Volume 3 Bao Ling Prefecture Chapter 30 Greed
Hilaheim woke up in the morning, looked briefly around the cactus bushes where they had camped, and walked towards Gunbaida, who was still on guard, and tapped him on the shoulder, signaling that he could rest.
"It's already dawn, and I don't sleep. β
"Aha, then let's talk for a while, and wait for the uncle of the Beijin Department to get up. Silaheim said as he yawned.
"We chose the safest route from the Bergin Department to the border, avoiding the gathering place of demonic beasts and large lairs, except for the black dragon that flew halfway, there have been no abnormalities in the past few days, I think..."
"I think so, too, that we're going too slowly, and at the current pace, we won't be able to reach the border in another week. Hurry Bell was woken up by the two of them and joined the conversation.
"You shouldn't be on duty, let's sleep a little longer. Silaheim said.
"I don't sleep, I can't sleep. It is really torturous to have to patiently serve the masters of the Beijin Department, and always beware of the appearance of the black dragon. β
"Well, call everyone up, and let's discuss. β
Helie Bell woke up Jabejo, Salant, and Geora Fog, and the six of them sat around the campfire to discuss the escort.
"You have finally figured it out, I said a long time ago that at the current rate, I won't be able to reach the human continent next year. Geora Kiki said.
"That's it, we're going to go full speed, and now we're all drinking in the Homeland City. Jabejo chimed in.
"What if the black dragon appears again, blindly pursue speed, there will definitely be a situation when the time comes, don't forget, our task is to protect the safety of the merchant group, not to guarantee the arrival time. Salante retorted.
"Even Gangbaida thinks that there will be no more accidents, why are you still so stubborn, if the black dragon comes to attack, can you guarantee that there will be no problems if you go forward on guard now?" said Hurry Bell.
"Let's be vigilant and move forward, after all, we are prepared, and we will not be as flustered as we are marching at full speed. Silaheim defended Salant.
"So what are you telling us to get up?" GΓ©ora Kigi grumbled.
"I think it can be appropriately accelerated, it is indeed too cautious at the current speed, according to my observation in the past few days, there is no trace of the black dragon along the way, maybe it has moved away from us, or returned to the nest to recuperate, it should not appear again. β
"You've always been rigorous, how can you be all inferred today, what the hell are you trying to say?" asked Saran.
"What else can I say, even he is annoyed, you two can still endure the slow swinging on this big Gobi Desert. "Jabecho blames Salante and Silaheim.
"I'm worried about the tribe, I'm afraid that Zhang Wuyang will take advantage of our absence to challenge, I..."
"Why are you worried about this? Yerg and Kazan are here, and you are still afraid of a Zhang Wuyang?"
"Wuqi is right, and Ubar, with him in charge, let alone a Zhang Wuyang, plus the Patriarch Qi Luna is not an opponent. Hurry Bell looked up proudly.
"You haven't fought Kiruna, don't talk nonsense here, if the two of them join forces, it's really hard to deal with. β
"Alright, Silaheim, it's like you've fought her. I can guarantee that Patriarch Qi Luna will not join forces with anyone, so that her proud personality will not take Zhang Wuyang in her eyes. Geora Kigi retorted contemptuously.
"Are we talking too far, you are all unfounded, in addition to Ubar, Yerg, Kazan, don't forget that there are Mangu Yun, Ye Suohong and... Forget about Timgara, there are still 25,000 people, what Zhang Wuyang, the patriarch, no matter how many people are not the opponents of our tribe. Jabejo affirmed, ending the conversation about the safety of the tribe.
The six of them discussed word by word for a long time, but they never reached a unified opinion, Silaheim and Salante were cautious, Jabecjo, Geora Wuqi and Hurry Bell did not stick to details, and Gambida, the only one who had carefully observed the traces along the way, still thought that both sides were reasonable, and they were indecided, and this discussion for nearly three hours did not reach a conclusion in the end.
As the sun rose, the temperature gradually rose, and the fat and richly dressed Lianbazan Qimu was awakened by the heat, and everyone packed his bags and carried him into the car to prepare for departure.
"Eh, that Shira... Hurry up today, there is no need to rest at night, take advantage of the cool night to rush to the border as soon as possible, and the wine I brought will be drunk immediately. Lianbazan Zimu pushed the car door open and shouted.
"All right, Silaheim and Sarante, I'll see what you two can say this time, let's go. Geora Kiski sped out on the ocelot.
"Silahim, speed up, the uncle has spoken, haha. Jabejo ran past him.
"Whew, speed up, pay attention to the formation. Sheraheim and Gambida then rushed to the front of the line.
The speed of the caravan's march increased dramatically, still maintaining the shape of an arrow, and everyone changed their previous casual attitude, and rode their mounts with full concentration towards the southern border.
