Magic? My Iron Torrent will sweep it all away!

Chapter 242 Procurement of $73.7 Billion Worth of Supplies from the Holy Human Race

"Building here is too slow," Zhao Gang shook his head, his expression grave.

"Building a large dry dock takes a long time, so how long would it take to build just one 10,000-ton destroyer?"

"One year? Two years? What about the aircraft carrier?"

"We can't afford to wait."

He pointed to the area of ​​azure ocean ahead.

"According to the intelligence provided by the elves and the holy humans, although the demons in this sea area have not made any major moves for the time being, it does not mean that they are safe."

"We must establish a powerful, well-organized naval force on Terra as quickly as possible, before they can react or launch a large-scale offensive."

"We don't have time to start from scratch, so this is the only way we can 'move' the Blue Star fleet over!"

"As for Earth, there are existing shipyards; we can just build them."

"You just scared them in the exercise, so there's no need to worry for a while."

These words made Lin Mo suddenly realize the truth.

He nodded, his gaze sweeping over the campsite and into the distance.

The sky was a clear, deep blue, with a few white clouds drifting lazily by. Golden sunlight shone on the sea, making it sparkle like a giant blue gemstone.

The scenery is breathtakingly beautiful.

But who would have thought that beneath this calm and beautiful sea surface lurks a terrifying monster capable of devouring everything?

The dust has settled.

Lin Mo turned to his bodyguard Wu Suowei and gave him an order.

"Go and invite Archbishop Kyle over."

"Tell him that the business is ready to be discussed."

"Yes!" Wu Suowei straightened his back and strode away.

A moment later, Kyle, led by a group of soldiers, entered the command tent.

He was dressed in the magnificent robes of a sixth-order archmage, his expression as arrogant as ever, only nodding slightly when he saw Lin Mo.

He had been waiting for this for a long time; the Holy See could not help but envy the dwarves' immense wealth.

"Holy Son." Kyle smiled slightly, his expression carrying the authority of a superior.

"Can our collaboration finally begin?"

Lin Mo gestured for him to sit down, and after a few polite exchanges, he got straight to the point:

"Professor Kyle, let's begin. The first thing we need is a permanent astral portal."

"Okay." Kyle sat up straight, regaining his composure at the negotiating table.

"As per our previous agreement, a standard permanent astral portal, base and magic array, five million gold coins."

He held up five fingers.

Zhao Gang and Long Zhan sat calmly to the side; the price was within their expectations.

Lin Mo nodded.

"The standard diameter is 3.5 meters, right?"

"By your measurement standards, yes, that's correct," Kyle replied calmly.

"This size is sufficient for a fully armed squad of knights to pass side by side, and it is adequate for any military operation."

"not enough."

Lin Mo shook his head.

He looked up at Kyle.

"As you can see, some of our equipment can't get through. We need a larger portal, ninety meters in diameter."

"Clang!"

Kyle's hand holding the water glass trembled, and the glass knocked onto the table, splashing water all over his hand.

He had considered that Lin Mo would increase the size, but he never expected it to be this big!

He didn't bother wiping himself, put down the water glass, and leaned forward, saying:

"Holy Son, I must confirm, you mean... a diameter of ninety meters?"

"What do you want to do? Teleport an entire fortress here?"

"No." Lin Mo continued to shake his head.

"We want to come by boat."

sail?

Kyle was stunned.

How to sail a ship from one world to another?

"As you know, the sea is not safe; there are many demons there, so our ships need to come here," Lin Mo explained.

Kyle suddenly realized.

Zhao Gang spoke up at the opportune moment,

"Your Excellency, according to your previous quote, for every meter the portal's circumference extends, the cost of materials and magic array construction increases by 10,000 gold coins, is that correct?"

"...Yes." Kyle thought for a moment and nodded.

"A standard teleportation portal has a diameter of 3.5 meters and a circumference of approximately 11 meters. A teleportation portal with a diameter of 90 meters has a circumference of approximately 282 meters." Zhao Gang's finger swiped across the screen.

"We need to make up the price difference of 271 meters, which is 2.71 million gold coins."

Lin Mo continued:

"So, the portal itself costs a total of 7.71 million gold coins. Is there a problem with this price?"

Kyle did some mental calculations, then nodded again.

"That's right, no problem."

"Very good." Lin Mo snapped his fingers and turned to the next page of the purchasing list.

"The second item is the space crystal. As you said before, we need to pay for the permanent portal ourselves."

"Maintaining such a huge portal must consume a lot of energy."

"Yes," Kyle said after a moment's calculation.

"According to my estimate, a 90-meter teleportation portal would require at least nine space crystals per day."

Lin Mo and Zhao Gang exchanged a glance.

"We'll purchase seven thousand units first," Lin Mo said.

Seven thousand!

Kyle's heart skipped a beat; three and a half million gold coins.

Another huge sum of money!

"We don't need the energy crystals to maintain our energy consumption anymore," Lin Mo added.

Kyle's eyelids twitched slightly, and he sighed inwardly.

Damn elves!

The magic crystals of the elves are cheaper, so it's normal that the Great Xia doesn't purchase them from the Holy Humans.

"The third item is pure holy water. Your price is one hundred gold coins per bottle, but we need nine thousand bottles."

Nine hundred thousand gold coins.

Kyle said okay, nodded, and wrote down the number.

"The last item." Lin Mo's expression turned serious.

"We need a metal that you call 'Holy Gold'."

"Sacred Gold?" Kyle was slightly surprised.

"You need armor or weapons forged from holy gold? The Holy See has the finest craftsmen..."

"No," Lin Mo shook her head, interrupting him.

"We don't need finished products, just raw materials."

Lin Mo looked at him and spoke slowly and deliberately.

"We plan to purchase one million jin, which is 500 tons."

One million catties! Five hundred tons!

Kyle's curiosity could no longer be contained:

"Your Excellency, such a massive quantity of holy gold ore... enough to arm ten full-strength Templar Knight legions. What is your purpose?"

"This material is good. As you can see, our equipment requires a lot of metal."

Kyle understood and said:

"This metal is of very high quality, so it is more expensive, costing ten gold coins per pound."

"One million catties, which is ten million gold coins."

After he said it, he felt his heart clench.

Ten million gold coins!

This alone surpasses any single transaction between the Holy Humans and the Dwarves in the past few years!

After calculating for a moment, Lin Mo looked at Kyle:

"7.71 million for teleportation portals, 3.5 million for space crystals, 900,000 for holy water, and 10 million for holy gold."

"Total: 22,110,000 gold coins."

He paused for a moment, then quickly calculated in his mind that it amounted to $73.7 billion.

According to the exchange rate trap set by Brother Zhao, the actual cost paid by Da Xia was even lower!

Blood earned!