Located on the west side of the city of Divine Grace, this slum is essentially a place for ordinary freemen, in which the inhabitants have two main jobs: one is a technician, and not too ugly women and beautiful men can do it. The former is to move bricks and goods, and the latter is a small number of skilled jobs, such as servants, tailors, bookkeepers, and entertainers, which do not require magic but require a certain amount of basic training.

Obviously, most of the 'decent people' living in this slum can be classified as service trades, and the service objects are also divided into two types: one is the artisan district located on the northeast side of the slum, which is recognized as the second-to-last of the eight artisan districts around Divine Grace, and the magic equipment produced only occupies part of the market for middle and lower class priests. The second is the caravan and slave traders who came by land from the west of the city of divine grace, and in the case of high-end items using teleportation magic, there are no wealthy merchants who take the car.

To sum it up, poverty, and the lack of people in the slums have led to people in the slums barely starving to death, but they are slightly stronger than coolies without personal freedom.

So the three Jim trio who occupy three streets, or more accurately, are the alleys of three alleys, and with the same protection fee, they just change into 'normal' clothes. After all, the three sets from Master Jiao Ming were too weird in style and out of place with the surroundings.

Like other gangsters, the initial statistics were completed at the same time as the door-to-door collection of protection money. The twenty-one female technicians who contributed the most to the conservation fee were five or six of them who were old and decrepit and basically incapacitated, and who had no support for them, who had been the main source of income for the gangsters. The second is dozens of small families supported by strong labor, and after their wives and children are slightly threatened, they also obediently pay protection fees as usual, and Jim does not dare to ask for too much. Finally, an old craftsman polishing glass or other magical furniture, quite an old bachelor who is forced to die against the price increase, Jim and the three are young and inexperienced after all, and they are sent out of the door with half a bag of dry food in a daze.

"What should I do, and then occupy the other streets?" Xiaoshan was not hungry, but he habitually rubbed his stomach and looked a few blocks closer to the outskirts of the slum. Obviously, because of its remoteness, this place was chosen by Lord Jiao Ming's group of pagans, and it was also because of its remoteness, which was very different from the few 'flower streets' that were full of technicians living on the periphery, which was probably the reason why those big gangsters easily 'ced' it to the three little guys.

"This is the limit of the three of us for the time being, and the next step is to develop manpower and expand the power. Jim shook his head.

"But who would be willing to be our subordinate?" Bai Yang followed the words, frowning and pondering.

"The problem is not to find someone weaker than us to be our subordinates, but to improve our strength, and naturally there will be people to follow. Jim corrected, opening his arms as he grabbed the two friends and turned back to the vine basement to reach the small two-story building above the headquarters. Of course, because of Xiaoshan's height, it seems to be a little incongruous overall.

"You mean Lord Jiao Ming's contract?" Bai Yang asked. When Dieda was introduced, Bai Yang was just tied to the corner of the wall and his mouth was blocked, but he heard the contract ability clearly. "But at the cost?"

"Judging from these exchanges, the service center is very interested in our information, and if we send more and promise half the price, we should be able to get the opportunity to get the contract again soon. Jim was full of confidence on the surface, but he was uneasy in his heart, remembering that Master Jiao Ming had said that he should not trust him, and he always felt that it was not a good thing to rely too much on the service center. And just as the low-level pastor Lai Pihu had a purpose in copying his house a few days ago, what is the purpose of Lord Jiao Ming, and in the future, will he issue an order to kill people?

While discussing the content of the next contract, I was worried about the manpower problem, but I didn't want to be knocked on the door just after returning to the headquarters. The three of them were all stunned, Jim gestured to be quiet, relying on the healing ability of the flesh, came to the door and slowly opened a gap, squinted and asked, "Who are you looking for?"

Outside the door were two gangster-looking guys, with crooked mouths full of ruffians, and snorted, "Don't you dare to let us in?"

"If you have something to say, you can say it, and if you have a fart, let it go. Jim didn't bother to talk nonsense, and went back with a choke.

One rolled up his sleeves and made a gesture, but was pulled by another fake look, and after the two performed, they no longer mentioned the matter of entering the door, but said proudly: "Our boss ......"

