With the feeling of not seeing the coffin and not shedding tears, Yarman took the shuttle bus from Settlement No. 1 to the ruins of Haibei City, covering the last 100 kilometers of the journey.

Without any surprise, the centurion rolled his eyes when he saw the piece of paper in his hand.

"Whoever wrote this paper for you, you can ask for it, or you can ask General Leum for it."

10,000 dinars wants to buy a ton of munitions, and according to this calculation, a tank is only more than 500,000!

The price given by the alliance is more than three times that in dinars!

This guy wants to break the price with a piece of paper, and he's thinking about fart!

Yarman asked unrelentingly.

"That'...... Where is he? ”

Anthony said impatiently.

"On the Loyalty airship, if you are not in Shifeng Mountain, you will go back to the west for the New Year."

In fact, this question is purely redundant, how can a general who has won a battle not return to Triumph City to pretend to be forced?

The Legion also gained a lot from this battle.

Although they were unable to obtain the information related to the "Completed Lifeforms" technology that they were most concerned about in the hands of the torchbearers, the genetic samples collected alone were enough for the technical officers of the various research institutes to be busy for a while.

Not surprisingly, this time General Lium is estimated to be promoted to a three-star captain.

The last hope was also lost.

The corners of Yarman's mouth twitched, and he finally put away the pile of waste paper in his hand.

He swears.

He wanted to put this thing in a picture frame, hang it in the most conspicuous position in the study, and pass it down from generation to generation with the group training he wrote himself—

Only pigs believe in the promises of the people of Wilantes!

At this time, if he did not listen to the call of the governor of Huye, but operated in reverse, he would have let the fleet run according to the original route, send tea and sugar to the city of Triumph, and maybe he could take advantage of the delay in the delivery of a large number of goods from Borneo Province to make a huge profit!

And because it was a familiar route, he didn't need to go to sea with the ship himself. In this way, he can stay with his family and spend the most important festival of the year in peace, instead of looking at the faces of these big soldiers, when the ball is kicked around between a group of big people.

He was about to turn to leave, when he suddenly noticed that the exoskeleton he had seen earlier on the docks was also there.

And that's not all—

Those exoskeletons don't seem to be the Willant soldiers, but their captive slaves.

Yarman paused and asked curiously.

“…… It's amazing, you have enough exoskeletons here to be used by slaves. ”

It's better to sell it to him than to have so much more.

Anthony's expression suddenly became a little embarrassed, and he coughed and said.

“…… It wasn't a slave, it was a hired person. ”

Hired?

Yarman was stunned for a moment and asked subconsciously.

“…… How much? ”

Anthony explained.

"It's not expensive, 8 silver coins an hour."

The moment he heard this number, Yarman's eyes almost bulged.

"What?! You actually paid him 8 silver coins for 1 hour! Are you crazy?! ”

Even according to the maximum exchange ratio of dinars to silver coins, three dinars for one silver coin is 24 dinars!

According to this algorithm, wouldn't the people here earn more than the laborers in Xifan Harbor for a month?!

"Are you short of people here?" Yarman's eyes lit up and he continued to ask.

Looking at this hot-eyed guy, Anthony only felt the chrysanthemum tighten.

"No, that's too much...... Ahem, calm down, I know what you're thinking, but according to the Sticky Community's protocol, we can't use the Alliance's transportation system to transport slaves here, so there's no way-"

"We have a boat!" Yarman's whole body trembled with excitement, "How much do you want?" I'll pull it for you! ”

Anthony rolled his eyes.

"Do you think I can't think of sea freight? It's useless, this large area to the north is considered our 'enclave'. Unless you plane-in the slaves, passing through the territory of the Alliance will be able to detain you. And the trouble is not only that, they do not recognize the legitimacy of the contract of personal freedom, and once the slave escapes to their territory, he becomes a wastelander, you know what I mean? ”

Yarman was stunned for a long time before he said with a wry smile.

"You ...... Just listen to them? ”

"What do you mean to listen to them?"

Dissatisfied with this guy's statement, Anthony glanced at him.

