Following the Golden Lion King, Xu Shuo finally understood how this small barn was stuffed with sixty or seventy people.

The first is upstairs, and there are three rooms on the second floor, each with no furniture left in it, but a quilt shop, at most a few chairs and a cabinet for clothes. Judging by the structure of the rooms, some of these rooms were originally used as offices, but they were converted into bedrooms - no, in terms of the number of people, they should be called dormitories.

There were at least seven or eight people living in each room, and the people of the Blood Moon Clan rested here, changed their dressings, and had fun. According to the Golden Lion King, because of the strict identity screening in the city and the inability of some disabled clansmen to work, most of the clansmen usually live in barns, and only a small number of people venture out to work to earn money to support the whole clan. Huafu is one of them.

"Speaking of which, the identity scrutiny in the city is so strict, how did you get into the city after you escaped from the village back then, and then you can still find such a military house to live in?" Xu Shuo asked.

"This is thanks to a guy named Hofs, he is a general of the former dynasty, after the fall of the royal family of Moxingde, he hid with his soldiers in the nearby generation, and secretly confronted the king of Zuoqiu. After we escaped, Hofs brought someone to find us and said that he could arrange a place for us to live. We followed him and ended up here. The Golden Lion King said.

"Hoves?" Xu Shuo remembered the leader of the rebel army who gave him information when he was in the thief village, and his name seemed to be Hoves, "Is that him?" In fact, a few of us can find this place, and it is also the way pointed out by the general Hofs. ”

"Really?" The Golden Retriever Lion King frowned, as if he had something on his mind, "Then we owe him a favor again......"

Xu Shuo's heart suddenly sounded alarmed, he didn't expect that there was such a connection between the Blood Moon Clan and Hoves, I don't know if the Blood Moon Clan has already joined the rebels, if so, then Miao Zhen will be involved in any battle if he stays here.

It must be asked.

"Patriarch Perlis, is there any cooperation between your Blood Moon Clan and that Hofs General?" Xu Shuo asked as tactfully as possible.

The Golden Retriever Lion King shook his head.

"Nope. Although Hofs did try to persuade us to return with him, he was rejected by his great-grandmother. ”

Xu Shuo was a little surprised, "Even if you are refused, does he still provide you with a place to live?" ”

The Golden Retriever Lion King nodded a little embarrassed, "Yes, so I feel a little embarrassed." I can only give him some moon wine every time I see him. ”

Xu Shuo nodded, thinking that this rebel leader was not bad, and when he asked him about the Blood Moon Clan, he didn't receive any actual reward. However, this may also be some kind of Hofs strategy, after all, there is a saying that free things are the most expensive.

While chatting, they toured all the rooms on the second floor and then went up to the third floor.

There are only two rooms on the third floor, which are different from the second floor, and both of them have large beds. One of the rooms is warmly furnished, with dressers, wardrobes, bed nets, oil lamps and other bedroom utensils.

Xu Shuo couldn't help but be a little puzzled, and asked the Golden Retriever Lion King, "......What are these two rooms?" ”

"Well, the smaller one over there, with only a bed and some miscellaneous items, is my grandmother's room, and she is not in good health and can't sleep on the floor. And this room with a dresser," said the Golden Lion King, a little vague, "is for everyone to take turns." ”

"Take turns?" Lilian was puzzled, "But there seem to be a lot of people here, wouldn't it be more lenient to make this room into a bunk?" ”

"Well...... golden-haired lion king scratched his beard, "it's precisely because this place is small, everyone usually lives together, and some things are not very convenient, so I got a separate room, like lovers in the clan, husbands and wives, etc., can be used in turn." ”

Although it is not very clear, the meaning is obvious, this is a room for lovers to do something that needs privacy. It is commonly known as a place for sexual intercourse.

"Yes, that's right." Lilian's mind flashed into the picture of what might have happened here, and her face turned red with a brush.

