Valon: Even a supporting character can change his fate.

The scene changes and returns to the office.

The lich briefly recounted what had happened to Bai, then moved to the side. A human male walked in, escorted by two skeleton soldiers.

Judging from his appearance, the man was not very old, probably in his early twenties, with fair skin and tender flesh, obviously not the kind of person who does hard labor. Looking at his clothes, it went without saying that even if he was not a child of nobility, he was at least the child of a wealthy man.

Even though the young man had two skeletons holding knives to his neck, there was no fear on his face, and the same was true when he saw Bai.

Regarding his identity, the boy first introduced himself and his family background.

As expected, the boy's name was Wolf, and he was a noble from the royal capital. However, unlike other nobles with fiefs, Wolf's family, since their ancestors were granted the title of nobles, had not been good at farming and managing the territory. Instead, they were very good at business.

When it came to his grandfather's generation, he simply sold all the land, exchanged the money for real money, and invested it in reproduction to continue expanding the family business.

In the eyes of other nobles, Wolfe's family was a complete outlier. Even if he made a lot of money, he was still excluded by many nobles. After all, in their view, what kind of noble is a noble without land and subjects?

Even though Wolfe's family earned ten or even dozens of times more gold coins each year than the old nobles, those nobles still looked down on them.

But the Wolfe family doesn't care about this. You look down on me, but I look down on you too.

It is this kind of business thinking that makes the Wolf family choose the family heir not based on birth order or communication skills, but entirely on whether you have business talent and whether you can make more money for the family.

Because of this, even though Wolfe is only the third son, he can rely on his own efforts to compete for the position of head of the family, not to mention that compared with his two older brothers, Wolfe is even more talented in business.

After listening to Wolfe's self-introduction, Bai raised his eyebrows and said with a little interest, "The fact that you can survive under the hands of the lich shows that you have some skills. I'll give you a chance. Tell me, what do you want to do when you see me?"

"Trade."

"What?"

Bai laughed out loud as if he had heard some huge joke.

"Humans are trading with the dead. Human, you really have the guts to think about it. Unfortunately, not only will you fail to complete your mission, but you will also lose your life here."

As he said this, Bai waved his hand and ordered the lich to take him away and kill him.

"and many more."

Seeing that the lich was about to take action, Wolf hurriedly stopped him and said, "I can provide what you need. I have it."

Seeing the other party say this, Bai also temporarily stopped the lich.

"Keep going. I'm listening."

Wolfe is truly a business genius. Based on the location of Bai and his undead, he deduced that their next development direction would be the bitter cold land in the north, where they would find the troops they needed and a vast living environment.

The other directions are not suitable for development in comparison.

So, what is lacking in this bitter cold land? Naturally, it is iron tools.

"So, you want to sell us weapons and equipment?"

"No, no, no." Seeing Bai say this, Wolfe waved his hand and said, "Even if my family is a noble family, if we purchase weapons and equipment on a large scale, it will also attract unnecessary suspicion. This will not only bring trouble to myself, but also bring threats to you."

"Then what else is there to say?"

Seeing that Bai was getting impatient, Wolfe quickly said, "But I have a compromise."

"A compromise?"

"Yes, I am not very talented, but I own an iron mine. Although it is under the supervision of the kingdom, I can transport the iron ore to you with just a little help."

Wolfe's meaning was very clear. It was definitely not possible to transport weapons and equipment directly, but there was still room for maneuver in transporting iron ore.

Although iron ore cannot be used directly, as long as it is refined and forged a little, we can have weapons and equipment.

Seeing that Bai didn't say anything, Wolfe naturally saw the other party's concerns, and added, "I know you are worried, sir. I can bring some blacksmiths next time I come."

I have to say that Wolfe is really cruel. He is willing to take human lives just to make money. But only people like him would dare to cooperate with the undead.

Seeing that his last concern had been resolved by the other party, Bai asked, "What do you want in return?"

There is no need to talk about money. After all, money is of no use to the undead.

"In the bitter cold land of the north, there is a kind of pure ice buried deep under the snow, called solid ice. I want it."

Solid ice is not rare in bitterly cold lands. In fact, as long as you dig up the snow layer, you will most likely find solid ice.

Not only is solid ice extremely difficult to melt, it can also serve as a natural air conditioner at home, and it is also an essential material for brewing the finest wines.

It’s just that the environment in this bitter cold land is too harsh, and people from the south simply can’t stand it here, let alone digging the ice. They will probably fall ill in less than half a day because they can’t bear the severe cold.

In addition, barbarians often appeared in the bitter and cold land. Due to the lack of food, these barbarians were so hungry that they would not even spare their own kind. The tender and delicate southerners naturally became their first targets of attack.

Due to various reasons, solid ice, which is not a rare item, is often in short supply in the kingdom.

Wolfe's destination this time was a bitterly cold land, and he planned to buy and sell supplies along the way, and then dig some solid ice to bring back when he was done.

Who would have thought that they would encounter the undead here? However, it was the appearance of the undead, coupled with the wisdom displayed by the lich, that made Wolf think of doing business with them.

Unlike humans, the undead themselves have a certain resistance to harsh environments. Besides, look at those skeleton soldiers, they are just a skeleton on their bodies, how could they be afraid of the cold? They are simply the best choice for mining solid ice.

If he could exchange iron ore for solid ice, it would be like Qin Shihuang touching the electric switch, and he would win.

Bai naturally knew the nature of these businessmen. They were all guys who would not do anything without profit. But it was also good this way. If they could exchange a few pieces of ice for iron ore, it would really solve their current predicament.

"Okay, I accept this cooperation. You provide the blacksmith and iron ore, and we will provide you with solid ice."

"Pleasant to work with."

"Pleasant to work with."

Although the cooperation was reached, cooperation with the undead could only be done in private and definitely not in public. Otherwise, not to mention making money, his family might even cease to exist.