I saw an ugly-looking mountain man appear at the door.

Li Xuefeng asked, "Something?"

The mountain people moved to the door and said with some snorts: "There is something I want to discuss with the masters." ”

Li Xuefeng and I glanced at each other and said, "Oh, then please come in." ”

The mountaineers hesitated to look at the new, shiny floor.

I smiled and said, "It's okay, come in." ”

The mountain people took off their cloth shoes, rubbed both feet on their trouser legs, and then walked in tremblingly, and stood far away from the table.

I put down the bowl, walked to the conference table and brought a stool for him, pulled myself over the chair and sat down, and asked with a smile, "Sit down, what is the matter with you?"

Li Xuefeng also pulled a chair and sat over, turned back to the few children who were looking at the mountain people snickering, and said, "Clean up when you're full, and go to bed early." ”

The mountain people saw that Li Xuefeng and I were both listening to each other, but they didn't dare to sit down, and only said: "The villain's name is Erte, and he is the evolution of the sheep clan. ”

I looked at him with some surprise and asked, "Sheep evolution?"

Li Xuefeng explained to me: "The beast race, there is also an evolutionary body, the sheep race, which is a race that is half human and half sheep. ”

I was amazed and asked, "You mean, there is a race of half-man, half-sheep?"

Li Xuefeng said with a smile: "The beast clan in the Three Realms is actually a mixture, not an orc, but a collective name for all kinds of half-orcs. ”

I looked at the mountain people with messy yellow hair, their mouths protruding strangely forward, and the extremely unnatural appearance of sitting on a stool, and I had to suppress my amazement.

Li Xuefeng said to him kindly: "So, what is the matter with you?"

"We have hundreds of people, all of whom are evolutionary members of the beast race, and we really can't live in the mountains, so we want to join the gang." ”

"Occupancy?"

Asked Erte to wait outside the door, and Li Xuefeng explained to me in detail the beast clan and the beast clan evolution.

It turns out that in the Three Realms, spirits can really transform into humans.

The so-called orcs, that is, half-orcs.

The so-called humanoids are races that look like humans.

Both of these races are capable of evolving into human beings and individuals who can evolve into human beings, collectively known as evolutionary bodies.

And among the mountain people, there is also a chain of contempt, which is mainly that the Terrans despise the humanoid and orc-like evolutions, and the human-like evolutions also despise the orc-like evolutions.

Although the beast evolution evolved into a human, it more or less retains some of the characteristics of the beast race in appearance, which can be seen at a glance.

However, after the humanoids evolved into humans, they were completely identical to humans, and it was difficult to distinguish the differences.

After understanding these situations, I spat out with a confused face: "This is the biochemical world." ”

Yes, after listening to Li Xuefeng's explanation, my first reaction was that these three realms are a big laboratory, and these so-called humanoid evolutions and beast evolutions are not the same as the cyborgs in science fiction?

Li Xuefeng asked: "The evolution of the beast race is not accepted by the human race mountain people, and their own creativity is limited, so they can only survive by hunting, which is very miserable. Because they are a mixed tribe of various orc tribes, they call themselves mountain tribes. ”

I thought for a moment and said, "Do they have any advantages?"

Li Xuefeng said: "The advantage is actually very big, they are natural hunters, and they are physically strong and have great strength, so they are still natural warriors." In Qingfeng City, there are many orc evolutionary people, but they can only be low-level subordinates or slave soldiers. ”

I understand the meaning of a slave soldier, that is, half slave and half soldier, you can only be a low-level soldier forever, and you are only worthy of charging into battle as cannon fodder.

After thinking about it, I said, "Big brother, you know that I have always been free from these prejudices, and I think they can accept them. ”

Li Xuefeng said with a smile: "I knew you would say that, and I agree, you painted such a big cake, someone has to come and eat it." ”

I smiled, stood up and walked outside the house, and said to Huerte, who was looking outside: "Bring your people over tomorrow, but we don't have anything ready-made for you, so we can only say that we will be in alliance for the time being, and we will not join the group, and we will talk about it when you come over." ”

When Zhu'er heard this, she was very surprised, and said with a thousand thanks: "Okay, okay, uncle, then I'll go back first." ”

I looked at his ragged appearance, stopped him again, and said to Li Xuefeng: "Big brother, see how many meters there are, bring them all back." ”

Hu'er was a little surprised, and hurriedly said: "No need, no need, there is still food at home." ”

I shook my hand and said, "Lao Shu, since you want to join the gang, you have to learn to do things according to our rules, and the first rule is that you don't have to be polite, you know?"

After taking the two bags handed over by Li Xuefeng, I helped him tie them to his back, and said with a smile: "Let's go." ”

Juerte looked at me and Li Xuefeng and didn't speak.

After a while, he straightened up, his eyes showed two fine lights, and he solemnly clenched his fists and said, "Two big brothers, our mountain clan will come to vote tomorrow, thank you!"

These few words are neither humble nor arrogant.

I was a little surprised, but he had turned and walked away.

Li Xuefeng said with a smile: "This person is interesting, he pretended to be quite similar at first, but now he seems to be moved by you." ”

I laughed and said, "I guess he is not a sheep tribe either, sheep are cowardly by nature, and it is unlikely that he will take the initiative to ask for the protection of the human race." ”

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Early the next morning, I stepped over the crowd outside Chaoyang Temple, and I went down to the official road to take a look, but it was an unprecedented grand occasion.

There is an endless stream of villagers and mountain people driving ox carts, carrying baskets on their backs.

