Half-Yokai Cultivating the Path of Immortality Chapter 716: Manpower
The cold wind is blowing, and it’s the snowy time of the year again.
Early in the morning, a notice was posted outside a shop specializing in buying fish and shrimp at Laxian Pier.
The busiest late-autumn fishing period of the year has just passed, and the fishermen began to take a rest. There were few people on the pier. It took half an hour before anyone came to the door.
"Hyper-billed snake eel, five talismans per pound..."
"Huh?"
Soon, as the news of the high-priced purchase of eagle-billed snake eels spread, the dock quickly became lively, and ships of various sizes left the dock and sailed toward the northeast.
Three days later another notice was posted.
"Slap algae, white algae has three talismans per pound, red algae has five talismans per pound, and purple algae has ten talismans per pound."
"Surgeonfish, twenty talisman per pound."
"Hump-backed giant larvae, ten talons per pound."
"Ugly, one or two hundred talismans."
"Uma dolphin..."
Everyone from Liangyao Zhengguo, from Feiyang Chamber of Commerce and Jue family to ordinary fishermen, Wupeng boats, etc., poured into Jieshui Lake one after another.
Half a month later.
In the Purple Air Palace, Lu Tong sat cross-legged on the couch.
Zhang Qiao entered the palace, handed over a letter, and said: "Your Majesty, the master of Jinxiang Tower has just sent over. It is a peace letter from the Humpback Giant Fish Clan."
Lu Tong accepted the letter.
The letter contained a piece of fish skin with "和" written on it. There is also a document in which the owner of Jinxiang Pagoda introduces the ins and outs.
There is a fisherman in Jinxiang Tower who is very good at hunting young humpback giant larvae. He disappeared for several days after entering the water last time. When he came back, he brought back this fish skin and the humpback giant larvae's willingness to make peace.
He read it once and said with a smile: "It only fell apart in half a month."
"The king's conspiracy is unstoppable. Ordinary monsters know how to avoid it, but beasts that have not yet awakened their minds are difficult to restrain. If things go on like this, such monsters will inevitably decline even if they are not destroyed."
Lu Tong put the fish skin aside and said, "How many monsters are there if we leave the island early?"
"Mingfeng sent a document yesterday. The surgeonfish and the black horse dolphin have not shown up for a day. If nothing happens, they should come to sue for peace soon."
Lu Tong nodded slowly.
In just a few days, the Dragon King hired many helpers, such as palm algae, spiny tail butterfly fish, ugly turtles, etc.
It’s just that the key to vertical and horizontal cooperation is profit.
The more people there are, the more complex the interests.
The demons seem to have the same enemy - the Kingdom of Shu, but the distance between them varies, and the price they are willing to pay varies.
With different interests, it only takes a little action and the alliance shouted by the Dragon King can be easily destroyed.
"Let them keep an eye on them and be on guard to prevent them from destroying the boat."
"Yes."
Another month has passed.
Lu Tong landed on Zaochu Island again, with Jue Tianniu, Yun Ao, Jue Mingfeng and Mingfeng on the left and right.
The early island turned into a desert, with corals, shell caves, green shades, etc. all disappearing.
Jue Tianniu said: "My lord, this happened early this morning. Many lugworms left the island, passed the river mouth, and swam away along the eastward undercurrent."
"All gone?"
Lu Tong fell towards the island.
"I don't know." Jue Tianniu shook his head.
"No."
At the same time as Yun Ao spoke, Lu Tong looked towards the north.
On the island, a large amount of soil surged up, like a very thick earth dragon rushing from the ground, making a dull "buzzing sound"
"Careful!"
Mingfeng, Jue Tianniu, Yun Ao and others moved out of the way at the same time.
Lu Tong took out his sweeping whisk, waited until the surging soil was approaching a hundred feet away, then suddenly threw out the whisk, sweeping out a large curtain of dark light.
The light suddenly dimmed within a few miles.
The soil broke open, and a small mountain-like lugworm rushed out of the soil and crashed head-on into the darkness. Its mouthparts were like a round hall with a mouth growing out of it, and it swallowed Lu Tong in one gulp.
Lu Tong raised his hand and punched.
