The Last Apostle Chapter 48: Reverse calculation
At this time, Xi continued:
"According to your description, Reverend Du, the sword skill recorded in the scroll of Albert is probably left by Sir Xi Lan, one of the Four Sword Saints. Net"
As soon as they heard the word "Xilan", everyone including Du Yuqi gasped. Still alive, hearing his name is really a thunderous feeling.
There is no need to say more about Xi Lan's specific life. Du Yuqi has seen it in Baidu Encyclopedia on Earth. Xidu, Nandi, Beibei, the five masters of supernatural powers, are so awesome.
Du Yuqi was undoubtedly very excited when he learned that he could obtain his sword scroll, but he suddenly remembered something, and immediately frowned and said:
"Xilan's abbreviation is xL, right? Why is the abbreviation left here xs?"
There was a rare smile on Xi's face, and the little face that was slightly pale because of the unhealed injury had a rare softness and beauty:
"Uh, didn't you just say that there was already a typo in his line of writing, so he put a big cross on it, and finally replaced it with the word "的", but the word "的" probably There is no way to be sure that it is correct, so is there a question mark behind it..."
Du Yuqi nodded and said:
"Yes."
Xi faintly said:
"I think His Excellency Xi Lan must have been drunk when he wrote this scroll, so he made two mistakes, but unfortunately he only found one mistake."
Du Yuqi and the people around her were speechless, but for some reason, they felt that Meizi Xi's words made sense...
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Beside any big city, there is often a big river with plenty of water. Clean, labor-saving, simple, convenient, and low-cost, it will always be a hundred times better than Lulu, not to mention that the rolling water can directly wash away a large amount of garbage generated every day.
So, as a large city, Shatley also has abundant water resources next to it, and not only the Wowa River outside the city, but also a Luoxi River passing through the north of the city.
At this time, Du Yuqi has already left the downtown area of Shatley, and came to an area equivalent to a wharf on the outskirts of the city. Even in the dark, he can still see the frozen Vola River through the starlight like a white belt On both sides of the Wowa River, there is an endless wilderness, and the extreme north wind blows over the wilderness, whirling and whimpering, giving people Very lonely feeling.
Looking back at the downtown area of Shatley, one can still see flames raging in the city, and there will be explosions from time to time, indicating that this devastated city is still in chaos. The only ones who are still insisting on fighting are the emperors, but they are at the end of their strength as they have not been aided for a long time.
At this time, the place Du Yuqi and the others are in is quite complicated, similar to the slums, the simple words dirty and messy can outline the style of this place, it gets dark very early here, Therefore, even if Du Yuqi and the others went out of the city in a circle, it was only around 1:00 p.m. when they arrived here. After these days of fighting, there has been an obvious shortage of supplies. It can be seen that under the cover of darkness, there are many Residents are already sneaking out to barter for things.
This place belongs to the wharf area again, and the residents are all porters, porters and other guys who mainly do physical work. , in this market, the best goods to sell are two things, firewood and food that can be bought.
The necessities of life have completely turned into hard currency. The value of the banknotes of the Empire Bank has dropped so astonishingly that they are almost reduced to waste paper. Even the purchasing power of Mofo coins has dropped by at least half. Of course, for those who are well-prepared, this is also full of business opportunities. The chaos in the city means that "windfalls" may often occur, and silver candlesticks and tapestries that are usually hung in the homes of nobles and rich people can be found everywhere. , and are sold at astonishingly low prices.
Even Du Yuqi saw valuable goods for sale in a dark box. There was nothing wrong with the goods themselves, such as gold rings, pearl earrings and the like. The problem was that the gold ring was cut off while it was still on finger, and the pearl earrings will be buy one get one free with a frozen ear....
Finally, Du Yuqi found what he was looking for in this market --- that was the fishmongers. You could see them selling the skewered fish leaning against the wall because the temperature was too high. Low, the fish on the skewer are all frozen hard, so at first glance, I thought it was a broom.
Du Yuqi walked over, flicked a silver coin to the fish seller, and said straight to the point:
"Is there any black sturgeon?"
The fish seller immediately said:
"Sir, the habit of black sturgeon is that it likes to stick to the bottom of the river for food, and it was caught very hard this autumn, so it is very rare."
Du Yuqi sighed:
"So I want to get a palm-sized fresh black sturgeon, is it really difficult?"
The boss shrugged:
"Sir, in fact, I have only seen three fresh black sturgeons since the beginning of winter, and the largest one is three fingers wide, so I think your non-factory difficulty is not very suitable for the current situation."
Du Yuqi said:
"If I really want it, do you have any good suggestions?"
The boss was stunned, and then said:
"You might try praying and asking God to hear your prayers along the way."
Du Yuqi smiled and said:
"Okay, let me be more specific. I hope that all the people around here who know how to fish will go digging ice to help me catch fish. Do you have any good suggestions?"
The boss was stunned and said:
"It's impossible, sir, unless you can bring enough firewood and provisions to fill Sauva Square, which are everywhere; Fishing on the ice, and you have to tell them that you'll trade firewood and food for a high price for all the fish you catch."
Du Yuqi nodded and said:
"Great suggestion, I will come back with food and firewood after one slope."
After speaking, he turned around and left, and the remaining fishmonger stayed where he was, without recovering for a long time.
