Chapter 380: Demarcating the Territory and Choosing the Location

He had even seen drunkards climbing into ditches to urinate in Dunyu.

The problem with culverts is that they take a lot of work to build, but Bega has monsters that can dig holes, so this is not a problem in Fu Feng City.

What surprised him even more was that there was even running water.

By connecting the bamboo poles with the inner joints open and making pipes, the spring water from Baiyun Mountain in the north of the city can be transported directly to your home, eliminating the trouble of queuing up to fetch or buy water.

Of course, ordinary families are not eligible to use Baiyun Spring Water.

In addition to wholesale, Shimen Caravan also does group buying business. At this time, it is time to go to the market to open. He Lingchuan knows that they mainly sell sandalwood and a famous balsam called "Lover's Tears", which is an amber-like material collected from the unique fragrant wood of Fu country. Resin, as long as two natural flavors are added, can be mixed to create a deep and far-reaching aroma. The most important thing is that it is long-lasting, so it is very suitable for use as sachet decorations.

There are all kinds of strange things sold in the market, and there are also many monster shops and stalls.

It is rare for monsters to open a shop in other places. He Lingchuan thought it was rare when he met Qian Xinliu's ape busking in Shihuan, but in the monster country it is completely natural.

He saw a weasel selling insect repellent kits, claiming that they could kill all mosquitoes, rats, and ants in the house at once and were non-toxic and harmless to humans. But the remarks are made larger and bolder and read:

Close the doors and windows, and leave immediately after breaking the door.

The packaging is bulging, and inside is a bubble of pig urine filled with gas.

Good guy, He Lingchuan knew what was inside as soon as he saw this familiar package.

There is also a labor market in the market, and the job seekers include many monsters.

Bear monsters and giant apes are common laborers, and their ability to carry heavy objects is many times better than humans. Many caravans will hire them to do part-time work; He Lingchuan even saw two elephants here...

There are also many little monsters waiting to be hired. For example, He Lingchuan saw two cat monster couples with their children looking for jobs. Their specialty is catching rats and snakes and looking after homes and homes. The employment period is at least one year.

To hire permanent or fixed-term workers here, you must use the appointment letter provided by Fu Feng City. The format is standard, which stipulates the food, work content, duration, etc., and it takes effect after being stamped with a palm (paw) seal.

He Lingchuan was amazed and missed his medicine ape even more.

On the way back, he also saw that several temples were decorated with brand new red couplets, and stages were being built at the entrances, specially for performances on the birthday of King Baoshu.

He Lingchuan was curious. With so many operas singing on the stage, how many performances of King Baoshu would be seen?

The old trees on the roadside were hung with many red strips of cloth for a festive occasion.

Finally, he went about his business, purchasing the materials for refining the God-killing Pill from the large drug store next to the inn.

According to the suggestion of the great alchemist He Lianchen, he could first refine these auxiliary materials into semi-finished products, and then simply fuse and process them after getting the imperial fluid slurry, which would have a higher success rate.

Saving processes means saving accidents.

He didn't hide his whereabouts and walked into the medicine shop without hesitation.

Half a day later, his list of medicinal materials was copied to the Taifu Mansion. Because of its weird content, it was always presented to Master Sha.

Taifu Sha took time out of his busy schedule to take a look and frowned:

"Why is there still arsenic?"

The recipe that Wu Jinsong told him to give to He Lingchuan only had a few flavors that were the same, and the rest were replaced. The most outrageous thing is that more than 30% of them are serious poisons, including arsenic.

Is this the imperial ooze formula, or is he planning to poison everyone in the hotel?

Moreover, He Lingchuan’s purchase list was extremely long, and one of the items even included—“You also want skunk glands?”

What does this mean?

Of course, Mr. Sha Taifu also has his own pharmacist. The latter took the list and looked at it twice with a smile: "This person probably needs to make several medicines and buy the medicinal materials together? If nothing else, this skunk gland must not be eaten." ”

Taifu Sha glared at him, did he need to say this?

"And there are many medicines with conflicting properties that cannot be used in the same formula." The pharmacist added, "Either he wants to make many medicines at once, or he wants to use this list to confuse us."

Taifu Sha grunted: "Is he on guard?" Did the boy named He find that he was being observed secretly?

"No matter what medicine he wants to prepare, there is no prescription given by us." The pharmacist reminded him, "Is the prescription you gave him the general formula of Emperor's Liquid? It at least includes Dioshu, Kuyanlian, etc., which It’s not on this list.”

Mr. Sha Taifu then exclaimed: "Can he make another one himself?"

If you are not sure, no normal person will fool around with the formula of Emperor's Ouyang, otherwise you will be risking your own life.

The pharmacist spread his hands: "That's not clear."

Taifu Sha pondered, and then asked Wu Jinsong: "You told him that there is no place in the suburbs to hold Emperor Jie's liquid, right?"

"yes!"

Taifu Sha then said: "This guy is very ambitious."

"Taifu?" Why did you say this?

"The territory in the outskirts of Fufeng City has been marked out. If He Xiao only stayed in the city to collect the Emperor's Liquid, he wouldn't have to put in so much effort." Taifu Sha smiled, "He made so many preparations because he intended to go far away."

