Outside, the wind suddenly rose, and the sky and the earth gradually changed color. Dark clouds gathered, sucking away most of the cloudy light between heaven and earth, and the temperature between heaven and earth also plummeted.

The waves outside the calf pass suddenly became anxious, roared wildly, rushed to the shore, and crashed into the reefs that lined the harbor on both sides, shattering into splashing droplets.

In the dimly lit lobby, the generals stopped talking, and Zhong Kui's anger continued unabated, and he became more irritable.

This seemingly strong Northern Yin Dynasty is now crumbling. The rebellion in Fenglin Continent has not ended, and there has been another riot in these six heavenly continents. But Emperor Xudu still wants to kill to stop killing, and his methods are extreme, which will only provoke more popular uprisings.

Zhong Kui, who was thinking like this, frowned even tighter.

But after a long time, he stopped thinking about it. I can't think about it too much, this Beiyin Dynasty has always been the final word of Emperor Xudu. No matter how much he wants, he can't control Emperor Xudu.

What Zhong Kui can do now is to wait for the negotiation of the Nine Shadows Kingdom, and then reduce the compensation as much as possible, which can also reduce the burden on the ghost people of the Northern Yin Dynasty a lot.

Zhong Kui, who was gradually getting angry, stood up, looked around at the generals around him, and asked: "Is there a well-organized and eloquent ghost in the pass?"

When he first arrived here, he was not familiar with the abilities of the ghosts in the pass, so he could only ask these ghost generals.

Hearing this, the generals pondered for a moment, and one of the ghosts said thoughtfully: "There is really such a ghost, who can be said to go back to the past, is our military treasury officer." ”。

The other ghost generals also nodded for a while, and echoed: "Yes, that old ghost basically no one can talk about him; ”。

For a while, the ghosts spoke up, and you praised this old ghost with every word.

"Take me to meet this old ghost. Zhong Kui, who had been listening for a long time, walked forward and walked towards the outside of the lobby.

A cold wind has been blowing between heaven and earth, and the military flags on the inner walls of the forest of passes are hunting. The dark clouds in the sky were low, and the lightning and thunder were thundering in the depths of the clouds, but I was afraid that it would rain again.

Zhong Kui followed the ghost generals through the scattered barracks in the pass and came to the door of the arsenal in the depths.

The ghost generals pushed open the door of the warehouse, and Zhong Kui took a peek at the house, only to see that there were really a forest of knives and guns. All kinds of weapons and feathered arrows are neatly arranged on the shelves placed next to the wall.

Under the lights that had been lit, a cold light was shining, a little dazzling.

Zhong Kui walked in and saw an old ghost with white beard and silver hair, sitting behind the bookcase in the middle, holding a pen and writing something, probably recording the inventory of weapons.

"Lin Cangran, haven't you seen the newly appointed general Zhong Kui?" a ghost general took a step forward and said to the old ghost.

The old ghost stopped writing, raised his eyes and looked at Zhong Kui, who didn't seem to be able to smile at all, but still had a hideous face. The old ghost Lin Cangran, who immediately recognized the other party, immediately stood in awe, stood up and put on a full robe, and bowed his hand: "Lord Zhong." ”。

"It's strange, this old ghost saw Master Gong in the past, and he also saluted hastily, how can he be so respectful today?" Seeing this, several ghost generals muttered behind Zhong Kui, causing Lin Cangran to raise his eyes and stare at him.

"You don't have to be formal. Zhong Kui looked at the old ghost and said bluntly: "I need a negotiator who can speak well and speak skillfully." If the Nine Shadows Kingdom comes to negotiate, are you willing to negotiate with me?"

With that, Zhong Kui motioned for the other ghosts to go out first.

It wasn't until those ghost generals left, and only he and Lin Cang were left in the room, that Zhong Kui told the cause and effect, everything in detail......

Nine secluded countries, Shuoyue Island.

The sunset is all over the sky, and the smoke curls down the glow everywhere.

