Chapter 21 Redo… Concluding the Contract?

Fang Yue was a little confused. He couldn't handle something like this.

"Captain Ye, don't rush to refuse. Please listen to me slowly."

"Our Mo Village was glorious for a long time. The reason why no strange creatures dare to invade Mo Village like now is because of the ancient formations left by Master Mo."

"But now, there are many damages to the ancient formations that we cannot repair. It's almost at the point of collapse."

"This kind of thing is like a doomsday countdown in our Mo Village. If that day really comes, the villagers of Mo Village, who have enjoyed so many years of peace, will definitely not be able to accept such a fact."

Next, Captain Lang chatted with Fang Yue for a while before walking to a pillar that resembled a control console.

The pillar was only one meter high, with a disc-like top.

As Captain Lang pressed his palm on the disc.

Buzz!!

Streaks of glowing lines spread along the spiral structure of the entire core towards the entire Mo Village.

Fang Yue was shocked to find that the entire ground of Mo Village was densely covered with these glowing lines, extending all the way to the boundary around the village, which is also known as the line of life and death, before finally stopping.

"This is the ancient formation of our Mo Village for dispelling strange creatures. If you look closely, you can see that many lines are damaged. Fortunately, the formation can still operate normally, but the protection effect in some areas must have weakened."

"Currently, this phenomenon is becoming more and more common. The entire formation is riddled with holes, and it's only a matter of time before it completely fails, even the core of the formation…"

Captain Lang pointed to the pillar in front of him.

Various cracked lines were distributed on the pillar, as if it would shatter into rubble at any moment.

"This matter concerns the most core secret of Mo Village. Please keep it a secret, Captain Ye. Also, thank you for the matter regarding Lord Han."

"I'll do my best."

That sentence was enough.

Captain Lang nodded in satisfaction.

Telling an outsider the biggest secret of his village was actually a big risk.

But Mo Village had reached a point where it had to change or die.

Even if it was like grasping at straws when seriously ill, he had to find a way out for Mo Village. He couldn't let Mo Village decline in his generation.

Fang Yue looked at the glowing lines below and found that these lines seemed to be visible only in this core control area.

The villagers below all seemed to be unaware of them, turning a blind eye to these lines.

"They really can't see them. Without me activating the formation here, these lines are usually in a hidden state."

Speaking of which, Captain Lang suddenly seemed to notice something and was stunned for a moment.

"What's wrong?"

"…That side, and that side, weren't damaged when I checked last time."

Captain Lang frowned and pointed in one direction, a black spot in the air.

The formation surrounding the entire village presented a square barrier outline, forming a perfect enclosure around the village.

Naturally, the air wasn't left out.

But now, there seemed to be damage to the barrier in the air.

And the other direction he pointed to was the entrance of the village.

The entrance of the village… last night…

Captain Lang glanced at Fang Yue, as if deep in thought.

"Captain Lang? Captain Lang!"

Fang Yue called out twice before Captain Lang suddenly snapped back to reality from his thoughts.

"Wh, what's wrong?"

"Is there really no way to repair the ancient formation? Perhaps Lord Han or Lord Lan from Manshui Village might have a way to repair it?"

"It's useless. As far as I know, Lord Han and Lord Lan aren't skilled in formations. Only Master Mo, who disappeared from our village, is…"

"I see…"

Fang Yue sighed. Then he couldn't do anything about it. He could only go back and ask Lord Han if he wanted to moonlight as a protector of Mo Village.

Just as he was thinking, Fang Yue suddenly caught a glimpse of a black crow flag slowly rising along the railing in the north of the village.

"That… in that direction, isn't that the Black Crow Merchant Troupe?"

Fang Yue quickly asked.

"That's right. We were having such a good chat that I forgot the time. Well, you can go down first."

Although Captain Lang couldn't completely repair the ancient formation, he could still do simple repairs based on the true records left by Master Mo, delaying the collapse of the formation as much as possible. This was the last effort Captain Lang could make.

Fang Yue said goodbye to Captain Lang and went straight to the big tent of the Black Crow Merchant Troupe.

He ran wildly along the way, and many people pointed at Fang Yue.

One reason was because he was a stranger, and the other was because few people would run like this on the street.

"Ye…"

While running, Fang Yue seemed to hear Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu's voice, but Fang Yue didn't care.

Before long, he rushed to the big tent of the Black Crow Merchant Troupe.

Finally… finally, he could buy things!

Fang Yue was excited to go in, but he was stopped by someone at the door wearing a black crow emblem on his clothes.

"Invitation."

