Chapter 197: A Visitor from a Foreign Country
In addition to food and clothing, luxury goods are also hot. This category is monopolized by Tianyin City and the Five Clans, and it is not basically complete, because the poor have no heart to play luxury goods at all. What is included?
What makes Zhou Yu dizzy is: the first is pets! There are people who sell pets here, but it is clear that the market is generally hot. Except for dignitaries, who will buy cats and dogs to go back? Add a mouth out of thin air and eat more than a person.
The second is jewelry, although Dubancia is rich in minerals, but it is obvious that there is a lack of decent craftsmen, processed hairpins, hairpins, necklaces, earrings, brooch nose rings are readily available, and they are all spread all over the jewelry trading area. Zhou Yu finally understood where the golden cangcan on Cleopatra's body came from.
The third is medicine, which is definitely a luxury, although herbs are everywhere in Soracia, and can even be encoded into a gene pool, but after a little processing, they become a sought-after commodity here, selling well, and the supply exceeds demand, perhaps because people here are more likely to get sick.
Of course, there are some transactions that are explicitly prohibited. In the big bazaar, human trafficking is not allowed because of the possibility of flight or information leakage; It is not allowed to buy and sell books, needless to say, in Borderlands books are the first contraband, and anyone who dares to smuggle and sell books must be impatient; It is not allowed to trade weapons, and no one is allowed to buy or sell finished weapons except for representatives of Celestial Sound City. This tacit understanding should still be there, and the gun should be in the hands of those in power.
"It's, it's over there!"
Zhou Yu, who was strolling leisurely, heard someone whispering behind his head and couldn't help but glance at it.
With just one glance, he froze in place, as if he had been struck by lightning, and he couldn't move.
He saw a man, with a full face of gray hair, dusty clothes, hastily tied up his waist, holding his trouser legs, barefoot, and holding the FD coin that Zhou Yu had just bought and exchanged for in his hand.
"Great, Governor!"
"Tuda?"
"Governor, is it really you?"
Tuda knelt on the ground with a thud, a seven-foot man in his thirties cried like a child, a handful of snot and tears, and Ren Zhouyu couldn't pull it up.
"Tuda, silence, silence, the overall situation is important."
Zhou Yu, whose eyes were also red, covered his big whimpering mouth, looked left and right, and saw that the nearest Collapse Demon was also thirty or forty meters away, and he relaxed slightly.
"What's going on, is this? Walking so carelessly? β
The Metropolitan Governor snorted and helped Tuda up.
"This is not the place to talk, follow me."
Tuda, Jayrang, Taishan, Bangshuai, Tenglimu, Keqiu, Tanji, and Vartu, these eight people were specially deployed for special tasks before Zhou Yu left Kuzsia to go to Cuiyaohai.
At that time, the Grand Governor ordered them to disguise themselves as merchants, and take the opportunity to infiltrate the Central Continent through the passages, and ambush them in the important cities of Soracia, Dubancia, and Dixia to meet them. Unexpectedly, until today, he did not see this army of underground workers.
"Director, do you know this person?"
Diao Silkworm was very surprised, the porter in front of him looked like a Kuzsia man, how could he seem to have known Zhou Yu for many years, and he was going to bow when he came up. Besides, isn't it the first time that the director of our customs working committee has seen the scene of the turtle door opening? How could he get acquainted with Kuzsia is really incredible.
"Diao Silkworm, let's go back upstairs."
Zhou Yu glanced at him, let go of the hand that was holding Tuda's palm, pretended to be a brother who had nothing to do, and walked towards the Zerg office with social steps.
"Wait, Great, Adult!"
The Grand Governor looked back at Tuda in confusion.
"Little, little one, go and call Jayron for them to come over."
"Jay..."
Zhou Yugang wanted to say that Jay Lang is also here? But there were many people with mixed eyes and the timing was wrong, so he barely restrained the surprise in his heart, nodded his chin, and walked straight forward.
Diao Silkworm saw that Director Carney had met his old acquaintance in another country, and hurriedly instructed his subordinates to clean up the third floor of the office, and he avoided it himself, and went directly to the Zerg trade war below to direct the big business.
The house was full of old acquaintances.
"Governor, you, you've lost weight!"
"Governor, why are you lame?"
"Governor, damn it, it's been so long, so long to find you?"
"Governor, why are you here?"
Tuda, Jielang, Taishan, and Bang Shuai surrounded Zhou Yu, almost stripped him of him, and almost checked his physiological structure.
Zhou Yu smiled happily and kept sitting there giggling. He patted Tuda on the shoulder, pinched Tarzan's beard, and pushed against Bangshuai's chest muscles. I couldn't say a word, I wept silently, laughing with tears.
