Dharma Ring: Selling dung beetles at the border

Are you trying to read my palm? Wuming looked at the old lady who seemed to be blind, Do you need me to take off my gauntlet? I'm afraid I'll burn you.

No need, the armor is also a part of you, isn't it. The old lady smiled and touched Wuming's gauntlet, Hmm...oh...you are a champion.

Champion? I'm not a judge of ashes, and I haven't participated in the arena either, Wuming said.

But you are a champion, and you will decide the fate of the border area. Oh, I haven't seen this kind of existence for a long time... The old lady was a little excited, You can change the fate of others. Before you, I only I’ve seen two.”

Seeing the old lady's excitement, Wuming felt like giving up and pulling back.

Wuming asked: Do you need me to tell you my request? I am encountering a problem now, and I have been entrusted with a troublesome task. I don't know whether to accept it...

Go down. The old lady asserted.

I haven't elaborated yet? Wuming said.

Go down, that's your destiny. The old lady said very confidently, You are destined to throw yourself into the water, walk on the disgraceful road, and dive into the dark underground.

Throwing yourself into the water? That doesn't mean I will die. Wuming said.

This is a metaphor, a vague inspiration conveyed to me. The old lady said, You have to learn to imagine.

Wuming thought for a while and realized that Lani was probably underground.

Could it be that Lenara sent me here to tell me this on purpose...

Wuming looked at the old lady suspiciously, surprised by the accuracy of the old lady's divination.

Really? Wuming felt that he should not be too superstitious and should believe in magic.

You have to sink into darkness, that is the path you must take, but your problems will be solved, and in the end...oh, you will rise to the sky and become the most dazzling sun. The old lady felt the nameless palm.

Really? Your divination is very accurate. Wuming raised his head and laughed, Sure enough, people still need to have some faith.

Wuming waved goodbye to the old lady and returned to the academy.

He decided to help Lenara and find Lani.

Although Wuming was worried that helping Lani would offend Double Finger, in fact, after seeing the attitude of the Royal City, Wuming knew that at least Double Finger's religious influence would not have an impact on his caravan for the time being. .

He is not someone who only listens to divination, but divination does add the last bit of weight to his swinging balance.

Now that I have decided to find Lani, I must talk to Lenara - and ask for some benefits.

Lenara saw Wuming returning, understood his purpose, and said sorry to Wuming:

There are indeed too many pyroxenes, and we cannot transfer them to you.

Wuming shook his head: I'm not here to ask for pyroxene, at least not that much. But I have other things that I want to use as conditions for my action.

Please speak, Lenora said.

Kalia's magic is unique in the world, and your teleportation magic and communication magic are very convenient. Wuming said, As an ally, I hope to get these two technologies. I want to completely roll out these technologies in the junction area, so that the junction Circulation across the country has been further enhanced.”

The ring finger points to the sky:

You have seen what happened before. Even Latarn's speed cannot catch up with that ship in the sky. But as long as we have enough teleportation arrays, we can catch up.

Teleportation and projection magic... Lenara pondered.

Wuming continued: We also need to develop these magics ourselves. With Se Lian and Se Rui, it will be a matter of time for us to develop them. But I think it is a bit wasteful to repeatedly create magic.

After saying that, Wuming looked at Lenara anxiously.

Latan had rejected him, so he naturally understood that these two magic technologies were also very important. But after all, knowledge is not like pyroxene, one is the same. It is much easier to copy knowledge.

Lenara thought for a while: The technology can be given to you, but the laying of the magic circle requires the consent of the person in power. Some places are confidential areas, or the transportation is not convenient, so you cannot be allowed to place portals and projection magic.

Okay. Wuming said, Of course we will respect the rules of the lake area, and our caravan is currently mainly operating in Yatan. Except for the teleportation array we will place in the camp to ensure the transmission of materials, please don't worry about the rest.

Lenara took Wuming to the big library, found several magic scrolls, and handed them to Wuming:

Go to Burke and ask him to copy it, and then ask Burke to send the original back.

Wuming found Burke and waited patiently for him to finish transcribing before leaving with the scroll.

Wuming returned to the camp at the Dikdas Elevator, sent the scroll up, wrote the finished letter to Se Lian, and then headed to the Dienhuo Village next to the elevator.

Ever since Wuming discovered that the underground river that Lani was going to was under the Diamantic Fire Village, he had found someone to dig a well that would allow him to go directly to the Ansel Underground River.

