Knight Lord: Start with Daily Intelligence.

Chapter 128 The Value of Blood Pine

Soon Su Li arrived at the caravan's slave camp under the guidance of Chief Kurt.

The continuous rain ended, the sun was shining, and they arrived at their destination. The members of the slave-hunting team were in a very good mood. They immediately pulled the slaves out from the bottom of the cabin and the tents, gathered them in the square to let them bask in the sun and get rid of the moldy smell on their bodies.

After successfully reaching their destination, these slaves will become treasures, each one a glittering golden crown. They must not be allowed to die.

If a member of the slave-hunting group killed a slave at this time, the furious Chamber of Commerce leaders would throw the erring slave-hunting group member into the slave camp to compensate for the loss.

If you have ever seen a slave auction, you will have a more intuitive impression of how the slave camp operated.

After the slave-hunting group arrived at a territory, they would stay there for a few days, waiting for nearby farmers to gather.

Then they built a platform and displayed the slaves in batches to the farmers below, who then called out the price and bought the strong slaves they liked.

The West High Chamber of Commerce had the same plan. Members of their slave-hunting group had already built a wooden display stand in the middle of the camp, displaying a group of strong slaves to promote the group's reputation.

They hoped to attract the large landowners from the various farms, dependencies and dominions within the territory.

Of course, in this world, they have a more important client, the powerful knights.

A formal knight typically owned his own farm, squires, and slaves. They were the primary clientele of the slave-hunting group, purchasing most of the strongest slaves. The clever and fortunate among them would become armed squires to a knight in their family. The less fortunate would become serfs or horse slaves, cultivating the knight's farmland and caring for his warhorse.

However, with the arrival of Chief Kurt, the traditions of this slave camp were completely broken. Chief Kurt shouted with great momentum: "Everyone stop and listen to Master Su Li's orders! All the slaves here belong to Master Su Li!"

The members of the slave-hunting group and the privateering fleet were stunned at first, and then everyone burst into ecstatic cheers.

"Praise Master Su Li!"

"Ulric will keep you strong forever!"

"Oh, gracious knight, your virtues are so charming that the gods will bless you!"

Of course they were ecstatic. So many slaves were sold successfully, and the prize money for their trip must be very generous!

You have to know that the Chamber of Commerce is very greedy and stingy. In the past, they would deduct a large amount of performance from the deaths of slaves, which greatly affected their profits.

Su Li's generous spending of money meant that they could all get the full bonus.

This could greatly improve their plight. Besides paying off their large debts, they could also spend a few days enjoying themselves in the pubs and brothels in Hesse Town.

This is especially important for those hungry and thirsty slave-hunting members!

In the past, the slave trade would only be completed at the end of the caravan journey. After the bonuses were distributed, they would all set off on their journey, leaving them with no time to relax.

These rough and stupid men could not keep their money at all. They spent most of it on gambling on the road. Not only did they lose all of it, but they also owed a large amount of gambling debts.

Since they had this money early on, they could enjoy it and buy some weapons and equipment to improve their condition.

They had heard a long time ago that this territory had two great advantages: first, the brothels, and second, the equipment.

This is the territory that these bloodthirsty men like to visit the most.

Looking at the enthusiastic cheers of the slave-hunting group members, Su Li smiled and waved to them. These people were also his favorite visitors in the territory!

Their lives were precarious, so they spent money lavishly. The brothels, taverns, and dwarven blacksmith shops in their territory could drain all their money.

It can greatly make up for the cost of purchasing slaves.

Su Li had not been interacting with the caravan members for long when the caravan staff brought over a few chairs and asked Su Li, Hilde, Laun, and Kurt to sit down.

Then the members of the slave-catching team pulled the first batch of six most valuable elite transcendents onto the display stand.

The workmanship of these seats is indeed very good. The wood is made of carefully selected and polished blood pine, with a smooth surface and a warm and delicate touch.

The seat cushions and backrests are covered with soft velvet, and the off-white cushions are filled with cattail velvet and embroidered with golden griffin patterns, which feel soft and luxurious.

Even Su Li felt a sense of possessiveness when he saw it. Any nobleman should have a set of such luxurious and grand furniture in his castle hall or manor room.

Touching the jade-like texture of the blood pine wood armrest, Su Li asked, "How much does a set of chairs like this cost?"

Kurt's smile was all over his face, the fish was hooked!

"The chair you're sitting on is made of precious blood pine wood, and it's covered with velvet, cashmere, gold thread, and other luxurious materials. This chair costs as much as 10 gold crowns!"

Su Li nodded. This price was not expensive. In any world, furniture made of solid wood could not be cheap.

Blood pine wood is especially expensive. If it weren't for its huge production, many nobles would be willing to buy crowns worth 5, 50 or even 500 gold, let alone five.

