Su Clan's son of a thousand families
Chapter 36
Chapter 36
As the saying goes, "a man can't get rich without windfall, and a horse can't get fat without night grass".
In today's battle, the battle damage can be said to be completely negligible.
Due to a serious mistake in Su Xun's calculation of combat power, none of the soldiers of the Su clan died, only a few dozen people accidentally threw a stone hammer too hard and dodged their waists.
To be honest, Su Xun should sum up his experience now, and really need to reflect on why such a thing happened.
But in terms of the results of the battle, looking at the meat resources piled up like a mountain of meat.
Su Dawei, the smiling owner of the third-bedroom family, can be said responsibly, has he become rich instantly?
The "Second Brothers" with fat heads, big ears, and big waists are also worthy of being the ultimate food bestowed by God on mankind.
These four groups have a total of 1200 common black-haired wild boars of three hundred catties, 52 pig demons weighing more than one thousand catties, and four pig demons who will deliver themselves to their door later.
After one battle, the net income of Su Xun and others was nearly 40 catties of ordinary wild boar meat and 6 catties of extraordinary pig monster meat.
This is not counting the [-] young wild boars that can be raised in the wild boar forest and harvested once a year in the future.
Those cute wild boar cubs were not included in the net income this time because they were long-term resources.
Of course, in terms of long-term income, these wild boar cubs that can "lay eggs, eggs, chickens, and endless descendants" are Su Xun's biggest gains today.
But even if the wild boar cubs are not counted, these adult black-haired wild boars alone are already an astonishing fortune.
Calculated on the basis that a catty of wild animal meat is worth a big copper coin, and a catty of monster meat is worth a piece of black iron, the Su family will receive a full 10 black iron.
If it is converted into other materials, it is equivalent to 100 million catties of refined iron, or grain worth [-] million catties.
Just these grains are enough for ordinary people in Sujiabao to eat for two years.
Of course, "poor culture and rich martial arts", if used for military training, these extraordinary resources can only be used by [-] soldiers of the Su Clan for two months.
It is said that "one shot of the cannon is worth ten thousand taels of gold". It is not without reason that the Su clan of Jianghuai can spend 200 years "by virtue of strength" just by training soldiers.
However, this is only half of the harvest in the wild boar forest. Although this land reclamation is dangerous, it is indeed a huge profit for this costless business.
It's a pity that this kind of wanton harvesting scene is just a one-shot deal, and in the future, we can only rely on this "wild boar forest pig farm" for a long time.
Let's not talk about Su Xun, Su Yong, Su Dawei and others, how to pack up the spoils in full swing
Let's say that Su Xiao, who stayed behind at the Su family at this time, is now trying his best to command the remaining [-] elite soldiers of the Su family, trying to pretend to be [-] clan soldiers to bluff people.
It can be said responsibly that the safety of the family is on their shoulders. Although it is only a few days, the owner of the host family, Su Xiao, is indeed having a hard time.
But "people sit at home, money comes from the sky", this luck can't be stopped.
Su Xiao, who was doing normal exercises today, encountered a good thing that was many times better than Su Xun's previous life, "winning the lottery" from scratch.
In the territory of the human race on the coast of the South China Sea, the top forces in the human race are undoubtedly the three religions and nine streams and the royal families of the ten countries, and then the top families of all countries.
But besides these forces, there are still many forces existing in the form of alliances among the people in Jianghu.
For example, the "Hunter Alliance" dominated by Mohist forces, and the "Medicated Dietist Alliance" dominated by physician forces.
The "Feng Shui Master Alliance" is dominated by Taoism, and the "Yi Master Alliance" is dominated by Confucianism.
The "Writer's Alliance" mainly composed of novelists, etc., and countless highly professional alliance forces flooded the countryside.
Of course, the members of the alliance are dominated by these forces, which does not mean that they belong directly to these forces, but because the initiators of these alliances are all parties.
Because of their respective prestige and strength, everyone is willing to believe in them, so these alliances are formed.
Different alliances have different functions, and since there are alliances, there will be beneficial resources.
Without interests and resources as a basis, relying only on ideals and prestige, there is definitely no hope of forming various long-term alliances.
