Volume 2 Frontier Chapter 9 Passing by
Through the information provided by the black dragon, Mu Chen guessed that Chunyue was trapped in the mountains and lost, and was going to take Jiayue to the black market for help, but seeing her restless appearance, he was afraid that it would add unnecessary trouble, so he tried to communicate with her and let her stay here and wait, and he went to ask for help alone.
"I don't have the patience to waste here, you hurry up and summon the griffin, and we'll go at once. Jiayue was still a little impatient.
"Don't worry, Chunyue will definitely be fine, this is the human side, there is not such a strong demonic beast, she can handle it alone. β
"Then I'm not in the mood to stay alone, I must go, I want to see the two brokers agree. β
"In this way, I will take you to the black market, talk less there, follow me, I will deal with whatever kind of people I meet, if someone deliberately makes trouble, you don't use force, okay?"
"Okay, I'll listen to you, let's go. β
Mu Chen summoned the griffin, and the two flew towards the black market, the flight distance was much shorter than the ground, and the griffin went all out, the speed was extremely fast, and it didn't take long to reach the edge of the black market.
"Let's go down here, remember not to use force. In the process of falling, Mu Chen instructed again.
After landing smoothly, they walked into the black market, because they were worried about the safety of Chunyue, they began to discuss the plan in the early morning, when they arrived here, the sun had just risen, and many stalls were not yet occupied, Mu Chen probably observed the surroundings, and walked towards the center of the black market.
"We're here too early, there's no one yet, and I don't know if the two people I'm looking for are still here. β
"Why are you here if you're not sure?"
"When I was in the black market before, a lot of things were handled through them, as long as I gave money, they could provide any movement of the Boundary Map Department, equipment of the wastelanders, daily necessities, etc. But I never asked them where they lived, and I usually met in the tavern in the middle of the market, and I paid them to do their errands. β
"I can understand the daily necessities, how do they know the information about the wasteland?"
"Find a wasteland man who loves to drink, and get drunk with clichΓ©s. How can you say that? These two people are information dealers, middlemen, and errands. β
"What do you mean to get drunk?"
"This... Anyway, let's go to the tavern first. β
As he spoke, he had reached the front of the tavern, but the door was closed and had not yet opened.
Mu Chen looked at the place, walking towards a stall owner who had just put down his backpack and tidied up the stall, he was spreading the herbs in his bag on the table, due to his obesity, he just cleaned up a few times, and then sat on the recliner with his butt, panting.
"Do you know Luo Crocodile and Li Jackal?" Mu Chen walked to the front of the stall, and Jia Yue followed closely behind.
"Who, I don't know, do you buy something?" the boss slumped in his chair, wiping the sweat from his chest.
"I ask you Luo Crocodile and Li Jackal. With a bang, a gold coin was thrown on the stall.
"You can't buy it... Know, know. The boss, who was about to get angry, immediately replied when he saw the gold coin, and his attitude changed greatly.
"Where are they?"
"They, they... You, you're..."The boss finally looked up, stammered and panicked when he saw Mu Chen. Rubbing his eyes, he said, "You are the head of the pioneers... Mu Chen, why are you here?"
"May I ask you where are the two of them?" Mu Chen leaned forward, grabbed the boss's hand holding the gold coin with one hand, and glared at him.
"They're in the hostel... The fourth floor, that's it. The boss pointed to the fourth floor of the tulou with the other hand, shivering, sweating all over his body.
Mu Chen looked back at the fourth floor of the Tulou, let go of his hand, wiped it twice on the yellow herbs, and left with Jiayue.
"What's wrong with him, why is he so afraid of you?"
"I don't know, let's go up. Mu Chen picked up Jiayue and jumped to the sundeck in two steps by taking advantage of the stall next to him.
"I can come up myself. Jiayue broke free from Mu Chen and took a step back.
Boom... Boom... Mu Chen began to slam the door non-stop, and the frequency became faster and faster.
"Who, who is sick early in the morning, dares to knock on the door of the uncle of this prison city like this. Listening to the voice, the people inside were furious.
With the sound of abuse, the door opened, and a bloodshot little man looked up at Mu Chen angrily. He is at most 1.6 meters tall, with dark but uneven skin, a small broken tooth, a flat head, and no features.
"You're sick, aren't you, this big... You'reβ" Before he could finish speaking, he took a step back and sat on the ground with his legs limp.
"Li Jackal, your temper is not small, do you still know me?" Mu Chen followed and stared down at him.
"Who is this, dare to talk to Brother Jackal like this. Another big man, sleepy-eyed and rubbing his eyes, walked out, this tall and rough, with a freckleled face, the same hairstyle as Li Jackal, and a dragon-like tattoo on his right arm, just looking at his appearance is not a good type.
"Luo crocodile, long time no see. β
"Mu... Mu Chen. The two spoke almost in unison, one sitting on the ground with his head up, and the other continuing to rub his eyes wildly.
Mu Chen walked past Li Jackal, who was still on the ground, patted Luo Crocodile on the shoulder, and walked straight to the house, Jiayue wanted to follow him, but Li Jackal blocked the door, and it was inconvenient for her to step over directly, so she stopped in front of him and motioned for him to give way.
