Chapter 245 Changes
Outside the East City, on a wide flat land at the foot of a mountain, there is a continuous and spectacular military camp.
The big flag fluttered in the mountain breeze, rustling.
"Kill! Kill! Kill!" The shouts of soldiers training could be heard continuously from the military camp.
At this time, if there were an expert watching from afar, he would be able to see waves of thick masculine bloody aura rising straight into the sky from the military camp like wolf smoke, and then forming groups of bloody clouds in the air, rolling and extremely shocking.
Outside the military camp, horse-drawn carriages kept transporting goods inside.
As these goods were pulled across the road, one could smell the strong smell of wild blood from afar. It turned out that most of them were meat products, and some were even large carnivorous beasts and domesticated exotic animals.
"I heard that after the son of the Wang family joined the county army, he grew up to be very strong in just three months despite his originally thin stature. After returning to the village, he could easily knock down three to five people by himself." A coachman on the carriage said to his accomplice next to him.
"That's right. In the past, the county soldiers were lucky to have meat every other day. Now, they can eat meat at any meal. Those who perform well can eat tiger meat, blood bear meat, and even exotic beast meat.
Think about it, if you keep taking this kind of supplements, it would be strange if you are not strong. I am just old, otherwise I would have wanted to join the county army." said the accomplice.
"That being said, the training of the county army is really hard. It is said that only one out of five people can persist. With your personality, I guess you won't be able to stick it out even if you join." said the driver.
As they were talking, the coachman's carriage approached the military camp.
A masculine and murderous aura rushed towards them, and the two men and their horses suddenly became quiet, not daring to breathe.
Through the gate of the military camp, they could see the martial arts training ground in the distance. Teams of soldiers were training in formation. Each of them was strong and had muscles like steel. When they shouted in unison, the driver was so scared that he felt like his heart was going to stop beating.
Compared to the shouts of the military camp outside the East City that reached the sky and echoed in the sky, the Yunluo Lake, which was surrounded by reeds, swamps and wetlands and dotted with islands on the lake, was a completely different scene.
Sometimes it was so quiet that it was almost terrifying, and sometimes there were sudden and terrifying roars of strange beasts.
On an island covered with weeds and towering trees, Lu Taiqiang held a large ring knife in his hand and looked around vigilantly. Then he pulled up a lot of silk threads with bells hanging on them. Then he held the large ring knife in his arms and leaned against a rock to close his eyes and take a rest.
At this moment, Lu Taiqiang had disheveled hair, sunken eyes, and tattered clothes stained with black blood. Through the torn clothes, one could see that he had many scars from being scratched by claws or bitten by wild beasts. He looked very embarrassed and miserable, no longer the pampered, carefree and proud young master of a wealthy family.
However, although he no longer had the pampered, carefree and complacent style of a rich young man, at this moment Lu Taiqiang had a kind of masculine determination that came from having experienced the hardships of life and death.
Not long after Lu Taiqiang closed his eyes while holding the big ring knife, a black mist quietly floated over. In the black mist, two giant pythons with colorful bodies were swimming slowly close to the ground. Their eyes were dark green and they looked at Lu Taiqiang with a bloodthirsty look.
This colorful giant python is actually a third-grade exotic beast, the Manluo Patterned Python.
Two giant Manluo pythons swam close to the ground, and soon more than half of their bodies swam over the alarm line set up by Lu Taiqiang.
Lu Taiqiang, who was holding a large ring knife in his arms, suddenly opened his eyes, his eyes flashed with brilliance, and he jumped up with the large ring knife in his hand.
The man was in mid-air, and the blade of the large ring knife had already expanded several meters, and it chopped down fiercely at the neck of a giant python below.
When the Manluo Python saw its prey suddenly explode, its huge body, which was originally moving slowly, suddenly tensed up and swung towards Lu Taiqiang in mid-air like a long iron whip. At the same time, another giant python also followed suit and attacked.
Soon, a brutal fight broke out between humans and strange beasts.
On an island several miles away from Lu Taiqiang, a heroic woman holding a Qinglong Spear was fighting fiercely with a three-meter-tall demon god holding a trident, wearing armor, and surrounded by black air.
On an island not far away, the plump Xia Yan was being besieged by a series of elusive flying swords.
On another island, Zheng Xinghan was holding a golden sword, calmly fighting with a fourth-grade alien beast, while also having to be wary of a flying sword that suddenly broke through the air.
Similar scenes are also being played out on many islands on Yunluo Lake.
In the middle of these scattered islands, there is an island.
There is a verdant mountain in the center of the island.
There are pavilions built on the green mountain peaks, and there are manor gardens built at the foot of the mountain. From time to time, fragrance wafts up from those manor gardens at the foot of the mountain.
At this time, Qin Ziling was sitting leisurely in a pavilion on the top of the mountain. Behind him stood Yun Lan, who had an oval face, willow-shaped eyebrows, a good figure and a gentle temperament.
Yun Lan placed her hands on Qin Ziling's shoulders and kneaded them gently.
