Love and passion, cutting up the wasteland.

Chapter 638 Effortless
Chad had excellent eyesight and could see the packages carried by the camels even without walking next to them...but at this moment he suspected that he was seeing things.

No wonder the camel beast, which is strong and powerful, was almost bent by all these goods.

They were loaded with cats, heavy ancient synthetic metals!
Chad originally thought that they were transporting rice produced in the swamp, so the quantity was not that large... But once it was converted into Cat coins, even if they were all the smallest denomination 1 Cat, it was already an astronomical figure, and he was a little overwhelmed.

Undoubtedly, this is not wealth that can be possessed by an individual.

Considering that they were escorted by the titled warriors of the Shek Kingdom...

This is a huge trade between the two forces.

He knew that the Shek Kingdom had signed an agreement with the swamp, mainly to purchase rice produced in the swamp to alleviate the food crisis in the Stan Desert. The compensation was cash or technology exchange...but the interaction between the two sides had just started for more than a year, and even if all was settled at once, it would be impossible to have so much money.

Moreover, the Red King later managed the Land of Shan, and with one more mouth to feed, the share allocated to the Kingdom of Shek would certainly be reduced accordingly.
So how did he get it?
Chad suddenly realized that behind the Land of Light and the Swamp, there were many more secrets than just their appearance...the so-called inside story.

"These are the deposits." The giant Ryan held the handle and took Lu Meng to inspect it, whispering, "Bayan has sent people to inspect the fuel you sent... All the machinery and power generation equipment can be used normally, and he is very satisfied."

This Shak warrior was still conservative in his words in order to save face for their chief advisor.

Actually.

It's better to say that I was ecstatic.

What restricts the development of the Shak Kingdom are, first, traditional concepts, second, population, third, science and technology, fourth, food... and finally, energy.

Bayan has solved or is in the process of solving the above issues through the new policies, and the food problem has also been overcome with the help of Lu Meng.

The only issue that cannot be solved is energy, which is limited by natural conditions.

Ever since the oil production platforms in the depression lagoon dried up, the only place in the entire continent known to be able to produce crude oil is the black desert - this can even be said to be a stubborn disease that restricts all forces, and a good cook cannot cook without rice.

The cannabis fuel in the swamp was labeled Dancing Skeleton, and nominally it was still distributed by Black Desert, but Bayan was so smart that after a brief study of the calorific value and price, he guessed that this was another trick played by the unknown person.

In his words.

You always come up with something new for me.

"That's good." Lu Meng grabbed a handful of coins from the cloth bag and watched them slip through his fingers. He felt happy.

After such a long period of development, the biofuel factory in the swamp has gone through the entire process from construction to meeting local needs and finally expanding production to be sufficient for export.

It should be said that it is quite fast.

To be honest, compared with real oil mining and God's gift, the cost of producing one unit of fuel in Lu Meng's factory is much higher, and there are not many valuable by-products - but the output of the former is too scarce.

Moreover, everyone in the world knows that crude oil products are transported from the Black Desert and have limited distribution channels. Struggles surrounding them are endless, and there are even bandits in the surrounding areas who specialize in robbing oil traders for a living.

Plus the long and tortuous transportation distance.

Under layers of exploitation and loss.

Prices are rising.

So even though Lu Meng already had a net profit of more than 30%, Bayan thought it was a great bargain.

It's a win-win situation.

The key is to have a stable supply. The two sides had already reached an agreement in secret, so Lu Meng was able to buy a batch of wind power towers from the Shak Kingdom at a price close to that of scrap, which led to the scene that the tech hunters saw before. Although it was not necessary, the wind resources in the Flash Land were also well developed, and it would be a waste if they were not used, which was considered to optimize the energy structure.

For Bayan.

He has long been annoyed with these unstable goods... Eliminating a batch of them appropriately can also reduce the pressure on peak load regulation of the power grid.

Both parties take what they need.

"Now, in the trade with the Shark Kingdom, I have some decent and diversified technological products... instead of relying solely on food." Lu Meng thought, "On the other hand, the Shark Kingdom has lifted this last restriction on energy, and all industries will surely begin to advance by leaps and bounds."

He is not worried about the development of the Shek Kingdom.

Instead, they are worried that the other party will be squeezed dry by themselves.

Even without considering political factors, it was food before and energy now. If we control these lifelines, the better the Stan Desert develops and the higher the purchasing power, the smoother the sales of our products will be. Otherwise, there will be overproduction.

The principle of fishing in a dried-up pond.

It's impossible not to understand.

Is it possible that the technological gap will continue to widen... This may have been a problem that needed to be considered before.

But now the establishment of a relay station in Shandi has been finalized. With the investment of technology hunters and the arrival of resident mechanics, Lu Meng and his team will be on the same starting line as the Shek Kingdom.

The gap before.

It's just the difference between the first and second grade in elementary school. He is fully confident that he can surpass the others, not to mention taking over Ai Mine Town.

The energy trade was a new major sector that was developed. Even though the food exports to the Shek Kingdom were reduced in the last three seasons in order to maintain the construction of Shan Land, the trade volume did not decrease but increased by leaps and bounds.

Just selling grain only makes a few dollars.

It’s not called liquid gold for nothing.

What's more, the transportation capacity that Shandi can provide is limited. With the same transportation time and cost, it is naturally more cost-effective to transport more valuable goods.

The preparations for the previous step become the opportunity for the next step, and they are linked together... With the support of the future development of the Shak Kingdom, rebuilding the Ai Mining Town is not impossible!
Anyway, it’s not a one-time achievement.

As for why Lu Meng had already found a backup plan, he had to seek support from the Black Scratch Town of the Tech Hunters...

Nonsense, it was built for free.

If there is a piece of wool to be plucked right in front of him and he doesn’t pull a handful down, then he is no longer his own.

Black Scratches supports the Land of Sand, and he goes to support the Town of Sorrowful Mines... It seems that the final result is no different from Black Scratches directly rebuilding the Town of Sorrowful Mines.

But it was completely different for Lu Meng.

With this extra link, the whole process has to go through his hands. He has to pluck feathers from the passing geese, not to mention the complete transfer. The construction left behind is real.

The prerequisite for being able to do so is that he has enough energy left.

Neither Chad, the group of Lake Town hunters, nor Yamudu who was far away had expected this:
Lu Meng was not forced to do this, but was able to do it with ease.

(End of this chapter)