"It's called a game, where both sides take a step back on mutually acceptable terms and resolve the conflict through dialogue, after all, it doesn't benefit anyone if they really fight. But if you think we're afraid of them, that's a lot of thinking...... Well, if nothing else, you can get out. ”

Yarman: "......"

……

The Willant people are still more polite to their own people, at least they don't go straight to the butt of their guns because of one or two unpleasant words.

However, it is also true that the status of businessmen is not high.

The civil service itself is not very popular, let alone the businessmen who are supported by the civil government.

Although Yarman still wanted to try to fight for it, the centurion in charge of that area did not intend to waste time with him, and just blasted him away.

Yarman had no choice but to get on the bus back to the Dead Coast.

The sun was setting in the west, pulling the shadow of the gate of the No. 1 settlement.

The dock, which was originally quite empty, was full of boats, and it was busy as far as the eye could see.

But if you look at the empty deck, most of the people who arrived today are working in vain.

Dragging his tired body back to the port, Yarman happened to see his crew having fun at the door of the bar by the harbor, and one or two of them had drunk in the daytime and leaned against the wall.

While most of the houses here are containers, many of the Wastelanders like to do small deals, such as selling their own cocktails or cigarette sticks, as long as they are not prohibited goods, and the Coalition guards don't care too much.

Yarman suddenly became a little envious of these drunken guys.

In the past, he felt that these rotten people had no future, and the salary in his pocket could not be saved for a few days and was spent on alcohol or women, and he never wanted to marry a wife in his life, let alone any financial freedom...... But now that they think about it, at least they don't have to worry about whether they might lose money on their next deal.

Unlike themselves, they can take money as long as they go to sea, and they can use it to have fun everywhere when they get to the shore. It's not like they have a sad face all day long, and in the end they have been wiped out of their pockets, what is the difference between them and now?

Thinking of the bill he would have to face after he went back, Yarman only felt a tingling on his scalp, and he didn't dare to think about it at all, so he could only mumble to the attendants and bodyguards beside him.

"...... Drink two glasses and go! ”

Several people looked at each other, knowing that the boss was in a bad mood, but they didn't know how to comfort him, so they could only follow him and go to the most lively bar in the neighborhood together.

Unlike other wasteland-style bars, this is one of the few houses built of bricks and concrete, and standing in front of the bar is a one-eyed robot, and the clock above the bar is actually the image of a holographic projector, and it can be seen that the owner of this shop is a tasteful guy.

In addition to the workers working in the port, there are also some guys who have just disembarked from the ship.

Seeing the depressed faces of these guys, Yarman felt a little comforted in his heart, at least he was not the only wronged species.

The whole port was full of Willantes who had lost money, sitting at tables pouring beer into their stomachs cup after cup.

"!"

"Huye, this dog! And that Bennott, none of these civil officials are reliable! ”

"Not loyal at all!"

"I hope the mutant greets his whole family!"

How fleshy they praised when they went out to sea before, how vicious they cursed now.

Businessmen like Yarman who have their own teams are in the minority, and most of their boats are rented.

In particular, many people were counting on this transaction to make a salted fish turnover, so they mortgaged everything they could mortgage, borrowed a large amount of money from the bank in Xifan Port, and rented all the ships that could be rented in the port.

However, now they have pounced, and all the unused equipment on the entire front line has been monopolized by the thing called "goblin technology".

For these people, that's a real life.

Yarman, who was sitting at the bar, ordered a beer, and sent them aside because he was an eyesore to the bodyguards behind him.

Looking at the large wine glass with a capacity of one liter on the table, he was about to tilt his head and take a sip, when the voice of talking to him suddenly came from the side.

"Hey."

Yarman asked with a frown as he glanced to the side and saw an unfamiliar face.

"Who are you?"

It was a young man who didn't look very old, wearing a gray jacket of rhinoceros skin.

I saw him grinning, sitting down on the stool next to him, and speaking very eloquently.

"Zhang Ze, come here a little earlier than you and do something here at the port."

Without waiting for this guy to ask what he was doing, Zhang Ze continued non-stop.

"Willant people are rare here, most of your compatriots are over there in Haibei City, are you here to pick them up and take them home?"

Yarman said impatiently.

"Does it have anything to do with you?"

Zhang Ze said with a smile.

