Chapter 3 The praying mantis catches the cicada, and the yellow finch follows.

The situation in the San Francisco area was extremely chaotic, and the officials sent by the Mexican government were driven away by white immigrants with muskets because of the unsightly appearance of the expropriation.

The capital city of Baja California is in Sacramento, which is home to Mexicans, with a population of about 7,000 people, more than half of whom are Mexicans, as well as Indians, whites and a small number of Chinese.

But the Mexican governor of Sacramento, who had no control over the situation in San Francisco, was a land outside the law.

Of San Francisco's population of nearly 30,000, there are more than 8,300 white immigrants, and that number is increasing dramatically.

Not a single white immigrant wanted to be governed by the Mexicans, and among the white adventurers who first came to the Wild West were fugitives, sailors, penniless bankrupts, and destitute Irishmen who had traveled all the way to the place with dreams of wealth, not to make the Mexicans ride on their heads.

The region does not belong to the beautiful country, and more than a dozen forces have arisen in the chaotic situation, and no one is subordinate to the other, which is a bit of regional autonomy.

In the San Francisco area, it's the ruthless characters who can make a name for themselves.

Ferguez, who was shot and killed by Richard, was not a force, he was just one of the endless bandits in the west, like weeds growing indiscriminately in the mountains, cutting stubble and stubble.

But John Sr., the sheriff of the West End, was different, backed by John Sutter, a powerful grocery store owner among white immigrants, who was a real big man.

John Sutter, who ran a water-powered sawmill, mill, plantation, and grocery store in San Francisco, was the founder of the Newa Helvetia colony, with a presence in every corner of the West End, with more than 300 white men and thousands of enslaved Indians.

This so-called district sheriff was a position privately appointed by John Sutter, and all gold diggers in the West End had to abide by his rules, or risk their lives in the wilderness.

Sheriff John Sr. was his cousin, his sharp minions and accomplices, and had done far more bad things than the most vicious bandits.

But so what?

In this wild western region, swords and guns are law, strength is law, big fists are law, money can do whatever it wants, whites are superior, Mexicans and Chinese are secondary, and Indians are at the bottom of society.

"Huh......"

Richard was flipping through the interface of the system, and couldn't help but exclaim when he saw the rapid increase in the completion of the task of "Thousands of People in the Prestige Camp".

"Thousands of people know" mission; 766 people/1000.

The 766ers in front of them began to jump upwards at a rapid pace, quickly crossing the 800 ...... 850…… 900…… All the way up the skyrocket.

Richard knew that this was the huge impact of his killing of seven people in Ferguez's group at the Old Barr Tavern, and his prestige was spreading rapidly, making his name more and more loud.

This is so far

Richard's biggest deal caused quite a stir in the city of San Francisco, which has less than 30,000 people, and the title of "protector of the Chinese gold diggers" spread.

He waited anxiously and excitedly, seeing that the number of the "Reputation Mission of Thousands of People" was beating rapidly, and there was no pause at the level of 980 people, and he soon crossed the 1000 mark.

The words "Thousands of people know" flashed on the system panel, showing the words "1000/1000, task completed".

comprehensive evaluation; B—

You punished the villain with a decisive action, and the methods were a little crude, and the reputation spread, which was a good start, and you made a name for yourself in the social group.

system rewards;

Three free attribute points, open the prestige quest "Everyone Knows", and open the primary prestige shop.

Such a big gain made Richard ecstatic in his heart, although he complained a lot about the prestige system, but he couldn't help but admit that the system was powerful and almost omnipotent.

So, he had deep expectations for the rewards, and the system didn't disappoint him either.

The three free attribute points mean that he can choose which aspect to strengthen independently?

Among the 6 specializations such as physical strength, strength, agility, intelligence, bloodline, and reproduction, the first three get bonus points when completing the "10 People Know Mission". The last three items are given bonus points after completing the "Hundred Knowing Tasks", showing that the last three are more important than the first three in intelligence, bloodline, and reproductive ability.

As Richard understood;

Bloodlines may be related to the development of special abilities in the future, such as flight, stealth, fangs and claws, beast physique, venom gland venom, broken limbs and other magical abilities.

