The merchants of Wanghai City heard the news from the fleeing people that made them very angry, and they were forced to choose to believe in the possibility of the prophecy coming true, and they responded accordingly......

For businessmen, probability is far more telling than right and wrong. Although there were more than twice as many people in the Chamber of Commerce who did not believe in the prophecy as there were those who believed in it, it was impossible for him to ignore the opinion of a small group of people as president.

So he chose a countermeasure that was troublesome, but could avoid risks, and won praise. As for the safety of their own lives, for a large chamber of commerce with a ten-meter-deep underground warehouse and a fifteen-meter-deep underground secret room, the dragon's fire was not a problem. The White Moon Kingdom is only the most powerful in the construction industry, and the magicians are holding bundles of engineering drawings and magic arrays, digging pits and building buildings everywhere, although they have the status of nobility, but they are real hard work.

The choice of the merchants represented the wisdom of a class, and the Hall of Scholars, as a symbol of wisdom, also welcomed their friends.

There was no role like a prefect in the Scholars' Hall, and the fugitives told their affairs to an old man who seemed to be kind, and the old man dismissed them.

"The rumors about the appearance of dragons have only been in the corner of the North Sea in the past ten years, do you know how many there are?"

The fugitives shook their heads, indicating that they had not heard of them. As a result, they were unlucky when they spoke like this, and were pulled by the old man to sit on a wooden table in the hall. The Hall of Scholars is also a castle-like building, which is intended to protect the books and scholars it contains.

The old man called an eleven or twelve-year-old student to help pour tea, and then began to talk about cases of false news about dragons.

"The last time we had a rumor of a dragon appearance was a month ago, when several businessmen claimed to have seen a dragon and spread it around like you. But that's a southern thing, and I don't know all about it, so I can't talk about it for now. ”

"Just look at the words of the North Sea. The last time rumors of a dragon attack broke out was a month after the Knight King concluded a truce with the Forest Country. Usually the people who go around promoting dragon-infested talk are businessmen, businessmen like you. But those who claimed to have seen dragons that time have been decapitated. They had good reason to spread rumors, and those who had bought a lot of armor were unable to do so because the fighting was extinguished. ”

"In addition, the rumors of the dragon group two and a half years ago, the dragon secrets that happened in the northern area of Kata Hill City four years ago. Five years ago, there were four rumors. I'm not a rumor scholar, so I can't count how many people are keen to promote this kind of thing. Are they still listening to Daddy's bedtime stories?"

The fugitives were polite, and although there was a hint of sarcasm in the old scholar's words, they did not anger them even the slightest. They suggested that this time it did not come from their own mouths, but from the prophecy of the Holy Maiden.

"Well, it's the so-called prophecy of the Holy Maiden. So let's take a look at how many times the prophecy of the Holy Maiden has been missed. ”

The fugitives were tortured for two full hours by an old scholar and forced to listen to many strange events. They felt that the scholar should go and talk to the housewives who had nothing to do all day, and they would be able to satisfy their conversations very well. Mutual gratification, perhaps.

The old scholar said for a long time. I also went to the toilet twice in between. Just when the fugitives thought that they would not be able to spread the news to the Guò Scholars Hall, an 'but' was highlighted in the mouths of the old scholars.

A lot of people hate to hear the word 'but' because people like to use this twist to disgust people when they speak.

"But, my friends. History tells us that empiricism is not advisable. There are many interesting points about the news you have brought. The way the saint disappeared was very special, if it was not the work of the gods, but with the help of a magician. Why would a magician do such a thing? It doesn't seem easy to plan such an event, perhaps the magician wants to convey something to us in this way. ”

Seeing that the old scholar in front of him seemed to be beginning to agree with his opinion. For the first time, several of the fugitives listened to him intently.

