The so-called important figures were naturally the tribe's chief shaman and the successive tribal chieftains. One was the tribe's spiritual leader, while the other held actual power. Naturally, the burial goods buried with them after death were extravagantly luxurious. Ordinary gold and silver meant nothing to them; the items buried alongside them were generally priceless treasures.
This really put Yijiafu through the wringer. He had migrated here while hauling all these things along, then had them placed here, never expecting that the city would now be breached and everything would end up benefiting Li.
The Highlanders' city was enormous. With only the people Li currently had, looting it and escorting the slaves was truly a major headache, so everything had to be done slowly. Fortunately, David and Caesar had done this sort of thing plenty of times before, so the entire operation proceeded without much confusion. Even so, it took nearly half a month to finish everything.
Including the elderly and children, they captured more than three thousand Highlanders this time, over eight hundred of whom could serve as craftsmen. Li directly took six hundred craftsmen and over a thousand of the old and weak.
The Highlanders had been mining here for over twenty years, and all kinds of precious metals and gemstones had piled up like mountains. After a rough estimate, David concluded that the goods here were worth no less than two million gold coins. Though the Rhine Chamber of Commerce was enormous, its annual income was still less than ten million gold coins.
Everyone was naturally quite pleased with this joint venture. Although their subordinates had suffered heavy losses, their gains far outweighed those losses, so no one looked particularly dejected.
The Highlander tribe had also left behind no small amount of equipment, which delighted Li. The