Our neighborhood has been transported again.

Chapter 117 Second Enhancement (Two Chapters Combined)

After coming over, Zou Jianghe pushed Huang Tao aside and took the main seat.

Noticing Zou Jianghe's glance out of the corner of his eye, Huang Tao was annoyed, but outwardly he still greeted him politely, "Chairman Zou, you've arrived very quickly."

Zou Jianghe smiled faintly, "I've been trying to contact Mr. Qin recently, it seems this is just a coincidence."

As he spoke, he kept staring intently at Qin Ziwen in front of him. In his eyes, the man seemed to be shrouded in a mist.

Although their alliance controlled two altars, these two altars were not his private property.

He couldn't openly collect all the cards.

He was certain that Qin Ziwen had access to the location of a hidden altar, and possibly more than one.

"Oh? He also joined the Tongmenghui." Qin Ziwen looked at Huang Tao beside him.

Zou Jianghe said, "Of course, Mr. Huang is now also a member of our alliance. He has been a member for almost a week now."

"What conditions did you offer him?"

Before Zou Jianghe could speak, Huang Tao took the initiative to say, "The Tongmenghui purchases my carpentry hut's products at cost price, and also provides me with high-quality wood at cost price. They even send some apprentices to learn carpentry here."

Zou Jianghe glanced at Huang Tao.

"Mr. Qin, please join our alliance. Our community is facing a critical moment and needs outstanding individuals like you to join our family."

Qin Ziwen said calmly, "President Zou, I'm not a very moral person, so don't try to morally blackmail me. If there's a suitable place, we can cooperate, but as for joining your association, let's forget about it."

Zou Jianghe said, "Do you think it's too harsh? Actually, the terms are negotiable."

Huang Tao was taken aback. The terms were negotiable? That's not what you told me back then.

"It's not a matter of conditions."

"Wow~"

The harpy eagle let out a cry and flew down from the upper side, circling overhead.

Du Yu hurried over from afar, a monk's knife at his waist, a compound bow in his hand, an arrow nocked, and stopped fifty paces away. At this distance, he was a crack shot.

"Chairman Zou, or is it that only one voice is allowed in the community?"

Zou Jianghe was silent for a moment, then chuckled and shook his head. "Mr. Qin is joking. The Tongmenghui is a place where everyone can speak out. How can there be only one voice? Perhaps I was too eager to find talent and appeared too impatient, which caused some misunderstandings. I hope we can have the opportunity to cooperate."

Zou Jianghe turned to look at Du Yu, who was not far away, and Zhao Pu behind Du Yu.

After saying this, Zou Jianghe left with his men. There was no need for him to stay any longer; he could no longer lower himself.

Huang Tao showed no expression as Zou Jianghe left. He simply leaned closer and said in a low voice, "Even if the deal falls through, we can still be on good terms. If you're interested in cooperating later, you can come to me. Although Zou Jianghe is the leader of the alliance, the price he can offer may not be as high as mine."

After saying that, Huang Tao smiled lightly, turned around and left.

Once the group had gone some distance, Du Yu, holding his bow, quickly approached.

"Sir, are you okay?"

"It's nothing." Qin Ziwen shook his head, somewhat puzzled: "Why did you all come here?"

Du Yu was even more surprised: "Didn't you send the harpy eagle to inform us, sir? The harpy eagle flew over and bit my clothes just now. I thought you sent it."

Qin Ziwen turned to look at the harpy eagle standing proudly to the side. This guy had its wings folded, its chest puffed out, and its eyes darting around. Ever since it underwent a power-up, its intelligence had increased dramatically.

Qin Ziwen rubbed its head and chuckled, "You little rascal."

After a moment's thought, Du Yu suggested, "My lord, let's act together from now on."

Zhao Pu also looked worried: "Mr. Qin, it is indeed safer to have more people."

Qin Ziwen did not refuse, "Okay, let's go together then. We can try to go around from the other side of the mountain later. Although it's a longer route, we should be able to reach the cave."

After the seven people met up, they headed towards the stream.

On the way, Li Yue couldn't help but complain, "Those people were all from the Tongmenghui, weren't they?"

Deng Guang said, "They're from the Tongmenghui. The one who looks like a smiling tiger is their leader, Zou Jianghe."

Li Yue immediately became angry. "These people are too domineering. Their attitude is like they're here to recruit people to join a club. If you didn't know better, you'd think they were here to rob us. No wonder so many people in the neighborhood can't stand them. They're like crabs wherever they go, expecting everyone to give way to them."

"Cough cough cough—" Deng Guang suddenly covered his mouth and coughed violently.

Li Yue, confused, turned to him and asked, "Brother Deng, do you think I'm right?"

Deng Guang looked at the silly child and said quietly, "We still have a leader of the Tongmenghui sitting here."

Li Yue's expression froze instantly.

