Dharma Ring: Selling dung beetles at the border

On the golden lawn, the famous team of Faded Ones lay crookedly like several corpses.

The heavily armored knight was motionless, and his bald head was also lying on the ground, breathing heavily.

As for the holy knight, his head was twisted 180 degrees at this time, and there were still four bloody holes in his body. He was motionless and had no breath at all.

Suddenly the knight trembled again, stretched out his hand to straighten his head, and sat up from the ground.

Wuming looked at the tired Pachi:

I've been shot by you five times again, should I calm down?

Patch was still angry, but his temper was gone.

Anyway, he has been dragged into the water by Wuming, and it is impossible to restore his reputation.

Although he was from the official residence of the volcano, he was regarded as a great hero by others. Patch felt that he had been tainted and that his blasphemous courage had been blasphemed.

Now he can only follow Wuming's plan and pray that his method will really work.

He sat up dejectedly and said feebly:

So what's next?

I haven't thought about it, Wuming said.

Have you not thought about it? The already decadent Pachi squeezed out some more strength and widened his eyes.

Lakad is a demigod, and Tanis is the demigod's sidekick. Wuming said, Do you really think she is a woman who is easy to fool? There is no fixed routine. Now just wait and see what happens. You guys continue to do good things. , wait for the volcano’s reaction.”

We? Patch noticed the nameless wording, What do you do?

I'm going to take care of the caravan. Wuming said, It's been a long time. Let me see why they haven't come yet.

The distance between the mine tunnel and the Dickdas Big Lift is not too far, and you can reach it just by bypassing a military camp.

The military camp was wary of the direction of the mine, but now that the Shattered War was over, and with the unknown bribes, the three of them had a good reputation, and the soldiers of Royal City Rodel did not make it too difficult for them.

The night gradually grew brighter, the morning light dispersed the dusk, and the three finally saw the Dickdas elevator.

It can be seen that this is indeed an official road, a spacious road, one end is connected to the majestic royal city in the distance, and the other end is connected to the large elevator.

On both sides of the palace carrying the large elevator, there are two demon statues with the same height as the palace standing under the palace. One holds a big bow and the other holds a halberd, standing upright to the sky.

As soon as Wuming approached the big elevator, he clearly saw that the big elevator was running.

It's coming, it's coming! Wuming was surprised, waiting for the first large caravan to appear in the border area after many years, carrying rare treasures and setting foot on the absolute core of this border area.

Two stone sculptures rose from the huge cavity in the palace.

The statue is of two women dressed in Lienian style, holding high scepters and crossing each other. The scepter is wrapped with golden branches, and the top of the scepter is in the shape of an observatory.

In the other direction of the elevator, there are two tree guard statues holding high golden shields and holding high crossed golden halberds.

The elevator lifted, and under Wuming's expectant eyes, a team of Kaidan mercenaries rose up, looking majestic.

When the Kaidan mercenaries saw Wuming and Pachi, they quickly stepped forward, dismounted and exchanged greetings.

Wuming ignored the Kaidan mercenaries and looked behind them.

But apart from Kaidan mercenaries, there is no one else.

Where is my caravan? Wuming was surprised.

Miss Millicent sent us here first, said the Kaidan mercenary. She said that this elevator will serve as a bridge between the Lake District and Yatan and needs to be used frequently. There must always be a group of dedicated people responsible for the operation and guarding of the elevator. .”

That makes sense, after all, there is only one talisman. Patch smiled.

What about the caravan? How long does it take to arrive? Wuming asked.

Well... the mercenary was a little embarrassed, I'm afraid we won't be here for a while.

Why did it take so long? Wuming said.

He expected the caravan to be slower, but not this slow.

The main reason is that the road is not easy to walk. The Kaidan mercenary said, This is why Miss Millicent sent us to inform you first.

The mercenary took out a map and pointed at Wuming:

There are three roads in the lake area. The west side is the territory of the Kaliya royal family. Although there are suitable conditions to open a road to the big lift, it belongs to the royal family's backyard. Kallia is unwilling to use their hinterland as an open trade route. .”

As for the east side, I remember that the road on the east side is very wide. Wuming said, We built the bridge and the road at the Marriage Church is quite smooth. The lords' coalition forces all walked on the east side.

That's right, but the east side... the mercenary said, was hit by a meteorite, and further north of the Marriage Church, the road suddenly became rough. Horses like us are fine, but the convoy is difficult to move.

You can't leave the middle lake area? Wuming said, I thought all the monsters in the lake area had been cleared away.

