Pioneer Lord: Starting From Daily Intelligence

Chapter 844: Chapter 99: Territory Marketing Strategies and the New Monster Mount: Griffin Horse

The Black Forest Armory perfectly aligns with the distinctive features of Dwarf architecture. The outer wall is constructed with heavy gray rock, grand and rugged, exuding a charm of heavy industry.

Inside, there are as many as four tall furnaces: the Karak Furnace, the Kurgan Furnace, the Ambrogen Furnace, and the Skull of Grondir, named after four illustrious Supreme Kings in Dwarf history, responsible for smelting steel for the entire Steel Armory.

Daily, the Dwarves of the armory would throw iron ore brought from all directions into these four giant furnaces, using the smelted metal to forge various divine weapons and sturdy armor.

Su Li watched for a while before the Master of Forging at the armory took a moment out of his busy schedule and hurriedly approached Su Li.

Su Li smiled at the Master of Forging, Belos Dragon Hammer, and asked, "My minister, how is the forging progress of the Divine Chosen Armor?"

After catching his breath for a moment, Belos replied, "Lord, this armory is truly too large. For us Dwarves with short legs, it’s really been a long run."

"But rest assured, this time the forging of the perfect Battle Armor is different from before. We don’t need inspiration or quality enhancement, just follow the procedures and we can forge armor equipped by the Divine Chosen Knights! After all, we have prepared plenty of Ethereum Gold!"

Su Li was very satisfied with Belos’s response; he favored this stable production.

"Then how soon can this Divine Chosen Armor be forged?"

Belos thought for a while and replied, "Based on past experience of forging Divine Weapons, it would take about half a month to a month."

"This speed seems rather slow. If it takes a month, the festival would be over," Su Li instructed solemnly, "We need to use this Divine Chosen Armor to further elevate the reputation of our territory’s armory forging. Fine-level armor hardly leaves a deep impression on the Knights, as fine-level armor can be bought anywhere. But to witness the birth of Divine Chosen Armor in person would be unforgettable. Only if we can forge Divine Chosen Armor can everyone have a deeper impression and higher evaluation of our territory’s weapons and armor."

Hearing Su Li’s words, Belos pondered for a moment and said, "If we work day and night without sleep, we should be able to shorten the progress to less than half a month. But as a trade-off, our efficiency in upcoming production might decrease."

"No problem," Su Li generously waved his hand and said, "Our most critical trading period is during the Radiant Competition Festival. As long as we focus on production and boost transactions during this period, you Dwarves can also have a break afterward."

"Then we will surely rush the work day and night during this time to complete everything."

Upon hearing Belos’s assurance, Su Li nodded with satisfaction and then said, "Now talk about the regular output of the armory. How is the production of Fine-level Armor, Refined-level Armor and Perfect-level Armor? We need to take advantage of this Radiant Competition Festival to sell a large amount of armor and weapons to the Knights to create more revenue."

Speaking of this, Belos was not as confident and said, "Currently, our territory doesn’t have much surplus of Fine-level Armor; all previously accumulated production capacity has been delivered to President Roger of the Gray Market Trading Company."

Su Li was indeed aware of this issue, as he had just examined the treasury, and a large portion of its wealth was provided by the Gray Market Trading Company.

Of course, Su Li wouldn’t be regretful about the transaction delaying present matters, as the huge profits from this transaction surpass all current deals in the territory.

Belos continued, "Currently, all of our productivity is mainly focused on Refined-level Armor. Based on our calculations, producing Refined-level Armor consumes the least Vibranium, and if probability increases, once a Perfect-level Vibranium Rune Armor is produced, it can maximize territory revenue."

Su Li slightly nodded; evidently, this is an optimal solution balancing comprehensive productivity and value, capable of producing more equipment with the same Vibranium, creating greater value.

"How is the production capacity currently?"

"The output is quite good. Aside from the champion-level Dwarves producing Divine Chosen equipment, other Dwarven Masters of Forging are fully committed to making Refined-level Armor and Fine-level Armor. Currently, we can forge 50 fine-level weapons, 20 sets of fine-level armor, 2 refined-level weapons, and 1 set of refined-level armor on average per day."

Su Li’s eyes lit up; the production speed is far beyond last year’s estimates. Throughout last year, Hesse Territory produced a total of 2,750 sets of fine-level armor and 16,800 fine-level weapons.

Based on Hesse Territory’s current efficiency, the number of weapons could suddenly rise to over 20,000 pieces, and the number of armor could increase to over 8,000 sets!

Earlier this spring, when Su Li visited Marle Castle and negotiated with Commissioner Smith, the estimated production capacity of the territory was still 6,000 sets of armor.

This figure suddenly increased by over 2,000 sets, greatly exceeding expectations, evidently benefiting from the effects of Forging Fire Resonance.

Yet, it doesn’t end there; Belos continued, "Actually, the production capacity of the Black Forest Armory can still be further enhanced. However, the current issue is that we cannot quickly transport ores from each mine. Many Dwarves are responsible for transporting and smelting iron ore, and these four furnaces consume a lot of manpower in steel production. Not many Dwarves are actually engaged in forging armor and weapons, so theoretically, our production capacity is severely limited by transportation, and this scale can still be improved."