Chapter 47: The Hot Goods in the Secret Room

  Unexpectedly obtained Huoyao, what can this thing do in this world?

  Make guns? Make a run for it? Lead the trend of the times and push this cold weapon era into the hot weapon era in one breath?

  What a joke!

  Du Wei wouldn't be foolish enough to think that mastering gunpowder could produce some kind of hot weapon. Firstly, what's the point of making weapons? Seizing power through a coup? Fighting wars? Du Wei isn't interested in those things. Secondly, is it really that easy to make hot weapons? Not to mention guns and cannons... In the previous life, China invented gunpowder but for N centuries only knew how to use it for fireworks.

  Are hot weapons that easy to get? Guns or cannons, don't even mention a whole gun, Du Wei can't even make the simplest barrel.

  What's more, this is a magical world! In this world, even if you have guns and cannons, they may not be as useful as magic.

  The simplest of low-ranking magicians, as long as they know wind-based flight magic and can use the most basic fireball spells...

  If a low-level magician like that flies up and throws fireballs down, it can basically be considered a human-shaped Apache armed helicopter!

  In such a situation, you use a little bit of gunfire, and with rough techniques, create a few crude cannons... is there an advantage?

  What can be done with fire?

  Du Wei's idea was simple: make money!

  Duvie, who is getting more and more used to this world, has almost made a prank out of the McDonald's fleet and the Black Pearl, Captain Jack Sparrow... He gradually began to take an interest in this world on his own initiative.

  Some interests outside of magic.

  Since it's impossible to go back anyway... then I'll just have to make the most of it.

  Even the servants of the great devil cannot send themselves back, Du Wei had almost given up. But once Du Wei opened his heart...the mischievous psychology in his heart unfolded, and it was difficult to estimate what kind of waves would be stirred up in the end.

  At least for now, his mind is full of some "ideas" that would scare the poor old butler out of his wits.

  Back in the castle, Du Wei first summoned his most trusted servant, Madel. Under Madel's management was Du Wei's private small treasury, and the one thousand gold coins that the Countess had secretly given him when he was kicked out of the Imperial City were still in this servant's hands.

  "How much money do we have left?" Du Wei asked simply.

  "Eight hundred and ninety-two gold coins." After a pause, the loyal servant added, "Because you've already spent several months' worth of pocket money on that little building and other purchases, and to make matters worse, your allowance was cut off starting this month, so we had to dig into our own pockets to make up for the shortfall."

  Mae's voice carried a hint of resentment, mainly directed at the old butler Hill. It seemed that this former horse husband was somewhat oppressed by the old butler.

  "And besides, we can't expect to get a single copper coin from the steward within a year." Du Wei sighed.

  "Isn't it?! Madam seemed a bit depressed: "Young master, I think you should think of a way... The Earl is too harsh on you. After all, you are still a child, and this time's matter, can't be blamed on you. Would you like to be kidnapped by someone yourself? I have an idea..."

  "What?"

  Made's eyes rolled around, and she said in a low voice: "Two months from now is the birthday of the Countess. If you send her a gift to the Imperial Capital at that time and write a letter asking the Countess for help... perhaps your ban can be lifted ahead of schedule."

  Du Wei nodded: "Good reminder, dear Made. It's a good idea. Even if I don't ask for mercy, on Mother's birthday, I should show some respect... But, with over 800 gold coins, what kind of gift can I buy?"

  Ma De was speechless. This had far exceeded the thinking ability of this former husband.

  Du Wei didn't plan to let this groom continue contributing wisdom, he patted Made's shoulder: "Alright, I have my own ideas, but thanks for the reminder. Now I need you to help me do something."

  Du Wei quickly made out a list and handed it over to Madeleine.

  "Get everything on the list for me... Also, I need all these craftsmen I wrote about."

  "Master... if we buy all these things and hire these craftsmen, I'm afraid there won't be much money left in our hands..."

  What Ma De said was already quite conservative, in fact, he wanted to say "I'm afraid there won't be a single copper coin left!"

  Du Wei laughed confidently: "Mai De, do as I say, don't worry, we'll be very rich in the future, extremely rich! It's just that...I have a large sum of money outside, which can't be retrieved within two months. Coincidentally, Mother's birthday is exactly two months later, so I had to think of a solution. Alright, go!"

  What to do? If you can wait for three months, the pirate's black-eat-black plan of the McDonald's fleet will be completed, and you will have a large amount of gold coins.

  But now there is no cash in hand!

  As for the secret room under the study... Du Wei went in and took a look last night.

  Guess what's inside?

  It's not gold, nor is it jewels... but rather something that makes Du Wei dizzy. Those things are undoubtedly very valuable. However... if you want to sell them off in a short time, it would be difficult.