"Governor, good and decent, what are you crying about, crying for?"
"Speaking of the governors of the people, you, why are you crying?"
Five people, old tears.
It's tears between brothers. For a while, Zhou Yu, who was like a water curtain cave in front of him, recalled many past events: killing Dai Taimeng, destroying gargoyles, adventures in the fly village, lich pool fantasy, subduing Xiaosha, conquering the wind catching city...
Scenes and pictures are like slides, looping in front of Zhou Yu's eyes. In every detail, there is the blood and sweat of these brothers in front of you as a curtain, and their joy and laughter as the background sound.
"Alright, alright, a bunch of big guys, what are you doing here? Are you more than anyone? β
Zhou Yu slapped the table and burst into laughter. The five of them hugged each other fiercely, and the Metropolitan Governor was hugged in the middle, almost suffocating.
"Is it just the four of you?"
"Well, the four of them are still in the Central Continent. The situation there is very chaotic now, and we are here with the mentality of trying it out, and if we can't find you again this time, we will all withdraw to Kuzsya and prepare to fight to the death with Tunozuka. β
Tuda's face was full of darkness, and his face was ugly.
"Kaman, Kaman City, are you holding on?"
"At this time, it is still holding on, and the Great Wall and the Great Wall have been built. After the eight of us entered the Central Continent, according to your instructions, under the guise of foot-walking merchants and bards, we searched everywhere for news and established many strongholds. Now, for us, there are more channels and more ears and eyes. β
Jaylon said with some pride.
"It's just that the war is still very tragic. According to the news from above, all the troops of Kuzsia went to the city of Kaman, and fought fiercely with the army of the Tuwang for more than a year, and countless people were killed in the battle. It is said that there are many generals who have sacrificed their lives for the country. β
"Generals? Who? β
Zhou Yu chuckled in his heart, since so many people had died, it was inevitable that there would be casualties among his generals, and he was very worried about the safety of those brothers. At this moment, he even felt deep guilt and self-blame, if he hadn't run to find the Holy Son of Rausch and the Temple of King Xun at the critical moment, maybe so many people would not have died.
"I don't know the specifics, I don't know until I go back to Carman City. These are all rumors from the homeless, and maybe, maybe not. β
Taishan wiped the sweat from his forehead, Zhou Yu knew that he was worried about his brother's wind and thunder. The war is fierce, the sword has no eyes, and no one is sure that they will be alone in the bloody rain, especially those who can make a difference.
"Bang Shuai, what do you see in the Central Continent?"
"Back to the Grand Governor, in fact, we haven't been to the Central Continent at all. From Kuzsia, after a month's trek to the Central Continent. And at this time, what the little ones saw was nothing more than the periphery of the Central Continent, the real continent centered on Tumeng City, stretching for thousands of miles and boundless. β
"And then? You didn't go in? β
"It's not that I didn't get in, it's that I can't get in at all. Grand Governor! β
Tuda scratched his scalp and said with a frown.
"The central continent is a circle, surrounded by thousands of walls, and you can't see the top at a glance, let alone go in, you can't even see anything inside. The outer continent is a ring where displaced people from all four continents live, work, and trade. β
"In this way, the order of this ring should be very bad, full of homeless, grass and bandits. How did you survive it? β
"On the contrary, the Grand Duke, the ring is very safe. Hardly anyone dares to make trouble there, not to mention robbery, * and theft. Because, the heavy soldiers of the four heavenly kings are all displayed here. This is also the reason why the gates of Kuzsia and Soracia are opened regularly, but not many people are willing to break in. β
"Hmm!" Zhou Yu pinched his chin and nodded.
This is the siege of the city, the people inside are accustomed to this orderly life, and gradually get used to being forced to work and enslaved by the army of the Four Heavenly Kings, and over time, they spontaneously settle down, forming hundreds of villages, multiplying and enduring for a long time. It is equivalent to residents of Japan and South Korea living in Okinawa, Japan, and the U.S. military base in Osan, South Korea.
The people outside don't know the details, and they may not be able to accept the fate of leaving their homeland and being slaughtered by others, and the names of the Four Heavenly Kings are like ghosts, which makes people talk about the tiger's color change and stay away, so at that time, Xerxes proposed to snipe the envoy of the Water King Li and rob Philena before she entered the passage, otherwise there would be no second chance.
"Where are they now?"
