Chapter 159: Chapter 159, Level 6 Silkworm Raising Rooml
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Damnit!
Fang Hao cursed himself for making the bid at the wrong time.
Facing the gathering gazes, he maintained a calm demeanor.
He spoke softly, “The story was well-told, and the short sword has quite a flashy design. It could make for a good addition to my collection.”
In other words, I’m not short on cash and I’ll buy it merely because I like how it looks.
Seeing Fang Hao’s expression, the crowd started whispering among themselves.
Gradually, everyone came to know that it was he who saved the cloth merchant’s daughter in the city and received a hefty reward for it.
Yes, he has money, but even the wealthy shouldn’t spend so casually. Spending a thousand gold coins for a short sword after just hearing a story doesn’t seem like a smart decision.
“Is there anyone else who wants to increase the bid? This is a former collection of a countess and the only one available.” The middle-aged man continued to remind loudly, trying to push the audience into raising their bids.
“I suggest you stop repeating yourself, otherwise this gentleman might reconsider and you’ll end up not selling it at all,” a nearby drinker spoke up, causing a round of laughter to ripple through the crowd.
Everyone present knew that these sales methods usually involved selling flashy yet useless items, even if it was once collected by a Countess.
Such items would only appear in the auctions of the nobility. How could they end up here?
The middle-aged salesman scanned his eyes over the crowd back and forth. Looking at the mocking drinkers below and then at the young man who had made the bid in the distance.
Clutching the short sword in his hand, his palm was drenched with sweat.
Damn it! If he had known, he would have started with a higher asking price to earn more.
But in the end, no one else raised the price. According to the rules of the tavern, if someone bids the final price, then the short sword is his.
The middle-aged man brought the short sword over to Fang Hao. “Sir, it’s yours now. Even though you only spent 1,000 gold, I have to emphasize that this short sword is not a forgery,” the middle-aged man stated. “Oh, is that so?” Fang Hao responded with a smile, taking the short sword from him.
The design of the short sword was remarkably ornate.
Made entirely from an unknown metal, the sword shone bright white. The finely crafted patterns decorated on it made this short sword appear less like a weapon and more like a piece of art.
[Pardon Short Sword (Purple)]
[Type: Short Sword]
[Damage: Tier Three]
(Description: A sword that killed its own master. Rumor has it that anyone who wields this sword will die in agony.)
As soon as Fang Hao held it in his hand, all the properties of the short sword were revealed before his eyes.
A purple sword, but damage only classed as tier three.
It seemed that the value of this item was more for collecting, rather than practical use.
“Sit down for a drink, my treat.” Fang Hao invited the middle-aged man who was about to leave.
The man frowned at Fang Hao but still took a seat.
The tavern keeper served him a large mug of beer.
Fang Hao then asked, “Did the Countess really kill twelve children? How did she steal them away from their parents?”
The man took a sip of beer before answering, “I heard she used some sort of drug to sedate the parents before stealing the children away to kill.”
“Heard it?”
“What else can I say? The story of the countess was from forty to fifty years ago. You don’t actually believe I was alive back then, do you?” The man touched his own face.
Fang Hao furrowed his brows but didn’t press the matter further.
It seemed that the man before him was merely a narrator of the story, not a witness. Therefore, the authenticity of the story was up for debate.
“You mentioned that the countess had a total of twelve collections. Are the rest in your possession too?” Fang Hao continued to ask.
“No, I got this one by chance,” the man replied while slightly shaking his head.
“Do you know the whereabouts of the rest? I’m somewhat interested in these collections.”
The man looked at Fang Hao again, this young stranger seemed quite wealthy.
He had indeed priced it too low.
With a somewhat dissatisfied expression, he finished the beer in his mug in one go, then slid it to the tavern keeper, “Another one, on his tab.”
Fang Hao didn’t mind. A second mug of beer was brought to the man.
The man then moved closer and spoke in a low voice, “I’m not sure about the others, but the lord of this city has one. If you’re capable, you could try getting it.”
City Lord?
So he’s the ruler of this city.
If possible, it could be beneficial to get in touch with the city lord of Pruell, either for future developments or to obtain his collection.
