Chapter 249
Linhai Town is very large, stretching for hundreds of kilometers from the market town to the seaside, with dozens of villages of all sizes.
Guanyu Village is relatively close to the market town and can be reached by walking for one or two days, or by bicycle in half a day.
At this moment, a tattered tricycle was driving on the road.
The person on the seat lit a homemade cigarette and puffed out clouds of smoke in the sea breeze. The locomotive was running with a humming sound, and because of the heavy load, it made a creaking sound as it moved forward, as if it might be scrapped at any time.
There were three people sitting on the truck bed, playing cards, while Hai Jing, tied up with ropes, curled up in the corner, watching everything silently.
He was betrayed.
Although those people had left Guanyu Village before, they still had doubts about him.
A few days ago, they caught a villager named Liu Laoqi who was out.
Liu Laoqi had a daughter who married in the next village. He went to see her with the food he had exchanged from Haijing, but was caught red-handed on the road.
Those people threatened to kill his daughter and her family, and finally got the secret of the whale out of him.
Of course, Liu Laoqi only knew that Haijing had a way to exchange things with the "salt merchants", but he didn't know how it was done specifically.
So these people went directly to Guanyu Village and tied up the whale.
Ever since the last incident, Hai Jing has been acting strangely. After discovering that Liu Laoqi had been out for a long time, he sent his daughter to another villager's home.
Therefore, when these people came to her door, Hai Lan escaped.
Fortunately, the people who came this time were just small fry. After Hai Jing said that his daughter was dragged away by a mutant crab on the beach, they did not doubt it and kidnapped him directly.
Since these people chose to kidnap him, it proved that his life was not in danger for the time being, so Haijing was still calm.
In fact, he had been making preparations during this period. For example, he made a deal with Chi Hao and exchanged a gun from him.
This gun is now kept in the portable storage.
But these people came too quickly and there were too many of them. After a quick assessment, Haijing suppressed the idea of resistance.
There were limited bullets in the gun, and he wasn't sure he could kill all four people at once.
Even if he solved the problem, what would happen to the more than 70 people in the village? If he ran away with his daughter, the villagers would also suffer.
These people are all cruel and ruthless, and Haijing dare not gamble with them.
Now that Hailan stayed in the village, she could trade with the mysterious merchant in her dreams, so she wouldn't have to worry about going hungry...
Haijing looked at the message board in the void.
He was hesitating whether to ask other employees for help.
Lu Rulan was in the fortress, too far away from him. Distant water could not quench a nearby fire. As for the others...
From their daily conversations, it can be seen that they are probably not in Linhai Town and are quite far away from him.
Haijing imagined what would happen next in his mind.
Linhai Town prohibits residents within its jurisdiction from selling salt privately. Although it was previously announced that anyone found guilty would be killed without mercy, he is still alive and well.
Therefore, the people in Linhai Town may want to obtain information about the "salt merchants" from him.
What would happen if he took out something to trade with Linhai Town? At least his life could be saved, but he might lose his freedom forever.
But unless it is absolutely necessary, Haijing really doesn't want to let those bastards in Linhai Town get away with anything.
Originally, by selling salt, these fishermen living by the sea would not have to live such a hard life. The sea is a treasure house, but they guard such a treasure house and live a precarious life.
It’s all because Linhai Town controls all trade routes and prohibits them from selling salt!
If he sold goods to them, he would be empowering them, and the fishermen living in this area might never get ahead.
Moreover, these people are evil and doing business with them is against the teachings of the God of Commerce!
The God of Commerce is a kind and just god. How could he use his things to feed these conscienceless dogs?
Hai Jing appeared calm on the surface, but his heart was in turmoil.
He stared at the message board intently, and suddenly noticed a channel he had never followed before -
【Nearby Channels】
Hai Jing was stunned. He remembered the rule of this nearby channel, which was that all employees within a distance of 10 kilometers could see each other's conversations.
He didn't know exactly how far 10 kilometers was, but since it was "nearby", it should mean not far from him, right?
Thinking of this, Haijing spoke tentatively.
【Message Board (Nearby Channels)】
[Cloud Eagle]: Is anyone there?
Originally, he just wanted to give it a try, but he didn't expect that someone would reply right after he sent it, and -
[Mysterious Merchant-Silver Light]: Is there something wrong?
The whale couldn't help but widen his eyes, and his heartbeat began to beat violently in an instant.
His reaction caught the attention of the kidnappers, one of them looked at him and then kicked him hard.
"Don't try to play tricks! If you dare to escape, we will massacre Guanyu Village!"
The monk can escape, but the temple cannot. This group of people has firmly grasped the whale.
Hai Jing was angry, but he could only lower his head.
Seeing that there was nothing unusual about him, the three of them continued playing cards.
Seeing that the three of them ignored him, Hai Jing breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at the message board again -
The mysterious businessman, Yin Guang.
