The world enters the age of myth

Lu Yiming asked: "Do you have a relevant world map here?"

"Of course there are. These maps are drawn using airplanes, so they are guaranteed to be accurate... By the way, you must have invented airplanes, right?"

"Um...you mean the aerial vehicle, right?"

"Yes, yes, as expected, chatting with knowledgeable civilizations is smooth! Making airplanes is quite difficult..."

The Bollier people were very excited, showing off their industrial capabilities while handing over a scroll.

"Hey, the cost of flying an airplane is too high, and it's completely unaffordable. And after the disaster here, we can no longer manufacture it. Is your civilization still able to produce airplanes?" Lu Yiming complimented the other party casually, facing the world I studied the map for a while.

"Ah, aircraft production is also quite difficult for us."

These islands are distributed in a ring. The farthest island is only 0.9 square kilometers 600 kilometers away. It is simply a lonely one.

The largest island is naturally the one under their feet, with a total area of ​​6,423 square kilometers, occupying more than half of the total land area. It seems that the Bollier Alliance drew this map after careful measurement.

Lu Yiming's memory was very good, and he quickly compared this map with the Yunhai's reconnaissance report for a while, and found that there was almost no difference.

The map was correct and he handed it back.

"Dear guests, I think you will be willing to go to the Exchange Square to have a look. There are many civilizations there, as well as our office."

While talking, a truck drove over.

The Bollier man made a gesture for them to get in the car and go to the evacuation center.

"Then I'll ask you to lead the way." Lu Yiming was also a bold man and agreed readily.

The car drove everyone to the main square 5 kilometers away.

This man from the country of Bollier seems to be very satisfied with his car and keeps introducing its functions and principles.

It was as if a technological civilization had arrived, making him even more excited...

This is a high-tech product that ordinary civilization cannot produce at all!

It is impossible for those ancient civilizations to understand the superb craftsmanship of automobiles and the difficulties of industrial development. Only technological civilizations can understand each other.

Most of the roads here are gravel roads, but the central trading square is paved with cement pavement and looks relatively smooth.

"...Every country that joins the Bollier Alliance will set up an embassy here, which is also a trading place for each other. This big square is where everyone trades. If you are interested, you can go shopping inside. Of course , for each transaction, we will charge a certain transaction tax.”

"If you want to buy an island, go to the house over there to negotiate, and someone will help you... Buying an island is very expensive. If you are really poor here, you can also cooperate with other civilizations to buy an island together. "The Bollier man leaned forward and said.

This Bollier civilization should be a part of the Western cultural circle, so that the diplomat's behavior, habits, movements and expressions are all in line with Western culture.

Their thinking should also be biased toward the West, and their expressions when speaking are a bit exaggerated.

Western thinking, to put it bluntly, is a Darwinian society. Whoever has a bigger fist is more powerful.

Although Lu Yiming and others only have one destroyer on the surface, they can still be regarded as part of the technological civilization. These diplomats were relatively enthusiastic when they saw that Lu Yiming and others were treated with courtesy.

From the outside, the scientific and technological strength of the Bollier people seems to be that of the 1960s and 1970s. They have already invented cars, airplanes, and ships. However, research on electronic products is still in its preliminary stages. Of course, this planet has a silent realm, and radio communications are almost useless. Only wired phones can be used.

As for whether there are nuclear bombs, it is not yet clear, and the total population is also unknown. The other party's residential area and administrative area are not open to the public.

After arriving at this square, people saw all kinds of strange people, all wearing strange clothes.

It should be people from other civilizations.

These people only looked at Lu Yiming and others slightly, but did not take the initiative to talk to them.

Obviously, because there were so many civilizations in this world in a short period of time, I was a little surprised at first, but then I didn’t feel much at all.

Lu Yiming tried to ask: "Dear Mr. Conn, what kind of goods are you receiving here? What price does it cost to buy one of the most remote islands?"

"If I want to trade with other civilizations here, what will they receive? What kind of procedures are required?"

The middle-aged man wearing a special helmet said: "The first common commodity is food. But if you want to buy an island, food is far from enough. After all, we... have passed the stage of food shortage."