Zhao Pu waved his hand with a smile: "My joining the Tongmenghui was approved by Mr. Qin. I can withdraw at any time as long as Mr. Qin wants."

"I'm so sorry, Brother Zhao, I really didn't know..." Li Yue hurriedly apologized.

Zhao Pu didn't care. "Actually, you're not wrong. There are some people in the Tongmenghui who don't have good conduct. That's no secret."

Hearing him say that, Qin Ziwen and the others all looked at him with curiosity.

Zhao Pu continued, "Some people, after joining the guild, take advantage of their status to engage in forced buying and selling with others. Some good resource points have been seized by a group of people flying the guild's flag, and I heard there have been several conflicts recently. Moreover, I heard that two altars have practically become the guild's private property, and they don't allow anyone else to approach them."

Qin Ziwu frowned. "So domineering."

Zhao Pu sighed, "In the end, the bad thing is never the organization itself, but a part of the people within it. After all, the Tongmenghui is a group of people, so it's inevitable that there will be both good and bad members."

Qin Ziwen then asked Zhao Pu, "Dr. Zhao, you've been spending a lot of time in the neighborhood lately. If our team needs to expand its manpower, do you have any suitable candidates to recommend?"

Zhao Pu pondered for a while, then suddenly clapped his hands, "There really is one. Didn't I just say that a team had a conflict with the Alliance?"

At first, the Alliance suffered a major loss; they failed to steal the enemy's prey and several of their men were killed in the process. It was said that the opposing team had a recruited hunter who set various traps in the forest and was also an excellent archer.

Qin Ziwu wanted to hear what happened next, so he asked, "And then?"

"Then the Tongmenghui refused to suffer losses, so they waited for them at the entrance of the community. Many people died on both sides. After the news spread, Zou Jianghe personally went to handle it, because if it got out of hand, it would be bad for the Tongmenghui's reputation."

Deng Guang asked curiously, "How was it handled?"

"That's it then," Zhao Pu said with a wry smile. "After all, he's the president of the Alliance. He can't just side with someone else, can he? That team suffered heavy casualties, but the captain is still alive. I heard that the hunter was recruited by that captain."

The more Qin Ziwen listened, the more familiar it became.

"What's that person's name?"

"I don't know, I only know that we live in one of those buildings."

One building, and also recruited a hunter.

Qin Ziwen had a rough idea of ​​who it was.

No wonder I haven't seen Wang Jun recently.

As they talked, the six of them arrived near the stream.

Li Yue kept glancing left and right, tensing up at the slightest sound.

The wild boar incident left him with a psychological trauma.

Qin Ziwu patted Li Yue on the shoulder, signaling him not to worry, "Don't worry, if that wild boar comes again, we'll hunt it down and eat it."

Li Yue stubbornly insisted, "I'm not scared at all, I'm excited, damn it!"

Li Yue almost jumped up. At his feet, a viper hidden in a pile of dead leaves was raising its head, ready to strike.

A beam of light slashed from the side. The viper's head fell to the ground with a crack.

Du Yu sheathed his sword.

Li Yue suddenly turned his head and exclaimed, "Wait, buddy, you're doing this so cool!"

"Found the trap." Qin Ziwu walked past him, quickly went to the stream, and picked up the trap that was placed in the water.

The floods caused by the torrential rains have receded, and the streams have returned to their former tranquility.

The gurgling stream submerged half of the ground cage.

With a flick of his wrist, he lifted the cage.

A large number of transparent river shrimp were jumping around inside, and a few river crabs were hiding in the corner of the cage.

Remove the shrimp and crabs from the container and pour them into the bucket.

To avoid conflict, the four fish traps placed in the stream were spaced a distance apart.

"I remember putting one down downstream as well." Qin Ziwen walked down the stream for about forty meters, rounded a bend, and saw that the fish trap that was originally placed in the stream had overturned, with marks of being hit and gnawed on the edges, and a gap had been broken at the joint of the fish trap.

Seeing the damaged fish trap, Qin Ziwen frowned, feeling a pang of heartache. "It's been destroyed."

Upon hearing the news, Du Yu rushed over and, after observing the scene, concluded, "It looks like something a bear would do."

Qin Ziwen immediately reminded the others, "There might be bears around here, so be careful."

Li Tieshan walked over, looked at the damaged cage, picked it up and examined it. "Sir, this can be repaired. I'll fix it when I get back."

"Okay, take it back first."

Fortunately, apart from this one being damaged, the other three traps were intact.

The remaining two fish traps each contained an eel, a seven-star fish, a dozen crabs, and two loaches.

They put everything into the bucket, folded up the fish trap, and walked upstream along the stream.

With the harpy eagle leading the way, the group circled around and this time climbed the mountain from a different direction.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, we finally arrived at the cave located on the mountainside.