It was indeed cleaned up very well. A large number of fish, shrimps and crabs were made into meat dishes by us. A large number of royal ghosts were captured and used as material for Stone City's limb replacement experiments. The Kaidan mercenary said, But the lake area is too muddy, and the convoy is also It’s not easy to walk. They’re crossing the lake area now, and it’s very difficult.”

A lot of difficulties? Wuming frowned.

First we have to walk through the mud in the canyon until we get to the tunnel where we came up. Then we turn around and go up a long slope. You have to know that it is difficult for the convoy to go uphill. Kaidan mercenary said.

Let them pave the muddy road. The tunnel will be used for transporting ore in the future. We can wait a little longer. Wuming said.

The Kaidan mercenary said: After reaching the ramp, you have to pass through the Perum Church before you can walk onto the Perum Avenue and lead to the big elevator. But how to get through the church is still a problem. The Perum Church is actually blocking the At the end of the ramp, there is a small road that can be used, but the convoy cannot go on it. If you want to expand the road, it will affect the church.

Religious issues? That's a bit tricky. Wuming said.

That's not necessarily the case. That church is not dedicated to Marika, but to Ladagon. People in the Lake District may not resist the demolition of this church. The Kaidan mercenary said, The biggest trouble is on Berum Avenue.

The Kaidan mercenary said: There are many powerful enemies guarding that road. Dujuan has stationed an army there, with various mechanisms and trebuchets. The caravan can't go at all. There is even a god of death in the night.

What the hell is the Night Death? Wuming asked.

Night Cavalry. Kaidan mercenary said, That thing even has a legend of hunting heroes. It's difficult to do a caravan.

Can't Millicent solve it? Wuming asked.

It's hard to say, but what is certain is that even if Miss Millicent can deal with the Night Cavalry, the caravan cannot compete with the Cuckoo Legion.

It's really troublesome... Wuming scratched his head, Dujuan is from the academy, right? Can't we ask Kalia to mediate?

Kalia's relationship with the academy is a little weird. The Kaidan mercenary said, And...we have no one to negotiate with.

Negotiations are based on reciprocity. Patch said, Whether it's Kaliya or the academy, if you want to negotiate with others, you must at least go to someone with weight. The leaders of both parties can decide this kind of thing, and the princesses produced by them are Professor Queen Dean, do you want Burke to go or Haida?

Patch was a little gloating about his misfortune. Although the store technically belonged to him, he was very happy now that he saw Wuming being deflated.

Wuming suddenly realized: A person of weight...

The important people are all here, myself, Patch, and Tragus.

The Kaidan mercenary felt a little emotional: It would be great if the academy was willing to open up. The best way to go is the bridge at the academy in the middle of the lake area. As long as the broken parts are repaired, the journey will be smooth.

What to do? Wuming subconsciously asked Patch.

I didn't think about it. Patch finally caught the opportunity and immediately came back with revenge.

Okay, then I'll just take the elevator once. Wuming said, You two can stay in Yatan. I wish you all the best.

Eh? Patch was dumbfounded.

He and Tragus had just been targeted by the volcano, and if Wuming left, could they still survive?

Patch made a quick decision:

Let's go down too. I think there are many faded people in the lake area who deserve help.

Listen to your brother. Tragus nodded in agreement.

Patch also stood on the elevator with a shy face:

I'll give you some extra weight.

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Wuming returned to the lake area, but he did not immediately rush to the Kaliya royal family or the academy, or negotiate with Dujuan's army to pay for the passage.

He returned to Airei Church, taking Se Lian with him.

Today's Ailei Church is very different.

Many brick houses have been built on the large ashes in front of the Ailei Church, and a large number of immortals and golden people have settled here.

In addition to these conventional buildings, the most eye-catching thing is undoubtedly a huge pot.

This cauldron is entirely silver, and its caliber is far greater than that of the Kaliya Royal Observatory. It is entrenched at the original site of the Heroes' Cemetery, occupying the entire high platform, and even covering a large area of ​​the Ailei Church and the buildings in front of it.

Several iron frames extend from the edge of the pot to the center, intertwined in the center, and a huge pure pyroxene is inlaid in the middle.

Under the cauldron, there is a place that looks like a podium, and there is a huge pyroxene there.

Wuming covered the eyes of Serian's hood, regardless of whether this was really effective, and then showed the huge cauldron to Serian.

