On the Seven Towers

The dusk was already deep, and the red clouds in the distance outlined the silhouette of the school. Luo Ling finally breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the school in sight. She was dressed very smartly at this time, with her hair tied into a bun on the back of her head. She was walking on the mountain road carrying a travel bag and holding a cane.

"Teacher Luo, our team is off to a great start this time. Who would have known before we came out that we could discover three different minerals along the way. And they are not far from the school." Ji Yijun happily walked beside Luo Ling, throwing a A gray-white stone.

Luo Ling smiled slightly, "Thanks to Teacher Qin for being careful and knowledgeable, otherwise we would have missed the opportunity to discover quartz stone."

"Thanks to everyone." Qin Mu is an associate professor in the school's environmental major. He is only in his early thirties. He is of medium height but has strong lines and strong movements. The long and straight eyebrows give people a decisive feeling, making people unable to notice his slightly small but lively eyes. He was also dressed in hiking attire and was walking at the front of the team, holding a rifle in his hand. However, what attracted more attention was the small roe deer he carried on his shoulders.

There are only five people in this team, which is nearly half less than Xiao Chen and the others. In addition to the three of them, there is a guide and a warrior.

"Teacher Qin, I usually don't accept others. But this time I went out with you and I was convinced. Not only did the task exceed the target, but I also got extra money! It's great!" Ji Yijun glanced at the roe deer and said.

At this time, the guide also said something, and Luo Ling translated: "Our guide said that Teacher Qin is a good hunter. If he is willing to go hunting in the mountains, he can teach him all the skills."

"It's a small skill, not worth mentioning." Qin Mu lifted the roe deer on his shoulders again, and said to Luo Ling with a smile: "I think the most important thing is to master the language. Then I will have to ask Teacher Luo for advice."

"My Spanish background is from Yeluzi, so I'm afraid I'll teach you wrongly. Don't worry, the school will have a special language class soon." Luo Ling replied with a smile.

"I'm afraid we still have to go through mountains and ridges for a while. We don't have time to go to class seriously for the time being. Besides, I don't have any language talent. The stupid bird will fly first. Teacher Luo will take advantage of the rest on the road to open a small stove for us. "Qin Mu looked very sincere, "Don't worry, I will pay the tuition. How about one game at a time?"

"How many of us are there? Do I want to learn too?" Ji Yijun asked with a frown.

"Of course!" Qin Mu put his arm on Ji Yijun's shoulder and whispered, "In the past few days since you've been out, you've been staring at the indigenous girls, haven't you? How come you can't communicate?"

Ji Yijun sneered: "Teacher Qin, you are insulting my opinion. How many of these local girls are good-looking and have not been taken care of since they were young? Even if one of them finally passes the test, with a toothy smile, hey, hey, "The teeth are like those of a rabbit."

"It seems that our Xiao Ji's vision is high enough."

"Not as good as Teacher Qin." Ji Yijun chuckled, but when he saw Luo Ling glance at him, he quickly said seriously: "Teacher Qin, you said that now that we have coal and iron, should we start building bricks?" Are you making steel in the furnace and making weapons?"

Qin Mu was stunned and said: "It's not that simple. Steel-making alone involves many steps such as exploration, mining, transportation, coking, sintering, and iron-making. Each step involves various equipment and details. There are difficulties in the middle. There are so many of us. We just have some book knowledge. Who has actually done this? So if it weren’t for Principal Guo’s insistence, there would be no expedition team like us.”

"I know, it must be those small businessmen and hawkers who are causing trouble again." Ji Yijun punched his hand and said somewhat depressedly.

"Some members think that the most important thing is to solve the problem of enough food first. They are full of ideas. Some people even want to open restaurants and restaurants. They also say that the Chinese have opened restaurants all over the world, so why can't they open them in other countries?" What about Jie Lai? Those who are more reliable think that they should first produce something that is simple, easy to use, and can bring in money to trade with the locals around them. This thing you have will definitely be very popular." Qin Mu nodded. The quartz stone in his hand.

"Do you want to make glass?" Ji Yijun looked at the rough ore in his hand.

"Actually, it's not a debate about what to do, but a matter of determining what our foundation is. Guns have the power of guns, and coins have the convenience of coins. But between guns and coins, I believe there are more guns." Qin Mu patted his gun and looked at Luo Ling.

Luo Ling smiled and was noncommittal.

At this time, they had already walked out of the forest and walked towards the main road leading to the school gate. In front of them was a convoy coming from Floro Town, a four-horse flatbed cart with grain piled low on it. When the people in the car saw Luo Ling and her group coming, they waved their hands to say hello, and the people here also waved their canes and weapons. The leader of the convoy saw his own expedition team coming down from the forest. He probably wanted to give them a ride, so he quickly asked the team to stop.

