009 Trading, Darkness, and the Bottom of the Lake
"Please make a new water purifier for us!" Shana approached Li Xiang, her long silver-white hair dancing in the wind, "The water production of this water purifier is too small, and it can't meet the needs of our entire family at all!"
"yes, yes, and the water produced by this water purifier is getting harder and harder......"
"Mr. Li Xiang, help us!
The nearby centaur girls rushed up one after another, talking nonsense, although Li Xiang couldn't understand what they were saying, but he also roughly understood their situation.
"If you have enough parts and equipment, it's not much of a problem to make a new one. Li Xiang couldn't stand the starry eyes of a lot of beautiful girls, and he smiled awkwardly, "Otherwise, I can only repair this one again." ”
"Parts, please follow me. Shanna made a gesture of please, and by the way, she scolded a group of young girls who came over, asking them to make way for Li Xiang.
The two walked side by side into the depths of the clan, the centaurs, like most of the other races, were still in the agricultural era, and lived in relatively simple wooden and stone houses.
In the innermost part, a neat row of heroic centaur Girl Warriors guarded a small wooden house, and their expressions were serious, obviously much more serious than the girls outside.
Shanna and Li Xiang approached the cabin, which was littered with all sorts of mechanical parts, some of which were new, some of which had been violently dismantled from the mechanical devices.
"These mechanical parts are constantly collected when I am out, the price of Wessex machinery is too high, I have always wanted the clan to research how to make the water purifier, so I reserved a lot of parts for them to try, but unfortunately the centaur clan seems to be born without any mechanical talent......" Shanna sighed, "Do you think these parts are enough? If I need anything else, I can find a way to get it right." ”
"Enough, the production of the water purifier is not difficult, there are basic parts and an operating table. Li Xiang's black box contains the simplest metal console, which was originally used to repair firearms in an emergency, and it is enough to make a mere water purifier.
He took out the metal console and immediately fiddled with it: "Queen Shana, I see that the water of Mirror Lake is quite clear, why do you need a water purifier to purify?"
"Alas, the original Mirror Lake was indeed very clean, but I don't know when it started, and we suddenly felt a very disgusting smell when we drank water. Unlike humans, centaurs are a race that is naturally close to essentia and magical particles, and are very sensitive to creatures and breaths on the Calamity side. Shanna looked at the quiet and beautiful Mirror Lake not far away, "If you drink that kind of water, we will definitely get sick." ”
"This ...... By the way, the aura of calamity on my body should be very strong, why are you not disgusted?" Li Xiang asked curiously, the constant movements of her hands, the changing operations dazzled Shanna, she admired these ingenious human mechanics very much.
Being able to create like nature is no different from a god in the eyes of such an ancient race.
"This is where I am confused, you have a terrible aura of calamity, but it does not affect us. Even these children don't feel it, and if it weren't for the discoloration of my long hair, I'm afraid no one would have noticed it, but on the contrary, I smelled it from you...... Good smell. Shana's cheeks flushed, this sound a little ****, she didn't want Li Xiang to feel like a frivolous person.
"Maybe it's because I'm neither human nor a calamity, so I'm closer to you ancient races. Li Xiang clapped his hands, got up and raised the huge water purifier, "It's done." ”
"It's, so fast!" Shanna felt the two of them talk for a while, watching the water purifier finish in his hand, as if in a dream.
"It's just a water purifier. Li Xiang picked up the water purifier and explained with a smile, "I have made some subtle changes on the basis of the outside, in addition to the speed and capacity of water purification, there is also a cleaning function that comes with it, simply put, not only the water of Jinghu Lake, any water source can be purified through it, so that there is no need to be tied to Jinghu Lake." ”
"Thank you so much! Let's go and try the effect now?" Shanna was very excited, she could only clean the water of Jinghu Lake, so that they could not leave Jinghu Lake too far, and the composition of the foreign water source was unknown, and they did not dare to drink it at will, with this new water purifier, all the problems were solved.
"Hmm. ”
The two came out of the wooden house with the new water purifier, and a group of female warriors looked at it curiously, their eyes full of longing.
