"Lord, this is a medium-sized iron mine. The Orcs only dug a small part of it. The iron content of the iron ore is very high. "Most of the iron ore that I saw seemed to contain nearly 30% iron. This is already very good for a medium-sized iron mine!" An Elfin ranger hurriedly ran over, holding some iron ore as he happily narrated.
The other warriors who heard the news couldn't help but smile.
That was right.
A medium-sized iron mine contained at least millions of tons of iron ore and a lot of iron concentrate. Because the mine was large enough, more holes could be dug. As long as there were enough people, they could dig at least 300,000 tons of iron ore every year. If they refined it into iron themselves, it would be much less, but the price would be more expensive.
However, if the iron content was high, the selling price would also increase a lot.
At this normal digging speed, it could last for at least a few decades if there were no accidents.
Although in the eyes of others, this was a game and iron was not valuable to ordinary players, for an NPC Lord like him, it was a very valuable thing.
Just by relying on the iron mine, he could earn about 10,000 to 20,000 gold coins a year.
1 gold coin = 100 silver coins = 10000 copper coins.
Although the gold coins weren't much.
But sustainable production was very important. Moreover, his territory needed a lot of iron.
Moreover.
He was poor. He could spend tens of thousands of gold coins with a wave of his hand in his previous life, although it would still hurt …
But he had too many people to support now. If he wanted to expand the territory and build a larger neutral camp city, even a few hundred thousand gold coins wouldn't be enough. A Lord and a casual player couldn't be compared.
"Now that the territory finally has a mine that can make money, go back and choose the people. Immediately start work. Each of you will be rewarded with 5 silver coins!" William didn't hesitate. It was just an iron mine. Even if the news was exposed, it was nothing. The two neighboring duchies didn't need to send troops to destroy the Border Town for 10,000 to 20,000 gold coins a year.
The Border Town had been in the neutral camp for so long because of his father. Now it had him and so many pure-blooded Elves of the Blackleaf Forest. As long as he didn't easily participate in the battle between the two duchies or expose the big treasure, the enemy naturally wouldn't easily make a move.
After all, no one wanted to offend the Elves of the Blackleaf Forest!
Although they didn't know the details of William Blackleaf, they could understand that he, who had 500 Elfin guards, was very important in the eyes of the Blackleaf Elves …
"Thank you, Lord!" Many elven warriors cheered with joy.
Lotner smiled and pointed at the big fellow in the trap, saying, "Then what about this mid-level magical beast? We can't sell its fur. Otherwise, a complete Giant Berserker Bear's fur, not to mention that it's this big, can be sold for at least 1,000 gold coins. If we sell its meat, we can sell it for at least 800 gold coins!"
William thought for a while and said, "Forget it. This giant wild bear weighs at least 4000 kilograms, and its flesh is rich in magic. We'll keep it for ourselves. The warriors who came with me will each have 2.5 kilograms of meat, and the warriors who guard the house will each have 2 kilograms."
"Thank you, my Lord. The glory of the World Tree will forever protect you!" This time, the words of thanks were completely different. The Elfin warriors instantly had a better impression of William.
This kind of item that could increase one's strength was very difficult to obtain. 2.5 Jin of Magical Beast Meat was equivalent to 10 Silver Coins. However, in reality, it was very difficult to buy precious Magical Beast Meat for 50 Silver Coins.
This kind of reward was very generous to any lord.
Moreover, they were not injured at all. Even the soldiers who were left behind to guard the place were not left behind. This definitely showed that the current Lord had really changed. At least his character was not bad!
However, William still kept the big head. Of course, he did not want to eat as much as he wanted. No matter how delicious a mid-level magical beast was, he would get tired of eating it.
As a combination of NPCs and players, although he did not have the upper limit of the number of times he could eat meat, the bear meat that he kept could be used as a reward in the future.
To professionals, using this kind of thing as a reward was much more valuable than gold coins. It was also much more cost-effective.
After all, William had missions to level up, while other NPCs could only rely on eating, fighting, training and other methods to improve their strength.
"My Lord, is this little fellow hungry?" Norton was now carrying three small bears in his arms. There was only a thin layer of white fur on his body. He could only take off his underwear and wrap it in, afraid that it would accidentally catch a cold and fall sick. If that happened, his sin … was unimaginable.
"Let's go back immediately. Leave a team of 10 Rangers here to monitor and see if anyone else has discovered this mine. When we go back, we will immediately send miners and troops to replace them!" William carried one of them. It seemed that it was really hungry and had to go back immediately to get some milk to feed it.
Just as he finished speaking.
William Blackleaf hurriedly brought his men and horses back. The iron mine was about seven to eight miles away from the border town. The distance was not considered close, but it was not considered far either.
The main reason was that the mountain road was difficult to walk. If they wanted to empty this iron mine, they had to build a road. Otherwise, they would not be able to transport the iron ore.
On the way, when William thought of this, he could not help but have a headache.
Cutting trees required money, and so did building a road.
However, there were many weirdos and poor people in the border town. As long as there was money, this group of people would do anything.
There was no choice.
Neutral camp.
There were too few good people. Those who could survive here were basically thugs. They either had a blood feud or had wanted posters on their faces. They did not dare to appear in the Light camp, so they could only mix in the neutral camp.
When his father was still around, he could rely on his own strength to make many criminals quietly work for him and even become soldiers.
But once he disappeared, this group of soldiers returned to their original nature the fastest …
However, thugs had the advantage of being thugs. They were strong and had high combat power. There were even many professionals. As long as there was great strength and the temptation of money, it was very easy to make this group of people work.
Two hours.
A group of troops with armor stained with blood finally walked out of the forest. When they returned to the border town.
Many idle commoners looked over in shock. They were discussing what kind of magical beast this five-meter tall giant bear was.
It was definitely a magical beast. No ordinary animal could have such a physique.
"This is a giant wild bear, a middle-level magical beast. It might even be a high-level magical beast!" Someone suddenly said, a hint of passion flashing in his eyes.
After all, this was a middle-level magical beast. Its meat was delicious and could increase one's strength by a lot.
"Oh my god, there are actually bear cubs, and there are even three of them. Could it be …" A group of people looked at the cubs in William's arms and felt a trace of envy. The cubs that had not opened their eyes yet.
The first person they saw when they opened their eyes would recognize them as their master!
As long as these three cubs grew up smoothly, they would simply be sharp weapons on the battlefield.
William walked on the road with a proud expression. He did not care about this group of dishonest commoners. The reason why he dragged out of the forest for two hours was that he did not want to dismember the giant bear. He wanted to let them see this big guy and at the same time show the strength of his personal guards, so that they would not cause any trouble.
"Milk, quickly bring milk, I want to feed the bear!"
"Sorry, Lord, we only have goat milk now!"
"… Goat milk it is!"
"There is very little goat milk. In the future, we will have to … go to the Iron Nation to buy it!"
"… Buy!"
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