Chapter 17 The Core Stone

While it's said to be a secondary objective, the Earth Core Stone is actually the most crucial task of Gu Yue Village's trip.

After the Earth Core is damaged, Earth Core Stones are urgently needed for repairs. Otherwise, a large amount of lifespan will leak out, leading to insufficient Earth Core fire reserves, which would be a huge problem.

The foundation of building a village lies in the human soul fire and the Earth Core.

With the Earth Core, there is safety, the [Night Chill] can be dispelled, and the village can exist.

Even villages like Mo Village, which inexplicably have no strange attacks, must burn the Earth Core every day; otherwise, the village would be unsustainable.

"Reporting to Captain Ye, Mo Village has a very rich reserve of stone materials. After we explained our village's difficulties, they should sell some to us."

"Should?"

"Um... we have to wait for the three captains of Mo Village to discuss it before they can tell us the result. Right now, we don't know their attitude. But it should be fine, Gu Yue Village and Mo Village have a good relationship, plus the ancient agreement..."

Alright, if they really don't sell, it's not something Fang Yue can control.

And when he brings this news back to Gu Yue Village...

Fang Yue suspects that Mo Village won't be able to withstand Lord Han's anger.

After asking a few more questions, Fang Yue stopped paying attention to this matter and told them to inform him if there were any new developments.

Turning his head to look at the quiet girl beside him, Fang Yue asked,

"What are Tail and the others planning to do?"

"Wu Wu and I are going to go shopping in Mo Village."

...Girls really like this kind of activity.

"Go, relax. The rewards from this mission should be enough for you to splurge a little."

"Yes!"

Not to mention them, Fang Yue will also go to receive the rewards later.

He was the main force in the battle all the way here, so the rewards must be of the highest grade.

Although it was his duty, it was also a fact that he killed the strange creatures and protected the escort team. He, as the team leader, has done a perfect job.

After dinner, Fang Yue was soon led to see the General Captain Lang Wu.

Knock, knock, knock.

The butler of the Lang residence gently knocked on the door.

"Master, Captain Ye has arrived."

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"Let him in."

"Yes."

The butler opened the door for Fang Yue and silently retreated.

Once inside, Fang Yue found three people sitting side by side.

In the middle was General Captain Lang Wu.

On the left was a bald man with a dead fish-eye expression.

On the right was a woman with fiery red hair, behaving elegantly and drinking black tea with her orchid fingers raised.

"Greetings, General Captain Lang, Captain Wu, Captain Huo."

These three are the three giants of Mo Village, the three captains.

"Captain Ye, you don't need to be so polite."

The bald man with dead fish-eyes raised his eyelids.

"I heard it was you who killed the Memory-Wiping Strange?"

"Yes."

"Mind sparring with me?"

"Wh..."

Before Fang Yue could finish speaking, the bald man with dead fish-eyes suddenly rushed forward.

A straight punch went straight for Fang Yue's face, and the other two didn't mean to stop him.

Fang Yue's expression changed several times, and he slapped Captain Wu's straight punch away. Then, he countered with a knee strike towards Captain Wu, but Captain Wu easily blocked it with his other hand. At the same time, the hand that was slapped away turned from a fist into a claw, grabbing towards Fang Yue's neck.

Fang Yue ducked his head, dodged the attack, and grabbed Captain Wu's arm in reverse, twisting!

He couldn't twist it.

The bone-breaking trick that worked every time against small fries was now ineffective.

Because Fang Yue's strength was suppressed. In a battle of the same level, this kind of method is not so easy to work.

"Heh!"

Captain Wu smiled, and kicked again. Fang Yue let go of his hands and blocked. He took two steps back and looked up, only to see Captain Wu's fist smashing down on his head.

Dong!!

"Ahhhh!!"

Captain Wu fell down.

He fell down clutching his crotch.

This change came quickly and suddenly, stunning General Captain Lang and Captain Huo.

They then realized that when Captain Wu rushed towards Fang Yue just now, his back blocked their view, and they couldn't see Fang Yue's move.

Judging from Captain Wu's reaction... Fang Yue kicked Captain Wu in the crotch before Captain Wu punched.

This... this is too...

General Captain Lang was feeling embarrassed when Captain Huo suddenly chuckled.

"Haha, hahaha! This little guy is so interesting!"

Fang Yue twitched the corner of his mouth and calmly looked at the two of them.

He was not in a good mood after being treated like this as soon as he entered the door.

General Captain Lang quickly smoothed things over.

"Captain Ye, don't take it to heart. This morning, after I told them about your matter at their homes, they didn't believe that you, a mere Houtian third-rate martial artist, could kill a black-level intermediate strange creature like the Memory-Wiping Strange, so they wanted to test you."

