Chapter 130
Tang Yu'an opened the map and found that the light spot belonging to Langya was in the stairwell leading to the 9th floor from the 8th floor.
"What does he want to do on the ninth floor?" Tang Yu'an touched his chin.
"Wolf fangs?" Zhou Qi asked.
"Yeah." Tang Yu'an nodded.
Zhou Qi frowned and said, "I always feel that he is a little weird."
"What do you mean?" Tang Yu'an asked curiously.
Zhou Qi then explained his previous discovery to him, "Judging from his age, he couldn't have been a survivor before the catastrophe."
When he said this, Tang Yu'an couldn't help but recall the impression Langya gave him.
This brother is no more than twenty years old. He is tall and thin with dark skin, which are typical features of a wastelander.
Of course, he wasn't skinny, and his movements were full of power, unlike Shugen and Jin Guang who looked tired and skinny. And...
"His eyes are different from others." Tang Yu'an said.
After coming to this world and coming into contact with more people, Tang Yu'an has also developed a certain ability to distinguish.
Most of the people they come into contact with, no matter how strong and brave they are, always have hardship and sorrow in their eyes.
Everyone seems to be under a lot of pressure, even Hongli, the manager of Jufeng Mountain, is no exception.
Except for one person, of course...
"Brother Chi Hao!"
Tang Yu'an clapped his hands and said, "The look in his eyes at certain times is quite similar to that of Brother Chi Hao."
Zhou Qi followed his thoughts and recalled and compared them, and couldn't help but nod: "Indeed, he looks a bit like someone who came out of the fortress."
"Could it be someone from Qingmu Castle again?"
Tang Yu'an watched the light of Langya leave from the stairwell. Probably because he found that he couldn't go up, he wandered on the 8th and 7th floors for a while, then went straight downstairs to the yard.
Zhou Qi naturally had no way of confirming it, but...
"With the restrictions of overnight stays and the flood, even if he is from the fortress, it won't have much impact on us."
"Um!"
Because of Chi Hao, Tang Yu'an had a good impression of the people in the fortress.
Although this wolf is a bit unsociable and likes to wander around, they don't have a rule that prohibits residents from strolling around the building.
As long as he paid his rent on time and the overnight stay rule stayed in effect, there would be no trouble.
that is……
“It’s hard to say after the flood is over.”
In the face of disaster, everyone huddles together for warmth, and there are naturally fewer people causing trouble. But after the disaster, can things still be as harmonious as they are now?
Although Tang Yu'an still hopes that everyone can form a solid relationship and work together to build No. 1 Store into a real refuge.
However, after learning from the facts and hearing from Old Li, he was no longer so naive.
"Let's observe first." Zhou Qi patted the top of Tang Yu'an's head and said softly.
"Uh-huh."
At an angle that Tang Yu'an couldn't see, Zhou Qi narrowed his eyes slightly.
What he didn't say was that if there really was something wrong with these residents, there were so many ways to make them disappear...
I just hope these people can take care of themselves.
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Lanhu Town, Lanhu Forest.
Chi Hao ran for a long time and finally realized that something was wrong.
He left a mark under a blue beard tree on the side of the road and continued walking forward. When he passed the mark he left again, Chi Hao couldn't help but stop.
Damn! It turns out he was running in circles for quite some time!
He was a little dejected. After putting down the person on his shoulders, Chi Hao also sat down to rest.
Thinking back on what had just happened, Chi Hao just felt that he was extremely unlucky.
These blue-haired people are so unreasonable!
Of course, he also understood that this was a misunderstanding. If he did not resist and surrendered obediently, perhaps the misunderstanding could be resolved quickly.
However, Chi Hao is not the type of person who would put his life in the hands of others.
Who knows if something might go wrong in the process. The Lanhu people have always been xenophobic and warlike. If an accident really happens and you lose your life, how unprofitable would that be?
Chi Hao took out some water from his portable storage and drank it while feeling worried.
He has now kidnapped the lord of Lanhu Town and wants to make a deal with the people of Lanhu Town, but I'm afraid it won't work.
However, he was a little unwilling.
He changed his route on purpose and ran for several days before arriving at Lanhu Town, but gained nothing. Was he just going to leave in disgrace?
Chi Hao raised his head and looked at the blue beard tree above his head.
