Dharma Ring: Selling dung beetles at the border

Who is the loneliest?

He is someone who has risen from the dead.

When Nok was blessed and woke up again, she was not grateful for the blessing.

Under the golden tree, people's life and death are controlled at will. Death is no longer an irrepentable regret, but more like a deep sleep and a voyage in the dark.

Nok slept for too long.

When she wakes up, the country that gave her glory is gone and the culture that shaped her upbringing is buried.

Looking up, she couldn't find anything to cling to, whether it was belief or identity, race or strength.

Like duckweed on the sea, drifting with the current.

For cultural reasons, Nok dislikes blessed guidance. In addition, Blessing brought her back to life and put her in such a situation, making her even more resistant to Blessing's guidance.

Many faded people who entered the borderland once again lost blessings in their eyes, and some faded people could only see blessings but no guidance.

Nok, as the Faded One who was most blessed by the Blessing, was unwilling to follow the Blessing's guidance.

She could see the blessing, but she wanted to go in the opposite direction.

Unfortunately, the warmth of Blessing was unquestionable. When she encountered the malicious intent of this borderland and was attacked repeatedly, she had no choice but to go to Blessing to rest and recover.

She chose the weakest blessing of guidance.

In a blessed place without guidance, she met Magri.

Both are faders without witches. Nok deliberately avoided the blessing and also avoided meeting the Finger Witch. And Magri...he is a descendant of the faded warriors who followed King Godfrey, and he has no doubts about the blessing. But he doesn't have a witch either, which is a weird thing.

Magri attributed the problem to Bloodfinger.

After all, he'd always heard that Bloodfinger was hunting faded people and witches everywhere.

The two met at the blessing, and the two faded people without witches began to travel together.

Lonely people always like to grab something. That thing may not be special, but it fills an empty heart at the right time.

Nok got to know Magri, witnessed his growth, and witnessed his enthusiasm for longing for his ancestors.

She helped Magri plan a reasonable route, help him train his skills, build his strength, and find the most suitable place for training.

So Nok would never allow Magri to face that power in advance.

That would make him die prematurely on his way to becoming a king.

No. Nok repeated his point of view again, stubborn and tenacious.

I'm even willing to help you be a matchmaker and you don't agree? Wuming was surprised.

The matchmaker business is a new business that Wuming has only recently thought of, but the opportunity for this idea has been laid long ago.

As early as when he fed Haida to eat turtle neck meat to replenish her body, he knew that turtle neck meat has a very good nourishing effect and can improve people's energy.

But he only learned about the aphrodisiac effect of turtle neck meat after becoming a Mercenary of Kaidan.

If the Kaidan mercenary hadn't mentioned that people in the border areas generally no longer have children, he would not have learned about it.

Wuming is a person who has no sense of taste and no ability to excretory, let alone the desire to reproduce. Without the reminder from Kaidan mercenaries, it would be difficult for him to think of this sales route.

But after understanding it, Wuming started to use his crooked thinking.

For him, being a matchmaker is very beneficial.

In the long run, only if more people are born in the junction area can he continue to serve from generation to generation and have a business that will never dry up.

Wuming has stockpiled a batch of turtle neck meat and is preparing to awaken the love and desire in people's hearts and develop the maternal and infant industry.

Although the financing is not in place at this stage, Wuming is confident enough to use it to deal with Magli and Nok.

But unexpectedly, Nok refused.

Don't you like him? Wuming asked.

Nok blushed and said angrily:

Who says I like him? I just make reasonable plans. We cannot face strong enemies now.

Nameless said:

It seems that you are determined not to take action.

Don't take action, Knock said.

Then we can only fight for Magri. Wuming turned around and said, It's time to send out my witch. With my guidance, the two of them will be able to get married and successfully win over the pony.

Nok's hand grasped Wuming's shoulder armor with such force that it almost dented the shoulder armor.

Nok's eyes were bloodshot and he looked at Wuming with a scary and dangerous expression.

Have you changed your mind? Wuming turned around.

I won't help you solve the Suzhu Hunter problem. Nok retracted his iron hand and straightened his appearance. I can help you solve the problem of Grek.

Wuming was surprised this time.