Well, let's wait and see.

He was also busy with everything, and this little thing was forgotten in the blink of an eye.

For the next whole day, He Lingchuan stayed in the hotel behind closed doors, concentrating on refining the ingredients and doing some chores.

Refining medicine was not his strong point, so he could only use a small furnace purchased from the drug store. He had to refine four or five raw materials before he could improve his proficiency and get a semi-finished product that he was satisfied with.

Fortunately, the difficulty of refining is not great, otherwise he would have to find another way.

Shi Er Dangjia claimed that he knew the surrounding areas of Fufeng City very well. He Lingchuan discussed with him for an hour or so, and then said that he was about to go out of the city for a stroll and would not return until three days later.

Fufeng City is one of the important stops for any caravan. Shimen Chamber of Commerce was supposed to unload, sell and deliver goods here, so it had to stay for a while. Fufeng City has many specialties that Fuguo needs, but the Shimen caravan has to continue to go northwest, so it will not buy spot goods for the time being, but now it has to place an order first, and the other party will prepare the goods. When the Shimen caravan returns from Lingxu City, the balance will be paid and the goods will be taken back to the country, similar to futures.

Now that it is the birthday of Baoshu King, Shi Er Dangjia has been busy these days, how can he care about where He Lingchuan is?

Soon, he received a great news:

There was a big deal that was originally handled by Gan's Chamber of Commerce, but the Taifu Mansion felt the kindness of He Xiao, so it transferred the deal to Shimen Chamber of Commerce.

The volume of the transaction itself is not important, nor is it how much money the brothers can make from it. What is important is that the Shimen Chamber of Commerce has established a connection with the Taifu Mansion and gained the trust of the other party!

What a glory, what a benefit?

This is the career turning point that the Shi brothers have been praying for for a long time.

The eldest brother's vision is indeed correct. It is very beneficial to have a relationship with He Xiao.

When Shi Erdang received the news, he was ecstatic and wanted to find He Lingchuan for a drink, but he smiled and said, "I'm busy." He was not allowed to enter the door.

Shi Erdang looked around and saw that his room was full of women, almost of all ages, and he didn't know what medicine He Lingchuan was selling.

He was busy until this afternoon, and He Lingchuan rode out of the city alone and headed northeast.

The Emperor Liujiang announced by the Taifu Mansion will appear as early as tomorrow night.

Fufeng City is indeed the capital of Baoshu Country. The towns and villages in the suburbs are very prosperous. There are farmlands, orchards, forests, workshops, monsters and human labor everywhere. It is almost impossible to find a place without people.

He Lingchuan walked farther and farther, paying attention along the way.

Finally, the population gradually decreased and the wild forests gradually increased.

He tried to drive his horse closer to a hill. It looked like an unowned wild mountain, without any trace of human activities.

However, before He Lingchuan ran to the foot of the mountain, he heard two rustling sounds in the forest, and several huge black water deer came out to block him, speaking in human language:

"Prime Minister's order: This place is temporarily designated as the territory of the Black Horn Clan. No living people are allowed to approach within three days."

Several big deer looked down at him, as if they were going to kick him if they disagreed.

He Lingchuan did not stay and turned around and left.

Then he tried several other places, all of which were occupied, sometimes by monsters and sometimes by humans, which shows that Wu Jinsong's information was correct.

As a newcomer, he certainly didn't want to have a conflict with the local tyrants. He Lingchuan kept moving northeast, sleeping in the wild at night, and walked from early morning to afternoon the next day.

Then, he finally arrived at the destination of this trip.

This place is more than 200 miles away from Fufeng City, and it is an open space by the lake.

In fact, he had already walked out of the suburbs of Fufeng City last night and left the strongholds of various forces. But to be on the safe side, he still walked out for half a day, even away from the official road.

This place is rarely visited by people. It is more than 40 miles away from the nearest human settlement, and there is almost no trace of human activities nearby. As for whether there are monsters, this is the territory of the monster country, who can say for sure?

But the monster clusters in the mountains are limited, unlike Fufeng City.

Of course, Zhu Erniang and other big monsters in the Demon Nest Swamp are exceptions.

He Lingchuan also chose this place for a reason. The sparkling lake in front of him is called "Sanxin Lake", which means that it has three lakes, one large and two small, and the water bodies are usually connected to each other.

The largest lake has hundreds of hectares, while the smallest is only about four mu, which is a huge difference.

Shi Er Dangjia knew this place because he was greedy for progress and hurried at night when he was doing business. He walked more and more crookedly and ended up here. It took him two days to find the way to Fufeng City, which left a deep impression on him.

He Lingchuan stood by the small lake and looked at it, secretly saying that God helped me.

It turned out that it hadn't rained here for a long time, and the water level dropped a lot. The passage connecting it to the big lake was almost blocked by mud and sand, forming a natural low dam.

Unless there are a few heavy rains, the fish in the big lake can't swim over.

As the saying goes, deep water breeds big fish, and deep pools produce dragons. What kind of powerful monster likes to stay in a small lake of four mu?

And there is a circle of muddy land beside the small lake, which is knee-deep when stepped on, and the woods retreat more than ten feet away.

No matter who it is, no one will be willing to accept the Emperor's sludge here.