Infinite Puzzle City

Chapter 356 Foundation
The speed of clearing out the Huang Zai Army in the city was much faster than expected.

It was probably just around dark when Xiao Ran received the notification that the mission was completed.

Main mission 2: Bloodshed in Wancheng, completed.

You can make the following choices.

Option 1: Return.

Escape from the maze and return to the real world.

Option 2: Industrial return.

Since you have additional properties, you can choose to teleport to properties outside of this world.

Option 3: Temporary disengagement.

This maze has not yet reached the next stage of the main storyline. You can choose to stay here and wait, or temporarily leave this maze.

(Note: After temporarily leaving, you can choose to return to reality or leave this maze city through a specific route, but the time is only 12 hours. After 12 hours, you will be forced to return to this maze city world until you complete the next stage of the main task.)
With three choices in front of him, Xiao Ran was not in a hurry to make a choice. He decided to wait and see what Lu Cheng planned.

By evening, the scattered troops had gathered together again.

Xiao Ran did not go to find Lu Cheng immediately, but watched from afar on the city wall with Wu Man.

The current situation in Wancheng is not optimistic.

The defending army was almost wiped out, and there were probably many civilian casualties.

At this time when everything is in ruins, Lu Cheng, as the nominal supreme commander of the entire Ruzhou, has a lot of things to do.

“This guy is incredible.”

Wu Man stared at Lu Cheng's figure in the team below and couldn't help but sigh. Lu Cheng was just an ordinary person. Even from Wu Man's perspective, Lu Cheng was just an ordinary person in his eyes.

But at this moment, in Wu Man's eyes, there was another shadow behind Lu Cheng. That shadow loomed over Lu Cheng, and even made him feel pressured.

After the army was reorganized, Lu Cheng began to quickly take over the entire Wancheng.

The completed ancestral tower was originally the site of the Nuo Gate. When Lu Cheng learned about it, he directly sent troops to station there.

After the battle of Wancheng, the defenders were basically killed or wounded, and only a few hundred elite soldiers and the original defender He Xinghua were left.

Fortunately, most officials survived, including Wancheng Prefecture Governor He Yuanfang.

"Greetings, sir. Your divine army descended from the sky to fight off the Yellow Plague and save the people of our city. You are like our reborn parents. On behalf of the people of Wancheng, I thank you for your grace of rebirth."

He Yuanfang was crawling on the ground, almost ready to prostrate himself on the ground for Lu Cheng.

"Master He, you are too polite. Wancheng suffered heavy casualties this time. How to comfort the people and restore people's livelihood in the future still requires the efforts of Master He and all your colleagues."

The smile on Lu Cheng's face was like a spring breeze, which made He Yuanfang and other Wancheng officials relax their tense nerves.

According to the rules, when Lu Cheng took office as the governor of Ruzhou, these local officials should have paid him a visit.

But He Yuanfang relied on the Nuo clan and did not take the newly appointed governor seriously at all.

Now that Nuomen is over and Wancheng has fallen into the hands of this adult, it would be a lie to say that He Yuanfang and his men are not worried about being liquidated.

At this moment, just by listening to the words of the governor, they all understood that he had no intention of settling accounts with them.

In fact, when it comes to being an official, Lu Cheng is a layman, but it doesn't matter. He is just singing an opera, and it's just a matter of moving from the stage to the back of the stage and changing the lyrics into vernacular.

After giving some instructions to He Yuanfang and others, asking them to keep their servants under control and strictly prohibiting them from taking advantage of the situation to rob or cause chaos, he let He Yuanfang and others go down to do their job.

The defending general He Xinghua was left behind. After completing the handover of city defense with Lu Cheng, Lu Cheng simply kept this man by his side. Although there was no change in his official position, Lu Cheng seemed to have other arrangements for He Xinghua.

I was busy all day until the next day, when the sky was bright.

The snow finally stopped after a day of snowing.