The observatory I promised you. Wuming was quite proud. This project is more time-consuming and expensive than the bridge, but you are worth it. You have brought so much help to the New Round Table, but I have never compensated you. ,This is what you deserve.

Se Lian stared at the silver cauldron.

She did not show surprise immediately, but was a little suspicious:

It's such a strange shape. Can it be used for stargazing? And it's also built in Nimgefu. The conditions for stargazing here are not good, right?

Se Lian said: The best places for stargazing are the snowy mountains in addition to the lake area. Galid is also okay, but Nimgefu... is probably second only to Yatan.

It should be no problem, right? Wuming was not convinced, This project was still led by Patch when he was here. He provided the drawings, supervised the early stage, and was also responsible for the final inspection.

Wuming didn't understand it very well, so he took the instruction scroll left by Patch and handed it to Se Lian.

Se Lian is also an action person, so he immediately read and put into practice.

Connect the pyroxene... the star path map will be displayed on the pyroxene plate...

He continued to toss in this way until midnight, and Se Lian began to observe the stars in the sky.

The more he observed, the more silent Se Lian became.

No way? Wuming became nervous.

This project is considered his biggest investment. If it goes to waste, Wuming will cry.

Se Lian stood on the elevated platform, while reading the scroll, he wrote a few strokes on the pyroxene.

A projection was projected from the pyroxene, and the surrounding space was enveloped in a burst of virtual light and shadow, with stars surrounding it, as if in the starry sky.

Se Lian stared at the starlight for a moment, turned off the projection, and jumped down from the high platform.

Where did your bald friend come from? Se Lian asked.

Honestly, I don't know either. Wuming said, But from the perspective of the border area, he can probably be regarded as coming from my hometown.

Se Lian grabbed Wuming's hand:

A country can actually cultivate two of you at the same time.

Seeing Se Lian like this, Wuming felt increasingly unsure:

Is it successful or not?

It's done! Se Lian jumped up, as excited as a little girl, with uncontrollable joy and enthusiasm in her voice, Unprecedented scale, unprecedented perspective!

Se Lian said: You know, although I promised you, I am still very entangled in my heart. Seeing the stars flowing in front of my eyes, but I can't do anything about it, I feel very worried. Watching Tops walking around and busy in front of me, I feel very worried. Very greedy.

Very greedy? Wuming was alert.

Our vision is not broad enough. Sai Lian said, Our way of thinking is too primitive to get a glimpse of the secrets of the Star Children. Even standing on the snow-capped mountains, our predecessors have already exhausted the limits of human observation. That's why we Become star seeds. Only by becoming stars can we understand stars.

Seeing Se Lian's excited look, Wuming didn't know what to say. He let Se Lian hold his gauntlet and nodded:

It's fine that you are a star - but don't attack the magician, you promised me.

Yes, I was not willing to agree to your promise originally. Se Lian looked towards the huge observatory, But it changed my mind. With it, we can observe massive new data, and I have something to do. La! The history of stargazers will start a new chapter from now on!

Se Lian hugged Wu Ming:

Thanks!

Before Wuming could react, Se Lian had already bounced back to the observatory, obsessed with the new data.

While running back to the observatory, her leggings came loose and she tripped. Se Lian grabbed the rag and randomly wrapped it around her thighs. She climbed onto the high platform with both hands and retracted her feet upwards. The fat hood was in the way, leaning slightly to the left. , showing effort.

Wuming looked at Se Lian's enthusiastic look and was a little worried:

Then...are you still teaching?

How can I still have time to teach? Let Tops take care of it. Se Lian replied without even raising his head.

Okay... Wuming said helplessly, I was thinking of asking you to do me a favor and come to the academy with me.

No time. Se Lian's answer was shorter.

Wu Ming felt that he had no more chances. If he didn't say anything to her next, Se Lian might turn into a stargazing stone under the observatory on the sea cliff and never respond to the outside world.

Wuming came to Se Lian's side:

Do me a favor. When my caravan reaches the snow-capped mountains, I will use the flame cauldron to make you a larger observatory with a larger caliber and without the obstruction of thick clouds.

The huge cake temporarily covered the observatory, covering up the light of the stars, and finally pulled up the shimmering stone cover.

Really? Se Lian asked, and the pyroxene on his hood lit up.

Wuming nodded repeatedly: Really, this observatory is what I promised you, and now it has been fulfilled.

Okay, just take me with you when you need me. Se Lian agreed to Wuming and continued to study the stars with his head down.

Wuming finally breathed a sigh of relief, all the bargaining chips were gathered.