After arranging for Auspicious yesterday, she was much more obedient today. After Mo Tiankong opened the shop early in the morning, Auspicious followed him to the cashier and went to sleep without saying a word.
As expected, children still needed to be educated. Moreover, if she did not listen, a beating would be enough.
Poor Auspicious was frightened by Mo Tiankong's wretched smile. She did not dare to sleep in today for fear of being stewed.
There were not as many people today as there were on Monday, but Mo Tiankong heard some interesting news.
"Did you hear that Mad Lion found a small Spirit Stone mine?"
"Is that true? Didn't the four major families explore the area near Sentry Town?"
"It's definitely true. My cousin is a member of the mercenary group. I mentioned it when we were drinking yesterday."
"The Spirit Stone mine is located in the Antelope Mountains. The four major families did not explore the Antelope Mountains one by one."
"I don't know how many times I've been to the Antelope Mountains. Why haven't I found it?"
"You, hmph. You didn't even release your mental strength. How could you find it?"
"Stop guessing. I found it with a Treasure Hunting Compass from the grocery store. However, I spent a lot of Spirit Stones."
"Is this Treasure Hunting Compass that useful? It was only released last week, right?"
"Of course it's useful. It costs 10,000 Spirit Stones. What do you think? Also, it costs Spirit Stones to use it."
"This Mad Lion really invested a lot. However, he found a Spirit Stone mine. He's rich."
"Of course. I would buy one even if I had the money."
"Wait until you have the money."
The martial artists in the hall were still discussing. Hearing this, Mo Tiankong roughly understood that the Wild Lion Mercenary Group's luck was quite good. In less than a week, they had found a spirit stone mine. But thinking about it, this fellow had bought two treasure seeking compasses. He was willing to spend a lot of money.
However, the news of him finding it yesterday spread today. Wasn't it a little too fast?
However, this also proved that the Treasure Hunting Compass was indeed useful. At the same time, it also helped the grocery store advertise again.
From the looks of it, if the warriors in the shop were talking so much, there must be a lot of people outside as well. Mo Tiankong was a little worried that a tall tree would attract the wind.
The four big families had always relied on the spiritual stone mines to stabilize their positions in Outpost Town. Mad Lion had discovered the fifth spiritual stone mine, so the four big families wouldn't sit still.
Some of the benefits in Sentry Town had always been distributed to the four families. If a fifth family appeared, the benefits and rights of each family would have to be distributed again.
Fortunately, Mad Lion had yet to break through to the Martial Emperor Realm. Everything was still under his control. However, this was not good news for Mad Lion. After all, he had a huge amount of money without any strength. Wasn't he just waiting to be robbed?
Now that the news had spread, Mo Tiankong didn't know why Mad Lion was so confident that he could deal with this storm.
Mo Tiankong couldn't think of a reason, so he stopped thinking about it. The mercenaries didn't come on Monday. It turned out that they had been in the Antelope Mountain Range all this time. However, if they came back, then they should come today. After all, they had gained a lot, and they didn't buy anything this week.
When the time came, he would ask and find out. As the warriors behind him came to pay, he did not think about this anymore and quickly collected the money.
At noon, after the warriors in the morning finished their transactions, Mo Tiankong went to the backyard to make lunch for himself and Auspicious. When he heard footsteps coming from the shop, Mo Tiankong also walked out.
However, before he left, he asked Auspicious to clean up the dishes. Auspicious was eating happily and nodded casually. As for how to clean up, Mo Tiankong didn't care. As long as the dishes were cleaned up, it was fine.
When Mo Tiankong walked into the hall, he looked up and saw that it was the Mad Lion mercenaries. However, each and every one of them had a ruddy complexion and were in good spirits. Mo Tiankong felt that the rumors were most likely true.
"Store Manager Mo, guess what we found with the Treasure Seeking Compass?" Monkey scurried over and asked.
"It's a Spirit Stone Mine," Mo Tiankong said after putting some distance between himself and Monkey.
"Eh, Store Manager Mo, how did you know?" This time, it was Monkey's turn to be surprised. They came back yesterday and spread the news. Mo Tiankong basically didn't go out, so how did he know?
"I'm afraid that there aren't many people in Sentry Town who don't know about it," Mo Tiankong said speechlessly. There were already warriors talking about it early in the morning, so there weren't many people in Sentry Town who didn't know about it, except for some hidden warriors.
"News spread so quickly? Hey, we really did find a spirit stone mine. We're rich! We're rich!" Monkey exclaimed excitedly.
Mo Tiankong was also a little envious. No matter which world, trade was an inevitable process of development, and the core of it was currency. Money could buy valuable items, and there were only a few priceless items. It was no wonder that Monkey and the other mercenaries were so excited.
A Spirit Stone Mine was equivalent to an ATM, and it could be withdrawn for a long time. Why were the four great clans able to prosper for so long? It was because they had Spirit Stones, which could be used to buy pills and natural treasures. Even if a pig was fed for a long time, its cultivation would still be very high.
Not to mention, the four great clans had multiplied for many years. They had a large population, and they chose to nurture those with good talent. It was equivalent to maintaining a strong period without any gaps.
