Braised Dragon with Soy Sauce

Chapter 197 Waste of natural resources

After stacking several people on top of each other on the street, Mo Yuming was now swaggering around the city, showing no intention of making a quick getaway.

In fact, Mo Yuming did this to divert the soldiers' attention, so they wouldn't cause trouble for the hotel because they couldn't find anyone. The hotel was part of Mo Yuming's intelligence network, which he had planted in various places, and he couldn't afford to suffer losses due to any accident.

At the same time, they concealed Ah Hao's and the soldiers' commander's whereabouts. However, they also attracted attention, since the three of them entered the hotel together.

If they were investigated, someone would find out their whereabouts. After wandering around the city for a while, Mo Yuming deliberately let the soldiers track him down so that they would not question anyone else, thus buying time for the two to leave Jingzhou as soon as possible.

Before leaving the shop, Mo Yuming had already instructed the waiter that once the shopkeeper brought the passage rune, he should immediately arrange for Ah Hao and the commander to leave the city and return to Daxia to handle the underground passage matter. Although he could contact Commander Jiang directly with the Soul Jade, the information exchanged was limited. It would be more detailed for Ah Hao and the commander to explain it directly upon their return.

Mo Yuming has informed Commander Jiang that the basin can be used as a second military fortress, where an army can be secretly stationed to mainly defend the borders of Zhenglan Kingdom and the nearby Dachi Kingdom.

The caves within the fortress can be used to store military supplies, and the passage leading to the Zheng Lan Kingdom can be concealed as a secret route into Zheng Lan. The underground caverns will be designated a restricted area, off-limits to unauthorized personnel.

The biggest advantage of the small basin as a military fortress is that it is located on the border of the Zhenglan Kingdom. Moreover, it is in a remote and very secluded place. The only entrance and exit is in a mountain forest with a very complicated terrain. Without a guide, it is difficult to find the entrance. If a Xuanzhe who knows how to set up formations sets up some concealment illusion formations at the entrance and exit, it will be even more difficult to find.

Secretly stationing a special force within them would be a very useful piece for both defense and attack against the Blue Kingdom and the Red Kingdom.

Originally, I just wanted to leave Zhenglan Kingdom peacefully as soon as possible so that I could go back and discuss the construction of the fortress to avoid any unexpected problems. But this spoiled brat came knocking on my door, so I had no choice but to play it by ear.

After causing the accident, Mo Yuming immediately left the hotel, clearing himself of suspicion. Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, he wandered around, attracting the attention of the soldiers and leading them in circles. Mo Yuming did not have the pass rune, so he would normally not be able to pass the test. However, Mo Yuming did not intend to follow the rules. He swaggered down the street for a while and successfully attracted the attention of the stationed soldiers. Then he took off running and ran around the streets and alleys.

This border city of Zhenglan Kingdom is quite large, even larger than Shangyuan City in terms of scale, with its area and population roughly twice as large. Zhenglan Kingdom is most famous for its medicinal herbs, which are renowned in terms of variety, quantity, and quality, just like the Red Cloud Horse of Da Chi Kingdom, and are Zhenglan Kingdom's signature products.

This border city near the Monster Mountain Range is no exception; it prospered because of the trade in medicinal herbs, with nearly half of the shops in the city selling medicinal herbs.

In this martial world, weapons and medicines are the primary businesses for many merchants. Thus, over the long course of history, driven by profit, two social groups gradually emerged that transcended national boundaries, spreading across every corner of the continent and reaching into every stratum of society.

Their influence was deeply entrenched and terrifying, almost omnipotent. These two forces were the Weapon Refiners' Association and the Alchemists' Association. Naturally, both associations had branches in every city of the Zheng Lan Kingdom. In particular, due to the Zheng Lan Kingdom's local resources, the Alchemists' Association was more powerful than the Weapon Refiners' Association.

Amidst the soldiers' frantic pursuit, Mo Yuming quickly ran into a shop belonging to an alchemist association and sat down in a VIP seat.

Upon seeing this, the two guards hurriedly came over to try to drive Mo Yuming away. Although their Alchemist Association was not afraid of the city lord, they would not offend the city lord because of an outsider.

Since they were doing business on someone else's turf, they had some connections. So when the gatekeeper saw Mo Yuming being chased by soldiers, he naturally knew that Mo Yuming must have committed a crime and was being pursued by the city guards. Moreover, Mo Yuming was dressed in very simple civilian clothes, so the gatekeeper was very displeased with Mo Yuming's appearance.

"This is the area where our association entertains distinguished guests. Please leave if you are not authorized!"

The guard approached Mo Yuming and said coldly.

Mo Yuming casually picked up the teapot on the table, brewed himself a cup of tea, and drank it slowly.

"May I ask, what kind of person is considered a VIP? And what kind of person is considered a nobody?"

After taking a sip of tea, Mo Yuming spoke slowly and deliberately.

"Distinguished guests are naturally well-dressed, elegant in manner, and either wealthy or noble, certainly not ordinary people like you! Since you are not a distinguished guest, you are just another nobody! Now leave at your own pace!"

A younger samurai said disdainfully.

"Oh, so this place sells clothes, not alchemy or medicine! Looks like I've really come to the wrong place! Sorry, I'll be leaving now!"

After saying that, he took out a maple leaf fruit, tossed it in his hand a few times, and then opened his mouth to eat it.

That bright red maple leaf fruit contained extremely rich fire-attribute spiritual energy, as dazzling and eye-catching as a burning flame.

Although Mo Yuming casually tossed it up and down in his hand a few times, this seemingly casual action caused its unique attribute aura to spread rapidly in all directions like smoke.

Although the aura was extremely faint, drifting almost imperceptibly in the air, the people in the hall were no ordinary individuals. They were all seasoned experts who had dealt with various precious medicinal herbs throughout their lives, and were extremely knowledgeable about the properties of different spiritual herbs.

At first, these people were busy with their own things and didn't notice the argument taking place at the door.

However, just as the extreme fire elemental power began to emanate, the atmosphere in the entire hall suddenly changed. Everyone seemed to be struck by an electric current, their bodies stiffening abruptly, and their hands coming to a standstill.

A full half-second passed before everyone snapped out of their daze and turned around almost simultaneously, their eyes fixed on the reception desk at the entrance. Each face wore an expression of utter astonishment, their eyes filled with disbelief and fervent longing.

"A top-grade fire-attribute spiritual fruit!..."

Accompanied by an excited, trembling shout, an elderly man with snow-white hair but a ruddy complexion like a child strode over at lightning speed.

He hurried along, muttering to himself as he went:

"You...you actually just casually ate such a rare treasure! It's outrageous! You're clearly wasting this gift from heaven!"

At this moment, the old man was glaring angrily at Mo Yuming, who was standing at the door, happily munching on maple leaf fruits. He stomped his feet repeatedly in anger, looking heartbroken.