Dharma Ring: Selling dung beetles at the border

The wandering merchant's donkey was tied in front of the chariot, and the wandering merchant sat on the chariot, talking at length with Wuming.

After a battle, Wuming clearly realized the power of the Suzu Hunter.

If such a strong man ran to Airei Church, no one could stop him.

Wuming scratched his helmet:

Who is this person? Why did he kill the teacher and the businessman?

I don't know. The wandering businessman said dejectedly, I'm just a businessman who's about to starve to death. I don't have anything on me, but I'm still being targeted.

He said: The bell hunter is a nightmare for the merchants in the border areas. He will appear everywhere to hunt merchants and hunt our bell beads.

Wuming raised his hand: What are the bell beads?

I can't tell. It seems to be a kind of jade related to the soul that will condense from human corpses. The wandering businessman said.

What's the use of this? Wuming asked.

The wandering merchant still shook his head:

I have no idea.

This wandering businessman is very thin. Indeed, as he said, he is a businessman who is about to starve to death.

This kind of businessman naturally doesn't have as many secrets as Gale and others.

No, aren't you a meat seller? Why are you almost starving to death? Wuming thought of the merchant's goods.

The wandering merchant murmured:

I didn't beat the meat myself. I paid for the meat. If I can't sell it, I can't eat it myself. If it goes bad, I'll go bankrupt and starve to death.

No reason, my business there is pretty good... Wuming touched his chin, I saw you escaped in the woods. Where are you doing business? A camp in the forest?

It's in the woods. The wandering businessman replied.

Wuming looked at the road under his feet, and then at the dense woods in the distance.

You can probably understand why this man is starving to death.

Wuming asked: Is there any way for you wandering people to communicate with each other?

Why are you asking this? the wandering businessman asked cautiously.

Suzhu hunters are wandering in the border area. I think gathering together is a better choice. Wuming said, I have my own base, which can provide better defense.

Thank you for your kindness. said the wandering merchant, but the lessons of our ancestors tell us that it is better for merchants not to form large caravans.

Is there a story about businessmen gathering together and then being surrounded and destroyed? Wuming asked, I've heard of it.

Wuming said: But if we fight alone, there are still bell hunters who are eyeing us. If we unite, we will at least have greater hope.

The wandering businessman showed a struggling expression.

Indeed, as Wuming said, the situation of businessmen is very difficult. Whether they are alone or gathered together, they are facing huge crises at any time.

You said you are also a businessman? the wandering businessman asked Wuming.

Yes, there are two businessmen and two teachers on my property. Wuming said, It's called Pachi's Old Shop.

I've heard of it, the wandering merchant said. The faded ones who passed by occasionally mentioned it to me. They said that your service is much better than mine, and I can't sell anything except some wooden arrows.

Wuming didn't expect that the wandering merchant would be starving to death and still have his share of the credit, so he laughed:

This is competition. How about joining us? You can't beat us anyway.

The wandering businessman was a little moved.

He saw Wuming's strength in his eyes. With such a thigh, it would be perfectly beneficial for him to hug him...

Oh, by the way, let me tell you, we are being targeted by Greg, and he is going to send troops to attack us. Wuming added.

Thank you, I'm fine on my own, the businessman said.

Wuming smiled: Don't worry, you can set up a stall near Hyde Fortress. Kenneth has taken back his fortress and should be willing to accept you. What I want is your sales, your up and down lines. We can share products. Suppliers, by spreading their branches in this way, we can better serve those who have faded.

Then can I get out of the car now? The wandering businessman didn't feel Wuming's thoughtfulness at all, and his mind was filled with the words that Greg was coming to attack them.

No, just think of it as repaying me for saving your life. I will requisition your donkey. Wuming said.

He wanted to rush back to Airei Church as soon as possible, rely on speed to get rid of the bell hunters, and discuss this big trouble with others.

Even Wuming doesn't think it's fast enough. The demi-humans will take shortcuts through the mountains and forests. The carriage can only move step by step on the flat road. The speed of six horses and a thin donkey is far behind compared to eight horses. .

Can it be faster... Wuming murmured to himself, adding some magic to the carriage to make it lighter.

In the mountain forest, a giant bear rushed out and roared at Wuming.

Wuming's eyes lit up.

Airey Church and Patch's old shop are still so lively.

A dozen Kaidan mercenaries surrounded the old store, always watching what was going on outside.

The billowing smoke and dust approached from a distance, making the Kaidan mercenaries a little nervous.

I saw Wuming standing on the huge golden chariot, twitching the reins.

