readytorunbook Chapter 301 The Fools' Evil Eye Factory
Chapter 301 The Fools' Evil Eye Factory
"Lord Coral Palace, I have gathered all those harmed by the Evil Eye into a wounded soldiers' camp, and as you instructed, I have given them a certain amount of alcohol to drink, but..."
Wulang glanced at Xu Ning and Beidou, who were sitting in the guest seats, and hesitated, unsure of how to continue.
It's already the morning of the second day.
Xu Ning ultimately did not investigate the whereabouts of the Sea Demons and Fools on Bayun Island. Instead, he accompanied Kong Ba, who was still unconscious, back to Haizhi Island.
After hearing Kong's explanation, Coral Palace Xin Hai quickly instructed Wu Lang to gather all those exhibiting symptoms of drowsiness and ask Xu Ning for help.
When Xu Ning mentioned that the soldiers could be cured simply by drinking alcohol, Coral Palace's brow, which had been furrowed for two days, finally relaxed.
However, it seems there's a new situation now.
"Is it about confiscating the Evil Eye?" Coral Palace Kokoro asked Goro calmly.
Goro nodded with a hint of shame and said, "Yes. Many soldiers are unwilling to hand over the evil eyes. Many have said that even knowing they are evil eyes, they intend to continue using them, and some have even suggested..."
At this point, Goro didn't know how to continue.
However, Xu Ning had already guessed it, and replied with a smile, "You suggest using the Evil Eye to fight the Shogunate army while using my wine to heal your depleted body? This reminds me of a classic math problem. What a clever idea!"
Coral Palace Heart Sea looked at Goro and instructed him: "The Evil Eye must be confiscated and destroyed in a centralized manner. There is no doubt about that. I'm entrusting this matter to you. Make sure you carry it out to the end."
After saying that, Coral Palace Heart Sea turned to Sora and said, "Sora, with such a big incident, the morale of the army will definitely waver. If the Shogunate army takes advantage of the chaos to attack, our long-term perseverance will be in vain. I will go to the front line to guard for a while. I will leave a part of the army's elite troops behind. After you have quickly reorganized them, take them to destroy the factory where the Fools produce the Evil Eyes."
Kong asked in surprise, "Xin Hai, you already know about the Fools' plan?"
Coral Palace Heart Sea smiled and shook her head, "I was just guessing. When Goro reported the number of Evil Eyes yesterday, I guessed that the Fools must have set up a factory to produce Evil Eyes locally. It needs to be large, secretive, easily accessible, readily available, and heavily guarded. So it's not hard to guess the location that meets these conditions..."
Sora suddenly realized and stood up abruptly. "Jinshiro Yashiki! That's the location that Teppei and the others scouted!"
Coral Palace Heart Sea nodded approvingly, "That's it."
Wulang frowned and said, "Our capture of the Evil Eye has caused too much of a commotion. If we mobilize the army and launch a major offensive, the enemy may have already received the information and fled."
Coral Palace Heart Sea shook her head and said, "Then we must bring enough people. It's too dangerous. We've already lost too many companions. We can't let Kong take the risk."
Kong said excitedly, "There's no time. I can teleport there and not give them time to evacuate. As for the heavy guard, we don't need to be afraid. Brother Xu and Sister Beidou will definitely help us, right?"
What a big devil to you!
Don't include me and my dog Beidou when you're looking for work!
Xu Ning finally witnessed firsthand the entire process of how professional workers are coerced into taking on the most dangerous tasks.
It's like a multiple-choice question. Shinkai and Goro keep eliminating the wrong options, leaving only the correct one for Sora, making Sora think that he chose it himself.
"Alright, alright, I must have owed you something in my past life. I'll go with you."
Xu Ning nodded helplessly, but secretly drew a few words in Beidou's palm under the table.
After Coral Palace Heart Sea and Goro went about their own business, Sora couldn't wait to urge Xu Ning to set off.
Xu Ning smiled and said, "No matter how well-informed they are, they can't be faster than us in teleportation. But this time, it's enough for me to go with you. Your sister Beidou has been separated from the fleet for several days. I'll have her go find the brothers first and then go to Bayun Island to meet us."
Kong naturally wouldn't have any objections.
The two, along with a Paimon, left the Coral Palace, patted the teleportation anchor at the edge of the giant coral, and were teleported together to the anchor point on the highlands of Ba Yun Island.
The two identified the direction of the snake's head from a high vantage point and simultaneously unfurled their wings of wind, flying in that direction.
"Huh, that strange samurai is still here. Oh? And there's an extra treasure chest?"
While flying, Xu Ning suddenly saw the shrine he had worshipped at the day before, and the charlatan warrior who kept saying "he he he" was sitting next to it like a statue, just like the day before.
In front of the shrine, a treasure chest sat neatly in place.
"A treasure chest? Where's the treasure chest?"
Upon hearing Xu Ning's words, Paimon, the little money-grubber, immediately put his little hand on his forehead and looked around.
After Xu Ning pointed it out to her, the three of them landed near the shrine together.
"Is this the reward 'he' gave me?"
Xu Ning walked over to the strange warrior and asked, "If I come to worship once a day, will I receive a treasure chest reward the next day?"
"He becomes powerful through worship, and the answer lies in the worship itself. Every time there is worship, there will be a reward."
The strange samurai continued to mutter incomprehensible words.
However, Xu Ning understood this time. It meant that if he came to worship every day, he would receive a treasure chest the next day. The key question was, what kind of surprise would appear after three days?
After telling Kong and Paimon about this, little Paimon respectfully bowed three times in front of the shrine, his expression extremely devout, seemingly still thinking about the treasure chest behind him.
However, Kong seemed to be somewhat rational.
"There is no such thing as getting something for nothing in this world. If there is, it is probably a trap."
After Paimon had taken everything from the treasure chest and put it into the Dust Song Pot, the three of them headed toward the location that might be the Evil Eye Factory.
"Should I sneak over there, capture a Sea Demon, and scout out the enemy's deployment?"
Xu Ning carefully examined the house above, then pointed to another cliff edge and said, "Whether it's this house or the Sea Demon, I'm afraid they're just deliberately placed there by the enemy to lure us in. Once we fall for it, they'll probably evacuate the real factory quickly."
Kong increasingly felt that bringing Xu Ning here was the right decision.
"Then let's go around it."
The two jumped off the cliff to the south and, with the help of the wings of wind, glided to the ground.
"Brother Xu, that spot."
As soon as the two landed, they saw a burly Fool soldier walk into a crevice in the rocks and suddenly disappear.
"Found it! The Fools' Evil Eye Factory! Let's turn it upside down!"