If you have seen the golden sandalwood, a material that shines like gold, you will know how luxurious the life of the nobles is. If you see it in person, the golden sandalwood is placed there, and its luster is like flowing gold.

The great nobles did not mind spending a fortune on a set of luxurious furniture.

In fact, blood pine wood also has this potential. Its color is also perfect, like ruby ​​and blood jade. More importantly, it feels very warm to the touch. It will be very comfortable to sit on a chair made of blood pine wood in autumn and winter.

This made furniture made of blood pine popular both inside and outside the empire.

However, due to the wild growth characteristics of the forests in this world, blood pine wood can never be completely cut down, so its quantity is considerable and the price is relatively affordable.

But this closeness to the people is relative!

Furniture made of this kind of log is very expensive in any world and is not within the reach of ordinary people.

Even an elite knight would need one or two months' wages to buy such a weapon. For ordinary farmers, it would take the annual income of two or three families to buy one.

As for such expensive furniture, Chief Kurt waved his hand generously and said, "If Lord Su Li likes it, I will have two sets delivered to your territory shortly. They include 24 armchairs, 4 tables, two beds, and tables, screens, tea cabinets, coffee tables, wardrobes, and other accessories."

Su Li raised his eyebrows. So generous? He smiled and said, "Then I won't refuse. With these luxurious furniture, my castle finally looks a bit aristocratic and magnificent."

Then he asked a key question: "Can the carpenter workshop in my territory produce these furniture?"

"Of course!" Manager Kurt said with a smile, "Our Chamber of Commerce invested in a carpentry workshop in your territory so we can use local materials. This will save us a lot of transportation costs. However, your territory currently needs some ingredients for production, such as velvet, cashmere, etc."

No wonder he is so generous, it's a bit like borrowing flowers to offer to Buddha.

However, Su Li still appreciated his kindness and said to him, "I will have my Minister who holds the Seal fully cooperate with the operation of your Chamber of Commerce and try every possible way to provide you with a stable supply of materials."

"In addition, my high-ranking steward will form a city guard and will provide special care for your Chamber of Commerce to ensure a stable business environment. Anyone who dares to harass you, whether they are hooligans, thieves, or knights, will be severely punished and will not be tolerated."

"Haha!" Manager Kurt laughed excitedly and said, "Thank you, Master Su Li, for your concern. This is an honor for our Chamber of Commerce. We will definitely do our best to contribute to the prosperity of your territory."

While the two men were exchanging pleasantries, the six slaves on the display stand had been adjusted to their positions to ensure that the territorial ministers watching below could see them clearly.

After seeing the appearance of the extraordinary people on the stage, Su Li asked in surprise: "Why are there so many women?"

Among the six extraordinary people on the stage, five of them are women!
This ratio is very unusual.

As far as Su Li knows, men occupy an absolute dominant position in this world. Except for the elves where there are more female extraordinary people, the ratio of male to female extraordinary people of other races is far from 1:1.

1:2都很勉强，1：3甚至1：4才是常态。

Just looking at the situation in Hesse Territory, we can see that the number of female knights is less than a quarter of all knights.

The higher you go, the lower the ratio becomes. At the elite level, it drops to 1:10, and will not exceed 1:5 at most.

When it comes to the championship level, men have an overwhelming advantage.

The three champion knights in the territory are all men, and no female knight has reached this position.

Everyone says that Hirud has unlimited potential, but no matter how much potential Hirud has, that is only in the future.

As things stand, Hildreth hasn't shown an absolute advantage in terms of training speed. Which champion-level knight performs worse than her? With the powerful help of Su Li's opportunity, Orstein battles while simultaneously acquiring various auxiliary aptitude upgrades, and his leveling speed is no less than Hildreth's.

Almost everyone firmly believed that, given the current situation, Knight Orstein's promotion to the Chosen Knight was a foregone conclusion. Even if there were bottlenecks, the Lord would help him break through.

According to the original intelligence, the upper limit of Hilde's life trajectory was only the level that Knight Orstein had already reached, and was far behind him.

Of course, Su Li wasn't comparing the two of them to see who had higher aptitude. He simply wished they could both advance to the God Chosen level and challenge the Legendary level bottleneck together.

Just by looking at the current situation in the territory, we can clearly see the ratio of men and women in the cultivation system.

It is normal to have more men than women, but why are there more women than men among the elite slaves of the West Gao Chamber of Commerce this time?

Officer Kurt explained with a smile, "These slaves are a group of elites we recently purchased from the battlefield. Each of them possesses divine powers bestowed by the gods, and four of them are members of the Knights Hospitaller of Sharya, the goddess of life and mercy."

Sharya, the god of life and mercy, is the deity in charge of medicine in the empire.

Su Li was delighted to see the four members of the Knights Hospitaller. These were the Paladins of the Church he had been waiting for!
(End of this chapter)