It is only with the increase in opportunities that the personal safety of the members also increases.

After all, most of these local lords were "dog officials" in various senses before the disaster began, and now that the famine has come, although these people are not as hungry as ordinary civilians, their quality of life has still dropped more than a little.

The end of the world makes people perverted, and this is not just talk.

The entire continent has never had a monarchy or a "king" in the apparent sense, and if you insist on using an analogy, it is probably equivalent to a certain era of warlord secession. The continent was divided into several parts by several lords, but the territories were interconnected, and the freedmen in the cities, except for slaves, were free to trade freely in their own places, and there were no overly strict non-aggression regulations.

Every month on the day of the meeting, Jimma sends invitations to all the lords of the land, but in fact, most of the people who are really willing to come are the lords of some small places. After all, in their eyes, Jimma is the mobile food storage warehouse of that person's stupid money, and it is good to be able to eat a free lunch from him.

And some of the big lords who are really capable of taking charge of this land will generally not receive Jima's affection. Not only because these big lords themselves are not short of food, but also because most of them look down on "nouveau riche" like Jima.

It's just that I look down on it......

"I suspect that Penny, the maid next to Jimma, is the eyeliner that one of the high lords planted next to Jimma."

In Kaya's increasingly ugly expression, the redhead finally came back stuck in the last minute. After listening to the other party's complaints for a while, she walked beside Qiu Xuan and stood still, and the latter turned his head slightly and said such a sentence to her.

"Although some lords who have been passed down for generations look down on Jima, it is undeniable that in this era of famine, Jima is the only lord in the world who has the ability to make a long-term supply of food sources."

Qiu Xuan said, "Those people look down on Jima on the one hand, but they inevitably look down on his 'wealth'. So whether it's the previous assassin or Penny, it's all a means sent by various forces to keep an eye on Gemma at all times. ”

The redhead smacked his lips, "Then I can probably understand the distorted psychology of the dead fat man, and if it is my mentality, I will definitely not be able to adjust it for a while." Well, if someone who is not capable enough has an enviable treasure, it is a disaster. ”

"Indeed."

The two of them stood in the crowd and listened patiently to Kaya's words, Qiu Xuan quietly brushed her red hair and said, "I met Alex Hill when I came back just now, and it was your trader." ”

"Well, how did you end up with him?" The redhead's tone sounded a little surprised, "I've heard from people on the black market that he doesn't know what he's been busy with lately, and basically few people have seen him outside during this time." Yesterday, it turned out that Ersona's grandson had made an appointment to appear on the black market in advance, otherwise why would we have to block him alive and dead at that time, just because we were afraid that once he disappeared this time, he would never find anyone again. ”

"Yes, but I saw him near the No. 3 D-level beam, and there were quite a few people there." Qiu Xuan thought for a while, "How is your relationship with him, has he ever mentioned the famine to you?" ”

Redhead frowned and recalled, "I don't know him very well, I just met him a few months ago when I went to the black market to trade, and he was already in the human bone business at that time." As for famine...... Why did he mention this to me? Even if you want to mention it, it is the kind of gods in the mouth of the aborigines who want to create a new world. ”

Qiu Xuan looked back at her, "Then what do you think this testing ground will be for us?" ”

"So far no one has triggered the main story, Afu, not a single one." The expression on the redhead's face at the moment was a little complicated, "Including those 'old men' who have been in this ghost place for almost three years. We all thought that this was it, that we people were going to spend it in this world forever, and no one knew where that 'deadline' was. ”

"So now it's for you to put aside this mess and ask you now, and you're representing your thoughts alone. What do you think the main line will be? ”

"I ......"

"What are you two talking about?"

Kaya's eyes had been glancing over here for a long time, and she had long suspected that the two late activists in the crowd were deserting and chatting below, but because the sound was blocked by the soundproof screen, and the movements of the two mouths had been very subtle, so they kept observing and didn't bring it up.

But looking at the two of them getting more and more excessive, when they got to the back, they turned directly to chat openly. Kaya couldn't understand why she couldn't make a sound from watching their mouths move, but that alone was infuriating.

"I've already stressed it many times, this gathering day is different from many of the previous ones, and this time it is likely that multiple High Lords will arrive at the banquet together! You should all cheer up and listen to me about these precautions, or else you want to learn from the circus that annoyed the adults and was put into the pot to cook soup! ”

The redhead pursed his lips and withdrew the noise barrier.

"Let's talk again, why don't you say it? Go on! Kaya looked genuinely angry, staring at the two of them with red eyes. Qiu Xuan looked at her and felt that something was wrong with her state, even if the lady in charge was usually preachy, but it wouldn't be like today, she looked even more nervous now than they were a circus member who would annoy the powerful if they were not careful.

"I see that you are so able to say, why don't you form a double joke at the banquet when the time comes!" Kaya spoke quickly, not even leaving a hint of time to react. "When the time comes, tell all of you what you want to say but haven't finished, and tell all the adults! I see if the kitchen will cook double broth or single people when the time comes! ”

She seemed to be genuinely angry, and immediately after saying this, she made a few strokes on the parchment, and arranged the project of "double joke performance" at the top of the program.

"Hehe, you'd better give me the same ability, speech, will, and Tao as I do now."

As she spoke, Kaya glared at the two of them fiercely, and turned to arrange a show for the other circus members as if she didn't want to talk to them at all.

Qiu Xuan, red hair: "......"

The redhead touched his nose, his eyes looked up at the sky and turned to Qiu Xuan's face, "...... What now? ”

“…… How do I know? Qiu Xuan also looked up at the sky, "Do you know cross talk?" ”

“…… What's that? ”

"Ugh."

