Bringing The Farm To Live In Another World - Chapter 15993

Chapter 15991. The Three Sheep River

That evening, when Huo Lei led everyone to the tavern, they found Lu Yi already there. Upon seeing Lu Yi, Huo Lei immediately smiled and said, “Brother Lu, you’re here too! Perfect timing, we all received spirit stones today, let’s have a drink here, why don’t you join us?”

Lu Yi laughed heartily, “Sure, I was just thinking of having a drink with everyone.” Wu Lingfeng naturally sat down next to Lu Yi, and the two chatted. Huo Lei had already asked the owner to serve the food, and the owner chuckled as he had the wine and dishes brought out. Soon the tavern became lively.

After drinking for a while, Lu Yi and Wu Lingfeng went to the side, chatting quietly. No one suspected them; they already knew each other, so their conversation was normal. The others were also chatting with their own acquaintances, so naturally no one paid them any attention.

Wu Lingfeng, with a smile, asked, “How is it? Has the shop owner made any unusual moves lately?”

Lu Yi smiled and replied, “No, I’ve been keeping an eye on him these past few days, and he hasn’t shown any unusual activity.”

Wu Lingfeng said, “Could it be that he also has a communication array, so he doesn’t need to do anything, just send messages?”

“Possibly. If that’s the case, it’ll be even harder to deal with. Even if they make any unusual moves, we wouldn’t know, since we’re not their employees and can’t live in their shop, so we can’t keep an eye on him all the time.”

“We can only do our best now. You continue to keep an eye on him. I’ve joined the Green Wolf Gang now and can’t easily quit. We have another mission tomorrow, so I’ll have to leave this to you.”

“Don’t worry, leave it to me. If he really makes any unusual moves, I’ll definitely notify the sect immediately.”

“Yes, hopefully we’ll get some news soon so we can go back sooner. Otherwise, we’ll just have to keep an eye on him here.”

The two of them smiled as they spoke, as if they were two close friends chatting. There was nothing particularly unusual about their conversation, but their expressions were completely different from what they were saying.

That night, everyone drank quite a bit of wine. After finishing their drinks, they left. Wu Lingfeng and his group returned to the courtyard, and the night passed uneventfully.

The next day, Huo Lei led everyone away from the courtyard. This time, their target was one of the major rivers in the Qingmu Sect, called the Three Goats River.

The river had this strange name because when it was first discovered, three magical goats were always drinking water there. These three goats were incredibly powerful, and legend has it that the ancestors of the Qingmu Sect expended considerable effort to kill them, hence the name Three Goats River.

The Three Goats River is one of the most famous rivers in the Qingmu Continent, with a width of over two hundred miles and a length of ten thousand miles.

Many gangs make a living along the Three Goats River, and their work is essentially the same as that of the Green Wolf Gang: gathering water plants.

When Huo Lei and his group arrived at the Sanyang River, they found that some people were already busy at work. Upon seeing this, Huo Lei frowned. He knew very well that the people making a living here all had their own territories, and if they were to fight in the river, it would definitely cause conflict. Therefore, Huo Lei didn’t let them fight. Instead, he turned to the Green Wolf Gang members and said, “You wait here for a moment. We’ll go check ahead. Li Tong, Lao Wu, you two come with me.”

The two nodded and followed Huo Lei forward. When they were still some distance from the riverbank, two rogue cultivators approached. Huo Lei immediately stopped and waited for them. The two cultivators quickly arrived. Before them stood a cultivator in his forties, tall and thin. He was taken aback when he saw Huo Lei, then smiled and said, “It’s Boss Huo! What brings you here today?”

Huo Lei smiled back, “Boss Gong, so this is your territory. We just finished our mission yesterday and were appreciated by the elders of the Green Wood Sect. They sent us to gather water plants, so here we are. But we’ve never gathered water plants before, so we don’t know the rules here. We didn’t dare to act rashly, so we came to check things out first. It’s great to meet you, Boss Gong. Could you please tell me, Boss Ying, what are the rules for making a living in the Three Sheep River?”

Upon hearing Huo Lei’s explanation, Boss Gong chuckled and said, “Oh, I see. Congratulations! To be honest, there aren’t many rules for making a living in the Sanyang River. See this area? Every twenty li (approximately 10 kilometers) is a boundary. Along each twenty-li stretch of the river, there’s a small gang harvesting water plants. Everyone earns a meager living through hard work. This area is completely occupied. If you want to harvest water plants, you’ll have to go further. How about this, I’ll take you a bit further and find you a stretch. Don’t worry, harvesting water plants may seem easy, but it’s actually quite hard work. People making a living here don’t usually get into conflicts.” “There’s no need for that. No matter how much seaweed we gather, the Green Wood Sect will buy it all. There’s no competition at all, so you don’t need to worry.”

