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Jiujin looked at Toma. Although his smile was bright and sunny, the dirt on his sleeves silently told everyone that he was in a hurry.
"Haha, just call me Toma. As for the purpose of my coming to Feimu Village..., this shouldn't be the place to talk, right?"
Toma nodded. After looking at the many villagers who were watching in the distance, he said to Jiujin as if to remind him.
"Oh! I was negligent." Jiu Jinhou nodded subconsciously, and then shouted loudly:
"Please come in, sir. The crystallized bone marrow we have here is top quality and cannot be found anywhere else!"
"You have to give us a good price!" said Washizu, winking at Thomas.
The latter also nodded understandingly, "Okay, okay, take me to your warehouse. If the goods are all good, I will take them all!"
Like real sellers and buyers, Washujin and Toma crossed the crowd and walked into Fimiki Village while chatting and laughing.
……
As night falls, the warehouse in a corner of Feimu Village is not as dark as usual, but instead brightly lit.
"Is everyone here?"
Jiujin raised his head and did a rough count. Except for the pile of tin cans that were in the embers, all he could see were heads.
"Village chief, everyone is here!" a villager next to Jiujin replied.
"Okay, let's invite the envoy of the head of the Kamisato family to come on stage and speak!" Jiujin jumped down from the piled ore and extended his hand to Toma in invitation.
Seeing that everyone's eyes were focused on him, Thomas immediately climbed to the top of the ore pile without any shirk.
"Ahem! Comrades, my name is Thomas. Many people may not know me, but it doesn't matter. You just need to know that I am the housekeeping officer of the Kamisato family!"
"it is good!"
Ember saw Thomas giving a passionate speech. As Thomas' friend, he had to help out, even though he had just met this friend.
As a result, as soon as Toma finished speaking, he heard bursts of "bang-bang-bang" sounds like iron plates hitting each other coming from below.
Looking around, Thomas saw Ember applauding vigorously and the Furnace Knight behind him who also applauded.
"Keep your voice down! I'm just ventilating, no need to applaud!" Thomas was startled. He quickly looked at the closed door of the warehouse, for fear that someone would notice something unusual.
"Oh." Seeing that there was no need to enhance the atmosphere, Yi Yan stopped clapping. The Furnace Knight behind him also became quiet.
"Don't worry, I've told the villagers in advance that you are going to open the ore tonight to check the quality of the goods. The warehouse is a bit noisy, so they won't be suspicious."
Jiujin saw Toma's frightened look and spoke to comfort him.
"That's great." Thomas nodded and withdrew his attention. Then he looked at the people in front of him again and continued:
"In two days, the festival will begin. By then, the residents of Inazuma City will be attracted by the festival, and it will be a great opportunity for us to enter the city."
"And I will be your support. You just need to follow me closely tomorrow and make sure you arrive at Inazuma City safely without anyone noticing!"
Thomas stated the purpose of his trip. When the villagers below heard this, they couldn't help but gasp.
The preparations they have made these days are just for that moment tomorrow. How can this not make them nervous?
"I have a problem!" Just as everyone took a deep breath to adjust their mentality, Yan Yan raised his hand.
"What's the problem?" Thomas stood on the ore pile with his head held high. He had made complete preparations and could definitely cope with any changes.
"How do we get to Inazuma City? It will take several days to walk. What if we miss the time?" Yi Yan asked Toma.
These people are not him or Kamisato Ayato. Although they are much stronger than ordinary people now, it still takes several days to get from Feimu Village to Narukami Island, let alone go to Inazuma Castle.
Don't let most of your people be exhausted before the plan even starts.
"Don't worry about this. In fact, I have been here for several days and I have already found a ride for you."
"Let's go by boat then! The boat will be waiting at the beach early tomorrow morning!"
Thomas waved his hand and said with great confidence.
"Ship?" Yi Yan put down his hand. He thought it was a coincidence, because he had planned to put these people into the boat before.
And he’s even found someone—it’s Gui Takashi!
Now that his grain transport business has stalled, there must be many empty ships.
Looking at Toma standing in the ore pile and chatting, Yu Yan wondered if Gui Long had taken on a private job.
Chapter 513 Crossing the Sea to Climb Mingshen
2024-02-28
Early in the morning, Feimu Village woke up. Apart from the villagers who were taking care of the wasteland, the most conspicuous ones were Ember and Jiujin leading a large group of people.
"Good morning, village chief, where are you going?"
"Go get the goods. Our crystallized bone marrow has been sold. I will bring some people to carry the goods back!"
Jiujin said this to everyone he met, and the villagers had no doubts. After all, there are very few large livestock in Feimu Village, so people need to carry everything.
Feimu Village has accumulated enough crystallized bone marrow, and the goods in exchange indeed require so many people to move back.
After coming out of Feimu Village, Toma led a group of people to a remote place.
"Throw away the ores you are carrying. You won't be tired of running like this."