The leaves of these blue beard trees were sparse and indeed not as lush as those he had seen before. As for the ground, it was difficult to see a single fallen leaf.
I heard that although the Blue Hu people feed on the leaves and fruits of the Blue Hu tree, they rarely take the initiative to pick them. That is considered an act of disrespect. They will only do so after the lord communicates with the Blue Hu forest.
So the people here only use fallen leaves and fruits. In a sense, they rely on the weather for their livelihood.
Thinking of this, Chi Hao withdrew his gaze and gave up the idea of stealing the leaves.
It would be fine if this blue beard tree was healthy and lush, but now it looks so sick, and it is really inhumane for him to steal its leaves.
Chi Hao sighed.
He withdrew his gaze and looked at Lan Yunqing, and couldn't help but pause.
Because he had just been carried by Chi Hao, his hair became messy, and he looked a little embarrassed leaning against the blue beard tree.
However, a beauty is a beauty, and no matter what style she wears, it will not diminish her beauty.
Chi Hao stared at him for a while, then quickly looked away.
Depend on!
How can a grown man be so handsome? Is there any justice in the world?
Chi Hao took another sip of water and was about to put the bottle back into his portable storage when he saw the notebook that Zhou Qi had put in not long ago. He quickly took it out and looked through it.
"Brother Chihao, where have you been? Did you encounter any danger along the way? Our grocery store in Jufeng Town is now open."
This thoughtful greeting and these cute typos are undoubtedly from Xiao An.
Chi Hao was slightly touched.
Seeing the last sentence, he couldn't help but touch his chin. So the house he found for them before was used to open a shop?
He wanted to give a simple reply, but when he saw the sickly blue beard tree again, Chi Hao stopped again.
Xiao An, Xiao Qi and the others...will there be any solution?
To be honest, after being rescued, Chi Hao thought about it carefully for a few days and felt that there was something fishy about the matter.
How could he, a fifth-level ability user, not be aware of his own injuries? He had already stepped on the brink of death, and they were able to pull him back. These two kids must have medicine.
Moreover, it is a miracle drug like the Primary Recovery Potion.
However, Chi Hao did not ask any more questions. Since the two children did not want to say anything, he naturally understood and would keep the secret for them.
only……
If they could save this Blue Lake Forest, how much of a debt would the people of Blue Lake Town owe them?
Doing this is a bit of a breach in Qingmu Fort's foundation, but the fort wasn't well built in the first place, and... Old Xie's death still left a rift in Chi Hao's faith in the fort.
Although his sister had been ostracized and exiled from the fortress before, the ending was good, so he could still hypnotize himself. However, now...
Old Xie died in the center of the deserted city.
Regardless of whether this was the result of human manipulation, Chi Hao could not possibly have no grudges in his heart.
He took the pen, thought for a while and then wrote down the words.
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"Hey, Brother Chihao replied!"
Tang Yu'an, who had been paying attention to Chi Hao, soon noticed his message and quickly asked Zhou Qi to take out the notebook to check.
Chi Hao:
[I arrived in Lanhu Town, but I ran into a little trouble...]
After reading Chi Hao's narration, Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi couldn't help but look at each other. They finally understood why he had been in Lanhu Town for so long but had not made a single transaction.
Brother Chi Hao...is a bit unlucky.
[Do you have any medicine to cure the blue beech tree? ]
Looking at Chi Hao's last words, Tang Yu'an couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. He thought for a moment and said, "Will the healing potion be useful?"
"If it's an illness, it might not be okay?" Zhou Qi said.
Putting aside the question of whether the healing potion has any effect on plants, in terms of efficacy, the healing potion is used to treat injuries and does not have the effect of eliminating diseases.
"But it can prolong life?" Tang Yu'an asked.
Primary healing potion, one use can last for 4 hours, restore 2% of blood volume per hour, and one bottle can be used ten times.
If you use one bottle, you can restore 80% of your health.
Zhou Qi still shook his head: "You are right, but there are so many trees in the Bluebeard Forest. We can't save them all."
Hearing this, Tang Yu'an couldn't help but feel a little discouraged.
Perhaps influenced by his education in the previous world, he always has a special complex about such trees, especially the blue beard forest which is so useful.
Not only can it regulate the temperature, it also feeds so many people in the apocalypse... It's such a pity to destroy such a forest.
