"My lord, this is a medium-sized iron mine. The orcs have only dug out a small portion of it. The iron content of the iron ore is very high.
Especially when I saw most of the iron ores, the iron content seemed to be close to 30%. This is already very good for a medium-sized iron mine!”An Elven Ranger who had rushed over with some iron ores in his hand happily narrated.
The other warriors who heard the news could not help but smile.
That's right.
A medium-sized iron mine contained at least millions of tons of iron ore and a lot of iron essence. As the mine was large enough, more holes could be dug. As long as there were enough people, at least 300,000 tons of iron ore could be dug out every year. If they refined it into iron, it would be much less, but the selling price would be higher.
However, with a high iron content, the selling price could also increase by a lot.
At this normal excavation speed, if nothing unexpected happened, it could last for at least a few decades.
In the eyes of others, this was just a game. Iron was not valuable to ordinary players, but to an NPC Lord like him, it was extremely precious.
Just by relying on the iron ore vein, he could earn about 10,000 to 20,000 gold coins a year.
1 gold coin =100 silver coins =10000 copper coins.
Although there were not many gold coins.
However, sustainable production was important, not to mention that his territory needed a lot of iron.
Moreover…
He was poor. In his previous life, he had spent tens of thousands of gold coins with a wave of his hand. Although his heart still ached…
However, he had too many people to support. If he wanted to expand his territory and build a larger neutral camp city, he would not even be able to afford a few hundred thousand gold coins. Lords and independent players could not be compared.
"Now that the territory finally has a mine that can make money, go back and pick a good candidate. Start work immediately. Each of you will be rewarded with 5 silver coins!”William did not hesitate. It was just an iron mine. Even if the news was leaked, it was not a big deal. The two neighboring duchies did not need to send troops to destroy Border Town for 10,000 to 20,000 gold coins a year.
Border Town had been in the neutral camp for so long because of his father, and now he, as well as the many pure-blooded Elves in the Blackleaf Forest. As long as he did not easily participate in the conflict between the two dukedoms or reveal his great treasure, the enemy would naturally not easily make a move.
After all, no one wanted to anger the elves of the Blackleaf Forest!
Although they did not know William Blackleaf's background, they could understand that he had 500 Elven guards. He was very important to the Blackleaf Elves…
" Thank you, my lord!" Many Elven warriors shouted with joy.
Lautner smiled and pointed at the big guy in the trap.""Then what about this mid-level magical beast? I can't sell its fur. Otherwise, the fur of a complete Berserk Bear, and it's so big, can be sold for at least 1000 gold coins. If it's sold as meat, it can be sold for at least 800 gold coins!”
William pondered for a moment." Forget it. This giant violent bear is at least 4000 kilograms. Its flesh is rich in magic power. We'll keep it for ourselves. The warriors who came with me each have 5 kilograms of meat. The warriors who guard at home each have 2 kilograms.”
"Thank you, my lord. The glory of the World Tree will bless you forever!”This time, the words of gratitude were completely different. The Elven warriors instantly had a good impression of William.
This kind of thing that could increase one's strength was very difficult to obtain. 5 catties of magic beast meat was almost equivalent to 10 silver coins, but the truth was that 50 silver coins could also buy precious magic beast meat.
This kind of reward was very generous to any lord.
Moreover, they were completely unharmed, and even the soldiers who were left behind to guard them were not left behind. This definitely meant that the current Feudal Lord had really changed. At least his character was very good!
However, William had left behind a large portion of the food. He did not want to eat as much as he could. No matter how delicious the mid-level magical beasts were, they would get tired of eating them.
As a combination of an NPC and a player, although he did not have the upper limit of eating meat as a player, the bear meat he left behind could be used as a reward in the future.
To professionals, using such items as rewards was much more valuable than gold coins. It was also much more cost-effective.
After all, William had missions to level up, while the other NPCs could only rely on eating, fighting, and training to increase their strength.
"Sir, this little fellow must be hungry, right?”Norton was carrying three little bears in his arms. There was only a thin layer of white fur on his body. He could only take off his underwear and wrap them in it, afraid that they would accidentally catch a cold and fall sick. His sin was unimaginable.
"Let's go back immediately and leave a 10-man Ranger team to monitor this place. See if anyone else has discovered this vein. After we return, we will immediately send miners and troops to replace them!”William picked up one of them. It seemed that it was really hungry and had to go back immediately to get some milk to feed it.
As soon as he finished speaking.
William Blackleaf led his men and hurried back. The iron mine was about seven to eight miles away from Border Town. It was not close, but it was not far either.
The main reason was that the mountain road was difficult to walk on. If they wanted to excavate this iron mine, they had to build a road. Otherwise, they would not be able to transport the iron ore.
On the way, William could not help but feel a headache.
Cutting down trees cost money, so did repairing roads.
However, there were more weirdos and poor people in Border Town. As long as they had money, these people would do anything.
He had no choice.
Neutral Faction.
There were too few good people. Those who could survive here were basically thugs. They either had a blood feud or had wanted posters on their faces. They did not dare to appear in the Light Faction and could only mingle in the Neutral Faction.
When his father was still alive, he could rely on his own strength to make many criminals work for him quietly and even become a soldier.
But once he disappeared, the soldiers recovered their true nature the fastest…
However, the thugs had their advantages. They were strong and had high combat strength. There were even many professionals. As long as they had strong strength and money, it was easy to make these people work.
Two hours passed.
A group of people with blood-stained armor finally walked out of the forest. When they returned to Border Town, they were shocked.
Many civilians who had nothing better to do looked over in shock. They were all discussing what kind of magical beast this five-meter-tall giant bear was.
It was definitely a magical beast. No ordinary animal could reach such a physique.
"This is a giant berserk bear, a mid-level magical beast, or perhaps even a high-level magical beast!”someone suddenly said, his eyes burning.
After all, this was a mid-level magic beast. Its meat was delicious and could increase one's strength greatly.
" Oh my god, there are even cubs. There are even three of them. Could it be…" The group of people looked at the cubs in William's arms and felt a hint of envy. The cubs had yet to open their eyes.
The first person he saw when he opened his eyes would recognize him as his master!
As long as these three cubs grew up successfully, they would be a sharp weapon on the battlefield.
William walked arrogantly on the road, ignoring the group of dishonest civilians. The reason why he dragged the two hours out of the forest was because he did not want to dismember the giant bear. He wanted to let them see this big fellow and show the strength of his personal guards so that they would not cause any trouble.
"Milk, quickly bring the milk, I want to feed the bear!”
"I'm sorry, my lord. We only have goat's milk now!”
"…Goat milk it is!"
"There's very little goat's milk as well. For future feeding, we'll need to…go to the Iron Dukedom to buy it!”
"…Buy!"
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