Rhett came up with this plan after careful consideration last night.

In this area of ​​the southwestern border, the canyon defense line has been relatively stable in the past, and the demand for ore has been at a low level all year round, causing the price range of the ore to generally hover in the lower reaches.

Except for a few precious and famous mines that can be used to forge medium and high-quality weapons and equipment, the rest of the ores used to forge low-quality equipment are in oversupply all year round and are piled up in inventory.

It's not so bad in normal times. Even if the consumption rate is lower than the mining rate, the worst that can happen is that the ore can be stored and taken out as needed. Anyway, the ore will not get moldy.

But once a fierce war breaks out, there is no doubt that the demand gap for war resources such as ores, special wood, and medicines will become extremely huge.

There is no doubt about this; it has been the case in every war in history.

It can be expected that there will be a wave of mineral fever in the southwest border next year.

Purchasing ore at a premium is a windfall for those who own the mine.

In Leiter's opinion, now that he has a vision for the future, he naturally has to seize this opportunity.

Taking advantage of the information gap, rushing to buy up the ore and earning a huge profit! Although the seventh-level dark magic crystal is valuable, it is too high-end for him at the moment and has no obvious effect.

It is far less cost-effective to operate flexibly and earn a wave of profits.

Hearing that so much money was to be used at once, and that even the seventh-level dark magic crystal was to be sold, Ruilai couldn't help but be secretly shocked.

But his good upbringing prevented him from showing any abnormality on the surface.

The tacit understanding between father and son made him understand that his father must have his reasons for doing this, so he didn't rush to ask.

Riley picked up his knife and fork again, put a piece of steak into his mouth, and said softly, "I understand, father. I will go organize the caravan and arrange this matter as soon as possible."

"Don't worry about it these few days, Riley." Leiter said with a smile: "I plan to continue the plan of purchasing ore for more than half a year. Now, your honeymoon with Klina is more important!"

Rilai was slightly startled, and looked at Klina, and they smiled sweetly at each other.

After breakfast, Rhett strolled slowly in the territory, conducting a long-awaited territory patrol.

The autumn weather was crisp and the cool breeze fluttered his sleeves, making Rhett feel happy.

After wandering around, we arrived at the town of Young Eagle.

Autumn is the harvest season. The townspeople, regardless of gender, age or status, all carry farm tools and head towards the farmland outside the town.

Men carry buckets and farm tools, they are the main labor force of the family, so they naturally have to bear more weight. Young children follow behind their parents, carrying lighter things such as backpacks, sacks, bread, dried meat, etc., to help their parents with the labor.

Rhett's arrival was greeted respectfully by the townspeople.

Amidst the greetings and welcomes, Rhett smiled and turned to the northeast corner of the central square.

The original central square was wide and idle on the outside. It was an empty space deliberately left in the early planning.

Today, the Eagle Town has entered a period of rapid development, and this circle of vacant land has been planned to become the future commercial center of the Eagle Town.

Although it is difficult to achieve at present, the near-term goal is to build blacksmith shops, tailor shops, taverns and other places on the periphery of the central square.

Today, a two-story wooden house covering an area of ​​more than 100 square meters has been built in the northeast corner. The first floor is a shop and the second floor is a living place.

I took a look and saw six big conspicuous words "Iron Brothers Blacksmith Shop" on it.

The door was open and there were clanging sounds coming from inside, like the sound of blunt objects colliding.

Rhett stood outside the door, one foot on the gray stone steps, and saw two men with half-gray hair renovating the store.

The hammering sound just now was not about forging iron tools.

After all, the wooden house had just been built, and the basic infrastructure such as the stove, hearth, bellows, etc. had not yet been added, so forging was naturally out of the question.

The shop was empty, and Andre was hammering nails into the wall.

Noticing a slight change in the light in the room, Andre turned his head and glanced. Then he was startled and immediately urged his brother who was facing the door: "Leonid, the lord is here, put down the things in your hands for now."

"What? The Lord is here?" Leonid stood up hastily and found the figure at the door. He quickly came to the door with Andrei and greeted him in unison: "Good morning, Lord."

"Hello, are you used to living here?" Rhett said with a smile.

"Of course, although we just moved into this house the day before yesterday, the surrounding residents are very welcoming and very friendly to outsiders like us!" Andre said, holding his chest.

"That's right. Our new friend heard that we were interested in Sun Lake and took the initiative to invite us to go there two days later!" Leonid's eyes were bright. He had just arrived in Young Eagle Town and was full of novelty! "That's great!" Leiter smiled, then glanced at the situation inside the house and said, "Well, it looks like your shop has just been built. It's named Tiege Blacksmith Shop. Is it because you are a pair of brothers?"

Rhett learned about this situation through the list information collected by Sveta a few days ago.

Among the group of skilled talents gathered from Qingquan Town, two of the five blacksmiths are not only apprentice knights, but also a pair of brothers.

Although he had not yet become a formal knight at this age, which showed that his talent was relatively poor, this level of forging was also unique in Young Eagle Town.

"Yes, we are brothers, and the blacksmithing skills are inherited from our father. In our early years, we lived in a small village called Laixi Village.

After my father died of illness, we went around a lot of places before we ended up in Qingquan Town." As Andre spoke, he recalled most of his life, with a hint of emotion in his eyes. Then he came to his senses and added hastily, "But now, we are people of Young Eagle Town, and from now on, we will all work hard for you!"

"Thank you for your support!" Lei Te smiled and changed the subject, "I came to you this time because I have something."

"Please speak, my lord."

