Gu Sheng suddenly regretted not using Body Shifting and Bone Changing Art to change his appearance when he left Gu Family Village. Otherwise, if there was a suitable opportunity this time, he would be able to snatch it away.
However, in the subsequent chat, he gradually understood how extraordinary Mu's Merchant Guild was, and gradually gave up the idea.
According to people in the industry, Mu's Merchant Guild is the largest trading firm in Chiyun Prefecture. Their business is not only in Chiyun Prefecture, but also has their Branch Store in several nearby cities. The Mu family behind it is very powerful and is also a famous wealthy family in Chiyun Prefecture.
Gu Sheng I'm new here, and it's really not worth it to offend a giant just for this little thing.
After following Mu Qinghe into Thunderwood Mountain, Gu Sheng discovered something unusual here.
Although there are many trees here, the air is very dry. When walking in the forest, you can even see some bright arcs flashing. The hair of the group of people also stood up because of the arcs.
Gu Sheng saw a lot of electric arcs on a tree, and put his hand on it out of curiosity. Suddenly, a wave of electricity swept through his body. His whole body was numb from the electricity, and his hair stood on end.
Gu Sheng retracted his hand like an electric shock and looked at the tree in surprise. The people next to him couldn't help laughing when they saw Gu Sheng's appearance.
"Little brother, this is your first time at Thunderwood Mountain."
Gu Sheng nodded awkwardly, "Well, it's the first time."
A group of people laughed when they heard this.
"No wonder, don't touch these trees randomly. If you are lucky, the electricity will stun you for a while. If you are unlucky, you will encounter one with a lot of energy, which will be crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. Last time I had a nephew who was electrocuted and lay in bed for three months before he recovered." A middle-aged man in his forties with unshaven beard reminded Gu Sheng with a smile.
Gu Sheng smiled awkwardly and retracted his hands into his sleeves.
When the leader Mu Qinghe saw them talking and laughing, his face suddenly turned serious and he yelled, "What's the point of talking and laughing while we are on a mission? Please be quiet! There are many Thunder Beasts among these Thunderwood Mountains. If we really attract powerful Thunder Beasts, we won't be able to fight them even if we bundle them together!"
Faced with Mu Qinghe's angry rebuke, everyone who was still talking and laughing immediately shut up, and the forest suddenly became quiet.
Gu Sheng came to the middle-aged man who reminded him earlier and asked in a low voice, "Uncle, what is Thunder Beast? Is it very powerful?"
The middle-aged man took a peek at Mu Qinghe and found that he was not paying attention to the movement here, so he lowered his voice and explained to Gu Sheng.
"Thunder Beast is actually a demon blood beast, but because of the special environment here, these demon blood beasts have more or less the ability to control lightning, so they are called Thunder Beast."
"Thunder and lightning are the power of heaven and earth, and the attack is very terrifying. Therefore, the combat ability of Thunder Beast at the same level is much stronger than that of ordinary demon-blooded beasts. In addition, in the special environment of Thunderwood Mountain, our combat power will be limited, so if we encounter Thunder Beast here, will be very troublesome, and you will lose your life if you are not careful, but there is no need to worry too much, the number of Thunder Beast is not large, I estimate that there will not be more than thirty Thunder Beast in this huge Thunderwood Mountain."
Gu Sheng was secretly shocked when he heard this, but he soon asked again.
"Since Thunder Beast can control some lightning power, if their flesh and blood are refined into elixirs and their bones are refined into weapons, will we also have the opportunity to control the power of lightning?"
When faced with Gu Sheng's question, the middle-aged man couldn't help but give him a thumbs up.
"Young people's brains are so easy to use, they turn so fast! You are right, if you can kill and refine Thunder Beast, which has enough thunder and lightning power in its blood, you can indeed refine something that will make human beings There are also elixirs or weapons that can temporarily control lightning, but the prices of such elixirs and weapons are very high. I remember last time I saw a Startling Thunder Saber in the Mu's Merchant Guild for a full 800,000 taels!"
Gu Sheng couldn't help but take a breath when he heard the price. He originally thought that he was a person who had seen the world, but he was still a country bumpkin.
He couldn't even imagine buying a weapon for eight hundred thousand taels!
Under the leadership of Mu Qinghe, their group walked in Thunderwood Mountain for three or four hours, and finally arrived at a secluded valley.
There are high mountains on both sides of the valley, leaving only a gap of two or three meters wide in the middle. The canyon is long and deep, and from time to time a flash of lightning comes from inside, which is very dazzling.
There are two tall and tall people at the entrance of the valley.
Mu Qinghe immediately relaxed after seeing the two of them, and hurried to them.
