Aecotl rises in the east, and the scarlet moon has arrived.

An eye-catching notice is posted on the mission bulletin board on the back wall of Daddy's broken wooden house: pay early and enjoy early, and pay rent late is dangerous.

A51's tenants didn't show much concern for the impending death line, and the roommate had already paid for the whole house, except for Jonah himself, who got up in a state of anxiety, ate, practiced astrology, followed his companions on trivial tasks, performed night lighting, chatted with roommates, and stroked the pages of an unnamed book until he fell asleep.

"Dude, what are you thinking?" asked Sibby as he sat in front of the house in a daze in the sun that afternoon, yawning and kicking Jonah in the back with his little boot. Jonah gave her a sullen look, but didn't speak.

"Hey, hey. Sibi was not satisfied with this attitude, and kicked a gray plum mark on the blue astrologer's apprentice robe.

"Little grasshopper, don't disturb him. The head of the room asked us to go out of town to buy food. Elliott came out of the back of the house.

"Even you call me that......" Sippi pouted, "Okay." Dude with a constipated face, will you go together?"

“...... Go. Jonah thought about it for a second and decided to find something to do for himself to ease the tension.

Today is April 15 in the unified calendar. In other words, in five hours, he will be standing on his father's roof and become a witness or even a participant in the battle of the death line on rent day.

According to the introductions of the partners, from two days ago, the undercurrent began to surge in the cherry crossing, in a night raid, the A61 room "flint" team with a score of 14 points and a comprehensive ranking of 25 was wiped out, six people were tied to the bed by the enemy, bandaged their wounds, sealed their mouths, wrapped in thick clothes, three or four days later, after the 72-hour recourse time limit for death in the A-class room, they would die of dehydration alone and painfully, unless they received help, but who would rescue a bankrupt, dying team?

The three squads of attackers left behind seven corpses, and before there were new recruits, the squads were devastated and their survival became more and more difficult, but at least they survived the imminent rent payment deadline.

"Why?" Jonah asked puzzled after hearing the news at the time, "Pick an opponent who is not weak and bear such a big loss." ”

"I know. The Flint fellows were rich, and I had seen them in the underground market a few days ago, and the tall, thin female leader had pulled out a large bag of gold coins to buy meat. Approximately...... The largest matsutake mushroom is the size of a bag of gold coins. The head of the room gestured attentively.

"That's the size of a bag that's enough for three A-class squads to pay for the room. Ryuji added.

"Sometimes I want to...... A-class tenants really don't have any guarantees. Although their lives are protected, like Harold or A61 tenants, they are inevitably tortured to death by others. What's the benefit of people coming to Cherry Ferry and paying a lot of money to stay in an A-rated room?" Jonah frowned.

The Rose Knight thought for a moment and replied, "We think so.

First, compared to the war-torn world outside, Cherry Ferry itself is a relatively safe place, and people with a certain strength may be crushed by the war machine, but they can protect themselves in Cherry Ferry itself.

Second, the battle between the Cherry Ferry squad will not happen unless it is forced to happen, and the smart squad leader will take advantage of various loopholes in the additional clause to cause Daddy to intervene;

Thirdly, the poor and the rich but lacking strength squads are always in the minority, and there will be no battles between teams that are close in strength and savings;

Fourth, the status of A-level tenant is the minimum threshold for staying in Cherry Ferry;

Fifth, many tenants fled to Cherry Ferry to escape the government, the army, or the enemy. You may wish to take a look at Additional Clause 20, Sir. ”

Additional clause 20 is a relatively minor item in the Cherry Ferry Survival Guide, and Jonah opens the book and reads silently:

Additional Clause 20: Visitor Policy:

1. Those who do not have the status of tenants, are not invited by the protector himself, and enter the area of Cherry Ferry on their own (with No. 1 to No. 6 on the outermost side of Cherry Ferry as the boundary) are regarded as visitors;

2. Visitors should not stay for more than 4 hours in Cherry Ferry

3. Visitors must leave before half past ten in the evening;

4. Female visitors enjoy A-level tenant treatment during their stay;

5. Male visitors can enjoy the treatment of A-level tenants within 15 minutes before the period of stay;

6. Visit Cherry Ferry no more than once a day and no more than four times a month;

7. Visitors must abide by other additional terms and conditions, otherwise it will be regarded as a direct challenge to the protector of Cherry Crossing.

