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- Chapter 54: Traveling with the caravan
The Blue Moon Empire sent spies into the Qingtian Empire. Naturally, they were very familiar with the border terrain of the Qingtian Empire. They also knew the geographical location and military role of Qintian City. It was impossible to just let Qintian City become a nail in their side and escape. There must be many spies from the Blue Moon Empire among the refugees entering Qin Tiancheng.
Although Lei Meng and others have stepped up their efforts to check the identities of the refugees, there are always some who have slipped through the net and even lurked in the mountains and fields outside Qin Tian City early in the morning. Therefore, the Blue Moon Empire definitely knows that Sikong Wu is Qin Tian City's biggest weakness. Meng asked Sikong Wu to leave Qin Tiancheng in a secretive and low-key manner to prevent the news of Sikong Wu's departure from being known to the spies of the Blue Moon Empire, who would then send experts to capture Sikong Wu.
Both Han Yun and Sikong Wu have been disguised. Lei Meng, an old Jianghu, is really good at disguise. Even people close to him can't tell the true identity of Sikong Wu. However, if he can sneak into the caravan, it will be easier. To hide his whereabouts, Han Yun hurriedly drove the carriage and quickly approached the slowly walking caravan.
The approach of the carriage immediately attracted the attention of the caravan. Several guards riding giant mountain wolf mounts immediately turned their heads, holding it with one hand, and looked at Han Yun with great vigilance.
After one of the bald men wearing silver chainmail saw that it was just a carriage, his face relaxed slightly and he said in a deep voice: "Who is coming?"
Sikong Wu had already thought of an excuse, opened the curtain of the carriage, held his hands in the distance and said, "We are from Black Corner City, and we are ready to go to our relatives because we cannot bear the war."
Hearing Sikong Wu's accent, the giant mountain wolf warrior felt relieved again. Although the bandits here may also send out scouts to confuse the caravan and find out the truth, it is not common. Usually the bandits ambush in advance and set up roadblocks to launch a strong attack. Prey, and Sikongwu's accent was square, which was exactly the accent of the border residents, and he should not be a bandit.
In addition, the curtain of Sikong's carriage was opened, and there was nothing inside. No one was hiding inside, which also made the caravan guards feel more at ease.
Of course, if these giant mountain wolf guards knew the true strength of Han Yun and Sikong Wu, they wouldn't think so. It's just that this caravan is just a small-scale caravan, buying some leather goods, common yams, etc., it is unlikely to attract the powerful Emperor Wu to take action.
The bald man seemed to be the little leader of the escort team. Seeing the caravan stop, more guards looked this way, made a slight gesture, and then smiled and said to Sikong Wu: "It turns out it's the black man Friends of Corner City.¡±
"It is indeed not peaceful there. Bandits have caused chaos one after another, and then the Blue Moon Emperor's army invaded. I'm afraid there is no safe place nearby except Black Corner City and the Fine Iron Mine. It's also a good idea to leave there temporarily."
For the caravan, war is extremely welcome. Just this time, when their caravan came to Qintian City and Black Corner City, they learned that the war broke out. The prices of some ordinary goods suddenly doubled, and the purchase On the contrary, the cost of goods has been reduced a lot. Many farmers and hunters have sold the goods accumulated at home at low prices, increasing their profits by at least five times. One business trip is enough to be worth ten times of hard work.
The profit is not calculated solely from the superficial price increase. For example, a cotton robe that costs 300 copper coins is usually sold for 600 to 1,000 copper coins, and the profit can only be doubled. But after the price doubled, the income was about one tael of silver, and the profit was more than three times!
As the caravan's income increased, these guards would naturally get additional income. Many of the guards were relatives and fellow villagers of the caravan owner, and the caravan also had their shares, so they seemed to be in a good mood. The bald guard asked again: "I don't know, you two Where are you going?¡±
Sikong Wu smiled bitterly and said: "My relatives are in Kuncang Mountain in the south of the empire. They are very far away from here. It is difficult to contact them at ordinary times. I don't know if I can find them. I can only walk around."
