Thunder Stone Hunters are rude, arrogant, cruel, and possess powerful force. When they come to River Valley Town, they are like jackals breaking into the sheep pen. They buy and sell by force, which is considered polite. Many townspeople have been beaten and bullied.
Originally there was a police force in the town, but they were shot dead and injured by the Thunder Stone Hunters. All the dead and alive came running. No one else dared to come here to maintain order, leaving River Valley Town to completely fend for itself.
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The appearance of the Thunder Stone Hunters has also accelerated the decline of River Valley Town. No young man is willing to be so angry, and he will stay away if he can't offend them, so now there are only the old, weak, sick and disabled left in the town.
"Sir, you are a good man."
The old bartender said to Zuo Yi: "Leave here tomorrow morning. Don't go to Sarsanth. It's too dangerous there."
In addition to the ubiquitous thunderstorms, Sarsanth also has vicious thunderstone hunters.
Although Zuo Yi looked extraordinary, a tiger was no match for a pack of wolves, and he didn't want to see anything happen to Zuo Yi.
Zuo Yi smiled: "Thank you for the reminder."
He will definitely go to Sarsanth to see it. As for the danger, it will definitely not fall on him.
There was thunder and lightning and heavy rain outside, and the sky was getting darker and darker, so Zuo Yi stayed in the tavern.
The second floor of the tavern is the guest room. Although there are no tourists now, the old bartender, or more accurately the tavern owner, asked his wife to quickly tidy up a clean room for Zuo Yi, and only charged a nominal fee.
room rate.
After settling down in the guest room, Zuo Yi put Tyke out of his backpack and took out his cell phone.
He found that not only was there no mobile network signal, but also satellite signals could not be received. The mobile phone software prompted interference, making communication and positioning impossible.
This is somewhat troublesome, but it is not a big problem for Zuo Yi.
Ta! Ta!
There was a gentle knock on the door of the room, and Zuo Yi put down his cell phone: "Please come in."
The door opened and the tavern owner walked in with a dinner plate: "Sir, your dinner."
The conditions in the tavern were limited, so dinner was very simple, just egg sandwiches and hot milk, plus a grilled lamb chop.
After placing the plate on the table, the tavern owner did not leave immediately. He hesitated and asked cautiously: "Sir, are you here for Thunder Stone?"
"No."
Zuo Yi shook his head: "Today is the first time I heard this name, but..."
He smiled and said: "I am a little interested in this thunder stone."
The tavern owner gritted his teeth: "I have a thunder stone that I can sell to you at a low price!"
"Um?"
Zuo Yi was surprised: "Do you have a thunder stone?"
"Yes."
The tavern owner explained: "A herder used to pay off his debt to me, but I have never been able to find a suitable buyer."
In fact, he has wanted to sell it for a long time. Only when he has money can he leave River Valley Town and live in other cities, so there is no need to stick here.
But it’s not easy to find a suitable buyer. On the one hand, he has no sales channel, and on the other hand, even if he can find a buyer, it may not be reliable. If those greedy thunder stone hunters find out, it will be a big trouble!
And Zuo Yi seems to be quite reliable.
First of all, Zuo Yi is from Daxia.
The people of Daxia have always had a good reputation overseas, and Daxia's power and wealth are also well known. Zuo Yi traveled thousands of miles to come here, so he must be someone who is not short of money.
Secondly, Zuo Yi had previously taught the scar-faced man a lesson and left a deep impression on the tavern owner. For such a powerful man to be polite to him, there is naturally no problem with his character.
A combination of various reasons made the tavern owner decide to sell his treasures to Zuo Yi.
Zuo Yi was really interested: "Let's take a look."
The tavern owner quickly brought the thunder stone over.
The thunder stone he collected was placed in a wooden box. It was about the size of a baby's fist. It looked like a bluish obsidian on the surface, and its texture was quite pure.
But this thunder stone continuously emits electricity as thin as a hair, which gives people a very strange feeling.
"My thunder stone is quite big..."
The tavern owner said proudly: "The herdsman who picked it up told me that it once electrocuted a sheep and could not be handled with hands."
He didn't dare to hold it directly with his hands, so in addition to loading it in a wooden box, he was also equipped with a non-metallic special clamp.
Zuo Yi carefully observed the thunder stone in the box.
This was the first time Zuo Yi saw this thing, and he felt that the so-called thunder stone was actually somewhat similar to the magic crystal of the thunder monster.
But it is obviously not a magic crystal. The energy contained in it is very unstable and constantly leaks out. If this situation continues, it will definitely one day completely fail and turn into an ordinary stone.
Zuo Yi estimated that the reason why this thing has not spread in the outside world is that no one knows how to use it.
Neither can Zuo Yi.
After all, he is not a wizard and does not have the skills of a wizard.
However, from a research perspective, Zuo Yi, a master rune craftsman, is still interested in buying it.
"Please make a price."
The tavern owner struggled for a long time before he offered his price: "How about one hundred thousand dollars?"
He felt very uneasy, fearing that driving too high would scare Zuo Yi away.
"make a deal."
Zuo Yi readily took out ten wads of hundred-dollar bills from his backpack (space ring) and bought the Thunder Stone from the other party.
The tavern owner was not greedy, and he was extremely happy after receiving one hundred thousand US dollars: "Thank you, I can take my wife and leave this damn place tomorrow!"
As long as this money is not squandered, it will be enough for the couple to spend the rest of their lives.
After sending the tavern owner away, Zuo Yi put the thunder stone into the space ring.
Zuo Yi has seen too many rare treasures. Although this thunder stone is a bit strange, it is not worth his trouble now. It is not too late to study it slowly after he returns.
There was a thunderstorm all night.
The next morning, the heavy rain finally turned into a gentle drizzle, and then it soon became sunny.
Zuo Yi said goodbye to the tavern owner and his wife.
He is the last customer of this tavern, because the owner decided to close the business today and go to live in other cities.
The future fate of the tavern owner was not what Zuo Yi needed to worry about. He drove the Daqie towards Sarsanth.
After driving along a dilapidated road overgrown with weeds for more than ten minutes, Zuo Yi saw a camp built next to a river. It was obviously the Thunder Stone Hunter Camp.
He was too lazy to argue with the thunderstone hunters and bypassed the camp, preparing to go deep into the bad land where lightning and thunder thundered in the distance.
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As a result, the Grand Cherokee driven by Zuo Yi had just driven less than ten kilometers when four or five pickup trucks roared and chased after him, full of menace and malice.