Astartes of the Bear School

Chapter 1528 1500. Hidechiyo

Fujiro opened the sack, and inside was a neat stack of gold and silver coins.

This kind of coin is made into oval pieces, and when it is stacked together, it feels solid and happy to hold in one hand.

But Lan En just glanced at it and stopped paying attention.

"The old priest has accumulated a lot." The demon hunter said calmly, "Distribute it to the villagers. This village needs a major overhaul. You can also take some, Fujiro. As a traveling merchant, you have helped. You deserve it."

"Ahaha, that's what I said."

Fujiro scratched his head embarrassedly.

On the surface, his emotions did not fluctuate much, but his heart had been in turmoil since he saw a bunch of guardian spirits just now!

At this time, seeing Lan En's indifferent attitude towards gold and silver treasures, he was just a little more excited in his heart, but he still smiled on the surface.

As the messenger of Sanwang Gongen, [Divine Monkey], Fujikichiro's own Void Wisdom was not very high at the beginning.

So he found out that he had been possessed by a guardian spirit only after living and working for a long time.

The possession of [Divine Monkey] gave him special abilities, which was also the opportunity for him to come to his senses and find out that he was possessed.

In addition to making him light and healthy, and not being touched by ordinary filth, [Guardian Spirit·Divine Monkey] also made Fujikichiro particularly sensitive to spirit stones.

Basically, as long as he got close, even if there were buildings or other things in between, he could instinctively feel the approximate location of the spirit stone.

Fujikichiro was a traveling merchant, but in fact, unlike his peers who sold everything, he had a main business - the things he mainly purchased and sold were spirit stones.

Spirit stones, essences, and even the philosopher's stone called by the southern barbarians, Fujikichiro knew all the names of this magical golden stone from various places and people.

He is also one of the few people in this era of knowledge monopoly who has a little understanding of the magic of this stone without any family reputation or religious background.

It is precisely because of the guidance of the divine ape that Fujikichiro has relied on his cleverness and flexible mind honed in the market to have a basic understanding of the value of spiritual stones and become a [spiritual stone merchant].

There are also classes among merchants. How could ordinary peddlers know the existence of miracles like spiritual stones? Not to mention knowing where to find such rare goods.

Fujikichiro, who has the divine ape, is equivalent to being a low-level merchant from a poor peasant family, but suddenly has those famous big merchants who may not know and operate business secrets.

With this unique feature, he has already connected with a powerful person in Mino.

At present, he came to the Thirteen Sakura Village because he was attracted by the spiritual stones created by the priest village chief, and wanted to find the source of spiritual stones to supply that powerful person.

Although the spirit stone is a miracle power, it is still worth money to use it directly.

This time, Fujikichiro invited the demon slayer to help the Thirteen Sakura Village. In addition to wanting to help the village, Fujikichiro also had his own plans.

The possession of the guardian spirit, as well as the horizons, confidence and ambitions that were opened up by it, made him unwilling to be just a businessman who could make a lot of money.

In the war era, what is a businessman?

Only by mastering power, land, soldiers, and population, at least you have to become a samurai lord, can you be considered to have "done a career", right?

At this time, Fujikichiro has broadened his horizons, but he still dare not set his goals too high.

But even so, he clearly knows that in this chaotic world where a large number of people may die at any time, his cleverness in the stock market is like a wave in the big waves.

It is indeed unique, but it is also possible that it will be submerged without a trace if you are not careful.

He needed a collaborator, a strong one who could rely on him and be honest with him.

He had already inquired about the demon hunter near the Thirteen Sakura Village. Although many people around him were afraid and taboo, they could not help but exaggerate when describing him.

But he was also born a farmer and traveled far and wide. He was too familiar with the farmers' statements.

Naturally, he could roughly restore the original appearance of the matter from these distorted descriptions.

He could feel that the demon hunter should be a good person.

Unfortunately, before he could get away from the surrounding investigation, the situation in the Thirteen Sakura Village suddenly deteriorated, forcing him to run directly to the demon hunter's solitary life in the wild. He was unlucky not to run into anyone, so he could only leave a letter.

It was for this reason that he was surprised when he saw Lan En, A Xiu, Flannel Ball, and Qilin.

Because according to his investigation, the demon hunter should really live alone.

But the current series of coincidences seem too "coincidental", the time when Lan En appeared, the time when the village was in trouble, and the time when he and A Xiu came back to help.

A smart person like Fujikichiro would no longer think that this was just a coincidence.

He just thought that there was a big flaw in his investigation.

And when Lan En and the others revealed their guardian spirits under resonance, Fujikichiro was even more excited.

This means that he did not find the wrong person! Blessed by gods and Buddhas, this person must be a person of great value in the future and can accomplish great things!

Originally, I thought I could find a good helper to climb up in the troubled times, but now it seems that it is impossible to cling to someone!

