Chapter 035 Caravan and Trade 3
By the time Lin Muqiu returned to Ankang Town, it was already evening.
Torches were hung on the city walls, and the lights were bright.
Kedelu always felt that the torches today were particularly bright, and subconsciously turned his head to glance at Lin Muqiu.
Lin Muqiu was so tired that she couldn't straighten her back, and Yun Yi was carrying her on her back.
Admiration and pity flashed through his mind, and he was about to call the guards on the city wall to open the door, but unexpectedly, from a distance, he heard someone on the city wall shouting "Lord Lin is back!"
In just a short while, many city guards gathered together and surrounded them, looking overjoyed.
Although they mainly gathered around Lin Muqiu:
"Sir, the fighting skills you taught me are truly useful! I killed a Viper all by myself for the first time!"
"Sir, my Lord Augustine has been waiting for you all day and wants to review the results with you!"
"Sir, where have you been today? Why do you look so tired..."
“…”
A group of people gathered around, and many townspeople seemed to be waiting for Lin Muqiu intentionally. As soon as they saw Lin Muqiu, they couldn't hide their joy, as if they had seen a savior.
When Kedelu saw Lin Muqiu surrounded by people, he felt both relieved and emotional.
He didn't expect that in such a short period of time, Lin Muqiu had become so popular among the people. He knew that there was someone to take over the position of the town lord. Of course, he couldn't help but feel happy.
But he was still a little embarrassed. After all, everyone only paid attention to what Lin Muqiu said, which made him seem insignificant as the mayor. He really needed to learn more from Lin Muqiu.
He coughed a few times, his cheeks slightly red. "Alright, let Lady Lin Muqiu get some rest. She's gone to negotiate with the Chamber of Commerce, and I guess many more will be visiting soon."
Seeing everyone whispering in surprise and then obediently dispersing, Lin Muqiu quickly raised his head and said loudly: "Tomorrow the food shop, weapons shop, and planting shop will officially open together. Welcome to buy..."
The system also issued a prompt sound at the right time:
【Congratulations, you have won a total of six shops!】
【Your shop has been upgraded to level 3! 】
Your shop status: Level 3 (Experience 41/50)
Staple food shop, snack shop, mount shop: {folded, please open to view}
Food shop, weapon shop, planting shop: to be opened
Level 3 shop bonus effect:
All the products in your shop will be randomly attached with certain special effects!
You can also choose a bonus effect for your food shop, planting shop, or weapon shop! [Highlight] [New feature]
Hearing the news gushing out, Lin Muqiu finally revealed a satisfied smile.
There is a new feature coming out. I can study it carefully tomorrow.
Kedeluo, who witnessed everything: "..."
Of course, even if you are so tired that you can’t even straighten your back, you still have to promote it. This is very Lin Muqiu.
Augustine stood aside and watched for a long time. He couldn't help it when he heard Lin Muqiu's hoarse voice.
He hurried forward and wanted to carry Yun Yi on his back, but as soon as he stretched out his hand, he found nothing.
Yun Yi calmly dodged to the side and said goodbye to everyone with a smile.
Augustine clenched his fists, feeling inexplicably sad.
He waited for Lin Muqiu on the city wall for a whole night. If possible, he actually wanted to carry Lin Muqiu on his back.
*
"Master, please don't work so hard in the future..." The moonlight was bright and the autumn wind was getting cooler. Yun Yi carried Lin Muqiu on his back and walked towards the door of his house.
Not far away, the evil dragon cub secretly opened the door under the moonlight, and ran out happily to greet the two of them. It bit Yun Yi's trouser leg and fluttered its little wings, as if trying to lighten his burden.
He looks just like a loyal dog, except that he is not so docile towards others.
Yun Yi said helplessly: "Little dragon, don't sneak out next time and don't scare others."
Lin Muqiu snorted loudly to show his agreement.
She was too tired to speak.
The dragon cub was angry and howled, "Cluck, cluck, cluck!"
Lin Muqiu: "..."
She was heartbroken. How could this little dragon cub learn bad things from the turkey?
Could it be that he had spent too much time with turkeys before, so that he was influenced by them during prenatal education (when they were still eggs)?
As expected, the dragon cub still needs to be brought along and trained personally.
Yun Yi pursed her lips and finally did not attack the dragon cub anymore. She just followed it forward.
The little dragon was happy again, jumping and running in front, raising his little head proudly, running happily, flapping his little broken wings like a chicken, as if he wanted to lead the way for them.
Yun Yi raised the corners of her lips.
In fact, he really liked this kind of time. The two of them and a dragon cub walked quietly along the street without having to worry about where they were going next.
In the vast space and time, he has survived alone for too long as an empty system.
If possible, he just hoped that this path would never end.
It's a good ending, not lonely at all.
But he finally reached the door of the house.
He put Lin Muqiu on the big bed in her room, covered her with a quilt, and closed the door.
