Chapter 502 Supply and Demand Is Truth

Supply and demand is the truth!

This is why the black market exists.

For many years, Kaka lived on the largest black market in the empire [Treasure Island].

This is a small island located in the south, with only one strait from the mainland. There are various practitioners who make a living on the black market, such as merchants, looters, gamblers, tinkers, pharmacists, thieves and so on.

Everything that exists in the empire can be purchased on Treasure Island. As long as the price can be paid, someone will put the goods on the shelves.

In fact, the Empire has been cracking down on black markets everywhere. But [Treasure Island] is an overseas territory directly under the empire. It is directly managed by the imperial capital and is protected by imperial laws and regulations. This is something that other black markets cannot do.

Because the taxes brought by transactions here are too much.

When taxes were low, the empire loomed over the taxpayers.

When taxes were high, imperial policy was tilted in favor of the taxpayers.

When tax payments exceed the limit that can be curbed by law, the empire will unconditionally protect taxpayers and become their strongest backing.

This was well known to the merchants of the empire.

Mallet Kaka was hired by a merchant to Treasure Island as a tinker. It is not difficult to tell from the name that he is a goblin who does carpentry.

As the number of transactions on Treasure Island increased day by day, and the number of talents in various industries required continued to grow, Mallet Kaka settled on Treasure Island.

He married a female thief and gave birth to his son, Quickfoot Kaka.

The female thief lived with the mallet for many years, until the child was named when she was eight years old. She suffered from an occupational disease and took away all the family's property and was never heard from again.

Kuaijiao has been on the streets since he was very young. He quickly grew into a black market reseller and later gave birth to a son with a female pharmacist who made generic drugs.

When he grew up, little Kaka got his own name: Kuaishou Kaka.

The reason why he got such a name is because Kaka has been dexterous since he was a child and is particularly good at delicate work.

It only takes him a few days to repair a scrapped long-tail truck by himself, and he can transform a pile of scrap metal into a usable heating stove, fishing bench and storage rack.

Kaka is very good at imitating and learning.

Such as some expensive mechanical items, such as mechanical pocket watches owned by nobles and wealthy people, multi-layered silver wine bottles, portable multi-functional belts, walnut chairs with copper poles that can be lifted, lowered and rotated... These are high-end and exquisite props produced by the Invention Department , he can imitate and repair.

On Treasure Island, Kaka is called the "High Imitation Master".

Some goblin merchants began to secretly ask him to make some imitations, mix them with the expensive genuine products, and sell them.

Relying on craftsmanship, although Kaka is not rich, he is not hungry either.

But the high imitation and renovation capabilities also caused him trouble.

Someone asked him to make some special replicas.

For example, drive a clockwork motorcycle that explodes when it is driven, put a quenched poison needle in the pocket watch, add some pop-up handcuffs and iron hoops to the revolving chair, and add a wine bottle with mercury hidden...

This made Kaka shudder.

He knows very well that these things will affect some people, causing some people to disappear or die suddenly, and the subsequent consequences will bring endless trouble to him.

But employers are also very difficult to deal with and find it difficult to refuse. The people who came forward were nominally local plunderers and thieves, but they were just errands, and behind them were big figures with power and wealth.

Kaka felt very painful.

"Why do you have to come to me? Other tinkers and engineers can do this too."

This question made the employer laugh: "You are the best at forging and renovating. Who is a good person on Treasure Island? You often do these jobs, don't you?"

Some also said: "Isn't high imitation just stealing other people's things? What I need is your skills. You'd better be wiser, accept the gold coins, and make the things for me. This is good for both of us."

The term "high imitation master", which once represented recognition of technology, has become a problem for Kaka.

He finally understood.

The reason is not that other engineers can't do it, but that in everyone's eyes, high imitators are evil goblins who steal technology and craftsmanship.

The evil imitator should do the dirty work.

Those engineers in the invention department are the inventors who stand under the sun and do serious things.

Kaka tried many times to get into the invention department. He applied to start as an unpaid and overworked apprentice, and he would accept it if he could not evaluate technical advancement.

