"Yan Ning, do you feel ...... Your eyes are full of sadness right now?"

"Yes, and it's not just sadness, I'm so sad right now, I'm in pain, I'm in pain, I'm about to pee. ”

"So...... Are you thirsting for blood now?"

"Blood, all I need now is bandages and painkillers, and a big dog. ”

“...... What do you want a big dog for? You've just broken your hand, and there's a lot of people here, so I wouldn't suggest you play those immoral perverted games. ”

"Muddy tent, I'm going to close the door and let the dog go, bite to death a cold-blooded brute who ignores his friend's broken hand and bones, and makes a fuss about the injured early in the morning!"

Yan Ning's words are not false, since last night, she has sighed her innocence and victimization more than once, Gong Jin, who is responsible for giving orders, only has one mouth, and the plan is implemented easily and comfortably, but she is responsible for the actual work, but she has no benefits, but one left arm has two broken heads in three days, and now she can perform a ninety-degree vertical turn, which is really worth the loss.

Gong Jin told Yan Ning everything that happened last night. He is not a man who likes to discuss problems with others, but if there is something he wants to drink and talk to people, that object must be Yan Ning, as has been the case for more than 400 years, and both parties are accustomed to this situation...... In this sense, his loneliness is actually very similar to that of Little Joe.

After listening to Gong Jin's words, Yan Ning put away her ridiculous smile, and her expression turned serious, and said, "Gong Jin, you must think her words are ridiculous, right?"

"Isn't it? You who often commit occupational diseases on the battlefield and can't stop your behavior, that's more like, I don't think there's anything I think is particularly bloodthirsty. I don't particularly crave killing and blood, and I don't feel dissatisfied even if I try to solve things without hurting anyone's lives. ”

"Yes, my friend, there is one thing I think I must clarify first, my killing on the battlefield is not entirely the result of years of fighting with demons, sometimes I often ask myself, if I have the power of Master, I may wash this continent in blood, destroy everything, and turn this place into a dark world. ”

Yan Ning said: "I am different from those of you who want to save the world all day long. Whether this continent and this world will still exist tomorrow, I don't feel any pain, none of the humans I have seen are good things, they are more hateful than the demons, if I have a choice, I will destroy the entire continent together with the humans and demons above when the demons invade again, and I will never have to worry about any demon invasion again......"

"Enough, these words need not be said, if they are known, it will not do you or me any good. ”

Almost violently, Gong Jin interrupted Yan Ning's words and did not let her continue, so as to protect her almost unique friend.

As for why Yan Ning said this, Gong Jin knew very well in her heart.

The hybrid of the ghost and the human will have characteristics in appearance, or long horns, or strange patterns on the body and face, which can be said to be one in ten thousand without any abnormalities like Yan Ning, so the White Deer Cave was overlooked.

With her unique appearance, Yan Ning could have grown up like an ordinary child, but her mother didn't give her this opportunity. The baby was named Cheap, and the woman surnamed Tao, who was born by the Ghost Yi warriors, was full of resentment towards the child, and let her grow up in an environment full of hatred since she was a child.

Living in the filthy and filthy Flower Street Willow Lane, his mother is a dissolute prostitute, and Yan Ning has been exposed to the dark side of the world since she was a child. One night when she was nine years old, her mother negotiated a price with the butcher next door, and for three hundred and forty-six copper coins, the butcher came into her house.

...... That was the first time Yan Ning picked up a customer.

Then there was a second and third time, when Yan Ning's mother died and she left the place where she grew up, she was already the redest-carded and richest prostitute in that city. And whether it was the cold night when she lost her virginity for the first time, lying on the musty broken bed, or the afternoon when she buried her mother, staring at the humble tombstone, this beautiful girl had a delightful smile and never shed a tear again.

From the information provided by the Qinglou Alliance, Gong Jin read these things, and also learned that after the death of his mother, Yan Ning gave away all the large sums of money, costumes, famous cars, and mansions accumulated over the past ten years, and did not take a penny for himself, only casually wearing a white robe, leaving his birthplace without hesitation, and applying for the entrance examination under the White Deer Cave a year later.

