Feeling the bulging money pouch at his waist, Ning Zheng checked the time. It was seven-thirty.
There was still half an hour before Sword Forging Manor officially livened up.
He would use this half hour.
Bathed in sunlight, he sat at the entrance of the Mountain Villa and gazed into the verdant distant forests, beginning to consider what came next.
At present, the Mountain Villa actually had three matters to deal with.
First, the weapon trade.
He had just completed his first transaction with the merchant, and everything had gotten on track.
Weapon sales were part of the Mountain Villa's long-term plans. It would take several days to see how well they were received.
Second, the well.
The crow had already been dealt with, and the River Monster had to be handled eventually as well.
After all, it was an unstable factor blocking his own doorstep. No one knew where that River Monster leader had gone, either.
A Great Perfection of Five Bodies Realm that might launch a nighttime attack through the well in his home at any moment was extremely frightening.
But he did not need to help with this well dungeon.
After updating their equipment through this transaction, they would take the initiative to conquer the dungeon. More than anyone, they wanted to build a new structure in the Mountain Villa: a well.
If they succeeded, this dungeon would become the Mountain Villa's first truly sustainable Wild Zone, producing large numbers of River Monsters.
Third, ancestral worship.
This was the urgent matter at hand. Everything else could be put off for a while.
"Procurement took three days. That leaves eight days."
"We can't delay any longer. It's about time to begin the ancestral worship ceremony."
When Ning Zheng used the teleportation array, he discovered that it was still