Let's suffer a little longer, fellow Blue Star folks.

"We could use this equipment right away. You guys have been a huge help this time."

Hi!

Isn't this a coincidence?

In fact, Tang Yi could tell from this auction that the beta test players, led by the 'Original Five', did have quite a bit of money saved.

However, there is no high-end equipment available in the gathering place, which makes it difficult for them to spend their money.

After all, not everyone wants to buy land.

Anyone who has made games knows that if the economic system only has a single exit, the entire game's economic system will easily become unbalanced.

Ultimately, players will lose their internal motivation to make money, which in turn reduces their enthusiasm for the game.

Therefore, this auction of the right to kill monsters is actually a new attempt by Tang Yi. He thought that if it really doesn't work, he would find more high-level monsters to sell the killing rights.

I didn’t expect that someone would actually give me a pillow when I was sleepy.

If he could open up the purchasing channels for these 'Clouds and Armors', he probably wouldn't have to worry about high-end equipment for a while.

"In addition to armor, we also have some weapons suitable for large-scale combat. Some of them were even just ordered from Cloud City. We simply tested them and then shipped them directly to you."

Qin Tan immediately took Tang Yi to the second cart and opened the carriage in the same way.

"For example, this portable version of the Qi Condensation Cannon is an improved version of the Qi Condensation Cannon from Cloud City. Its power can only kill high-level early-stage demons, but its stability is many times higher, the firing frequency is higher, and the overall size is smaller."

"And this new generation of field machine guns, with a faster rate of fire and greater power..."

"besides……"

When it comes to military equipment, Qin Tan suddenly becomes more talkative.

He explained to Tang Yi in detail the various new equipment that had been shipped in, and the rifles, ammunition, and armor that the gathering place had frequently purchased had been shipped in three trucks.

So it has to be said that the gas stone mine has indeed brought a lot of changes to Yunhe Town.

The demons must be very regretful. They should not have secretly mined the mineral veins and coveted the funds for the activities of taking over other people's bodies.

As a result, the mine now fell into the hands of Yunhe Town. No one knows how many good things the Yunhe Army bought from Yunzhong City in one go.

You know, although Yunzhong City will not actively deliver weapons and equipment to other gathering places, they will accept anyone who comes to buy them.

And now, look at these armors for mid-stage Yellow Rank cultivators. They can all be given to their gathering place. What about the armor that Yun Hejun kept for himself...

Tsk tsk, I can’t even imagine how intense it is.

……

The demon-occupied area is no more than two hundred kilometers away from the Yunhe Army camp.

A giant dark red bird stood on a bare stone pillar, and beside it was a large stone forest and many flying demons rising and falling.

At this moment, a small black bird, whose body shape was obviously inconsistent with the surrounding monsters, rushed in front of the giant bird with a little ink-colored afterimage.

"What? Failed again?" Hongao asked.

"Has Your Majesty received the information?" The black bird hovered in the air without even flapping its wings, and there was a hint of surprise in its tone.

"I can guess it just by looking at you." Hongao shook his head slightly. "Tell me, how did you get caught this time? Did Bi Ran escape?"

"Your Majesty, I think this gathering place is a bit weird." The black bird's tone was a little bitter.

"I think Bi Ran's disguise was perfect, and his plan this time was just poisoning, with no intention of actually killing him. But he was still caught by the leader."

"at last……"

The black bird paused, exchanged glances with Hongao, and then continued:

"These people even auctioned off the right to kill Bi Ran outside the gathering place."

"Ok?"

Hongao's originally nonchalant expression suddenly became serious.

"These humans are recognized as auctioning the right to kill us demons?"

Hongao was so angry that he even laughed as he spoke.

"What do they mean? They found you?"

"Probably not." The black bird shook its head, "But it probably noticed someone was sending a message to Bi Ran."

Hearing this, Hongao was silent for a long time.

"Then you should withdraw your spies first. We are about to take action here. A few hundred bugs are just a few of them. They won't affect our plan."

"After we break through the Yunhe Army's camp and the gathering place, I will personally take action!"

……

Soon, time gradually came to evening.

After eating and drinking their fill, Alps and A-Tui also walked out of Oga's tent.

"Captain Oga is really a nice person." Alps said with a smile.

"Yes, yes." Ah Tui immediately smiled and nodded.

At the same time, news about the two people also appeared in a small group called "The Six-Person Journey to the West".

Alps: There is indeed something wrong with this Oga.

My favorite black stockings and beautiful legs: How do you say it?

That's right, ever since they moved into the Tekkadan's base, their communication has evolved to this level.

On the surface, it was just a casual chat, but all the information was exchanged within the group.

After all, we are living under someone else's roof now, so we still have to worry about someone eavesdropping.

Moreover, the eldest brother Chen Lu is not here now, and he will probably go to Mujing Fort with the army later, so the five people on their side have to be more careful.

"After our three friends from Yuanfu Town return tomorrow, we will definitely talk to Sima Li about this when we go to find Yunhe Army." Alps continued.

His voice was neither too loud nor too soft, just like he was chatting normally with his companions.

"Yeah." Ah Tui nodded vigorously. "Every time we come here, Captain Oga treats us to delicious food. This time he even got us snaketail chicken."

I have to say that the chef named Lao Feng is really good at cooking chicken. No matter what kind of chicken it is, he can make the meat delicious and leave a lingering aftertaste.