Jonah despises Daddy's sexism, but he understands what Cherry Ferry means to the refugees.

If the pursuer had stepped over the obstacles of the powerless gathering area and entered the cherry ferry, in just fifteen minutes, he would have been torn to pieces by the hungry and destitute tenants before he could find the enemy, without the help of the father himself.

"Wait, the powerless team that attacked us that day was a visitor. Why didn't anyone do anything to them?" Jonah suddenly remembered the battle he hadn't witnessed. The demon fought for him.

"Because they took on the task. In accordance with Additional Clause 35, the team is subject to some protection during the mission. However, we eliminated them in accordance with Regulation 40-6. As a side note, under Clause 36, the team may exercise the 'independent designation' right to any other room tenant to include that person in the team's mission rewards and protection recourse, and at that time we independently designated the Jeffta mage of A77 'Sick Dog', so he could legally use spells to attack the powerless team. Elliott spoke eloquently.

Jonah waved his hand dizzily, Daddy's 55 add-ons were a nightmare, really.

The Rose Knight led the way, and Sibi expertly took Jonah's arm and kicked and trampled down the stone road of Cherry Ferry.

"Dude, why are you so sad? The black gold gopher meat I ate yesterday is not easy to digest? I told my uncle a long time ago that it needs to be roasted for a little longer, and then stewed into broth, or it will sink into the stomach like a stone, and make people want to run to the toilet for a week, but nothing can be pulled out. The little grasshopper looked at Jonah with green eyes, and said with a hard smile, "Why don't you find some laxative......s?"

“...... I'm not constipated, Sibby. The astrologer apprentice hurriedly strangled the painful topic into swaddling clothes. "I'm worried about the death line at night. ”

"Oh, can you give some confidence? besides, call sister!" Sibby slapped him on the back of the head, knocking Jonah's little liver out of his mouth.

"We're very strong. You didn't even see me when I was powerful, who couldn't think of the idea of beating us so much? Brother, you just obediently stood on the roof of the house holding a big candle and the light was shining, and I helped you kick all the troublemakers one by one, and in a blink of an eye, the time limit for paying rent was over, and we happily ate the beef rice made by my father and went home to sleep, okay?"

The Rose Knight looked back from the unicorn's back and said, "Don't worry, Your Excellency, the situation this month is not as tense as it used to be. As the war and the day of departure approached, a large number of tenants moved into Cherry Ferry, and the property in the town was abundant, and through robbery and missions, most of the squads had completed the redistribution of wealth, and only a few unlucky people could not make up the rent. We'll protect you. By the way, Daddy's beef risotto is really good. ”

"I'm worried but hopeful. Jonah pursed his lips and pretended to be righteous.

The three of them walked along the path to the east, passed the No. 2 pit, and walked out of Cherry Crossing.

Next to the narrow buffer zone, there are dense dilapidated shacks of the powerless, with an oval-shaped open space in the middle of the shack area, which is filled with small stalls selling all kinds of food on the afternoon of every odd-numbered day, and Mr. W, the king of the night, provides shelter for this traditional underground food market.

Jonah looked curiously at the roadside shacks, makeshift structures tied with rotten wooden stakes, filthy linen, and messy hemp rope that didn't look like they could withstand a slightly heavier wind or rain, and the darkness under each shack was crowded with pairs of unsinister green eyes.

Arms fights are prohibited during the opening hours, the powerless and the residents of Cherry Ferry mingle into a crowded crowd, rusty swords collide with shiny armor with a crisp sound, and mud-stained dwarf thieves burrow between their legs, the smell of baked potatoes and the stench of silt in the air.

Out of nowhere, the bard sang the ballade of an ancient hero, and Jonah heard the story of Her Majesty Queen Wenger I, who presided over the construction of the Red Rock Fort, and her lover, the Duke of Red Stone, a hundred and fifty years ago.

He wanted to get closer and listen to more familiar tunes, but the flow of people pushed them in the opposite direction. As the chanting faded away, half of the A51's tenants reached the middle of the market.