Chapter 26
It was obviously the first time Loft heard the snow werewolf want to exchange cotton cloth, and he raised his eyebrows with interest.
"No problem, Nord, go get some cotton cloth for our distinguished guest."
Nord took his servants to another cart, untied the ropes that fixed it, opened the sealing cloth, and brought over several pieces of cotton cloth.
While they were opening the black tarpaulin, Yu Sui also glanced at the car.
White cotton cloth is the most common, and only one-third is dyed, and the colors are monotonous and there are no patterns.
Nord gave him one of each.
Yu Sui reached out and touched it, and found that its softness was much worse than that of modern ones.
However, with the current level of craftsmanship, this cloth is already quite good, and cotton itself is very soft, much better than linen.
Loft looked the boy up and down as he examined the cotton.
He traveled back and forth to the Fantasy Continent every year and had come into contact with many beastmen, especially the wealthy Golden Kingdom, where he was an important guest.
But this was the first time he had seen an orc like this snow werewolf cub.
He did not have the same solemn and chilling attitude towards humans as other orcs had towards other races. Although he was wary, he did not have any hostility.
It would be fine if it was out of the innocence of a cub, but the boy looked at them and the goods with curiosity and a hint of familiarity, and even seemed a little disappointed with the items they took out.
Even the old fox Loft, who could see through people like seeing through fire, could not see through this young man.
Although he was wearing simple animal skins and his body was not as strong and sturdy as other orcs, his every move and gesture was like that of a noble boy in the human world.
After all, Yu Sui traveled from an era of prosperity, so it was difficult for him to be shocked by these things that had been eliminated.
"One piece of white candy, one piece of candy, two pieces of dyed candy."
Loft introduced the price to the two people with a smile on his face.
In fact, this cotton cloth suitable for middle-class families is definitely a good deal at this price.
You know, the nobles would at most use cotton as inner clothing, they still prefer the gorgeous elven cloth and the mermaid yarn of the sea orcs.
But this candy will definitely be sought after by the nobles. His sensitive sense gained from years of business experience made him think of this for sure.
Yu Sui thought it was perfect. For him, these candies were readily available, but cotton cloth was scarce.
He exchanged all the remaining candies for pure white cotton cloth, which he could dye himself.
After spending all the candies, Yu Sui felt like he had stolen his brother's New Year's money.
While they were trading, the mercenaries and the caravan began to prepare dinner.
They took out various dry foods, put a pot on the fire, and started to cook soup.
A faint smell of milk mixed with a strong stench entered Yu Sui's nose, and he couldn't help but sniff.
His eyes followed the direction of the smell and fixed on a blue-black block.
At this time, a mercenary took it and stuffed it into his mouth with dry bread.
Isn't this cheese? This familiar stinky smell seems even stinkier than the authentic foreign blue cheese he bought before. It's too strong.
But the next moment he realized that the presence of cheese meant they had milk!
He has always wanted to engage in breeding, but he was blinded by this before. Since he traveled through time, all the creatures he encountered were terrifyingly fierce.
This made him very hesitant. After all, he still had to build sheds and fences for the livestock, and they had to be sturdy enough to support these powerful behemoths.
Now that he has met humans, he can trade cows with them. All kinds of dairy products are really something he misses.
Yu Sui, eager to try, suppressed his excitement. He looked at Loft expectantly and asked, "Can you trade living things? Like cows?"
It was the first time that Loft heard such a request, and he looked at the boy in front of him with amusement.
"To be honest, we've never brought cows to this continent to trade. The sea voyage is arduous, and we don't have the time to take care of them. Besides, they're not a popular commodity here."
Yu Sui doesn't believe in superstitions. Before traveling through time, pigs could be imported from foreign countries. They were all transported by sea, so of course cows could be imported too!
Since he didn't refuse outright, he just wanted the handling fee. As long as the price is right, the cows will definitely not be a problem.
Yu Sui's expression was firm. "If we can transport them here, how much will each cow cost?"
This strange snow werewolf cub had strange needs. Loft and Nord looked at each other secretly and saw the doubts in each other's eyes.
Orcs trading cows, these two things have nothing to do with each other.
Although we don’t know what the customer is God means here, the main idea is similar.
Loft's smile persisted. "The transportation costs are high. If we still use the same sugar we used just now, it would cost five pieces of sugar per cow."
Other orcs would never make such a deal. Five pieces of candy could be exchanged for five pieces of cotton cloth, and even more for linen. The cows were not even worth eating.
