The interruption of the wild sand season originally caused the locals to cry out that it was abnormal. The brave people ventured to the edge of the desert and walked a few times, and found that the originally manic local creatures did not attack people as much. Ordinary people can also set foot in the desert without being eaten.
Lose.
At night, a distorted red light appears in the clear sky of the desert, which is very much like an aurora, and like the sky of this world being smashed into pieces. It is not clear whether the red light shines up from the ground or comes in from the outside.
After some time, the red light formed the shadow of the lake, which was beautiful but very abstract.
Later, it gradually became clear, as if there were mountains, buildings, and rivers...like a mirage.
No one knows what's going on. It's as close as Blackwater City, and people can appreciate this wonder by standing on the city gate tower or even on a nearby hill.
So the second part of Liu Baobao's letter is about the new guests in Blackwater City.
Heishui City is the closest to Panlong Desert. For those who are curious about the changes in the desert, Heishui City is the first stop.
Following Panlong Desert, it went uncharacteristically and slowly welcomed strange guests.
These new customers call themselves merchants individually, or business groups with dozens or dozens of people.
Liu Baobao thought they were all talking nonsense.
It doesn't look like it, it just doesn't look like it. Liu Baobao runs a business group himself. He can recognize the temperament of a caravan at a glance.
The identities of these new guests in Blackwater City are questionable.
Liu Baobao occasionally saw several gangs scolding each other. Judging from their accents, at least one of them seemed to be from Baling.
As the number of outsiders in Blackwater City increased, so did the number of accidents.
The number of explorers entering Panlong Desert is increasing day by day. They replenish water in Blackwater City, exchange for mounts, and then head north.
Some came back quickly, while others never came back.
As a native of Heishui City, Liu Baobao has of course heard the legend of Panlong Ancient City, and also knows that most people here should be heading to the Panlong ruins.
But there are only a few explorers who have found the ruins of Panlong.
Most people lose their way in the desert. If they are lucky, they will come back disappointed. If they are not lucky, they will die.
One of the adventurer teams had ten people before setting off, but only five returned. The five survivors got drunk in a tavern in Blackwater City, saying that they had indeed found Panlong Ancient City, which was in ruins during the day and turned into ruins at night.
The city never sleeps with people coming and going, goods are sold in the market, and children come and go, making it very lively.
Two adventurers were curious and brave enough to order food from a restaurant in Panlong City.
But they didn't expect that these foods, which looked steaming hot and full of color and aroma, would actually taste very dull and even have an indescribable bitterness after entering their mouths.
They couldn't eat anymore and turned to leave, but the waiter came to collect the money.
Four dishes and one soup came at a sky-high price.
How can these people be willing to give it?
The waiter yelled: "Someone here wants to default on their debt!"
Hearing the sound from outside, more than a dozen officials came and rushed forward to take the person. The adventurer refused, and the two sides fought with each other.
Of course, that's what they said about the fight. The real situation may be that he was beaten to the ground and beaten until he was unconscious.
During this period, no matter if they took out copper coins or silver taels to pay the bill, they would not accept it.
Later, these people woke up from being exposed to the scorching sun during the day. When they opened their eyes, they found themselves lying in the ruins, their mouths were chapped, and they were almost dehydrated.
But their companions, the five companions who had eaten in the restaurant, were already dead.
After Liu Baobao heard about it, he went to consult the great shaman.
According to the Great Shaman of Mandu, there is a difference between life and death. The mistake of these people was that a living person ate something they shouldn't have eaten.
But most people are lucky enough to at least come back alive.
Another team was even more unlucky and was completely wiped out.
Others had seen them in the hinterland of the desert. They were all very happy at that time, saying that they saw the lights of Panlong City from a distance at night. But more than ten days later, their bodies appeared on the edge of the desert. The cause of death was beating, puncture, violent trampling, etc.
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It was at least more than 200 miles from the center of the desert to the edge. I don't know how they died.
But these misfortunes failed to stop the footsteps of latecomers. On the contrary, the number of foreign visitors in Blackwater City increased day by day.
After reading Liu Baobao's letter, He Lingchuan had a clear idea.
After resting for a night and collecting whitebait as reward, the Demoiselle Crane set off on the road at noon the next day, flying back west.
Two days later, another batch of mortgage assets in Yuan Kingdom were evaluated.
Probably because he had experienced the harshness and harshness of Hu Qin and others, the accounts of this batch of assets were very clear, and there were basically no major problems. He Lingchuan readily signed the second and final batch of loans, with a total value of 377
140,000 silver in money, food and supplies.
The news of General Changning's victory in the south has spread, and the Yuan Kingdom has received another loan of more than three million yuan. The monarch ordered the Yuan capital to celebrate a day, and the place was so lively that it seemed like a festival.
There was a lot of traffic at the entrance of He Mansion, and there were teams of people coming to give gifts.
Everyone can see that this long-lost victory will make the He family make great progress and have a bright future!
The most popular upstarts in the Yuan Kingdom are none other than the He family.
Under such circumstances, the He Mansion closed its doors tightly and refused all gifts.
This was He Chunhua's request before leaving.
Even Mrs. Ying stayed at home and did not socialize with the ladies.
"As soon as they saw me, they didn't say more than three words before they wanted to push the girls over to me." She looked at her eldest son, "Chuan'er, do you want..."
"No." He Lingchuan refused, "I'm not interested in vulgar fans."
Beautiful skins are all the same.
In the blink of an eye, the affairs of Yuandu were completed. He Lingchuan left five Rongshan disciples to continue to monitor the payment entries, while he took Qiu Hu and others to prepare for the westward journey.
Shan Youjun came to invite you, hoping to accompany He Lingchuan.
He Lingchuan sat in the yard and looked at him, and suddenly sighed deeply: "Have you finally paid back the fifty taels of silver you borrowed from Sun Hongye?"
Shan Youjun's expression changed, he never expected that Young Master He would ask about this.
"You are really not a spy." He Lingchuan could only see clearly in his eyes, "Dad sent you to monitor me. You have to report every move I make to him, right?"
Shan Youjun opened his mouth to argue, but found that the light in He Lingchuan's eyes seemed to pierce people's hearts.
At this moment, he understood that no matter how hard he tried to defend himself, it would be useless.
He Lingchuan had already seen it and confirmed it.
Qiu Hu slowly walked over from the side, staring closely at Shan Youjun.
His gaze made Shan Youjun feel a thorn in his back.
He Lingchuan said calmly: "Those who understand current affairs are heroes. I don't blame you."
During the Battle of Hanhe, He Lingchuan was washed away by the flood and disappeared for more than a year. Shan Youjun was originally his personal soldier, but at that time he had to work under He Chunhua.
To take other people's money, you have to sacrifice your life for them.
He Lingchuan suddenly returned, and Shan Youjun faced an embarrassing choice:
Should he work for He Lingchuan next, or continue to take orders from He Chunhua?