Queen Loulan stood on the altar with a somewhat solemn expression.

Sara's first contact with the dragon vein consciousness was that she could channel her power to protect the people of Loulan, and she couldn't do anything extra.

But Queen Loulan is different.

Since she was a girl, she has successfully linked to the dragon vein, and in the next twenty years, she has not missed a single prayer, and her spirit is highly unified with it.

In the previous shelter, she clearly sensed that this sandstorm did not form naturally, but that something existed in the center of the storm.

That huge breath of life even chased the dragon vein.

"Could it be that some monster has been bred in this desert?"

Queen Loulan frowned, and a hint of worry flashed in her eyes.

Judging from today's actions, the other party does not seem to have any malicious intentions, and it is not specifically aimed at Loulan, but it is just a stroll, but it almost buries the people of this city.

"What should I do?"

The dragon vein consciousness is as ignorant as a child, lacking powerful attack ability, and Queen Yiloulan's first thought is to hire a sand hidden ninja, but soon she showed a wry smile,

“…… Not to mention how to resist this monster that controls the natural disaster with manpower, even if there is such a person, how much should be paid. ”

Although Loulan is a rare oasis in the desert and lacks resources, it is not easy to maintain the livelihood of its people, and there is not much spare money to give employment funds.

The monster in this yellow sand is not something that Loulan can deal with alone.

“…… The only way to do this is to pray that this monster will not pass through Loulan again. ”

Queen Loulan sighed, whether it was Loulan or its patron saint, they could only be in a corner of peace, good at defending but not good at attacking.

"However, this matter can be notified to Sha Yin."

A trace of thought flashed in Queen Loulan's eyes, "They don't have the protection of the dragon vein, once they encounter it, it will be a catastrophe, maybe they will do their best to destroy that monster......"

"Your Excellency, with such a fluke mentality, you are not a competent leader."

The sudden sound made Queen Loulan startled, and she subconsciously raised her head, only to see a black dot rapidly getting bigger, and in the blink of an eye, the owner of the voice came to her.

Queen Loulan took a few steps back, and a faint white light appeared on her body.

The other party was not good, but in the place where the sacrificial hall and the dragon vein fit, he was a little relieved and asked, "Who are you?" This is not the place for you to go wild. ”

"Alas, the news in a place like Loulan is really closed, do you want me to report my home?"

Orochimaru tugged at the corners of his mouth, his smile was a little troubled, "I'm Orochimaru, let's not talk about my identity in the ninja world for the time being, you shouldn't have much of a concept, but you just need to know that the storm just now was under my control." ”

"Impossible!" Queen Loulan said categorically, her face visibly shaken.

Through the perception of the dragon vein, she could see that the other party was a very powerful ninja, but it couldn't be compared to the monster in the yellow sand, and the strength was too bad.

"Huh...... Maybe I should have come here sooner. ”

The corners of Orochimaru's mouth grinned slightly, and he suddenly raised his sword fingers, and some eyeshadow lines appeared on his face.

Queen Loulan suddenly felt that the other party's aura had changed, and she had become closer to the dragon vein, rather than a normal ninja.

"It's still scarce in terms of quantity, but you should be able to feel that it's not really different."

Orochimaru licked his lips, "Let me introduce again, this is my doppelganger, and the main body is still doing some finishing work for the sandstorm." ”

"After all, such a huge natural disaster, if it is allowed to continue, I don't know what the consequences will be."

“……”

Queen Loulan's face was very ugly.

She didn't want to believe that there were monster-like ninjas in the world, but all the clues at the moment proved that the man who suddenly appeared was telling the truth.

What's even more terrifying is that this monster is obviously not a good person and has some kind of malice towards Loulan.

"What do you want?"

Queen Loulan's expression changed, she was silent for a moment, and then said in a deep voice, "As you can see, Loulan is just a poor small village, and it is not capable of satisfying the appetite of a ninja like you. ”

Orochimaru chuckled, "How come, there is something here that you can't find in the ninja world...... Treasure. ”

Sensing the other party's gaze, Queen Loulan's face changed.

She naturally didn't feel that the other party was talking about herself, but in the sacrificial hall except for herself, there was only ...... Dragon Vein.

"It can't be." Queen Loulan said categorically, "The dragon vein is the lifeblood of the Loulan people, and you have also seen that without the protection of the dragon vein, my people of Loulan would not be able to live in the desert at all." ”

Moreover, Queen Loulan didn't believe that the other party could control the dragon vein at all.

