Chapter 59
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"Help! Help me!"
Judging from their attire, they look a bit like the caravans of Garin.
Lian Yun only had time to take a quick glance before he quickly picked up his sword and stepped over the supplies to the outermost circle.
"Sir." Lana reached out and supported Lian Yun. After the latter stood still, he looked in the direction of the group with a serious expression.
There were indeed monsters chasing them from behind.
Initial assessments suggest it resembles a flying gerbil in color, but with a humanoid frame. It also resembles a bone gorilla, but its frame is much smaller.
"It looks like a Shiba beast." Fiona narrowed her eyes slightly.
Their backs are covered with brown fur, their bellies are black and purple, and their limbs are the color of burnt charcoal. It is said that their bone powder can be used as medicine.
These monsters come in groups to bully people. Their attack power isn't very high, but they're numerous and incredibly annoying.
They will fight over pedestrians' backpacks and search for food.
If a pedestrian is alone and they have the upper hand in numbers, they will scratch the person to death with their claws and then share the corpse.
"What if they can't defeat them?"
As soon as Lian Yun finished speaking, he got the answer.
The group of traveling merchants ran to a place not far from the crowd, and the group of firewood beasts also appeared.
They suddenly braked and stopped not far behind the caravan.
...This thing looks like a monkey.
Especially the jerky movements and sharp little claws.
Their round eyes kept scanning the crowd, and they were afraid to move forward.
It looks quite cute, so cute that it can scratch a person's throat with one claw.
"A typical bully who only cares about the weak and fears the strong."
Look at their hesitant steps, they are already showing signs of retreat.
Lian Yun hurried over the supplies and came to the old pharmacist: "Master, can this be used as medicine?"
The pharmacist nodded, his eyes bright. "Yes! It can be made into medicine to treat fractures."
Lian Yun smiled gently.
Lanna received the message, tightened his grip on the sword, and called out to Jamie beside him: "It's time to test your efforts these days."
Jamie responded, and together they rushed towards the herd of Chai beasts.
The Chai beasts were startled and were about to flee in all directions, but suddenly they found that there were only two people on the opposite side, and they immediately gathered together again with a chattering sound.
They gathered together and pounced on the two of them.
Lanna raised his sword and leaned down, slashing across the air with his long sword, cutting the two firewood beasts in half.
"grumble!"
Hearing a shrill cry behind him, he thrust his sword backwards without turning his head, and kicked away the one that was rushing towards him.
With a "puff", the tip of the sword sank into the belly of the firewood beast, and Lana threw it away in disgust.
Jamie held the heavy sword and stared at the direction they were coming from with a focused look.
One sword nailed one into the ground.
Soon, there were corpses lying around the two of them.
The few remaining Shiba beasts realized that they were no match for their opponents and fled the scene frantically.
The two men squatted down and silently picked up the body.
The caravan on the side was still in shock. They had just explained their identities to Lian Yun, but when they turned around and saw this scene, they immediately became incoherent: "They!..."
"Hmm?" Fiona raised her eyebrows.
Being stared at by two gorgeous people, one big and one small, the group got stuck again.
"Well-trained!" The caravan finally managed to come up with this adjective.
Lian Yun nodded with satisfaction: "Thank you for the compliment, basic operation."
She just learned that this was their first time traveling through the desert and they were not adequately prepared, so if they encountered this kind of monster, they would have no choice but to run.
"What about your goods?" Lian Yun asked straight to the point.
The captain of the caravan was pushed out.
The man swallowed his saliva, glanced at Lanner and Jamie who were carrying a pile of firewood beast corpses, gritted his teeth, and said cruelly: "It's not far away, all for you!"
Let the thieves eat the thieves!
It's better than dying.
Lian Yun was a little amused: "Give me money."
The captain was stunned.
Lian Yun was also stunned. Shouldn't he be relieved? Why... did he look like he was about to cry?
