Bright!

Does he want a large number of people from the Red Moon Temple to die in Zion? What a crude idea!

Lorna turned her head and glanced at Zhou Di, and found that Zhou Di was also looking at her.

Although neither side said it, it was obvious that they had discovered this suspicion. Was it to trigger a war?

No, as far as the current environment of the four major city-states is concerned, as long as the Dark Age does not end, and the dark spawning monsters and the black tide do not end, there will be no war among the four major city-states.

This is the tone and main theme, which cannot be changed by individuals.

This Wang Xi just hopes that the Red Moon Temple will send more people to intervene, investigate, or just to target someone?

When the two of them were deep in thought because of Wang Xi's words, Gu Beichen also lowered his head, his eyes twinkling.

"Political struggle, a proper political struggle, this Wang Xi just wants Xu Le's backer to die... Luo Na and Zhou Di can't see it, right?

It's not surprising, they are just common people and have never experienced the disputes between the upper class nobles. How can they see as far as I can. "

Gu Beichen pouted and shook his head.

In fact, what he said is true. Although he sometimes looks a little stupid, he is definitely several times more sensitive to things like political struggle than the people around him.

In Beacon, such political struggles are commonplace. When he was a child, he had seen the infighting between his own father and his second uncle.

Regarding the current situation, Gu Beichen could only say that he saw through it at a glance.

When Wang Xi saw that several people were silent, he seemed to feel that he was indeed a little more anxious just now, so he added two more sentences:

"Okay, I'm a little too impatient. I'm afraid that after what happened today, your mood and state will be ups and downs. So, you guys should rest first and talk about other things in a few days."

Seeing that Wang Xi was about to leave, Gu Beichen suddenly said:

"Hey, wait a minute."

When Wang Xi saw Gu Beichen stopping him, he turned his head slightly doubtfully:

"This...oh, does Warlock Gu Beichen have anything else to do?"

"There is really something going on. You knew about our attack before, right?"

"Yeah, I know."

When Gu Beichen saw Wang Xi nodding, he felt more confident:

"I also have something to say. Warlocks consume a lot of money. In order to complete this mission, I won't talk about moon stones and so on. I just used a hundred grams.

In addition, I also used two escape curse scrolls and destroyed an ancient Yinduo relic. This...will you reimburse it? "

Will it be reimbursed?

Wang Xi wanted to deny it, but when he saw the hopeful looks in the eyes of Luo Na, Zhou Di, and Noi, he couldn't say such a negative word.

Now is not the time for a stalemate, and they will have to maintain a stable relationship and contact for a long time to come.

Induction is not easy to succeed, this is something that has been repeatedly warned.

Don’t give up on this important plan because of a little money.

"Everyone..."

"I think what Warlock Gu Beichen said is very pertinent." Zhou Di was the first to express his stance.

Nonsense, no warlock doesn't need money, training, techniques, and taboo research all cost money.

"Yeah, it hits the nail on the head." Noi also nodded.

"Correct, objective, and reasonable." Lorna nodded again and again. She had now confirmed one thing.

Gu Beichen was definitely not as stupid as she initially expected. Is it something that ordinary people would think of directly asking Zion for reimbursement?

After hearing the three people's answers, although Wang Xi's mouth twitched, he still said bravely:

"Then how much do you want to reimburse?"

When it comes to numbers, this is Gu Beichen's area of ​​expertise.

"You also know the price of the moonstone, and I... I won't cheat you. Since we want to continue to cooperate, just quote me 28,000. It's a discount. Don't bargain or hurt your feelings. "

"I don't need that much, just give me 20,000."

"I have fifteen thousand."

"I'll give it ten thousand." Lorna was probably the least promising one, because she had never done anything similar.

The Red Moon Temple is not interested in reimbursement, but they all feel that if it can really be reimbursed, it would be a very happy thing...

No one would be happy if tens of thousands of dollars were spent out of nowhere.

Wang Xi is an airship trading businessman, not an airship philanthropist.

What's more, the money is not a small amount...

"Okay, I'll have the money delivered as soon as possible. Everyone, please have a good rest."

Wang Xi left, and Noi, who had always been greedy for money, immediately became excited. Originally, she looked down on Gu Beichen, but Gu Beichen made them make a fortune inexplicably, which immediately changed her perception.

"You don't look like much, but you're actually good at making money. Not bad!"

Make money? Isn’t reimbursement a basic operation in Lighthouse?

However, the Red Moon Temple has never heard of such an operation. Gu Beichen doesn't like coquettish women like Noi very much. He likes pure ones...

"Who are you? Do we know each other well? What were you doing when I took action before?"

Facing Gu Beichen's questioning, Zhou Di and Noi also frowned slightly.