As soon as Li Jackal got up, Mu Chen came out, pulled away from him who was blocking the door, walked to sit under the veil, frowned and said, "Let's talk outside, it's too smelly inside." β
"Mu Chen, I really don't know it's you, don't care, don't care. Luo Crocodile hurriedly came to his side in small steps, bent down to explain.
"This early morning sleep is in a daze, and you don't make a sound, how can I tell who it is. Li Jackal was still a little resentful, but he didn't dare to look at Mu Chen and say.
"Why did you come back from the wasteland without notifying the two of us in advance, if our buddies knew, they would definitely pick you up. Luo Crocodile was still half-bent on his waist and said pleasantries.
"I'm looking for you two, I'm looking for someone who looks like her. Mu Chen pointed to Jiayue.
"Look at your dress, you're a wastelander, it's easy to find, it's not a problem to find a wasteland person in this black market. Luo Crocodile nodded frequently at Jiayue.
"Not on the black market, in the mountains on the border. Jia Yue hurriedly took over.
"Yes, not here, it's the border mountains. Mu Chen pulled Jiayue and asked her to sit down as well.
"The border mountains are so big, how can you find them, besides, a wasteland person leaves the continent of the boundary map department and doesn't go, what are you going to do in the mountains, which side of the mountain is it?" Li Jackal relieved himself, with an impatient expression.
"On the human continent, you can bring the map for the specific location, and I will tell you. β
"Brother Jackal, you go get the map, let's take a look first and then figure out a way. Luo Crocodile hurriedly pushed him away.
"Li Jackal, are you dissatisfied with anything?" Mu Chen looked at him and turned around disdainfully, and asked.
"No, no, what could he be dissatisfied with, didn't wake up, didn't wake up. Luo Crocodile explained.
After a while, Li Jackal came out with a map of animal skins and spread it out on the table, which was a detailed map of the border area, indicating the location of nearby villages, main roads, natural terrain, and the habitat of magical beasts.
"Right here, north of Shanling Village. Mu Chen pointed to the map.
"How can a woman in the wasteland go there, and you can be separated from this big place from the wasteland road. Li Jackal was deliberately sarcastic, and his tone was slightly provocative.
"You..." Jia Yue was just about to speak, but Mu Chen took her hand and shook it lightly.
"It's the same as the original rule, you help me with my errands, I'll give money, as for the rest..."
"Understand the rules, don't ask, don't ask. Although the area here is not large, but the mountain roads are intricate, it is easy to get lost if you don't often enter the mountains, you have to find experienced ones, and now most of the villagers in the vicinity are either doing business in the black market or farming, I am afraid that there will be insufficient manpower. Luo Crocodile smiled at the corner of his mouth and straightened his waist slightly.
"Make an offer, the money is easy to say. Mu Chen looked up at Luo Crocodile and smiled at him.
"Eight hundred gold coins, or no one is willing to put down their work to find someone. β
"Eight hundred is not good, the black market business has been good recently, these stall owners have made a lot of money, and the previous period of Shanling Village was looted by the demonic beasts, and the villagers who were engaged in farming were busy harvesting and stockpiling, who would be willing to help if they didn't give a good price." Li Jackal stopped Luo Crocodile and sat on the ground to raise the price.
"Yes, I didn't even know that the Mountain Spirit Village was robbed, if so, the eight hundred gold coins may not be enough, and it will have to go up a little more. Luo Crocodile followed Li Jackal's words and sang and harmonized.
"Heh, how much do you say?" Mu Chen didn't care at all, these were all small tricks that the two of them often played in the past, which not only made you feel that the price they made was real, but also made an excuse for the price increase.
"Get a spirit stone, get one. Luo crocodile frowned and nodded frequently.
"Okay, when are people coming?"
"You give the money first, and we'll set the time. Li Jackal's eyes widened, waiting for Mu Chen to pay for it.
Mu Chen took out a purple spirit stone from his arms and threw it on the table, and before the rolling stopped, Li Jackal went up and grabbed it, and looked up and down in his hand.
"How long will it take to gather the villagers?"
"I'm sure I'll be there after noon..."
"Noon? noon, you'll be given two hours at most. Jiayue interrupted Luo Crocodile with a firm attitude.
"Eh, I said, this Lady of the Wasteland, do you know how far away the surrounding villages are, and it's still two hours, and it's good to have everyone notified in two hours. Li Jackal glanced at her and played with the spirit stone again.
"Less nonsense, just two hours, how many people do you find to ask for a spirit stone so expensive, give you so much money, just let you go all out. Jia Yue looked at their faces and was impatient for a long time, and this time she no longer held back, and broke out directly.
"I said that you are a wasteland man who is here to drink five or six, and we didn't take your money, why should we listen to you, you have to say one more word, I won't do it yet, Brother Jackal, return the spirit stone to him." While Luo Crocodile was angry, he looked at Mu Chen's actions.
"Alright, shut up. You two bring people to the place I said within two hours, and if you find someone today, I will give you another spirit stone. Mu Chen got up and interrupted the argument between them.
"Okay, listen to you, you go back and wait, I will bring you within two hours." "Luo crocodile swears a promise.
In this way, the plan to search the mountains through the villagers to find Chunyue was finally achieved, and Mu Chen and Jiayue also returned to the foot of the border mountains, but who knew that not long after they left, Mocheng took Chunyue to the black market, which passed by inadvertently, and I don't know how many incidents will occur.