After returning to Sifang City, Lu Yao and his party received a warm welcome.
Butterfly and Noland strictly kept the matters related to Yao God secret. Therefore, except for the gods and apostles, most people in the Sifang Kingdom did not know that Noland's side had become one of their own.
Most people believe that it was the Zhiworm who led the corpse demon soldiers of Niu Sansi's team to battle wits and courage with the enemy in the Noland territory. After fighting in roundabout ways, they narrowly escaped back.
Lu Yao still covered his head with a hood as Xiaozhi usually did to avoid attracting attention.
But many residents recognized him at a glance and greeted him warmly.
"Mr. Xiaozhi is back? I heard that you have made great achievements this time. It's really amazing!"
"Mr. Xiaozhi, I have a batch of good wood here. If you need it, you can come and get it at any time, and I will give you the cheapest price."
"Mr. Xiaozhi, thank you for your help last time. I found these wild eggs in the wild. You can boil them and eat them."
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Judging from everyone's attitude, the monster residents of Sifang City not only recognize Zhi Zhi, but also have a very good reputation. Over the past hundred years, everyone has regarded Xiao Zhi as a part of this city.
When he has free time, Intelligent Insect will also provide everyone with the help he can, reading, explaining, making and repairing various tools. He is considered a well-known local inventor and scholar.
His job is as the clerk of the city hall.
Intelligent Insect lives in a small house not far from the city hall. The place is square and square, made entirely of stone, damp and cold, but the wooden bed, cabinets, and bookshelves inside are all neat and clean. It can be seen that there are often
clean.
There are many books and parchments on the bookshelf, many of which have been turned over and become soft. It can be seen that the intellectual insects have been studying the writing, culture and history of the Yao people.
Lu Yao suddenly noticed that there was a piece of clean white feathers in the gap under the wooden door.
There is black writing on the feathers.
He picked it up and took a look.
It says.
——The host is waiting for you.
Lu Yao couldn't tell what text it was, but at a glance it turned into information that came to mind, probably related to his own divine authority. It saved a lot of trouble.
Who is this person who sent the message to the wise insect?
Lu Yao enters detective mode.
He inspected the smart insect's small room.
The most valuable possessions of the intellectual insect are the books on the bookshelf. In addition, it has three identical dark robes, two old backpacks, some simple underwear, and strange wooden products piled in the corner... The house is bare.
It belongs to yes.
The person who left the feather probably didn't want people to know that he had a private contact with the Intelligent Insect. The meeting place was on the east road outside the city, which meant that the other person was probably from Sifang City.
This is a little strange.
People in the city have long been accustomed to the existence of intellectual insects, and regard them as part of the place. Moreover, intellectual insects are also the clerks of the city hall and are part of the official staff.
Why did the commenter use this method to arrange to meet outside?
Lu Yao's eyes became sharp.
There is a problem with the identity of the person who left the feather.
He was a little excited for a moment.
I didn’t expect that I would be able to stop by when I went shopping in Xuzhou World for the first time. I really couldn’t believe it.
Lu Yao put away his feathers and headed east out of the city.
Sifang City has four corridors, southeast, northwest, and at the end of the east corridor are the passages on the third and fourth floors, which were also the areas under the jurisdiction of Niu Sansi. The south, northwest, and northwest correspond to three ancient cracks leading to the fifth floor.
Lu Yao was walking on the east road.
The roads here have been renovated and widened, becoming smooth and standardized. From time to time, you can see steam carriages emitting large amounts of steam and rumbling past the center of the road.
The steam carriage retains the iron horse head of the past, but it has been transformed into a raised horse head embossed on the rectangular steam stove, which has the smell of an LG car.
The wheel hub of the carriage is very wide, leaving clear ruts on the ground when it rotates. The body of the carriage itself is not very stable, accompanied by the sound of puffing air and the sound of metal friction.
Whenever a steam carriage passes by, it will make a loud and lasting noise.
As Lu Yao walked, he looked around. The Sifang City behind him was getting farther and farther away, and the whirlpool-like black passage at the end was getting closer and closer.
The abyss passage in the distance was like a small black hole, and he could see clear twists of space above it, which reminded him of the refraction and distortion of air formed at high temperatures.
When passing by a certain place, a voice came from the side: "Are you here?"
Lu Yao looked in the direction of the sound source.
Sitting under a tree on the left side of the road was a man of medium build. He was wearing a wrinkled linen coat and had a smile on his face. He was probably around thirty years old.
Lu Yao checked the opponent's data panel.
This is an abyss wanderer], level lv4, named Piz, whose only ability is trade].
"Mr. Xiaozhi, I heard that you became a hero this time. Congratulations."
Pizzi stood up, dusted himself off, and bowed slightly: "The reason why I am so anxious to deliver the letter to you is because resellers are becoming more and more rampant, and the phenomenon of substandard goods is far greater than in the past. In order to better promote
The Duke hopes to establish trade relations with the Quartet in a formal way."
