Ark's Journey to the Demon God

Of course!

Aktos wanted to blurt out, but at the critical moment, he controlled his temper. He found that he could not find a suitable argument to refute Shen Muke, so he could only remain silent.

Shen Muke pointed to the endgame on the chessboard: "The biggest difference between soldiers and gangsters is that soldiers are a group and they fight for a common goal. This goal is called victory; while gangsters are isolated islands and they fight for their immediate interests. When fighting, they will be happy because they got the sweetness and angry because they lost a few pieces, so they will definitely lose."

That's it!

Aktos felt that the fog in his heart had been lifted. No wonder he always lost to Ratatos in chess, because he always liked to focus on one place and could not see the wider chessboard at all.

Let’s expand this thinking a little further. Why do I go hunting with my family every autumn and winter and always come back empty-handed? It’s because I always trigger the trap in advance and let the prey escape!

The husband is right. His quick temper and impulsiveness are all things that captivate his eyes. Because of these, he makes many mistakes, and even...

Aktos glanced at Shen Muke secretly. He had fought with his husband's companion before, and it was because of his impulsiveness that it caused a lot of trouble later. That is to say, his husband was magnanimous and did not care about himself... Speaking of which, the woman and the husband with the tail on fire were What's the relationship?They say they are a couple... The two people seem to be of different races. Can they get married if their races are different?

Shen Muke, who had no idea that Aktos was gossiping about him, turned his head and faced Lata Toss——

"Lata Toss, I have heard that your family has extraordinary wisdom and vision. Come and see if there is any hope of turning defeat into victory in this game of yours?"

Ratatos wiped her eyes. She didn't want to admit defeat just like that, but after looking around the chessboard, she still found in frustration that she really had no hope.

"I lost, sir, completely lost..."

"No, you didn't." Shen Muke shook his head. He suddenly raised the corners of his mouth and showed a meaningful smile:

"You still had a trick that could turn defeat into victory, but you didn't use it."

"What is it, sir?"

"Repent!"

Shen Muke suddenly stretched out his hand, moved all his key white stones on the chessboard, stuffed them into his [vitality], then blocked most of the white stones, completely giving up the black stones' territory, and was ready to vent his anger. The [eye].

In the surprised eyes of Aktos and Ratatos, Shen Muke spread his hands——

"Look, doesn't this mean I lose?"

This...is there such an operation?

Ratatos burst into laughter and said with tears in her eyes:

"Sir, you are cheating. You can't regret playing chess."

"Yes, you can't regret playing chess." Shen Muke nodded, and then said: "But I am a gentleman, and I say you can regret it if you can!"

Ah this.

Ratatos and Aktos looked at Shen Muke in surprise. They had never known that Shen Muke had such an "unreasonable" side. When they were in the family, they always heard the elders discussing his wisdom and Erudite, but now they felt they had discovered another side of Mr. Agaritu.

"Ratatoss, what is the meaning of games in your eyes?"

"It's about winning, sir. When I play games, I only think about winning."

"But you can't beat me, so what?"

"This...then I might practice until I can win."

"Then what if I keep improving and you can't catch up with me?"

"Then... maybe I won't play this game with you, right?" Rata Toss said hesitantly.

Wrong.

Shen Muke shook his head and said: "Lata Toss, the meaning of games has never been just to win. Do you know who the creator of your favorite stone chess game is?"

"I heard that he was a very idle man."

"So, a very idle person, will he care about winning or losing?"

This…

Ratatos was speechless.

Shen Muke continued: "An idler doesn't care about winning or losing, but he still invented a game and shared it with others. What is he doing this for? It's for happiness!"

"Games are entertainment products and a source of happiness. This kind of thing should be a collection of beautiful dreams and a tool for spending quality time with friends. If you are excited when you win and suffer when you lose, , then the game loses its soul."

"Lata Toss, you have to take winning and losing lightly. There are not only winning and losing in this world, but also a [happy] ending."

Rata Toss nodded ignorantly. What Shen Muke said was so complicated that she couldn't understand it for a while, but sir, he should let himself enjoy the game, right?

She wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and said with a smile:

"Sir, you are evil-minded. Even if you win, you will still argue with me!"

Shen Muke smiled awkwardly. Was he being "held a grudge" by the little girl?

"Sir?" Aktos leaned into Shen Muke's ear and said, "Have you long wanted to [teach] us by playing chess?"

Wow!

You are making rapid progress, Aktos!

You have found it all!