The sun rose as usual, shining on the earth, and the snow melted into clear water, as if washing away the bloody smell of yesterday.

Those common people who had been hiding, as well as the wealthy and powerful families in Wancheng, also began to emerge. Under He Yuanfang's operation, Wancheng was finally no longer dead.

But the streets were filled with people in mourning and every household having a funeral.

Xiao Ran went back to his old business.

At the city gate, they found a small, shabby house and hung a sign on it.

The sign looked exactly like [Zhen'e Order], except that it was carved out of wood by Xiao Ran.

Those people whose bodies were incomplete could send them to him and he would repair them for free.

This is what Xiao Ran should do as a shady corpse stitcher.

Originally, not many people knew the news, but as families came one after another, more and more bodies needed to be stitched.

Xiao Ran was extremely fast at suturing. It would usually take him three or two minutes to suture a corpse at the fastest, and more than ten minutes at the slowest.

Although it is free, after Xiao Ran activates the [Evil-Suppressing Order], every corpse can bring him 10-20 energy points.

At the end of the day, the numbers are quite impressive.

Two days passed in a flash.

During this period, Dong Ruopu, also known as Dong Chang, came over. He came to say goodbye to Xiao Ran.

"Brother, I plan to go back to Jinling."

After experiencing the ups and downs of life, Dong Chang has become much more stable and has gotten rid of his youthful impetuosity. After giving up his fantasy about the world, he also sees from Huang Zaijun that the future of the world will inevitably be a time of chaos.

So he planned to go back as soon as possible, and after returning home, make good use of the family's resources to find a way out for himself and his family in the future.

"Okay, be careful on the road and take care."

Xiao Ran nodded. After their meeting, Xiao Ran had a good impression of Dong Chang.

It started out because of the mission, but later I found that this guy is still reliable. If there is a shortcoming, it is that his strength is a little lacking.

"Brother, if you come to Jinling in the future, you must come to find me."

Dong Chang bowed to Xiao Ran again, then mounted his horse and left Wancheng with the group of guards who had brought them with him.

After seeing Dong Chang off, Xiao Ran turned around and walked back into the house to sew up the corpse.

"I say, what are you going to do next? Do you really plan to live here?"

Wu Man was seen sitting on a chair in the room, watching Xiao Ran's unhurried movements, and couldn't help but complain.

He thought Xiao Ran asked him to come to discuss with him when to leave.

According to Wu Man's idea, the matter should be almost settled at this point. As long as Lu Cheng marries his wife, they can just pat their butts and leave.

But unexpectedly, Xiao Ran didn't seem to have any intention of going back.

"Lu Cheng is planning to govern Wancheng well and marry his wife in style. I can understand that. But what are you doing here? Is it just for these corpses?"

Hearing Wu Man's words, Xiao Ran raised his head and said, "That's not the case. I just thought about it carefully and felt that there are still many things that have not been done well in this place, so I don't plan to go back for the time being."

"whats the matter??"

Wu Man raised his head in confusion and asked.

"a lot of."

Xiao Ran carefully sewed up the girl's arm, then smiled at Wu Man and said, "Of course it's a good thing."

Actually there aren’t many things to do, just two main things.

The first thing is naturally about my wife.

Shuang Fei has already taken action, and the result is unknown, but Xiao Ran believes that nothing will go wrong.

What troubled Shuang Fei was the situation, not the issue of power.

After all, Shuang Fei Tianren's strength is equivalent to Grade A in the Beginner's Manual.

Yuting hasn't come back yet, so I plan to wait a little longer. If I really can't wait, I'll just find a way to find her myself.

The second thing is the mission of the Amazing Pavilion.

Xiao Ran didn't pay much attention to this at the beginning, but after his trip to the underworld, Xiao Ran paid more and more attention to the Qiming Pavilion industry.

If handled properly, Surprise Pavilion might become one's biggest asset in the future.

