NOVEL WEB Chapter 466, Bolt Action Rifle_2
The 3 million gold coins, though a hefty sum, could certainly fit in the warehouse.
"What do you mean, you brought it along?" Rebecca gave Fang Hao another glance.
She thought he brought Warfire Cards.
The denomination of the Warfire Cards came in several variants, a million-denomination Warfire Card could be exchanged for the corresponding amount of gold coins in the Trade Alliance.
But Warfire Cards came with their own troubles.
Once the value reached 3 million, such a gargantuan sum, even if you went to exchange it, the Trade Alliance would still need some time to prepare.
At the fastest, it would take three days to get the corresponding amount of gold coins.
Moreover, for the renovation work, Warfire Coins were simply impractical. Regular gold and silver coins were better for paying the workers.
But there was no other choice, it was already impressive that Fang Hao could support her with so much money.
Although the exchange was a bit troublesome, she would just have to wait for a few more days.
"Alright, hand it over to me. Even though it's a bit of a hassle." Rebecca continued.
Fang Hao looked at her, not understanding what she meant by "a bit of a hassle".
He took out the Book of Lords, ran his hand over it, and took out all the gold coins inside.
Swoosh!
Box after box of gold coins piled up to form a hill of gold coins in the middle of the warehouse. The gold coins continually rolled off it.
The morning light shining through the window hit the gold coins, illuminating the entire warehouse with a dazzling glow.
Both Rebecca and the busy servants at the scene stared wide-eyed at the mound of gold coins that had unexpectedly appeared.
"What are you looking at?" Fang Hao waved his hand in front of Rebecca.
Regaining her senses, Rebecca asked, "You didn't bring Warfire Cards?"
"Warfire Cards are inconvenient to liquidate. You said you needed it urgently, so I brought the gold coins instead." Fang Hao replied nonchalantly.
Rebecca did not ask further and immediately called for guards to seal the area.
Her original plan was to turn this place into a warehouse.
Now, due to the temporary change of plans, it had to serve as a vault for a couple of days.
Once the gold coins inside were moved out, it could be repurposed as a warehouse again.
...
On the other side.
The Demon Doll, along with several Lionheart Knights, entered the city's underground tunnels through the entrance in the temple's backyard.
They passed through several layers of tunnels and arrived directly at the Cranial Rats' council hall.
Inside the hall, the Cranial Rats waited in an orderly fashion, thousands of pairs of eyes staring at Fang Hao and his companions.
"Welcome, human Fang Hao!" The leading Cranial Rat said.
Fang Hao responded with a smile, "As per your request, I've brought the supplies."
He lightly touched the necklace around his neck.
Leather, food, and various supplies appeared in the middle of the room.
There weren't many rats in the underground world, so the supplies they needed weren't as vast as those in human cities.
What Fang Hao had brought was sufficient for the Cranial Rats to use for some time.
Seeing Fang Hao bring the supplies, the Cranial Rats showed no surprise.
A few Cranial Rats inspected the supplies and upon confirmation, nodded in satisfaction.
Next, a large number of wild grey rats emerged from a side tunnel.
Under the direction of the Cranial Rats, they moved all the supplies out.
"Human Fang Hao, we are very satisfied with your supplies. Based on the principle of equivalent exchange, you have one chance to obtain information." The Cranial Rat continued.
Instead of immediately asking for the information he needed, Fang Hao asked again, "Can you provide information about the outer city?"
"Human Fang Hao, which city are you referring to?" The Cranial Rat asked.
"Silver Wing City!"
"The central city of the Hundred Cities Federation, it is too far away from Lyss City. Our sight cannot reach there." The Cranial Rat said straightforwardly.
The underground tunnels limited the Cranial Rats' scope of activities.
The information they could get was also limited to the surface cities connected by the tunnels.
It was hard for them to get any information about the other cities, let alone Silver Wing City, which was a great distance away.
Fang Hao shook his head regretfully, continuing, "Soon, I'll be heading to Silver Wing City with Rebecca. At that time, I'm afraid our cooperation will have to be put on hold for a long duration."
This news might already be known to the Cranial Rats.
But they surely couldn't know that he would also be accompanying Rebecca to Silver Wing City.
As expected, an intense discussion broke out among the Cranial Rats.
After the cranial rats finished their discussion.
