The yellow sand swirled, the sandstorm swept away, and a large amount of dust filled the sky above Loulan, covering the sky and the sun.

Disaster struck again, and the horror was as good as yesterday.

But in the same way, the people of Loulan survived this natural disaster smoothly without danger, and even because of the second time, there were not even a few people who were injured by the stampede because of the chaos.

However, this time, they did not rejoice in the catastrophe, but faintly felt a little worried.

Two days of sandstorms, each earlier than the other...... Although the desert weather is harsh, often accompanied by extreme heat and low temperatures, natural disasters of this magnitude are rare, and even more unusual for Loulan, which is stable most of the time.

You know, this is a rare large oasis, if it is attacked by sandstorms from time to time, it has long been buried under the yellow sand, where can it be of this scale.

But now......

Walking out of the underground shelter, you can see that all the buildings are in ruins, the doors and windows are gone, and the whole land is covered with a layer of yellow sand.

It's bad news that the home we live on is in ruins, but when you think about it, there's good news - the home was destroyed yesterday, and there is nothing to lose today.

But no one can laugh at it, if there is a sandstorm tomorrow as well...... They are no different from live fish in the sand under the scorching sun, and they are only steamed to dry their bodies little by little.

The thought of this gloomy future, the exit of the shelter, the atmosphere became very oppressive.

There was silence, and the crowd began to move, footprints converging, drawing crooked lines across the sand.

……

In the sacrificial hall, Queen Loulan withdrew from the link with the dragon vein, stroking her chest and gasping slightly, next to Sara, who had collapsed to the ground.

However, once she was born and twice cooked, this time she was very experienced, and while taking a small sip of the kettle from the bag around her waist, she handed the other kettle to her mother over and over again.

"Drink it yourself, I'm not thirsty......

Queen Loulan shook her head, and did not accuse her daughter of being casualness in the sacrificial hall.

The dragon vein is not human, the consciousness is even more ignorant, there are not so many rules at all, and respect is not manifested by some red tape, besides...... She was about to put the other party on the trading table as an item, so she didn't need to scruple about it.

「……」

In silence, Queen Loulan raised her head and looked at the sky, and suddenly felt that the sunlight was a little dazzling.

Today's sandstorm is coming again, which can prove to a certain extent that what Orochimaru said is true.

The disaster that swept through the entire Loulan was not a natural disaster, but a man-made disaster, a weapon of war controlled by Orochimaru.

Continue to tell yourself that the other party just has some kind of knowledge that can predict the coming of the sandstorm, but it is just self-deception and luck.

Queen Loulan wanted to solve the problem more than to get a moment of peace of mind.

"Mother, has something happened?"

At some point, Sara had stopped drinking and looked up at Queen Loulan with a well-understood worry on her face, "Could it be that this sandstorm will come tomorrow?"

Growing up in the desert and connecting with the consciousness of the dragon vein, she personally resisted the invasion of natural disasters, and Sara also found that these two days were somewhat unusual.

"yes, the sandstorm will come tomorrow too."

Queen Loulan didn't lie, she gently touched her daughter's head, and said softly, "But it's okay, I will definitely protect you and the people of Loulan."

"Well, I'll help you too."

Sara opened her hand and hugged her mother, and then without Queen Loulan speaking, she took the initiative to walk outside the sacrificial hall,

"Mother, you rest here for a while, and I will inform and reassure everyone."

"......" Seeing Sarah's disappearing back, Queen Loulan sighed softly, understanding that this kid might have guessed something.

But before she could sort out her thoughts, a voice mixed with laughter and banter sounded, "What a touching mother-daughter relationship."

Queen Loulan's face changed slightly, and the next moment, a figure jumped down from the sky and jumped to her

Front.

Orochimaru smiled and said slowly, "What's the matter, I don't know what Queen Loulan is thinking about? Do you want to make the deal?"

"You don't even mention the price of the transaction, and you want my Loulan people to abandon their homes and leave their hometowns in a word......

Queen Loulan's apricot eyes widened, her willow eyebrows upside down, and she said angrily, "How can I agree to this kind of robbership?"

The enemy is strong and I am weak, she knows that she can't take the initiative at the trading table, but if she doesn't even know the opponent's bottom chips, then she can only end up at the point of being slaughtered by the other party.

