The Embers of King's Teyvat Journey

Guilong's gaze moved up and down following the Roa Fruit that Yu Jin had thrown out of his hand.

"Did you secretly take something from me?" After looking at it for a while, Guilong asked Yujin with some unease.

Although he had just checked carefully and nothing was missing from the cargo hold, what if something was?

This guy in front of me is so strange; he might be able to sneak away with some things without me even knowing.

"What are you looking at! Would you like to try some of our local specialties?" Yu Jin noticed Gui Long's gaze and immediately broke the Roya Fruit in his hand in half.

Orange and extremely coarse fibers peeked out from the enticing skin of the Roya fruit. When Yu Jin used it to scrape Gui Long's exposed arm, red marks immediately appeared on it.

"Hiss—, is this cotton? If you make clothes out of this, you could kill someone." Gui Long touched his reddened arm and complained as he looked at the bright red fruit in Yu Jin's hand.

It looks so tempting on the outside, but inside it's just a bunch of thick fibers. Are plants starting to deceive humans now?

"Now you know I didn't take your things, right?" Ember not only produced the Roa Fruit, but also the Golden Roa Fruit and the Snowfield Roa Fruit...

What's the use of these? They're useless. They'd get stuck in your throat if you ate them; they're only good for making lamp wicks and cotton.

Actually, it wouldn't be bad to give it to Torette. Torette is a cow or a horse, so eating the Roa Fruit wouldn't be a problem for him at all.

"Ha...haha, sorry, you have to be careful when you're out and about, right?" Gui Long scratched his head awkwardly when he realized his thoughts had been seen through.

"Boss, there are people ahead!"

Just as Yu Jin and Gui Long were talking, a cry of surprise suddenly came from outside the cabin.

Upon hearing this, Guilong tensed up immediately. He stood up from the ground and pressed Yu Jin, who had also stood up, back down.

"You two wait here, I'll handle this."

Given Yu Jin's nature, Gui Long was absolutely certain that letting him out would definitely cause trouble.

So Guilong simply waved to the two of them and then walked out of the cargo hold on his own.

Chapter 405 Trading

2024-01-09

As Guilong stepped out of the cabin, he saw several of his men who were already waiting in ambush.

Looking at the burly men clad in armor and wielding samurai swords, Guilong felt a little more at ease.

These were all his recruited subordinates; with them around, he wasn't entirely without room for resistance.

Who is that in front of us?

"The red ones must be a patrol squad of the resistance."

"I understand." Gui Long nodded, then waved his hand and walked to the deck.

The cargo ship's speed had slowed down considerably, which allowed the distant ships to approach rapidly.

A red flag fluttered in the wind atop the boat, making it easily recognizable as a boat belonging to the resistance forces from a distance.

"What?"

As it approached the cargo ship, the raft slowed down. A soldier in crimson armor emerged from the raft's cabin.

"Merchant, selling some worthless trinkets." Gui Long clasped his hands in a fist salute to the soldiers below, while also revealing the weapon at his waist.

As soon as Gui Long did this, the men around him followed suit. In no time, several burly men showing off their weapons appeared on the cargo ship.

"merchant……"

The sergeant glanced at Oni-taka, who was wearing samurai armor, and it was clear that his armor coverage was much higher than his own.

He then caught sight of the burly men beside Guilong, and his heart immediately turned to back out.

The enemy has more men and bigger ships. Even though their own ship has cannons, who knows if the enemy ship does?

These guys in front of me are businessmen now, but who knows, they might turn into pirates in the next second.

Gui Long saw the soldier's actions and immediately knew that his intimidation had worked.

But intimidation alone is not enough.

"These soldiers must have been adrift at sea for a long time, and they must be exhausted."

"It's just a small token of my appreciation. I hope you'll do me a favor." With that, Guilong picked up the Mora he had prepared beforehand and tossed it over.

"Wow!"

The sergeant weighed the Mora bag in his hand, feeling a sense of relief and a smile appearing on his face.

"If we keep arguing, it'll make me look ungrateful. Let's go. Remember to apply for a business license next time!"

The soldier seized the opportunity, went into the cabin, and ran away in a flash.

Watching the ship sail away into the distance, Guilong breathed a sigh of relief. From now on, there would be no obstacles!

"Disperse, disperse. You can relax your vigilance a bit, but don't let it go too far." Gui Long waved to the crowd around him and then walked into the cabin.

He always felt that Ember was going to cause trouble on his ship.

Pushing open the door, Guilong saw the bored Yujin and the pensive Menggete standing to the side with his eyes closed.

"All done?" Yu Jin asked Gui Long as he saw him.

"It's all sorted out. I was lucky to run into someone reasonable. I guess nothing major will happen next."