Seeing that Fimiki Village had disappeared from sight, Toma said to the people in front of him.
"Okay." Jiujin nodded, then threw the long object wrapped in cloth in his hand onto the grass and began to unload the ore.
"Is this your weapon?" Thomas asked when he saw the long objects in everyone's hands. Although these things have different shapes, they are all entangled in cloth without exception.
Thomas thought about it for a moment and realized that it was everyone's weapon.
"That's right, we built it ourselves. We have been using it for a long time and it is easy to use." Jiujin nodded.
Thomas had no objection when he heard this. He knew very well the consequences of using weapons that he was unfamiliar with.
What's more, for this group of people, there is really no need to cover up and pretend.
As for why..., Thomas looked up and looked at the embers waiting for everyone and a group of tall furnace knights behind him.
With this group of people here, if they are seen, they will definitely not be able to escape.
Noticing Toma's gaze, Ember said seriously: "You may not believe it, but if we take off our armor, we will be discovered immediately."
Thomas heard this and looked at Ember and the Crucible Knight. Ember was fine, but what the Crucible Knight said...
Judging from their size, even if they take off their armor, they are still enough to attract attention.
"I believe it." Thomas nodded. When he saw everyone removing the crystallized bone marrow from his back, he waved his hand, "Okay, everyone, follow me!"
After finishing speaking, Thomas turned around and led everyone to set off again.
With everyone running hard, they soon arrived at the coast of Ba Ling Island. And just as Thomas said, a large ship has been docked on the coast.
"Isn't it? What a coincidence?" Yi Yan looked up and felt that the ship looked very familiar.
Taking another closer look, the person looking out from the bow of the boat was none other than Oni Taka, whom he had not seen for a long time.
"Gui Long, everyone we want to send is here." Tuoma led everyone on the boat and said to Gui Long who was walking over.
"Ember, Jiujin, is it you? What a coincidence?!" Guilong looked very surprised when he saw Jiujin and Yijin.
"Haha, I didn't expect to see my old customers again? What, you changed careers?" Jiujin was also very surprised to see Guilong.
Previously, Feimu Village relied on Guilong for a large part of its material circulation. He collects crystallized bone marrow and sells grain. It can be said that without Guilong, Feimu Village would never have been able to take in other people during the war.
"It seems that my guess is correct, it's you!" Yu Yan nodded when he saw Gui Long's figure.
In such a war-torn place, hundreds of people can be transported at one time, and there seems to be no other choice except Guilong.
"What are you..." After a brief exchange of greetings, Guilong noticed Jiujin and the long objects wrapped in cloth in everyone's hands.
"Ha...haha, we are..."
When Washijin saw Kitaka's movements, he subconsciously turned the katana in his hand behind him. Just when he was thinking about how to fool Guilong, he saw Guilong himself approaching quietly.
"You also know that no one can live on Ba Ying Island now, so you want to escape, right?"
"Since you always take care of my business, I'll give you a 20% discount!"
"Tell me, how many more people are there! We only come here for a small amount, who are you looking down on!"
Come on, there is no need for Jiujin to fool him, Guilong will fool himself.
After hearing what Guilong said, Jiujin laughed a few times, followed his topic and said: "Ha...haha, indeed...it is indeed like this."
"We are all going to Ming Shen Island to test the waters. If the job is good, we will all go to Ming Shen Island to beg for food."
Gui Long nodded thoughtfully after hearing this.
"I see, you should be more cautious when changing your life. Narukami Island is great. There is no war there. Although it is bitter, at least you don't have to worry about your house being burned down one day."
"Stop sighing and hurry up and set sail!" Seeing Guilong looking like he wanted to chat with Jiujin endlessly, Yu Yan immediately came over and interrupted.
"Yes, yes! In the excitement of chatting, I almost forgot about this! Let's set sail immediately!" Guilong patted his head when he heard this, and then immediately ran to the cabin to prepare to set sail.
After a while, Gui Long's loud trumpet came from the bow of the ship.
"Let's set sail--"
The canvas was raised, and the ship broke through the wind and waves. It carried everyone on board and gradually headed towards Narukami Island.
……
"Hooah! Finally escaped from the island!"
"Ying! What on earth happened to Dao-wife? It's so depressing!"
Running out of the island, Paimon flew around Ying wantonly.
They came to Inazuma by a smooth sailing boat. As soon as they entered Inazuma, they were told that there would be a handling fee of four million molas. This directly caused Ying and Paimon to run away from the check-in counter.
They were obviously honest, law-abiding citizens in Liyue and Mondstadt, but who knew that they would turn into criminals as soon as they came to Dao Wife.
The gap is so big that neither Ying nor Paimon can react now.
"I don't know. Let's think about where to sleep at night! If we don't find a village or a city, we will have to lay a bed on the floor today!"
Ying shook her head and said to Paimon. I saw many people along the way, some with happy faces and some with sad faces.
But the proportion of people with sad faces is much higher than that of Mond and Liyue.