The shadow cloak can only conceal Cao Xing's aura, but it will still be detected by some powerful beings.
Cao Xing glanced at the opponent's attribute panel without saying a word.
I found that Marita is really not what you see.
When he scanned it now, there were still a bunch of question marks!
What does this prove? It proves that Marita has at least the strength of level six, which is 20 levels higher than Cao Xing!
He is the strongest person Cao Xing has ever seen, except for Chinon Dutra!
But he did not show his shock, but still smiled and said: "I have to thank the kind and beautiful Ms. Marita for her help. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be able to become stronger so quickly."
In this respect, Cao Xing is not hypocritical.
After all, her [Demon-Swallowing Box] did give me a lot of help.
"Such a sweet mouth~"
A smile appeared on the noble lady's rather serious face.
"I've heard that Lord Cao Xing and your men won the first and second place in this fishing competition, right?"
Cao Xing nodded, "Yes."
"Well, according to the rules, you guys will choose the prizes for the competition."
"Do you choose hard labor or crowns?"
Cao Xing thought for a moment and said, "For the first prize, I want the 125 goblin laborers, and for the second prize, I choose 300,000 crowns."
For Cao Xing, the three second-tier elite knights are not much of an improvement.
300,000 kronor is more realistic.
Marita listened and fluttered her long eyelashes.
Then he chuckled and said, "Okay, then I will take Lord Cao Xing to receive your reward."
"good."
To be honest, Cao Xing was also a little curious about where Marita hid these more than one hundred goblin laborers.
After saying this, Marita held up the hem of her skirt with both hands and walked gracefully towards the door.
Everyone followed her into the courtyard.
Then she stretched out her white hands and clapped them against each other.
“Pah!”
The next moment, in the courtyard behind him, several guards from the Moon God Chamber of Commerce walked out.
Behind them, there were more than a hundred short figures following.
With so many people, the small courtyard was soon filled up.
"Lord Cao Xing, these are the rewards you asked for."
After saying this, Marita turned around gracefully, and the hem of her skirt spread out like a blue rose.
Not only that, Cao Xing also smelled a faint fragrance.
However, his attention was soon attracted by the group of creatures behind Marita.
They are about 1.2 meters tall, with dark yellow skin, pointed ears and curved noses.
There was some fear and caution in his eyes, his body was tense, and he seemed very nervous.
These are the hard labors of the goblins.
After seeing Marita, these short goblin laborers knelt on the ground respectfully and said, "Hello, Master Marita."
Marita held her right elbow with her left hand and said elegantly, "Lord Cao Xing, we bought these goblin laborers from the Giant Chamber of Commerce."
"These creatures are good at working in caves and underground, especially when it comes to digging for gemstones. They are extremely efficient."
"Of course, be careful that the goblins will hide the gems. These greedy guys can't help but hide the gems themselves when they see them, and they have many ways to do so."
After hearing this, Cao Xing was stunned for a moment, then he laughed.
The goblin laborers looked around with guilty faces.
Marita continued, "But they have been trained for a long time and are quite obedient."
"If you take him away and train him, he will be of great help to you."
Cao Xing nodded slightly and scanned the attributes of the group of goblin laborers.
【Goblin Peons】
[Race: Goblin]
[Level: Level 7 (First-level ordinary creature)]
[HP: 560/560]
【Attack Power 37~41】
[Attributes: Strength 14, Agility 12, Spirit 9, Constitution 17]
[Skill: Primary Mining Mastery (Increases mining efficiency by 10%)
Shrink (When a Goblin Peon is frightened, it will enter a shrinking state, all attributes will be reduced by 30%, and it will stop working)]
[Talent: Hard work (hard work without complaint, with longer endurance)]
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As introduced, this group of goblins is very suitable for mining.
Of course, it is also possible to arrange them to build territory buildings.
In addition, the goblin laborers have another shortcoming, which is that they are too timid.
If frightened, they will hide and stop working.
Marita turned around, looked at the group of goblin laborers and said, "From today on, you will be under the command of Lord Cao Xing. You must work hard for him and obey his orders unconditionally. Do you understand?"
This group of goblin laborers knelt down on their knees in front of Cao Xing and spoke respectfully.
"Dear Lord, please treat us well..."
Cao Xing nodded. "In my territory, as long as you obey my orders, you will be treated preferentially."
The goblin laborers looked at each other after hearing this.
"We will work hard for you, merciful lord. May the god of the crypt bless you..."
At the same time, a guard from the Luna Chamber of Commerce came over with a large box.
It was jingling inside, filled with crowns.