"Brother Yuan, Brother Wen, I'm back!"
The two people in front of the valley have very similar looks. They are twins. The elder brother is named Mu Qingyuan, and the younger brother is named Mu Qingwen. They are both cousins of Mu Qinghe.
The auras of Mu Qingyuan and Mu Qingwen are deeper than those of Mu Qinghe, and are infinitely close to the Silver Bone Realm.
Mu Qingyuan glanced at the people recruited by Mu Qinghe and couldn't help but frown.
"That's all you have recruited?"
Mu Qinghe said with a sneer, "Brother Yuan, you specifically told me not to recruit people in the name of the family this time, so I asked Lin Qing to recruit people for me in her name. I didn't dare to tell her our true purpose this time, so I only recruited a few people."
Mu Qingwen glanced at it and then patted his brother on the shoulder and said, "Forget it, let's make do with it! With the three of us here, it should be more than enough to deal with that beast."
Mu Qinghe was silent for a while and sighed.
"Hey! This is the only way, but we have to be quick when we do it. That beast is specially raised by the Saint Pill Sect. If Saint Pill Sect's people find out, we will be finished."
Mu Qingyuan turned to look at Mu Qinghe and asked, "Have you told them what we are going to do this time?"
Mu Qinghe shook his head, "No, I just told them this was an escort mission."
Mu Qingyuan nodded and came to Gu Sheng and others. His eyes were sharp, scanning everyone's faces like an eagle, and a deep aura was released from him, hitting Gu Sheng and others like a wave.
This kind of aura suppression comes and goes quickly, disappearing in the blink of an eye.
Mu Qingyuan paused for a moment and then said, "Do you know who we are working for this time?" As he spoke, he put his hand on the handle of his saber and rubbed it back and forth, as did the hands of the horses behind him, Mu Qingwen and Mu Qinghe.
Except for Gu Sheng, these recruited people, regardless of their level of cultivation, this is not the first time they have earned such extra money. Although these old fritters already knew that the three of them were from the Mu's Merchant Guild, they all shook their heads like rattles and shouted, "I don't know! We just use money to do things. We don't ask about things we shouldn't ask, and we don't look at things we shouldn't!"
Mu Qingyuan Hearing this, a satisfied expression appeared on his face, but his hand still did not put down from the handle of the knife. He stared at Gu Sheng and said in a clear tone, "Whether you know it or not, you'd better pretend not to know! I have already passed your portraits back to my clan. If anyone dares to say anything in the future, haha, you know the consequences!"
"Oops!"
As he spoke, he pulled out a section of the saber in his hand, and a powerful sword energy swept out and turned into a cold wind, chilling the hearts of these people.
The recruited people's hearts sank when they heard this. A bad premonition suddenly appeared in their hearts. They suddenly felt that this mission seemed not to be that simple! Otherwise, there would be no need for such a big battle!
Let me intimidate you before starting this mission. This is not like an ordinary escort mission!
Mu Qingyuan saw the horror in everyone's hearts. After he sheathed the knife, a warm smile appeared on his face.
"But don't worry, although this mission will be a bit dangerous, with our three brothers here, everything is under control. You will only need assistance by then! After the completion of the task, each of the Blood Refining Realm will be rewarded with one thousand taels, and each of the Copper Bone Realm will be rewarded with one thousand five hundred taels!"
As the saying goes, a brave man must be rewarded with a lot of money. People who were a little scared at first were no longer afraid after hearing about this generous reward. Some people even started gearing up.
Mu Qingyuan winked at Mu Qingwen and Mu Qinghe: "Give them the things!"
Mu Qingwen and Mu Qinghe nodded and dragged out two large wooden boxes from behind a big rock on the edge of the canyon.
The wooden box was opened, and inside was a rack of well-made crossbows.
"This object is Stone Shattering Crossbow. It is made with the art of hundreds of refinements. It can cause considerable damage to the demon-blooded beasts of the Copper Bone Realm. You all have one, and you will listen to my arrangements later!"
Mu Qingyuan picked up a crossbow and said, at the same time he took out a special arrow from another wooden box and inserted it.
After the crossbow was cocked into place, it made a clicking sound. Mu Qingyuan picked up Stone Shattering Crossbow and aimed at a big tree in the distance surrounded by one person.
"Stone Shattering Crossbow is extremely powerful and has great recoil. When using it, remember to press the crossbow body firmly with one hand to maintain accuracy!"
As he spoke, Mu Qingyuan held the crossbow in one hand, pressed it on top of the crossbow with the other, and gently pulled the crossbow machine with his fingers. With a whoosh, the crossbow arrow was shot out with a crisp sound.
