Chapter 548: Mineral Salt Can Be Poisonous
After hearing Ling Yun's question, the Space Spirit couldn't help but laugh. She wasn't going to give a correct answer obediently. "He is an extremely outstanding person, as warm and full of vitality as the sun."
Ling Yun's heart sank instantly, and the expression on his face became somewhat cold and hard.
He still couldn't help but ask: "Then...what is his relationship with Su Nuan?"
The space spirit blinked, a hint of mischief in her tone, "Well, you'll have to ask Nuannuan yourself. But I can tell you that Hailan is a very capable person, and he has been a great help to Nuannuan."
Ling Yun felt even more bitter after hearing this. So his name was Hai Lan? The most powerful family in Yuan Country didn't have the surname Hai. Could he be a foreigner?
The space spirit deliberately asked: "Why? Do you want to destroy their friendship?"
Ling Yun hesitated for a moment and whispered, "If he can help Nuan Nuan, I... I won't say anything more."
Seeing Ling Yun's lost look, the Space Spirit couldn't help but pat him on the shoulder and said in a condescending tone, "Don't be discouraged. As far as I know, Nuan Nuan isn't in love with anyone. At most, she likes you. You still have a chance."
Ling Yun raised his head, a glimmer of hope flashing in his eyes, "Really?"
The space spirit said with a hint of warning: "Of course it's true, but you have to remember that what Nuannuan hates most is distrust and suspicion. If you have any questions, don't make random guesses, just ask openly."
Ling Yun nodded. He also hated distrust and suspicion. "I understand."
He looked at Su Nuan, who was chatting with the chief about the three roasted ingredients.
Li Fengxing was peeling potatoes and sweet potatoes while following Su Nuan's introduction.
At this moment, Ling Yun felt a little ashamed. He was just sulking because Su Nuan gave away the sweet potatoes he had peeled for her. He needed to change his habit of getting angry easily.
He adjusted his mindset and began to listen carefully to Su Nuan's explanation of the ingredients.
The chief's eyes were full of excitement, and he kept chewing corn, and the barbecue he brought was thrown aside.
Ling Yun found that he had no chance to get a word in, unlike Li Fengxing who could occasionally add a few words. This time he was not angry, but instead thought about what abilities he had to help Su Nuan.
Just as he was thinking, Su Nuan suddenly patted his arm and asked, "What weapon do you think is better for them to use?"
Ling Yun was shocked. He had no say in farming and business, but his strong point was fighting and selecting weapons.
He immediately perked up and said, "Most people in the tribe don't fight wild beasts in close combat. They are more suited to using bows and spears."
The chief understood Ling Yun's words through the sculpture translation. He nodded in agreement, "We use spears more often and we can throw them accurately, but what about bows and arrows?"
Su Nuan felt that the bow and arrow were too simple and required a lot of skills to use, so it would be better to use a crossbow directly.
She pulled out a small crossbow from her backpack and said, "This one can be used by just aiming at three points in a straight line."
Ling Yun frowned and asked in a low voice: "If we give them such good weapons, what if they turn around and attack us?"
Su Nuan smiled and said, "Are our northern troops weak? Even if they have such weapons, they can't defeat us."
"And since it's a collaboration, we should trust them and provide them with assistance so they can protect themselves."
"Do you want to send troops to protect them in the future? That would be too much trouble. It would be better to let them become stronger on their own."
Ling Yun nodded. It was impossible to send troops over. First, there were not enough flying cavalry. Second, it was very dangerous to come to the Flaming Mountain from the north, and the losses would be huge.
Li Fengxing smiled and said, "Crossbows are not difficult to make, and they don't consume much iron. They even require less iron than a spear, making them the most suitable weapon."
Ling Yun looked at Li Fengxing. This guy always calculated the cost no matter what he did. Was this kind of calculation ingrained in his bones?
Su Nuan raised her hands and patted Ling Yun and Li Fengxing on the shoulders at the same time, sighing, "With you two helping me, one civil and one military, I feel much more relaxed."
Li Fengxing jokingly said, "He's a warrior, I'm a scholar, and you're an farmer. Can the three of us control the world?"
Su Nuan laughed. She knew it was a joke, but she wasn't the type to spoil the fun, so she smiled and replied, "Yes, we are invincible."
Although Ling Yun felt that this was strange, he did not spoil the fun. He just smiled, with a hint of tenderness in his eyes.
When the chief had eaten his fill, he stood up and said, "I will have them ready to go now."
After the chief left, Su Nuan took a look at the barbecue on the tree bark.
She tore off a small piece and put it in her mouth, then frowned. "It tastes terrible. There's no salt or spices."
Ling Yun took out a dagger and cut the large piece of meat in the middle. The inside of the meat was still raw.
He explained: "There is no salt in the tribe. The only way to replenish salt is to eat raw meat and drink blood."
Li Fengxing's eyes lit up, and he said with an excited yet cunning smile, "Then we have one more thing that can check and balance them."
Su Nuan didn't say anything. She was thinking about the salt fields by the sea.
Although Ada and Suxia are watching over it, the output is still too small.
She looked at Ling Yun and asked, "Have your people discovered any salt mines? Or any lakes that can produce salt?"
Ling Yun shook his head, a hint of regret in his tone, "No, but I can ask them to find it."
Li Fengxing suddenly said: "Salt..."
He said a word and paused, seeming to hesitate.
Su Nuan asked in confusion, "What's wrong with the salt?"
Li Fengxing hesitated for a moment, and finally said, "There is a pink stone in the ghost town. I think it is salt, but anyone who eats that stone has died."
His intuition told him that the stone was salt, and Su Nuan must have a way to turn the salt that could kill people into edible salt.
Su Nuan's eyes flashed with surprise when she heard this. "Pink stone? That's salt ore with impurities. It can be purified by washing with water. After washing and purification, it can be eaten."
Li Fengxing asked with some anticipation, "Then shall we go buy some?"
Su Nuan thought for a moment, thinking of the news she had heard, and then said: "Okay, after we finish dealing with things here, we will go to the ghost town to take a look."
"If the price of the salt mine in Ghost Town is too high, we don't have to force it. We can send people to help Su Xia dry salt, which can also supply the needs of the North."
Ling Yun looked at Su Nuan, "Ghost Town is very dangerous, and they usually don't open the Ghost Gate."
"But the Ghost Gate opens on the night of the 15th of every month. This is an order from the new Ghost King. It's probably intended to promote trade between Ghost Town and the outside world."
Ling Yun looked at Su Nuan in surprise and asked, "Where did you get this information? I didn't hear about a new Ghost King when I was in the Ghost Town."
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