For example, the rangers of the Mohist school are the main ones, and the various schools of thought have more or less participated in a huge force: the "Hunter Alliance".
"Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and where there are resources, there are hunters."
The "Hunter's Union" is an existence similar to the Western "mercenary union" in the countryside.
As the name suggests, it is an alliance formed by wild hunters.
There is no threshold for "Hunter" to join. As long as you have extraordinary secret skills, no matter what power, background, or background, you can go to the Hunter Union, accept tasks, and become a "Hunter"
The Hunter Alliance has three convenient functions of "publishing tasks", "recovering resources" and "receiving rewards", which is also the reason why the Hunter Alliance can exist.
The first function is to recycle resources.
This "resource" refers to all the extraordinary resources in the wilderness that are beneficial to cultivation. The alliance has clearly marked prices and can be recycled indefinitely.
This side of the world has a vast territory, extraordinary multitudes, and extremely rich products.
There are more than [-] kinds of monsters recorded around the territory of the Human Race, and tens of thousands of natural treasures.
There are all kinds of spirits with magical effects, and there are countless auras in the wilderness and forests of the land.
Of course, the rarer and rarer the extraordinary material, the more extraordinary the price, this is common sense, after all, rare things are expensive.
In particular, all kinds of treasures of heaven, material and earth, and rare treasures of earth veins are extremely valuable and have no market.
For example, the "Blood Jade Ganoderma lucidum" that was accidentally swallowed by the red-scaled python in Dongling Mountain, which was only bred ten thousand years ago in the dragon's veins, is one of the treasures of heaven and earth.
There are also, for example, "ginseng dolls, ganoderma lucidum dolls, and sealwort dolls" that have been passed down for a long time among the people.
Common ones include "blood ganoderma, blood ginseng, Tai Sui, snow lotus" and so on.
Of course, there are also some rare and exotic beasts that are naturally raised and bred by nature.
For example, "Liu Hai catches the golden toad", the three-legged golden toad caught, can spit out money, and has the effect of gathering wealth.
Another example is a monkey who looks like an ape but has a pair of white ears.
You can crawl on the ground, and you can stand up and walk like a human being. If people eat its meat, they can walk very fast.
There is also a "Lu Shu" with a body shape like a horse, a white head, stripes on the body that resemble tiger stripes, and a red tail.
The sound of "Lu Shu" is very beautiful, just like a person singing.
If you wear the skin of this strange beast or wear clothes made of its fur, it will be very beneficial to people's descendants.
Not only prolong life, but also prosper children and grandchildren, and smooth sailing in school and job hunting, as well as in all aspects of life.
However, these rare and exotic beasts are captured by ordinary hunters even in the wild, in the mountains and in the wild.
They are also handed over to major auction houses for auction, and will not be sold directly to the Hunter Union.
The second function is to issue tasks.
In this world, there are tens of thousands of secret arts, and the cultivation of such secret arts requires various materials.
Like the mahogany sword raw materials that specialize in all kinds of evil spirits and zombies.
There are [-]-year mahogany heart, [-]-year mahogany heart, [-]-year mahogany heart, lightning strike mahogany, Japanese mahogany, moon-fine mahogany, and so on.
Like making "incense", the pulse is extensive and profound, and all kinds of incense have various functions and uses of incense.
There are thousands of different types of "incense", each of which requires different methods and materials for making.
Like all kinds of sandalwood mainly used for sacrifice, meditation, health, refreshing, psychedelic, and poisoning.
Some of these precious materials need to be collected and adopted by these wild hunters who usually go deep into the wilderness and mountains.
The third function to receive rewards
"Receiving rewards" is easy to understand. Whether hunters are selling resources or handing in tasks after completing tasks.
When receiving the reward, the Hunter Union must be used as an intermediary, and the reward can only be received after passing the appraisal of the Hunter Union.
Of course, in terms of reputation, among the hundreds of schools of thought, the "Mohist" ranger has the most reputation.
Mohism advocates "universal love, non-aggression, heavenly will, enlightenment of ghosts, advocating the same, exalting the virtuous, frugal use, frugal burial, non-joy, and non-fate."
