Chorre took Twain and the three appraisers to the remote warehouse they rented in two carriages.
Feng Chou and Chapman were waiting at the door of the warehouse.
After Chorre got off the carriage with the guests, Feng Chou waved his hand, and two three-meter-tall Skeleton Golems, which looked like gorillas made of white bones, pushed open the heavy door of the warehouse.
In the deep warehouse, there were two rows of fifty-six magic cannons mounted on secondary black steel mounts. They were quietly placed on both sides of the central axis of the warehouse. At the front of the two rows of magic cannons, there were four larger cannons with thicker mounts. These were four 64-pound magic cannons, while the other fifty-two were 32-pound magic cannons.
Behind the 32-pound magic cannons were two rows of 24-pound magic cannons without alchemy mounts, and at the end of the 24-pound cannons were some smaller 12-pound cannons.
Behind the cannons, there were two rows of nearly 40 Skeleton Golems and Black Steel Constructs standing quietly.
Seeing this, Tang En and the three appraisers he brought with him felt their scalps go numb.
Before coming, Twain, like Rudolph, did not believe that Chorre, this wretched old man, really had an archmage behind him. He also could not believe that they could come up with 40 Skeleton Golems and Black Steel Constructs with a challenge rating of 13 or 14.
Challenge rating was used to describe the combat power of some powerful creatures. A challenge rating of 12 meant that a team of five people with a reasonable and tacit understanding of each other was needed to defeat a creature.
A Level 15 high-grade Warrior could easily defeat five Level 12 Warriors, but if he was facing a team of five Mages, Priests, Warriors, Rogues, and other professions, then victory and defeat would be reversed. The reasonable combination of different professions and tacit cooperation would produce an effect that was not a simple addition, or even a multiplication relationship.
Even their boss, Rudolph, a level 16 Berserker, did not dare to confront a challenge rating of 12 Skeleton Golems.
The 40 Skeleton Golems and Black Steel Constructs in front of him were equivalent to the combat power of a master. Not to mention a small gang like them, even an ordinary duke might not be able to come up with such a combat power.
This was the power of a mage!
If there were no gods in this world, who could resist such power?
Tang En immediately lowered his arrogant head, took off his hat and bowed to Feng Chou, who was standing coldly at the entrance of the warehouse. Then, he obediently led the three fearful appraisers into the warehouse to appraise the cannons.
The appraisers used Appraisal Scrolls to check the magic circuits on every cannon and gun mount. After confirming that there were no problems, Tang En immediately used a short message spell to report the situation to Rudolph.
After hearing Tang En's report, Rudolph hesitated for a moment before deciding to make the trip himself.
For such a big deal, it was worth the risk. Besides, he was just a gang leader. Even if someone wanted to deal with him, they wouldn't have to make such a big fuss.
The ambitious and ruthless Rudolph only brought a few followers and went straight to the address left by Chorre.
Feng Chou was rather surprised when he heard Twain say that Rodolfo was coming to discuss business in person. He admired the arms broker's courage and insight.
After waiting for half an hour, Rudolph's carriage hurried into the warehouse compound.
The carriage stopped in front of the warehouse gate. Before Rudolph stepped down from the carriage, his eyes were already fixed on Feng Chou.
Rudolph stepped down from the carriage and strode to Feng Chou. He took off his hat and bowed slightly. "Honorable Archmage, please forgive my recklessness."
Feng Chou smiled. "No, I was too cautious. Sir Rudolph, I wonder if you are satisfied with my goods?"
Rudolph said, "The goods are good, but I don't know if the price is satisfactory."
Feng Chou didn't want to waste time with him. He went straight to the point. "The 64-pound magic cannon and gun mount, 500,000 crowns. The 32-pound magic cannon and gun mount, 300,000 crowns. The 24-pound magic cannon, 100,000 crowns. The 12-pound magic cannon, 50,000 crowns.
The skeletal golems, 800,000 crowns. The black steel constructs, 3,000,000 crowns. "
Feng Chou's prices for the cannons were normal, but they were very favorable to the black market. After all, the black market price couldn't be compared to the legal market price.
However, the golems and constructs he offered weren't cheap even in the black market.