"We were thinking that if you were there, you wouldn't put all your eggs in one basket. So, we discussed it and arranged the four of them to a more engaging position. These boys are either clever or amazingly powerful, and they are very appreciated as soldiers. Now they are all mixed into the barracks area, some are doing chores, some are making fires for cooking, two in the south, one in the west, and one in the north. β
The south, west, and north they are talking about should correspond to two in the army of the Earth King, one in the army of the King of Water, and one in the army of the King of Fire.
"Why, why didn't I hear you mention Dixia?"
"Why, Grand Duke, youβdon't you know?"
Jay Lang stared at Zhou Yu's eyes in surprise, as if he had known him on the first day.
"What do I know?"
"The continent of Dixia is ruined."
"W-What? Destroyed? β
Zhou Yu gasped, this news was too terrifying. It's not that he doesn't believe it, it's that it's hard to accept. But then again, even if someone in the Dubancia continent knew about the news, they wouldn't publicize it in a big way, because for them, is there a difference between Dixia's absence, Dick's life or death? No difference.
"How did Dixia get destroyed?"
"It is rumored that the previous Wind King offended the Lord of Destruction, and the King of Destruction put him to death in a fit of rage, and used thunder and earth to destroy his fiefdom in an instant. It is not known exactly why, what Dixia looks like now, and whether anyone survived. β
It seems that the only way to uncover Dixia's secrets is to make a trip. But that's all for later. Now that I have strong reinforcements to help, old man Cuo Ling, you can take a look. See you on the battlefield.
The five of them haven't seen each other for nearly two years, and it seems that they have endless things to say. Zhou Yu also did not reserve, telling how he got to the sea of Kunyao, how he became a member of the slave camp, how he won the first place in the Tianmu Hunting Competition, and how he accidentally discovered the wind wheel.
Bang Shuai and the others listened to him talk about the wonderful things, clenched their fists, widened their eyes, and although it was the past, they still sweated for him. Especially when they heard that Nika's life and death were uncertain in order to save him, and Borada's sacrifice for the sake of protecting the lord, they all bowed their heads and remembered their former comrades.
Dangdang, there was a knock on the door.
Taishan opened the door, and Diao Silkworm, Da Fei and Ma Partridge flashed in. Da Fei's life was saved by Zhou Yu, and he had knelt on the ground before, and he had to follow the governor of Dadu to eat in this life. Zhou Yu buried him and said, what kind of "rice" to eat, although shark fin rice is also delicious, but if you want to eat, you have to eat big fish, meat, beer barbecue, manly husband, how can you achieve it without a little ideal?
Ma Partridge is a loyal follower of the waste ostrich family, and this time the waste ostrich was killed and the strange bee died tragically, he had already had the idea of going. Besides, the Wing Clan is now in a mess, who has the heart to check the sign-in of one of his last soldiers. It's better to follow this rising star and hide in the city, maybe the probability of soaring in the future is higher.
Zhou Yu introduced the four Tuda to them, but did not explain the origin and origin of these subordinates, and it was easy to cause unnecessary misunderstandings if it was too much to speak, only saying that "someone from my hometown is here".
"Director Carney, the door is closing. At present, the merchants are accelerating their withdrawal to the central passage, you, these fellows... β
Diao Silkworm looked at Zhou Yu, and his eyes swept over several strong men again, meaning that they didn't leave?
"Do you need a roll call when you go back?"
Zhou Yu asked with a frown.
"What roll call?"
"It's just how many come out, how many have to go back."
"That's not necessary, as long as the people who go back don't have green hair, the Honkai Demon thinks that no one has mixed in. Of course, if there is a homeless person who hides in the goods and fishes in troubled waters, it is estimated that he will not be able to find out. β
It seems that Diao Silkworm still understands the actual situation, and the Kuzi and Sola people are the main ones in the military area, and the Duban people are the least. If you think about it on your feet, you can figure out that although Duban lives in the worst environment, the Lord of Destruction and the Lord of Fire need to imprison their laborers here and extract minerals for them, especially salt and saltpeter.
Now, there is only one question at hand, which is very simple, but the decision must be made immediately: whether to stay or to go. Go, hide in Tuda's crate and return to the ring, and then wait for the opportunity to return to Kuzsia. Stay, there is nothing to say.
He misses Bellman, Lu Bu, and Ella Vera very much, but he can't just throw Wei Ya and 139 here, not to mention that the Guan Working Committee has just been established, and Fu Python, Broken Horseshoe Crab and Sierra are still waiting with joy to overthrow Cuo Ling, welcome a new life, and open up a new world.
Is it really appropriate to go at this time?
If you don't leave at this time, can Carmen City bear it?
"Governor, time is tight. Let's go back! β
The four of them looked at Zhou Yu eagerly, waiting for him to give the order.
"No, I can't leave yet."