Dharma Ring: Selling dung beetles at the border

Reach out.

sit down.

Smile.

Wuming held a piece of dogtail grass and fiddled with it in front of the Full Moon Queen.

Where are you training the dog? Milie couldn't bear it anymore and angrily scolded Wuming for his behavior.

Why did you call your queen a dog? Wuming immediately bit the turtle back.

Milie's tone softened:

You can't do this. She is the queen of Kallia. You should maintain the most basic respect.

Being able to cure her is the greatest respect. Wuming said, I was observing what things she would react to.

Then have you come to a conclusion? Milie asked.

Not yet. Wuming said.

He touched his chin and thought: This feels a bit familiar. I have to test it.

How to test? Milie asked.

First, you have to find someone.

who?

It's not a person. Wuming said, It's a person with a nose and eyes.

Wuming did not wait long. His golden carriage did not have any guards, and even Milie was disguised as an ordinary horse by him using magic.

In the eyes of others, the Golden Chariot is just a giant walking rune.

It is bound to attract the attention of thieves.

As Wuming expected, it didn't take long for a group of robbers to block his way.

The bandits chanted standard lines:

Stop, I planted this tree, I opened this road, if you want to pass by this way——

Before he finished speaking, Wuming jumped down from the carriage, held the bandit leader's hand tightly, and smiled brightly:

This is ten thousand runes, please keep it. I am a merchant from Patch's old store. If you want to do business with the store in the future, you are always welcome.

Seeing Wuming's quick reaction, the bandits were quite surprised: You, a small businessman, are too sensible.

It's business. Wuming said, What we do as businessmen is to have eyes to see all directions, ears to listen to all directions, size up the situation, and steer the ship according to the wind.

Seeing that Wuming was so well-behaved, the bandits were delighted and had more evil thoughts:

It seems like you can't afford the toll of ten thousand for this carriage of yours. Who is sitting in the car? I think it's a lady from some noble family. Ten thousand is your toll. If you want this lady to go over, you need at least one hundred thousand.

Brands, you have misunderstood. Wuming squeezed the bandit's hand and squeezed the ten thousand ruen into the bandit's hand. This is a business. What I bought for these 10,000 ruen is not The travel expenses are some of the belongings of the bandit masters.”

What object? the bandits asked.

Wuming looked at the strong figure of the bandit leader and was a little unsure:

I can't tell. Let me buy you a finger, an ear, a tongue, and an eyeball first.

The bandits looked at each other, thinking for a moment that they had heard wrong.

They reacted quickly, raised their weapons, and were about to attack Wuming.

Everyone, peace, peace, relax. Wuming retreated slightly, releasing a prayer.

White traps were wrapped around everyone, making them stagger and find it difficult to run.

Wuming had some free time, picked up the bandit's boss, jumped back to the car, and slowly took out the long sword.

The first sword cut off the bandit's ear, the second sword cut off his tongue, the third sword gouged out his eyes, and the fourth sword cut off his fingers.

When he finished all this, the other bandits hadn't even rushed to him yet, and could only watch this scene happen in slow motion.

Wuming threw the bandit leader towards his younger brothers, knocking the group of younger brothers staggering around as they were unable to dodge.

Wuming grabbed the stumps and returned to the carriage, shaking them in front of Full Moon.

Fingers, no response; tongue, no response; ears, no response.

Eyeball, Man Yue and that eyeball looked at each other for a long time, but they did not change the focus of their eyes from the amber egg to the eyeball.

It doesn't seem possible. Wuming went back and walked towards the bandits, Sorry, it seems I have to borrow other parts from you. Don't worry, I will add more runes.

As soon as Wuming finished speaking, the white circle that restrained everyone dissipated, and everyone immediately rolled and crawled away.

Wuming didn't chase him either, he didn't give any hope:

Forget it, I guess the other parts won't be useful either.

What on earth are you doing? Milie said, Are you really a businessman? Why are you so cruel?

You don't call those robbers cruel, but you call me cruel. Wuming knocked off Milie's bishop's crown, They said I was experimenting to see if there is anything that can cure the full moon.

The experiment failed. Wuming threw the stump on the grass, sat across from the carriage, and stared at the full moon.

The familiar feeling did not dissipate, which showed that the stump just now was not the source of Wuming's feeling.

It must be some more superficial impression, otherwise he wouldn't always be able to remember it.

