Chronicles of Celestial Origins

"The headquarters asked all legions to pay close attention to Mubei's movements. Could it be that they have plans to regain lost ground?" Feng Yuan asked.

"I don't know what the top leaders of the coalition have planned. Judging from the current situation, this possibility cannot be ruled out. King Qingjiao has led some elites back to Mubei. If the demon invasion can be solved, the possibility of restarting the war is low. However, if the demonic invasion cannot be resolved for a long time, the Mubei Allied Forces will inevitably transfer the main force stationed in Qingzhou back in order to protect their base camp. As a result, Mubei's forces stationed in Donglai, Pingyuan, and Beihai will be empty. Maybe the command headquarters will Take this opportunity to regain the three counties of Qingzhou, no matter what, we must make corresponding preparations."

Tang Ning muttered: "Most of Mubei's troops have been stationed in Qingzhou, and the rear is empty. If the demon clan comes with a big force, they may not be able to deal with it. Once the three demon kings in Qingzhou are all transferred back to Mubei, we will It is expected that the coalition command will take this opportunity to launch an attack on the three counties of Qingzhou. Even if it cannot recover the lost territory of the three counties in one fell swoop, it can at least recover one or two counties! We have not signed any armistice agreement with Mubei, whether it is moral or legal. There are no obstacles.”

"I also feel that if there is a stalemate between the invasion of the demon world and the Mubei demons, the coalition forces will definitely launch an offensive on the lost territory of Qingzhou. Mainly, the forces within us that originally belonged to Donglai, Pingyuan, and Beihai will advocate regaining the lost territory. I heard that we We were about to sign an armistice agreement with Mubei, but it was because of the strong opposition of these people that we couldn't reach an agreement in the end."

"This is a golden opportunity. If the demons of Mubei transfer their forces back to Mubei to defend against the demons, Qingzhou will be empty. There is no reason why we should not take advantage of the opportunity to take back the lost territory."

"Even if some people at the top of the coalition want to focus on the overall situation and maintain the confrontation with the Mubei demons, they may not be able to stop those who want to regain the lost territory. The main reason is that they cannot fight with the mainland of Donglai, Pingyuan, and Beihai. Powerful explanation.”

"Not only the local monks in Donglai, Pingyuan, and Beihai, but also the entire Qingzhou coalition who doesn't want to regain the three counties. Whether it's the Netherworld Sea Organization, the Jiang family, and Taixuan Sect, they all have a lot of resources in Donglai, Beihai, and Pingyuan. Even The monks in Anle, Linzi, and Jinan counties also hope to regain the three counties. With these three counties as a barrier, the demons from Mubei going south will at least have a much smaller impact on them. Like the current situation, which of the forces in Anle, Linzi, and Jinan will be able to do so. It’s not about being on tenterhooks or feeling anxious.”

"The coalition's finances are also a big problem. Now even logistical supplies are almost out of supply. This is all because of the loss of the resources and jurisdiction of these three counties. If the three counties can be recaptured, it will also ease the coalition's finances a lot. "

Everyone said one word after another, and the topic was discussed for a long time. After the discussion was over, they all returned to their homes.

When Tangning returned to the cave, Chen Xiaofan came to greet her as soon as the light fell. He had been waiting in front of the cave: "Uncle, you are back."

"What's up?"

"Shang Boyuan is here. He said he has something important to ask you. He is still waiting outside. Without your order, the Guard Hall did not dare to let him in."

Tang Ning nodded and pondered in her mind. It seemed that the merchants had come to her for help when they were in trouble. In the past, Shang Daoxian was the one who sent salaries to merchants. This time, Shang Boyuan came to him in person and specifically stated that he had something important to do. Got into some trouble.

"Bring him here!" Tangning turned her hand over, handed him the identity token, and walked into the cave without stopping.

The merchant has given him thousands of top-quality spiritual stones as salary every year for so many years. Of course, it is not in vain.

In order to raise troops for a thousand days and use them for a while, it was agreed at the beginning that he would take up the position of honorary guest minister and elder of the merchants, and he would try his best to help them solve some problems if he could. After so many years, the merchants sent their salaries on time every year, and they never asked him. Whatever the request was, it finally came to my door today.

This guy is short-handed and soft-spoken. This is the first time someone comes to ask for help. Of course, he can't turn away thousands of miles away. He just doesn't know what kind of trouble the merchant is encountering. I hope it won't be too difficult to deal with.

It is certain that the troubles encountered by the merchant cannot be solved by spiritual stones, otherwise he would not be found.

Tangning went straight to the spacious and bright living room, took a seat at the main seat, and waited for Shang Boyuan to arrive.

Not long after, footsteps sounded outside, and Chen Xiaofan led Shang Boyuan in from the outside.

"Junior pays homage to Senior Tang." Shang Boyuan quickly stepped forward and saluted. After not seeing him for many years, he had also broken through the late cultivation level of Xu Lian.

"No need to be polite, fellow Taoist Shang, please take a seat!"

"Senior Tang, this is what the master of the family ordered this junior to send. According to your instructions, all five thousand top-quality spiritual stones have been turned into high-level magic crystals." Shang Boyuan turned his hand and handed him a storage bag.

Tang Ning took it and pointed it at the storage bag without hesitation. Many wooden boxes fell out and piled up like a case. He waved his hand and the wooden boxes were opened one after another. The crystal clear magic crystals inside appeared in front of his eyes. They were all five. Monster crystal cores above level.

"Okay, okay, okay." When Tangning saw this, a smile appeared on her face and she said hello several times.

