332 Bargaining Chip
The supervisor quickly said, “The Scarlet Flame Demon Spiders can reproduce at a rapid rate, but they slow down once they reach their peak.”
The slow reproduction rate indicated that the Scarlet Flame Demonic Spider king was about to be born. This was a good thing. If no spider king was born, the Scarlet Flame demon Spiders would reproduce in a frenzy until they reached a state of self-destruction.
Tristana wasn’t too happy to hear that. She was a bit disappointed. The number of spiders wasn’t enough to provide the amount of silk she wanted.
Su Wan waved her hand and dismissed the supervisor.
“Lady Tristana, my territory can provide you with 1000 Scarlet Flame Demon Spider Silks per month,” said Su Wan.
“1000? But you only have that many spiders. Can they really produce 1000 Scarlet Flame demon Spider Silks per month?”
“We use extremely precious treasures and special methods to raise them. The Scarlet Flame Demon Spiders can produce that much for now. They will be reproducing anyway.”
Tristana’s disappointment turned to joy. The territory wasn’t set in a cold region. The spiders could indeed reproduce and multiply because of the warm weather!
“Lord Su Wan, we are ready for the deal! No matter how much silk you can supply, we want it all!”
This was her first step in taking control of the Frostwolf family. It was worth it no matter how high the price was.
The spider silk of the Scarlet Flame Demon Spider was rare. Spider silk was mixed with other clothing for the rich in the Ice Empire.
“Of course, but first, we need to talk about the price. What do you offer in exchange?” asked Su Wan.
The Scarlet Flame Demon Spider was half the height of a human and weighed more than a hundred pounds. The spider silk produced by an adult Scarlet Flame Demon Spider every month was about 10 catties, which was 10 units.
When the next batch of Flaming Demonic Spiders matured, they would be able to produce tens and thousands of units every month.
Including the consumption, the materials needed to make the robes were about 5 units. They could create 200 robes per month for sale.
Each robe was a rare resource that could be sold for thousands of units of resources. So, the income of the territory from the silk and robes alone could reach 200,000 units per month.
Su Wan marveled at the unlimited business opportunities the silk contained. This thing was a gold mine!
Tristana turned to look at Claude. Claude didn’t say anything.
“Lord Su Wan, I’m willing to offer you an ore vein in exchange. There are many veins in the Eternal Land of Frost that have a massive output of Frost Ore. I can offer you one vein in exchange for 5 years worth of silk production.”
Su Wan was intrigued. She turned to a soldier by the door. “Call Eliza.”
This was the first time she had heard about Frost Ore.
Eliza hurried into the hall. “Lord Su Wan, greetings!”
Ever since Eliza had seen the magic crystal, she had buried herself in research to find out more. She researched magical weapons and tried forging them. Eliza practically lived in the blacksmith’s shop.
Tristana and Claude curiously looked at Eliza, who was covered in dust.
Claude looked shocked. This woman was very powerful!
Su Wan told Eliza about the deal. “Lady Tristana wants to offer a Frost Ore vein in exchange for 5 years’ worth of Flame Magical Spider Silk. What do you think?”
Eliza’s face lit up. “Frost Ore vein? Is it the same ore that is filled with ice magic?” asked Eliza.
“That’s right.” Tristana nodded confidently.
“Frost Ore can be forged into weapons with ice magic. The attacks from such a weapon will freeze your enemies. Other than the Ice Empire, there is no other place where such an ore can be found,” said Eliza.
“But the Scarlet Flame Demon Spider is equally precious to us. Unless it’s a giant ice mine, the offer is not enough,” said Su Wan.
“It’s indeed a very huge Frost Ore vein!” said Tristana.
Eliza glanced at Su Wan as if to say that the deal was beneficial.
Su Wan ignored Eliza. “Lady Tristana, your offer is sincere and quite beneficial, but I don’t think it’s enough when you compare it to what we are offering you.”
The Ice Empire was very far away from Su Wan’s territory. Moreover, the Frost Ore vein would be very difficult to reach. It was also not a necessity for now. The troops had their own weapons, and Su Wan rarely needed to have them forged.
Only races like Elves, Beastmen, and Humans needed extra weapons.
Barracks were used to help normal residents change their classes, but the development path of the territory was different. There was no need to turn normal residents into soldiers and hand them weapons.
The weapons obtained from the underground world were all exchanged for resources.
“Lord Su Wan, when you see the Frost Ores, you’ll consider this deal,” said Tristana.
The Frost Ores weren’t her bargaining chip in the beginning. However, after visiting this territory, she was forced to choose that because nothing else would be enough.
The weapons and equipment forged using the Frost Ores had extraordinary attributes and great power.