Chapter 1373 Mithril
Zhou Xu asked for a ton right away. Although it was obvious that he was asking for too much, Saint Laurent I's bargaining price of ten kilograms did surprise him.
My first reaction was that this was too little.
I don’t know whether the output of the mithril mine is really that small, or whether Saint Laurent I is too stingy.
However, after thinking about it carefully, Zhou Xu quickly realized that these ten kilograms of mithril were not as little as he felt.
Ten kilograms, or twenty pounds. The 'Mage Killer' in his hand is made of pure mithril, and weighs about one pound.
In other words, these twenty kilograms of mithril were enough for him to make twenty 'Mage Killers'.
Of course, with his current abilities, it is unrealistic to fully understand the enchanting mantra.
As for making weapons, a regular sword weighs about two or three pounds.
Some unconventional weapons, such as the silver steel sword of the elven knights, are knight's long swords. They are longer than regular long swords. When riding on horseback, they can basically be used as half a lance, and are naturally heavier.
However, unlike the 'Mage Killer' which has auxiliary equipment, it is basically impossible to use pure Mithril to forge weapons.
In the process of researching the "Mage Killer", Zhou Xu had already felt that the strength of Mithril as a metal was relatively low.
If you use pure mithril to forge weapons and use them in a head-on fight with an opponent, the weapons will probably be broken after just a few fights. Other metals must be mixed into it.
Just like Mithril Steel, it is melted into an alloy to increase the strength of the metal and give it some properties that can be used as a weapon.
Under this premise, twenty kilograms of mithril should be barely enough to forge some powerful generals within their Great Zhou, but if they want to arm the troops, it would be totally insufficient.
Zhou Xu definitely would not accept ten kilograms of mithril. After some bargaining, the number came to fifty kilograms. Saint Laurent I simply gritted his teeth and refused to give in.
For a while, the two sides were in a stalemate.
"The Mithril production is too low. I really can't give you this. The maximum is 50 kilograms. I can give you more other resources."
At this moment, Saint Laurent I was making a concession in disguise.
Things had come to this point, and Zhou Xu obviously couldn't hold on any longer. He had to give up for the time being and asked for more on the Immortal Stone and the Undead Bones. Besides that, he added another condition.
"I demand that you release the Centaur mercenaries from their employment."
Compared to the pain he felt when he was slaughtered by Zhou Xu before, Saint Laurent I was relatively calm when facing this condition.
He already knew about the affairs between the Great Zhou and the Centaur mercenaries.
In the previous operation, Marshal Adolf used the Centaur mercenaries as the vanguard to carry out high-risk tasks, which in itself was a sign that he had given up on continuing to recruit Centaur mercenaries.
Zhou Xu undoubtedly also saw this.
In the next action, the Saint Laurent Empire will definitely continue to send the Centaur mercenaries to "die".
If they go through all this, by the time the employment agreement ends, the Centaur mercenaries led by Lex will probably suffer heavy casualties. This is obviously not what Zhou Xu wants to see.
So he simply took this opportunity to bring up this condition as a bonus.
The war with the greenskin camp has already been decided. For the Saint Laurent Empire, it doesn't really matter whether there are Centaur mercenaries fighting for them or not.
When Saint Laurent I heard the additional condition proposed by Zhou Xu, he was quite straightforward.
"Okay! I can make the decision on this matter! Our Saint Laurent Empire will terminate the employment of Centaur mercenaries!"
At this point, Saint Laurent I paused...
"Then should His Majesty Emperor Zhou also transfer the right to use the mantra to Balem?"
On the Saint Laurent Empire's side, the person who would obtain the right to use the mantra was no surprise. Who else could it be other than Balem, a skeleton mage who had entered the holy realm?
"I have to wait until you hand over 50 kilograms of mithril and undead bones to me. After all, some of your bones are not at the front line, right?"
"Can!"
Saint Laurent I readily agreed.
"I will give the order right now and have them rush back to the border as fast as possible. If His Majesty Emperor Zhou thinks this is not fast enough, you can also send air forces with my order!"
Fifty kilograms of mithril, to put it simply, is only one hundred pounds. The undead bones are not heavy either, and the quantity is not large. With the help of the Pegasus Knights of the female warrior tribe, they can be brought back quickly.
At the same time, the camp of the female warriors has been quite lively recently. As soon as General Brett arrived, she was called into the tent by Yalvette to discuss matters.
What is being discussed is undoubtedly the matter of transforming the female warriors who died in battle into the undead.
General Brett, who had just arrived here, didn't know much about the undead. After hearing this, his brows were immediately furrowed. Even after listening to Yalvette's explanation, his brows did not relax at all.
"Your Majesty, according to what you said, this can indeed effectively alleviate our casualties, but this has never happened before, and I'm afraid it will be difficult for the soldiers to accept it."
From the perspective of someone in power, General Brett could fully understand what Yalvette meant, and even agreed with her to a certain extent. This approach was indeed beneficial to their entire ethnic group.
But the soldiers under him probably won't care so much.
This matter could easily lead to a mutiny if not handled with care! This was undoubtedly what Yalvette was worried about.
"Maybe we can try to release some information first and see how the soldiers react."
This was the advice Zhou Xu gave her when they were discussing this matter before.
It still seems very reliable now. On this point, Yalvette and Brett quickly reached a consensus.
Needless to say, the news that the Saint Laurent Empire learned later was first spread from the camp of the female warriors, and this was exactly what Zhou Xu had planned! With one move, he not only helped Yalvette complete the test, but also successfully sent the news to the ears of the Saint Laurent Empire, luring the other side to bite the hook!
So far, everything is going as he planned.
After bidding farewell to Saint Laurent I, Zhou Xu found Yalvette, wanting to see if he could ask the Pegasus Knight to help get the mithril and undead bones.
Yalvette agreed without giving it much thought, but then she couldn't help but discuss the previous events with Zhou Xu.
Yalvette had to admit that she did not have much talent in internal affairs, at least she could not be compared with the man in front of her.
"After the news was released, the soldiers were surprised by the existence of the undead. But judging from the current rumors, everyone is still quite averse to the idea of converting the undead."
After hearing this, Zhou Xu thought for a moment and then spoke slowly...
"Perhaps you can try another approach. Don't you warrior women admire fighting and take pride in being warriors? You can try to make becoming an undead a kind of honor. Only the most outstanding warriors can continue to fight even after death."
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(End of this chapter)
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