As soon as Lin Biao entered the ring, he realized something was wrong, because the onlookers in the audience looked at him in a strange way. As a veteran, he had never seen this kind of look, but it was usually those of newborn calves. When he jumps out to challenge the tiger.
This made Captain Lin feel very bad, because based on the strength of Gang Qi alone, he could conclude that the young man in front of him had entered the Grandmaster realm less than a month ago, and he had already entered the Grandmaster realm ten years ago, so why would he be Think it's overestimating your capabilities?
Taking a deep breath to suppress the anger in his heart, Lin Biaotou, with the mentality of not losing face when he was out, held up his hands and said:
"Lin Changsheng of Hongxing Escort Bureau, please enlighten me."
"My name is Li Goudan." The young man opened his mouth, and Guard Lin's head almost stopped. However, for the people in Jining City, this name is not a problem. In the final analysis, there are only two types of people in Jining City. One type is the master-level experts or technicians (doctors, craftsmen) trained by the Demon Slayer Division and Jianghu sects; the other type is the ordinary poor people who relied on Jining City to escape the disaster after the fall of Qingzhou and the disaster in Yanzhou.
And among them, the slightly rich ones have basically left one after another in the past two hundred years. Only those who have no money and no distant relatives will be trapped here.
For a person like this, literacy is already very good, so don't expect to have a good name.
Although the name was just a code name, Guard Chief Lin felt the pressure at this time. Winning against Li Goudan was not an honor, but losing to Li Goudan was even more fatal.
Anyway, he didn't think the rumors in the world would specifically clarify that Li Goudan, who defeated him, was a master.
"We can't lose!" Lin Biao gritted his teeth and made up his mind. Seeing that the two people had announced their names, the referee immediately said:
"start!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Biaotou had already rushed out. Like many of the escorts in the agency who were trying to earn a living, he was an outer disciple of Leiyin Temple, and his body skills were just the most common methods of lifting and lightening one's body.
However, as the most widely spread and classic movement technique in the world, although this Qing Gong is slightly inferior in terms of dodge and maneuver, its long-distance attacks and short-distance bursts are no less than those of the top Qing Gong.
The distance of ten meters to the arena was approaching in an instant. Lin Biao looked at Li Goudan who had not even put up a posture, but he was not careless at all. The moment his left foot touched the ground, he suddenly sank, pressing down on his heel, his originally light and agile figure It sank suddenly.
The emergency stop caused by the thousand-pound drop also strengthened the force that his foot endured when it came into contact with the ground. As the soles of his feet felt sore and numb, the force was driven by muscle memory to complete the transportation.
Leveraging this force, Lin Biaotou swung an unpretentious forward punch.
The fist wind carrying Gang Qi blew Li Goudan's cloak, and the opponent shook his body as if he had just remembered that he was facing an enemy.
"Take it..." Before Lin Biaotou could boast in his mind about the power of this surprise punch, Li Goudan did not retreat but advanced. Before the power of this punch reached its peak, he had already collided with the opponent. .
However, unexpectedly, Li Goudan did not block with his fists and feet, but directly used his shoulders to catch his blow. At the moment of contact, Lin Biaotou's mood changed for the second time.
"It feels like being hit on hard cowhide!"
Lin Biao's thoughts had just arisen in his head, and his body felt a surge of energy. The next moment, the world was spinning and he was lying on the ground.
He didn't have time to think about what happened. He instinctively put his left hand on the ground and bounced back, trying to distance himself first. However, a sound like a sheet shaking in the strong wind came from his ears, and a touch of light yellow came from his ears. Already caught in the eye.
Lin Biaotou felt his arm being held by a force, and before he could break free, his vest was shaken again.
Such throws were nothing to Lin Biaotou, who had Zhen Gang's body protection, but being thrown twice in one round of confrontation was really a blow.
"Open!" He exhaled, and the strong energy on the surface of Lin Biao's head and body suddenly exploded, shaking away the dense force that entangled him. He himself adjusted his body shape in the impact of the violent energy, and then he saw Li Goudan was swinging his cloak with one arm.
"Is this the eighteenth fall in yellow clothes?" Lin Biaotou was shocked, but he realized the subtlety of this method. He picked up his left foot and poked it down. The toe of the shoe wrapped in Gangqi immediately poked a mark on the ring. Small pit.
"Look at the hidden weapon!"
He exerted force under his feet, and a few gravels flew towards Li Goudan wrapped in true energy. Although it was a hidden weapon, the world had its own rules. There was no need to talk about the battle of life and death, but if it was just a sparring match, when making moves, That's what I have to say.
