Longzang

Chapter 859 Taking the Lead
Judging from the hairy legs under the chariot, there are two more rows, totaling thirty-two hairy legs. It seems that Tianyu's status has been continuously rising, and the increase has been particularly rapid recently.

After a series of tedious procedures and ceremonies, Tianyu finally stepped out of the carriage, taking the opportunity to fully display the new ornaments inlaid on his body. His aura was exceptionally powerful, causing the surrounding great shamans and the human Dharma figures who were receiving him to involuntarily tremble.

The reason is simple: this guy has embedded the three magical treasures into his body as decorations.

Fortunately, they were just a few unactivated spiritual treasures. The alien monster's gaze lingered nearby, but it made no further move.

Among the humans, an inconspicuous early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator suddenly said, "These things don't quite suit your status!"

Tianyu was instantly struck dumb, her eyes widening as she rushed over and grasped the young Dao Foundation cultivator's hand, exclaiming excitedly, "How did you know? How did you know? Three spiritual treasures are the limit here, but they are definitely not my limit, Tianyu's limit! I can only display three spiritual treasures each time, I don't know how many more times I have to travel... Wait, you are Wei Yuan?!"

Xiao Daoji looked at Tianyu with a smile, his eyes slightly blurry. After all, this body was frail; it had been shaken a few times by Tianyu's excitement and was almost falling apart.

Tianyu sized up the young Foundation Establishment cultivator and said, "Are you so cautious and afraid of death? You can't even bear to use a high-level avatar? Would I harm you?"

“You might not, but it’s hard to say about other shamans. If the Heavenly Shaman gives the order directly, no shaman will refuse.”

"I'll just..." Tianyu's voice trailed off.

Wei Yuan laughed and said, "Alright, stop showing off. Why did you suddenly come here? We're at war right now!"

Tianyu glared at him and said, "War is war, and business is business. You think we can just stop doing business because of a war? They can fight however they want over there, but we'll keep singing and dancing here! Look what I brought this time!"

Wei Yuan glanced at the nearby truck and was greatly surprised to find it loaded with grayish-white ore! This was the raw material for making gunpowder!

Wei Yuan now knows that this ore is very common among the Wu tribe, and many remote areas simply use it as raw material for building houses and courtyard walls. But in Qingming, after several processing steps, the spirit wood fibers are soaked in the resulting solution, and finally placed in a spirit power array to be processed and dried with spirit power, becoming the most basic and core gunpowder raw material.

Wei Yuan would naturally not refuse this deal. Even though a small gray stone vein had been found around Qingming, and several transactions had resulted in the storage of hundreds of millions of kilograms of gray stone, the more strategic materials the better.

What do you want this time?

"Same as always, strong liquor, as much as you want. Fine armor, fine statues, fine swords, brocade, cotton cloth..."

In short, they want almost all the Heavenly Language materials produced by Qingming, although many items are marked with the word "premium". They have traded with the Wu Clan many times before, and both sides are very familiar with the procedures. Many of Qingming's goods are directly stored in the warehouses of Ding'an City.

A moment later, the sample was brought over. Without saying a word, Tianyu took a barrel of liquor from the car and drank more than half of it in one go. Then he exhaled and praised, "How come your liquor is so strong? And the taste is exactly the same every time. It's simply unbelievable!"

Wei Yuan laughed and said, "It doesn't matter if I tell you the secret recipe. I have a group of Dao Foundation cultivators who are responsible for purifying the liquor. The method is still distillation, but the process is controlled by them with Dao techniques. This way, the liquor is stronger and of consistent quality."

Tianyu said with some regret, "Oh, is that so? Then we can't do it! My clansmen are all restless; they get itchy if they don't fight for half a day. Never mind, if you have it, it's the same as if I have it. I'll just buy from you from now on."

Wei Yuan laughed and said, "Buying from me is the right thing to do. Otherwise, you'll find that if you want to achieve the same quality as me, you'll only spend more money and won't be able to produce that much quantity."

Then Tianyu routinely inspected the armor, swords, and statues, all of which had the words "exquisite" in front of them.

The armor and swords were of normal design, but modified to resemble the body shape of the Wu tribe. Unlike ordinary items, those marked "exquisite" featured intricate and beautiful patterns, some even inlaid with flowers made of celestial silver, clearly indicating their high value.

The flowers are delicate and vivid, and the grass leaves are lifelike. The only problem is that all the flowers and grass are exactly the same, without any difference.

Tianyu was very satisfied and said, "Even the most skilled craftsman in the tribe is no better than this! It's just that the flower designs are a bit limited. It's alright, I'll tell other tribes that I only made these few when I sell them. You can change the flower designs next time."

This was indeed a good idea, and Wei Yuan was naturally very satisfied. A knife carved with flowers instantly increased in price tenfold.

