At this time, Xi continued:
"According to your description, Reverend Du, the sword skills recorded in the scroll of Albert are most likely left by Sir Xi Lan, one of the Four Sword Saints."
Upon hearing the word "Xilan", everyone including Du Yuqi gasped. Such a strong man who had left a great reputation hundreds of years ago should be still alive now. Hearing his name is really a thunderous feeling.
Needless to say about Xi Lan's specific life, Du Yuqi has seen it in Baidu Encyclopedia on Earth. Simply put, this guy is like the Eastern Evil, Western Poison, and Southern Emperor in the movie Shooting Condors. The five masters of the Northern Beggars' supernatural powers are so awesome.
Du Yuqi was undoubtedly very excited when he learned that he could obtain his sword skill scroll, but he suddenly remembered something, and immediately frowned and said:
"Xilan's abbreviation should be XL, right? Why is the abbreviation left here XS?"
There was a rare smile on Xi's face, and after this smile appeared on the little face that was slightly pale because of the unhealed injury, there was a rare softness and beauty:
"Uh, didn't you just say that there was already a typo in his line of writing, so he made a big cross on it, and finally replaced it with the word '的', but there is probably no way for the word 'de' I'm sure it's right, so there's a question mark behind it..."
Du Yuqi nodded and said:
"yes."
Xi said lightly:
"I think His Excellency Xi Lan must have been drunk when he wrote this scroll, so he made two mistakes. Unfortunately, he only found one mistake."
Du Yuqi and the people around her were speechless, but for some reason, they felt that Meizi Xi's words made sense...
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There is often a big river with plenty of water next to any big city. This seems to be accidental, but it is actually inevitable, because if you want to build a prosperous city, the goods you handle every day are amazing, and the water transportation is clean. Labor-saving, simple, convenient, and low-cost, it will always be a hundred times better than land, not to mention that the rolling water can directly wash away a large amount of garbage generated every day.
Therefore, as a large city, Shatley also has abundant water resources next to it, and not only the Wowa River outside the city, but also a Luoxie River passing through the north of the city.
At this time, Du Yuqi had already left the downtown area of Shatley, and came to an area equivalent to a pier on the outskirts of the city. Even in the dark, he could still see the frozen Vola River like a white belt through the starlight. Winding around from a distance, on both sides of the Wowa River, there is an endless wilderness, and the extreme north wind blows over the wilderness, whirling and whimpering, making people extraordinarily vast and lonely a feeling of.
Looking back at the downtown area of Shatley, you can still see flames raging in the city, and there will be explosions from time to time, which shows that this devastated city is still in chaos, and at this time it is still persisting. The only ones fighting should be the Imperial Army, but at this time they have been unable to receive assistance for a long time, and they should be at the end of their strength.
At this time, the place Du Yuqi and the others are in is quite complicated, similar to the slums, and the simple words "dirty and messy" can outline the appearance of this place. It gets dark very early here, so Du Yuqi and others Even if people go around the city in a circle, it is only around eight or nine o'clock in the evening when they come here. After these days of fighting, there has been an obvious shortage of supplies. It can be seen that under the cover of darkness, many residents have already lost their lives. Go out secretly to barter for things.
This place belongs to the wharf area again, and the residents are all porters, porters and other guys who mainly do physical work. They are united and the folk customs are tough, so a small market has been formed, with a lot of people. In the market, the best goods to sell are two things, firewood and food that can be used for heating.
The necessities of life have completely become hard currency, and the value of the banknotes issued by the empire has dropped so astonishingly that they are almost reduced to waste paper. Even the purchasing power of magic gold coins has dropped by at least half. Of course, for those who are well-prepared, this is also full of business opportunities. The chaos in the city means that "windfalls" may often occur, and silver candlesticks and tapestries that are usually hung in the homes of nobles and rich people can be found everywhere. , and are sold at astonishingly low prices.
Even Du Yuqi saw valuable goods for sale in a dark box. There was nothing wrong with these goods, such as gold rings, pearl earrings and the like. The problem was that the gold rings were still worn on the severed fingers. , and the pearl earrings will be buy one get one free with a frozen ear...
Finally, Du Yuqi found what he was looking for in this market—the fishmongers. You could see them leaning against the wall to sell the skewered fish. Because the temperature was too low, the skewered fish would be too cold. It was so hard because of the cold, so at first glance, I thought it was a broom seller.
Du Yuqi walked over, flicked a silver coin to the fish seller, and said straight to the point:
"Are there any black sturgeon?"
The fish seller immediately shook his head and said:
"Sir, black sturgeon have the habit of foraging for food by sticking to the bottom of the river, and they were caught very hard this autumn, so they are very rare."
Du Yuqi sighed and said:
"So it's very difficult for me to get a fresh black sturgeon the size of a palm?"
The boss shrugged and said:
"Sir, in fact, I have only seen three fresh black sturgeons since the beginning of winter, and the largest one is three fingers wide, so I think what you said is very difficult does not quite fit the current situation."
Du Yuqi said:
"If I really want it, do you have any good suggestions?"
The boss froze for a moment, then said:
"You might try praying and asking God to hear you along the way."
Du Yuqi smiled and said:
"Okay, let me be specific. I hope that anyone who knows how to fish in the vicinity will go digging ice to help me catch fish. Do you have any good suggestions?"
The boss froze and said:
"Sir, it's impossible, unless you can bring enough firewood and food to fill Sova Square, which are everywhere now! Only these two things can make people take great risks to go fishing on the ice in the middle of the night." fish, and you have to tell them that all the fish you catch will be exchanged for high prices for firewood and grain."