The world view of fraternity, non-aggression, and equality engraved in the hearts of every "mohist" is simply a positive teaching material for this side to discuss the world of respect and inferiority with blood.
Su Xun from the "Earth" can be said to be the most touched by the theory of equality adhered to by these "Mohists".
However, although their claims are not liked by those in power, the reputation of the "Mo Zhe" is recognized as the first-class one in the wilderness of the human race.
If there is anyone else in this world who can be completely trusted besides myself.
Needless to say, everyone in Manghuang gave the same answer, because there is only one ending, and that is to attack the "Mo Zhe".
The "Hunter" under the Hunter Alliance implements the "Hunter Group" hierarchy and the "Hunter" hierarchy respectively.
"Hunter" ranks from high to low, the ninth-rank hunter is the highest, and the following are eighth-rank hunters, seventh-rank hunters, sixth-rank hunters, fifth-rank hunters, fourth-rank hunters, third-rank hunters, second-rank hunters, and first-rank hunters.
The hunter level is obtained by doing tasks to get points, and the top six hunters can be upgraded by points.
But in this world where bloodlines are superior and strength is paramount, where there are people, there are privileges.
If the "Hunter" joins, he will have the level of cultivation of the three main lines of secret art inheritance.
Then once you join, you can directly become a hunter of the corresponding level according to your own cultivation level, without needing to earn points for doing tasks.
Just like if Su Xun came to register as a hunter, with his third-rank Confucian state of mind, he could directly become a third-rank mercenary without doing missions to upgrade his level.
More realistically, no one would say anything about such a bizarre and unfair thing in this extraordinary world.
Those who have privileges will directly become the most popular type of mercenaries.
Perhaps this is a world where strength is the most important thing, and everything is based on strength.
The "Hunter Group" is a professional "Hunter Team" that can only be organized by hunters of the lowest grade [-].
Of course, hunters below the fourth rank can also organize small private gangs.
However, they are only private hunting organizations and are not recognized by the Hunter Union, nor can they accept the exclusive mission of the "Hunter Group" in the Hunter Union.
Among the "Hunters", the Xuanjin Hunter Group is the highest, followed by Xuanyin, Xuantong, and Xuantie, a total of four levels.
These highly professional hunter teams are generally strong and powerful.
Some of the big Xuanjin and Xuanyin hunter groups are supported by major families.
Not only do they have tens of thousands of elite warriors, but it is said that some of them even show up frequently in battle formations.
The smaller black iron and black copper hunter groups, although the threshold for forming a group is a fourth-rank hunter.
But the founders are generally at least fourth-rank hunters with the mainline inheritance.
Ordinary skilled hunters who rose to rank four hunters by doing tasks are mostly members of these mercenary regiments.
They usually range in size from dozens to hundreds of people, and most of them are old buddies who often cooperate with each other, or are composed of extraordinary villages with secret arts.
Don't underestimate these villages, as villages with tens of thousands of secret inheritances of secret arts.
Some of them have even been passed down for thousands of years, and they are also the real mainstream in the Hunter Alliance.
In fact, when it comes to hunters, although the Jianghuai Su family did not form a hunter group, the tens of thousands of soldiers who hunted in Dongling Mountain all the year round are essentially the largest hunter group of the Su family.
And the good thing that appeared in Sujiabao this time was brought by a black bronze-level hunter group, the "Si(si) Beast Hunter Group", who took the initiative to find Sujiabao.
The probable cause of the matter is that this mercenary map, which has been tracking and capturing a Kuibao "ginseng doll" for a year, has recently gone to hide in the Su Clan's Xiling Mountain, and it has been three months. not come out.
As the foundation of the Su family, Xiling Mountain is naturally extremely heavily guarded, although the "Si Beast Mercenary Group" used to be well-known in Jianghuai.
But facing the overlord-like Su family, at least in Huainan territory, they would never dare to offend them.
But there is no other way now, I am afraid that an accident will happen if I drag it down, and I will be completely beaten.
The "Si beast mercenary group" can only approach the Su family directly for cooperation.