But the technical officer responsible for recruitment in the Invention Department told him: "You have to understand that the Invention Department cannot accept a person with serious misdeeds. The Invention Department creates great and brilliant inventions for the empire. It is a palace of respect and does not allow anyone to Defiling the cause of the Holy Spirit here!”

"Go back to your treasure island, that's where you should stay."

This hit Kaka hard.

It was not his choice to be born on Treasure Island, but with technology and invention, could it be that what was born in the Invention Department was light and justice, while the technology on Treasure Island was dirty and obscene?

When Kaka was confused and distressed, his father gave him a gift.

That's a little golden turtle.

In the Empire, this is an expensive and popular pet among goblins.

"Although this gift is a little late...you need a little motivation and change, quick feet." The elderly father said: "Take it with you, remember that you will be responsible for its life, and you will soon find yourself direction."

Kaka raised this turtle named [Little One]. He had not yet thought about his future, but the outside world had been turned upside down.

The emperor of the empire went into exile, and the electors began to fight for the imperial capital representing orthodoxy. The entire empire fell into uninterrupted war and turmoil.

Treasure Island could not stay out of it.

The chaos ended the tax privilege, and armies of different numbers collected military expenses from the island, saying that they would defend it on behalf of the empire. They did not go too far for Treasure Island, but repeatedly levied taxes for various reasons and even went to the island to arrest people, causing many people on the island to leave and migrate.

Kaka also took his father and [Little One] and followed the merchants to the Resurrection Kingdom to avoid the disaster.

…

The Resurrection Kingdom is a young country, and the main ethnic group is the Skeleton Ancestors.

Unlike the empire, there are no old noble groups, lords and armed forces in various places. As long as you work hard and have output, you can get the unified remuneration paid by the kingdom.

Kaka quickly adapted to the local area with his learning and imitation ability, and was also hired as a senior craftsman in the kingdom.

His main job is to design and test new skeleton creatures.

There are two common skeleton creatures in the Resurrection Kingdom, one is the bone horse and the other is the skeleton dog.

King Raymond requested: "We cannot limit ourselves to these two species. We must make full use of the advantages of bones, use bone horses and skeleton dogs, and transform and strengthen more skeleton categories. The oracle said that diversity represents stability."

Kaka also agreed with this.

King Raymond is a national leader who understands technology, and many of his policies are inclined towards better production and manufacturing.

The Twin Snake Empire is based on a few elites such as merchants and nobles as the main beneficiaries, while the main beneficiaries of the Resurrection Kingdom are the craftsmen and farmers of the masses.

The entire Resurrection Kingdom is a huge machine based on the country. Whether it is agriculture, animal husbandry or manufacturing, the country uniformly distributes materials and tools, and uniformly recycles the output, so everyone thinks this is a matter of course.

Because of the divine power of Yao God, and the supervision of the apostle Mao Cao. King Raymond also set an example, with his strong personal charm and reputation, and made every effort to promote the advancement of the national subject to protect the interests of every citizen.

At work, Kaka participated in the [Bone Cow] and [Bone Lizard] projects.

Although both projects were eventually abandoned due to poor practicality, they allowed him to meet a like-minded friend, Buki.

Buki is one of the earliest bone mages in the kingdom.

Unlike most bone mages who tend to improve their spells, he pays special attention to the basics.

"Without the foundation, there is no house."

Buki always said: "We need more ghost lighthouses, more scholars, so that more people can accept and master knowledge, even the simplest knowledge. This must be done so that the kingdom can make a real leap, otherwise farmers will always be farmers, and craftsmen will always be craftsmen. This stereotyped status quo that is almost determined by birth will make the kingdom unable to be full of vitality and creativity."

"We need the foundation of mathematics, language, writing and rhetoric, mining, smelting, casting, astrology, navigation... Every basic knowledge will intersect on the way forward."

Buki went to the seminary in the Yao clan world for three years, and he became more determined after returning.

As an experienced engineer, Kaka recognized Buki.

Many employers feel that to make a mechanical pocket watch, the key is to have the most important design drawing. As long as there is a blueprint, you can find a craftsman to restore it.

