Leo looked at Uliyan with disdain, very dissatisfied with his rude and humble behavior. You're being sent away for such a small sum of money? Where is the backbone of the people of the North? He is a lord after all! Uliyan pulled Leo aside and urged him in a low voice: "Hurry up and draw a map!" Leo was reluctant to move. "How much is it? Is it worth my effort?" Wu Liyan was very disappointed: "Five gold coins! Imperial gold Sule! Do you know how much it is worth?" Leo replied uncertainly: "Worth...worth five gold coins?" "The steel sword in your hand can be used to buy at least two more! If you want to exchange it for food, you need at least a hundred bags of wheat!" Although Leo had no idea about the currency and prices in this world, he often watched Olivia do the accounting and knew a little bit about it. In the earliest times, the standard gold coin of the Orlantis Empire was called "Sule", which was a large-denomination currency used for large transactions such as purchasing manors, land or ships. Generally, only nobles and big businessmen held it.
With the expansion of the empire and economic development over hundreds of years, a large number of gold mines were discovered and mined, and the circulation of gold soler became more and more widespread, and gradually appeared in the hands of civilians. Of course, most people are also accustomed to calling the silver coins and copper coins in their hands silver Suler and copper Suler, providing a kind of spiritual wealth appreciation. One gold solu is worth one hundred silver solus, or ten thousand copper solus. In Isenbor, a standard bag of wheat cost about five silver soles. Not to mention the hybrid sword in Leo's hand, it is definitely a military-grade product that may not be circulated on the market and is a private collection of the nobles. After listening to Uliyan's simple comparison, Leo suddenly realized. This is not drawing a map, this is drawing a treasure map! Five gold coins can be exchanged for one hundred bags of wheat, enough to feed the whole village for a week! Not to mention Uliyan, even Leo himself was excited. Thinking of this, Leo suddenly remembered the dozens of gold and silver coins he had obtained from the last crackdown on horse bandits and the hanging of Lawrence, at least twenty of which were gold coins. Leo collected the bag of coins and threw it to Urian. After all, the original owner Leo had never touched money and was not interested in money! But now he suddenly realized that this amount of money was probably hundreds of thousands of dollars from his previous life. Leo almost cried out, "Give me back the money from last time!" He thought that such a small bag of money was only worth a few hundred or a thousand dollars. "What money? Where is it?" Uliyan refused to acknowledge it and stared at Leo. After a moment's confrontation, he compromised and said, "Okay, okay, you draw the map, make the money, and I'll pay you back! I'm keeping it for you..." Leo didn't want to pay attention to him, but looked at the financial sponsor Denise, his eyes gradually becoming caring. Not only that, he also wants to make money from the guide! Walking up to Denise, Leo reintroduced himself, "I'm Leo Mondo, the leader of the militia in the River Bay Territory, the most elite scout in the Wolf Drive Plains, and the best guide!" Denise showed great distrust, "I asked you before and you said no, and now you say you are?"
"Trust between people is built on good communication." Leo said sincerely: "The previous communication was not very good..." Denise looked at the unreliable local lord and the even more unreliable local tyrants, and suddenly felt that she was overwhelmed, so she had to say, "I can pay, but not for nothing. I have to go back and discuss it with my companions, and I will reply to you tomorrow." "No hurry, no hurry," Wuliyang rubbed his hands, like an honest and simple old farmer, "If you don't mind, you can have dinner with us." "Thank you, my lord, but I still can't do it." After watching Denise walk away, Ulyan withdrew his gaze with regret, and said to Ivan, who was watching the show, "Why are you standing there like an idiot? Go to the warehouse and get two legs of meat and send them to our distinguished guests!" Then he explained to Leo, "You can make a lot of money by being their guide. They are not adventurers, but young ladies from some family who are out for an outing. If you just take them across the river for a while and let them suffer a little, they will clamor to go home." "It's almost time for spring planting. Can you make it back in time?" Leo was speechless and said, "Why should I rush back? You're talking as if I can farm! If we take this adventure group on an outing, we can earn one gold coin a day, which can support 400 of us. Do we still need to farm?" Uliyan was speechless and held back in silence. In the villages in the North where people make a living by farming, sowing in spring is a big event, even a very important festival. The lord will appear in the fields with his family and children, encouraging the farmers to work hard and wishing them a good harvest this year. On such occasions, Uliyan subconsciously hoped that Leo would be by his side, like his own heir, always declaring his status of succession. Although many people in the village now know that he plans to marry his daughter to Leo and train him to be the heir to the River Bay Territory. But the population of Hewan Territory will grow larger and larger, and there will also be more and more people with evil intentions. Uliyan was a rough man from a military background, with no political talent. He survived until now only by the life wisdom he gained from half a lifetime of hard work. It was more than enough for him to be a village chief or a bandit leader, but it was still a bit of a stretch for him to be a noble lord. Although he couldn't explain it, he subconsciously wanted to nip all destabilizing factors in the bud. Denise returned to her fellow adventurers and briefly told everyone about her experience. When she said she was willing to hire a guide for one gold coin a day, her five companions all looked at her silently with caring eyes. "What? Is one gold coin too much?" Denise just lacked social experience, but she was not stupid. On the contrary, she was very smart and immediately realized that something was wrong. "One gold coin is enough for a farmer who has never left the village to lie and say that he is an adventurer traveling around the world." The leader of the adventure group, the heavy-armored warrior Hawkins sighed and said dimly. "What should we do? But you, the leader, also said that guides are very important in the wilderness!" "A reliable guide is very important." Huggins added: "A reliable guide can help the adventure team avoid most risks and save most of the exploration time. Many of the experiences of the natives cannot be bought by outsiders with money, and they can only be learned through trial and error at the cost of their lives." "But this is a new frontier, and we may not be able to find the people we want. If we don't have a reliable guide, we can only settle down here and explore slowly to get familiar with the terrain first." "Shadow" Fisher's sneer came from his cloak, "Time waits for no one, my friend." "I understand that time waits for no one." "Don't you say there is a map? Let's buy the map first. If we confirm that the map is real, it proves that the people here at least know something about the Wolf-Driving Plain." "Then go find a guide. If the guide is reliable, one gold coin a day is not a bad deal." "If you have nothing, then you have to rely on yourself. We, the Firefly Adventure Group, have reunited. Are we still afraid of a small wolf-driving plain?"
“That’s right!”