Chapter 129
Lanhu Town is located in the north of Jufeng Mountains. If you want to go to Lanhu Town from Huangcheng, you can only take a detour, except for crossing the mountains and passing through the dangerous mountains.
This long journey is not peaceful either.
Even a mid-level ability user like Chi Hao suffered some hardships on the road. It took more than a week to arrive from Jufeng Mountain.
After climbing over the last hill, Chi Hao looked down.
A blue forest that seemed to stretch as far as the eye could see appeared in my field of vision, and the blue leaves were shining beautifully in the sunlight.
It was like a dream, as if it shouldn't exist in this wasteland.
But compared to the first time he came here, the area of the Bluebeard Forest seemed to have shrunk a bit. He remembered that he had reached the hillside before, but now he had not reached the foot of the mountain.
Chi Hao took a breath and took out some barbecue from his portable storage to eat.
Perhaps because he was close to the blue beard forest, although the sun was high in the sky, he did not feel much heat. Instead, there was a cool breeze blowing.
Chi Hao did not rush down the mountain, but rested on the spot to recover his strength. However, after a while, he saw several blue-haired people walking out of the woods and approaching him.
Although these people have blue hair, it does not mean that they are water-type ability users.
The people of Lanhu Town have lived in the Lanhu forest for a long time, eating the leaves and fruits of the Lanhu tree. Gradually, their hair turned blue and their skin became whiter than that of ordinary people.
Speaking of which, Lanhu Town is a very xenophobic place.
After all, when the Bluebeard Forest first appeared, fights broke out here almost every day.
A forest that can regulate its own temperature is a very suitable place to live and a very valuable asset in such a wasteland with a huge temperature difference between day and night.
Almost everyone who knows about this forest wants to fight for and plunder this uniquely blessed territory, so the intensity of the fight for the Bluebeard Forest can be imagined.
"Who are you? Lanhu Town doesn't welcome outsiders. Please leave here."
This was a team of six people who surrounded Chi Hao. Although their words were polite, their expressions and actions were full of vigilance and precaution.
Chi Hao reached into his arms and was about to touch his nameplate when he remembered that the plate had been lost.
And his action made these blue-haired men even more alert.
Chi Hao had no choice but to say, "I am Chi Hao from Qingmu Fort, and I would like to meet your manager."
"From Aoki Castle?"
The leader looked at his tattered clothes and asked suspiciously, "What token do you have?"
"I lost my nameplate." Chi Hao said truthfully, "Tell your manager that Xie Chaori's friend is here. He should know."
"If anyone wants to see our lord, we will go and pass the message. Wouldn't our lord be very busy?"
Chi Hao couldn't help but frown.
"Anyone? Do you think I look like one?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a powerful pressure rose from him, accompanied by an unbearable heat wave.
For a fire-type ability user like him, could it be “just anyone”?
The six people were immediately forced to retreat.
Although the people of Lanhu Town have a certain resistance to temperature differences due to long-term consumption of the leaves and fruits of the mutated Lanhu tree, it does not mean that they can withstand the pressure of a fifth-level ability user.
With Chi Hao's physique, ability and temperament, it is indeed impossible for him to be raised in this wasteland.
Sweat broke out on the forehead of the leading guard.
He opened his mouth to say something when a voice came from behind him.
"What happened?"
Several guards breathed a sigh of relief. The captain of the guard team looked at the newcomer and said respectfully, "Captain Lin, this man claims to be Chi Hao from Qingmu Fort. He knows Xie Chaori and wants to see the Lord."
Lan Maolin looked at Chi Hao, feeling his powerful aura, and then took in his calm expression and strong physique.
It is indeed the temperament of a fortress man.
"So you are the distinguished guest from Qingmu Castle. Please follow me." He waved his hand to dismiss the guards, and then made a gesture of invitation to Chi Hao.
Only then did Chi Hao restrain his pressure.
He nodded and followed Lan Maolin. After the guards walked away, he slapped his head and remembered the purpose of his trip.
Oh, he's here to do business! How can he do business if the guards run away?