Yan Ning likes to laugh very much, when she was in the prostitution hall before, this is the biggest advantage that she can stand out, every benefactor likes to listen to her laughter, as if this can wash away all the unpleasantness of the world. Simply listening to her laughter, you will think that she is from a good aristocratic family, but she is unlucky and falls into a prostitution house, but she is still cheerful and optimistic, and has become a sunny flower in this filthy and vulgar place.

In the filthy darkness, there is still bright sunshine, which is something that most people like to see, but only a few people can see that under the blind corner of the blooming sun, the strong [***] dark breath has never been dispelled.

Gong Jin is one of these very few people, he really understands Yan Ning's deep feelings, so he always covers her side and doesn't let Su Laotang catch the handle to attack.

"Don't talk about these things anymore, you and I don't have that kind of power, don't make such unrealistic arguments. ”

"Yes, Gongjin, but there are some things that cannot be escaped, even if you think it has been left far away, one day it will still suddenly appear in front of you. Just like you knew I was going to bring calamity to the White Deer Cave, just like you and I both know why you want to destroy the Oni people so much, I believe that somewhere in your heart, you want to destroy this world no less than I do, and this is the best reason why we can become friends......"

Yan Ning brushed away the fine hair that fell on his forehead, and his ethereal eyes were like a ghost in the wind, so beautiful, but so unreal.

"But Gongjin, do you think it's ridiculous? Master saw my darkness, so he asked Su Laotang to send me to hunt demons and vent my killing surname, but ...... to you Isn't it ridiculous that a person who is no less dark than me should send you to build this continent and be responsible for changing the dynasty repeatedly?"

"Master's measure is applicable, and the change of dynasty is to remove blood stasis, make the human world better, and cultivate better talents, so as to resist the invasion of the demon clan in the future. I think it's a very far-sighted approach, and I'm different from you, destruction is for construction, and I never cause senseless killing. ”

"Is that so? But when will the demons come back? What is the number of the month and what time? If the demons come after 20,000 years, what will this world be changed by us? Gong Jin, you say that you are not bloodthirsty and do not kill in vain, but you don't seem to have thought that in the past few hundred years, you have constantly changed dynasties and set off rebellions and wars, and the resulting deaths and injuries are more than tens of millions? What is the mistake of the demons attacking the world? It's just killing and injuring people's lives, Gong Jin, you keep saying that you are not bloodthirsty, you kill more people than demons!"

The discussion came to an end here, for the sake of mutual friendship, Yan Ning and Gongjin both know how to stop in moderation, when they can't change anything, people must know how to stop where they should stop, and don't continue to expose meaningless scars.

It's just that whether the conversation this night is really meaningless, Gong Jin and Yan Ning can't be sure, they just keep their doubts in their hearts as they usually get along, and let time filter everything, this is their relationship pattern in the past four hundred years.

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Xiao Qiao defeated Yan Ning for the second time, and did not rely on the merit of the artifact, purely on her own strength, this incident pushed her prestige to a new high point in the next day, and the dissatisfied elements who were still contemptuous of her have now changed their attitudes and given her due respect and obedience.

From this day on, it is also the day when the entire rebel army rests in Shuilian. Although this mountainous area is secluded, it is not highly developed, and Xiao Qiao must assign everyone to carry out their own work, cut down trees and build houses, hunt animals and hunt for food, and even coach the soldiers to temporarily put down their knives and guns, and do small public business in a small shop built simply.

In the previous battles, all the soldiers had received a small sum of money from the small-scale plunder, which was not much, but it was more important than anything else to be able to live and enjoy this small fortune. This is part of Little Joe's plan, because with savings comes the desire to spend, and she tries to do something so that the soldiers can learn to get money from other means than fighting and plundering.

To carry out these tasks, only Xiao Qiao's concept is of course insufficient, she needs talents with executive ability, which is not easy, because although there are many excellent soldiers in the coalition army, there are few people who have read books and have clear minds, so in this case, the status of Gong Jin and Yan Ning immediately rose.

Both of them are the top talents in the White Deer Cave, both civil and military, as long as they try their best, they can perfectly achieve the work assigned by Xiao Qiao, which makes Xiao Qiao rely on them even more, in addition to improving the status of the two of them in the allies, the three of them are also frequently meeting and cooperating, and continue to accumulate "friendship".

