Chapter 35
In the crowded and bumpy carriage, I don't know how long it has been. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 Info When the carriage stopped, the Eastern Pegasus was already asleep, and it was Megumi who woke him up.
Directly in front of the carriage are cliffs on both sides that cannot be seen, and when you look up, the cliffs that almost go straight up and down look like high walls that reach straight to the sky, and above you are the brilliant galaxy. Because it was night, the Sin Fortress above his head could only see a vague outline, and he could vaguely see the faint light like a fluorescent light.
Two steel cables the thickness of human arms fell vertically from a height of 100 zhang, connected to a large rectangular iron box that could be lifted up and down, on which ten people could stand, one more overweight and one less loose. Standing on it stood a man in the prime of life wearing a leather helmet, leather armor, and a short sword at his waist, beckoning to the bare-faced old man and asking, "How many people?" ”
"Two, and five boxes."
"Ten Golden Soul Stones for them to come up."
The big man carried the luggage of the two men into the iron box and returned to the carriage, and the red-faced old man shook the horsewhip and walked away, and disappeared into the dark valley in a short time. Hui Paper Kite handed over the ten golden soul stones to the man in his prime, and climbed the iron box with Dongfang Tianma to stand still. The steel rope overhead began to pull slowly upward, and the entire iron box swayed in the fierce wind on the edge of the cliff. Middle-aged men are naturally commonplace, and Hui Paper Kite doesn't care, but he suffers from the Dongfang Pegasus who rode for the first time, in the shaky and extremely unstable iron box, he is like a tumbler that can't stop, front and back, left and right, for a while he holds the edge of the iron box tightly with his hands, and then uses his legs to hold the heavy wooden box containing the golden soul stone. With a slight tilt of his head, he could see the pitch-black valley below, and the raging wind blew his eyes squinting.
It felt like a whole quarter had passed, and the iron box had finally been pulled to the top by a steel cable. There is a wide platform made of stone, surrounded by a large cloud of mist, on which three or five figures can be vaguely seen. Those people first took the five boxes of golden soul stones, and then let Hui Paper Kite and Dongfang Tianma go, their outfits were similar to the prime-aged men on the iron box, and their tones were also extremely indifferent, one of them shouted: "Come and trade for a few days?" ”
Hui Paper Kite immediately replied, "Two days." ”
Originally, there were two kinds of people in the Evil City Fortress, the former being fugitives who had nowhere to stay and needed to pay money to buy a household registration in the City Fortress in order to be recognized as living here for a long time. The latter were mostly merchants, who paid a lot of money to hire capable fanatics to sell their lives, or paid high prices for antiques and treasures in the hands of thieves. The former can live for life by paying a large lump sum of money, while the latter pays on a daily basis until they have purchased something they are satisfied with.
The temporary residence fee that outsiders need to pay for in Sin City is two Golden Soul Stones every day, and Hui Paper Kite and Dongfang Pegasus cost four a day, which is eight in two days, which is enough for ordinary people to live for half a year.
Near the end of the platform, there is a large wooden door embedded in the rock wall, which opens to reveal an upward stone staircase that leads to the interior of the Sin Fortress above.
The Fortress of Sin is a city, but it is completely different from the rules of other places, and even the opposite. Scantily clad prostitutes can be found on the streets, and this is the most popular and highly employable profession in Sin City. Outlaws who start a life-and-death duel at the slightest disagreement, there is no guard from the Imperial Capital Guards or the city-state swordsmen in the Sin City to maintain law and order, and all conflicts are resolved by relying on life-and-death duels.
Dongfang Tianma saw a person have his head split open with a long sword by another person, and the corpse on his knees flowed red blood like a broken watermelon, but none of the people around him let out a frightened cry, but they all had a gloating expression. In this city, the law of the jungle and the brute rule the law, and everything is completely transformed in violence and blood.
Hui Paper Kite led him to an avern in the east of the city, and the name of this tavern was very straightforward, unobtrusive and unceremonious, called "Maniac Tavern". The missing half of the door panel was covered with footprints, and the bottom of the wooden panel had broken into multiple marks, which were often left by drunkards who kicked them. Several drunks slumped down the steps like soft loaches, and the Eastern Pegasus heard one of them crying out the name of his beloved girl.
The interior of the Tavern is so simple that guests don't even know how much it is a tavern without looking at the name on the door. There is no bar, no bartender, and no dancing girls to attract customers. But in such a simple and dilapidated house, there are hundreds of drunkards, who not only drink here, but also wait for business to come to their door.
The owner of the tavern sat in the middle of the room, a bald fat man with a beard that did not shave the corners of his mouth. Beside him sat a large cask, the top almost close to the ceiling, from which a rubber tube was attached, and a hook was attached to the barrel. On the other side was a wooden box full of wine glasses, and whoever wanted a drink would come to him and pay for it.
Hui Paper Kite walked over and bought two beers, handed one of them to Dongfang Tianma, and drank it to herself. Dongfang Tianma was thirsty and didn't choose to drink, and regardless of the faint and bitter taste, he drank it all in one go.