"Your identity is also very important now. If you are here to talk, we will go much smoother."
"The Duke also said that if you feel dissatisfied here, you are always welcome to go to the Second Hall to add blue."
Lu Yaoxin said what a good guy.
Intelligent Insects are quite popular. Not only are they related to Noland, Duke Blackheart is also extending an olive branch.
However, Lu Yao had already thought of a solution on the way.
Don't try to test each other, that's not what he's good at, and it's troublesome to do it again and again.
Straight punch directly into the face!
Let me ask you whether you can accept this punch or not.
"Since this is a formal cooperation, I also make a formal inquiry. What do you want and what can you give us?"
Lu Yao said.
This rhetorical question made the other party stunned for a moment.
Then Piz thought for a while and said cautiously and seriously: "We will provide a large number of all-purpose stones with guaranteed quality and the best price on the market in Sifang Country. With the output of Ertang Jialan, these high-quality stones
Almighty stones are very high-quality strategic resources, whether used to make props or consumed in battle."
"We hope that the Sifang Kingdom will officially take a stand and clean up those Erdao dealers who are peddling privately under the name Ertangjialan. Most of these traders are scammers. Their existence is not only a fraud on you, but also a loss of Ertangjialan's reputation.
of damage.”
"Especially the gold plate merchants who belong to the demigod Puxi. They discount Ertang Jialan, the mage tower and the horse stables in various places. They sell shoddy goods everywhere and resell fake goods at high prices. The transactions on the fifth floor are bad.
The environment can be said to have been created by them..."
Lu Yaoxin said it tasted wrong.
I thought there was a mole inside.
But you told me it was a fraud committed by a multinational group?
"In fact, before this, many Jinpan merchants lied about coming from the Sifang Kingdom and were from the Sifang Kingdom to the fifth floor. They resold garlic, potatoes, grapes, sweet potatoes, and Xingnao Mint... Of course, those goods are all
It’s a mixture of truth and falsehood.”
Piz smiled bitterly: "If you hadn't officially entered the fifth floor this time, their tricks might have fooled a lot of people."
Lu Yao was furious.
Is there any royal law?
Are there any laws?
What is the name of this leader? Puxi must be severely punished!
But Lu Yao quickly calmed down.
its not right.
The demigods on the fifth level are not stupid, how could they be deceived by this Pu Xi?
Regarding this point, Pizzi explained: "Although Puxi's strength is sparse and ordinary among the fifth-level demigods, he specifically targets ordinary people and low-level extraordinary beings. He has a very special ability called the Golden Plate Ritual."
"This ability can be used to share the power of confusing people's hearts with his gold plate merchants by holding rituals. Both ordinary people and extraordinary people will be affected to some extent."
"At the same time, Puxi will also use various means to deliberately lend props or various resources, allowing the borrowers to use their lives and freedom as collateral, and then let them serve him and become his gold merchants... Puxi has been secretly lending money to various parties all year round.
It is very difficult to deal with the infiltration of foreign forces."
"The Duke has been chasing Puxi, but she has no territory, has been wandering around for a long time, and will run away if something is wrong. The Duke hopes to get formal cooperation from the Sifang Kingdom this time, on the one hand to establish long-term formal trade, and on the other hand to
Also boycott and arrest Puxi..."
Lu Yao's consciousness entered the background of the world and began to search for relevant information about Puxi.
As a result, after checking, it was found that there was no such person.
There is no such demigod on the fifth level.
Is it a pseudonym?
Lu Yao asked Piz again.
The abyss wanderer thought for a while: "I heard that Puxi seemed to have followed the gap into the fifth level. Indeed, I have not heard of his deeds in the past."
"As far as we know, Puxi appeared about three hundred years ago. He kept spinning two golden dice in his hands, wrapped his whole body in a thick robe, held a cane that looked like a pickaxe, and covered his face with a
A smooth brass mask without facial features, carrying a large luggage on its back, with a golden turntable on top."
"Puxi also sold and purchased props to demigods at first. The most he sold were golden dice, and he also bought fire of faith...I don't know more about it. He is a quite mysterious demigod."
"Many people have established contact with him because of the golden plate ceremony. Even without meeting, they can communicate with him through the ceremony and do business with him."
Lu Yao captured the key words.
Golden dice, golden turntable.
Lu Yao was deeply impressed by these two golden series props.
From the early days of his entry into the simulator, he had seen golden dice everywhere. This prop itself has the properties of gambling and fraud.
It seems that Puxi has some connection with the Golden Dice series props.
Lu Yao decided to take action personally and arrest Pu Xi, the leader of the huge fraud gang.
We must find out the whole story and give the people of the Abyss a clear and sunny day!