Let's suffer a little longer, fellow Blue Star folks.

Yu Shui immediately stood up and looked around.

Although the trees here are sparse, the shrubs are still lush, and some weeds have grown to a height of nearly one meter because no one has trimmed them.

But it is precisely because the weeds are too dense that the traces of sharp weapons are very obvious.

"There should be more bodies around here. Let's search separately."

The five people slowly dispersed.

Because they were all connected to the team voice chat, they didn't have to worry about anyone being ambushed and killed silently.

Soon, they found eight more bodies around, plus the previous two, a total of ten people.

The causes of death of these ten people were similar. Although the locations of the fatal wounds were slightly different, they all died from sharp weapons, either piercing or chopping.

The biggest thing they had in common was that their heads were chopped off and taken away.

And judging from the damage to the bodies, unless the heads that were taken away had other scars, it can be simply concluded that these dead people were killed instantly.

I guess he died very energetically, falling asleep within a second.

"There are no signs of attribute attacks. It must have been done by a Yellow Rank person."

Yu Shui also paid special attention to the situation nearby and found no signs of abnormal phenomena such as fire, lightning strikes, or rock piercings.

Moreover, judging from the attire of the ten dead people, they were all wearing simple and somewhat worn clothes, some bone ornaments on their bodies, and several of them had black marks similar to tattoos on their bodies.

He doesn't look like a good citizen.

Yu Shui immediately smelled the scent of a hidden mission.

"Brother Shui, should we chase after him?"

Fat Tiger is already eager to try.

As an old player, he also found the matter strange.

The strangeness in the game means that there must be something hidden behind this matter.

It’s probably good stuff!

"Where to chase?" Yu Shui said with a wry smile.

He also wanted to catch up with these murderers to see whether they were friendly forces or hostile forces.

But the problem now is that he doesn't know which direction these NPCs are going.

How to pursue this?

"Forehead……"

Fat Tiger blinked and pointed tentatively to the north.

"Go to the north?"

……

At this time, less than five kilometers away from Yu Shui and others, three people carrying huge backpacks were running rapidly towards the southeast.

"Are you sure those people are the Blackbeard Army?"

At the end of the group was a young man with messy curly hair and a beard that looked like it hadn't been trimmed for some time, but the backpack on his back looked very clean.

"I am sure."

Just two steps in front of him was a girl of about his age, speaking in a very firm tone.

Perhaps for the convenience of traveling, she had short hair that only reached her earlobes and her clothes were very smart.

"The characteristics of the Blackbeard Army are very obvious."

The short-haired girl looked back, then ran quickly while explaining with some breathlessness:

"They were organized into teams of ten and battalions of a hundred. Within each team, there would be several slaves who performed odd jobs. These slaves would have the Blackbeard Army's insignia engraved on their bodies."

"I saw the sign just now when I was searching those people for their belongings."

The curly-haired boy nodded, and looked past the short-haired girl at the middle-aged man in front of the team.

"Uncle Wang, what should we do now? Should we still go to Jiaoqiu?"

"I won't go now."

Uncle Wang's voice came from the front. Although they were running quickly, his voice was still clearly heard by everyone behind him.

"Let's go to Yunshan first. There are often patrols by the Yunhe Army here, and the Black Hu Army dare not approach easily."

Although when the 'monthly rent' is not enough, the rebels may choose to invade the borders of certain villages and towns.

But most of the time, the rebels would take a detour when they saw the army in a normal gathering place.

"But we can't run into Yun Hejun either."

The curly-haired boy said immediately.

The reason they chose to advance along the border of Yunhe Town was because the goods they carried were contraband that was expressly prohibited by Yunhe Town.

If they were caught by the Yunhe Army, not only would their goods be confiscated, but their lives might also be in danger.

Chapter 154: Money is more important than your life?

As we all know, border defense cannot rely solely on patrolling soldiers.

Especially in this world of extraordinary power, a high-level demon or Xuan-level cultivator has a way to bypass these patrols.

Therefore, most towns still implement the strategy of stronghold defense. As for the border lines divided by terrain, they are mainly used to block large-scale enemy attacks.

Of course, in other places, the Yunhe Army has more than one patrol force, and the frequency of patrols is much higher.

But after all, the valley is now handed over to Tang Yi and his men, and the Yunhe Army has also established a stronghold here.

And Tang Yi and his team also have people patrolling in the valley.

If they deploy a large number of troops here, wouldn’t that be a waste of manpower and resources?

"Uncle Wang, are we going there now?"

The curly-haired boy squatted behind a cluster of bushes, constantly looking around at the surrounding environment, while quietly moving forward and looking at the middle-aged man in front of him and asked.

"No hurries."

When the middle-aged man saw the curly-haired boy approaching, his face immediately darkened.