Judging from what they had observed before, Gu Beichen did take action, and even had a fight with Ai Li, which seemed quite fierce.

However, the battle was short, and both Zhou Di and Noi thought Gu Beichen was dead.

I didn’t expect that he could survive and be alive and well. When asked about what happened before, Noi waved his hand:

"We have no obligation to tell you what we are doing. Considering the situation at that time, even if we join the battlefield, it will not help.

As a warlock, don't be so impulsive when speaking or doing things. Cultivation and conversation are also very important. After all, you represent the Red Moon Temple. "

Noi was about to point at Gu Beichen, but Gu Beichen immediately moved Noi's finger away.

“I don’t have the rest and conversation of a warlock, but I am very good at spitting.

he~tui…”

Gu Beichen spat on Noi's shoes.

For people like Noi and Zhou Di who escape from the battlefield, even if they are young men, they are extremely contemptuous.

He was being polite by not spitting in Noi's face.

"You..." Noi was very angry, but Zhou Di behind her still held her back.

"There is no need for us to have a meaningless quarrel here. After all, we all got something unexpected, didn't we?"

Zhou Di raised an ancient Yinduo card and then placed it in the air to burn.

Lorna calmly took a step forward, flicked her fingers, and extinguished the burning card.

"Gu Beichen and I are just newcomers, and Warlock Zhou Di is a senior member of Xiao. Isn't it a good idea to embarrass us two newcomers like this?"

Zhou Di looked at the cards that had fallen to the ground, his eyes gradually becoming more solemn.

"That makes sense. Let's go back and rest first. You two can do your own thing."

After Zhou Di left with Noi, Lorna waved her hands disdainfully:

"A couple of dogs and men."

Gu Beichen looked at Luo Na from behind, with suspicion in his eyes:

"Are those two people afraid of Lorna?"

Just when several warlocks were going back to rest, far outside Wang Xi Manor, Xu Le lowered his hood and turned to leave.

The attackers and thieves were the same gang, maybe not from the same department, but they came from the same place.

From this point of view, the other party's purpose is quite pure.

Li Wen!

However, although the sorceress named Ashima did not discover the real core secret, she met Yama, which is also a hidden danger.

"I wonder if Gu Beichen knows Ashima. It would be great if I could influence her."

After briefly sorting out his thoughts, Xu Le left the manor.

…

the next day.

In the Zion Progressive Building, Xu Le and his team escorted the surviving warlock Zhang Pei and handed him over to Secretary Liu.

Xu Le is not good at interrogating this kind of thing, so leave it to Li Wen.

He came today to ask for money.

Arriving at Li Wen's office, Xu Le walked directly in, but Ai Li Wangshu and the others stopped at the door.

No one spoke along the way. At this time, everyone stopped at the door of the office and became even quieter. The silence had a different flavor, like the calm before the storm.

After all, neither Li Wen nor Xu Le could allow the personnel of Guangming Soap Factory to be attacked and thieves to enter the factory site.

Compared to the chill outside the door, the situation in Li Wen's office was much milder.

Li Wen was watering the flowers, and Xu Le was sitting on the sofa eating melon seeds.

"Uncle Li, they are targeting you, aren't you worried?"

"Is it useful to be anxious? I only have so much money, not many people, and the position will most likely not change in the future. So, why are you anxious?"

Li Wen seemed to be in good spirits today, at least on the surface. Xu Le felt that he really wasn't in a hurry.

"They are trying to show my face. Not only do they send people to kill me, they also want to steal information from the factory. This is a typical slap in the face. Uncle Li, don't you want to lose face?"

Li Wen turned his head and glanced at Xu Le. Xu Le's way of speaking was just like that of a kid on the street.

Not to mention that there are no practical problems that can be solved, Gong Huo has a lot of skills.

"Be careful what you say in the future, don't act like a little loser."

"Oh!" Xu Le lowered his head honestly.

Seeing Xu Le lower his head, Li Wen took out the scissors and started pruning his potted plants.

"I especially like to associate with smart people, because there is no need to consider their dignity."

"Don't smart people have dignity?"

"No, the dignity of smart people is not about verbal victory or defeat. Smart people pay more attention to their own growth and profits, and always keep an open mind.

Not to defend face, not to try every means to prove that I am right, and not to argue with stupid people. "

"I think what you said is wrong, Uncle Li."

"you are right."

Xu Le:......

"We are at a loss in this crucial matter. Why don't we do some counterattack?"

Originally, Xu Le thought that according to Li Wen's character and ideas, there would definitely be a counterattack, and then he would engage in a series of fierce political struggles, games, and then kill his opponents!

But this time Li Wen seemed a little weak and depressed.