After that, Fang Hao chatted with the middle-aged man for a while longer.
When it was about time, he got ready to leave.
After paying for the drinks, he pulled out another gold coin and placed it in front of the man, “Have a good drink.”
The middle-aged man didn’t get up. He merely waved his hand slightly, “Goodbye.”
“Goodbye.”
After leaving the tavern and receiving the items he wanted from Tavek, he immediately left Pruell City.
He needed to return to his territory before dark.
This trip to the Human City was fruitful.
[A blueprint for a silk spinning machine, two maps of wilderness strongholds, a short sword of absolution, 500 breeding silkworms and 500 units of silkworm cocoons, two bottles of high-quality wine, and a goose feather pen with a golden tip.]
Fang Hao paid for the spinning machine blueprint, the silkworms, and the silkworm cocoons.
Maintaining a good relationship with Tavek is key. If silk can generate a market, he will probably buy ready-made silk cloth directly from Tavek.
It will take some time to raise silkworms.
Given Fang Hao’s wealth and the reserve of Warfire Coins, he is much wealthier than Tavek, the cloth merchant.
The wine and goose feather pen were Tavek’s insistence.
Unable to decline, he accepted them.
The two left the city and made their way to the Skeleton army’s campsite; they began to return to their territory under heavy escort.
By the time they got back, it was dark.
As soon as the two dismounted, Eira came out of the Lord’s Stone Tower to welcome them.
“My Lord, Anjia, welcome back.”
“Yes, Eira, see if any of the maids know anything about silkworm rearing. If so, ask her to come to the silkworm room,” Fang Hao said directly.
Raising silkworms requires some experience.
If any of the maids know how, then they should be assigned to do it.
If not, he would have to arrange for the versatile Skeleton to rear the silkworms, but this type of work doesn’t reflect the labor efficiency of the tirelessly working Skeletons.
“Oh, alright,” Eira replied and quickly left.
Arriving at the silkworm room.
Looking at the level-one wooden hut in front of him.
Since there were no silkworms in the past, the silkworm room has always been kept at level one without any upgrades.
Now that he has silkworms, he needs to provide these delicate creatures with a good living environment.
He upgraded the silkworm room straight to level six and placed the 500 silkworms inside.
[Level six silkworm room]
[Type: Building]
[Ability: Breeding +1%, Silkworm Cocoon Production +2%.]
(Description: The silkworm room provides a basic environment for silkworm rearing.)
[Upgrade required: 2800 wood, 1050 stone, 1000 straw, 550 leather, 420 hemp rope, 12 natural gems.]
There’s no special effect when the silkworm room is at level one.
After being upgraded to level six, it acquired building’s additional attributes.
At this time, Eira came over with two female Rabbitmen maids.
“My lord, these two know how to rear silkworms,” Eira explained.
The two maids, dressed in maid outfits, hurriedly bowed, “My Lord.”
“Alright, you’re familiar with silkworm rearing?”
“Yes, my Lord. Our Rabbitmen Village sold silkworm cocoons to the humans before, so we know how,” one of the maids answered.
Not all the Rabbitmen in the village come from the same place, but their fate is almost the same.
Their villages could not protect themselves adequately and were eventually wiped out.
“Good, then you two will be in charge of the silkworm room. When there are more silkworms, I will build new silkworm rooms and appoint apprentices for you to teach them how to breed silkworms,” Fang Hao ordered.
“As you wish, my lord,” the two readily agreed.
The Rabbitmen’s bodies were not as sturdy as other orcs’, but they were adept at thinking and learning.
Naturally, they knew that possessing unique abilities in the territory was more valuable than cleaning every day.
Even if one day the lord doesn’t need so many servants, he would not abandon them.
So, when they were assigned the task of managing the silkworm room, they were delighted.
After leaving the silkworm room, Fang Hao went to the tailor shop again.
The Skeleton tailors were busily working as usual.
Recently, Soye, the captain of the Skeleton Tailors, successfully finalized another set of clothes in Fang Hao’s mind: a sailor suit.
All the Skeleton tailors were working hard on it.
“Good evening, my lord,” Seeing Fang Hao approaching, Soye quickly stood up to greet him.
“Good evening, Soye..”