Chapter Eighty-Eight: The Orc Alliance
"What did Tang Chuxue invite himself to do?" Jiang Xingchen was a little surprised when he heard the old man's information, he really couldn't think of anything to ask the dignified commander of the First Army to look for him.
"A group of military horses of the First Legion are older, and they are discussing with the Orc Alliance about buying horses, and it just so happens that someone has hunted a fifth-level demon beast one-horned yellow sheep in the vast mountains, so I want you to deal with it, so I can entertain the guests of the Orc Alliance!" replied the old man.
"Fifth-level demon beast!" Jiang Xingchen's eyes lit up when he heard this, this was a good opportunity to develop the Knowing Array. Without hesitation at the moment, he agreed.
However, he was also a little strange, when he saw the behemoth sword-spine pig, the appearance was so vicious that it was just a beast, how snow pheasant, rabbit, mink, this kind of small animal on the earth is a more advanced demon beast. One-horned yellow sheep, don't care about a few horns, it's also a sheep when you hear the name.
Although it was strange, he didn't think much about it, and then noticed the old man's previous words again, and asked, "Isn't the empire able to raise horses by itself, why do you still have to ask the orc alliance to buy them?"
The old man explained: "Although we can raise horses, it is far from enough as war horses, whether it is physical strength or endurance, it is far inferior to the horses bred by the Orc Alliance!"
"Oh!" Jiang Xingchen nodded, his heart moved slightly, and continued: "The Orc Alliance breeds better than us, I wonder if they have domesticated bison?"
"They raise cattle, but they all eat meat, and it's not clear whether they were domesticated from bison, it's a top secret!" replied the old man.
"Beef cattle, as long as you are docile, there is definitely no problem in being a ploughing cattle, you can come to whatever you lack!" Jiang Xingchen's eyes brightened.
Just as he was thinking about it, he heard the old man ask: "Aren't you thinking about raising cattle again?
"Uh!" Jiang Xingchen was stunned for a moment, and said in surprise: "If you don't sell live cattle, how did you transport the beef, isn't it all stinky after such a long journey?"
"Benzen, you, people drove the cattle over, killed and sold them, but they didn't sell them alive...... Your brain is usually very lively, why did you get into the water today!" The old man narrowed his eyes, and finally found an opportunity to hit Jiang Xingchen, and the tone and words of his speech were similar to Jiang Xingchen.
"......" Jiang Xingchen's muscles twitched at the corners of his eyes, and he wanted to go up and kick this old guy, but considering the disparity in force between the two sides, he didn't take action in the end.
"Boy, every time you have the upper hand and say something I haven't heard before, this time it's finally my turn!" the old man was happy in his heart, so he waited for Jiang Xingchen to continue to ask about the beef cattle, so that he could enjoy it again.
But after waiting for a long time, Jiang Xingchen didn't speak, just lowered his head and pondered.
"Huh?" The old man was a little strange, and after waiting for a while, he didn't see Jiang Xingchen raise his head for a long time, and couldn't help but say, "Why don't you ask me, why haven't you seen orcs killing cattle and selling meat?"
Jiang Xingchen raised his head at this time, looked at the old man, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"I'll take it~" When the old man saw Jiang Xingchen's expression, he couldn't wait to give himself a mouth immediately, and wailed in his heart: "Cheap mouth~ This little soul is too yin, and he will be fooled if he is not careful!"
"Old man, you are really stupid, you don't see it, of course, because the season is wrong, how can you drive the cattle over in such a harsh winter! You actually think that I don't even know such a simple problem...... Is the brain sitting on the pig's ass?"
"Poof!" the old man's body shook, and he was so struck that a mouthful of old blood spurted out, and he was speechless.
"Okay! No kidding!" Jiang Xingchen waved his hand and asked, "Old man, what does the Orc Alliance generally need...... In other words, when they talk to us about business, do they also trade with citrine coins, or do they directly exchange the materials they need?"
Seeing Jiang Xingchen's stern expression, the old man also became solemn, shook his head and said: "The yellow crystal coin is not in circulation in the Orc Alliance, Xuanyuan Tianzong, our Qiankun Empire, the Orc Alliance, and the transactions between the four kingdoms in the center are generally Yuan Shi! Or directly exchange materials for ......"
"Do you want to know what the Orc Alliance needs?" then the old man asked, smiling wryly.
"Hmm!" Jiang Xingchen nodded, still thinking about the term Yuanshi in his mind, which was equivalent to the gold standard of the earth back then!
"They need vegetables, wine, and food...... However, when it comes to winter, vegetables and grain cannot be exchanged from our Qiankun Empire, and they all buy them from the four kingdoms in the center! As for wine, not to mention, people don't look down on it at all, and when it comes to the year when the grain production is reduced, we don't have a rich grain wine-making ......."
When Jiang Xingchen heard this, he also looked helpless, and said: "That is to say, except for the hard currency of Yuanshi to buy, there is nothing that people can look at!"
The old man nodded and sighed: "If it weren't for the strength of the Xuanyuan Heavenly Sect that was too strong and needed to be checked and balanced, the Orc Alliance would definitely not become an ally with us!"
"I understand!" Jiang Xingchen thought for a while, turned around and walked out the door, and said, "When you leave, the old man just shouts to me!
