My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 264 Windfall
Pfft!
A large tree, as thick as five or six people could hug, fell straight to the ground.

An elderly man with gray hair and a hunched back came to the big tree.

His body trembled as if a gust of wind could blow him over.

The old man bent down slightly and squatted.

puff!
The old man plunged his right hand into the tree trunk.

The sturdy tree, which has grown for hundreds of years, is as soft as tofu.

Then, with a casual gesture, he raised one hand above his head and dragged it eastward.

Five hundred meters to the east, a pile of wood had been stacked into a small mountain.

The old man came to the woodpile and casually tossed a huge log, seven or eight meters long, along with its massive canopy, into the five-meter-high log mountain, where it was neatly stacked on top.

Ignoring the man carrying a door panel guillotine to trim the tree crowns, the old man, hunched over, shakily walked towards another fallen tree.

Gee...

Chen Mu shook his head.

I judged people by their appearance again.

In a past life, if a driver were to hit such a frail and elderly person while driving, the driver would be devastated, because the person would be finished.

However, if the elderly person encountered is from the Lower House of Kee Long Road, the driver will also be in a panic, because it could easily lead to a fatal accident.

The car owner is dead!
Chen Mu has been with the pioneering team for nearly a month.

He gripped the large, door-shaped guillotine blade in his right hand and casually chopped at the tree roots.

laugh!
The tree trunk, which was a full meter in diameter, was easily cut down.

"Why don't you join the hunting team?" Old Hao casually stabbed his broadsword into the ground and took out a pipe from his back and lit it.

"I wanted to too. But unfortunately, I wasn't good enough. I wasn't selected." Chen Mu said with a regretful expression.

"Then why didn't you give the team leader a gift?" Old Hao asked, looking at him with a disappointed expression.

Why would I give him a gift when we have no grudge against each other?

"I spent all my money on secret techniques, I'm broke." Chen Mu sighed, pretending to be poor.

"It's better if you can't go. With your current strength, it's still somewhat dangerous," Old Hao comforted him.

“I also think it’s dangerous.” Chen Mu nodded in agreement.

Even the leader had only sensed the realm of spiritual light.

What if we provoke a powerful beast and can't control it? Wouldn't that be very dangerous?

"In the deep mountains and forests, there are many and powerful strange beasts. Just a couple of days ago, one of them broke through the encirclement, killing and injuring more than ten people." Old Hao knocked away the ashes from his cigarette and sighed.

"Although we don't earn much here, at least it's safe and stable."

Chen Mu nodded.

Unfortunately, while things are stable, it's impossible to properly gain experience.

With so many people and so many eyes on the land, the pioneering team felt uncomfortable doing anything.

……

The night sky was filled with stars.

At the forefront of the pioneering team.

In the dense forest, in an area the size of a basketball court, all the vegetation had been cut down and cleared.

Five or six bonfires burned around the open space.

Around each bonfire, five or six people would rest and eat.

In the middle of the open space, Wu Lie sat alone in front of the campfire.

A short while later, two burly men emerged from the dense forest and came to the opposite side of Wu Lieguo.

"Is Mo Wuzhou really behind Shang Huan?" Wu Lie frowned slightly.

“It shouldn’t be,” said the burly man on the left.

“I followed him for a month, and he never returned to Pengyue Mountain.”

"If Mo Wuzhou is the mastermind, wouldn't Shang Huan go and give him money?"

"Trying to intimidate others," Wu Lie said, narrowing his eyes.

The burly man on the right had his eyes shining: "One piece of white jade is worth thirty plates. Each person should use at least one plate per day."

"There are thousands of people pioneering the land. If each of them buys one... ugh!"

"Boss, let's rob him!" The burly man on the left said, his eyes gleaming.

"What are you robbing?!" Wu Lie shouted sternly.

The two burly men were taken aback, wondering why their leader was angry.

Wu Lie looked at the two of them with dissatisfaction: "Shang Huan is using Mo Wuzhou's name to his advantage because he's afraid no one will support him and he'll attract unwanted attention."

"He lives in constant fear because of this, how pitiful!"

"You guys are even thinking of robbing him! Really..."

“We have to help him!” Wu Lie said decisively. The two burly men were speechless.