The centaur girls were all waiting by the mirror lake, and Cana roared at the group of lively girls and stepped forward alone: "Mother, the water purifier has been made?"
Judging from the appearance, Li wants to make it bigger and more beautiful.
"Yes, please use it with Mr. Li Xiang. Shanna nodded, respectfully out of the way.
Li Xiang walked to the mirror lake with the water purifier in his arms, the water purifier made by Wessex was already a little dilapidated, after all, it had been used for a year, even if it was of excellent quality, it was difficult to last too long.
As he approached the Mirror Lake, he smelled a calamity-like aura.
But it's not the same as calamity.
If it was a pure-bred calamity or a xenomorph, the pale golden aura in his body would inevitably produce a strong devouring jade hope, but in the face of this aura, it was hidden in his heart and did not move, and it seemed to be a little unsightly.
"Is there something under the lake?" Lee wanted to ask Shanna.
Shanna shook her head and replied, "Mirror Lake used to be a gathering place for unicorns, and since we took them, unicorns have found new habitats...... However, it seems that the probability of those unicorns turning into fallen unicorns is extremely high. ”
The Fallen Unicorn is due to the mutation of ordinary unicorns after absorbing too much calamity side breath, unicorns are attributeless races, and they can choose to move closer to any camp in adulthood, but in an environment like the Emerald Forest, there are very few opportunities for Dark Fall, and many of them become Shining Unicorns.
They have been drinking the water of Mirror Lake for a long time, and there is a great probability of falling into darkness, so it seems that Mirror Lake does have some problems.
Li Xiang put the water purifier on the lake water, the lake water quickly filled the water purifier, with the essentia standard tube as the kinetic energy, the water purification speed is extremely fast, he filled a glass of lake water, after purifying the water, obviously there is no smell.
"Please taste it. Li Xiang handed the stone cup to Shana.
Shanna took a sip, her face slowly melting into a layer of redness, and her smile was extremely sweet.
"It's delicious, it's very close to the purest clean water. Shanna shouted loudly, and the clan immediately erupted into a carnival like a mountain wave.
The girls scrambled to taste the fresh water, and Shanna took the opportunity to pull Li Xiang out of the crowd.
The two came to the grove on the side, and Shanna looked at the cheering clansmen with relief, like a dream.
The problem that has plagued me for so long has been solved in this way.
"That...... Mr. Li Xiang, can you sell us this water purifier?" Shana's cheeks were slightly red, and the ends of her long silver-white hair were also a little bright red.
"Isn't it for you?" Li Xiang was "polite", he naturally hoped to get the centaur clan in return, but he didn't bother to do it while the fire was burning.
After all, it's just a hand-made water purifier.
"This ...... According to the Wessex Convention, we should offer more than five times the price of this water purifier. Shanna shook her head and said firmly, "The Emerald Forest is known for its integrity, and this has been our practice for many years. ”
"Five-fold?"
"Well, five hundred centaur breast milk, five hundred catties of grain grown by ourselves, and five thousand special bows and arrows, is that okay?" Shanna asked cautiously, for fear that he would regret it, "Centaur breast milk is a very delicious drink, it has a good effect on improving physical fitness, our grain is famous in the Emerald Forest, and it should be one of the high-grade ingredients that you humans say; the power of special bows and arrows is not weaker than your essentia guns, and it is said that many archery departments of human universities will purchase them in large quantities." ”
“......”
"If that's not enough, I can give you ten portions of my own breast milk first!" Shanna's cheeks were like ripe apples, and she endured her shame, "Our young girls, even if they don't give birth, can produce high-quality breast milk, quality is related to strength, my breast milk is generally only fed to children, never sold." ”
Feeding breast milk has a special meaning for the centaur family, because it is mass-produced, and they don't know who drank it in the end, so they don't feel particularly embarrassed, but this direct private supply has a very strong special meaning.
For the sake of the water purifier, Shanna can't care so much, after all, these negotiated items, she needs to accumulate in the clan for three years before she can fully pay for them.
