Chapter Forty-Seven: To the Central Continent
The existence of out-of-specification has the way of handling out-of-specification.
Tang Dou, who has never been the biggest self-conscious, finally enjoyed a handful of extra-standard treatment - when he went to see Su Honggong, the matter of Ling Bo's Zhang family ended peacefully.
As a conspiracy theorist, Tang Dou had already made up dozens of sets of two million words each before he met Su Honggong, and he also prepared various ways to deal with it with great interest, but when he met Su Honggong, everything ended in the simplest way.
This made Tang Dou hold back his stomach, but there was no place to vent his conspiracy.
Sha Yunyue explained the situation to this stupid guy with a smile, and finally gave Tang Dou a little bit of the realization that he was now an out-of-specification existence-at least in the Heavenly Martial Kingdom.
The sworn elder brother of the Celestial Warrior Empire, the Prince of the Commoners. The guests of the Tianwu Kingdom's General Mansion, the sons and nephews of the military god Sun Nansong himself, the sons and nephews of Li Wei, the prime minister of the Tianwu Kingdom, and the people who have received the seven days of hospitality from the most noble ancestor of the Tianwu Kingdom, the platinum powerhouse.
Any identity taken out alone is enough for Tang Dou to walk sideways in the Tianwu Kingdom, and when the many identities are mixed together, Tang Dou is basically a supernumerary royal family of the Tianwu Kingdom, and he is still the kind with a very high status. Coupled with the foundation of his own platinum strength, people in the rivers and lakes can not be counted, and ordinary people can be ignored, but the attitude of any official person towards Tang Dou is very consistent - when he is an important member of the royal family - unless he is a guy who wants to rebel.
Su Honggong didn't want to rebel. Strictly speaking, apart from some minor shortcomings in personality, he was a very qualified city lord and a loyal soldier. Wei Guangzheng's officials basically did not exist, and Sun Nansong and Li Wei, the two peaks of the Tianwu Kingdom's civil and military affairs, did not have such and such problems? Although Su Honggong was greedy for money, he was still a loyal minister in the general direction.
And more importantly, Su Honggong received a court note from Zhengdefa before. Although Zhengde is an unreliable emperor, he really treats Tang Dou as a big brother, and after Tang Dou left, he took Sun Nansong and Li Wei together to send a note to all the officials on Tang Dou's route.
Tang Dou did not take the initiative to contact them. They treated Tang Dou as if they didn't exist. But once Tang Dou took the initiative to contact them, he had to cooperate with Tang Dou completely and unconditionally.
So for Su Honggong, when Tang Dou found him, he only had three choices.
First: Listen to Tang Dou. Second. didn't listen to Tang Dou, and then was beheaded by Zhengde. Third, rebellion.
Basically, as long as Su Honggong's IQ is higher than the table, how should he choose. After all, Tang Dou just asked him to give up the collusion with Zhang Rui. For Su Honggong, this is just a loss of money. There were no losses at all, not to mention that Tang Dou also hinted to him that after the Zhang family's affairs were over, there would be another thanks.
What is the most fundamental reason for the collusion between Su Honggong and Zhang Rui? Isn't it just for money? Now that Tang Dou, a supernumerary god clan, has the first request, and there is a great chance that he will get a lot of compensation afterwards, Su Honggong's choice is naturally simple and clear.
Before Tang Dou could speak, he had already decided to give up Zhang Rui, and by the time Tang Dou finished speaking, Su Honggong had already turned into a messenger of justice. He said that he would never let any "violation" happen in Limbo City - such as poisoning his own brother in the ring.
Of course, if there is a thing where the gentleman of Lingbo City falls off the cliff and dies unexpectedly, the city lord will not have any trouble in political performance except for expressing deep regret, after all, no one will inevitably have three longs and two shorts, right?
Seeing Su Honggong's flattering face hinting at Zhang Rui's fate, Tang Dou just smiled noncommittally, knowing that there must be a lot of dirt between this guy and Zhang Rui, otherwise he would not be in such a hurry to kill Zhang Rui's mouth. But this has nothing to do with Tang Dou, as long as the matter on Zhang Kang's side is resolved. Then Tang Dou can be regarded as having fulfilled his promise to Wei Miaomiao. Even Tang Dou suspected that even if Su Honggong didn't do it, Wei Miaomiao would not let Zhang Rui go in the future.