"As members of the Inspection Bureau, we should maintain order in the Lower Academy and allow the disciples there to live in peace."

"He doesn't have any powerful backers, does he? Let's go and be his protectors!" Wu Lie said boldly, waving his hand.

“Even if we’re not qualified, I can still go to Steward Zhang,” Wu Lie said seriously.

“Our former superior, Lin Sulin, was once a close friend of Zhang, so I can still say a few words to him,” Wu Lie carefully considered.

"We helped deter the scoundrels. We fulfilled our duty and put his mind at ease, a win-win situation!" Wu Lie said with a satisfied smile.

"You've helped us so much, it's not unreasonable for us to take a small share of the profits, is it?"

The two burly men immediately broke into smiles.

"Not at all excessive!"

"Excessive? This should be called perfectly legitimate!"

Wu Lie then sighed, "His business has expanded too much, and there are quite a few people who are envious. The pressure we feel in helping him is actually quite great."

"Taking 90% of his profits isn't too much, is it?"

"Not much! Not at all!" The two burly men couldn't help but burst into laughter.

……

"What is this?" By the campfire, Chen Mu took a black pottery jar from Shang Huan.

"It's quite heavy." The heaviness in his hand surprised Chen Mu.

"Profits from the insect repellent incense." Shang Huan's face was beaming.

"So many?!" Chen Mu stared in shock at the jar full of white jade coins.

There must be at least four or five hundred of them!

"You don't understand, do you? These are the consumables that you use every day, and that's where the real money is!" Shang Huan said smugly.

"Won't there be any trouble?" Chen Mu felt a chill run down his spine.

Such a large sum of money, what if someone gets jealous...?

"Who dares to cause trouble for Senior Brother Mo?" Shang Huan raised an eyebrow and chuckled.

What does that mean? Chen Mu was confused.

"I've set aside 20% of the profits for Senior Brother Mo. I'll send it to him in a few days."

Chen Mu suddenly realized. They were using someone else's name to intimidate him, using a big name to intimidate him.

With Mo Wuzhou's cultivation level of Breaking Illusion, his status as a disciple of the Upper Academy Elder, and his close relationship with Young Supervisor Liang Yi, he was able to achieve great success.

There were very few people in the lower house who dared to mess with him.

"What if Senior Brother Mo causes you trouble?" Chen Mu narrowed his eyes.

Shang Huan acted first and reported later; it's hard to guarantee that Mo Wuzhou didn't have ulterior motives.

After all, money can be very tempting!
"Senior Brother Mo is a man of honor. He would never cause me any trouble," Shang Huan said casually.

A person who values ​​relationships?
"I trust Senior Brother Mo." Chen Mu calmly handed the pottery jar to Shang Huan.

"But what if Senior Brother Mo happens to be short of money?" Chen Mu subtly hinted.

If Mo Wuzhou truly wanted more profit, Shang Huan simply couldn't refuse.

"If Senior Brother Mo is really short of money, I'll give it to him. Don't worry, I still have some savings." Shang Huan smiled and pushed the pottery jar back.

"Paying out of your own pocket? So generous?" Chen Mu raised an eyebrow.

It seems this fat man has considered the worst-case scenario.

"After all, it's your prescription. Even if something goes wrong, we can't let you not make any money at all, can we?" Shang Huan shrugged.

Chen Mu glanced at the fat man and said, "If that's the case, won't you have worked for nothing?"

"You can make money anytime," Shang Huan said nonchalantly.

"Besides, things aren't as pessimistic as you think." He suddenly chuckled, looking smug, like a cat that had just stolen some fish.

Do you know who made the insect repellent incense for me?

Are these people special?
"On the surface, they are just ordinary disciples of the lower temple."

"But they are all old acquaintances of Senior Brother Mo!"

"The closer someone is to Senior Brother Mo, the more money I'll give them."

"If Senior Brother Mo knew about this situation, do you think he would still be willing to swallow his pride and seize it by force?" Shang Huan whispered to Chen Mu with a sly look on his face.

Chen Mu looked at Shang Huan with a complicated expression.

Using someone else's reputation to intimidate people into doing business.

They even dragged their relatives and friends onto the same pirate ship.

Aren't you afraid Mo Wuzhou will beat you to death?!

(End of this chapter)