The Principal of Zelot's annual entrusted rare earth mines is inseparable from Locke's guess.

About 60% will be handed over to the Omor Empire, and the remaining 40% will be used to purchase food and develop the country's economy and people's livelihood.

Locke's move would take 30% of the action, which was equivalent to the Principality of Zelot that could only get 10% of the mining cost.

But the fat man still agreed. What he valued was not the surplus value of the newly opened rare earth mine, but had some confidence in completing the established mining task before this winter.

The Principality of Zelot is located in the north of the Omor Empire. The temperature here is extremely low and the climate is dry. Every year, the Principality of Zelot has a considerable number of workers who are frozen to death in the mines.

Winter is the season of death in the Principal of Zelot. During the New Year of the People of other countries, when people sit around the fire to have a happy family, the civilians of the Principal of Zelot must carry hoes to work in the dark and deep mines.

The situation this year is even more critical. The stone bear in the Laren Forest has been raging for nearly two months, directly causing several high-yield rare earth mines in the Laren Highlands to be suspended for two months.

Before tonight's banquet, the fat grand duke even found out from his staff and ministers that the number of workers who might freeze to death this year.

As mentioned earlier, although Grand Duke Zelot usually likes wine and sex, this guy can barely be called diligent in power.

The Principality of Zelot had a population of more than 100,000 ten years ago. After he came to power, it has grown to nearly 200,000 people so far, which can be called a miracle.

If Locke said it is a rich mine with amazing reserves, this year the Principality of Zelot has a great hope to complete this year's mining indicators before the beginning of winter.

Grand Duke Zelot cared about the newly discovered rare earth mine, because there were not many rich mines in their Duke Zelot that could work against first-class knights, and of course there was also the reason why the rare earth mine was an open-pit mine.

The open-pit mine is good, the mining is low and the efficiency is high. If it is well operated, it will only have 10% of the profit, which will make the treasury of the Principal of Zelot more abundant.

"Then I'll leave it to you." Locke patted the fat man's shoulder with encouragement.

He did not sign any contract, and it was only 30% of the profit of a rare earth mine. It is unlikely that the fat man would not regret it. The consequences of cheating a first-level knight are not so easy to bear.

"By the way, if you lack a caravan for trading, I can send a team here." Locke remembered the Morgan and other families who had reached a cooperation with him not long ago.

"That's so thankful to you, Knight Locke!" Grand Duke Zelot thanked from the heart.

This country is so remote and has a single production model. There are only a few business travelers. If Locke can send a new caravan, it will have a significant promoting effect on mobilizing the country's economy.

"Yeah." Locke nodded. Bili's family had a wide network in the Omore Empire. Even the Gobi provinces in the west had business, but the shop was not too big.

Now let them develop to the north, I believe they are happy.

After talking to Grand Duke Zelot for a few more words, Locke turned and left.

Locke is not a good person when it comes to mining new rare earth mines.

Rare earths have another nickname "radiation stone". Since the radiation intensity of the open-pit rare earth mine can have some effect on first-class knights like Locke, how great is the side effects on ordinary humans.

Every year, the Principality of Zelot freezes to death in winter, but every year, many humans are mutated due to radiation.

Many civilians' deaths until their old age are either ulcerated or mutations. They have multiple arms and more eyes, which is normal.

The average life expectancy of ordinary humans in the world of wizards is 40 years old, while the average life expectancy of civilians in the Principality of Zelot is 30 years old.

Locke is not a saint, he can't control too much.

Even if you know that there will be many miners from the Principality of Zelot who will die in this open-pit rare earth mine.

They will use their lives to turn into wealth and enter Locke's pocket.

In fact, Locke is saving them again. Without this new rare earth mine, the construction period this year was delayed for two months. The number of miners who froze to death in the Principality of Zelot in winter was definitely far more than the number of deaths due to vein radiation.

Sending the Bili family to send a caravan over, this may be something Locke hopes to make up for it in his subconscious mind. It is also good to slightly improve the status quo of the Principality of Zelot.

Two weeks later, Rock returned to Princeton.

Shi Ai Feng's bear's paw was handed over to the Knights' Palace as a proof of mission.

"Well, it's a second-degree mutated Shi'ai Bear, right?" The person who received Locke was an old man who couldn't see the depth.

With a gray beard and a tough physique, this old knight can be regarded as an old horse in the stable.

Locke didn't know what a second-degree mutation was, so he could only stand there humbly without any arrogant look.

