Chapter 143 Harold: Say it quickly, thank you El Haisen

Chapter 143 Harold: Say it quickly, thank you El Haisen

Harold once again confirmed the situation on the other side of the desert from Dolly. He had a general understanding of the situation there based on his memories of his previous life. He also confirmed these things from his mentor, the sages of the Assumption School, and the rainforest people such as Kavi. Then, desert people such as Setare, Seno, and Dishia used their own experiences to supplement some details that he did not know.

He himself also gained some inspiration from the mercenaries in Xumi City and Omos Port, as well as some historical records about the desert.

After the fall of the Red King, the desert fell into turmoil that lasted for more than a hundred years. Originally, during the Gur City period, the desert was transitioning from a slave society to a feudal society, but eventually it degenerated from a feudal society into a primitive society with a tribal management system.

If this happened on Blue Planet, it would definitely cause a huge sensation as an example of the regression of human society, but on the continent of Teyvat, it is a case that proves the great influence of God.

Because when the Red King was still alive, he provided the desert people with resources and knowledge and established a relatively complete management system. Unfortunately, after the Red King's death, resources became scarce and his people gradually abandoned everything he had built.

Without divine guidance, humans still have a long way to go to make progress by exploring on their own. But if they convert to the Little Auspicious Grass King, they can skip classes.

Well, this seems unlikely. As a second best option, as long as they are willing to accept the guidance of the little auspicious grass king, they can still skip classes.

This reduces the difficulty a lot.

Apart from villages like Aru Village, which are geographically close to the rainforest, have relatively rich resources, have a small amount of land for planting and breeding, and have relatively easy trade with the rainforest,

There are mainly three types of people in the desert now. The first type is civilians who are forced to become mercenaries due to lack of resources and their own low education level. Most of them will spend two to three months crossing the desert, walking through the sand-proof wall and entering Kawanyi, working in the rainforest as mercenaries for one to four months. The specific time depends on the complexity of the task and the commission given by the employer. Then they use the commission to buy supplies and return to the desert to live for a few months until the supplies are exhausted and the cycle repeats.

Most of these people accept this kind of life. Although they may complain about the unfairness of fate or the discrimination against them by the rainforest people, they are honest people who work while complaining and can be classified as good citizens.

The tribal leaders who allow members of their tribe to work in the rainforest are relatively realistic and can be reasoned with. They are not averse to trading with rainforest people, and as long as it is beneficial to their tribe, they are happy to accept things such as fertilizers and plant seeds. It is not difficult to deal with them.

The second group of people are loyal followers of the Red King. Rather than going to the rainforest to find work and get supplies, they are more obsessed with finding an oasis in the desert and reviving the Red King. They reject the people of the rainforest and firmly believe that the Great Compassion Tree King stole power from the Red King.

But at the same time, they cannot live a comfortable life in the desert relying solely on themselves and the limited oasis. They will not go to the rainforest, but if scholars or businessmen come to the desert looking for mercenaries, they are willing to accept the commission for Mora's sake.

Most of the leaders of this type are ambitious and keen on power struggles. Forbidding members of their tribe to go to the rainforest is a means to enhance tribal cohesion and consolidate their rule. They are the kind of people who "want both" and have backbone, but there are not many of them.

The third category is the extreme believers. The rainforest people discriminate against them, and they discriminate against the rainforest people and their compatriots who run to the rainforest to work as mercenaries.

As the fanatical followers of the Red King, they disdain to farm or be driven by the rainforest people. They believe that everything the rainforest people have now should belong to them. The rainforest people have stolen their comfortable land and life. The desert people who have intersected with the rainforest people are traitors. Traitors are more hateful than thieves.

So they robbed caravans in the rainforest, and also robbed their compatriots who had worked hard in the rainforest for several months and returned with a full load. Wherever they went, there was blood and gore.

This is the least popular group of people. If you don't have a deep understanding of the rainforest people, it is difficult to tell the difference between different desert people.

The stereotype that desert people are tough and vulgar partly comes from them. It should be said that they are also partly responsible for the hostility of rainforest people towards desert people. This is a typical example of the saying that poor mountains and bad waters produce unruly people.

Harold told Dolly his views on the three types of desert people, and Dolly also disliked the third type of people.

"You know, in order to do business with the desert people better, I once spent a huge amount of money to organize a research team to go to the desert to open up new trade routes. Opening up trade routes in the desert is different from opening up trade routes in the rainforest.

There, the caravan needed detailed maps and sufficient supply stations, so I invited dozens of outstanding geologists and travelers to join the team, hired local guides who were familiar with the desert environment, and hired 70 agile mercenaries to escort them for safety.

Three years ago, this team of more than 90 people led ten pack animals to the desert from Kawanyi. They marked oases, visited the leaders of various tribes, and looked for possible caravan supply stations.