Banlin, Banfeng, Sleeping Salamander, Iron-nourished Jiao, Flower-branched Thunder Dragon, Moon-Monkey Owl, Xishi, Wuqiao White Elephant, Black Bear, and Sanshanling Ox all came out together.
"Boom!"
More than ten attacks landed on the mouthparts, and layers of wrinkles appeared in the darkness. Following the wrinkles, tiny cracks appeared on the mouthparts of the lugworm.
The lugworm burrowed underground again.
At this time, the four souls thought at the same time, and Banlin, Banfeng, Sleeping Salamander, and Iron Tumor Jiao rushed out together, landed on the back of the ridge that had not yet penetrated into the soil, and blasted out attacks one after another.
In an instant, countless mud and sand flew up.
Lu Tong spread out a blood cloud several miles in diameter, stretched out a huge palm, and grabbed the gap created by Banlin. Thunder Dragon, White Elephant and others worked together to grab Sha Sha who was about to escape. silkworm.
"Lu Tong!"
"Humph!"
The whisks were thrown out one after another from the blood cloud, and patches of darkness fell one after another, and the area of more than ten miles around seemed to be plunged into darkness.
"Woo..."
The sleepy salamander opened its mouth, and a piece of the lugworm's back disappeared instantly.
"Broken!"
The half-phoenix swept through the flames and slashed out a hundred-foot-long flaming sword.
"Ding!"
A little yellow light shot through the dust in the sky. The light was very bright and pure, better than the finest citrine in the world.
The lugworm stopped escaping and slowly emerged from the ground.
Countless yellow lights emitted.
Lu Tong's heart was a little tight and he said: "The great power left behind?"
The appearance of the lugworm has changed drastically.
It was originally a dark brown fat silkworm, unusually bloated and clumsy, but now it has turned into a yellow crystal golden silkworm, as slender as a python, with two sharp mouthparts on its head, like two sharp horns.
Nereis silkworm did not respond. It swung its body and emitted a rich yellow light. The light turned into a shadow that was dozens of feet in diameter and stretched for more than ten miles.
The shadow opened a huge mouth two feet wide, with fangs inside the mouth like spears.
Lu Tong continued to sweep out the whisk.
In the darkness, Banlin and Banfeng flashed behind Nereis at the same time, creating ripples.
The shadow flickered, and the giant mouth dispersed into a handful of yellow light before it fell.
"Wow!"
The sleeping salamander screamed, and the yellow light emitted by the lugworm suddenly disappeared. An invisible mouth bit off the light and continued to fall on the lugworm's back.
After half a breath, the mouth dispersed. The Nereis silkworm showed no injuries and once again bloomed with rich yellow light.
Lu Tong took out the purple bead, spread out his magic power, and separated four streams of purple energy, which fell towards Banlin, Banfeng, Sleeping Salamander, and Iron Tumor Jiao, and turned into a spear, a knife, an armor, and a spear respectively.
Nereis silkworm once again formed a shadow and crashed into the blood cloud.
Lu Tong swept out the fly whisk one after another.
Ban Lin and others held weapons in their hands and charged forward, shattering the shadows in one glance and continuing to attack the Nereis one after another.
"Ding, ding..."
The sound was as dense as rain.
Fire knives, giant mouths, spears, etc. hit the lugworm one after another, sending out ripples, but not leaving a trace of scars.
Lu Tong sighed softly in his heart, restrained the blood cloud, and avoided the collision of the lugworm.
The great power left behind is well-deserved.
Fuchen, Banfeng, Banlin, almost all the strongest methods were used, but they still couldn't break through the defense.
With such a strong defense, I am afraid that Baochuan and the First Demon Lord will be helpless. The Thousand-foot Giant Sword brought out by Qingya may have some chance. In addition, the black and white double salamanders used by Ni Xuanqu when asking for help will shatter the space together.
Nereis worm paused for a moment, then turned around and rushed toward the southwest.
Yun Ao, Jue Tianniu, Ming Feng and others stopped together.
Yun Ao condensed a ten-foot-long lotus flower, spit out a white flying sword, and landed on the back of the silkworm, but it also failed to break the defense.
"Ah!"
Jue Tianniu suddenly exclaimed.
