Bloodline Lord of War

  Chapter 45 Mining to make money

  Because the indigenous villagers dragged them down on the return trip, it took Robin and the others two days to return to Raging Waves City.

  The result of this expedition can be said to be a bumper harvest. Robin brought back hundreds of indigenous villagers, which suddenly expanded the labor force of Raging Waves City by more than half. There are also countless supplies, thousands of cattle and sheep, etc.

The villagers of Raging Wave City once again entered the holiday mode. The old butler Homan stood on the hill and watched the carriages and ox carts loaded with goods enter the territory one by one. He was very happy and sighed: "Since the master came After that, life in the territory really got better day by day."

  Aisha will be responsible for the specific places where these newly joined indigenous people will be resettled, the population statistics, and the inventory of goods.

  Aisha does things clearly and meticulously. Although the scale of the territory is not large now, she has begun to show excellent leadership and organizational skills. Robin spoke highly of her and thought she had the talent of a prime minister.

Robin scavenged a large amount of fur from Smaug's tribe. There are not many products in the wasteland, and fur is one of the most important products. Every year, a large amount of fur floods from the wasteland into the empire and becomes the fur coat worn by noble ladies. It also brings a huge amount of gold coins to merchants.

  Robin not only paid off Janna's debt with these furs, but even made a small profit.

  Jana was very satisfied with the deal, her little face almost turned into a flower with a smile, she transported these furs back to Silver Frost City, and resold them at twice the price.

  But at this time Robin is no longer interested in this fur business, and his mind is all on iron ore. Compared with the huge profits of iron smelting, the little money in the fur business is a drop in the bucket.

In the lobby on the first floor of the Lord's Mansion, Robin and Janna sat opposite each other across a long table. A dark red stone was placed between them, which was exactly the one Robin brought back from the pit. .

   "Please take a look, Miss Janna, is this iron ore?" Robin was anxious, like a prisoner waiting for the verdict.

  When she saw this unattractive stone, Janna's eyes lit up. She has traveled all over the years as a businessman, so she naturally knows iron ore.

  The red scarf picked up the stone and looked at it carefully, a surprised expression gradually appeared on her face, and then she asked excitedly: "Master Baron, this is indeed a piece of iron ore, where did you find it?"

   Finally got the answer he wanted, Robin couldn't help showing an ecstatic smile, and his mood became excited.

  Iron ore represented wealth, and he seemed to have seen countless gold coins falling on him.

  He stood up abruptly and said to Janna, "I'll take you there."

   Moments later, Robin and Janna rode to the large pit dug by the goblins. The two got off their horses on the edge of the pit, and then stepped into the pit.

   "It is the iron ore found here. Smaug told me that there is a large piece of iron ore underneath." Robin stepped on the ground vigorously and explained.

   "That smart goblin? How did he know?" Janna asked curiously.

   "He's a dragonborn goblin."

   "Dragon pulse, goblin?" Janna showed an unbelievable expression.

   "Dragon Vein" and "Goblin", when these two words are combined, it always makes people feel very absurd.

"The blood of the dragon made Smaug very sensitive to minerals. However, in fact, that guy has never seen what real iron ore looks like. He just felt that there were mines here, so he thought it was iron ore. He was lucky. He guessed right," said Robin, who had never heard of these things from Smaug until later.

  Jana bent down and searched the big pit for a while, then she seemed to have found a treasure, squatted down, and picked up a dark red stone from the ground, which was almost the same as Robin's.

  She looked at it seriously, and said pleasantly, "It's another piece of iron ore."

  Robin walked from behind Janna, took a look at the stone in her hand, and said, "I want to mine the iron ore here."

  Janna turned around, her excited eyes lit up: "Mining, of course you have to mine, Lord Baron, you are resting on a golden mountain!"

  Robin went straight to the point: "However, I have no money and no technology. I need your help in this regard."

  The red scarf clapped his chest confidently, and agreed: "I'll help you! Whatever you need, I can help you. Just..."

   Speaking of this, Janna suddenly showed a sly smile on her face.

   "As a condition of return, the iron ore produced here must be sold to me first, how?"

