Dharma Ring: Selling dung beetles at the border

The golden carriage turned its wheels in the lake area, and the bones of the dead roared silently.

The golden chariot and the mountain demon pulled the heavy hearse together.

Roger asked for a horse and wandered around the large caravan, occasionally hunting some prey.

The mountain demon complained:

I am a disabled person after all. Can you respect the vulnerable groups?

Don't do this. If you step down, it will cause the earth to collapse. Wuming said.

He pointed at D, who was tied up in the hearse:

In terms of disability, that guy is no more disabled than you. Let's see if I will pity him.

Wuming proudly raised his chest and raised his head: No one can compare with me.

The warrior known as D had woken up. When he found himself surrounded by wriggling bones, he turned over and prepared to draw his sword and chop down the dead man.

But the gold and silver sword on his body has been taken away by Wuming. He wanted to use prayer, but was trapped by a strange purple halo. The prayer that was invincible in the face of the dead could not be used.

D didn't give up and used his body to blast away these bones.

Wuming didn't stop him anymore and just settled the account for D.

I'm a big shot, and of course my time is valuable. Wuming tied up D and began to bewitch D, So the decorations I put so much effort into embodying more value. You broke up my decorations again , you now owe my lord—that is, you owe me two hundred thousand runes. Don’t even think about escaping until you have paid back the money.”

After reading the Slave Proclamation to D, Wuming threw him on the roof of the car. If there was a fight, he would put him down and let him help fight without giving him a chance to defend himself.

The mountain demon transformed by Latarn looked at D's haggard face and stopped talking. He lowered his head and concentrated on pulling the cart.

The unknown chariot was in front of the mountain demon. He lay on the throne of the chariot and looked back:

You talk more since you came to the Lake District. Are you nervous? Or are you more relaxed?

Both. The mountain demon muttered, What is our route? Are you sure you can bypass the academy?

Don't worry, Patch has already come to visit the spot in advance. We will go down to the lake area in the middle, then go west, cross the lake area and get onto the main road from the west.

That's the way to the Citadel of Kallia, Latane said.

As expected of the prince of the Kaliya royal family. Wuming said, We often walk this road. It is relatively familiar and stable. It is suitable for caravans to travel. There are also many people along the way who can do business.

Wuming pointed to an area in front of the lake area:

I have made an appointment with my partner to meet there. His younger brother has some relationship with your sister Lani and should have helped with the arrangements. We can install the portal without any hindrance and will not encounter enemies.

The silk in the nameless hearse is going to be sold to the Kaliya Walled City and the princes and nobles along the way. At the same time, the royal family's top observatory in the Kaliya Walled City can help Latarn better arrange the magic circle and pull the stars.

This is Wuming's rough plan.

The location agreed with Patch is the first step of the plan - setting up the portal.

Wuming consulted Latarn, and the Kallia royal family is also a powerful magical country that is proficient in portal technology. In the lake area, there is a transportation center established with several portals, which allows people to quickly travel between the large lakes.

This time Wuming will set up a portal connecting the Ailei Church and the Lake District at the starting point of the transmission center.

Setting up a portal is not a big project, but the portal itself is a sensitive strategic facility, so it requires the approval of the local authority.

Patch took the first step. In addition to the silk business negotiations, the other thing was to convince Lani overnight, or to find a way to enter the academy, meet the Full Moon Queen, and get permission to set up the portal.

The idea was good, but Wuming didn't see Patch at the agreed place.

This unreliable guy. Wuming stopped the caravan at the agreed location, stood on the carriage and looked back and forth.

Just can't see the bright reflection on the bald head.

Latarn, who transformed into a mountain demon, stood at the appointed place and looked around, filled with emotion:

Laska has also become a ruin...

Wuming was in trouble now. He didn't know whether to take the caravan westward first.

After thinking for a moment, Wuming decided to look for traces of Patch nearby.

After all, the portal thing was messed up, so who knows if other things were messed up as well.

Wuming didn't want to lead a caravan, eat barbecue, sing songs, and sell goods along the way, but suddenly the people from Kallia impounded the hearse, saying that he did not have a business license.

I'm going to find Patch. You guys stand here and don't move. Wuming jumped out of the car.

Latan asked: Why don't you let your subordinates go?

There are fierce giant lobsters in this lake. I'm afraid they won't be able to come back. Wuming said.

