Tan Xiaoli and Meng Feifei's arrival only caused a small splash in Ouyang Shuo's life, before everything returned to normal.
With Ouyang Shuo's current status, he naturally didn't need to pretend to socialize with others. He acted according to his heart, and every word and action was clear, without too much scheming or hypocrisy.
After the establishment of the Eastern Fence Sword Faction, Song Jia was fully in charge, and Ouyang Shuo didn't participate. He believed that Song Jia had the ability to deal with all kinds of bad people.
The next day, Ying You's cousin Cui Shouren sent Ouyang Shuo a gift. It turned out that the Cui Merchant Association had made a huge profit from the food crisis according to Ouyang Shuo's judgement.
The Cui Merchant Association was naturally grateful for Ouyang Shuo's guidance, and was thinking of how to repay him. Directly sending gold and silver was too vulgar. They spent a lot of effort to prepare a special gift for Ouyang Shuo.
Ouyang Shuo opened the package, and it was a book. After looking at it, he couldn't help but be overjoyed.
[Manual of Cultured Pearls]: After use, you will automatically grasp the technique of cultured pearls.
According to research, the ancient cultured pearls in China already had some scale as early as the Song Dynasty. At the end of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, the cultured pearls had matured and had a certain economic value.
The raw materials used for cultured pearls were mainly 'Che Qu' or normal clam shells. The process was simple, and the culturing period was shortened to within a year, or even just a few months.
Ouyang Shuo was thinking about how to develop Shila Lake, and the [Manual of Cultured Pearls] was the right time. If they could cultivate pearls on a large scale in Shila Lake, it would be a high-quality industry.
Ouyang Shuo called Ying You over, and told her about the matter of cultivating pearls. According to Ouyang Shuo's intentions, cultivating pearls would be directly under the jurisdiction of the finance department, and Tianfeng County would be responsible for the implementation. Ouyang Shuo then allocated 1000 gold coins from his funds to support the pearl cultivation industry in Shila Lake.
Ying You was also happy after hearing this.
After the discussion, Ouyang Shuo called his secretary Lang Bai Nanpu, and gave him a Black Iron Village Creation Token, [Manual of Cultured Pearls], and 1000 gold coins. He told him to send these things to Tianfeng County through official channels, and Tianfeng County Magistrate Zhao Dewang would be responsible for the arrangements.
The Village Creation Token that Ouyang Shuo gave to Bai Nanpu had been activated by the [Fusion Token], so it could be used directly. There was no need for Ouyang Shuo to make a trip himself.
After activating the three Village Creation Tokens, the Fusion Token turned into a white light and disappeared.
Along with these items, there was also a handwritten letter from Ouyang Shuo. In the letter, Ouyang Shuo explained everything. At the same time, he also told Zhao Dewang that after the activation of Tianfeng County, the refugees should be arranged to work in the pearl farming industry as much as possible, and strive to cultivate the pearl farming industry into the core industry of Tianfeng County.
Apart from this, Ouyang Shuo did not forget to send a Village Creation Token to Yi Shui County to activate it. Ying You's cousin, Cui Shousi, had already taken up his post. He believed that he would be able to make good use of this token.
As for the final Village Creation Medallion, Ouyang Shuo left it in his spatial bag.
After everything was settled, Ouyang Shuo sent 5000 gold coins to his aunt through the courier station and asked her to help him purchase a special shipyard blueprint. In the letter, Ouyang Shuo also mentioned something else. He asked his aunt to take the lead and help him contact the [Rattlesnake Mercenary Group] to seek cooperation between both parties.
Although the [Rattlesnake Mercenary Group] was not one of the top ten guilds in the China server, it was very famous. This was because its previous incarnation was a group of international mercenaries in the real world.
Right now, the [Rattlesnake Mercenary Group] was not very famous, and only a few people knew about their background. In his previous life, Ouyang Shuo had a certain understanding of them.
The cooperation that Ouyang Shuo mentioned was actually to hire members of the [Rattlesnake Mercenary Group] as instructors to help the Shanhai County military train scouts and special forces.
For this matter, Ouyang Shuo could not cooperate with the Wolf Warriors, who had a military background, so he could only find mercenaries.
Ouyang Shuo asked his aunt to act as a middleman because both of them were adventure-type guilds, so it would be easier to communicate with them. If he directly made an appearance, it would seem a little abrupt.
Jianye, [Snow Fallen Rose Mercenary Group]'s base.
When Lin Jing received Ouyang Shuo's letter, she frowned and muttered to herself, "Why is this brat looking for [Rattlesnake Mercenary Group]? How did he know about such a mercenary group?!"
"Jingjing, what are you mumbling about?" Xie Siyun asked.
Lin Jing raised her head and said awkwardly, "Siyun, do you have any contact with [Rattlesnake Mercenary Group]?"
"Rattlesnake?" Xie Siyun frowned. "As far as I know, their base is in Jianye. I've met their leader, the Black Mamba Snake, once before. That was during a guild leader's gathering of the guild leaders. I heard that this mercenary group is very low-key. Why are you asking about this? "
"Shuo wants us to act as a middleman to contact the Black Mamba Snake. He seems to have some business to cooperate with Rattlesnake, but he didn't say the specifics, "Lin Jing explained.