But the guards had already run away, so Chi Hao had no choice but to give up.
He set his eyes on Lan Maolin, started to greet him, and soon learned his name.
"Are all the people in Lanhu Town surnamed Lan?" Chi Hao asked.
Lan Maolin shook his head, "Of course this is impossible."
Only the core figures are qualified to be given the surname Lan by the lord, and everyone else only has a name.
"Lord Chi Hao, are you a fire-type ability user?" He asked, looking at Chi Hao's dazzling red hair.
Chi Hao, who was still thinking about how to make a deal with him, couldn't help but laugh when he heard this, "Isn't this obvious?"
Lan Maolin opened his mouth, but before he could say anything, another team of guards ran over.
He shut up and kept walking.
"By the way, what does your Lanhu Town need?" Chi Hao decided to get straight to the point.
Although he had nothing on him, he could borrow from Xiao An and the others through his portable warehouse.
At worst, he could just give them the blue beard leaves he got from the trade. This thing is of little use to him anyway, but someone like Xiao An, who has an ordinary physique, really needs it.
Lan Maolin glanced at him and continued, "Let's wait until we meet the Lord."
Chi Hao felt that Lan Maolin looked at him with a strange look. He didn't understand why, so he could only continue to follow him.
Lan Maolin asked him about the situation in Qingmu Fort again, and Chi Hao answered fluently, proving his identity in this way.
Along the way, he observed the surrounding environment calmly.
When I looked at the blue beech forest on the hillside, I thought it was beautiful. Now walking among it, I have a different experience.
Still beautiful, but...
It seems to lack a bit of vitality.
All I could see was blue, with no signs of other plants growing. It didn't look as vibrant as an ordinary forest.
Lan Maolin took him and did not go to densely populated settlements. It seemed that they were getting further and further away, and they didn't even encounter any guards.
Chi Hao became a little alert and his nerves were tense.
But when he turned the corner, he saw a figure appear in front of him.
The man stood under a huge blue beard tree, his long silver-blue hair hanging down to his waist, gently blown up by the wind. Although it was only his back, he gave people a feeling of coolness and transcendence.
Noticing the movement, the man turned and looked towards them.
His skin was as white as snow and more transparent than that of ordinary blue-haired people. Unlike his cold temperament, he had a face that could be described as beautiful, but the sadness between his brows added a bit of melancholy, thus diluting his beauty.
Not to mention in the wasteland, Chi Hao had never seen such a beautiful person even in the fortress.
"My lord, the people from Qingmu Fort are here!" Lan Maolin's voice rang out.
Lan Yunqing looked at Chi Hao, his eyes lighting up slightly.
"Aoki Castle is finally willing to send someone?"
The clear and clean voice was very pleasant to the ear, but... Chi Hao heard the sound of his own heart breaking.
Damn, how could such a beautiful woman be a man?
Is this reasonable?!
"Are you a fire-type user?"
At this time, Lan Yunqing, who had originally shown a look of surprise, quickly frowned after seeing Chi Hao's situation clearly, and there was even a hint of anger in his eyes.
He asked restrainedly, "Do you have any other companions?"
Speaking of companions, Chi Hao couldn't help but think of Lao Xie. He pursed his lips and said, "No, it's just me."
"Why? Didn't the Fortress send a plant master?"
"Huh? What plant master?"
Chi Hao came to his senses and finally realized something was wrong.
But before he could explain, the restrained Lan Yunqing angrily shouted, "So what did Qingmu Fort send you here for? To ask for more blue beard leaves? Aren't five hundred pieces enough? Don't be so greedy!"
What five hundred blue beard leaves? Chi Hao looked at him in confusion.
Lan Maolin quickly grabbed Lan Yunqing, fearing that he would say something else and offend Qingmu Fort.
Lan Yunqing took a deep breath and his expression quickly returned to calm.
He looked at Chi Hao and whispered, "Given the current condition of the Blue Hu tree, we really can't get any more leaves."