Six horses, a skinny donkey, and a giant bear were pulling the reins and digging into the ground, throwing a large amount of soil behind them.

The chariot stopped at the door of the church, and the twisted Deathborn on the wheels roared at the Kaidan mercenaries.

The Kaidan mercenary looked at the golden carriage and his mouth twitched:

Boss, you're out for a trip now. You've added a lot of accessories to the car.

Who wants to add such a pendant? Wuming said.

He jumped down from the carriage and punched the giant bear over, knocking it unconscious.

Wuming walked into the Ailei Church, clapped his hands, and attracted everyone's attention:

Everyone looks at me, look at me, look at me, let me say something.

Wuming told the story about Grek and the Suzu Hunter, emphasizing the strength of the Suzu Hunter.

The people in Airei Church listened quietly to Wuming's story, remained silent for a moment, and continued to do what they were supposed to do.

No, why aren't you nervous? Wuming glared.

The faded one said: Didn't you tell me that the bell hunter is evenly matched with you, and Greg is evenly matched with us, so there's no need to be afraid.

Another fader said:

Just enough to lure him out of Stone City so we can start.

Wuming understood that these faded warriors were not afraid of big things, and they were eager for a big war.

Wuming looked at his employees:

Why aren't you afraid? That bell hunter is here specifically to kill you.

The Immortals say: It is difficult for us to die.

Se Lian was also very calm: This is not my body, and I can't be killed.

Haida also smiled. She said nothing, but the meaning of her smile was self-evident.

As a parasitic soul on a corpse, she is naturally not afraid of death.

Wuming looked at the hybrid.

Realizing that he had just spoken too hastily, the hybrid didn't understand what he was saying.

Forget it, let me talk to some normal people. Wuming waved his hand and found Patch, What do you think?

Patch was indeed much more stable and thought about it carefully:

That Kenneth Hyde hates Greg, right?

Probably, I think he never leaves Greco. Wuming said.

Why disgust?

Because of the limb replacement.

Patch said: Then other lords will hate Greg?

Then I don't know. Wuming thought of the girl in red robe, At least she's quite scared.

Patch nodded: Those lords will not be happy if their military power is suddenly taken away. They may not cooperate with Greg, and may even add insult to injury. As long as we show strong enough, those small lords will take their own side.

Oh, that makes sense. Wuming suddenly realized.

Patch suddenly smiled crookedly:

But do you really want to stop Greg?

Of course I don't want to conflict with Greg. Wuming said, What do you want to say?

Patch said meaningfully:

War is a good opportunity. A lot of soldiers, a lot of supplies, a lot of material needs. This is a good opportunity to make a fortune.

Make their money and then let them beat me?

It's not that it can't be operated, Patch said.

Wuming shook his head: No, I don't want to start a fight. There will always be casualties in a fight, and that's not good.

Patch said: You are so kind.

Wuming said seriously:

Human life is more valuable. If you don't believe it, look at Haida.

Haida shuddered.

Patch crossed his hands and looked at Haida, and had to admit that Wuming's words made sense.

Wuming said: Besides, if there is a full-scale conflict, Greg will have no choice but to die, and we will have no money to make.

Patch said: So you want to let Greg continue to hold limb grafting ceremonies in Nimgefu in order to make money?

Wuming touched his chin:

This is also a problem. If everyone has limbs, it will be difficult to make money... I was hesitant before, but after seeing Hyde, I had other ideas.

What do you think? Patch asked.

Can you change a lord? Wuming said, Hyde said that he is a descendant of Nimgefu's orthodox regime, and Greik came from the royal city by air. We support Hyde up. Nimgefu is in peace, and we can also make peace with him. The new lord does some big business.”

Patch sneered:

I advise you not to do this. The homeless people are accused of being involved in cults. Do you know why?

I don't know. Wuming said, Isn't it because they are so rich that they are jealous of others?

That's one of the reasons. Patch said, When the large caravan develops too prosperously, it will naturally spread to deeper areas, such as the army, such as the palace. But when they try to get involved in the world that is firmly controlled by Marika's bloodline, position, they will understand the truth and cruelty of this world.”

Patch looked at the magnificent golden tree that covered half of the sky:

In this world, the pinnacle that money can never reach is... power. The laws that stipulate the rules of the world, and the warriors blessed by the laws themselves... Marika is the unparalleled center of power.

Wuming also looked at the golden tree:

Then why did the junction become like this?

Who knows. Patch said, I am not interested in the royal family's struggle for power. No matter what era, it is enough for me to survive.

