Chapter 242: The Old Liar
The entire arena event lasted about half a month from the registration deadline to the end.
The first few days were intense, with a large number of participants being eliminated each day and a winner advancing to the next round.
It is not only the local knights of Byron Bi'an who come to participate in the competition, but also the surrounding dukedoms and baronies, and almost all of them will send outstanding people from their own territories to join the event, which can be regarded as an interaction with the imperial capital.
The next day everyone regathers and waits for Thor's arrangement.
Since they have to do things, it is obvious that the four of Sol are going to stay in Byron for a while now.
"We've been out there for too long, will there be ...... in the territory" At the breakfast table, Beth was a little eager to speak, after all, there are only three first-order people in the territory to maintain order, and no one dares to guarantee that there will be any unrest.
Stant and Diller at the table looked at each other with the same inquiry, but they didn't have any good advice for a while.
"So what's the matter? If there is turmoil or even a change of territory, then give them first, and we can take it back later, or we can find a new place to come back. What really makes me care about this investment is the cost of time. ”
"Even if there is no territorial construction, it is estimated that our living conditions are similar, just wandering around and experiencing it. So, even if things are out of our control, I don't think there's anything to be upset about. Thor smiled slightly.
Seeing Sol's understatement, the other three secretly breathed a sigh of relief, too, why bother about this little thing.
"Then let's talk about it, what are we going to do on Byron Bian's side?" Diller couldn't wait to start the conversation, it had been a day since yesterday, but he still hadn't figured out what could be profitable for the four of them in this gamble.
"In the first few days of the race, the main thing we had to do was to spread out and find out the news, and divide the whole Byron Bian into four areas: south, east and west. You go to the southeast, and Beth and I to the northwest, but you have to record what you hear. ”
"The main content of the news revolves around the major families in the various districts, whether they are powerful or wealthy. In short, anyone in your own region who you think can afford to take part in this national gamble, gather information about them. ”
"It may seem like a lot of work, but it's actually quite simple. I only need the surnames of those families, and the name of the current head of the family, and it would be better to be able to find out the location of the mansion by the way, but of course it doesn't matter. ”
"You can find some well-informed people in the local area, anyway, in various ways, and we'll move on to the next step when the news is summarized. If you encounter any trouble outside, try to be patient, and when you come back, you can find a way to find a way together. ”
"This is the activity fund, see what is delicious and fun to use, as long as you don't delay the time to find out the news. Thor said as he turned the bag upside down and fastened it to the table, leaving some of it back into the bag.
Then he divided the remaining silver coins on the table into three piles, apparently one for Staunt and Diller, and one for Thor and Beth. The appearance of dozens of pieces per pile is more than enough for such a small thing as finding out the news.
Seeing the casual appearance of Sol's actions, everyone couldn't figure out what the use of him asking for these news was, but since they had specific things in hand, everyone didn't delay anymore and began to act separately.
"Are you going to hang out alone, or come with me?" Thor asked Beth.
Beth put the silver coin away, then hooked Thor's hand.
"I thought you would let me go and meet the beauties of the imperial capital. Thor teased.
"You think beautifully!" Beth took Thor by the hand and pulled the door open and left.
It is actually very easy to find out the news, after all, the information that Thor needs is not a confidential content, and even a random passer-by on the street can easily name a few high-ranking big families.
I don't know how Stante and the others are, but Thor and Beth are very relaxed, and most of the time is spent hanging out.
In this way, after three days, Sol's information about Byron Bian's family has been collected to about 5,000 copies.
It's just that most of this information is very crude, and many of them have only one family name and one family head's name.
Staunt and Diller said that this number was not the limit, after all, the entire imperial city had a population of at least one million, and the powerful families among them must be far more than these five thousand, and it would take a little more than ten thousand.
"The more news you inquire, the more money you may make, but I'm afraid that everyone will be tired to death by then, and it's not worth it. Thor shook his head with a smile and decisively stopped collecting information.
After sorting through the messages, the next day Thor asked everyone to bring back a large amount of cheap cotton paper and a small amount of parchment, and prepared enough ink, and then began to ...... Write.
The letter begins with the story of the great astrologer Buu Solanke, who has traveled the continent and is now in the rich and beautiful city of Byron Bian.
He then exaggerates the age of the astrologer, especially in terms of learning, to the point of rivaling the prophets and gods, and threatens to predict the future.
