Chapter 157: Sin City
Xia Yi didn't stay in the royal capital for long, and half a month later, a team of carriages, escorted by Count Carreno, left the royal capital, loaded with high-grade magical beast skins, as well as some supplies.
Count Carreno looked at the carriage in the distance, I don't know whether he was sad or happy, he did lose a lot of valuable goods, but in just half a month, his shop actually caused a lot of sensation after acting as an agent for Xia Yi's luxury goods, pearls replaced other gems to become the most expensive luxury goods for the time being, and Count Carreno only half a month, he got a commission of 300,000 gold coins.
Carefully calculated, plus the profit of 200,000 gold coins from the auction house, he actually increased his financial income by 500,000 gold coins! The main thing is that he knows very well that such a business is long-lasting, and his attitude towards Xia Yi has also changed, maybe Xia Yi is one of his gods of wealth, not a creditor.
"Shabit, I'll just say you don't need to buy some bulky supplies, look at these poor horses, they can't walk."
Shay complained that Shabit had to carry something from humans, such as several kinds of human wine, some messy things that were enough for two wagons, and that he had almost bought a weapons shop to equip the inhabitants of the realm with good weapons.
"My mistress, although the Red Clay Slopes are basically self-sufficient, our aim is to build a city-state, not to mention that we cannot even provide shelter, but we have no surplus food to sell, and we can make a fortune from it...... Ahem, don't forget, our castle will have another group of goblins. ”
At this point, Patriarch Shabit twitched a few times, he really couldn't imagine being in the same room with a group of goblins, although the castle was no different from the town, but he was ready to draw a line with the goblins.
"Well, you have a point."
Chailly compromised. Her mind is in the business of the royal capital, she left a lot of shadow cat people as Gu Luo's bodyguards, and gave him a lot of gold coins to hire helpers to take care of her business and the acquisition of monster skins, the good news is that her business has become somewhat famous in the human realm, at least around the royal capital. There has been a craze to watch movies.
In addition to worrying about Gu Luo's ability, she also pondered about the long-term development.
First of all, after a while, at most a year, the number of people watching this film must have shrunk a lot, and she has to have something new to attract them, so since she has embarked on this path, she has to make more films, and the Red Clay Heights will develop into a town. There are too many gaps to fill.
Also important is the business of other races such as the orc kingdom, Xia Yi does not have many contacts now, especially with dwarves and elves, etc., and the goblin airship has not yet been developed, so the transportation is inconvenient, so it can only be put aside for the time being, step by step.
"Where have we been?" Xia Yi came back to her senses and opened the curtain and asked.
"Come to Prancing Horse. But it's a good place, should we rest here for the night? I'm sure there's something you're interested in in town. Merlin sat on the back of the carriage and acted as a groom.
"Prancing Horse Town? It's a weird name. ”
"Yes, this is a crime city, hehe, you will know the way when you get there." Old man Merlin raised the whip in his hand. Got it up to speed.
With the official letter of the Count of Carreno, it became very simple to get in and out of the gates and towns. In the evening, Shailly's motorcade entered the town of Prancing Horse, and the guards guarding the pass in the town were more like hooligans, and they greeted each other by whistling.
"Hey! What are you here for? ”
"Dude. Don't see my convoy? We are businessmen. Shay got out of the carriage and shouted, "Can you get out of the way?" ”
"Hahaha! Of course, little beauty, please come in. The guards let them go, and added at the end, "It's been a long time since a caravan has come to Prancing Horse Town, good luck, little beauty." ”
"The brain is in water." Xia Yi muttered.
After entering the town of Prancing Horse, Chailly's first impression was chaos.
Compared with Wang Duyi, the security here is simply exaggerated, the streets here are very messy, with messy shops and taverns, all kinds of people on the streets, most of them will hold weapons, and they look vicious, while the women here are very scantily dressed, speak dirty, and talk and laugh with all kinds of men.
The streets were littered with garbage, and it was clear that there was no one to manage and no one to clean, there was a lot of noise everywhere, there were fights at the entrance of the tavern, there were women pulling and pulling outside the kiln, and the people passing by turned a deaf ear and only went about their business.
It's a rough sight at a glance.
"Yi, it looks like we're in the wrong place." Mondo said in disgust.
"I'm funny, Mondo, and there's a beautiful woman greeting you!" Shay playfully squeezed Mondo's shoulder.
"Hmph, what kind of beauty is this? The powder on my face is still falling! At least forty years old! ”
Xia Yiha laughed, but the old man Merlin kindly reminded: "Boy, you'd better be careful when you speak, if you don't want to cause trouble, this is called a crime city, it's not some good stubble, that woman just now, judging from her spiritual power, she should be a fire mage." ”
Mondo was stunned for a moment and said, "I don't believe it, is an old woman on any street a fire mage?" There are too many human mages. ”
"I didn't lie to you, she was called Blood Raven more than ten years ago, and she was originally a mage at the Mage Academy, but after being wanted for killing a marquis, she ran away to Prancing Horse Town."
