Fang Yuan Do's
CHAPTER 39 - Frog Caravan Traders
The month of May is a transition between spring and summer.
The fragrance of the flower filled the air, the huge mountains were always green and the sunlight began to gradually release its excited side.
Under the clear blue sky, white clouds floated like cotton.
In Qing Mao Mountain, the bamboo forest was as straight as a spear as ever, leading to the blue sky.
Weeds grow wild everywhere, and unknown varieties of wildflowers are scattered in the grass.
As the breeze blew, wild grasses moved to and fro, the scent of flower pollen and the scent of green grass attacked visitors.
In the middle of the mountain there was a large number of terraced terraces.
Layer by layer, step by step, the soft green wheat sprouts were planted. From afar, it looked like a green sea.
In the terraced rice fields many farmers are busy working.
There were some farmers cleaning channels to drain the water to irrigate the rice fields, while some farmers rolled up their pants, stood in the rice fields and planted sprouts.
These people were naturally outsiders because the Gu Yue clan would never do this lowly job.
Ringing, ringing...
The sound of bells was faintly heard in the spring breeze.
The peasants straightened their bodies as they descended the mountain, only to see a caravan moving like a colorful worm from the side of the mountain, slowly showing its head.
"This is a merchant caravan!"
"Yes, it's May, it's time for the caravan to come."
The adults soon learned of the situation, and the children stopped playing with water and clay in their hands.
Together, they excitedly approached the caravan.
The Southern Border had hundreds of thousands of mountains, Qing Mao Mountain was only one of them.
On each mountain, there was village after village, which was maintained by everyone through blood and kinship ties.
Among the mountains, the forest is deep and ominous, the cliffs steep and full of dangerous falling rocks.
In addition, in the complex environment of the forest, dwelled a large number of ferocious beasts and a strange Gu.
Humans cannot pass through at all. It was difficult to cross this hurdle alone, one must at least be a rank 3 Gu Master.
Due to the poor economy, trade became difficult. Thus, the most important form of trading was through the caravans of merchants.
Only by organizing such a large-scale group of merchants could the Gu Masters unite with the power to help each other, overcome the difficulties in traveling routes and traversing from one mountain to another.
The arrival of the merchant caravan was like a bowl of boiling water poured into the peaceful and serene Qing Mao Mountain.
"Over the last few years they will come in April, but this year they have only arrived in May. At least they're here now."
The innkeeper let out a long sigh after hearing the news.
The inn business was bad in the other months, so only when the caravan came could he earn enough profit to last a year.
At the same time, there was green bamboo wine inside his warehouse that he could sell to the merchant caravan.
In addition to lodging, the business in the tavern would also boom as a result.
The merchants entered Gu Yue village one by one, led by Treasure Brass Toad.
This frog was 2.5 meters tall, its entire body was orange-yellow. The back of the frog was thick and filled with warts and patterns.
It was like a wisp of bronze spikes on the ancient city gate.
On the back of the Treasure Brass Toad, thick ropes were tied around many items. At first glance, the frog appears to be carrying a giant backpack.
A middle-aged man with a round face full of pockmarks was sitting cross-legged on a frog. He is fat and has a big stomach.
His eyes formed a gap when he smiled. He cupped his fists as he greeted the surrounding Gu Yue villagers.
The name of this man was Fu of the Jia clan. His cultivation was at rank 4 and he was the leader of the merchant caravan this time around.
The Treasure Brass Toad leaped slightly as it moved forward but Jia Fu who was sitting on top of his head was steady and steady.
When the frog jumps, its height will be parallel to the window on the 2nd floor of a building.
Even when he returned to the ground, he was at a height higher than the first level of the bamboo building.
The originally wide road suddenly was quite dense and narrow. The Treasure Brass Toad was like a ferocious beast that infiltrated the middle of a large number of bamboo houses.
After Treasure Brass Toad was an enormous fat worm.
It has 2 eyes similar to multi-colored glass window, the color is bright and beautiful. The worm was 15 meters long, its body shape resembled a silkworm.
However, the surface of the worm was covered in a thick layer of protective skin like black porcelain. On the armor was a pile of goods and merchandise abundant, hemp ropes tied around it.
Between the gap and the distance of the goods, Gu Master sat down one by one, some old and some young.
There were also humans who were powerful and sturdy Martial Artists, slowly moving forward on the ground following the fat black beetle.
After the fat beetles, there were ostriches with brightly colored feathers, feathered mountain spiders, winged snakes with two pairs of feathery wings, and so on.
However, this is in small numbers, most of the creatures are frogs.
These frogs were all similar to Treasure Brass Toad, but were smaller in size and had the size of a cow and horse.
The merchant caravan went deep into the village.
Children on the street will look curiously with wide eyes, shout in excitement or exclaim in shock.