Several giant bull magic weapons hit the mouthparts of the lugworm, and several large holes were drilled out.
Yun Ao said: "Invincible!"
"I'll come."
To the southwest is the land of Liangyao Zhengguo. Once the Nereid invades, the damage caused is incalculable.
Lu Tong put on the Hundred Demons Senluo again, stopped in front of Nereis, swept out a large area of darkness with one hand, and shot out dragons, monkeys, owls, lions, elephants, etc. with the other.
Four clones also came out together.
"Ding, ding..."
In a few breaths, Lu Tong hit almost every corner of the lugworm, including the front, back, top and bottom, and his heart sank a little more.
No weaknesses.
Except for the mouthparts, which are not tested, there is no weak spot in the rest of the body.
The lugworm ignored it and flew toward the southwest.
Lu Tong took a deep breath and looked at the two "pointed corners" on the head of the silkworm.
Nereis worms have no horns.
The two horns where the yellow light is condensed should be the mouthparts. There are no carapace, scales, etc. where the mouthparts are.
"Hoo!"
He opened his mouth and blew out gauze and broken flowers, and at the same time he swung the whisk to sweep out a large area of darkness. Half-phoenix and half-lin stepped on the broken flowers and rushed in.
"Ding! Ding!"
Banfeng waved his wings and long knife, and slashed at the sharp corners twice.
"Ding!"
Ban Lin stabbed out another shot.
Three ripples appeared, black light and yellow light swayed together, and some black light stained the sharp corners.
"Wow!"
The sleepy salamander opened its mouth and shouted, and the black light on the sharp corners continued to spread. The lines were like water waves. After extending for several feet, the lines suddenly changed and turned into spider web lines.
A bright light appeared in Lu Tong's eyes.
"It is indeed here!"
The lugworm immediately turned around and ran away.
Lu Tong took a step forward, preparing to pursue him.
"The Lord!"
Zhang Qiao's voice came from a distance.
Lu Tong frowned.
Zhang Qiao flew over and said: "Master, Ji State has annexed Jianze State!"
The corners of Lu Tong's eyes trembled twice.
Zhang Qiao continued: "Also, Longchao Mountain has surrendered to Ji State. Ji State sent a letter of credence, and daring to offend Longchao Mountain is like offending Ji State."
The lugworm sank underwater and fled toward the east.
Lu Tong did not take action again.
If you find a flaw, you may not be able to break the defense; if you break the defense, you may not be able to kill.
Zhang Qiao took out a map and said: "This is the map sent by the Dragon King."
Lu Tong spread out the map.
On the map, Longchao Mountain and Shu Kingdom are marked, and a scarlet dividing line between the two is very eye-catching.
He looked at it for a long time, put away the map, and said: "Inform Yuchao and Yongnuo that the lugworms that left the island early have retreated, and you can start to enlighten the gods."
"Yes."
……
"Master, the Qianquan Kingdom sent an envoy to form an alliance with Liangyao Zhengguo and attack Jiguo together."
"Attack?"
Lu Tong sat on the couch with a smile on his face.
Xu Xuxing sat on the futon and said: "Yes, Jiguo and Jianze have just merged into one country. It involves a lot of involvement. It is difficult to balance the interests of all parties in a short period of time. Now is a good opportunity to take the initiative to attack."
Lu Tong suppressed a smile and nodded slowly.
The benefits are huge.
Everyone has selfish motives, and there are 10,000 selfish motives among 10,000 people. When the two countries merge into one country, tens of millions of selfish desires collide and intersect with tens of millions of selfish desires, and there must be a lot of friction.
Qianquanguo is right. Jiguo seems to be very prosperous now, but it is also a good opportunity to take action.
But...
The good demon Zhengguo, Qianquan and others also have selfish motives.
Not long after Liangyao Zhengguo annexed Xuelian and Baoguo, what he urgently needs now is to recuperate and recuperate, rather than offending a powerful enemy again.
"What do you think?"
"The disciples believe that Qianquan and other countries are not enough to be allies."
"Why?"
"Back then, the disciples went to Qianquan and other countries and promised many benefits in order to promote alliances. Now the disasters accompanying the benefits have grown. If nothing else, they cannot stop Jiguo this time."
