Chapter 811 Gold Crystal Mine
Soon, under the leadership of Bud, Gervis arrived at the edge of the woods west of St. Ann City.
The lava monitors were originally discovered and captured nearby.
At this time, there were hundreds of direct guards gathered here, but there were only more than ninety lava lizards left.
"Where is the hole?"
Gervis didn't say anything more and started asking questions as soon as he arrived at the place.
"Your Majesty, this way, please follow me!"
Bud immediately stepped forward and then led Gervis into the forest through a forest path.
After walking for about seven or eight minutes, they came to an open space.
Here, Gervis indeed saw six huge holes, all of which were dug diagonally downwards.
The diameter of the cave entrance is also very large, about three meters in size, and it looks similar to the cave seen on the crater.
"Your Majesty, this is the hole dug by those mounts. The guards followed them at first, but they had no choice but to retreat as they dug deeper and deeper."
Bud brought Gervis to the entrance of the cave and introduced him to him.
"Well, you guys wait here, I'll go down and take a look!"
Gervis looked at the cave entrance thoughtfully.
He thought that these lava monitors must have discovered something, so they started digging holes.
He also tried to contact several lava monitors underground with his mind, but unfortunately the ground blocked the transmission of his spirit, so he could only slightly feel that the salamander monitors were in good condition.
It seemed as if they had discovered something that made them happy.
"Your Majesty, let's go down with you! It's too dangerous for you to go alone!"
Hearing that Gervis was going to walk into the cave alone, Bard and his companions were naturally worried and immediately tried to dissuade him.
"Just wait here peacefully. If there is any danger, I can handle it better by myself!"
Gervase shook his head at Bud.
After hearing this, all the guards blushed slightly. Gervis was telling the truth.
After finishing the instructions, Gervis took out a prepared torch directly from the space ring, and then carried the torch into the cave entrance.
The entrance of the cave was dug at an angle downwards, so it is very easy to walk in.
In a short while, Gervis had gone more than 300 meters underground, and as he went deeper and deeper, his connection with the monitor salamanders became stronger and stronger.
After walking for another seven or eight minutes, when Gervis reached a depth of more than 900 meters below the ground, he finally reached the end of the cave.
"Hmm? There's a light!"
Gervis was shocked and then quickened his pace and headed forward.
He could hear the movements of several lava monitors without using telepathy.
They were making crunching sounds, as if they were eating.
Roar, roar, roar! As Gervis walked out of the three-meter-wide cave, the scenery in front of him suddenly became clear.
This is actually a natural underground cave with a very large space. Even with several lava monitors gathered together, it doesn't seem crowded.
What surprised Gervis even more was that in addition to stalactite columns, there were actually many sparkling gems on the walls of this underground cave.
These gems vary in size, some are as big as watermelons, and some are smaller than peanuts.
These gems are golden and transparent, some are embedded in the rock walls, while others have rolled directly to the ground.
What several lava monitors were chewing were these golden transparent crystals.
When several lava monitors saw Gervis coming, they immediately let out a happy growl, then came to Gervis while chewing crystals.
"You guys actually dug such a deep hole just for a meal!"
Gervis was not angry. He gently stroked the heads of several big guys, then picked up a crystal stone on the ground and looked at it in front of his eyes.
"What is this thing? It contains a faint breath of fire element. I wonder if you guys will eat it!"
Gervis was not familiar with this kind of golden crystal. After examining it for a while, he put a few pieces into his space ring and then began to explore the cave.
“This cave is so big!”
Gervis walked along the cave and saw such crystals everywhere on the road.
"Hey! There are traces of artificial roots here!"
After walking for about ten minutes, Gervis suddenly saw an artificially dug entrance connecting to the cave.
"So this should be a mine!"
The entrance in front is four or five meters wide, wide enough for two carriages to enter and exit. Gervis has determined that this place must have been a mine cave of the natives of St. Ann City.
With this idea in mind, Gervis led a few of his monster minions toward the top of the cave.
Finally he came to the end of the cave, which was blocked by several large rocks.
"Critical strike with one sword!"
Gervis raised his sword and swung it out directly.
