"I have to apologize to you." The words that came out of Wu Yuan's mouth surprised Tianhao a little, and he sighed: "I got something wrong, I thought you were my enemy. It turned out that my original conclusions were too arbitrary, and there was a lack of communication between us and a lack of understanding of each other. Later, I realized that we are actually the same kind of people. ”

This passage was too sudden, Niu Weibang, who was chained to the wall, raised his head with difficulty, looked at Wu Yuan sitting opposite in surprise through the blood flail and messy hair, and then withdrew his gaze and looked down at Tianhao who was sitting nearby.

Countless thoughts were churning in Tianhao's brain, and scenes from the era of civilization flashed in front of his eyes, and Zhan Jianhua's impression appeared.

A class of people...... What does that mean?

Could it be that Wu Yuan is also a dormant?

"His Majesty the Lion King is a genius who creatively invented the monetary system." Wu Yuan's voice continued: "Of course, I mean our side, not the whole world. White Southerners are far ahead of us in this regard, so their overall social system is more advanced and superior than ours. Money can be transformed into a tremendous force that can be used as an energy source to move society forward. You've been to Suolong Pass, and you should know that the white soldiers in the south are strong, and muskets and cannons shoot farther than bows and arrows. ”

Tianhao smiled faintly: "I think there is a problem with your logical thinking, there is no connection between money and weapons, you are far away." ”

"Money can buy everything, including weapons." Wu Yuan didn't care about Tianhao's cynicism: "The power of wealth can drive everything, including the upgrading of weapons. Our superiority in height and physique will not last long, and it is impossible for the dragon to keep the white man out forever. Fifty years, one hundred years, two hundred years...... New changes are always coming, and white people are always moving forward, but we are standing still. In the end, they will break the dragon lock and conquer the north, and our children and grandchildren will either be reduced to slavery or exterminated. ”

Tianhao was silent, his gaze changed, it was no longer so gloomy and cold, and it was a little warmer than when he first walked into this room.

"It seems that I have a wrong understanding of you, you are not a bad person in the pure sense of the word." Tianhao paused: "At least it's not as bad as I thought." ”

"So we have to make a change." Wu Yuan was very satisfied with Tianhao's current attitude, and he smiled: "The monetary system is imperative, His Majesty the Lion King ......"

"I don't think you've figured it out." Tianhao interrupted him: "I know very well what the so-called "monetary system" of the lion clan is, which is a means of wealth plunder. You are a smart man, and you can turn ordinary metal into silver and coat it with a layer of gold leaf to pass it off as gold...... This is not at all a force for social progress, it is deception, it is blackmail, it is to make more innocent people go to the abyss of despair. ”

"Primitive accumulation is brutal." Wu Yuan put away his smile, his face was as cold as his tone: "Someone has to make sacrifices for this, their despair is not meaningless, this is the foundation that constitutes the strength of the United Clan." ”

Tianhao smiled, cold and contemptuous: "Speaking of sacrifice...... Since you are such a big believer in the monetary system and an ardent supporter of the Lion King, why don't you take the initiative to stand up and become one of the victims? Why do you go out of your way to pass off all kinds of counterfeit money as gold and silver? Why plunder someone else's wealth with a pile of worthless metal discs? ”

"It's my right." Anger swelled in Wu Yuan's body, and he tried to control his emotions and calm himself as much as possible: "Those civilians don't know the meaning of the monetary system at all, and they still use primitive barter. ”

"That's why you're stealing someone else's wealth?" Tianhao sneered.

