Saab is one of the few inland counties in the Kingdom of England, surrounded by either mountains or swamps, although it is an inland county, but because the only small mountain range in the Kingdom of England, the Fehin Mountains are in the county, and the birthplace of the three rivers in the Kingdom of England is all here, so the water veins here are also developed.

Because of the developed water veins, Saab was the freight hub of the entire Kingdom of England before the advent of steam cars.

The goods that landed from Port Set were transported upstream via the Sebot River to Saab, and then to other water veins to the counties of the main island of the Kingdom of England, which Belém, the most brilliant poet of the Kingdom of England, used more than once as a metaphor for the heart of the kingdom.

Unfortunately, with the start of steam locomotives in the Kingdom of England, the importance of Saab in the Kingdom of England gradually decreased, although river transportation still existed, but the scale was less than half of what it used to be, and a large number of cities, villages and towns in the county that had risen because of freight transportation also declined.

With the decline of villages, towns and cities, a large number of ordinary people who have lost their jobs have appeared, and those who have a way to leave Saab County and continue to work as workers in cities in other counties, while those who have no way can only stay in Saab County and hope for a turnaround.

The emergence of a large number of idle workers naturally affected the city's security, and Saab County was ranked by the Kingdom Times as the least safe county in the Kingdom for several years, with at least a dozen robberies occurring every day in almost every city.

The vast majority of looters are workers who have lost their jobs and have no to rely on, and in their opinion, it is naturally good to be able to rob successfully, even if they are not successful in robbery and are caught, they can be put in prison, and at least they don't have to worry about food, clothing and housing, and over time there are a large number of people who specialize in robbery in Saab County.

In addition to those who robbed, gangs are also one of the security problems in Saab County, and most of those police officers are in collusion with the gangs, either as the umbrella of the gangs or directly as gang members.

Because of the law and order problem, the heart of the kingdom of Saab County has gradually become a cancer of the kingdom, Congress has sent investigators into Saab County more than once to investigate law and order problems, and has also transferred elite police from other counties to replace the rotten law and order system in Saab County, but as a result, those who were dispatched were either in the same stream or died on the streets.

It is precisely because the security environment in Saab County is so bad, and the cancer of the gangs is integrated into the workers, unless there is a major purge in Saab County, it is difficult to eradicate the law and order in Saab County by arresting one or two gang leaders.

In the end, Congress could only acquiesce to the current state of Saab County as an extralegal place, except for sending water police to protect the smooth flow of river traffic and sending troops to control the docks, most of the security in other places was left to the mercy, as long as the gangs and criminals did not make too much trouble and did not exceed the bottom line of Congress, they would not pay attention to the security problems in the city.

However, if the gangs in the city want to stir up something excessive, then the troops stationed around Bosa County will enter Saab County and carry out a major purge of Sabo County.

Although the big and small gangs in Saab County are brave and ruthless, they are not fools, they know very well what they should and should not do, and not only will they not touch the bottom line of the parliamentary government, but they will even take the initiative to eliminate those who try to touch the bottom line, so as not to be excused by Congress.

In this strange equilibrium, Saab County continues to function normally, and although it cannot continue to prosper in the past, it will not fall into poverty, and most people are hovering between getting by and doing well.

Leo's train arrived at the town of Migne in Saab, the closest city to the county of Josh, and it was quickly reached by boat down the Mines River into the Josh Marsh.

Because Joshshire is in a swamp, the ground cannot withstand such a heavy steam train, making Joshshire the only county in the main island of the entire Inge Kingdom that does not have a steam train, which also makes Joshshire's economy unable to develop, and has always occupied the position of the poorest county in the Kingdom of England.

The vast majority of young people in Joshshire are not willing to be trapped in this swamp, so they choose to leave Joshshire as adults and look for opportunities outside, and Migne City is their first stop.

Although the economy of Josh County is not very good, but the people of Josh County are not bad, they survive in the harsh environment all the year round, which makes the young people of Josh County extremely strong, and they have a brave temperament, and the gangs of Saab County naturally also fancy the strength of these young people, so when those young people just left their hometowns, they all tried their best to attract them to join the gang, and over time joining the gang became the best way out for the young people of Joshshire.

Because the number of people in Yoshshire who joined the gang gradually increased, and some ambitious Joshshire people were not willing to work hard for others with their lives, so they came to Minetown to form their own gangs and recruit fellow villagers after breaking away from their respective gangs.

Leo got off the train and walked the distance outside the train station to seven thefts and one robbery, and if he hadn't knocked the robber to the ground, trampled off one of his arms, and exposed the king and queen around his waist, he might have suffered many more thefts and robberies.

It is no wonder that Leo has so many accidents, mainly because he is dressed out of place with the people around him, he wears a lamb's wool coat that the butler has carefully prepared for him, leather shoes made of precious longhorn skin, not to mention the valuable mechanical watch in his pocket, and whoever sees him has the first impression that he is a rich man.

After stepping out of the train station, Leo looked at the buildings around him, and he could sense the city's former glory from the wide streets and towering buildings, but he could also sense from the dilapidated houses and potholed roads that the city was dying.

At this time, a group of children in tattered clothes suddenly appeared from around the train station, surrounded Leo, and begged him for money.

Leo didn't pay attention to the children, because he could see that although the children were ragged and dirty, they looked like street children, but from some small details, it could be seen that their actual situation was not as bad as it seemed, and when the children gathered around, many people around them focused their eyes on him, snooping on something.