On the top of Xiaoyu Mountain City, which has been restored to stability and peace, standing proudly in the main hall of the military yamen in the clouds, Xiao Shizhu sat on the position of the former heroes, looking around at the ghost officials and ghost generals on the left and right below.

"Ji Kang Jiang Ziwen, you are all souls who have been ghost officials in the Beiyin Dynasty, think about what rare resources are there in the Beiyin Dynasty, which we lack?" After a while, Xiao Shizhu asked these two human souls.

After today's dinner, the ministers and generals were also gathered, and Xiao Shizhu had only one purpose, to brainstorm and knock on the bamboo pole of the Northern Yin Dynasty. If they want to think about those resources, they will have to claim compensation from the Northern Yin Dynasty.

The two souls fell into contemplation together.

To say that these six heavenly continents, Fenglin Continent and Kunlun Continent, as well as the three continents of the Northland, do have a lot of resources. But to count what the Nine Shadows Kingdom lacks, they really have to think about it.

"Shadow wood, Fuso wood, these are not lacking now. But this keel fine iron has always been only available in the three continents of the Northland. After a long time, Jiang Ziwen was the first to speak, frowning slightly and saying thoughtfully: "If the weapons forged from stainless steel in our country are the sharpest and hardest, then the armor made of keel and refined iron is the lightest and hardest. It was so light but indestructible that even a sword made of steel could not split it in two with a single sword. Generally, only some of the forbidden troops in the capital and a small number of defenders and ghost generals at some important passes are equipped with armor made of this thing. If it is armor of the same size, the steel weight is ten catties, and the armor made of keel iron is only three catties, and the hardness is comparable to that of steel. It can reduce the weight and increase the sergeant's marching speed. The only drawback is that no matter how this kind of metal is polished, it cannot be made into a sword or other weapon that relies on the blade to hit the enemy, otherwise in the thousands of years ahead, the Northern Yin Dynasty would not have urged our country to pay tribute to the steel blade. ”。

"Well, it's a good thing indeed, record it. Xiao Shizhu nodded immediately, and said to Xun Xiang, who was in charge of recording on the side.

Xun Xiang hurriedly picked up the pen and wrote down this item on the small table in front of him.

"Divine Beast Soul. Immediately afterwards, Ji Kang took over and said slowly: "When I was holding the calf, I read a newspaper. It is said that the sailors of the three continents of the north can tame the soul of the god beast as a ship. It is the killer feature of the Northern Yin Dynasty at sea. This beast soul turtle-shaped dragon body can drag mountains when it is an adult. ”。

Speaking of which, Ying Zhao rushed to say it, and said with great interest: "That's right, that's right, back then, Emperor Wa and Emperor Xi brought a minor god to the world. It is the time of the great water, and it is enough to stand up to the four poles when this god is broken. No warship looks small in front of such a beast soul. If you can get a few pairs of these little beast souls and incorporate them into my country's water division, your combat effectiveness will definitely soar. ”。

"Yes, the Northern Yin Dynasty only has five or six such adult beast souls, and they can take advantage of this Chen Xiong's Northern Sea. Ji Kang nodded and said, "If there are more, it will be really terrible." ”。

"Okay, write down the gods as well. Xiao Shizhu said this, and the national teacher Yingying opened his mouth: "Legend has it that this god is unruly and untamable, please think twice, don't come to this god and can't be cooked." ”。

"I'll give it to the mermaid spring to tame them first, they always have a way to deal with the beast souls in this kind of water. If you can't raise it well, you can also kill it, it's not a big deal. After thinking about it for a while, Xiao Shizhu said this and told Xun Xiang: "Write down first, our purpose is to ask for as much as we want." ”。

The sky darkened, and the night pearls and centipede beads on the main hall lit up in unison. The main hall, which had been dark for a long time, was like day.