"Cooperation?" Xie Siyun lowered her head and carefully recalled. Slowly, she said, "From the clues, the members of Rattlesnake should be a fixed group in real life. They don't recruit from the outside, and the number of members is around five to six hundred. It's not even the size of a medium-sized guild."
As the leader of Jianye's overlord guild, Xie Siyun could be said to be very familiar with all the big and small guilds in Jianye City. However, she knew very little about the [Rattlesnake Mercenary Group].
Xie Siyun shook her head and decided not to think about it. She smiled bitterly and said, "This nephew of yours is really mysterious. He's thousands of miles away, but he's actually so familiar with a mercenary group in Jianye City. Since he mentioned it, there must be a deeper meaning. How about this, I'll help you contact the Black Mamba Snake and see what his attitude is. "
"Okay." Although Lin Jing ridiculed Ouyang Shuo, she was still very attentive to his instructions.
The [Rattlesnake Mercenary Group]'s base was chosen in a very inconspicuous courtyard in Jianye City. If it wasn't for [Snow Fallen Rose]'s omnipresent influence in Jianye City, they might not have been able to find it.
Xie Siyun and Lin Jing decided to personally pay a visit.
"Who are you?" The guard at the door was very vigilant.
This kind of occasion was usually handled by Xie Siyun. She smiled and said, "We are Snow Fallen Rose. We would like to pay a visit to your leader. Please inform him."
There were very few adventure-type players in Jianye City who didn't know the name of Snow Fallen Rose. The guard naturally wasn't ignorant. He was shocked, but he didn't show it on his face. He expressionlessly said, "Please!"
Xie Siyun and Lin Jing looked at each other and saw the surprise in each other's eyes. The quality of the [Rattlesnake Mercenary Group] was a little too high. Even a guard had such composure. They really hid their strength well.
Xie Siyun's heart trembled. There was such a mercenary group hidden in Jianye City, and she actually didn't know about it. It was really a dereliction of duty. It seemed like she had to reevaluate the [Rattlesnake Mercenary Group].
The reason why Ouyang Shuo wanted to use Lin Jing as a middleman was not only to ensure smooth communication between adventure-type players, but also to indirectly remind them that the [Rattlesnake Mercenary Group] wasn't simple.
As a mercenary group, the main business of the [Rattlesnake Mercenary Group] was to carry out kidnappings, assassinations, and other activities. It was extremely dangerous.
The guard led the two to the guest room and said, "Please wait for a moment. I'll go and inform the leader."
Xie Siyun nodded and said politely, "Thank you."
Not long after, a burst of hearty laughter came from outside the guest room. The person hadn't arrived yet, but the sound could already be heard.
"Haha, our esteemed guests have arrived. Apologies for not going out to meet you." The voice was unusually bright and sunny.
As they spoke, a middle-aged man walked into the reception room. This person had dark skin and a muscular body. He was tall and sturdy, and his face was resolute. His face looked as if it had been carved by a knife. He had a buzz cut, and he exuded a masculine aura.
Xie Siyun and Lin Jing stood up. They were astonished. The image of a Black Mamba didn't match the meaning of its name at all. It was very strange.
"Sorry to disturb you." Xie Siyun said.
The Black Mamba nodded and sat on the seat of honor. He said with a smile, "It's my honor to invite the two giants of the [Snow Rose] to come together." In fact, the Black Mamba was also very surprised by their visit.
After the two sides exchanged greetings, Xie Siyun decided not to beat around the bush. She said, "I'm here to visit your group and get to know you better. More importantly, I've been entrusted by someone. "
The Black Mamba's eyes narrowed, and his momentum changed again. It was so oppressive that they couldn't breathe. He didn't expect that he would still attract the attention of others even though he was so low-key.
"May I know who entrusted you with this?" the Black Mamba asked in a deep voice.
Xie Siyun was shocked and her heart trembled. Fortunately, she was not an ordinary person. She said calmly, "The lord of Shanhai County and the Marquis of Lian Province are not naked."
"What a great Buddha. No wonder the two of you came." The Black Mamba looked at the two women inquisitively. It seemed to want to understand the relationship between the [Snow Rose] and Shanhai County.
Xie Siyun ignored the other's inquisitive eyes and said concisely, "The lord of Wuyi wants to cooperate with your group. What do you think?"
"Cooperate? What cooperation? " The Black Mamba asked in surprise. He felt as if he was seen through by the lord who was thousands of miles away and had never met before. This feeling was very uncomfortable.
Xie Siyun shook her head. "As for the specific content of the cooperation, you need to personally discuss it with the lord of Wuyi. However, with the lord of Wuyi's reputation, he won't speak without thinking. "
The Black Mamba's eyes narrowed again. Even if Xie Siyun didn't say it, he was also prepared to meet the legendary lord of China. He wouldn't feel at ease if he didn't figure out the other party's background.
"Alright. The rattlesnake opened its doors to do business. Naturally, there's no reason to shut business out. President Shang, please tell the Marquis of Lian Province that I can visit Shanhai County at any time. "The Black Mamba returned to his original demeanor as if he was a serious businessman.
Xie Siyun nodded and left with Lin Jing. (To be continued.)
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