But Yu Sui obviously didn't think it was expensive. He felt like playing house when exchanging sugar for things, and didn't feel as bad about spending money as he did.
Wow, I never thought that one day he would be so rich and buy things without blinking an eye.
However, how many cows should he buy? This problem was difficult for him to solve for a while, and he hesitated.
Qi had not bothered Yu Sui all along, but now seeing him looking embarrassed, he thought he was reluctant to buy it.
There was a lot of sugar stored, enough for Yu Sui to buy as much as he wanted, but it was not easy to expose it in front of humans.
After thinking about it, he took out the magic cores he had prepared long ago, including third-level and fourth-level ones.
"How much do you want to exchange? If it's not enough, I have prepared magic cores." Qi said in a steady voice.
Yu Sui's thoughts were interrupted, and he couldn't help laughing when he heard Qi's words. This display of wealth was just like a modern man buying a bag for his girlfriend.
He suppressed a smile and thanked him: "Thank you, Brother Qi, you are so thoughtful. But no need, I still have candy to trade."
Qi really had nothing to say about him, except that he was a little impatient with him when he first came. Later, he always responded to his requests, and even when he came to exchange things, he was worried that he didn't bring enough money.
Nord looked at the crystal core that the snow werewolf took out with envy.
I couldn't help but secretly complain in my heart, these barbaric orcs, they don't have enough brains but are so powerful that fighting Warcraft is like a piece of cake for them.
Given the danger index of this continent, I'm afraid even a great swordsman wouldn't dare to venture in alone. There are high-level monsters everywhere, as well as dangerous forests and mountains. Only orcs and elves can settle down in such a dangerous place.
Compared with Nord, Loft is more far-sighted. The crystal core is precious, but it is still inferior to the pure sugar that has never been seen before. Scarcity makes things valuable. The president of the Xilen Chamber of Commerce knows this very well.
Qi put the magic core back into the cloth bag he carried with him. He didn't ask Yu Sui what he wanted the cow for, but silently supported his idea.
Yu Sui really didn't know how many to raise, so he asked, "How many can you transport?"
Loft smiled confidently and said, "Hundreds of them at a time are no problem."
Yu Sui counted on his fingers and figured out that if he exchanged for 100 heads, he would need 500 pieces of candy. He could make 1.5 kilograms of fruit candy by adding 1 kilogram of sugar to water and fruit juice, so he wouldn't consume much sugar.
How about raising 300 first? I'm worried I won't know how to take care of them, and if they die, it would be a sin.
As if seeing through Yu Sui's worries, Loft said, "I'll bring along slaves who can raise cattle. It depends on how many cattle you want to trade."
This is a slave society, and Yu Sui, who lives in the Black Rock Tribe, always forgets this fact.
Although it was cruel, having slaves who knew how to raise cattle did save a lot of trouble.
Moreover, in the human kingdom, slaves are commodities, they have no human rights and cannot even decide their own life and death.
If you follow the cattle to their tribe, at least they will not be abused.
I just couldn't help but sigh. Fortunately, he traveled here. If he became a slave at the beginning, it would be the end of the world.
Thinking about how he had complained about turning into an orc before, Yu Sui now felt lucky to have become a snow werewolf.
"Then I'll trade 300 heads. When can they be delivered?" Yu Sui made the decision happily without any worries.
"I'll send it to you next spring. The winter here is too cold and we can't stand it." Lovett said with lingering fear.
Once before, the trip was delayed and we were trapped by a heavy snowfall. Our mounts couldn’t move and many people froze to death.
Fortunately, there was a fire magician in their team who kept them warm, but because they had no time to replenish their magic power, they had to use up a lot of magic cores, which was a heavy loss.
Yu Sui thought it would be just right to come over next spring, as there would be no need to rush to build a cowshed, as they were already busy building their own house.
It's like a pillow when you're sleepy. It's just right that I can plant sorghum next year, make wine from sorghum, and crush the sorghum stalks to feed the cows, killing two birds with one stone.
Thinking of this, Yu Sui suddenly remembered that he had brought berry wine, so he opened the lid of the bamboo tube and handed it to Loft.
"Can this be used in exchange? This is the berry wine I brewed myself." He said with a smile.
The rich aroma of fruit wine was brought to Loft's nostrils by the boy's straightforward actions, and this veteran wine lover was drooling.
He took it impatiently and sniffed it deeply.
The aroma of the wine is even more tempting when you get close. The taste alone is comparable to the holy blood offered as tribute to the church.