"As mentioned before, once the Bluebeard Forest is healed, we will increase our annual trading volume. However, the prerequisite is that the fortress must send a plant master to garrison in Bluebeard Town to deal with the Bluebeard Forest..."
"No, no, you misunderstood!"
Chi Hao finally understood. The blue beard tree was sick? So this was the reason why the blue beard forest was shrinking?
He couldn't bear to hear such a secret!
He quickly interrupted Lan Yunqing and said, "I wasn't sent by the fortress!"
"What? You weren't sent by Qingmu Castle?"
Lan Maolin, who had been trying to dissuade their lord, suddenly became sharp in his voice. He was the one who brought the people here, and if something happened he would be held responsible.
"Why are you pretending to be from Qingmu Fort? Which faction sent you as a spy? From Chifeng Town?"
"Yes, your name is Chi Hao!"
Chi Hao: “…”
What the hell? Just because he's called Chi Hao, he's related to the people of Chifeng Town? What kind of logic is that?
"I'm not pretending!"
Just as Chi Hao was about to explain clearly, he felt the ground collapse.
He lowered his head and saw that the originally flat ground had turned into a muddy swamp - although Lan Maolin had a plant-related name, he was an earth-type ability user.
Chi Hao did not panic. He just raised his hand slightly, and the ground was engulfed in flames, burning the swamp dry.
Then he exerted force and pulled his feet out of the ground.
Although he looked relaxed on the surface, Chi Hao was actually slightly alarmed because he found that it was becoming extremely difficult for him to control the fire energy.
This forest of blue beard trees seems to have a natural restraint on those with fire abilities!
Seeing him escape easily, Lan Maolin knew that he was no match for him, so he continued to attack while blowing the flute to summon help.
Chi Hao just felt a headache.
This Lan Maolin is only at the third level of strength at most, which is already very strong in the wasteland, but it is not enough to face a fifth-level strongman like Chi Hao.
Even though he was suppressed by the woods, Chi Hao was able to neutralize his attacks one by one, but this still made him very annoyed.
He was here to do business, so why did a fight break out all of a sudden? Are these Blue Hu people crazy? They won't listen to anyone's explanation at all!
"I'm from Qingmu Fort! But I wasn't sent to carry out the mission in Lanhu Town. I was just passing through!"
"As long as you stop resisting and let us take you down, we'll trust you!"
Stop resisting!
Surrendering in the wasteland to prove your own surrender? Only a fool would do such a stupid thing!
Chi Hao was really annoyed to death, but he didn't dare to use his killing move. On the one hand, it would consume too much of his energy, and on the other hand, he was worried that he would really hurt someone and it would be a bad ending.
Why is he so unlucky? Why didn't Lan Maolin ask clearly from the beginning?
Soon, Chi Hao, who was forced into a corner, turned his gaze to Lan Yunqing who had retreated under the tree. There was no other way but to give it a try!
People with high-level abilities not only have their superpowers improved, but also their physical fitness.
Under the incredulous gazes of Lan Maolin and the guards, Chi Hao used brute force to break through the encirclement and rushed straight to Lan Yunqing.
"I'm sorry!"
Lan Yunqing had no time to dodge and was grabbed by Chi Hao.
He felt a strong arm around his waist, and then a hard hand clasped his neck.
Lan Yunqing was restrained tightly. He gritted his teeth, his eyes filled with coldness.
He subconsciously raised his hand, but when he caught a glimpse of the listless appearance of Lan Hu Shu beside him, he dejectedly put away his supernatural power.
As the lord of Lanhu Town, his ability is to control the Lanhu forest.
Now the Blue Lake Forest is seriously ill, and its condition is getting worse day by day. He really can't bear to control it to fight anymore.
"What do you want to do?" he asked calmly, as if he was not the one being held hostage.
Chi Hao pushed him closer and whispered, "Don't worry, I'll let you go once I successfully leave here."
What made these guards lay down their weapons? What words could convince them that he was not a bad guy?
Chi Hao did not choose to do so.
He was not so naive. The first priority when walking in the wasteland was to save his own life.
