Sword and Sorcery and Martial Arts

Chapter 333 Trading
It was already afternoon when Rhodes woke up, he got up from the bed, washed up briefly, and walked towards the castle.

On the way, he ate while walking, and even finished eating two big buns, barely handling his stomach.

It was not long before he reached the gate of the castle.

Many nobles who attended the banquet had just woken up and were leaving the castle one after another.

Rhodes would have had such a bloody plot at the gate of the castle that the guards would not let him in.

But it didn't happen. Even though Rhodes killed Marquis Marlon in the duel yesterday, the guards at the gate of his castle pretended to respect Rhodes and moved out of the way after seeing Rhodes, without saying a word of nonsense.

But think about it, if they had a conflict with Rhodes, no matter what the result was, they would definitely not end well.

Either they were maimed or even killed by Rhodes on the spot, or the heirs of Marquis Marron executed these guards to appease Rhodes' anger.

In fact, the most important thing is that civilians will naturally feel fear and awe when facing nobles.

Even some rebellious mercenaries or adventurers also feel uncomfortable when facing some big nobles.

Rhodes walked into the castle, and the minor nobles or members of the big family branches who wanted to come out of the castle all gave way.

I'm wearing too many gloves this time.

Seeing the performance of these nobles, Rhodes couldn't help thinking.

He killed a powerful and powerful noble in front of most of them, and the rest of the nobles were unwilling to take the initiative to provoke him. They didn't kill one like in the novels they had seen before, and the result was another A large group of lifeless people came.

Even the eldest son and heir of Marquis Marlon probably has no idea of ​​revenge for the time being. He must be silently waiting for an opportunity to find a good time to take revenge on Rhodes.

Rhode walked through the castle hall that was horribly damaged by yesterday's battle, and walked towards the courtyard of the castle.

For some reason, the funeral was not held in the castle today as Duke William had arranged.

He noticed that on the second floor of the castle, a handsome young man in mourning was watching him. He looked a bit like the Marquis of Marlon. This young man should be the eldest son and heir of the Marquis of Marlon.

Rhodes stopped, staring at the young man, and found that he was the noble young man who entered the ruins with them and held a rapier.

The young man probably had some camouflage on his face before entering the ruins, and he took off the camouflage now, but Rhodes still recognized him after a few careful glances.

He stared at Rhodes indifferently, and Rhodes could feel the anger hidden in his heart.

Rhodes sighed, and walked towards the courtyard of the castle. It was almost the appointed time, and Prince Joyce might already be waiting there.

He came to the garden of the courtyard and found that Prince Joyce was already sitting on the stone table.

"Sorry, I'm a bit late." Rhodes stepped forward and said.

"It's okay, it's not time yet, I came early." Prince Joyce said indifferently.

Rhodes sat on a stone round stool, and took out a pen and paper from the space ring.

"What is this?" Prince Joyce asked curiously, staring at the paper in Rhode's hand.

"Paper is a writing medium similar to animal skin, but it's cheaper than animal skin, and it's easier to write on." Rhode replied, and he took out another piece of paper and handed it to Prince Joyce.

"Any pens left?" Prince Joyce asked.

Rhodes took out another pen and handed it to him.

Prince Joyce took a pen and began to write and draw on the paper. He nodded in satisfaction, "Writing on paper feels very smooth."

"This is also one of the goods we are going to sell, the same as the porcelain we gave you yesterday." Rhodes said.

"However, the paper feels so fragile, without the thick feeling of animal skin. Does it mean that the storage time is not as long as that of animal skin?" Prince Joyce asked.

"Whether it is linen or animal skins, there is no paper that can be preserved for a long time. If the paper is stored in a dry and closed environment, it can be preserved for at least hundreds of years." Rhodes replied, "And you have not found any records recorded with paper. Are things clearer than animal skins?"

Prince Joyce still couldn't believe what Rhodes said, "Shouldn't heavy things be preserved for a longer period of time? Just like steel, as long as the preservation method is appropriate, it won't even rust."

If Rhodes and Prince Joyce explain that the main component of paper is cellulose, and the main component of animal hide is protein. In nature, few microorganisms can decompose cellulose, but many microorganisms can decompose protein. This is a little more professional If so, he certainly wouldn't understand.

And he didn't say to see how many years it takes for dry wood to decay, which exposes the raw material of paper.

"Paper must last longer than animal skins, except for special animal skins like dragon skins. I can assure you that even if you keep flipping through the books, it will take a few years for the books to rot." Rhodes Answer "And paper is much cheaper than animal skins. I can sell them to you at one-thirtieth of the market price of animal skins."

Prince Joyce began to count.

If a book is to be made from animal skins, the cost alone will cost at least a dozen silver coins, while if a book is made from paper, the cost will only be a few dozen copper coins.

This allows ordinary people from ordinary families to have the opportunity to receive education. Even if the paper can only be kept for a few years, it will still make money in the long run.

This young aristocrat seemed a bit clever, but he didn't realize how powerful it would be if most commoners were educated.

Our creativity and productivity will definitely be multiplied by this.

Prince Joyce still pretended not to be very interested on the surface, "Let me think about it first, let's talk about that thing called porcelain that you gave me yesterday."

Rhodes took out several porcelains of different styles from the space ring, including vases, plates and bowls.

Prince Joyce picked up a vase and began to observe.

"I didn't expect there to be such an exquisitely crafted object in this world. The blue flowers on it seem to be real. It feels cold and smooth to the touch, just like high-quality jade, but it's a pity that it can't store magic power." Prince Joyce exclaimed .

Gilbert improved the glaze of the ceramics by adding some alchemical materials to make the patterns look more realistic.

"We discovered this in the depths of a ruin some time ago. It is a lost civilization - the creation of the Mecans." In order to make the price of porcelain higher, Rhodes chose to lie, "I was originally I want to find a big auction house for the auction, but you also know that there is no auction house as large as your Fish Kingdom in the Nord Kingdom.

So I want to entrust you to auction it for me. In the future, we may find such exquisite creations in that ruins. What I want to talk to you about is the commission. "

Prince Joyce nodded, "I can take you to the Wangcheng Auction House in our country for auction. My sister and I are the directors of that auction house. If you can still provide such creations, we can only charge you 10% commission, the average person will charge 15% commission when going to auction."

Rhodes nodded, "Other than these two things, I don't know if you are interested in spirits.

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