There are already several hundred specialized Dao Foundation Carving Craftsmen in Qingming. Each of them is calm, patient, and only wants to live a peaceful life, treating this as their lifelong profession.

As a result, the shipment volume of various high-quality products increased sharply, and the value of goods in trade became higher and higher.

The statues were all made of steel, the same height as ordinary members of the Wu tribe. Although hollow, each statue weighed tens of thousands of kilograms. Tianyu ordered thirty at once. Each statue depicted a Wu tribe member with a different expression, exquisitely crafted and lifelike. Wei Yuan was also curious and asked, "Who are these statues? Why so many?"

Tianyu smiled and said, "Among them are five elders of our Desolate Ancestor Tribe, and the rest are elders of powerful tribes along the way, including Nether Witches and Spirit Witches. The smallest one is actually a Heavenly Witch. These are gifts I prepared for them, to be delivered along the way when I do business. They are made of high-quality steel, so it will be easier to explain if they ask about it when I get back."

The transaction was successfully completed, with both parties getting what they wanted. Wei Yuan was still somewhat worried about Tianyu and asked, "Are you really sure it's okay for you to do business with me like this?"

"Don't worry, nothing will happen," Tianyu said confidently.

The handover of the goods would take some time, so Wei Yuan's consciousness left his avatar to continue commanding the war in the north.

Several days later, the Wu tribe caravan returned to the Wild Ancestor tribe. At the same time, in the northern Wu tribe camp, a new report was placed before two identical Wu.

"what is this?"

The high shaman standing guard cautiously said, "This was sent by a small tribe called the Wild Ancestors. It's a list of gifts and a report on their trade with the human race."

"Where is the list?" the two witches asked in unison.

The high shaman presented a picture book, which contained statues of two shamans, though they were much larger than the real two shamans according to their figures, along with several sets of exquisite swords and armor.

The Great Shaman said, "These are tributes from the Wild Ancestor Tribe, and have already been sent to your hometown."

The two witches exchanged a glance: "So, even the wild witches have brains now?"

Then they opened the report, which read: "Our tribe has successfully deceived the human race by using building ash to impersonate ore, and in exchange for a certain amount of strategic materials from the human race, including three million catties of steel, medical supplies (medical liquor, cotton cloth for bandages, etc.) etc. The human race has suffered heavy losses."

The shaman on the left said, "This is good news! Report it to the authorities..."

The shaman on the right stopped him: "Although it's a good thing, if it's reported, the gifts he gave us will be exposed."

The shaman on the left immediately understood: "The statue must not be lost!"

The two witches looked at the picture book for a while longer, and both smiled. They asked the great witch, "Is this statue really the same as the one in the picture book?"

The high shaman also breathed a sigh of relief. He had taken a great deal of responsibility in submitting this report, if it weren't for the fact that Tianyu had given so much... Seeing the two shamans asking questions, he was sensible and quickly replied, "Exactly the same!"

Since the Wu Clan caravan left, Wei Yuan had been pondering why Tianyu had come at this time.

Wei Yuan didn't think Tianyu wanted to harm him. In fact, if they were to plot something, any shaman with a brain on the other side wouldn't choose Tianyu to carry it out.

However, Wei Yuan did not think that Tianyu would make a wasted trip for no reason. At such a sensitive time, and with such sensitive materials being traded, even if Tianyu wrote a brilliant report when she returned, it would be impossible for her to pass the test.

As Wei Yuan pondered, an answer gradually surfaced in his intuition. A moment later, the "Human World" also responded with an unbelievable answer: the Heavenly Witch had already made his move through this caravan, and now it was Wei Yuan's turn.

This answer was quite close to Wei Yuan's intuition. This abrupt yet obvious fact was not a conspiracy, but an invitation—an invitation to play chess with Wei Yuan.

Wei Yuan also found it somewhat unbelievable. To play chess with an immortal? Was he even worthy of it?
Even though he had fought against the Left Wise King and even won a round, Wei Yuan was merely a pawn at that time. Yan Shi and the Left Wise King were sitting directly on either side of the chessboard. Thus, the process of Wei Yuan capturing a pawn was quite thrilling.

Wei Yuan pondered for a long time but could not find an answer. Then, another impossible idea surfaced in his mind: Could it be that the Heavenly Witch's chess skills were too poor, so he wanted to find someone who was sure to win to play against?

Wei Yuan dismissed this unreliable idea and began to ponder what exactly was wrong with this caravan, and where the Heavenly Witch had placed her piece.

If there's a problem, it can only be with the trucks and the goods. The goods are all gray stone, totaling 30 million catties, making inspection unlikely. However, Wei Yuan has piled all the goods up in the border yard, since they won't be needed anytime soon. So where will Tianwu Luozi be?
(End of this chapter)