Chapter 179: Loan to You
Looking at the sacks densely arranged like a hill in front of him, Zhou Yu was dizzy.
"Lord Diao, thisβthis is a thousand and one hundred bags of chestnuts?"
"Exactly, Brother Pig's Head, it's like a fake. Oh, in order to win the hearts of beauties, I really paid for it this time! Lord Diao looked distressed.
Spending money on women is directly proportional to working women. If you don't spend money, you don't want to work on others. However, it is limited to the fact that both parties are transactional personalities. The Metropolitan Governor did not approve of this kind of trading, although in the era of fast food in the previous life, anything could be bought and sold. Whether you are academic, physical, dignified, honorable or disgraced, as long as you mark the price, you are not afraid that no one will come to inquire.
He believed that Nika was not that kind of person.
The reason why she threw such a gimmick may really be to save the people who are enduring the misery on the continent of Dubancia.
"Good guy, I can't take this, I can't take this!"
"You don't know, Brother Pighead. This is the reserve of the entire meandering city for more than half a year, and I am tightening my belt and preparing for the secret passage to Soracia that has been hard for a year! β
The Grand Governor was tempted to tell him that even if you risked your life to make a dawn, you wouldn't see Thorasia there. However, it may not matter to him, as long as there is the sun, even if it is Kuzsia who pushes the door out. The focus is on how to bring the "sun" back.
Let Master Diao bother with his own brains.
"That's it, Master Diao. I have an idea, I don't know whether to say it or not. β
"You and I are brothers, why shouldn't we talk about it?"
"I want to lend you this 1,100 bags of Suoli loans, okay?"
"What do you mean by taking out a loan?"
Master Diao spread his hands and asked in surprise.
"As for this loan, I have reserves if you have needs. Let's put it this way, do these chestnuts matter to you or not? β
"Important!"
"Does the passage to Soracia matter?"
"It's important, too!"
"That's it, both are important to you, and you don't have enough of them to afford such a large expense. As it happens, this batch of chestnuts is not urgently needed by me. So, you can facilitate this lending business! β
"How do you put it?"
"I'm not going to take these chestnuts yet, I'll give them all to you for the time being. But, instead, you pay me back a little bit every month. Let's pay it off in 55 installments according to the five-cent interest. That is, you need to pay me back 75 bags of chestnuts in the first month, and you only need to pay back 72 bags in the second month... β
Zhou Yu was counting the numbers on the ground with Suo Li, and at the same time chatting with Master Diao.
"Well, in the last month, you only need to repay the principal, which is 20 bags of chestnuts. From then on, we will be cleared. β
A calculation has made Diao Daren in a fog, where has he ever encountered such complex formulas and algorithms, his head has long been big, and he can't listen to half a word.
"But, it seems that in the end, I paid more than I had before! Brother Pig's Head! β
Lord Diao waved his fingers, although it was hard, but it did not delay the total number.
"But you're not that stressed. Think about it, what is your mood when you take away 1,100 bags of chestnuts at a time, and what is your mood when you take away dozens of bags every month? With money in your hands and no panic, you won't lose money on this deal, man! β
Zhou Yu patted Master Diao on the shoulder as a sign of encouragement.
"But, I still think it's better to pay it all at once."
"Master Diao, it's hard for me to do this! Let me tell you this, I am not alone in lending money, I was entrusted by the commander, in order to save money for the army of the undead, you have to weigh the weight! β
"Hey, Brother Pig, are you threatening me?"
"Threat, how can it be called a threat? Am I making a mistake as a peacemaker? Lord Diao! It wasn't you who said I was going to match... β
"But you're too..."
The two of them blushed and had thick necks, and neither of them would budge. Zhou Yu originally wanted so many chestnuts to be useless, but what he couldn't get used to was Diao Silkworm's attitude of not buying it. If you want to fight between the five clans, if you want to find a seat in front of Lord Paris, and if you want to accumulate wealth as quickly as possible to get to the negotiating table with Nika again, you must have a foothold. Now it seems that he has no power and no soldiers, and he can only rely on the sword to go sideways and rely on capital accumulation.
Having money can not only make the ghost push the ghost, but also make the mill push the ghost in turn.
"Well, I'll give you a little lower interest, how about three cents?"
"What's the three-cent interest?"
