A farm that breeds gods and demons
Chapter 482 - 375: Outbreak of Conflict (First Update)

Chapter 482: Chapter 375: Outbreak of Conflict (First Update)

"What? You’re out of stock?" There was an immediate grunt of dissatisfaction from the group.

There were seven people in this group, which had suddenly stormed in, each bearing an arrogant and supercilious expression on their face. They were gathered around a lavishly dressed young man at the center. When they heard there were no more gold refining machines, their faces showed disappointment.

The manager smiled and reminded them, "If you need it, you can pay a deposit today and pick it up in five days. Just like them, they placed an order a few days ago, and they can pick it up today."

At the manager’s words, the seven men’s eyes lit up, they immediately turned to look at Lei Rui and his group who were just about to leave.

"Wait a minute—" These people immediately rushed up and blocked Lei Rui and his group who were about to go out.

Lei Rui was slightly stunned. Among the seven, a thin-faced man was squinting and smiling, looking at Lei Rui. He glanced at the complete set of gold refining equipment just placed on the cart outside and laughed, "Miss, let’s make a deal. We urgently need this machine. We’ll offer you whatever you paid for it plus a premium. Would you sell it to us?"

Lei Rui frowned and glanced at the group. She shook her head and laughed, "Gentlemen, we also need this machine urgently." Then she turned to a rather heroic-looking man beside her and said, "Yu Feng, let’s go."

"Alright, time to set off," This man named Yu Feng raised his voice, and together with Lei Rui, they started to walk away. The people outside quickly led their Horned Demon Horse that was harnessed to the carriage. They prepared to go to the North Gate of Peach Blossom Town. Looking at the time, it was almost four o’clock in the afternoon, which was their planned departure time.

"Wait." Seeing that Lei Rui did not seem to take him seriously, the thin-faced man couldn’t help but get angry. He realized that there were about a dozen people in this group, all of whom were Level Four warriors, and only one who might be a Level Five. Judging from their hand-sewn beast skins, they certainly were not backed by a powerful force, and they must come from some backward village. Did these people actually dare to defy him?

The lavishly dressed young man lazily said, "You guys, just offer them more money. I’m still waiting to use this machine to refine a large amount of gold... Don’t you know how anxious Rika Xiya is?"

"Yes, young master, we’ll take care of it right away." The thin-faced man quickly nodded and bowed to the lavishly dressed young man. Then he again arrogantly blocked Lei Rui and Yu Feng and loudly said, "Listen, our young master needs this machine. We’ll pay you more for it. Our young master has plenty of money, anyway, we need this machine."

Lei Rui couldn’t help frowning. She never expected to encounter such a group of rude people. Her companion, Yu Feng, was young and fiery, and couldn’t hold back anymore. He shouted, "We need this machine as much as you do. If you want it, order it from these people. No matter how much money you offer, we won’t sell it. Hear that, we’re not selling!"

Hearing Yu Feng’s words, the lazy arrogance on the face of the lavishly dressed young man slowly turned into a trace of annoyance. Few people dared to speak to him like this around Peach Blossom Town.

As for the manager of the "Machine Workshop", he was also frowning. He had already identified the young man’s identity. However, their "Machine Workshop" belonged to a different power, so he was not afraid of the faction the young man was part of. He, at this moment, somewhat regretted his last sentence, which had caused trouble for Lei Rui and his group.

He sighed in the darkness. There was nothing he could do about it. Seeing the young man about to lose his temper, he quickly stepped forward, attempting to mediate by smiling at Lei Rui, "If you don’t urgently need this machine, just let this young man have it. After all, it’ll only take another five days, then we can customize a new one for you."

As he spoke, he continually made eye contact with Lei Rui, as if telling her that the other party was not to be messed with and suggesting her not to conflict with them over such a small matter.

Lei Rui had a fairly gentle disposition. Seeing the manager give her significant looks, and considering the young man’s lavish clothing and arrogant demeanor, it was clear he wielded significant power behind him. Creating a conflict would inevitably cause trouble for Freedom Village. Besides, ordering a different machine would only require them to wait another five days. They were not so desperate for this machine.

With this in mind, and preferring to avoid trouble, Lei Rui had to say, "Alright, I won’t even ask you guys for extra money. Let me sell it to you at the original price."

Yu Feng urgently said, "Miss Lei, Brother Qin sent us to buy this machine. If we return empty-handed, we won’t be able to accomplish our mission."

Lei Rui gave him a glance and said, "I will explain this to him. Alright, take that machine down."

Hearing this, the dozen or so men outside showed signs of indignation and helplessness. Their faces held expressions of injustice, but Lei Rui had given the order, they had to comply.

