Orochimaru's Allah's Lamp

Chapter 323 Only For One Thing
The yellow sand swirled, the sandstorm swept across, and a large amount of dust filled the sky above Loulan, covering the sky and the sun.

Disaster struck again, and the horrible scene was just like yesterday.

But at the same time, the people of Loulan survived this natural disaster without any danger, and even because of the second time, there were not even a few people trampled and injured due to the chaos.

However, this time, they were not thankful that they survived the catastrophe, but rather worried.

There were two consecutive days of sandstorms, and the last time was earlier than the last time... Although the weather in the desert is harsh and often accompanied by extreme high and low temperatures, natural disasters of this scale are not common, and for Loulan, which is stable most of the time It's even more unusual.

You know, this place is a rare large-scale oasis. If it was attacked by sandstorms from time to time, it would have been buried under the yellow sand long ago. How could it have such a scale.

but now……

Walking out of the underground shelter, looking around, all the buildings are dilapidated, the decorations on the doors and windows are missing, and the whole land is covered with a layer of yellow sand.

It is bad news that the homeland on which we depended for survival has turned into ruins, but there is good news if we think about it carefully-the homeland was destroyed yesterday, and there is actually no loss today.

But no one can laugh because of this, if there will be a sandstorm tomorrow... Then they are no different from live fish placed on the sand under the scorching sun, and the water in their bodies will only be evaporated a little bit.

Thinking of this gloomy future, the exit of the refuge, the atmosphere became very depressing.

Silently, the crowd began to move, and the footprints gathered together, drawing distorted lines on the sand.

……

In the sacrificial hall, Queen Loulan withdrew from the connection with the dragon veins, panting slightly while stroking her chest, beside Sarah who had collapsed to the ground.

But the first time was raw and the second time was familiar. This time she was very experienced. While taking a small sip from the water bottle from the bag on her waist, she handed the other water bottle to her mother over and over again.

"Drink it yourself, I'm not thirsty..."

Queen Loulan shook her head, but did not criticize her daughter's casualness in the sacrificial hall.

Dragon veins are not human, consciousness is ignorant, there are not so many rules at all, and respect is not shown by some red tape, besides...she is about to put the other party on the trading table as an item, so she doesn't need to be scruples.

"..."

In the silence, Queen Loulan raised her head and looked at the sky, suddenly feeling that the sunlight was a bit dazzling.

Today's sandstorm is coming again, which can prove to a certain extent that what Orochimaru said is true.

The disaster that swept across Loulan was not a natural disaster, but a man-made disaster, a weapon of war controlled by Orochimaru.

Continue to tell yourself that the other party just has some kind of knowledge that can herald the coming of the sandstorm.

Queen Loulan wanted to solve the problem more than gain a moment of peace of mind.

"Mother, what happened?"

At some point, Sara stopped drinking water and looked up at Queen Loulan with understandable worry on her face, "Could this sandstorm come tomorrow?"

Growing up in the desert, and being connected to the consciousness of the dragon veins, she personally resisted the invasion of natural disasters. Sarah also found that these two days were somewhat unusual.

"Yes, the sandstorm will come tomorrow."

Queen Loulan didn't lie, she patted her daughter's head lightly, and said softly, "But it's okay, I will definitely protect you and the people of Loulan."

"Well, I'll help you too."

Sarah opened her arms and hugged her mother, and then walked out of the sacrificial hall without the Queen of Loulan saying anything.

"Mother, rest here for a while, and I will inform and appease everyone."

"..." Watching Sara's disappearing back, Queen Loulan sighed softly, knowing that the child might have guessed something.

But before she could collect her thoughts, a voice mixed with laughter and jokes sounded, "It's really a touching mother-daughter relationship."

Queen Loulan's face changed slightly, and the next moment, a figure jumped down from the sky and jumped in front of her.

Orochimaru smiled and said slowly, "How, I wonder what Queen Loulan is thinking? Do you agree to this deal?"

"You didn't even mention the price of the transaction, you just wanted me, the Loulan people, to abandon their homes and leave their homes..."

Queen Loulan's almond eyes widened, her willow eyebrows stood erect, and she said angrily, "How can I agree to this kind of robbery?"

