The Mysterious World Under Steampunk

After a long time, there was no movement from the outside world, but the people in the caravan did not dare to leave the camp, went to the sand dunes to investigate the situation, and could only wait quietly.

Because the owner of the pack cart reminded the caravan in time to avoid a disaster, he was naturally regarded as a hero by the caravan. If it wasn't for the fact that the crisis has not been resolved, they might have held a banquet for it. After all, it can be solved once and for all. Losing nearly forty Sand Bandits was considered a big victory.

As for the only deceased, the head of the caravan, it almost caused a catastrophe. If he didn't die, he would definitely be held accountable by the caravan, but now that he is dead, he won't say anything more, and hastily cleaned up the body For a moment, tomorrow they will be buried directly in the nearby desert according to the customs of their respective tribes.

As the sky gradually brightened, the people in the caravan knew that the crisis was really over. At this time, they sent a bold man to the sand dunes carefully, checked it out, and sent some people to patrol the surrounding area. After a circle, it was completely confirmed that yesterday's sand robbers had retreated.

The spirit of the people in the caravan who had been tense all night immediately relaxed, and many people even sat on the ground directly and fell into a deep sleep like this.

Because the head of the caravan died last night, the caravan selected one of the elders of each tribe as the new head. Kesan, as the elder with the most experience, was elected as the new head.

At Kesan's request, the convoy set off immediately, trying to cross the Little Moss Desert during the day, and cleared the goods of the small caravans behind, half of which was used as compensation for the loss of the caravan personnel, and the other half was rewarded to The owner of the pack cart, after all, if it wasn't the owner of the pack cart, I'm afraid the caravan would have been finished last night.

Perhaps to show his respect for the owner of the pack cart, Xan also placed the cart of the pack cart owner in the middle of their tribe's convoy for easy care.

After a series of instructions and arrangements, the caravan quickly untied the defensive camp, turned into a convoy again, and marched quickly outside the Little Gus Desert. In order to prevent the sand bandits from attacking suddenly during the day, Kesang also arranged a large number of people to patrol the periphery of the convoy in turn, so as to be foolproof.

Although doing so increased the burden on the caravan guards, in order to save their lives, the caravan guards did not complain too much and followed orders honestly.

Because we had already walked half of the distance last night, and now everyone was in a hurry, the convoy had already left the Little Gus Desert before noon, and arrived at the junction of the Little Gus Desert and Quinsis Snow Mountain. small prairie.

This small grassland has no name and belongs to the tribe. Because it is at the foot of the Quincy Snow Mountain, the water resources here are abundant and the weeds are growing vigorously. Therefore, most of the nearby tribes will come here to graze, and at the same time, they will also bring some tribal goods to share with them. Other tribes who came here to graze trade, and over time, a market common to all nearby tribes was formed here.

The joint caravan is not completely safe after passing through the Little Gus Desert. Knowing that the caravan convoy enters the market composed of tents in the middle of this small grassland, it is completely safe, and there is no need to worry about the sand. The robbers attacked.

Although the tribes around the small prairie are all small tribes, the tribes are all married, the relationship is very close, and they are also very united externally. Because they are herding tribes, there is no shortage of pack animals in the tribe, and the tribe members are also very good riders. , once the sand bandits break into this area, it is basically difficult to escape, so this is equivalent to a safe haven.

It seems that this is not the first time for the United Caravan to come here. When they arrived at the market, Gu Sang took the initiative to talk to an old man who led the patrol team. The relationship between the two seemed to be very good, and then the old man let himself The cavalry under his command led the convoy into an open space in the market and set up camp. At this time, the people in the caravan also began to do business with people from other tribes in the market.

When everyone in the caravan was busy, Leo's pack car seemed to be very leisurely. In order to thank the pack car owner, the people in the caravan took the initiative to tie up the pack car owner and dispose of the small batch of gifts given to him. The goods of the caravan just made everyone feel strange that they got a large amount of Jinsa. The owner of the pack car, who could already be regarded as a little rich man, did not show much joy, but more worry on his face.

