"Gene, don't feel any psychological pressure. In all fairness, aren't these jewelry exquisite?" Suhlen picked up a piece of jewelry and said to Gene.
"Yes, these jewelry are the most exquisite jewelry I've ever seen." Gene nodded and said.
"That's it. We need to give him a reasonable price for this exquisite jewelry." Suhlen said.
"As for jewelry made by real elves, how many people have seen it now?" Suhlen picked up the bracelets in the shape of the phoenix and said, "Since few people have seen it, what are you worried about?"
"When the time comes, you can say that it was found in the ruins, and then with a little guidance, with the degree of delicacy of these jewelry, those people will naturally believe it."
Why did Suhlen have to drag these jewelry to the elves? It was very simple, because of the price. In the human countries, the nobles were very popular with the things left by the elves, so as long as it was related to the elves, the price would be at least several times higher.
His cheap father's second wife brought a necklace from her parents' home that was said to be made by the elves, which was said to be a wedding gift prepared by her father, Marquis Osborne. Suhlen also saw it several times at the time. To be honest, the necklace was indeed beautifully made, but it was similar to the jewelry in his hands.
This was also the reason why he dared to pretend that the jewelry was made by the elves. The elves had returned to the Elven Forest for hundreds of thousands of years, and there were only a few pieces of jewelry made by the elves, so Suhlen was not worried at all that this would be exposed.
Gene was indeed a business-minded guy. After being reminded by Suhlen, he immediately prepared a set of excuses, and then after Suhlen filled in the gaps, a story was made up by him.
Originally, the price of these exquisite jewelry was more than a thousand Kinnar at most, but now with the blessing of the elves' background, it could be sold for at least five thousand Kinnar.
Five thousand Kinnar, all bought into food, was enough to support his territory through the winter.
After discussing with Gene, Suhlen asked him to go back and prepare. The caravan would set off in a few days. This time, Suhlen was going to let half of the new barbarians go, and Johnson was going to take half of them, in order to let the new barbarians experience several battles and grow up as soon as possible.
With the veterans like Johnson, Suhlen didn't have to worry about the new barbarians being at a disadvantage. The goblins, kobolds, gnolls and so on they encountered along the way would be leveled up after a few rounds.
After dealing with the matter, Suhlen, he began to deal with the territory's facing the territory.
Generally speaking, the Ice Quetzalcoatlus would not attack humans because compared to the bison, deer, and antelope in the wilderness, the risk of attacking humans was higher, so it was safe here for the time being. However, after winter, animal activities in the wilderness would be scarce, and the Ice Quetzalcoatlus would likely attack humans when there was not enough prey.
Suhlen couldn't entrust the safety of his territory to the Ice Quetzalcoatlus, so the best way was to make a ballista.
Before this, Suhlen had made a ballista and was very familiar with the structure of the ballista. More importantly, he later obtained mechanical control and a lot of mechanical knowledge, so he had some ways to improve the ballista.
There were also ballistas in this world. They were called ballistas, giant ballistas, and other different names, but in fact, they were the same thing. The ballista's structure was complicated, and it was very difficult to operate. A ballista required eight to ten people to complete.
The range of the ballista could reach up to a thousand meters, but in fact, it was not very powerful at this distance, let alone accuracy. In fact, the effective range of the ballista was between four hundred and six hundred meters. Of course, it was difficult to guarantee the accuracy.
This kind of ballista was powerful. It used a two-meter-long javelin as a weapon. It could shoot into a rammed earth city wall within four hundred meters, and even a brick city wall could be more than a foot deep. Even Cryopterus would not be well off if it was shot by this kind of ballista. However, although this weapon was powerful, it also had many shortcomings.
First of all, the loading speed was slow, and several strong men were needed to work together to load it. Second, the accuracy was low. Basically, after more than two hundred meters, the ballista would lose its accuracy. Third, it was difficult to transport. The ballista was heavy, and generally, it was fixed on the city wall.
Fourth, it was difficult to maintain. The bowstring used in the ballista was specially made. It was best to use the tendons of some high-grade magical beasts, but this kind of tendon was too rare and expensive. Therefore, most ballistas used specially processed cow tendons. Several cow tendons were wound into one, and silk and steel wire were mixed and wound. The bowstring made in this way had a short lifespan. Basically, the bowstring would need to be replaced after six or seven times.
There were also some other shortcomings. After Suhlen's modification, although not all of these shortcomings were solved, they were improved a lot. The most obvious improvement was that the loading speed had increased. During the loading part, pulleys and levers were used. The operation of the ballista was also much easier.
At the same time, the ballista was made of stainless steel, which made maintenance easier and increased its lifespan. Of course, this was not all good. As a result, the weight of the ballista increased again.
Suhlen divided the design of the ballista into various parts and let the blacksmith make them according to the drawings. In the end, he assembled all the parts himself. This way, only he knew the craftsmanship of the ballista. The bowstring of the ballista was made from the tendons of the Stormwind Tiger.
After special processing, a total of sixteen bowstrings were made. This time, Suhlen planned to make eight ballistas. Eight of the bowstrings would be installed directly, and the rest would be left as backups.
The eight ballistas were placed on the four sides of the town. Suhlen had purposely built eight high platforms in the town to install the ballistas. With these eight ballistas, even Cryopterus would have to think twice before attacking.
The construction of the territory was still proceeding in an orderly manner. The first batch of iron ore from the mines was also transported to the port by water. Although the speed of a boat going against the current was very slow and the boatman needed to paddle, it was still much faster than transporting it by land.
Suhlen knew very well what the conditions of the roads in the wilderness were like. In comparison, the amount of ore transported by ship was more than ten times that of a horse carriage.
After the ship docked, the goblin slaves who had been waiting for a long time began to unload the ore. The ore would then be sent to the furnace of the blacksmith. At the latest, the first batch of ironware produced by the mines would be ready the day after tomorrow.
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