Don't call me evil god

Chapter 188 Sending Benefits to Family Members

"Only 99 silver coins!"

"Yes, you heard it right!"

"Not 20 gold coins, and certainly not 10 gold coins!"

"This is a light armor of excellent quality, but it's only 99 silver now!"

"What are you still hesitating about? The armor that can save your life at the critical moment is only 99 silver!"

"This is not a set of light armor, but a guarantee of safety!"

"..."

The crowd of onlookers exploded.

Because the price Hugo offered was really - ridiculously low!
Armor is much more expensive to manufacture than weapons.

Even light armor, which is relatively easy to produce and does not require much raw materials, often costs 2 to 4 times as much as weapons of the same quality.

Not to mention the extremely exaggerated defensive power of the heavy armor that almost completely covers the body for protection.

Let’s do a simple example for comparison.

Brandon bought a dwarven two-handed greatsword for less than 2 gold coins;
The matching light armor made by the dwarves is priced at 4 gold coins.

It was even more frightening when it was changed to heavy armor. The store at that time directly hung a sign there saying "19 gold, no price reduction".

Brandon didn't even dare to look at the armor at that time.

The members of the Blood Fang Gang are basically "armorless" units, and the simple armor worn by several leaders are also the products of human blacksmiths.

The stories told by bards all tell of a legendary adventurer who found a piece of fine armor made by dwarves that had been buried for many years in his ancestral home.

Why don't adventurers go to the blacksmith shop and buy or order one?
Because I can’t afford it!

Hugo is now telling these adventurers that they can buy a set of light armor for only 99 silver?
What's the difference between this and giving it away for free?!

Even if they buy the items and don't wear them themselves, they can probably make a lot of money by selling them to a blacksmith shop that buys dwarven weapons and armor!

Buy it and earn it!

Some people still have a final doubt: "Why do you sell it so cheaply?"

Hugo immediately became a dramatic figure, with an expression of deep emotion:

"I once knew a dwarf friend named Maren. I got these armors through his channels at the internal price of Stone Fortress!"

"There are no middlemen who transfer the armor to other companies. This batch of armor was brought here right after it came off the forging table!"

"No other reason!"

"I was born and raised in Ceylon. Now that I have the ability, I would rather earn less money to ensure that you can use truly useful dwarven equipment. This is my sincere gratitude for your hunting of monsters and protecting Ceylon!"

When it came to the "emotional" part, Hugo's eyes turned red and he shed a few tears.

"Woo woo... As a fellow Ceylonian, I have always considered you my closest family and compatriots. You are all my brothers and sisters. How can I bear to watch my family members being harmed by the poison of monsters!"

"It is my wish to use this batch of armor to provide protection for everyone's adventures!"

"My dear family, 99 silver is really the price within Stone Castle. If it's any lower, I won't even be able to make back the round-trip shipping fee!"

"What are you still hesitating about? The quantity is limited. This batch of armor is just the ones in front of you!"

Hugo gave a passionate speech.

Whether adventurers believe it or not, the quality of the light armor is here!
Everyone knows what the product is like and can tell what the protective performance is.

There are only a dozen sets in total, so it's definitely a situation where there are more wolves than meat.

What else is there to say?

Grab it! I even want to increase the price to buy it!
"Give me a set! I'll pay you in full!"

"I want one set too. No, that's not right. I want two sets!"

"I can add another 20 silver coins! Sell me one set first!"

"..."

Hugo was still carrying out his "family" persona, patting his little chest with great emotion and emphasizing:
"Please rest assured, first come first served, everyone is priced at 99 silver. This is a benefit for the family. If you bid to buy, it's not a benefit at all!"

"Don't worry if you haven't bought any. Once this batch of goods is sold out, I will immediately find a way to contact Master Maren Blacksmith. I will bring more benefits to my family here in the future!"

More than a dozen sets of light armor were sold out.

The goblin Hugo's originally shrunken purse suddenly became full again.

After they repeatedly promised to come again after getting the next batch of equipment, the crowd finally dispersed.

Hugo could hardly stop smiling as he counted the gold coins.

The so-called benefits for family members?
It is indeed a benefit. The weapons and armor forged by Maren now have the magic of the God of Forging, so there is no problem with the quality.

The key lies in the price difference between raw materials and products!

In the past, most of the magic of the God of Forging was mastered by the dwarves. After the metal minerals that cost dozens of silver coins were made into armor, the dwarves would ask for a price of 5 gold coins or more.

It’s doubled ten times!
Although the reasons for this pricing are complicated.

There are no other resources near Shibao, the most abundant thing is minerals.

Almost all food and other daily necessities have to be purchased from the Kingdom of Reyak.

When merchants from the Kingdom of Reyak sell grain to Stone Castle, they offer a much higher price.

to be honest.

Although the dwarves have mastered the magic to forge truly sophisticated and high-quality equipment, they will still starve to death if they have no food to eat.

Moreover, most of the Stone Castle dwarves are addicted to alcohol. They consume a large amount of food every year to brew the dwarves' favorite "Rock Castle Liquor".

At this point, Stone Castle was being strangled by the Kingdom of Reyak.

In order to cover the expenses of purchasing these necessities of life, the dwarves had no choice but to charge high prices for their products.

Both sides raised prices.

The end result is that the high prices fall on the adventurers and mercenaries who consume them, and they are the ones who pay the bill and bear the cost.

But when the believers of the Church of Seeking Knowledge are able to produce equipment of equally excellent quality, it means that they have the opportunity to intervene in the market!
The only shortcoming of the Church of Knowledge is that it does not produce much metal minerals, and the raw materials for making various equipment need to be purchased.

But they had the name of Stone Fort Dwarves as a cover, and claimed that their products were also made by dwarven blacksmiths, which was enough for them to fish in troubled waters in a short period of time.

As long as they can find a way to solve the problem of metal mineral shortage before being discovered, the Church of Knowledge will have no loopholes in this market!
The materials that cost dozens of silver coins can be sold for nearly one gold coin after being processed by Maren!
Such huge profits.

Hugo was not the only one who understood this.

The believers he hired to help with the moving also figured it out!
This process is not difficult to replicate.

Buy the minerals from merchants in the Kingdom of Reyak, transport them to the Misty Valley, entrust Maren to make them, and then transport them back to the Kingdom of Reyak. Wouldn't it be possible to make a lot of money by reselling them?

Who can’t do this!
As long as they can find a way to get the first pot of gold to buy minerals, they can do this job!

As for where to earn the first pot of gold.

The believers who went on this trip with Hugo used their brains and after thinking about it, they also came up with an idea!

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(End of this chapter)