For this reason, some people also tried to ask the owner of the pack cart what worried him, but the owner of the pack cart didn't say anything, just took it vaguely, and then returned to his pack cart with a box full of Jinsa .

"Since you've already done it, don't regret it." Leo said while playing with the metal ball in his hand, watching the frustrated owner of the cart sitting beside him.

"What do you know?" The owner of the cart glanced at Leo and said indifferently.

Leo smiled and said surprisingly, "I know you are the internal response of those sand bandits who have been planted in the caravan."

Hearing Leo's words, the owner of the cart was startled. He quickly poked his head out of the carriage and looked around. After finding no one else, he shrank back, looked at Leo with a gloomy face, and said in a deep voice: " How did you know?"

Leo said calmly: "It's very simple. If you weren't Sand Bandits, how could you be so familiar with Sand Bandits' tactics? And if you didn't know in advance, how could you be so sure that the survivors in the small teams behind were all What about Sand Pirates?"

The owner of the cart was silent for a moment and asked, "Why didn't you report on me?"

"Why did you report on you?" Leo asked back, and said with a smile: "If you are reported on, I will definitely be jointly and severally liable as the person who hired you, and who will drive me if I report on you, not to mention you are now The hero of the caravan, I, a foreigner, said that the hero of the caravan is the internal agent of the Sand Pirates, who would believe that?"

The owner of the cart was silent for a while, and said: "I used to be a member of Xiao, but I have quit a long time ago. In order to quit, I passed the ceremony and gave up my qualification to wield a weapon." Thumbs up his right hand, and said: "I just want to live a peaceful life, but they just came to me and asked me to be the internal response of this caravan." Then, he turned his head to look at Leo, and said: " At first, I thought you were from Xiao Xiao, because their plan was to let a foreigner hire my pack cart and mix into the convoy, and the timing of your arrival was so coincidental."

Leo asked puzzled: "Why did you choose to betray after completing your internal response mission? Aren't you afraid of revenge from those sand robbers?"

"Of course I'm afraid," the owner of the cart looked at Leo with fear, and replied honestly, "It's just that I'm more afraid of death. If I help them get in, you might kill us all, and you also have this ability, right?"

Leo didn't give the other party a reply, but asked curiously: "Why did Sand Pirates target this caravan?"

"I don't know very well. It stands to reason that the goods of this caravan are not particularly valuable, and it is very troublesome to get rid of them. According to Xiao's principle of doing things, unless the caravan is in bad times, they will not They will move these caravans." The cart owner shook his head slightly and said, "It is likely that they were hired by someone to attack this caravan."

"Employment? Will Sand Pirates still be hired?"

"Of course, those big tribes need some people to help them do some shady things. The sand bandits are the best candidates." The owner of the cart showed disdain and said, "Why do you think Xiao Xiao has been able to work in Da Gusi for so many years?" The desert is safe and sound, not because the masters of those city-states can't destroy him, but because they don't want to, they need Xiao to do things for them."

After listening to the explanation from the owner of the pack cart, Leo didn't ask any more questions, and leaned on the blanket as if he was closing his eyes and resting his mind.

The owner of the pack cart hesitated for a moment, took out all the rewards he had received from the caravan, pushed them to Leo, and said, "Since you are helping me hide it..."

"No need! Keep it for yourself!" Leo shook his head, then smiled, and said, "And someone will send me money."

As soon as Leo's voice fell, he heard Gu Sang, who had become the head of the caravan, outside the carriage and said, "Is Mr. Leo there?"

Following Gu Sang, without waiting for Leo's response, he opened the door curtain and walked in. After seeing the owner of the cart, he pretended to be surprised and said, "So you're here, Mr. Sangs? I have something I want to see you Let’s chat with your employer, may I be able to make it easier for you?”

Although Gu Sang seemed to be asking the owner of the pack cart for advice, his tone was actually more like asking the owner of the pack cart to leave now, and he could not refuse.

The owner of the cart also heard the meaning, but he didn't leave immediately, but turned to look at Leo, and he left the carriage only after seeing Leo nod.