Are you going to go to Stonewell to kill Greg? Wuming asked, or are you going to take his head from the crowd of thousands of soldiers when he comes?

No, with your identity as Patch's old shop, even if Greg dies, his successor will not let you go. What you are facing is the liquidation of Lord Nimgofu. Nok said.

She opened her bag, picked up the supplies from Airei Church and stuffed them into her backpack.

I'll go to Lienia and help you pull reinforcements. Nok said.

Do you still have a relationship with the Kaliya royal family? Wuming asked, Are you from the Kaliya royal family?

It doesn't matter...it doesn't matter much. Nok said, Besides, the academy and the royal family are one and closed, so we can't expect them to be reinforcements.

Then who can you find? Wuming asked.

It's not that the academy didn't get involved in the war at all. They still have a force wandering outside. Nok said, I found them.

Do you need me to provide funds? Wuming asked, Mercenaries are expensive, right?

No need, Greg is their reward. Nok said, And we have some connections, I can persuade them.

You are worthy of being a prince. Wuming praised, Can you drop by the Magic Academy again? Borrow a few notebooks?

Nok stiffened for a moment: You are so rude.

You're on your way after all. Wuming said it so easily that it seemed like it was a piece of cake.

I'll try my best, but I won't guarantee that I can borrow it. Nok really agreed.

She packed her bags, glanced at Magri, hesitated for a moment, and pulled him up from the crowd:

I'll take him with me.

It's safe for two people to be together. Wuming didn't stop him and waved goodbye to the two of them cheerfully.

He is not worried about Nok breaking his promise. The nobles value their oaths very seriously. These people value the so-called honor more than their lives.

Nok and Magri left, taking with them a large amount of goods given away for free by Nameless, including a few turtlenecks.

Wuming stuffed the turtle neck meat to Magri and warned him carefully:

Eat more, you will be stronger. Your sword needs more energy.

Magri didn't doubt his presence, so he took a bite and set out on his way.

As soon as the two left, Topps came over.

He held the amulet that protected the barrier and hesitated to speak.

Um...can I apply for some runes? They can be deducted from my salary.

No, that's what I should do to protect your safety. Isn't it just one thousand runes a day? Our store can still afford it. Wuming acted like a reliable boss, full of arrogance.

It's not one thousand. Tops said, I want to apply for fifty thousand runes first.

Wuming's eyes widened: How much?

I want to study this talisman. Tops said, My research field is protective technology.

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Tops has a weak temperament and doesn't like to trouble others, so unlike the apprentices in Haimo Classroom who specialize in various pyroxene magics and are even active as battlefield magicians, he studies non-offensive magic.

Perhaps I can reduce the consumption of this protective barrier and increase its protection range. Tops said, In this way, we can not only protect one person, but can even be used as a magic array to protect everyone.

Wuming hesitated:

But do you need so many runes...50,000?

Se Lian helped from the side:

The research of magicians requires a lot of funds. Tops can at least be solved with runes. Some problems cannot even be solved with runes.

Tops smiled apologetically, but didn't flinch.

Although he is weak and does not like to be competitive, he is very serious about his research field. Even if he knows that it will consume a lot of unknown runes, he cannot give up.

Of course, the decision is yours, Topps said, but if you want to do research, this is a must.

Must... Wuming showed great reluctance.

He took out a bag of runes and counted the numbers inside distressedly.

After months of accumulation, the money in his pocket was only over 200,000 runes.

In fact, with the increase in employees, especially employees like Kaidan mercenaries who are not engaged in production but only exist as bodyguards, the proportion of unnamed runes has been reduced.

This time a large piece of it deflated, causing an unknown physical pain.

And what did Topps say - apply for fifty thousand runes first.

First!

In other words, we don’t know how much it will cost in the future.

No wonder there is only one magic academy in the entire border. The cost is too exaggerated.

Wuming took out 50,000 runes from his wallet, stuffed it into another bag, and sent it out with trembling hands.

Tops just reached out to take it, but Wuming retracted his hand.

Wuming stared at Topps:

Where are you going to use these runes?

When Topps heard this, he knew it well. He often reported research funds in the college.