"Look at Xiaoxin, she is much more stable than you."

When the curly-haired boy heard this, he subconsciously glanced at the short-haired girl not far away.

She was sitting not far away, with her large backpack at her side, blocking his and Uncle Wang's view, making it impossible for them to see her movements and expressions.

"I think she's probably reading a book secretly." The curly-haired boy curled his lips and muttered softly.

This is not aimless. Xiaoxin's full name is Fang Xin. In addition to the goods they are going to sell, there are always a few books in her backpack.

Moreover, she would often take a break from her busy schedule and secretly take out the book to read when Uncle Wang wasn't paying attention. The curly-haired man had seen it several times.

"At least she can be patient." The middle-aged man added.

Ah? ?

The curly-haired boy's eyes widened instantly, and then he immediately turned to look at the middle-aged man.

Such double standards?

"Let's go up the mountain after it's completely dark." Uncle Wang said without turning his head, looking at a mountain road on the mountain.

No matter what era or place, defenses are the weakest at night.

And even if you are discovered, it is easier to escape at night than in the daytime.

"What's on the other side of this mountain? Yunhe Town?"

The curly-haired boy continued to ask in a low voice.

"Pfft..."

A light laugh was heard nearby. Although the sound was not loud, it was loud enough for the curly-haired boy and Uncle Wang to hear clearly in the current environment.

The two of them immediately turned around and saw that it was Fang Xin who had approached them with her big backpack.

"Yunhe Town is still dozens of kilometers away from here."

Fang Xin said with a smile, then she cautiously stretched out her hand and pointed to the mountains in front.

"Beyond this mountain, there's a valley."

"I've read about this valley in a book. It's so far from towns and villages that it's rarely visited by people. So as long as we can avoid the patrolling Yunhe Army, we can rest in it for a while."

"We can even move along the south side of this mountain. Once we're out of the valley, we can find a chance to escape beyond the borders of Yunhe Town."

"We have to cross the border again..."

The curly-haired boy sighed softly.

He has always been very careful about his life. This time, Uncle Wang suggested going through the demon-occupied area and then going all the way to Jiaoqiu, but he had opposed it many times.

However, this batch of goods did need to be sold in a hurry, and it was not easy to encounter high-level monsters along the border of the three towns. In addition, Fang Xin was more familiar with this area, so he agreed reluctantly.

Unexpectedly, after just a short rest in the wild, they were run into by the Black Beard Army who appeared out of nowhere.

You know, outside the three towns of Yunhe, the Black Beard Army is a powerful force.

It is said that they have tens of thousands of soldiers and horses under their command, as well as several Xuan-level masters, and have close contacts with a great demon.

Even in the past few years, when General Yunhe personally led the army to encircle and suppress the Black Hu Army, he only killed one leader of the Black Hu Army and captured no more than a thousand people.

"If all else fails, we can just abandon the goods and go back through Yunhe Town."

The curly-haired boy suggested tentatively in a low voice.

Anyway, the only thing that prevented them from entering the three towns was the goods on their backs. If they threw away the goods, they would become normal refugees on the spot.

"no!"

When Fang Xin heard this, her voice became a little louder.

"We'll make a ton of money if we sell all these goods! We can't throw them away!"

"Money is more important than your life?!"

"Correct!"

"Everyone, be quiet."

Uncle Wang gave each of them a blow on the head, and the two of them immediately held their heads and started grimacing.

"Get your things and get ready to go."

……

At this time, outside the gas stone mine.

Alps and Sun Ya have reached a preliminary cooperation agreement.

First of all, the income from the gas stone mine was discussed many times, and it was finally decided that the two sides would share it 70% and 30% respectively, with 70% going to Yunhe Army and 30% going to the gathering place.

Secondly, in terms of defense, the gathering place sent 50 people and the Yunhe Army sent 150 people. Both sides jointly ensured the safety of the area around the gas mine.

Finally, there is the specific mining plan for the gas stone mine.

With Alps' strenuous efforts, Yun Hejun agreed to hand over the design and planning of the gathering place.

However, after the plan is given, both parties need to negotiate together. If the plan is finally felt to be unsatisfactory, it will be handed over to Yun Hejun for redesign.

As for the equipment and materials needed for plan formulation, Yun Hejun will also provide them.

If there are any mining equipment that needs to be manufactured in the future according to the plan, the gathering place can provide the drawings, and then the machinery factory in Yunhe Town will be responsible for its implementation.

Regarding this, Alps said that they can provide drawings, but their people will need to go to the factory in person to supervise the manufacturing.

As for the miners of the gas stone mine, they finally decided to use people from Fangjia Village first.

However, a certain proportion of villagers can be gradually replaced with captured rebels.

"Um……"

"Actually, I think it would be better to just move the ancestral tombs of Fangjia Village."