Boom! With a burst of explosions, the huge rocks blocking the road ahead were instantly shattered and flew away.
Then everything in Gervis's eyes became clear again.
This should be somewhere in the forest because it is lush and green with trees all around.
When Gervis walked out of the cave, he immediately discovered that there was a small open space around the cave entrance, which was blocked by dense branches and leaves on all sides.
It is obvious that some of those trees were transplanted artificially in order to hide the hole.
"I said that other cities have mineral deposits, why doesn't Saint Ann City have any? It seems that the priestess is still holding back!"
At this time, Gervis was naturally certain that this mineral deposit definitely belonged to the city of St. Ann.
It is very likely that the natives had sealed up the mine early on because they had received news of the invaders' arrival.
Although the priestess had no choice but to tell the story of the Fountain of Life, she kept the matter secret.
If it weren't for these greedy lava monitors, it would take an unknown amount of time to discover this mineral deposit.
"So what kind of mine is this? I have to take it back and ask Weldon!"
Afterwards, Gervis determined the direction based on the sun in the sky, and rode his lava lizard towards the east.
About twenty minutes later, Gervis finally reached the edge of the forest.
"Your Majesty!"
"Your Majesty!"
When the direct guards saw Gervis coming from other places, they all showed surprised expressions.
"Leave a team of ten to guard, and the rest of you follow me! Let's go back first!"
Gervis didn't plan to explain to them, but left a team of Warcraft behind, then waved his hand and went straight back to St. Ann City.
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"Teacher, you're looking for me?"
After returning to St. Ann's, Gervais quickly sent someone to find Welton.
"Well, Weldon, I have something here that I need you to help me identify!"
The master of pharmacy is the chemistry expert in this world and the one who knows the most about various materials.
As he spoke, Gervis took out the golden crystal from the cave.
"Hmm! This thing looks familiar!"
When Welton saw what Gervis took out, he immediately took it and examined it.
"I remember now!"
Finally, after observing for a while, Weldon remembered the information of the golden crystal.
"Teacher, this is gold crystal mine!"
"Hmm...what! Gold crystal mine?"
Gervis' eyes widened, wondering if this was a joke.
He had just learned about this thing from Vaodin a few days ago. Now, he was just digging around in it to find something to eat, and he unexpectedly discovered a gold crystal mine.
Isn't this like giving you a pillow when you feel sleepy?
"Yes, mentor, this is gold crystal ore. Although we don't need it when making magic potions, the dwarves like to use it when forging weapons and equipment!"
"This gold crystal ore is also very expensive, costing one gold coin per gram! Teacher, have you discovered a gold crystal deposit?"
Weldon was very sure of his answer and looked at Gervis with some curiosity.
After all, it is impossible for Gervis to get such a gold crystal ore for no reason and then ask him.
"If this is really a gold crystal mine, then it should be!"
Gervis thought of the large chunks of gold crystal ore in the mine and was immediately delighted.
Now he not only has a dwarf blacksmith, but also gold crystal ore, so replacing equipment for his army can be put on the agenda.
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After confirming the matter of the gold crystal mine, Gervis found Caroline to arrange the mining of the mine.
Then, when it was dinner time, Gervis held a small dinner party in the temple, specially inviting the dwarves who came to Saint Ann City to dine.
Dwarves have no special requirements for food, but they have a special liking for Hellfire Wine.
During the dinner, Gervis took the opportunity to take out the gold crystal ore and asked the dwarf for confirmation again, and got a positive answer from the dwarf.
Taking this opportunity, Gervis gave detailed instructions for the order of 3,000 sets of armor and weapons.
Because of the offensive of Hellfire Brew, he finally negotiated with the dwarves that the price of forging a full set of armor and weapons would be 30 gold coins per set.
The materials and the gold crystal raw materials were all provided by Gervis himself.
Don’t think 30 gold coins is too expensive for the labor cost, because the general market price is 50 gold coins!
After all, the full set includes weapons, armor, helmets, and shields! In addition, after thinking about it, Gervis also planned to make armor for his monsters.
