Chapter 248 Rattlesnake

The arrival of the two daughters, Tan Xiaoli and Meng Feifei, was just a small splash in Ouyang Shuo's life, and then the situation returned to calm.

With Ouyang Shuo's current status, he naturally doesn't need to pretend to entertain others. He acts entirely from the heart, every word and deed is clear and clear, without too much scheming or hypocrisy.

After the Dongli Sword Sect was established, Song Jia was in charge of it, and Ouyang Shuo did not participate in it. He believes that Song Jia is fully capable of dealing with all kinds of demons and monsters.

The next day, Yingyou's cousin Cui Shouren sent a thank you gift to Ouyang Shuo. It turned out that based on Ouyang Shuo's judgment, Cui's Chamber of Commerce made a fortune during this food crisis.

For Ouyang Shuo's advice, the Cui Chamber of Commerce was naturally grateful and thought about how to repay. Sending gold and silver directly is too vulgar. With great effort, he prepared a special gift for Ouyang Shuo.

Ouyang Shuo opened the package, but it was a book, he looked carefully and couldn't help being overjoyed.

["Handbook of Artificial Cultured Pearl Technology"]: After using it, you will automatically master the technology of artificial cultured pearls.

According to textual research, the technology of artificially cultured pearls in ancient China had a certain scale as early as the Song Dynasty. By the end of Ming Dynasty and the beginning of Qing Dynasty, the technology of artificially cultured pearls had become mature and had certain economic value.

The raw materials used for pearl cultivation are mainly "chequ" or ordinary clam shells, the process is simple, and the cultivation cycle is shortened to within a year, or as fast as a few months.

Ouyang Shuo was thinking about how to develop Xila Lake, and the "Cultivated Pearl Technique Manual" was at the right time. If pearls are cultivated on a large scale in Xila Lake, it will be a high-quality industry.

Ouyang Shuo called Yingyou to talk to her about raising pearls. According to Ouyang Shuo's intention, pearl cultivation is under the direct jurisdiction of the Industry Department of the Finance Department, and Tianfeng County is responsible for the specific implementation. Ouyang Shuo then allocated 1,000 gold coins from the funds in his hands to support the pearl farming industry in Xila Lake.

After hearing that, Yingyou was also happy.

After the discussion was settled, Ouyang Shuo called his secretary, Lang Bai Nanpu, and handed him a black iron-level village building token, "Artificial Cultured Pearl Technical Manual" and 1,000 gold coins, and asked him to send these things to Tianfeng through official channels. County, Tianfeng County Magistrate Zhao Dewang is responsible for the overall arrangement.

The village building token that Ouyang Shuo handed to Bai Nanpu was activated through [Fusion Token] and can be used directly, without Ouyang Shuo going there himself.

[Fusion token] After activating the three village building tokens, they turned into white light and disappeared.

Along with these items, there was also a letter written by Ouyang Shuo. In the letter, Ouyang Shuo explained everything and at the same time told Zhao Dewang that after the activation of Tianfeng County, all the refugees who were found out should be allocated to the pearl industry as much as possible, and strive to cultivate the pearl industry into the core industry of Tianfeng County. .

In addition, Ouyang Shuo did not forget to send a village building token to Yishui County to activate Yishui County. Yingyou's cousin Cui Shousi has already taken up his post, and I believe he can make good use of this token.

Ouyang Shuo kept the last village building token in his storage pouch and didn't use it for the time being.

After everything was settled properly, Ouyang Shuo sent 5,000 gold coins to his aunt through the post station, asking her to help him purchase a super-class shipyard blueprint. In the letter to his aunt, Ouyang Shuo also mentioned another matter. He asked his aunt to take the lead in contacting [Rattlesnake Mercenary Corps] to seek cooperation between the two parties.

【Rattlesnake Mercenary Group】Although it is not among the top ten guilds in China, it is very famous. There is no other, because its predecessor is a group of international mercenaries in reality.

Now, the [Rattlesnake Mercenary Corps]'s reputation is not obvious, and only a few people know their background. In his previous life, Ouyang Shuo had a certain understanding of them.

Ouyang Shuo's so-called cooperation is actually to hire members of the [Rattlesnake Mercenary Corps] as instructors to help the Shanhai County Army train scouts and special operations forces.

In this matter, Ouyang Shuo had no way to cooperate with Wolf Warriors with military background, so he could only find mercenaries.

Ouyang Shuo approached his aunt as a matchmaker because both parties are in the adventure player guild, so it is easier to communicate. If he came forward directly, it would appear a bit abrupt.

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Jianye, the resident of [Shangxuemeigui Mercenary Corps].

When Lin Jing received the letter from Ouyang Shuo, she frowned and muttered to herself, "What is this brat looking for [Rattlesnake Mercenary Corps] for? How did he know there was such a mercenary troupe?!"

"Jingjing, what are you muttering about?" Xie Siyun asked beside her.

Lin Jing raised her head and said in embarrassment: "Si Yun, do you have any connection with [Rattlesnake Mercenary Corps]?"