"The three-point interest rate is, the first month...
"Okay, then three cents. Deal! β
Diao Silkworm didn't plan to tear his face with Zhou Yu, the loan was beneficial to him, which could not only stabilize the morale of the army and the people, but also achieve the goal of pursuing beauty.
The purpose of his competition is nothing more than to find a good interest rate and pay a little less. At this point, Zhou Yu must admire the cleverness of Lord Diao, the first time he comes into contact with the two concepts of loan and interest, people can tell how much and the pros and cons.
And Zhou Yu is not a loser, he is originally a white wolf with empty gloves. Not only are you selling a non-physical message, but you're also telling people that they're going in the wrong direction, and they can't even figure out where the wind wheel is stopping. Are you not satisfied with 1100 bags of chestnuts? And more.
The human heart is not enough to swallow the elephant, almost enough. The Metropolitan Governor nodded, and Lord Diao blinked. Two people with their own ghosts made the first futures transaction on the continent of Dubancia.
Zhou Yu and the three of them only stayed in the city for one night, but this night was very long. After settling Wei Ya, he repeatedly told 139 not to make a sound and continue to play the iron box. Taking advantage of the time when people were resting, he turned around the inside and outside of the city.
As expected, there was also a power plant in one of the more remote parts of the city. Zhou Yu found that according to the marks on the map in his arms, the location of * became more and more clear, and there were * in the city and *. This symbol has become the standard for larger cities in dungeons, but does it represent a power plant?
As for the power plant, is it specifically marked? Isn't it a little weird? This conclusion could not convince Zhou Yu. He stood outside the closed iron doors, wondering if it was exactly the same setting as the power plant in the city, the hordes of flowerpot warriors in the basement, the robot corpses all over the ground...
However, the Governor didn't plan to bring 139 over to try to restore the city's power system, and he even regretted restoring the lighting for the city now. Because, once the news spreads, there is a way to completely restore the light and warmth of the dungeon, so what's the use? A currency that has been around for a thousand years will be eliminated immediately, and with it, the market order will be broken.
That is, once the soori is considered garbage, Dubancia will fall into anarchy for quite some time, although it is not much better now. It is not until the next currency with universal recognition and utility value emerges that the top and bottom will gradually calm down.
So, you can't do anything to repair the power plant anymore. Unless, unless it is absolutely necessary, this way is needed to fight against Cuo Ling and Fire King.
"Dudu, why did you go?"
"I went for a walk."
"What is a walk?"
"Walking is to eat too much at night, take a walk and digest it.
"I really envy you, and you will eat too much. I've never felt this way! β
"Well, I envy you too, you never have to eat, and you never starve to death."
"Then will you take me with you for your next walk?"
"By the way, 139, I just have a question for you."
"Well, what's the problem?"
"How did you meet Sullivan?"
"I don't know Sullivan. It's just that the intelligent command system of each divisional base is called Sullivan. β
"There's a Sullivan in every district?"
Zhou Yu fell into deep thought, so the one he saw in Kuzsia must be Sullivan in the desert. However, there is no such intelligent robot on the continent of Thorasia that has not heard of it, and even the all-pervasive elves in Suri have not heard of it, and it is impossible for them to get away with it.
Maybe they withdrew with the army, maybe in some unopen room of the Great Ship in the Netherworld, anything was possible.
"Sullivan's intelligence level is much higher than ours. Actually, I'm a handyman. β
Zhou Yu pillowed his arms, his eyes looked at the roof of the shed, and the dim fire light made it yellow for a while, red for a while, and occasionally a few crackling sounds, which were the sound of Suo Li burning out.
"There's no such thing as a high or a low one. In my eyes, you are the smartest. No matter how advanced Sullivan is, it doesn't belong to me, and it's not my friend. β
Zhou Yu suddenly recalled that Kuzsia spoke freely that night, and he even taught Sullivan to sing and box, and the two had a lot of fun.
But after leaving, he did not hesitate to let the Black Tooth Tsuneyuki seal the tunnel. Why? To protect it, but also to protect the people of Kuzsia. Who knows, the next person to be Sullivan's friend will use his wisdom to do evil or good. This is also the unifying consensus of all countries in the previous life, whether it is NASA or KGB, they must guard the secrets of the existence of alien civilizations.
"139, do you have a dream?"