"Okay then, but this kind of trade is not fair to you, I think there are enough parts in the wooden house to make a batch of water purifiers, so let's use up all the parts in it, but I hope Queen Shanna can promise me a few things." Li Xiang thought about it, he didn't care about the small profits in front of him.
"No problem! I'm willing to agree to anything!" Shanna replied without thinking, this is her sincere words, if Li Xiang can solve the problem of the water purifier at one time, even if he agrees with him, it is not a big deal.
She knew that many humans had some strange hobbies for other races, which were within her tolerance, and she vaguely felt that Li Xiang was different from those humans.
"Don't rush to say yes yet, listen to me, and then think about it. Li Xiang smiled and slowly said his conditions.
He needs the centaurs to provide him with detailed information about the Emerald Forest, and preferably to introduce dragons or elves, after all, this experience is the main purpose.
Secondly, he hopes that in the future, the Centaur Clan will leave the Emerald Forest to help him, whether it is against humans or calamity.
"I don't force the second point, but in my most critical moments, you must come to my aid. Li Xiang said in a deep voice, "My enemies are very strong, I don't dare to guarantee anything." ”
"No problem, I will personally lead the most elite fighters to come and do my best for you. Shanna replied categorically, "You have been gracious to our race, and we will not die without help." ”
After the terms were agreed, Li wanted to return to the cabin immediately to continue the production, and Shanna also found an excuse to milk the cows......
As the sun set, Jia Na pushed open the wooden door and saw Li Xiang, who was still making, and there were already a lot of water purifiers on the ground, and the number of them made her a little dizzy.
"Mr. Li Xiang, please drink milk......" Knowing that Li Xiang couldn't understand what he said, Cana still blushed a little.
The breast milk expressed by the mother herself is a sample.
"Oh, thanks. Li Xiang took the stone cup and drank it all in one gulp, the taste was sweet, and a strong milky aroma made him realize that this was not tea......
Indeed, as Shanna said, the taste of centaur breast milk is much more delicious than most drinks, it is very warm to drink, and it also has a certain effect on improving the physique, but at his level, such an improvement is almost invisible.
Half an hour later, he finally finished making all the water purifiers.
Cana was so shocked that she couldn't close her mouth, what price did her mother have to pay in exchange for so many water purifiers?
Is this a direct sale of all races? However, if there are so many, it is not enough to sell!
She was a little hesitant, but after seeing Li Xiang's smile, she felt a lot more relieved, from the time he rescued his companions, Jia Na felt that this young man was very gentle, not as cunning as some humans.
The two of them lifted the water purifier together, and according to this number, on average, every five households could have an independent water purifier, which was unimaginable in the past.
While everyone was distributing the water purifier, Shana quietly appeared and secretly handed a few bottles of milky white breast milk to Li Xiang's arms.
"Mr. Li Xiang, these can't be drunk by other people!" she warned cautiously, if it was known that the centaur queen also sold breast milk, it would inevitably have a great negative impact on the race.
"I understand. He nodded and solemnly put them away, "By the way, I plan to go to Jinghu Lake next time, and finding the source of water pollution is the best way to solve the problem." ”
"I'll be with you. Shanna stepped forward, "Otherwise, it's too dangerous, in case there is some evil creature hiding down there, you can also take care of it." ”
"Oh well. "Li Xiang is not worried about calamity, if there was calamity entrenched here, all living things would have been destroyed a long time ago.
Calamity is an absolutely evil and chaotic creature that ignores any rules and only destroys.
And even the lowest-level F-class calamity is not something they can contend with.
After discussion, Shanna took the silver-white longbow and dived into the mirror lake with Li Xiang.
The lake water was cold, and as soon as he entered the water, Li Xiang felt a strong breath, and the further down he went, the more obvious it felt.
Shanna beckoned to him from the water and motioned for him to ride up.
Centaurs are much better in water than humans, and they can breathe freely underwater, Li Xiang's diving speed is not small compared to her, so he simply rode on her.
"Please hold on to me. Shanna wrapped his hand around her waist and, after confirming that it was correct, immediately dived.
It's blazing fast!
In an instant, I came to the bottom of Mirror Lake.