Just thinking about his original purpose, he found it so difficult!
He just wants to do business, why is it so difficult!
"Tell them to stay where they are and don't follow us." Chi Hao whispered, "You should have experienced my power. Don't force me to burn the forest."
Hearing this, the coldness in Lan Yunqing's eyes became even stronger.
However, he was a wise man who knew the times. He also knew that Chi Hao's ability was indeed very strong. Ordinary people with fire abilities would have been extinguished long ago when they arrived in the Lanhu Forest.
Not only could he generate fire, his personal strength and speed were also immense, and his guards were no match for him.
Forcible obstruction will only result in unnecessary casualties and even cause greater damage to the Blue Hu Forest.
Lan Yunqing had no choice but to speak up and ask Lan Maolin and others to stay where they were.
"Don't worry, I'll let you go when we get to a safe place!" Chi Hao knocked him out with a palm, then carried him up and ran away in a random direction.
Seeing this, Lan Maolin wanted to chase him, but he couldn't catch up with his speed.
Chi Hao quickly shook off the pursuers.
Humph, he is a warrior who has emerged from layers of selection in the fortress, and he was able to successfully escape from the pursuit of the mutant tiger.
These weaklings want to catch up with him? Dream on!
But before long, the smugness on Chi Hao's face gradually faded.
What's going on? He's been running for so long, why hasn't he gotten out of this forest yet?
Is the area of this blue beech forest so large?
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Deserted city, Ping'an Grocery Store.
Tang Yu'an looked at Chi Hao who was circling in a small area on the map and couldn't help scratching his head in surprise.
What's going on, Brother Chi Hao?
Hadn't he already arrived in Lanhu Town? Why hadn't there been any transaction information popped up after so long?
Tang Yu'an had been staring at the map since Chi Hao arrived in Lanhu Town, so he knew that Chi Hao had met some people along the way.
Moreover, isn’t there a green dot following him?
The state of these green dots is a bit strange. On the minimap, they almost overlap.
The blue and green light spots overlapped, and if it weren't for Chi Hao's markings, it would be really difficult to see clearly.
"How about contacting him through the portable warehouse?" Zhou Qi said while pedaling the sewing machine.
He is making a quilt cover and plans to take it to Store No. 1 once it is finished. Their residents will probably need quilts.
Tang Yu'an nodded.
It’s a pity that Chi Hao’s employee level is only Lv1. He has to wait until Lv5 to use the message board. Otherwise, it would be more convenient to communicate on the message board.
He took out a pen and paper and began to choose his words.
After all, theoretically speaking, he shouldn't know what's going on on Chi Hao's side, so he had to ask in a roundabout way.
After he finished writing, Zhou Qi put it into compartment No. 1 of his portable storage.
Perhaps he was busy, or perhaps he didn't remember to check his portable storage, Chi Hao didn't check their letters right away.
"Brother Chihao is really worrying."
Tang Yu'an couldn't help but mutter, but they were so far away that they couldn't do anything, and judging from Chi Hao's panel, at least he was in good condition.
He shook his head, turning his attention away from the map for a moment.
Thanks to the efforts of Xiaocao, Haijing and others, his points balance returned to 5,000 points, which gave them enough money to exchange for cotton cloth and cotton.
To be honest, if it weren't for the purpose of maximizing profits, Tang Yu'an really wanted to use the points doubling card directly.
"When combined with the drainage card, we will definitely make more money."
Tang Yu'an's eyes lit up.
Yes!
The weekly task requires the use of a drainage card. It cannot be used at No. 1 Store, but there is no problem at Jufeng Grocery Store.
Jufeng Town has such a large population, and who knows what kind of grand occasion will occur when the drainage card is used. Tang Yu'an feels excited just thinking about it.
Add to that the points doubling card, and the effect is absolutely unbeatable!
"Haha, I'm so looking forward to it!" Tang Yu'an exchanged the cotton and stuffed it into the quilt, saying happily.