"A woman who has the ability to plan and calculate the new saint, who does not hesitate to take the risk of opposing the duke. The message they convey is just 'the dragon is coming,' the kind of news that you hear every two years. I don't think businessmen would have had this plan until they had a problem in their heads. I don't think anyone has a clue, at least the Duke doesn't seem to have found the culprit yet, otherwise the wanted warrant would have been sent......"

The old scholar went on and on, but the fugitive only wanted to know what he would do with the news he had raised.

"I think, in terms of the scale of the incident. Perhaps it is a responsible choice to trust the event makers. The old scholar drank all his tea, ate all the snacks on the wooden plate, and stood up with some trembling support on the table.

"So, what do you mean?"

The old scholar smiled, "Thank you for chatting with me." I think the Scholars Hall should try to warn the citizens. Our influence is limited, but we do our best. ”――

Zhou Shu failed to persuade Lan and Cai to advance towards the temple, and after the two entered, he was a little uneasy and decided to wait for them to come out at the gate of the temple.

However, he waited until the sun went down in the afternoon, and did not see the two girls come out of the temple.

"Stayed?

He believed that his eyes were not bad enough not to notice that they had left, and if they hadn't left through the back door of the temple, then they should still be staying inside. At least in the Book of Summoning, both of them are alive and well.

After there were no people on the street, a man in a cloak stood out in front of the temple door. Almost all of the city is darkened at night, except for the temple.

Zhou Shu was very depressed, he was tired and bored after standing all afternoon, but he always felt that it was very unreassuring for these two girls to go in like this.

Just as he was hesitating to sneak into the temple to take a look, the sick princess called. The two also talked on the phone for a few days yesterday, but they have been following the team recently and have not communicated much.

Zhou Shu saw the call from his eldest lady, left directly from the door of the temple, climbed to the top of a four-story house, and prepared to spend tonight here. No way, I missed the time to find a store during the day to stay overnight.

The sick princess didn't have anything big to say. It's a very common couple to contact their feelings, and they complain about their grievances by the way. The coronation ceremony was almost ready, but because Princess Fuhu had gotten extra money, the construction of the palace and castle could be accelerated, so the sick princess put her energy into the construction again.

Zhou Shu can understand this very well, and ordinary people get married and toss a wedding rehearsal. It's enough to toss people with a wedding photo or something, and your eldest lady has to build a house with a crown. The design, decoration and garden decoration of the house are all problems, and each of them needs to be asked by the owner of the house, and it is uncomfortable to think about it.

The sick princess said that sometimes she really wanted to throw off the sentence 'you can do it casually', but in the royal court, she couldn't show that she was so irresponsible. It is the fate of the royal family to bow down to everything, and even the dishes prepared for the guests on the day of the coronation need to be asked by her, and she also dislikes the dishes that are not novel enough. She wanted to shake the guests.

"Why don't I go and cook you a cook and serve it with braised pork?"

"Is that the greasy meat you made for me before?"

"I think so. ”

The sick princess said that it was better to forget it, it was basically impossible to ensure the temperature of the food at the meal, and it was impossible to see it after the thing cooled down. "What I need is something that is easy to eat and doesn't matter if it cools. It's not that it has to be limited to cold food. ”

"Why don't I take a cucumber for you? ”

The two said most of the night without a match, and then said goodnight to each other. One slipped into the satin quilt, and the other grabbed out of his sleeping bag and slipped in. At the same time, close your eyes and fall asleep.

On the second day, Zhou Shu heard some interesting things in the city. The Chamber of Commerce is peddling something called 'Dragon Coupons', which is now only on pre-sale, and it can't get anything yet, but you can register it in advance, and you can pick up the goods within three days.

There are two types of dragon coupons. The propagandists sent by the Chamber of Commerce set up a lot of stalls in the city, and for the sake of many people around, the propagandists were talking endlessly about the prophecy made by the new saintess of Haiyuan City a few days ago.

Zhou Shu knew that these guys were opening a market and wanted to encircle the people in the city to gamble. However, it is not very clear why physical vouchers must be issued. He had seen the gaming institutions of this world, very advanced, not as bulky as the watches that come out today.