He wasn't mistaken! It really was the Lord of Gods who appeared!
Could it be that the person Hailan met in her dream was Lord Yin Guang? Was he in Linhai Town?
Haijing tried hard to suppress his emotions, and then explained his situation on a nearby channel.
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Ping An Grocery Store, RV.
"Something really happened!" Tang Yu'an couldn't help but say as he watched Hai Jing's speech in the nearby channel.
There were green dots all around the sea whale, and he felt something was strange. After discussing with Zhou Qi, he also felt that something must have happened to the sea whale.
Otherwise, Haijing should have found a way to do business with the four potential customers, but the current situation only means that these four are strangers.
If they were strangers, why would Hai Jing follow them out of the village? It was likely that something had happened.
And now, his statement on a nearby channel has confirmed this.
【Message Board (Nearby Channels)】
[Sea Whale]: Lord Yin Guang, what should I do now? Can you give me some advice?
After seeing Hai Jing's reply, Tang Yu'an started to discuss with Zhou Qi.
"Brother Xiaoqi, let's go save him!"
"How do you want to save him?" Zhou Qi asked instead of directly stating his thoughts.
Tang Yu'an said, "The whale is not far from us, let's drive directly to rescue him!"
"What if we can't get in?" Zhou Qi pointed to the city wall in the distance.
"Run in!" Tang Yu'an said firmly.
When Hai Jing explained to them, he also told them the specific situation of Linhai Town and the reasons why he was unwilling to help the evil.
At the same time, it was also mentioned that Xiao Hailan was almost kidnapped and harmed before.
Little Hailan didn't describe it in such detail in the dream, perhaps because she was too young to understand. So it was not until Haijing told it himself that Tang Yu'an knew that little Hailan almost met with an accident.
He is undoubtedly a very protective person. Although they have never met, he has already regarded Hai Lan as his sister.
Hearing this news suddenly, Tang Yu'an couldn't help but feel angry and scared.
When he first arrived, he originally wanted to use the umbrella to sneak into Linhai Town as he did before, observe the situation, and then decide where to open a branch.
But after the incident with the whale, Tang Yu'an couldn't help it.
He didn't want to do everything in secret like before.
"We now have the banner of the Merchant God Cult. Moreover, not only has the RV been driven over, but it also has an aura that repels bad guests."
"Our strength is much stronger than before. We can ask Black Pearl, Yuanbao, Wangcai and Silver Coin to come together. Even Emerald can help hold the fort."
"With so many methods at our disposal, why can't we just rush through?"
Tang Yu'an's character is actually much more reckless than Zhou Qi's. It was because of Zhou Qi's pressure that he learned to be cautious.
However, now that he has more means, he can't help but feel a little overwhelmed.
Zhou Qi thought about Tang Yu'an's words. If it were according to his idea, it would definitely be better to be cautious. After all, there were several powerful psychics in Linhai Town.
According to Hongli's intelligence, these psychics are at least level six in strength, so Hongli doesn't dare to offend them.
but……
As An An said, do they need to be afraid?
Those people who came from Qingmu Fort were also sent away by the evil guest repelling aura, and they had no way to deal with the deserted city home.
Then do they need to abandon their most powerful means, integrate into the old forces in Linhai Town, and then take their time?
With Black Pearl, Yuanbao and Wangcai around, and having practiced in the Giant Tree Forest for more than two years, he can also use a variety of spiritual powers. Facing several sixth-level psychics, is he really powerless to fight?
What's more, An An also has special props like the magical marbles that are completely unreasonable.
Zhou Qi looked at Tang Yu'an, his eyes slowly brightening.
Tang Yu'an also saw what he meant from the change in his expression, and couldn't help but chuckle, then said proudly: "Let us eradicate the evil forces and establish a new world order!"
Zhou Qi couldn't help but laugh when he heard his childish words.
After being in the forum for a long time, my speech has become very fluent.
But... he likes it.
Zhou Qi reached out and rubbed the boy's head, then nodded and said, "Then let's get ready."
"good!"
Tang Yu'an summoned all the pets and then set the RV to "three times the size".
Then he and Zhou Qi put on cloaks and then put on Silver Black Moon's masks.
Then, Tang Yu'an replied to Haijing on the message board.
【Message Board (Nearby Channels)】
[Mysterious Merchant-Silver Light]: Wait.
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The market town of Linhai Town is the center of the town.
It is still five or six kilometers away from the seaside, but it controls the main transportation routes in the area.
After decades of operation, this place has become a fortress with a permanent population of 20,000 to 30,000. If dozens of villages are included, the total population should be 40,000 to 50,000.
Anyone who wants to go to the seaside from this direction can only pass through this fortress.
Because of the long-term monopoly on the salt road, the managers of the fortress made a lot of money and maintained contact with several nearby fortresses.