Because the cotton needed to be sorted after being stuffed into the quilt, his speed was a bit slow. Zhou Qi pedaled the sewing machine with great effort. After making eight quilt covers, he came to help him.
After making the eight quilts, they went to Store No. 1 through the teleportation array and then ran to Room 501.
Old Li was not in the room, and at this time there was a noisy sound coming from outside the window.
They ran to the window, opened it and looked out.
I saw that a plant more than three meters high had appeared in the yard of No. 1 Store. It grew next to the wall, and its trunk leaned towards the wall.
There was a short-haired woman standing on the tree. She was the wood-type ability user, Tiemuhua, who had checked in yesterday.
In addition to him, Jin Guang and Shugen were standing on the wall, Fireball and Old Li were standing under the tree, and three dogs were squatting farther away.
Jin Guang seemed to have grabbed something from the water, and his hands were stretched out of the protective barrier.
Fortunately, there was a vine tied around his waist and the roots of the tree were holding him up, so he was not dragged into the water and fell off the wall.
"Come on, Uncle Guang!" Fireball was cheering him on.
Slowly, Jin Guang's hands left the flood, and he was seen holding on to a metal bar tightly. Soon he jumped under the wall holding the metal bar and the tree roots, and dragged a big fish caught on the hook out of the water.
After falling off the wall, the fish was still alive and kicking. The water spurting out of its mouth hit the ground and created a big hole.
Obviously, it was struggling in the water just now, but its attacks were blocked by the protective barrier.
Everyone in the yard got away.
Wangcai, who was squatting in the distance, couldn't help but stand up, but before it could make a move, a cluster of flames shot out from Fireball's hand.
The flames burned the big fish, and the vines wrapped around the fish hook were also burned.
Soon the mutant fish fell silent, its scales burnt black, and it lay motionless on the ground.
"Hey, there's a big fish to eat today!" Fireball said excitedly.
Shugen got up from the ground and rubbed his son's head hard, but when he saw Old Li next to him, he smiled awkwardly again.
Jin Guang also endured the pain and climbed up. He looked at the big fish on the ground, then looked at Old Li and said shamelessly, "Old Li, how many days do you think this fish can buy us?"
If they decided to stay yesterday only because they were forced to do so and would definitely leave after the flood, then today, after seeing the existence of this protective barrier, they had to stay no matter what.
Can you find a safer place in the wasteland than this one, which can resist natural disasters and protect against terrifying mutant creatures?
It doesn't exist at all!
Even in a fortress, there may not be such security.
So whether it is during the flood or after the flood, they must stay!
However, rent is a big problem now.
They only paid for last night and still had to earn the remaining rent.
So after discussing it, they unanimously decided to cooperate. After all, with the existence of the protective barrier, safety has been greatly improved. As long as they find the right method, they can work together to capture prey.
So this is what Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi saw.
Jin Guang does have metal-related abilities, but he cannot produce metal directly. He can only control the existing metal into the desired shape.
He made a large fish hook, used insects that ran into the yard as bait, and used vines grown from ironwood as fishing line. Then he climbed up the wall along with the tree roots to fish.
To be honest, this hunting process is still dangerous.
He was almost accidentally pulled into the water just now, but fortunately the tree roots held him in time, and the ironwood flower also grew vines to bind their bodies.
"It's all burnt." Old Li said critically as he checked the fish.
Fireball wanted to say something, but his father covered his mouth.
Old Li did not rush to agree to their request. Instead, he took out a dagger and cut off the part he thought was okay, dividing it into four parts in total.
"Okay, claim it."
The four of them looked at each other, but still took one portion. Then, at Old Li's request, they took the fish to him to register.
Old Li took out a small notebook and wrote down everything.
"Two days, no more."
The residents could accept this number, but the question was... was it necessary for them to come to him one by one with fish and meat?
This is such a waste of time!
However, after this transaction, they started hunting again with full enthusiasm.
Tang Yu'an withdrew his gaze with satisfaction, then lowered his head and counted in surprise. He remembered there were five new residents, so why were there only four? Where was the remaining one?
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