Just as they completed their mission and were returning home, they were attacked by the 'Relics of the God King'. Those vicious desert people not only robbed money, but also killed people. They were numerous and the desert was their main battlefield. Although the mercenaries I hired fought desperately, they still could not avoid the tragedy. "

Dolly shook her head and was quite angry when she mentioned her own losses and the sacrifices of scholars and mercenaries. "They don't know what they are doing! Safer trade routes are vital to both the rainforest people and the desert people. The development of trade routes can also establish connections between desert tribes, facilitate the exchange of materials and information,

Among those who lost, a small number were scholars of Tuosado's level. Most of them came from wealthy families and had formally entered the academic world and gained a certain reputation. They could have refused my invitation to venture into the desert. Their academic achievements were enough for the Faith Council to issue them subsidies to support all their research so that they could live a life of luxury for half their lives.

But they chose to join this team because they wanted to become the link between the desert and the rainforest and change the miserable lives of the desert people, but they were buried in the desert because of a group of ignorant and barbarians.

The death of a group of outstanding scholars is a great loss to the rainforest. I wanted to organize another group of people to open up trade routes, but with the lessons learned from the first group of scholars, many scholars developed a fear of that area. The House of Representatives has become more stringent in approving documents for applications to go to the desert, and Kawanyi has also strengthened its armaments and identity verification, so I have not been able to achieve my wish so far. But this time I was not angry because of the constraints of the House of Representatives. As an organizer, I can understand such a choice.

However, based on the experience of various caravans over the years, we have added a few oases as supply points on our map, but the distance between the supply points is still too far, and the oases in the desert are not without the possibility of being swallowed by storms.

In order to avoid accidents, we must prepare enough resources when smuggling books, and these resources must be transported by pack animals - you can rest assured, there are many pack animals of this species in my pack animal park, so you don't have to worry about the problem of insufficient number of pack animals.

However, the price of this book is negotiable. The transportation cost and risk are not small. If the content of the book is very valuable, plus the profit we deserve, I think the price of a book can be around three million Mora."

Three million Mora for one copy? It's really a sky-high price for desert people, Harold thought.

In the Kawi invitation mission, Kawi's senior asked Kawi to teach students and offered a price of 300,000 Mora per class. Kawi felt that the price was too high.

The desert people are cheap labor whether in the rainforest or the desert. Madam Babel sent several mercenaries to escort the scholar Yasa from the Order of the Holy See across the desert, taking care of all the chores along the way. The contract amount agreed upon by both parties was 500,000 Mora.

This means that three million Mora is likely the total amount earned by several young and strong warriors of a tribe in several weeks of missions.

Hiss, smuggling is indeed a highly profitable business. He only spent 13 million Moraes to buy Elhaisen's labor. If he made a profit of one million per book, he would have made back his investment as long as he sold ten or so copies.

Of course, he knew that Elhaisen was offering a "friendly price". If it were someone else, Elhaisen's attitude would probably be "Don't even think about it, just get out of here with your money"... He wouldn't be so direct, he would definitely convey this meaning more tactfully.

Well...anyway, thank you, Al Haisen.

"Three million Mora per book is fine, I think. It should be even higher." Harold said with a smile.

"Ah?! What kind of books are you selling? Are you sure all those books are valuable? Desert people like books about planting and breeding the most, followed by literary works.

The former can be sold at a high price, while the latter will be much cheaper, but there is no need to worry about no one wanting it. Even paper books that are not popular among scholars in the rainforest because of their obscure content can be sold quickly. "

Seeing that Harold was smiling but saying nothing, she pulled the long hair on her head and guessed:

"Could it be that you used your identity as a scholar at Amiritto College to get a batch of copies? Or do you have any special channels for purchasing them?"

"Almost. I asked someone to make a batch of textbooks that can help the desert people learn the Xumi common language by themselves." said Harold.

"I was wondering why you went around me and discussed this deal with other people. This is such a surprise!" Dolly was surprised and delighted.

"Desert people who have a close connection with the rainforest will want to settle in the rainforest by learning Xumi's common language. Tribal leaders who don't want to come to the rainforest will want to keep this kind of book firmly in their hands, so as to prevent other people in the tribe from bypassing them to obtain knowledge and overthrowing their rule. If it is this kind of book, you won't have to worry about no one wanting it even if you sell it at a high price!"

"I have another idea: the price can be divided among different people. We can sell the books to the mercenaries who come to the rain forest right in the rain forest. This way we can save money on management and transportation costs.

——For Master Dolly, who has several mercenary bases and receives kickbacks from them every month, this risk should be zero, right? Then the price of the books sold to them should be slightly higher than the cost price.

After all, the risk of books being lost, confiscated, or looted along the way is borne by these mercenaries. In order to reduce the risk loss rate, the amount of books they purchase will be much higher than their actual demand."

Dolly nodded in agreement, and anticipated what Harold was going to say next:

"For tribal leaders who want to use knowledge to maintain their rule, we can offer a high price. They will have no choice but to buy. If we do this, our caravan will need more guards. The loss of Mora will of course be included in the final price of the book."

Dolly's mind was clacking with calculations.