Published: March 12, 2025
Chapter 248: Healing Wounds is Expensive
Zhao Hai didn’t drink much today. Although he and Wells had become friends, their friendship couldn’t compare to his bond with Spill. With Spill, Zhao Hai felt a true friendship based on mutual understanding, while with Wells, there was a hint of mutual exploitation.
In the evening, Zhao Hai and the others returned to the space and called Galen and the rest in as well. Then, Zhao Hai shared his plan to create battle rations with them.
Galen and Kun Zheng had both trained in the outside world when they were younger and had been mercenaries for a time, so they were quite familiar with the life of a mercenary. Therefore, their input on the matter of battle rations was particularly valuable.
Once Zhao Hai finished speaking, Galen nodded and said, “This is a good idea. For those mercenaries, even though there are some merchants on the continent who pay attention to this, I have never heard of such battle rations before. Many mercenaries complain that the flatbreads are too disgusting, yet they have to eat them because mercenaries must prepare long-lasting food. To be honest, I’ve eaten those flatbreads before, and they are indeed quite distasteful.”
Kun Zheng nodded and said, “This can be considered a low-end business, but such low-end businesses can be more profitable. I think we can make battle rations from Blue-eyed Rabbit meat; that would make the price cheaper. However, if we only process this, it would be a waste. I believe we could acquire a meat processing factory. That way, we’ll have a place to handle not just long-haired pigs and Blue-eyed Rabbits but also mountain goats in the future.”
Laura nodded and said, “Acquiring a factory isn’t difficult, and producing products isn’t hard either. But the distribution channel has always been an issue. If we sell in the Versailles Principality, it won’t work. Not only is the Versailles Principality too small, but our influence there is also too great, so we must look for another place this time.”
Zhao Hai nodded and said, “Since we are planning to go to the Roson Empire anyway, I’ll leave the business matters to you. With you, the pride of heaven, around, I’m not worried about things not selling. Hehe.”
Laura shot Zhao Hai a glance and said, “This time, establishing a relationship with Wells brings us many benefits, but there will also be a heap of troubles. We must be cautious. I think we should first settle down in Beast God City before considering anything else.”
Zhao Hai nodded and said, “Let’s take a good rest today. We need to start our journey tomorrow. First, we’ll settle in Beast God City, and then we’ll proceed with our plan.”
Laura and the others nodded. The plan Zhao Hai mentioned involved collecting special magical beasts and unique plants, but they still didn’t understand much about the Orc Prairie, so Zhao Hai wasn’t in a rush to gather those things.
Suddenly, Galen asked Zhao Hai, “Young master, what do you think of Wells? Is he trustworthy?”
Zhao Hai thought for a moment and said, “He’s a rare intelligent person among orcs; he resembles a human more. I can’t fully trust him, but cooperation is certainly possible.”
Galen nodded and said, “From what you’ve said about Wells and his actions, it’s clear he is an ambitious and clever person. Working with such a person is dangerous, but fortunately, we are only collaborating with them. Regardless, the Herculean Bull Tribe is a powerful race in the Orc Prairie; cooperating with them can bring us considerable benefits.”
Kun Zheng looked at Zhao Hai and said, “You decided to seek their friendship battle flag instead of being their exclusive grain supplier, which is the right choice. If we did the latter, other orc tribes would think we want to control the Herculean Bull Tribe through food. That would be bad for our business in the Orc Prairie. Although there are some conflicts among orcs, they are united in their hostility towards the human race. If we were to make any moves that made them feel threatened, all orcs would resist us. At that point, the Herculean Bull Tribe could also backtrack. It’s better to obtain their friendship battle flag instead.”