Li Jackal, who was in the black market, anxiously waited for the news of the arrival of the merchant group every day, but the subordinates sent out never replied, so he rearranged several people to investigate, not only from the people of the wasteland, but also to let people go to the border entrances and exits to inspect, and always reported.
Waiting for the news is not only Li Jackal, Luo Crocodile is also anxious, he can no longer stop Li Jackal, this period of time just to maintain the peace on the surface of the black market has exhausted him, if he fights with Li Jackal again, then he can no longer wait for the good end in his heart.
Luo Crocodile bet his fate on the actions of the Bakery Merchant Group, he assumed that if the merchant group did not stay in the black market, did not give Li Jackal a chance to sue, and ignored the wasteland sisters who entered the Human Continent, then he still had time to properly arrange a back road for himself, and still had a chance to leave here safely, and there was still the glory and wealth of the second half of his life waiting for him to enjoy, so he did this and retreated from the dream of comforting himself.
Although the black market has not yet gotten rid of the control of Luo Crocodile and Li Jackal, the stall owners here have long since stopped taking them as the principals, and they are still respectful on the surface, but in private they deliberately default on the stall fees, and they no longer seek their help when they encounter problems.
The lively tavern on weekdays is as chaotic and noisy as ever, but the drunken and braggadocio people have become arrogant and unreasonable bandits, as long as Luo Li and the two are not there, there will be a mess here, and no one cares about any rules and principles, you need to drink when you enter the door, and if you are slow, you will go directly to the counter to do it yourself, and the buyers who come to the black market are okay, and they will leave the wine money when they leave, but the stall owners who are resident here even drink and take it, and even hurt people.
The tavern owner has begun to pack his bags and prepare to leave, everyone here knows that he has obtained the most profitable business in the black market by relying on the relationship between Luo and Li, usually acting as a prestige, speaking ill of the stall owner who owes debts, he is also a businessman, but he always puts himself on the top of the head, this time seeing the two of them lose power, he also knows that his good days are over, so he hides in the house during the day and does not dare to go out, and takes advantage of the night to transfer his property at night.
"I heard that Li Jackal sent a lot of people to inquire about the news of the merchant group, what is he going to do?"
"What else can you do, you must want to take advantage of this opportunity to make another profit, isn't he about to leave?"
"I said brothers, Naluo Crocodile and Li Jackal have made a lot of money in the past few years, we can't just let them go so simply, it's our hard-earned money that is squeezed, we have to get it back." β
"How can you take it?
"What's wrong with robbing them, you haven't heard of Huluo Pingyang being bullied by dogs, just kill them directly, let's give the money a cent." β
"You're a dog, drink too much, you, can we do it? No matter how down-and-out he is, he's a rich man, and he can't be without bodyguards when he leaves. β
"You can't kill them, what do you think of that?" the three of them looked at the guy at the bar at the same time.
"What's that? How much money can he have as a little man?"
"Who said him, I said the tavern owner. At night, someone saw him sneaking out of the black market with a large bag and a small bag, it must be a transfer of money, it's better to..."
"I think it's okay, don't drink, let's do it tonight, go back and collect the stall, and after grabbing the money, we'll leave this place." With that, the three of them drank the wine from their glasses and left the tavern.
As soon as the table left, the four of them sat down with eight bottles of wine, turned around and shouted at the guy: "Talk nonsense with Lao Tzu again, and discount your legs." β
"In the past few years, the interest on the wine account alone is enough for me to pay for a year's wine, and I dare to ask me for money, this kid doesn't want to live. β
"Alright, alright, let's have a good drink today, drink all your interest money back, dry. The four of them raised their glasses and laughed.
"If these two get out, who will be the next supervisor?"
"Then I don't know, it depends on the arrangement of the young city lord, it's best not to supervise the market, and then we won't talk about it." β
"What you say is reasonable, I've been thinking about it for the past two days, let's choose one by ourselves, take advantage of the crocodile and the jackal not leaving, pick a leader to organize all the stall owners, deduct all the money they have made in the past few years, and take a part of it to bribe the young city lord, let him turn a deaf ear, and the rest of everyone will have a share, so that it will not only solve the grievances that have been squeezed for many years, but also get benefits. β
"I think it's okay, didn't they also spend money to buy it from the young city lord, since they intend to replace it now, as long as we don't do too much, it is estimated that we will not be able to cure our crimes. β
"That is, as long as we unite all the stall owners, we are afraid of two dogs who have lost their power. β
"Okay, let's do it, let's go separately to inform the stall owner, and meet tomorrow to discuss the specific implementation plan. The four men left the tavern with the unfinished wine.
The merchant group is rapidly approaching the border, Li Jackal is waiting for the opportunity to take revenge, Luo Crocodile is looking forward to all the coincidences, the two of them have staked their fate on the alien race separated by a line, completely forgetting the greed surging in the dark tide around them, and the evil that grows here is their ultimate belonging.