"What is it called?!"
At this moment, Zhou Fu stared at Chen Guhong blankly. His tone was full of surprise. He wondered if he had misheard or if Chen Guhong had misspoken.
Chen Guhong was also very confused. He said again, "Sir, it's the Black Mountain Stronghold."
"Are you sure it's the Black Mountain Stronghold and not the Black Wind Stronghold?"
Chen Guhong took out a few pieces of paper and handed them to Zhou Fu. "Sir, this is a letter from Chief Duan. The person who delivered the letter has already left."
Zhou Fu took the letter and stared at the three words "Black Mountain Stronghold". He felt an indescribable emotion in his heart.
It was so f * cking familiar.
Was he going to kill them this time?
Or was it just the same name?
No, if it was just the same name, how could they injure his Bone Forging experts?
Moreover, Duan Cheng wanted to make a contribution now. He would definitely not go easy on this kind of thing.
After some deduction, Zhou Fu could only temporarily believe that the other party was the Black Mountain Stronghold.
He raised his head and looked at Chen Guhong. "Reply to Duan Cheng. Tell him not to clash with the Black Mountain Stronghold for the time being and to guard the other trade routes.
Take the Huang Family with you and snatch the Jin Family's business for me. Wait until those injured Bone Forging experts recover, then come find me. "
"Yes!"
This order made Chen Guhong's heart tremble. He thought to himself, "We've only been peaceful for a few days, and now we're going to fight again."
"Sir, this is the latest batch of pills. Eight alchemists rushed to make it. There are a total of 300 pills."
At this point, Chen Guhong's expression was a little hesitant.
After a moment of silence, he said, "Sir, according to the pill formula you provided, although the effect of these Spirit Concentration Pills is significant, the consumption is several times more than before. Our funds are somewhat insufficient."
No money?
Hearing this news, Zhou Fu's heart skipped a beat.
He had robbed everything from Huang Jia and the Chen family. How long had it been, and the Chen family actually said that they had no money?
"What happened?
Three hundred pills and you've used up your foundation? "Zhou Fu's voice sank.
"Milord, it's not just the pills. The cost of training the guards is also very high.
Although Huang Jia didn't say anything about it, I reckon that they're pretty much wiped out. "
Zhou Fu stared at Chen Guhong until the latter's forehead was dripping with sweat. Zhou Fu then said, "Let Huang Feng do it."
"Yes!"
After receiving the order, Chen Guhong hurriedly responded, then turned around and left the room.
Looking at the sunlight outside, he let out a long sigh of relief. Then, he walked out of the courtyard and said to the guard, "Sir has orders to summon Huang Feng here."
"Yes!"
In less than an hour, Huang Feng's figure hurried in.
He looked at Chen Guhong who was drinking tea in the pavilion next to the courtyard door. He approached and said, "Uncle Chen, you came so quickly."
"It's not that I'm early."
"Oh?" Huang Feng looked at him in surprise and asked, "What do you mean?"
"What else could it mean …" Chen Guhong explained as he walked toward Zhou Fu's room, "It's just a matter of money."
Huang Feng's expression froze, and he became embarrassed. He whispered, "Uncle, you told Sir everything?"
"I did. How could I not?"
At this time, the two of them had already walked to the center of the courtyard.
"If you don't say anything, something big will happen.
Now that it hasn't happened yet, let's make the situation clear first. "
After a few sentences, the two of them had already walked to the door of the room.
They pushed the door open and entered.
The two of them saluted Zhou Fu and said, "Greetings, milord."
Zhou Fu looked at Huang Feng and asked, "How is Huang Jia's situation now?"
Huang Feng opened his mouth, and a bitter smile appeared on his face. "Milord, Huang Jia's situation is worse than the Chen family's.
Back then, many of their businesses were hit hard, and now they've recovered, but they haven't recovered all their funds. "
"No need to say this. Just say if they're not making ends meet."
"This … Yes!"
Zhou Fu took a deep breath and asked, "How long can they last?"
Huang Feng and Chen Guhong looked at each other, and Chen Guhong said, "Less than two months."
Huff ~
He exhaled all the gloominess in his heart in one breath, and felt his heart constantly beating against his chest.
Zhou Fu comforted himself, Fortunately, there's still time … It can still be solved.
He looked at Chen Guhong and asked, "Stop using the Spirit Concentration Pills for now. Concentrate the resources to make another kind of Spirit Concentration Pill first. Fifty pills for each of the three stages of Bone Forging, and twenty pills for those who are injured.
Forty for each of the two stages, thirty for the first stage. "
"Yes!"
From Zhou Fu's words, the two of them felt like dark clouds were pressing down on them, making them feel a little suffocated.
"Fifteen days!
After fifteen days, come with me to Black Mountain Stockade to pay respects! "
"Yes!"
"Also, since you've been practicing for so long, bring those guards with you!
How are those people now? "
Chen Guhong replied, "Milord, recently, we've recruited some people. Huang Jia and I have gathered a hundred people from each family. The number of guards from our family is not included."
Two hundred people.
That's enough!
Zhou Fu nodded and said, "Go find Jin Peng and gather enough weapons and protective gear for these two hundred people. In addition, each family will send twenty old guards to lead these people."
"Yes!"
"Also, each family will leave two Bone Forging cultivators, and the Chen family will leave four. The rest will go."
"Yes!"
"Go and prepare!"
"We'll take our leave."
After the two of them left, Zhou Fu took three deep breaths. Not only did he not calm down, but his heart beat even faster.
He stood up, and wisps of thin red mist drifted around him.
He took a step forward, and his figure flashed. In the blink of an eye, he was at the door of the training room.
He pushed open the door and entered.
"Fifteen days … … is enough!"
"Ding!
"Scripture of the Wise King" has successfully leveled up! "
"Scripture of the Wise King": Level Four (Comprehension Enhancement Level Four, Physique Enhancement Level Four, Seal Enhancement Level Four, Vibration Enhancement Level Four, Defense Enhancement Level Four, Spirit Enhancement Level Four, Advanced Muscle Enhancement Level One).
Traces of a cold feeling spread from between his eyebrows, like a mountain stream, and flowed to every part of his body.
At the same time, Zhou Fu suddenly had various insights into the use of various martial arts.
He came to the center of the room and sat down cross-legged.
"It seems that this" Scripture of the Wise King "is indeed stronger than the" Spring Breeze and Rain Bodily Nourishment Technique "in terms of concentration. It's just that I can't level it up too quickly, or else my body won't be able to take it … … sigh … …"
The physique that he was so proud of and valued the most had instead become the limitation of the "Scripture of the Wise King". This made it hard for him to accept.
The golden inner strength in his body vibrated, and its quality was slowly changing.
It became more solid and tenacious.
As Zhou Fu slowly closed his eyes, the Buddha's shadow in his mind opened its eyes. It was a faint golden color, grand, lonely, and cold. There was not a trace of emotion, just like a golden Buddha statue in a temple.
Whoosh ~
Like a rolling tide, the faint golden inner strength was like a tide, all of it rushing to the center of his eyebrows.
Facing this change, Zhou Fu only frowned, but did not panic.
When all the inner strength in his body disappeared, the center of his eyebrows was swollen and itchy.
Above the Buddha's shadow, traces of golden lines appeared. These were the inner strength that was rushing in.
These golden lines circled around the Buddha's shadow, and then rushed out with a whoosh, flowing into every part of Zhou Fu's body.
"It's a little heavy!
But … … this breakthrough is quite interesting. "