This is unacceptable to Queen Loulan.

At the moment, she is not really as angry as she seems, but she is just using the topic to play and probe the bottom of the other party.

"Robbers? That's an overkill to describe me."

Orochimaru's face remained unchanged, and the smile on his face became stronger, "I think I'm just a businessman right now."

As he spoke, he took out ten black leather bags from the scroll and threw them in front of Queen Loulan, "Here are four hundred million taels, which is the price of the dragon vein, as well as the settlement fee of the Loulan people."

「……」

Queen Loulan's expression was a little stiff, she looked at a pair of light and breezy big snake pills, and then at the money boxes lined up on the ground, trying her best to stay shocked.

Although, she is the queen of Loulan.

Although, she sits on a small city and nominally owns all its wealth.

Although, it is a miracle that Loulan has survived in the desert for so long.

……

But, but, Loulan is really poor.

It is even said that all the wealth added up is less than a tenth of what it is here.

The two in the ninja world are still very valuable, and a bowl of Yile ramen is only forty taels, and it is not for nothing that the entire ninja world can take out 400 million taels at will, but basically they are all big forces, in the name of the collective.

There is no such personal orientation as Orochimaru.

And in the face of a large amount of money, the turtles in the poor small villages in the countryside were suddenly suppressed.

Queen Loulan licked her lips subconsciously, and even wanted to check the boxes one by one to see if they were all real money.

She knew that there was no room for rejection of this deal from the beginning, and the reason why the other party was kind from beginning to end was because he had no fear, he could turn his face at any time, and now he just wanted to fight for the greatest benefits.

And for her, for Loulan, if she really has this money, it is acceptable to live in a different place, and it is better than forcing the other party to really use a sandstorm to destroy her.

But the premise of all this is that the other party will not turn around after the transaction is completed, and Loulan's strength will not be able to hold on to so much money.

After thinking about this, Queen Loulan's eyes regained clarity, and she looked away from the money box without hesitation.

"Tsk...... Isn't that satisfying to you?" Orochimaru asked knowingly, and smiled, "It's not good to be too greedy."

「…… To be sure, it's a surprise to me that you can come up with so much."

Queen Loulan looked at Orochimaru and said, "But Your Excellency should know that the people of Loulan are not lacking money now."

Leaving Loulan means losing your home and the protection of the dragon vein, which can be fatal in this war-torn ninja world.

"Yes, you are very smart and knowledgeable."

Orochimaru looked at Queen Loulan with a little satisfaction in his eyes.

Of course, he can not sell the guanzi, and tell the plan and the plan as soon as he comes up.

But in that case, it was a good opportunity to find out the character of Queen Loulan.

Although Orochimaru is a little confident in his eyesight, when it comes to the first generation of cell transplant surgery, he can't be too careful, and try to eliminate all the hidden dangers before the operation is carried out.

And as one of the participants in the operation, Queen Loulan must not be a stupid person.

To work with stupid people, with self-righteous stupid people, even more than the enemy who is a smart person.

As long as you meet the needs of the other party, you can easily grasp the behavior of the other party through logic, but the former

No, you can't predict the mind of a fool.

Intrigue with this kind of person will only be pulled to the same level, and then defeated by the opponent's rich experience.

"You're very good, although due to the limitations of the pattern, you will be shaken when you see this money, but it's not bad to be able to adjust your mentality so quickly."

Orochimaru smiled and nodded, "And I've finally confirmed that you're indeed a smart person and don't have a backup plan."

The one who can control the consciousness of the dragon vein is not only Queen Loulan now, but also her daughter Sara, and compared to the former, the latter is not so strong, and it is obviously easier to manipulate.

But if conditions permit, Orochimaru still prefers Queen Loulan.

In the two rounds of interviews in the past two days, it is obvious that Queen Loulan's performance is better.

For the sake of a better surgical experience, he will not skimp on a little money, which is all outside his body.

「……」

Suddenly getting an evaluation, Queen Loulan was a little confused, and frowned slightly, "What do you mean by this?"

"It doesn't matter to you, but talk about what you care about."

