After saying this, Yan Lu'er smiled sheepishly at Aunt Qiu and her son, and then ran out of the door. That night, Master Yan's house had dinner very late. While Lu'er was busy preparing the meal, Yan Lu'er The old man started chatting with Guan Heng.
"Oh, so it turns out that the next trip for you and Brother Agou is to go to the three ancient kingdoms in the north?"
Seeing Guan Heng nod in agreement, Master Yan immediately said: "Those three ancient countries, Tao Tang, Youyu and Chongguo, are all relatively wealthy and prosperous places. They are different from the poor and remote places like us where we barter. If you If you want to go there, it's best to bring some 'goods shells' with you so that you can easily purchase items."
After hearing this, Guan Heng asked casually: "Goods?! What is that?"
"It is something that can be exchanged for any required items." Master Yan explained at this time: "For example, to make a good bronze sword here, I need fifty animal skins and a hundred kilograms of grain. , but converted into shells, it’s thirty shells.”
Guan Heng smiled slightly at this time: "I understand, it turns out that goods are money."
Master Yan didn't seem to understand: "Money?! What is that?"
"That's also a kind of shellfish." Guan Heng knew that the name "money" didn't exist in the ancient world, so he casually said a few words.
At this time, Master Yan told Guan Heng that Qingshui Village is connected in all directions and is the only way to Chongguo, one of the three ancient countries. Moreover, there are also many merchants and travelers coming and going from the three ancient countries here. Everyone needs to exchange goods. Bei, so this place gradually became prosperous.
There is a high platform to the north of Qingshui Village, with a huge "recruitment board" on it. The so-called recruitment board is where everyone issues "help tasks", such as escorting dangerous items, capturing and collecting expensive monsters and plants, or Whether it is recruiting bodyguards, etc., you can post it on the recruitment list.
According to Master Yan, the rewards for the missions on the Talent Recruitment List are all delivered using shells common to the three ancient countries, so if you want to earn some money for traveling expenses, you only need to pick up the missions.
"Anyway, these two pieces of leather armor will take another three days to sew. You and Agou can use this time to raise the expenses without any delay on either side." Master Yan paused for a moment, then continued: " How about your sister's baby girl, let me take care of it first?"
After hearing this, Guan Heng nodded slightly: "Okay, then I will thank Master Yan."
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Early the next morning, Guan Heng called Agou and took Ghost Swallowing Tiger to the recruiting list in Qingshui Village. As the most prosperous area of Qingshui Village, it was indeed very lively.
"This is the most crowded place in Qingshui Village." At this moment, Guan Heng smiled and said to Agou beside him: "Look, there is a recruiting list on that high platform."
After listening to Guan Heng's words, when Agou looked over there, he suddenly said: "Oh... Huh?! Why are there still people fighting on that stage?"
"Let me take a look..." Guan Heng looked closely and saw a man and a woman fighting fiercely with real swords and spears on the wide wooden platform of the recruitment list.
The woman was about sixteen or seventeen years old, with short ear-length hair and good looks. She was wearing a green cloth skirt and a colorful handkerchief covering her head. A pair of black light short blades in her palms shone strangely, like wood or stone, and she could not move away from her opponent's moves. Crucial. The man opposite was short and stocky, but extremely tall. His whole body was covered with tendons, as if he were a powerful wild leopard.
This man is holding a long bronze blade that is more than five feet long in his hand. The blade is as wide as a palm. Without considerable physical strength, he will never be able to use it freely. The blade is bright and the cold wind is sweeping. This man has no sympathy for the jade. In my heart, I wish I could cut the young girl in front of me in half to relieve the hatred in my heart.
The two were fighting on the stage, attracting countless passers-by to stop and watch. Everyone commented. Among the comments, Guan Heng got a rough idea of the whole story. It turned out that the man and the woman were competing for a large sum of money. Only then did they start fighting for the reward task.
The reward for this mission is said to be as high as 300 shells. The mission is jointly issued by several merchants who do big business between the three ancient countries. The mission is to find a precious species called "Nine-leaf Xuncao". Plants, no one knows the specifics.
But the reward of three hundred shells is indeed very coveted. Guan Heng heard Master Yan say that based on the circulation value of shells in the three ancient countries, fifty shells are enough for ordinary people to live comfortably for a year. , three hundred shellfish is definitely a huge reward that some people deserve to fight for with their lives.
At this time, the fierce fight on the wooden platform gradually became divided into upper and lower parts. Although the short and sturdy man holding the long bronze blade had amazing physical strength, he repeatedly attacked his opponent but could not get the hem of the young girl's clothes. He couldn't help but feel anxious, and He also started to pant slightly.
But the woman relied on her agility, and it took a lot of energy to move around. She was also starting to feel a little tired, but she seemed to have another trump card, so she seemed confident...
Suddenly, the young woman let out a low scolding, swung her body and moved to the side of the strong man, swung the black light short blade in her palm and stabbed the man's lower abdomen.
Seeing this scene, the strong man suddenly let out a violent roar: "Ah ah -" Before he could finish his words, he had already raised his arms and swung his weapon wildly, sweeping across the opponent's waist and ribs. This move was fast, hard and fierce, determined to put the opponent to death!
"Huh?!" Seeing the blade approaching, the young girl seemed a little panicked. She staggered and slid backwards. The strong man was overjoyed. He thought that the weapon in his palm could be killed with just one slash. The life of a powerful enemy.
Who would have known that the woman's backwards fall was just a false move. After avoiding the sweep of the opponent's giant bronze blade, she actually threw out a black light blade in her palm. Cold light flashed in the air, and the strong man immediately covered his head. Shoulder pain: "Uh-huh!"
In an instant, the young woman chuckled. When she moved, she had already kicked the strong man in the front. This kick contained the power of an orange strong man. It was really the strength of the woman's life, and the strong man suddenly became stronger. Wow, he spurted out blood and fell down on the table!
"Everyone, have you all seen this? This mission of collecting 'Nine-leaf Xuncao' belongs to me, Shang Tianlin." At this time, the young girl Shang Tianlin continued to speak very proudly: "How is it? Still. Is there anyone who is not convinced? Feel free to come up and challenge me, but if there is no one, I will leave."
At this time, several men had already hurriedly ran up to the wooden platform. They helped the injured strong man up. Their eyes were full of resentment, but their strength spoke for itself. Even if they hated each other no matter how much they hated each other, they would not dare to do anything extraordinary. , at this moment, a fierce look suddenly flashed in the injured strong man's eyes.
————(To be continued.)