"It's okay, I'm just curious, after all, it's rare for ships to come here empty, and this port is like a hungry claw that can even digest containers...... Is there any treasure in this? ”

Hearing this, Yarman's brow twitched violently, and he stood up with his right hand slapping the bar.

"What the hell are you here to find fault?"

At the same time as he slapped his hand on the bar, the attendants and bodyguards at the next table also stood up.

Seeing that this guy was angry, Zhang Ze hurriedly got up and raised his hands, signaling that the other party had no malicious intent.

"Calm Brother...... I know you may have lost a lot, but you've lost a lot anyway, so why don't you listen to me? ”

Although his heart was on fire, seeing that everyone in the bar was looking at him, Yarman still suppressed the anger in his heart, gave his bodyguards a look, and then calmed his heaving chest and sat back on the stool.

"Then you can show me what ivory you can spit out of your mouth."

Zhang Ze smiled, cheekily sat back next to him, lowered his voice and continued.

“…… I can't spit out the ivory, but I have a way to get you back what you lost. ”

"Oh?" Yarman pursed his lips and looked at him and sneered, "Are you trying to tell me that you can make a profit by dragging those broken containers to Xifan Port?" ”

Not caring about the distrustful eyes, Zhang Ze shook his head and said in a relaxed tone.

"Of course not...... That's a lot of money. ”

Yarman sneered again and took a sip from his glass.

"I don't think there's a more profitable specialty here."

Zhang Ze said patiently.

"It's true, it's still in the stage of land reclamation, but it's precisely because of this that there is a lot of demand for certain things here, such as ...... Population. ”

Yarman's brow furrowed slightly.

"Population? But I heard that the Coalition forbade the slave trade. ”

"You're right, but it's not accurate," Zhang Ze nodded and continued with a smile on his face, "What the Alliance doesn't recognize is just a slave contract, but it doesn't prohibit another, more tactful way of restricting personal freedom. ”

Yarman snorted noncommittally.

"For example?"

"For example, debts, especially debt relationships within a reasonable range, are recognized by the Alliance."

Hearing this unexpected answer, Yarman was stunned.

“…… What do you mean? ”

Zhang Ze smiled and continued.

"It means that if you take out an IOU and say that a person owes you money that you can't pay back in your life, then the relevant departments of the alliance will not admit it, and will probably investigate whether there is anything wrong with you...... What kind of neuropathy would lend him money knowing that the other party would not be able to pay it back for the rest of his life. ”

"But on the other hand, if you come up with an IOU and give a reasonable reason to explain how the debt came about, and make sure that the lender can pay off the debt in 20 or 10 years without affecting your own life...... Then the alliance is admitting this debt. ”

"I don't understand what you're saying." Yarman frowned, "Are you in the money lending business?" I don't need a loan right now, and I don't have any spare money to do this. ”

"No, no, no, I'm not in the money lending business, but...... I'm interested in another business. Zhang Ze put his hand on his shoulder and said seductively, "You see, there is a shortage of people here, and it is very, very short, we have to build ports, railways, our cities and streets, and there are places to employ people everywhere...... And just a few thousand kilometers away, there's a place where there's no shortage of people, and if we buy them—"

Yarman said with a sneer.

"Can't you buy and sell slaves here, buy people and release them?"

"So you need to change your mindset, and we can figure out a way to turn their slave contract into a debt contract. Are you so rare that they call you master? ”

Looking at Yarman, who was stunned, Zhang Ze patiently continued to explain.

"It's also very simple, we can register a labor agency company, a loan company in the Alliance, and then a labor dispatch company in Xifan Harbor to buy those healthy slaves from the nobles, or help the free people who have redeemed themselves."

"It's certainly not gratuitous, we're just giving them a second possibility in life, and they need to pay for it themselves."

"1,000 dinars for redemption, 3,000 dinars for settling, 10,000 silver for the ferry ticket and travel expenses plus 3% interest, for a total of nearly 30,000 silver coins over 20 years. Sounds scary, doesn't it? But it's spread out to only 125 silver coins per month! ”

"I think the profit is enough, and we can even waive their labor agency fees and financial service fees depending on the situation."

"Of course, if they develop well in the future, we can provide similar services for them if they want to redeem their families or send money back to support them."