"Squeak~"

Inside the cave, the giant toad had not yet returned, and the bats at the cave ceiling were making a constant commotion.

From a distance, a point of green light could be seen floating on the altar.

It's actually an enhancement card?

Qin Ziwen was somewhat surprised.

It seems Dr. Zhao was quite lucky this time; the card he chose is quite valuable.

Enter the cave and take out the card.

Emerging from the cave, Zhao Pu examined the cards in his hand, turning them over and over. "This is amazing! There are even cards that enhance animals. I wonder if there are any that enhance humans."

Upon hearing this, Qin Ziwen coughed, his expression subtle.

It's hard to say whether Zhao Pu was lucky or unlucky.

Enhancement cards are indeed rarer than regular building cards.

If this were a human physique enhancement card, it could be used directly, but it happens to be an animal enhancement card.

Then this card can only be kept in hand until he recruits an animal, because only recruited animals can guarantee loyalty and ensure that it is not wasted.

“Mr. Qin, can I trade this card with you?” Zhao Pu looked at the harpy eagle. The harpy eagle’s size had changed once, so he could deduce that Mr. Qin must have obtained this kind of card before, and only Mr. Qin could bring out the full value of this card.

"Sure, it's possible." Qin Ziwen told the truth: "Your card is quite valuable, even rarer than ordinary building cards, but I don't have any cards of comparable value to trade with you."

Zhao Pu said, "It's okay, what's suitable is the best."

1级马厩*1、1级农田*1、招募卡·驯养蒙古马*1、1级裁缝铺*1、1级铁匠铺*1、（进阶）熔岩地堡*1、拓展卡·地下洞穴（小）*1、1级煤矿卡*1、1级水车*1
Qin Ziwen began to think about which of his extra cards he could trade with Zhao Pu.

Farmland and lava bunkers are definitely not suitable.

Even if Zhao Pu cleared all his land, he still couldn't gather such a large area.

The stables and Mongolian horses were a set, and the horses had big appetites; even Zhao Pu might not be able to afford to feed them.

Then the waterwheel is meant to be used in conjunction with farmland; a bare waterwheel is useless.

That leaves only the expansion cards: Underground Caves and Tailor Shop and Blacksmith Shop.

He planned to keep the blacksmith building card for himself, and with one more card, he could upgrade his level 2 blacksmith to level 3.

Qin Ziwen asked, "I have two cards, one is the Expansion Card: Underground Cave, and the other is the Construction Card: Tailor Shop. Which one do you want?"

After a moment's hesitation, Zhao Pu cautiously asked, "Mr. Qin, may I have that tailor shop?"

Qin Ziwen said, "Sure, while these buildings do have some special benefits, they're just icing on the cake. The real core is the person who uses the building. Are you sure you want the tailor shop?"

Zhao Pu nodded, "I'm sure, let's go with the tailor shop. We can practice our skills there, and we can also hire people to work there, just like Huang Tao's carpenter's hut."

Qin Ziwen wasn't reluctant at all. He already had three blacksmith shops, and he was sure he could get more tailor shops later, especially since he hadn't even seen a tailor in his homestead yet.

He just felt that he had taken advantage of Zhao Pu. It was one thing for outsiders, but Zhao Pu was, after all, a member of the team.

After thinking for a moment, Qin Ziwen made up his mind that if he could obtain another building card for the tailor shop later, he would give another one to Zhao Pu to help him upgrade to level 2.

The effect of a level 2 building is significantly improved compared to a level 1 building.

After exchanging cards, Qin Ziwen suddenly realized that after his Insight skill was upgraded, he could see recruited units and humans.

He immediately gave the harpy a glimpse.

[Normal Horned Eagle: ☆☆☆]

Only three stars?!

This was enhanced once, so does that mean the newly summoned horned eagle is only two stars?
Qin Ziwen and the harpy eagle locked eyes. "You stupid eagle, you're so lame."

Silently recite the command to use the card.

The others were seeing the enhancement card for the first time and curiously gathered around.

As the card shattered, it turned into green light spots and merged into the horned sculpture's body.

The horned eagle instantly transformed into light.

Its size expands continuously with the light.

The crowd craned their necks upwards.

Finally, when the light faded, standing in the same spot was a harpy eagle that was at least two meters tall.

Its height already surpassed that of everyone present.

As the wings spread, Qin Ziwen, who was closest to the wing, felt a strong gust of wind.

With a flap of its wings, the harpy eagle flew overhead. Its wingspan had already exceeded five meters. In terms of size, although it was not as big as the ape-eating eagle that had come to the neighborhood to hunt before, it was not much different and was enough to bring a strong sense of oppression.

What's most striking is its claws; its already long and sharp claws have become even more exaggerated, like eight curved swords hanging beneath its body.

　I've caught up on yesterday's stuff, time for some sleep.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)