"Experiences and lessons can only be gained through personal experience. Those who fall first will serve as role models for those who come after them. As a mentor and forerunner, I have the right to get what is my own. Wu Yuan's expression gradually turned cold,

Niu Weibang, who was locked, suddenly laughed, and the irony was so obvious: "Your thing? Hehe...... It's the stupidest thing I've ever heard. ”

"Shut up!" Wu Yuan forced himself to try not to get angry: "You are my prisoner now, it's best not to anger me." ”

Tianhao suddenly felt a little powerless, obviously everyone was using the same language, but each other's thinking was not in the same dimension. He looked at Wu Yuan with bright eyes: "I remember when we first met. ”

Wu Yuan felt that this was a good opportunity to get closer, and hurriedly smiled: "You left a deep impression on me at that time. ”

"You despise me and think that being with me will lower your status." Tianhao ruthlessly tore through the other party's disguise: "At that time, I was a small person, a head of ten. I helped you and Niu Copper solve the trouble of the archery match with the Eagle Clan, and only got a bag of money, a bag of worthless counterfeit coins. ”

"That's my test for you." Wu Yuan didn't admit that this was the truth at all, and he didn't want to open his mouth to quibble: "What's more, you have already spent that money, and you buy grain and cloth from me, this is a normal business practice." ”

"That's because I saw through the nature and means of plundering your wealth." Tianhao paused for a moment and said in a very special tone: "It's not strange to be hostile to someone, but I don't understand, why did you have that attitude towards me from the beginning?" I don't know you, I haven't even met you. ”

Wu Yuan was silent, his breathing was no longer steady, a little heavy, and he looked down at the ground under his feet, as if there were many contents carved there, becoming a record plate to supplement his memory.

"I said I wanted to have a good talk with you, and that's part of our conversation." Slowly, he raised his head: "Since you asked, then I will tell you———— because you are from Panshi Village...... It's a stockade, not a city. ”

He accentuated the tone of the last few words.

"Is there a difference?" Tianhao stared at him intently, feeling as if he had grasped the heart of a problem.

"I'm a sorcerer. On my way to becoming a witch, there have been many teachers. Wu Yuan immersed himself in the depths of his thoughts about the past: "When I was very young, the great master gave me guidance, but I didn't like his theories at all. It is not necessary for everyone to be loyal to the king and love the clan, and when the time is right, there can be an exchange of interests. The king was not born to sit in that position, and the practice of compromising for peace is definitely not surrender. However, the Great Master's attitude was so tough, he thought my mind was dangerous, so he expelled me from the Royal Wizarding Training School and kicked me out of Pointe-Noire...... That year, I was thirteen years old. ”

"At that time I was only a reserve priest, and I vowed to prove the great master wrong. I've been to a lot of places, and I've been to Panshi Village. ”

"I was very depressed during that time, and I felt like the world was like a dark shroud, which could never be pierced open to see the light. It was at that time that I met my true teacher. ”

Tianhao subconsciously held his left arm with his right hand, and his voice carried deep suspicion and uncertainty: "In Panshi Village? ”

"To be precise, it should be outside the rock village." Wu Yuan sighed with emotion: "His name is Zhan Jianhua." I was surprised at the time, because only a nobleman could have a surname, and he didn't look like a nobleman by any means. He told me that the surname was taken by himself, that it was a freedom and should not be monopolized by the aristocracy. I didn't follow him for long, only three months. It was a time in my life that I will never forget. He taught me a lot of things, medicine, knowledge, understanding and cognition of the world, animals and plants, and the perception of different social systems in the north and south of the continent......"

"Zhan Jianhua is your teacher?" Tianhao interrupted Wu Yuan's words again, and his whole person became solemn, no longer the cold and calm attitude he had when he first entered the door. The news was so unexpected that it felt like a man who had been dead for many years crawling out of his grave and hiding in a dark corner, cursing those who didn't know it.

"You know him? Or have you heard his name? Wu Yuan was alert.

"He's an outcast." This is the most reasonable explanation that Tianhao can think of in a short period of time.

"It seems that the relationship between you and Wu Peng is closer than I thought." Wu Yuan sneered and said sarcastically: "He even told you this kind of secret, probably because he trained you as the next national teacher...... What a pity! You have chosen another path, the lord cannot become a national teacher, and no patriarch can accept such a dual position of power. ”

"That's why you dislike me?" Tianhao continued to ask.

"I didn't see him again after three months. He said that he was in exile, and that it was ordered by Wu Peng himself. Wu Yuan's tone became stiff again, and his gaze became cold: "Although it has only been three months, the knowledge I have learned from him is more profound than anyone else's. I hate those who persecuted him, and I hate everything that has to do with it, including the Rock Village. ”

"What does Panshi Village have to do with this?" Tianhao frowned and kept shaking his head.

