Chapter 796 - 6 The Anxious Goddesses (2/2)
“Just mining?” The Northern Lion Lord finally looked better.
“Yes, just mining,” replied Roland casually.
“Even though the hard rocks aren’t very valuable, do you know how big half of my territory is?”
Roland replied with a smile, “I think I do.”
It was almost as big as a province in reality.
“No matter how cheap something is, it may be extremely costly if the stock is huge enough.” The Northern Lion Lord snorted. “What does the royal family intend to pay for the mining rights?”
“Not the royal family; I’m making the deal with you as an individual.” Roland thought for a moment and said, “I’m told that the Northern Lion family is valiant yet short of excellent equipment. You have the money, but you can’t find a seller.”
The Northern Lion Lord nodded. “That’s true. But even if the fine equipment of the royal guards is to be given to my soldiers, that won’t be enough to buy out one-third of the mines.”
“But what if I’m selling magic equipment?”
The Northern Lion Lord was dazed for a moment. Then his eyes glittered. “What did you say? Magic equipment?” If a merchant had said the same, the Northern Lion Lord wouldn’t have been convinced. He would even have the merchant driven away from his castle.
However, when a Mage offered that, it sounded much more believable.
Roland waved his right hand, and a set of armor and an iron spear appeared on the ground.
Both pieces of equipment emitted the vague brilliance of magic. Roland had reconstructed a Mystra’s Mansion in this world recently.
The spell could help him evade the detection of most enemies.
However, Roland estimated that the Life Goddess could probably find him if she noticed traces.
After all, this Life Goddess was much stronger than Roland had anticipated.
She was at least two ranks higher than Elyse in the game.
“What are these?”
The Northern Lion Lord stepped up and skillfully swung the spear. Then, he easily stabbed the spear into the stone wall.
He plucked the spear out without resistance.
“Very sharp,” remarked the Northern Lion Lord casually.
He was a professional Warrior too. Although he was just level four, he was much stronger than ordinary people, and his eyes were very keen.
Roland explained, “Sharpness and Firmness are cast upon the spear. Even if the spear is hit by a regular weapon, nothing but a dent will be left on it.”
The Northern Lion Lord tried twisting the spear and found that it was indeed hard. Then, he looked at the set of black armor worn by a wooden dummy. He waved at a solder nearby.
The soldier smartly gave him a long sword. After that, the Northern Lion Lord held the sword with both hands and performed the Northern Lion Sword Technique… which was no different from random slashing.
After the crazy slashing, the wooden dummy inside the armor was almost shattered, but the armor itself only had a dozen sword marks and wasn’t really ruined.
A level-four Warrior was actually quite strong.
If he couldn’t really destroy the armor after slashing at it for a minute, the common soldiers on the battlefield certainly couldn’t.
This set of equipment could definitely be sold for three gold coins.
A lot of people would be fighting for it.
“Can you provide such equipment on a large scale?” The Northern Lion Lord gazed at Roland.
Roland replied with a smile, “It’s my standard equipment. I’ve manufactured some of it. If you’re willing to negotiate, you can get the goods very soon.”
What was most important to a lord?
Four elements.
Tax, soldiers, weaponry, and peasants. They were the foundation of a family.
Thinking for a moment, the Northern Lion Lord said, “I have too many hard rock mines on my territory. You’re going to have to give me an appropriate price for them.”
“How many do you think will be appropriate?”
The Northern Lion Lord thought for a long time and struggled to say, “A thousand sets.’
He struggled because he too thought that his demand was too high.
Indeed, his territory had the most hard rock mines, but it didn’t mean that other lords didn’t have any.
If this Mage was willing to talk to them, some lords would be willing to make a reasonable offer.
However, everybody was greedy, and it was natural that the Northern Lion Lord wanted more. His minimum requirement was actually just five hundred sets.
Roland thought for a moment and said, “My lord, you are a great businessman… but I’m fine with it. I can even offer you another hundred sets, as long as you promise me something else.” “What is it?”
“Can you purchase magic materials? You’ll pay for them, and the additional hundred sets of equipment are for your hard work and to reimburse you for the materials. Don’t worry, the materials won’t cost you much.”
Hearing that, the Northern Lion Lord instantly smiled. “Yes, of course.”
He’d be stupid if he were to refuse such easy money.
In the Paradise of Magic, however, Mystra was completely dumbfounded.
She had been searching for Roland through all means possible recently.
She used divination and benedictions.
She knew a thing or two about fate too, and she used the anchoring spells relating to fate.
However, she didn’t find any trace of Roland.
Not at all.
It almost felt like the man had never existed.
She estimated that it was probably because Roland wasn’t from this world.
At this moment, a plume of smoke rose next to her and turned into a beautiful black-haired woman.
“Have you found Roland?” asked Mystra earnestly. “Any leads?”
Sophie shook her head. “His soul isn’t in the Netherworld. I used the Soul Attraction Technique but there was no reaction.”
Mystra frowned. “I used it too. In the dreams, I could lock onto his soul, but his soul doesn’t exist right now.”
Sophie’s face was still cold, but she talked much faster. “Did the Goddess of Light lie to US?
“That’s impossible. The Goddess of Light couldn’t have lied. She’s on our side.”
“Then… did something happen to Roland?” Sophie bit her lip.
Mystra’s face became pale. “If that’s so, I’m going to kill the Goddess of Life.”