1048: betray

"Boss, I want to buy a spiritual lamp." Facing the contempt of others, Li Changkong showed no reaction.

This was their state of life; if they were to fight back against the contempt they just faced, and the officials maintaining order came over, they would inevitably side with the other party, and their own fate would only be miserable.

Endurance was a required course for their group; over a long time, it had become a habit.

"Isn't this the leader of those guys cursed by God?"

"Yesterday, a bunch of people came over and only bought a Primary Spirit Lamp. Have you guys become this poor?"

The shop Boss looked at Li Changkong as if he had just noticed him.

While speaking, he casually lit a cigar in his mouth; after a snap of his fingers, the cigar in A Man's mouth was lit with the release of Fire Magic.

Seeing that Li Changkong didn't reply immediately, the overweight, short and stout Boss scratched his head with a smile: "Oh right, I forgot, the matter of your Li Village stealing the Renault Family's brewing technology was exposed, so you can't make money selling alcohol anymore."

"Oh dear, your Li Village can't rely on the brewing technology stolen from the Renault Family to make money, how will you live in the future?"

"Admit it, you are people cursed by God, disaster will accompany you for generations."

"Everyone knows it was the Renault Family who stole our brewing technology, that brewing technology is ours." On this topic, Li Changkong uncharacteristically spoke up to refute.

This made the spiritual lamp specialty shop Boss let out a hoarse laugh: "Hahaha, everyone knows?"

"Who knows? Go ask others on the street and see if they know? Even if they know, who would say it out loud? Could it be that people from Vog Country would stand on the side of you people who represent bad omens? Hahaha..." The Boss's mocking laughter continued for a while.

"Give me seven intermediate spirit lamps." Li Changkong didn't respond further, directly placing seven gold coins on the counter.

The laughter paused, the Boss's gaze looked at the money, then looked at Li Changkong again.

"Tsk tsk tsk, it's a good thing I learned purification magic, the money you've touched, I can still accept after washing it." Waving his hand to draw the gold coins into his hand, the Boss took out seven spiritual lamps from the shelf behind him.

When these spiritual lamps were placed on the counter, the Boss reminded him: "Village Chief of Li Village, starting next month, the price of spiritual lamps will increase for you people."

"Moreover, your limit of buying up to seven at a time has also been reduced to five."

"This is an order issued by the City Lord, don't feel dissatisfied, the fact that I'm still letting you buy spiritual lamps is already the greatest tolerance towards you people."

"That's tolerance for money, right?" Li Changkong silently put away the spiritual lamps, spitting out these words through clenched teeth.

"Oh dear, don't say that, I'm still very willing to do business with you." The spiritual lamp shop Boss waved his hand with a chuckle.

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Leaving the spiritual lamp specialty shop, Li Changkong then looked at the street in front of him.

People came and went on the street, and many avoided him with a look of disgust after seeing him.

Putting his hat back on, Li Changkong wrapped himself up tightly, and only after making himself unrecognizable did he continue walking towards the Town.

He didn't return to the Village immediately.

Coming to Town, saying he was looking for a priest or buying spiritual lamps, was actually secondary.

Li Changkong's main purpose for coming here was to meet someone, someone from Li Village!

A deserted street.

After Li Changkong arrived here, he looked around.

After finding that no one was paying attention, he directly pushed open the wooden door of a small house nearby.

Inside the door was a small room.

And in the room was a Man with yellow skin, black eyes, and black hair.

"You're here." The Man in the room was writing some words on the table.

It looked like he was writing about magic potions, or perhaps recording the methods for casting magic.

His calm words also indicated that he knew Li Changkong would come early on.

"Su Liang, you gave away the brewing formula? Don't you know that's the foundation of our Village?!" After seeing Su Liang, Li Changkong's always calm expression finally erupted in an unbearable manner at this moment.

However, even so, his voice was still kept low.

Facing these words of questioning, Su Liang, who was writing at the desk, put down the quill pen in his hand, and a pair of clear black and white eyes looked at Li Changkong: "Village Chief, before I infiltrated the Renault Family, you told me that when necessary, the brewing technology could be treated as an item for trade to exchange for what was needed."