"Don't you understand? It was his place of exile! Wu Yuan suddenly raised his voice, almost shouting: "He is locked up there and can't get out, otherwise I can learn more from him." ”

"That's why you treat me as an enemy?" Tianhao found it really incomprehensible, it was incredible.

"Isn't that enough?" Wu Yuan released his anger in a slow pace of speech: "You come from that village, it's like a dirty, filthy, dark place, as long as people in their right minds will avoid it, and never take the initiative to approach. ”

Tianhao shook his head and fell silent.

He couldn't find anything to say. In the face of paranoia, sanity and calmness will be seen as hostile.

Niu Weibang tugged the chain that locked his wrist, sending out a crisp metal impact. A sinister sneer appeared on his blood-stained face, and he gasped and said, "You are really a madman...... It's all because Lao Tzu was blind at the beginning, thinking that you had only met people, and chose you as the clan witch...... If I had known this was the case, I would have ordered your head to be cut off. ”

Wu Yuan's eyes were cold and sharp, he glanced at Niu Weibang, did not argue with him, and quickly turned his attention back to Tianhao: "Let's talk about the problem between us, this is the point." ”

Tianhao raised his head and was no longer silent: "What is your purpose?" Or let me put it another way, what do you want? ”

"I want to be your friend, your ally, your partner, the kind with which you have the strongest relationship." Wu Yuan does not hide it.

“…… I don't understand what you mean. Tianhao's heart was full of questions.

"Niu Tong is dead. His wife, son, and all his family members died. Wu Yuan returned to his normal tone, and his elegant expression reappeared on his face: "I have cleared the obstacles for you, and the city of the red hooves is now a borderless city. Although Niu Tong is the lord of the city, according to the tribal law, if there is no direct blood relative in the true sense, it means that the inheritance rights are continued in the normal order, and a new heir is selected from among the cousins. ”

A strong chill swept through Tianhao's body, and he felt his nerves become tense and fragile, and his body trembled instinctively, not because of fear, but because of the shock caused by the sudden unfolding of a strange territory that he had never touched and never thought about before his eyes.

"And him, too." Wu Yuan sneered, stretched out his right hand, and pointed straight at Niu Weibang who was locked on the wall.

"Compared to other tribes, the Thunder Bull Clan is a little special." He smiled gloomily, his smug gaze constantly sweeping over Niu Weibang's scarred body: "We have a wise king, he is a great man, and he wants to achieve greater feats than his ancestors in governing the race. Hum...... The gods had already proved that he did not have the ability to do so, otherwise, for so many years, the Thunder Niu Clan would not have only had Niu Tong as a city lord. ”

"Without a city lord, there are no cousins, and there are few people who are qualified to inherit the throne." Wu Yuan turned his head and stared at Tianhao who was sitting opposite: "Now you know Niu Tong's status in Niu Weibang's mind!" Hahahaha, I tricked him from Thunder Point City with just one letter, and he actually believed it. It's like a quail, stupid to know nothing. ”

"You want to kill him?" The corners of Tianhao's eyes twitched.

"I've got to clear the way for you." An exaggerated and smug smile appeared on Wu Yuan's face again: "I am not a person, I am a clan witch, and I am the spokesperson of the gods." There are many people who believe in me and are willing to die for me. Do you think I don't have a setup in Thunder Point? You think my men are just what you see now? Hahahaha...... To tell you the truth, Niu Weibang's family also died, and just this morning, my people killed his wife, his son, and every one of his blood relatives. ”

Tianhao and Niu Weibang changed color at the same time, and the latter was trembling all over: "You...... You are talking nonsense, this can't be. ”

Wu Yuan chuckled in a low voice: "This is the biggest difference between wisdom and brute strength. I have long since bought off the servants by your wife's side, not one, but many. I told them that if you don't go back from Red Hoof City today and show up in Thunderhorn City, it means that the plan is going well. ”