  Jana was playing with the iron ore in her hand, looking up at Robin, blinking her big blue eyes, hoping to get a positive answer from Robin.

  Robin immediately agreed: "Deal!"

  …

  With the help of Janna, the mining work of the iron ore pit officially started soon. Although the mining scale was small at the beginning, Raging Waves City finally had a stable source of income.

  The cooperation between the two parties is very pleasant. Janna transported food, salt, wood, stone, cloth and other materials from Silver Frost City, which are urgently needed for the development of the territory. On the return journey, her caravan was laden with iron ore.

  By mining iron ore, the development of the territory immediately entered the fast lane. New houses sprung up like mushrooms after a spring rain, and the half-elves moved into their new homes one by one, and finally they no longer had to squeeze into tents.

  Of course, Robin will definitely not be satisfied with simply selling iron ore, as the profit would still be too low.

  He is still accumulating original capital. When the capital is saved enough, Robin's next plan is to make iron, which is the real profiteering business.

  …

  The red turban kept transporting iron ore back from the wasteland, and soon attracted the attention of interested people, including Viscount Buck.

  Buck is an aristocrat, but also a businessman. The "Buck Firm" under his name is very powerful in Silver Frost City, and he is involved in almost all profitable businesses.

  On this day, in a mansion in Silver Frost City, Viscount Buck was having dinner.

  He looks about thirty-seven or eighteen years old, with short blond hair, handsome appearance, a bit thin, and meticulously dressed all over his body.

  He was sitting in front of a long dining table, skillfully and elegantly using the knife and fork in his hand, and was cutting a high-grade steak on the plate.

  A butler with gray temples stood beside the dining table, holding a thick account book in his hand. While Buck was eating, the butler reported to him the recent income and expenditure of the firm.

  After the butler's report was over, Buck also stopped the knife and fork in his hand, picked up a white napkin, wiped his lips, and asked:

   "The matter I asked you to investigate before, where did Janna's iron ore come from? Has there been any result?"

  The steward stood straight, and immediately replied: "Master, I have found out that a new iron mine was recently opened on the wasteland, and this mine is owned by the pioneer Baron Robin."

   "Robin?" Buck slightly frowned his slender eyebrows. He thought about it in his mind, but he didn't search for the name Robin.

   "This Robin, who is he?"

"Back to the master, I have investigated his origin. Robin was originally a commoner, and his uncle was originally a businessman. He spent money to buy a title of pioneer lord. After his uncle died of illness, Robin inherited his uncle's title and became a baron."

   "Oh, so it's a soil worm." There was a scornful smile on the corner of Buck's mouth.

   "Soil worm" is a slur, referring to those emerging nobles who have been promoted from the commoner class to pioneer lords, which means that they have the rustic air of common people and come from the lower class, just like bugs.

  Because of the rise of the pioneering movement, a large number of new nobles were born in the north of the empire. Although in the eyes of the common people, these new nobles are equivalent to reaching the sky in one step, but in the eyes of the old nobles, Robin and the others are a bunch of old hats who have no self-cultivation and do not understand the rules of the nobles. Many old nobles look down on them.

   "How strong is this Robin?" Buck continued to ask.

  The butler said: "Master, he has about a hundred soldiers under his command, mostly highlanders and half-elves. He has no friendship with other nobles. He is a typical pioneering lord. He is poor and has no background."

   "Highlanders and half-elves?" Buck smiled mockingly. "An army of no-brainers and a bunch of weak chickens, oh, this Robin is lucky to be able to stand on the wasteland."

  Buck picked up the goblet on the dining table. He stared at the top-quality red wine in the glass and shook it slightly. With the shaking, the red wine formed a small vortex in the glass.

   "I've always wanted to expand my business. Don't you think it's a pity that such a good iron mine is in the hands of a pioneering baron?"

   Then, he drank the red wine in the glass and put the goblet back on the table. Buck seemed to have made up his mind.

   "Go and prepare. We will set off for the wasteland tomorrow. I want this iron mine."

   I’ve seen it all here, let’s bookmark it

  (end of this chapter)