This is the prize for second place, a total of 300,000 kronor.
Cao Xing also took it directly.
A system prompt appears.
【This fishing competition is over. 】
[Rewards: 125 first-level goblin laborers, 300,000 coins...]
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Having received the reward, Cao Xing was in a very good mood.
This time when I came to Annohe Village, I can say that all three things were successfully accomplished.
"Thank you, beautiful Ms. Marita."
"You deserve this."
Marita stared at him and said softly, "Lord Cao Xing, is it convenient for you to talk with me in private?"
Cao Xing saw her eyes and understood what Marita meant.
Then he looked at Bron and the others beside him and said, "Bron, Renis, take these workers and wait for me at the village entrance."
"And take the villagers that we bought earlier with us."
"We will return to the territory soon."
Bron said respectfully, "As you command, Lord!"
Then he blew his beard and shouted, "Come with me, goblins!"
"Let me introduce you to the other members of our territory."
This group of goblin laborers looked at Braum in amazement.
"As you command, mighty warrior!"
"Oh! This warrior's palm is so big, I feel like he can break my bones with just one slap."
"That's right... None of the bugbears in our tribe are as strong as this warrior!"
"No, the Bugbear is the strongest..."
Amid the chattering of the goblins.
The big guy, Bron, led them out of the yard.
Including the guards of the Moon Goddess Chamber of Commerce, they also left here.
Soon, he and Marita were the only ones left in the courtyard.
The noble lady in front of him, "Lord Cao Xing, let's go in and talk."
"Okay." Cao Xing agreed readily.
Soon, they returned to the room.
Marita picked up the kettle and poured tea for Cao Xing gracefully.
Then they both took their seats.
Marita still maintained her upright sitting posture and said directly, "Lord Cao Xing, I heard that you caught the legendary emerald sea bream this time?"
"Yes."
Hearing this, a hint of joy appeared in Marita's mature eyes.
She got straight to the point again and said, "I wonder if Lord Cao Xing can give up and sell us the Moon Goddess Chamber of Commerce?"
Cao Xing had expected this result.
This time, the Luna Chamber of Commerce spent a huge amount of money to host this fishing competition, and the main purpose was probably to catch the emerald sea bream.
However, Cao Xing didn't know what effect this magical creature had on her.
So Cao Xing asked directly.
"Ms. Marita, I will naturally agree to your request."
"But what I want to know is, is the emerald sea bream important to you?"
The noble lady in front of me sighed after hearing this...
"To be honest, our Princess Fran was trying to reach the Grand Mage realm some time ago."
"Although she succeeded, she was interrupted by an extremely powerful assassin at a critical moment and fell unconscious on the spot."
"We paid a great price to wake Princess Fran up, but she suffered a severe backlash from the spell because of that disturbance."
"Now, not only can she no longer display the power of a great wizard, but she is also seriously injured and her vitality is weakening every day..."
At this point, a trace of sadness and a hint of hidden anger appeared on Marita's mature and capable face.
"Princess Fran... is the hope of our Youlan Kingdom. She is also the one who has the greatest hope of breaking through to a higher level than the Great Mage in the past hundred years..."
"None of us wants anything to happen to her."
"During this time, the entire Youlan Royal Family was extremely worried. We were all trying to find a way to treat Princess Fran."
"Until I accidentally heard that there was a magical sea bream living in the Anno River in the snowy plains that could heal the damage caused by spell backlash."
"But because this legendary sea bream is so rare, it is extremely difficult to catch it. Even the best anglers are not sure of their chances."
"So I organized this fishing tournament, hoping to try my luck."
"I didn't expect that Lord Cao Xing would also come to participate in the competition. Not only that, you also caught this legendary sea bream. I was really surprised!"
There was admiration in Marita's beautiful eyes.
And Cao Xing also understood the cause and effect.
He nodded and said, "No problem, Ms. Marita, I can sell you an emerald salmon."
His ready agreement brought a gentle smile back to Marita's face.
She said gratefully, "Thank you, Lord Cao Xing."
"Well, how about I give you 4 million crowns for a emerald sea bream?"
To be honest, according to the valuation of the middle-aged man with a goatee at that time, Marita's price was almost twice as high!
But there are some things that you can't get just by having money.
Just like the emerald sea bream this time.
Even though the Moon Goddess Chamber of Commerce has great power and financial resources, they still have to attract some talents by setting up a large number of prizes through fishing competitions.
Try your luck and see if you can catch an emerald sea bream.
But is it so easy to catch such a rare creature?