The enemy is strong and we are weak, she knows that she can't take the initiative at the trading table, but if she doesn't even know the details of the opponent's chips, she can only end up at the mercy of the opponent.

This was unacceptable to Queen Loulan.

Right now, she is not really as angry as she appears on the surface, but she is just making use of the topic to probe the other party's bottom.

"Bandit? It's too much to use this word to describe me."

Dashewan's expression remained the same, and the smile on his face grew stronger, "I think, right now, I'm just a businessman."

While speaking, he took out ten black leather bags from the scroll and threw them in front of Loulan Queen, "Here is [-] million taels, which is the price of dragon veins and the settlement fee of Loulan people."

"..."

Queen Loulan's expression was a little stiff. She looked at Orochimaru, who was calm and breezy, and then at the money boxes lined up on the ground, trying to stay in shock.

Although, she is the queen of Loulan.

Although, she is sitting in a small city and owns all its wealth in name.

Although, it is a miracle that Loulan can survive in the desert for so long.

……

But, but, Loulan is really poor.

It is even said that the sum of all wealth is less than one-tenth of what is here.

The taels in the ninja world are still very valuable, and a bowl of Yile ramen is only 40 taels. It is not uncommon for the entire ninja world to casually spend [-] million taels, but basically they are big forces in the name of the collective.

There is no such thing as a personal orientation like Orochimaru.

In the face of a large amount of money, the local turtles in the poor villages in the countryside were immediately overwhelmed.

Queen Loulan licked her lips subconsciously, and even wanted to check the boxes one by one to see if they were all real money.

She knew that there was no room for rejection of this transaction from the very beginning. The reason why the other party was amiable from the beginning to the end was because he was confident and could turn his face at any time. Right now, he just wanted to get the best benefit.

And for her, for Lou Lan, if she really had the money, it would be acceptable to live in another place, and it would be better than forcing the other party to destroy them with a sandstorm.

But the premise of all this is that the other party will not turn against him after the transaction is completed, and Loulan can't keep so much money at all with his strength.

After thinking about this, Queen Loulan's eyes became clear again, and she looked away from the cash box without hesitation.

"Tsk... Isn't this price satisfactory to you?" Orochimaru asked knowingly, and smiled, "It's not good to be too greedy."

"...In all fairness, it's beyond my expectation that you can come up with so much."

Queen Loulan looked at Dashewan and said seriously, "But Your Excellency should be clear that the people of Loulan are not short of money right now."

Leaving Loulan means losing your homeland and the protection of dragon veins. In this war-torn ninja world, this will be fatal.

"That's right, you're smart and you know the times"

Orochimaru looked at Queen Loulan with some satisfaction in his eyes.

Of course, he can not be secretive, and he will tell the whole plan as soon as he comes up.

But in that way, a good opportunity was wasted, a good opportunity to find out Queen Loulan's temperament.

Although Orochimaru has a certain degree of confidence in his eyesight, it is related to the first-generation cell transplantation surgery, so he can't be too careful, and try to eliminate all hidden dangers before the surgery.

And as one of the participants in the operation, Queen Loulan must not be a fool.

Cooperate with fools, with self-righteous fools, and even more than enemies who are wise.

In the latter, as long as you meet the needs of the other party, you can easily grasp the other party's behavior through logic, but not in the former, you can't predict the mind of a fool at all.

If you fight against this kind of person, you will only be pulled to the same level and then defeated by the opponent's rich experience.

"You are very good. Although due to the limited layout, you will be shaken when you see the money, but it is not bad to be able to adjust your mentality so quickly."

Orochimaru smiled and nodded, "And I finally confirmed that you are indeed a smart person, and you will not take a backup plan."

It is not only Queen Loulan who can control the consciousness of dragon veins, but also her daughter Sara. Compared with the former, the latter is not so strong and is obviously easier to manipulate.

But if conditions permit, Orochimaru still prefers Queen Loulan.

In the two rounds of interviews in the past two days, it was obvious that Queen Loulan performed better.

For a better surgical experience, he will not be stingy with a little money, it is all outside the body.

"..."

Suddenly getting a comment, Queen Loulan was a little puzzled, and frowned slightly, "What do you mean?"

"It's not important to you, let's talk about what you care about."