Facing the handful of gravel, Li Goudan flicked his left arm, and the yellow clothes on his body rolled up the handful of gravel extremely smoothly. Then he saw him take a step forward, his ankle turned sharply, The handful of gravel was thrown back towards Lin Biao's head even faster than before.
When Lin Biaotou saw this, his hands turned into tiger shapes. Although theoretically speaking, it would be a waste of effort to shape the energy, but this in itself is not a self-suggestion.
A pair of tiger-shaped tigers seemed to be really letting out tiger roars, but Li Goudan's attack was not based on the handful of gravel. Before the Lin escort head could knock down all the gravel, the yellow clothes twisted into a long stick were already close. In front of you.
"Roar!" The qi vibrated like a tiger's roar. A pair of fleshy palms on Lin Biao's head turned into tiger claws, grabbing at the cloth stick made of twisted silk. This bundle of cloth turned into a stick was not a rare trick in the world. In fact, Those who travel around the world will always encounter various situations. It is normal to use whatever is at hand.
There is even a proverb like "The bench is extremely brave and powerful, and dares to rule the roost among the weapons. It is not afraid of soft or hard guys, but it is afraid of encountering the wet cloth dragon." The "wet cloth dragon" mentioned in this sentence refers to the wet cloth dragon. Stick filled with water.
But since it is an old trick, there is naturally a way to break it. Although it is called bunching cloth into a stick, it is still a "soft soldier" in essence. If it is used as a weapon such as a meteor hammer or a nine-section whip, it will not be a big deal...
"Oops!"
Lin Biaotou pinched the middle part of the cloth stick based on experience, but he only felt numbness in his palm. The seemingly condensed cloth stick suddenly opened up like a spider web and tightly wrapped around his right arm. Then a force came and he The solid bottom plate could not be settled for a while.
Li Goudan's fist had already been raised, and Guard Leader Lin already knew that something was wrong. At this time, the two of them had only been fighting for two rounds. If they were defeated like this, it would really be an old face with nowhere to rest.
"Fight!" At this moment, dignity outweighed the fear of injury. Lin Biao raised his left arm in a shield-like posture. Although such a hard punch might break a few bones, at least it wouldn't happen immediately. Defeat!
only.
When he took the initiative to receive the punch, he felt that Li Goudan in front of him had lost his human form. It was not the posture that humans should have, but looked like...
a snake...
No, not one, but a litter!
There are countless snakes!
The Li Goudan in the eyes of Lin Biaotou seemed to have completely melted at this moment, bypassing his defense in a posture that was impossible for human bones to do. When he recovered from the shock, he A white, slender and tough palm was already attached to his throat.
"I won."
Neither sad nor happy, a voice that sounded like a casual greeting entered Lin Biaotou's ears. At this moment, it was just five breaths before he jumped onto the ring.
Regarding the death rate of caravans, 30% is not a lot of servants. Not to mention the background of the martial arts world, if you put it in the caravans that ran long distances in the ancient Yan Kingdom, if the attrition rate is less than 30%, then you are somewhat guilty. The large chambers of commerce in China (such as secretly hiding controlled weapons, raising private soldiers, following the army, etc.), ancient marches had a large number of non-combat attrition. It is normal to step on a pothole on the road, fall into water, or even a tiger emerges from the forest and takes away one or two people.
To put it harshly, there are still losses when climbing mountains and surviving in the wild, let alone the conditions in ancient times. Carrying goods can’t move fast, and you have to consider food and other things, and you may run into bandits and road bullies in the middle. , those who can make it down are those who are capable.
Moreover, in the world of the book, these merchants mainly deliver supplies to Yanzhou, including food and medicinal materials. However, the appearance of the protagonist caused a shortage of silk, so the silk delivery this time is a logistical support. If the loss is large, it must be delivered. As for risking one's life In exchange for money, apart from the aristocratic class, what other industry in feudal society did not involve exchanging lives for money?
Even the nobles took the risk of confiscating their homes and exterminating their families to exchange their lives for money - although most of the time they took other people's lives.
Of course, this does not mean that all supplies in Yanzhou are sent by merchants. In fact, most of them are sent by the government. But in the final analysis, the loss rate of Yanzhou's war situation is very high, and merchants can be regarded as a supplement. Otherwise, it is impossible to rely entirely on the government. Get up, it doesn’t mean that you don’t have money, it just means that you can’t afford it.
Therefore, the normal strategy is for the government to maintain basic consumption and hand over the remainder to merchants. This can save a lot of intermediate consumption and pass on part of the transportation risk.
(End of chapter)