If it weren't for Cao Xing this time, none of the contestants would be able to catch the emerald snapper, let alone the snowflake snapper.
So, Marita's price is fair.
After hearing this, Cao Xing said, "Ms. Marita, this price is certainly acceptable."
"But I prefer bartering to crowns."
"I wonder if the Luna Merchants Guild brought any goods out this time?"
Cao Xing also stated his needs very directly.
The last time he looked at the Moon Goddess Chamber of Commerce’s inventory, there were still many things that excited him.
Hearing this, Marita's delicate face showed a thoughtful look, and then she nodded.
"Of course, Lord Cao Xing."
"It just so happens that I have a batch of new goods imported from the Southern Continent this time, and I think you might be interested."
Cao Xing asked, "Oh? What is it?"
"A batch of magical seeds."
Hearing this, Cao Xing's eyes suddenly lit up.
"Ms. Marita, you are right. I am indeed very interested."
The corners of the lady's mouth curved into a beautiful arc.
Then, a system prompt appears.
[Marita from the Luna Merchants Guild is offering you a list of goods. Do you accept it? ]
"yes."
The next moment, a dazzling array of goods appeared in front of Cao Xing.
【Secret of Life (Medium)】: Price: 4000 kronor
【Cold Dew Rice Seeds (Green)】: Price: 50 kronor per piece
[Cullin barley seeds (green)]: Price: 150 kronor per piece
[Icethorn Bindweed Seed (Blue)]: Price: 120,000 crowns per piece
[Golden Sunflower Seeds (Gold)]: Price: 1.5 million crowns
[Twilight Vine Seed (Gold)]: Price: 1.5 million crowns
[Primary farmland construction drawings]: Price: 50,000 kronor
[Ancient Weapon: Frost Launcher]: Price: 320,000 kronor
[Damaged Tiger King Skin]: Price: 420,000 kronor
[Snow White Mark Boots (Gold)]: Price: 2.8 million crowns
【League of Legends...】
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Looking at the long list of goods, Cao Xing's breathing suddenly stopped.
"Wow, there are so many plant seeds, and the names sound like they are not ordinary plants!"
As if noticing his gaze, Marita chuckled and said, "Lord Cao Xing, is there anything you want to buy?"
Cao Xing thought for a moment and then said, "Beautiful Ms. Marita, could you let me take a look at the seeds first?"
To be honest, he was indeed very interested in this batch of seeds.
After all, among them he saw seeds of rice and barley.
But their properties are not yet known, and some magical plants have very demanding growth conditions.
If possible, it is best to use the system's built-in functions to take a look at the properties of these seeds.
Marita chuckled. "Sure."
"Excuse me, Ms. Marita."
The lady turned her head and chuckled at him.
Then he stood up slowly, walked to the small room behind him, took out three bags and two boxes, and placed them all on a small wooden table.
She first gracefully untied the three bags, then took out a round, plump seed from each bag and placed them on the table.
"Please take a look, Lord Cao Xing."
Cao Xing also came closer to take a look.
[Cold Dew Rice Seed (Green): Magic Plant]
[Item Effect: Planted in the soil and cultivated regularly, a batch of Cold Dew Rice can be grown. The rice has a sweet taste. Long-term consumption can improve physical fitness. ]
(Note: Cold Dew Rice is a crop suitable for growing in winter, but too cold weather will also kill it. It is best to build a greenhouse before planting.)
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[Cullin Barley Seed (Green): Magic Plant]
[Item Effect: Planted in high-quality soil, it can grow a batch of Kulin barley. Long-term consumption can increase weak strength. ]
(Note: Kulin barley is a variant of barley carefully cultivated by Kulin Farm. It can be used to make high-quality maltose and high-quality barley wine.
Because of its unique taste, many local wine merchants will travel thousands of miles to buy it, but because the growing conditions are more demanding on the land, it is difficult to transplant Kulin barley.)
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[Icethorn Bindweed Seed (Blue): Magic Plant]
[Item Effect: When planted in the ground, an ice spike bindweed will quickly grow. When an enemy approaches, it will spin at high speed and spray out a large amount of ice spikes with a freezing aura, freezing the enemy in place for 1 to 5 seconds.]
(Note: Icethorn bindweed is also the raw material for some medicines because of its strong icy aura)
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After reading these three magical plant seeds.
Cao Xing decided on the spot to buy them all!
Just kidding, not to mention the ice thorn bindweed below, he couldn't wait to take the [Cold Dew Rice Seeds] above back to his territory to plant them.
He has never tasted the rice that has a magical scent!