For this kind of mud that can't hold up the wall with a vicious mind, living itself is a waste of air.
Of course. All of this was done without the knowledge of Zhang Kang, a nerd. By the time the moon was full and the thousand waves were calm, the turmoil in the Zhang family had stopped.
Old lady Zhang didn't express any opinion on the whole incident, she was completely on the verge of death, although Tang Dou definitely didn't believe that this guy was really old and confused, but at least he was quite old and confused.
Zhang Kang's final choice was not surprising to Tang Dou. He didn't plan to stay in Lingbo City, and he didn't even ask for any of the Zhang family's property, even if Zhang Rui had officially withdrawn from the inheritance, he didn't ask for it, but gave the inheritance to Zhang Rui's son, who was only two months old.
This child, who doesn't know anything, doesn't want to lose his life in the next purge, but he is destined not to know what his real parents are like when he grows up. Lingbo Zhang's family has an heir, and Mrs. Zhang still has to work hard for a few more years, hoping that he will not cultivate another Zhang Ruilai, while Zhang Kang insists on returning to Hangucheng and going back to live his own life with his wife.
Golden Harbor Full Moon!
One of the eight major scenery of Lingbo City, it can only be seen on a calm day outside Lingbo City every month.
Like a huge moon disk made of gold, it hangs over the calm sea of a thousand waves, dyeing the sea a dull gold, and casting a bright light on the harbor, bringing everything into a holy color. If the Dream Sea of the Kingdom of HRE represents the color of dreams, then the full moon of the Golden Harbor in Limbo City represents holiness.
"The moon possesses the holiest power of the Thousand Souls Realm, especially when it is full. Only the holiness of the full moon can stop the frenzied breathing of the Thousand Wave Sea!The elven clan was born in that holy moonlight, and the elven goddess is also the goddess of the moon!" Sha Yunyue sat on the bow of the boat and told Tang Dou the traditional story of the elven clan with a smile.
Tang Dou wanted to complain that the calm of the Thousand Waves Sea on the night of the full moon was mostly related to gravity, and he even wanted to complain that the elves should have nothing to do with Sailor Moon. But in order not to ignore himself in the next few days, he still chose to shut up.
Zhang Kang and Wei Miaomiao came to see them off in the port, and with the gradual acceleration of the sea boat, even the port has become a small black spot, naturally the two of them can no longer be seen, but Tang Dou has an intuition, the little couple is still standing on the port and sighing.
It should indeed be sighed that what happened in such a short period of three days was a small episode for Tang Dou. For them, it was a life-changing turning point.
"What are you thinking?" Sha Yunyue asked as she looked at Tang Dou thoughtfully.
Tang Dou said the feelings in his heart, and finally sighed lightly: "Different levels determine different points of view. I can now understand that Vivien really didn't have any ill will towards us, she just stood on her own feet and did what she thought was right. I really shouldn't resent her anymore!"
Sha Yunyue was slightly stunned, and was about to say something, but saw Tang Dou smile evilly: "I won't resent her anymore." But I'm going to kill her!
The elf beauty opened her mouth, but in the end nothing came out.
No one can stop Tang Dou's revenge, unless Sun Mosong can come back to life, but that is obviously impossible. Sha Yunyue didn't want Tang Dou to fall into boundless hatred, but she couldn't stop him from embarking on this path of revenge. Maybe Tang Dou is right, there is no absolute right and wrong in this world, only different positions and levels. But from Tang Dou's standpoint, he had enough reasons to seek revenge on Vivien.
"Brother Tang, I'm ......" Sha Yunyue lowered her head.
"I know. I won't embarrass you, even if you end up being my enemy because of this. Tang Dou smiled and patted Sha Yunyue's head. It's like coaxing a child.
Sha Yunyue raised her head, her beautiful face reflecting the holy brilliance in the moonlight: "No matter what, I will stand with you." If this is my fate, I gladly accept it. Even if you are the enemy of the world!"
Tang Dou smiled.
Feelings are sometimes not as intense as fire, at least he and Sha Yunyue and Zhu Yuehuo don't have weird feelings. But no one can deny the feelings of the trio, and neither will they themselves.
"Don't say the same thing as the Great Demon King of the World. I'm actually a pacifist!" Tang Dou spread out his hands and said something he didn't really believe, without waiting for Sha Yunyue to complain, he diverted the topic: "Let's talk about the Central Continent, you have been there to some extent." I wasn't prepared at all. What the hell is the chaos going to be there?"