This detail was seen by Gu Sang, and he couldn't help re-examining Leo's identity or ability, because he saw the emotion of awe from the expression of the pack owner.

Before, Gu Sang thought about recruiting this Sans, the pack driver, because he could see that this Sans was not simple, even in an environment surrounded by people, he did not show any timidity.

However, Sans declined his invitation very tactfully, and behaved very decently, neither humble nor overbearing, but it was such a person who now showed such obvious awe towards Leo, a foreigner, which made Gu Sang feel a little bit of awe. Doubt, he also gave up the speech he had prepared before.

Gu Sang couldn't find a good explanation for the time being, so he could only cut to the chase and said, "Excuse me, is this wood carving yours?"

While talking, Gu Sauna took out the wooden sculpture and placed it in front of Leo.

"No." Leo shook his head and gave Gu Sang an answer that surprised Gu Sang, but then he heard l Leo say: "I have given this wood carving to the children of your tribe, and the right of ownership belongs to him."

Hearing Leo's words, Gu Sang breathed a sigh of relief, and then said with a smile: "I think this wood carving is extremely exquisite. I heard that Mr. Leo has several wood carvings here, which happen to be a set. I don't know if Mr. Leo would like to Are you willing to sell this set of wood carvings to me? I am willing to pay a high price."

"What's the high price you're talking about?" Leo asked in a deep voice.

"Five...five hundred golds." Originally, Gu Sang was going to say fifty golds, but when he thought of the expression of the owner of the cart just now, he immediately changed his words and increased it by ten times.

"Haha!" Leo smiled, and said: "Mr. Supervisor is really joking, and he would offer such an unexpected price, but you seem to have underestimated the value of my wood carving. If you are willing to pay five thousand gold for each , I'd like to think about it."

"What? Five thousand gold samurai each!" Gu Sang was obviously shocked by this number, because even if the caravan traded this time, the gross profit their tribe could earn would be more than 6,000 gold samurai. In terms of cost, four thousand gold samurai is already the sky, but this wood carving was actually offered by Leo at 5000 gold samurai, which really surprised him.

"Are you joking?" Gu Sang said with a slightly gloomy face.

"Do you think a strange object with magical power is not worth five thousand gold?" Leo asked back.

At this moment, Gu Sang knew that it was impossible for him to detect the leak. Obviously, the other party knew the value and effect of this thing very well.

If he hadn't met Leo, Gusang might still have some malice and snatch the woodcarving directly from Leo, but after seeing the attitude of the owner of the pack car towards Leo and the performance of Leo himself, he knew that what happened before him This person is probably far from being as simple as it appears on the surface. The other party is likely to be the kind of person with special abilities in the legend, because only this kind of person will give away items with special abilities to others without hesitation.

Gu Sang was silent for a moment, lowered his posture, and said: "I hope that Mr. Leo can keep this set of wood carvings for a few days, and I will immediately collect enough money to buy them."

"Can you get it together?" Leo took out the box containing the wood carvings, opened it to Gu Sang, and said, "There are still four of them here, and twenty thousand Jinsa is not a small amount."

Seeing the four identical wood carvings inside the box, Gu Sang's breathing became heavier, and his eyes showed a strong possessive desire, but fortunately, his rationality was still preserved, which allowed him to calm down and not make any panicked moves.

After that, he hurriedly left Leo's cart and returned to his tribe's camp. Then he quickly wrote some things in his tent, stuffed these things into the cloth bag, and grabbed a few things from the cage. Only the messenger eagle tied the cloth bag to its chest, went out and let it fly.

According to Gu Sang's estimate, the Messenger Eagle will arrive at the tribe at night at most. By then, the Bi tribe should be able to raise enough funds to take down the four wood carvings before they reach Kugang City.

Gu Sang's idea was very good, but he didn't find that he left Leo's cart in a hurry, his expression and behavior were a little bit wrong, and his behavior after leaving was also very abnormal. In the eyes of some caring people, he had already guessed Some things, and these caring people are also interested in wood carvings, so their attention is also focused on Leo.

I went to see a doctor today, only one more, sorry.