That stone mist bear is really not something that a novice knight can handle during the ten-year mission. When Locke meets that guy, he can be considered a blind cat and a dead mouse, and he bumped into it.

Locke hasn't experienced such a long battle for a long time after two days and one night.

"Young man is doing a good job. This is your annual salary this year. You don't need to go to the logistics department anymore. I'll give it to you directly." The old man seemed to be quite big. After praising Locke, he threw him a bag of energy crystals.

Locke, who is thirty-six years old this year, had his mouth twitched. The title of young man, Locke remembered that the last time someone called him that was during the plane war more than ten years ago.

Not entangled with this old knight for too long, Locke received his annual salary and left respectfully.

Wow! The fifty high-level wind crystals are nearly twice as many as last year. This is a disguised reward from the Knights Hall for his completion of the mission and a recognition of his strength.

Get an annual salary, Locke thought that he would go home and enjoy the gentle place of Lafite and Xia Xi, or ask Hals and others for a drink.

Two years later, in a tropical forest in the eastern part of the Omore Empire.

Hals and others, who had just completed a Warcraft hunting mission, sat around the fire, barbecuing the hind legs of the stone pigs while chatting nonsense with each other.

"Hey, Locke, I heard that your woman is a half-elves? You are so lucky!" Hals said with a look at Locke sitting on the branch.

Locke in the tree rolled his eyes and ignored this idiot.

"If you want to solve your personal problems, go to the Rose House in the trading area! I heard from Molidi that a new batch of purebred elves were added there!" Shelley stood up and said fiercely.

Sometimes women become rough and dare to say more than men.

I'm going to Rose House. Locke heard these guys mention it many times, but unfortunately he never went there once.

It is said that it is the property of a third-level heavenly knight who likes women in the Knight Hall.

The Sky Knight has great magical powers, and there are all kinds of sweet singers, desert beauties, and grassland beauties in the rose house. However, the sign there is a group of deep-sea mermaids. The excitement of the interracial beauties attracted a group of male knights to emptie their pockets.

Sometimes some ectopic female creatures are added for the release of these animals in the Knights' Hall.

"Purebred Elf, if I want that money, I might as well change myself to a set of armor." Hals muttered.

With his assets, he redeems a purebred elf from Rose House, which requires about three years to save without eating or drinking. This beautifully-looking alien creature is a popular product in the Knights' Palace.

Even if they are tired of playing in the future, they will sell it to the Holy Tower and ask the magicians to extract a few bottles of elves' blood, which will be enough for them to recover 30%.

The elf blood is similar to the bottle of elf potion that Locke had before. Both can convert human blood into half-elves, but the extraction method is a bit bloody and there are some sequelae.

"Gen, how much can we make this time?" Joyce turned around and asked the thin man squatting by the bonfire.

"The magician said, each person had fifty energy crystals." Gene opened his palm and compared a number.

"Damn, please come out and start the red gap, there are only fifty energy crystals!" Hals complained again.

Everyone present ignored him.

This mission is not difficult, mainly time-consuming and labor-intensive. They need to track a family of five-eyed wolf spiders in the jungle, the first-level magician of the holy tower, and call for twelve wolf spiders eyeballs to create a certain magical equipment.

"After this mission is completed, will you take you to the Kingdom of Franza?" Seeing that no one paid attention to him, Hals jumped onto a tree and said with his back and shoulder to shoulder with Locke.

The longer he had come into contact with Hals, the more he felt that Locke felt that he was a funny guy, with a simple mind and a well-developed limbs. He was talking about Hals.

"If I can complete this mission by November, I will go with you for half a month." Locke said half-squinted and the old god said.

"November ago? It's right!" Hals turned his eyes and slapped Locke in the face and said excitedly.

Shelley and others also showed an interesting look, "I haven't been back for five years." Shelley pinched his hair and said.

"I don't know how the group of ice fish I raised in the moat outside the royal city is like. If there are many, I will treat you to ice fish." Arnold said with a silly smile.

They were all Franza people, first-class knights who worked hard in the Omore Empire.

In the past, I went back to Franza once every ten years and handed over the left-behind first-level knights.

"We, Franza, have a lot of fun things. Franza's women are also famous for their intelligence in neighboring countries. If you don't dislike me, I can give you a few beauties to your servants!" Hals said to Locke with a big look on his face as a big brother.

"Let's talk about it." Locke shrugged.
Chapter completed!