"Rattlesnake?" Xie Siyun frowned, "As far as I know, their residence is in Jianye. I met their leader, the Black Mamba, once at a gathering of the presidents of the Jianye Guild When I heard that this mercenary group is very low-key, why are you asking this?"

"Xiao Shuo wants us to match up and get in touch with the Black Mamba. He seems to have some business and wants to cooperate with the Rattlesnake, but he didn't say anything about it." Lin Jing explained.

"Cooperation?" Xie Siyun lowered her head in thought, recalled carefully, and said slowly: "From the clues, the members of the Rattlesnake should be a fixed group in reality. They never recruit outsiders, and the number of members is only about five or six hundred. , is less than the size of a medium-sized guild."

As the president of the Jianye Overlord Guild, Xie Siyun is familiar with all the big and small guilds in Jianye City. Only little is known about [Rattlesnake Mercenary Corps].

Xie Siyun shook her head, decided not to think about it, and said with a wry smile: "Your nephew is really mysterious. You are so familiar with a mercenary group in Jianye City from thousands of miles away. Since he mentioned it, there must be deep meaning. Well, let me contact the Black Mamba for you to see what his attitude is."

"Hmm." Although Lin Jing dismissed Ouyang Shuo, she still cared about telling him what happened.

[Rattlesnake Mercenary Corps] was stationed in a very inconspicuous courtyard in Jianye City. If it weren't for the ubiquitous influence of [Shangxue Meigui] in Jianye City, it might not be possible to find it.

Xie Siyun and Lin Jing decided to pay a visit in person.

"Who are you?" The guard at the gate was very vigilant.

Such occasions are usually dealt with by Xie Siyun, she said with a smile: "We are Shang Xuemei, and I would like to meet your head, please let me know."

Among the adventure players in Jianye City, there were very few who didn't know the name Shang Xuemei. The guard was naturally not an ignorant person, he was startled, but on the surface he remained calm and said expressionlessly: "Please!"

Xie Siyun and Lin Jing looked at each other, and both saw the surprise in each other's eyes. The quality of the members of the Rattlesnake is too high. It is really hidden for a guard to have such concentration.

Xie Siyun's heart trembled even more. There was such a mercenary group hidden in Jianye City, and she didn't know anything about it. It was really dereliction of duty. It seems that the Diamondback needs to be re-evaluated.

The reason why Ouyang Shuo wanted to connect with Lin Jing was not only because of the smooth communication between the adventure players, but also to remind them that the [Rattlesnake Mercenary Corps] is not easy.

Rattlesnake, who was born as a mercenary, is mainly engaged in kidnapping, assassination, and assault activities. It is extremely dangerous.

The guard led the two of them to the reception room and said, "Wait a minute, I'll report to the head of the group."

Xie Siyun nodded and said politely, "I'm sorry."

Not long after, hearty laughter came from outside the reception room, and the sound was heard before anyone arrived.

"Haha, the honored guest is here, I feel lost and welcome." The voice was unusually bright and sunny, without any gloomy feeling.

While talking, a middle-aged man walked into the reception room. He was dark-skinned, strong and tall, with a resolute face. .

Xie Siyun and Lin Jing got up, feeling surprised again. The image of the black mamba really doesn't match the meaning of his name, it's very weird.

"Take the liberty to visit, I'm sorry to disturb you." Xie Siyun said.

The black mamba nodded, sat on the top, and said with a smile: "It's really an honor to have the two giants of [Shangxue Meigui] go out together." Surprised.

After the two parties greeted each other, Xie Siyun decided not to go around in circles, and said: "This time, one is to visit your group and get to know each other better. The more important thing is to be entrusted by others."

The black mamba's eyes froze, and its momentum changed again, making it hard to breathe. He didn't expect that he was so low-key that he still attracted the attention of others.

"I don't know who entrusted it?" the black mamba asked in a deep voice.

Xie Siyun was startled, and her heart trembled. Fortunately, she was also very human, and said calmly: "The lord of Shanhai County, the Marquis of Lianzhou, Qi said that he has no clothes."

"What a big Buddha, no wonder the two masters of labor." The black mamba looked at the two women probingly, as if wanting to understand the relationship between [Shangxue Meigui] and Shanhai County.

Xie Siyun ignored the other party's probing eyes, and said concisely: "Lord Wuyi wants to cooperate with your group, what do you want?"

"Cooperation? What cooperation?" Black Mamba asked in surprise. He felt as if he had been seen through by the lord who had never met thousands of miles away. This feeling is very uncomfortable.

Xie Siyun shook her head, "You still need to discuss the details of the cooperation with Lord Wuyi in person. However, with the reputation of Lord Wuyi, you won't be aimless."

The black mamba's eyes were fixed again. Even if Xie Siyun didn't say anything, he was going to meet the legendary lord in China for a while. He didn't feel at ease if he didn't know the details of the other party.

"Okay. Rattlesnake opens its doors to do business, so naturally there is no reason to shut out business. Please also tell President Shang to tell Lianzhou Hou that I can visit Shanhai County at any time." The black mamba resumed its initial demeanor, as if Just like a decent businessman.

Xie Siyun nodded, took Lin Jing, and left.