Lu Tong recalled Xu Xuxing’s methods back then.
When the alliance was formed, Xu Xuxing traveled around, promising the restoration of Yiguo, the expansion of Gonghao's territory, and the support of civilian officials and troops from Qianquan State... As a result, now Yiguo and Gonghao have turned against each other, and the civil servants of Qianquan State have become larger and their military strength has been weakened. .
"If they can't stop them, Jiguo will continue to go further."
"Yes."
Lu Tong lowered his eyes, was silent for a while, and said, "Is there any chance for us there?"
Xu Xuxing seemed to have thought about this problem and said directly: "The distance is too far and it is inconvenient to intervene. We can only win over some families to move to Shuishi City."
Lu Tong thought for a while and said: "Send people to Qianquan and other countries to spend a lot of money to purchase the ritual method for the Luotian magic weapon. You will personally take charge of this matter."
"Yes."
"In addition, tell Feiyang, Shouzheng, Fengtai and other chambers of commerce that Qianquan and other countries are running out of time, and there may be an opportunity to take advantage of it."
Xu Xuxing was a little confused and did not respond immediately.
Lu Tongtong: "Don't understand?"
"Yes. Disciples believe that merchants cannot be trusted and must be careful to prevent disrupting the market and liaising with other countries."
"This is reasonable, but..."
Lu Tong thought for a moment and said, "Do you think there is a certain amount of power that one person can have?"
Xu Xuxing frowned and thought for a moment, then said for a moment: "Just looking at one person, manpower is affected by many factors, and there is no fixed number. However, after it reaches one hundred thousand or one million, it is difficult to change the manpower."
A person has his or her own thoughts.
But if one hundred thousand or one million people are led by one person, they still have one person’s thoughts.
Lu Tong shook his head, nodded slightly, and said: "That's right. The difference in manpower changes is whether you do it for others or for yourself. For others, the manpower is limited. For yourself, the potential is endless."
Xu Xuxing thought carefully.
Lu Tong continued: "Although I am the leader of the country, I can command millions of people with one word, but the power of these millions of people is limited. Only by handing it over to the Chamber of Commerce and letting them work for me can we mobilize endless power. ."
Xu Xuxing thought for a long time ~IndoMTL.com~ and said: "So Master spreads the Dharma and encourages people and business, all in order to make others work for themselves and mobilize endless power?"
"Not bad."
"But doing it for oneself is not for the country. A strong and prosperous people does not necessarily mean a strong and prosperous country. Moreover, merchants only see heavy profits. One day, betraying the country will also bring heavy profits. I am afraid they will not hesitate."
Lu Tong smiled bitterly and said: "This is the key point. When we do it for ourselves, we do it for the country. There is no distinction between internal and external, and the top and bottom are integrated. By then, even the country will not be able to stop us."
Xu Xuxing fell into silence again.
Lu Tong waved his hand and said: "Go on, this road is very long, think about it later."
"Yes."
Xu Xuxing stood up and bowed, then stepped back with a frown.
……
"Meet the King!"
In the Ziqi Palace, Lu Tong looked at Yongnuo, examined it twice, and said, "Has Master Yongnuo improved in his cultivation?"
Yongwu originally had an eagle's head, a snake's body, and three pairs of swallow's wings. However, after more than a month of absence, there was a foot-long feather on the eagle's head, and a cluster of flames burned at the end of the feather.
Yongnuo looked happy and said: "Under the shadow of the king, the king of gods rewarded me with a bunch of sacred fire."
After speaking, he took out a square gray rock and said: "Master of the Kingdom, this is the "Demon Book of Heaven and Earth", which contains thirty-seven types of changes in ancient and modern monsters. The rest are still being sorted out."
Lu Tong's heart skipped a beat and he immediately dodged to the rock.
"Thirty-seven categories?"
"Yes, those with similar bloodlines, similar habits, and similar magical powers are one type. Each type can range from one type to more than ten types."
Lu Tong spreads his magic power.
Inside the rock are layers of shale.
He turned a page.
The rock pages are full of pictures and words. At the top is a twisted ink mark with two words written next to it - Golden Dragon.
There are two other dragons below, one of which is the iron-nosed dragon that Lu Tong is very familiar with.