Out of the room, Jiang Xingchen went straight to Grandma Yun's house! The Orc Alliance has domesticated cattle, which must be obtained, otherwise even if the reward for territorial expansion is obtained, it will not be able to open up the wasteland and farm. And since they like wine, of course he has to get some more distilled spirits.
The old man was in the room, looking at Jiang Xingchen's departing back, and let out a wicked smile: "Boy, as soon as I hear you ask, I know that you are beating other people's beef cattle...... I was going to use another way for you to make distilled spirits, but now it's easy!"
As soon as he thought of the comfort of a line of fire running into his throat and burning all over his body, the old man's saliva was about to flow out.
When it was dark, Jiang Xingchen had just walked out of Grandma Yun's house with a jar in his arms, and the old man appeared like a ghost, startling him.
"Hey, boy, don't be so stingy, give me half of it!"
Looking at the old man's outstretched hand, the corners of Jiang Xingchen's mouth twitched, he knew that he would definitely not be able to hide it from this old guy, and he had long thought about getting a share. But this old guy has too much appetite, and he needs half of his mouth to open his mouth.
"No, half a catty at most, do you want love!" Jiang Xingchen made a blank face and didn't give an inch.
"Oh, boy, don't force me to do it, or you won't have anything left!" the old man rolled up his arms and sleeves and was about to step forward.
Na Zhijiang Xingchen was not afraid at all, and pouted: "Either half a catty, or never drink this wine in the future, the old man chooses for himself!"
"Hey~ Don't bring such fun!" The old man's expression suddenly fell, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Count you ruthless, half a catty is half a catty!"
Jiang Xingchen wanted to go out to run errands, so Mo Hongxian and the three of them stopped staying and left. Especially Wanrou, she is also anxious to return to Hongyuan City, although her dance and music foundation is very solid, but things like staves, the more she studies things, the more she will definitely not be able to sort out a set of systems by herself, so she wants to find several judges from the Imperial Academy to study together.
Although the weather has cleared, the roads are still difficult to walk due to the low temperature, and if you take a carriage, I am afraid that you will not be able to catch up with the First Army in a month.
So, the old man put on red shorts again and played the role of Superman. And this time, he didn't bring Jiang Xingchen alone, but also a charmer.
Since the old man's speed was faster than that of the galloping horse, Jiang Xingchen was worried that Mei'er would not be able to stand it, and there were three layers inside and three layers outside, and she simply wrapped the little girl into a dumpling, leaving a pair of eyes, and the old man was speechless, this is too careful, as for it?
Mei'er felt the novelty, and let out a burst of cheerful laughter from time to time......
They first went to Hongyuan City, asked for a few pickled mustard gnocchi from Sun Sanqiang, and brought two frozen silver carp, and then continued on their way. At the speed of the old man, this trip also took nearly five days to reach the first legion.
In the big tent of the Chinese army, Tang Chuxue sat on the main seat, looked at Jiang Xingchen and greeted with a smile: "Lord Jiang, the cold weather makes you run, it's hard work!"
"The Legion Commander is polite, just a small favor. Besides, helping the First Legion, isn't it helping the Empire!" Jiang Xingchen bowed slightly, looking extremely peaceful and elegant.
The old man was stunned by the side, and said in his heart: "No wonder the girl in the early snow gave him such an evaluation, this kid's temperament has changed too much, and I can't see the little soul who is joking with me from anywhere!"
Tang Chuxue was not surprised, the first two times he had long been accustomed to Jiang Xingchen's neither humble nor arrogant demeanor.
"The person who came to talk to us about the purchase of horses this time is extremely fond of eating and drinking, whether or not he can facilitate this deal, but it is all up to you......" Tang Chuxue explained, paused for a while, and suddenly said: "I have already blown your name out, saying that you are the first chef of the empire!"
"Uh!" Jiang Xingchen couldn't help but be stunned, he really didn't expect that Tang Chuxue would have such a side. The sentence just now gave him the feeling that he was a little naughty, which somewhat subverted his perception of the commander of the First Army.
"The Legion Commander has won the award!" Jiang Xingchen was a little strange, how could such a deal be solved with a single meal! However, he didn't ask, but smiled and said, "I will definitely do my best, I hope he can eat satisfactorily!"
The old man secretly said in his heart on the side: "You take out that wine, it's no wonder he's not satisfied!"
Subsequently, Tang Chuxue told him that he could enter and exit the big tent at will, so he asked Jiang Xingchen and Mei'er, who were confused, to be sent to the back kitchen. And when he entered the kitchen, he also saw the one-horned yellow sheep.
As he thought before, no matter the appearance, size, this is a sheep, the only difference is that the big horn on its head is a foot long, the shape is straight, it is actually flat, the two sides are as sharp as a blade, glowing with a metallic luster, and the tips are shining with cold light.
"This is a fifth-level demon beast, it's really scary to look at!" Mei'er whispered.
"......" Jiang Xingchen was speechless, a sheep looked terrifying, the only thing that was powerful was the horn.
Patting Mei'er on the shoulder, Jiang Xingchen said in a low voice: "It's okay, it's going to enter our stomachs in a while!"
"Hee-hee!" Mei'er chuckled and asked, "What is my brother going to do this time?"