Chapter 1322

"... Third Brother... aren't you being a bit childish?"

"Alright, enough nonsense, just tell me — can you get it or not?"

"In the short term, probably not, but in the future it should be possible."

"The future? Ten years from now?"

"A month or two..."

"Really? You can get it in a month or two? Is it stable?"

"Stable is stable, but do dragons eat noodles? Do you make it into paste for the dragon to eat? Or bake it into a big flatbread? Or steam it into mantou for the dragon to eat?"

Zhao Cang rolled his eyes at him: "You think it's a dragon-man? Still eating mantou — I think you look like a mantou yourself."

"Then what do you want 8,000 tons of grain for? I can only get you flour for now."

"Is your brain not working? Dragons don't eat noodles, but don't we humans eat noodles? Feed the noodles to people, to beastfolk, to elves. Then save the meat for the dragons to eat — wouldn't that work?"

"So that's how it is... what kind of dragon is it? A fire dragon or an ice dragon? Or something else?"

"I really can't say that, and don't be curious. Even I can't know about this. But mainly because they need me to buy the grain, they let a little slip to me. You get it?"

"Don't worry, I'm very happy that our Zhao family can grow stronger."

"Aiy~ that's right."

Zhao Cang nodded.

Zhao Chi asked: "Second Uncle said we don't have enough cash on hand, so we can only pay with goods?"

Zhao Cang nodded: "Yes. After all, several thousand, even over ten thousand gold coins take time to gather. Goods should work, right? Didn't Su Qin already tell Second Uncle it was fine?"

"Mm, it's fine."

"That's great, Zhao Chi. If this works out, you'll be the hero of our Zhao family. This is what the clan chief asked me to give you — it was originally meant for Su Qin, but since you're here, I'll just give it to you directly."

Zhao Cang pulled out a small wooden box, which looked quite heavy.

"What's this? A wooden treasure chest?"

"What wooden treasure chest? Open it and look."

Zhao Chi opened it. Inside was a neatly stacked pile of Quick-Work Talismans.

【You have obtained item: Quick-Work Talisman ×1000】

"What does this mean?" Zhao Chi looked at the 1,000 Quick-Work Talismans. He could actually guess, but it was better to ask and get a clear answer.

Zhao Cang said: "Look, you're already smiling — why ask when you clearly know? This is a gift for you, as thanks for your 120,000 Experience Fruits. Actually, I'm even more grateful for your grain. Take it."

This was a good thing.

Zhao Chi accepted it gladly.

"Good, then thank you, Third Brother, and thank the clan chief."

"Don't thank me. If you can really make that 8,000-ton grain deal happen, the reward will be more than this."

"Got it. Then I'll go back and confirm — the 8,000 tons you mentioned, is that per day?"

"... What per day? It's per month! 8,000 tons per day — can you imagine? Would we even survive? We'd be eaten out of house and home..."

"Understood, Third Brother. I'll head out first then."

"Go ahead. But you really are quite a decent person, and I haven't congratulated you yet on winning Best Newcomer. Keep it up, Zhao Chi — we're all proud of you."

Zhao Chi laughed: "Third Brother, that's really mushy of you."

Zhao Cang snorted: "Honestly... I hesitated for half a day before saying it. You brat..."

"Thank you, Third Brother."

"Heh heh, keep it up."

"Mm, goodbye."

"Mm."

Zhao Chi had originally just wanted to slack off and directly buy 10 Quick-Build Talismans.

He hadn't expected to get such news.

Having a dragon... was indeed a good thing.

But the burden was indeed great too.

It was like keeping a car — an ordinary, no-frills car could be maintained for just a few tens of thousands a year.

But if you bought a yacht...

Common folk really couldn't afford to keep one.

Dragons were just like that.

If it was an adult dragon, at least a young adult dragon, that would be pretty good — it could fight enemies directly and produce immediate results.

If the Zhao family had recently been frequently taking and completing missions, it was probably an adult dragon.

But if it was a juvenile dragon, it would require slow, considerable investment.

Still, a dragon's help in battle was of course enormous.

Soaring through the sky, then diving down.

A sweep of dragon flame, and an entire section of enemies on the battlefield would be reduced.

But dragons were best used against weaker enemies.

If fighting a strong foe, once the dragon died, the loss would be a bit too great.

He didn't know how many dragons the Zhao family had, or what breeds.

Since it was still in the confidential stage, he wouldn't think about it further.

But negotiating another monthly 8,000-ton grain agreement — that was quite a decent gain.

In other words, there would be a fixed income of 8,000 gold coins every month.

Very good.

But the Experience Fruits don't have much of a market for the time being.

After all, compared to grain, Experience Fruits really are less essential, and a bit more expensive.

The Experience Fruit stock isn't that large right now. Once there's more later, I can try approaching Li Ruanyu.

Through Li Ruanyu, then spread it to the entire Breaking World Army.

Let's wait until next month's harvest a few times before deciding.

Zhao Chi took out the Quick-Build Talisman.

Entered the construction page.

At the very end, a large-scale building was listed among them.

It looked different from an ordinary workshop — just from the outside it felt very orderly.

A square, proper factory building.

Selected Military Factory.

Build!

Quickly, ten Quick-Work Talismans glowed and rose into the sky.

Like a bright cloud.

Immediately after, the stone, wood, and iron ingots in the warehouses all rose into the air.

The building materials from two full warehouses all turned into light.

The bright cloud in the sky grew larger, practically covering the entire sky overhead.

A passing female villager was illuminated until her skin glowed, her long hair reflecting the sheen.

The next second, a rain of light crashed down.

Just like when the Phoenix Chant Tower was built before, the ground caved in.

Then the foundation… the floor… the walls… the roof…

After several minutes, the Military Factory was finally completed.

A building that looked completely different stood tall.

A full two times taller than an ordinary blacksmith's shop.

It could almost match the height of a defensive tower.

The surrounding female villagers gathered around curiously to watch.

Zhao Chi directly opened the main door.

The inside was very spacious.

Although the building information stated it could hold 100 people, Zhao Chi felt that 500 people inside wouldn't feel crowded.