The Difference Between You and Them

With the main force's arrival, Frederick had another hit product.

The handcarts used to move supplies around the ship were assembled from steel pipes. Once disassembled, they took up little space and could be quickly put together. They were sturdy enough to haul 200 kilograms over solid ground, and their two wide wheels could handle somewhat rough terrain.

There were also small handcarts like rolling suitcases, which were more flexible and convenient.

The large carts cost five grams of gold each, and the small ones two grams. Fofana ordered a hundred of each without batting an eye. The village chiefs who had come to buy salt over the past few days also placed orders for three to five hundred carts.

They relied mainly on hunting for meat and also gathered fruit. The southern climate was hot, and there were plenty of mosquitoes and flies. If they didn't bring their prey back in time, it could spoil. Sometimes they had to abandon the fruit they'd gathered just to carry their prey home.

With little carts like these, they could bring more prey and fruit back to their villages, which meant more food.

Gold was precious, but not as precious as a full stomach.

Seeing more and more people arrive, Frederick brought out the goods he'd been saving for a special occasion.

"Bang!"

After the gunshot, a bloody hole appeared in the black rhino's hide. Blood poured out as if from an open faucet, soon attracting swarms of insects. Several egg-sized bloodsucking slimes hopped over on the ground.

Fofana and the others were sweating cold for what had to be the umpteenth time. They had privately mocked Frederick's soldiers for carrying a steel pipe as a weapon without even sharpening it. Now they understood just how powerful it was.

The Black Iron