Rudolph listened to the prices. "The price of the cannons is very reasonable. I have no objections. But aren't the skeletal golems and black steel constructs too expensive?"
Feng Chou said, "The golems and constructs aren't my target this time. If you need them, it's not like I can't sell them, but there won't be any discounts."
Rudolph naturally understood that the other party didn't intend to sell the golems and constructs.
He was silent for a moment. "All the cannons, a total of 22 million crowns. How about that?"
This price was only a fraction of Feng Chou's asking price. It was a little higher than Feng Chou's expectations. Feng Chou, who was in a hurry to sell, nodded after some consideration.
Seeing that Feng Chou agreed so quickly, Rudolph didn't regret it. He asked again, "What's the deal?"
Feng Chou said, "We'll go to the Waukeen Bank. You exchange a sufficient amount of bank notes, and I'll have my people take the golems and constructs away. The cannons and the warehouse that still has half a year's lease will belong to you. When my people leave, you can confirm that your people have taken over the warehouse and give me the notes."
Rudolph thought for a moment. "I think we should sign a contract, one that the devil will be the judge.
Feng Chou thought for a moment. "If you think it's necessary, yes, but the contract must be drawn up by me."
Rudolph said, "Yes, but it must be checked by my people."
Feng Chou said, "Of course."
Both sides reached an agreement, and Rudolph signaled his subordinates to summon the devil's projection.
The intermediate mage who came with Rudolph first summoned a sealing circle in the yard.
This sealing circle was actually a reverse structure of the level-three spell "Anti-Evil Circle". It turned the circle's external effect into an internal one. On one hand, it could seal the evil aura on the devil's body within the circle, so that it wouldn't spread and attract the church's attention. On the other hand, it could limit the demon's projection to a certain range.
Of course, the second effect was equivalent to no demon's projection above a high-grade one.
The sealing circle sealed a space with a radius of about ten meters, leaving only Feng Chou, Rudolph, and the level-eight mage in charge of the summoning.
While the mage was summoning the devil, Feng Chou quickly drew up a contract. Of course, this contract was actually drawn up by Qiankun Pagoda. Feng Chou just copied it down.
Summoning the devil was still a bit difficult for a level-eight mage. The other party spent more than ten minutes sweating before the summoning was finally successful.
The summoned devil was an ice demon, also known as a Kiru. It was a high-grade devil that was slightly lower than the horned devil. Ordinary ice demons had a challenge rating of level 13, but this one was obviously not ordinary. Qiankun Pagoda estimated that this ice demon's challenge rating was close to level 15. It was already at the critical point of evolution.
Devils and demons were different. As long as a demon had enough accumulation, it could break through the limits of life and evolve into a high-grade devil. But in addition to their own accumulation, they also needed to be promoted by their superiors. Perhaps this was the reason why the devil society pursued order so much.
Rudolph was obviously acquainted with this ice demon. He quickly explained the reason for summoning it.
Then, Feng Chou gave the contract to Rudolph. The other party glanced through it and gave the contract to his subordinate mage.
After carefully reading it, the mage told Rudolph that there were no loopholes.
Rudolph took the contract and gave it to the devil.
After reading the contract, the devil told Rudolph that it required 23 calamity coins to be fair.
After the mage sacrificed the calamity coins, the devil signed his name on the contract mountain. After a simple ceremony, the contract was established!
Just as the mage was about to end the summoning, Feng Chou suddenly said to the ice demon, "Your Excellency, I don't know if you are interested in bestowing your true name to me. Perhaps I have something you need."
A devil's true name was as unique as a human's fingerprint. It contained the secrets of the devil's soul. Of course, a devil would not tell others their true name. That was tantamount to giving their freedom and life to others. But they could tell others a part of their true name. As long as they knew part of the devil's true name, they could summon the devil's projection through a magic ceremony.
The ice demon looked at Feng Chou with surprise. He raised his eyebrows and waved his hand. A firefly-like light flew toward Feng Chou.
Feng Chou waved his hand and a small sealing circle appeared in his palm, wrapping up the light.
The ice demon raised his eyebrows again, but then he ended the summoning and left the Prime Material Plane.
Ignoring the envious expressions of Rudolph and his subordinates, Feng Chou pointed at Rudolph's carriage and said, "Let's go to the bank."
