Volume 1: Spring in Wulong Town Chapter 192: You can't afford to suffer a loss, you can't afford to be fooled
After Tang Boyuan and Tang Xiaotang explained the situation, they went into seclusion directly.
No matter what Tang Xiaotang and the others’ final choice is, it is their own decision. They are responsible for the consequences themselves, and Tang Boyuan will not say anything more.
Tang Boyuan is already at the peak of three stars. If he works harder, he may be able to break through to the initial stage of four stars. However, he only has more than 7,000 strands of three-star star power at the peak of three stars. This move is still a bit risky. Once the star attraction fails, even if he is just injured, he will directly lose one of his strongest combat forces.
But Yinlan Mountain Villa was originally intent on annihilating Tang Family Castle, so even if they didn't take the risk, they would not survive.
Therefore, taking risks is the only option, and he cannot afford to hesitate!
Some managers at the peak of the two-star level also went into seclusion.
"Xiaotang, clear out all the 'Star Plate Gathering Stones' from Ban Yilou, and move all the 'Water from the Sky' here. Use stones to directly build a pool, pour the water into it, and let uncle draw the stars in the pool!" Tang Zhengdao said.
"good!"
"Also, I heard yesterday that Zheng Qian has also reached the peak of two stars?"
"yes……"
"Throw him in the pond, too."
"Yeah, okay."
"If anyone in charge wants to break through the three-star mark, come along. The pool is big enough. As the saying goes, washing is healthier."
"Well. Which saying says this?" Xiaotang was speechless.
Star Pan Power Stone is a kind of building stone, but it is the most valuable one. Its effect of stabilizing star power is very powerful.
Because this thing is only useful for attracting stars, it is of no help for cultivation at other times. Only very wealthy families will prepare a small piece as big as a flowerpot.
And if someone's garden has a rockery carved from a star-shaped stone, it will definitely attract many guests!
Tang Zheng was also straightforward. Now that he needed to attract stars, he directly used the Star Plate and Power Stone to build a pool. He then poured "Heavenly Water" into the ruler, which also increased the success rate of attracting stars. Just by looking at such a straightforward and rough name, one could tell that its effect on the stability of star power was immeasurable.
The entire Tangjiabao was a little stunned by the huge investment just for attracting stars once every few years.
Tangjiabao was clearly in imminent disaster, and Tang Zheng had already been singled out to be tortured to death by the old man from the Lan family, but what was he doing?
The renovation and construction are in full swing!
He had no awareness at all that he would die in seven days!
"Forget it. Young people like Tang Zheng have already made their attitude clear. Are we going to hold them back?" Several managers watched Tang Zheng and the young people of Tang Family Castle busying themselves, and they all worked hard to practice and break through.
No matter how many people break through to three stars, or Tang Boyuan advances to the initial stage of four stars, they are powerless against a five-star warrior.
But at least the atmosphere of the entire Tangjiabao was overturned in an instant.
The dejected atmosphere that was covered by the bloody cloud was swept away, and instead, a surge of heat rose to the sky!
"Luo Fei, how's the progress?" Tang Zheng asked as he returned to the house after directing the craftsmen to lay the stones.
"My speed is amazing!" Luo Fei praised himself without blushing, "The draft is ready. Look..."
Luo Fei held a one-meter-long piece of paper in front of Tang Zheng.
Tang Zheng nodded thoughtfully: "Very good."
"Look at this formation circuit and the structure of the star power floating up in this place. Am I a genius?" Luo Fei's face was full of excitement.
"I don't understand it at all." Tang Zheng spread his hands.
"Fuck, I don't understand what you're yelling about!" Luo Fei looked depressed.
"Where is Xiu'er?" Tang Zheng asked.
"She was taken to Manager Li by Miss Xiaotang to study his bloodline composition. Once my design comes out, she will prepare the Gu."
"Yeah." Tang Zheng nodded again with satisfaction.
Tang Xiaotang didn't even ask what Tang Zheng asked Luo Fei and Hua Yingxiu to do. She was already busy with Tang Zheng's arrangements, and Tang Zheng certainly didn't say anything.
It’s not that he doesn’t want to say it.
But there were too many technical details and he simply couldn't explain them clearly.
It’s boring to say half of the story, so I might as well not say it at all.
However, no matter what, the change in Manager Li is really a happy event. For Tangjiabao, there are only seven days left before the old man from the Lan family comes out of seclusion, which may be a big crisis. But for Tang Zheng, a dead and clueless thing has shown a little change. No matter whether this change is good or bad, it is a breakthrough point!
Of course, this is not the thinking of a normal human being, but the thinking of a professional player who has played the game to his bones.
To solve a task, you must find something - the breakthrough point of the task! It doesn't matter whether things go well or badly, but the most frightening thing is that everything is stagnant, all deadlocked, with no breakthrough point to find.
Manager Li's aging and declining strength made Tang Zheng see the breakthrough point in the deadlock.
"We need to take a two-pronged approach to treat the symptoms and the root cause. As for Luo Fei and Hua Yingxiu, it will take another two days to get results on the root cause. I wonder how Xu Qingyan is doing." Tang Zheng walked out of the courtyard again.
This time, Xu Qingyan returned to Yinlan Villa!
Although treating the root cause is important, treating the symptoms can buy more time to treat the root cause.