A total of one hundred sets of defensive armor for lava lizards, plus defensive armor for giant crocodile minions.
The cost of this lava lizard's armor is ten times that of personal equipment, which is 300 gold coins.
The price of the one made by the little brother Giant Crocodile can really be called sky-high. The labor cost alone requires 3,000 gold coins.
After all, the giant crocodile is more than ten meters long, and even if ten dwarf blacksmiths work together to forge it, it will take a lot of time.
Of course, the armor of the Warcraft minions are arranged last.
Thus, after the dinner, both Gervis and the dwarf blacksmiths enjoyed themselves very much.
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Time flies and it is already the next morning.
This morning, Gervis convened the main managers of the territory for a meeting, which was rare.
Also present were Caroline, Gandalf, Ghost, and even Vivian.
"I called you here this time to announce something!"
"I plan to allow some nobles from the Eurasian continent to come to the Holy Continent through the teleportation array, and then live in Saint Ann City and adventure and trade freely!"
Gervis sat in the main seat, looking at the people below and slowly expressed his thoughts.
There are too few people in Saint Ann City now. If it weren't for the large number of soldiers and a few serfs responsible for farming, it would really be like an empty city.
Gervis went to the cities of Johnson, Edward and others, and naturally envied the prosperity and bustle of their cities.
That's why he quickly put this matter on the agenda. He was ready to start increasing the military level of Eurasia.
"Your Majesty, this is a good thing. Many nobles have long wanted to come and see what the Holy Continent looks like!"
"I believe they will go crazy after hearing this news!"
The first one to speak was Gust. Before Gervis came back, he was not as busy as he is now, so he could often return to Eurasia to talk to the nobles about what he saw and heard here.
After hearing this, the nobles were naturally very yearning for this place.
Even their descendants, when they heard the news from here, wished they could use their connections to come here and broaden their horizons.
"Gervis, I think so too. After all, the Eurasian continent is now your subject. Having them come over can also speed up their cultivation!"
"I agree, Gervis!"
Next, Gandalf and Caroline also expressed their opinions, but Vivian, the civil administrator, had nothing to say as she knew nothing about these things.
"Okay! In that case, then this matter is settled!"
"Now let's talk about how to limit the candidates who come here!"
After all, there are tens of millions of people in Eurasia, and there are also many nobles, both big and small. If they all rush here at once, Gervis is sure that Saint Ann City will be in chaos.
Therefore, this opening up needs to be done slowly, from little to more.
When Stormwind City is truly built one day, it would be best if the two sides could exchange what they have and even allow civilians to come here!
"Grevith, how about this? We limit each family to one merchant group quota and require them to buy a house or shop in Saint Ann City so that they can stay for a long time and conduct trade."
Caroline is now in charge of the finances of the entire settlement and is obsessed with money.
Even though Gervis had just made a fortune and was not short of money, she was still thinking of ways to make more money.
"Real estate economy!"
When Gervis heard this, he immediately looked at Caroline and defined her idea in his mind.
"That's fine, but we can't deliberately cheat them out of their money!"
"This is it! Caroline, remember this, we are going to plan a noble academy in Saint Ann City, which will specialize in teaching fighting spirit and magic!"
"Any noble who purchases a house or shop in Saint Ann City will not only be able to enjoy a year of tax-free trade, but will also be able to recommend one person to enter the academy!"
"As long as you enroll, you can buy mental potions or powerful potions at 80% off, and each person is limited to one!"
20% off is 2,000 gold coins, so Gervis only earned 1,000 gold coins.
Although this price is still a bit expensive for Eurasia.
But you have to know that the existence of such a potion means that a golden knight or a magician will definitely appear.
This is a very cost-effective deal. Even if you cannot afford it for the time being, it will not be too late to buy it after you make money from trading in the Holy Continent.
Moreover, because there is no church now, taxation in Eurasia has increased by nearly one-third, and the income of the nobles has increased.
Two thousand gold coins, for many baronial families, they can still come up with it if they grit their teeth.
By then, when the strength of groups of noble children grows stronger, it will be a win-win situation for Gervis and his subjects.
(End of this chapter)
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