"It's the room you need to give birth to, right?" Tong Yan is unscrupulous, Miao Zhen said it directly, "I heard that if you want to have a baby, boys and girls will sleep together, and then girls will ...... Hey, will Sister Lilian and I be pregnant with Brother Xu Shuo's baby? ”

At this moment, Xu Shuo felt a terrifying gaze from the Golden Retriever Lion King.

"That, Miao Zhen, listen to me, it's not just that you can get a baby as long as you sleep together, there is a very complicated process in this, so you don't have to worry." Xu Shuo explained calmly.

"Complicated process?" Miao Zhen tilted his head, "What exactly are you going to do?" ”

"You'll find out when you're older." Afraid that Miao Zhen would continue to ask, Xu Shuo hurriedly said: "Let's go to another place to take a look, there seems to be a basement down here, can the basement be visited, Patriarch Perrys?" ”

"Yes, I'm thinking of taking you down to see it." The Golden Retriever Lion King said.

The three of them went to the basement with the Golden Lion King.

At first, it was indeed a basement, a space of about 20 square meters, stacked with some wood, carbon blocks and other miscellaneous items, which seemed to be nothing worth noting. But deep in the basement there is a rudimentary wooden door. The Golden Retriever Lion King stepped forward, pulled the doorknob, and a cramped tunnel with a strange red light appeared in front of Xu Shuo and the others. From the tunnel, from time to time, there was a piercing grinding sound of "click" and "click".

"Please, Brother Xu Shuo, Miss Lilian, and Xiao Miaozhen, if we want to say that we have anything worth visiting here, this is it." The golden lion king stood to the side and said in a gesture of please.

Xu Shuo swallowed.

(What's the matter, why is this tunnel glowing red?) That's too intoxicating, isn't it? Is it really okay with this? ）

Seeing that the golden lion king was still maintaining the posture of "please", and Lilian and Miao Zhen were also watching behind him, Xu Shuo had no choice but to bite the bullet and take the lead into the tunnel, while Lilian and others followed him.

As soon as he stepped into the tunnel, Xu Shuo felt as if he had been immersed in a sea of blood, all his body was blood-colored, the top of his head was blood-colored, the soles of his feet were blood-colored, the walls on both sides were blood-colored, and even the people had turned dark red, which was very terrifying. The point is that the piercing "click" sound has been echoing in the tunnel, making people stand upside down.

Xu Shuo endured the discomfort and walked forward, didn't take a few steps, and first turned a ninety degree turn to the left. On the wall around the corner, he found the reason for the tunnel's eerie glow—a gem set in the wall that shimmered with blood. Judging by the location of the gemstones, the people of the Blood Moon may have used this thing as a lighting tool.

(Really, can't you use something normal to illuminate, such as torches...... ）

Xu Shuo continued along the road, and during this time, the strange clatter in the tunnel kept ringing and echoing in the tunnel.

After he passed two more gems that glowed blood, and after making a roundabout, a wide, straight corridor appeared in front of him. There were several doorways on each side of the corridor, and the rattling sound seemed to come from the first doorway. Xu Shuo walked to the entrance of the cave and glanced nervously inside.

The cave was also filled with red light, and in the red light, a thin figure was leaning on its body, slowly squirming in the corner. The walls of the cave are covered with all kinds of weapons, knives, swords, chains, and saw blades...... Each weapon shimmered with a piercing chill in the red light.

The existence in the corner seemed to hear the movement of Xu Shuo and the others, stopped squirming, and raised his head.

"Uh, Lord Brave?"

Xu Shuo looked at it, it turned out to be just a man sitting on a small bench, cutting a knife, and the clatter sound was just the sound made when the knife was sharpened, not something terrible.

