Chapter 135: All Arrived at Once

After signing the contract with A-Dai, Mo Xiaobai also invited him to stay for a simple meal at Daming Village.

Although it was just a simple lunch, the full table with wine, meat, and both vegetables and dishes made A-Dai realize once again what a “First Player Territory” on the Plane was really like.

After lunch, they rested for a bit, and Mo Xiaobai personally saw off A-Dai and the ten farmers he had recruited.

As soon as A-Dai had left, Guo Jia could not help but speak up: “My Lord, that person just mentioned the noodle shop in the south, but there might be something special behind it. We must send someone there to investigate immediately.”

Seeing Guo Jia was so eager, Mo Xiaobai gave a non-committal smile and asked back, “Why do you think so?”

“This matter is also related to the information My Lord ordered Jia to search. Just now, he said the owner of the noodle shop did not act like an ordinary citizen; he showed great military competence. Also, from the ‘Forum’, I found that those truly seeking ‘Mandala’ were usually quiet and very suspicious of others. The two situations might not be unrelated.”

Guo Jia frowned as he explained, and Mo Xiaobai nodded upon hearing it.

He knew what Guo Jia meant. The player who posted on the Forum had indeed mentioned once that the NPC giving the “Mandala” task was not easy to communicate with, which left the player confused and unsure how to start the task.

This was originally just a player’s complaint about a task, but Guo Jia had actually remembered it.

“I have said before that if you think it is necessary, you can go ahead and do it.” Mo Xiaobai kept his original attitude and nodded encouragingly at Guo Jia: “If you think someone is suitable to send, then just send them.”

“General Junyi has seen many battles, so his military air might be too strong. General He is younger, and his appearance differs from a typical War General. It would be better if General He disguised himself to check the secrets of the noodle shop.”

“Fine, I will call He Chun for you.”

Mo Xiaobai nodded in agreement and sent someone to the Drill Ground to fetch He Chun. After He Chun arrived, Guo Jia immediately repeated the situation, and finally decided that He Chun would lead ten Village Soldiers to investigate the noodle shop in the south.

After seeing He Chun off, when the three returned to the Projection Hall, Guo Jia did not continue scanning the wooden chips around them. Instead, he sat with his head down and closed his eyes.

“Ziyang, do you know what Fengxiao is thinking?” Guo Jia looked like he was considering something serious. Mo Xiaobai did not disturb him and instead turned to look at Liu Ye beside him.

Although Guo Jia was the main partner in their cooperation, Liu Ye was not useless either. Upon hearing Mo Xiaobai’s question, Liu Ye answered without hesitation: “He is probably thinking about when Flying General will return with news.”

“So, you two have already found some clues? You just wait for Li Guang to bring back the final verification?”

“We were missing something before, but now we are probably eight or nine parts right.”

Seeing Liu Ye spoke so certainly, Mo Xiaobai did not ask further. Li Guang would definitely return in a few days, and only then would they know what answer Guo Jia and Liu Ye would give him.

…

In the blink of an eye, three days passed.

Li Guang had not returned yet, but He Chun, who had been patrolling and investigating outside for several days, came back first.

His very first words upon returning were that the noodle shop was strange.

“My Lord, Military Advisor Fengxiao, I guarded that noodle shop for many days. It was located between two villages, nowhere nearby. The ingredients they used for cooking were all bought from nearby common people and hunters. Within three days, apart from those commoners, almost no one else stopped there. Also, they closed their doors and rested before nightfall.”

He Chun spoke with his fists clasped as he recalled what he had seen in three days: “There were a few times I tried to get closer, but they spotted me immediately. I only managed to hear words like ‘Return North’, ‘Return Quickly’, and ‘Support’, but I thought hard and could not understand their true meaning.”

After He Chun finished speaking, he looked puzzled.

However, after hearing him, Guo Jia and Liu Ye both had a flash of sharp light in their eyes.

It really was related to things in the north!

“Now, we just wait for Flying General to return.”

Guo Jia and Liu Ye felt relieved deep down, and a smile appeared on Mo Xiaobai’s face as well.

Earlier, he had only guessed that such a purely newbie task of gathering information would not be hard for Guo Jia. But he did not expect Guo Jia to be so lucky; even while staying in Daming Village, someone brought the most important information to his door.

Now, for this newbie task, the team of Guo and Liu had already analyzed about seven or eight parts of it. If Li Guang could bring back some good news as well, then the test I set for them would be considered thoroughly passed.

The three of them, each with different thoughts, were all waiting for Li Guang to return.

And Li Guang, who was out, did not seem to be as lucky as Guo Jia and Liu Ye.

On the fourth day.

On the sixth day.

On the eighth day.

On the eleventh day.

Until only two or three days remained before the “half-month agreement” deadline, Li Guang, who had traveled far to the north bank of Daye Marsh, finally returned with his subordinates.

Coincidentally, they met another team that had come to Daming Village at the entrance of the valley.

“Haha~ I did not expect you to meet each other.”

With friends coming from afar, Mo Xiaobai personally welcomed them at the village entrance. Because the ones coming from the other direction were none other than the merchant boss Fatty Cheng and Bai Hualin, dressed in red clothes.

“Fengxiao, you and Flying General, go to the Projection Hall first. I will entertain these friends.”

After gesturing for Guo Jia and Li Guang to go to the Projection Hall first for their intelligence exchange, Mo Xiaobai looked at Bai Hualin with a smile: “Long time no see, Little Girl, you really do have the heroic look of a Heroine now.”

“What Little Girl? Now you must call me Heroine Bai.”

While holding the date-red mount behind her, Bai Hualin pouted: “Is this really your Great God’s Territory? Hurry up and take me inside.”

“Good, good, let’s go in together, let’s go in together.” Mo Xiaobai nodded with a smile and welcomed Fatty Cheng, Xiao Bai, and the rest into the village.

As soon as they walked into Daming Village, Fatty Cheng’s eyes immediately sparkled: “Baron, do you know why I have come here?”

You?

Mo Xiaobai turned to look at the fat man and raised an eyebrow: “They say merchants never start early without profit. For Boss Cheng to come personally, other than the auction of Lingzhi Wine, I can’t think of a second reason.”

“Haha~ The Baron is indeed amazing. My purpose for coming this time is to invite you to personally bring the Lingzhi Wine and join the auction. The profit from this auction will surely not disappoint you.”

Like someone claiming merit, Fatty Cheng nodded eagerly and did not care at all about Mo Xiaobai’s teasing words.

What if a merchant seeks profit? A profit of over a hundred gold, who would not be moved?

Seeing Fatty Cheng was so confident, Mo Xiaobai was actually quite interested as well, but he would not go to Juancheng just for an auction. He could only shake his head and say: “There are other matters in my Territory that need my handling these two days. You can take the Lingzhi Wine. Just do not forget to fulfill the contract once the auction results are known.”

“Ah, well, I will listen to the Baron then. I brought enough guards this time, so as long as the news does not leak, I do not think others will know I came for Lingzhi Wine.”

While speaking, Fatty Cheng actually felt a sigh of relief in his heart.

The fact that Mo Xiaobai let him take the Lingzhi Wine away directly showed that he trusted him.

With such trust, Fatty Cheng was already more than satisfied.