The windows on the 2nd floor opened one after another, the villagers observing the merchants from a close distance.
Some had eyes that flashed with fear and some others waved their hands to express a warm welcome.
"Brother Jia, you came a little late this year, you must be having a difficult journey."
Approaching the identity of the clan leader, Gu Yue Bo came out alone to greet the leader of the merchant caravan this year.
Since Jia Fu had the status of being a rank 4 Gu Master, if a rank 3 elder was responsible for accepting it, it would undoubtedly be seen as a kind of negligence and ridicule.
Jia Fu cupped his fists and sighed, "This year's path is a bit unfavorable. On the way we met a group of Secluded Blood Bats and we lost some people."
"Then in Jue Bi Mountain we met with the mountain fog, and we did not dare to continue on the journey at all."
"So we were delayed for quite a while, and caused brother Gu Yue to wait quite a long time."
When they spoke, their tone was very polite.
Gu Yue Village needed merchant caravans every year to come and trade, and merchant caravans also needed businesses to make money.
"Hehehe, pretty good you can come. Please, the clan has prepared food and wine, let me have a welcoming dinner for you, brother."
Gu Yue Bo extended her hand and said invitingly.
"The clan leader is polite, too polite." Jia Fu flattered.
The merchant caravan arrived at the border of Qing Mao Mountain in the morning, and in the afternoon they were stationed in Gu Yue Village.
At dusk, the village environment has been formed into a widespread area of temporary shops and shops.
All kinds of tall tents in red, blue, yellow and green were built and every inch between the tents was clamped with many small stalls on the way.
The night had gone down, but it was still bright in the area.
An endless stream of pedestrians flowed into the area from the village. There are humans as well as Gu Master.
Young children jump around in high spirits, and adults show expressions of excitement similar to celebrating a festival.
Fang Yuan moved with the crowd, walking alone.
The crowd was bustling with activity, a group of people surrounded the stall or endlessly flowed in and out of the entrance of the tent.
The surroundings were filled with the cries of the merchants peddling his wares.
"Come, come on, look. Upscale Blue Sea Cloud tea bricks, drinking this tea makes people as cheerful as fairies!"
"Even if it's not a person who drinks, it can be used to feed and raise Tea Gu, it's a bargain-priced item for its value. 1 piece only costs 50 primeval stones!"
"Broute Force Longhorn Beetle Gu, this Gu Master who uses Gu will be able to explode with the power of a cow. You can leave, but don't regret it!"
"Intimate Grass, High quality Intimate Grass. Everyone saw this quality, fresh as freshly picked. 2 catties for 2 primeval stones, the price is very cheap..."
As Fang Yuan heard this, his footsteps slightly stopped, then he followed the voice and walked over.
He saw an ostrich pulling a handcart with two wheels. In the chariot there was a pile of pastel green plants.
Each grass strand is 1 meter long, slender and long. Their average width is around the nails. At some ends of the pointed grass grow red heart-shaped flower buds.
Intimate Grass is one type of Gu supplement, its value comes from the fact that it can be used to be paired with several other foods to feed Gu.
For example, Fang Yuan needed to give 2 Moon Orchid petals at each meal to Moonlight Gu while feeding him.
If he mixed the Intimate Grass, Moonlight Gu would be full by eating only 1 petal.
Intimate Grass only cost 2 primeval stones per catty, while Moon Orchid petals cost 1 primeval stone for every 10 petals.
With a simple calculation, one would know that mixing Intimate Grass to feed Gu would be more cost-effective.
"Half a month ago, because I used Moonlight Gu in the academy to kill Gao Wan, I was fined 30 primeval stones."
"However the Mo family paid me 30 primeval stones as compensation, so I didn't really suffer a loss."
"In the past few days I have robbed 2 times, the total number of my primeval stones is 118."
"However, recently I have continued to spend it on purifying the intermediate stage primeval essence and maintaining the aperture wall, and I will use 3 primeval stones every day."
"Adding to Gu's eating expenses, my own daily expenses and consecutively buying green bamboo wine, I have 98 primeval stones now."
Ever since Fang Yuan killed someone, the cruel and heartless image had been deeply rooted in the hearts of the students and for a while no one dared to challenge him.
This caused his looting to be easier, as each time only a small number dared to resist.
Fang Yuan counted in his heart, then he moved his gaze and continued walking deeper into the middle of the temporary store setup.
The Intimate Grass kiosk was surrounded by a group of people.
They were all Gu Masters or students, holding a primeval stone in their hands as they shouted and rushed to buy it.
It was not that Fang Yuan lacked the money to purchase the Intimate Grass, but he did not have the time.
"As I recall, Mudskin Toad was supposed to be in that shop. In my previous life there was a Gu Master who got it from gambling on the first night, then he got a lot of money."
"I have to hurry, I can't lose much by trying to save a little."