Orochimaru raised his hand and condensed the sand chair and sand table, and waved his hand after sitting down, "Please, let's talk slowly."

After Queen Loulan sat down with a heavy heart, he continued,

"Without the dragon vein, what you Loulan lacks is nothing more than money and shelterers, the former I can provide, and the latter ......."

"It's better to choose Sand Hidden Village."

"Sand Hidden Village?" Queen Loulan was slightly stunned, if she relied on the power of Shayin Village, she would be able to balance the person in front of her a little.

I heard that Ichi-tailed Morizuru also has the ability to set off a sandstorm, and he is also a terrifying monster, so there should be a ...... between the two Pretty much.

But Queen Loulan pondered for a moment, then shook her head, "I can't trust them."

Guilty of guilt, no matter who is in front of you, you must consider the possibility of the other party eating black.

Even the trust in Sand Hidden Village is much lower than that of Orochimaru.

Orochimaru smiled when he heard this, "You don't have to worry about this, with me, they don't dare to do anything black."

Queen Loulan's face changed, and she almost stood up, and said in a deep voice, "Are you in a group?"

If this is the case, Loulan really has no way to live.

"Not all, I did attract the Sand Hidden Village, but the relationship with me is only a collaborator at best."

Orochimaru told a set of statements in the Kazekage's office from a different perspective,

"With me here, you don't need to worry about the Sand Hidden Village going too far, and on the other hand, when you really start to integrate into the Sand Hidden Village, you can be considered a part of them, and if I want to move you, I need to risk turning against them."

"In other words, the people of Loulan can completely leave and right in it."

Queen Loulan pondered with her eyebrows, if it was all according to what Orochimaru said, it would indeed be a good way for the people of Loulan to live.

It is better to be under the fence than to be displaced.

But the problem is that Orochimaru has the confidence to be able to shelter the people of Loulan in Shayin Village, or in other words, after the deal is reached, how can he be willing to confront Shayin Village for the sake of Loulan.

Queen Loulan asked the doubts in her heart.

"The reason is simple."

Orochimaru stretched out his finger and pointed at the person in front of him, "Because I need you to do me a favor and help me suppress the natural energy of the dragon vein."

Queen Loulan's face changed slightly, "What exactly are you going to do with the dragon vein?"

"That's not something you should be concerned about." Orochimaru leaned back slightly, leaned back in his chair, and said slowly, "All the previous trading plans were for this matter, if it was just for the dragon vein, there would be no need to be so troublesome."

Queen Loulan's expression froze, and she felt the slightest hint of danger.

The person in front of him is by no means good-tempered, looking at his previous methods, in order to achieve his goal, he will set off storms at will, and it is impossible for him to be a good man who cares about the lives of this city.

This three

It is possible for the other party to be satisfied with the transaction, and the other party has a lot of plans for this, but if you really want to talk about it, it is only for one thing, that is, to win her trust, so that she has no dissenting intentions and is obedient to do this helper.

Otherwise, with this person's ability, why bother to find any Shayin Village, he alone can eat Loulan to death, even if they have dragon veins, they can't find the slightest room for resistance.

It's kind of incredible.

After knowing that the other party had done so much for this, Queen Loulan couldn't help but believe the other party's plans and words.

Although there are still problems that she does not understand, such as how a person can fight against the great ninja village of the ninja world; What the hell is he going to do to cause the dragon vein's ***, and he needs to appease himself for this...... Wait a minute.

But with the strength and means of the other party, it is clear that there are easier means, and even simply using the coercion of the people of Loulan, she may not choose to betray.

There is no cost at all to this way.

"It seems that you agreed."

Noticing Queen Loulan's complicated and indescribable expression, Orochimaru pulled the corners of his mouth and smiled back, "However, how the people of Loulan arrange, these things can be discussed later, and now you may have one other thing to deal with."

Queen Loulan's willow eyebrows furrowed slightly, and she wondered, "What are you talking about?"

She didn't think there was anything more important than the people of Loulan.

"Oh, little girl outside the door, you can come out now."

Orochimaru glanced back and smiled, "Or should I ask you to come out?"

The sound of rustling sounded, and Sara slowly walked in from outside the sacrificial hall to the sandy table, the expression on her face was complicated.