Chapter 2: The United States
Because of his appearance and strange shape, Ah Fei is not welcomed anywhere.
As soon as he stepped at the entrance of the city gate, the guards guarding the gate shouted:
"Hurry up!"
The guards all showed disgust on their faces, and they did not shy away from showing their dislike for Ah Fei, an outsider.
Ah Fei didn't look up, maybe he was used to all kinds of ridicule and ridicule, maybe it was other reasons.
Ah Fei entered the city directly regardless of the guards, and although the guards hated Ah Fei, they did not prevent Ah Fei from entering the city.
Because this is the world of the United Empire, the laws of the United Empire are not so prescriptive.
If you can enter the city, you will at least have a place to live.
Sleeping on the street in the city, maybe you wake up and find that you have been stolen from all over your body, it is better than sleeping on the street outside and never waking up again.
In these last days, the role of the city-state is to defend against the beasts of the outside world.
And to talk about law and order in the city-state, how internal affairs are - that can only be said, there is nothing to say.
Landlords have never cared about how many acres of land they have, and no landlord cares about what is planted in their land.
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As soon as he entered the city, Ah Fei's heart finally relaxed a lot.
The flow of people walking on the streets, the cries of roadside vendors, Ah Fei also began to try to integrate into the city.
Ah Fei's hand unconsciously reached into his pocket and grabbed the copper mine that he had just spent a long time trying to get.
It's the only thing of value that I have.
"Hey, dude!" a man in black approached Ah Fei's side.
"Huh?" Ah Fei looked at this person vigilantly, only to see that this person was dressed in a strong suit, the fabric was all dyed black, the headscarf wrapped around his head and even covered his mouth and nose, and only a pair of cloudy eyes were exposed.
The man in black spoke, "Dude, have good things in your pocket?"
As he spoke, his eyes raised his eyebrows at Ah Fei's pocket.
Ah Fei knew that the person in front of him should be a thief, and he was afraid that the small action he had just subconsciously made was only observed by him.
The thieves are basically masters of discerning faces, and since the other party has seen their small actions, there is no need to hide them.
"No. Ah Fei stretched out his hand and took out the copper ore and showed it to the man in black in front of him.
As the saying goes, more things are better than less, if you don't agree, I'm afraid that I'm not the opponent of the man in black in front of you, and I'm even more afraid that the other party won't face you.
You know, the other party is a thief!
Putting aside how ruthless and cunning the thieves are, as far as Ah Fei knows, the thieves on this side all have unified organizations and forces, and if they accidentally provoke the thieves guild, they are afraid that even an empire will have a headache.
Ah Fei generously showed the contents of his bag, and the man in black in front of him saw that it was just a piece of copper ore, and it was obvious that he was suddenly less interested.
However, no matter how small the mosquito is, it can be regarded as meat, and a piece of copper ore can make a lot of money if it is sold separately.
The man in black spoke: "Brother is also a cheerful person, seventy-four coins, how about I buy your copper mine?"
Ah Fei sneered in his heart, although he had heard that the people of the thieves' union would do some business to sell stolen goods, but there would be cheats in terms of price, but he didn't expect it to be so pitiful.
"I'm sorry, but I'm not a stolen car. ”
As he spoke, Ah Fei turned the copper mine around and showed all sides to the man in black.
If all the ores in the store or in the empire basically have their own personal or their own forces' seals and logos, and the piece in Ah Fei's hand is clean, it is obviously not a thing of any party.
The man in black also showed embarrassment in his eyes, and Ah Fei didn't say anything more, and turned around and left directly...
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After walking around the city for a while, Ah Fei finally found a place to stay.
The tavern, which is perhaps the only place in the world where there is no discrimination, is full of guests and rich people.
Ah Fei thought that he could exchange the copper ore in his pocket for a full meal, but it turned out to be unsatisfactory, and in the end he only got a piece of smoked meat.
After gobbling up the smoked meat, he didn't even taste anything and went down with a whole piece of smoked meat, Ah Fei's devouring appearance even attracted a burst of laughter from the surrounding drinkers, but Ah Fei didn't care, and Ah Fei walked out of the tavern after a short period of hunger.
Not...
Looking at the buildings outside and the pedestrians on the road, Ah Fei groaned and thought.
The first thing to do now is to find a secure job, and having a shelter and a warm soup is the most important thing.
But in this world, no one needs a worker.
In this world, the low-level laborers have only one title - slaves.
Being a slave? No way, only a desperate person would willingly become a slave.
To be a slave is to lose human rights and dignity, and to work as a daily life is no different from that of livestock.
There was a slave exchange across the street from the tavern, and the sign at the door did not write any words, but drew a very cute little person, and those who didn't know would only be confused when they saw this sign.
But the tight shelves on the roof of the building above had already made it clear to everyone that this was not a place to sell ordinary goods.
Ah Fei was a little confused, and casually walked onto the border wall.
The city wall is not fortified on weekdays, only occasionally there are guards on duty, and only when the military situation is critical, the city wall will be erected to defend the city, and ordinary people can also climb high and look far away on weekdays.
Climbing the city wall, Ah Fei looked into the distance and couldn't help but feel even more worried.
Rao is full of enthusiasm and ambition, but now he can't even provide for himself.
"Hey..."
Ah Fei sighed, but when he looked down, Ah Fei saw it - not far from the city, there was a copper mine!
Ah Fei leaned on the city wall and leaned out to look out, wanting to see more clearly.
I saw a bare copper mine not far from the city, but if you look closely, this vein has been very barren and depleted, thinking that it has been mined by the empire, and the only remaining wreckage is of little value and has been abandoned.
"It's a good opportunity and you should check it out. ”
Having made up his mind, Ah Fei noted the location and went out of the city to find the mine.
The guards at the city gate didn't say anything more this time, just glanced at Ah Fei.
Fei searched for the path to the mine, and the mine remains had to go a long way, as it was very far from the city gate, which also indicated that it would be very dangerous.
But now Ah Fei can't control this, and he is seeking wealth and danger, which is also the truth that Ah Fei has always followed.
The sand dunes in the distance vaguely reflected a few dark shadows, slender, wide, and dangerous.
Those are the alien creatures that inhabit the desert, no one knows how these creatures came to be, and the strange shape and ferocious nature of these creatures are completely inconsistent with biology and evolutionary theory.
It is only known that from the beginning of civilization during this period, these creatures were labeled as antithetical to human creatures.
They will attack humans for no reason, and they are so powerful that even armies trained and dressed in advanced armor will not dare to provoke them.
Of course, they didn't dare to attack the human city-states easily, after all, the city-state's guards and the power of modern technology were not something they could resist, so the wandering merchants and pedestrians in the desert became their main targets.
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