Lord Galo and the Large Iron Mine

Huang Yu bought some Flower Wolf meat and Feather Deer meat.

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He also cleared out the materials in the Galo Shop.

He bought the meat to change up his diet.

The materials, meanwhile, were for the Blue Mountain Workshop.

After all, Feather Deer feathers were described as excellent materials for making arrows.

However, Huang Yu was rather surprised.

He had paid 126 Soul Crystals.

Before he had even exited the Galo Shop, he received a refund notification.

Transaction Platform: The Galo Merchant Guild has returned the 126 Soul Crystals you paid, with the note: "Would it be convenient to add each other as friends, Lord Huanyu?"

What was this supposed to mean?

At this stage, they were risking the loss of 126 Soul Crystals just to send him a friend request?

Interesting!

Lord Galo, you had successfully piqued my curiosity!

Huang Yu did not exit the trading platform.

Although 126 Soul Crystals was no small sum at this stage.

He was not so shameless as to covet that amount.

He was a man of principles.

Since the other party had shown sincerity.

There was no need to disgust them over this money.

Wasn't it just a friend slot?

Fine!

Huang Yu sent a friend request to Lord Galo.

Almost the very next second, a notification appeared on his friends list:

The other party has accepted your friend request. You may now chat!

Note: Friend chats have no restrictions. Beware of scams!

Seeing that the friend request had been accepted, Huang Yu did not ask about the other party's intentions. Instead, he transferred the 126 Soul Crystals from his recent purchases to Lord Galo.

He did not like owing others anything.

Not relying on petty favors to make friends was one of his principles.

Those who loved taking small advantages often suffered great losses!

Apparently surprised by Huang Yu's actions.

The lord of the Galo Shop waited a while before accepting the 126 Soul Crystals.

Then sent Huang Yu a question.

"Lord Huanyu, I noticed that you seem to be collecting Fine Iron?"

The straightforward question immediately caught Huang Yu's attention.

Why did he know I was collecting Fine Iron?

Huang Yu did not answer right away.

He was waiting for what the other party would say next.

Sure enough, after a while, Lord Galo sent another message.

"I noticed that the Universe Shop had adjusted its exchange rate for Fine Iron and included Iron Ore in its trade offerings, so I guessed that you might be lacking Fine Iron."

So that was it. This lord seemed quite attentive.

Huang Yu nodded to himself.

His first impression of Lord Galo was that he seemed fairly reliable.

If the opportunity arose in the future, perhaps they could communicate and cooperate more deeply...

Seeing that the other party had fallen silent, Huang Yu smiled faintly and asked:

"You have a way to obtain Fine Iron?"

Since he had raised the subject, Huang Yu believed the other party had a channel for acquiring Fine Iron.

His long silence was simply him waiting to see Huang Yu's attitude.

Huang Yu did not believe that the other party would bow to him just because of the strength he had currently displayed.

Sure enough, not long after he sent the message, Huang Yu received a reply.

"There's a Large Iron Mine not far from my territory!"

Galo's opening sentence immediately piqued Huang Yu's interest.

What he lacked most right now was Fine Iron!

A Large Iron Mine was a Rare Grade resource.

The amount of ore it could produce each day was definitely several times that of Huang Yu's Common Iron Ore mine.

"What do you need?"

Huang Yu got straight to the point and asked what the other party wanted.

"That Large Iron Mine lies between my territory and a Dwarf Territory. Dwarves have higher Racial Value than humans, and they currently occupy the mine. I want to join forces with you against them."

Join forces with me?

His territory level was currently too low. The teleportation function was not even in sight yet.

Sending people over was definitely impossible.

What Lord Galo had his eye on was nothing more than the equipment from the Universe Shop.

After thinking it through, Huang Yu asked cautiously:

"Even if I provide you with equipment, how can you guarantee that you'll defeat the dwarves?"

"And how can you gain my trust?"

After he sent the message, the other party remained silent for a long time.

Just when Huang Yu thought he had been scammed.

The Fire Seed sent him a notification.

Fire Seed Notification: Human lord Galo has used a Contract Scroll to initiate a contract request with you!

A translucent scroll floated before Huang Yu.

A Contract Scroll?

Wasn't this the kind of item that was Rare Grade at minimum?

One scroll cost over a thousand Soul Crystals.

Huang Yu did not even dare spend Soul Crystals on something like this.

Where had Lord Galo gotten so many Soul Crystals?

Ding!

Lord Galo has sent you a message. Please check it!

"Although I can't guarantee that I'll defeat the dwarves and seize the iron mine, with a Contract Scroll, you shouldn't have to worry about me deceiving you, right?"

"But I should still remind you that those dwarves aren't weak. I'm not very confident..."

Once a scroll was used, it could not be retrieved.

In other words, if Huang Yu refused to sign the contract.

Lord Galo would immediately lose at least 1,000 Soul Crystals.

No lord at this stage would accept such a thing.

From then on, the two sides would become mortal enemies!

Even so, Galo still chose to warn Huang Yu at the very end.

His character seemed fairly decent.

Huang Yu examined the information on the scroll.

The contract proposed by Lord Galo required Huang Yu to provide twenty-two sets of Normal Quality Leather Armor.

Twenty-two sets of offensive weapons, including swords, spears, and longbows.

If they successfully captured the Large Iron Mine, Lord Galo would gift Huang Yu half of the mine's daily output for free.

If either party breached the contract.

All assets belonging to the breaching party, including population, equipment, Special Buildings, and more, would be transferred to the other party!

At the bottom right corner of the Contract Scroll.

The name "Galo" was clearly signed.

So his name really was Galo!

Someone actually had a name like that...

A Contract Scroll could only be signed with one's real name.

Huang Yu had only just learned this.

More than forty pieces of equipment...

After carefully reading every clause, Huang Yu signed his own name on the Contract Scroll.

He would treat it as a venture investment.

He could afford to lose more than forty pieces of equipment.

If Galo could seize the Large Iron Mine, the future returns would far exceed that.

Even if he failed to capture the mine, making the acquaintance of such a lord seemed like a good thing as well.

The Contract Scroll turned into motes of light and vanished. Huang Yu felt an additional restraint settle upon him.

If he failed to fulfill the contract's terms, all his assets really would be transferred to Galo.

A message arrived through his friends list:

"Lord Huang Yu, happy Cooperation!"

"Happy Cooperation!"

Huang Yu replied, then asked curiously:

"How did you obtain this Contract Scroll?"

"I got it from yesterday's sign-in. It's fairly rare, but it isn't very helpful to me at this stage."

With the foundation for Cooperation established, Galo became much more enthusiastic and confided in Huang Yu:

"To be honest, those dwarves are a major threat to me."

"To me, suppressing the dwarves this time is no less important than claiming the iron mine."

Huang Yu thought about it and realized that was indeed true.

The dwarf race was naturally skilled at forging equipment.

With a Large Iron Mine at their disposal, that Dwarf Territory would gradually grow into a giant.

When that time came, nearby forces like the Galo Territory would sooner or later be wiped out by the dwarves.

Seeing that it was getting late, Huang Yu asked:

"What equipment do you need? Be more specific, and I'll prepare it for you."

"Leather Armor and weapons such as swords are fine, just provide whatever you see fit. But if you have a better longbow, please make sure to give me one."

"No problem!"

After readily agreeing, Huang Yu closed the chat window.

A better longbow... He could just have the Blue Mountain Workshop rush one out!