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Chapter 156 Ransom!

"If it's too difficult to make a move, then don't make a move at all."

Sakyo has a strong curiosity about cursed artifacts and cursed scrolls.

Even if he could make a move, he wouldn't want to.

"Stay here for now."

"Let me research it."

Zuo Jing decisively transferred the cursed artifact and the cursed scroll.

However, the transfer did not occur within the world of sorcery, but rather it occurred from the world of sorcery to the Great Yan.

[Second of the Heavens: Through the 'Gates of Hell,' resources can be exchanged, excluding living beings.]

"So that's how the 'transfer' works."

Zuo Jing saw the assassins wielding their 'convenient shovels,' scooping up the seven cursed artifacts and seven cursed scrolls they had obtained this time, and throwing them into the Gates of Hell like dirt. Meanwhile, far away in Da Yan, all the assassins who were digging in the dirt would open the Gates of Hell one shovel after another, and the cursed artifacts and scrolls would randomly emerge from these Gates of Hell.

From all corners of the country.

Very scattered.

"So that's it!"

Zuo Jing now understood how to transfer.

This presents two limitations—

"First, there are limitations in size and weight. The shovels used by suicide bombers are only so big and their strength is limited. If the materials and items that can be shoveled into the gates of hell are too big, the shovel cannot lift them. If the weight is too heavy, it cannot be lifted."

Please stop saying childish things like "shovel the earth away".

As for the second restriction—

"'The Gates of Hell' is just a transit point; supplies and goods cannot stay there. They come in here and go out there, and they come out randomly, so it's impossible to stop them."

Afterwards, the supplies were scattered, and Zuo Jing could only store them in different places and mobilize them when needed.

wrong!

There is another way.

“I can set a fixed time, such as noon every day, when all the assassins on the Great Yan side will stop digging and summoning the gates of hell. Only the assassins from Jiujiang, Shengjing, Laoshan, or some other place will still be digging and summoning the gates of hell at that time.”

This allows for the targeted delivery of supplies.

even--

“I can send the massive amount of Qi-Nourishing Fruits collected in Kuangshan to the Spell World first, and then transport them back from the Spell World, thus achieving an elusive form of transportation that does not require human labor.”

Wonderful, wonderful!

This method is brilliant.

Its only downside is that it delays the excavation progress.

"At the same time, all the assassins in all other places stopped digging, except for one place where they continued digging."

"If the amount of supplies being transported is small and can be completed in a few seconds, that's fine, there won't be much delay."

"But what if it's just a little bit more, even if it's only two minutes? Two minutes of downtime for one suicide soldier is insignificant, but two minutes for ten thousand suicide soldiers is 14 days, and for one hundred thousand suicide soldiers it's 140 days."

Water drips through stone.

Gather sand into a tower.

Every single detail is crucial and should not be underestimated.

"Unless it's particularly important, let's just use random transfer."

That cursed artifact.

That scroll.

Now that we're already here in Da Yan, it doesn't matter where we put us. If needed, we can arrange for a centralized transfer later; there's no rush.

……

"Hello, I'm looking for Gongye Peisheng."

Zuo Jing possesses a bodyguard and continues to make money.

The Gongye family's patriarch, Gongye Yunshan, had nine sons. Among them, the third son, Gongye Peisheng, and the ninth son, Gongye Yangqiu, were born of the same mother. As brothers from the same father and mother, they were natural allies and naturally had a deep bond.

therefore.

After Zuo Jing abducted Gongye Yangqiu, the first person he sought out was Gongye Peisheng.

……

"Who are you?" "What do you want?"

Gongye Peisheng was about thirty years old, and he had an imposing presence even without anger.

Zuo Jing said, "Don't be nervous, we're just after money, we won't kill anyone."

He got straight to the point: "Your brother Gongye Yangqiu can return safely with just 1000 gold coins, provided you don't resort to any petty stalking tricks that would only make you a laughingstock."

Gongye Peisheng said confidently, "Money is not the issue, but how can you guarantee that you will release the person after you take the money?"

Zuo Jing laughed and said, "Don't worry about that. Those of us in this line of work actually value our reputation far more than you aristocratic families. Rest assured, as long as you don't try anything funny, your brother will be returned safely within three days at most."

Zuo Jing warned, "It's not enough for you to just refrain from using any tricks. You'd better also persuade your father and the rest of the Gongye family. Otherwise, they might become resentful and start investigating recklessly, causing unpleasantness. Don't come crying to me saying it's none of your business."

Zuo Jing kindly offered advice: "You'd better keep this from them. Otherwise, if your other brothers cause trouble and try to kill Gongye Yangqiu, deliberately obstructing things, remember, I'll hold you all responsible."

Gongye Peisheng said expressionlessly, "You wait!"

He turned and went back home, then came out again a short while later, taking out ten gold notes from his pocket: "These are anonymous gold notes from Jinxiu Trading Company. You can redeem 1000 gold coins with each note."

happy!

atmosphere!

Zuo Jing instantly fell in love with Gongye Peisheng. If every family member could cooperate like him, Zuo Jing would save a lot of trouble.

Jinxiu Trading Company.

Zuo Jing knew.

One of the thirteen elders of Dark Cloud City.

'One of the large-scale chain merchant guilds of the Luoyan Empire.'

One of their main businesses was the "money lending" business.

but.

Unlike the Great Yan.

The money shops in the Great Yan region were relatively developed and already possessed the characteristics of modern banks. Ordinary people could deposit and withdraw copper coins and silver without being charged fees, and even receive interest. The money shops made profits by lending money.

But that's because the business environment in Dayan is relatively stable.

But things are different in the world of sorcery.

This place is teeming with powerful figures, and the political situation is chaotic.

With rampant bandits and no household registration system, sorcerers could travel freely throughout the country.

Lending money is easy.

But if the borrower absconds with their money, or is attacked by thieves, or is wiped out by their enemies, they will definitely lose everything. And such situations happen all the time.

therefore.

Even the largest commercial banks dare not engage in loan business; if they do, it is only on a small scale and with very strict requirements.

The lending business is difficult.

Deposit services naturally incur fees.

Fortunately, this fee was already collected when the money was deposited, so it won't affect the value of the gold ticket.

Zuo Jing smiled and accepted: "The Third Young Master is very generous."

He tucked the gold note into his pocket and said, "My name is Yuchi Gong. We'll have dealings again sometime. Goodbye!"

He waved his hand and was about to leave.

Gongye Peisheng stopped him: "The ransom has been paid, but what about my brother?"

Zuo Jing said, "Don't worry, I'll definitely be back tomorrow."

Finished.

Turn around and leave.

Gongye Peisheng watched Yuchi Gong's figure disappear, his expression shifting constantly, his fists clenching and unclenching. In the end, he decided to let him off the hook: "If it can save us from disaster by spending money, that would be best. But if he goes back on his word and gets rich, then I will search high and low, even to the ends of the earth, to drag these people out by the roots!"

As for whether they can be identified, Gongye Peisheng thinks it's no problem.

"If they only dare to ask for a mere 1000 gold coins as ransom, what great future can they possibly have?"

"It must be a small group engaging in petty squabbles."

Gongye Peisheng only wanted his younger brother to return safely.

But if those people break their promises, then don't blame him for ruthlessly eliminating them!
……

(End of this chapter)