Wizard Farming Guide

Chapter 39 Purchasing Supplies

"This is a sample of the Rosa Longbow. Please take a look."

In the Sword Tomb Chamber of Commerce located in the fortress, the head of the guild said with a smile.

Behind him, the merchant Adlich quickly handed him a bow and placed it in front of Rhodes.

Rod took it and examined it carefully.

The Rosa longbow was a full 1.8 meters long, and when stood upright, it was even taller than his head.

The bow is made of yew wood, which is both hard and flexible.

This is the special wood used for Rosa Longbows, which is mainly grown in the Central Territory and is difficult to obtain elsewhere.

Rhodes tried to draw the bowstring and found that it would take at least 150 pounds of force to draw it.

The full string even reaches an astonishing two hundred pounds.

He released the bowstring and nodded amidst the trembling of the surrounding air.

Despite the recoil from the potential energy, the bow arm remained intact and sturdy, demonstrating the superior quality of the material.

"This is a great longbow, I'll choose this one."

Watching Adlich turn back to prepare, Rod sat back down on the Chamber of Commerce sofa and began organizing the purchasing list.

After the Knights of Loren swore allegiance, they had instructors to teach soldiers how to shoot arrows, and he began to prepare for the construction of the archer unit.

First, you need to confirm the type of bow and arrow you are using.

Rhodes chose the Rosa Longbow, the most famous bow in the Kingdom of Rosa, a weapon renowned for its length far exceeding that of bows from other countries.

Compared to the short bows commonly found in western countries, which are typically just over four feet long, or about 1.2 meters long.

The Rosa longbow's thick, long yew bow arms provided greater draw weight, giving its arrows astonishing power.

It can easily penetrate chainmail and other iron armor within 300 meters.

Looking at the data on paper alone, it is exceptionally astonishing.

However, in actual combat within the kingdom, the effect was generally mediocre, since arrows weighing around fifty pounds were sufficient to achieve a certain degree of armor penetration.

Excessive power means higher training costs, slower shooting speed, and the risk of becoming useless if not careful.

Moreover, with the widespread use of the sinew and horn composite bow, the only advantage of the Rosa longbow in terms of power is gradually being matched.

But Rod still chose it.

His next opponent was the barbarian army.

Especially those extraordinary troops, such as wolf riders, whose iron-spine black wolf pelts are no weaker than iron armor.

If paired with specialized wolf rider armor, ordinary arrows are completely ineffective in stopping them.

Against this type of enemy, the power of the arrow is more important than the rate of fire.

Because the Kingdom of Rosa is adjacent to the East Sea, many areas experience heavy rainfall and a humid climate due to the influence of the maritime climate.

The special material of the ribbed and angled composite bow makes it difficult to preserve and maintain in humid environments, and it is easily damaged.

The Rosa Longbow is different; this unique weapon, which appeared in the kingdom hundreds of years ago, has now formed a mature industrial supply chain.

Not only does it have well-coordinated battle formations, but the price of bows and arrows is also lower.

Rhodes can replenish his bow and arrows at any time at Dragonslayer Fortress.

"One hundred Rosa longbows, each costing 15 silver coins; two thousand arrows, each costing 80 copper coins." He began recording on the list, "Total cost: 31 gold coins."

In addition, the shield-spearmen also need equipment replenishment, Rhodes thought.

He planned to expand the army into a regular force of one hundred shield-spearmen, equipped with full chainmail and steel shields and spears.

In addition, there was a militia of two hundred shield-spearmen, equipped with leather armor and wooden shields and spears, who served as reserve troops and were responsible for maintaining order in the territory.

Therefore, he needs to purchase fifty more sets of steel shields and spears, and one hundred and fifty sets of leather armor to be paired with wooden shields and spears, on top of what he already has.

These items cost a total of 35 gold coins.

In addition to weapons, Rhodes also needs to acquire ten warhorses.

This was to compensate for the casualties of warhorses in battles against barbarians and to ensure the cavalry system of the knights' retinue.

He also plans to buy fifty maned horses.

As draft horses, they were well-suited to be used as transporters during construction.

Regarding the ranch, Rhodes initially planned to buy two hundred cashmere sheep and twenty black yak cattle.

The quantity is small; they are mainly used to accumulate experience in the early stages of ranching.

"Warhorses are cheaper than those from Sword Tomb, costing 2 gold coins each, maned horses 20 silver coins each, wool sheep 2 silver coins each, and black yak oxen 12 silver coins each. The total price is 36 gold and 40 silver coins."

The total price of all the weapons, equipment, mounts, and livestock mentioned above is 102 gold and 40 silver.

After finishing the calculations, Rod put down his notebook with a headache and leaned his head back on the soft sofa to relax.

After leaving behind the food and weapons in Mansaru Castle and selling off the other treasures, he now has a little over 110 gold coins.

The grain reserves exceed 200,000 pounds, enough to feed more than 2,000 people for more than a month, so there is no need to worry for the time being.

It seems like there's enough money.

However, Rhodes's next territory expansion plan will also require a large amount of gold coins.

Construction tools such as axes and shovels, winter coats and thick clothing, and wages for employees all cost money.

Fortunately, the head of the Jianling Chamber of Commerce offered him preferential treatment.

Rhodes can delay payment for part of the goods, saving 50 gold coins for next month.

This is equivalent to lending him 50 gold coins interest-free, with a repayment period of one month.

After purchasing the supplies, Rhode had about 58 gold coins left.

The more money he had, the less it seemed to last. As Rod's head throbbed, he realized the problem.

So far, all the gold coins he has earned have been from one-off transactions.

We need to find a business that can continuously increase territory revenue.

Fortunately, he already had an idea.

The magic field is not yet ready for harvest, and the ranch has not yet been built.

But at this moment, there is actually a popular commodity in his territory that can be produced in large quantities.

Bricks and stones!

The expansion of knights' territories requires a large amount of building materials, especially for castles and walls.

This is directly related to their future life and death; no one will try to fool them with simple mud and gravel.

The difficulty in transporting bricks and stones has led to a continuous rise in prices. Today, in the fortress, a single ordinary clay brick costs one copper coin.

Previously in Pingdingshan, villagers could produce 30,000 clay bricks every day.

If converted to cash, it would be equivalent to producing 3 gold coins per day.

The price of bricks will slowly decrease as the pioneer knights' territory is built, and Rhodes should seize this opportunity.

However, this also presents a problem: making terracotta bricks requires Rhodes to continuously produce alchemical binders.

This would be a huge waste of his time and would also deplete the soil in the Demon Field, making it too burdensome once the quantity increased.

To solve this problem, Rhodes led his soldiers to clean up the area around the foot of the mountain for the past two weeks, observing the surrounding ecology and searching for various materials.

The initial preparations for the experiment are now complete.

Once he returns from the Northern Remnant in the Star Spirit Heaven, he will be able to advance to the first-tier intermediate wizard level.

At that time, the wizard's abilities will be further enhanced.

Rhodes then had new methods to promote the growth of magical plants in the magical fields, and to better study the evolution of the ranch.

It also has the capability to manufacture the marble and granite bricks he has always longed for, and to automate the production of terracotta bricks.

(End of this chapter)