However, Yun Wei did not run for long.
It wasn't because he was physically exhausted, nor because he saw that slow-moving gray donkey again, but because he saw a large group of people wielding farm tools.
Right at the entrance to Resgorod, a large group of villagers were in high spirits.
The merchants who were surrounded by them were clearly Bili people.
Isaac caught up at this moment, and upon seeing the scene not far away, he immediately said sarcastically, "Oh, my beloved lord, your troubles have come to an end."
Yun Wei is not surprising.
It would be strange if a territory where the former lord was murdered didn't have trouble.
He asked Isaac, "How many gold coins do you have left?"
“A lot, more than enough to support you for a lifetime.” Isaac was a little confused, but seeing Yun Wei’s serious expression, he put away his teasing thoughts. “The Heart of All Elements contains more than 50,000, but the real valuable things are some rare materials and items. If you are in a hurry to sell them, you should be able to exchange them for about 200,000 to 300,000.”
Yun Wei, who was about to continue speaking, was stunned after hearing this. He doubted his ears. "You just said you have so much... no, where did you get so much money?"
Isaac explained in detail: "I went back to my bedroom and brought all the pocket money I had saved up. Also, there are more than 10,000 gold coins in here that you gave me before."
Seeing that Yun Wei was even more puzzled, Isaac explained, "This time, I wasn't cursed, so we took more of the crystal cores we dug out earlier."
The wealth he carried could cover the streets of Resgorod if he were to simply scatter it.
Therefore, there was absolutely no need for Grandmother to test Yunwei with such a thing.
Thinking about this, Isaac suddenly realized a possibility.
Her Majesty Catherine may have high hopes for Yun Wei, and deliberately gave him an opportunity to hone his skills.
He straightened his expression. "Do you need it right now? I can give you the crystal cores you got, but I can't let you do whatever you want with my personal savings. Don't misunderstand, what's mine is yours to begin with, it's just—"
"I know." Seeing the man's serious expression, Yun Wei couldn't help but smile and interrupt him.
He waved his hand, "You can keep it for me. Don't worry, I'm not so naive as to take the money you use to support me and distribute it to the people."
Even as he was immersed in the joy of sudden wealth, he did not lose his head.
In times of decline, idlers will not be supported.
Those who do not work will not eat.
This rule also applies to the fantastical yet perilous continent of Zhuyuan.
Yun Wei stepped forward, casually answering the other party's question, "Since the other party is a merchant, they must have enough money to handle things. I was just asking casually to bolster my confidence, but it turns out they're a bit too confident."
"Also, Isaac, I just don't like the ins and outs of you nobles. I'm not stupid."
At this point, Yun Wei's expression inevitably became somewhat complicated.
He couldn't help but wonder just how bad an impression he had left on the other party during the last month.
Please, he's a man who's spent time in all thirty-seven bases.
Just by picking out the highly overlapping rules, like finding the greatest common denominator, we can definitely manage this territory that stretches as far as the eye can see.
...
Qin Si was a seasoned veteran, and outsiders would call him "Master Qin Si." Unexpectedly, he suffered a setback in this northernmost territory of the continent.
He visited Reston once at the beginning of the year.
This year, the Lantern Festival in Bili City was celebrated in a grand manner, and the reward money from above was also plentiful, so he was naturally in a good mood.
So when he saw the hungry and cold people of the north, he took it upon himself to do good.
He left the grain behind, accepted only a small deposit, and made an appointment with the village official to come back at the end of the year to collect the remaining payment, including interest.
Now things have gotten even worse. Not only did the other party turn their back on them, but they also claimed that a child in the village had fallen ill after stealing the cheese he brought, and led a group of villagers to surround them.
Isn't this just turning the tables and blatantly trying to extort money?
Qin Si grew angrier the more he thought about it, and said with his neck stiff, "Damn it, I'm definitely not coming to this wretched place next year, I'll let you lazybones starve to death."
The village official named Koro glanced at him sideways, completely disregarding him. "Who the hell cares if you come here? Stop talking nonsense and leave all your food behind, or don't even think about leaving Reston."
At his command, the surrounding villagers immediately raised their farm tools and gathered around.
"Hand it over!"
"Hurry up!"
They shouted in unison, their frozen and malnourished faces contorted in a grotesque grimace.
Seeing this, Qin Si immediately gave his two subordinates a look, placed his hand on the hilt of his knife, and asked in a cold voice, "Are you still going to rob me by force?"
Because of an ancestral precept from a thousand years ago, the blades of the Bili merchants are never sharpened.
Although they are unwilling to hurt people, they are not to be trifled with.
Koro glanced at the other man's scabbard and couldn't help but grin maliciously. "Yes, I robbed him. Not only did I rob him, I killed him! In our Icebird Territory, even dukes die without knowing why, let alone a lackey like you."
He raised his hand, preparing to direct the villagers to take action.
But at that moment, a hoarse voice came from behind the huge crowd—
"stop."
Heaven knows what really happened. The newcomer clearly only uttered a single word in a low voice, yet it drowned out the furious roars of the entire audience and resonated in everyone's hearts.
They had no idea what was happening and just wanted to kneel down and submit immediately.
This is an almost instinctive sense of awe!
The entire room fell silent instantly.
A cold wind howled, and everyone seemed to wake from a dream, turning in unison toward the source of the sound.
When they were caught in the gazes, the men in the road stepped back and made way, and even those who fell down had to get up quickly and awkwardly.
At the end of the crowd that parted like the tide, Koro finally saw the unexpected guest.
His pupils immediately contracted.
But the newcomer was another person of the Azure Glass clan, only she had her hair unbound and looked too beautiful, which seemed particularly out of place in this gloomy, freezing weather.
Moreover, the other party was dressed as a mage.
It should be noted that no magician has appeared in the barren Reston Territory for hundreds of years.
These mysterious professionals exist only in the traditional narratives passed down orally among them.
Koro found it hard to believe that the authoritative voice he had just heard came from such a frail-looking person.
He could only look at the man behind the other person with suspicion and uncertainty.
It wouldn't have been a problem if I hadn't looked, but what I did see was even more shocking.
He knew at a glance that the man behind the other person was completely different from them, these villagers.
The other man's eyes were terrifying; he had only ever seen such eyes on the most ferocious wolf king. He simply couldn't understand why such a man would follow behind the frail-looking mage.
Yes.
He then realized that in October, when winter had arrived early, the monk who looked as if he could be blown away by the wind was only wearing a thin robe.
"Who exactly are you, sir?"
Koro suppressed his doubts and patiently asked.
He wanted to tell the other party to stop playing tricks, but he simply didn't have the courage. The words were on the tip of his tongue, but he swallowed them back down.
He couldn't help but glance at Qin Si in front of him, inwardly cursing the other party for being so unkind.
If you can't beat them, you call for help, damn it.
What he didn't know was that Qin Si, who had given him a sidelong glance, was also full of complaints at that moment.
He had never known that such a person had appeared in Bili City.
He couldn't fathom the opponent's strength, but he clearly knew that he wouldn't last a single move against the opponent's followers.
Damn it, this world is getting weirder and weirder.
Master Qin cursed viciously in his heart.
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