Among the various schools of thought, I admire the Mohists the most, please recommend, please collect,
(End of this chapter)
As the saying goes, "a man can't get rich without windfall, and a horse can't get fat without night grass".
In today's battle, the battle damage can be said to be completely negligible.
Due to a serious mistake in Su Xun's calculation of combat power, none of the soldiers of the Su clan died, only a few dozen people accidentally threw a stone hammer too hard and dodged their waists.
To be honest, Su Xun should sum up his experience now, and really need to reflect on why such a thing happened.
But in terms of the results of the battle, looking at the meat resources piled up like a mountain of meat.
Su Dawei, the smiling owner of the third-bedroom family, can be said responsibly, has he become rich instantly?
The "Second Brothers" with fat heads, big ears, and big waists are also worthy of being the ultimate food bestowed by God on mankind.
These four groups have a total of 1200 common black-haired wild boars of three hundred catties, 52 pig demons weighing more than one thousand catties, and four pig demons who will deliver themselves to their door later.
After one battle, the net income of Su Xun and others was nearly 40 catties of ordinary wild boar meat and 6 catties of extraordinary pig monster meat.
This is not counting the [-] young wild boars that can be raised in the wild boar forest and harvested once a year in the future.
Those cute wild boar cubs were not included in the net income this time because they were long-term resources.
Of course, in terms of long-term income, these wild boar cubs that can "lay eggs, eggs, chickens, and endless descendants" are Su Xun's biggest gains today.
But even if the wild boar cubs are not counted, these adult black-haired wild boars alone are already an astonishing fortune.
Calculated on the basis that a catty of wild animal meat is worth a big copper coin, and a catty of monster meat is worth a piece of black iron, the Su family will receive a full 10 black iron.
If it is converted into other materials, it is equivalent to 100 million catties of refined iron, or grain worth [-] million catties.
Just these grains are enough for ordinary people in Sujiabao to eat for two years.
Of course, "poor culture and rich martial arts", if used for military training, these extraordinary resources can only be used by [-] soldiers of the Su Clan for two months.
It is said that "one shot of the cannon is worth ten thousand taels of gold". It is not without reason that the Su clan of Jianghuai can spend 200 years "by virtue of strength" just by training soldiers.
However, this is only half of the harvest in the wild boar forest. Although this land reclamation is dangerous, it is indeed a huge profit for this costless business.
It's a pity that this kind of wanton harvesting scene is just a one-shot deal, and in the future, we can only rely on this "wild boar forest pig farm" for a long time.
Let's not talk about Su Xun, Su Yong, Su Dawei and others, how to pack up the spoils in full swing
Let's say that Su Xiao, who stayed behind at the Su family at this time, is now trying his best to command the remaining [-] elite soldiers of the Su family, trying to pretend to be [-] clan soldiers to bluff people.
It can be said responsibly that the safety of the family is on their shoulders. Although it is only a few days, the owner of the host family, Su Xiao, is indeed having a hard time.
But "people sit at home, money comes from the sky", this luck can't be stopped.
Su Xiao, who was doing normal exercises today, encountered a good thing that was many times better than Su Xun's previous life, "winning the lottery" from scratch.
In the territory of the human race on the coast of the South China Sea, the top forces in the human race are undoubtedly the three religions and nine streams and the royal families of the ten countries, and then the top families of all countries.
But besides these forces, there are still many forces existing in the form of alliances among the people in Jianghu.
For example, the "Hunter Alliance" dominated by Mohist forces, and the "Medicated Dietist Alliance" dominated by physician forces.
The "Feng Shui Master Alliance" is dominated by Taoism, and the "Yi Master Alliance" is dominated by Confucianism.
The "Writer's Alliance" mainly composed of novelists, etc., and countless highly professional alliance forces flooded the countryside.
Of course, the members of the alliance are dominated by these forces, which does not mean that they belong directly to these forces, but because the initiators of these alliances are all parties.
Because of their respective prestige and strength, everyone is willing to believe in them, so these alliances are formed.
Different alliances have different functions, and since there are alliances, there will be beneficial resources.
Without interests and resources as a basis, relying only on ideals and prestige, there is definitely no hope of forming various long-term alliances.