"You should also ask for purple mud. At the moment when the centipede beads and other lighting utensils were lit up, the painting hanging on the shelf next to Xiao Shizhu was like jade, and he also spoke: "This kind of soil dug from the bottom of the Lechuan River can make any plant grow luxuriant, and if you want to vigorously cultivate and hoard grain and grass, purple mud is also indispensable." If it is used in the southern area of Xuanyanzhou, it can change the poor soil. ”。

Immediately afterwards, those other ghost ministers and ghost generals talked about a lot of materials, and they were so busy looking for incense that they kept writing and didn't stop.

By the time they all stopped, Xunxiang had written an entire sheet of paper.

Xun Xiang checked it, and after seeing that there were no typos, he got up and handed the paper to Xiao Shizhu.

Xiao Shizhu took it and looked at the words on it hastily, and praised again and again: "Good words, good words." The strokes of the clouds and water, the words that fall like clouds. Looking for incense, stay by my side in the future to make a comment form, should and the article, at any time to call for a bachelor to write a text, how about it?".

"No. Xun Xiang sat down, stood up again, bowed, and accepted without objection.

Xiao Shizhu continued to read the contents of the paper carefully.

"Let's get started, Seeker. Xiao Shizhu stared intently at the list in his hand, and said unhurriedly: "The Beiyin Dynasty destroyed my holy land and slaughtered my Baimin soldiers first, which is unkind and unjust. Today, my Nine Shadows Kingdom has captured Gong Mingyi, the marshal of the Northern Yin Dynasty, and he has been properly placed and has not been abused. If the Northern Yin Dynasty wants to return Gong Mingyi, quell the war between the two countries, and return the peace of the two countries, it needs to compensate me for 90,000 taels of silver in the Nine Hidden Kingdoms. The keel fine iron, dragon cave iron, dragon blood copper are 50,000 stones, the keel fine iron, dragon cave iron, dragon blood copper ore are 100,000 stones, the purple mud is 660,000 stones, the Fenglin Continent high-grade spirit grass is 20,000 stones, the Kunlun Continent peach and peach pit are 30,000 stones, and the purple oak is 10,000 stones. In addition, I will compensate my country's three pairs of small gods, and all the islands in the sea will be ceded to me regardless of size. In addition, the garrisons of the Northern Yin Dynasty in the two eastern continents must all be withdrawn. It can be completed within six months. ”。

In the midst of his words, Xun Xiang silently wrote and recorded his words word for word.

When Xiao Shizhu stopped, Xunxiang also stopped writing.

After taking a closer look at his record and making sure that there were no typos, he stood up and handed it to Xiao Shizhu.

Xiao Shizhu took the piece of paper whose ink had not yet dried, and after taking a closer look, he put it down and looked at the Gonggong not far below.

"Gonggong, has the main force of the sailor arrived near Shuoyue Island?"

The co-worker who was sitting on the chair with the snake's tail crossed over saluted slightly and returned: "Back to the lord, the one hundred warships of the main naval division have been assembled near Shuoyue Island according to the ** order. ”。

At this time, the ink was dry, Xiao Shizhu slowly rolled up the piece of paper, put it into the box that had already been equipped with yellow brocade, covered the box again, handed it to beckoning, and got up and walked to the national teacher Ying Ying opposite him: "The national teacher, don't go back to the capital with me first, take this with you, and go to the calf pass with the water master of the co-worker." Give this claim clause to the local defenders first, and then wait for the reply of the Northern Yin Dynasty. If they are willing to negotiate, let them send someone to this Shuoyue Island to talk. If you don't want to, you will destroy the calf pass, and then the class teacher will return to this Shuoyue Island to wait. I'll make other arrangements. ”。

"No. The national teacher Yingying took the wooden box and put it in her sleeve.

"Gonggong and National Teacher, you all remember. If the Northern Yin Dynasty negotiates, it will not back down, this is my attitude. None of the numbers above can be changed. Xiao Shizhu raised the teacup and said unhurriedly: "All claims must be sent to me on time." ”。