In fact, he was so depressed because he was unwilling to exaggerate his research and was unwilling to submit some non-magical consumption as a funding application to the academy.

Topps broke his hands and asked the unknown number for money:

“This protective barrier is driven directly by runes. In order to test its performance, a large number of runes are needed;

If you want to optimize the performance of the protective barrier, you need to reconstruct the emblem and lines of the magic circle, which requires tools and raw materials, including a large amount of pyroxene. The price of pyroxene is very high, especially in Nimgefu. It is not like this here Lienia is rich in pyroxene, and the output of the mines is very small...

Topps spoke eloquently, and Wuming couldn't find any fault with it. Sure enough, there was no waste at all.

But who is Wuming? He is a businessman - at least he claims to be so.

He still found areas where he could save money from Topps' description:

You need pyroxene, right?

Yes, I am a pyroxene magician after all, and many theories are based on pyroxene magic. Tops said.

He touched his bald head and suddenly smiled:

What am I talking about? Is there any magic that doesn't require pyroxene... Although it's not possible...

Tops muttered something and suddenly fell into deep thought.

Wuming didn't let Topps continue, he snapped his fingers:

Yes, that's it, pyroxene - we don't need to buy it, we can mine it ourselves.

Patch smiled: Are you going to expand new business again? Are you planning to open a mine yourself?

Why not? Wuming tightened his grip on his money bag, You know, I learned one thing from my short life as a blacksmith.

What? Patch asked.

There are limits to a blacksmith's ability. Wuming said seriously, No matter how superb my blacksmithing skills are, I will still be unable to operate due to lack of forging stones. Forging stones are brought by those who have faded, and then ask me to forge. Once The Faded Ones can't come up with enough forge stones, so there's nothing I can do.

Although it was just to avoid spending money at first, the more Wuming talked about it, the more he felt that his idea made sense:

Our other services have made the faded ones too comfortable, and they have never realized this problem - we can mine it ourselves! As long as we provide mining stones, the faded ones can become stronger, much stronger!

Se Lian said: But there are almost no mines without owners, right? These mines that produce forging stones are almost without exception, and they are all in the hands of the kings.

People in the border area have lost their appetite and generally no longer need salt. Airei Church is close to the coast, so salt can be mined with confidence.

But the rights to mine ore were still in the hands of the lords.

Anvils in the wild are so rare because almost all kings suppress outsiders from developing metal skills.

They also know that the power of a weapon is more reliable than a well-trained body, so they strictly control the flow of forging stones.

Don't be afraid. Wuming shook his finger, We have Hyde. He is a lord and should have mining rights.

Patch expands the map:

Is there a mine over there at Hyde Fortress?

Everyone looked at the demi-human.

These demi-humans all live near Hyde Fortress and like to dig into caves. They should know it best.

The demi-humans all shook their heads.

There are mines in Moren City. A hybrid raised his hand.

The other hybrids nodded:

Some of our companions are still working in the mines.

Moen is good. The mountains are high and the emperor is far away. Greg can't control it. Wuming said.

With extensive thinking, Wuming quickly found his target, which was the Morn Tunnel in the Weeping Peninsula.

Se Lian asked: Are there pyroxene in those mines?

The hybrids thought hard for a long time and said:

Yes, that kind of blue stone that can explode.

Se Lian shook his head: Pyroxene of that quality is not good. It is too unstable. It can only be used as a weapon, but cannot be used for research.

The Morn Tunnel in the Weeping Peninsula has its value. Patch picked up a piece of return bone, We have this, and there is another mine we can consider.

Wuming's eyes lit up: My good brother Patch, are you going to take action?

Remember when I went to Galid before, did you say I went quickly? I have a shortcut, there is a portal that leads directly to Galid, and the other side of the portal is in a mine, where there are a lot of rays. Stone crystal mine. And Galid’s mine—no one owns it.”

The return bone fragment rotates at Patch's fingertips:

It's a one-way portal. It couldn't be used originally, but now we have the means to open the portal to come back anytime and anywhere - it's time to make a fortune.

Luck, Haida is directly used as her real name in the strategy book. But it should be a problem with the strategy book. After all, the city lord calls his daughter Irena.