The supplies exchanged with the fortress have allowed this seaside town to retain some of its pre-disaster style.
However, the lower-class people living here are not happy.
In Linhai Town, apart from the manager's confidants, only people with special abilities can make a name for themselves, but most of them become the manager's subordinates, helping the manager to restrain and exploit the huge population of Linhai Town.
In order to stop salt merchants and resist natural disasters, the city walls of Linhai Town were built very solidly and there are dedicated people to maintain them regularly.
Today is the day when Shi Pang, the earth-type mutant in charge of this project, performs regular maintenance on the city wall.
He greeted the guards patrolling outside the city, then placed his hands on the city wall, mobilized his supernatural powers, and began to cast a fortification spell on the city wall.
Before he could finish his performance, he heard a loud noise.
"What is that?"
"Look, there's someone there!"
Shi Crab turned his head and saw a man wearing a black cloak and a black mask flying in the air. The man was holding a long sickle in his hand, looking a little scary.
"This is Linhai Town. No one is allowed to enter except those with permission!"
The captain of the guards stepped forward and shouted, "Who are you? Tell me your name!"
"Shangshen Sect, Wu Yue."
The man held the sickle and pointed it at the captain of the guards. "You have captured my man, release him immediately, otherwise - you will bear the consequences!"
"What is Shangshen Sect? I've never heard of it!"
Even when people from the fortress came, they were polite to the guards. After all, the emperor was far away and Linhai Town was quite powerful.
Therefore, this also cultivated the guards' domineering character.
"Get down from up there right now, or I'll be rude to you!"
The captain of the guards blew a whistle, and dozens of people with special abilities suddenly appeared on the city wall. Several holes in the middle of the wall opened, revealing the cannons inside, and the muzzles were all aimed at the mysterious man in the sky.
"It seems you are unwilling to hand over the person."
The mysterious man waved his hand, and a giant steel beast appeared out of thin air in front of everyone, about twenty or thirty meters behind him.
The captain of the guards had never seen such a huge vehicle. His face changed and he immediately ordered the artillery to attack. The long-range outputers on the city wall also took action.
As a result, the moment their attack was launched, the man in black flying in the air disappeared out of thin air.
When the artillery fire and supernatural attacks died down, the guards of Linhai Town looked at the empty road outside and looked at each other in confusion.
Are they dazzled? Why are they all gone?
"Go back! Close the city gates!"
The captain of the guards acted decisively and quickly fled into the city wall with the patrolmen.
"Wait for me! I'm still here!"
Shi Hai, who was watching the excitement, also hurried to escape into the city wall when he saw this, but he ran slowly and fell behind.
Just as he was about to enter the city gate, he suddenly felt his eyes blurred.
When he stood still and looked at the surrounding scenery clearly, he found that he had retreated dozens of meters and appeared on the business road.
Besides him, there were a dozen guards around who were a step slower.
And in front of them, the steel behemoth that had disappeared unexpectedly reappeared! In the previous round of attack, this behemoth was completely unscathed!
Not only that, the mysterious man was also fine!
"I've already given you a chance, but unfortunately, you didn't cherish it."
The man's voice sounded again.
The people on the city wall wanted to say something, but as the steel behemoth approached the city wall, those people disappeared one by one.
Some appeared in the city, and some appeared next to the stone crabs.
Just as it was about to hit the wall, the steel behemoth stopped again.
In the RV.
"Warning! Warning! The road ahead is impassable. We have replanned your route..."
Tang Yu'an felt helpless.
Because of an obstruction, the automatic driving stopped and his idea of destroying the city wall was thwarted.
However, Zhou Qi did not really support this approach. He was very fond of his RV. Although it could be repaired afterwards, he still felt sad when he thought about using the car to hit the city wall.
So it was natural to implement plan B.
Zhou Qi placed one hand on the city wall, and a yellowish-brown light shone on the palm of his hand.
The guards who were sent outside wanted to stop them, but they found that if they took a step forward, they would turn around and walk away in a daze, just like they were trapped in a ghost wall.
Moreover, they were getting further and further away from the RV——
Tang Yu'an upgraded the protective barrier and continued to expand it outward until it reached two or three hundred meters.
At this distance, long-range attacks shouldn't be able to penetrate, right?
With the release of Zhou Qi's special ability, one minute later, the city wall that had just been strengthened by the fortification spell shattered into gravel and collapsed in full view of everyone.
Several cannons fell to the ground and were taken by Zhou Qi to the warehouse of the deserted city home - because Linhai Town was not more than 10,000 kilometers away from the deserted city, the skill of picking up goods through the air could still be used.
At this time, he finally felt several powerful auras.
【Message Board (Admin Channel)】
[Liangzai Zhou]: Those high-level psychics are here.
【Dongtu Datang】: OK!