Patch looked serious:

So in order to survive, don't even think about supporting Hyde to become king. In the junction, there is only one condition for a king, and that is strength. If you help him to a position that does not belong to him, it will only destroy him, just like Greg. And it could very well drag us down.”

Okay, okay. Wuming no longer insisted.

Many of his ideas were decided by patting his head on his head, and he gave up on them very simply.

Patch said: Since you said that Greg is gathering troops to deal with us, does that mean that the blood dynasty's deterrence has failed? It can even be said that there is fuel from the blood dynasty behind this.

If Fan Lei really wants to make us die behind the scenes, we won't be able to cooperate. Wuming was a little regretful, I quite like returning to the bone fragments.

Patch said: I'm actually not that worried about Stone City and Blood Dynasty. Behind Greg and Fan Lei are huge forces and intricate chains of interests. They look like one person, but they are actually just the projection of a giant. We can always Find a way to work your way around it. I'm worried about another problem.

Lingzhu Hunter? Wuming said.

Patch nodded: Listen to what you said, I can't figure out where such a powerful loner comes from. If we can't figure out his origin, we will be very passive.

Wu Ming takes it for granted.

No one knows better than him how powerful a strong, unencumbered man can be.

The unknown general Se Lian Galehida and others were called over to discuss how to deal with the Suzu Hunter.

Tops and Gallie were the most nervous. They had no means of defense and were powerless against powerful enemies.

Is this person collecting bells just for fun? Wuming said, If we can determine his purpose, we can predict his whereabouts.

The purpose of collecting bells... Se Lian pondered, It's a bit like the method of the Origin Sect.

What methods does the Origin Sect use? Wuming asked.

Se Lian nodded at the center of the azure stone mask:

Collect souls and improve your ability to explore the stars.

Collecting merchants' souls? Wuming shook his head, Maybe he covets souls, but not to explore the stars.

The beginning of the origin... Se Lian said, Do you know the starting point of pyroxene magic?

Wuming winked at Tops.

Tops said: I heard it's the origin magic called the Star Rain?

From the origin of virtual reality, star amber fell and became the origin of pyroxene. Se Lian said, The research on pyroxene and soul allows us to have the technology to transform virtual reality into reality and master the power of pyroxene magic. So the businessman's The soul may also have its own unique utility.”

Wuming said: He doesn't just kill businessmen, he also kills teachers like you.

Se Lian pinched the chin of the azure stone mask:

It's really hard to find similarities. Maybe he just needs two things from two people.

Wuming said: Similar to how wild boars eat meat, they are also vegetarian?

Perhaps, our souls are the nourishment of this beast. Se Lian said.

Seeing the two of them chatting happily while pretending to be prey, Topps couldn't hold back anymore:

Let's see how to defend against him.

It's a pity that we have no good solution. Wuming said, Even if we build a fortress, with the opponent's strength, we can break it open and eat all the babies inside like a snake entering a bird's nest.

Topps said:

There is a way. There is a protective barrier that can provide very effective protection for a single person.

Oh? Tell me. Wuming said.

I saw it when I was doing research. Topps introduced, The defensive strength is very amazing. It is said that it is a high-quality product specially designed for the royal family.

Are there any royal nobles present? Wuming looked around.

Immortals, hybrids, mercenaries, thieves...

It seems not. Wuming said, How do we get that protective barrier?

No Kenneth Hyde? Patch asked.

That's terrible. If he had, he wouldn't have been surrounded by demi-humans. Wuming said, I'll go and ask.

Wuming sighed in his heart.

He actually wanted to go to the Round Table, the real Round Table.

There are more than one famous family gathered there. It is hard to say whether it is a gathering place for heroes. There must be many princes and nobles there.

Unfortunately, he was rejected by the Round Table.

At this time, Wuming deeply realized the heritage of the old round table.

A skinny camel is bigger than a horse... Wuming sighed as he prepared his horse to get into the car.

Wuming pulled the reins and was about to get into the car when another sound broke through the air.

A sharp arrow flew in front of him and was nailed to the stone pillar of Ailei Church.

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In the round table hall, in the center of the round table, huge blessings spread, and a person walked out of the golden light.

Tall, silent, and covered with thorns.

The man covered in thorns walked towards Baozhi's study.

Baizhi was reading the letter in the study, and noticed that he saw the man coming, without saying a word, but just glanced at him.

The man full of thorns just passed by Baozhi's study. He went straight to the deeper position and stood in front of the old woman selling goods.

He threw a few bells at the old woman's stall, then left silently, walking into the blessed light and disappearing.

Everyone at the round table seemed to turn a blind eye to him, or in other words, they deliberately ignored him.