Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 1372 You Might as Well Just Go and Rob

Regardless of whether Saint Laurent I still has reservations about him, the number of resources on this list is sufficient.

[What has been developed for more than 500 years is different...]

It's not just a matter of territorial size, but also of exploration of the land within the territory.

At this stage, their exploration of the Great Zhou territory is definitely not sufficient, but there is no other way. The dual limitations of technology and manpower make it basically impossible for them to complete this task now.

Not to mention them now, in fact, even in modern China, there would be situations from time to time where while digging, something would be dug out underneath, and then the work would be forced to stop completely.

Without worrying about this issue now, Zhou Xu's attention was completely focused on the special resources listed in the list.

Zhou Xu wasn't sure whether this was all of the Saint Laurent Empire, but he was too lazy to dwell on this issue.

After a general scan, he soon discovered the existence of "Sharp Crystal".

As early as when Zhou Xu obtained the batch of enchanted spears from the Saint Laurent Empire, he suspected that the other party had the mine of "Sharp Crystal Stone". Now this speculation has been completely verified.

Basically, the characteristics of these special metals are marked behind each item, which is very good. It saves them a lot of research effort to a large extent.

After scanning it once, Zhou Xu could roughly feel that these special resources listed by Saint Laurent I should be relatively less scarce among the special resources.

Putting down the list, Zhou Xu picked up the teacup and smiled without saying a word. His look was meaningful, which made Saint Laurent I, who was sitting opposite him, eyelids twitch.

"Your Majesty, Emperor Zhou, are you not satisfied?"

Zhou Xu glanced at the list again.

"If this is all your resources, then the previous cooperative research and development of sophisticated equipment should be stopped. With just these resources, you can't make sophisticated equipment."

Hearing this, Saint Laurent I immediately understood that Zhou Xu had already seen that there were no truly rare resources on the list.

This undoubtedly proved in disguise that the foundation of the Great Zhou was probably much richer than he had expected. Without sufficient knowledge, he would not have been able to discover this.

"Then what does His Majesty Emperor Zhou want?"

[Is this a test to see how much I know? ]

Faced with such temptation, Zhou Xu was not panicked at all and remained calm.

"This should at least have some mithril, right?"

Relying on the research accumulated over the years, Zhou Xu is very sure that if he wants to create high-level enchanted equipment, mithril is the key!

Since the development of their Great Zhou Dynasty, the weapons of each unit have been updated for several rounds, but why are the silver steel swords in the hands of the elf knights as stable as Mount Tai?
That's because the silver-steel sword was forged from mithril steel mixed with mithril.

Even if just a little bit of Mithril is mixed in, the blessing it shows on "Wind Slash" is destined to be unmatched by other enchanted weapons.

The effect of Mithril can directly improve the energy efficiency of equipment. While increasing energy capacity, it reduces losses when launching attacks. It is definitely a key material.

Without Mithril, there's no need to even begin this research.

Instead of wasting time studying this, he has plenty of other things to do.

Clearly sensing Zhou Xu's attitude, Saint Laurent I gave two dry laughs and handed over another list.

"I forgot to include a list here. In addition to the two resources on the list, Mithril can also be added. I was quite busy preparing the list and forgot to include it."

[The Saint Laurent Empire really has a mithril mine! ]

Zhou Xu was too lazy to expose Saint Laurent I's clumsy rhetoric. If he kicked the door open at this time, making it difficult for the other party to get off the stage, then the matter would most likely not be able to continue.

Essentially, Zhou Xu still wanted to get something good out of this wealthy man in front of him.

There is indeed nothing we can do if we cannot cooperate, but it would definitely be better if we could.

Taking the list, Zhou Xu looked at it carefully...

[Without changing the stone, can the stability of the alloy be increased?! ]

Zhou Xu's eyes clearly lit up.

This effect seems simple, but it is actually very practical!

Not only when enchanting equipment, but in fact when manufacturing many instruments and equipment, the stability of the metal used is very important.

If really used, this is definitely a special mineral that is beneficial to the development of civilization and is in great demand!
The last third material is written as "Dead Bones".

The following introduction is that it can be used to make a skeleton wizard's staff. When used to cast the "skeleton" type mantra spell, it can reduce consumption, enhance the effect, and have a good benefit.

Obviously, Saint Laurent I originally wanted to use these two resources as the final bargaining chips. As for the mithril, he did not intend to take it out at first, but after Zhou Xu pointed it out, he also added it verbally.

However, even if we leave aside mithril, these two resources do have their own value.

There is no need to elaborate on the value of the Immortal Stone, and it is obvious that the Undead Bones are aimed at him.

He thought that such a material that could increase the effectiveness of his spellcasting would be very tempting to him.

I have to admit, it is still somewhat tempting.

Gargamel already has the talent of "Skeleton Master", and if he is equipped with a staff made of undead bones, it will definitely be a great advantage.

However, as mentioned before, at present, the greatest value of the undead bones is to be used to make wizard equipment such as the undead staff.

The demand for this equipment within their Great Zhou was neither big nor small.

Even though Zhou Xu was a little envious, he would not show it directly. His focus at this moment was still on Mithril.

"I've got my eye on this Mithril. Let's start with a ton of it."

"puff--"

Upon hearing this, Saint Laurent I spat out a mouthful of tea directly to the side.

"Tons? You might as well just go and grab them!"

Of course, after spraying, Saint Laurent I also realized that he had lost his composure. He wiped the tea from the corner of his mouth, coughed twice, and said after easing his emotions...

"Ten kilograms at most, Your Majesty. Mithril is a rare metal, and its production is very small!"

Saint Laurent I, who said this, was obviously a little excited. He was completely frightened by Zhou Xu's attitude that his mouth was like a ton.

Zhou Xu certainly knew that mithril must be rare, as could be seen from the epic equipment 'Mage Killer' on his wrist, which was made of 100% pure mithril.

This 'Mage Killer' looks like a wristband, and its weight is estimated to be only about 400 to 500 grams, about one kilogram.

The reason why he asked for such a high price just now was mainly to make it easier for him to bargain later.

(End of this chapter)