"This is our weapons storehouse, where our people's weapons are usually stored. This guy's name is Binger, and he's in charge of our people's weapons maintenance. The Golden Lion King said: "Because it is really boring for everyone to stay in the house all the time, so we have slightly expanded the basement and carved a few workshops and storage rooms in it, so that we can not only store sundries, make room for people in the rooms above, but also allow people who can't go out to find something to do." ”

"Hello!" Bing Ge stood up enthusiastically, looked at Xu Shuo and said, "Do you have any weapons that need to be maintained, I can help you polish the weapons to be bright and sharp!" ”

"Do you need a weapon that needs maintenance......" Xu Shuo looked at the short blade on his waist, "The knife made of Mithril, can you also polish it?" ”

Binger was stunned for a moment, and then said with some embarrassment: "Well, Mithril needs special polishing equipment, but we don't have that kind of equipment in our hands right now, so we ......"

"Ahh ”

"I'm sorry, Lord Brave. However, while I can't help you sharpen your knife, maybe you can go to Elder Haiqiu next door and have a look," Bing Ge pointed to the next door with his thumb, "Elder Haiqiu is very good at carving weapons, maybe she can help you add some useful carvings to your weapons." ”

"Engraving?"

Xu Shuo became interested when he heard it, although he didn't know much about what engraving was, but listening to Binge's description, it seemed to be equivalent to enchantment in the game, that is, a way to strengthen weapons.

This kind of good thing can't be missed, Xu Shuo thought to himself.

The Golden Retriever Lion King seemed to see Xu Shuo's thoughts on the side, and said in a timely manner: "That's right, Brother Xu Shuo, that Elder Haiqiu is indeed very good at carving, let her see if she can make some optimizations for your weapons." ”

"Okay, then I'll be respectful and obey." Xu Shuo said with a smile.

The four of them came to the next door, where Xu Shuo saw the elder of the Blood Moon Clan named Haiqiu, it was a woman in her forties, her expression looked a little haggard, her whole person was covered with hair, there were piles of books and papers with strange patterns under her feet, and there were very heavy dark circles around her eyes, and she lacked rest at first glance.

When Xu Shuo and the others entered Haiqiu's workshop, she was lying on the desk, her face almost glued to a drawing, her head shaking slightly from time to time, and she seemed to be immersed in her own research.

"Haiqiu!" The Golden Lion King called the woman's name, "I asked everyone to gather in the living room just now, and you don't seem to have come, right?" ”

Facing the Golden Retriever Lion King's question, Hai Qiu asked without raising his head: "So, what happened?" ”

The Golden Retriever Lion King frowned and said, "Patriarch Fu's daughter is back. ”

"yes, that's great." Haiqiu said lightly, "I'll go say hello later." ”

The Golden Retriever Lion King took a deep breath and seemed to suppress his anger.

"One more thing, a new brave man has appeared, and he is with us now." The Golden Retriever Lion King said.

"Oh......" Haiqiu was still flat at first, as if she didn't care, but after a few seconds, she slowly put down the drawings in her hand and muttered, "Wait, you said the new brave is here?" Does that mean we're going to Loda? Well...... That's right, we can use the Brave to return to Loda again...... I've heard that the Imperial Library of Loda has a lot of books, and they should have the Complete Book of Magic Number Theory Data there...... Well, Pelles, where are the brave you are talking about?! ”

Hai Qiu muttered a lot, and when he raised his head, he noticed that there were four people standing in front of him, and except for the Golden Retriever Lion King, the other three were all fresh faces.

The Golden Retriever Lion King sighed, "Let me introduce you, this handsome little brother is the new brave, Brother Xu Shuo, this beautiful young lady Lilian is his family, and this lovely little friend, she is the daughter of our dear Fu Patriarch." Okay, now do you have anything to say, Elder Haiqiu? ”

Haiqiu glared at the Golden Retriever Lion King, whispered a complaint, "You should have reminded me earlier", and then tried to pull out a smile and come to Xu Shuo.

"Are you the Brave Man, it's an honor to meet you, I'm Haiqiu Chiye." Haiqiu lifted her somewhat yellowed robe and bowed to Xu Shuo.

