Dharma Ring: Selling dung beetles at the border

Jie Lian couldn't understand Wu Ming.

Don't you need to rest for a while? Jie Lian asked, After a life and death battle, you always need to rest and recuperate, otherwise it will be very harmful to the body.

Jie Lian has witnessed too many battles and knows the importance of battle recuperation. Many people died not in battle but after the battle.

For Jie Lian, facing La Tarn and escaping from death was a life and death battle that was more exciting than anything else.

Nameless waved his hand:

No, no, business is important. Let's talk about a formal deal. The mushroom soup recipe is just my sincerity.

You haven't proven your innocence yet. Jie Lian said.

I can prove it sooner or later. It's better to talk first. If we reach an agreement, then we can directly close the deal. Wuming said, Save time. After all, time is short.

Wuming subconsciously wanted to pat the portal again, but he stretched out his hand halfway, remembered something, froze in place, and took it back angrily.

He said: Anyway, I want two portals.

This is an important facility related to the security of our city. Jie Lian said, With the portal, we can better deal with monsters when they besiege the city.

I only need one group to connect Nimgefu and Galid and establish a trade route. Wuming said, Of course I will also prepare suitable exchange items for this.

Jie Lian said: Give you the portal, this is a one-time deal, and it is not easy to trade. If you promise a year of food and grass, but only give it to you for a day, we will lose money.

Then why don't I buy and sell with one hammer? Wuming said, How about the improved flame prayer?

What kind of improvement method?

If my guess is right, many Red Lion knights probably can't stand the flame prayer at all. Wuming said, The method I provide will not only increase the effect, but also reduce the side effects.

The experiment only lasted for one meal? Jie Lian asked.

There's not even time for a meal, and there's actually no testing done, Wuming said.

Jie Lian was speechless: The transaction is in advance, but this product is also a painting? What's the point of us talking here?

Wuming said: I am very confident in my formula. It can greatly improve your resistance.

Jie Lian was no longer interested in Wu Ming, who was full of cakes, and went up the elevator on his own.

Wuming followed up:

I will start the experiment soon, and the results will be obvious. Anyway, I will stay for ten days and a half.

He shook the chains on his feet, making a clattering sound.

Jie Lian said: Rather than this, I hope you can bring weapons and war supplies.

What I provide is a plan to assist combat, and there is no arms business. Wuming said.

So we can't cooperate. Jie Lian said.

Even if it's possible for me to cure Latan? Wuming asked.

The hinges tightened, the wooden wheels turned, and the elevator creaked up the city wall.

Neither of them spoke anymore.

Jie Lian stood on the elevator, looking at the scarlet sand dunes in the distance and the tiny and desolate figure on the dunes.

Many people said this before. Jie Lian said, Some are liars, and some are just incompetent. They have all become the general's rations.

The fact that I didn't become a food ration shows that my method can be successful. Wuming showed amazing logical thinking.

It's better to forget it. Jie Lian said, Let the general have an honorable ending. Don't torment him.

I am very sensitive to the aura of decline. Wuming said.

What? Jie Lian didn't understand.

Because I have experienced it often, I understand what kind of system is on the verge of collapse and lifeless.

Wuming stood in Lord Jielian's room and looked at the Red Lion City: I feel that Galid is full of vitality, but I feel that the Red Lion City is lifeless and not far from destruction - as a city owner, wouldn't you know this?

Wuming glanced at Jie Lian: I think you should know that you did it on purpose.

Jie Lian said displeasedly: Are you going to say that the decline of Red Lion City was caused by me on purpose?

I mean you subjectively no longer try to save this declining city. Wuming said.

Wuming held up the wall and looked at the sand dunes in the distance:

Originally, I thought Latarn was going to die. But after the actual fight, I found that he still retained considerable power, at least not until the moment of death.

Of course not yet. Jie Lian said, The stars haven't fallen yet, and the stars are still afraid of General Latarn, which means it's not the time for the festival yet.

And you've given up on Ratan.

Jie Lian was silent.

Seeing that Jie Lian remained silent, Wuming continued:

You have never been interested in daily supplies, those supplies that can ensure the long-term operation of the city, but you only want to transport more weapons. You should have already wanted to give up, give up Latarn, and give up Red Lion City.

Whether it's the Wailing Dunes where Latarn is located, or the endless red on the horizon, the color palette throughout Galid is scarlet.

Even the fire that fights corruption is red.

But these soldiers are all warriors of the Golden Tree.

The Red Lion City has the scarlet of corruption, the blazing red of fire, the bright red of blood, and the red mane that symbolizes glory.

But there is no gold and no bright moon.

Wuming admired the red color in his eyes:

This is a battle with no chance of winning. The landscape of Galid has changed. You are equivalent to fighting against the environment and against the law.

Since it is doomed to fail, sooner or later you won't care. Maybe in the end we will launch a heroic battle to the death. The so-called greatest end, let all the soldiers go into battle together, and eventually all die in a foreign land, ending this endless war .”