"125 silver coins a month is scary enough......" Yarman smacked his tongue and swallowed a mouthful of beer, unconsciously polite in his tone.

If 10,000 people are brought over, won't they be able to collect more than 1.2 million silver coins every month?!

And it can be collected for 20 years!

Although it can't catch up with the profits of arms, it is also quite scary.

Thinking that Yarman was worried that the laborers would not be able to pay the money, Zhang Ze smiled and patted him on the shoulder.

"The money in Xifan Harbor has been earned by you big noses, and of course they can't come up with so much money. But this is the domain of our esteemed managers, and you can lend you money without hands or feet. As long as you are willing to work, it is easy to earn more than 1,000 silver coins a month...... What do you think? Do you want to do it? ”

Having already figured out the deal in his mind, Yarman didn't hesitate for long, and took a half-dry glass of beer in one gulp, and the glass slammed on the table.

Those decadent eyes were like a second spring, reprinted with the light of ambition.

"! Amazing...... Lao Tzu at least has to earn back the capital of this transaction. ”

If this deal can be completed, the bank in Xifan Harbor may be able to loosen the rope around its neck!

Damn it!

When he earns money, he must pay off all the loans!

Looking at Yarman, who was reinvigorated, Zhang Ze's face finally showed a happy smile.

In the past few days of working at the dock, he has saved enough money to register a company, and if this thing can be done, he will reach the peak of his life just around the corner!

"Wait a minute, my partner is about to arrive ......"

"Partner? Do you have any other partners? Yarman's eyebrows furrowed slightly, revealing an expression of interest.

Zhang Ze glanced at the time of the holographic wall clock, looked in the direction of the door, and said with a smile.

"Of course, I can't do such a big deal alone, and the idea of this labor export was actually brought by my partner from the North Island next door...... The man has arrived, and it's over there. ”

Yarman followed his line of sight and saw four men in blue coats standing in the doorway.

Seeing this, a surprised expression suddenly appeared on his face.

It's actually a blue gopher?!

Boy!

This business is stable!

Although he didn't like the Alliance, and had just been cheated by the Alliance's goblin technology, if he was a teammate, it would be a different story.

No one thinks their allies are too reliable.

The four of them looked around the bar, and soon saw Zhang Ze waving to them, so they walked straight over.

A personable smile immediately appeared on Yarman's face, and he took the initiative to extend his right hand to the four friends who were walking towards him.

"Contemptible Yarman, a merchant from Westsail Harbor, may I ask how many of them are?"

The man in front of him also had an enthusiastic expression and grabbed his right hand.

"The contemptible man is called the eagle of foresight, and next to him is a wolf who is good at fighting...... We're all residents of Vault 404, and the name is a bit odd, so please don't worry about it. ”

"Hello."

The warlike wolf nodded, his taciturn appearance making him look like a hidden master.

But in fact, the reason why he behaved like this was only because he didn't learn a few words.

That's not the case with the power system.

The early intelligence attribute is too low, only a pitiful three points, and it plays like a retarded mind.

What a strange name......

But the thought that the other party came out of the vault was not surprising.

"That'...... What about these two? ”

His gaze fell on the two friends behind Brother Eagle and Brother Wolf.

They also seemed to be Vault dwellers, and out of politeness he asked for their names anyway.

However, for some reason, the faces of the four people in front of him all showed subtle expressions.

The farsighted eagle coughed dryly.

"Don't ask these two...... You just don't think they exist. ”

"Gan! What does it mean to not exist! [The-stirring stick] glared at him, and then greeted the Willant in front of him with a smile, stumbling but trying hard, "My name is Stick, my brothers call me Brother Stick, that guy is called Guan, you can call him Guan Ge or Guan Brother." ”

Conduit of the dog: "??? ”

Yarman's eyebrows jumped involuntarily, he always felt that these guys in front of him were unreliable, but he still decided to observe and observe before drawing conclusions.

So he looked at Zhang Ze on the side and spoke.

"When are we leaving?"

Zhang Ze glanced at Brother Eagle, then at Yarman, and said with a smile.

"I can do it, I'm here at the port anyway, you can discuss the departure time."