Just at that moment, the lavishly dressed young man looked coldly at Lei Rui and then at the manager. He sneered, "She did this all for your face. But my face, it seems, isn’t even worth a penny."

The person in charge chuckled and said, "Young Master, why should you fuss with them, they don’t realize ... "

Before he could finish, the young man interrupted him and sighed, "Never mind. For your sake, I’ll spare them. Fei Tan, you and the others can pack up the device. Let’s go." Seeing that he didn’t mention anything about payment anymore, implying leaving without paying.

"Wait ..." Lei Rui hastily stopped him, asking, "What about the money for the machine?"

The face of the young man instantly lengthened, he retorted, "If you had transferred the machine to me in the first place, I wouldn’t have cared about such a trivial amount of money. I could have paid you double. But now ... for sparing you, you should be grateful. You even have the audacity to ask me for money!"

At this, he showed an incredulous expression, as if dumbfounded by Lei Rui’s audacious request for money.

Lei Rui was taken aback, if they had just transferred the machine to them and waited for five more days, that would be manageable. But now, they weren’t receiving a single penny for the machine. This meant spending half of the savings from the "Freedom Village" Time Coin, hard-earned money, some of which was even won at the cost of their lives. How could she, Lei Rui, make such a decision.

"You ... are pushing us too far!" Eventually, even the gentle Lei Rui lost her patience.

Yu Feng immediately motioned, "Move the machine back onto the wagon. Let’s go and see what they can do to us. We, the people of ’Freedom Village’, are not easy to bully." The ten-or-so people from the "Freedom Village" that were present all fumed with anger; this young lord had indeed gone too far.

"Damn it, a simpleton from a tiny village dares to defy my will in ’Peach Blossom Town’?" The young lord’s face turned green with rage as he pointed at Yu Feng and shouted, "Slap him, slap him in the face!"

"Yes!" Two men immediately rushed out from behind him towards Yu Feng.

Yu Feng sneered and backed away with Lei Rui. Then the ten or so of them gathered, showing no fear while getting ready to fight.

Lei Rui was more composed, realising that the situation was unfavourable. She quietly instructed someone nearby to go to the North Gate and call for reinforcements in advance.

It was almost four o’clock by their agreed time, and there should be other people who had already arrived at the North Gate.

The man understood that their opponent was arrogant and must have something to rely on. As a precaution, it would be better to inform Su Yu and the others about the situation here.

Once he realized this, the man turned around and darted into the crowd behind him. In the blink of an eye, he was gone.

A man dressed lavishly next to the young man noticed and was about to give chase, but the young man stopped him. He said with a chuckling smirk, "Let him go and call for help. I want to see who he can bring as reinforcements or keep me in check. Lord Murong? Or maybe Jin Fuhua? Hahaha... Even if Lord Jin Fuhua arrived... he would have to show me some respect. I couldn’t imagine that these country bumpkins from a tiny village daring to ignore me, Zhang Jiandao."

At this moment, many people who had seen the commotion had gathered around. However, those who were insightful caught a glimpse of the lavishly-dressed young man and heard his name, Zhang Jiandao. They couldn’t help but gasp in surprise, silently stepping back. They looked sympathetically at Lei Rui and her group, knowing that this spelled disaster for them.

"Hit them, hit them hard..." Zhang Jiandao didn’t move. He simply commanded coldly and soon, the six people behind him rushed forward, fighting Lei Rui and the other ten-odd people.

"A bunch of Fourth Order hicks, daring to show off in this place?" The man following behind Zhang Jiandao was a skinny man who was a Level Five warrior. He immediately transformed into an animal that looked just like a jaguar with a marbled coat. He slapped his paws, grabbing one of them. With a vicious tear and a slurp, blood splashed out. The victim screamed horrifically as his arm was ripped off, then he was smashed onto the ground, and blood started seeping from every orifice of his face as the leopard-like beast stepped on him.

Lei Rui roared in a fit of rage and charged forward. Another silent person rushed forward, blocking the scrawny man. This person was also a Level Five warrior who had recently advanced after drinking the "Water of the Netherworld".

Lei Rui’s group had one Level Five and about ten Level Four warriors. They were quite formidable. In contrast, the other party had only one Level Five warrior, and the remaining six seemed to be merely Fourth Order warriors. Zhang Jiandao seemed rather ordinary and didn’t seem to have much power. Thus, their side seemed to have an advantage, which was the reason why they were not afraid of the other party.(To be continued, If you want to know what happens next, please visit www.qidian.com. More Chapters are available there and it supports the author and legal reading!)