After a pause, General Captain Lang pretended to reprimand.

"You two, are you satisfied now?"

"I never said I had any objections."

Captain Huo spread her hands, touched her fiery red hair, and stared at Fang Yue with interest.

"It doesn't count! It doesn't count!!"

Captain Wu, with the dead fish-eyes, shouted loudly as he rolled around on the ground.

"The winner is king, the loser is villain, what doesn't count? If this were a real battle, you would be a corpse now."

"But he cheated!"

"That's also a skill. If you didn't defend against it, it's your problem."

"Good you, Lao Lang, if I were going all out, would I not have defended against this move!"

"Then do you think... a person who can kill a Memory-Wiping Strange would only have this little trick?"

"..."

Captain Wu was silent, snorted, and slowly got up from the ground.

He stared at Fang Yue up and down for a while before throwing him a letter.

Fang Yue took it strangely, opened it and was immediately stunned.

The content above was very simple, it was just a notice to their Mo Village that the captain's position in Gu Yue Village had changed.

In other words, what they heard this morning was not a rumor, they had really received the notice here.

From now on, Fang Yue is the official captain of Gu Yue Village.

Um... which means he is on the same level as these three people in the room.

He can finally be considered an important figure in Gu Yue Village. One action can determine the life and death of Gu Yue Village.

Most importantly, the benefits have finally been upgraded to the level of a formal captain!

Fang Yue was a little excited.

"Captain Ye, let me introduce you."

General Captain Lang pointed to the bald man with dead fish-eyes, who sat back in his seat, crossed his legs, and gulped down tea.

"This is Captain Wu, a Houtian second-rate martial artist, famous for his dual cultivation of fists and feet. He is the youngest genius among our Mo Village's three captains, with a promising future."

Although Fang Yue had a rough understanding of the situation of the Mo Village captains, it only stayed at a very superficial level, and he did not know the specific strength division.

Unexpectedly, this bald guy is actually a Houtian second-rate martial artist, no wonder I felt a little strenuous when I fought him during the day.

But in terms of attributes, it doesn't feel like there is a big gap.

"Then this is Captain Huo, a Houtian second-rate martial artist. Don't look at her like this, she is actually over thirty years old, and still unmarried. If Captain Ye is interested, you can interact with her more."

Ah this.

An older unmarried woman...

Captain Huo was originally measuring Fang Yue with interest, but when she heard General Captain Lang's introduction, she immediately rolled her eyes and puffed up her cheeks angrily. kanShuLA

However, her makeup was not obvious, and her crow's feet were not prominent, so she still looked very beautiful and charming.

But Fang Yue's thoughts were not on this.

"I didn't expect her to also be a Houtian second-rate martial artist!"

Mo Village, what a strong foundation of strength.

Wait! The second and third captains are both Houtian second-rate martial artists, then General Captain Lang's strength must not be below them.

Could it be...

As Fang Yue thought of this, General Captain Lang smiled and pointed to himself.

"Lang Wu, General Captain of Mo Village, Houtian first-rate!"

Houtian, first-rate!

Fang Yue's pupils shrank, and he became a little more respectful.

Apart from unpredictable existences like Lord Han, General Captain Lang is probably the strongest existence that ordinary people can come into contact with.

"There is no need to be so restrained. Everyone is a captain of a village, there is no distinction between superior and inferior. Moreover, we are grateful that you escorted Doctor An safely back to the village."

General Captain Lang was very polite, completely unaware that Doctor An was almost killed several times along the way.

For example, during the Sheep Illusion Strange and the Heavy Pressure Strange incidents, Fang Yue thought Doctor An was dead.

And when the Memory-Wiping Strange possessed him, Fang Yue also felt that the situation was ominous.

But Doctor An was just lucky and survived.

One can't help but sigh, some people are just destined not to die.

"By the way, how is Doctor An?"

"He is much better and is being taken care of by his family. I heard that he was also possessed by a strange creature. He will probably have to recuperate for a long time after coming back this time."

But as long as the person comes back safely, that's enough.

"Boring formalities. I've seen the person, I'm leaving."

Captain Wu suddenly got up and walked out.

General Captain Lang didn't stop him, responded, and let him leave.

It seems that the reason for calling Fang Yue over this time was really just to recognize the person.

"Captain Ye, what are your plans next?"

"I plan to go to the merchant caravan... to buy something."

After hesitating, Fang Yue still didn't directly reveal that he was planning to buy a cultivation technique.

"Merchant caravan... the prices of the Black Crow Merchant Caravan's goods are not cheap."