  For example, a samurai armor made with over 300 high-quality gems and gold thread embroidery! This thing has no practical value in actual combat, but as an art piece, it's priceless!

  This kind of thing would probably be unsellable in those small towns on the Roling Plains, and could only find buyers in big cities like Wok Port or Imperial City.

  Of course, if Du Wei really needed the money, he could dismantle it and sell a small piece of the gemstone. But that would destroy an incredibly valuable work of art! Du Wei wouldn't do something so foolish at a loss.

  For example, a coronet carved out of a whole piece of top-grade natural amethyst! That was four hundred years ago, when the empire's national strength was at its peak. At that time, His Majesty the Emperor gathered many skilled craftsmen to create it, and inlaid twenty-nine high-quality magic gems on the coronet, plus dissolved secret silver into thorny flowers, with a faceted large diamond inlaid on the petals!

  This crown, Du Wei wasn't seeing it for the first time, he had previously seen a drawing of it in a book.

  It is said that this priceless crown was a gift from the Emperor himself to the newly enthroned Pontiff of the Grand Luminary Temple on the mainland!

  Unfortunately, in the subsequent continental northern barbarian war, that is, the rise of the Luo Lin family, and in the war, relying on military merit to obtain the entire Luo Lin Plain as a fiefdom...

  This crown, which had always been kept in the Temple of Light, mysteriously disappeared!

  This matter is considered one of the greatest disgraces in the history of the Temple of Light! The crown of the Pope's coronation has been lost! For hundreds of years afterwards, every successive Pope would make finding and retrieving the coronation crown one of their wishes to be passed down through the generations.

  I dare ask, would Du Wei dare take out such a thing and sell it for money?

  I'm afraid it will be sold out on the first day, and the Knights of the Temple will come knocking on the door on the second day!

  In that secret room, Saymer left behind a collection of nineteen items! Each one is worth tens of millions, but they are all hot potatoes that can't be sold!

  In fact, last night when I saw this house full of hot goods, Du Wei was in a trance for a while... What kind of woman was Sayuri back then?

  Where did she get all this stuff from?!

  However, when I asked the copy of Saymer next to me, she didn't know anything about it. Because her copied memory didn't have any information about these things.

  So, although Du Wei obtained nineteen treasures worth a city, he was still worried about money in the short term.

  He is not short of money, but rather some emergency working capital.

  After some consideration, the more than 800 gold coins were all given to Madeleine for procurement. So in the next three months, Du Wei, this proud eldest son of the earl, the young master of the Rolen family, really didn't have a single copper coin in his pocket.

  After calculating, the magic experiment behind, those magical potions configuration, those plants extraction, these are consumables, need to be constantly purchased and replenished.

  How can I come up with a way to get one or two thousand gold coins to cope with the emergency?

  Throughout lunch, Du Wei was thinking about ways to make money. The lunch was quite good, with several slices of pan-fried foie gras, a golden-brown toasted bread, and a bowl of fragrant seafood soup... It was clear that the old butler, apart from strictly following the Earl's orders to impose house arrest and economic sanctions on Du Wei, did not make things difficult for this young master. His taste in food was also well taken care of. The foie gras and seafood that Du Wei liked were not cheap, but in terms of daily consumption, the old butler still did not dare to be too frugal with Du Wei.

  After lunch, Du Wei had a cup of tea. This world didn't have coffee, but it did have tea. However, the habit of drinking tea was quite different from Du Wei's previous life. The nobles liked to add a bit of honey or syrup to their tea... and some with unique tastes even added a bit of mustard or something similar.

  Of course, the taste of tea in this world is also stronger than in my previous life.

  After drinking a small cup of honey tea, Du Wei saw the old butler hurrying over.

  Old butler Hill now has a greatly changed opinion of this young master! He actually destroyed a painting that had been treasured for two hundred years! Good heavens! Doesn't he know that the painting was a portrait of the ancestors of the Luo Lin family? Doesn't he know how many eras it has gone through?!

  He actually burned it!!!

  The old butler Hill, who was responsible for taking care of the Rollin family's ancestral property, was extremely dissatisfied with this young master's behavior. He had already prepared to add a severe reprimand in his letter to the imperial capital!

  "Young master, is there anything else you'd like to instruct?" The old steward's attitude was still somewhat respectful, but his tone was a bit chilly.

  "Is it all right if I don't leave the castle and do something else here?" Du Wei asked.

  "Yes..." The old steward replied, his heart inevitably feeling a bit uneasy... What is this young master thinking of doing again?

  "Very well, I need a maid who can sew. And... bring my horse to the door."