sword sentient beings

Chapter 801 Cross Fire

"This is the second one." Tang Zhao gently pressed a newly found fragment onto his glasses. A stream of light flashed through, and one spectacle lens became more complete.

This is another unique lens. It has become clearer with new fragments, as bright as a stream of autumn water. This is really the Matthew effect. The good ones are better, but the bad ones are still just as bad.

However, this fragment did not provide any new functions to the glasses. It only made the previous functions of perspective and focus adjustment stronger. It also served as a telescope and a microscope. It may be that the fragment was too small, as small as Tang Zhaoming. I could see it but almost couldn't find it. Finally, I finally found it using the magnification function of my glasses. I wanted to pick it up with tweezers.

The process of finding the second fragment was lackluster, because it was also found in the green area, that is, the human area. However, last time there was a demon who guarded the treasure. This time, I simply picked it up on a river beach on the outskirts of the city. , the process was uneventful, no one even cared about him. An outsider was walking around on the river beach, thinking he was picking clams.

If there is another gain, it is that Tang Sheng came up with some ideas: So far, the first fragment is in the pool, and the second fragment is on the river beach. They both seem to be related to water, and it seems that the fragments have an effect on each other. Water is used. Will this fragment automatically look for water when it falls?

He put this idea down for the time being, because the number of samples was too small, so he could not be sure, and could only be confirmed or falsified through subsequent searches.

It took him more than a day to find the second fragment, and he basically spent it on the road. The efficiency was pretty good. If everything went so smoothly, then the time would be more than enough. But it can't be so smooth. The next step will be more difficult, because the last piece has to be found in the area occupied by the demon.

How to get there?

Tang Zhao thought that he shouldn't force his way in, as he wasn't strong enough, so he could either hide himself and sneak in, or find a way to find a way to prove it in the Taiyin Palace. Just when he was hesitating, he discovered...

It seems you can enter directly.

When he entered the city and wanted to replenish supplies and have a hot meal, he suddenly discovered that a trading company outside the city was actually selling goods across the line of fire to the Demon District.

This is still an aboveboard business. Although it was not advertised openly, anyone who mentioned "business across the river" in a business office would know what it meant.

Tang Zhao thought for a while, since there is official salt, there is no need to sell private salt. He can follow the caravan. Crossing the river will save a lot of trouble. The caravan is also very well-informed, so he will avoid running into trouble with the devil. There was only one section. These caravans walked too slowly and kept going back and forth for a month or two. How could he waste so much time?

After thinking about it, Tang Zhao felt that there was still a way to work around it, such as...

Organize a caravan yourself?

I am my own boss. I have the final say on how I go and how fast I go.

Of course, it would be unrealistic to build a caravan from scratch. Just the qualifications to cross the river would be difficult to solve, let alone the personnel, channels, and goods...

If we really start from scratch, it will take longer than taking a leisurely trip with an ordinary caravan.

Tang Zhao's idea was to go public through a backdoor listing. He went to inquire first and found out about a caravan with good reputation and strength. He also found out that the shop owner was a flexible and well-rounded person, both locally and on the other side of the devil. He has quite a lot of connections, and he has organized a team in the past few days and is about to set off. When he came to the door, he said to the shopkeeper named Lei: "How much money do you expect to earn from this trip?"

Although shopkeeper Lei was surprised, looking at Tang Zhao's appearance and temperament, he knew that he was not an ordinary person. He smiled and said, "Sir, our caravan is not small. We can earn five thousand taels this time."

These five thousand taels are not gold and silver. Broken Realm does not produce gold or silver, nor does it cost gold and silver. It refers to exotic stones, which are special stones produced when the world rubs together. Although they are not as dazzling as gold and silver, they can contain vitality. , the effect of spiritual energy, the output is large but the source is single, it is a more suitable currency.

According to Tang Zhao's observation, the strange stones here are probably similar to silver in the world to ordinary people. They may be more valuable than silver, but they are certainly not as valuable as gold.

A trip of five thousand taels is enough for people in a village to live comfortably for more than a year. In the world, he is also a wealthy businessman.

Tang Zhao said: "I will pay ten thousand taels. I want these goods."

The shopkeeper Lei was startled, and said with a smile: "Of course it's okay for you to ask for goods, but you won't need so much. If you buy the goods locally, it saves us the time and trouble of running errands, and we should give you a lower price." If you really want it, move all three thousand taels and I will deliver them to your house."

Tang Zhao was very satisfied with Shopkeeper Lei's openness and said: "We can't save this trip. Among the ten thousand taels, there are five thousand taels for the payment of goods, and the remaining five thousand taels are rent. I want to rent your caravan to the other side of the river." He omitted He talked about his plan.

After hearing this, shopkeeper Lei probably already knew what Tang Zhao was going to do. He looked embarrassed and said in a low voice: "Young Master is generous and gives you a fair price. Originally, I shouldn't ask too many questions. I only have one sentence. I hope you can pay it to me." Is it possible to lose your life on this trip? There are old people and young people at the bottom, so we can't give up our lives easily."