He hurriedly asked the servant to bring him a wine glass. When the servant trotted to bring him the glass, Loft eagerly poured a glass and put it into his mouth.
He smiled sincerely and said admiringly, "It has a mellow flavor and a clear color. It's really a good wine!"
Nord stood by with his mustache raised, feeling anxious but not daring to speak.
Caravans like them who are away from home all year round, or mercenary groups who go on adventures everywhere, all drink alcohol to warm themselves up, and over time they become addicted to alcohol.
At this moment, the good wine was right in front of him, but he could only watch, his Adam's apple rolling up and down with greed.
There were series of gulping sounds, and the mercenaries around could not help swallowing their saliva when they smelled the aroma of the wine. In an instant, they felt that the barley wine in their hands no longer had any fragrance.
Yu Sui was shocked by their exaggerated reaction. Having been influenced by white wine, he always felt that this soft fruit wine was like a drink.
However, the people here mainly drink fruit wine, and the most famous is wine. The royal family and the church have their own wineries. In the church, good quality wine is even called holy blood.
The berries grown in abundance in the forest next to the Snow Wolf Tribe really tasted great. They were large, juicy, and sweet and sour, like a combination of strawberries and raspberries he had eaten before. They were the perfect raw material for making wine.
Yu Sui admitted that he was a little proud at this moment, and looked at Qi with a smile.
The cub's eyes were as clear as a lake, looking at him cunningly and complacently, his eyes filled with smiles. His soft silver hair stuck to his white and full forehead, floating slightly in the evening breeze.
Qi's heart beat faster and faster uncontrollably, the people around him gradually moved away from him, and his eyes could only focus on the person in front of him.
Yu Sui found that Qi Wang's eyes looking at him became a little strange. The indescribable change made him feel a little difficult to breathe.
"Good wine! This wine tastes really great!" A loud shout pulled the two out of the ambiguous atmosphere.
It turned out that Loft shared the wine in the glass with Nord and asked him to taste it. The remaining little bit conquered Nord.
He even wanted to buy the bottle of wine with his own money and savor it slowly. He even thought about what shape of bottle to make for it... The materials must be the best and put it in the wine cellar together with his collection of wine.
Nord changed his previous disdain for the orcs and looked at Yu Sui with a friendly look.
He took a step forward and was about to buy the bamboo tube wine before the president when he suddenly felt a chill on the back of his head.
He looked up in confusion, only to see the adult orc looking at him with sharp eyes, and upon closer inspection, he seemed dissatisfied with him.
He didn't do anything? Nord was puzzled.
Nord, who was delayed for a moment, lost the best opportunity, and Loft had already made an offer.
"This barrel of wine costs one hundred cows! The slaves who tend the cattle are free! This is the deposit. I'll send you the rest next spring!"
He patted his chest proudly, staring at Yu Sui with longing eyes, "It would be even better if we could use this wine to close the collection next year."
Nord knelt down, tearing at his hair in agony. He was just one step too late. The guild leader had traded a mere hundred cows for at least twenty or thirty kilograms of fine wine!
I'm so angry. If it were someone else, he would have increased the money without saying a word. Unfortunately, he couldn't. No wonder Loft could become the president.
When Yu Sui heard the price offered by Loft, his eyes widened and he stood there in a daze.
Is this the benefit given to a foodie who never forgets his roots even in difficult circumstances? Thank you for your hard work.
Quickly coming to his senses, Yu Sui hastily agreed.
"Next year I will have another kind of wine brewed. You can choose one as the final payment. You can also use sugar."
When Loft and Nord heard his words, they wanted to rush over and shake hands in worship, but they did not dare to move because of the tall snow werewolf who was watching them hungrily.
Nord said incoherently, "We must come earlier next year! You are truly a genius, almost as good as the fifth-level brewers in our imperial capital!"
Yu Sui smiled shyly, "Then we'll leave first. Don't forget my cow."
It is impossible for them to forget about the wine. Instead, they are worried that the cub will forget their deal. After all, cubs of all races are playful.
After failing to buy the barrel of wine, Nord's eyes turned, and he approached Yu Sui under great pressure and whispered, "Do you still have wine? I'll trade it with you for cotton cloth, a whole cart of cotton cloth! Or if you want anything else, I'll find it for you!"
Loft couldn't hear what he said, but after years as his deputy, how could he not understand? His face darkened, and he really wanted to kick Nord's ass.
I'll pull out his mustache soon, Loft decided angrily.
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