Chapter 90: Reality
The war on the border doesn't seem to have any effect here, perhaps it has something to do with the Ors Empire's initiative to send troops, and the people here just talk about it as if it were news, and even the soldiers are lazy. After a brief check, Bell and the others successfully entered the city of Hitla.
Walking on the brick and stone streets, the road is lined with vendors' stalls, and behind the stalls, most of the houses are also made of brick and stone, which are three or four storeys. People chatted in groups on the street, vendors were constantly selling their wares, and several women in glamorous clothes were chatting and laughing around the place where the fat powder was sold. The fruit merchant was haggling with the housewife, and a few children with gray faces were chasing and playing. Horses and mules were neatly tethered under the shed, waiting for their owners.
"Wow...... I've never seen such a bustling place when I'm so old. Bell felt that his two eyes were no longer enough, and kept shaking his head from side to side, for fear of missing any bit of freshness.
Susar and the others have never been to the city, let alone seen so many beautiful women, especially those who are scantily dressed, and they are even more bloody! Daciano took An'esha's arm, and the two women had long been attracted by the dazzling array of ornaments and clothes.
"Alas?!" Bell sighed for a long time and saw that no one cared about him, but when he looked back, he saw that each of them looked like they had never seen the market.
"What's wrong Bell?" If it weren't for the idea of protecting Bell in Anesa's subconscious, she probably wouldn't have been able to hear Bell at all like everyone else.
"Shouldn't we ask someone where there are hotels nearby?" Bell looked at it for a long time, and obviously passed by two hotels, but he didn't recognize it.
"Isn't there an inn in front of you?" Ann Elsa looked at Bell in surprise, always thinking that he was leading the way in front, who knew that this guy was also black-eyed! Bell smiled awkwardly and peeked at the hotel on the corner of the street in front of him, and the bright sign hung on a three-story building!
"Bell...... Do you only have two gold coins on you?" Daciano quietly poked Bell in the waist.
"yes, what's wrong? do you have something fun?" Bell thought she was going to buy something.
Daciano rolled his eyes, secretly glanced at the big man who was following behind, and dragged Bell forward two quick steps, "Susar, they have already followed us out of the mountains, don't you want to ask them if there is anything they want to go? After all, we coerced them out in the first place." Isn't it?"
"Shhh...... Yes, I've thought about this question too, but I still need help finding the whereabouts of the villagers. If you let them go at this time......" Bell looked a little hesitant, after all, even if he didn't need to help find the villagers, he wanted to make a name for himself in the troubled times, how could he do it without anyone's help.
"You say you need their help, but have you ever thought about how much you can afford them now? It's not like being in the wilderness, where you don't have to pay for a meal or a hotel. Now it's in the city, not to mention the money for the hotel, just for food, and your two gold coins are enough for us to eat for a few days?"
"Hmm...... One person needs about one silver coin for three meals a day, and nine silver coins for nine people. Two gold coins can be exchanged for sixty silver coins, eighteen ...... Thirty-six...... Fifty-four...... Six days?!" Bell counted the days on his fingers for a long time, and was suddenly stunned!
With two gold coins in his arms, he always thought that he was not short of money, but he never thought that this money was not for him to spend alone. Two gold coins are a lot of money, but they can be divided among nine people, which is very stretched. This still doesn't include the cost of the house, and if you add the money for staying in the hotel, I'm afraid that the two gold coins won't even last for three days.
"What are you talking about?" Seeing that the two of them were sneaky, An'esa hurriedly took two steps and followed.
"Ann Esha, this is how things are...... "Daciano briefly explained the current situation to A'esha.
"Why don't we find a place to make some money?" said Annesha that it wasn't a big deal.
Daciano shook his head helplessly, "How can it be so easy to make money, if there is a fast and legal way to make money, how can I become a maid in an inn?"
"In that case...... I have an idea, but I don't know if they'd like to hear it. Anesa didn't know what was in mind, and her face was serious.
"What's the idea?" Bell asked.
"Hmm...... We can let them go to work and find some places to eat and live. Didn't they all work as guards at the inn in the first place? I guess it's not that hard for them. An'esa said lightly. For her, there was no difference between Susar, those people, and ants. Besides, with their kind of skills, except for doing some manual work, there is no value at all.
"That's the way to do it. Bell nodded heavily.
Everyone passed through the noisy market and came to a slightly quieter place, Bell looked at the six big men in front of him, and cleared his throat, "You have worked hard these days, without your help, I am afraid we will not be able to get out of that terrible mountain range." Now that we are out, you all know my situation, the road I am going to take is very dangerous, and I don't want you to go on an adventure with me, but I will always remember your kindness. ”
Hearing that Bell's tone was wrong, Susar immediately stood up, "Bell, are you trying to bombard us away?"
"It's really not easy to get out of the mountains alive, and as your friend, I hope you can live well and not take more risks with me. You know, I don't want to see my companions die anymore. Bell looked sad, and the corners of his eyes revealed endless sadness.
As early as when they were surviving in the mountains, Susar and the others already knew Bell's background, and they no longer looked forward to the reuse of famous families. On the contrary, when he was in the mountains, Bell showed super survivability, which impressed the big men. And in the face of any danger, he always rushed first. It can be said that if it weren't for him, he would have borrowed his ten lives and lost them in the barren mountains.
Now listening to Bell still thinking about his own people, the faces of the big men finally couldn't hold back, "Don't say that, how can we let you go alone to take revenge?! If it weren't for you, we would probably die in the Empire's liquidation operation." Without you, we wouldn't be able to get out of that terrifying mountain range. You've done so much for us, we can't leave you alone. ”
"Susar, I understand your intentions, but I can't let my affairs get in the way of you. It's not like we're going our separate ways from today. I just hope you're safe, hey...... Do me a favor, okay?" Bell sighed.
"You say, as long as a few of us can do it, it's absolutely obligatory!" Susar patted his chest.
"I need someone to integrate into the city, find out for me, help me recruit more talent. But this has to be done very secretly, you know?" Bell lowered his voice.
"What do you mean?" said Susar, whose brain was clearly insufficient.
Daciano crossed his hands on his chest with a straight face, "He means to make you a part of this city and get a new identity, a legitimate and legitimate identity." Of course, the premise of this is that you really want to help him. ”
"Reasonable, legitimate?!...... What are we going to do, how are we going to do it?" Susal probably understood what Bell meant, but he didn't have a clue how to implement it.