Gong Jin didn't have any good intentions about this relationship, he just needed to get as much information as possible from Xiao Qiao to understand how many things were still hidden behind this girl. Her martial arts, her spells, her upbringing, her origins, and what she plans to do, Gong Jin has to find out.

Xiao Qiao is still a little wary of himself, Gong Jin understands this, but in his opinion, the other party is just a girl who has not been deeply involved in the world, even if she is smart and wise, her experience in the world is limited after all, as long as she spends time to get close, how can there be any reason not to be caught? So Gong Jin gambled on his confidence and dignity, and vowed to find out everything about this girl.

In order to find out as much information as possible, and zhan has great power in the coalition army, Gong Jin in addition to working hard to complete the task, as soon as he has time, he will meet and talk with Xiao Qiao, and want to understand more about this girl's heart from these processes.

"According to the practice of the ancient statesmen, the soldiers should have been allowed to cultivate the fields, but now it is winter, the five grains are not harvested, and the grain reserves in the alliance are very sufficient, so I let the soldiers learn to do business; another reason is that I think the idea of valuing agriculture and suppressing commerce in Bailu Cave is a kind of evasion, and such a practice of blindly abandoning industry and commerce cannot improve the productive forces of society, and there is no progress. ”

Standing on the hill, Xiao Qiao and Gong Jin looked down, it was no longer a wasteland when they first arrived, many stalls had already taken shape, like a lively market, according to the market rules written at the entrances on the four sides, buying and selling all kinds of goods, some stalls have even been quite large, expanded and developed into shops.

Looking down from the mountain, you can smell the aroma of many different foods, as well as the buzzing voices of people coming and going, and the things that are currently being bought and sold are mainly different diets of different ethnic groups and different regions, as well as wood products from nearby areas, although there are not many patterns, but it is a good start.

Frequent buying and selling, need accurate bookkeeping, to achieve this, it is necessary to have a person who can settle accounts, but more than ninety percent of the soldiers here have never read and write, let alone have accounting knowledge, this is the task of Tao Qian and Gong Jin, in addition to each administration, they are also responsible for opening classes to teach this knowledge, and further promote the prosperity of this market.

Xiao Qiao's plan is not only this, there are many other courses are being carried out, there are literary affairs, there are also martial arts, it is a very boring thing to be trapped in the barren mountains all winter, in order to relieve this loneliness, those soldiers who thought they would fall asleep as soon as they sat down, still chose to join the study, and get new inspiration from it.

Whether it is teaching knowledge or doing business, Xiao Qiao also carries out a far-reaching policy. Through clever choreography, she broke up the original distribution of forces, allowing everyone to coexist with the originally unfamiliar races and humans, and many things could not be accomplished without learning cooperation and harmonious coexistence.

It is not easy to carry out these tasks, and not everyone is willing to cooperate, even if they are on the same front for the time being, but the ghosts, orcs, and thieves have contradictions with each other, and fighting side by side does not mean that they identify with each other, and there are still discrimination and differences between the three races.

But Xiao Qiao did not give them such a choice, and used various positive ways to induce, so that people of different races can communicate and cooperate intensively, and in such a relationship, they can accumulate a foundation of mutual trust and gradually resolve their differences. For three months, she hoped to eliminate as much instability as possible within the coalition forces, so that these things would not become fatal wounds in the future.

In this regard, Gongjin is very sure of Xiao Qiao's intentions, but she does not agree so much with her practice of encouraging farming and commerce.

"Is it meaningful to teach the soldiers this? These people are either thieves or barbarians, and if they are asked to cut people with knives and plunder money, they will cry out for joy, and if they are asked to learn to be calm, how can they be dull any longer?"

"Brother Yu, I'm also a barbarian, please give us a little respect too. ”

As if to deliberately emphasize this point, Xiao Qiao shook his head, and the sharp corners on his forehead were extremely glaring.