Wu Ming descended along the deep well all the way to the Corrupt Lake.

This was the last place he saw Lani, and now it was deserted. Lani thought that she had already gone to the depths of the Lake of Corruption with her educated husband to find her mission.

Time has passed, and the corruption here in the Corruption Lake can corrode most items. Wuming can't find any trace of their whereabouts, so he can only enter the lake and explore slowly.

Fortunately, Wuming has strong firepower, and the most ferocious murderous intention lurking in the Lake of Corruption - Corruption Poison can't do anything to him.

Relying on the power of the flame, Wuming groped slowly and leisurely. For him, what was more troublesome was the rich red mist rising above the Corruption Lake. The poisonous mist that could make people rot in the blink of an eye had a greater impact on Wuming. Horrible effect - make him lost.

Fortunately, the flames could dissipate some of the fog, and the scarlet lake flowed little by little, looking for clues about Lani and Tuifu.

Little Lani, where are you? Come and have a wonderful encounter... Wuming called Lani's name, hoping to hear some response.

As expected, Wuming had a wonderful encounter.

He encountered the Curse Frog.

The moment he saw the cursed frog jumping out of the pond, Wuming unleashed his maximum firepower. The two feet spurted out blazing fire, burning everything in front of them, while pushing themselves backwards.

The huge sound stirred up waves, the water in the pool rippled, and the mist rolled. Wuming left everything behind and started running wildly.

Not long after running, Wuming became completely lost.

The surrounding fog became thicker, and Wuming could only hold a fireball and slowly explore to expel the fog and find the direction.

Wuming didn't know how long he had been walking when he suddenly felt that the fog in front of him had become thinner. Through the fog, he could see some kind of huge shadow waiting for him in front of the sky.

Wuming stepped forward and saw clearly the true face of the giant thing in the sky.

The moment he saw it clearly, Wuming was stunned.

It was a stone pillar, probably the pillar supporting this huge hollow. The stone pillar is too huge. From a close distance, it looks more like a cliff or a mountain peak, standing tall against the sky and supporting the upper and lower sections of this huge underground cavity.

Wuming had seen many such natural creations. What stunned him was not the stone pillar, but the luster on the top of the stone pillar.

The upper part of the stone pillar shone with a dark blue to purple color.

Wuming, who had been thinking about that thing for the past few days, recognized what it was at a glance.

If it hadn't been for the helmet, Wuming's chin would have fallen into the Lake of Corruption and drank a lot of water.

A mountaintop made of pyroxene? Wuming's voice was trembling, with shock and ecstasy.

After taking a few deep breaths, Wuming suppressed his emotions, calmed down his excitement, rubbed his eyes, and made sure again.

This time he saw it clearly. The bad news was that it was not a towering pillar made of pyroxene, but a huge pyroxene crystal pillar clustered around the stone pillar. The dense layer almost completely covered the stone pillar. The good news is that even so, the pyroxene is enough for him to use visually.

Wuming lowered his head and stopped looking at the stone pillar. He turned around with bated breath, threw himself towards the back, and knelt down in the lake with a plop.

Thank you, old lady, I will build a temple for you later. Wuming clasped his hands together to express his gratitude to the old lady of fortune-telling.

Sure enough, people still have to have faith. Wuming looked at the crystal pillar, saliva flowing down from the breathing hole of the helmet, dripping into the corrupt lake, and wisps of green smoke rising.

Wuming inserted his foot into the stone pillar, walked up, knocked off a few fragments of pyroxene, and put them in his bag.

Standing at a high place, the thick fog became much thinner, and Wuming could tell where he came from and where he had not yet set foot.

Without saying a word, Wuming walked straight back, leaving the Corruption Lake all the way, then climbed back to the Diaohuo Village along the well mouth, and took the elevator back to Yatan.

Se Lian was drawing the magic circle and was a little surprised when he saw Wuming walking over:

Didn't you write a letter saying that you were going to find Lenora's daughter?

Let's take care of Lani's matters later, she's not in a hurry. Wuming waved his hand, Business about my matters first.

Serian smiled: Is this good? Lenara might be angry if she finds out.

Anyway, Lani has been missing for a long time, that's right. Wuming said, Anyway, I can't see her now. If I can't see her, she is not in danger. Understand, that's the way it is. Only you go to see her. She is the only one who is in danger. If you don’t look at her, her life or death will be uncertain or missing, but she is not dead anyway. As long as you don’t look at her, nothing will happen!

