Chapter 1908: Selling dog meat with sheep

"Is this a fire?"

Guan En came over and looked at the fire point in the distance and said, "If I remember correctly, there seems to be a blacksmith shop there. In recent days, the blacksmith shop received a large order, saying that it would be necessary to customize more than 200 hoes to send to Tea City. Because a businessman in Feihu City was preparing to reclaim a new tea garden near Tea City, he needed to customize a batch of hoes and wait for farm tools to deliver them. But what's interesting is that the merchant split the order into several blacksmith shops. Although he said that this was to collect all the farm tools as soon as possible, the problem was that he could go to Tea City to buy farm tools. Because the blacksmith shops in Tea City had inventory in terms of farm tools, so buying them on site can save freight. In the end, it would definitely be cheaper, and there was no need to wait for a few more days."

"Oh, if that's the case, the reason why the blacksmith shop caught fire was because of this order and rushed to work overnight?" Liu Xing asked.

Guan En nodded and said with certainty: "Ninety-one, because there are no shops that are prone to fire near this blacksmith shop. And judging from the current fire, there should be a lot of flammable materials accumulated at the fire site, so only the blacksmith shop can meet the conditions. After all, in addition to the regular coal in the blacksmith shop, a lot of wood has been prepared in the past two days to make hoes."

"Then the question is, this fire should be related to the mission, right? So should we go over and take a look?" Zuo Xin said curiously.

Liu Xing thought for a while, nodded and said, "Then Zuo Xin, you can go there and see what the situation is like in this fire. If it is related to the mission, you can accept it depending on the situation, but remember to pay attention to safety."

Zuo Xin nodded and went out.

As for Guan En, seeing Zuo Xin leave, he also got up and said goodbye, because he had to make sure if anyone was tampering with the deep well. If he was sure that someone had set up a trap next to the deep well, he could go back to find the examiner of Miaoshou Kongkongmen.

As for the remaining Liu Xing and the other two, they chatted casually and waited for Zuo Xin's return.

After the firelight disappeared in the distance, Zuo Xin rushed back.

"The situation is similar to what Guan En said. The fire point was the blacksmith shop. Because the hoe order they received had time requirements, they could only work overnight today. As a result, a new apprentice might not be able to adapt to such a high-intensity night shift, so it accidentally caused the fire. Fortunately, the blacksmith shops in this era were basically in a semi-open pattern, so not many people were injured. But what's interesting is that when I came to the near the blacksmith shop, I automatically triggered a very special task, which was to temporarily join the blacksmith shop and help the blacksmith shop complete a sufficient number of hoes before the order deadline."

Zuo Xin said while drinking water, "This is a bit outrageous. I have never encountered such a strange task anyway. In short, this task reminds me of some factories who suddenly get large orders have to run under the nearby overpass to recruit temporary workers because of insufficient production capacity."

"Yes, this mission just sounds a bit outrageous, it doesn't look like a mission proposed by the Cthulhu Running Team Game Hall."

Liu Xing frowned and said, "But there is a saying that existence means reasonable, so I suspect that this task should be just a pre-task. Only after this task is completed will it trigger a truly important task...such as transporting these hoes to Tea City!"

As soon as Liu Xing said this, Zuo Xin also recalled, "Yes, I heard that this order will be delivered early the morning after tomorrow. Although the current blacksmith shop is not short of manpower, the problem is that the blacksmith shop does not have much coal or wood, and many hoes that have been built have more or less problems. Therefore, from purchasing to making hoes, one day will definitely not be enough tomorrow! Because several other blacksmith shops in Feihu City are also completing the merchant's order, these blacksmith shops should not be able to produce materials, so this blacksmith shop may not even be able to get the materials in a short period of time!"

"If this is true, then this seemingly outrageous task will definitely not be completed. So unless the Cthulhu running group game hall is bored and wants to trick us, then this task will definitely change the requirements the day after tomorrow, that is, how many days will be used to send the hoe to Tea City! And it should not be enough to send the hoe to Tea City, and some special plots will be triggered later, because, as the leader said, this merchant can go to Tea City to buy farm tools locally, which can save time and effort. As a result, he now has to buy farm tools in Feihu City, which is so far from Tea City, and he also has such urgent requirements for time, which is obviously a bit abnormal."

As soon as Zuo Xin finished speaking, Liu Xing thought of a possibility, "I understand! This businessman is probably selling dog meat with a sheep's head! His purpose at the beginning was not to open a new tea garden in Tea City, but to bring things like farm tools from other places on the grounds of opening a tea garden! For example, these more than 200 hoes have to be loaded with several carriages, so he can safely arrange an extra carriage, or mix some shameful things in these carriages; then the question is, why did this businessman do this? Because he is likely to be the subordinate of the third prince, so he went to Tea City to do business this time, to put it bluntly, to be an undercover agent."

"Although the third princes and the others are not as sure as us players, we can make sure that something has happened to the new dragon emperor, they should be able to find out the strangeness of the new dragon emperor with their information channels. So as long as these princes are not confused, they should know that it is time for them to make arrangements in advance; therefore, the third prince arranged for this man to be an undercover agent in Tea City, and the purpose is to see if the sixth prince will arrange a surprise attack on Boyang City through Tea City! Of course, if there is a chance, I think this undercover agent will also find a way to cause trouble in Tea City, because the taxes in Tea City are also very important to the Sixth Prince, and tea is also a strategic material."

