Chapter 4 [Burying the Dead Everywhere]
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Chapter IV
When Char Lei Ming walked into the store, there were no other customers in the store, only a thin old man sitting at the back of the shelves. Although Char Leiming's clothes were very tattered, he was not discriminated against, and the old man stood up enthusiastically to greet him, with a bright smile on his face and a jīng light in his small slitted eyes, such a smiling face was almost engraved with the words "jiān Shang" on his face.
"Honorable guest, what do you need? We have a batch of fine tobacco that has just arrived, all grown by the hands of the real Zakutu people!Ah, depending on your age, you must have little interest in tobacco...... Ah, seeing that you are tall and strong, you must be a warrior. Well, we have jīng weapons made by Thor's Hammer here, what do you need? Is it a good sword, or do you need some armor? I guarantee that our goods are authentic from dwarven craftsmen, and there are absolutely no imitations!"
Mjolnir?
Come on.
Char Thunder has been in Wildfire Town for so many years, how can he not know the virtues of these jiān merchants?
The world knows that dwarven craftsmen craft the best weapons. The dwarves believe in Thor, so that almost half of the weapons shops on the continent are named "Thor's Hammer", claiming to use the craftsmanship of the dwarves.
Char Thundering believed that there must be real dwarven craft high-grade weapons on the black street, but those genuine products were very valuable, and these jiān merchants would never face such a tattered boy as themselves and take them out casually.
Seeing that Char thundered and didn't speak, the old man twisted his beard and squeezed out a smile of "men understand": "Maybe you need to buy some special medicines?" Our store can have its own special pharmacist who can make any special medicines, especially the kind of things that make you drowsy after eating......! Uh, dear guest, what exactly do you need?"
Char Leiming has already looked at everything in this store.
The first thing he saw was a dried sheepskin hanging from the shop, it was a contract document with two signatures underneath, one of which was presumably the mark of the merchant group to which the shop belonged, and the other belonged to the large mercenary group that now occupied Wildfire Town.
This contract represents a contract between the shop and the current occupiers of Wildfire, and while being protected by the mercenary group, it must also abide by the rules of Wildfire. Once a breach of contract has been done, the injured person can run to the protector of Wildfire Town to seek arbitration.
This is considered a "legitimate" status.
This is a point that must be clarified first, because ...... There are a lot of black shops on the black street!
There are no good people in Wildfire Town...... Hey!
"I came in when I saw the buy sign outside. Char Thunder spoke, his accent being the local dialect near Wildfire.
The old Jiān Shang's enthusiasm immediately decreased a lot, but he was still very polite, which made Char Lei Ming very useful. At least, don't judge people by their appearance, and look a little more professional.
"Listen to the accent, you're local. The old man smiled, "Are you a witcher?"
Hearing this question, Char Thundering couldn't help but touch his leather robe full of holes, as well as the fire fork stuck in his waist. Some witchers may dress modestly, but there is absolutely no witcher in this world who will take a fire fork to fight a ferocious monster......
Char blushed a little, but he still nodded stubbornly: "Yes." ”
The old man deliberately didn't seem to see Char's thundering ragged robe and fire fork, and he didn't even move his eyes for half a minute: "Okay, then you're here to apply? The request is on it, do you still have any questions?"
It's very clear on the buy card.
"Heavy money to buy Warcraft cubs
Requirements: Lion cubs, features, white hair.
Demand, unlimited.
Constructed Price: 5 credits each.
Validity period: 30 days. ”
"There's no doubt about it, if we can, let's just sign the contract. Char tried to pretend to be more sophisticated.