Milie wiped away tears:

Lady Lenara has been holding this amber egg all day long, but this egg is destined to fail to hatch. She has lost her heart and her spirit has fallen into a dream.

Can you be more careful when wiping away your tears? You are still pulling the car. Wuming lay in Man Yue's arms and looked at the big turtle standing up in front of the car speechlessly.

Oh, sorry. Milie quickly stood up and returned the carriage, which was almost at a 90-degree angle, back to normal.

Wuming was about to get up from Man Yue, but was suddenly hugged again.

Oh, my child. Man Yue murmured, Have you come to see me again? Don't worry, I will make you a perfect child.

Man Yue hugged Wu Ming and clasped her slender fingers on Wu Ming's chest.

The hard iron armor seemed to become soft, and a pit was pressed into it.

What kind of strange power. Wuming pressed against Man Yue's hand to prevent himself from being crushed into a ball by this hand, No wonder Latarn is so afraid of you.

Upon hearing the name Latarn, the strength in the Full Moon Queen's hands relaxed a bit.

Child, my child... Man Yue's voice became a little sad.

Wuming took the opportunity to get out of the Full Moon Queen's arms:

I understand, it's the child. Man Yue still has some reactions to her own child.

Lord Lenara has four children, Princess Lani, Lord Ratan, and Lord Rakad. Milie said, Which one can you find?

Isn't it four? Is there another one? Wuming asked.

In her arms. Milie said.

When the Queen of the Full Moon held Wuming with one hand, she always held the amber egg tightly with the other hand.

My lord was not born, Milie said. I just had a miscarriage and heard the news that Lord Radagon abandoned her.

Amber eggs that cannot hatch... Wuming pondered for a moment, then suddenly hammered the golden carriage.

The heavy pressure caused Milie's legs to lose their balance and he fell to the ground.

Your Excellency is really unfriendly. Milie said, I'm pulling the cart as hard as I can, and your whipping won't make me go faster.

I thought of a way, maybe it can restore Lenara's sanity, or it can guide her to memorize the speech I prepared for her, Wuming said.

What can I do? Milie asked curiously, regardless of the pain.

We give her an egg that can hatch. Wuming said, When she hatches out, will the knot in her heart be resolved?

Wuming couldn’t wait to take pictures of Milie:

Quick, comrade, lay a few turtle eggs.

Milie was helpless: I am a male turtle.

Then let's go to the beach and catch a female. Wuming urged Milie.

There are no turtles that big anymore, so give up, Milie said.

What about the dragon eggs? Wuming asked.

I don't know about this, Milie said. I haven't officiated a wedding for a dragon yet, and the baptism work is not under my control.

Who does it belong to? Wuming asked.

I heard that he is the perfumer of the royal city. Milie said, I have never seen how a dragon gives birth to children. It doesn't matter whether there are eggs or not.

It's just a thought after all. Maybe I can find a suitable egg and it will work. Wuming said, Go back to Stone City quickly and let's do experiments.

I advise you not to have unrealistic ideas. Milie said.

This is your queen, shouldn't you be looking forward to it with hope?

I'm talking about the request to return to Stone City as soon as possible. Milie said, Do you have any misunderstanding about the speed of the turtle?

What can I do? Latarn ran away. Wuming sighed again, Is it true that bald men are unreliable? They like to run away so much.

General Latarn is not bald, Milie said. He has inherited Lord Radagan's flowing red hair.

Now I'm bald, almost like you. Wuming said.

This is time, no one can stop the sickle of time. Milie suddenly felt sad.

It was probably because I felt sad when I thought about being dragged out to pull a car at such a young age.

After wandering slowly and leisurely for an unknown amount of time, watching countless rounds of the bright moon emerging and disappearing from the clouds, the two of them finally saw Stonewell's magnificent castle.

Wuming stopped, preparing to visit the city again late at night.

After all, the person sitting on the carriage was the Queen of the Full Moon. She was sent in with a golden chariot with great fanfare, which was too eye-catching.

Wuming went in alone first, ready to say hello to Nefeli.

It's so lively. Wuming walked in the city and found that there were a lot more people.

King Neferi's reputation gradually spread far and wide, attracting more and more people to this storm land.

There is a lame old man with white hair, a girl with red hair and a broken arm...

Huh? Wuming tilted his head, Millicent, why are you here?

Millicent also noticed Wuming and waved her arms to Wuming happily.