"Get out of here, get out of here, you dirty little bastards!" At this moment, a middle-aged man suddenly walked over, waved his arms at the children, and cursed loudly, and the children immediately dispersed, and from time to time turned back to the middle-aged man and grimaced, as if they knew each other.

"Sir, can I help you?" said the middle-aged man who walked up to Leo and looked at Leo with a smile on his face.

Leo looked at the middle-aged man and said bluntly, "I want to go to Joshburg." ”

"To Joshburg?" the middle-aged man blurted out a question with a strong Joshshire accent.

"What's the problem?" said Leo, looking at the Joshshire man in front of him.

The middle-aged man quickly returned to normal and said with a smile: "No, of course not, Josh County welcomes any tourists, and we Yosh people are also famous for their hospitality." As he spoke, he deliberately made a gesture of embarrassment, and said, "It's just that the nearest ship to Joshburg has just left in the morning, and the next ship will not arrive until two days later. ”

Leo could tell from his heartbeat that the middle-aged man wasn't lying, so he asked, "Are there any good hotels near the docks?"

The middle-aged man smiled and introduced: "Of course, there are many good hotels, if you like good wine and beautiful women, you can go to fire wine, if you still want to have a fun while waiting for the boat, then it is better to go to the swamp crab, where to open a casino, there are a lot of fun things." ”

"I wanted a quiet place. Leo said.

The middle-aged man immediately introduced: "The quiet place is naturally a dense forest, it meets your requirements very well, and it is a hotel opened by the wolf gang, it is very safe, and no one will disturb you." ”

"Take me to the jungle. Leo took out a golden shield from his pocket, bounced it at the middle-aged man, and said.

"Okay, Franco listens to your orders. The middle-aged man skillfully took the golden shield, stuffed it into his pocket, the smile on his face became more obvious, and after asking Leo if he needed to help him with his luggage, he ran to the side of the road and waved to a carriage waiting at the entrance of the train station, and then when Leo got into the car, he jumped next to the driver's seat and commanded the coachman.

After about ten minutes, the carriage listened, the middle-aged man jumped down and opened the door, Leo got out of the car, casually threw a golden shield to the middle-aged man and the coachman, and then walked towards the hotel in front.

After seeing Leo enter the hotel, the coachman turned to look at the middle-aged man leaning on the carriage and asked, "Head, why don't we take him to the slaughterhouse?"

As he spoke, the coachman looked at the golden shield in his hand, and then looked at the door of the hotel in front of him unwillingly.

"You know a fart!" the middle-aged man glared at his subordinates fiercely, and then said with palpitations: "That guy is not a person to be messed with, we sent him to the slaughterhouse, and we may be the ones who will be slaughtered in the end." ”

While speaking, the middle-aged man couldn't help but think back to the process of the simple conversation with Leo just now, although the content of the conversation was just some ordinary conversations, but the middle-aged man could feel that the person who was talking to him just now was not a normal person, but a fierce beast, as long as he said a wrong word, he might be swallowed by this beast.

The middle-aged man trusted his own feelings, because it was this feeling that allowed him to live until now, so he chose to deliver this person safely to his destination, without any tricks in between, until the person entered the hotel, and the dangerous feeling of being held to his neck disappeared.

After calming down a little, the middle-aged man immediately ordered the coachman to leave here, and planned to tell his subordinates not to come to the Jungle Hotel to mess around, so as not to get into trouble.

Leo didn't know what kind of effect the invisible coercion of his life level had on this naturally sensitive middle-aged man, and his current focus was on the strange acquaintance he met in front of him, Sue Stewart, the lady of the night.

Sue's appearance was a surprise to Leo, but when he thought about it, he didn't feel surprised, after all, for some well-informed people, things like Count Drake and Death Valley were not absolute secrets, and Sue, as a descendant of Count Drake, was naturally interested in Count Drake's legacy.

Just like Leo's surprised look when he saw Sue dragging his luggage to check in in the reception hall in the dense forest, Sue was also surprised when she saw Leo, but soon she seemed to guess what Leo's purpose was, and the surprise on her face receded, replaced by displeasure and vigilance.

Neither of them seemed to have any intention of talking to each other, and after checking in, they went to their respective rooms under the guidance of the waiter.

After entering the room, Leo left Sue's matter behind, although Sue's appearance may have some impact on him, but this impact is not big, and Leo needs a Poseidon artifact, this thing is a treasure for the Inge royal family, but it is useless for others, so even if Sue finds the inheritance of Count Drake at the same time, the possibility of conflict between the two is not very likely.

So, after Leo put down his luggage, he took out Sir Roland's notes from the luggage and continued the unfinished interpretation.

Time passed quickly, it was getting dark, and after dark, the waiter came to ask Leo if he wanted dinner, and after receiving a negative answer, he left the room.

And just as the waiter left, Leo put down the notes in his hand, looked at the door that had just been closed, a sneer appeared on his face, and muttered, "It's really safe here!"

Although the waiter came in in good disguise, Leo could still spot the waiter's gaze resting on his hands, the king and queen on the table, and his backpack.

Anyone with a little discernment can tell from a person's hand what the person is doing and whether he has the ability to protect himself, and the king and queen on the table are so ornate that they look more like ornaments than weapons for actual combat, and the knapsack can be judged by the user's wealth from the leather alone.

No doubt the waiter had come to the conclusion that Leo was just a rich sheep in disguise, and if nothing else, it would be the night when the butcher of the inn was on his way.