Hui Paper Kite handed back the wine glass and asked the tavern owner, "Are you looking for a job?" ”
The boss glanced up at her, pointed to the wall with his chin in a normal manner, and said: "The faces over there are all fresh faces, and there have been employers who have come to the door before, but the price between the two sides has not been negotiated, you can try it." ”
Hui Paper Kite thanked the tavern owner, turned around and walked straight to the group of people by the wall, and said to them: "I have a business for you to do, pay ten gold soul stones per person in advance, and give one hundred gold soul stones after the deed, who wants to go?" ”
Because there were few intact chairs in the tavern, the group of people were all sitting on the ground, and then a man in a dark blue robe stood up, staring at a pair of bloodshot black eyes under his black bangs, and without saying a word, he approached and accepted the advance payment from Hui Paper Kite.
Another dwarf with a hooked nose stood up and said, "You don't even say the content, how can we measure the danger of the matter?" It's a life-saving deal, don't fool us for idiots! ”
The dwarf's words inadvertently offended the blue-robed man who was the first to stand up, but the latter didn't seem to care, and just stood behind Hui Paper Kite without saying a word.
Facing the question raised by the dwarf, Hui Paper Kite sneered: "My purpose is to hire my subordinates to do things, and your purpose is to make money for a living, if you are so afraid of danger, what are you still doing in this sin city?" Hit the nail on the head and said through the minds of everyone present, so that no one dared to argue with her for half a sentence.
The dwarf stretched out his hand and scratched the tip of his nose, his eyes turned left and right twice in his sockets, and finally compromised to Hui Paper Kite: "What a sharp-toothed woman." It just so happens that I've been short of money to spend recently, so I'm going to go with you. With that, he walked over and asked for the advance payment of the ten golden soul stones.
At this time, Hui Paper Kite took a step back and said to the dwarf: "Whether you want to make money or not is your business, whether you want to hire you or not is my business." I don't want to be a guy who talks back to my employer all the time. ”
The dwarf laughed twice and raised his palm to show Hui Paper Kite. I don't know when, the ten golden soul stones in Hui Paper Kite's hand have already run into his hand. "Looks like you won't be able to say yes. I've never returned what I've gotten my hands on. ”
You must know that Hui Paper Kite himself is an expert in stealing, and at this moment, the golden soul stone in his hand was taken away by the rat spirit spirit spirit without knowing it, and this ability alone is enough to prove his strength. Hui Paper Kite is in a hurry to rescue the three heroes of Yanyun Mountain, it would be good to have one more capable person at this time, the difference between her and ordinary girls' personalities lies in this, she can always clarify her purpose, and is good at using various means to achieve it.
"The reward of one hundred gold soul stones, this is really attractive! But I think this little sister, you, are more attractive than a hundred golden soul stones! It wasn't the group of people by the wall who spoke, but a man who had been sitting at the only round table in the tavern. This man was born with a strong body, about 1.9 meters tall, wearing a pair of bright red bib pants, a bare upper body, and a gold chest medallion on his chest. He was a little bald, but he still had straight hair hanging down his shoulders, his forehead was very broad, he had fish eyes, the flesh on his cheeks was bulging, he spoke with one mouth, he could smell the smell of wine and food scraps from a long distance, a mouthful of yellow teeth was like yellow wax, and one of his front teeth was missing, so he inevitably leaked when he spoke.
The fish-eyed man put down his glass and stood up, and in this wine house he was like a giant, staring at the round ass wrapped in a leather coat with malicious eyes, and said, "Be my woman for one night!" Lao Tzu doesn't want money, as long as you accompany me tonight, I can get you whatever you want. ”
When Hui Paper Kite heard this, her face became even more flattering, and she responded with a smile: "No problem, but let me see if you have the strength to be worthy of me to accompany you for one night." ”
Dongfang Tianma, who was standing on the side, was stunned, he didn't expect that Hui Paper Kite would be able to agree to such a thing casually. At this time, he suddenly remembered the first time he met Hui Paper Kite, didn't she also have an ambiguous relationship with the bandit leader Bahu at that time? This woman is good at using her body to confuse men, so as to get what she wants, and she is a complete vixen.
The fish-eyed man saw that Hui Paper Kite was intentional, and immediately punched the blue-robed man closest to him, it seems that the method he used to prove his strength was to knock down all the men who followed Hui Paper Kite in front of him.
The blue-robed man obviously didn't pay attention, and was punched by the fish-eyed man on the side, and he fell to the ground. But he immediately rolled over and stood up again, moving the part where he had been hit, and his bloodshot black eyes stared at the fish-eyed man's eyes, his eyes full of hostility.
The fish-eyed man said, "Come on! If you don't get provoked, you won't be able to prove the strength of my cannibal in front of this chick. ”
The rat spirit on the side approached Dongfang Tianma and said, "Three to one, we won't suffer." Boy, you're a soul tattoo too, right? I noticed it from the beginning. ”
Dongfang Tianma was pulled back to reality at this time, and he was involved in a battle for no apparent reason, but he clenched his hand tightly, looking extremely serious. Maybe in his heart, he didn't want Hui Paper Kite to sleep with this guy for one night.
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