For example, the rangers of the Mohist school are the main ones, and the various schools of thought have more or less participated in a huge force: the "Hunter Alliance".
"Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and where there are resources, there are hunters."
The "Hunter's Union" is an existence similar to the Western "mercenary union" in the countryside.
As the name suggests, it is an alliance formed by wild hunters.
There is no threshold for "Hunter" to join. As long as you have extraordinary secret skills, no matter what power, background, or background, you can go to the Hunter Union, accept tasks, and become a "Hunter"
The Hunter Alliance has three convenient functions of "publishing tasks", "recovering resources" and "receiving rewards", which is also the reason why the Hunter Alliance can exist.
The first function is to recycle resources.
This "resource" refers to all the extraordinary resources in the wilderness that are beneficial to cultivation. The alliance has clearly marked prices and can be recycled indefinitely.
This side of the world has a vast territory, extraordinary multitudes, and extremely rich products.
There are more than [-] kinds of monsters recorded around the territory of the Human Race, and tens of thousands of natural treasures.
There are all kinds of spirits with magical effects, and there are countless auras in the wilderness and forests of the land.
Of course, the rarer and rarer the extraordinary material, the more extraordinary the price, this is common sense, after all, rare things are expensive.
In particular, all kinds of treasures of heaven, material and earth, and rare treasures of earth veins are extremely valuable and have no market.
For example, the "Blood Jade Ganoderma lucidum" that was accidentally swallowed by the red-scaled python in Dongling Mountain, which was only bred ten thousand years ago in the dragon's veins, is one of the treasures of heaven and earth.
There are also, for example, "ginseng dolls, ganoderma lucidum dolls, and sealwort dolls" that have been passed down for a long time among the people.
Common ones include "blood ganoderma, blood ginseng, Tai Sui, snow lotus" and so on.
Of course, there are also some rare and exotic beasts that are naturally raised and bred by nature.
For example, "Liu Hai catches the golden toad", the three-legged golden toad caught, can spit out money, and has the effect of gathering wealth.
Another example is a monkey who looks like an ape but has a pair of white ears.
You can crawl on the ground, and you can stand up and walk like a human being. If people eat its meat, they can walk very fast.
There is also a "Lu Shu" with a body shape like a horse, a white head, stripes on the body that resemble tiger stripes, and a red tail.
The sound of "Lu Shu" is very beautiful, just like a person singing.
If you wear the skin of this strange beast or wear clothes made of its fur, it will be very beneficial to people's descendants.
Not only prolong life, but also prosper children and grandchildren, and smooth sailing in school and job hunting, as well as in all aspects of life.
However, these rare and exotic beasts are captured by ordinary hunters even in the wild, in the mountains and in the wild.
They are also handed over to major auction houses for auction, and will not be sold directly to the Hunter Union.
The second function is to issue tasks.
In this world, there are tens of thousands of secret arts, and the cultivation of such secret arts requires various materials.
Like the mahogany sword raw materials that specialize in all kinds of evil spirits and zombies.
There are [-]-year mahogany heart, [-]-year mahogany heart, [-]-year mahogany heart, lightning strike mahogany, Japanese mahogany, moon-fine mahogany, and so on.
Like making "incense", the pulse is extensive and profound, and all kinds of incense have various functions and uses of incense.
There are thousands of different types of "incense", each of which requires different methods and materials for making.
Like all kinds of sandalwood mainly used for sacrifice, meditation, health, refreshing, psychedelic, and poisoning.
Some of these precious materials need to be collected and adopted by these wild hunters who usually go deep into the wilderness and mountains.
The third function to receive rewards
"Receiving rewards" is easy to understand. Whether hunters are selling resources or handing in tasks after completing tasks.
When receiving the reward, the Hunter Union must be used as an intermediary, and the reward can only be received after passing the appraisal of the Hunter Union.
Of course, in terms of reputation, among the hundreds of schools of thought, the "Mohist" ranger has the most reputation.
Mohism advocates "universal love, non-aggression, heavenly will, enlightenment of ghosts, advocating the same, exalting the virtuous, frugal use, frugal burial, non-joy, and non-fate."
