Chapter 45: White's Story
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There was no danger, and the carriage continued on its way.
On the carriage, Zeqi looked at White with reverence and said, "Grandpa White, you are so amazing, a few words scared them so much that they sent the money back." ”
"It's not me who is powerful, it's the Nord family. If it weren't for the prestige of the Nord family, they wouldn't have been scared like that. White said meaningfully.
"Then you are still powerful, I have never seen a person as knowledgeable as you, you know everything, even where there are bandits, and the leader of the bandits is who he is. "Zech has learned a lot from White along the way.
"Hahaha, that, I didn't suffer less from these bandits before running a businessman. Alas......" White laughed, but after a moment he sighed and fell into deep thought.
Zeqi felt strange and asked, "What's wrong, Grandpa White?"
White pursed his lips and said, "Zeqi, although I am the chief, I am still a slave after all. However, I was not a slave of the Nord family at first, but was later sold into the Nord family of my own free will. Do you know why?"
Zeqi shook his head, indicating that he didn't know.
"I started out as a freedman, running merchants for a living, selling all sorts of profitable goods between Nord City and several other towns. With my eloquence and mind, business is getting better and better.
"Runners are bound to encounter bandits. But as long as we pay the tolls to the bandits regularly every month, they will let us go. After all, thieves also have to have a continuous income, and they can't just rob it once and then they can't rob it again. And there is a way to steal, and since they have collected the toll and promised to let us pass, then they will definitely do it. ”
"Well," White sighed again, "I'm sorry! The last time I ran to the business, I saw an opportunity to sell Nord City's myrtles to Will City, which is closer to the apple estate west of the city, and I could make double the money. So I bought mahogany with all my savings, totaling more than 500 gold coins, and shipped it to Will, to sell it, and paid the toll to the one-eyed dragon Gil before I went. But then it was robbed. Alas......"
"Why didn't he take credit this time?" Zeqi asked sadly.
"No, he didn't rob it. White shook his head and said, "It was robbed by the gang of thugs Boris bandits who are 50 miles away." ”
"Running 50 miles to grab something, unless they know in advance you're going to take this road. Zech said without thinking.
"Yes, you're smart. Not only that, but this road is the territory of the one-eyed dragon Gegil, and the rampant Boris came to his territory to steal things, and he has not been pursued by the one-eyed dragon Gegil afterwards. White added.
"Could it be that they were conspiring? Why didn't the one-eyed dragon Gil take it himself? Zeqi was a little puzzled.
"As I mentioned earlier, there is a way to steal. Bandits have the rules of bandits, if he collects my toll but still robs me of my things, then how can any other businessman dare to follow his path, and at the same time he will be despised by other bandits. White explained.
"What happened then?"
"Later, I escaped because I had a life-saving magic scroll with me. But the dozens of mercenaries and more than a hundred men I hired were all killed by Boris the mobster. White was distressed.
"It's so cruel to kill so many people. Zeqi said angrily.
White took a deep breath and said, "Later, and the last time I did business for myself, I sold myself at a high price to Lord Haber, the head of Apple Estate. The 10 gold coins I received were distributed as a pension to the families of more than 100 of my fellows who died. ”
"You're such a nice guy!" Zech felt White grow taller and taller in his heart.
"Zechi, do you know? In this world of the jungle, a free citizen who is not fully capable of self-preservation is sometimes inferior to a slave under a powerful power. White said suddenly, earnestly.
"Why?" Zech wondered, as there were many people around him who wanted to revert from slavery to freedman, including his father.
"Growing up, have you ever been afraid that you will be killed tomorrow?" asked White in a strengthened tone.
"Nope. "Zeqi never felt this way when he was a kid.
White continued: "Did you work very hard when you were a child, including your family, and then you didn't get anything?" ”
"No, there isn't. The manor rewards and punishments are clear, and the more you do, the more you will be rewarded. And even if they are treated unfairly, they can go to the manor court. Zeqi said without thinking.
"Yes, although I don't get much, at least I can live on. If nothing else, let's just talk about me, although I made a lot of money before, I was worried all day long, afraid of being murdered for money. But since I arrived at Apple Manor, although I am a slave, I no longer have to be afraid, and I still have thousands of people in charge of the entire estate. That's it," White said, pointing to the road outside, "I used to be scared every time I walked, and now, every time I passed, the bandits hid far away." Except, of course, this time, hehe. ”
"Hmm. Zeqi's whole body was lowered, his eyes wandered, and he fell into deep thought, could it be that his father's original idea was wrong.
White did not notice him, and continued: "Your father, he, alas, though I have tried to persuade him many times, but he just won't listen. In order for you all to live a free life, he desperately applied for quests to earn merit. Although he wants to give you a good life, he has to measure whether he has the ability to protect you. ”
At the mention of his father, Zeqi's face twitched, and he forced back the tears to let the tears flow. Grandpa White said the opposite of his father's thoughts, but it seemed to make sense, but who was right and who was wrong. Zeqi lowered his head and thought, but couldn't get an answer. But no matter whose thoughts it is, there is one thing that the two do have in common, that is, if you want to protect yourself and the people around you, you must have strong strength.
Now that I am no longer in the Douqi Academy, I don't have to worry about being forcibly required to study in the academy because I have absorbed the Douqi. Zeqi secretly made up his mind that when he went back, he would find a quiet time, and he would definitely absorb the initial fighting spirit and become a fighter. Of course, he also wants to learn magic, but magic is not something he can learn if he wants to, first, he may not have enough talent, and second, he may not have this opportunity now, or even in his life. He didn't want to wait, he wanted to be strong.
White saw that Zeqi seemed to be a little bit and stopped talking.
And Zeqi didn't want to talk anymore now, but couldn't wait to practice perception. According to the "Absorption of Dou Qi in the Basic Chapter of Fighting Qi", in order to enhance your perception ability, you must expand your perception range to the limit every time you practice. He now expands and maintains the perception range to 30 meters, and although he is a little dizzy, he persists.
He carefully and attentively observed the strength of the green color around him, as well as the outlines of the objects around him. The greater the perception, the clearer the outline of the object being perceived.
It is a road against the mountains, with mountains on the left and wheat fields on the right, and there are some large rocks on the side of the mountain.
Hey, what does the outline of the back of this big rock look like?
It's people!!! Could it be another bandit?!