The two of them arrived at the heavily guarded and dazzling Waukeen Bank. Rudolph went to the counter to make a bank note while Feng Chou went to the lounge in the corner of the bank and sat down.
Rudolph was quickly invited in by the bank's senior staff.
It was obvious that the amount of money he wanted was too large.
Ten minutes later, Rudolph walked out of the inner office and sat opposite Feng Chou. He handed over more than 20 million crowns worth of notes to Feng Chou.
Feng Chou checked the notes one by one and sent a message to Chorre, Owen, and Chapman, telling them to evacuate.
Chapman waved his hand at a mage apprentice who was following beside him.
Feng Chou had recruited wizard apprentices in Casablanca. After more than five years of training, the most outstanding one was now a grade-7 wizard. The apprentice beside Chapman, Hugo, was one of them.
Hugo raised the ring in his hand, and after a simple spell, a portal opened in the warehouse. The skeletal golems and black steel constructs in the warehouse quickly disappeared into the portal.
What Hugo opened was actually a short-distance portal, sending the golems and constructs to a predetermined location.
After the golems and constructs were sent away, Hugo and a few other wizards teleported away with the rest of the people.
When Rudolph received the message from his subordinates, he immediately ordered his subordinates, who were already ready to go, to quickly gather in the remote warehouse in carriages.
After giving the order, Rudolph handed the bank notes to Feng Chou.
Feng Chou put the notes into the pockets of his suit and sent them all to Qiankun Pagoda for Qiankun Pagoda to check.
After receiving the notes, Feng Chou was not in a hurry to leave. He sat opposite Rudolph and waited quietly.
According to the contract, he had to wait until Rudolph had complete control of the warehouse before he could leave.
After about half an hour, Rudolph smiled and extended his hand to him.
Feng Chou shook the other party's hand lightly, stood up, and walked toward the door of the bank.
After leaving the bank, Feng Chou's figure flashed and disappeared without a trace.
Feng Chou teleported to a villa not far from the warehouse, where Chorre and a few others were already waiting for him.
Feng Chou opened the teleportation gate and sent all of them onto the Pioneer Knight.
After sending off his subordinates, Feng Chou teleported to a warehouse not far away and stored the golems and constructs that Hugo had teleported here into Qiankun Pagoda.
In the following period, Feng Chou continued to be active in the alchemical material market. He continued to purchase large amounts of crude steel, black iron, and arcane copper. At the same time, he did his best to purchase high-grade magical metals such as mithril and adamantine, as well as all kinds of raw magical gemstones.
After these crude metals and gemstones entered the tower, they were quickly refined and cut, and then endlessly turned into all kinds of magical equipment.
Half a month later, the twenty million crowns that Feng Chou had not yet warmed up in his hands were first turned into a sea of alchemical materials, and then into tens of thousands of sets of arcane steel armor and weapons with intermediate enchantment in Qiankun Pagoda.
Of course, a mere ten thousand sets of weapons and armor were not enough to fill the warehouses of the Frontier Knight and the Warrior, which could carry thousands of tons. Feng Chou then turned large amounts of crude steel and black iron into fine ordinary steel, as well as secondary black steel armor and weapons.
Carrying this batch of goods, Feng Chou returned to the Frontier Knight.
After half a month of training, the apprentices could already pilot the ship skillfully.
Feng Chou transferred all the goods in Qiankun Pagoda to the Frontier Knight's warehouse.
Next, he summoned Gloria, Chorre, Natasha, Owen, and Chapman to the captain's cabin and told them his next plans.
"I plan to go ahead and find a suitable place to stay in the southern continent. Your mission is to pretend to be a merchant ship that passes through Taron Port from the southern continent and heads north to Stormwind City.
"After entering Stormwind City, your mission is to sell the goods on the ship, and the income will be according to …"
At this point, he took out a list and handed it to Chapman. "Purchase according to this list, and I'll leave you with ten skeletal golems and ten black steel constructs to guard the ship.
"After the purchase is complete, join a fleet from Stormwind City to Taron Port and head south. When you reach the Holy City of Meredith, contact me with a short message spell. I'll come back and lead you into the ocean."