When she got closer, Luo Ling saw an acquaintance in the last car, so she shouted: "Li Jia? Aren't you supposed to be in charge of internal affairs and logistics at the school? Why are you trading with the trading team?"

Li Jia sat in a daze holding the shell chain in his hand. The encounter between the two teams in front did not cheer him up. He seemed to be frightened by the sudden appearance of Luo Ling, and defended somewhat nervously: "The trading team...the trading team's business has not been as good as before in recent days. I...I am just representing the logistics team to see how the situation is."

"Hey, Li Jia, you've been following us for a few days, what have you seen?" A girl sitting in the car in front said with a mocking tone, "If you're not in a daze, you're just running around in the town. , what else are you doing? You don't listen to everyone's discussions, you don't go to the village to collect grain, and everyone yells at you on the street. I don't understand. What are you doing? Where do you go to a local girl and stay there every day? "

After hearing this, Li Jia blushed with shame, but did not refute. The girl stabbed him several times one after another, causing a burst of laughter in the motorcade. Several people followed the girl's words and started talking. This made the captain in front a little unable to listen. He turned around and said: "Xiao Li, you and Li Jia are still from the same family. Maybe we can even share the same ancestors, so let's build up some moral integrity." Luo Ling said Look, she knew that person too, wasn't he Chen Hansheng who had made great achievements in doing business with the indigenous people before.

The girl surnamed Li did not let go of Li Jia: "Captain, please don't try to find relatives for me. Who doesn't know that our business team is taking a big risk when dealing with these indigenous people. If you don't help here, forget it. Running around and causing chaos, who knows who will get involved in this kind of person one day. The logistics team is really sitting facing south. It has only been a few days, but it has raised a good and lazy uncle. The good time is spent in a daze. No wonder Lao Rang. We’re out of stock.”

Li Jia's face turned red and white in embarrassment, he lowered his head and clenched his fists tightly. Gritting his teeth and holding it in for a long time, he suddenly said: "I'm not going to do this anymore." He turned over, jumped out of the car, and ran all the way to the school.

Qin Mu saw this scene and sighed: "Many students nowadays are still not practical enough in their work, and they can't stand their anger. Small things can be turned into big things." He glanced at Luo Ling and asked: "It seems that you are If you know him, won’t you stop him and give him advice?”

Luo Ling shook her head: "It's useless to rely on other people's advice on some things."

Chen Hansheng in front also saw Luo Ling clearly, and also saw Qin Mu standing in front of her. He was a little surprised and said: "Teacher Luo, you also joined the expedition team? Compared with me, Chen Qiang, I still dare not enter the forest. . Why isn't Xiao Xiao with you this time? Is he a bit unqualified as a flower protector?"

Luo Ling smiled and said, "With his size, it would be more reliable for me to be the grass protector."

"Come and sit in my car. You must have been hard on the journey. Tell me if you have anything interesting to do." Chen Hansheng patted the space on the grain bag behind him with his horse whip.

Luo Ling nodded and got into Chen Hansheng's car. Qin Mu also followed, but Chen Hansheng said to the girl named Li from before: "Xiao Li, hurry up and make some room in each car so that everyone can have a rest." . You see, this teacher is carrying a gun and a prey. Let him get on the last empty car. "

Qin Mu didn't know what to say when he saw this, so he had to walk back. Chen Hansheng winked at Luo Ling, making her laugh again.

The convoy started walking again. Luo Ling rested her backpack, untied her hair, and took off her shoes. She lay in the car in a very shameless manner, rubbed her legs and asked Chen Hansheng: "Old Chen, business has been difficult recently. ”

"Well, after all, there are still fewer people in the surrounding villages, and the crop yield here is not good. In addition, the lord here also collected grain once earlier. In this way, we can buy less food. In the past few days since we started trading, the price of food has increased by 20% to 30%.”

"We are collecting grain here, aren't there any merchants from the surrounding area coming here?"

"Yes, there are, but this place is a remote and inhospitable area. It is surrounded by deep mountains or forests. There are no decent big businessmen in the first place. So relying on businessmen to come here on their own will definitely not work."

"Looks like it's time to go out?"

"Yes. I want to organize a team to go to the nearest city in the next few days. A place called Suero. Ciro told me that it is the largest trading city in the surrounding area. Small businessmen in many towns transport goods We can trade there. If we can connect with the big merchants there, we won’t have to worry about food for the time being, and the raw materials needed by several other groups can also be purchased from there.”

"I trust your judgment."

Chen Hansheng grinned and said, "There is one more thing I want to ask you. I would like to ask you and Xiao Chen to come with me."

"You really trust us." Luo Ling was not surprised and looked at Chen Hansheng who turned around with a smile.

"I'm a rough guy, but I also know that if you want to do dangerous things, you have to find reliable people. Among the people I've met since coming here, you two are like this." Chen Hansheng gave a thumbs up and drove the carriage forward. Go.