Although Fujikichiro is confident and enterprising, if there is a shortcut, he is definitely not a pedantic person and his mind is very flexible.

"Ah, it's really~ rude!"

Fujikichiro suddenly said with great regret.

"I haven't asked for your name yet, Lord Lan En. Oh, please tell me your lifesaver so that I can remember it in my heart and repay you in the future!"

His expression was very sincere, as if he felt regret for mistreating an old friend for many years.

Lan En could see that there was an element of acting in it, but most of the emotions were real.

There are indeed people in this world who can easily mobilize their emotions and empathize with others.

This is a kind of talent.

Therefore, even if Lan En saw that he had an element of acting, he could still feel the sincerity of the emotions.

"Your Excellency is very graceful, you must be from a rich and powerful family! I wonder if you are from the famous Genji or..."

"Lan En." The demon hunter responded in a very normal way.

"Eh?"

Toukichiro asked a Japanese question, but unfortunately, as an old man, he did not look as cute and pretty as Wuming or Axiu.

"Full name." The demon hunter smiled and pointed at himself, "It's Lan En."

"My Excellency, are you Ming, Mingren?!"

Toukichiro was very surprised. He had only seen Lan En coming in from a distance in the village before, and then he didn't join in the fun.

After all, he came to the Thirteen Sakura Village with a clear goal, to work.

So he had no idea about Lan En's identity when he introduced himself.

Now he made up for this surprise.

Kikuchi Sadakichi looked at Fujikichi from the side and showed an even more exaggerated expression than when they heard Lan En's identity before, and couldn't help but feel funny.

After this night, he matured a lot. Before, when Fujikichiro and Lan En talked about things he didn't understand, he just pretended that he didn't exist and didn't interrupt.

No mistakes, one post, one content, one 6, one 9, one book, one bar!

Only then did he laugh out loud.

"Ha, you monkey, you missed the show before. It was lively when he first came."

Apart from the guardian spirit of [Divine Ape] that ordinary people can't see, Fujikichiro himself is indeed a bit wretched, like a monkey if you don't know him deeply and only look at his appearance.

People often call him with such a nickname, but Fujikichiro can tell whether the emotion is sarcastic or teasing after getting familiar with him.

But this is not the time to pay attention to these things.

Fujikichiro turned his attention to the unconscious A Xiu: "Then this one, is it also.?"

"No, she is a local." Lan En explained, and by the way, he wanted to introduce A Xiu's name to Fujikichiro.

But when the words came to his lips, the name "A Xiu" seemed a little informal, and when the other party stated his name, there was only one word "Xiu".

After thinking for a while, Lan En continued fluently.

"Her name is Xiu Chiyo. If we can be friends, just call her Xiu."

"Xiu Chiyo? Got it."

Fujikichiro nodded in understanding.

Chiyo, this is a common name suffix for noble women. So it is indeed a wealthy family, right? But why would a noble lady from a wealthy family become a demon hunter in the countryside?

In just a short period of time, Fujikichiro's knowledge far exceeded that of most people of his time, and he came up with a plot outline in his mind that was intertwined with family infighting, blood conspiracy, exile, learning skills to make a living, and other elements.

Just as Fujikichiro was imagining a tragic conspiracy drama, Lan En, who was sitting against the wall and relaxing, suddenly turned his head and seemed to look in the direction of the wall of the wooden house.

But after a moment, he turned his head again.

Until then, the people in Shisanzakura Village gradually heard the sound of horse hooves coming from far away!

"Boom boom!"

The sound of horse hooves was as deep as thunder.

It came from the east of the village with the dawn.

After a night of shock, the villagers were like frightened birds, startled by the heavy and solemn sound of horse hooves, and the noise that had been calmed down rose again.

Even Kikuchi Sadakichi, who was sitting against the other wall in the house, was suspicious.

"Sir?"

Fujikichiro looked at Lan En in a low voice and cast a questioning look at him.

The demon hunter stood up and walked outside.

As he walked, he spoke without looking back.

"It's nothing serious. He should be someone I know. Comfort the villagers. Please, Fujikichiro."

Subconsciously, Fujikichiro, who was still a traveling merchant at this time, immediately straightened his body: "I understand!"

After Lan En walked out of the house, the uneasy noise suddenly decreased as he showed his figure, until there was no noise at all.

But every villager looked at this tall and handsome man who seemed to be glowing in the rising sun with hopeful eyes.

In fact, Lan En didn't use Fujikichiro to comfort the villagers.

He just smiled and looked around after coming out of the door. Just like the breeze blowing away the haze, every villager felt that his heart was much lighter.

Even smiled as a response to Lan En.

The demon hunter turned and walked out of the village.

And Fujikichiro ran out of the house immediately, wanting to show his affinity and social skills.

But after he showed off his skills, he was shocked to find that he seemed to have no work to do.