Ximen Hao put his hands behind his back and looked at the slightly empty street. Occasionally, he could see some pedestrians.
It has been three months since he came to Donglin City, and his development in these three months can be described as a rapid rise.
"Oh~ In total, it's been half a year..."
He looked up at the sky of Donglin City. It had been half a year since he left the palace, and half a year since he had traveled through time.
In half a year, he has completely adapted to this world.
Wonderful! It is much more wonderful than the mediocrity of my previous life!
Suddenly, a black shadow quickly approached here. In the blink of an eye, it was in front of Ximen Hao and knelt down on one knee.
"Your Highness, the first wave of goods is back."
The person who came was the girl from the Imperial Guard from Dark Flag, and the goods were the smuggled weapons that were robbed.
"Where are you?"
Ximen Hao asked calmly.
"Reporting to Your Highness, you have come in from Dongcheng and are on your way to Hanmei Xiaozhu."
"No need, just pull it here."
The female Jin Yiwei was stunned for a moment, then stood up and saluted:
"yes!"
After saying that, he waved his hand and shot out a spiritual butterfly.
"Go ahead~"
"yes!"
The Anqi Jinyiwei saluted again, and then disappeared in front of Ximen Hao in the blink of an eye.
"Haha~ It feels great."
Ximen Hao enjoys this feeling more and more, being respected and feared by others.
One thought can control the lives and deaths of so many people.
"Your Highness, it's settled."
Ji Wubing's voice sounded behind him.
Ximen Hao slowly turned around and saw Niu Dazhuang standing behind him, with a bitter look on his face.
"Brother Da Zhuang, have you thought about it?"
Niu Zhuang gave a gift:
"Your Highness, after thinking about it, Cao Min is willing to go to Tianqing City with His Highness, but Cao Min will have to study His Highness's artifact, and Cao Min will also share half of the profit from the shop in the future."
"OK! No problem. You know, what I care about is not the Yuanshi you earned, but your craftsmanship."
Ximen Hao looked at the other party with a smile. With such a team of dwarves, the equipment of his private army and Jin Yiwei will definitely be awesome!
"Xiao Ji, just keep an eye on it here. The goods will arrive in a while. Process them and take them away."
Ji Wubing was stunned for a moment, then understood and nodded:
"Don't worry, I believe our Brother Da Zhuang will handle it well. Right, Brother Da Zhuang?"
"Huh? What?"
Niu Dazhuang obviously didn't understand.
"Hahaha! You'll understand in a moment!"
Ximen Hao smiled and left the weapons shop.
The dwarves have been dealt with, there is no need to stay any longer.
Yu Ji and Da Ji followed closely, and there were ten Jin Yi guards responsible for guarding. The other Jin Yi guards stayed behind to assist Ji Wubing.
"This... Mr. Ji, what does Your Highness want to deal with?"
Niu Dazhuang heard something from what he just said.
Ji Wubing smiled mysteriously, knelt down and whispered in his ear:
"There is a batch of equipment that needs to be processed, or in other words, its essence should be extracted to make it easier to carry."
Niu Dazhuang's expression changed, and he suddenly felt like he was on a pirate ship!
Because, once the equipment is disposed of, usually those things will never see the light of day!
"Alas...Dwarf King! Forgive my tribe..."
…
Hanmei Xiaozhu.
As soon as Ximen Hao entered the door, he saw Ying sitting at the door of his room, with Bi Lian guarding him.
"Your Highness, are you back? Master Ying has been looking for you."
Bi Lian trotted up to meet him.
Ximen Hao quickly quickened his pace and walked over.
"Cough cough cough~ Your Highness."
Ying stood up and bowed, but still looked weak.
Ximen Hao stepped forward, supported the other party, and asked with concern:
"Why did you come out? How do you feel?"
"My subordinate, I'm fine. Thank you for the elixir, Your Highness."
"Haha~ Why didn't you say that you saved my life?"
