r18novel Chapter 167: Going Business
Chapter 167: Going Business
The gloomy sky was sprinkled with light snowflakes. Although the cold wind was not strong, it blew whistling winds through the surrounding village houses that were already riddled with holes.
No. 1 Ye Li pulled out the last arrow and placed it in a special package behind him, with the crossbow in his hand still pointed at the entrance of the big house.
No. 1 Ye Li listened carefully to the movements coming from the big house. Although there was vigilance in his eyes, he was also wondering in his heart who was living in the big house in this village.
After all, judging from the decoration and style of the other houses, they are all made of wood and tiles. Only the house in the middle looks very grand, which is one of the reasons why the monsters chose this place.
After all, this house is the largest, so there are naturally more prey hiding there, and even monsters with low intelligence can see it.
As the noise in the house grew louder, a clicking sound was heard, and it was obvious that something was being opened.
There was a creaking sound of friction, and the crossbow in No. 1 Ye Li's hand was already aimed at the door of the house, but the sound he heard in his ear made the vigilance in his eyes disappear.
"There seems to be no sound outside, everyone come out quickly, those monsters should have left."
Hearing someone calling his companions from inside the house, No. 1 Ye Li understood that there must be something like a cellar or basement in this house, otherwise why would all the people in the village run to the village chief's house to take refuge.
After all, in this plain snowy world, farming is a luxury. The owner of a house or cellar that doesn't have such a good house must be considered a rich man in the surrounding villages of Mond.
As the sound of footsteps on the stairs rang out, No. 1 Ye Li put away the crossbow in his hand, and put the flying sword back into the scabbard after hiding his victory. However, his hand still reached for the elemental pistol at his waist. If they found something wrong, they would be greeted by the legendary American Iai.
As the door of the house was opened, the fat old village chief appeared in front of No. 1 Ye Li. Behind the old village chief were a large group of elderly, weak, women and children. The oldest was 50 years old and the youngest was only four or five years old. A few teenagers also had weapons in their hands.
The moment the door opened, the old village chief saw the house in front of him which was already in a mess, and a young man in strange clothes carrying a large bag on his back.
However, the old village chief still had some experience. After a moment of recollection, he remembered the origin of No. 1 Ye Li's outfit. However, he still looked at the big bag behind No. 1 Ye Li strangely.
"Rod, call the villagers out, the monster has been dealt with."
The young man called Rhodes walked out from behind the old village chief. After taking a look at No. 1 Ye Li who was wearing strange clothes, he turned around and called all the villagers out.
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The sea is surging, Inazuma, the coast of Narukamijima.
Hundreds of Liyue ships were lined up neatly. At this moment, the Thousand Rock Army soldiers were walking towards their ships one after another, and the Thousand Rock Army coaches on each ship were also directing the transportation of supplies.
At this time, in the blue sky, Ye Li smiled and handed over the tokens to Lei Dianzhen. He said happily:
"Thank you for the supplies, Miss Raiden Makoto. Please rest assured about the cooperation. We will design various punctuation points along the way to ensure that the sea route we take is safe. When the time comes, your monsters will go to specific locations to build platforms and protective facilities. I will report some of the details later to Lord Emperor."
"Then thank you for your hard work, Mr. Pharmacist. The pharmacological knowledge you provided is also very useful. It is a blessing for the mortals living in Inazuma."
"Okay, I won't say any more polite words. I've been bothering you here for almost half a month. It's time to go back and clean up the other places I haven't noticed. After all, the war is not over yet."
"Then I wish Mr. Pharmacist a safe journey. I won't see you off."
After a frank communication between the two sides, Ye Li also led the fleet to return via the original route to continue clearing the war route.
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Liyue, Guiliji Qianyan Army’s position.
At this time, the sun was slowly approaching the west, and it was afternoon. The Qianyan soldiers on the square were fighting each other in pairs with the spears in their hands.
At this time, near the window sill on the fifth floor of a house somewhere, No. 3 Ye Li was leaning leisurely on a very soft cotton chair, but his eyes were still looking down very seriously, estimating who could go to the battlefield to kill the enemy and who would be the one to command.
Although these recruits have to pass various levels of assessment before they can get their positions in the army, they are all very equal and there is no corruption in military industry. After all, the contract has been signed when they join the army. Once someone violates it, he will be punished for breaking his promise.
No. 3 Ye Li turned his head and looked at a somewhat strange place in the square. The Qianyan Army that was being fought in rotation there was none other than Yun Shang, the new recruit that No. 3 Ye Li was optimistic about. He was being sparred with a large group of people in a queue. His sweaty appearance was truly pitiful and heartbreaking.
However, No. 3 Ye Li would not feel any sympathy for him in this state. After all, this was the newcomer he favored. How could he take over his position if he couldn't pass these tests? After all, the man with black hair and red eyes really looked like someone, and he had to pay immediate attention to this.
If nothing else, being able to let him survive is the greatest blessing. After all, he may be the ancestor of a future character. We should protect him if possible. If he doesn't show up, he will be in trouble.
Putting aside the thoughts in his mind, No. 3 Ye Li stretched lazily, turned around and walked into his own military camp office, and began to organize some security reports of the Guiliji underground city.
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Xumi, the examination hall of the Teaching Institute.
The light of the setting sun covered the huge jungle building with an orange-red hue. At this moment, in the examination classroom where No. 4 Ye Li was located, the students were concentrating on piecing together the mechanisms they had developed individually. Their hands' movements were very light and steady.
The only sound in the quiet classroom was the sound of the mechanism being spliced together. The Great Compassionate Tree King was communicating with No. 4 Ye Li using the secret method of voice transmission.
"These children are the hope for Xumi to step into the next level in the future. I don't know how many of them can accomplish it."
"You are still in the preliminary stages of your knowledge of elemental mechanisms. You should have visited the construction of the edge city wall before. What do you think of it?"
"It's spectacular. Although it's not as impressive as the city wall I saw when I went to Liyue to communicate with Morax, it has exceeded my expectations."
"After all, I have fought defensive battles for so many years, and I am very familiar with the experience of city walls."
The two of them paced back and forth between the classrooms, observing the students' movements and looking for anyone who was slacking off, and reminding each other of the time in time, otherwise if they failed they would have to start all over again.
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In Mondstadt, the night sky was filled with moonlight. At this moment, on the cold plain, beside a frozen river, a village emitting a little warmth was lit up with fire.
The villagers looked at their benefactor who helped them drive away the monster with a smile, and toasted him from time to time, which made No. 1 Ye Li very helpless.
"As expected of Mr. Ye, your alcohol tolerance is beyond my reach. No wonder you were able to beat those monsters."
“I don’t know what Liyue is like as described by Mr. Ye, but I guess it must be much warmer than our place.”
"Okay, nowadays in Mondstadt, apart from the annual opening and closing of the tower wind wall, how many people would act for that elusive freedom? After all, there are not many villages full of football hunters, let alone a wealthy old village chief."
The villagers were discussing recent events with each other while they were drunk. The old village chief was only slightly sober because he couldn't drink too much due to his old age. He could only smile bitterly and said helplessly to No. 1 Ye Li in front of him:
"Don't pay attention to what these youngsters say, but you said you were here to do business, but why didn't I see any caravan?"
"I'm here alone to do business. I wonder if you, the village chief, have anything you can exchange with me. I have some specialties from Liyue, and maybe I can sell them well here."
No. 1 Ye Li stated his purpose and reasons clearly and concisely. Apart from some secret information, there was nothing hidden on the surface.