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Chapter 402: Qixi!

Translated by: Hypersheep325

Edited by: Michyrr

"This is a thousand jun of Hyderabad ore, alold Is it really out of our reach?" the goateed elder muttered to himself

He had to admit that he had not anticipated such a situation It was such an excellent opportunity, such a large piece of e Wootz Steel, they would not be able to do anything with the ore they seized

"That's not guaranteed"

Yao Guangyi spoke after thinking for a few moments

"Oh?"

The elder raised his head, a questioning look in his eyes

"I hear that the smiths of the Abbasid Caliphate and Charax Spasinu have soh we can't use it, we ht be able to sell the ore to thehed Although he didn't have too deep an understanding of the Hyderabad ore, he did know that there was a massive difference between the raw materials and the finished product

The finished product that was the Wootz Steel weapon was currently worth tens of thousands of taels, but the raw ore was probably only worth several hundred

This was far different fro

After all, it was completely useless in their hands The two black objects in Yao Guangyi's hands were the best proof

"…I'll inform the other side and have them steal the ore as quickly as possible I'll have them bury it soet in touch with the Arabs We'll have to let thee of this Hyderabad ore"

The elder spoke with the greatest of reluctance

"Yes, that's all we can do"

Yao Guangyi also sighed Although he appeared indifferent, he could not possibly reold brushing past hiret still filled his heart

"If one cuts the grass but doesn't pull out the roots, they'll regroith the spring wind Though we've ruined this business transaction, it's no long-teraze fixed on Yao Guangyi

"General Yao, your Yao Clan has a large pull Can you not think of aClan's? If we can't cut it off at the source, won't we be unable to finish things for good?" the goateed old li with ideas Sindhu eak and impoverished, and simply couldn't be compared to the Central Plains If they sent over a squad of experts to the Hyderabad ht finish things once and for all and truly pull off a fatal plan

The problem was that Sindhu was very far froraphy They would need at least three h the Yao Clan and King Qi couldn't touch the Wang Clan, and certainly not Wang Chong, for the ti, they could certainly send experts to Sindhu to e Es could not be said as long as they weren't exposed They didn't need to fear any response froaze was habitually focused within the e the affairs of the Central Plains Here, however, he fell short to the goateed elder He was a newco to see farther

"Sir's plan is excellent However, in this matter, my Yao Clan alone will not be able to do it I'm afraid that I will need Sir's help"

"General Yao, relax I'll take care of the arrangeoatee For the first time, the two had syreed

Whoosh!

After a while, a black falcon flew out of the capital At al Qi and the Yao Residence set out froan their journey to the distant Sindhu

……

The unbroken xi and traveled northwest, after traveling several thousand li, one would encounter a vast desert Winds howled down frons of erosion from wind and sand could be seen everywhere

This place was Qixi!

This was a place one had to cross when traveling to the Western Regions

Qixi was the Qixi Protectorate1, under the rule of I Lingcha did not have much control over this area (TN: Qixi translates literally to 'Desert West' It refers to an area between the present-day towns of Ha)

The vast desert was a product of nature, and when faced by the th of an ereat nuands, and bandits had flourished around the Qixi Desert, because the desert served as the best of barriers

If one entered the desert, not even the officials and soldiers of the eion of the Qixi Desert was a place called Mount Qiongqi Amidst the waves of heat and endless sands, countless ands were encamped Countless halos shone beneath their feet

It was impossible to count the number of Tier 4, 5, 6, and even Tier 7 or 8 True Martial real waves of white were at their hottest, a sudden quaking began to coqi

The sand vibrated and the ground was even more restless It was like soround

Warhorses neighed as all the horses in a range of several dozen li felt an aura of unease They becas

Warhorses were far more sensitive to this sort of aura than huands and bandits who sensed this aura began to excitedly shout

Many bandits even grabbed their wine bags, gorging doine and heartily laughing with anticipation in their eyes