Although the monster in front of her is a monster that can control natural disasters, the reason why Loulan is in turmoil and almost destroyed is only because she, as a controller, lacks ability.

But the power of the dragon vein is more than that.

This man is obviously not satisfied with such a simple use as her, but if he uses other methods, it will inevitably trigger a riot in the dragon vein.

And no matter what the outcome of the confrontation between the two sides is, it will bring ruin to Loulan.

This oasis is extremely fragile, and it simply cannot withstand the fight between two monsters, which is obviously unacceptable to Queen Loulan.

"Lord Orochimaru, you have the terrifying power to manipulate natural disasters, and you should be able to sense how incredible the dragon vein is,"

Queen Loulan's expression was serious, her words were sincere, and she said solemnly, "Your actions will not have any good results, please dispel this thought." ”

Queen Loulan has not read many books, but from the few historical materials, it is not difficult to find that the expansion of people's desires will always lead to evil consequences.

She also didn't understand why the other party already had such great power, and he still coveted the power of the dragon vein.

"Hehe, I don't have to worry about Her Excellency the Queen's affairs, it's better to worry about my side if I have this kind of effort."

Orochimaru smiled weirdly, and his body suddenly sank into the ground.

Almost at the same time, a figure trotted into the sacrificial hall and shouted, "Mother, I've told you that they're leaving the shelter now......"

As she spoke, Sara noticed that Queen Loulan's face was not quite right, and wondered, "Is something going on?" ”

Queen Loulan's face changed slightly, she hurriedly cleaned up her mood, temporarily suppressed the distracting thoughts in her mind, and touched her daughter's head as usual, "I'm just a little tired." ”

"Oh, that's right." Although Sara felt a little strange, she didn't think about it and nodded, "It's really tiring to control the power of the guardians, so mother should go back early today to rest." ”

"Mother also wants to go back to rest early." Queen Loulan smiled, "But there are still some things to deal with here, you go back first, and the dinner matter will be left to you." ”

"Hmm...... Leave it to me. "Sara wanted to stay here and help, but she didn't know what she could do, and she could still make a difference back home.

Seeing Sara disappear at the door of the sacrificial hall, Queen Loulan already understood what Orochimaru wanted to do, and her eyes stared at the figure that appeared again, her face was very ugly, "It's really despicable." ”

"Your Excellency, you seem to have misunderstood something, I never intended to threaten you with your daughter."

Orochimaru licked his lips and said with a smile, "That kind of appetite is too small, and the chips that can really be placed on the table are the lives of your entire Lan people." ”

Queen Loulan's thoughts were chaotic and she didn't know what to say, she just stared at each other and glared at each other.

"Tsk...... It seems like too much to talk about at once, so let's stop for today. ”

Orochimaru held up a finger and said with a smile, "Tomorrow morning, the time will be a few minutes earlier than today, and there will be a sandstorm attack." ”

"After that, let's move on to the deal."

"What did you say?" Queen Loulan's face changed, "We can talk about the transaction now, Sandstorm ......"

Before the words fell, Orochimaru had already risen and fallen, jumped into the air in one step, and disappeared along the wall of the patio.

Looking at the narrow sky above, Queen Loulan had a wry smile on her face, "The initiative to negotiate...... Completely in the hands of the other party. ”

The strength of the two sides is not at the same latitude, she is relying on the power of the dragon vein, but the other party is its own strong strength, which will lead to this situation is understandable.

But when it came to the end, Queen Loulan was inevitably a little lost, "Weakness is the original sin." ”

Slowly exhaling a breath of white air, she began to rack her brains to think of countermeasures.

The people of Loulan hid here, avoiding disputes with the ninja world for many years, but now that trouble has come to the door, they can't hide if they want to.

She must find a way out for the people of Loulan, which is her mission as the queen of Loulan.

……

"This woman is a smart person."

Orochimaru stood on the outer wall of the tower, listening to the Lamp God describe what Queen Loulan had done since he left, a smile on the corner of his lips, "But she has too few chips available. ”

Transactions that both have needs and are reciprocal in terms of identity and force are the easiest to facilitate.

But at the moment, this one seems a little deformed.

On the one hand, Queen Loulan holds the control of the dragon vein, and in the subsequent operation, she has to assume the role of calming the natural energy of the riot, which can be said to be indispensable.