Moreover, according to the system introduction, long-term consumption of this kind of rice can improve physical fitness. Compared with bread, it is more suitable for Cao Xing's subjects.
Eat rice, give me all the rice!
As for the other type of barley, Kulin barley can be used to make high-grade maltose and high-grade barley wine. This crop has high commercial value.
It just so happens that there is a brewery in my territory, so I can make some and trade it with the merchants.
In this way, in addition to the milk from the Yuncai yak, he now had something new that could produce resources stably.
"Ms. Marita, I want all three of these magical plant seeds."
Hearing this, the noble lady in front of him smiled softly again with her hands covering her face.
"No problem, Lord Cao Xing."
"There are 5,494 Cold Dew Rice seeds in total. I'll give you 5,400 seeds, which is 270,000 kronor."
"There are 3,066 Kulin barley seeds in total. I'll give you 3,000 seeds, which is 450,000 kronor."
"As for the ice thorn bindweed... this excellent grade is relatively rare, there are only 64 of them. How about 500,000 crowns for you?"
Cao Xing calculated it.
My goodness, these three plant seeds alone cost 1.22 million kronor!
For common crop seeds, such as rice and barley, you can buy hundreds of thousands of them for 10,000 kronor!
But this is also normal.
After all, this is a magical plant that has undergone various studies and mutations and can grow in some extreme environments.
The rice and barley produced have special effects.
Moreover, for Cao Xing, this was a profitable transaction.
For no other reason than there is a magical [Pale Tree] in his territory.
The tree has grown and changed the soil environment of the territory, allowing almost any plant and crop to be grown in it.
It also significantly accelerated the growth rate.
As these crops grow, new seeds will appear.
Then plant new seeds, and it won’t be long before you have your own Hanlu rice field and Kulin barley farm!
Cao Xing thought happily.
Then he replied directly: "No problem, Ms. Marita, let's go with this price."
"However, I would like to see two other golden magical plant seeds."
Marita nodded her head and pushed the mahogany box in her hand.
"Lord Cao Xing, please take a look, because these two kinds of golden seeds are very rare, there is only one of each."
"That golden sunflower seed has been lost for many years and was only recently discovered from an ancient ruin."
The lady finished.
Cao Xing nodded and opened the two boxes.
Suddenly, a strong wave of magical power came from inside.
Cao Xing saw a flash of golden light in one of the boxes.
The other box was filled with a hazy mist.
When the turbulence subsided, two seeds were lying quietly inside.
One of them looks like a sunflower seed, but its surface is golden, like a golden melon seed.
The other one was a finger-sized, flat seed that was still emitting a faint mist and white light.
Cao Xing glanced at the attributes.
[Golden Sunflower Seed (Gold): Magical Plant]
[Seed effect: After planting in the territory, after 6 years of cultivation, a golden sunflower will grow, and it will take 2 years to bear fruit. It will produce 7 to 10 golden coins and 3 to 5 golden sunflower seeds.]
(Note: Golden Sunflower is an ancient magical plant that can be traced back to ancient times. Its seeds are very fragile, but can be preserved for a long time)
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Seeing the system prompt above, Cao Xing's pupils suddenly shrank!
What did he see?
Gold coins!
This thing is used to exchange for high-level ancient treasure chests!
So far, the total number of ancient gold coins in Cao Xing's hands is only 24.
This type of sunflower can produce at least 7 gold coins and one golden sunflower seed in one round.
Although the growth cycle is long.
But, I have my own pale tree!
Moreover, in the Witch Forest, he also obtained a large number of man-faced tree hearts, which can be used to accelerate the growth of plants.
As long as you have these two things.
Even if there is only one seed, Cao Xing can quickly have a large number of seeds by investing a lot of resources.
By then, he will be able to mass-produce large quantities of gold coins!
Cao Xing seemed to see a large number of high-level ancient treasure chests falling towards him.
Restrain your excitement.
Cao Xing began to check another seed.
[Twilight Vine Seed (Gold): Magical Plant]
[Seed effect: Plant it near a water source. After several years of growth, a Twilight Vine will grow, which will improve the water source into a Twilight Spring. It has some purification function and can cause damage to the undead.]
(Note: A vine of the legendary plant Twilight Root, which has magical effects.)
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Twilight Spring Water!
Isn't this the main ingredient used to make holy water?
Although he doesn't need to make holy water at the moment, it's a good idea to prepare it in advance, just in case it might be needed someday!
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(PS: The second chapter of 7,000 words has been reviewed, book friends, please wait for it tomorrow morning!)
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