The brave man opened the coffin and rose

The short-term benefits proposed by Abest come from their large orders.

Because of Mayor Wilford's past management of Sweetleaf Town, there are actually quite a few outsiders gathered in Sweetleaf Town. It can be said that they are quite versatile when it comes to production, but they are a little small in size.

Using such a place as the initial base for making a fortune is indeed the best choice.

After seeing the huge demand from Abes, many people were tempted by the olive branch thrown by Abes.

What’s the point of running a restaurant in this not-so-famous small town?

Just supply meals to the large army and you can earn a week’s worth of money from just one meal.

"The rest of you don't have to worry. We also have huge needs for the other things you think of."

carpenter?

"Longbow soldiers still need a lot of training. We need to order training arrows and ordinary arrow shafts in bulk. If you are interested in technology, how about joining the craftsman group? Our experts are studying how to make catapults."

blacksmith?

"How about joining the craftsmen? It's time for us to equip our men with iron armor. Don't know how to forge armor? No problem, I can learn. At most, I can just knock out a few arrows."

As long as the blacksmith accepts the order from Abes and others, the miners will also increase their demand for iron ore.

"Miners, right? You are still happy. We also want the stones you dug out. Please send them to the stonemasons."

After asking about the layout of the town's buildings and whether there were large tracts of land that could be used as a campsite, Abes and his team finally chose an abandoned manor.

Schultz Manor is located on a small hill east of the town, surrounded by trees and thorns.

The main building of the manor is more like a castle than a house.

Behind the castle, there is a large area of ​​open land.

That place has no owner now and is considered an ownerless land. Therefore, without having to spend extra money to purchase the land or rent it, Abes can freely transform it into a camp for their training and rest.

In order to rebuild the abandoned Schultz Manor, stones, wood and construction workers are indispensable.

In addition to these needs, big and small, Abes also looked at Wilford, who was sitting next to him and seemed a little depressed.

"Are you unhappy to hear that I didn't raise the demand for sweet crops?"

He was a skilled businessman. Abes heard from other people the story of Wilford and how he led the townspeople to create a stable trade route.

But he is also a not very good businessman - at least in Abes's opinion.

A smart businessman would not show his emotions so blatantly. Or, it is precisely because Wilford is a smart businessman that he shows his emotions in front of him, like a puppy wagging its tail to beg for food?

Of course, Abes also felt that he could understand the other party's feelings. After all, before the situation stabilized, this pot-bellied businessman might only be able to conduct business within the scope of Abes' control.

But if by some chance Abes fails to make a name for himself, then it becomes an unknown whether all his outlets can be maintained.

"No, I was personally moved by your speech, and I really want to help your rebel army..." Wilford's dejected tone was obviously not convincing enough.

Abes just coughed and interrupted the other party's flattery.

"It's not that I don't say it, it's that you actually have higher value."

Higher value?

Wilford looked at Abes. Was this ancient hero trying to cheer himself up?

So he restrained his frustrated expression and said, "Sorry, I don't mean to beg for mercy. If you really don't know how to arrange for me, my own funds can still support me for a while."

Abes waved his hand and quietly took Wilford away.

"You are quite pessimistic, but it's okay this way. At least it shows that you really want to support me. But you are wrong. I will not let your production line fail. On the contrary, I have something important to give you."

Before Wilford could speak, Abes asked a question.

"What do you think sugar can do?"

"Um... can it be eaten? Is it delicious?"

Abes's expression froze for a moment. Oh no, he met a foodie.

"Have you ever thought about what those sweet crops are used for after they are sold?"

As his mind was opened up, and as he listened to the popular science lectures given by Abes, the "ancient hero", to the players, Wilford's chubby cheeks puffed up in surprise.

Sugar can quickly replenish energy...Sugar can be absorbed by people faster than other things, so for a team that needs to fight, the first thing Abes asks Wilford to customize is military rations similar to "Bingliang Pills".

And eating sugar alone is certainly not enough. This move will also lead to the development of animal husbandry and the cultivation of other nutritious crops.

In addition, sugar can also be used to make wine.

Like sugar, alcohol has the basic function of satisfying appetite.

But in addition to this, it not only has basic functions such as disinfection and preservation, but can also be involved in many production processes.

However, the latter is still too far away for Wilford.

"I did hear that there is a steel mill in the capital. They think magic flames are too expensive, and ordinary flames are not hot enough, so they use alcohol to burn in a closed furnace to maintain high temperature."

"As for production, there is an Olixiang essential oil factory in the western Ooze City. He told me that the oil needs to be [extracted] with alcohol, which is cheaper than hiring a wizard to separate the oil and water."

Abes nodded in understanding. In an environment with the convenience of magic, a thousand years is definitely not a period of no progress.

The next step for the closed furnace should be the blast furnace, so that steelmaking rather than ironmaking can become a reality.

And extraction... this is an important step in many organic industries.

Magic relies on talent and divine inspiration. Although every innovation in magic can astonish everyone, it is far from being popularized.

It’s like lighting up the end point but not showing a black box of the process.

However, it is precisely thanks to the fact that it illuminates the goal but cannot be popularized that it has left fertile ground for progress in this world and even, to some extent, accelerated the development of the world.

Just as people saw that magic could produce high temperatures, they began to study ways to reach the same temperature without magic; just as they realized that purity depends on separation, so they began to study other methods of purification.

If I were really an ancient person from a thousand years ago, I would probably be extremely confused about these new production methods.

"You're right. These are some of the effects of alcohol made from sugar."

"And sugar has a more important function - it's an explosive!"

Before this conversation, Abes had already learned one thing from Kronos: explosives did exist in the war in the North!

There are two types of explosives: magical and non-magical.

Let's not talk about magic for now. Abes doesn't have such talent under his command. There is only a lady who is suspected to be a wizard. She brings a griffin disguised as a white horse and eats and drinks for free in her own camp.

But non-magical explosions are interesting.

The Northerners did not unlock the technology of black powder, but instead developed an explosive method similar to nitrate.

However, what replaced the nitrate was a mineral that was much more abundant in the north than in other places due to the influence of sedimentation, a companion mineral of iron ore.

"You mean, lava crystal?"

Wilford shuddered, and only then did he realize what kind of high hopes this "ancient hero" had placed on him.

"You! You want me to give birth..."

"Shh!" Abes activated the bard's ability to control sound, blocking the answer that Wilford was about to blurt out from their mouth.