Zhou Qi saw his lost look and pursed his lips slightly.
He hesitated for a moment, then sighed, "Let's tell Brother Chi Hao about these drawbacks and let him make his own choice."
Anyway, they still have 4 bottles of primary healing potions and two bottles of intermediate ones, which is enough for the time being.
If that's not enough, there are still three seven-day sale refresh cards, which should be able to refresh out intermediate healing potions, or even... potions that can treat plant diseases.
Hearing his words, Tang Yu'an finally laughed.
"If he wants to try it, just... give him three drops!"
Anyway, you can only drink three drops at a time. Drinking more is a waste. The cost of these three drops is 60 points, which can be earned back with just two blue beard leaves.
It's impossible that you can't even take out two leaves, right?
Tang Yu'an took the pen and began to write a reply to Chi Hao, and then asked Zhou Qi to put it back into box No. 1.
Soon, Chi Hao on the other side saw his movement and took the notebook away.
[Brother Chi Hao, we do have potions that can heal injuries. We obtained them from completing quests, but we've never used them on plants...]
Chi Hao looked at it with a sharp gaze, as expected, Xiao An and the others had a magic medicine!
Thinking that they had never met before, and the two children actually used such a precious potion to save him, and never thought of letting him know, Chi Hao was deeply moved.
Hey... I feel like the house I asked for from his sister isn't enough to pay back...
How could such a shabby house be worth such a precious potion? Moreover, he had also received the benefit of a portable space by completing that mission.
Chi Hao scratched his hair and decided to deal with the current issues first.
Xiao An and the others wanted blue beard leaves, so he would get them some more! How could two leaves be enough? At least... ten leaves!
After all, Lanhu Town gave Qingmu Fort 500 pieces, so giving them 10 pieces is not too much, right?
Chi Hao browsed through all the information and then looked at the message prompt in the portable warehouse.
[Cell 1: Employee "Handsome Porridge" placed 1 Primary Healing Potion (3 drops)]
Xiao An and Xiao Qi are so loyal!
Chi Hao replied to the letter, put the exercise book back into his personal storage, and then looked at Lan Yunqing who was still in a coma.
"Hey, wake up..."
He grabbed Lan Yunqing's shoulders and shook them, but seeing that there was no movement after shaking for a long time, he had no choice but to pat his cheek and pinch his philtrum.
Thanks to his efforts, Lan Yunqing quickly woke up from his coma.
He frowned, slowly opened his eyes, and subconsciously raised his hand the moment he saw Chi Hao.
“Swish——”
Huge roots emerged from the ground and bound and entangled Chi Hao. In an instant, he was lifted into the air and could not move.
When the roots stopped growing, both of them were stunned.
Lan Yunqing finally remembered everything that happened before he fell into a coma. He looked at Chi Hao, his expression suddenly turned cold, and there was a hint of regret deep in his eyes.
Chi Hao, who was tied up, was not too panicked.
He said that as the lord of Lanhu Town, he couldn't be that weak. Of course... it was still a little bit not good enough for him.
"Okay, I'll tie you up once, and you'll tie me up once. Now we're even, right?"
Chi Hao looked at Lan Yunqing and said calmly.
He was obviously the one who was tied up and at a disadvantage, but the red-haired young man who was tied in mid-air by the roots of the blue beard tree clearly had a condescending attitude.
Lan Yunqing stared at him coldly, his hands clenched tightly at his sides, making him look weak inside.
"You also know that I am a fire-type ability user. Are your tree roots really enough for me to burn?"
"The Bluebeard tree is not afraid of fire!"
"Oh, really?" Chi Hao showed an interested expression. "Then let me burn it and see."
Lan Yunqing couldn't help but grit his teeth.
Although the mutant blue beard tree is not afraid of fire, that was in its prime. In its current state, if there is another fire, it will definitely be severely damaged...
Chi Hao looked at Lan Yunqing and couldn't help but sigh.
How can someone be so good-looking even when angry?
Of course, Chi Hao was just talking and didn't intend to actually burn down someone else's forest. Seeing Lan Yunqing staring at him with wide eyes as if he wanted to eat him alive, he quickly softened his attitude.
Accustomed to being beaten by his sister since childhood, Chi Hao still knows what it means to be able to bend and stretch.