Tang Yu'an hesitated for a moment and decided not to continue expanding the protective barrier outward.
Because the distance of 270 meters just now cost him 270,000 points and 27,000 store popularity.
Points are secondary, after all, he has enough balance now, but it is difficult to increase the popularity of the store, as they are accumulated bit by bit and cannot be spent casually.
But adding the previous 30 meters, it is already a full 300 meters.
Even a sixth-level psychic couldn't attack them from such a long distance, not to mention...
After Zhou Qi destroyed the city wall, Tang Yu'an continued to move the RV forward.
So the few sixth-level psychics who had just arrived, just as they were about to get closer to check the situation, entered the range of the evil guest's repelling halo and were sent away from their original place.
As soon as they stood still, they entered the coverage area again and were sent away again.
This cycle repeats itself until they become dizzy and unable to form any fighting capacity.
Zhou Qi, who was originally on high alert, couldn't help but feel ashamed when he saw this scene.
Just as An An said, they have powerful weapons such as "RV-type grocery store + bad customers go away", so they can directly push forward.
Moreover, since Linhai Town has local transportation, the roads are flat and there are few obstacles.
Zhou Qi had already landed on the roof of the car.
He observed everything around him, because this was his first battle with a human mutant, and he did not let his guard down even though the situation was good.
His spiritual sense swept around, not missing any details.
Then he discovered that although some houses were within the coverage of the protective barrier, the people inside were not sent away.
Are these people harmless, or... when they encounter an owned house, the protective barrier will automatically shrink?
Zhou Qi asked Tang Yu'an to give it a try.
Therefore, Tang Yu'an once again chose to change the RV status to closed.
The RV disappeared from everyone's sight again.
Zhou Qi looked at the houses and found that those people were still in the houses.
【Message Board (Admin Channel)】
[Handsome Porridge]: It seems that when you encounter a house with an owner, the protective barrier will automatically avoid you.
Tang Yu'an quickly wrote down the new rule he had discovered.
Then he changed the RV store model to "opening a store".
Since you want to make trouble, just make a big fuss and let these people know that there will be no good consequences if you provoke the Shangshen Sect!
Because of the positioning of the sea whale, the RV automatically drove towards the direction of the sea whale.
Zhou Qi stood on the roof of the car holding a sickle.
At this moment, he felt an even more powerful aura appear.
"Who are you? Why are you causing trouble in Linhai Town?!"
On the right side of the RV's direction of travel, three hundred meters away from the RV, an old man with white hair and beard appeared there.
He stood there, shouting at the top of his voice.
If Zhou Qi's spiritual sense hadn't covered the past, no one would have been able to hear what he was saying.
"Brother Xiaoqi, what is he talking about?"
Tang Yu'an, who was sitting in the cockpit, didn't hear clearly what the man said. After all, it was only three hundred meters!
If he didn't have wind-related abilities that allowed him to hear sounds farther away, he wouldn't have noticed that someone was shouting at them from that place.
Zhou Qi, who had already returned to the car, smiled slightly.
"That should be the manager of Linhai Town. His strength is stronger than the other psychics."
"Ah? I see..."
Tang Yu'an looked in that direction again.
Because the RV was still moving, the figure was not still. He could only see a very small figure chasing and jumping there, and it was difficult to see the shape clearly.
He could only follow Zhou Qi's example and release his spiritual sense, and only then could he barely see what the man looked like.
"Can you sense what kind of special ability he has?" Tang Yu'an asked.
"It seems to be water-related." Zhou Qi said.
"Wow, water type!"
So far, the water-based psychics they have encountered are all relatively weak - of course, excluding ice-based psychics like Lan Lin.
If you simply manipulate water, you can basically only condense pure water, and at most, it will only produce a light drizzle...
"I don't know what his special ability is like?"
As soon as Tang Yu'an finished speaking, he saw dark clouds in the sky, and in the blink of an eye, a heavy downpour began to fall.
“Clatter-clatter-clatter-clatter—”
Raindrops hit the RV densely, and in automatic driving mode, the intelligent computer system closed all the windows.
Because of the good sound insulation, the sound of rain was blocked outside.
Black Pearl, lying on the console, swung her tail boredly.
They had originally responded to the call and were ready to come and do something big, but after arriving, they found that they were completely useless.
Yuanbao and Wangcai also squatted on their seats and yawned out of boredom.
If you open the car window at this time, you will hear an angry voice roaring outside accompanied by the rain.
"Who the hell are you! I told you to stop! Stop it, ahhhhhh!"
The manager of Linhai Town roared angrily, making everyone around him tremble, but they could only watch the strange RV rampaging in his town, disrespecting everyone!
At this time, the captain of the guard who was previously guarding the city wall was brought over.
He trembled as he spoke, "The man in black said he was... he was from the Shangshen Cult, and he said, he said that Linhai Town had captured one of their people..."
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