"…Huh?"

"Our Black Crow Merchant Troupe is having the final Black Crow Auction. It's also the most valuable item brought by this merchant troupe. Only those with sufficient wealth and status in the local area can obtain our Black Crow Invitation to participate in the Black Crow Auction.

In the previous few days, the few people who offered the highest prices could also get our Black Crow Invitation.

So, this guest, do you have a Black Crow Invitation?"

The doorkeeper spoke meticulously and politely.

But Fang Yue was a little confused.

This was not cool.

They wouldn't let him in without an invitation?

Just as Fang Yue was wondering whether to go back to Captain Lang or Captain Huo, someone suddenly spoke from behind.

"He… is with… us."

The voice was a bit intermittent and completely unfamiliar.

Fang Yue looked back and saw that the ones who helped him out were two black-robed people.

What was peculiar was that the hand extended by the black-robed person was in the form of black smoke, holding something that looked like an envelope with a red mud seal of a black crow on it.

This was the Black Crow Invitation.

"So you were with someone. Please come in."

The black-robed person put away the Black Crow Invitation and turned his head to glance at Fang Yue, but Fang Yue couldn't see anything from the dark, smoky face.

Another black-robed person was really staring at his face as if trying to merge with him, and was dragged away by the taller black-robed person before he continued to stare at Fang Yue's face.

Acquaintances?

Captain Huo?

Even with a disguise?

Fang Yue was a little strange, but as long as someone took him in, he didn't care about anything else.

He silently followed the two black-robed people inside.

Unlike the big tent outside, the inside was surprisingly spacious.

Layers of downward steps led directly to the final auction stage.

And each layer had many seats for guests to sit down.

The two black-robed people went inside and randomly found a high place to sit down.

Fang Yue hesitated for a moment, then also squeezed next to them.

The short black-robed person immediately turned his head and stared at him.

"Um… thank you both for helping me out just now. By the way, what do you two go by?"

"…Black One. She is Black Two."

Professional!!

Fang Yue instantly realized that he shouldn't have come over so rashly.

Now that there was no danger, Fang Yue had already put away the human skin mask.

He was now showing his true face.

"Ahem… my name is Niu Niu!"

The short black-robed person suddenly froze for a moment, as if he had heard a somewhat familiar name, and looked thoughtful.

The tall black-robed person didn't care.

The three of them sat high up, waiting quietly.

Slowly, the surrounding seats began to fill up.

Fang Yue found that most people were in disguise to participate in the auction.

They were very careful to protect their identity information, afraid of being recognized after going out.

He looked at the black-robed person duo next to him.

Black Two seemed to have little experience and was curious about everything, often turning her head to look around.

At the same time, she seemed to be particularly concerned about him.

Black One, on the other hand, was very calm and composed, looking like a regular customer.

"These two don't look like Captain Huo either… Who are they?"

Fang Yue frowned and thought for a while, but he couldn't think of anyone in Mo Village who he knew and who had this kind of weird black robe.

He had to say, the disguise effect of this kind of black robe was really amazing. You couldn't even see the face.

Fang Yue also wanted one, but just looking at the material, it was worth a lot…

"Um… where did you guys get your black robes?"

"…Auction."

As expected!

It seemed that the Black Crow Merchant Troupe had a lot of good things.

Fang Yue rubbed his hands, very excited.

At this time, the Black Crow Auction site was basically full.

The tent that had been open at the entrance had also been pulled up with thick black curtains, shielding the sunlight and merging with the surrounding tents to form a completely enclosed environment.

He could even faintly see a faint luster reflecting, as if it was an amazing thing, probably able to isolate sound.

Was it about to begin…

Fang Yue was secretly excited. On the auction stage, a middle-aged man in formal attire was slowly walking out from behind the scenes.

"Welcome every…"

Whoosh!!

The black curtain that had originally closed the entrance was suddenly pulled open, as if tearing open a hole. The harsh sound echoed throughout the tent, causing the host who had just opened his mouth to freeze.

Everyone turned their heads to look at the entrance, only to see a delicately dressed woman with fiery red hair walking in with elegant steps.

Captain Huo?!

Fang Yue was stunned for a moment. Subconsciously, he wanted to cover his face and not be recognized by her.

But it was too late. Captain Huo, who was originally preparing to go down the steps, spotted Fang Yue at a glance.

"So you're here!"

Changing direction, Captain Huo unceremoniously walked directly to the seat next to Fang Yue and sat down with a thud.

"Alright, why are you all looking at me? Continue the auction."

"Yes… Yes!"