A trip to and from the underworld, the benefits brought by both are simply too great.

Just because of this matter, I can't leave rashly.

After the matter in Wancheng is over, I will go back to Ruzhou City and find ways to strongly support Qijing Pavilion.

In response to Wu Man's question, Xiao Ran took out the [Hercules Mask] from his sleeve and threw it to him.

"How much do you think this thing is worth?"

Wu Man took the mask and took a look. His eyes suddenly lit up when he saw the 15 points of strength added by the [Mask of the Hercules] and the feature that it did not require professional activation.

"Probably... 100-200 ghost money."

The 15-point strength bonus is quite tempting, and the most important thing is that it does not occupy a profession.

This kind of thing can be sold for a good price in Guling Street.

"If I sell them for 140 each, do you think I can make a profit?"

“It’s a little small, but it will sell well.”

"What if I say that this thing costs 20 ghost coins?"

"Then... um? 20 ghost money?" Wu Man looked up at Xiao Ran, "How many do you have?"

"There are 40 left. At the price I mentioned, how long do you think it will take to sell them all?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Man immediately began to calculate.

"If you entrust Penglai Tower, after deducting the commission fee, you can get 5000 ghost money. If you sell it directly to Penglai Tower, you can get 5200."

"If it's the Changchun Club, you can get 4900."

"But if you sell it directly to Donglongfang, the price can be raised. I can give you 6,000 without any problem."

The result of Wu Man's calculation was a conclusion drawn based on the different treatments given to various forces.

Penglai Tower focuses on business, and due to its membership status, the handling fee is the lowest.

The Changchun Association is a bit of a scam, as their main industry is not purely commercial. But if you give this thing to them, you can get points unique to the Changchun Association.

Points can be exchanged for many special services within the Changchun Club.

The reason why Donglongfang is the highest is because everyone knows that there is a company behind Donglongfang.

Companies are often able to offer a high price far exceeding the market price for this kind of cursed item that can be used by ordinary people.

"Hey, you've made a fortune."

Wu Man started to congratulate Xiao Ran. 6000 ghost money is not a small amount.

“What if I’m not going to sell it directly to them, and I’m going to sell it myself?”

"You? Do it yourself?" Wu Man looked at Xiao Ran with some confusion. The only way for an individual to sell goods is to open a small store or set up a stall.

But no matter which one, it is time-consuming, laborious and thankless.

It’s far less cost-effective to sell it directly to Donglongfang.

"Yes, I will do it myself and sell it myself."

"You sell it yourself? You plan to convert your basement into a store? Just to sell this stuff? It's not worth it. It would be more cost-effective to turn it into a restaurant for me."

Wu Man rolled his eyes. 6000 yuan might be a windfall for others, but if it were him, he might not even consider it as a gift.

This is his capital as a C-level Desire Chef. The special effects brought by his meals are enough to make many beginners willing to spend a lot of money to taste them. However, Xiao Ran's next words surprised Wu Man.

Seeing Wu Man's disapproving look, Xiao Ran grinned and said, "40 masks are certainly not worth it, but what about 400 or 4000?"

Wu Man slowly narrowed his eyes and stared at Xiao Ran in front of him, feeling that this boy was not joking.

He felt more and more that the changes in this little guy were a little hard for him to understand.

Wu Man shook the mask in his hand and said, "You mean you have already got the supply and are planning to open a shop on Guling Street?"

"No, a place like Guling Street has long been devoid of the qualifications for newcomers to emerge. I don't plan to compete with them in Guling Street. I plan to stay here, in my own business!"

When Xiao Ran finished speaking, there was a ferocious gleam of ambition in his eyes, like a tiger baring its fangs.

After hearing this, Wu Man sat up in shock, staring at Xiao Ran: "What do you mean..."

"I'll take advantage of this opportunity. This mysterious city is my foundation, or in other words..."

Xiao Ran looked at Wu Man: "It's our foundation!"

(End of this chapter)