After being rejected by the five major player organizations, Yang Rui had only lost his interest in participating in the meeting. He did not feel anything else. His main purpose of coming to Juping County was to visit Liu County Lieutenant and see if there was anything going on in the County Commandant's Mansion.
On the other hand, Yang Rui wanted to visit A Pint of Incense to see if he could warn him about the Yellow Turban Plot. A Pint of Incense was an important partner of Mountain Town. The Yellow Turban Uprising would break out in half a month. If they suffered too many losses, it might affect the benefits of Mountain Town.
Yang Rui was now a Patrol Inspector in the County Commandant's Mansion. He could enter and leave the County Commandant's Mansion freely. Moreover, he was quite familiar with the County Commandant's Mansion. However, when Yang Rui arrived at the County Commandant's Mansion, Butler Wei told Yang Rui that Liu County Lieutenant had left for work again and it seemed like he would be away for a few days.
This caused Yang Rui's plan to get information from the County Commandant's Mansion to fail. Fortunately, Shopkeeper Zhao of A Pint of Incense was still in the shop.
"Brother Blazing Sun, how did a busy man like you have time to come to my shop today? The world is in dire straits and there are starving people everywhere. It's really messy. Blazing Sun, you have to be more careful! "
After Shopkeeper Zhao set up a table of dishes and wine, he actually took the initiative to mention the current situation and reminded Yang Rui to pay more attention.
It seemed like Yang Rui's worries were unnecessary. A powerful NPC organization like A Pint of Incense would definitely have a special way to obtain information. As its business network was very wide, it could be found all over the world. Its business partners were also very diverse. Therefore, sometimes its information was even more timely and accurate than the system.
"Thank you for your reminder, Shopkeeper Zhao! I had the same thought too. I'm afraid that if the current situation continues, the world will be in chaos! "Yang Rui followed Shopkeeper Zhao's words.
"I agree … Come, let's have a toast!"
Shopkeeper Zhao only sighed and changed the topic, focusing his attention on the wine.
There was no need to mention Yang Rui and Shopkeeper Zhao's toasts. It wasn't until both of them were a bit drunk that Shopkeeper Zhao suddenly remembered something.
"That's right, Brother Blazing Sun. Let's just focus on drinking. I've already reported to the higher-ups about buying a horse that Brother Blazing Sun mentioned last time …"
"Oh? There's news? "
The moment he heard that the matter of the horse was settled, Yang Rui, who was originally a little drunk, immediately perked up.
"We do have the information, but we may not be able to carry out the transaction immediately."
As Shopkeeper Zhao spoke, he picked up another cup of wine and drank it in one gulp. After thinking for a moment, he said, "The higher-ups only said that the horse supply is definitely possible, but they can't confirm the exact time and quantity. This is because there's no telling when the northern side will be able to obtain the horse supply …"
After Shopkeeper Zhao's explanation, Yang Rui finally understood that the horse trade was controlled by the imperial court. A pint of incense wanted to sell the horse to Yang Rui. In the end, it was smuggling! Thus, no matter the time or quantity, they couldn't be sure.
The only thing they could be sure of was that the price of the horse supplied by A pint of incense was not cheap. The price of an ordinary horse was more than 2000 silver coins, which was about twice the price Yang Rui had bought it from the market!
However, the number of horses that could be obtained from the market was very limited. From the beginning until now, there were only a few dozen horses in Mountain Town. It was far from enough to form a strategic scale!
"Shopkeeper Zhao, let's not talk about when we can carry out the transaction for now. However, can we discuss the method of the transaction first?"
"Oh? Let's hear it. "
"I wonder if A pint of incense accepts bartering? I have two new blueprints with me. One of them is a weapon called the Bamboo Longbow. The other is a water transportation tool called the Small Transport Boat … "
Yang Rui handed over the blueprints of the Bamboo Longbow and the Small Transport Boat to Shopkeeper Zhao. He also mentioned that he hoped to use the Bamboo Longbow and the Small Transport Boat to exchange for the horses.
Currently, Yang Rui did not have much money on hand. He did not have much spare money to buy horses. Thus, he came up with the idea of bartering. Most importantly, Yang Rui wanted to promote the Bamboo Longbow and the Small Transport Boat!
"I'm afraid I still have to report this to the higher-ups. Brother Blazing Sun, please don't be impatient … Come! Let's drink … "
Shopkeeper Zhao, who was usually very straightforward, did not promise anything this time. After all, his authority was limited! Since the matter could not be discussed for the time being, the two of them raised their glasses and drank until they were dead drunk. Only then did Yang Rui return to Mountain Town in the rented system carriage.
In the next few days, Yang Rui still ran around to farm a few human-shaped NPC camps. Although the few NPC leaders had all been captured by Yang Rui, before they were subdued, the camps would continue to farm NPCs of various ranks.
As for the captured leaders, they had no intention of submitting. Yang Rui did not keep them locked up in the wooden prison. Instead, he took the initiative to heal their injuries. Moreover, he asked Qi Zheng to invite them to drink alone and spar with each other every day. This was to improve the relationship between him and these leaders in hopes of subduing them.
Of course, if these few rebel NPC leaders were unwilling to submit in the end, Yang Rui could execute them at any time! As long as they were dead, the corresponding elimination quest would be considered completed. However, if that was the case, he would not be able to obtain their camps!
After Qi Zheng interacted with these few leaders, Yang Rui also learned their names and some of their characteristics.
The scholarly bandit leader was called Li Dong. He was an expert in daggers and other short weapons. He had a special skill called Flash Stab. He could quickly hit a maximum of five targets, and each of his attacks would be fatal. He was very powerful! However, his basic Neigong should only be at Level 1. Therefore, he always lost to Qi Zheng when they sparred.
The Ma Zhuangqiang bandit leader was called Zhang Tian. He looked honest and slow-witted, but he was actually very smart. Qi Zheng had drunk with him a few times, but he could not even get the attributes of his special skill out of him. However, when they really sparred, Zhang Tian's strength was no match for Qi Zheng's.
The bearded bandit leader's strength was the closest to Qi Zheng's. Even if his basic Neigong was not at Level 2, it should have reached the peak of Level 1! This bandit was also an incomparably shrewd person. Not only did he not know the attributes of his special skill, he did not even know his name!
Yang Rui temporarily did not have a good way to deal with these three people. Subduing rebel NPCs was originally very difficult to achieve. Otherwise, it would not have taken so long in his previous life for people to discover the characteristics of rebel NPCs that could be subdued!
Yang Rui also prepared for the worst. If these people were not willing to cooperate, then he could only threaten them with their lives! At that time, he would first torture them half to death. If they still did not submit, then he could only give them a quick death!
Another day, Yang Rui was idle and watching Qi Zheng and the bandit leader Li Dong spar. However, Wang Hai led Cheng Yu over.
"Constable Blazing Sun, I have disturbed you for quite some time. Today, I will be leaving. I have specially come to bid farewell to you."
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