She told Wuming the whole story of how she helped the Platinum Clan come to Stonewell to seek asylum, and introduced the Platinum Clan to Wuming.

The person riding the canine is Letina, and that is Mr. Elpas. Millicent said, There is also an elder, but the elder has become increasingly weak recently. Even with the weak sunshine here in Stone City, I can’t bear it anymore, so I can only recuperate in the caravan.”

Oh, by the way, there's this one too. Millicent led Wuming to a man wrapped in iron thorns, Mr. Iron Maire, he is a very powerful warrior.

The bell bead hunter, who was covered in iron thorns, had recovered his hands and feet. Although the proportions were not correct, he could stand normally.

The bell hunter looked at Wuming, Wuming looked at Tieji, and both of them fell silent.

Millicent was a little surprised when she saw the two people's reactions: You... know each other?

Wuming smiled and nodded: I guess we know each other.

The Lingzhu hunter didn't answer, the stabbing sword on his waist flew away, and he took action boldly.

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I disagree.

Above Stonewell's court, there were no longer only a few military attachés during Greg's reign of terror. Hyde recruited many civil servants to fill Stonewell's management and made Stonewell more prosperous.

On this day, in front of Stonewell's throne, King Neferi's ministers were arguing over whether to accept the Platinum Son.

To be precise, all the officials are trying their best to persuade King Neferi's idea.

A civil servant of the Golden People blushed and expressed his objections fiercely:

That is a blasphemous race, an artificial life. Their existence will bring blasphemy and harm to the city.

They are weak, Neferi said. They can do no harm.

Another civil servant said: Their breath is dirty. Do you know where they used to live? In a poisonous pond. The only creatures that can survive in that environment, except for the Corruption Familiars, are the Sons of Platinum.

Neferi said: We can divide an area specifically to accommodate the Platinum Sons.

That's not possible. The official in charge of urban planning said, The drainage channels have just been designed and built, and the pipes are connected to the whole city. The filth discharged by the Platinum Sons will also pollute our sewers.

The sewer is originally a place where filth is collected. Neferi said.

Their filth is filthier than our filth!

In the court, the crowd was furious, and the civil servants had their own opinions, but they were all against Neferi.

Shut up, everyone! Neferi roared.

The king's roar overwhelmed everyone's voices, and everything fell silent in front of the throne.

Compared with my voice... Neferi snorted.

The warriors in the wilderness are proficient in roaring, and the roars they have developed on the battlefield are naturally beyond the reach of a group of weak golden people.

Although some officials shrank their heads and stopped talking, some still glanced at Neferi with dissatisfied golden pupils.

In the eyes of quite a few golden people, it is not acceptable for them to see Neferi as a faded person becoming king.

Some people don't want to serve here - if she hadn't given too much, Rune would have been brighter than the proud golden light in their eyes.

Neferi looked at Hyde who was standing beside her:

Hyde, what do you think?

Hyde was a little embarrassed: The Platinum Sons are indeed contrary to the existence of the golden tree. But they were not born voluntarily in this world. King Neferi's idea of ​​​​saving the weak is indeed done by the righteous way...

Hyde thought about it: I think we can try it first. Designate an area for the Platinum Sons. Let them live here first. If problems arise, we can discuss it again.

Then it's settled. Neferi decided.

Several officials walked away on the spot.

Getok also stood next to Neferi, looking at the officials leaving the scene, and said to Neferi in a sinister voice:

If that guy Greg was still here, they would never dare to be so rude. King, they are bullying you for your good temper. You can't spoil them like this. Do you want me to send you to scavenge?

Neferi stared at Gotok:

Then you go.

Getok was overjoyed: Please give me a few people, the king, and I will make sure they never bother you again.

Teaching people? Neferi frowned, Of course you have to go by yourself. If you want to teach others a lesson, just teach them with a weapon. Following others to scavenge, we people in the wilderness look down upon such people the most. Lions and Eagles actively hunt, but hyenas like to scavenge on the battlefield.

Gotok choked.

Neferi patted Gotok on the shoulder:

From now on, you will train with the army and strive to capture the spoils on the battlefield instead of scavenging after the war. Come on.

Neferi left the dumbfounded Gotok and went to arrange a living area for the Platinum Son.

The silent follower wearing a golden human bone helmet silently watched Neferi's back, compiled the information into a letter, and sent it to Sir Bai Zhi.

It’s probably gone today, it’s time to forgive