"It can't be done anymore."

"What do you mean?"

"I have no money anymore." Li Wen said easily.

"Ah?" Xu Le suddenly felt something was wrong. What is the most important thing in the implementation of the furnace plan?

Creative ideas are important, and talent building is also important, but the most critical thing is money and power.

Money and power = land, manpower, material resources, resources.

If it weren't for the Zion Progressives and Li Wen's support, how could a humble guy like Xu Le dare to think about a plan like the melting pot?

In the past, he was not even promising enough to design a furnace as small as 3 meters by 5 meters, so that he was laughed at by those researchers.

It is even less possible to crack down on pornography and illegal activities in the name of Zion's progressives, and finally forcibly acquire land and build factories like today.

It takes a lot of money and a lot of power to do these things.

It can be said that the foundation of all this is Li Wen.

If Li Wen stopped playing, everything they had done before would be in vain in an instant.

Because Li Wen is the pillar and cornerstone of the furnace.

"Uncle Li doesn't want to do it?"

"What the hell are you talking about?"

boom!

Li Wen smashed the cup on Xu Le's head.

"Didn't you say you have no money? How can you play without money?" Xu Le said, rubbing his head in dissatisfaction.

This time Li Wen didn't refute, he just held the teapot and sat down next to Xu Le, crossed his legs and grabbed a handful of melon seeds in front of Xu Le.

He doesn't look like a big shot in Zion at all. Instead, he looks a bit like a village tyrant who Xu Le can't compete with.

"No money, really no money."

"Um...Uncle Li, are you okay?" Xu Le asked worriedly.

"Fortunately, I just have no money and am a little hesitant to give up this plan." Li Wen answered truthfully.

"No, Uncle Li, it would be embarrassing to give up at the beginning, but if things have already started, wouldn't it be more embarrassing to give up in the middle than to give up at the beginning? After all, we have lost so much money."

Xu Le poked his finger and said embarrassedly.

"You should only talk about your fallacies to other people, not to me."

"Aren't I afraid that you will give up...Why would Uncle Li suddenly want to give up?"

Li Wen leaned his body on the sofa. It could be seen that he was very relaxed at this moment, and he was in an unprecedented state of joy.

"The pressure is a bit high, and there aren't many people with whom I can communicate. It's scary to not have anyone's recognition."

"There is a problem with this. I quite approve of Uncle Li. I think you are a very charming old...teacher."

"It feels good to be obedient. If you can speak, just speak more."

Xu Le nodded, he was good at talking about chicken soup.

"I think, since you have worked hard, the ending will always be good. If it is not good, then it is not the end yet."

Hearing what Xu Le said, Li Wen suddenly raised his hand, as if these words touched some of his thoughts:

"Is the ending necessarily good?"

"Yes, the ending must be good."

"But now no one in Zion supports me anymore. I spent too much money and resources on the melting pot plan. I almost emptied the Zion Progressive Logistics Department and I really have no money."

Hearing Li Wen's explanation, Xu Le was startled. He imagined the pressure Li Wen was carrying.

It has overdrawn a lot of resources, money, manpower and material resources, and also supported a project that has no hope so far.

Even if Li Wen has strong connections and abilities, it is inevitable that he will be questioned.

The biggest pressure should come from the Zion Council.

"Why didn't Uncle Li tell me before?"

"Telling you? Is it useful?"

Xu Le wanted to refute, but after thinking about it carefully, he admitted:

"It seems useless, but if Uncle Li tells us that the financial pressure is great, we can reduce some unnecessary expenses."

Although it is not honorable to cut corners, as a person with past life experience.

This kind of thing actually happens every day, and Xu Le is used to it.

And cutting corners to a certain extent can indeed save costs. Cutting corners here is not for corruption.

However, Li Wen waved his hand directly:

"No need, the lack of money cannot be solved by the little you save. Since we are going to do the furnace plan, we must make the best of this plan.

After all, it is called Zion’s reform plan. I decided to support the operation of this project, and I will naturally handle the funding. "

When Li Wen said this, he seemed to have regained his previous domineering attitude.

"Is it because of pressure from the parliament?"

"I haven't seen the real thing, it's completely confidential, and no product has been leaked. The next black wave is already coming soon. It is almost inevitable that the parliament will be anxious. I need some motivation."

Li Wen lit a cigarette for himself and let himself fall into the smoke.

Hearing what he said, Xu Le understood what it meant.

Li Wen wanted to see some products.

Products of the furnace.

Real energy.

"Does Uncle Li want some results that can convince the parliament?"

Xu Le looked at Li Wen seriously. This time, his eyes did not dodge or give in. It was like a real negotiation confrontation.