On the hillside next to the checkpoint, beside the bamboo poles with the banners of the farmers' market, rows of large lotus leaves or thatched bottom stalls are spreading, and villagers and mountain dwellers are bargaining for money.

In the large livestock area, cattle and horses are leading, and mountain people driving pigs and sheep are feeding water.

I sat on the big bluestone next to the checkpoint with a smile, watching the villagers and mountain people automatically throw a copper plate into the coin-operated bamboo tube at the checkpoint, and I couldn't help but sigh at the simplicity of the people here.

Those who come to trade must pay a copper plate management fee, which I announced last night, but I didn't say that it will be charged this time.

Unexpectedly, the village chief and the mountain leaders had already told them about it.

"This is the biggest gathering in Taoyuan Town in ten years. Huang Youliang said behind me.

I nodded slightly and said, "Commodities can only generate value if they flow." ”

"Brother Xu said it well. A voice came.

Turning his head to look, I saw Tao Zhiran coming slowly with his hands behind his back, and Song Wei was leading two horses behind his back, squeezing his eyebrows at me. The surrounding villagers knelt on the ground, and only the mountain people were all pestled on the ground, staring at Tao Zhiran with hatred.

I hurriedly jumped off the big bluestone, and was about to turn around to greet Huang Youliang, but I saw that he was already kneeling beside the big bluestone, his head lowered, and his whole body was trembling.

I reluctantly went up alone, and said to Tao Zhiran: "Boss Tao is here, my Chaoyang Temple is really shining!"

Tao Zhiran arched his hand to me perfunctorily, and said with a smile: "I said, I don't care about things outside the magic circle. ”

After that, he walked to the farmer's market and looked at it, and said to the kneeling crowd with a smile: "It seems that there is still a lot of inventory in the ranks, and the villagers will increase taxes by half from this year." ”

You walked up to the mountain people's stalls, picked up a dead pheasant, looked at it, and said with a smile: "The mountain people's protection tax, each village will add 10%. ”

After saying that, he looked at me for a long time.

I looked at the faces of the mountain people and the villagers, and they were all like frosted eggplants.

The mountain people gritted their teeth as if they wanted to cut Tao Zhiran, cut it, and eat it raw with salt. Many of the villagers collapsed to the ground.

Especially Huang Youliang, muttered: "Ninety out of five, how can you live here." ”

I smiled, and then arched my hand and said, "I heard that Boss Tao has set up a ring......"

Tao Zhiran's face changed, and he turned around to leave.

I smiled and said, "Zi said: If people don't have faith, they don't know what to do." ”

Tao Zhiran walked quickly towards the horse, and when he arrived in front of the horse, he suddenly turned around and said, "Xu Jinyue, you really have to pay taxes for these people with your one hundred taels of gold?"

I smiled and said, "What does Boss Tao think?"

Tao Zhiran glared at me with a cold face and said, "Well, in the future, you will be responsible for the safety of Chaoyang Temple." ”

Turned over on the horse, whipped the horse's buttocks, and walked towards the way it came.

Song Wei was about to speak, but he heard Tao Zhiran's voice coming from afar: "The villagers have reduced their taxes by fifty percent, and the mountain people are exempt from taxes for a period of ten years." ”

Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then jumped with cheers.

Huang Youliang stood up tremblingly and walked to my side, but knelt down again.

I hurriedly obeyed him.

Song Wei said with a smile on the side: "Brother Xu, you have lost a hundred taels of gold, which is enough for all the villagers and mountain people to pay all their taxes for ten years." ”

I smiled and said, "Brother Song, in half a year, if you come to Chaoyang Temple to have a look, I can earn another hundred taels of gold." ”

Song Wei shook his head and said, "Without the protection of the magic circle, no matter how good you are, it will be a waste." ”

After speaking, he turned over and got on his horse, held a horsewhip and said to me: "Brother Xu, you have to build up your arms as soon as possible, the more powerful you are, the faster the thieves and aliens will come." ”

Looking at me as he reached the ground, he pointed at the villagers and mountain people on the ground with his horsewhip and said, "Brother Xu, if there is a disaster, you can hide in Taoyuan Town, but they can't." ”

I straightened up and said loudly: "Thank you Brother Song, my husband has done something and not done something, since he has done it, why are you afraid of disasters?"

Song Wei shook his head at me and said, "That's all I say, Brother Xu, take care." ”

After speaking, he turned the horse's head and thought about the direction of Taoyuan Town.

I was still recalling his words, only to hear Huang Youliang exclaim: "Thief!"

The bazaar was in chaos.

The mountain people and the villagers were busy packing up their things, the grain seller took half a gourd and put the grain on the ground into a sack, the mountain fruit seller hurriedly threw apples and pears into the back basket with his hand, and the livestock seller pulled the pigs, sheep, cattle and horses together and pulled them up the mountain.

There are also those who have let the live pheasants run away, and are chasing and fighting around. There are even ashes of the bonfire trampled on the sky, which is really chickens flying and dogs jumping, and the miasma of black smoke.

I looked in the direction of Huang Youliang's finger and saw a large group of people coming towards us from the pipe.

Looking at it again, I smiled, how could there be thieves leading pigs and sheep, carrying baskets on their backs, and a few women, holding nursing dolls in their arms. The leader is the majestic and heroic Hu'er Te Hu brothers, who are carrying a wild boar with four hooves on their shoulders.

I smiled and said loudly, "What a thief, that's my brother Erte who has come to join the gang with his clansmen." ”