Lando, in the eyes of the rich and powerful. The city has long been known as the City of a Thousand Sails, synonymous with abundance, prosperity and freedom.

Because here, the rich and the powerful in the Elven Empire can get everything they want. For example, precious and scarce gems overseas, spices that are more expensive than gold, rare and exotic beasts, and all kinds of magical products sold by mages.

Yes, in addition to being a port city with extremely prosperous commerce, this prestigious city of a thousand sails is also a rare place for mages in the Elven Empire.

It is said that the number of mages gathered here is second only to the Imperial Capital of the Royal Mage Order, "Jacqueland", and the city of knowledge and magic "Valdés", which has the largest library in the Elven Empire.

So, if you come to the upper part of the city, which is commonly known as the aristocratic district. You can see many noble mages wearing robes and robes.

These are the people at the top of the pyramid of the city, the real ruling class of the empire. Therefore, it is said that when the mages of Shangcheng City traveled, the ground would even be covered with flower petals, so as not to let the soil on the ground stain the equally noble feet of these great people.

But unfortunately, this scene is destined to be seen in "urban slums that cannot even be compared to the lower urban areas and residential areas".

Although the slums of Lando and the upper town of Lando are both in Lando City, they definitely feel like two worlds compared to each other.

Therefore, for the low-level elves living in the slums of Lando, the word "Lando" does not represent prosperity, abundance, and freedom. It's bloody, violent, and dirty.

In the largest slum in the Elven Empire, murder and robbery are commonplace. In any case, according to the statistics of the Public Security Department, which is responsible for maintaining law and order in the city, there were 7,000 to 9,000 vicious crimes in urban slums last year.

About one-third of these cases involved murder. And the remaining two-thirds are robbery, strengthening, and maiming the victims.

This means that in the slums, there is a crime committed almost every hour. Therefore, where the urban slum is connected to the rest of the city, there will be a special street.

Elven warriors who had been trained in military affairs since childhood, and who had ancestral armor and weapons, patrolled the streets day and night. lest vicious crime in the slums spread to other regions.

As for the inside of the slums, where almost 100,000 elves are gathered, no one cares.

In the past, the former city lord who had just taken office had the ambition to clean up the slums and even go to the slums. But then it became more and more chaotic, and in the end, even the mages intervened.

Even so, however, the problem of slums has not been fundamentally solved. After all, it is only when they have enough to eat and do not have to worry about eating that intelligent beings will think about the long-term future. If the stomach is not filled, it is naturally impossible to eradicate the crime problem in the slums.

Knowing this, the current Lord of Landau City didn't bother to pay attention to the slums. As a result, today's slums have adopted a laissez-faire policy. In addition to those who leave the slums being screened and asked to prove their identity, those who enter the slums are not ignored at all.

Because of this, Lin Shui did not make the slightest wave when he walked into the slums. Although his outfit at this time made him look like a wandering samurai, there were many wandering samurai living in the slums with a population of 100,000. This is nothing unusual.

However, after entering the slums, the disguise of the wandering samurai still helped Lin Shui.

Because the world knows that most of the wandering samurai received military training from an early age. Without losing his armor and weapons, a wandering samurai who has endured decades of military training is not to be provoked.

Therefore, after entering the slums, those low-level people in the slums, who were described by the outside world as "imperial tumors" and "imperial dregs", took the initiative to avoid Lin Shui after seeing Lin Shui wearing armor and a long sword.

Not a single person who took the initiative to provoke him did not.

After all, the wandering samurai were still samurai in the legal sense, and they were still part of the ruling class. Even if they fall into the slums, their status in the slums is much stronger than that of the real people at the bottom.

Sensing this, Lin Shui's steps naturally became brisker. So when he passed by a tavern with a bad face, but the business seemed to be very hot. He thought about it outside, and then walked into the tavern called the Star of Hope.

"Squeak~"

Pushing open the two rather old doors of the tavern, a screeching noise was heard. It's still daytime, but business in the tavern still looks good.

At the counter in the tavern, or at the small round table in the store. The elves at the bottom of society are changing glasses, drinking the most incorruptible beer, and talking or boasting about things. Therefore, although Lin Shui, who pushed the door and walked in, was now dressed as a wandering warrior, his arrival did not attract too many people's attention.

But when he walked in, he ordered a beer. Two strange male elves on a table, also dressed as wandering samurai, greeted him loudly.

"Come, brother, come to us. ”

"Yes, we have a seat here, come on!"

They shouted at each other, and even though they didn't know each other at all at this time, the two of them were still very enthusiastic. So after thinking about it for a while, Lin Shui walked towards them with a wine glass.

"Come my friend, please take a seat. ”

Two people who were also dressed as wandering samurai warmly welcomed Lin Shui and sat down. Then the older one poured a large sip of beer into his mouth and then introduced himself with a smile: "My name is Will, and he is Pruitt." We are all from the southwestern provinces of the Empire. ”

"Hello, I'm Elon. Lin Shui smiled when he heard this, took a sip of wine and said his fake name.

So after the two wandering warriors, Will and Pruitt, looked at each other, and Will, who was a little older, laughed and said, "It seems that Elon should have just come to Landau City." ”

"Yes, that's right. Lin Shui nodded directly, there is nothing to hide. After all, he showed unfamiliarity with Lando City, and the custody of the perennial living in Lando City could be seen at a glance.

But Lin Shui's honesty at this time couldn't help but make Will and Pruitt feel a little better about him. Therefore, after the three of them clinked glasses together, before the younger and older Will could speak, Pruitt, who still looked like a young man, spoke first: "Elrond, since you have just come to Landor City. So whether it's a place to settle down or a job, you must not have found it yet, right?"