……

For the rest of the day, Kaya didn't let them leave the confines of the Gima Mansion again.

Judging by the manager's posture, she was supposed to keep them locked up until the end of the party day to-morrow, and she seemed so nervous that even the slightest accident on a normal day would be enough to make her go hysterical for a long time.

"Was that how Kaya used to be? I don't feel like that. ”

Due to a speechless "double joke performance", Qiu Xuan and Hong found that they had to be bound together even if they didn't want to, and it was said that it was the only and last rehearsal preparation before the party.

"You didn't hear the news from outside?" The redhead crouched next to her and joined her as a bastard, "This time the dead fat man has paid a lot of money, he has sent invitations to almost all the big and small lords in the world who are still alive - although he has done this before- but this time, some of the news dealers in the black market have gone crazy, and many of the big lords who have never disdained to participate in this kind of party before will come this time." ”

"For what?"

"If only I knew I could still be here?" The red-haired white glanced at her, "But I feel that even if the big people come this time, it will not be possible to come all at once, at most one or two will be in the sky, that is, rumors are spreading." You know that those great lords with eyes in the sky don't have the skill to condescend to come to Tajima's party. ”

But even if the redhead said so, when Qiu Xuan got up to go to the toilet in the middle of the night that day, he still saw a considerable number of attendants who couldn't sleep at all in the corners of the dark mansion.

All of them were pacing back and forth, frowning and muttering something. Qiu Xuan leaned a little closer to hear that the cooks were reciting the proportional table of food sauces.

"The ratio of sugar to goat's milk is one to three, stir clockwise for 30 turns, pour it into a container, and simmer for 5 minutes and 45 seconds......"

She walked over and gently patted one of the cooks.

"Ahh

The man was so startled that he even reacted so much that he couldn't stand on his legs and sat directly on the ground. Qiu Xuan was a little embarrassed to withdraw her dangling hand, so she could only go up and pull the person up first.

"I just wanted to ask you what you are doing here without sleeping at night?" She lowered her voice a little and tried to make herself sound friendly, "If you don't rest, you'll be out of energy tomorrow." ”

The cook looked stupid, and looked at her in a daze for a while, not knowing whether she had heard her speak or not. Qiu Xuan waited patiently for the other party's reaction for a while, and after seeing it for a while, the cook turned her head as if she didn't see her and continued to carry her side dish list.

"The ratio of sugar to goat's milk is one to three, stir clockwise, stir two, stir ...... Ahhh ”

She stood there for a moment, then turned and walked towards her lodgings.

……

Early in the morning, all the circus members who had been tossed and choked yesterday and had managed to sleep for a while were still asleep were violently woken up. The culprit was Kaya, the lady who got up early in the morning and called everyone up in full gear with a look of anxiety and hatred.

"Why are you still in the mood to sleep here, huh? See for yourself what time it is, and there's still so much work to be done! ”

Qiu Xuan squinted at the sky that was not fully lit up at all, and opened her mouth to yawn.

"I'm hungry."

The redhead leaned over beside her, too, "Me too." ”

Jimma's meeting day is at 3 p.m., which is the meal time for most people in this world. In fact, this time is not "enjoyed" by everyone, and now that the world has changed, many civilians who still have some savings basically only eat one or two meals a day.

The first meal is breakfast, which is often settled with a piece of brown bread. The second meal is at three o'clock in the afternoon, and at this time, those who still have food in stock will use the leftovers of the morning, tear them into several halves and throw them in the pot. The pot is usually boiled with mud and sand, and strange grass or tree bark dug out of nowhere is added to it, and it is stirred to form a pot of "soup".

"She's not going to let you out to buy something."

The red-haired glanced at Kaya, who was anxious with the naked eye, "Now the security work of the Jima Mansion has been directly upgraded to a level, and you can only enter but not leave, and it is estimated that you will be hungry until the banquet is over." ”

But there is good news here, since Qiu Xuan has managed to survive until today and has not been kicked out so far, her salary for the day yesterday has been paid. At this point, the black-hearted merchant Lin Buge didn't lie to her, three coins of silver, no more, no less, enough to go out and exchange food with the ground merchants.

Of course, the premise is to be able to get out.

"I probably won't make it that far." Qiu Xuan licked her back molars, "I don't know if you have this condition, once I don't eat for a long time, my body will have side effects." ”

"It's the same, and it's going to be sane, right?" The redhead patted her on the shoulder with a gesture of coming over, "It's like this at first, but then you will find that as long as you survive a certain particularly uncomfortable stage, you will be hungry and hungry after getting used to it......"

Qiu Xuan: "Don't feel hungry anymore?" ”

Redhead: "I can continue to work as a coolie despite the decline of my sanity." ”

Qiu Xuan: "Tsk." ”

Her intuition told her that bad things would happen to her by always walking in this world with a state of hunger that was declining to her senses. Similar to a snowball, once or twice is fine, but over time, it will cause irreparable consequences.

Qiu Xuan sat on the spot and thought about it, but at a certain time, she slipped out of the back door while Kaya was called away by the other attendants in the mansion.

The redhead said that if she could go out, she would help her bring some food back to give money, Qiu Xuan sat on the wall outside the mansion that usually no one passes by, and flipped down with a push on her wrist.

She didn't know when Kaya would come looking for someone, so she had to do it quickly.

"Barrons, Barrens!"

Originally worried that Barrens would not be in the stall at this time, Qiu Xuan quickly followed the location in his memory from the east entrance of the Drow Bazaar, turned a few corners, and was relieved to find the young man sitting behind the stall with nothing to do.

"I want six pounds of barley." She said.

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