Our neighborhood has been transported again.

Chapter 55 Blacksmith
"There's a monster in the water, why don't you say so? You're trying to trick us."

Lu Hongtao's expression changed.

Previously, crocodiles along the river had killed several people, causing widespread panic in the neighborhood.

The pool in this cave doesn't look like anything good. To be honest, he was wary when he came yesterday.

But there was nothing unusual at the time.

Zhang Bo said, "I don't know either. We weren't attacked when we came here before."

Lu Hongtao seized on the loophole in his words, "If you haven't been attacked, then you've seen him before."

Zhang Bo chuckled. He had indeed seen it and knew there was something in the pool, but he deliberately kept quiet about it.

He was already annoyed by being threatened by this group to reveal the location of the altar. He wasn't doing charity work, so why should he explain it clearly? He was keeping something in reserve to prevent anyone from arriving early.

But he certainly wouldn't admit it, and immediately retorted sarcastically, "We haven't seen it, but didn't you send people ahead to take the cards away? Didn't those people who came ahead see anything in the water? Didn't they tell you?"

Lu Hongtao's face turned red with anger. He glanced warily at the bottom of the pool. "I didn't leak any information."

Zhang Bo joked, "Then can you guarantee that no one else in your team has leaked anything?"

Lu Hongtao couldn't guarantee it.

This was originally a loose alliance that was formed temporarily.

Zhang Bo scoffed: "See? You can't even guarantee it yourself."

Lu Hongtao looked around and suddenly asked, "Is it possible that it's a third party?"

Zhang Bo frowned: "A third party?"

Lu Hongtao said coldly, "Hmm, come earlier tomorrow, half an hour earlier, no, an hour earlier! I don't believe someone can beat us to it. If there really is a third party who gets the cards today, they will definitely not be able to resist the temptation to come again tomorrow."

Zhang Bo gradually realized, "If no one comes tomorrow, it means there's a mole inside."

After leaving the cave, we walked eastward along the foot of the mountain for a long time before stopping.

Qin Ziwen took out the cards and let his younger brother and Deng Guang take turns playing with them.

After receiving the cards, the two examined the recruitment cards in their hands as if they were rare treasures.

Deng Guang exclaimed in amazement: "A recruitment card! Can this really summon a living person? It's amazing!"

Qin Ziwu was happy for his older brother, "Brother, then our team will have one more person."

Returning the card to his elder brother, Qin Ziwu said, "Brother, what do you think the group that discovered the altar will think when they find the card is missing?"

Qin Ziwen shook his head: "I don't know, but if I were them, I would definitely come early tomorrow and set up traps around us. We would never get the cards so easily again."

After a pause, Qin Ziwen said, "I think we need to set some rules. Everyone wants cards, but we're a team, and without rules, there's no order. I'm not a dictator; I've always believed that one person can't earn all the money. We should all work together to make money. That's how a team stays dynamic, and everyone will be more dedicated."

Qin Ziwu was about to say something when Qin Ziwen raised his hand and pressed him down.

Qin Ziwen said, "Starting today, anyone in our team who discovers an altar can obtain any one card produced by that altar, but only one. You can save this opportunity for now. If you find a card you like later, you can obtain it unconditionally, but you only have one chance."

"Then, the cards produced by the altars will be determined by the number of people who participated in the operation. For example, if there are three of us, each person who participated in the operation today will receive 1/3 of the contribution. After collecting a full contribution, we can reserve any card produced by the altar the next day."

Qin Ziwu asked curiously, "Brother, why do we need to make an appointment?"

Qin Ziwen said, "Because the cards are all random and different cards have different functions, we are just getting started with cards, so it's difficult to have a fair standard for evaluating their value. So we just rely on luck."

This method is also tentative; it can be changed if we later develop a standard for evaluating the value of the cards.” Deng Guang hadn’t expected to have the opportunity to obtain cards, and Qin Ziwen’s method sounded quite fair. However, he felt somewhat ashamed, feeling he hadn’t played much of a role. “I just feel like I’ve taken advantage of you.”

Qin Ziwen smiled and said, "Brother Deng, everyone can play their part, and you are an indispensable member of our team."

Deng Guang let out a long breath, a resolute glint in his eyes. "I understand."

Qin Ziwen said, "Let's go back first."

I got the cards today, so I'll test it out and see how many points I get for acquiring one card.

Instead of returning the way they came, the three of them took a detour around the area and returned to their residential compound before noon.

On the wasteland outside the residential area, Qin Ziwen saw someone pushing a wheelbarrow.

The bottom of this wheelbarrow is a tire, with two long sticks forked from both sides of the tire, and a large, open wooden box is mounted on top.

This thing looks rough, but it is indeed a suitable tool for carrying things in mountainous areas.

Qin Ziwen inquired, "Brother, where did you buy this?"

The man pushing the wheelbarrow had a tanned neck. He took off the towel draped over his shoulder and wiped his sweat. “There’s a carpenter’s workshop on the seventh floor of Building 7, Unit 1. They specialize in selling these things. They’re quite convenient for transporting things. By the way, my name is Qin He. If you need anything moved, you can contact me. I live on the first floor of Building 2, Unit 1. Prices are negotiable. I’m just trying to make a living.”

I didn't expect that they were from the same clan.

Now, the neighborhood is becoming increasingly diverse, with all sorts of jobs available, even including this kind of primitive manual labor.

Back home, Qin Ziwen closed the door and took out the recruitment card.

Silently repeat "activate" in your mind.

The recruitment card transformed into light and flew from the fingertip, condensing into a solid ball of white light on the floor in front of it.

When the white light faded, a blacksmith who looked exactly like the one in the card image appeared on the spot.

The blacksmith was only about 1.7 meters tall, with very prominent muscles in his shoulders.

The blacksmith stood there, his eyes glazed over for a moment, but quickly regained their clarity.

He looked at Qin Ziwen, opened his mouth, and stammered, "My lord."

The language was awkward, but it was clearly Chinese.

Qin Ziwen asked, "Can you understand what we're saying?"

The blacksmith nodded: "Yes, that's fine."

Qin Ziwen pondered for a moment, then asked, "What's your name?"

The blacksmith said, "My name is Li Tieshan, and I am a blacksmith in the West Market of Yangzhou City Ironworks."

The blacksmith spoke with increasing fluency, and Qin Ziwen noticed the key words: "Yangzhou? Blacksmith workshop? Where are you from?"

Li Tieshan frowned, thought for a long time, and then shook his head dejectedly: "I can't remember, I only know that I must obey your orders from now on."

Qin Ziwen asked, "Then what do you remember?"

When his profession was mentioned, Li Tieshan immediately puffed out his chest and his voice became a bit louder: "Reporting to you, sir, I am proficient in iron smelting. I can forge farm tools, boat parts for the canal, and everyday ironware for the neighborhood!"

　One more chapter is being written, it will be a little later.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)