"Dreams? I have it! β
"What's your dream?"
"I want to revive my fellow soldiers, so that they can all get up and continue to feed the Imperial soldiers and work tirelessly."
"That's your dream?"
"Well, yes. 139 exists to do these jobs. β
"But, 139, I have to warn you. Times have changed, and what you are talking about is a thousand years ago, and now even if you revive them, your army will not be here. The war is long over, and we are all losers. β
139 stood there silently, the lampshade under the barbed wire flickering yellow, and then dimmed, as if he were very lost.
In the middle of the two, there was the carefree Wei Ya, the fire shining on her sleeping face, swaying, shadowy, reflecting a wooden horse for a while, and a doll for a while.
Hometown, are you okay?
Waving goodbye to the meandering city, Zhou Yu continued to move forward. According to Diao Silkworm's reminder, the next big city is the dog clan town that arrived ten days later-Tanuki City.
The name Tanuki is not unfamiliar to the Metropolitan Governor. Because, this is the bargaining chip that Lao Yu once intended to use to exchange news from the Destiny Peak Station.
When the Metropolitan Governor heard that he was going to Tanuki City next, he was also eager to try. Even if the old fish was pretending to be a snake and swallowing an elephant at that time, he must have been inextricably linked to this city. If you want to take revenge, this city must be explored.
At present, although Zhou Yu's foot injury has recovered, it can be said that he wants to cause trouble to the Xi'er clan on his own. Before leaving, the Governor consulted in detail about the problems of the Xi'er family.
Of course, in exchange, the Metropolitan Governor left a big gift for Lord Diao. He told Diao Silkworm that once the army of the undead came to attack the city, he would shout this sentence from the tower. Even if they don't withdraw their troops, they will send people to negotiate with them.
To put it bluntly, the Xi'er clan is a group of freaks who have mutated due to long-term lack of sunlight, not only physically deformed, but also psychologically distorted. Therefore, Lao Yu will kill Zhou Yu and a child.
However, they have a natural disadvantage, they have poor eyesight and are very afraid of light, and strong light exposure can bring disaster to them. Instead, of course, they have a keen sense of hearing and smell.
Deletions in chromosomes and gene genealogies, coupled with long-term inbreeding, inferior births, and inferior breeding, led them to magnify and replicate the disordered genes of the five races wildly, and fish-shaped people, canine-like people, winged people, myriapod people, and cold-blooded people appeared, and even multiple mutations in the same individual. It's scary to think about, "Human Centipede" has finally appeared.
Tanuki City, in sight.
She didn't look big, she was deserted. Except for a few yawning guards at the gates, there were very few people entering and leaving. Perhaps because of the lack of supplies, or because they felt unnecessary, there were only two braziers, barely enough for the sergeants to heat and light.
Zhou Yu didn't want to attract the attention of others, so he asked Wei Ya to sit on 139's neck, put a thick felt coat on them, and dragged them on the ground for a long time, covering 139's tracks. From a distance, it was the same as an adult woman, although this woman's face looked a little immature.
"139, old rule, don't talk!"
"Well, got it. It's so long-winded! β
The guards at the door seemed to be a man and a woman, and the man was still a cripple, with a face full of harmlessness to humans and animals. didn't even bother to ask, waved his hand and let the three of them into the city.
The dungeon has a single means of transportation and poor mobility of personnel, so unlike Kuzsia and Soracia, there are no trading places such as inns, gambling houses, wine shops, and teahouses in each city, at least not in the city of Jiaocheng, the city of winding and the tanuki city in front of you. Perhaps, it may only be seen in central cities such as Butterfly City and Tianyin City.
It doesn't matter, without these, let's find an open space on the corner of the street to rest, anyway, there will be no snow or rain, and there is no natural phenomenon such as wind. As long as there is a fire and lighting, where is the night not over?
Lying in a secluded place at the end of the alley, Zhou Yu covered his face with a felt hat, tightened Wei Ya's linen scarf for her, and was just about to turn over and take a nap, when a group of people hurriedly trotted past in front of him.
If it was an ordinary sergeant, it would be fine, but their outfit was a little special, and most of the governors felt that they had seen it somewhere, and that kind of leggings and bracers were very recognizable. He frowned, racking his brains for thought.
There is, it's the silver cunning man.