and extort merchant tolls are like You really can't compare. "

To this, Gawain had only one answer: "Take a longer view. Even this entire treasure house is nothing compared to the future. ”

Then he ordered Byron and Rebecca to each pack some crystals and coins, and prepared to leave this place first.

This treasure house has been taken into his hands, but not yet. The way to put everything here to use is to first establish the camp below, and then trustworthy soldiers will transport the items in the treasure house-the most important weapons and equipment-to the camp in batches. We also need to arrange guards for the treasure house. Although it is protected by the magic door, now that we are here, we cannot continue to leave the treasure house unattended in the mountains.

And the ancient warrior outside the ruins. They also need to be reburied - a pile of rocks is not a qualified grave. Now that people from the civilized world have returned to this land, the warriors who died in the war should be properly buried.'s burial.

After sealing the treasure house again with the platinum disc, Gawain and his party left the place.

The camp near the river beach is still being set up in a busy manner, but it is nearing completion.

The two knights Byron and Philip purchased a large number of tents in the town of Tanzania - actually just the canvas and wood needed to build the tents. After arriving at the place, they need to be processed on site before they can become It was a temporary tent, but the first group of people in the advance team were all skilled workers, and they set up the tent very quickly. Moreover, Hetty used some auxiliary spells to help. The camp was now beginning to take shape.

According to the plan left by Gawain in advance, all tents were built on the south side of the Baishui River, roughly forming a fan shape. Food, iron and other important materials were piled in the center of the camp, and the prefabricated wood brought The trucks and caravans used for transportation were piled around the camp after they were empty, serving as a temporary barrier before the wall was built. Although the demonic tide has subsided, this is a barren mountain where civilization has been cut off. Who knows? Do you know what kind of beast will come out?

Next to the tent in the center of the camp, Gawain found Hetty with a tired look on his face.

Believe that those ancient crystals can cheer up this tired lady.