"A few days ago, our branch in Qinghe County opened, and business is booming. Especially perfume. Because of the shortage, it is sold at two or three times the price on the black market, and people are still scrambling to buy it. Should we increase the supply?" Yun Lan asked softly, looking at Qin Ziling with eyes full of tenderness and admiration.
The longer she spent with the man in front of her, the more she felt that he was a mystery that was impossible to see through.
"The harder it is to get, the more precious something is. We are the only one who has mastered the perfume technology, and others cannot crack it in a short time, so there is no need to increase the supply. And we can't let others realize that we can mass-produce it relatively easily. If that happens, I'm afraid Xiao Qing will not be able to withstand the pressure.
On the other hand, soaps and the like do not have high technical content and will be cracked sooner or later, and they are also popular consumer products. You can increase the supply, but of course you must remember to put more effort into the packaging and make sure it has our "Hua Yun" logo.
We must also be willing to spend money and have people promote our products everywhere. In this way, even if others produce soap in the future, in the eyes of many people, ours will be the most authentic and the best. "Qin Ziling said calmly.
Two years ago, when Qin Ziling captured the Musk Deer and discovered that a single piece of Musk Deer could be sold for seven hundred taels, he began to think of teaming up with Yun Lan to develop perfume and earn a lot of money.
But at that time he was still very weak, and he was worried that he would be guilty of possessing a treasure even if he was innocent, and he would not be able to keep it even if he developed it, so it was shelved and not implemented.
Until last year, Qin Ziling felt that he had become quite powerful, had two relatively powerful allies in Qinghe County, and had completely controlled Fangliao County. Only then did he begin to lay out the business empire of Wujimen while he was preparing to lie dormant in Yunluo Lake for two years.
Coming from another world with highly developed business, Qin Ziling understands the importance of business better than anyone else, understands how to operate business, and knows that luxury goods are the most profitable.
With a steady stream of commercial profits, Qin Ziling can invest resources lavishly in cultivating talents.
"Killing and robbing" can only solve the problem temporarily and is definitely not a long-term solution.
Moreover, it is impossible for Qin Ziling to train talents out of his own pocket all the time. His investment is only equivalent to "start-up capital". In the future, he will definitely rely on Wujimen to establish its own industries and earn financial resources to train talents and expand its power, and then feed back to him to help him continuously improve his strength.
"Yes, I understand." Yun Lan replied softly, and her soft hands moved from Qin Ziling's shoulders to both sides of his temples, massaging them gently.
As Yun Lan massaged, a comfortable and soothing breath seeped into Qin Ziling's brain.
"Your spirit has become much stronger. It should be able to possess a body soon, right?" Qin Ziling felt the soothing breath emanating from Yun Lan's fingertips. He closed his eyes slightly, smiling as he enjoyed this rare leisure.
Yun Lan did not have the talent for Qi Refining, but beneath her weak appearance, she had a very strong and determined heart. Even when she was facing the horrific fate of being slaughtered in Sanyuan Mountain, she was still able to negotiate terms with Lin Zhengqing very calmly.
After this incident, Yun Lan decisively took her brother and all her assets to join Qin Ziling.
Therefore, later on, as Qin Ziling became more and more powerful, and after making a breakthrough in bone refining at the Cui family last time, he comprehended the true meaning of darkness more deeply. He then used the true meaning he had comprehended to draw a "Visualization Picture of the Dark Emperor" and passed it to Yun Lan.
As a result, Yun Lan was very talented in spiritual cultivation and could enter a state of meditation very quickly. Then, in the spring, he reached the out-of-body state. Now, half a year has passed since he reached the out-of-body state, and he is vaguely touching the threshold of possession.
Of course, Yun Lan's rapid progress was not only due to her talent in spiritual cultivation, but also because she had the guidance of a famous teacher who was in the middle stage of the distraction realm, and she was willing to trust Qin Ziling completely, open her mind and let Qin Ziling's soul enter her Niwan Palace, manifest the image of the Dark Emperor with her own soul, and interpret the true meaning of darkness for her soul to directly watch and worship.
But the latter has both advantages and disadvantages.
The advantage is that Yun Lan can comprehend the true meaning of darkness more quickly.
The disadvantage is that all the secrets hidden in Yun Lan's heart will be known by Qin Ziling , and because the supreme image of Qin Ziling has been completely established in her heart and is indelible, her understanding of the true meaning of darkness will never surpass Qin Ziling in the future.
If Qin Ziling stops at the level of distraction in the future, she can only stop at the level of distraction.
Qin Ziling explained all of this clearly to Yun Lan.
But Yunlan chose to open her heart without hesitation.
"Yes, it should be soon." Yun Lan replied softly.
"After possession, you will be able to drive away objects. Once you reach the stage of driving away objects, you will truly possess the ability to protect yourself. Your mind will be more resolute and will not be shaken by the dark and evil side. I will then find a way to prepare a powerful magic weapon for your soul." Qin Ziling said.
"Thank you, sir." Yun Lan said, with a hint of anticipation in his eyes.