The old man looked at Xia's thunderous face carefully, and actually sighed: "Young man, I hope you understand what you are doing. It can be seen that you are a martial arts practitioner, but ...... Lion beasts are no ordinary beasts. Moreover, now that winter is approaching, it is difficult for the Warcraft to deal with this season in order to store food for the winter. What's more, any beast is extremely ferocious when its cubs are threatened. ”
"I know what I'm doing, and it's not the first time I've done something like this. Char Leiming tried to puff out his chest: "But thank you for the reminder." ”
The old man regained his composure, he turned around and took out a contract from the drawer behind the shelf, threw it on the table in front of Char Leiming, and glanced at him: "You know the words, do you need me to read it to you?"
"No, I don't. ”
Char Leiming read the contract again, and there was no problem.
"Sign your name below, along with your handprint. The old man squinted at the young man: "What's your name?"
"Char. The young witcher replied vaguely, because he had always been a little ashamed of the name, so he did not give his full name.
"Char, well, strange name, what's your last name?" the old man asked.
Char Leiming glanced at him and did not answer.
The old man smiled slightly, and did not continue to ask. Many of the people who mingle in Wildfire Town are carrying wanted warrants, and it is not surprising that they do not report their full names, or even their real names.
"I need a little money upfront. Char Leiming was embarrassed to say what he requested.
This method of prepayment is very common in the buying business on the black street. Normally, an advance of 1% of the price of goods can be requested.
After all, things are generally hard to come by, and many of them require risking their lives.
Of course, in order to prevent some people from using this method to cheat money - you sign a contract, take the money in advance and run away, that's not okay!
If you dare to do so, you will be banished by the occupiers of Wildfire, beaten to death, or hanged.
Unless you never come to Wildfire Town.
Of course, if you die in the middle of completing a mission, you don't need to pay it back.
The old man happily discharged five copper plates on the platform, and it was obvious that the old man saw the embarrassment of Char's thunder: "Young man, take it to eat a full meal, only when you are full can you have the strength to work." ”
"Thank you, I've eaten a lot. Char quickly put away the copper plate and the contract, hesitated for a moment, and couldn't help but ask, "Why would someone ask for a lion beast cub? The fur of this kind of thing is not valuable, the meat is not delicious, and besides, this low-grade demonic beast does not have a magic core." ”
"It seems that you are not ignorant of Warcraft. The old jiān merchant answered this question: "The cubs of the lion beast have snow-white fur, and they will not lose their hair until they reach adulthood and become fiery red. Alas...... Recently, there has been a trend among the nobles in the royal capital, believing that the cubs of the lion beast are very cute and snow-white, and many nobles like to buy them as pets...... Hehe, the nobles are like this, they pay for it, and then someone goes to fight hard, which is fair. ”
Xia Lei Ming didn't say anything more, and was about to go out, but the old man behind him added: "For the sake of your young age, let me tell you an important piece of news, I heard that someone has seen a lion beast on a mountain north of Wildfire Town, hehe." Show you the way so you don't waste time in your search. ”
Char Lei Ming didn't look back, left a "thank you", and went out with his head held high.
In the shop, the old man sat back down, bowed his head and took out a ledger and recorded a few notes on it.
At this time, a guy who had just finished working in the back of the store walked out and said with a smile: "Sir, is there a business?"
"It's nothing, just a kid who is ready to work hard to make money. The old merchant raised his head and shook his head: "It's a pity, a young life, good luck to him." Hopefully my five copper plates won't go down the drain. ”
"You're always so kind!" the guy grinned as he complimented, showing a mouthful of yellow teeth, "Have you forgotten the saying that is circulating here: Wildfire town is full of dead people." ”
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The five copper plates were fully utilized by Char Thundering.
He spent half a day in the blacksmith's shop, bought a rusty axe for three copper plates, bought a rye bread for another copper plate, and exchanged the last copper plate for a little bit of the cheapest bad wine - not that he was addicted to alcohol, but that as a good hunter, he knew that in this cold season he went into the mountains to hunt, and when necessary, he drank a drink to keep his body warm.
With an axe on his back, bread and a water bag filled with wine in his arms, still wearing his tattered wolfskin robe and worn straw sandals, Char thundered out of Wildfire Town and headed north.