After these words came out, Li Changkong took a few deep breaths, and his mood calmed down a lot.

The deeply hidden anticipation in his heart gradually surged: "So, you've already exchanged our brewing technology for magic?!"

Half a month ago.

Su Liang was still an ordinary villager in the Village.

At that time, he approached Li Changkong.

He made a very bold suggestion to Li Changkong.

Go to the Renault Family and obtain the method for learning magic!

After this suggestion was made, it almost hit Li Changkong right between the eyebrows.

The method for learning magic!

They, the people of Li Village abandoned by the World, if they wanted to establish themselves in this World, if they wanted to survive, if they wanted to grow stronger, they had to learn magic. This was something countless natives saw as readily available, yet it was the faith in Li Changkong's heart and the goal he would strive for his entire life!

But the magic in the world was something they couldn't access at all!

Any method was just a luxury.

Therefore, Li Changkong rejected Su Liang's suggestion.

Although magic was good, one also had to face reality.

However, Su Liang at that time informed him of another piece of information.

He had inadvertently saved the Child of a Viscount!

That Viscount was none other than the current leader of the Renault Family!

He could rely on this favor to gain the appreciation of the Renault Family and seek to obtain the method for learning magic from them!

The arrival of this information made Li Changkong see the hope of obtaining magic and having everyone in the Village learn magic!

Su Liang, this chosen one who was lucky enough to save someone, from that moment on, was clearly the hope of the entire Village in Li Changkong's heart!

To help Su Liang complete his plan, Li Changkong gave almost more than half of the Village's accumulated assets to Su Liang for him to manage!

Even the brewing technology was placed in his hands.

He only hoped that the other party could truly bring magic and the hope of living on to the entire Li Village!

It was precisely because of this that Li Changkong said he knew who leaked the information when facing Li Bo's inquiry last night.

And those complex emotions included the anticipation for Su Liang's actions.

This was Li Changkong's biggest gamble, betting everything on the future of the entire Li Village!

And Su Liang was the utmost priority!

The brewing technology was their most important trump card; once used, there must be a return!

This was the agreement made by Li Changkong and Su Liang.

"Methods for magic Cultivation aren't that easy to obtain." Su Liang shook his head calmly.

These words made Li Changkong's expression stiffen, and then he couldn't help but say: "That's the foundation of our Village, you gave away our biggest capital and still didn't get a way to learn magic? What should we do from now on?"

"Didn't you give me a promise? Why did you still offer our brewing technology when you couldn't get the method for learning magic?!"

Speaking of this, Li Changkong calmed down a bit, and then as if realizing something, he stared intently at Su Liang with a pair of eyes.

Under such a gaze, Li Changkong actually saw a hint of mockery in the other person's eyes!

"That's not right, I know your personality, you wouldn't reveal your biggest trump card if you weren't confident of success."

"You used your trump card and still didn't get the method for learning magic, which means your goal wasn't that thing! You didn't intend to get the magic manual for everyone at all! You were lying to me?!" After Li Changkong's emotions, which he tried to keep calm, stabilized, he then looked at the smiling Su Liang with trembling pupils as if he had figured something out.

"Clap clap clap..."

"Village Chief, you are indeed the one who understands me." Su Liang clapped his hands with a smile.

He then sighed and shook his head: "Village Chief, you are still too naive, you take everything too much for granted."

"Magic manual? I obtained this thing from the Renault Family seven or eight days ago, but I understand even more clearly that even if I obtained this thing, it would be impossible to Cultivate smoothly!"

"If we, this group of cursed people, learn magic, will other Magicians allow it?"

"When everyone in Li Village starts learning magic, that will also be the beginning of Li Village's escape!"

"I thought for a long time, thought of many methods, thinking about how to safely and steadily learn the magic manual, and in the end, I really did come up with a method."

"A method where I don't have to worry about other Magicians killing me." As Su Liang finished speaking, he slowly rose from the chair, his voice carrying a hint of excitement and pride: "As long as I completely become a person of the Renault Family, then I can safely become a Magician!"

"I used the brewing technology to exchange for a spot to become a member of the Renault Family."