Yarman looked at the four Vault dwellers, and the Visionary Eagle in the lead immediately spoke.

"The sooner the better, I don't want to be here for a moment...... Now we may be able to return to the plane in time for next month's birthday. ”

Yarman suddenly remembered something.

"By the way, I need to buy a souvenir for my daughter...... Are there any shops nearby? ”

The four players were stunned when they heard this, and looked at each other.

"Souvenirs were ok...... There's a souvenir here. ”

"Do you want to buy a rag doll?" Brother Dog suggested.

"That's too unremarkable," Brother Stick shook his head, "You might as well go back with a bottle of sand." ”

The warlike wolf clicked on the VM, checked the translation, and suddenly stammered.

"What about mutant specimens? The mutants here are quite special, the ones with long fins. ”

The other three were shocked when they heard this.

"Good fellows."

"it."

"You're too curious!"

"That won't work...... barely comprehending their conversation, Yarman said with an embarrassed expression, "I've sent a specimen of a mutant's head before, but my little Ruby doesn't like it...... My wife, too, said that she saw something strange and scary at night. ”

Visionary Eagle: "......? ”

Catheter Dog: "......"

-stirring stick: "Awesome ......"

Listening to what these people said, Zhang Ze couldn't help but cover his forehead and patted it, and suddenly had an idea.

"How about a few photos? Your kids haven't been to the wasteland before, and the scenery here should be quite special. ”

Yarman's eyes lit up when he heard this, and his hands hugged his shoulders excitedly.

"My friend, you are so clever! How I didn't think of it! ”

The farsighted eagle tapped him on the shoulder.

"Then hurry up and take a picture, the sun is about to set, there are not as many street lights here as the North Island and the French Fries Port, and you can't see anything when it's dark."

The group noisily walked out of the bar and took several photos before the sun set completely, recording the scene at dusk in Settlement No. 1.

Standing on the deck of a cargo ship about to set sail, Yarman fiddled with a Polaroid camera he bought from a port grocery store, suddenly laughed and touched the back of his head.

"I hadn't thought of this idea before...... Photography, what a great idea. ”

Cameras weren't a rarity, and he'd been to more than this interesting settlement.

If they were all taken, they would have covered an entire wall.

What a pity!

As he spoke, he took another picture of the sunset that was sinking into the sea.

"It's okay, it's not too late to record from now on, the road of life is still ......" The far-sighted eagle patted him on the shoulder angrily, pretending to be forced in a serious tone, practicing his unskilled human language.

"That's what I said......"

Yarman grinned and put the camera away.

It suddenly occurred to him that the Vault dwellers weren't that annoying, and that it was fun to be friends with them, regardless of their position.

These guys have a quick brain, and they always come up with whimsical ideas...... Including the legendary space elevator under construction.

He couldn't imagine these people calling him master, and it seemed to be a disappointment if they did.

The crew, who had not yet had their fill of their drinks, went up the deck through the gangway one by one, and the captain counted the numbers before walking up to Yarman.

"It's ready to go, we're ready to go...... Speaking of which, is it okay to go back on an empty boat? We made two trips for nothing. ”

Yarman said in high spirits.

"No problem, and it's not for nothing. When we get back from this trip, we can soon start a new and more profitable deal...... Ah, I'm sorry, but the dividends from this trade could be—"

Looking at the boss who was in high spirits one second and stammering the next, the captain made an indifferent expression, shrugged his shoulders and said.

"It's okay, in fact, when I heard you say that there is such a high profit, I know that it must be no good...... No, no, I just hope I don't miss my birthday now, my family is still waiting for me to go back. ”

The far-sighted eagle asked curiously.

"What's your birthday?"

"It is the day of the birth of the people of Wilantes, the beginning of a great legend."

The corners of Yarman's mouth curled slightly, he looked at the sea in the distance, and shouted at the top of his voice.

"Set sail!"

The air whistle sounds.

When the empty cargo ships were still in the port and refused to leave, a group of eight cargo ships had already embarked on a new journey in the direction of the setting sun.

A fiery red glow shone in their direction, and the afterglow of the setting sun filled the entire sparkling ocean.

That burning color.

It's like blood staining red.

(End of chapter)