Li Wen also narrowed his eyes:

"Yes, I need some results that can convince the parliament, but if you feel that letting members of the parliament know about this matter is risky and cannot provide results, I will still find ways to support you. What do you think?"

Xu Le also nodded in response to the two-sided answer.

The risk of the council knowing... is indeed there, but Xu Le feels that at this time he should step forward to share some of the pressure on Li Wen.

If Li Wen fails, it won't just be a matter of losing a backer.

You may even need to run away.

After finally getting to where he is now, Xu Le doesn't want to run away again. That's not a good choice.

"Don't worry, Uncle Li, I will give you a result in just these few days. In fact, we are only a little bit away from the result."

Hearing Xu Le say this, Li Wen also breathed a sigh of relief.

"Very good, you have never let me down. If you need anything, please tell me why you are here."

Finally coming to the key point, Xu Le came to ask for money.

Who knew that Li Wen directly said that he had no money, which made Xu Le panic for a while.

"Uncle Li, I need a moon stone as basic fuel and basic energy."

Hearing Xu Le ask for the moon stone, Li Wen breathed a sigh of relief again.

Fortunately, it doesn’t require money. Although things like moon stones are expensive, there are still many progressive people in Zion.

"How much do you want?"

"It looks like 200 pounds."

Li Wen nodded, but his movements suddenly stagnated, and then he turned to look at Xu Le. As expected, Xu Le made that shy move of lowering his head again.

"200...jin? Huh?"

"Yeah!" Xu Le nodded again.

Li Wen took a deep breath, resisted the idea of ​​smashing the teapot on Xu Le's head, and asked:

"Why do you need so many?"

"Because the core of the furnace needs enough energy to start up for the first time and stabilize the core source. After starting, fuel can be used to replenish energy, but moonstone is needed for the first start-up and stability."

Xu Le gave a rough explanation. There were elements of deception, but most of the words were true.

The main reason why he needed a large piece of moon stone was because he was afraid that the tree of soul he had separated from would die.

That would have a huge impact on himself.

There couldn't be any mistakes in this matter, so he asked for a bigger moon stone.

But Xu Le feels that 200 kilograms of moonstone is not a lot, right? Does such a big Zion progressive not even have 200 kilograms of moon stones?

"Xu Le, do you know it's 200 kilograms of moonstone?" Li Wen asked again.

"Yes, it's 200 pounds, I'm not mistaken."

Li Wen nodded again, clenched his fists and stared at Xu Le. Xu Le was a little scared by his look, but he still said stubbornly:

"This is the final step."

"I understand, I'll ask Secretary Liu to prepare."

Xu Le was originally prepared to be hit on the head by the tea vat, but he didn't expect Li Wen to agree directly, which surprised him.

"Uncle Li..."

"Talk if you have something to say, and let it go if you have something to say." It was obvious that Li Wen was not as relaxed as before.

"Um, I have another question. Wang Xi hired an owl from the Red Moon Temple. How should we deal with this kind of thing?"

Li Wen did not answer this question, but directly issued an eviction order:

"You go back first."

"Ah?" Doesn't Wang Xi's matter need to be dealt with? The warlocks in the Red Moon Temple are also in trouble.

"I understand, shall I leave first?"

Xu Le pointed to the door and Li Wen nodded.

Just as Xu Le was about to walk out, Li Wen suddenly said:

"Hey, by the way, Xu Le."

"What's the matter, Uncle Li?"

After Li Wen pondered for a while, he slowly said:

"You said the furnace can burn weird things, but can it burn other creatures?"

Xu Le was slightly shocked. Did the other creatures refer to humans? Li Wen’s idea is...

Then he nodded:

"can."

"Okay, go ahead."

"I know, Uncle Li."

…

After leaving Zion Progressive, Secretary Liu was ordered to return to Guangming Soap Factory with Xu Le and the others with a 200-pound moon stone.

Then, Alley personally moved the moonstone to the core of the furnace.

There are not many people Xu Le trusts, and Ai Li is one of them.

Although she was also curious about what the red fruit in the center of the room was, as a guard, Alley felt that it was better not to stay here.

"Xu Le, if nothing happens, I will go out first."

"good."

Xu Le nodded. It was really not appropriate to let others know what happened next, so he had to do it himself.

After Ai Li left, Xu Le closed the door and returned to the moon stone.

He touched the moon stone. The 200 kilogram moon stone contained huge energy.

Yama also appeared at this time.

"are you ready?"

"Yes."

Xu Le stood still, and blue spiritual energy began to rise from his body.

The branches of Gu Yin Duo Shi gradually extended from Xu Le's spine, getting longer and longer.

Xu Le then reached out and held the branch.

The child was too noisy today and it was too late and I didn’t fix it.