Dashemaru raised his hand to get out of the sand chair and sand table, and waved his hand after sitting down, "Please, let's talk in detail."

After Queen Loulan sat down with a heavy heart, he continued,

"Without the dragon veins, all you need in Loulan is money and a patron. I can provide the former, but the latter..."

"It's better to choose Sand Hidden Village."

"Hidden Sand Village?" Queen Loulan was slightly taken aback. If she relied on the power of Hidden Sand Village, she could slightly check and balance the person in front of her.

I heard that Ichizuru also has the ability to set off sandstorms, and is also a terrifying monster. The difference between the two should be... about the same.

But Queen Loulan thought for a moment, but shook her head, "I can't trust them."

Conceive the crime of jade, no matter who is in front of you, you have to consider the possibility of the other party's cheating.

Even the trust in Sand Hidden Village is much lower than that of Orochimaru.

Orochimaru smiled when he heard the words, "You don't have to worry about that, with me here, they don't dare to do anything black and white."

Queen Loulan's complexion changed, she almost stood up, and said in a deep voice, "Are you in the same group?"

If so, Lou Lan really has no way out.

"Not entirely. I did attract Hidden Sand Village, but the relationship with me is at best a collaborator."

Orochimaru recounted a set of rhetoric in Kazekage's office from a different perspective.
"With me here, you don't need to worry about the hidden sand village doing too much. On the other hand, when you really start to integrate into the hidden sand village, you can be regarded as a part of them. If I want to move you, I need to risk my face with them. possible."

"In other words, Loulan people can have their own way of life in it."

Queen Loulan frowned and thought, if she followed what Dashewan said, it would indeed be a good way for Loulan people to survive.

It is better to be dependent than to be displaced.

But the problem is, Orochimaru has the confidence to protect the Loulan people in Shayin Village, or in other words, after the deal is concluded, how will he be willing to fight against Shayin Village for Loulan.

Queen Loulan asked the doubts in her heart.

"the reason is simple."

Orochimaru stretched out his finger and pointed at the person in front of him, "Because I need you to do me a favor, help me suppress the possible natural energy runaway of the dragon vein."

Queen Loulan's face changed slightly, "What are you going to do with the dragon's veins?"

"This is not something you should care about." Orochimaru leaned back slightly, leaned on the back of the chair, and said slowly, "All the previous transaction plans were for this matter. If it was only for the dragon veins, there is no need It's such a hassle."

Queen Loulan's expression froze, and she felt a hint of danger.

The person in front of him is definitely not a good-tempered person. Judging from his previous methods, in order to achieve his goal, he set off a storm at will. It is absolutely impossible for him to be a kind person who cares about the lives of the whole city.

This transaction is likely to be satisfactory to all three parties, and the other party has planned a lot for it, but really, it is only for one thing, and that is to win the trust of myself, so that she will be a good helper without any dissatisfaction and docile obedience .

Otherwise, with this person's ability, why bother to find some hidden sand village, he alone can eat Loulan to death, even if they have dragon veins, there is no room for them to resist.

Speaking of it, it's really unbelievable.

After knowing that the other party had done so much for this, Queen Loulan could not help but believe the other party's plan and rhetoric.

Although there are still some issues that she doesn't understand, such as how a person can contend against the Great Ninja Village in the ninja world; what exactly is he going to do to trigger a riot in the dragon veins, for which she needs to be appeased... and so on.

But with the strength and means of the other party, she obviously has easier means, even simply threatening with the people of Loulan, she may not choose to betray.

This method costs absolutely nothing.

"It seems that your Excellency agrees."

Noticing Queen Loulan's complex and unspeakable expression, Da Shemaru twitched the corners of her mouth and smiled back, "However, how the Loulan people arrange these things can be discussed later. Now you may have something else to deal with."

Queen Loulan frowned slightly, and asked in confusion, "What are you talking about?"

She didn't think there was anything more important than the people of Loulan.

"Oh, little girl outside the door, you can come out now."

Orochimaru glanced back and said with a smile, "Or should I invite you out?"

There was a rustling sound, and Sarah slowly walked in from outside the sacrificial hall, and came to the sandy table with a complex and unspeakable expression on her face.

　I'm probably in the sun again...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)