The Chamber's actions reminded him of the actions of the fugitives. "The Chamber of Commerce's actions, could it be influenced by them?"

On this day, Lan Hecai still didn't appear, and Zhou Shu didn't bother to look for it, so he walked around the street for a day, and finally found an inn to sleep in bed at night.

On the third day of arriving at Wanghai City, the Scholars Hall issued a warning to the whole city, claiming that they had obtained some information through special channels and that the probability of the arrival of the Dragon Society was as high as 70%, and that the citizens should pack up and store their belongings even if they did not flee the city, and be ready to flee at any time.

Zhou Shu was very puzzled, he thought that no one here would believe his words, it seemed that he was wrong.

I went around the Chamber of Commerce, and almost no one bought the kind of dragon coupons worth four new moons, and the other kind of dragon coupons that believed that the dragon would not come had stopped supplying.

Although the notice issued by the Scholars Hall did not affect the citizens at all, the citizens did not believe the words of the scholars at all.

Zhou Shu looked at this contradictory scene, and really didn't know whether his previous judgment was right or wrong. He suddenly became interested in staying in the city, and he wanted to see if the Hall of Scholars would convince the citizens in the end, or if the citizens would still insist on their persistence.

He walked back and forth to the general meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, checking the pre-sale status of dragon coupons, and he also spent a lot of money to buy many dragon coupons of the four crescent moons that believed that the dragon would come. As the one behind the scenes, he felt that he had to do it, and it was a life experience.

Just when Zhou Shu exchanged gold nuggets for huàn silver full moon, the old man in the scholar hall who had received the fugitives before stared at him with a curious expression.

"This stranger, I don't know where you came from, can you talk to the old man?"

Zhou Shu has taken off his cloak in the past two days, Wanghai City is a seaport in the north, and it is not exclusive to foreigners. He said that he didn't care about the old man's request for communication, he was quite idle anyway, so he said a few words to the old man very casually.

During the conversation, Zhou Shu did not shy away from concealing his origin, saying that it was a personal secret. If you have to force yourself to say it, you are forcing yourself to lie.

The old man said that it didn't matter if he didn't say it, and talked about something else. In his words, he was very dissatisfied with the current sales of dragon coupons in the city.

"Hmph, the merchants are so shrewd. At this time, this kind of thing is enough to prove that they think that the prophecy is very likely to come true, which is to avoid the risks brought by dragons. Pity the ignorant citizens, they can't see the behavior of the merchants, and they don't listen to the warnings of our scholars. ”

The old man said angrily as he showed off the dragon coupon pre-sale voucher he had gotten from the Chamber of Commerce. He bought a large number of four crescent models and supported the prophecy to come true.

Zhou Shu also smiled and took out his voucher to show off, and the large number of purchases made the old man's eyelids tremble several times.

The two chatted happily, Zhou Shu was purely bored, and the old man was interested in him, a race he had never seen before, so they changed places and went to the tavern to chat.

There are no serious leisure places in the White Moon Country, so you can only drink wine and eat unpalatable cheese. However, this single form of entertainment allows all kinds of people to gather in the tavern, where everyone can meet everyone.

Zhou Shu and the old man had just sat down for a short time. He was forced to get up and shrink to the wall, because a few ordinary people in the tavern had a fight with an alien moon-level martial artist. Of course, there is only one person who knows the level of that martial artist, Zhou Shu.

Those ordinary local drunks pointed at the faces of the warriors and scolded, "Where did you come from, you foreign warriors, you are not welcome in Beihai." One by one, they were attracted by the rumors of the dragon and daydreamed about going home!"

"What's going on?" Zhou Shu asked, pulling over the wine seller.

The little brother said that it seemed that a few drunk guests were talking about the topic of dragon coupons. Seems to be laughing at those guys who bought the Four Crescent Dragon Tickets. The warrior was drinking alone on the side, and inexplicably turned around and interjected. I didn't agree with them, so it was like this.