In fact, he wanted to ask Lin Muqiu, "Is it worth it?"
But he didn't ask in the end.
In an instant, a unique skill he had suddenly realized yesterday entwined in his palm, emitting a faint golden light:
[Personal Talent Skills: Exclusive Replacement (Orange Level)
Skill Description: The user can replace their own skills, attribute values, etc. with the skills or values of the exclusive binder (limited to once a day)
Note: As you are Lin Muqiu's item, you will be automatically bound to {Lin Muqiu} and cannot be exchanged for others! 】
The next moment, he replaced his endurance with Lin Muqiu.
He felt as if every inch of his body, starting from his spine, was broken.
He forced himself to walk out the door, picked up his sword, and practiced the spell over and over again without stopping.
Lin Muqiu carried the burden of the town. Since he couldn't share it with her, he should stand behind her and bear the pain for her.
*
Within a day, overnight, Lin Muqiu's name was known in every town, and his signature ice jelly was unstoppable, appearing in people's vision.
Somewhere, in the Lord's Hall of the Dukedom.
An elderly man sitting on a diamond-encrusted throne, playing with a bowl of ice jelly, spoke with undeniable authority, "Is this the treasure you mentioned in your letter that can change the entire continent?"
Oez knelt on the ground, not daring to look directly into his father's eagle-like eyes. He could only answer tremblingly, "Yes, Father, this is the ice jelly made by Lin Muqiu. It can resist summer disasters. As long as we go to the imperial capital first to present it to His Royal Highness, it will definitely..."
Before he could finish his words, there was a loud bang and the porcelain bowl was suddenly thrown out by the Duke, hitting him on the head and making a big cut.
He watched the donated blood drip down, pouring onto the broken porcelain, feeling somewhat bewildered. "Father..."
He had no idea why his father was so angry, and the fear he felt was even greater than the pain he felt.
The man on the throne spoke coldly, and every word shocked him:
"Just yesterday, the Eastern Chamber of Commerce under my command reported that ice powder suddenly appeared out of nowhere and swept every town and became popular across the country, except for the town where we are."
"Do you know what this means? I listened to you and made the Chamber of Commerce an enemy of Lin Muqiu, blocking her town's food supply, and now I've become a laughing stock."
"Why do you always fail to do anything well?"
"You'll never catch up to your brother."
“…”
Oez's face lost color as quickly as paper. His fear at this moment exceeded his fear of his father. He no longer dared to imagine what kind of monster he was fighting against.
Lin Muqiu is definitely a top boss.
Otherwise, why was there no movement before yesterday, but Lin Muqiu became famous throughout the country overnight?
This shows that Lin Muqiu had already dug a trap for him to jump into.
Deliberately making him look bad today.
This person is indeed someone he can't afford to offend. She is far-sighted and has full martial arts skills. There will be no good ending for him if he is targeted by her.
He was already sweating profusely, and the Duke, seeing him like this, felt that he was a nobody.
The Duke sneered and said, "You go to Ankang Town to personally apologize to Lin Muqiu and implore her to cooperate with the Eastern Chamber of Commerce. Remember that?"
Oez answered in a muffled voice, with his head hung in silence. For the first time, he felt what despair was.
He shouldn't have provoked Lin Muqiu.
Ankang Town was once the town he despised the most, and now he was really humiliated.
He could apologize, but the problem was that Augustine was there too, and he was too embarrassed to do so.
Thinking of this name, he suddenly remembered that Augustine had just knelt there a few days ago, just like him today, begging his father to look at him straight in the eye.
But he didn't.
A trace of guilt flashed through his mind so quickly that even he was surprised.
He suppressed this feeling and tried to tell himself that he just didn't dare to see Lin Muqiu.
But even if I don’t dare to see it, I have to see it anyway.
*
Lin Muqiu had a good sleep and stretched.
It's amazing that when I woke up one night, all the fatigue and aches were gone without a trace.
She hummed a song as she rushed to the grocery store, wanting to announce the address and sales situation of the new store.
As soon as I reached the door, I was startled.
There was a long queue at the door. Looking at the dark circles under the eyes of many people, Lin Muqiu was sure that these people had stayed up late to queue.
As they looked at each other, Lin Muqiu saw the desire in their eyes and stuttered for a moment, "But you don't know what I want to sell?"
"Anything produced by Lin Muqiu must be top-notch," someone in the queue said. "You won't lose money if you buy it."
Hearing this, everyone started shouting. Their originally troubled heads were stunned, and then they were full of fighting spirit, and continued to line up in a state of you not letting me and I not letting you.
They have a precedent to learn from. At that time, many people were reluctant to spend money to buy mounts, and the mounts were sold out in one day. Not only did the facts prove that Lin Muqiu's store would not waste time.
Mounts are very important, and their usefulness far exceeds their price.
Hearing this, Lin Muqiu was silent for a rare moment. "Well, the problem is, this is a food store. You're queuing in the wrong place."
Everyone: “…”
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