I build nuclear bombs in the giant world

Chapter 17 The First Pot of Gold

"What's your name, sir?" the businessman asked warily.

"No comment," Ian replied.

Hearing how tough Ian was, Armin almost fell to the ground. He was really afraid that Ian would offend these people.

But it can only be said that Armin does not understand the black market. In a place like this where the jungle is strong, the softer you act, the easier it is to be bullied, so you have to pretend that you have a big backing.

When Ian went to the black market for the first time, it was the soldiers from Leith territory who took him. No one dared to mess with him at that time.

Later, he disguised himself and went there once, hinting slightly that he was related to the soldiers, and others treated him with caution.

People in the black market are very afraid of the Corps. Their biggest boss is the Corps, so they don't dare to mess with the soldiers.

The businessman thought for a while, stretched out his hand, and took Ian's pocket.

He opened his pocket and looked at it, and took out the wheat grain gunpowder in it. The firelight illuminated it and it looked very shiny. He threw another one into the torch, and there was a popping sound.

"Refined wheat grain gunpowder?" the businessman murmured: "These are just samples, how much does that gentleman have?"

"About thirty pounds," Ian answered.

"Are you just trying to make some extra money?" The businessman returned the pocket to Ian: "We can give you two silver coins for one pound. Thirty pounds is six gold coins. If you can accept this price, we will accept it. .”

"Okay." Ian nodded.

Generally speaking, the price of wheat gunpowder is one and a half silver coins per pound. This purchase price is higher than what is sold outside. The businessman was obviously deceived and wanted to make friends.

"So, where is the goods?" the businessman asked.

"I'll bring it over in seven days," Ian said.

"Okay." The merchant gave Ian an iron button: "If I am not there that day, I will give this button to the merchant here, and he will buy your gunpowder at the price I said."

Ian nodded and waved, motioning for Eren, Armin and Mikasa to follow him.

He did not leave the black market immediately. Instead, he put on his cloak hat and went around in a circle to buy five pounds of sulfur and fifteen pounds of saltpeter. He asked three people to hold them for him and spent two gold coins.

Although he had agreed with the merchant to sell thirty pounds, in fact he only had ten pounds of finished product, and the remaining twenty pounds had to be made within seven days.

After buying the things, Ian and the three of them left the town and rushed back to the pioneering land.

After getting away from the crowd, the three people took off their cloaks.

"That's awesome! Ian!" Allen was extremely excited: "That's six gold coins! Right! Mikasa!"

"Yeah." Mikasa nodded: "It's amazing."

"It's really amazing." Armin patted his chest: "To be honest, I almost couldn't breathe. The businessman's face was covered with scars. It was so scary. If I stood there, I would not be able to say anything. , Ian, are you really the same age as us? You are so mature."

Armin imitated Ian's accent, cleared his throat and said, "No comment."

Allen pointed at Armin and laughed: "What are you doing? Like a fool, hahaha."

"So-so." Ian shrugged: "I plan to do long-term business with them, and it's your turn next time."

"No problem! Just leave it to me!" Allen put his arm around Ian's shoulders: "Those people are nothing special, right?"

Ian smiled: "That would be great."

The purpose of this trip has been achieved. In fact, he is not short of money. He has sixty gold coins on hand. The main purpose of bringing the trio out this time is to gain their trust, or to put it another way, to make friends with them. .

Eren, Armin and Mikasa, of these three people, one is the successor of Attack on Titan, one is the legion's think tank in the original work, and the other has the fighting talent of the Ackerman family. They are talented and can give Ian in the future. great help.

More importantly, Ian liked the three of them very much in his previous life. Although the friendship between the three of them changed a bit in the end, it did not prevent Ian from admiring them.

Besides, sooner or later it will be related to the black market, so taking action sooner is not a bad thing.

Ian's ambition is great. He wants to change the world. To do this, he must establish his own armed force.

Gunpowder workshop, gun workshop, iron smelting workshop. He wanted to control the pioneering land, build many factories there, and then invite Erwin Smith and let the group leader join his team.

If the people in the royal capital knew of his existence, they would immediately charge him with treason and execute him.

But that's okay, he does intend to rebel.

After returning to the pioneer land, Ian taught Allen and the three of them how to make gunpowder.

They burned charcoal, mixed the proportions, and produced approximately 22 pounds of wheat gunpowder according to the process. Adding in the 10 pounds that Ian originally had, the total was 32 pounds.

Two pounds of gunpowder were kept for personal use, and the remaining gunpowder was sold on the black market.

That night, Ian did not accompany them. He inquired about information and contacted several carpenters in the refugee area. He went to meet with those carpenters and tested their carpentry skills with requests to build beds and furniture.

Early the next morning, the three Allens appeared in front of Ian with smiles and showed the six gold coins in their hands.

"Look, Ian! Our first pot of gold!"

"To be honest, I was still worried about you getting into an accident until just now." Ian smiled: "It seems that there is no need. You are doing a great job. I have already contacted the carpenter and we are finally going to start the water tanker." Made!"

One month is coming soon, and in two days, he will learn the waterwheel blueprints from Asuka.

We have to hurry. Spring is already halfway through, and we have to promote the waterwheels before the end of the sowing period.

With the waterwheel, he can contact Hannes, aiming for a bumper harvest this fall, and then establishing his own gunpowder workshop and iron smelting workshop before the end of the year!

Everything starts from this first pot of gold!

After that, he began to repair his house, and together with Armin, Mikasa, and Eren, he filled the holes in the roof and repaired the walls with mud and stones.

New furniture and beds were made. Although they were very simple, they finally no longer had to sleep on the floor.

The pioneering land is slowly becoming more orderly and is evolving into a village. The refugees repair their homes, clean up the nearby weeds, pick up hoes, and cultivate fields.

The government sent cattle and seeds for support, but the cultivation of the fields was still far from ideal. Due to the lack of rain and lack of water for irrigation, it was difficult for the seeds to germinate.

Ian saw all this and asked Allen and the three of them to make gunpowder in the house and hoard it. They recruited some homeless children to help and established a small team.

Then, the day finally came, and Ian saw Asuka in his dream.

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