How can your soldiers grow like this? Latan said.

They are my employees, not my soldiers. Wuming waved to Latan, Take care of my employees.

Wuming focused on the agreed location and inquired about Patch's news.

It had been a long time since Patch came to the lake area. He couldn't know the specific time, so it was difficult to use light magic to look back at the past images to find Patch's traces.

Fortunately, if magical means are not enough, there is still a traditional method - asking people.

When Wuming sees a living creature, he goes up to ask about it.

He asked about two crabs, a lobster, three mosquitoes, and the harvest was nothing, as well as the caravan's dinner today.

Patch, this unreliable guy... Wuming covered his face, almost on the verge of crying.

Don't just think about complaining. Your partner probably didn't mean it. Latane comforted him, Maybe he died.

That guy won't die. Wuming held up his face.

There were bursts of sobs and vague resentment in the air, and the sound of the wind expressed the nameless mood.

There's someone! Wuming straightened his body and ran over following the sound.

Wuming believes that by communicating with people, you will definitely get more valuable and nutritious content than crabs, fish, and shrimps.

Although the nutritional value may not be comparable.

Wuming followed the sound and touched a small pavilion.

A girl's voice came from the pavilion. As I got closer, I realized that it was a girl crying.

Wumingpidianpidian ran over:

Little girl, don't cry. I finally saw a living person. Have you seen a bald head——

Wuming approached the pavilion and paused when he saw the crying girl.

This is a girl with some baby fat, stooped body, a light golden aristocratic hair style, wearing a light green robe decorated with embroidery.

This looks like the clothes worn by noble children, and it is a popular style in the border area. Wuming has also seen it on Hyde.

Some girls with baby fat have a mole at the corner of their mouth, which adds a bit of exotic style to their otherwise plain appearance.

But Wuming felt a little unhappy when he saw this girl.

You guys, don't you need a mimic when going out? Wuming was a little discouraged, You can't go out without makeup?

In Wuming's perception, the girl in front of him was far from just a hunchbacked girl with some baby fat.

This is a non-human existence like Gewei.

It looks like a lizard or a snake with four limbs.

Although he is an inhuman pretender like Gewei, his true form is much cuter than the Corrupt Familiar.

Interestingly, Wuming noticed that after removing the interference of disguise, the girl's inhuman body was still covered with the noble green robe, but it was turned into a small vest.

The girl didn't seem to hear Wuming's words and was still sobbing. It took her a while to react and notice Wuming.

The girl quickly turned around to face Wuming. She gave Wuming a forced smile, but there were still tears in the corners of her eyes, and she said stiffly:

Hello, this is the first time we meet. It's a bit cold around here.

When they met, they chatted about popular topics. Wuming felt that the girl was memorizing her lines, something like a hundred ways to strike up a conversation.

Wuming listened to the girl's methodical words and sighed: It doesn't matter, he is more or less an intelligent species.

Wuming got straight to the point: Have you ever seen a bald person?

Are you talking about Uncle Kisa? the girl asked.

Kisa? Who is it? I don't know him. Wuming said.

Wuming couldn't find Patch, and his expectation of meeting a human was frustrated, and his voice was quite impatient.

When the girl heard Wuming's somewhat fierce tone, she shrank and whispered:

He is a servant of my family...

Wuming gave up hope on this girl. He felt that he might not be able to find an answer.

He turned around and was about to leave, but the girl stopped Wuming again:

Um...are you looking for Uncle Patch?

The nameless helmet rotated 180 degrees, staring directly at the girl:

Have you met Patch?

The girl didn't look surprised when she saw Wuming's weird body twist. She just curled her hands up to her chest and nodded vigorously:

Well, Uncle Patch accepted my recruitment and went to my house.

Accepted your recruitment? The more Wuming listened, the more he felt something was wrong, and turned around, That guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes also rebelled? No way, he is a partner, and he is the nominal owner of this store. , why should he change jobs?

Wuming asked a series of questions that made the girl shrink again:

I...I don't know either. Uncle Patch is a very nice person. When he heard that I came to recruit heroes, he agreed to let me complete the task...

Which department are you in? Wuming asked, Which store is the most meticulous? Didn't your mother teach you that it's bad behavior to pick corners?

The girl's voice became softer and softer: My mother asked me to recruit.

Hey, forget it, let me ask your parents. Wuming said, Tell me where you recruited Patch.