"Um... I have preparations."

"Well, if you don't have enough money, you can come to me to discuss it. Also..."

General Captain Lang glanced at Captain Huo, who was quietly drinking tea and had no intention of leaving.

"...Um, nothing. In short, be careful. The Black Crow Merchant Caravan is not from Mo Village. Their background is very complicated, so try not to provoke them."

Um?

What does this mean?

A merchant caravan, in the main territory of Mo Village, seems like they can't even suppress the situation?

Fang Yue narrowed his eyes and secretly paid attention to it.

When he goes to the merchant caravan later, he will just buy things and not cause any trouble.

"Captain Ye is going shopping at the merchant caravan? Why don't you come with me? I also want to take a look."

Captain Huo stood up elegantly, licked her lips, and smiled at Fang Yue.

Fang Yue didn't care what Captain Huo was thinking. It would be good to have someone take him to the merchant caravan.

Just as he was about to agree, General Captain Lang said,

"Wait a while, the merchant caravan is not open yet. I'll have Captain Ye come with me to a place first."

"That's right. Then I'll go back first. When the merchant caravan opens, I'll send someone to notify Captain Ye."

"Thank you."

Hearing Fang Yue's reply, Captain Huo waved her hand and left the room with elegant steps.

"Sorry, their personalities are a bit..."

"It's okay."

Fang Yue is someone with full resistance.

He didn't even care about Lin Ling's appearance, let alone these two.

"Alright, follow me."

"Where to?"

"I'll take you to see the biggest secret of Mo Village."

The biggest secret of Mo Village?

Seeing General Captain Lang already leaving the room, Fang Yue quickly followed.

...

Mo Village, Earth Core.

Unlike the Earth Core of Gu Yue Village, which is placed directly outside without any defenses,

Mo Village's Earth Core is built up with layers upon layers of high walls.

Looking down from a high altitude, it looks like looking at a blooming spiral flower.

Layers of shells, in a spiral shape, tightly wrap the Earth Core.

Their Gu Yue Village doesn't have the materials to repair the Earth Core, but Mo Village is simply using Earth Core materials as ordinary materials. They are rich.

Slightly twitching the corners of his mouth, Fang Yue knew that there was basically no problem in buying Earth Core stones from Mo Village.

The two followed the layers of spiral patterns, stepping on the upward steps, and finally climbed to the top.

This is the tallest building in Mo Village.

Looking down, like a bird's-eye view, they can survey the entire Mo Village's layout!

From the outside, you can't tell, but in reality, Mo Village is a very conventional square-layout village.

It's just that the village's area is very large, so large that you can't see any square layout structure at all.

"General Captain Lang!"

"General Captain Lang!"

The guards in charge of guarding saluted one after another.

General Captain Lang nodded, and then smiled and asked, "Captain Ye, what do you think, is our Mo Village alright?"

Fang Yue twitched the corner of his mouth.

"General Captain Lang, it's not just alright, compared to Mo Village, our Gu Yue Village is just a small bump, and not the kind that can be put on the table."

"Don't dare to say that!"

General Captain Lang's face changed and he quickly said, "Your Gu Yue Village has that Lord there. If we really compare, our Mo Village is far inferior!"

Ah this.

No matter how you look at it, Mo Village is doing better than Gu Yue Village.

Seeming to see Fang Yue's doubts, General Captain Lang smiled bitterly and said, "Your Gu Yue Village has Lord Han, who can protect the village's lives. But our Mo Village doesn't have such a character... or rather, we used to have one, but now we no longer have the protection of a strong person. What's left is just a broken ancient formation."

"A formation is not as good as a living person. The ancient formation was already broken, and we can barely make a living by repairing it with the true relics left by Lord Mo, but we are just lingering on. Recently, the village's formation has been damaged more and more seriously. I am really worried that one day the formation will break and cannot be repaired. What will happen to Mo Village? Will it follow in the footsteps of Transcendent Village..."

Speaking of this, General Captain Lang's expression dimmed a bit, and then he smiled bitterly and said, "Why am I complaining to you? In short, our Mo Village's proud ancient formation can protect the safety of Mo Village, but the consumption of various rare materials is also very serious. So Mo Village is good at making money, but it is also good at losing money. Currently, it is only slightly profitable, and it is not very rich. So, I have an uninvited request."

Here comes the point.

Fang Yue had already understood that General Captain Lang called him over early in the morning and said so much to him on purpose, there must be a purpose. He had been mentally prepared, so he was not surprised at all.

After General Captain Lang sent the others away, he lowered his voice and said, "Captain Ye, on behalf of Mo Village, I would like to re-establish a contract with your Gu Yue Village."