"Ah weak, when will this village protection formation be activated? Zhu Sheng asked worriedly.

The other four elders also looked at Cheng Siping, hoping to get an answer from his mouth that would make them feel at ease.

Cheng Siping said helplessly: "If you want to start it, you can start it at any time, but the premise is that we lack something in our hands." There is no such thing, the large array of village protection that was laid out a few days ago is just a decoration. ”

All the elders were stunned, only Kou Tiansheng had a higher level of knowledge, and immediately said: "What the village chief said, what is missing, could it be the array weapon?"

Cheng Siping couldn't help but glance at Kou Tiansheng deeply, he didn't expect that this lord of a small village who had lived in the border for a long time actually knew the common sense in this formation. He sighed and said, "That's right, it's the array weapon. Activating this formation actually uses spirit stones as formation weapons, and it can't be activated without a few spirit stones. ”

"Spirit Stone, this is a problem. The lowest price of the low-grade spirit stone also costs 10,000 shell coins. Where did we get so much money to buy spirit stones? As soon as he heard that he wanted a spirit stone, Wang Linyuan's face suddenly drooped. Spirit stones are all controlled by big forces in the Guiyuan Realm, and low-level people like them can only buy them in stores in cities above the county level if they want. But this price is unacceptable. What's more, listening to this weak tone, there is more than just a spirit stone.

"I'll figure out a way about the spirit stone. In any case, this formation has to be activated. Otherwise, with the strength of our village alone, in the beast tide, it is basically a dish of the other party. In this way, let's try our best to make up and prepare more things, and I will go to the southern capital in a few days, and I can exchange a few pieces for a few pieces. I really can't exchange it, so I'll go find Mu Hanying and Miss Lu Xiyue again, borrow a few yuan from them, and deal with the emergency first. Cheng Siping tapped on the table and said.

When the elders heard Cheng Siping say that they wanted to solve the matter of the spirit stone by themselves, they were all stunned. This is a spirit stone, and all the wealth of the original five villages is combined, and it is estimated that it is worth a few spirit stones. As soon as Cheng Siping opened his mouth, he said that he would find his own way, but they didn't believe it. But when he heard that he was going to Nandu to find Mu Hanying, Lu Xiyue borrowed it, and he was speechless. In this situation, if you want to get the spirit stone in a short time, it is estimated that there is only one way.

"That's all there is to it. It's just that if you borrow it, you have to pay it back. In the coming day, the village will definitely have to bear this account. It seems that we must find a time to think about the tax collection discussed a few days ago. Zhu Sheng sighed and said.

In the previous closed-door meeting of the village, the Council of Elders took into account the future operation of the village. Now they are merged into one village, but in reality they are still in charge of each other. The biggest problem that arises is how the village management operates. As a result, the question of how to collect resources and money from the villagers and the five ethnic groups was put on the agenda. Cheng Siping's proposal is to temporarily maintain the operation of the village by collecting taxes. The object of tax collection is the "village-run enterprises" established by each village in the past.

In the past, in addition to the usual hunting of animals, the five villages would actually engage in some side jobs to earn money and subsidize daily use. The Kou family's private brewing in Mingqian Village, the weapons and armor made by Dawangzhuang, the preserved meat and preserved fruits of Xiaowangzhuang, the ready-to-wear garments of Luodong Village, the medicinal materials concocted by Ningyuan Village, etc., are all well-known village-run products in these villages. Now that the village has been merged, these industries have also moved to the newly established Xuanyuan Village. In order to maintain the operation of the villages, it became inevitable to collect taxes from these village side businesses.

On the surface, these taxes are collected from village-run enterprises, but in reality, the objects collected are the controlling families behind these enterprises. These families were able to protect themselves by relying on the protection of the village, and at the same time they could get the benefits that they could not get before, and they should have to pay something. Therefore, when Cheng Siping put forward this proposal to collect taxes, several elders were very knowledgeable, and none of them objected. However, there is a great deal of controversy over how to collect taxes. The five families naturally hope that the taxes on the industries under their control can be lower, and the other families can pay more, so they will naturally not be able to hold each other. The matter, therefore, was frozen there, and was not immediately determined.

Kou Tiansheng sighed and said, "I agree with Zhu Cun...... Elder Zhu's statement, we have to settle this matter. We can't let the burden of the entire village be taken from the village chief alone. In this crisis, let's take care of the overall situation. ”

Zhu Sheng and Kou Tiansheng both spoke, and the other three had no opinions. The matter of how to collect taxes was also determined through friendly consultation among the five people. Cheng Siping did not intervene from beginning to end, he needed to have a transcendent position, and it was inappropriate to intervene in these conflicts of interest, not to mention that he didn't understand.

After a day of rest, Cheng Siping set off with people the next day to continue hunting beasts. The last time he hunted beasts, he got more than 3,400 battle values, and this time again, the six spirit stones were basically alive. The movements of the strange beasts in the Southern Barbarian Black Forest made it much easier for him to hunt beasts. It's not difficult to get together the combat value, but he can't just take it out of thin air. So, he proposed to go to the southern capital for a trip. You have to find someone to give this spirit stone to Cheng Siping, Mu Hanying and Lu Xiyue are obviously the most suitable candidates. And this move also helped to enhance Cheng Siping's prestige in Xuanyuan Village.

This time the hunt went a little smoother than last time. Although it took five days for the same, they brought back two more third-level alien beasts. Cheng Siping checked his combat value at this time, and it was marked 7105. In other words, after changing six spirit stones, there are still more than a thousand battle values. Cheng Siping is still very satisfied with this result. Without further ado, this beast tide was uncertain when it was coming, and he immediately decided to go to the southern capital early the next morning. The five elders in the village had no objection to his decision, they were all equally worried about the sudden arrival of the beast tide.

After a good night's rest, Cheng Siping set off with twenty or thirty young men and a dozen ox carts. The ox cart was loaded with the most valuable things he had hunted back the alien beasts in the past few days, such as the horns of the golden-horned fire bull and the bear bile of the Nanshan black bear. But more often than not, the Kou family's private brewing and other by-products of the village. These are all prepared to be brought to the southern capital city to exchange for money, so that they can be used to buy spirit stones. In addition to these things, the five elders also represented their respective families and gave Cheng Siping more than 10,000 shell coins, which can be regarded as a little effort.

Originally, Guoguo also planned to go to Nandu with Cheng Siping, but was persuaded by Cheng Siping. It will take him half a month to leave this trip and a month to come back. Construction in the village was in full swing at this time, and there were not too many people to put their hands on hunting beasts. He is not here, so he can only count on Guoguo, a little girl, to take the lead. The current Nanban Black Forest is not the same as in the past, and even the outermost place is rare to see a first-level alien beast, but from time to time it can bump into a third-level beginner alien beast. At the moment, only Guoguo can take people to hunt animals to ensure safety.

Guoguo listened to Cheng Siping's words, so she didn't insist anymore, but reluctantly sent Cheng Siping away......