After the story is told, the letter ends with a prediction about the Arena tournament that is currently in full swing.
At present, the knockout round is nearing the end, and the remaining 128 strong players will enter the final eight semi-finals by half of the elimination. Then the top 16 and the top 8 will be launched all the way to the end, until the final winner of this tournament appears.
At the end of the letter, the Grand Astrologer Buu makes a prediction for the first of eight semi-finals.
The way to predict is to indicate that one of the two warring sides will win the match. Then it is also emphasized that such predictions will only take effect if they have some knowledge of the great astrology of the ancients, and who have faith in their hearts.
The content of the letter is so indiscriminately a bunch.
Then the template of the letter was written by Saul, and there were four copies in total, just one for each person.
The other three, at Saul's behest, including Thor himself, began a painful career of copying letters. Saul does not have high requirements for copying, try to write neatly, and there are no typos, which can be regarded as a liar's professional accomplishment.
At this point, Beth Stante Diller and the three had vaguely guessed what Thor was going to do. It seems that among the various methods of stealing and cheating, Saul chose the last one. The problem is, as participants, they can't understand what Thor is doing.
Scammers are not an uncommon profession on this continent, and it can even be said that there are endless and many ways to deceive. But most scammers will always have a cheat item, such as a broken item, and end up selling it for a high price.
But Saul has nothing here, and he writes to the target of the deception, what is the use of that?
The key is the content of the letter, the great astrologer is obviously the identity of the deceitful that Saul prepared for himself, and the image of an old liar can barely stand up. Question: Do you really predict? What exactly did you predict?
It's just an empty vernacular, are you predicting? Why are you talking nonsense?
Staunt and Diller cursed all the way, but they could only copy and write all the way.
After two days, just before the start of the first of the eight semi-finals that attracted much attention, the five thousand letters had been sealed, and the words of the head of a certain family with different names had fallen on the envelopes.
Five thousand letters, five thousand families and names, Stant and Diller twisted their sore wrists with expressions of lovelessness. They felt like they were left with nothing but a drift in their minds, like a wild donkey reading a magic scroll.
However, Thor still did not let them go, and drove them out to find the messenger.
As for himself, Thor is only a small disguise for his appearance.
The whole Imperial City of Byron seems to be rich, but there is never a shortage of beggars and homeless wanderers, and soon people will report to Sol one after another, and then Sol will hand over the letters that have been sorted and sorted to them one by one.
Fifty letters per person, and the delivery locations are roughly in the same urban area.
Each letter is paid two copper coins for sending letters, but each letter must be delivered to the address on the envelope in order to finally come back and receive the total reward of one silver coin.
You don't have to meet someone else's head of the house to find a place, and it is impossible to see them with the status of these homeless people, they will only be stopped or driven away by someone else's family guard at the door, just hand over the letter to the guard.
As for the fact that most of the homeless people may not be able to read and write, that is not a problem at all, isn't it just for asking questions when they have a long mouth? Just pull a passer-by and ask, and you will have the address and the recipient of the letter.
A silver coin is no longer a small amount of money for these poor people who have nothing to lose, the key is that the matter of sending a letter is very simple, but the process is a little trivial, which is just right for them. In less than half a day, they can earn a silver coin.
This temporary and simple errand instantly caused the homeless to rob.
Thor could only pick out exactly a hundred people from the front and back, and threatened to give a beating if a random check of them didn't make it somewhere, then sorry, you might get nothing in the end.
This is a regulatory aspect, but Thor can only bluff, with the four small individuals of the team there is no way to have any regulation, and can only achieve the goal through the allure of the silver coin itself and the appropriate threat.
In the process of sending letters, it is inevitable that a small number of letters will be lost or various small accidents, 5,000 letters, Sol does not have the luxury of delivering all of them, in fact, as long as 4,000 arrive at the destination, it is already very good.
As long as the letter arrives at the place, the envelope is matched with the homeless, and the recipient points directly to the name of the head of the family, the general family guards really dare not block this kind of mysterious letter at will, and it is estimated that it will eventually be handed over to the owner to ask.
So on this day in the imperial city of Byron there was a strange sight, many homeless people were running around the streets, pulling passers-by to ask this and that, and then disappeared into the streets and alleys like industrious ants.