1086: The restless Busen City

“The absence of Holy Light is simply because the electricity transmitted by Li Village is different from the electrical energy I generate.” As long as I connect the light bulb in my hand to the wires in Li Village, Holy Light can still erupt!

Master Lu Lu said this directly without any reservation.

Upon hearing this, the enthusiasm of the surrounding people significantly diminished.

“Is that so?” Maurice nodded slightly.

He had originally thought they had mastered the entire technology, but it turned out they only had the light bulb technology.

However, it was still worth celebrating.

At this rate, it wouldn't be long before they also conquered the power generation equipment in Li Village that supplied the electric lights!

“Master Lu Lu, could you connect the light bulb you developed to the wires brought over from Li Village?” someone in the hall asked curiously.

“Connect to Li Village's wires? Is that necessary? I have already proven that the lamp in my hand will light up under the effect of electricity. Since there is electricity in Li Village's wires, it will undoubtedly also make my lamp burst with light and display Holy Light!”

Master Lu Lu was still as arrogant as ever.

“Let's try it anyway, just in case…” someone in the hall suggested.

“What do you mean? Are you questioning my Artifact Refining skills?!” The small Goblin's face visibly darkened.

“Master Lu Lu, there's no harm in trying!”

“Just as well, I also want to see how dazzling the Holy Light emitted by the electric lights produced by our own people is!” Maurice was clearly interested in this too.

“Alright, then let me show you the technique of me, an Artifact Refining master!” Master Lu Lu said, holding the light bulb and walking to the center of the hall.

In the hall, a large light bulb was hanging.

This was bought from Li Village.

It was also the only light bulb currently extended into a building in Busen City.

Master Lu Lu, standing below, was clearly a powerful Magician.

With a wave of his hand, the light bulb above was easily removed.

“Watch closely!” Taking out the light bulb he made from his person, Master Lu Lu slowly installed it using magic power.

“Click~”

When the light bulb was successfully and perfectly installed, everyone present watched intently, holding their breath.

“Sizzle~”

The familiar sound of current appeared.

Just when everyone thought a bright light would illuminate the hall again, something no one expected happened!

“Bang!”

The light bulb hanging high above the hall suddenly shattered after just two breaths!

The moment large fragments of the broken light bulb fell to the ground, the wires above seemed to suffer a chain reaction of some kind of poisoning, and a large section exploded with a dangerous sound!

“Crack crack crack crack…”

In just the next breath.

Above the hall, on the walls, and along the extending wire lines, everything ignited at this moment!

Moreover, this process was rapidly spreading outwards!

“Bang bang bang!!”

The fire spread along the wires to the outside, onto the streets centered around the City Lord's Mansion.

The electric lights that had just been lit and working for a short time all shattered one after another at this moment!

As time went on, the wires were like the fuse of gunpowder, and the speed of the spread accelerated even more!

A larger group of streetlights also experienced explosions one after another!

“Quickly cut the wires!” In the hall, people finally reacted with belated realization.

They shouted loudly one after another.

The next moment, Magicians, one by one, controlled powerful magic power and went directly into the air.

They quickly cast various spells to block the continuously spreading and burning wires!

Everything happened within a dozen breaths.

When this change was brought under control, the entire Busen City directly lost one-tenth of its lighting equipment!

Fortunately, it did not spread to the city wall area.

Otherwise, Dark Monsters would have poured into the city.

However, the current situation was not optimistic.

If there were stronger Dark Monsters, they could still withstand the outer layer of Holy Light and rush into this dark urban area!

Of course, the most dangerous were the Dark Monsters that could dig tunnels underground, directly crossing the area covered by Holy Light and arriving in this dark land!

“Damn it, how could this happen?!” Maurice's face turned green with anger after getting the specific loss data.

They already owed Li Village over two thousand kilograms of black crystal.

Now, they had directly rounded it up, needing an additional three hundred kilograms of black crystal to cover these losses!

Even if your electric light had problems, burning one or two meters of wire was enough, how could such losses occur?!

“Impossible! My light is clearly no different from the light made by Li Village, why is it like this?!” Master Lu Lu finally lost his previous arrogance, and his expression was more of unwillingness to believe the facts.

“Master Lu Lu, it seems you still need to research this technology more deeply.” Maurice took a deep breath, controlled his emotions, and said to the Goblin in front of him.

“I understand.” Master Lu Lu looked unconvinced.

Presumably, when he returned this time, he would once again devote himself to the research and development of electric lights.

After arranging for Master Lu Lu to leave and dismissing his subordinates, Maurice instantly looked ten years older, rubbing his temples wearily.

“You went to Li Village before, and the city lost power for a while. Was it because of some conflict with Li Village?” Fei Kui, the Acting City Lord of Feikang City, asked Maurice.

“Sigh.” Maurice shook his head slightly: “Maybe, Li Village will become the second Su Liang.”

After this sentence fell, Fei Kui's eyes flickered: “I have said before that these outsiders are not trustworthy! The reason our Vog Country does not allow outsiders to become our citizens is precisely because of their inherent flaws!”

“If you ask me, we might as well release that guy Su Liang!”

“I know that although Su Liang came from Li Village, he is not on good terms with Li Village.”

