Chapter 70

In the Green Empire, the properties of many noble families are roughly divided into three parts: real estate, land, and magical rune constructs.

Many major nobles build castles on their own territories, while lesser nobles construct manors on their lands.

The true measure of a noble's wealth is the territory they control, although the richness and barrenness of the land can vary greatly.

Nobles also have a type of property that can be inherited by their descendants, and this part of the inheritance is tax-free in the Green Empire. This is the precious magical rune constructs.

The set of magical beast leather armor in front of them was one that could be inscribed with magical rune arrays. Even though this set of armor did not currently have any runes, it still possessed excellent defensive and anti-magic properties. The leather armor was well-maintained, with no visible damage on its surface.

The old man stood in front of the magical beast leather armor, taking out a sheepskin scroll from his pocket. He carefully unfolded it.

With a "whoosh," a flame of blue and red shot out from the scroll, almost singeing the old man's hair. Unfazed by the heat, he held the edges of the scroll with both hands, placing it under the magical beast leather armor, allowing the flame to burn the armor.

Only to see that the scorching flames kept emerging from the scroll, and the magical beast leather armor seemed to absorb these flames, with no changes to its surface.

This was just an ordinary Fire Gathering Spell scroll, and Baron Sidney also had such a scroll.

Such life magic scrolls are now widely used in the military. With a Fire Gathering Spell scroll, there's no need to worry about being unable to start a fire during rainy or snowy weather, and it can provide hot soup or boiling water for the soldiers during brief rest periods in a large army's march.

When everyone saw that the flames from the magic scroll could not burn the magical beast leather armor, the people in the tent let out another exclamation.

The old man silently demonstrated to everyone that this was a genuine set of magical beast leather armor.

A dark-skinned merchant sitting opposite the tent asked, "Grant, how many gold coins is this set of magical beast leather armor worth?"

The old man named Grant put away the Fire Gathering Spell scroll, turned his head, and looked at the merchant with a half-smile, asking, "What, Kain, do you have any other thoughts?"

Baron Terry Carnegie, sitting in the main seat, looked a bit displeased, but out of noble pride, he did not express his dissatisfaction, only slightly frowning.

Merchant Kain chuckled dryly, immediately realizing that this set of magical beast leather armor was not something that could be measured in gold coins.

In fact, this was a treasure that Baron Terry Carnegie had taken out to exchange for some military merit.

Merchant Kain quickly waved his hands and said, "No, I was just asking out of curiosity."

The wrinkles and gray beard on Grant's face gave his smile a touch of shrewdness and wisdom.

Although he did not directly answer Kain's question, he began to introduce the value of the magical beast leather armor.

He pointed at the armor and said, "The leather of this set of magical beast armor comes from different beasts, pieced together from the scraps of different magical beasts. The upper part is made from the skin of a Flame Snake Lizard, and the lower part is mainly the thick skin from the back of a Swamp Giant Crocodile. So, this magical beast leather armor is not as valuable as you might think."

Hearing this, He Boqiang and Sulidak exchanged glances but remained silent.

Grant said, "If in the capital, a set of multi-leather mixed magical beast armor like this would be worth about fifteen magic crystals."

Larkin, upon hearing Grant's quote, immediately said, "Grant, this set of armor exceeds our budget. In fact, we only want to exchange four Demon Head skulls for a set of heavy armor with good attributes."

He had to state his position. This time, he only brought four Demon Head skulls, which could be exchanged for four magic crystals, leaving an eleven-crystal difference with the magical beast leather armor. He did not think Sulidak and He Boqiang could come up with such a large sum.

Grant, however, smiled mysteriously, his gaze falling on Sulidak and He Boqiang, and said,

"Perhaps the owners of these trophies have a different opinion..."

With Grant's words, everyone's attention focused on the two.

As He Boqiang's representative, Sulidak looked at Merchant Grant with some doubt and asked,

"Are you showing me this set of magical beast leather armor because you think I have the purchasing power?"

Grant said confidently,

"Of course, Captain Sulidak."