The leading cranial rat went on to say: "Fang Hao, why did you go to Silver Wing City?"
"I am the Lord of Lyss City and per the statutes of the Hundred Cities Federation, I need to visit Silver Wing City." Fang Hao looked at all the cranial rats and continued, "I don't know how long I will be away, and during this time, I suspect our collaboration will be paused, and there isn't much information in Lyss City that interests me anymore."
When Fang Hao finished, the cranial rats started discussing again.
Winter was coming and all kinds of food supply will soon become scarce.
It is the same for the cranial rats.
Fang Hao can provide materials, which offer them some relief. If Fang Hao was to stop trading information with them.
This winter will be even tougher.
"Mr. Fang Hao, what exactly are you suggesting?" The cranial rat looked back at Fang Hao.
With thousands of cranial rats sharing their thoughts, their collective intelligence was no less than that of humans.
Fang Hao had mentioned Silver Wing City and ending the collaboration, so they naturally guessed that he had something he wanted to express.
"If you could go to Silver Wing City and provide me with information, our collaboration could continue." Fang Hao did not beat around the bush, he stated his thoughts directly.
This time, the cranial rats did not engage in vehement discussion.
They quickly gave Fang Hao a reply, "Fang Hao, it's afraid that we cannot agree to your request. We will not abandon the underground world we have been managing for a long time to go to the distant Silver Wing City."
"Oh? Why?"
"Our bodies are too fragile, and unfamiliar environments are fraught with dangers. Silver Wing City may be the center of your human world, but it does not belong to us," the cranial rat spoke slowly and methodically.
Creating an underground world for the cranial rats was not as simple as it seems.
Some sewer creatures that pose no threat to humans would be enemies to the cranial rats.
They would not simply abandon Lyss City, which they have turned into what it is now, and head to the distant Silver Wing City just to maintain their collaboration with Fang Hao.
Fang Hao nodded in understanding, "Alright, I understand. We'll continue exchanging information as usual, and when I leave, I will arrange for someone to continue our collaboration."
"We appreciate your understanding, Fang Hao," the cranial rats replied.
"Alright, contact me if anything comes up."
Hao said, and then left the underground duct with his followers.
Returning to the Lord's Mansion.
...
Nighttime.
Fang Hao returned to the main city.
While running a hot spring, he listened to Eira report on the recent training results of the maids.
He wasn't sure if Blackstone Martial Arts Field had improved by 20%.
But Eira, after half a year of training, certainly broke through to the fifth rank today.
Her body became more rounded and softer, without strong muscle blocks like the Earth Spirit girl.
He had intended to have an in-depth communication with Eira while Anjia and Lorrey were out playing.
However, the Book of Lords received a private message.
His movements were halted as he had to check the Book of Lords.
It was Deng Bin, the Lord who had provided him with flax.
"Boss Fang Hao, are you resting? Those dwarfs came again, bringing some goods."
Previously, Deng Bin sold Fang Hao a blueprint for a precision part.
When asked how he got it, Deng Bin said he had exchanged it from the dwarfs.
Moreover, there were other good things in the hands of the dwarfs, but he didn't have enough money to buy them.
Latter, Fang Hao made a deal with her.
If they come again and there are good things she can't afford, she could contact Fang Hao.
If he finds them useful, he will pay to buy them.
This time, it seemed the dwarfs had come again.
"They came at this time? Are they going to assassinate you?" Fang Hao asked curiously.
He was about to go to sleep. How could someone visit someone else's territory to sell products at night?
Deng Bin hurriedly explained: "No, they came in the afternoon. I hosted them for a meal and established a rapport. Then I wanted to see if you needed anything?"
"Oh, what good things do these dwarfs have?"
"Wait a moment." Deng Bin paused for two or three minutes, then sent the product catalog.
"[Dwarf Frying Pan][Dwarf Kitchen Knife][Dwarf Mine Draft][Dwarf Shovel][Dwarf Craft Hammer][Improved Dwarf Bolt-action Steel Rifle (Blue tier)][Dwarf Silver Tiger's Claw (Purple tier)][Dwarf Iron Carriage Blueprint]."
Deng Bin sent a long list of items.
Some were finished tools, which were not much use to Fang Hao.
However, the [Bolt-action Steel Rifle] and [Dwarf Silver Tiger's Claw] mentioned above caught Fang Hao's attention.