Jim, who was watching coldly, interrupted: "Which boss, now in this area, there are many bosses." ”

After all, it is a world where there is no large-scale spread of narrative genres such as opera, and ordinary people who have never been far away in their lives are still relatively 'simple' in thinking, and in the face of this kind of leaderless war situation that has not been encountered for more than ten years, they are somewhat unsure of how to deal with it, and they can't fight back forcefully when they are so robbed. In the end, the man who pretended to be white-faced explained: "It's the old blind man in the east, let's spread the word, and it will not be good for everyone to fight again, and sitting together to discuss is the best way to solve the problem." ”

Jim frowned, and instantly remembered who the old blind man was. The old blind man was an outsider, of unknown origin, but he seemed to be a slave, he had been subjected to a magic experiment, his hair was completely white and he was blind in one eye, and he claimed to be in his thirties, but he looked to be in his fifties. He used to be a small leader under Lai Pihu, in charge of the five most 'wealthy' alleys in the east near the artisan district. At this time, it seems that he has become the biggest gangster leader in the slum.

"Not interested. Jim faintly refused, and was about to close the door. This kind of invitation to sit together and discuss, how dangerous it is.

The red-faced man sneered, stretched out his leg against the wooden door, and threatened: "Don't regret it when the time comes! If everyone discusses the result, the few shrimp that didn't go will have no room to jump." ”

Jim closed the door, and even though the other person withdrew his knee, he didn't close the door.

The white-faced man rolled his eyes and persuaded with a smile: "Little brother, you must also know the current situation in this slum, no one will feel at ease if you don't set new rules." The best area on the periphery is occupied by a few bosses, and the place where there is no oil and water inside is entrenched by you juniors and newcomers, and it is good for everyone to draw a clear line calmly. We'll be here tomorrow and hope to get an answer from the little brother. ”

After that, the two stopped entanglement and turned to leave. Jim looked at the backs of the two, his eyebrows twisted into a pimple, the thoughts in his mind were flying, but he couldn't think of the result for a while, and when the two disappeared around the corner, he closed the door and went back to the house, meeting Bai Yang's concerned and inquiring gaze.

"Are you going?"

"Let me think about it first. Jim paused, then said, "You and Xiaoshan translate the information we wrote in the morning, and then show it to me." ”

Gangsters are also human beings after all, and when they come out to mix, they are here to eat and live, not to fight and play, and to die. The intensity of the battle these days has already exceeded expectations, if it is so dangerous in the future, it may be fatal at any time, it is better to honestly move goods to earn that hard-earned money.

So it is not a lie to hope for the ultimate goal of a truce.

But the problem is that drawing a clear line is an armistice, and stewing small fish and shrimp in a pot is also a truce, who can guarantee that the old blind man will not take a one-and-done approach. Even at this point, it is entirely possible that several of the largest gangster leaders have reached a temporary alliance to take action against the small fish and shrimp in the middle area.

If you don't go, as the messenger said, not only may these three streets not be saved, but it will also be very troublesome to expand in the future, and if you don't do well, you will become a public enemy.

In this dilemma, the western sky gradually dyed red, and Bai Yang also brought the translation to Jim to see, and persuaded him by the way: "Don't go, it's too dangerous." ”

"We must go! The vine circle below can't be moved, and if we lose contact with Lord Jiao Ming, we really have nothing. So these three streets must be saved. As for the danger, as long as I make some preparations, relying on my healing ability, I should be able to get out of it by playing a fake animation. Jim slowly said the bottom line in his heart, his eyes swept on the translation draft, and he found many mistakes, sighed, started to revise and copy it, and did not forget to tell Bai Yang to hurry up and read the book while it was dawn.

When the night was quiet, the trio crawled into the basement and sent information in exchange for dinner. When I was about to go to bed, I didn't want the telegraph indicator light to flash, and there was a message from the service center. The three of them hurriedly prepared pen and paper, translating and translating, and after barely understanding it, they were overjoyed. The other side actually gave suggestions for dealing with the information sent in the past, which not only analyzed the reason clearly, but also made a simple and feasible plan.

First of all, the solidification of the sphere of influence in the slums is not conducive to the development of Jim's power, which can grow in power. Secondly, the basis of this meeting was twofold, and in addition to the common desire for peace, there was also the tacit understanding reached between several forces.

Since there is no way to change the desire for peace, it is good to destroy the trust between several forces, and what is already very fragile is very easy to destroy, as long as it is dark and make trouble at the junction of the two forces.