"I believe they are willing to learn, Brother Yu, whether it is those thieves or we ghosts, many of them are farmers who are originally keeping to themselves, they are forced to live, so they rebel en masse, if they are given a chance, they actually just want to live in peace, not to be hurt, and not to hurt anyone. ”

"But with all due respect, we should take advantage of this winter to strengthen the soldiers' combat skills as much as possible, the stronger their combat power, the more advantageous we will be after our comeback in the spring, the alliance leader, let the soldiers do business, the smoother they do, the more relaxed their hearts, and when they come back in the spring, they will directly throw down their weapons and become ordinary people, what will we do at that time?"

"Yes, the defeat of Eltino is our purpose, but is the war only for destruction? What should we do when the war is over? The soldiers cannot fight forever, and when the war destroys everything, I don't want everyone to feel that nothing outweighs the loss. In order to be able to sow the seeds of construction when the time comes, I want to let everyone know now what we are fighting for. ”

Saying this, Xiao Qiao once again gave Gong Jin a peculiar feeling, as if she was not a leader with great power, but an ideal girl who loved to dream.

This feeling has often appeared recently, especially when everyone's friendship has gradually deepened, what Xiao Qiao has heard from his mouth has never been how to fight for power and stabilize the right to rule, but some strategies on how to change the world. Whenever they listened to this, Gong Jin and Yan Ning felt very strange, wondering why this girl was under so much pressure to launch a revolution against Altino?

She is a ghost, but all she thinks about is to promote racial harmony, and she has worked hard to seize the position of leader of the alliance, but she has never done anything more for herself, but has devoted her whole heart to the members of the entire alliance.

"I'm sorry, I think I have to say, Xiao Qiao Alliance Master, you are too idealistic, even if these people have the skills to make a living? They were originally forced to become thieves by the harsh environment, even if they want to go back to their previous lives, corrupt officials and harsh punishments will force them to become thieves again, not to mention ......"

Gong Jin originally wanted to say, "When people want to degenerate themselves, there is always an excuse to find." But Little Joe spoke first.

"They won't go back to their old lives. ”

Instead of looking at Gong Jin, Xiao Qiao's eyes stared at the bottom of the hill, watching people come and go, with a relieved smile on his face.

"As long as they are given a fair law and a fair chance to live, they will definitely live a better life than before. As for how to organize such an environment for them, that is our responsibility, the reason why we are here...... The reason why we want a revolution. ”

As if he was saying some oath, Xiao Qiao's calm and delicate face showed an extremely serious expression.

Witnessing such a look on the side, Gong Jin suddenly felt unpleasant. This girl wants a revolution and wants to change the dynasty, what the two do is so similar, but why is there such a big difference in the mood of the two sides?

I have never believed in something like her, and I am persistent and desperate for a certain idea, so I don't know what kind of mood it is?

Thinking of this, Gong Jin couldn't help but feel a sense of jealousy towards Xiao Qiao, and he took half a step back, not letting Xiao Qiao see his expression at the moment...... It was an eerie sneer.

No matter how good this woman is, she is just a lowly breed with the blood of ghosts, unworthy of flying to the sky, the more lofty the ideal, the heavier and worse the fall will be in the end, and she will definitely witness that happy and tragic end.

It's just that while a cold smile bloomed on his lips, a thought flashed through Gong Jin's mind.

(If Little Joe isn't a ghost...... ）

When this thought flashed through his mind, the smile on Gong Jin's face suddenly froze, and he shook his head vigorously, throwing this meaningless thought out of his mind.

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Time flies quickly, a month has passed in the blink of an eye, and the allied forces with sufficient food have lived a cold but warm winter in the Huaguo Mountain region, although the weather is bad, but everyone's hearts are stable and comfortable, as if they have been washed by the crystal first snow.

Joe's strategy has been successful, and whether it's advocating for business or counseling for community integration, these painstaking efforts are rapidly bearing fruit. In a short period of time, there are obvious and positive results, and the efforts of Gong Jin and Yan Ning are absolutely indispensable, especially Gong Jin, who is bent on gaining Xiao Qiao's trust.

Regardless of the true thoughts in his heart, Gong Jin in the eyes of everyone, when performing various tasks, is simply working day and night, can be called the most faithful practitioner of Xiao Qiao's ideals, if he does not take the first step to eliminate all disputes, then this newly established Shuilian Town, there have been several major fights due to misunderstandings and conflicts, and Xiao Qiao's hard work will be ruined.