Oh, it's gone to the fire——

Halfway through, the girl suddenly covered her mouth.

In Wuming's sight, the little snake stretched out its little hands, curled up its neck and curled up its big head, and then covered its mouth with its hands.

The girl let go of her hand and said apologetically:

Sorry, mom said you can't reveal my origins to strangers at will.

Wuming was speechless when he heard the reason why the girl refused to disclose.

He circled the pavilion in silence.

What's your name? Wuming suddenly asked.

The girl said: My name is Laya.

My name is Wuming. Wuming said.

Hello, Uncle Wuming. The girl bowed with her stooped body, trying her best to behave like a noble, as if her waist might break at any time.

Laya. Wuming began to be persuasive, Look, we all know each other's names now, does that count as acquaintance?

Really? Laya hesitated, not knowing what Wuming was going to say.

Then we are no longer strangers? Wuming said.

Yes! Laya reacted and jumped directly into Wuming's trap without struggling at all.

Then can you tell me where Patch went? Wuming asked, Your uncle Patch and I are also good friends. He suddenly disappeared and I was very worried. Who knows if he has joined some kind of fraud organization? What about MLM organizations? Do you know MLM organizations, which are bad organizations that force others to do business for you? It’s so abominable!”

La Ya immediately felt the same way: It's so abominable!

Laya understood Wuming's anxiety and concern for her bald uncle, and immediately expressed:

Okay uncle, don't worry, I'll tell you right now.

Laya didn't say anything immediately, she cleared her throat and straightened up, but her snake-shaped body seemed unable to hold on and soon became rickety again.

Laya said proudly:

I am Raya, 'Recruiter' Raya, serving the owner of the Volcano Mansion, Lady Tanith. It is my duty as a recruiter to invite faded ones with heroic qualifications to the end of the pass. Yes, I am from the Volcano. official residence.

Wuming didn't have the same reaction as La Ya, so he thought about the name and said, Huoshan Mansion...

Seeing Wuming's bland reaction, Laya's eyes widened:

Haven't you heard of the Huoshan Official Residence? The Huoshan Official Residence is a huge, huge palace. It's very impressive.

While speaking, Laya waved her hands to show the grandeur of the Volcano Mansion.

I've heard of it. Wuming stopped Raya's emotional description.

He had indeed heard of the Huoshan Mansion, and it was not a good idea.

Like the Red Lion City, it is also the territory that belongs to the demigod, the Fragmentary Lord - Rakad.

Rakad is also a relative of the Golden Tree, a descendant of Queen Full Moon and Radagon, and the brother of Ratane.

Latan became the general, and he sat in the position of judicial officer, both of which were extremely powerful positions.

Why did he run away there... Wuming muttered.

Laya heard Wuming's muttering to herself and raised her hand to respond:

I know, I know. Uncle Patch said he wanted to see his father, Lord Rackard.

Meet Racade? Why meet Racade—

Wuming was wondering when he suddenly thought of the words that Patch had been saying.

He understood the logic of Patch's actions.

Yes, this braised egg is afraid of the Full Moon Queen.

Patch had never been in favor of curing Latarn by himself before, fearing that Latarn's resurrection would put Patch's old shop and the Ailei Church into the focus of the major forces and fall into the center of the whirlpool.

He has been thinking about uniting with a few more demigod forces to improve his ability to protect himself.

The two of them had analyzed before that among the forces that could be compared with Latarn, few wanted to see Latarn.

The King of Elden, Radagon, is missing. Queen Full Moon is devastated by the departure of her children and husband. Lani and Latarn have conflicting fates. The Royal City, the Holy Tree, and the Blood Dynasty are all hostile to Latarn.

Even if Greg is still in charge of Stone City, he is not worthy to be compared with other demigods. Not to mention that he was an enemy before, even if he is an ally, he cannot provide help.

Patch had been talking about Rakad, Latan's brother. This is also a rare demigod who is not hostile to Latan, but is also a brother.

Previously, Pachi Kuyu's official residence was far away on the Yatan Plateau and had no access.

Now it seems that Patch found an opportunity to match up with Rakad, so he just abandoned the mission and ran away.

This bastard... Wuming made this calculation and realized that it was quite possible, and he immediately became itchy with hatred.

I more or less understand the feeling of Full Moon Queen being abandoned by Radagon.