"Alright, alright, it's all a misunderstanding." Chi Hao said with a grin, "If you feel more secure this way, then let's just talk it over."
Lan Yunqing frowned slightly. Although his face was still stern, his attitude softened a little.
"What do we have to talk about?"
"That's a lot!"
Chi Hao said, "First of all, I am indeed from Qingmu Fort. I was passing by here on another mission and wanted to come in to discuss business with you."
"Xie Zhaori is my companion, you should know him, right?"
Lan Yunqing sneered, "He did come to persuade me to join the Xie family. So, now it's your turn to negotiate?"
Chi Hao paused.
I didn’t expect that Old Xie came to Lanhu Town for this kind of thing... This guy actually boasted to him, saying that he had a close relationship with the lord of Lanhu Town.
He shook his head and said, "I have nothing to do with the Xie family. I hope you don't confuse them."
Lan Yunqing said nothing, obviously not believing him.
Chi Hao couldn't help but sigh. He just wanted to do a business, why was it so difficult?
"I'm afraid your five hundred blue beard leaves are just a waste." He thought for a moment and said bluntly, "There's fierce fighting among the factions in the fortress. From what I understand, the faction you're joining doesn't have any plant masters."
Lan Yunqing was stunned.
"Besides, plant masters are all treasured. How could they possibly travel all the way to Lanhu Town to treat your forest? A round trip from the fortress to Lanhu Town would take at least three months. Do you have any idea how dangerous the journey is?"
Listening to Chi Hao's words, Lan Yunqing's already fair face gradually lost its color.
"At most, they'll send an ordinary planter." Chi Hao said, "You can find such a planter in Jufeng Town. There's no need to look for one in the fortress."
Since the faction that Lanhu Town belongs to does not have a plant master, the first-level plant master is also a treasure.
Among these production-related psychics, only those of the lowest level can be sent out to carry out missions.
It is really a fantasy for Lanhu Town to ask Qingmu Fort for the plant master.
Listening to Chi Hao's explanation, although Lan Yunqing didn't want to believe it, he knew that what he said should be true.
Asking for help from Qingmu Fort was just a desperate measure...
"So we have been abandoned by Qingmu Castle?" he whispered.
"Oh, I didn't say that."
Chi Hao listened to Lan Yunqing's trembling voice and quickly said, "But you can't rely on them. I have a solution."
"You?" Lan Yunqing looked at him with a look of doubt.
"That's right."
Chi Hao nodded, then moved his severely bound hands and said, "Can you put me down first? It's very uncomfortable to be tied up like this."
Lan Yunqing looked at him, and finally snorted coldly, raised his hand and retracted the roots of the blue beard tree into the ground.
He also knew that Chi Hao was fully capable of breaking free. With his current strength and concerns about the Blue Lake Forest, he was no match for Chi Hao.
Chi Hao landed lightly on the ground, stretched his arms and legs, then looked at Lan Yunqing and said, "By the way, I still don't know your name."
Lan Yunqing's eyes were cold, and he raised his hand and gently pressed it on the blue beard tree beside him.
Although he couldn't do anything to Chi Hao, he could still use the blue beard tree to escape at any time.
Chi Hao shook his head and said in a somewhat bored tone, "You are so good-looking, why do you have such a stern face all day long?"
Lan Yunqing ignored his nonsense and asked, "What is the method you just mentioned?"
Chi Hao shrugged. "I have a bottle of very effective medicine that can heal wounds and restore vitality, but I've never used it on plants. Do you want to try it?"
Lan Yunqing frowned. What he said sounded unreliable.
"The blue beech tree is sick, not injured."
"But vitality is also slipping away, isn't it?" Chi Hao looked at the blue beard trees with sparse and withered leaves. "It feels like they are dying."
Lan Yunqing trembled all over, and his eyes were filled with anger again when he looked at Chi Hao, as if he wanted to eat him.
"I'm just telling the truth..."
Chi Hao muttered something, but still begged for mercy: "Alright, alright, it's my fault. I said the wrong thing. I apologize."
Lan Yunqing really wanted to leave, but he really couldn't think of any other way at the moment.
The Blue Hu forest is related to the livelihoods of tens of thousands of people in Lan Hu Town. Once all the Blue Hu trees really wither, not only will he lose all his power, but the people under his rule will also lose their long-standing protection.
