Liu Xuangang immediately felt the unique texture of the steel knife upon handling it, and he became even more polite to Song Xiaozhu: "May I try it out?"
Song Xiaozhu: "Please go ahead."
Behind the hall was the training ground. When Liu Xuangang stood up, black hair swelled up from behind his ears and covered his entire arm. His hands turned into sharp claws, and his broad back was clearly muscular, containing immense power.
He slashed at the dummy with his sword, and the training dummy dressed in "iron armor" was instantly cleaved in two.
Liu Xuangang was overjoyed. "A fine knife! A fine knife!"
Hunter in the training ground
They were stunned and asked, "Village chief, where did this steel knife come from? Have you found a new supplier?"
Liu Xuangang said nothing, striding back to the reception room. The worry in his eyes had mostly dissipated, revealing a row of bright white teeth. " Miss Song, how shall I order this steel knife?"
Xiao Yunjie had already seen the items made by Song Xiaozhu. What was this steel knife compared to that? That bow and arrow was truly formidable; with a little practice, its accuracy was astonishing.
Song Xiaozhu thought for a moment and said, "The production cost of steel knives, spears, and bows and arrows is not high. They only require iron ore and wood. Previously, the Old Chen supplied me with scrap iron, but the quantity was never enough, and most of it was used to make iron axes... This is my contract with Boss Mu. I supply him with iron axes, and he sells me wood."
Xiao Yunjie said, "We can also provide you with iron ore and cover the manufacturing costs, or we can draft a purchase contract like a lumberyard, where you buy the iron ore and we buy the iron pickaxes and three types of weapons."
Song Xiaozhu didn't care about the production cost; what she wanted was the Transaction Value. Only buying and selling could generate transactions; mere production wouldn't suffice.
However, the purchase contract wasn't urgent; what she wanted to ask was, "Why order so many weapons?"
The question left both Liu Xuangang and Xiao Yunjie speechless.
Song Xiaozhu definitely wanted to find out the truth, because it was too obvious.
Liu Xuangang has returned, bringing news of the iron ore. This involves the village's privacy and is a huge fortune, so Song Xiaozhu won't interfere.
But iron ore can be used to make many things, so why is Liu Xuangang specifically interested in weapons?
The firebreak has been repaired, and Liu Family Village isn't really a bandit stronghold, so what would they need so many weapons for?
Surely they're not going to challenge Old Madam Hu and get into a fight, are they?
Liu Family Village had just suffered a beast tide and was severely weakened. Now, with Song Xiaozhu, this " Engineer," they should logically be focusing on development and not resting on their laurels. Why are they so focused on weapons?
Unless, of course, a crisis is imminent.
Moreover, it is a massive crisis.
When Song Xiaozhu thought about her Growth Quest again, the answer became obvious.
Although the key point is unclear, it is definitely related to the Polluted Beast.
Liu Xuangang glanced at his wife, Xiao Yunjie sighed softly, and said to Song Xiaozhu, " Miss Song, this is a very important matter. Please keep it a secret and don't tell anyone, including Master Bai."
Song Xiaozhu nodded and said, "I understand."
After briefly summarizing the events, Xiao Yunjie recounted the entire story to Song Xiaozhu and Qiu Shuyu without concealing anything.
Upon hearing Fan Cang's name, Song Xiaozhu raised her eyebrows slightly, maintaining her expression and revealing nothing.
When Xiao Yunjie mentioned "human sacrifice," Qiu Shuyu, who was standing next to her, couldn't help but say, "If that's the case, why not lead the villagers to move away from the Earth Temple now!"
Song Xiaozhu said softly, "They won't allow it, and besides, where could we move to?"
The people inside the Fortress certainly didn't bother to monitor Liu Family Village, but if Liu Family Village were to move... it would be absolutely impossible.
Song Xiaozhu also understood why Liu Family Village was able to hold back the beast tide last time.
It wasn't because the Hunter were particularly strong, but because of the existence of the Earth Temple.
The Earth Temple was activated by blood; every dead villager from Liu Family Village was activating its defenses.
In the end, the blood of half the village stopped the surging tide of beasts!
Chapter 55
At the foot of this vast Garbage Mountain, there are only three settlements: a Scavenger Community, Liu Family Village, and Deer Town, which Song Xiaozhu has never been in contact with before.
The logging camp was not a habitable place. At night, it was filled with miasma. Only Mu Qing's small building at the logging camp remained unharmed. Others who were stranded in the forest could survive one night if they were lucky, but they definitely wouldn't last more than three nights.
At first, Song Xiaozhu thought that the people in the Fortress had taken pity on her and left these three settlements, but now she realized that it was all intentional.
Where is compassion?
This is clearly a disregard for human life.
Since it concerns the activation of the Earth Temple, if the people of Liu Family Village have any intention of moving away, important figures from the city will immediately come to visit. At that time, let alone leaving, they may even directly launch a human sacrifice to completely awaken the sleeping Earth Temple.
Song Xiaozhu asked, " Village Chief Liu, Madam Xiao, what are your plans?"
In truth, Song Xiaozhu vaguely understood, but she still asked, needing to hear their definitive answer.
Xiao Yunjie's eyes darkened. "Arm the village, and break through the encirclement after the isolation zone is breached."
They couldn't leave beforehand, as that would alert the powerful financial groups within the Fortress. If they intervened, Liu Family Village would have no chance of winning.
After much thought, the only solution Xiao Yunjie could think of was to wait.
When the isolation zone broke and the people in the Fortress were too busy to deal with it, they took advantage of the chaos to escape. As for the Earth Temple... it had already been dug out beforehand, so there was no possibility of it being awakened. When the important figures in the Fortress discovered this, they were more annoyed than not necessarily bringing them back.
As for where they escaped to...
Deer Town, Scavenger Community.
As long as you have a weapon, you can always find a place to hide!
This was the worst possible solution for Xiao Yunjie, but it was the village's only way out.
Song Xiaozhu thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "I understand."