"In Young Eagle Town, you two, as apprentice knights, are definitely the best blacksmiths here, so I want to send some knights with fighting spirit to learn from you. What do you think?"

Hearing this, the two looked at each other, and there was a hint of joy in their eyes, "It's all up to you, sir."

"But there is one thing I need to tell you in advance. Blacksmithing is hard work. You have to be in front of the fire all day long, with all kinds of blacksmithing sounds lingering in your ears. Most knights are not willing to experience this kind of life for a long time." Andre said.

"Yes, we have recruited apprentices before, but they didn't last long. Those who have fighting spirit prefer to venture out and don't want to stay in a small blacksmith shop almost every day of their lives." Leonid sighed, "I hope the lord can help us screen when selecting people."

Lei Te pondered for a moment and said, "I will consider this issue!"

"Then I'll trouble you, sir!" Andrei and Leonid showed anticipation in their eyes.

The two brothers had only daughters, and they had no talent for fighting, so they couldn't make a living as a blacksmith.

But they didn't want to see their ancestral craftsmanship lost in their generation. Now that there was hope, how could they not be happy.

Since Andre woke up this morning, he has been thinking about how to ask the Lord for the materials. When he heard the other party take the initiative to mention it, his eyes lit up, "Thank you, Lord!"

The light morning mist had not yet dissipated when Kuding, accompanied by a dozen carpenters and cartloads of hard wood, came walking along the eastern path of the central square.

"Good morning, Lord!" Everyone greeted each other in unison.

Lei Te heard the sound of the wheels turning, turned his head and saw this scene, and asked casually: "Kuding, how much progress has been made in the construction of the wooden house?"

"We just completed the wooden houses for five blacksmiths a few days ago. Today's goal is to build a tavern, and the location is right there!" Kuding pointed to the southwest corner of the central square.

"Not bad." Leiter encouraged, and then suddenly thought, "A few months ago, as a reward for discovering a batch of antiques, I asked Sveta to ask you if you had any requests. It seems that you have never thought about it?"

"Yes, my lord. Because I am living a carefree life now. In my free time, I chat with my co-workers or get together with my family. I am very satisfied with my current life and I really can't think of any requests!" Kuding touched his head and said embarrassedly.

"That's fine." Lei Te nodded, "I allow you to ask me for help when you need it."

"Thank you for your generosity, Lord!" Kuding said gratefully.

This scene was seen by Andrei and Leonid who were standing by, and they were both thoughtful.

After the morning patrol in Young Eagle Town, Rhett went to the training ground.

He spent the next morning using his free time practicing spellcasting.

At noon, Rhett met Tadel, Kurth, and Shilin walking out of the training ground.

He waved to the three of them and they immediately came in front of him.

"My Lord, good afternoon. Is there anything I can help you with?" asked Tadel.

"Well, because the forging business in the territory has just started, two apprentice-level blacksmiths have recently come. I hope to send some knights with fighting spirit talent to join the blacksmith shop in the future." Lei Te paused and scanned the faces of the three people, "So I need you to find the right candidates!"

Those who do not plan for the overall situation are not qualified to plan for a specific area.

As a qualified lord, one should have a broad mind and a long-term vision.

At present, the demand for the forging industry in Young Eagle Town is mainly focused on providing some ordinary ironware for the territory.

It is a slightly higher-end piece of equipment suitable for low-level knights, but there is no forging capability within the territory.

Moreover, it does not cost a high price and can be bought outside, so the value of the blacksmith cannot be reflected.

In addition, there are currently relatively few official knights in Young Eagle Town, which further reduces the demand in this area and weakens the presence of blacksmiths.

But with future development, the manufacturing of equipment cannot always rely on the outside world, and there must be sufficient supply levels within the territory.

This is true for both the alchemy of magic equipment and the blacksmithing of knight equipment.

At present, the alchemy business has a preliminary development plan. Not only does it have a large number of alchemy books, but there will also be a second-level alchemist in charge in the future.

However, there is still a great shortage of talent in the field of blacksmithing.

This is a phenomenon that Leiter cannot tolerate and does not want to see, and he must prepare for it early.

After thinking for a long time, Kurs replied, "I think we still need to communicate with Flano and Laurin to identify those with poor talents in archery and fighting spirit training. Then we can select from them and see who is willing to change his job to blacksmith."

"If you need, we will do a final inspection tomorrow and give you a list!" said Tadel.

"Thank you for your help!"

After leaving the training ground, Rhett went straight to the magic plant cultivation field and took some frost pine wood and snow vine vines.

He then sent someone to summon Frano and Laureen, while he himself waited in a flower field in front of the sub-fortress, admiring the colorful flowers.

Not long after, Frano came down with his wife, and his eyes lit up when he saw the material of Rhett's heels.

"My Lord, this seems to be the wood of frost pine and the material of snow vine?"

Lei Te turned around, pointed at something on the ground, and said with a smile: "Yes, did it meet your expectations?"

Frano and Laurin bent down and examined the wood and vines carefully. They pulled, pinched, and tapped them gently. Finally, Frano said, "It looks like these materials are only a little over a year old. The strength of the apprentice knights is just right, enough to meet their needs.

But to meet the requirements of a first-level knight, you need five-year-old frost pine and snow vines."

Lei Te nodded thoughtfully and asked, "During the past few months that you have been teaching students archery, have you found any students who are particularly talented in archery? Or are you very interested in them?"

Frano frowned and said, "Miguel and Dimitriu are quite interested in archery. But whether it's them or other students, I haven't seen anyone with outstanding talent in archery."

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