"If this is true, then the reason why something happened to the blacksmith shop today is very likely to be the businessman who wanted these hoes to be sent to Tea City alone. As for the purpose of doing this, it is to confuse the guards of Tea City. After all, the Sixth Prince is not stupid. He should be very clear about the importance of Tea City. Therefore, the Sixth Prince may have already installed some spies in Tea City to prevent the undercover agents sent by the Third Prince. Therefore, as long as nothing unexpected happens, when these hoes are sent to the near Tea City, someone will come to check openly and secretly to determine whether the goods in the carriage are incorrect."

"If you want to get it, as long as the goods in front are not a problem, the spy will naturally become slack in the subsequent goods, so the merchant can take the opportunity to bring something into the Tea City! But what does this have to do with us? Logically speaking, we must know nothing about this matter, so we know that we are transporting hoes, so the merchant has no reason to arrange any tasks for us, right?" Zuo Xin said with a frown.

"That's right, if we were not players from the perspective of God, we wouldn't have guessed so many details, so that businessman should treat us as ordinary people! So I suddenly thought of a question, that is, how far is Feihu City from Tea City?" Liu Xing asked with a smile.

"It will take half a month at the fastest time, right? Because the straight-line distance between Feihu City and Tea City is not far, it is separated by a big river along the way, and then a rugged mountain road, so it will take about half a month to twenty days... I understand! Leader, you mean that when we arrive at Tea City, it will be almost the beginning of next month. By then, the news that the New Dragon Emperor is no longer able to do will spread throughout the New Dragon Empire, and the princes should take action! In this way, you players who escort the hoe will be honestly staying in Tea City to serve the merchant."

Liu Xing touched his chin and said to Zuo Xin: "Zuo Xin, you will stay in Feihu City anyway, so you will rent a fast horse and go back to Tianshui Town now, so that Meng Fugui and the others will make an idea, that is, whether to send someone to take over this task! Although the risk of this task is relatively high, the reward will not be small, and we can also contact local players, and maybe we can instigate them!"

Zuo Xin nodded and left the inn again.

Fortunately, many stores in the martial arts module are open for 24 hours a day, so Zuo Xin doesn't need to wait until the next day to set off.

After Zuo Xin left, his two brothers went back to their respective rooms to rest. After Liu Xing blew out the candle, he felt a little guilty when he looked at the wooden box containing the night roar statue. He always felt that some NPCs had set their eyes on it.

So after thinking for a while, Liu Xing hugged the wooden box in his arms. Although it was indeed a bit uncomfortable, at least he felt much more at ease on the psychological level.

No dreams all night.

Liu Xing opened his eyes with some confusion because he thought he would still dream this time when he was sleeping, but nothing happened. This made Liu Xing feel a little disappointed because Liu Xing was still looking forward to what he would dream about... and Liu Xing had already vaguely felt something, for example, he might not have joined the Cthulhu running team game hall for the first time a few years ago.

Therefore, Aoguanhai deliberately approached himself.

Thinking of this, Liu Xing was already alert to Ao Guanhai, because Liu Xing didn't want to be sold and counted the money to him.

Fortunately, there was no problem with the wooden box that Liu Xing was holding. However, after Guan En reminded him, Liu Xing did not dare to bring the wooden box back to the carriage in a noble manner, so after the remaining two brothers of the Zuo family got up, they found a cloth bag to put it up and placed it quietly on the carriage.

Then Liu Xing and others set out again and continued to Liangcheng.

But what Liu Xing didn't expect was that Guan En was actually waiting for him halfway.

The reason Guan En came to Liu Xing was also very simple, that is, he had passed the exam for Miaoshou Kongkongmen. And as Liu Xing analyzed last night, the inn shopkeeper was a member of Miaoshou Kongkongmen, who was responsible for collecting various information. After all, if the inn business is good, the hostess who traveled from south to north can provide a lot of information.

"Leader, Miaoshou Kongkongmen asked me to go to the Far West City."

Guan En said seriously: "Miaoshou Kongkongmen has a very important branch in Yuanxi City. After all, Yuanxi City is the most prosperous city, so Miaoshou Kongkongmen will definitely not miss it. Therefore, I will perform multiple missions in Yuanxi City next. If the mission is completed smoothly, you can go to the headquarters of Miaoshou Kongkongmen! This is good news for me, because I can go to Tianshui Town to join the alliance, but I also hope that the leader, you can write me a letter of recommendation so that I can get help from the alliance after I arrive in Yuanxi City."

I see.

Liu Xing nodded and said, "There is no need for a recommendation letter, because you just need to report my name - Liu Peng. At that time, you only need to explain the situation to the deputy leader, and he will naturally introduce you to the players in Yuanxicheng; but you may also have to accept the tasks given to you by our alliance in Yuanxicheng. Of course, as long as you complete the tasks, you can get the benefits given to you by the alliance."

"That's good."

Guan En said happily: "Then I'll take a step now, because it's a limited time mission to let me go to the Far West City. I want to test whether I can rush to somewhere in a short time. By the way, this is actually a feature of the Miaoshou Kongkongmen, that is, it will choose to let many members act together at some time. However, in many cases, these members act alone in their respective cities, so in order to avoid missing the best opportunity to take action, these members need to be able to prepare and set off in a short time. After all, it's easy to marching, but if you really want to do it, only a well-trained army can do it."

Liu Xing deeply agreed with Guan En's words, because Liu Xing thought it was easy to march for a long time, and it was enough to let everyone run. As a result, after a deeper understanding, I realized that this was actually very difficult. After all, most of the troops in ancient times could only walk thirty miles a day, and if they were faster, someone would be disconnected.

And the four crossings of Chishui in that year, the fastest day of the marching mileage reached a terrifying 120 kilometers! You must know that this is a step by step! The most important thing is that we won!

"By the way, the leader, I want to give you one more thing now."

Guan En said as he took out a finely crafted wooden whistle from his pocket.
Chapter completed!