Se Lian said: This is metaphysics.

This is what I speak from experience. Wuming vowed, Destiny, if you don't push it, it won't move forward. If you don't talk about this, will my stuff be ready?

Made a few. Se Lian handed Wuming a few scrolls, But why do you want me to make the projection magic array first? All your business needs the teleportation magic array.

Convenience of communication is also very important. Wuming said, Help me identify this pyroxene.

Se Lian took the pyroxene and said: What a unique color——

Just after taking it, Se Lian suddenly grunted, shook his hand, and the pyroxene fell to the ground.

What's wrong? Wuming quickly checked.

It was discovered that Se Lian's white and tender hands were decaying at an alarming rate.

Ah, I forgot where this came from. Wuming suddenly realized, and quickly treated Se Lian, Sorry, it's rotten and patinated.

Where did you get this kind of pyroxene? Se Lian was surprised.

A lot was discovered in the Lake of Corruption. Serui's pyroxene has been found. Wuming said, Forget it, let her identify it. She shouldn't be afraid of corruption.

Wuming sent the scrolls to Patch and asked Se Rui for appraisal. Serui is indeed not afraid of corruption, or in other words, he will not be hurt by corruption.

It's a good pyroxene. Se Rui held the pyroxene, The quality is very good, and the star power it contains is also very sufficient.

Se Rui asked: Where did you knock the meteorite from?

It's much more convenient than that. Wuming smiled.

With Serui's appraisal, he can mine with confidence.

Wuming looked at the corrupted pyroxene:

Perhaps... I have to trouble you to mine it yourself.

I mine it myself? Serui said.

You have also seen that this is the pyroxene mine discovered in the Corrupt Lake. It must have no owner, but my employees cannot mine it. Only you are here. Don't worry, I will prepare the machine, but you have to be responsible for controlling it. Wu Ming said.

Okay. Se Rui agreed, Where is your machine?

My machine - Wuming was about to say, but then remembered that his machine's schedule was already fully booked.

The bronze snake is still cutting down trees... Wuming was confused.

Pyroxene and wood are all materials Wuming needs. Now he can only make a choice.

After choosing for a while, Wuming made a decision:

I want them all!

Wuming said: Make another giant bronze snake.

The cost of making a bronze snake was very high, but Wuming felt that he couldn't save the money.

The reason is still the terrifying corruption pool.

Once the bronze snake falls into the lake, it will definitely be contaminated with corruption, so that it cannot be used for other tasks in the future.

Wuming found the person in charge of making the bronze snake-that is, Patch.

Patch was lying on the bed. There were several scrolls on the bed. He was a little surprised when he heard Wuming's request:

Still doing it?

When will it be completed? Wuming asked.

This is inconvenient. Patch said, This thing costs too much, and I didn't expect it to be mass-produced, so many parts were hammered out by hand without using molds. If it is remade, it must be hammered by hand again, which is very labor-intensive.

It's not a good choice... Wuming was a little troubled, The Fertile Forest and the Corrupt Lake are places that ordinary people cannot set foot in. What can we do without these bronze snakes...

Patch thought about it: Let's let the bronze snake dig the mines.

Do you think this is better? Wuming asked.

Patch said: The danger of the Fertile Forest comes from the earthworm faces, while the environment of the Corrupt Lake is too dangerous. Compared with the ubiquitous environment, the earthworm faces are easier to control. And the bronze snake was originally born for mining, cutting The efficiency of trees is not high, so this is also to improve its utilization.

What about the rich forest? Wuming asked.

Patch thought:

Perhaps... we can think of a way to gather all those earthworm faces in one place and isolate them.

Then let's do it. Wuming said, You make arrangements and complete the mining as soon as possible. If others find out, they will come to snatch our pyroxene.

I don't think anyone will come to the Corrupt Lake to grab the pyroxene from you. Patch said, It's not even easy for you to get rid of this thing. Most people will lose their hands if they take it.

I think there should be only the outer layer of patina, and the inside can still be sold after cleaning! Wuming said, Anyway, I will continue to do my business first, find Lani, and thank her for letting me find this huge piece of glory. Stone mine.”

The ring finger pointed at the scrolls: Those things are too troublesome for you. I got a lot of good things from Lenara. Let's lay them out as soon as possible.