But at the same time, apart from these, the other side has almost nothing.

No matter what Orochimaru gave, he could get it all back, because the end of the deal also meant that Loulan had lost his greatest self-preservation power.

It can be said that whether or not to turn his face depends entirely on Orochimaru's character.

Character? Scold......

Thinking of this word, Orochimaru couldn't help laughing, although he really didn't plan to turn his face this time, but Queen Loulan must not believe it, and this is very likely to cause the transaction to go too far.

"Tsk, let me find you an ally."

Orochimaru smiled, and his figure disappeared into the yellow sand.

……

Sand Hidden Village, the office of the Wind Shadow Building.

The fourth-generation wind shadow Luo Sha looked at the village's financial flow, and his face was a little unpleasant.

Some time ago, although I made a small profit by supporting Konoha's commission, it was just a drop in the bucket compared to the huge consumption of the village.

Not to mention, there has been another gold-devouring beast in the village recently.

Thinking of this, Wind Shadow Luo Sha sighed slightly.

The effect of the 'Physical Strengthening Surgery' is indeed outstanding, and he is also a first-hand witness of the war between Konoha and Akatsuki, and he knows very well that if it weren't for the fact that most of the participants were wooden ninjas, Konoha's losses would never be so slight.

Moreover, it is rare that Orochimaru provides a fertile opportunity to perform surgery for the ninjas of the Land of Winds, and Sand Hidden Village must not miss this opportunity.

Seeing that the strength of the ninjas in the village has grown a lot, on the other hand, the village's funds have taken on more burdens.

The village is poor, but every time the operation is performed, the village will give corresponding subsidies, which makes the village's capital flow more and more tight, and the accounting data becomes more and more ugly.

But it won't work if they don't, because the sand ninjas are also poor, and if they hope to save enough for the surgery themselves, it's more likely that they would rather risk being injured and save enough money.

After all, ninjas are meant to live.

Thinking of this, Kazekage Raksha put down the documents and data in his hand and turned his gaze to another person in the office, "Elder Chiyo, have the Recon Ninjas detected a new gold mine?" ”

As a Kazekage, as long as it is something for the village, there is no distinction between superior and inferior, even if it is mining.

But even this kind of drudgery is not something that can be done if you want to, within a radius of two hundred miles from Shayin Village, large and small mining areas have been cleaned by him over the years, and the new mining area is still in the process of searching.

"Wind Shadow is a little restless, it will take a while now."

Granny Chiyo shook her head, "I sent two more teams yesterday, and I think I can get something in a few days." ”

Kazekage Raksha nodded slightly, but still urged, "Try to make their movements as fast as possible." ”

Hearing this, Granny Chiyo frowned, "Since Yu Konoha came back, Kazekage has become much more impatient, and I also know that the organization is strong, but at present, Konoha is on the top, so there is no need to be so anxious." ”

Kazekage Raksha was worried from the center of the poke, and couldn't help but shake his head, "That's not how the account is calculated, and it is precisely because of the threat of the Xiao organization that Konoha is so generous, and he is willing to let Orochimaru perform the operation for us." ”

"And in the battle that follows, no matter which of the two sides loses, it will not be so easy to grab the benefits so easily."

Chiyo's mother-in-law was slightly stunned, and said with emotion, "Kazekage has a lot of thoughts, and she can't get old. ”

Kazekage Raksha shook his head slightly, not taking it seriously.

After all, Elder Chiyo is already old, and his mental and physical strength have decreased a lot, and it is not surprising that he is not as upright as his prime.

Besides, to talk about taboo things, ninjas rarely have longevity, and Chiyo's mother-in-law doesn't know how many years she has to live, so it's normal to look at things short-sightedly.

“…… We had to think of another way to open up the source for the village, and we couldn't just count on the gold mines in the desert, which were getting harder and harder to find these days. ”

When Wind Shadow Raksha was thinking about it, outside the office, suddenly the voice of the guard came,

"Kazekage-sama, Your Excellency Orochimaru, Konoha asks to see you."

"See? What's the matter with him? Kazekage Rosa exchanged glances with Granny Chiyo, a trace of doubt flashed through his mind, and he said, "Please let him in." ”

"Yes!" The sand ninja guard responded.

It didn't take long for Orochimaru to push the door in and say with a smile, "In the past two days, the sand ninja who came to the operating room to find me seems to be a little few." ”