Throne of the North.

Chapter 238 Jade and Gold

Standing on the top of the mountain and looking at the rushing river, Ryan finally understood why Earl Weiss had not completely occupied this alien world for several years.

Wanting to conceal it is one thing, but the real reason is that there are too many natives in this world.

There are many powerful tribes like the Blue Lion Tribe and the Black Bear Tribe. In the past month, Ryan has found seventeen or eighteen indigenous tribes, with a total population of more than 20,000.

After such a long time, Ryan finally saw the northern border of the other world.

Like many other planes, the tall and majestic mountains block the harshest winter, preventing the wind and snow from covering the land in the south.

The reason why there are vast areas in this world that have never been covered by snow and wind is because the country of mountains and forests has too many high mountains, and the cold winter is unable to continue moving southward.

Of course, Ryan guessed that there was also a divine role involved, which could ensure the activity of the magic factor.

The closer to the north, the less active the magic factors are. If there is a wizard like Luna in the snow, it would probably be difficult to break through.

Only in the mountains and forests in the south that are never covered by wind and snow can life forms like monsters be born.

This last place of hope should also be the means of self-rescue for the gods of this world. However, it seems that they are arriving one step faster than the gods.

"Let's go, we should go back."

Three days later, Ryan returned to the Black Bear Tribe. When the chief of the tribe, Bear, saw Ryan coming, he laughed and ordered his men to pull out seven or eight forest deer with back heights of three meters, in addition to a dozen fawns.

"My dear Baron, the Black Bear Tribe has prepared a gift for you."

The bears were learning how Ryan and his people spoke, and Ryan couldn't help but laugh when he saw the forest deer.

He received quite a few gifts along the way.

"Bear, I like this gift very much."

Enzo, who was standing next to them, almost had his eyes popped out when he saw the tall forest deer.

Leading these forest deer, Ryan came to the Blue Lion Tribe again. As expected, the Blue Lion Tribe gave him the biggest surprise.

"My Lord Baron, this is the prey our tribe has hunted for a long time, and three of our bravest warriors have died."

Looking at the beast in the cage, Ryan was also amused, because it was actually a curled-up black bear.

There was not only a black bear, there was also a group of goats nearby. According to Cao, they discovered that the black bear wanted to catch the goats to eat, and then they caught them all in one fell swoop.

Compared to the black bear, Ryan was more happy about the goats. There was only one black bear, but goats could be bred to create sustainable wealth.

“Are there many goats like this?”

Hearing Ryan's words, Cao was a little confused as to why he didn't even look at the black bear but asked these goats that could only eat grass, but he still said:
"They live in groups. The group we found only has a few dozen of them, but there should be others over there. There are many of these grass-eating sheep."

Ryan felt that these natives still had a lot of words to learn, but he still patiently arranged a few servants.

"You take them on a trip, and if the place you're talking about has a lot of these goats, I can see that as a big deal."

The big deal was something the natives could understand. It was equivalent to a comprehensive renewal of the entire tribe. Just like the tools and food Ryan brought before, they were considered a big deal with Ryan.

"Baron, we will definitely help you find these goats."

On the army's return journey, there were suddenly many more ferocious beasts and their skins, as well as Baron Ryan's own collection of ferocious beasts' bones.

"This time, we should be able to beat them, right?" Baron Enzo was a little excited. They didn't do anything, but those tribes had already rushed to send them a lot of prey. The animal skins that had been preserved for decades also fell into Ryan's hands. This was much cleaner than looting.

And there were no casualties at all, at most there were only some accidents that occurred while the army was marching.

"This isn't just our stuff. It's for the nobles."

The soldiers behind Ryan were a patchwork of many nobles, so naturally, part of his gains should also be counted as theirs.

The key point is that even without these soldiers, Ryan would give one to the nobles.

Because when these "gifts" are given, the contract will also be delivered to the hands of those nobles.

Don't forget that the deal between Ryan and the indigenous tribes was reached in the name of all the nobles. No matter what the indigenous people think, as far as Ryan is concerned, no noble from the North Wind Province can escape.

"You still need to give away so much?"

Baron Enzo looked at the proportions divided by Ryan with a reluctant expression.

They had reaped a huge amount. The dozen or so tribes alone had stored more than 7,000 sets of fine animal skins over the past few decades. They could earn a dozen to hundreds of gold coins for each set sold to the chambers of commerce, and most of them were worth dozens of gold coins.

The natives didn't know how to take care of the skin, and their skinning methods were very crude. Even so, the skin was still of such a huge value. But Ryan wanted to give away 80% of it, and both earls would get a share.

As for the prey, the black bear would be given to Viscount Walter of Tieshan County, and of the remaining prey, Ryan would only keep the goats and forest deer for himself.

"Why are you in such a hurry? I've given you quite a lot."

Ryan laughed, then played with the red stone in his hand and said playfully:
"The true value of this world is not just these prey."

Enzo looked at the stone in Ryan's hand, and then his eyes gradually widened.

"Amber jade?"

The nobles of the empire do not play with jade, not because they do not like it, but because jade is often an item in the magical circle.

The most common jades are magical materials or wizard media, while the prices of high-end jades are extremely high.

Because each type of high-quality jade has a unique function, it is a priceless treasure for those who need it, but only a collectible for those who don't need it.

“It’s not just this thing.”

Ryan took out another rough stone, and the power of the Silver Knight continued to tighten. The stone broke into pieces, revealing a little bit of golden sand.

Enzo opened his eyes as wide as possible, but at this moment he stopped shouting and stared at the gold in Ryan's hand.

After a long time, he looked up and saw Ryan's meaningful smile.

"You don't...want to keep it all for yourself, do you?"

"How can it be."

After Ryan finished speaking, Baron Enzo seemed to be relieved, but the next moment he heard Ryan continue to say:

"Isn't this also you?"

(End of this chapter)