The world view of fraternity, non-aggression, and equality engraved in the hearts of every "mohist" is simply a positive teaching material for this side to discuss the world of respect and inferiority with blood.
Su Xun from the "Earth" can be said to be the most touched by the theory of equality adhered to by these "Mohists".
However, although their claims are not liked by those in power, the reputation of the "Mo Zhe" is recognized as the first-class one in the wilderness of the human race.
If there is anyone else in this world who can be completely trusted besides myself.
Needless to say, everyone in Manghuang gave the same answer, because there is only one ending, and that is to attack the "Mo Zhe".
The "Hunter" under the Hunter Alliance implements the "Hunter Group" hierarchy and the "Hunter" hierarchy respectively.
"Hunter" ranks from high to low, the ninth-rank hunter is the highest, and the following are eighth-rank hunters, seventh-rank hunters, sixth-rank hunters, fifth-rank hunters, fourth-rank hunters, third-rank hunters, second-rank hunters, and first-rank hunters.
The hunter level is obtained by doing tasks to get points, and the top six hunters can be upgraded by points.
But in this world where bloodlines are superior and strength is paramount, where there are people, there are privileges.
If the "Hunter" joins, he will have the level of cultivation of the three main lines of secret art inheritance.
Then once you join, you can directly become a hunter of the corresponding level according to your own cultivation level, without needing to earn points for doing tasks.
Just like if Su Xun came to register as a hunter, with his third-rank Confucian state of mind, he could directly become a third-rank mercenary without doing missions to upgrade his level.
More realistically, no one would say anything about such a bizarre and unfair thing in this extraordinary world.
Those who have privileges will directly become the most popular type of mercenaries.
Perhaps this is a world where strength is the most important thing, and everything is based on strength.
The "Hunter Group" is a professional "Hunter Team" that can only be organized by hunters of the lowest grade [-].
Of course, hunters below the fourth rank can also organize small private gangs.
However, they are only private hunting organizations and are not recognized by the Hunter Union, nor can they accept the exclusive mission of the "Hunter Group" in the Hunter Union.
Among the "Hunters", the Xuanjin Hunter Group is the highest, followed by Xuanyin, Xuantong, and Xuantie, a total of four levels.
These highly professional hunter teams are generally strong and powerful.
Some of the big Xuanjin and Xuanyin hunter groups are supported by major families.
Not only do they have tens of thousands of elite warriors, but it is said that some of them even show up frequently in battle formations.
The smaller black iron and black copper hunter groups, although the threshold for forming a group is a fourth-rank hunter.
But the founders are generally at least fourth-rank hunters with the mainline inheritance.
Ordinary skilled hunters who rose to rank four hunters by doing tasks are mostly members of these mercenary regiments.
They usually range in size from dozens to hundreds of people, and most of them are old buddies who often cooperate with each other, or are composed of extraordinary villages with secret arts.
Don't underestimate these villages, as villages with tens of thousands of secret inheritances of secret arts.
Some of them have even been passed down for thousands of years, and they are also the real mainstream in the Hunter Alliance.
In fact, when it comes to hunters, although the Jianghuai Su family did not form a hunter group, the tens of thousands of soldiers who hunted in Dongling Mountain all the year round are essentially the largest hunter group of the Su family.
And the good thing that appeared in Sujiabao this time was brought by a black bronze-level hunter group, the "Si(si) Beast Hunter Group", who took the initiative to find Sujiabao.
The probable cause of the matter is that this mercenary map, which has been tracking and capturing a Kuibao "ginseng doll" for a year, has recently gone to hide in the Su Clan's Xiling Mountain, and it has been three months. not come out.
As the foundation of the Su family, Xiling Mountain is naturally extremely heavily guarded, although the "Si Beast Mercenary Group" used to be well-known in Jianghuai.
But facing the overlord-like Su family, at least in Huainan territory, they would never dare to offend them.
But there is no other way now, I am afraid that an accident will happen if I drag it down, and I will be completely beaten.
The "Si beast mercenary group" can only approach the Su family directly for cooperation.
Among the various schools of thought, I admire the Mohists the most, please recommend, please collect,
(End of this chapter)
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