The Thunderstone Hunters were rude, rude, cruel, and powerful. They came to River Cove Town like wolves in a sheep pen. Forcing people to buy and sell was considered polite. Many of the townspeople had been beaten and humiliated.
Originally, there were policemen in the town, but they were shot in the back by the Thunderstone Hunters. Some were dead and some were injured. Those who were still alive ran to the town. No one else dared to come and maintain order, leaving River Cove Town to fend for itself.
The appearance of the Thunderstone Hunters also accelerated the decline of River Cove Town. No young person was willing to be bullied like this. If they could not afford to offend them, they would hide far away. Now, the town was only left with the old and the sick.
"Sir, you are a good man."
The old bartender said to Zuo Yi, "Leave here tomorrow morning. Don't go to Sarsanth. It's too dangerous."
Other than the omnipresent thunderstorms, there were also ferocious Thunderstone Hunters in Sarsanth.
Although Zuo Yi looked extraordinary, it was difficult for a tiger to fight against a pack of wolves. He did not want to see anything happen to Zuo Yi.
Zuo Yi smiled, "Thank you for the reminder."
He would definitely go to Sassanth to take a look. As for the danger, it would definitely not fall on his head.
Outside, thunder and lightning accompanied by heavy rain poured down. The sky was getting darker, so Zuo Yi stayed in the tavern.
The second floor of the tavern was the guest room. Although there were no guests now, the old bartender, or more accurately, the tavern owner, asked his wife to tidy up a clean room for Zuo Yi and only charged a nominal room fee.
After settling down in the guest room, Zuo Yi released Teck from his backpack and took out his phone.
He found that not only was there no mobile network signal here, but even satellite signals could not be received. The phone's software indicated that it was jammed and could not communicate or locate.
This was somewhat troublesome, but it was not too big of a problem for Zuo Yi.
Knock! Knock!
There was a soft knock on the door. Zuo Yi put down his phone, "Come in."
The door opened and the tavern owner came in with a tray, "Sir, your dinner."
The conditions in the tavern were limited, so the dinner was very simple. There were only egg sandwiches, hot milk, and a grilled lamb chop.
After placing the tray on the table, the tavern owner didn't leave immediately. He hesitated for a while and asked carefully, "Sir, are you here for the Thunder Stones?"
"No."
Zuo Yi shook his head. "This is the first time I've heard of this name, but …"
He smiled and said, "I'm a little interested in this thunder stone."
The tavern owner gritted his teeth. "I have a thunder stone. I can sell it to you at a low price!"
"Hmm?"
Zuo Yi was surprised. "You have thunder stones?"
"Yes."
The tavern owner explained, "A herdsman gave it to me to pay off his debt. I haven't been able to find a suitable buyer."
In fact, he had wanted to sell it for a long time. Only with money could he leave River Cove Town and live in another city.
However, it wasn't easy to find a suitable buyer. On one hand, he didn't have a channel to sell it. On the other hand, even if he could find a buyer, the buyer might not be reliable. If those greedy Thunderstone Hunters knew about it, he would be in big trouble!
On the other hand, Zuo Yi seemed to be quite reliable.
First of all, Zuo Yi was from Da Xia.
Da Xia people had a good reputation overseas. Da Xia's power and wealth were also widely known. Zuo Yi came all the way here, so he definitely didn't lack money.
Secondly, Zuo Yi had previously taught the scar-faced man a lesson, which left a deep impression on the tavern owner. If such a powerful person was polite to him, there was naturally no problem with his character.
With all these reasons combined, the tavern owner decided to sell his treasure to Zuo Yi.
Zuo Yi was really interested. "Let's take a look then."
The tavern owner quickly brought the thunder stone over.
His precious thunder stone was placed in a wooden box. It was the size of a baby's fist. On the surface, it looked like a piece of blue obsidian. The texture was quite pure.
However, this thunder stone constantly emitted hair-thin electric currents, which gave off a very strange feeling.
"My thunder stone is quite big …"
The tavern owner said proudly. "The herdsman who found it told me that it once electrocuted a sheep to death. It can't be held by hand."
He didn't dare to directly hold it with his hands, so in addition to the wooden box, he also equipped it with a non-metal jig.
Zuo Yi carefully observed the thunder stone in the box.
It was Zuo Yi's first time seeing this thing. He felt that the so-called thunder stone was actually somewhat similar to the magical crystal of a thunder magical beast.
However, it was obviously not a magical crystal. The energy it contained was very unstable and kept leaking out. If this situation continued, it would definitely completely collapse one day and become an ordinary stone.
Zuo Yi guessed that this thing hadn't spread in the Inner World because no one knew how to use it.
Zuo Yi couldn't do it either.
After all, he wasn't a wizard and didn't have the means of a wizard.
However, from a research point of view, as a rune master, Zuo Yi was still interested in buying it.
"Name a price."
The tavern owner hesitated for a long time before naming his price. "How about a hundred thousand dollars?"
He was very nervous, afraid that he would scare Zuo Yi away if the price was too high.
"Deal."
Zuo Yi readily took out ten stacks of hundred-dollar bills from his backpack (space ring) and bought the thunder stone from the owner.
The tavern owner wasn't greedy. He was very happy with the hundred thousand dollars in hand. "Thank you. I can leave this damned place with my wife tomorrow!"
As long as this money wasn't squandered, it would be enough for the couple to live the rest of their lives.
After sending off the tavern owner, Zuo Yi put the thunder stone into his space ring.
Zuo Yi had seen too many rare treasures. Although this thunder stone was a little strange, it wasn't worth his time and effort now. It wouldn't be too late to slowly study it when he got back.
The thunderstorm lasted the whole night.
The next morning, the heavy rain finally turned into a drizzle, and then it soon cleared up.
Zuo Yi bid farewell to the tavern owner and his wife.
He was the last customer of this tavern because the owner had decided to close for the day and live in another city.
Zuo Yi didn't need to care about the future of the tavern owner. He drove the Grand Cherokee and headed towards Sarsans.
After driving for about ten minutes along a broken road overgrown with weeds, Zuo Yi saw a camp built by the river. It was obviously the Thunderstone Hunters' camp.
He was too lazy to argue with the Thunderstone Hunters. He went around the camp and prepared to go deep into the Evil Land.
To find the truth of his time travel!
As a result, the Grand Cherokee that Zuo Yi was driving had only traveled less than ten kilometers when four or five pickup trucks roared and caught up with him. They were aggressive and malicious.
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