Du Yuqi nodded and said:
"Great advice, I'll be back with food and firewood in an hour."
After speaking, he turned around and left, and the remaining fishmonger stayed where he was, without recovering for a long while.
After the fishmonger could no longer be seen, Ming Xi said anxiously:
"There should be a lack of firewood and food everywhere now, where can we find so many of these things?"
Du Yuqi smiled:
"it does not matter."
Often also sighed:
"If it was before the turmoil, it would be about the same, but now that Shatley is in chaos, it is estimated that it will be difficult to do this. Why don't we try it."
Du Yuqi shook his head and said:
"It's not that easy. Fishing is inherently a technical job. Ice fishing in such weather requires not only skill, but also luck! Didn't you listen to the fishmonger? At that time, fresh black sturgeon were caught so hard that even he himself didn’t see a few of them.”
"Isn't this a dead end?" Ming Xi also frowned, but she was obviously not a person who would only ask questions but would not propose solutions, and suddenly her eyes lit up and she said:
"By the way, I read a piece of information last year that the divine power of the God of Contract has newly spread to a place called the Inuit plane, where there is a kind of intelligent creature called a sealman. Life, I can try to perform limited summoning, if I can summon such a guy, let it dive directly under the ice to catch fish, then the chances are very high."
Having said that, she glanced at each one again:
"If the two of us summon together, as long as the first summoning contract is fulfilled and sacrifices are spared within a few hours, at least a dozen sealmen can be summoned."
Du Yuqi smiled:
"It's not that troublesome."
There is an indescribable cruelty hidden in his smile:
"Why do I catch fresh black sturgeon?"
Ming Xi hesitated for a moment and said:
"Isn't it used to hold a blessing ceremony?"
Du Yuqi smiled and said;
"Uh, not exactly. In fact, if you think about it, in the final analysis, it is to ensure that Earl Latnis is not threatened by the curse. Sometimes, there is not only one way to achieve your goals. "
Having said that, Du Yuqi looked around and smiled:
"To be honest, I was surprised when I saw you. I didn't expect to see so many old friends in the cold Xiatli. Since I can't even think of things, then my enemies naturally can't think of them."
"So, I believe that now I just need to spread the news with great fanfare, and spread the fact that I will find someone to dig ice and fish in the Vola River at all costs, and most of it will reach the ears of the enemies who plot against me , after all, they now have the upper hand."
Having said that, Du Yuqi sneered:
"Actually, although I am uncomfortable with the current situation, they are also having a hard time! After all, a holy place like the Minsk Cathedral can be said to be a perfect place to restrain the curse. Although it is heavily besieged, it is even more difficult for others to break in, so , so far, their odds are lower than mine."
"So, once I found out that I didn't stay in the Minsk Cathedral, but fled to the chaotic city of Shatley - which is equivalent to coming to their home court, then naturally they would come to trouble me! However, it can be seen that the conspiracy of the mysterious organization is also great, and even made a move to surround the Minsk Cathedral, so the strength in hand should not be too much. "
Having said that, Du Yuqi looked around, probably to see if anyone questioned his judgment, and then continued:
"In fact, to the entire mysterious organization, I'm actually just an insignificant little person, and I come from another world. It can be said that it will not be in their plan. Therefore, the guys who plotted against me brought me There will definitely not be too many people! But I never expected that I, a guy from another world, could actually bring you some strong support!"
"At that time, it will actually be very simple. I will attract the firepower in front, and you will spy in the dark. Relying on the advantage of the night vision device, you will wait for a great opportunity to kill suddenly. There is only one target, and that is the one who can use the blood source. Cursing magician, withdraw immediately after you succeed!"
"Hehe, the curse of blood is so perverted that no cat or dog can learn it, so as long as I kill him, all problems will be solved from the root. Therefore, from the beginning to the end, my goal is on that curse master , The so-called black sturgeon is nothing more than a bait released! If you put all your hopes on this thing, then you will be dead!"
After hearing the plan arranged by Du Yuqi, all the people were silent, almost speechless, and even had a feeling in their hearts, that is, if they want to be Du Yuqi's enemy, then it is really necessary Be careful everywhere, because you can't tell when he will be directly calculated into it. Maybe you think you have a chance to win, but maybe it's a pit dug long ago waiting for you to jump into.
Next, Du Yuqi thought for a while, and then started to make a big noise. He went back to Shatley and randomly grabbed a few people to question him, and then he learned the basic situation of the neighborhood. Although it can be said that there are mostly poor people here , but also has a lot of powerful people. After asking who the most famous grain merchant is, he walked directly towards his residence.
Throughout the dynasties, merchants who were able to control salt, grain, and steel, without exception, belonged to the powerful type, because these materials are the lifeblood of the national economy and the people's livelihood, and these two things are indispensable even for a moment, and there is a shortage of two or three. There are going to be big troubles in the sky, and steel is a very intuitive manifestation of the country's national strength.
Therefore, such big merchants are often very powerful. The salt merchants have salt cubes, and the grain merchants have grain protection teams to escort and transport the grain to various places, even if it is changed to the continent of Arad.
But now in Shatley, it can be said that there is a lot of movement everywhere, and food has become a scarce resource, so the grain merchants who can persist until now are safe and sound, so it can be said that they must have very strong strength, and they are definitely under their hands. Raised a large number of black-hearted private armed forces.