The bald guard's eyes fell on Han Yun, and he couldn't help being slightly shocked. Although he couldn't see Han Yun's true identity, judging from Han Yun's terrifying figure and calm demeanor, he was definitely not an ordinary warrior. No wonder he dared to bring that person with him. A half-grown boy passed by here.
Although Sikong Wu is now considered to be strong and strong, with a height of over 1.7 meters, which is not considered short for a seventeen-year-old boy, he has been in a coma for more than a month without seeing the sun, and his skin has become very white. Han Yun is over 2 meters tall. Compared with his height, he was just like a child, and it was difficult to attract the attention of the bald guard and others.
War is profitable for caravans, but the level of danger has also increased a lot. Although most armies will not take the initiative to attack caravans, after all, caravans are an important force in the army's logistics supply, especially in large-scale expeditions. The effect is even greater, and even the army's specialized logistics troops are far inferior to it. However, the bandits do not care about the role of the caravan on the army. They earn more and have more silver and gold tickets in their hands. Their favorite prey.
According to the budget of the caravan, after selling off the goods, the mountain furs and furs purchased back would be about ten carts at most. Now they have pulled as many as fifteen carts. Many people in the caravan have left the carriage and are riding The horses were on their way, so their protection was relatively insufficient. The ordinary caravan employees who were not good at riding slowed down the caravan, which frightened the warriors responsible for the guards. Seeing Han Yun's figure, the bald guards had already planned to Invite Han Yun and Sikong Wu to join the caravan.
Even if a battle actually breaks out, Han Yun and Sikong Wu will not be able to play much role, but such a giant man staying in the team will at least make the bandits wary. The bandits cannot see through Han Yun's strength, and are afraid to do so. Maybe attacking the caravan.
Although bandits rob caravans or passers-by, most of them are successful. However, when they encounter hard nails, it is not unheard of for the bandits to be wiped out. Therefore, before taking action, the bandits will secretly judge the value of the prey and the extent of the attack. Once the estimated gain is not proportional to the effort, most people will not take action and choose the next fat sheep.
¡° Previously, Sikong Wu found that the bandit was observing his situation from a distance. This was because the bandit was judging whether it was worth taking action.
At this time, the caravan had moved on. An old man wearing a green robe, slightly fat and with a capable expression walked towards Sikong Wu accompanied by two martial arts guards.
This old man looks to be about seventy or eighty years old, with gray beard and hair, but his eyes are bright and his temples are bulging high. He is as steady as a mountain on the horse. He is obviously not weak in cultivation and he should be the owner of the caravan.
If you want to form a caravan, in addition to monetary capital, you must have a certain degree of cultivation strength to be able to suppress the warriors who protect the caravan. Otherwise, if a turmoil occurs and the caravan owner is too weak, once he loses his life, the caravan will be destroyed. It will fall into chaos and usually cannot escape the looting of bandits. It is not easy for the employees and guards of the caravan to receive commissions. Therefore, few employees or guards are willing to join a caravan whose owner is not strong.
The bald guard drove the giant mountain wolf to the old man and whispered a few words. The old man looked at Han Yun and Sikong Wu, then said with a smile: "I don't know how to call you two friends. It's not very safe here. If If we go alone, we are afraid of attracting bandits, why don't you two go with us so that we can have someone to look after you on the way?"
Sikongwu couldn't help but sneer in his heart: "I'm afraid it will be safer if I go with Han Yun."
However, he was determined to join the caravan. Otherwise, if the two of them passed here together, they might attract the attention of interested people. Naturally, he would not expose the old man's words and said with a smile: "Qin Wu, if this is the case, then we will stay shamelessly. I hope not I¡¯m disturbing everyone.¡±
Sikongwu naturally wouldn¡¯t tell him Sikongwu¡¯s name, so he simply used the name of the earth. As for Han Yun, anyone with a discerning eye would know at a glance that he was Sikong Wu's domestic servant or something. Deliberately introducing a servant's name would arouse suspicion.
