Chapter 154: Guo Jia Suddenly Acts Crazy

“1500 gold.”

A plain voice came out, and for a moment, no one spoke in the entire hall.

After the bids passed 1000 gold, although the prices kept rising, the increase was very slow. After all, a thousand gold was a large sum; in copper coins, it would fill a whole cart.

But this shout of “1500” suddenly raised the bid by another 200 gold.

After a few seconds, Xun Yi, who was also very low-key, smiled faintly and said: “Brother Lu has finally made his move. Then the Xun family will not bid again.”

Brother Lu?

Some young nobles from noble families who reacted quickly quickly realized.

“He comes from the Lu family of Wang City. Stop fighting.”

“So it is the Lu family. How did he come?”

“A single jar of Lingzhi Wine has caused such a stir from Wang City. If we keep bidding, we will not get any other result.”

“I guess I have to go home and accept my punishment. I will not enjoy the Lingzhi Wine.”

“Let him have it. Spending 1500 gold like that is a big move for the Lu family.”

Originally, the lively scene instantly turned as cold as a street at the early dawn of winter, just after that man in the front row made a bid.

The scholar in charge of this auction first stared in surprise, then immediately laughed happily: “This Brother Lu… Brother Lu bids 1500 gold. Is there anyone higher?”

Higher?

Wang City was involved, so how could these nobles from Prefecture Cities still afford to fight?

He asked three times in a row, but no one replied.

However, the scholar was not embarrassed. He had just asked as a routine matter. With the Lu family speaking, everyone present knew that this auction was over.

“Celebrate, Brother Lu, for buying today’s finale, Yi Family’s ‘Lingzhi Wine,’ for 1500 gold.”

“This ‘Famous Medicine Auction’ has ended. All you honored guests may continue to enjoy the famous song ‘Phoenix Sought for Phoenix’ from Yan Residence.”

…

Far away in Daming Village, Mo Xiaobai did not know that the jar of Lingzhi Wine he had casually given to Fatty Cheng had just been auctioned for 1500 gold.

Originally, at night between 9 and 10 o’clock, in this plane without nighttime entertainment, Mo Xiaobai had already gone to sleep. But he couldn’t resist a message from Fatty, which pulled Mo Xiaobai out of his sleep.

Rubbing his eyes, Mo Xiaobai yawned: “Fatty, why can’t we talk about this tomorrow morning?”

“Come on, how can I go to sleep this early? I just got out of an Instance and returned to my territory.” I Love Eating Perch always seemed energetic everywhere and at any time, and spoke: “I got the item you wanted. This Instance Quest was great. The reward is exactly as I told you. There are many good things.”

“Got it? Then put it on the Market.”

“Aren’t you sleeping? I will list it tomorrow. What if someone buys it instantly?”

“Why sleep? List it now. I will buy it right away.”

Patting his forehead, Mo Xiaobai got off the bed. When he walked to the Market and opened the trading section, he soon saw the “Small Shipyard” item hanging high on the list.

“Only listed for 2 gold?”

Glancing at the item price, Mo Xiaobai smiled without looking for Fatty again. After confirming the trade, he also glanced at other information in the trading section.

Most territories had reached Village Level 2 by now. Except for a few top-tier Lord Players, the other Lords were still far from reaching Territory Level 3. Now, even Qing Province Players did not need many resources, so the prices were slowly falling.

“In about half a month, it will be time for ordinary Players to rush for Territory Level 3. Then I can flip some supplies again.” Mo Xiaobai thought about his plan to be a scalper silently, then turned around and went back to his manor.

Without further ado, the next day as soon as dawn broke, Mo Xiaobai took the “Small Shipyard” and, with Guo Yuan and Chen Hao, left the village to go to the south bank of Daye Marsh.

Unlike other Territory Buildings that must be placed within the territory to work, “Shipyard” buildings did not necessarily have to be built inside the territory. For example, the “Small Shipyard” in Mo Xiaobai’s hand could be used on riverbanks or lake shores within five miles of the territory. The range for the Three-Winged Shipyard was even wider, usable up to ten miles away from Daming Village.

It was exactly because of this convenience that Mo Xiaobai could extend Daming Village’s reach into Daye Marsh right now.

When Mo Xiaobai came to a suitable spot and confirmed the choice to use the “Small Shipyard,” soon a small shipyard workshop appeared before the three of them.

Walking into the shipyard and touring the area, Mo Xiaobai looked at Chen Hao and said: “Although the Master Artisan’s surname is Chen, I am not so superstitious. You can manage this Small Shipyard first and build some practical fishing boats. When the Master Artisan feels ready to oversee the construction of Three-Winged Warships, he can come find me anytime. So please take this shipyard very seriously. In the future, the preparation for Daming Village’s warships depends on you to lead.”

“Thank you, My Lord, for your trust. I will surely work hard to oversee the building of every ship, whether it is a warship or a fishing boat.”

Although Chen Hao had already known he might be heavily relied upon in Daming Village, hearing Mo Xiaobai’s words with his own ears, he still could not help but be excited.

After studying for over ten years and wasting half his life, he finally had his chance!

A chance to prove himself!

