Chapter 402 Survival is not easy
“Thank you Master for escorting all the way. This is the reward we negotiated with the Master before. Please also the Master to accept it!”
At the door of a business in a small city, a rich middle-aged man with a very kind face and a slightly fat figure, looking naive, handed a purse to Zou Heng’s hand with a smile on his face, and was very polite to Zou Heng. Said.
Zou Heng took the purse and began to weigh it. It was about two hundred taels, which was the price negotiated before, so he was not polite, so he put the purse in his waist bag.
“So, then I’m not welcome!”
“Where, thanks to the **** of the mage on this journey, if we were not lucky enough to invite the mage, the three evils encountered along the way, I am afraid we will lose a lot of manpower, and with the **** of the mage, we can take it. We have to thank the Master for the safe return of the goods. That is to say, our place is too small to accommodate an expert like Master. Otherwise, I would like to ask the Master to stay!”
The rich middle-aged man heard this and said very politely again, his expression still showing a bit of regret.
He didn’t pretend, but he really felt a little regretful. Walking along the way, the people in their caravan knew something about Zou Heng’s strength. He was definitely one of the masters on the road. Among the evils encountered, one of them was slapped away with a slap, and he was barefoot all the way, and there was no dirt on his feet. From strength to style of behavior, that was the demeanor of an expert.
Such a high-level person is not capable of staying in a small firm like theirs. Fortunately, they have hired each other once. This is regarded as a kind of fate, and it is estimated that it will be difficult to have a chance to overlap in the future.
“I have accepted your employment and guaranteed your safety is what I should do. Now that the thing is done, I should leave too, goodbye!”
After hearing the words of the rich middle-aged man in front of him, Zou Heng didn’t greet him any more. After saying hello, he turned and left.
“Master, go slowly!” Seeing this, the rich middle-aged man didn’t want to stay. After he continued to laugh and saluted, he watched Zou Heng leave. After seeing Zou Heng walk away, he turned and entered the business house behind him.
After bidding farewell to the team that he had escorted for more than ten days, Zou Heng began to wander in this small city. This was originally one of the destinations he had chosen at random before. It was called Houfengcheng, which was also a small city. So I want to come here because in this small city, there is a more famous scenery called Houfenggu.
Because of the peculiar topography, the valley has been blowing strong winds all year round, and because of the special topography, the sound of the strong wind blowing will be amplified by the special topography, like a loud roar.
Some warlocks once used this terrain. I don’t know if they used it to practice any spells or researched other methods, which made the Howling Valley become even more peculiar. When encountering a particularly strong wind howl, they would actually Has the ability to faint.
“This Roaring Wind City looks a bit more sluggish than expected!”
Walking on the streets of Howe Wind City, Zou Heng looked at the left and right sides, thinking so in his heart.
Although this Houfeng City is also a small city, it has this rather peculiar landscape. In addition, because of its geographical location, there are more merchants in and out of the surrounding area. Logically speaking, it should be more prosperous, but now it seems There are not many pedestrians on the street at all. Although the shops around are open, few people seem to enter, and there are few smiles on the faces of the pedestrians in the past. It seems that everyone is in a depressed mood.
“Could it be that something happened here, for example, something terribly evil appeared?”
After watching for a while, Zou Heng began to have such thoughts in his heart. Nowadays, evil and strange things are growing faster, and it has had a significant impact on the lives of the people in the territory, and they are less and less secure in the face of security. For a guaranteed life, the smiles on the faces of the common people are naturally much less.
If there are more serious evils in this roaring wind city, then it is not difficult to explain the depressed environment in the city, and everyone can make sense with less smiles.
Thinking about this in his heart, Zou Heng began to inquire about the situation, but after inquiring, Zou Heng discovered that the actual situation seemed to be a little different from what he had guessed. In this Roaring Wind City, there were indeed some evils that could cause The reason for the current depression is not because of evil.
“Guardian, you don’t know anything. Since Da Cang began to expand our territory, our days have not been as good as one day. There were a lot of merchants in Houfeng City, and this street is still quite lively. , But nowadays, the number of people on this street is less than half as many as before. Many businessmen have gone to Ruiguo to do business. It may take several months for one transaction. What about people? Probably a lot!”
Sitting in a restaurant, there was a man standing in front of Zou Heng, pouring tea for him, and complaining slightly.