Hearing this, Huo Lei quickly said, “Thank you so much, Boss Gong. How about I treat you to drinks tonight?”

Boss Gong smiled and said, “Alright, let’s go for a drink together tonight. Come on, I’ll take you.” Huo Lei readily agreed, then led Li Tong and Wu Lingfeng to fly with Boss Gong. Boss Gong led them downstream, passing through the territories of several gangs along the way. With Boss Gong’s introduction, Huo Lei greeted the

members of those gangs, thus becoming acquainted with them. This was actually very important; having a nodding acquaintance was better than having no connection at all. Fortunately, two of the gang leaders recognized Huo Lei because they had met during the attack on that demonic cultivator. It was naturally easier to greet acquaintances.

After flying for about a hundred miles, Boss Gong pointed to a section of the river and said to Huo Lei, “This is the uninhabited river. In fact, there are many rivers like this on the Azure Wood Continent. It’s not just the Three Sheep River where people make a living; people make a living in other rivers as well. And this river wasn’t chosen randomly. You see, the water in this section is darker, which means there might be more aquatic plants. Of course, there might also be monsters in this river, so you have to be careful. This section of the river is quite long, so you can start working here. But tomorrow, you should put two wooden signs here to let others know that this place is owned. That way, other people who want to make a living here will let you pass.”

Huo Lei quickly thanked him. He hadn’t known what Boss Gong was saying before, and Boss Gong telling him was already a great help.

Boss Gong shook his head, then chatted with Huo Lei and the others for a few more minutes before turning to leave. After all, he had his own sect to oversee and couldn’t stay here indefinitely.

Huo Lei glanced at the section of river and said, “Old Wu, go to the woods and get two wooden markers to mark out the area. Li Tong, go and bring everyone else over. We’ll start working today.”

The two of them responded and immediately got to work. Huo Lei looked around and finally breathed a sigh of relief. This would be their territory from now on, their land to survive. A sense of belonging welled up inside him.

Meanwhile, Wu Lingfeng went directly into the forest, chose a thick and sturdy tree, felled it, cut the trunk in two, put it into his spatial equipment, and returned to the riverbank. Once there, he released one section of the trunk, swung his sword, removed the bark, and then shaved it into a square shape with a pointed end. He then drove the trunk into the riverbed soil and carved the characters “Azure Wolf” on it.

At this moment, Huo Lei arrived and saw the characters. Upon seeing them, Huo Lei smiled and said, “Not bad, twenty li away. Set up another one.”

Wu Lingfeng responded and flew twenty li away, erecting another sign. This meant that this section of the river was now theirs. Anyone else trying to claim this territory would be provoking them, and they could retaliate.

After everything was set up, Li Tong arrived with his men. Once everyone was there, Huo Lei glanced at them and said, “As you can see, this section of the river is now our territory. Has anyone here ever harvested water plants before?”

Everyone shook their heads. None of them had ever joined a gang before, and harvesting water plants was usually done by gangs, so none of them had any experience.

Seeing that none of them had any experience, Huo Lei was also a little troubled. At this moment, Wu Lingfeng spoke up, “Boss Huo, do you know what kind of aquatic plants the Qingmu Sect needs to collect?”

Huo Lei nodded and said, “Of course I know.”

Wu Lingfeng said, “That’s good. You lead a group of people down to collect the aquatic plants first, and the rest of you stay on the shore to keep watch. After you come up, let those of us who have never collected aquatic plants before see what kind of aquatic plants we need, and then we’ll go down to collect them. That’s fine. It doesn’t matter if you haven’t collected them before; everyone will gradually gain experience.” The others all nodded. They had indeed never collected aquatic plants before, but they believed that as long as they knew what kind of aquatic plants they needed, they would definitely be able to do the job well.

These people are actually honest folks. Unless they are pushed to the limit, they won’t get into conflicts with others. As long as there is no conflict with them, they are still happy to work for spirit stones. They are not afraid of working. Even if someone doesn’t let them work peacefully, if you don’t let me work peacefully, then I can only kill you first and then go to work. This is actually the original intention of many gangs.