Shen Muke affirmed, and then Aktos asked: "Sir, since you have prepared these principles a long time ago, what if you just lost to Lata Toss? Then wouldn't the principles you prepared later be Can’t talk any more?”

"That's not going to happen."

"why?"

Shen Muke bared his teeth and smiled at him:

"Because I would overturn the chessboard when I was about to lose, and then forcefully reason with her!"

"Sir, you are such a bastard..."

Chapter 14 Trade, open the door

Kjerag changed.

Throughout the 60s of the Terra Calendar, Kjerag ushered in tremendous changes that had not occurred in the past century.

The fields in the valley no longer require a large number of manpower to manage, because those automatic machines can take care of everything.

The work in the mine does not require workers to swing their pickaxes hard, because the mining machine can replace any worker.

The fish ponds in the lake area were gradually opened up, and the Kjerag people realized the freedom to eat fish that had not been achieved for hundreds of years. Along with it, they also had the freedom to eat fruits, barbecue, and cheese...

What an interesting thing it is that Kjerag has become rich. The Kjerag people who once struggled to survive in the snowy environment have begun to enjoy life!

Now when the Xierag people return home, what they see is no longer shabby furniture and rough wheat rice, but unimaginable wealth.

All of this was brought about by those two...

They are [Guests from the Snow Realm], one is named Nian and the other is named Agaritu.

Agaritu, friend of all Kjerag's children.

This young man from the Elafia tribe is an omnipotent presence in the circle of Kjerag's children.

He always took the children up the hillside in his spare time, told them interesting stories, and then taught them some strange knowledge.

The Sherag people discovered that all the children who had interacted with Mr. Agaritu became different!

Enxiodis Shivaash, the young master of the Shivaash family, has become more polite and helpful. He always helps anyone he sees who needs help. This is completely different from his arrogance in the past. different.

Nohiss Edwys, this lonely boy in the eyes of the Kjerag people, became cheerful. He no longer just clung to those obscure books, but learned a new language and wrote many books. He wrote many beautiful and romantic poems. Wherever he went, the brilliance of his poems followed him. He became particularly energetic and gained many friends, many of whom were fans of his poems...

There are also Ratatos and Arctos, the two heirs of the Brandt family and the heirs of the Perrochi family who always like to fight against each other have become harmonious and often

Go fishing together and play chess together.

The relationship between the two people became better, and the relationship between the two families also improved. With a wave of his hand, the Perrochi patriarch rented his own lake area to the Brown Tao family for fish farming at a low price, making the cooperation between the two families even stronger. close.

Ratatos is no longer obsessed with petty profits. She has gained many partners. Aktos' temper is no longer bad. He is now managing Kjerag's army and he manages it quite well. This makes old Perrochi Lao Huai was so relieved that he often mentioned his son in the meetings of the three families and seemed quite proud.

Kjerag has become better, and it couldn't be better. All of this was brought about by Agaritu. He is truly worthy of being a "guest of the snow realm".

Shen Muke's reputation in Kjerag is increasing day by day. Men will salute him when they see him, women will bow to him when they see him, and children will follow his footsteps and play with him when they see him.

People like this guest and hope that this guest can stay for a long time... People don't know when Agaritu will leave Kjerag. People hope that he will stay in Kjerag forever.

……

bang bang bang-

Nails were hammered into the boards, and another warehouse was built by the lake.

"Thank you, Mr. White."

Shen Muke opened his mouth to express his thanks, and Old White waved his hands hurriedly:

"Mr. Agaritu, please don't be polite to me. I'm just doing a little work. Anyway, I'm not busy with farm work now..."

Old White jumped off the ladder and approached Shen Muke:

"Mr. Agaritu, although I, a rough farmer, don't know anything, I shouldn't ask more questions...but what do you plan to do with these things? Are you just keeping them in the warehouse?"

The "things" Old White was talking about were the "fees" paid to him by several Kjerag families in cooperation with Shen Muke over the years - large quantities of grains, various types of ores, beast furs and medicinal materials from the snow-capped mountains.

Old White doesn't think there's anything wrong with Shen Muke taking these. Xierag is now rich and [-]% relies on Mr. Agaritu. Even if he accumulates ten times more wealth than this, it will be acceptable to the people of Xierag... But as a farmer, Old White felt that it was a pity to have so many native products piled up in warehouses. Ore and other materials were fine, but grain and medicinal materials would rot if stored for a long time...

"Mr. White, this is one of the reasons why I called you here today."

Shen Muke smiled and said to Old White: "I'm going to recruit a group of people to go out to the Snow Realm with me."

"You're leaving?!" Old White was shocked.