In addition to the previous food and wood accidents, the soldiers also tried to barter with the aborigines of the neighboring mountains, obtained some materials, processed them and sold them, and when the snow became more and more heavy and the road to the outside was gradually closed, Xiao Qiao instructed the group and began to dig in the nearby mountains.

Xiao Qiao did not choose the hidden location randomly, the reason why he fancy the dense forests and mountains in the Huaguo Mountain area, in addition to the easy to defend and difficult to attack, the geographical location is hidden, a big reason is because there are rich minerals here, according to records, there were even mines and miners here a long time ago.

After entering the Huaguo Mountain area, Xiao Qiao spent time on repositioning and exploration, and after a whole month, the location of the ore vein was rediscovered, and the buried ancient mine mouth was opened, and mining officially began.

It took a lot of effort to penetrate the layers of hard and dense rock formations, especially when the materials were not abundant and there were no tools at hand, so it was usually Yan Ning or Xiao Qiao who opened the way at the forefront.

The fierce and fierce Wuyue Divine Thunder is certainly a good tool for opening up these places, but in the end, it is flesh and blood; Xiao Qiao, who wears and uses the two major artifacts, is simply a demon god of destruction wrapped in armor, and the Equality Divine Hammer is thrown out, no matter how hard the rock plate is, it should be shattered, and the terrifying power is staggering.

Gong Jin, who had hidden his own strength, had been watching carefully from the side, wanting to understand the degree of cooperation between Xiao Qiao and the two major artifacts. Fraternity Holy Armor、Equality Divine Hammer,It seems to be powerful,But that's the result of a large amount of loss of the user's vitality,Two years of prospects,On the Yanggang,I fought with the leader of the Guiyi rebels,The other party fired thirteen blows with the power of the Equality Divine Hammer,As a result, he shot down his weapon on the thirteenth blow,Vomited blood several liters and died。

Xiao Qiao is a delicate daughter, purely in terms of physical resistance, she is far inferior to the stout man, the only thing to rely on is her pure internal strength. But how long can Xiao Qiao's internal force be supported under the use of the two major artifacts together, this is something that Gong Jin is eager to know, and it is very likely that he will be ready to work with Xiao Qiao, because ...... The day before yesterday, the old hall had already sent a secret letter through the annihilation, asking Gong Jin to choose the right time to assassinate this woman who was too dangerous, and then seize the position of the leader of the alliance himself.

(Do you want to assassinate her? When is it better?? At this juncture, Su Laotang is too anxious.) ）

Gong Jin felt very dissatisfied that his plan had been interfered with, but he didn't think deeply about how he felt when he was asked to assassinate this girl.

"Oh no! everyone, hurry up!"

Gong Jin, who was in deep thought, suddenly heard an exclamation and a series of screams, Xiao Qiao, who was originally in the depths of the mine, rushed out with several blood-soaked warriors, chasing behind them some unknown giant beast, which seemed to be tangible and invisible, not only devouring the warriors who could not be avoided in one bite, but Xiao Qiao's Equal Divine Hammer even passed through their bodies and could not hurt them.

(This...... This is not a real beast, it is an energy body formed by power or magic...... ）

Xiao Qiao seemed to see this, put aside the Equal Divine Hammer, and wanted to use magic to set up a barrier, and this practice did work, a rapidly formed enchantment barrier, temporarily blocking those evil beasts like elephants and leopards, allowing others to escape, but Xiao Qiao, who was trying his best to spread the enchantment, did not find a vicious beast through the rock wall and attacked her vest gap.

"Get down. ”

In order to hide his identity, Gong Jin's habitual long whip weapon was not brought with him, so he could only rush over at high speed and try to pull the person away, as for when to assassinate, Gong Jin couldn't care about it, and the only thought in his mind was that he couldn't let this girl die here and at this moment.

The fastest body in the White Deer Cave allowed Gong Jin to knock Xiao Qiao down at the last moment, and the two faces were only a few inches apart, and he saw that Xiao Qiao's eyes flashed with gratitude and thanks, and at the same time, there was a sharp pain of separation of flesh and bone from his vest, and he followed ...... He lost consciousness.

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