Guilong sat down again and removed the mask from his face. Now, he could finally relax.

"I heard that person say something about a traveling merchant's certificate, why don't you get one?" Yu Jin saw Gui Long's relaxed appearance and thought that if he got a traveling merchant's certificate, he would definitely be more relaxed.

"Get one? Wouldn't that limit yourself?" Gui Long said with some disdain, clearly looking down on this "trading certificate".

"What do you mean?" Yu Jin asked.

"The scope of business is limited to one area, the types of business are limited to a few, and the business routes are limited to a few..." Menggete opened his eyes and said calmly.

"To correct you, there are still trade routes between Narukami Island and Umijima Island, but you can't take them without some kind of powerful background."

Guilong glanced at Menggete with some surprise, then added.

"I'm doing just fine like this now. I can run between the two places and make a lot of money just from the price difference," Gui Long said, lying on the sack with his legs crossed.

"That's a big risk for you. What if you encounter someone unreasonable?" Yu Jin asked, shrugging.

"When you encounter someone unreasonable... hehe..."

A rare ruthless glint appeared in Guilong's eyes. He'd killed rebels and shogunate troops before; what was the big deal?

As long as it's cleaned up properly, no one will be able to tell.

"Has no one ever told you that laughter is awful?" A ruthless look appeared on his face. Yu Jin didn't see it; he only heard Gui Long's ear-piercing, sinister laughter, which was exactly the same as the laugh of the cunning merchants on the stage.

"You're also terrible at conversation." Gui Long's smile vanished; as expected, his murderous aura had no effect.

I'm really showing myself to a blind person.

The cargo ship, fully loaded with grain, swayed back and forth on the boundless sea. Just as Guilong had predicted, after being intercepted once, the cargo ship's subsequent voyage was as smooth as the sea.

"Boom!"

The rocking cargo ship suddenly stopped, coming to a complete halt. This instantly woke the drowsy Ember.

"Disembark!"

A dark figure darted out, and Ember stepped onto the shore.

But as soon as he came down, he noticed something was wrong.

"Is there something wrong with this weather?" Yu Jin looked up at the sky. Thick dark clouds covered the sky, and the drizzle continued endlessly, as if it would never stop.

Every now and then, a booming pillar of lightning would flash in the dim light, briefly dispelling the darkness before quickly disappearing again.

Why does Bayon Island look like the end of the world?

“There’s something in the air.” Mongot raised his hand and reached out, but he couldn’t grab anything.

"Cough cough cough! There have been problems for a long time. I don't know how those people from Hiki Village survived here." Gui Long said with emotion as he directed his men to unload the cargo and looked at the scene on the island.

He was like this the last time he came here. I only stayed for a short while and I felt a tightness in my chest. I really don't know how those people from Hiki Village survived here.

"Where are the people from Hikimura?" Yu Jin looked left and right, but didn't see any familiar faces.

"What's the rush? They're here now!" Gui Long, startled by Yu Jin's sudden movements, pointed to the figure on the distant path and said.

“I see it.” Yu Jin stopped and looked into the distance. He saw a group of people carrying large and small baskets walking on the path.

The one leading the group was none other than Washizu! The reason why Yu Jin could see so clearly was because his attire was exactly the same as Gui Long's.

So Inazuma's samurai armor is either red or purple, right? Yu Jin glanced at Washizu in the distance, then at Oni-Takashi beside him.

If it weren't for the different colors, he really wouldn't have been able to tell them apart.

"ember?"

"It's nice to see you again, Washizu."

Yu Jin and Washi Jin exchanged a glance from afar, and then he saw Washi Jin's flying kick coming towards him.

"I'll dodge!"

With a quick sidestep, Yu Jin dodged Washizu's flying kick.

This scene shocked Gui Long, who was carrying a whole basket full of crystallized bone marrow!

With such a heavy load, how could he still make such a big move? Is the village chief of this wretched village really that strong?

"Are you thinking about something bad?" Washizu asked, getting up from the ground and looking at Oni-taka.

The latter immediately shuddered and hurriedly shook his head in denial, "Absolutely not! I was just checking the goods."

"I believe you." Washizu nodded. Although Oni was a pirate, he was a rare pirate with a very high reputation score, otherwise Washizu would not have maintained a long-term cooperation with him.

"Then you really trusted the right person," the ghost chimed in. It seemed that maintaining a good reputation was indeed quite effective.

"I think I trusted the wrong person. Why did you kick me as soon as you came up?" Yu Jin ran over and questioned Washijin.

"Explain this to me, and I won't kick you," Washizu said, removing his arm armor to reveal his hairy arm.

Chapter 406 Severely Injured