In this way, the best outcome is to let the negotiations fail. The second is that several bosses look good, avoiding the possibility of the little shrimp being a pot, and reluctantly reach a verbal truce agreement that no one cares about. Again, ask Jim to come forward and develop a one-man approach to negotiation that would satisfy everyone's wishes and leave the way for future expansion. The worst situation is that the transfer of action is useless, so Jim asks for more blessings.

While Jim nodded secretly, he frowned at the word 'classmate' at the end, and didn't waste much time, and put a handful of snow on the sleepy Xiaoshan's face: "If there is something to do, let's go together." ”

The three of them changed into black clothes, armed themselves, and followed the advice to a small stronghold at the junction of the old blind man and another force. After making sure that the people inside were asleep, he felt the knife and fork eye socket, and killed the two men silently, and then Xiaoshan lifted the stone and smashed the head to prevent the neat wound from exposing the knife.

"Clean up the traces, go south and do it again, and go back to sleep. Jim lowered his voice. Although two lives had just ended, death in this ghetto was too common, and neither for the first time nor against the teachings, to stir up any stir in the heart.

"What traces are you picking up?" asked Xiao Shan innocently.

"Stupid, be quiet!" Bai Yang scolded in a low voice. Then he turned to his head and asked, "Do you want to leave a mark, such as 'Death to traitors'?" ”

"Okay! Just write this, remember to use blood. Jim single-headed, and then instructed the hill: "Strip off your clothes and shoes, get some blood in those shoes, walk around the house twice, and then go out and walk a few steps to the opposite side." ”

In the case of a dead person, it is important not to reveal his identity, and the biggest problem is the footprints, as long as this is covered, the old blind man will not be able to find the heads of the three even if he suspects that someone has transferred them.

After a while, the three of them crossed the entire slum and came between the other two forces, this time without leaving a bloody letter or robbing clothes, so as not to arouse unnecessary suspicion. Jim wanted to cut off his head to enhance the anger effect, but Xiaoshan yelled that he was sleepy and wanted to sleep, so he had no choice but to end the game hastily, return to the basement, and change into a blood-stained coat to sleep.

The next day, the two murders did not attract much attention, after all, they were too common, but the old blind man almost got into a fight after a big quarrel with his 'neighbor', which became a hot topic. When a messenger came to visit again, Jim turned a 180-degree turn, smiled and invited the two into the room, and expressed his willingness to participate.

The two looked at each other, and it was the first time they had faced this situation after 'visiting' many newcomers in the middle of the slum. "It's not easy for the little brother to have such vision and determination, if the elder brother is twenty years younger, he must follow you. ”

"Where is it, it's just that the little brother thought about it for a night last night, and finally figured out that after all, this realm is still up to a few big brothers. Jim recalled the old lady's expression when she saw the priest, and tried to smile, but felt a cramp in her cheeks. "The middle piece is just a little less oil and water, and a few big brothers don't like it, so they give it to us. But we can't ignore it, so I decided that in the future, half of the protection money for these three streets will be provided to the old blind man, and I hope that the two of you will convey this little sincerity on your behalf. ”

The two looked at each other again, as if they really realized that Jim was not a simple person, and agreed with some politeness, and reminded them again of the time and place of the meeting before leaving: the grove west of the slum in three days.

Jim was relieved again, and in the environment of the grove, the possibility of several bosses joining forces to calculate the worst of the miscellaneous fish was even lower.

At night, the three of them changed forces to continue the crime, but it did not go well, and the target seemed to be the old gangsters who crawled out of the pile of dead people, and they also slept with seven points of vigilance. The moment Jim got the knife, he was hugged by the other party and pressed against the earthen wall, almost holding his breath, and the knife fell to the ground. In order not to be exposed, Jim immediately covered the other party's mouth, and the other party was not slow to react, knowing that Jim had accomplices, he also covered Jim's mouth and rolled in the dark, making it impossible to distinguish friend from foe and friend and unable to help.

But it's a pity that this little abacus failed, Bai Yang made a quick decision, and kept slashing at the black and dark mass, causing shallow and long wounds until the two of them didn't move.

"Well done!" Jim exclaimed, gasping. "It's just a pity for this dress. ”

"It's okay to sew it up. Bai Yang's voice trembled, obviously very excited and afraid, and he kicked the hill that was still standing stupidly, "Move this dead ghost away!"

Xiaoshan came back to his senses at this time, picked up the target who didn't know if he was unconscious or dead, raised the knife in his hand, and cut off the head.