He stood in the middle of the tent, looked around, and then said,

"As everyone knows, the most valuable part of a Demon is not its head, though I'm not saying these Demon Head skulls are worthless. The most valuable part is... Black Magic Crystals. Each undetermined Black Magic Crystal is worth two ordinary magic crystals. These four Demon Head skulls can yield at least four undetermined Black Magic Crystals. If Captain Sulidak is willing to sell those undetermined Black Magic Crystals, the total value of these trophies would not be so far from this set of magical beast leather armor."

Then, with his keen eyes, he looked at Sulidak and asked,

"How about it, Captain Sulidak, would you consider it?"

At this moment, Sulidak suddenly remembered that He Boqiang had indeed mentioned a few magic cores to him before.

Thinking about it, he felt a bit excited and quickly asked, "Four undetermined Black Magic Crystals and four Demon Head skulls, can we exchange them for your set of magical beast leather armor?"

Grant smiled and shook his head, but not in complete refusal. Instead, he guided, "Actually, it's still a bit short. You can add something else..."

Inspired by Grant, Sulidak immediately remembered the three military spears in He Boqiang's possession.

These weapons used by Demons were of good quality.

So Sulidak immediately said, "I also have three military spears used by Demons. If these still don't satisfy you, I think we will have to consider that set of bronze armor plates."

Without any hesitation, Grant decisively said,

"Deal! Baron Terry Carnegie came to the front lines of the forest to make friends like Captain Sulidak."

Baron Terry Carnegie clearly wanted to buy some merit from people like Sulidak, not just make friends!

He Boqiang thought to himself.

At this moment, Sulidak took off the three nearly meter-long military spears from He Boqiang's waist and handed them to Grant, then asked,

"Can I try it on?"

Grant appeared very generous, spreading his hands to Sulidak and saying,

"Of course! Please, if anything doesn't fit, we have a dedicated leather craftsman who can make minor adjustments."

At this moment, Sulidak realized that he should have consulted He Boqiang before making the decision. He felt a bit rash and hasty.

After all, those undetermined magic crystals were still in He Boqiang's hands.

He looked at He Boqiang with some guilt and asked,

"Xiaodak, what do you think of this set of magical beast leather armor?"

He Boqiang looked at Sulidak speechlessly...

"..."

Sulidak awkwardly rubbed his forehead, turned to Grant, and said,

"Sorry, please wait a moment. I need to discuss this with Xiaodak privately."

Then, he pulled He Boqiang outside the tent. The two stood on the grass beside the tent, but at this moment, it was mostly Sulidak who kept talking:

"I think this set of magical beast leather armor is good. It can be perfectly tax-free when passing through the magic portal, and it won't depreciate even if you bring it to the Green Empire. Most importantly, you can use it right now. Let's buy this set."

Seeing He Boqiang's agreement, Sulidak happily raised his fist and said excitedly,

"Alright, let's buy it..."

He Boqiang took out the five black magic cores from his pocket and handed them to Sulidak.

"Hey, how do you have five black magic cores?" Sulidak asked in surprise.

He Boqiang was speechless. He had clearly mentioned that there were five Demons when they were looting the bodies, but Sulidak just didn't pay attention. There was no need to argue over such a small matter.

At this moment, Sulidak realized and asked He Boqiang, "You mean the Earth Rampage Bear killed five Demons, but you only brought back four Demon Head skulls and three military spears?"

He Boqiang nodded.

"Then we can still keep one black magic crystal..."

Seeing that the two were basically in agreement, Sulidak pulled He Boqiang back into the tent, saying as they walked,

"Actually, this is pretty good! I didn't expect you to have such a large income this time. When we return to Helansa City, you can buy a very nice manor. Believe me, it's a profitable and stable investment."

Seeing He Boqiang's gesture, Sulidak shook his head like a rattle:

"You mean you want to give me the magical beast leather armor and buy that set of bronze armor? There's no need for that. I'm the captain of the second squad of the sixth company, and the standard armor I wear is already very good. I don't need it..."

...

When the two came out of the tent again, He Boqiang was wearing a precious set of magical beast leather armor that fit him well.

The other transactions in the tent continued, and Larkin followed the two out of the tent.

He kept marveling at how sharp Grant's eyes were, able to see that Xiaodak had undetermined black magic crystals in his possession. Grant decisively took out the set of magical beast leather armor and made the deal privately. He was truly an outstanding merchant.

...

When the two came out of the tent again, He Boqiang was wearing a precious set of magical beast leather armor that fit him well.