"We only brought this batch of goods and some change for accommodation. We really don't have any money left..." The captain looked sad.
"Wait... did you misunderstand?" Lian Yun interrupted him quickly, "I'm the one who gave the money, not you."
"I know, I...eh?"
The captain was stunned again.
Lian Yun: Is it her imagination? This caravan is a bit naive.
But it seems like communication will be good.
"Our town is very short of things right now, whatever you have will be fine."
The captain thought for a moment and said cautiously, "The goods we carry may not be the same as what you want. Why don't you ask what we have?"
Lian Yun said amiably, "Don't worry, what kind of goods are they?"
"...gems and crystals."
Lian Yun: ...
"You guys crossed the desert just to deliver this?"
"Yeah," the captain shrank his neck, "because it's expensive, so we took a different route."
Also, because their caravan was relatively weak, they were afraid of being robbed.
Lian Yun heard the second sentence he muttered quietly, and was at a loss whether to laugh or cry: "Are you afraid of robbers but not monsters?"
"We originally had a special escort, and he's very strong. But he had something urgent to do, and we can't miss the delivery. I heard that the main city is in urgent need of these gems, and they will definitely sell for a high price."
"Are you willing to risk your life for money?"
Lian Yun sighed.
"Alright, just bid according to your desired price. I'll give you travel expenses and have your people deliver the goods to our town."
"Thank you!" The captain clasped his hands together and expressed his gratitude excitedly.
Lianyun looks up at the sky.
How did such a naive and simple caravan come to be?
After securing the firewood beast and waiting for the caravan to bring back the goods, the group was about to set off again when Lian Yun noticed that two teachers were walking unusually fast.
Still looking a little nervous?
"Maybe he was scared." Lian Yun muttered softly, then looked at Lana who was following the two of them carrying the limbs of the Shiba Inu, and turned away without much care.
On the edge of Bubu Town, a blindfolded, pale-skinned boy sat on the ground, his hands resting quietly on the warm stone bricks.
Suddenly, he felt a faint vibration in the palm of his hand.
A faint smile played on the young man's lips.
"I'm back."
The news of the lord and his men's return quickly spread throughout the town. Everyone put down what they were doing and rushed to the young man, looking towards the place where they were about to return.
"He's back!" someone shouted excitedly.
"I see it, I see it! They're riding camels! Look at those bags of supplies! And there are a few more people!"
"One, two... sixteen?"
Look at their attire and the people in the caravan.
Looking more closely, they saw that the caravan's logo was tied to the camel, but the people riding it were Lian Yun and his group.
The people in the caravan were walking below with happy faces.
Everyone stopped talking.
Then they saw Lian Yun sitting on the back of a camel, waving towards the town.
Gerry pondered: "Did the lord rob a caravan?"
Aibei responded enthusiastically, waving his hands vigorously: "My Lords! You are finally back!"
The group finally approached the town. Lian Yun helped Lana turn over with the help of Lana's arm. When he looked at his own residents, he felt a sense of security from the bottom of his heart.
This steadiness makes her look more energetic.
"I brought gifts for everyone!"
Everyone quickly unloaded the supplies and spread them out far away on the street.
Everyone thought there were gifts in the box, so they rushed forward, but after opening it, they couldn't help but look a little disappointed.
"Is it a gem?"
They don't need it.
"It doesn't matter! We probably can't buy what we want. We are still very grateful for everything you have brought us!" Everyone saluted Lian Yun with a grateful expression.
Caravan leader: “?”
What kind of family is this? You don't even want gems?
"I made a mistake," Lian Yun couldn't help laughing, pointing to the huge bulging package beside him, "This is it."
After saying that, she took out the several-meter-long parchment scroll from her pocket and handed it to Lanna. "I've bought everything you want! Come and claim it!"
Everyone smiled instantly.
