Chapter 7: Rare Resources! Red Iron Bronze!

Puchi!

The Undead Skeleton Warrior suddenly made a bone spear stab, piercing the waist of the Red Wolf leader trapped in the siege, and nailed it fiercely to the ground.

Even so, the Red Wolf leader was still struggling tenaciously, letting out a tragic roar.

The Red Wolves on the battlefield heard the leader's call, and their morale was greatly boosted, and they launched an attack toward the center of the battlefield, trying to rescue the Red Wolf leader.

The surrounding Undead Skeleton Soldiers swarmed up and quickly tore the Red Wolf leader's body apart until it no longer made any sound.

Boom!

The Undead Skeleton Warrior waved its bone spear, picked up the Red Wolf leader's corpse, and let out a loud shout from a high place.

The Red Wolves on the battlefield were shocked to see the Red Wolf leader's corpse, their morale instantly fell to the bottom, the wolf pack completely collapsed, had no intention to fight, and fled in all directions.

But the Undead Skeleton Soldiers didn't intend to let them go, chasing relentlessly until the last Red Wolf was killed.

Thus, the battle came to an end.

【Ding, your troops destroyed the 'Red Wolf Grotto Nest', obtaining 1 Barracks Heart, 10 Magic Crystals, 1 piece of Dire Wolf Armor, 1 Black Iron Treasure Chest, 1 Building Blueprint, 200 Energy Points, 100 units of Red Iron.】

Qin Luo, far away in the territory, suddenly heard the system's voice and couldn't help but feel a shock.

He didn't expect the Undead Skeleton Soldier army to be so fierce, actually wiping out a monster nest.

The harvest was extremely rich.

The Barracks Heart was an essential item for upgrading the barracks.

The Dire Wolf Armor was Ordinary grade, possessing attributes of Strength +1 and Defense +2.

As for the Black Iron-grade treasure chest, after Qin Luo opened it, he obtained 100 Energy Points and a Black Iron-grade ring.

【Equipment: Red Wolf Ring】

【Grade: Black Iron grade】

【Attribute: Spirit +8】

【Skill: Wolf Howl (after use, increases the attack power of troops under command by 20%, lasting for three minutes, cooldown three hours)】

As for the building blueprint, it was the defensive building "Arrow Tower"!

Building an Arrow Tower required a lot of basic materials, as well as some rare materials, such as Red Iron and Bronze!

But once construction was completed, the territory's defensive capability would rise significantly.

After all, the Novice Protection Period was only ten days long.

Ten days later, they could face attacks from wild creatures or other lords at any time.

What's more, when the ten days ended, the territory would face the test of the Monster Tide, and only by surviving could there be a future to speak of.

Besides this, there were 200 Energy Points and 100 units of Red Iron!

Compared to ordinary materials, Red Iron, as a rare material, had a very high value and many uses.

"Could it be that there is Red Iron around the Red Wolf nest!"

Qin Luo guessed, feeling a bit excited.

This day, Qin Luo hadn't just been doing nothing.

Besides browsing the trading market and buying some needed supplies, he also learned some useful information.

That was that lords descended to various places on the Chaos Continent, the landforms of each area were different, and the resources controlled around the territory were also different.

For example, lords located in the plains possessed a large amount of land resources and water resources, which could produce a large amount of grain or other plants.

And lords located in the forest had endless trees to cut, and even included some rare plants, as well as some heavenly treasures; just selling wood could make a lot of money.

There were also some lords located in ancient city ruins who had a chance to obtain building blueprints and inherit ancient city technology and civilization inheritance.

No matter which landform, there were advantages and disadvantages.

As for the Barren Land where Qin Luo was located, currently, there were only a large amount of sand and stones, not even grass or trees.

It couldn't be that only stone could be mined!

Maybe there were a large amount of mineral resources underground!

Qin Luo wasn't guessing randomly.

But inferring based on the dropped items.

For example, after killing Red Wolves, equipment related to Red Wolves like the Magic Wolf Blade would drop.

After wiping out the Red Wolf Grotto Nest, items like the Barracks Heart, Dire Wolf Armor, and a treasure chest containing the "Red Wolf Heart" dropped.

As for the rare material Red Iron, since it could drop, it meant there was a high probability of having this kind of mineral resource in or near the Red Wolf nest.

"Must explore this Red Wolf Grotto Nest well; even if nothing is found, it's not a loss!"

"If a Red Iron mine is really found, that would simply be a huge gain!"

Qin Luo said.

In the trading market, the mainstream traded goods were still basic materials like food, stone, and wood.

But there were also some lords selling and seeking rare resources, including Red Iron.

And Red Iron was not only scarce in quantity, but the price was also high.

One unit of Red Iron could sell for a high price of 10 Energy Points.

And once listed, it would be snapped up at any time.

Qin Luo noticed that those buying rare resources like Red Iron were all lords who had obtained powerful troops.

As for ordinary lords, they probably hadn't even come into contact with information related to Red Iron.

"The importance of Red Iron is self-evident!"

"Perhaps recruiting those powerful troops requires resources like Red Iron!"

"The Arrow Tower I just obtained also requires Red Iron as a material!"

"Maybe, later on, upgrading the territory and barracks will also require Red Iron!"

Qin Luo deeply understood the principle of seizing the opportunity; one step ahead, every step ahead.

Most lords didn't know the importance of Red Iron yet; don't look at the fact that 1 unit of Red Iron can sell for 10 Energy Points now, which is already an outrageous price.

Maybe the price will be even higher later!

Besides the scarcity, there was also the reason of supply not meeting demand.

Just like the price of food in the market today.

Is the value of food high?

It's not high!

Is the quantity of food large!

It's not small!

But it could sell for a crazy price in a period of time.

Mainly because lords recruited a large number of troops at the same time, and the troops needed to fill their stomachs, naturally requiring a large amount of food.

In this period of time, lords knew the price of food was outrageously high, but there was no way; they had to buy it, they had to appease the troops under their command, otherwise, something big would happen!

At the current stage, most lords were not sensitive to Red Iron, and didn't even know what it was, otherwise, there wouldn't be so many lords selling Red Iron.

And currently, only a few lords needed Red Iron.

Despite this, the price of Red Iron was as high as 10 Energy Points per unit.

If most lords expanded their territory, upgraded their troops, and built more buildings, besides basic material resources, they would definitely have to purchase resources similar to Red Iron.

And the growth stage of most lords was about the same; in this period of time, rare resources would definitely be in short supply, and no matter how much there was, it wouldn't be enough, which would cause prices to skyrocket.

This was the so-called peak period.

Smart lords would definitely avoid this peak period.

Either be one step ahead and walk in front of others.

Or fall behind, but once falling behind and wanting to catch up, it would be difficult.

And falling behind meant being beaten, maybe one day they would be wiped out!

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 8 =====