Mo Xiaobai had heard too many promises from his subordinates, so he just smiled and nodded, then turned to look at Guo Yuan: “Zini, send 20 villagers who have done carpentry work and have nimble hands to work at the shipyard. After the fishing boats are built, they can also go fishing in Daye Marsh appropriately. Also, I will have Maogong send troops to guard this place. Do not worry about security, as this side is not far from the village entrance.”

These most normal arrangements, Guo Yuan immediately nodded to show he understood.

Then the three of them returned to the village together. Chen Hao had to pack his belongings, for he would live at the shipyard for a long time in the future. Guo Yuan needed to arrange and dispatch manpower. Mo Xiaobai himself walked to the Projection Hall while sending someone to notify Li Ji.

When Mo Xiaobai arrived outside the Projection Hall, Li Ji had just arrived.

“My Lord, is there something to discuss?”

“Let’s go inside.”

Gesturing for Li Ji to follow, Mo Xiaobai walked into the Projection Hall. The forum screen was already lit, but only Guo Jia stood in front of the hall. Mo Xiaobai raised his eyebrows slightly: “Fengxiao, did Ziyang not come today?”

“My Lord, this morning an injured Scout returned to the village. Ziyang is currently at the pharmacy. He should be back in a moment.” Guo Jia, seeing Mo Xiaobai and Li Ji enter, first answered, then looked down at two wooden tablets and stared blankly.

“Injured Scout? Did they meet a wild beast or get into a fight?”

Hearing that one of his soldiers was injured, Mo Xiaobai immediately frowned. The Scouts sent by Daming Village were all Tier 3 Elite Soldiers. Level 30 Players could not beat them before Class Transfer. Even wild beasts could not hurt Rattan Armor Soldiers at all. Logically, the probability of injury should not be high.

“It was a knife wound. We have to wait for Ziyang to come back to know the details.” Guo Jia answered briefly, then picked up a wooden tablet, his eyes full of thought.

Seeing that Guo Jia was lost in thought, Mo Xiaobai turned and looked at Li Ji: “Maogong, I called you today for something. I have already built a shipyard by Daye Marsh outside the village. You need to pick some soldiers to guard it later. Also, you know about the Three-Winged Warships. In the future, Daming Village must develop a Navy, so you must prepare early.”

“Yes.”

Li Ji replied with a salute. His whole energy was now focused on military matters, so these things Mo Xiaobai said were naturally his duty.

However, Li Ji did not speak much. Suddenly, Guo Jia in the side lifted his head fiercely and looked at Mo Xiaobai with some surprise: “My Lord, what did you just say?”

“Huh?”

Mo Xiaobai was confused by Guo Jia’s sudden outburst and looked at him curiously.

Seeing that the My Lord did not answer, Guo Jia did not press further but instead looked down and muttered to himself: “I understand. No wonder he said he could not find tracks. It turns out this bandit group did not hide in the mountains at all, but hid in Daye Marsh. They are a group of Water Bandits.”

“Haha~ I see, I see~~”

Watching Guo Jia laugh crazily, Mo Xiaobai and Li Ji exchanged a glance. Neither of them knew what sickness the guy had.

Didn’t Dong Zhen say this guy could be cured?

Why did he look like there was no hope?

Mo Xiaobai was helpless and could only reach out to press Guo Jia down: “Fengxiao, can you stop laughing first? At least tell me what happened?”

“Ah, I was too rash, too rash. It is just that a question confusing me for many days has finally been resolved. I am so overjoyed, so overjoyed.”

Guo Jia finally came to his senses after Mo Xiaobai pressed him, and spoke: “For the past while, I have been collecting information about Daye Marsh and the Dang Mountain area. During this time, I also sent many Scouts to gather news. There are many scattered things, but only one thing concerned me the most.”

“What thing?”

“In recent days, there have been two incidents where merchant caravans were robbed on the northwest side of Daye Marsh. Later, I found on the Forum that not only merchants were robbed, but even several territories like Daming Village were completely looted.”

“Is there such a thing?”

“Not only that. The robbing thieves came and went quickly, making it hard to find tracks. Even the Scouts I sent could not follow that group of thieves. Several times, they were discovered and nearly lost their lives.”

As Guo Jia spoke, a look of understanding appeared on his face: “Before, I was always wondering what place in the north could hide mountain bandits, but I forgot that if this group of thieves simply fled into Daye Marsh, others indeed could not investigate.”

“Fengxiao, are you saying there are Water Bandits causing trouble in Daye Marsh?” Mo Xiaobai quickly realized it and also showed a thoughtful expression.

Daye Marsh was a vast ocean, and hiding thousands of people in some of its isolated islands was absolutely no problem.

In his previous life, many Players leveled up by farming Water Bandits in Daye Marsh. Mo Xiaobai vaguely remembered that this should have happened when Players were close to Level 30. Now everyone was still in their teens or early twenties, which happened to be the period when Water Bandits in Daye Marsh were most rampant.

In the future, when Players leveled up, their hard times would come. Even if they hid in the corners of Daye Marsh, they would be found by a carpet-style search.

Turning into experience points to fill the Players’ experience bars.

Trying hard to recall in his mind the things about Water Bandits in Daye Marsh from his previous life, but Mo Xiaobai had not recalled for long when his thoughts were interrupted by a sudden Player Communication.

He opened it up and saw it was from A-Dai.

After confirming the connection, Mo Xiaobai had not spoken yet when A-Dai first said something that surprised him.

The task regarding Prestige Value rewards had been found out.