Chapter 370 Equivalent Exchange, Fair Trade
At this moment, the human diplomats are visiting the Rileys' homeland, the World Tree Forest!
Yes, these so-called "world trees" are their hometowns. These plants are so big. The largest tree has a diameter of more than 30 meters and a height of two hundred meters. The crown above and the entire disc diameter exceeds one thousand meters. It is simply a miracle in life!
He had never seen such a huge tree before, and was stunned for a while.
Most Riley nobles live in the uppermost tree holes, and the middle and lower poor people live in the middle, and only the lowly slaves live on the ground. A complete ecological system with the "World Tree" as the core is simply novel and interesting.
Every creature here is good at jumping and sliding.
The land at the bottom is lacking sunlight and humid air, and a large number of shade-loving plants are living. The slaves cultivate these shade-loving plants for a living, or go to more distant grasslands to grow food.
Even if the World Tree dies and falls, its rotten speed is extremely slow, which has become a very good building material. Ordinary civilians can live safely by digging a hole in these giant woods.
It sounds like this kind of life is a bit like a fantasy elves!
All the reporters were busy happily, taking photos "Click" and lamenting that the trip was worthwhile.
However, the Rileys are not very good, but they are a bit like large bats. Their cortical wings and their eyes grow on both sides like birds. Due to their low productivity, many Rileys are still exposed, and only some upper class people have the habit of wearing clothes.
When all Rileys saw humans, they would crawl on the ground furiously, yelling.
Although I was very embarrassed at the beginning, no matter how I explained it, I could only let this team go.
Feeling the wonderful culture and weird religious rituals of the Riley people, this kind of trip is quite pleasant. Wang Junpeng saw the reporters, writers and painters around him also amazed... Sometimes he was very happy to travel to a place behind humans.
He knocked on the branches of these trees, which were as hard as steel, especially the most core part, which was extremely tough.
"The hardest wood on the earth is iron birch."
"In the former Soviet Union, iron birch made balls, bearings, etc., and used on speedboats. It can be seen that its hardness is very high. In addition, iron birch has a magical characteristic. Because of its high density, it will sink rapidly as soon as it is put into water. Even if it is soaked for a long time, its interior can still remain dry."
"I don't know how much hardness the so-called world trees are compared to iron birch... The key is that they are so big and have good growth speed, which is very advantageous. They are a material comparable to metal."
Wang Junpeng saw that some of the native Riley people were processing the dead world tree. The heart of the tree is the toughest part and is widely used to make various cutting tools.
He picked up a tree heart as thick as a thumb and broke it hard, but it didn't break it. You know, he is wearing a power armor now!
Then I beat it hard and barely bent it.
An expert in the surrounding area said, "If there were no such natural materials, the Rileys would have lived in the Stone Age. With these high-strength woods, they can basically replace metals and can also be used as weapons after polishing."
"But no matter how hard this material is, it is impossible to polish it out. So it seems a bit mediocre in the eyes of the nobles."
Of course, humans do not need to envy these natural materials so far. Human alloy technology and nanomaterials have almost reached the upper boundary of conventional materials, which is far more powerful than these natural materials.
But biologists still study this wonderful world tree. In their eyes, this plant is much more interesting than the Rileys.
At this moment, several Riley officials rushed over, and as can be seen from their clothing, they had a very high status.
"Dear Human Messenger, please. Our King is inviting you in front of you..."
"Okay, no problem."
Wang Junpeng was walking while sorting out his own ideas.
When I met the other king, I bowed slightly with the human etiquette and culture, neither humble nor arrogant.
"Hello, dear king, we are a human civilization from afar, coming with peace and goodwill. We abide by the principles of equal transactions and free transactions. Everything can be bought and everything can be sold, as long as you can pay the corresponding price..."
"Human... Messenger, I have a great worry. What price does it cost to destroy other countries?" The king said worriedly, "Mr. Messenger, I wonder if other countries will propose such a deal, and will destroy our country..."
Sure enough, Wang Junpeng's eyes flashed...
Worry?
This king is clearly testing whether he can make such a request.
"This damn civilization would propose these messy deals to satisfy its own evil."
He couldn't help but wonder that he was a bit like a bewitching demon.
After thinking about this for a few seconds, he responded, "We humans follow the principle of equivalent transactions. If you can afford the price, there is no problem with this transaction."
Hearing his answer, all the dignitaries took a breath.
Wang Junpeng continued, "Of course, life is equal to us. If you ask us to kill a nobleman in the country of Kathion, at the cost, we will randomly select a nobleman in your country and take his life away... Oh, that is, to the devil's hands. If you ask us to destroy half of the population of Kathion, at the cost, we will randomly destroy half of your civilization's population."
"We treat Carthion country the same way."
Just kidding, of course, humans are not here to massacre, or boring tricks like helping one side win a war...
So you shouldn't think about this!
All the nobles were breathing rapidly, and the price...of course they couldn't afford it. Randomly select a noble and take his life away. Who knows if it would be the one who took it?
Judging from the other party’s tone, it is definitely not about going to heaven, but about going to hell!
Wang Junpeng continued, "We are a civilization that advocates peace. We come here mainly to understand the culture and history of your country, rather than to erase the lives of others. Here, I have a list of transactions that you can carefully consider... These are things we need, such as a hundred different classics, which can be replaced with a metal knife, a hundred slaves' lives, and a set of metal tableware."
"We will give you whatever you can... This is a great reputation for human civilization. Whether it is primitive civilization, low-level civilization, or high-level civilization, everything is upheld by the principle of voluntaryness and we will not force it."
In this list, there are a large number of transaction items, with clear prices and no deception.
Chapter completed!