Chapter 60: A Grocery Store in the Desert
Following the caravan all the way south, the panda passed through many towns. In these towns, he saw many traces of the actions of the traversers.
The union mates are obviously eyeing those missions with high returns or rich rewards, and they have killed a lot of bosses, and they must have obtained a lot of good equipment. It's just that I usually don't see them mentioned it in the chat channel...... I don't know if this group of people has the idea of "making a fortune in silence"? Or is it afraid that they will be asked to share the profits, so they simply don't say anything?
When the caravan came to a place not far from the king, the panda disposed of the goods and said goodbye to them.
He had no intention of going to the capital of the Kingdom of Terrera, and his last encounter in the capital of the Kingdom of Thrace had left a very unpleasant impression on him. So unless it is a last resort, he plans not to go near these places where the big guys are sitting in the future, so as not to encounter the kind of troublesome things that he can't do anything about.
Now, for example, he wants to go to the border in Trera and see what impact this war has on the people on the border?
According to the history of the game, after the Thracian Kingdom captured most of the land of the Molai Commercial Federation, it was stopped outside the iron lock pass, and it delayed for several years, but it failed to break through the gate. Later, the Thracian king Richard became emperor, and the Thracian kingdom was renamed the Thracian Empire, and soon after, he launched a raid on the Tri-Terrea kingdom, which had been supporting its ally More, with a three-way army.
That war brought great suffering to the people of the kingdom, both in the areas that were the battlefields of the tug-of-war and in the occupied areas. Even those areas that were not affected by the war had to bear the burden of increased taxes and the pressure of conscription.
Panda remembers that in the game, when he later opened the map of Trera and the federal border, the number of villages on the map was obviously small, but there were many ruins of villages and even towns, and necromantic monsters abounded, which were the result of the war.
However, when he walked on the border between the two countries at this moment, what he saw was a slightly chaotic scene, but at least it was safe.
On the border between the Molai Commercial Federation and the Trera Kingdom, there are some places where the lords are relatively weak and can't control the scene. Elsewhere, this would have attracted greedy invaders, but relations between the two countries were good, and no lord dared to risk breaking the alliance between the two countries to do such a thing, so the areas where these lords were relatively weak became "marginal areas" where gray industries prevailed.
The panda was in a small town and saw a cold wind.
This town is located in a small desert region to the south, which has a strange origin, and is said to have been caused by the dangerous experiments of a great magician with a brain problem in ancient times. In this small desert, there is a small oasis, this oasis is called the "City of Gold", one is because there are really gold mines in the nearby desert, and the other is because for the desert, the lake in the oasis is as precious as gold.
Hanfeng now lives in this "golden city" that has no walls, and he has opened a small grocery store that sells all kinds of potions and groceries, and the business seems to be okay.
When Panda came to visit, he was doing business with people in the store.
"My wolf's eyes are of good quality!" said an adventurer with his head wrapped in white linen, "give me more money!"
Hanfeng also wears a white robe, which looks a bit desert people-like - the panda thinks that if he has a big beard, it will be more like it. He ignored the other man's words, and just tapped his hand on a certain spot on the counter.
There, pasted a piece of paper, somewhat faded by the desert heat, with two lines of words written on it.
No bargaining
Roll if you don't buy it
The panda looked at these two lines of words and couldn't help but smile.
Hanfeng, this guy really doesn't know how to do business!
The adventurer had seen the lines as well, but he didn't care, as if he hadn't seen them at allβoh, he couldn't be blamed for that, because ......
"Boss, I can't read. β
The expression on Han Feng's face was a little annoyed and angry, like a person who tried his best to pretend to be forced, but was ignored by the onlookers, that kind of embarrassment and anger.
"If you can't read, I'll read it to you!" he said viciously, "I have two rules in this shop, the first is 'don't bargain' - you can not buy or not sell, but whatever price I say, it will be the price, don't talk nonsense! The second is 'buy it or get out' - I have no interest in entertaining those who 'just look around', either buy something or get out, I'm too busy to waste time with you!"
This attitude is simply arrogant, if on the planet, consumers have definitely made a direct call to 315, replaced by grumpy consumers, or simply talk with their fists.
The adventurer who wrapped his head and face in a white cloth was obviously in a good temper, and although he was robbed like this, he didn't mean to be angry at all, and said with a smile: "Boss, I worked hard to fight the desert wolves, trying to dig out fresh wolf eyes, just to make a few more money." If you can increase the price if you scold twice, I will never return the price even if you scold. β
Han Feng frowned, and was about to make a move, but saw the panda coming over with a smile.
He immediately changed his mind, sighed, and grabbed a handful of coins and placed them on the counter.
"How about the price? If it's higher, I'd rather not buy it!"
The adventurer smiled, swept the coin away, thanked him, and left happily.
Panda walked to the grocery store and said solemnly, "It seems that I came at the wrong time?"
Hanfeng stiffened his face: "You shouldn't have come in the first place!"
"But I'm already here. β
"It's late today, I'm about to close. β
"You can do the last business before closing. β
"What if I say no?"
"Forget it. β
Hanfeng laughed: "You forgot the words!"
The panda shook his head helplessly: "Who still remembers that set of lines...... I haven't watched martial arts for almost ten years!"
That's right, they weren't talking about business just now, they were just playing the right lines.
This set of lines comes from a certain martial arts master who died young after drinking too much, and has always been very respected, whether it is those new directors or young people who like this style, they often learn to speak in this style.
Panda and Hanfeng were also imitating that style just now, but Panda forgot the words while talking, or he didn't know how to answer.
"You lose, you're in for dinner. The cold wind said happily.
"I'm in for a treat, I'm in for a treat. The panda said nonchalantly, "I have money anyway." β
"I'm going to eat roast camels!" said the cold wind loudly.
The panda was stunned for a moment and asked, "Can you eat a whole camel?"
"If I can't finish eating, I can take the rest and divide it. Hanfeng said triumphantly, "Of course, you have to share such a pleasant thing with others." β