There was also a hierarchy in this world. The strong were always strong, and the weak were always weak. The stronger one was, the easier it was to obtain resources and rights.
There were stories of grassroots counterattacks, but Mo Tiankong didn't know how likely it was for a top talent to appear among the weak. In any case, it was very small. Moreover, they had to ensure that they didn't fall in the process of improving. This was also a very small probability.
After all, if you offended a disciple of a great clan while fighting for an opportunity in the wilderness, you could call for help if you couldn't beat them. There were elders behind you who were several realms higher than you, so it would be easy for them to beat you.
Mo Tiankong could only admire those who were able to reach the peak in the end. They were truly geniuses amongst geniuses. Luck, opportunity, and talent couldn't be lacking.
"Yes, congratulations." Mo Tiankong sincerely congratulated Long Chen.
Mercenaries were a group of people who licked blood from their blades. It wasn't easy for them to cultivate. They had to exchange their wounds and lives for resources.
Furthermore, Long Chen believed that the majority of the Spirit Stones would end up in the general store, helping Mo Tiankong increase his cultivation.
"But the news spread too quickly. A tall tree attracts the wind." However, Mo Tiankong still gave a timely reminder.
"Hehe, when we discovered the Spirit Stone Mine, we also discovered some natural treasures. Our leader has already broken through to the Martial King realm." This time, Monkey whispered.
Mo Tiankong was a bit dumbfounded. The first time Kuang Shi had come here, he had been a Mid Grade Martial King. That was two months ago. Mo Tiankong had even used the appraisal technique to check his cultivation. His cultivation had risen too quickly.
What kind of natural treasure was this? It could raise his cultivation by so much? Furthermore, his luck was too good. Mo Tiankong felt that he had made a loss by selling the Treasure Seeking Compass. He had only spent twenty thousand Spirit Stones to obtain so much.
The store's Wangzai Little Mantou needed one and a half months to raise a Martial Master's cultivation by one grade. That was already very fast. Furthermore, the Martial King's cultivation was even slower. A natural treasure that could raise one's cultivation by so many grades was definitely not simple.
It was very likely that it was a high-grade natural treasure. Otherwise, it wouldn't be able to raise his cultivation so quickly. Furthermore, natural treasures were different from medicinal pills. They didn't have any side effects. However, they were incomparably rare. For Kuang Shi to raise his cultivation by so much was something rarely seen in a hundred years.
"It's all thanks to the store's Treasure Seeking Compass," Kuang Tie also stepped forward and said.
"Your luck is really good," Mo Tiankong sighed. This was equivalent to winning the lottery. The difficulty was obvious.
At the same time, he also understood the source of Mad Lion's confidence. With a Martial King as a deterrence, the Four Great Clans had no way to deal with him. Although it would be easy to destroy the mercenary group, Kuang Shi had just broken through to the Martial King Realm. He could be considered to be on the same level as Ye Yun. Defeating him would be easy, but killing him would be a bit difficult unless several Martial Kings attacked together.
If they failed to kill the Four Great Clans and annihilated the Four Great Clans' Mercenary Group, they would have a grudge. Martial Emperors would not be able to bear it if they had to kill the Four Great Clans' Mercenary Group every day. They could not go out with a Martial Emperor Realm warrior, could they? Not to mention whether they had the time or not, it was impossible.
If Kuang Shi hadn't broken through to the Martial King Realm, then they could do whatever they wanted. However, now that he had broken through, they could only watch helplessly.
But if Kuang Shi hadn't broken through, then he would have already sealed the news and become rich.
"The reason I released the news this time is to find an opportunity to deal with a few old enemies," continued Kuang Tie.
Mo Tiankong understood. Everyone's focus was different. They had purposely released the news of the spirit stone mine, while Kuang Shi's breakthrough had been sealed. He hadn't even gone out. He looked around the mercenary group, but he didn't see Kuang Shi.
This was purposely digging a hole. They were looking for an excuse to destroy their old enemies. Killing them for no reason wasn't good. Furthermore, once they heard the news of the spirit stone mine, they definitely wouldn't be able to sit still. If they jumped out, they wouldn't be able to survive.
After all, the mercenary group had a few rules. One of them was that they couldn't kill each other. If they were killed for no reason, the mercenary group definitely wouldn't let them off easily. But if they jumped out because of greed, then they would be courting death.
If they died, the mercenary group wouldn't care. After all, if you wanted to steal from them, and you couldn't beat them, then there was nothing to say.
Furthermore, when going on missions and exploring, clashing with other mercenary groups, or competing for opportunities, there would always be a lot of enemies. Mad Lion was the same. He also had a lot of enemies. Taking advantage of the spirit stone mine, and Kuang Shi's cultivation had broken through to the Martial King Realm, he had reached the peak of the Sentry Town. Now that he was back, he naturally wanted to settle the score.
If they dared to jump out this time, then they definitely wouldn't have a good ending. In a situation where the information wasn't equal, this kind of situation was very likely to happen. Mo Tiankong silently mourned for these people.
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