Alps: The problem is, no matter whether he has surrendered to the demons, or has some cooperation with the Jiaoqiu Army, or he has other purposes for coming to Yangwei Village.

Alps: Anyway, his true intentions can't be the same as what he shows.

Favorite Black Silk Beautiful Legs: So what should we do? Continue investigating the Tekkadan?

"Old Feng is really good." Alps nodded. "I think his skills are even better than Lazy State Ramen."

"Is that so?" Ah Tui said with a smile, "I just noticed a lot of spices in the soup. I'll ask Brother Ramen to teach me how to use them when I get home."

Alps: There's no need for that. It's enough to know that the Tekkadan and the Yunhe Army are not on the same side.

He had been in Yangwei Village for four or five days. After visiting and investigating many places, he still had doubts about the intentions of the Tiehua Group in coming here.

Anyway, the excuse of 'investigating counterfeit drugs' is definitely an excuse.

How could such a large mercenary group come all the way here just for such a small matter?

Even now they still have to stay here, risking a big battle with demons.

The mercenaries can't be fools.

Can these two things have the same price?

Moreover, ever since Oga took the initiative to show goodwill to Yun Hejun some time ago but was sternly rejected by Li Mu, the two sides are now completely at odds with each other.

Even the entire Tekkadan mercenaries had a vague hostility towards the Yunhe Army.

This situation is not normal either. It feels like someone is deliberately guiding it.

Favorite black silk legs: Then who should we investigate now? Shouldn’t we investigate anymore?

"Have a good sleep tonight. We have to send a few brothers from Yuanfu Town back tomorrow morning." Ah Tui stretched as he walked.

The two quickly walked back to the temporary camp next to the Tekkadan base.

It was called a temporary camp, but in fact it was just four tents. The five players lived in two tents, and the three people from the distant server lived in two tents.

However, Fang Xin and the other two were not here at the moment, while [Iron Pot Stew Myself], [No Trace in the Sky], and [Old Wang Next Door] were warming themselves in front of a lit bonfire.

Seeing the two people coming back, they quickly gave up two seats.

Then, the five of them talked about tonight's meal, the past of the gathering place, the future of the gathering place, and the grand ideal of saving the world!

Within the group, Alps also determined the goals for the next stage.

Alps: Check!

Alps: Next we'll go check out the Jiaoqiu Army.

Chapter 264 Abandoned Village

In fact, although he was stationed at the Tiehua Group’s headquarters, Alps had also been running to Yangwei Village and the Yunhe Army’s camp frequently in the past few days.

And he did gain a lot of new information.

The first and most crucial point is that the people of Yangwei Village never confirmed the identity of the group of businessmen who claimed to be from the Yunzhong Chamber of Commerce.

Later, the reason why they insisted that they were cheated by the people from Yunzhong Chamber of Commerce was because Yunzhong Chamber of Commerce was indeed famous, and they felt that it would be easier to get compensation this way.

And in the end, it turned out to be true. As soon as the Tiehua Group representing the Yunzhong Chamber of Commerce arrived, they directly paid them a large sum of compensation.

In addition, in order to rent a piece of land next to the village for their base, the Tetsukai also paid Yangwei Village a considerable amount of rent.

Now, not only did they get compensation, but they also received a large amount of extra income. Naturally, the people in Yangwei Village no longer pursued the issue of fake drugs.

As for the real truth of this matter.

To be honest, no one doesn't care.

Another key piece of information was what Alps heard from Qing Yi, and it was also the main reason why Li Mu was now wary of the Tekkadan.

Some time ago, the demons launched a second attack on Yangwei Village. At that time, a deputy leader of the Tiehua Group appeared in time to rescue the village and forcefully killed a high-level mid-stage demon.

This indeed turned the tide of the war at the time and helped the Yunhe Army defend the eastern border.

But the problem is that the demon that was killed did not leave any corpse.

The soldiers in charge of cleaning up the battlefield searched for a long time at the place where the battle took place, but they did not find even a piece of the body that was suspected to be that of this high-level demon.

It couldn't be that the demon took the body away when it retreated, right?

They don't have this custom.

Moreover, with such a large corpse, even if they wanted to move it away, it is impossible that no one in the entire battlefield would see it, right?

Li Mu also became suspicious because of this.

She felt that the Tekkadan must be hiding some unknown secret.

Alps: So now we have a preliminary understanding of the four parties: the demons, Yangwei Village, Tekkadan, and Yunhe Army.

Alps: But we have no intelligence at all about the Jiaoqiu Army that is so close to us.

According to convention, when Yangwei Village was attacked by demons, the Jiaoqiu Army stationed on the border between the two towns had an obligation to provide assistance, but they have remained indoors until now.

Even when Li Mu sent someone to ask for help, he only received the formulaic reply, "The sentry tower is understaffed and is currently actively requesting reinforcements from headquarters."

It's hard to imagine they don't have problems.

Alps: So our next step is to cross the border between the two towns, then go deep into Jiaoqiu Town, and finally ask a few locals to see if there is any new information.

After all, anyone can tell lies, but it's impossible that all the random passersby they picked up on the street would tell lies.

And since they all live on the border, they must have some understanding of the Jiaoqiu Army.

Iron Pot Stew: The chef is right! Let’s do this!

Favorite black silk legs: Master is right! Then let’s do this!

Lao Wang next door: The master said...

Seeing this news, Alpine paused for a moment while warming himself by the fire.

So when Tang Monk traveled west, he lost his eldest brother, and that was the same situation as now?