That's not the case at all.

Blueprints are indeed important, and the more accurate the blueprints are, the more useful they are.

But the craftsmanship of hand-polishing parts is also important. A little bit of accuracy will result in a lot of difference in the final result.

Materials are also important. Take copper as an example. The same parts made of brass, red copper, bronze and white copper will have very different effects.

…

Each foundation is a stone brick, and many stone bricks can be piled up to form a flat and stable foundation.

Manufacturing is laying the foundation layer by layer, but in the eyes of laymen, it is a stubborn accumulation and stacking of plates.

Buggy once asked Kaka: "What kind of tools do you think we need to develop more skeleton creatures?"

"It should be something that conforms to the usage habits of the white bone ancestors, is easy to operate, and has a lot of plasticity."

Kaka raised the bones in his hand: "I always find it strange, why can't bones be used as the core material to make a series of tools?"

"Since bones can be combined to form skeleton dogs and bone horses, this is a material with strong inherent possibilities. The kingdom has rich experience in use and production, why do we go against the grain and want to use wood and metal instead?"

"Compared to metal, the hardness of bones is too poor."

Bucky shook his head, and the upper and lower jaws of the skull opened and closed, He made a flat voice: "Compared with wood, it is not flexible enough. Bone is a common raw material, but it cannot bear too much weight... and to make it active, the larger it is, the more difficult it is. You can see that it is easy to make a skeleton dog, but it is much more difficult to make a bone horse, and bone cows often fall and disintegrate naturally."

"Then let's change the angle."

Kaka pinched a piece of bone in his hand: "Bones are more flexible and lighter than metals, much harder than wood, and can be combined with each other, which naturally reduces a lot of processing steps. Isn't it?"

"...It makes sense."

"Why not try using bones as the core material and using wood, stone and metal to assist it?"

"This..."

The more Kaka talked, the more feasible it seemed. He waved the bones in his hand: "You don't have to pursue skeleton creatures. Even if you just weave bones to construct a complete and extensible frame, you can fill it with all kinds of things, right?"

"Bones are very light and can be used to make various large devices, such as vehicles, houses, ships, and even castles and fortresses."

Buki was stunned for a moment, and then his body began to tremble: "You... are right! Why didn't we think of it? We have very good natural materials ourselves!"

The two hit it off and began to test their guesses.

After a lot of experiments and records, they came to an astonishing conclusion.

The hardness of bones is far greater than that of wood, and the hardest skull is almost the same as fine iron in terms of impact resistance.

The hardness and flexibility of bones of different populations are slightly different, and the bones of extraordinary people are far superior to ordinary bones in both aspects.

Injecting blood elements into bone horses and skeleton dogs to further enhance the hardness and flexibility of bones, and blood elements will also make the bone structure have a certain activity.

...

When the [Mediation Army] officially entered the Twin Snake Empire to mediate the war, Kaka and Buki delivered the thick application "On the Feasibility, Necessity and Decisive Impact of the "Bone Project" on the Future of the Kingdom" to King Raymond's desk.

Kaka and the others waited anxiously.

One day, two days... They couldn't even calm down to read the newspaper.

Eleven days later, they received a reply from the king himself.

"I have read it. I have verified your conclusion. The kingdom approves your plan and will provide you with all the necessary resources."

Kaka and Buki were overjoyed.

They immediately began to form a research team, not only inviting goblin engineers and inventors, but also invited scholars from the Yao tribe to participate.

However, a big thing happened at this time.

The bone giants headed by the hero Sidar officially appeared and killed all sides on the battlefield of the Twin Snake Empire, inspiring countless bone ancestors and triggering a wave of gene sequencing.

Since the gene sequence allows a skeleton ancestor to have the power of a giant, is the skeleton project really necessary?

The skeleton project is like a sand castle built by the sea. Facing the flexible giant evolved by the gene sequence, it is full of flaws and defects.

Kaka and Buji were hit hard by the gene sequence and fell into self-doubt.

Is there any meaning for the skeleton project to exist?

Thanks: Colonel Pumpkin YH for supporting 500 starting coins.