Ximen Hao helped the other party sit down, then took off his mink cloak and swung it over the other party's body. He looked like a very warm man.
Ying Qiao's face turned red, she lowered her head and said nothing.
"Haha~ What? Aren't you looking for me? Why are you speechless?"
Ximen Hao looked at the shy figure. His small appearance, pale with a hint of ruddy color, made people feel pity for him.
"I~I just want to see if His Highness is okay. That day, my subordinates did not discover the danger in advance, which resulted in His Highness being injured."
Ying said with some self-blame.
"Hahaha! Silly girl, if you are responsible, then Liu Sheng should die! After all, he is the one responsible for my safety."
Ximen Hao naturally sat next to Ying, and awkwardly placed a chair with two people in it.
He reached out and wrapped his arms around the other person's waist.
Ying didn't struggle because she was too weak and couldn't break free even if she wanted to.
"I promoted Anduo to the position of deputy general flag, so that I can temporarily take charge of Anqi for you. Don't worry, the general flag of Anqi will always be yours."
Ximen Hao said leisurely.
Ying glanced at Ximen Hao, then lowered his head again:
"It's all arranged by His Highness, and An Duo's strength is second only to mine."
"We're leaving~"
Ximen Hao suddenly changed the topic.
"Want to leave? Where to go?"
Shadow is confused.
"Haha~ Have you forgotten? I am the prince, so of course I have to go back to Tianqing City! Only there can I begin to control the world."
Ximen Hao makes no secret of his ambitions and has never concealed them.
"What time are you leaving?"
Ying is worried about his body.
Ximen Hao suddenly turned his head and looked at Lao Gui's room. In the past few days, the other party rarely showed up, obviously avoiding him.
In other words, I am deliberately giving myself time to prepare.
"Come on, I need to prepare some things in advance. Oh, by the way, the dark flag in Tianqing City has been transmitting messages these two days, and it has already played its role. You are very good."
"This is all due to His Highness. Without your resources, Dark Flag would be nothing but a joke."
"resource……"
Ximen Hao suddenly looked into the distance. Resources. Only with resources can we develop rapidly!
The ordinary world needs gold and silver treasures, but the world of warriors needs endless yuan stones, elixirs, and various materials for refining weapons.
Ying Piao glanced at Ximen Hao. This man was extremely brave on the battlefield, but he also showed a gentle side in front of him.
But now, the other party's eyes are shining with dazzling light, filled with ambition and a trace of confusion. Yes, it is confusion.
She couldn't help but be fascinated by it.
…
Three days later.
Zhao Yunlong and Liu Sheng returned with a great victory, first a batch of smuggled weapons, and then a group of teams trading grain with the orcs.
However, the food has been delivered to the orcs, in exchange for some rare ores, as well as the monster crystals and animal skins of the monsters!
These are all specialties of the orcs, but these specialties are not as affordable as a bucket of grain.
And these ores, demon crystals, animal skins, and animal sinews, in the hands of the human race, will become sharp weapons against the orcs.
Ore can be used to make weapons, demon crystals can be used to refine medicine, and even assist in training. Animal skins can even be used to make inner armor and soft armor.
Animal tendons are used as strings for various bows and arrows, crossbows, etc...
In addition to this batch of weapons, there are also materials exchanged from the orcs, and another caravan with five large carts of medicinal materials.
Unfortunately, Ximen Hao doesn't have an alchemist now, so he can only replace it with a primeval stone.
In addition to these, fifty slaves 'borrowed' from Shen Gui are also in place, along with a large number of elixirs and fifty thousand yuan stones!
In three days, Niu Dazhuang and his apprentices worked day and night, melting all the weapons and armor of more than a dozen carts.
After refining the essence materials inside, all the ordinary garbage was thrown away, and in the end, only two carts of refining materials were obtained in exchange.
Of course, these materials are enough for Ximen Hao for the time being.