"So the martial artist bought the kind of Four Crescent Moons?"

The wine seller said that the martial artist said, "I am arguing there for a little money, and I don't know what I am proud of." If you have the ability, you will go with Lao Tzu to kill the dragon. 'That's it.

Zhou Shu has now basically seen the attitude of all classes in the city towards dragons. In terms of martial artists, especially high-level martial artists. Because of the natural trust in the mysterious saintess of the North Sea, the whole mind is on slaying the dragon.

As for the merchants, it seems that they are speculating to make money, but they also seem to believe that they will drive the dragon over as promised.

Scholars not only believe it, but almost guess their own thoughts. It is said that the collection has begun to be moved underground. Just because of this, Zhou Shu must let them do useless work once, and resolutely not make trouble for them.

As for ordinary citizens, they seem to think that life will sink forever, and what is not a dragon is just a group of guys who are afraid that the world will not be chaotic is offering ugliness. It's basically an attitude of complete disbelief.

It's easy to think about this, even the citizens of Kaiwon Castle, a city where everyone witnessed the prophecy of the Holy Maiden, don't believe in the prophecy very much, and it is normal for citizens who have not experienced the scene at that time not to believe it.

Now there is only one point left that makes Zhou Shu puzzled - the temple.

"Anyway......" He leaned over to the scholar and muttered to him, "Old man, do you know what the temple thinks about this matter, I don't see them express their position, it feels a little weird." ”

"Temple......" the old man pouted, "they should have known about this matter for a long time, but they didn't inform the citizens of the situation, this is already their attitude." ”

"Are you sure they already knew?"

"Of course. The old man was very sure, "The new saint has appeared, and based on past experience, they should have announced the name of the saint to the citizens a long time ago." Now they don't say a word about it, pretending that the saint hasn't changed her term at all, isn't the situation clear enough?"

Before Zhou Shu could think about it, there was a fight in the tavern. The moon-level martial artist overturned six people with a spoon, and as a result, the locals were angry with the enemy, and they threw themselves at him desperately.

Zhou Shu remembered that he was in the state of being in the city lord's mansion of Haiyuan City, and believed that the city defense army of Wanghai City would definitely not be able to team a moon-level martial artist, so those desperate guys would probably make their dreams come true and lose their lives at the hands of this person.

After leaving the tavern, he said goodbye to the old man, and then went to the temple again. Lan and Cai are still in the city, but as far as he knows, the group of fugitives should have left yesterday, as it had been planned. There was no doubt that something had happened to the two of them.

Master Zhou searched the city and determined that there were at least five moon-level martial artists. This amount is very terrifying, if they can join the previous battle with the forest country, it is estimated that the sick princess will not be so desperate, grabbing the hair of the princess to seduce a guy who has not yet reached the moon level.

He is now sure that the really powerful martial artist didn't bother to stay in the army at all, but now he was lured out by his own dragon.

That night, Zhou Shu received a call from Asuka. She said that the dragon was already able to use it, and just now she flew around outside in stealth mode, and the effect was so good that no one could see it, but the wind and loud noise caused by the flight were unavoidable.

Zhou Shu was not happy when he heard the news, and seemed a little shrunken. He was very uneasy now, and he was not very willing to let the dragon go around.

In fact, it was not that he suddenly cared about human life, but mainly that he came up with an idea that could let the dragon play as much as he wanted without harming the innocent.

Originally, everyone's plan was to let the dragon create destruction to create panic, so that Zhou Shu, who was the destroyer of the evil dragon, would be able to gain great fame, and he would be worthy of the love of Naloloflender, who trusted the queen. However, now the number of moon-level martial artists who slay dragons will not be about twenty, as long as this is well publicized, let the dragon become a 'dragon that has killed twenty moon-level martial artists', and then Zhou Shu will take care of it...... In this way, it may be possible to accomplish the goal with only the lives of twenty people. (To be continued......)