Chapter 162: Days in the Slums
On the first day of work after the long vacation, I don't want to go, I don't want to go
"Master, we can't get the land you want, forgive me, forgive me. "Galen is the master of the Basloh Mage Academy, this identity is the same as the hammer master on the black street, and the three elders in the slums can't afford to mess with it, so he can't refuse Galen's request bluntly, and can only pretend to be a grandson and pretend to be pitiful.
However, there is a lot less emotional component in it, Iron Hammer is a black street boss with huge power, and his every move will involve the interests of many slums, while Galen is just a person with a noble identity who everyone can't afford to provoke, and when it comes to respect and recognition, there is nothing at all.
It is easy for a clear-headed person to figure it out, so they were also very decisive when they rejected Galen, without the slightest hesitation.
"Don't you listen to my price?" In his previous life, Galen had seen a lot of news about forced demolitions on TV, and some close relatives' homes had been forcibly demolished, so he also had some experience in mobilizing and relocating.
This is not a matter of money, although if you move a piece of land in the slums, the three elders and the chief of the security will definitely have oil and water on their hands, but if the people who were begging for a living under him come back to make trouble, the position of the chief of the security guard will probably be hot. So after the chief and the third elder looked at each other, they still shook their heads, unable to accept this temptation.
"Reject me without even listening, it seems that a few of them have already made plans. Galen already had a rough plan in his heart, and he originally planned to pay a little more capital to have a good start with the three elders and the chief of security, and it would be convenient for everyone to continue to cooperate when they cooperated in the future.
But seeing that the four of them didn't want to hear a word from him, he knew in his heart that someone must have said hello first, and this person's name was self-evident.
"Master, you are laughing, we are a slum here, and the folk customs are very stubborn, if you take root here and stay here, I am afraid that after a long time, people will have thoughts that they should not have, and they will disturb you. "The chief of the security can't help it, the third elder is just the head of the street, although he has to come out when he encounters something, but he doesn't have an officially recognized identity, and the constraints on doing things are much smaller, and he won't be like himself to maintain his status If you want to maintain your status, you have to pay attention to the attitude of the top, so at this time, facing Galen, the identity of the chief is the lowest among the four people, and at the same time, he secretly carries private goods in his own words, telling Galen, it's not that we don't sell face, but someone really wants to do you.
"Hehe, stubborn," Galen laughed when he heard the word, and the words of the chief gave him a clear picture, that is, on a dark and windy night, one after another black shadows climbed over the walls to invade their own territory, and then either stole the raw materials for production, or destroyed the production tools. "What is the point of mere mortal stubbornness to the people in our mage circle? I'm afraid there are other reasons why you won't accept me. ”
This was broken a little, the chief of the security guard suddenly couldn't sit still, and stood up suddenly, the face of the third elder was not so good-looking, and after being there for a while, the eldest old man of Changhuzi spoke: "Master, you are laughing, it is our honor that a mage can live among our group of cheap maggots." How can we refuse you?"
"Without further ado, I usually stay in the yard and don't go out, and I think I'm neglecting my neighbors. "The five colors make people blind, just use their eyes to capture the expressions of the people, or miss something, so Galen closed his eyes when he spoke, and his fingers tapped the table slowly, although he couldn't see everyone's expressions, but the words of the three elders were like a pen, and they sketched their attitudes little by little in Galen's heart. "But I can let you turn your face back to me, I'm afraid there are interests involved. ”
Some things are better tacitly, as soon as Galen said this, the breathing of the four people on the other side stagnated slightly for a moment, and this sensitive moment was captured by Galen at once, and his judgment was further confirmed.
"There are some things that I say now, but they are in my own interests, and they are not too much to say. Saying that, Galen opened his eyes, stared at the four old faces opposite, and said with a confident smile: "But if the words are serious, I have to bear with you." ”
Seeing Galen say this, several people hurriedly stood up, and with a hint of panicked smiles, they said that they didn't dare to dare.
"Since you don't mind, then I'll be offended," Galen picked up the vial of mana potion in his hand and drank it in his mouth to moisten his throat as he spoke. The people in the slums live like rats, and men earn a negligible amount of hard money except for their lives, and even if they fill in their lives, the settling-in fee will not be much, but it is enough for the remaining few people in the family to eat for a few months, and as for women, except for the skin and meat business, I am afraid that there is no other way out, right?"
This is naturally true, even if the third elder and the chief of the security have grown up here, the logic of survival is naturally to put the cheeky skin after survival, and they can also show a smile on Galen's language full of sarcasm and evaluation to praise him for seeing it thoroughly.
"I won't talk about the ants that died on the side of the street and no one cares, let's talk about the top people in this one-third of the acre of land here," Speaking of this, Galen paused, seeing that the four people were trying their best to hold their faces and postures to maintain a somewhat reserved posture, but it could still be seen that Galen gave such an evaluation that made them quite complacent. "It is said that the power in your hands should not be underestimated, but for an apprentice like me who has not graduated, it is self-evident what the status of the four of them will be after they get out of the slums. ”
The face of the third elder suddenly froze on his face, and it was a little wonderful that people couldn't bear to look at it directly, and finally the chief of the security guard would respond to a few words when he ushered in the send-off on weekdays: "Your apprentice is from the Mage Academy, and it is countless times higher than us." ”
Galen ignored the chief's words, and still said to himself: "It's natural and easy to get me away from here, and your life won't change much in the future, but what about a few decades from now?"
Decades later? Listening to Galen's question, the four old men didn't say anything, but they were secretly laughing at Galen in their hearts, who could have imagined what would happen in a few decades?
"As far as I know, although the chief of security is in principle passed from father to son, but if the third elder is interested, he can also go to the city hall to bribe this position, right?" As soon as Galen said this, the faces of several people were wonderful, although the position of the chief was not as comfortable as the three elders, but as the only officially recognized manager, in private, no one had the idea of pulling this chair under their buttocks to sit.