Chapter 90 Earth Fellows (52 extra chapters for book friends)
Just when Zhang Yang ordered his men to prepare fifteen more piles of firewood in order to make a steel tower shield for Wang Mumu, an infantry captain suddenly walked over quickly.
"Village chief, there are more people coming to the tavern, and there are more of them this time, almost a hundred, and many of them are powerful warriors."
Hearing this, Zhang Yang no longer cared about anything else. While ordering Wang Shen to assemble the team, he took Wu Yuan, Ryan, and Bao Xiong and quickly went there. Qin Yidao and Liu Dali quickly changed to jade longbows, took a detour, and chose an excellent sniping position.
Although the people coming are humans, we must still be cautious.
When Zhang Yang and his companions arrived at the tavern, they saw a crowd of at least 120 to 30 people. Apart from a few women, children and the wounded, there was not a single elderly person to be seen.
In addition, even the women in this group of people were holding various weapons in their hands and wearing thick animal skins. Their fierce aura was overwhelming.
"Four heroes, sixty-eight captains, and the rest are all elite, except for the children."
Wu Yuan whispered to Zhang Yang that as a melee profession, he could judge this kind of strength more keenly than Zhang Yang.
Zhang Yang stopped when he was fifty meters away from these people, because they didn't look like refugees, so it was better to be careful.
But at this moment, a thin man walked out from the group. He was about 1.80 meters tall, wearing a tiger-skin cloak and a simple headband made of bones on his head. Well, it might also be a crown. Anyway, he was undoubtedly the leader.
The man strode over and walked until he was three meters away from Zhang Yang. Then he stretched out his right hand, revealing a mouthful of big yellow teeth.
"One of our own?"
Zhang Yang was stunned, a little bit unbelievable, then he quickly took two steps forward, stretched out his right hand and shook it, and said in disbelief:
"It seems that you are one of us, but are you also the village chief?"
"Of course I'm the village chief, otherwise who do you think in this world would use this kind of etiquette?"
The man laughed, "My name is Wu Yu, from Hui'an, what's yours?"
"My name is Zhang Yang, and I'm from Dongshan. But wait, this is hard for me to believe. Where is your village?"
"Fuck that pig shit village. I haven't built any village in the five years since I came to this damn world." Wu Yu spat on the ground viciously, then he smiled slyly, "You don't have to tell me what you know. In the past five years, I have met 12 village chiefs from our Earth. I know more than you."
"Let's get down to business. I was attracted to your mid-level tavern from hundreds of kilometers away, and I also came to do business with you. Come on, let's see what you need."
Wu Yu waved his hand, and several big men behind him dragged over several huge animal skin packages. When they opened them, they saw all kinds of minerals, herbs, and some completely unrecognizable materials.
"Wait a minute, I just want to know, aren't you worried about being wiped out?" Zhang Yang took a step back calmly, his soul force field ready to go.
"Haha, that's cautious enough. But don't worry, the biggest benefit of this damn village building order is that it can limit our human race from killing each other. Otherwise, do you think that with your fragile little village, which doesn't even have a decent patrol team, you can stop a charge from my warriors?"
Wu Yu laughed loudly, as if he had encountered a very funny joke, but before he could finish his words, Wang Shen had already led a team of thirty captain-level infantrymen and swordsmen to arrive quickly and formed a battle formation behind Zhang Yang and his companions.
Farther away, two vague murderous intentions were firmly locked on Wu Yu and the most powerful-looking hero under his command.
"Well--"
Wu Yu was embarrassed for a few seconds, then raised his hands happily and whistled, "Ha, I was just kidding. I told you we are one of us. Well, your question is actually very simple. Isn't there a task description in the village construction task that requires us to collect ten pieces of white hope fragments?"
"As long as you collect ten white hope fragments, a battlefield deserter mission will be triggered. The mission is to collect 100 white hope fragments within 20 years. Then you can make a wish and return to Earth."
"So you understand, if this is possible, why should I build a village? What I said above is the truth, otherwise I would have nothing better to do than to come and trade with you. As for the method of trading, I only need wish fragments, gray or white, you can buy what you are interested in from me, ores, treasures, and even people. Even if you want my woman, I will give it to you."
Wu Yu spoke quickly, his eyes fixed on Zhang Yang, because he did feel the threat of death.
Fortunately, he really had no ill intentions, and the village construction order really did not allow people of the same clan to kill each other, otherwise he would have died unjustly.
"Ten copies? Damn it!"
Zhang Yang was stunned. He remembered, yes, it seemed that on the day Qin Yidao was killed, he collected 12 white fragments of hope at once. Indeed, a piece of information suddenly popped up, but at that time he was anxious and busy saving Qin Yidao. He had no time to check. As a result, when he rescued Qin Yidao, the message disappeared.
Moreover, in the past few months, he has obtained more than 20 pieces of white hope fragments, but he used them all in various ways. Who the hell knew that hope fragments could be used in this way? Seeing Zhang Yang's annoyed look, Wu Yu finally breathed a sigh of relief, "Little brother, you believe it this time, right? If you don't believe me, try to chop me with a knife and see if it will trigger the warning of the village construction order."
"Brother Wu, you are joking. We are all family. You have come from far away, so I have nothing to show my respect to you. Can I prepare some wine? Let's talk while we eat?" Zhang Yang quickly came to his senses and said with a smile.
