Chapter 27 of the struggle for survival

"People like me have no right to pursue happiness. "This is a long-standing thought of Sophia in the past.www.biquge.info

She is deeply tormented by the depravity of her past life. He thinks that although he cannot be called a sin, he is unforgivable. But it's also very filthy and filthy. It would take decades of penance to wash it all away. It's the kind of eating dry bread and drinking water. Just to maintain the physical strength necessary to be a female warrior, eat some Rassi Timon black broth (that broth, a terrible mixture of pork cooked with pig's blood, vinegar and salt). It should not be food for humans, but as bait to poison demons. It may be a joke, but there are many people who vomit after eating it. ）

Of course, there are also some old and serious people who have enlightened Sophia and persuaded her that there is no need to be like that. But because of the age gap. After all, it doesn't work much. After all, they never entered Sophia's heart.

Martin's words opened a door for Sophia and took her into a new world.

Martin is once again defending Sophia in front of others.

Not only that, but it also untied a knot in Sophia's heart. Although Martin didn't say it explicitly, all kinds of actions were telling Sophia: don't think that you have been defiled and think that you are inferior. Be a man with your head held high.

"Thank you, thank you. Sophia said to Martin.

"It's nothing. Martin said.

For Martin, he didn't feel anything special.

He used to be a serf and was born in hardship. Therefore, for those who don't take others seriously, they are particularly disgusted. So I care a lot about free will.

If Sophia is not a beauty, but a boy, and encounters such a thing, Martin still has to help.

For Sophia, however, the situation is quite different.

Since playing Sophia's sensible life, no one has ever been so protective of her.

In the past, in the days when she was a plaything, of course, no one would have treated her like this. Although during that time, there was no shortage of fine clothes and food. But in that environment, there is absolute poverty in the soul.

In the days that followed, she didn't experience this kind of care.

Therefore, this made her feelings for Martin quickly deepen.

But Martin himself really didn't notice it.

He had never been in a relationship. I don't know enough about women as creatures. So of course it can't be felt.

At this time, the eyes of outsiders and bystanders are undoubtedly bright.

So, when Martin took the lead and walked out of the tavern, Sophia followed closely with an inexplicable mentality. A playful smile appeared on Zari and Natasha's faces.

Churcher, on the other hand, came out of Shirley's ear and used his tentacle to manually give Shirley, who was always expressionless, a smiling expression.

"At this time, just smile. She (he) said so.

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Outside, the commander of the fortress received a heavy gift from Martin for owing Triste a favor. Therefore, I helped Martin in an efficient way.

He summoned a painter and copied a dozen copies of the relict dagger that Martin had painted. Then he ordered the officer to take the drawings and let the soldiers of the whole fortress come forward and identify them one by one, so that they could investigate it clearly.

In addition, there are also guards of the fortress who walk into taverns and bazaars with paintings, and ask if they have seen the dagger when they see people.

And, of course, there are big bounties.

Canion, of course, would have paid for his daughter, and he gave Martin a small sum of money. For Martin's adventures for Liucrexia.

And Liukrita is a person in the justice organization, and she usually has a lot of tasks and has made a lot of contributions. Now that she is in trouble, of course the organization will take care of her. A sum of money was also allocated to Martin.

Moreover, Martin is now a small net worth himself, and he has nothing to spend money on, so he can only spend money for Liukrisia.

So casually dial it, and come out with a rather exciting reward.

In addition, the commander of the fortress also made a statement (in fact, his behavior with such fanfare was itself a statement). That is, if someone can help with this. He won't give money to thank him, though. But it will also open the door to other things.

In other words, if you help in this matter, then you will be able to connect with the commander of this fortress. This is a good thing that many businessmen can't ask for. You must know that they usually invite the commander to dinner, and the other party may not necessarily appreciate the face. You must know that this fortress is not ordinary, not only has military value, but also has a port, but also a commercial stronghold.

Under the heavy reward, there will be brave men.

Coupled with this kind of dragnet investigation, the effect is of course very good.

The next day, things came to an eyebrow.

A merchant who drove a mule said he had seen the dagger.

There has been no definite news, and Martin, who is scurrying around like a headless fly, is of course overjoyed to hear the news. Hurriedly met him.

The footman was unremarkable. However, judging from his weather-beaten face and the attitude of receiving people and things, he is indeed a well-informed and well-informed small businessman.

"That's right, it's this thing. I've seen it!" he began. At the same time, he was calculating how much money he could make from this encounter. Martin's bounty is really a lot, plus his past accumulation. After all, he is enough to open a shop. From a hard and dangerous business to a comfortable and safe businessman.

"Can you talk about the circumstances under which you saw it? Martin asked.

"To the northwest, there is a village. The head of the village is called Holki. He was a good man, and when he was young, he often went out to plunder. ”

Well, I have to say that this kind of hero in the context of northerners is probably the same thing as the kind of robber who sits on a cottage and is also called a hero.

"A lot of the looted things were sold out through my hands. The Foot Merchant continued.

It's really a tough life, farming when you're busy, and going out as a bandit when you're free. Well, Martin knew that it wasn't just the Northlands, but some other places where it had this custom as well. It is often a land of poor mountains and bad waters. However, in recent years, the raiding of the Northlanders has actually slowed down. This has something to do with the establishment of a unified North Sea State. After the establishment of the Beihai Kingdom, they were able to benefit more from the use of trade and other means, so naturally they were not so interested in robbery. At the same time, if they are allowed to plunder, the interests of the North Sea countries will be damaged. So the king of the North Sea also restrained.