"No, no, no." Shen Muke waved his hand and comforted: "I won't leave Kjerag yet. I just want to lead a group of people to transport these local products outside and sell them. When I finish my work, I will take them with me. People come back..."

"Go outside?" Old White lowered his head and rubbed his hands. He had never been outside in his life. With Yeragond's blessing, people in the snow realm did not need to communicate with the outside.

He raised his head and looked at the warehouses in front of him - if he didn't go outside, these local products would have been kept here. It was impossible to sell so many local products to the Kjerag people, because now Kjerag's products were more than In the past, there were much more, and every household's warehouse was full. No one needed these things, so would these things rot?

As a traditional old Kjerag farmer, Old White felt that in a materially poor area like Snowland, waste was a crime and a blasphemy against Yeragond.

But if you want to go out...

Seeing Old White's hesitation, Shen Muke knew that his plan was working.

This was something he expected. After acquiring the new technology, Kjerag began to produce without scruples, and the output of various products increased steadily. However, the number of Kjerag people was still so large. In just a few years, At that time, Kjerag's products have expanded unprecedentedly, and overcapacity can only lead to a mountain of products. He is only a drop in the bucket here, but he has also built six new warehouses one after another. So the families who hold those nine cows in their hands, they The problem will only get bigger!

I heard that at the most recent meeting of the three tribes, the Perrochi family began to ask the Shivaash family for trees on the mountain. The reason was that there was not enough wood to build warehouses, and they hoped to use it from the mountainous area.

Shen Muke wanted to see this, so he led the Xierag people to a fork in the road——

Or, organize manpower with me to open up trade between Kjerag and the outside world.

Or just let these things gather dust here, but wasteful behavior is a blasphemy to Yeragond~

Patting Old White on the shoulder, Shen Muke said: "Well, Mr. White, please help me promote it to everyone, saying that I am going to take a group of people to do business outside, and I can provide generous salaries. I hope everyone can sign up enthusiastically. "

"Well, okay, I'll just say a few words for you sir."

Old White is gone. This is the tenth "microphone" Shen Muke has invited this morning. Sherag is not big, so it is estimated that word will spread soon...

Chapter 15 Resistance from Manzhuyuan

The news that Mr. Agaritu was recruiting people to go out for business quickly spread to every corner of Kjerag, causing quite a shock to the people of Kjerag.

Over the past few years, Mr. Agaritu has helped the Sherag people achieve a wealthy life they had never imagined before, which made the Sherag people very grateful and even selectively forgot his identity.Huan;:Welcome "in"! Enter【,!night;attack";'s":month:fei.'qun;:】:.6;9.4:9.,3:""6!,

1:3";5."

Mr. Agaritu is not a Kjerag.

It seems that only now did Kjerag wake up from his beautiful dream. Mr. Agaritu is not a Kjerag. He may respect Yeragond and the beliefs passed down by the Kjelag from generation to generation, but that does not mean that he will treat the Everything in Kjelag is regarded as a gift from Yeragond.

According to the scriptures of Yelagund preserved in the Manzhu courtyard, the people of Snowland are the dependents of Yeragund. The benevolent Yelagund gave the people of Snowland food, clothing, housing, transportation, and the right to live, so the Sherag people do not There is no need or ability to have any contact with outsiders, let alone any business dealings.In Kjerag, this is an iron law that cannot be questioned or desecrated.

But Mr. Agaritu doesn't care about this. He even wants to take people out to do business now, and the reason for doing business is also impeccable - the food produced is endless, and if it is piled in the warehouse to rot, would it be blasphemous to Yela? Gond?

Similar reasons have been mentioned before by someone, yes, it was the former head of the Shivaash family.

At that time, this adult was going to lead people to build the railway and run the Originium train in Kjerag.

None of the Xierag people agreed, but the head of the family said:

"If there were no railways, the food in the valley and the furs in the forest could not be transported to the place in time. If it was damaged on the road, would it be a blasphemy to Yeragund?"

The Xierag people had no choice but to go to Manzhuyuan, hoping to let the Holy Lady make a decision.

Then after a long period of messing around and the Shivaash family giving up some resources, the railway was built and has been used for decades until now.

Now, there is another big shot who wants to do something "special", and this one is even more important. He just wants to get there in one step, communicate and do business with the outside world, and he is not from Kjerag, so he doesn't need to be guarded. Lagunde's precepts and, above all, his reasons are almost impeccable.

On the morning of three days after the news about Shen Muke spread, his residence received an unexpected visitor—the great elder of Manzhuyuan.