The old mage talked eloquently, and the old woman in the distance glanced at the old mage strangely.
"Why do you want to kill that marquis?" Xia Yi asked curiously.
"I don't know what to do, how can there be so many things in the world, maybe on a whim! Everyone has their own secrets and they don't want to be discovered. ”
Xia Yi smiled and said, "Then how do you know her, hehe, what is the story of the two of you......"
Old man Merlin squirted out a sip of wine, and said angrily, "How dare you make fun of a respectable old man!" I...... What do I have to do with her? She can be my great-granddaughter! ”
"Hehe, the old cow eats tender grass." Xia Yi saw him stumbling and felt that there must be something unknown in it.
"Nonsense!" Old Man Merlin blushed and said, "I've only lived in Prancing Horse Town for a few years, so I've only heard of this person!" ”
"Okay, okay, you won't admit it anyway."
Everywhere the convoy passed, there were people staring at Xia Yi's goods, carrying such a large cart of things to swagger through the market, it was really not a good idea, Xia Yi was stared at with a cold neck. At first glance, these people are extralegal fanatics, with scarred faces, blind eyes, and a violent aura exuded from their bodies, and only those who have seen blood can have this violence.
Even the guys who were busy in the shop had complicated eyes.
"Sin City, it turned out to be some fugitives." Xia Yi grunted.
"It's not just fugitives, you know, there are some people, he is not bound by human law, such as mages, and people from the Illuminati, and even some strange people, they are not bound by the laws of the kingdom, here you can find anyone, even criminals of all races, because of the intricate relationship, it is impossible for the human kingdom to eradicate this cancer."
"Cancer? Haven't you lived here before? You are also one of the cancers, and with you, the Sanctuary Mage, no matter how many troops the kingdom sends out, it will not help. Xia Yi said with a shrug.
"I'm just figurative! Bastard! The old mage was furious, "The pursuit of freedom is the nature of every race. ”
Mondo thought for a moment and said, "I don't think they are free, they are just out of the laws of the kingdom, but they are still restrained, they are afraid of stronger people, so there must be many scruples about surviving here, speaking of which, this place is not called a free city, but a city of sin, isn't that the reason?" ”
Old Merlin's eyes lit up, and he said in admiration: "You are right, Sin City has its rules, and there will be restrictions everywhere, unless you are an omnipotent god. ”
Shay thought of the Forsaken Lands, which were even more chaotic than Sin City, where the undead were free to survive, but were they free? They are bound by the law at all times.
"God?"
Shailly was noncommittal, she didn't think that God was free, for example, among the followers of the Cult of Light, they felt that angels were omnipotent, but angels would still fall, and they were sent by the God of Light. And what about God? They may live in another law, but for those who can't reach them, they are free.
"Alright, let's talk about where to settle down first." Xia Yi looked at Old Man Merlin, it was his idea to come to Prancing Horse Town, and he was familiar with it.
"Elf hostel, a relatively safe place, just the cost...... Hey. "Of course, Old Man Merlin doesn't care about the cost, it's not him who pays anyway.
"Then let's not go."
"Don't, don't! Not expensive at all, really! Old Man Merlin said sincerely, "You are the most stingy I have ever seen...... Woman! ”
Old Man Merlin originally wanted to talk about nobility, but Chailly was not a nobleman. Xia Yi said indifferently: "You must know that the most stingy person in the world is a woman. ”
The Zombie King put his arm around Xia Yi's shoulders and said, "Honey, we're being targeted. ”
"I know that along the way, there are at least a dozen groups of people who want to attack our idea."
"No, I didn't mean them."
Xia Yi is vigilant, it must be a big trouble to make the zombie king in his eyes.
In a hotel in a corner of Prancing Horse Town, the proprietress sat in a chair with two fat-headed and big-eared men, two of whom were stronger than the barbarians, and one of them said in a loud voice, "Big sister, they have arrived." ”
The proprietress took a sip of wine and rested her feet on the guy's lap: "No need for you to remind you! ”
Another guy came over and said mysteriously: "Big sister, the boss was captured by them, I'll go and arrest them now to ask for the crime!" ”
The proprietress punched him in the nose and scolded, "Don't mess with me!" Bad goods! By the way, am I beautiful today? ”
The guy sucked a nosebleed and said with a smile: "Beautiful, you are the most beautiful woman, eldest sister." (To be continued......)
PS: Hehehe, I'm embarrassed......