Even if seven days can be turned into eight days, that would be good. If it can be turned into ten days or fifteen days, that would be a huge profit.
"Well, it's just that you, Xu Qingyan, have worked hard. There's nothing I can do about it. Who told you that you are a high-end, multi-talented person who is as useful as a strategy? You know a lot and do a lot!" Tang Zheng touched his nose and went to the woodshed where Manager Li was imprisoned.
…
Hidden Blue Villa, evening.
The disciples of Yinlan Villa, who were forbidden to go out, could only pass the time by reading the Three-person Diary.
The few who were still in the mood to practice were also lazily swinging their swords left and right...
"It's so annoying , isn't the ancestor too slow?"
"That's right, when can you come out and destroy Tangjiabao and let us go out to play?"
"Well, let's wait a little longer. When the ancestor comes out of seclusion, our Yinlan Villa will be the only one in Wulong Town. By then, even if it's Miss Tianxiang from Yimeng Pavilion, we can play with her however we want."
"But...what on earth is the old man doing? How long do we have to wait?"
The children of Yinlan Villa were walking in groups of three or four on the path as the sun was setting, and they were almost bored to death.
At this moment, a figure holding a wine jug in one hand and a book in the other was walking along the path of Hidden Blue Villa: "Blood Sacrifice Album, full-color printing..."
"Two coppers for one copy, good value for money!"
"Blood Sacrifice Atlas, two coppers per copy..."
“The quantity is limited, first come first served.”
Although the children of Yinlan Villa are dissolute, they still have basic awareness .
In the current Yinlan Villa, not even a fly can fly in, so how could there be small vendors?
Is this how he got in?
Moreover, this is too inappropriate!
But they could see the face of the "small trader" clearly, and they were all shocked: "Xu...Xu Qingyan...you...how did you get in, what are you doing, don't come over here..."
They had been in seclusion for a long time, but they still heard bits and pieces that Xu Qingyan had already taken refuge in Tangjiabao.
Xu Qingyan is a three-star expert. If he has any ill intentions, they won’t be able to handle it!
However, at this moment, Xu Qingyan was conscientiously transforming himself into a bookseller. When he saw the children of Yinlan Villa, he just raised his hand and said, "Only two coppers per copy. Do you want one?"
"..."The disciples of Yinlan Villa were suddenly unable to speak.
Seeing them in a daze, Xu Qingyan did not try to sell them anything, but continued walking forward: "Blood Sacrifice Atlas, full-color printing, only two coppers per copy, regardless of cost, clearance sale..."
Many of the disciples of Yinlan Villa followed him hesitantly.
Xu Qingyan lowered his head again to look at the small note Tang Zheng had written for him, and continued to read it expressionlessly, walking forward and continuing to sell along the way.
"For two copper coins, you can't afford to suffer a loss, you can't afford to be deceived..."
"You can't buy anything with two copper coins. You are just a poor bastard..."
On the mountain road from the martial arts training ground of Yinlan Villa to the main residence, more and more children from Yinlan Villa appeared.
Seeing that Xu Qingyan really didn't seem to have any ill intentions, one of them stepped forward boldly and took out two copper coins: "Although my family is paying out less money now, I can still afford two copper coins. Here you go!"
Without saying a word, Xu Qingyan took the money and handed him a copy of "Blood Sacrifice Picture Book".
The disciple of Hidden Blue Villa flipped it open and said, "Hiss... It's really a full-color print!"
Color ink is a very expensive thing!
Moreover, the atlas requires engraving, which makes it even more expensive.
A black and white printed three-person horoscope costs thirty copper coins, and the selling price is as high as one Liuyin Tongbao!
And considering the thickness of a full-color atlas, the cost would probably not be less than ten taels of silver.
It's really a good deal to buy such an atlas for two copper coins...
"I want one, I want one too..." Seeing the first disciple who bought the book, the others also became jealous, "Two copper coins, right? Give me one."
"The Blood Sacrifice Atlas is the reason why our ancestor went into seclusion. Let me see why he is so slow..."
There were a total of one hundred blood sacrifice picture albums, and they were all snatched up in an instant.
When there were only a dozen or so books left, they all raised the price on their own initiative. Not only did Xu Qingyan get back his cost, he even made two taels of silver.
All the atlases were sold out, so Xu Qingyan naturally wouldn't stay in Yinlan Villa for long...
The children of Yinlan Villa, some who had bought the picture album and some who had not, gathered in groups of three or four and began to look through it.
"Tsk, what an exquisite battle formation diagram... Uh, but isn't this the one hanging in our ancestor's study? It's just that one is in black and white, or the colorful one is so beautiful..."
"It turns out that the blood sacrifice formation diagram was hung in the ancestor's study. We saw it so many times and didn't know it! Look, I remember this line. I accidentally splashed water on it, hehe."
"Who are these children? The two words next to them... the word sacrifice is written like this, right? Oh, so children are used as sacrifices? Interesting! Look how miserable that little girl is crying, haha."
"Please turn the page faster. Let me see the picture at the back. Isn't that Manager Li?"
"What happened to Manager Li...hiss...he, he..."
"And then what? And then? Ahhhhhhhhhhh..." As the picture albums were flipped through for the first time, bursts of creepy screams echoed through the night sky of Yinlan Villa.
