Chương 369: Equivalent exchange, fair trade
At this moment, the team of human diplomats is visiting the homeland of the Riley people - the World Tree Forest!
Yes, these so-called "World Trees" are their hometown. These plants are really too big. The largest tree has a diameter of more than 30 meters and a height of 200 meters. The level of the disc with a diameter of more than one thousand meters is simply a miracle in life!
He had never seen such a huge tree before, and he was stunned for a while.
Most of the Riley nobles live in the top tree hole, the middle and lower poor live in the middle, and only the lowly slaves live on the ground. A whole set of ecological system with "World Tree" as the core is simply novel and interesting.
Every creature here is good at jumping and sliding.
In the lowermost land, due to the lack of sunlight and humid air, there are a large number of shade-loving plants. The slaves cultivated these shade-loving plants for a living, or went to more distant grasslands to grow food.
Even if the World Tree dies and falls, its rate of decay is extremely slow, which makes it a very good building material. Ordinary civilians can live safely as long as they dig a hole in these giant logs.
Sounds like this kind of life is a bit like an elf in a fantasy novel!
All the reporters were happily busy, snapping photos, and lamented that the trip was worthwhile.
It's just that the Rileys don't look very good, but look a bit like a big bat. Leather wings, eyes on both sides like birds, due to low productivity, many Riley people are still naked, only some upper class people have the habit of wearing clothes.
All Raleighs prostrate themselves on the ground in a frenzy when they see a human being. Yelling.
Although it was very embarrassing at first, it was useless to explain it, and this team could only let it go.
Feeling the wonderful culture of the Riley people and the weird religious rituals, this kind of travel is quite pleasant. Wang Junpeng was amazed when he saw the reporters, writers, and painters around him... Sometimes he was very happy to go to a place that was backward than human beings.
He knocked on the branches of these trees, and they were as hard as steel, especially the core part, which was extremely tough.
"The hardest wood on earth is iron birch."
"In the former Soviet Union, iron birch was used to make rolling balls, bearings, etc., and it was used in speedboats. It can be seen that its hardness is high. In addition, iron birch has a magical feature. Because of its high density, iron birch is put into It sinks quickly in water, and even after long-term immersion, its interior remains dry."
"I don't know how hard these so-called world trees are compared to iron birch... The key is that it is still so big and has a good growth rate, which is very beneficial. It is a material comparable to metal."
Wang Junpeng saw that some indigenous 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 vigorously, but it didn't break. You must know that he is wearing power armor now!
Immediately afterwards, he broke it hard again, and it was barely bent.
An expert in the surrounding area said: "If there is no such natural material, the Laili people would still be living in the Stone Age. With these high-strength wood, it can basically replace metal, and it can also be used as a weapon after polishing."
"It's just that no matter how polished this material is, it's impossible to polish it to a luster. So in the eyes of nobles, it looks a bit mediocre."
Of course, humans do not need to envy these natural materials so far. Human alloy technology and nanomaterials have almost reached the upper limit of conventional materials, far stronger 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 time, several Laili officials hurried over. It can be seen from their costumes that they are quite high-ranking.
"Dear Human Messenger, this way please. Our king is inviting you ahead..."
"Ok, no problem."
Wang Junpeng organized his thoughts while walking.
After meeting the other party's king, he just bowed slightly in accordance with human etiquette and culture, neither humble nor overbearing.
"Dear king, hello, we are human civilizations from afar, and we come here with peace and goodwill. We abide by the principles of equal trade and free trade, everything can be bought, everything can be sold, as long as you can pay the corresponding cost..."
"Human... Messenger, I have a big worry. What kind of price will be paid for destroying other countries?" The king said worriedly, "Master Messenger, I am thinking, are other countries? Will propose such a deal, will it destroy our country..."
Sure enough, Wang Junpeng's eyes flickered...
worried?
The king was clearly testing whether he could make such a request.
"This damned civilization would come up with these sleazy deals to satisfy its own evil desires."
He couldn't help suspecting that he was a bit like a demagogue.
After thinking about it 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 and nobles suddenly took a deep breath.
Wang Junpeng continued: "Of course, for us, life is equal. If you ask us to kill a nobleman from the country of Cassian, as a price, we will randomly select a nobleman from your country and take him away." life... Oh, that is, handed over to the devil. If you ask us to destroy half of the population of Kathian, as a price, we will randomly destroy half of the population of your civilization."
"We also treat the country of Cassian equally."
Just kidding, humans came here, of course not to slaughter, or to help a certain party win a war or other boring tricks...
So don't even think about it!
All the nobles became short of breath, this price...of course they couldn't bear it. Randomly pick a nobleman and take his life away, who knows if it will be picked on his own head?
Judging by the tone of the other party, it is definitely not going to heaven, but going to hell!
Wang Junpeng continued: "We are a civilization that advocates peace. We came here mainly to understand the culture and history of your country, not to erase other people's lives. Here, I have a transaction list, you can Think carefully... These are all things we need, for example, a hundred different books can be exchanged for a metal knife, and the lives of a hundred slaves can be exchanged for a set of metal tableware."
"Whatever you can provide, we will give you... This is the great reputation of human civilization. Whether it is primitive civilization, low-level civilization, or high-level civilization, everything is voluntary, and we will not force it."
In this list, there are a large number of trading items, with clearly marked prices, and there is no deception.
"Willing! We are all willing!" The king just glanced at the list twice, and his eyes were about to pop out!
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