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Chapter 462 Let's Establish a Caravan

"Caravan?"

"Caravan..."

"Yes, it's a caravan."

Holding Snow's hand, Lezhi shared his thoughts, which were also newly formed. Rather than simply buying Snow out his ideas in a one-off transaction, he preferred a collaborative approach.

Revenue sharing is the most suitable approach.

Lezhi's suggestion was that they could form a caravan, with him in charge of supplying goods and Snow in charge of distribution.

“You used to be a traveling merchant, buying goods, going to another tribe, selling them, and leaving. Now my advice is that it would be best to open a shop.”

"Open a shop?" Snow quickly recovered after a brief moment of confusion and gradually caught up with Lezhi's train of thought. "You mean each clan should open its own shop?"

"Yes, you can open one store at first. Once you have more products, you can open specialty stores, such as stores that specialize in selling the Illusionary Mother-Child Vine, stores that specialize in selling various food seeds, or stores that only sell magical plants, and so on."

Lezhi has only used his own possessions as examples so far. He hasn't mentioned that he can also negotiate agency agreements with various races, such as the Kunling race's gold and stone, the Yougu race's firestone, the Youmeng race's fluorite, and their mushrooms. These are all specialties of each race, and agency rights can be negotiated for them.

They are responsible for shipping and sales, and then take a cut.

This is the meaning of merchants' existence: buying and selling, allowing goods to circulate in society, and bringing what needs to those who need them.

Throughout his journey, Lezhi had only encountered relatively advanced trading concepts among the Kunling tribe. Snow was also the first tribesman he had met who aspired to become a merchant, which is why he shared these ideas with him.

When commerce develops, society progresses, and life becomes more convenient.

The appearance of the Phantom Sound Vine at this time couldn't be more perfect. Its ability to enable instant communication will significantly reduce obstacles in forming caravans.

Of course, Lezhi has only put forward an idea in this regard, and most of it is still based on his past life memories. There are still many details to be discussed.

But there's no rush now. The first thing to do is to determine the partner's attitude. If it's just him and Lei Xiu, Le Zhi won't bother with it.

One reason is that he is lazy and reluctant to socialize; unless necessary, he is even too lazy to go out.

Lei Xiu wasn't the kind of person who was good at social maneuvering. He was fine with leading people to the battlefield, but he was not suited for trading.

Snow's appearance gave Lezhi a glimpse of possibility. Initially, he actually preferred Leyou, but Leyou still needed to grow, while Snow was already in its complete form.

Unaware that Lezhi held him in such high regard, Snow was still pondering the various ideas Lezhi had just proposed, mentally simulating whether the course of events was feasible.

Lezhi didn't urge him. Siwu and Sixu didn't participate in the conversation between the two. After exchanging engraved energy auras with Lezhi, they had a great time playing with the Illusionary Sound Vine.

When the sundial needle dipped about 120 degrees west, Snow finally made up his mind, "Lezhi, let's do as you said and start a caravan!"

"Decided?"

"It's decided. How will we know if it will work if we don't try? Besides, we've already made such a good start."

Snow shook his arm and laughed heartily.

“Alright, then the first problem we need to solve is this one.” Lezhi looked at Snow with a smile, as if he had something important to discuss and asked him to be careful.

Snow couldn't help but feel a little nervous. "What's wrong? Is it that serious?"

"Of course it's serious," Snow raised an eyebrow, seemingly unaware of the seriousness of the situation. "Have you considered how to standardize the pricing of our goods and calculate profits after establishing a caravan? For example, a steamed bun might only require a small piece of insect meat or a few fruits in the Spirit Feather Clan, but in the Dream Clan, the required supplies would immediately double..."

As Lezhi spoke, Snow's brows furrowed more and more; he seemed to realize what Lezhi wanted to say.

“Currency, especially a unified currency, is the best solution,” Lezhi concluded.

“But…” Snow raised his hand and stroked his chin, looking somewhat troubled.

Lei Xiu, who had been listening in, offered his opinion at the opportune moment: "It's a bit difficult. Using high-value, easy-to-preserve items as the standard of measurement, such as gold or fluorite, is convenient, but different races have different perceptions of the value of items, making it difficult to set a unified price, which may lead to some conflicts in the end."

Putting aside other matters, the Kunling Clan is a major holder of gold and stone. If gold and stone were to become the unified currency, the Kunling Clan would naturally possess enormous wealth, and over time, this would inevitably lead to a imbalance.

Of course, Lezhi had thought of this, and from the beginning he had a different idea: "So we won't use gold or fluorite as currency."

Under the questioning gazes of the crowd, Le Zhi's fingers flew, and the energy in the air was condensed in the blink of an eye, forming a gem in his hand that was exactly the same as the one on his clothes.

He learned this technique from the mother tree; pure energy is the greatest wealth in this world, isn't it?

The gem in the palm of the hand sparkles with a dazzling array of colors, a mixture of various energies intertwined yet not merging, each independent yet able to coalesce into a whole.

Only Lezhi can produce such gemstones, which achieves the most important attribute of currency: uniqueness.

"Although gold and fluorite are valuable, they will ultimately be exchanged for this currency in transactions. It will be the only currency that our caravan recognizes."

"This is... an energy stone?"

With Lezhi's permission, Snow carefully picked up the gem to examine it. The immense energy contained within the gem could be detected without getting close, but once he held it in his hands, he realized that despite its vast energy, it could not be absorbed by anyone. It wasn't that they didn't want to, but that they couldn't.

The energy in this energy stone is too complex and too vast; they cannot control it.

However, it is undoubtedly a very rare energy stone, without a doubt.

He handed the energy stone to the curious Si Xu, letting him and Si Wu study it on the side, while Snow began to consider its feasibility.

"If such energy stones can be produced in large quantities and stably, then it is indeed worth a try." Energy stones are different from gold stones and fluorite, and are only produced by their few races.

The production of energy stones is very random, and they only occasionally appear in areas with relatively abundant energy. The conditions for their formation and the location of their production are uncertain, but their uses are very wide. For example, the mother vines of various races survive by relying on energy stones.

In fact, there is an even wider application: to quickly replenish the physical deficiencies of the tree spirit race. However, not many people know about this method, mainly because the production of energy stones is too low, and food can provide enough for daily needs, so it has not spread.

When Lezhi offered a high-level energy stone, Snow found it hard to accept, but then realized it was an excellent idea.

"Golden fluorite can be used as a secondary currency. Also, I know that the aquatic tribe produces pearls, which are not very useful on a daily basis but are just pretty. They can also be used as a secondary currency alternative along with golden fluorite..."

The more he talked, the clearer his thoughts became, and Snow suddenly perked up.

“We can establish a system from the beginning, specifying how many gold stones can be exchanged for one energy stone, and the same goes for fluorite and pearls. Hmm, let’s discuss pearls later; those things aren’t very useful. Other items, such as plants, insects, and meat, can be exchanged for corresponding energy stones based on their rarity. Anyway, the energy in energy stones cannot be absorbed, but their value is real. As long as we can guarantee that, this will be quite interesting, Lezhi…”

Snow stared intently at Lezhi, his eyes seemingly blazing with fire.

"I'm counting on you from now on. I'll follow you from now on and do whatever you say without hesitation."

Just kidding, what he can't do is a piece of cake for Lezhi.

Among the tree spirits, no one can rival Lezhi in terms of fame and prestige. If he were to promote currency unification, while he might not receive unanimous support, at least no one would oppose him. And once everyone gradually gets used to using currency, there will be even less opposition.