In addition, the righteous organization formed by Tracer and other righteous people naturally cracked down on this kind of looting. It makes many Northlanders feel that the robbery is worth the loss.

Those who want peace must be seriously prepared for war.

That's the way it is.

"At that time, there was one thing that stood out to me, and that was the dagger. Because according to Holki, that dagger has a origin. Contains great magical powers. But no matter how much you try, you can't do it. If it is sold cheaply, he is not reconciled. But it's expensive, and no one wants to buy such an unknown thing. So he ended up taking it himself. ”

Martin nodded. He continued, "I'm not familiar with the geography of the Northlands, so I always need a guide. Now that you know the past, you know Holki. He is also a businessman who wanders around, and is familiar with the roads and inns everywhere. Then you're the perfect guide. Would you like to come with us? In addition to this reward, I will give you another large honorarium. ”

Martin said it very tactfully. This is something he learned after he gradually entered the society. If only he had come out of the jungle. He would simply say, "I don't mean to offend, but you don't have any basis for what you say, I can't just give you the money." You've got to show us the real thing. ”

Martin said tactfully. And the man understood what Martin meant, and nodded in acknowledgement at the moment. However, in euphemism, he put forward a condition, that is, to ask Martin to deposit all the remuneration with the commander of the fortress.

What he said was that it was naturally safe to accompany a mighty warrior like Martin there. But it would be dangerous to come back, and then he might have only one person, Martin and the others, busy with errands. You must know that the puppet is not guilty and guilty. Traveling in the Northlands with such a large sum of money was very sustainable for a merchant as lonely as he was. So it's better to keep your money here.

Martin didn't know that the other party was also expressing his distrust of himself. After all, the wilderness is dangerous. He didn't know Martin. In case Martin had bad intentions, and when he had lost his usefulness, he would have murdered him in the wilderness in order to save the bounty and gratuity—that kind of thing seemed very possible to the trader.

In the past, Martin would not have thought of this, and after a few days in society, Martin gradually understood something about this.

Martin nodded.

"First of all, there's our bounty. What do you want us to pay for?" Martin said. "Precious metals, goods from the South, jewelry, or coins?"

The society of this era was underdeveloped, although coins had long been available. However, bartering still occurs from time to time. In many cases, hard currencies such as weapons, grain, and cloth work better than money. In fact, during the Dark Ages, many people did not even see a single coin in their lifetime. In addition to their self-sufficiency in food, clothing, and shelter, they just occasionally exchanged physical objects for something. Even the knights and lords mainly exchanged honey, eggs, ham, wine and the like from the estate.

In fact, this is not only the case in the West, but also in the East. For example, in some dynasties, silk cloth was legal tender, including brocade, silk, luo, yarn and other silk fabrics. It is even known that many years later, there will be bartering in the towns where the grass market has developed. For example, farmers use small bags of rice to go to noodle restaurants to exchange for noodle soup, use firewood to pay for shaving their heads, and exchange eggs for lamp oil.

It can be seen that when the commodity economy is not prosperous, money is not very good. This is the same in both the East and the West.

However, times are evolving, and humanity is progressing. Money has become more and more useful. After all, when a lord enters the royal capital to meet the king or something, it is always inconvenient for him to let his subordinates drive several truckloads of eggs, and use the eggs as travel expenses along the way. When you enter the royal capital, it is not convenient to take honey to pay for accommodation.

Merchants and merchants, in addition to agreeing on what to buy and sell (such as agreeing to exchange sheep for sea salt). It's more convenient to use currency.

Of course, money is not gold or silver, gold and silver are naturally money. Gold and silver have the natural characteristics of uniform texture, small size, large value, easy to divide, easy to carry, wear and corrosion resistance, etc., so that they naturally have the advantage of acting as monetary materials. So not only the currencies of this era were often minted from these precious metals (paper money, of course, was difficult to work). And when trading, it is often simply said that the price is multiple gold and silver, rather than a certain unit of currency.

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Ladies and gentlemen, there has recently been a wave of anti-rumors on the Internet. For this kind of thing, I welcomed it with both hands raised at first. It is even believed that the blow should have been earlier.

In the past, because it didn't cost anything to spread rumors, there were a lot of malicious rumors circulating on the Internet. The famous phishing party is a spontaneous act carried out by some netizens because they are disgusted by these rumors.

There has been a lack of supervision over all kinds of rumors that insult revolutionary martyrs and undermine the Chinese national spirit. Let those villains jump up and down and help the West to carry out peaceful evolution. Netizens who originally supported ZF have been sighing for a long time. And now, with the arrest of Qin Huohuo and others, the act of cracking down on online rumors is also in full swing.

However, the action began to feel like something was gradually changing. It's a good thing to crack down on cyber botnets. It's also a good thing to crack down on rumor-mongers. But I don't know if it's really going to arrest people according to the indicators, and this matter has begun to go a little too far. It seems that the average netizen who spreads rumors is a bit dangerous.

It is difficult to crack down on netizens who spread rumors in general. And it will make people feel that they are going to be on the road. Actually, it's not good.

In my opinion, we should concentrate on cracking down on trolls, and we can't just fight flies and not catch tigers. It's useless to arrest a horse boy like Qin Huohuo, as long as you have money, you need to recruit such a person. The operators of the trolls should be arrested. At the same time, the truth about their acceptance of employment by reactionary forces from outside the country should be exposed, so that the masses of the people can better understand the situation.