Xu Shuo responded with mixed feelings: "Hello, I'm Xu Shuo...... I'm sorry to interrupt you at work. ”

"Where, Brother Xu Shuo, this guy is usually very idle, just find something for her to do." The Golden Retriever Lion King looked at Haiqiu and said, "Haiqiu, Brother Xu Shuo wants you to help him put some carvings on his weapon, this is a trivial matter for you, right?" ”

"Of course!" Haiqiu enthusiastically agreed, "Lord Brave, please show me your weapon!" ”

Xu Shuo unloaded the short blade and handed it to Haiqiu.

After Haiqiu took it, he took out the short blade and looked at it, then sent it to his nose to smell it, and then took out a small lens from the drawer in front of the desk and carefully observed the short blade.

"Hmm...... Mithril Artifact ...... Even though it's a Mithril product, it's scarred...... These two blades must have accompanied you through many heroic battles, Lord Brave? Haiqiu said while studying the short blade.

Xu Shuo scratched his cheek, "Well, it's not, it's a second-hand item I bought in a weapons store, and when I got it, it was already like this." ”

"Well, then its former owner must be a ruthless character," Haiqiu picked up the shortblade and looked at the grip of the shortblade, "We don't have a tool here that can make engravings on Mithril products, but I think I can work on the handle and carve a few practical engravings...... Hey, wait a minute, the handles of these two knives seem to have been engraved. ”

"What do you mean?" Xu Shuo didn't understand.

"Wait a minute, let me make sure."

The drawings on Haiqiu's table were pushed aside on both sides, and the two short blades were placed side by side on the desk, and then the index and middle fingers of the right hand were raised, and the tips of the two fingers were pressed against the bottom end of the hidden blade handle.

Under the gaze of Xu Shuo and the others, Haiqiu pursed his lips, the blue tendons on his forehead burst out, and the color of his pupils gradually turned blood red. At the same time, red lines begin to emerge from the hilt of the Hidden Blade, which emerge from the bottom end, lengthen and intersect, eventually forming a symmetrical pattern of many diamonds and triangles on the hilt.

After the pattern was formed, Haiqiu let go of her fingers and gasped for breath, as if she had been holding her breath just now.

"Sure enough, the handle of this knife has already been engraved, and there is no place to accept new engravings, unless the original engravings are eliminated." Haiqiu said.

"Well, although it may be a little late to ask now, but what exactly is the engraving? What's the use? Xu Shuo asked.

Lilian looked at Xu Shuo with some surprise, "Mr. Xu Shuo, the engraving is something similar to a magic array, and you can also understand it as a magic array engraved on an item." As long as you engrave some kind of magic pattern on the item beforehand, you can trigger the engraving on the item by infusing it with mana. If the item is compared to a bow and the magic is compared to an arrow, then the engraving is the feather of the arrow's tail, and the arrow feathers of different sizes and materials can have different effects on the bow and arrow. ”

"So," Xu Shuo looked at the short blade on the table, "these two knives actually have additional effects that I don't know about?" Elder Haiqiu, can you see what the engraving on the handle of this knife does? ”

Haiqiu shook his head.

"I'm sorry, Lord Brave, I've never seen this engraving before, and I don't know what its effect is, but if nothing else, this engraving should be very powerful. I had just tried my best to make its mark visible, and it was supposed to be a mana engraving to drive. ”

"Need to consume a lot of mana?"

Xu Shuo picked up the short blade, clenched the handle of the knife, and tried to convey magic power into it, but the handle was like a bottomless pit, no matter how much magic power Xu Shuo sent into it, it received it all without giving any feedback. In the end, Xu Shuo called up his personal panel, and saw that his remaining magic power was less than a hundred, and if he lost again, he would bottom out, so he had to be forced to stop.

"Completely unresponsive, does this thing need so much magic?"

Xu Shuo scratched his head, thinking to himself if this could be some kind of nuclear-level weapon, the kind that will explode when it is full of energy.