Tang Zhao said: "Ninety percent of the time it is very safe."

Shopkeeper Lei hesitated for a moment. He knew that this was risky. People who came to the door like this had to discount their words. If it was 80% safe, he would definitely say 100%. If he said 90%, it might not even be 50%. Tang Zhao saw his hesitation and said, "You said there are old people above and young children below. How many children do you have?"

Shopkeeper Lei trembled and said: "Two sons and one daughter...you..."

Of course, Tang Zhao didn't want to threaten him with his family, and said: "Looking at your age, the children should not be big. Let's do it this time. Regardless of whether you are safe or not, I will make one of the children a swordsman. If anyone in your team is damaged, I will pay three times the amount. If you die, I will ensure that your family will not only have enough food and clothing, but also have swordsmen for every generation. If you want to move to a safer place, I can also recommend it."

Shopkeeper Lei shivered again, but this shivering was different from the previous shivering. On the one hand, it was excitement, and on the other hand, there was fear: Regardless of whether it is true or false, who dares to use this as a promise? Although the specific origin is not mentioned, it gives people unlimited reverie.

As soon as he thought about this clearly, Shopkeeper Lei immediately nodded and bowed, saying: "Okay, okay, thank you very much, I owe it all to you. Well... what else do you have for you? No matter what, I will definitely do it."

Tang Zhao said: "You come to lead the way. Don't ask what you shouldn't ask, and don't worry about what you shouldn't care about. You also know the masters of bodyguards. You can call them all and mobilize all your connections. I will pay for it, so you are not afraid of spending money. But It must be fast. If it can take one day, don’t take two. I’m in a hurry!”

Shopkeeper Lei bowed to the end and said: "I obey."

Once Shopkeeper Lei's subjective initiative is mobilized, the efficiency is amazing. After running around, he expanded and streamlined the team, and brought the caravan to a higher level. It didn't even take two days, so he said: "If it can take one day, don't take two days." It fell into place.

Tang Zhao could have let it go, but he was afraid that he didn't understand what happened when he got to the other side, which would be too disrespectful to take his disguise and other people's lives seriously, so he ran away and formed the team. I got a rough idea of ​​some business rules.

Shopkeeper Lei was indeed very open-minded, so he took him to his friends and said, "This is our young master's house. We all can be intimate with each other. We will come and visit often in the future. Someone will take care of us." Those people didn't know what was going on. He really treated him as the young master of a wealthy businessman. Tang Zhao can be considered a businessman and understands business, but doing business in the human world is completely different from that in the Broken Realm, so he becomes a "half-empty" playboy in the eyes of others.

One night before the final departure, shopkeeper Lei sincerely invited him to his home for a family dinner. Tang Zhao knew what he meant, so he followed him and saw his wife and three children.

After a homely meal, Tang Zhao said to Shopkeeper Lei: "Your eldest son and youngest daughter have the talent of swordsmen, but the middle one is a little bit worse."

Shopkeeper Lei was already very satisfied. He originally thought it would be great to have a qualified person. Moreover, Tang Zhao's honest confession also made him credible, at least he didn't use the child's lack of talent to excuse himself.

The next day, Tang Zhao set off with "his" caravan of more than a hundred people.

More than a hundred people also brought 60 to 70 horses and more than 20 carts. Among them, Tang Zhao asked for a luxurious cart. He sat in the car easily without showing his face. On the one hand, it consolidated his dandy status. On the other hand, it also makes it convenient for him to leave the team at any time.

This caravan is only of ordinary size, even compared to the hundreds or even thousands of caravans that cross the river, but the people inside are mostly elites. Shopkeeper Lei spent a lot of effort in the past two days to bring in everyone who could be brought in. Among them were the deputy chief escort of the Hengtong Escort Bureau, the largest escort agency in the city, Chang Lao, a very famous spiritual martial artist in the city who was almost retired, and a rising swordsman.

Because of his troubles, rumors spread among the trading houses that Shopkeeper Lei's goods were very valuable and he could live with them for the rest of his life.

Thanks to Shopkeeper Lei's quick hands, he didn't leave time for others before setting off, otherwise he would have sent a letter to an acquaintance of the bandits or even the devil, whoever had evil intentions.

By the time the team set off, it would be too late for anyone to send a message to the demon over there, because the caravan's route was determined by Tang Zhao and was not just any of several well-established commercial routes. Most people will lose their pants if they take this path. Therefore, no one can accurately stop them. Their threats are unknown encounters.

No one in the team was surprised, but the salary this time was particularly generous, and the experts from all walks of life gave them a great sense of security. Therefore, even if the team didn't listen and rushed for six or seven hours as if urged to do so, no one could say much. What.

On the second night of the team's departure, they crossed the line of fire relatively smoothly.

(End of this chapter)