As early as the second year after he discovered that gourds could absorb magic crystals, he notified the merchants that he would convert all his salary into magic crystals of equal value in the future.

Previously, he asked merchants to turn their salary into demon elixirs. The reason why he changed it to magic crystals was because the price of magic crystals in the market was much lower than that of demon elixirs.

Demon elixir is an indispensable main material for refining many elixirs, and magic crystals can only increase the success rate of elixir refining. The purpose determines the market. The price of magic crystals of the same level is nearly ten times higher than that of demon elixirs.

Moreover, because the demon pill has a wide range of uses, it has become one of the hard currencies in the Tianyuan world. Many people will hide it secretly if they get it. It is difficult to buy high-level demon pills on the market.

Magic crystals are different, because they have little practical value and few people would keep them privately. There is a lot of circulation in the market and they are relatively easy to buy.

However, over the years, merchants have rarely collected magic crystals of equal value. The main reason is that the number of magic crystals on the market in Qingzhou is limited.

Although magic crystals are cheap, they are actually not in large quantities. There has not been a large-scale invasion of demons in Qingzhou, and there are no monsters to kill. Where did the magic crystals come from? The ones circulating on the market were obtained by various forces during their purges in the secret territory.

However, there are not many high-level monsters in the secret realm, and there are even fewer high-level magic crystals on the market.

This is the first time that a merchant has collected enough high-level magic crystals of equal value to deliver them, which shows that a lot of effort has been spent.

"Where did you get so many high-level magic crystals?" Tangning put all the stone boxes into the storage bag and asked with a smile.

Shang Boyuan arrived: "Ever since the seniors sent the message, our government has been doing our best to search for magic crystals for our seniors. However, the number of high-level magic crystals circulating in the Qingzhou market is really limited. Our government has exhausted its manpower and has been unable to collect them. Enough magic crystal to give to senior."

"For this matter, our government has been working hard to establish channels. Last year, our government finally got on the line with a senior executive of the Qiankun Chamber of Commerce. Although Qingzhou does not have so many magic crystals, there are other places. For example, it is the most severely invaded by demons. Liangzhou.”

"The Merchant Alliance has a complete trading system. The three major chambers of commerce will allocate funds to supply the resources that each state and county lacks. The headquarters of the Qiankun Chamber of Commerce can obtain a certain amount of magic crystals from the Human Chamber of Commerce and the Tianxia Chamber of Commerce. Our government has cooperated with Qingzhou The top management of the Qiankun Chamber of Commerce has made arrangements to purchase this amount of magic crystals from them every year to supply to our seniors.”

"That would be great, please excuse me."

Tang Ning nodded with satisfaction. If the other party was so dedicated, he must ask him for help with something important. She stopped beating around the bush and asked bluntly: "Fellow Daoist Shang must not have come here specifically to deliver the magic crystal today! If you have anything to say, just tell me." , I have troubled your government to take care of Tang’s affairs these years. Tang is very grateful. I will do my best as long as Tang can do it.”

"Senior is our guest elder, and it is our government's duty to serve you. Since senior asked me, I dare not hide it, and I will tell you the truth. Something has happened in our house recently, and I would like to ask senior for help."

"Fellow Taoist Shang, please take a seat first and speak slowly."

Shang Boyuan sat down as he was told: "The thing is like this. Seniors know that our government has taken refuge with the Kong family in Linzi County and relied on the industry distributed by them to make a living. Between you and me, the relationship between our government and the Kong family Naturally, some people gradually became familiar with it, including many young talents from both families.”

"The head of our family has a grandson named Shang Qian, who is very close to Kong Xiangyun's granddaughter Kong Yao. This is a private matter between the two generations."

"Half a year ago, the head of the Kong family, Kong Xiangyun, celebrated his birthday. Our government sent people to celebrate his birthday, and Shang Qian was one of them. After congratulating Senior Kong Xiangyun, Shang Qian happened to meet Kong Yao, and the two of them were as usual. Let’s chat.”

"Unexpectedly, this aroused the dissatisfaction of a child of the Jiang family, who deliberately came to provoke him. Shang Qian did not know his identity. The two had a quarrel and started fighting. Although the Kong family found out and stopped them in time, because of this incident, we But the Jiang family held a grudge against me."

"It turns out that the descendant of the Jiang family is the great-nephew of the head of the Jiang family stationed in Linzi County. He had an ambiguous relationship with Kong Yaoben. Later, our government learned that the head of the Jiang family, Jiang Boyuan, had proposed marriage to the head of the Kong family during his birthday banquet."

"The head of the Kong family promised in person, but after the incident, the Jiang family withdrew the proposal."

"Because of this, the Jiang family is causing trouble for our government. Our government's business in Linzi County is already involved with the Jiang family. Now they have severed ties with our government and have even said that they will not allow other families to cooperate with our government."

"This incident became well known in Linzi County. The Kong family also blamed our government for this incident. They believed that Shang Qian had hooked up with Kong Yao, which not only ruined her reputation, but also ruined her marriage to Jiang Boyuan's grandnephew."

"Kong Xiangyun had personally agreed to Jiang Boyuan's marriage proposal, but because of this incident, the Jiang family withdrew the proposal. This made Kong Xiangyun feel that he had lost face and was very angry. He scolded the head of our family."

"Now the Kong family is unwilling to help us anymore, and the Jiang family is targeting us again. Our government has searched for people to make peace with us, but it has not worked. There is really no other way. So the head of our family sent the junior here. I hope the senior will take care of us. Thanks to our many years of service, we can help our government get through this difficult time.”

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(My uncle has passed away. He has been a little busy these days and has to stay up all night. I will ask for leave tomorrow.)