Putting the tea on the table, the guy continued to speak: “This is actually nothing. It’s a good thing that the territory has been expanded. When things are over and everything stabilizes, those who ran out will have to come back sooner or later. The problem is that there are too many places to pay and contribute. Just a few days ago, a lot of things were levied. This is a bit worrying!”
Hearing this, Zou Heng asked the man strangely: “The imperial court levies things, it shouldn’t be free. It’s just a price that is 20% lower than the market price. It’s impossible to damage the interests of the merchant too much. It shouldn’t be something too bad, right?”
Hearing Zou Heng’s question, the guy immediately shook his head and said, “Guest, you’re right. The imperial court does give you money for levying things, but the problem is that the imperial court gives you money instead of giving you real money right away. It is to approve the notes after the collection of things, and then settle the payment after the tax!”
“For those big commercial firms, this is actually nothing. It’s nothing more than getting the money later. But for those small businesses, the problem is big. After the goods are delivered, the payment becomes a stub. Suddenly there is no money in hand to buy goods, and I can’t pay the guy’s salary. Isn’t this a bad deal?”
After hearing these two sentences from the guy, Zou Heng understood thoroughly in his heart that he was thinking about evil issues before, and neglecting that for ordinary people, survival itself also has huge pressures, people from all walks of life. , It’s not easy to live.
The whole country supports the expansion of the country’s territory. This kind of support is not just a verbal call. It needs real human and material support.
In a short period of time, the entire Swiss country will be transformed into the territory of Great Cang, which requires a huge investment of manpower and material resources. So far, more and more problems have been exposed within Great Cang.
During this period of time, Da Cang has become more and more impatient about the occupation of Switzerland. There may also be considerations in this regard. He hopes that this matter can be settled as soon as possible, so that the consumption of materials can be reduced, and the internal exposure can be solved. these questions.
“According to the current situation, Da Cang’s impatience is indeed excusable. If the affairs of Rui Kingdom are not ended as soon as possible, I am afraid the voice of Da Cang’s internal support will gradually change, even if they can force it. Swallowing the land of Switzerland may also cause instability in the internal situation.”
Sitting there, Zou Heng thought like this while eating the dishes just delivered to the table.
He thought of the old people he had met before. Compared with the old people who had reached a certain age, they had to embark on the journey of the past because of unwillingness in their hearts. Now these are the lives of ordinary people and think more. It’s the question of how to survive, and we have to run around for a living.
Compared with those old people, many ordinary people who do nothing about the meaning of life do not think about the meaning of life. Even if they occasionally think of things they once wanted to do, recalling some unwillingness in the past, they still have to work hard for life and eat honestly. The bitterness of life pursues the sweetness of hard work.
After leaving the restaurant, Zou Heng found an inn and stayed in. He planned to wait until dawn to take a trip to Houfeng Valley to see the scenery there and experience the roar of the wind that can make people faint.
When the night fell, the originally not very prosperous Roaring Wind City fell into a complete silence, with very few lights on. There was only a group of Roaring Wind City warlocks still traveling through the night city.
In the dark, a few warlocks gathered together, as if patrolling the street, constantly looking at the left and right sides, some vigilantly looking at the rooms with closed doors, and above their heads, there were a few floating A floating lantern illuminates all around them like daylight.
When a few warlocks passed by a house, the door of the house that was originally closed was suddenly pushed open, and then there was a howl from it, and then a figure rushed out. .
“Be careful!”
Some of the sorcerers immediately yelled, and then everyone reacted quickly, while evading quickly, they performed the spells at the same time.
A talisman flew out of the hand of a warlock and stuck it on the figure’s body, instantly confining the other party in place, and then took out a few scarlet cords from the shoulder bags of the other warlocks, and cooperated with each other. Next, he quickly tied the person who rushed out.
They were **** by a middle-aged man with a disheveled head, his face was covered with spiderweb-like lines, his eyes were red, his whole person seemed to have lost his mind, his mouth was still wide open, as if he wanted to bite Those few people.
Several warlocks looked at this man, and were not frightened by the other’s appearance. They all looked quite calm.
“This is the seventh discovered today. More and more people are becoming this way. We must find out the evil that affected them as soon as possible, otherwise, the consequences may be unimaginable!” A warlock said.