Barren Continent Intelligence
After leaving Meng Jingzhou, my luck really did improve a lot.
On his way to a nearby city, Lu Yang bravely fought off bandits and rescued two wealthy young ladies. After bidding farewell to the two ladies who expressed their deepest gratitude, he righteously and firmly rejected their marriage proposal and drifted away.
Later, when they encountered someone robbing the caravan, Lu Yang came to their aid. The young lady of the caravan was very moved, saying that this was her first time in charge of escorting a caravan and such an accident had occurred. If Lu Yang hadn't arrived, the caravan would have failed, seriously affecting the reputation of their caravan. She also said that Lu Yang was exceptionally skilled and invited Lu Yang to join their caravan and become the chief caravan leader.
As expected, Lu Yang also refused.
Finally, Lu Yang saw a young woman setting up a martial arts contest to find a husband, inviting heroes from all walks of life and declaring that she would marry whoever could defeat her.
Seeing this, Lu Yang quickened his pace and hurriedly left.
"I've long heard that the women of the desolate state are full of heroic spirit and often go out and about. Today I've finally seen it for myself."
The people of Huangzhou are bold and unrestrained, and so are the women. Unlike most women in the Central Plains who stay at home, the women of Huangzhou do things that are not much different from the men.
Previously, Meng Jingzhou had been by his side the whole time, so Lu Yang hadn't had a chance to see him.
"What a pity, old Meng is so unlucky, he won't be able to see this." Lu Yang felt schadenfreude for Meng Jingzhou.
"However, it's true that the security situation in the desolate state is poor; there aren't this many bandits and robberies of caravans in other places."
After passing the Perfect Human Gate, Lu Yang successfully arrived at a nearby city. The city was built of huge bricks and stones, and was rugged and unrestrained, similar in style to the Demon Suppression Gate, but with some differences.
"Yuanshan City."
Lu Yang looked up and softly recited the name of the city before walking through the city gate.
The Landed Money Merchants Association sells intelligence. The easiest way to understand the local situation is to purchase intelligence from them.
However, the Landing Money Merchant Guild doesn't sell just any information. For example, they never sell information about the Five Great Immortal Sects, especially the Ask Dao Sect.
The fact that Yun Zhi defeated her peers and sect leaders in the Five Great Immortal Sects Tournament is not within the scope of the Chamber of Commerce's sales.
Lu Yang discovered that very few people knew of the existence of his senior sister. If it weren't for special channels, they wouldn't even know Yun Zhi's name. Even if they knew of Yun Zhi's existence, they would only Ask Dao Sect, without any outstanding qualities that would attract others' attention.
Lu Yang guessed that this was partly due to the fact that the senior sister rarely made a move, and partly due to the fact that the Chamber of Commerce dared not sell.
As for information about the other four immortal sects, the merchant guild will sell some of it, more or less.
For example, the number of visitors to the Hanging Temple has reached a new high, with the total number exceeding twelve.
For example, the abbot of the Hanging Temple began practicing silent meditation in order to comprehend the true meaning of Buddhism. Now he only hits people and doesn't speak.
The merchant guild selectively sells information about the imperial court.
For example, the Chamber of Commerce did not sell the news that the Silent Daoist and the Minister of Justice were imprisoned in the same cell, and that the entire Ministry of Justice had to relocate its offices.
Lu Yang went to the Chamber of Commerce and purchased the most detailed intelligence report on the desolate state. The first piece of information shocked him.
"The daughter of the governor of Huangzhou held a birthday banquet. The governor of Huangzhou sent out invitations, inviting representatives from various forces to attend, offer their blessings and gifts. At the birthday banquet, young talents from various forces pulled out all the stops to win the daughter's favor and showed their full potential. Now, the governor of Huangzhou is suspected of bribery, and the various forces are suspected of bribing influential people. Both have been arrested."
The chamber of commerce also thoughtfully included relevant legal provisions and typical cases at the end, serving as a warning.
"The newly appointed governor of Huangzhou delivered a speech entitled 'Rectifying the Unhealthy Practices of Huangzhou,' requiring all officials of Huangzhou to study it."
"The barbarian coming-of-age ceremony was held as scheduled. The barbarian youth, Man Gu, survived seven days in the wasteland and hunted down nearly a hundred Golden Core stage Demon Beast, winning the championship."
"That Man Gu only said he was going home to visit his family, but it turns out he was attending the barbarian coming-of-age ceremony." Lu Yang suddenly realized. He hadn't seen Man Gu for a while and was wondering why his family visit had taken so long.
He had heard of the barbarian coming-of-age ceremony, which required barbarians who were about to come of age to be thrown into the most dangerous wilderness and survive for seven days. If they could hunt Demon Beast in the wilderness, they would receive a higher level of evaluation. The ranking of the coming-of-age ceremony was also determined by the quantity and quality of the Demon Beast they hunted.
"The barbarians still have this tradition?" The Immortal Fairy was slightly surprised. This was a tradition she left for the barbarians when she was protecting them in the Ancient Barbarian Tribe. She didn't expect it to still exist now.
"The Corpse Driving Sect's grand competition has ended. The winner is Huang Ming, who has just turned eighteen and has the cultivation of the early Golden Core stage. He has already been accepted as the sect Sect Master's closed-door disciple. The second place winner is Zhao Po, who has also just turned eighteen and has the cultivation of the early Golden Core."
Lu Yang paid close attention to this intelligence report for a few more seconds. To have the cultivation level of the early stage of the Golden Core at just eighteen years old was an extraordinary talent. Even among the Five Great Immortal Sects, such a cultivation speed was rare, second only to him and Meng Jingzhou.
"Two geniuses, a great era is coming!" Lu Yang exclaimed. If these two were in the High Antiquity age, they would be qualified to be stepping stones for the rise of immortal fairies.
"The Valley of Seven Emotions has developed a new type of Curse. Anyone afflicted by this Curse will hear the sound of mosquitoes buzzing in their ears when they sleep or are in seclusion. Covering their ears will not prevent this, and the Curse person is extremely irritable."
"Seven Emotions Valley, I remember it was also a top-tier sect in the Desolate State, specializing in Curse," Lu Yang muttered to himself, not knowing much about Seven Emotions Valley.
"The man in the white paper hat (real name and true identity unknown) has a bounty of one million Spirit Stones. He split into two people, pretended to be arrested, claimed the bounty, and left without a trace. The government of the Desolate State has now increased the bounty to two million Spirit Stone."
"A newcomer to the barbecue scene, 'Come On Once Again' barbecue restaurant, has landed in Huangzhou. Currently, it has thirty branches in Huangzhou and business is booming. According to the restaurant owner, they love barbecue and hope to spread its flavor throughout Huangzhou, planning to open more stores there."
"The Corpse Driver's Home, Qingming Chain Inn... How come there are advertisements in here?" Lu Yang was slightly annoyed. He paid for information, how come there were advertisements mixed in with the information?
Actually, visiting the barbecue restaurant again would also be a form of advertising, but since Lu Yang would profit 60%, he wouldn't mind.
"Why is there no information about battles Body Integration Realm?"
Lu Yang was not swayed by the dazzling information about the desolate state. He remembered that his purpose in buying the information was to find clues about the zombie horde in Jianshi Village.
"Oh, I found it. There really was a record of them fighting during their Body Integration Realm, which happened two months ago."
"Let me see what's going on... The two True Lords, Body Integration spirit, have broken down in their relationship, filed for divorce, and are now fighting over child custody."
Lu Yang: "..."
Lu Yang rubbed his temples in pain, wondering if the group of zombies might have gotten lost.
The second update will be at 11 PM.