The old man smiled and said a few polite words to Sikong Wu, and then returned to the front of the caravan.
The bald man also returned to the team, looking around vigilantly as he hurried on. The other one had a young face, a thin body, and a slightly pale face. It seemed that he was only a young man in his twenties. He stayed with Sikong Wu and Han Yun. Walk behind the line.
Even though Sikong Wu didn¡¯t know how to read people¡¯s emotions, he could still tell that the young warrior was nervous and looked around in a panic. He couldn¡¯t help but smile slightly and said, ¡°Brother, where is he from? Is this your first time joining a caravan?¡±
Sikong Wu had commanded hundreds of men in fierce battles, and he was uncompromising in Qin Tian City. He had a calm demeanor, not like a weak young man, but it was in line with his current status - a child of a run-down family. Although his family was poor, he was protected by loyal servants and experienced. He is also more knowledgeable than the average young man from a poor family.
This shy and immature boy looks like he comes from an ordinary civilian family. His family is not well-off and he is not allowed to engage in a dangerous profession like caravan guard. He only wears a burlap jacket and a thin leather armor, which gives him weak protection. , the weapon used is also a low-quality steel knife.
Hearing Sikong Wu¡¯s inquiry, he nodded slightly, his voice slightly stuttering: ¡°I am from Youtian City, it¡¯s my first time coming out.¡±
Sikong Wu secretly sighed in his heart. It is not easy for an ordinary family to train a warrior. Judging from the good qualifications of this young man, he is estimated to have at least the cultivation level of a third-grade warrior. Otherwise, the caravan would not recruit him as a guard. If the family had better financial resources, he would have more training resources. Enough, I'm afraid he is already a second-level martial artist.
As the future successor of Qin Tiancheng, Sikong Wu was determined to form his own team. Sikong Ba was able to build such a foundation only because of the help of Xu Mingshan and Lei Meng. Sikong Wu thought that this young man had good qualifications, but he fell in love with him. Talented heart.
"What do you call brothers?" Sikong Wu asked.
The young man didn¡¯t seem to be very good at communicating with others. He just said, ¡°Ding Pengju.¡± Then he fell silent.
Sikong Wu was actually not very good at trading with others. He thought for a while and said, "Brother Ding is so old and his cultivation seems to be quite strong. I wonder what I will do in the future? If I keep following the caravan, I am afraid that Brother Ding's cultivation potential will be wasted." , wouldn¡¯t it be a pity.¡±
Although experience and adventure are of great benefit to the improvement of a martial artist's cultivation level, following a caravan to make a living like Ding Pengju can only increase his experience or some fighting experience, but it does not have much benefit in truly improving his martial arts cultivation level.
His age is the golden age for laying a solid foundation and practicing martial arts, so Sikong Wu said this.
Once you realize something through adventure and experience, you can immediately find a place to retreat to realize it, increase your cultivation, or constantly fight monsters and other warriors, practice martial arts, etc. However, if you protect a caravan and receive other people's money, you will naturally not would be so free.
Ding Pengju fell silent and did not answer Sikong Wu's words. Instead, the middle-aged warrior wearing plate armor next to him smiled bitterly and said: "We also feel it is a pity. It is rare for someone like Pengju to be a third-level warrior in his early twenties. But in his family His parents are bedridden all year round, and his younger siblings are also attending private schools. All the pressure is on his shoulders, and the burden is not light."
Hearing this, Sikong Wu even wanted to recruit this young man over. It seemed that he had few cultivation resources. He simply didn't have any resources and was afraid that he wouldn't have enough food. Not to mention that someone like Sikong Wu had been soaked in medicinal fluids since he was a child. There are various nourishing foods and elixirs to help.
In this way, Ding Pengju can cultivate to the third level. Regardless of whether his soul beast is good or bad, his qualifications are not inferior to Sikong Wu!
?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? There are many people, and it is not easy for Sikong Wu to blatantly poach others. After all, he is just a refugee from the poor now. It is better to wait until he has the opportunity to be alone with the other party in the future, and then explore the other party's tone.
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