Early in the morning, a fleet of carriages quietly drove to the south gate of Isolated Cliff City. Isolated Cliff City was a city that never slept, and it was a neutral city that stayed out of the continental war. Its commerce was flourishing, so the city gate was always open. There were no guards at the gate, which fully reflected the style of a free trade city.
A thin figure greeted the carriages and asked loudly, "Sir, are you there?"
"Here." Han Jin lifted the curtain. "Come on in."
Little Joseph nimbly jumped into the carriage. Han Jin, Sassoux, and the other men were all in the carriage. Sassoux saw that little Joseph was carrying a bag on his back and asked with a smile, "Little Joseph, what did you bring?"
"I've brought everything I can," Little Joseph said in a low voice.
"Why? Are you going to … "
"He has to come with us, or the Mercenary Association won't let him go." Han Jin smiled. "Little Joseph, have you done what I asked you to do?"
"Yes." Little Joseph nodded.
"What did you ask him to do?" Sassoux asked curiously.
"Put up posters." Han Jin chuckled.
Last night, little Joseph used the gold coins Han Jin gave him to hire some friends to put up hundreds of posters in every corner of the city. The posters were all about Inspector Cromwell of the Mercenary Association, exposing how Cromwell had plotted to steal money from Morgan & Co., and how he had killed Morgan & Co.'s men in extremely cruel ways. After learning that Miss Qi Li, the heir of Morgan & Co., had come to Isolated Cliff City, he had tried to steal the seal from Qi Li's hands. At the end, they added a few sentences in large font, saying that Cromwell would destroy all the posters in order to cover up the truth.
In fact, this was nonsense. Whether the content was true or not, the posters would be torn up anyway. But for ordinary people, the actions of the Mercenary Association actually increased the credibility of the posters, and the content would spread faster.
"It's useless." After listening to little Joseph, Sassoux shook his head. "We lack the corresponding evidence."
"I don't expect to put Cromwell on trial." Han Jin said indifferently, "As long as he doesn't dare to do anything during this period of time, I'll be satisfied."
"My Great Prophet, what should we do next?" Morrisons had been holding back for a long time. "Do you really think we can get through the blockade and escort this convoy to the Holy Crown City?"
Han Jin looked outside and whispered, "What will happen if this fleet is discovered by the people of Black Raven City?"
"Do you even need to ask? Everything will be confiscated and everyone will be killed! It's that simple. "
"The people in the caravan will be killed too?"
"They aren't gods. Why shouldn't we kill them?"
"Compared to the goods in the fleet, how much are Sylvia's house and the Scorching Staff worth?"
Morrisons calculated carefully in his mind. "Although Sylvia's house is in the center of the city, where every inch of land is very expensive, it's still too little compared to the whole fleet of fifteen carriages of weapons and armors. Even with the Scorching Staff, it's still less than one-fifth of the value of the whole fleet."
"That is to say, no one will take the mortgage seriously. The merchants are more afraid of accidents than we are."
"Well …" Morrisons was stunned.
"Think about it. Do they look nervous?"
A fat guy appeared in Morrisons' mind. His name was Leopold, and he was the person in charge of the entire caravan. He was kind, amiable, always smiling and easy to talk to. Morrisons went to him late last night and asked him to leave the Isolated Cliff City the next morning. Leopold agreed without hesitation.
"Let's put it this way. They know that the Holy Crown City is at war, but they still transport the military supplies there. They must have something to rely on." Han Jin said in a low voice.
"That's not right! Since they have something to rely on, why don't they tell us? That's the only way we can cooperate. "Morrisons cried.
"I don't know about that, unless they are willing to tell us." Seeing that Morrisons was arguing with him again, Han Jin wisely shifted his target to someone else.
***
The journey was surprisingly peaceful. Nothing happened, but Han Jin and the others didn't dare to take it lightly. Analysis was one thing, but it was always right to be careful. After a whole month, the caravan gradually approached the ruling area of the Holy Crown City. The atmosphere became inexplicably tense.
During this month, Han Jin absorbed thousands of yuan of energy every day. The magic crystals he bought in the Isolated Cliff City provided him with a solid guarantee. In fact, he had deliberately forgotten his master's warning and the serious consequences caused by absorbing the magic crystals of the black ravens. Because he was so anxious, he didn't care about anything else except for the insurmountable limit of 1%.
Strictly speaking, before the completion of the Great Foundation, he was not a qualified cultivator. He couldn't even perform middle-grade Taoist magic arts. Thanks to the distinct elemental rules of this continent, he could make talismans such as the Five Ghosts Transferring Technique. Now, the energy flowing in his body didn't completely belong to him. Therefore, he couldn't replenish it by himself. Only after the completion of the Great Foundation could the energy in his body be refined into the Qi of the Great Void. The difference between before and after was like that of a pheasant and a phoenix.
Regular cultivators, at the beginning, used methods such as respiration and other methods to consolidate their corporeity. However, Han Jin started by absorbing grain essence. But different roads led to the same destination. People were the same. The Xuan acupoints needed to be opened to open the Great Circulation were the same, and the Great Circulation represented the ability to operate the Qi of the Great Void. At this point, Han Jin was on the same starting point as the regular cultivators. But he had double advantages. In addition to the normal respiration and respiration, he could still absorb the energy from food. It was just that he had one more step to refine it.
Of course, the previous situation was very difficult. In that world, Han Jin hid under his master's wings and kept a low profile deliberately. He never challenged the tacit understanding and rules between the world of cultivation and the secular world. The reason was that he couldn't afford it. Others could recover after a short respiration after throwing out ten fire talismans, but he couldn't. Unless the fire talismans he threw out could be exchanged for huge benefits, then he could use them when he needed to.
What made Sunier and the others dumbfounded was that Han Jin suddenly had a great interest in fighting power and magic. As long as he was free, he would ask for advice from Morrisons and Sassoux. This was the characteristic of Han Jin's cultivation. The absorption of energy was the center of everything, and the countless Daoist methods he had mastered were equivalent to countless paths. He could follow any path to the end, and he could even switch from one path to another at will during the process.
However, Han Jin only learned magic for a few days, and then he threw Sassoux aside. The power of magic couldn't be compared with that of Taoist magic arts, at least for beginner level magic.
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