In a sense, the boat boss is right. If all the things that are not about themselves are considered idle matters, then the cheese has indeed taken care of a lot of idle things along the way. And it is true that there have been several times when I almost put my life into it. As the saying goes, if you always walk by the river, how can you not get your shoes wet? If you want to live in your old age, it is better not to have such an adventure happen in your life. But then again, isn't it a little boring to sit by your own door and bask in the sun when you get old and remember the life you've experienced, and there's only repetition day after day?

In any case, Cheese was not allowed to sit comfortably in his study room with the books, and as long as he walked in this world, he could always find himself a lot less to do. Especially, when the current situation is likely to be related to him in the first place. The mage smiled, and he could tell that there was no malice in the other party's words, "I'll try to live a little longer." But isn't everything we do looking for death?"

The boat boss choked on Cheese's rhetorical question, paused for a few seconds, and then burst into hearty laughter, "That makes sense! You guys are a little interesting, so if you have anything you want to ask, just say it." You're not afraid of death, what am I afraid of? But how do you see that I'm not from this town? Don't I look like that?"

The mage didn't answer directly, he just raised his finger and pointed to his hair. This action made the other party immediately understand the reason, compared to the man in the hair town, his hair was indeed much shorter.

"Hey, it looks like your eyesight is pretty good, I like it. Unlike some people, who have a pair of eyes, they see things that they can know without eyes. Do you want to ask what's going on in town? I'll tell you. The captain of the boat crossed his hands on his hips, looking very satisfied with the cheese. And as he began to narrate, the expression on his face slowly became gloomy, "I am indeed not from this town. Going down this river, there are two towns in front of the rushing capital, one large and one small, but they are not as large as here. My home is in the larger of the two towns. ”

"Originally, I was planning to leave early this year to seize the opportunity. This knot is focused on logging, and we help them transport it, which is a habit that has long been used in this water system. I also know the lumberjacks in this town, so I thought I'd come and say hello first. But within two days of my arrival, the waterway downstream was cut off. The place where it was broken, we called it the chicken intestine mouth, was originally the narrowest place on this waterway, but it was normal, and there were many cases of rockfall in that place in previous years. But the problem is that the people who went to dredge the gorge this year have not come for a long time. ”

"Who was in charge of this work in previous years?" Jian Qi asked along the other party's description, generally speaking, there must be a special person to manage this kind of accident in a place where this kind of accident is frequent. In particular, this water system is also related to the timber transportation of Jiefa Town, which indirectly affects the livelihood of residents in the three upstream and downstream towns, and it is unreasonable for public or private to let it exist. Now this thing will become like this, most likely the person in charge has a problem.

"You're on the point. The dredging of this chicken intestine mouth was done by Jiefa and our town together in previous years, with the inside and outside of the gorge as the boundary, the gorge is under the management of our town, and the outside of the gorge and the mouth of the gorge are the management scope of the junction. Having said that, in fact, both towns know how important this river is, and every time it is blocked, they try to dredge it as quickly as possible, which is also the nominal scope of the scope. However, this year is particularly evil, and I have been to the clogged gorge three times, but I have not seen anyone here, and I have not heard any movement in the gorge. It's weird. ”

"The town of Yufa is in charge, and who is in charge? Is the mayor of this town, or is it the town council or something?" In addition, the city itself is also a commercial city, and does not govern the nearby villages and towns, and the basic maintenance of the surrounding relationship is the commercial factor. That being the case, it's not surprising what kind of political structure the town has.

"There's nothing in this town like you said. The people who pioneered this area in the first place chose to settle here because they hated it. Still, there was one man who had the power to appeal in all matters in the town, and that man was the most experienced and respected lumberjack in the town, whom they called the Great Worker. The big worker is the boss of the loggers, and the loggers are the main part of the hair, so the big worker can also be regarded as the boss of this town. In previous years, when the river was blocked, the big workers would come forward and call on the loggers to dredge it during the break. ”

Cheese's eyes narrowed slightly, and honestly, it was the most difficult form of self-government he could think of, because it had both a large number of members and a strong centripetal force, and in the case of the town of Jiefa, the so-called great craftsman might not have bothered with them as non-loggers from the countryside. The attitude of those who are perceived as leaders in one industry can affect other traders, in other words, the risks are self-evident when they befriend and disfriend the whole of all the loggers.

"I think Dagong is also in a hurry right now. As the mage pondered, the Ship Boss continued, "It's like the whole town of Jiefa has lost its soul in that flash flood, and the people in the town have been in a mess all this time. Especially the lumberjacks, who would have been gearing up to go to the mountains to show their skills, are now hanging their heads like bears in hibernation. ”

Cheese didn't speak again, and the conversation with the ship's boss was taken over by Kenqi. For the mage's habits, the cat fairy and Atta are no longer surprised, and it is estimated that a few more times, Jian Qi will take it for granted. The dock was unusable, and the group had to turn back to the town. Although they have heard a lot from the boat boss, their knowledge of the town is still limited. After thinking about it, they had to go back to the Ivy Tavern for a while, and their horses were still there anyway. The proprietress was not surprised by their return visit, and she even prepared the cutlery early.

"You're back, how was the conversation with the boatmen, and they must be glad to take you, right?"

Kenqi blinked and looked at Atta, and the female swordsman tilted her head to indicate that she didn't want to answer such a question, so the sword-seeker had no choice but to speak, "yes, that's a good talk." But he said it would take a few days to leave, and it looks like he's going to bother you for a few more days. By the way, are there inns and blacksmiths in this town?"

The proprietress smiled, she probably thought that the bad business of the tavern seemed to have some turnaround, "Of course there is no inn, most of the people who come here to buy wood are boatmen, and they will sleep in their own boats. But there are a few empty rooms at the back of my house, and I can take the time to clean them if you need them. As for the blacksmith's shop, do you want to make the shoes for those two horses? Go to the shop on the west side of town, where all the ironware in our town is made by their family. ”