pertwk Chapter 1931: New Opportunities
Chapter 1931: New Opportunities
Chapter 1931: New Opportunities
Someone started to make a noise: "Luo Xie, you lost. All your spoils belong to the emperor."
The whole crowd laughed.
Luo Xie pressed the back of his neck and muttered to himself. In the Upside-Down Sea, the emperor's fighting power didn't seem so outrageous, and he could at least fight with the emperor for a few moves.
Luo Xie has been practicing diligently, so how come such a short time has passed and the gap between him and others has widened again?
He Lingchuan patted his shoulder and nodded to the crowd: "Win today's match, and your opponent tomorrow will be her."
Luo Xie took the opportunity to look over, his expression slightly changed: "Miss Mo Yi?"
In front of the crowd stood a female warrior with her arms folded. She was tall and fit, with slightly tanned skin and a wolfish gaze.
She had two gold rings on her left ear and a thick braid on the back of her head.
As soon as He Lingchuan finished speaking, she raised her chin towards Luo Xie and smiled provocatively.
This female warrior was named Mo Yize, and she came from the Mianhuo tribe in the northern part of the Shining Gold Plains. This tribe worshipped the demon fairy Jieshui Zhenren, that is, Liu Qingdao + Aunt Zhu + He Lingchuan + Dong Rui, the giant lizard with a yellow background and dark red stripes that they had just subdued in the Upside-Down Sea.
After landing on the Shining Gold Plain, Master Jieshui selected nearly a hundred warriors from his tribal followers to join Emperor Jiuyou, and the leader of this team was Mo Yize.
On the first day they met, she and Wanqi Feng had a 50-50 fight. After that, anyone who dared to belittle her or pursue her was beaten black and blue by her.
Luo Xie had seen this woman's performance on the battlefield, and there were only two words to describe her:
wild.
There was a burst of booing from the sidelines, all of which were good-natured ridicule.
"If you lose, you have to be our boss Mo Yi's concubine!"
"Forget it. Don't break his small arms and legs in two and a half strokes."
Mo Yi glanced at Luo Xie, turned and left, and the people behind him made way for her.
The inspection of the troops in Liudai Town ended here. The leaders took their teams back to eat. They had to train in the afternoon and had no rest for half a day.
Luo Xie was called out by the guards alone because He Lingchuan asked him to accompany him to have dinner in Bai Ta Town, fifteen miles away.
Liudai Town is now a completely military town, and all businesses are related to military supplies. Luo Xie went to the town to cook for himself, and he could meet at least three or four acquaintances during a meal, not to mention He Lingchuan.
However, running more than ten miles away for a meal is too far, right?
Of course, even though he was mumbling, he was very excited. He had fought side by side with He Lingchuan in the Upside-Down Sea. After he came out, He Lingchuan became the "Nine Nether Emperor". His subordinates quickly expanded from a dozen people to thousands of troops. The two had few opportunities to meet.
Luo Xie was not disappointed. He was an unwelcome outer disciple of the Illusion Sect in the Upside-Down Sea. He knew that he had to fight for status and respect by himself. How much could others give him? So after he came ashore, he practiced and fought much harder than his fellow disciples of the Illusion Sect.
Luo Xie was very clear that following Emperor Jiuyou was a brand new opportunity and he must seize it.
However, in addition to taking him with him, He Lingchuan also invited Fang Canran to go along, and Weng Xing also shamelessly went to eat for free.
Once we left Duocheng, that feeling of bustling and vibrant life suddenly disappeared.
The four of them rode their horses through the dirt road in the forest, and saw yellow leaves all over the mountains and bare tree branches, rustling in the wind.
It was almost late autumn, and Luo Xie saw a little squirrel climbing up a tree with chestnuts it had picked up, trying to store some dry food for the winter.
After walking for another half an hour, the mountain road became very rugged, and there was a landslide in one section. I don't know how long no one has taken care of it. Not only did grass grow in the fallen rocks, but now the grass roots have turned yellow.
Baita Town has a good location, right next to the main road, and is far from being as remote as Duocheng.
But Luo Xie and others were used to the prosperity of Duocheng as a military city, so when they came to Baita Town, they felt it was desolate and lonely. Even the wind blowing through the town was particularly cold. There was only one dog outside the town, and it was so thin that its bones were visible. When it saw people coming, it did not bark or greet them, but ran away with its tail between its legs.
Although the town is small, there are two inns, two restaurants, and three or four makeshift food stalls.
This is because the Yangshan Chamber of Commerce has been collecting minerals nearby in the past one or two years, allowing some basic commercial activities here. Otherwise, what is the point of relying on the main road? There won't be a single merchant every three to five days.
The local houses are simple and grey, and are mostly short. Away from the main street, there are large shacks. They have no walls on the four sides and no tiles on the top. They are supported by four poles and a few curtains. They cannot keep warm in autumn and cannot keep out water in rainy days.
But even if they lived in this shack, they must be wealthy families, because there were people sleeping on the ground in the open air at the end of the street, in the ruined gardens and in the post stations. They were dressed in tattered clothes and looked like skinny monkeys, catching fleas in the sun. When they saw He Lingchuan and others, they would come up to them and ask if they wanted work.
If I can get a part-time job, I will have food to eat for the next two or three days.
Since landing in Beihai, Luo Xie has been staying in the army and rarely goes out privately. He doesn't know much about the customs and practices of Shanjin. Now when he sees the appearance of Baita Town, his brows subconsciously frowned.
He Lingchuan asked him: "How do you feel after entering the town?"
He also answered very bluntly: "Poor and broke."
He Lingchuan randomly chose one of the only two restaurants and walked in. Today's dishes were written on a board with crooked handwriting.
In small places, the ingredients are not complete, and diners have to eat whatever the restaurant has prepared today.
He Lingchuan was lucky. Today the restaurant bought half a musk deer and three snow chickens from a hunter, so he ordered both. The musk deer was braised and the snow chicken was roasted, and he also asked for some fried purslane.
Fang Canran then asked He Lingchuan: "What treasure is hidden in this town that made you come all the way here?"
"This was originally a mining town. There were copper and iron mines in the mountains behind it, but the mineral reserves were exhausted ten years ago and can no longer be mined." The area around Duocheng is full of mining areas. After the mines in Baita Town were mined out, they could only rely on roads, and the town became increasingly dilapidated. "A few days ago, there was a landslide in the mountainous area, and the old mine also collapsed. Someone found traces of new mineral seedlings."
"Is it also copper-iron ore?"
"No." He Lingchuan glanced at Luo Xie, "It's the same kind of mine that you guarded in the mining team in the Upside Down Sea."
Black crystal mine? Luo Xie was shocked. He was the deputy captain of the mining protection team in Diandohai, but he didn't blurt out these two words because they were sitting in the backyard of the restaurant, separated from the woodland outside by only a fence.
Four or five children were peeking outside, ranging in age from five to ten, with pale faces, thin bodies and big heads.
At this time, the food was already on the table, and the aroma of meat filled the air. Several children squatted outside, swallowing their saliva, but they didn't dare to make a sound, let alone come in.
"You seemed to have said that you had exploration experience?" He Lingchuan had a good memory and could still remember the casual chat he had with Luo Xie after the battle.
The exploration of black crystal ore is different from that of other minerals.
"Yes, I started working in the mines when I was eleven years old." Luo Xie nodded. "In the Upside-Down Sea, that kind of mine appears intermittently, as you know. I have found new mineral deposits at least three times."