The Inferno Minotaurs excels at forging Transcendent equipment, but is rather inept at mining.
The Yigeng Tribe is powerful and controls numerous metal mines. They entrust the simple mining of ores to slave races such as kobolds, cavemen, and ogres. These races are at the bottom of the food chain in Sunset Jungle. They are weak but have a high reproductive rate. They are easy to raise and obedient. Give them a little food and they will work diligently all day. Although their combat strength is poor, they are very suitable for mining. They don't care if the animals die from exhaustion.
However, these low-intelligence creatures with brains full of mush can only perform simple mining operations, such as magical mineral deposits like scale stone and red magic iron, or Rare metallic mineral deposits, which are difficult to mine and require advanced mining techniques.
To mine these high-end minerals, the Yigeng Tribe typically hires professional mining teams from the Seven Magitech Nations at high prices.
Logo took out the Golden Viper, his meaning couldn't be clearer: This is such a big cake, it's not unreasonable to share some with me, is it?
In mining area number 052, the mountainside was uneven from mining, and thick dust made the air murky. Kobolds covered in black dust climbed up and down the mountain, loading the mined iron ore onto flatbed trucks. Then, stronger ogres hauled the truckloads of ore away and piled them into giant cylindrical warehouses that were hundreds of meters high.
A richly decorated carriage drove along the flat road below the mine, followed by an oversized transport truck with flat tires, clearly loaded with heavy cargo.
Inside the carriage, Logo calmly and indifferently observed the bustling scene outside through the window.
The world has always been unfair, from the very beginning. Some races are born Legendary, while others live aimlessly at the bottom of the food chain, constantly facing the risk of death. Perhaps occasionally a few Champion will emerge who defy fate, but more often, the wind and sand will blow away the broken corpses buried underground.
Logo can do is to become as strong as possible, strong enough that no one can control his Fate.
The wagon continued its journey, entering the next mining area.
Just a wall away, the scene was completely different: a clean and tidy road, low but neatly arranged gray-brown houses on both sides, and short, stocky people wearing special orange-yellow work clothes and hard hats walking by the roadside chatting and laughing.
They are the Holy Stone People, the main race of the Seven Magitech Nations, known for their honest and simple nature, and their deep fascination with magical artifacts.
The Holy Stone People and the Yigeng Tribe have an equal cooperative relationship. There are no Minotaur overseers in this mining area; there are only some transport vehicles and engineering equipment, neatly parked on a concrete platform.
On a hill in the mining area, a small cluster of buildings sits in a staggered arrangement. The cylindrical, horn-shaped stone building in the center is particularly eye-catching; this is the headquarters of the Yigeng Tribe's mining department.
At this moment, a middle-aged Inferno Minotaurs was waiting in front of the headquarters building with several subordinates.
He had the body of a bull and the head of a bull, and was about three meters tall. He wore a loose cotton robe, and his exposed skin was covered with thick, reddish-brown hair. His two bull eyes, which were like copper bells, were wide open. When he saw the Two-Winged Pegasus pulling the carriage, he laughed heartily and went forward to greet it.
"Grandpa Tuoluo Pu!" Logo greeted him first.
Tuoluo Pu Egon, Ninth-Rank Transcendent, the son of Legendary, and a good friend of his grandfather Augustus, is a generous and open-minded person who is in charge of managing the mines of the Yigeng Tribe.
It must be said that Augustus was very adept at networking, leaving Logo with a wealth of connections and resources.
"Blood of Augustus, welcome!" Tuoluo Pu opened his arms and gave Logo a warm hug, but because he was so much bigger Logo, the hug looked disproportionate, as if Tuoluo Pu was holding a child.
Melier, carrying a metal case, followed closely behind Logo. As Logo's bodyguard, Melier would wait outside the door even when Logo was asleep.
"Come on, I've prepared the Molten Wine. Your grandfather loved it!" Tuoluo Pu pulled Logo into the headquarters building. His broad, rough hands were very strong, giving people a sense of security.
At the dinner table, after several rounds of drinks, Logo got down to business.
He knew exactly how to do business with the Inferno Minotaurs.
Hmm... there's no skill involved, it's best to just lay your cards on the table.
Tauren are a straightforward and generous race, and the Inferno Minotaurs take this to the extreme. They hate beating around the bush, and a direct and frank approach often wins their favor.
"Grandpa Tuoluo Pu, these are the performance parameters of the Golden Viper. On behalf of the Campbell Family, I hope to reach a cooperation agreement with the Yigeng Tribe to sell this alchemical creature."
Logo spoke, he handed the communicator in his hand to Tuoluo Pu on the other end.
The latter took it and began to look at it carefully, his eyes gradually brightening.
Seeing this, Logo seized the opportunity to promote his product. "A single Golden Viper only costs 32,000 Ta Pound, but it can complete the entire work of a mining team, saving the Yigeng Tribe a significant amount of money."
"Moreover, the Golden Viper is an alchemical creature, capable of mining operations in highly dangerous areas. Even if a mining accident occurs, the loss is only a few Ta Pound, without the need to bear additional personal safety compensation, which saves the Yigeng Tribe a lot of expenses."
"Besides..."
Logo rattled off a long spiel, leaving Tuoluo Pu completely bewildered, before concluding with a touch of joking humor, "Golden Viper, you won't regret buying it, you won't be cheated, the more you buy, the bigger the discount, so why not act now?"
Tuoluo Pu frowned in thought. Although he was generous and open-minded, he wasn't stupid and wasn't so easily fooled.
"Did you bring a sample of that Golden Viper you mentioned?"
Let's see what it's really like.
"Black cat or white cat, a good cat is one that catches mice." Practice makes perfect. No matter how eloquently Logo talks, Tuoluo Pu won't be swayed until he actually sees the real thing.
He always kept relationships and business separate; otherwise, how could he have been in charge of such a lucrative department as the mining operation?
Could it really be thanks to his Legendary father?
Ahem... Of course, that's part of the reason, but Tuoluo Pu would never admit it. He has always believed that he owes all his achievements to himself!
"Of course I brought it. If you have any doubts about the performance parameters I provided, we can conduct the experiment now," Logo said confidently.