After all, Bolier civilization is also a technological civilization, and self-sufficiency is not a problem at all.

"You can sell food to other civilizations if they need it."

"If you can brew grain into high-quality alcohol, the price we offer is actually higher than that of grain. Many of our cars here use alcohol as fuel."

"The second kind of goods is various minerals and various metals. Seeing that you have developed a certain degree of technology here, I might as well say clearly that the metal minerals on this planet are very rare. The major islands currently discovered , there is almost no ore that can be mined.”

"There may be minerals on the seabed, but the cost of extraction is huge. Our technological strength cannot withstand the ocean depth of 600 meters to mine minerals."

Diplomat Conn raised a finger: "So metal is quite valuable... If you can sell ten thousand tons of metal, you can pick an island of 5 square kilometers."

10,000 tons!

Lu Yiming was shocked. It happened to be the weight of that destroyer.

These Bolier people don't want that destroyer...

Of course, the entire Yunhai's resource reserves, including 10,000 tons of metal, are not much, and can still be afforded.

Lu Yiming did not speak directly, but shook his head slightly. The price was still a bit too high.

He did not believe that those ancient civilizations could afford 10,000 tons of metal to purchase the island. With such a high price, even if the Yunhai Hao is wealthy enough to afford it, can other ancient civilizations also be able to afford it?

The Jin Empire, for example, couldn't afford to produce so much metal. It was still a question of whether the entire Qianlong Island's armor, knives, farm tools, iron pots, etc. totaled 5,000 tons.

Therefore, he cannot easily agree to this price.

"If you can't afford this price, you can also use the cosmic wonders... We will pay a high price to buy the cosmic wonders." Seeing his expression, the Bolir people seemed to have guessed something and smiled, "Just like the one on my head The helmet, with a certain translation ability, is a special cosmic wonder, carrying the precious scientific and technological heritage of Xia Civilization."

"The value of one helmet can be exchanged for 10 square kilometers of islands!"

Strange objects should refer to supernatural objects.

This helmet that can translate is considered a top strategic material. Xia Wenming’s precious scientific and technological heritage, I don’t know if it’s just bragging or if it’s true...

"What he said is most likely true." An emotion observer made a gesture.

Lu Yiming nodded slightly, "Well, I can understand that Xia Wenming's legacy is indeed precious. It's just a pity that we are not so lucky to pick up Xia Wenming's legacy."

Those ancient civilizations should have sold some of their own heritage to get a chance to survive...

If you think about it carefully, it's quite a deal.

After all, people will die in fighting and robbing. With their superpowers weakened, no civilization is willing to fight to the death against a seemingly powerful technological civilization under fire.

Therefore, it is worthwhile to sell some supernatural items to gain a chance of survival.

Of course, since the Yunhai side has a lot of money, there is no need to sell these strategic resources.

"What about the technology products? What's the price?" Lu Yiming asked.

"Well... it depends on what kind of technological products you can provide." The Bollier man said: "A car like the one under my feet, five hundred cars, can be exchanged for a relatively remote island."

"It's too expensive, it's too expensive! This won't work, it's too expensive." Lu Yiming said. Five hundred cars are worth much more than 10,000 tons of steel.

"Because most cars consume oil." The diplomat said with a smile: "There is almost no oil on this planet, or it is buried deep under the sea. Without enough oil, what are the uses of cars? Of course. If you can provide alcohol-burning cars, 100 will be enough."

Lu Yiming took a deep breath. It sounded reasonable. In fact, on the Yunhai Road, gasoline-burning cars have almost been eliminated, and electric cars are generally used.

He said silently: "Sorry, we don't have such a car."

The Bollier native said proudly: "It doesn't matter, we can already produce this kind of car. Most of the grain we purchase is used to make industrial raw materials such as methanol and ethanol. If you can make these industrial raw materials over there, our purchase price Higher than grain.”

Finally, he whispered: "Last point, people can also be sold. We also purchase people, and... we charge a high price, higher than other civilizations. With a thousand people, you can get a small island of 5 square kilometers. , equivalent to 10 tons of metal for one person!"

"Of course, you can also trade with other civilizations in exchange for resources, and then buy islands. The price difference depends on your own control."