"Ha" Lin Shui just smiled when he heard this. When they met for the first time, it was naturally impossible for him to trust the two strangers in front of him. There was no positive answer to Pruitt's sudden question, but he just drank to himself.

Seeing this, the young Prut also knew that he was abrupt, and couldn't help but subconsciously turn his gaze to Will on the side. But after feeling Pruitt's gaze, Will didn't say anything. And just laughed with Lin Shui and continued to drink.

Then when both sides raised their glasses three times in a row, the wine in the big glass was almost drunk. Will, who was already middle-aged, wiped the wine stained on his beard and said, "In these days, it is not easy for a person to live in Lando City now. And if you want to live here, it's even harder.

Because this is a garbage dump, a dark and depraved place where the sun does not shine at all. So to tell you the truth, there are not many good things for the people who live here. Elon, you've just been here, and you don't know much about some of the situation. And we're all all the way, if you don't think I'm an old thing nagging. I'm here today to remind you of this. ”

As he spoke, Will raised his glass, but drank the only inferior beer left in the glass.

Seeing this, Lin Shui still didn't understand. With a slight smile, he beckoned the waiter in the tavern to refill three more glasses of the same inferior beer.

"Hahaha, thank you. Will, who was entering middle age, was not polite when he saw this. So I saw him take another big sip of the wine glass, and then wait for a rather satisfied burp. He grinned and said, "Then continue what I said earlier." Elon, you should know that there are always all kinds of groups in places with a lot of people.

This is the instinctive nature of our elves. After all, the power of the individual is too small, and if you want to live in a difficult environment, you have to huddle together. Therefore, in this slum, there are many large and small groups.

In order to survive, the members of the group huddle each other for warmth. In the eyes of the bigwigs in the upper city, these groups of people from the bottom of society may not be worth mentioning.

But for the newcomers who have no support, there are some groups that must not be provoked or offended. Otherwise, you probably won't know that you'll die in that stinking gutter. After all, here, even for people like you and me, our lives are not worth a few dollars. ”

"So, what about those groups that can't be provoked?"

Lin Shui's expression at this time became just right. Seeing Lin Shui's serious question at this time, Will also smiled and took a sip of wine, and continued: "It is said that for individuals, it is best not to provoke that group.

Whoever calls the limited strength of individuals, and heroes can't stand up to the number of people. But if you want to say that the most unprovoked in this slum, count carefully, there should be three. ”

"Three?"

"That's right, three. Will nodded, "One is the dock gang who eats by the sea." As the name suggests, this group of guys is the head snake in the dock area. They control all the business in the docks, and people in the slums have to join them if they want to work in the docks. However, this group is still the kind with some morality and bottom line, although the gang is outnumbered, their work is mostly legal.

And the external aggression of this group is not strong, it belongs to the kind of existence that I won't provoke if you don't mess with me. As a result, for decades, their sphere of influence has been confined to the docks.

That's the first, and then we'll talk about the second. This second group that cannot be provoked is called the Bloody Hand Gang. They are responsible for the slum girls, beggars, and the liquor industry.

Therefore, the number of members of the Bloody Hand Gang is not much less than that of the Dock Gang. And compared to the more peaceful and self-contained dock gangs, the Bloody Hand Gang is much more aggressive.

I remember that it was almost twenty years ago that the Bloody Hand Gang was formed. But now, they've grown into a behemoth. For the sake of profit, the Bloody Hand Gang can be said to be unscrupulous.

As long as they can benefit, they are willing to do anything. Such as murder, human trafficking, smuggling, etc. Anyway, it is said that if there are ten murders in our slums, then almost seven of the murders will be related to the Bloody Hand Gang.

And finally, the third. This group is called the Wandering Regiment. As you can tell from the name, this group is made up of wandering samurai like us. As a result, compared to the Bloody Hand Gang and the Dock Gang, the members of the Ranger are less than one-tenth of them.

But in terms of combat power, that's a different story. People like us, after all, have been raised with military training since childhood. There are no other specialties, but there are still specialties for killing.

Therefore, even the most arrogant Bloody Hand Gang in the past two years did not dare to provoke the Wandering Group. Whoever calls the wandering samurai is also a samurai, if the matter is really big, compared with the Bloody Hand Gang, the Wandering Group will definitely suffer from the Bloody Hand Gang.

And these are the three groups that we can't provoke in the slums. So if you meet these three groups alone, don't mess with them, don't mess with them. ”

"I see, I see. ”

Hearing Will say this, Lin Shuidun nodded thoughtfully at this time. But then, he looked at Will and Prut in front of him, and Fang couldn't help but roll his eyes and grinned: "Then if my guess is correct, the two should be members of the Wandering Group, right?"

"Yes, that's right. Both of us are rangers. ”

Will nodded happily when he heard this, and his face also looked indifferent. So much so that looking at him, Lin Shui, who was sitting opposite him, couldn't help grinning and saying, "Then should I listen to you and stay away from you now." ”

"Hahaha, you're not one of those ordinary people. I can see that you are a powerful man. ”

"Haha," Lin Shui smiled noncommittally when he heard this. After laughing, Lin Shui immediately asked, "Then do you think that a person like me is qualified to join the wandering group?"

"Qualification, of course there is this qualification. Will nodded happily again, "But I just don't know if you'd like to join us." After all, our wandering group is just a gang that can't be on the table in the end. ”