When the fishmonger was no longer in sight, Ming Xi said anxiously:
"Now there is a shortage of firewood and food, where can we find so many of these things?"
Du Yuqi smiled:
"It's okay."
Every time I sigh:
"It would be about the same before the turmoil, but now that Shatley is in chaos, it is estimated that it will be difficult to do this. Why don't we try it."
Du Yuqi said:
"It's not that easy. Fishing is inherently a technical job. In this kind of weather, ice fishing requires not only technology, but also luck. Didn't you listen to the fishmonger? When the fresh black sturgeon were caught so hard, even he himself didn’t see a few.”
"Isn't this a dead end?" Ming Xi also frowned, but she was obviously not a person who would only ask questions but would not propose solutions, and suddenly her eyes lit up and she said:
"By the way, I read a piece of information last year that the divine power of the God of Contract has newly spread to a place called the Inuit plane, where there is a kind of intelligent creature called a seal man. Living in the sea of ice, I can try limited summoning, if I can summon such a guy and let it dive directly under the ice to catch fish, then the chances are very high."
Speaking of which, she glanced again:
"If the two of us summon together, then as long as the first summoning contract is fulfilled and a few sacrifices are spared, at least a dozen sealmen can be summoned."
Du Yuqi smiled:
"It's not that troublesome."
There is an indescribable ruthlessness hidden in his smile:
"Why do I catch fresh black sturgeon?"
Ming Xi hesitated and said:
"Isn't it used to hold a blessing ceremony?"
Du Yuqi smiled;
"Uh, not exactly. In fact, if you think about it, in the final analysis, it is to ensure that Earl Latnis is not threatened by the curse. Sometimes, to achieve your goals, there is not only one Method."
Having said this, Du Yuqi looked around and smiled:
"To be honest, I was surprised when I saw you. I didn't expect to see so many old friends in the cold Shatley. Since I can't even think of things, then my enemies naturally can't think of them. "
"So, I believe that now I only need to spread the word with great fanfare, and spread the fact that I will find someone to dig ice and fish in the Vola River at all costs, and it will most likely spread to the enemies who plot against me In the ears, after all, they have the upper hand now."
Speaking of this, Du Yuqi sneered:
"Actually, although I am uncomfortable with the current situation, they are equally uncomfortable! After all, a holy place like the Minsk Cathedral can be said to be a perfect restraint of curses. Although it is heavily besieged, it is even more difficult for others to break in. Therefore, so far, their odds are lower than mine."
"So, once I heard about it, I didn't stay in the Minsk Cathedral, but fled to the chaotic city of Shatley --- it is equivalent to their chief planner, so naturally They will come to trouble me! However, it can be seen that the mysterious organization has a great plan, and even made a move to surround the Minsk Cathedral, so the strength in hand will not be too large."
Speaking of this, Du Yuqi looked around to see if anyone questioned his judgment, and then continued:
"In fact, for the entire mysterious organization, I am actually just an insignificant little person, and I am from another world. It can be said that it will not be in their plan. Therefore, these guys who plotted against me The manpower brought here will definitely not be too many! But I never expected that I, a guy from another world, could actually bring you some strong support!"
"At that time, it will be very simple. I will attract the firepower in front, and you will be spying in the dark, relying on the advantage of the night vision device to wait for a great opportunity to burst out. There is only one target, and that is the one who can focus the fire." The conjurer who casts the curse of blood, withdraw as soon as he succeeds!"
"Hehe, the curse of blood is so perverted that no cat or dog can learn it, so as long as I kill him, all problems will be solved from the root. Therefore, from the beginning to the end, my goal is to On that cursed master, the so-called black sturgeon is just a bait released, if you put all your hopes on this thing~IndoMTL.com~, then you will be dead!"
After hearing the plan arranged by Du Yuqi, all the people were silent, almost speechless, and even felt a feeling in their hearts, that is, if they want to be Du Yuqi's enemy, then really What's more, you have to be careful, because you can't tell when he will be directly calculated into it. Maybe you think you have a chance to win, but maybe it's a pit dug long ago waiting for you to jump into.
Next, Du Yuqi thought about it, and started to make a big noise. He went back to Shatley and randomly grabbed a few people to question him, and then he learned the basic situation of the neighborhood. Most of them are poor, but they also have a lot of powerful people. After asking who the most famous grain merchant is, they walked directly to his residence.
Throughout the dynasties, merchants who were able to control salt, grain, and steel, without exception, belonged to the powerful type, because these materials are the lifeblood of the national economy and people's livelihood, and salt and grain are indispensable for even a moment, and are in short supply There will be big troubles in two or three days, and steel is a very intuitive manifestation of the country's national strength.
So, such big merchants are often very powerful. The salt merchants have salt, and the grain merchants have food protection teams. in this way.
But now in Shatley, it can be said that everywhere is extremely turbulent, and food has become a scarce resource, so the food merchants who can persist until now are safe and sound, so it can be said that they must have very strong strength, absolutely There are a large number of black-hearted private armed forces underneath.
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Today, my official.public.account has a dynamic gIF map after the update, and there is also an earth version of the Albert scroll. Friends who are interested can go and have a look, and directly search for the public.public.account. That's it. (To be continued.)