"Bang!"
The crossbow arrow hit the big tree and made a huge sound. The big tree surrounded by the man was shot directly through a large hole.
The wood chips in the large hole were pitch black, as if they had been burned.
"Click, click!"
The sound of breaking trees was heard, and within a few breaths, the big tree broke from the big hole, and the earth even trembled when it hit the ground.
Gu Sheng was also shocked by the power of Stone Shattering Crossbow, and couldn't help but pick it up and observe it carefully.
You must know that even with a six-stone bow, he could only cause effective damage to the Blood Refining Realm people who were small. If they were Dacheng or Perfect, they could easily resolve it. However, at this time, the more exquisite and compact crossbow in his hand was so powerful, which really surprised him.
Gu Sheng's archery skills have reached the level of special effects. He originally thought that with his current strength, his archery skills would become useless. However, the Stone Shattering Crossbow in his hands has undoubtedly opened a new door for him.
Although the archery skills can no longer improve, but change the weapons!
Judging from the power Mu Qingyuan has just shown, the power of Stone Shattering Crossbow can definitely pose an effective threat to the people of the Copper Bone Realm. If First-order Penetration is added to the sneak attack, Gu Sheng is basically sure to achieve a one-hit kill effect.
Gu Sheng held Stone Shattering Crossbow and looked at it more and more like it. He couldn't help asking Mu Qinghe: "Sir, I know a thing or two about archery. I like this Stone Shattering Crossbow very much. I wonder if you can sell it to me?"
Mu Qingyuan glanced at Gu Sheng and was shocked to find that he was so young. He turned to look at Mu Qinghe with a puzzled look, with some anger in his eyes.
Mu Qingyuan misunderstood that Mu Qinghe had recruited Chiyun Prefecture's children from other wealthy families. What they did this time could not be publicized. If it were not true and urgent, he would probably give Mu Qinghe a big fight now.
Mu Qinghe noticed that Mu Qingyuan's expression was not right and hurriedly moved to his side and explained, "Brother Yuan, this guy is not from Chiyun Prefecture Domain, he is just a talented person from a small place."
Mu Qingyuan After hearing this, the surprise on his face disappeared, and his eyes were full of disdain. "It's useless to ask, you can't afford this thing."
Gu Sheng shook his head and smiled, "How do you know I can't afford it if you don't tell me the price? Come and have a look."
When Mu Yuanqing saw that Gu Sheng was so unwilling to give up, he couldn't help but frown, and his tone became sour.
"Stone Shattering Crossbow costs 18,000 taels each. The crossbow arrows used are also special. Each arrow has 100 taels. The minimum price is ten. Can you afford it?"
Stone Shattering Crossbow can cause effective damage to the Copper Bone Realm people. To be honest, eighteen thousand taels per arrow is acceptable, but one hundred taels per arrow is indeed a bit expensive.
After all, this thing is not 100% accurate. If it is less accurate, it may be normal to shoot dozens of arrows in a battle. In this way, the cost is much more expensive than buying Stone Shattering Crossbow itself.
Fortunately, Gu Sheng doesn't have this problem. With the support of the panel, his accuracy is amazing, and with the presence of First-order Penetration, Stone Shattering Crossbow will be even more powerful in his hands!
Gu Sheng took out twenty banknotes worth one thousand from his pocket.
Gu Sheng smiled as he handed the banknote to Mu Qingyuan: "I just made a small fortune some time ago and I still have some savings. This is a banknote of 20,000 taels. Can you count it?"
When they saw that Gu Sheng actually took out so many banknotes, everyone present was stunned. They did not expect that Gu Sheng was so rich!
"Is he really from a small place?"
This question lingers in Mu Qingyuan's mind.
Twenty thousand taels is not a small amount of money. Even if it is Mu's Merchant Guild's huge profit this time, Copper Bone Realm people will have to do it more than ten times to earn it.
Making money is one thing, saving money is another.
Both blood refining and Bone Refining Realm warrior training are very dependent on elixirs, so most people's money will be spent on purchasing elixirs. Only some rich children or people with special ways to make money will spend a lot of money to purchase weapons.
Although Stone Shattering Crossbow is powerful, it is only a long-range weapon after all. Its performance is not stable, and its disadvantages are also obvious. Once someone gets close to it, its attack ability will be greatly reduced. Therefore, many people will not choose it even if they have money. Only big forces like Mu's Merchant Guild will equip it when performing special tasks.
Mu Qingyuan checked the banknote carefully after taking it. After confirming that the banknote was genuine, his head was a little out of control.
Even for him, it would be very painful for him to spend 20,000 taels at once to buy a long-range weapon!