Jie Lian held the flame-shaped sword in his hand, and his hands turned green and white.

Wuming said: Look at all this scarlet. What is this? This is war. War is about winning, and you actually describe this as a tragic song. Do you think you can't win?

Since the Broken War, people have stopped having children. Jie Lian said solemnly. At first, people who respected the general and the red lion joined in to supplement the troops. But such people gradually disappeared. Now there are very few fighting forces in the city. No matter what, we really can’t win.”

So this festival is not only a farewell to Latarn, but also a farewell to the Red Lion City. Wuming said, Your persistence is because of Latarn. When Latarn finally falls, the loyal veterans will follow him. go together.

So you didn't consider the future of the Red Lion, or the continuation of humanity in Galid. All you thought about was how to fight a heroic and beautiful battle in the end, and die in glory.

Jie Lian's desolate sigh echoed in the empty square:

I am not the city lord of Red Lion City, I am the substitute general. We agreed to give each other an honorable ending. I was once free, but now I am bound by friendship. And when I complete the agreement with Latarn, I will also To fulfill my mission.”

He points his sword at the Red Lion City:

There is no general, no city lord, the city is full of old, weak, sick, corrupted knights, soldiers who will go crazy at any time...how can they win?

Since the city will be destroyed by corruptibles sooner or later, instead of ushering in the end with dismal injuries, it is better to go together and end it in a way more suitable for bards to recite.

You look like a bard. Wuming looked sideways, What's your mission? You won't die if I cooperate with you.

I have my own mission, and I can't die before that. Is there any problem with that? Jie Lian said coldly.

No problem, it just doesn't sound nice when you say it. Wuming smiled, The city lord took the lead in destroying it, the soldiers died on the battlefield, but the city lord did not die in the end, listen to this.

Jie Lian didn't want to talk to Wu Ming.

Of course there is a reason why he would do this.

Although General Latan is a demigod and a powerful person, he is not without blood or family. On the contrary, Latan's family is very prestigious.

Latan is from Lao La's family.

His father is Radagan, the second-generation King of Elden, and his mother is the Queen of the Full Moon of the Kallia royal family.

The roots of the golden tree are growing red... a relative.

Half of the demigods named in the Shattered War are the children of Queen Full Moon.

Latarn was hopeless after fighting with the Valkyrie, but this was not the only demigod in the Calian royal family.

General Ratan's feat of sealing the stars is legendary, but it also seals the fate of all stargazers.

This also sealed the fate of the general's sister who was also a demigod and a stargazer.

If the general can die with a glorious honor, not only will the agreement with the general be fulfilled, but the general's death will also help the young lady to rise again, and the Kaliya royal family will also rise again.

In terms of emotion and reason, both public and private, Jie Lian had reasons to carry out this ceremony and help the general see him off.

The only ones who need to be sacrificed are the Red Lion soldiers who are destined to die from corruption.

The Red Lion soldiers are just like generals. They will die sooner or later. Now he just wants everyone to die with a heroic reputation like a general.

Jie Lian said: You can go outside and say that the Red Lions are understandable. We are proud of our honorable death in battle. If I am not bound by fate and must complete my mission, I am also willing to participate in witnessing this. The end of greatness.”

Seeing Jie Lian being so stubborn, Wu Ming was helpless:

Okay, I understand. Latarn is the core of the problem. Unless Latarn can be restored, Red Lion City is destined to be destroyed.

He rolled his eyes:

Do you really not believe that I can cure Latarn? What if Latarn is really cured?

Then everything will naturally become different. Jie Lian said, The question is, can you? With your untested method?

Wuming laughed: Anyway, you said you want to examine me for ten days and a half, so just wait, I will use these ten days and a half to give it a try.

Jie Lian snorted coldly: If the stars have already arrived, I won't wait for you for ten days and a half.

Okay, okay, I'll hurry up. Wuming waved goodbye, grabbed the chain, and walked away.

Jie Lian looked at Wuming's retreating figure, then turned back to the balcony of the elevator.

He looked up at the already scarlet sky.

The scarlet color represents the Red Lion's tragic defeat and is imbued with the general's mourning.

But at this moment, Jie Lian hopes that the red color will stay for a while longer.

He murmured to himself: General, just hold on a little longer and let the stars come later...

Wuming walked leisurely back to the room assigned to him by Red Lion, opened the door and looked for Millicent:

Have you rested? Get up and do experiments.

In the room, Millicent was eating a big meal, as if she hadn't had a normal meal in a long time.

Neferi and Millicent sat opposite each other, grabbing a chicken leg and stuffing it into their mouths, as if they were competing with Millicent to see who could eat it faster.

Roger was sitting by the stove, turning a bamboo stick. When Wuming opened the door, he said hello:

You're back? Come and try the newly developed Red Lion Fire BBQ.