"What chaos, what chaos?" Chihuo ran over with little Lori in his arms. I don't know who these two women went to trouble just now. Little Lori's hair is a little messy, and her little face is blushing and simple, which is a typical image after being a bear child.
Basically, as long as the character of Chihuo and the current little Lori are together, the ability of these two girls to break into trouble is at the full level.
"Say it. How much money can I lose?" Tang Dou reluctantly began to take out his money bag.
"Ah, probably a red crystal coin!" Chihuo's eyes fluttered a little.
"What did you do?" said Tang Dou with a glare.
"Brother, eat red fruits, it's delicious!" Little Lori sent a golden fruit to Tang Dou's mouth like a treasure.
"It is a golden tangerine, a specialty of Tianwu. It shouldn't have been sent to the elves, because this thing was originally transplanted from the white silk orange variant on the elven side. This thing should have been sent to the Central Continent. If Xiangru doesn't eat too much, it shouldn't be too expensive!" Sha Yunyue said helplessly.
It's not too expensive, it's for the local tyrant Tang. A red crystal coin, even if it is these businessmen who run business between continents, the profit of running for a year may not be so much, don't forget that the ticket from the Barbarian Yuan Continent to the Jiuxiao Continent is only ten gold coins, which includes Tang Dou, Xiao Lori, and A Bao.
And one red Japanese coin is equal to 10,000 gold coins, which is actually a sky-high price as far as a bunch of fruits is concerned.
Sure enough, soon a merchant chased after the ship's bow. Tang Dou and his entourage, who could be personally sent on the ship by the city lord Su Honggong, and repeatedly confessed that the ship's owner had a good reception, was definitely not ordinary in the big ship, so the merchant knew that his goods were misfortuned by Xiao Lori, and he didn't dare to complain, he didn't come to Xingshi to ask about the guilt, but to cry.
Of course, before this tear fell, he was blocked back by Tang Dou's two hundred white crystal coins. And he began to sell another batch of his own fruit - otherwise the merchants are speculators, this guy has an unusual business vision.
After finally sending the merchant away, Tang Dou held Xiao Lori in his arms and tied Chihuo to his side, which allowed Sha Yunyue to continue the topic just now.
"The Central Continent, also known as the Chaos Continent on the human side, is a lawless zone. All the evildoers of the three major clans of humans, elves, and demons are sheltered there. In the most bizarre literature of our race, the Central Continent was actually split from the Nine Screams Continent, and during the Ancient War, the original Continent was broken up, and then divided into the Central Continent and the Nine Screaming Continents, which is one of the reasons why in terms of geographical location, the Central Continent is the closest to the Nine Screaming Continents!"
"Because it is a war site of an ancient war, the Central Continent is short of life, and it is difficult for natural things to grow there, and there can be volcanoes and deep caves everywhere, poisonous plagues are everywhere, and the breath of the dead wanders the continent. In the oldest texts, even for a thousand years, the Central Continent was a forbidden area for life, and even the most tenacious of the demon clan could not live on it. It wasn't until the end of the war between humans and demons a thousand years ago that the natural disasters there decreased a little, and adventurers began to go there!"
"At first, it was a paradise for adventurers, but soon it was different, the stability of the Central Continent was only relative, and there could be irresistible accidents at any time, so gradually it became a place for the three major clans to exile criminals. If it weren't for the fact that the Central Continent was a necessary springboard for the Nine Howls Continent to travel to the Heavenly Wind Continent, there might not be the only connection with the outside world. But I have to be human merchants, as long as there are people gathering, these human merchants dare to go, and it is precisely because of the efforts of these human merchants that at least the city of Kinunu we are going to is a relatively prosperous place!"
"Kinunu City is a city on the edge of the south coast of the Central Continent, because of its location in the inner bay, it has a calm sea surface of eighty nautical miles, although the dream sea outside Yucheng is so moving, but it is also one of the few calm places in the Central Continent. The three clans have joined forces to establish a city there, and enforce relatively peaceful regulations, a bit like Limbo City, there can be no fighting in the city, and any disputes need to be resolved outside the city, after all, even those who are evil, they need a peaceful place to recuperate!"
With Sha Yunyue's voice like a clear bell under the moon, a whole new world slowly opened up in front of Tang Dou and the others. (To be continued.) )