“Both sides possess the power to dispel darkness. If we use it properly, we will no longer have to worry about being constrained by either of them!” Fei Kui's suggestion was bold.

Maurice's expression also changed slightly upon hearing these words.

Bringing out Su Liang, who had already fallen out with them, to help them restrain the entire Li Village, this method, while initially sounding absurd, upon careful consideration, was not a bad idea either!

…

Li Village.

A pitch-black Village, illuminated only by lamplight, welcomed an acquaintance today.

“Oh dear! Li Chieftain, I missed you so much!” As the person spoke, tears welled up in his eyes.

This person was full of fat and short in stature, none other than Qiao Yi from the spiritual lamp specialty store.

He was one of the most well-informed people in the city.

He had bought several flashlights from the batch that Wyatt and others took to Busen City.

This was so he could come to Li Village and see his long-desired gold mine.

However, on the way, he also learned a piece of news that greatly shocked him.

Li Village had partnered with the higher-ups of Busen City!

And these electrical products all came from Li Village!

Good heavens, these electrical appliances, this stuff is much, much more profitable than gold!

This further strengthened Qiao Yi's determination to come to Li Village.

With the power of the flashlight, he brought two followers and arrived at Li Village relatively safely.

Along the way, he saw the towering power towers and was equally amazed.

“Qiao Yi? You're not dead?” Li Changkong greeted him upon seeing him.

“Hahaha, how could I die so easily.” Qiao Yi was all smiles: “Li Chieftain, I think our cooperation can be deeper and larger.”

As if afraid Li Changkong wouldn't understand, Qiao Yi clarified: “Those electric lights, electrical appliances, you know, hehe.”

“Electric lights, electrical appliances?” Hearing this, Li Changkong couldn't help but raise his chin and motion towards the distance: “If you want to do the electrical appliance business, what about these gold mines? You don't want them anymore?”

“Want them, of course I want them! How can I discard gold? The more money the better, I can handle both!” Qiao Yi said cheerfully.

Then he said seriously: “Li Chieftain, my good friend, do you think you can entrust the sales channels for these electrical appliances to me?”

“I will help you organize the merchants in Busen City and arrange a series of electrical equipment for you. By then, every household will use your electric lights, which will definitely be a huge profit!” Qiao Yi's purpose was clear, he was here to seize the sole channel.

“I was planning to only supply goods to the City Lord of Busen City.” Li Changkong was slightly surprised by Qiao Yi's statement.

“To the City Lord of Busen City? The one in charge now?!” Hearing this, Qiao Yi immediately became a little anxious.

“Li Chieftain! You cannot cooperate deeply with that guy!”

“Others may not know this guy, but I understand him very well!”

“He is completely an old-fashioned person who is single-mindedly for the people, very terrifying, and cunning!”

“Single-mindedly for the people? Isn't that good?” Li Changkong said strangely.

“But your Li Village is not his people!” Qiao Yi's words were urgent: “That old guy seems easy to talk to, and doesn't even discriminate against outsiders, but in fact, as soon as your interests are squeezed dry by him, he will not hesitate to destroy you!”

“He was once awarded a noble title by slaughtering outsiders! Afterwards, he pretended not to discriminate against outsiders, that old guy is very cunning!” Qiao Yi's words did not sound false at all.

The coherent sentences conveyed a fact.

This made Li Changkong pause slightly.

Afterwards, he said: “Our Li Village and Maurice are bound by interests. If he wants to squeeze out our value, he needs to have the ability to do so.”

“That's true, I'm just worried that someone else will provide Maurice with another technology to dispel darkness, in that case, Li Village will be in complete trouble!”

“Ultimately, your cooperation with him is too dangerous, you should cooperate with me instead.”

“Not only can I give you more benefits, but I also won't inquire about your technology.”

“Aren't you a citizen of Busen City? If you sell, aren't you worried that Maurice will come looking for trouble?” Li Changkong was a little surprised that Qiao Yi dared to compete with the City Lord of Busen City for business.

“What's the big deal, just sell secretly, I'm familiar with this operation!”

One can only say that the profits from electrical appliances were visibly enormous, which led Qiao Yi to willingly take the risk.

Even his enthusiasm for the gold mine had diminished considerably.

“You can have this business, but there's a condition.” Li Changkong said with a glint in his eyes.

After hearing Qiao Yi's words, he suddenly realized that he indeed lacked understanding of Maurice, the leader of Busen City.

Perhaps, he might really do some actions that ordinary people wouldn't expect!

“Hahaha, I knew you wouldn't be able to bear to let me return disappointed, my friend! What one condition? Speak boldly, my friend, I'll agree to ten conditions!”

“I heard your information is very well-connected?”

“Of course, I even have connections in other countries. In Busen City, the connections I've built with money are no joke either!”

“I need you to help me investigate someone's information. His name is Su Liang, you should be familiar with him.” Li Changkong's tone was serious: “If he's dead, that's best. If not, report to me every day any information related to him.”

“Su Liang? That guy who came out of your Li Village? I remember last time he and people from the Renault Family came to your Li Village to make trouble for you.” Qiao Yi's memory was quite good, and he immediately identified the target in his mind.

“Can you do it?” Li Changkong asked finally.

“Of course!” Qiao Yi's answer was confident.