"Ha, brother, you're welcome. We'll leave in a moment. Let's talk about the deal first. If you don't like the goods in my hands, I can also exchange them for information." Wu Yu refused to step into the tavern.
Zhang Yang stopped insisting and asked directly, "I want to know the news about the evil ghost."
"Brother, you are awesome. You hit the nail on the head."
Wu Yu gave a thumbs up and said, "This news is worth a white fragment of hope."
"It's too expensive. At least I already know about Yin Qi, evil spirits, evil spirit assassins, evil spirit priests and ghost ladies. I just want to confirm it from you, so my bid is 100 kilograms of wheat."
Zhang Yang shook his head. Wu Yu really had the face of a businessman.
"I'll do it, brother. You're so cruel. Five hundred kilograms of wheat. If you don't agree, forget it." Wu Yu shouted exaggeratedly.
"Okay, deal." Zhang Yang agreed readily.
"That evil spirit and the evil ghost..." Wu Yu pondered for a moment, then told everything in great detail. It was indeed almost the same as what the ghost priest said. The only difference was about the ground-walking wood monster.
"Brother, we are no big deal with wandering wild monsters. We can deal with one or two ground-walking wood monsters. But your villages are different. In summer and autumn, they will be attacked by villages of other races. In winter, they will be attacked by evil spirits. In spring, they will often attract dozens or even hundreds of ground-walking wood monsters. Do you know why?"
"These ground-walking wood monsters are born because of Yin energy. Every time winter turns to spring, some of the Yin energy will be retained by the trees, and then the ground-walking wood monsters will be born. These creatures hate the destruction of forests the most. Can you imagine how many trees you will cut down to build a village? So every spring is the time for them to take revenge."
"Moreover, there is basically no solution to this kind of thing. You can only bear it. This is why many people who have bound the village building order are unwilling to build a village. That would really be courting death. So what else do you want to know?"
Zhang Yang thought about it. He really had too many questions to ask, but Wu Yu was too cunning. Although the village construction order would limit the infighting among the same clan, it was always a good idea to be more cautious sometimes.
So he picked the simplest question and asked:
"I want to know, since you don't have a village, how did you start the Hero Trial? This gives you 100 kilograms of wheat."
As expected, Wu Yu was stunned. "What else can I do? I will fight. If I keep fighting, I will always be able to break through and advance. All roads lead to Rome, and the village construction order is not the only option."
Then Zhang Yang remained silent, making it clear that he just didn’t want to trade.
After staring at each other awkwardly for a while, Wu Yu compromised, "Brother, let's change people. For one white fragment of hope, you can choose five elite warriors from me. Well, don't look at me like that. In this wilderness, many human villages have been attacked, so there are also many wandering humans. These are what I have collected in the past six months. My own core subordinates will never exceed forty people."
"Before winter comes this year, I will find a way to sell the extra population, then find a good place to dig a hole in the ground and hibernate. This is my trump card, you decide!"
"I don't have any white hope fragments in my hand. I have used them all to exchange for various supplies. But please wait a moment." Zhang Yang turned around, took his precious sword from Duan Kuan's hand, and threw it to Wu Yu. "You can take a look at this sword. How much is it worth?"
"Middle-grade magic weapon? Hiss!"
Wu Yu immediately took a breath of cold air. After all, the attributes of the long sword were there, especially the evil-killing attribute on it, which was simply blinding.
Zhang Yang waited with a smile. He had been observing before that Wu Yu's men were indeed very strong, especially his most core subordinates. Each of them was probably as strong as Duan Kuan in combat. After all, they had been wandering and fighting for five years.
But their weapons were very ordinary, and they were using weapons upgraded and strengthened by the village construction order.
Just when Wang Shen led the team here, one of Wu Yu's men drew out a long sword with two obvious notches on it. This was probably the consequence of not building a village. They could neither start the heroic trial nor upgrade through the blacksmith.
However, if they wander in the wild, as long as they are experienced and familiar with the terrain, it is unlikely that they will encounter a catastrophic disaster.
"Let's be frank, brother. I want this evil-killing long sword. I think it's worth two white fragments of hope."
Wu Yu's expression was extremely cautious this time. He stroked the long sword with both hands, taking great care of it.
"Deal, Wu Yuan, go pick someone."
Zhang Yang did not bargain, but turned around and gave Duan Kuan a look. After all, this long sword was Duan Kuan's treasure.
But it was strange that Duan Kuan looked very calm and steady like an old dog. It seemed that he did have the potential to be trained.
"So, do you still want it?"
Zhang Yang smiled again and handed Wu Yu a Spear of Confinement, which was also a mid-grade magical weapon.
"We are all family. I will give it to you at a bargain price. Five Spears of Imprisonment are worth one White Fragment of Hope. How much do you want?"
"How many do you have?"
Wu Yu's eyes turned red. For people like them who were wandering in the wild, having such a powerful weapon was never too much.
Zhang Yang waved his hand, and soon, a hundred spears of confinement were placed in front of Wu Yu.
"Uh, this price is too expensive, brother——" Wu Yu was confused. He wanted them all, but——
"Let's go to the tavern and have hotpot while we talk in detail, how about that?" Zhang Yang smiled amiably. What's the big deal about the price? It's just a wooden spear. You can have as many as you want. What's really precious are these elite soldiers who have experienced many battles.
(End of this chapter)
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