As everyone received their gifts, Fiona followed Lian Yun to the side and sat with Gary, who was watching the fun. "How's it going? Do we have enough materials to build the mill?"
Gerry smiled, "Enough... huh?"
"How did you know I was planning to build a mill?"
Lian Yun smiled and took out a map: "I saw it here."
Gary watched Lian Yun's operation intently, secretly marveling at its magic.
"Who is this?" Gary looked at the woman in red next to Lian Yun.
"Fiona." Fiona tilted her head slightly and held out her hand. "You're Gerry, right? I've heard Buck talk about you. You're the one who's been taking care of him, right?"
"That's right." Gary smiled and shook her hand.
From their unmistakable appearance alone, it was clear that she and Buck must be of the same race.
Lian Yun casually shared his thoughts: "I also noticed that the current building materials are almost exhausted. This time I came back, I wanted to build a school and a mission hall in the town. The residents will increase, and I'm afraid the building materials will not be enough."
After hearing Lian Yun's idea, Gary praised it highly: "The school is very important. Before, we were the ones teaching the children. There were no systems or rules. It's better to have a place where they can study properly."
Lian Yun: "You guys teach?"
"Yes, as long as one of us is good at a certain field, we can teach it to the children. They are also very eager to learn. For example, Bart learned forging from me, and now he can teach others."
In fact, this practice has become a common practice here, and skills are passed down from generation to generation.
Lian Yun nodded thoughtfully.
Maybe she doesn't have to invite a teacher from far away?
"But building materials are really hard to come by," Lian Yun returned to the point. "We're in the desert, there's no wood supply around, and it's definitely too late to plant now. Kuoge City did have a quarry before, but the resources are now depleted."
“So I want to mine that mountain, and the tools are ready.”
Gerry understood what she meant and had no objection: "That's great. As long as we mine this mountain, we can easily expand our town by twice its size."
He also came up with a way to transport the animals: "When the adults are away, Xiaobai and the little frog have a good relationship. He can even control the big frog to jump out of its cave and come to the town. I think this can also be used as a means of transportation."
Lian Yun raised an eyebrow: "Why don't you see Xiaobai?"
Gerry paused and said, "You will definitely see it. It just hid away out of shyness."
Lian Yun thought about it, but still wasn't sure: "It's not impossible to transport frogs, but the roads are all gravel, so it might not be easy to travel on."
The efficiency will not be too high.
“It would be nice if there were more people like Abe,” Gerry sighed.
"Abe is so full of life."
Hearing this, Lian Yun looked at Aibei, who was very happy to get the new kitchen utensils, and nodded in agreement.
At night, everyone gathered in the pub, eating barbecue and chatting.
It is to welcome the new partners.
Lian Yun glanced around and saw a harmonious atmosphere.
Except... the two teachers sat in the corner, looking at the people eating meat with big mouthfuls of suspicion.
Lian Yun didn't look at it for long, but went straight to the captain of the caravan and took out the amount of gold coins that had been agreed upon in advance.
"Thank you for your patronage!"
The captain accepted the gold coins with tears in his eyes.
What's it like to return home with a cart full of gold coins before you even get halfway?
"Thank you!" The caravan all shouted in gratitude.
Everyone in the tavern cast their gazes over.
Lian Yun shook.
"This is the usual etiquette of our caravan. We sincerely welcome you to come back next time!" The captain bowed 90 degrees.
"...Okay," Lian Yun came back to his senses and turned his eyes, "Well, I have an order now, do you want to take it?"
"...Huh?" The captain was stunned for a moment, then nodded quickly: "Okay!!"
"Have you ever encountered any gangsters?"
The captain nodded: "Of course I have encountered it. How could a caravan driver not have encountered it a few times?"
"So how do you usually deal with it?"
The captain said firmly: "Run! Drop your things and run, don't look back."
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This article will be reversed on August 2nd. Chapters 26-60 will be reversed. If you have read them, you don’t need to purchase them again.
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