Whenever Lan Yunqing thought about the tragedy that might happen in the future, his heart was filled with fear and sadness.
"Does your medicine... really work?" Lan Yunqing hesitated. "It won't harm the plants? Is it poisonous?"
"What are you talking about!" Chi Hao was speechless. "This medicine of mine is very precious. It can be used to save the dying! And it's not free for you to try."
Lan Yunqing looked at him doubtfully, then asked cautiously, "What's the price?"
"I can give you three drops..." Chi Hao thought for a moment and said, "One drop is three blue beard leaves!"
Lan Yunqing pursed her lips slightly.
The price is indeed not expensive, but it seems a bit fake because it is too cheap.
"Of course I know this medicine is rare, and with so many trees here, I can't save many..." Chi Hao scratched his head and racked his brains, "But if I can save two or three trees, there's still some hope, right?"
Lan Yunqing doesn't really care about this issue.
Although this forest of blue beech trees looks huge, they are actually all grown from the same blue beech mother tree. As long as the mother tree is cured, the other branches will naturally be cured.
However, such a secret naturally could not be known by an outsider like Chi Hao.
He stared at Chi Hao, weighing the pros and cons in his mind.
"Really just three blue beard leaves?" Finally, Lan Yunqing decided to give it a try.
He can control the division to temporarily cut off the connection with the mother tree. As long as it is proven to be effective on the division, the connection can be restored.
But Chi Hao said, "Of course not."
"you!"
Lan Yunqing was a little angry when she saw Chi Hao going back on his word like this, but she still gritted her teeth and said, "What other conditions do you have? Tell us all!"
"One drop equals three blue beard leaves. The price remains unchanged." Chi Hao said with a smile, "But after testing, it's proven to be effective. If you want to buy all three drops, then I'll have to add another condition."
"What are the conditions?" Lan Yunqing asked.
"I want a house." Chi Hao said seriously.
"What?" Lan Yunqing felt that he didn't hear clearly.
"I want a house in Lanhu Town, and you must give my partner the right to do business in Lanhu Town." Chi Hao explained in detail.
Although Xiao An and Xiao Qi never said they wanted to open a store in Lanhu Town, it would be a good idea to take this opportunity to get the land deeds for them and pave the way for them.
It’s better to be prepared.
To be honest, if the Bluebeard Forest can be cured, this place will indeed be more livable than the deserted city. People with Xiao An's physique are suitable for living in such a place.
Lan Yunqing looked at Chi Hao strangely.
He thought for a moment, and finally confirmed: "Besides this, is there anything else?"
"No more!" Chi Hao said readily.
"Okay, let's test it with a drop first."
Lan Yunqing still didn't quite believe that this medicine would work, but now he had to go wherever there was a road. No matter what, he couldn't just watch Lanhu Town perish in his hands.
So, Chi Hao took the three blue beard leaves from Lan Yunqing, and then took out the bottle of primary healing potion.
Under Lan Yunqing's instructions, he carefully dropped a drop of medicine on the roots of a blue beard tree.
You completed a profitable transaction with a new customer, employee experience +1.
You completed the long-term task "Profitable Trading," points +1.
Great! It's finally open!
Lan Yunqing, who was standing aside, was staring at the blue beard tree nervously.
When the potion dripped, he felt a strong vitality, and he was instantly sure that it was not poison, which inevitably gave him a little more anticipation.
As time passed, Lan Yunqing could feel that the vitality in the body of this dying branch was slowly recovering.
Although the lesion has not been removed, but... it is alive.
Moreover, the mother tree that had been dormant for a long time woke up.
It almost instantly broke away from Lan Yunqing's control, restored its connection with the branch, and then transferred the drop of medicine away.
All of this was happening clearly in Lan Yunqing's perception.
Feeling the familiar fluctuations of the mother tree, although it soon became silent again, Lan Yunqing, who was close to despair, was revived again.
He couldn't help but curl his lips and smiled happily, with tears welling up in his eyes.
However, since there were outsiders present, he held back his tears.
But before he could thank Chi Hao, he saw the red-haired young man looking at him and said hesitantly, "I think you should stop laughing."
Lan Yunqing: ...?
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Chi Hao: It's really embarrassing.
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