Could it be ......

In this wild western continent, there are unknown creatures that are not humans and beasts?

This is just his random speculation, what will happen, but he has no score in his heart.

Not to mention intelligence, how can mental retardation lead the group? This is the ultimate way for those who work hard to govern people.

And why is fertility so important?

This is a bit puzzling, and perhaps in the eyes of the system, ethnic inheritance is a very important ability.

After thinking about it carefully, Richard added a little bit to agility, and the free attribute point was immediately one less, and there was a warm feeling from his limbs, and the change quietly occurred at the genetic level.

When this feeling completely disappeared, Richard began to pull out the two repeating pistols under his left armpit and right leg in succession, ready to shoot, reload, and swap guns, his two hands were as fast as afterimages, almost a third of the previous increase, and his agility was greatly improved.

Looking at his personal indicators, his agility has increased from 1.7 to 2.7, which is equivalent to a smart gunner who is one in a thousand, which is a lot higher than the original level of one in a hundred.

0.7 is the slightly weaker level of ordinary people, 1 is the normal level of young people around 20 years old, and 1.7 is already an excellent level among ordinary people, which is equivalent to one in a hundred ordinary athletes, and their agility is higher than that of ordinary people.

This is exactly the confidence of Richard to face the gang of Foggs alone, compared with ordinary bandits, his guns are faster, faster, more accurate, and naturally more deadly.

Choosing to add valuable free attribute points to agility can visibly improve realistic combat effectiveness, which is the most urgently needed ability for Richard at the moment, and bloodline is not considered for the time being.

With an agility of 2.7, which is 2.7 times that of the average person, he is a super athletic person and is one of the top gunners in San Francisco.

There are still two free attribute points left, and after thinking about it for a long time, Richard still didn't add it to his bloodline and intelligence, but chose to add a physical strength, so that his physical strength increased from 1.5 to 2.5.

A moment later

The change at the genetic level is completed, Richard's long body seems to contain infinite physical strength, the muscles are tough and excellent, and the bones are far stronger than ordinary people.

Physical strength is the blood bar, and it is also the key to supporting long-term combat.

The remaining one valuable free attribute point, Richard chooses not to use for the time being, leaving enough possible changes to cope with unpredictable risks in the future.

After the addition is completed, the data of Richard's personal attributes panel is;

Stamina 2.5

Intelligence 2.3

Bloodline 2.1

Power 1.4

Agility 2.7

Reproductive capacity 1.9

free attribute points; 1

Talent, none

Mutant ability, none

Bestiality ability, none

Bloodline ability, none

Potential points, none

So

The release of the top gunslinger ability with super high sensitivity attributes has greatly increased Richard's confidence, and in San Francisco, a chaotic land where grass kings are frequent, his own strength is the last word.

At this time; The "Prestige Mission" has begun, and the number of people jumping upward has risen to more than 1,400, and it still has not stopped rising, so Li Cha is deeply pleased.

The impact of the Old Barr Tavern shooting is still fermenting, and even the completion of the task with the title has also risen a lot, and the number of people who know Richard's identity as the "protector of the Chinese gold diggers" has increased from 331 to 842, and it is still rising.

This shows that this new identity has been accepted by some members of society.

"Master Richard, this is the money and golden sand we seized from Ferguez and his party, probably more than 230 US dollars and nearly 10 ounces of golden sand."

Dai Changfu rode up on horseback and handed over a heavy leather bag in his hand, which was full of the seized belongings, as well as Ferguez's cowhide belt with a pistol.

Then, he handed over a heavy cloth bag, and said in an envious tone; "These two gold diggers are really shit luck to find such a large piece of dog's head gold, which weighs 4 pounds, which is worth a lot of money."

The currencies commonly used on the west coast of North America are the British pound and the US dollar, the gold content of one pound is 7.32238 grams of pure gold, and the gold content of one US dollar is 1.50463 grams of pure gold, that is, the gold content of one pound is about 4.87 times that of 1 US dollar.

Due to the strong value of the British pound, the exchange value of 1 pound sterling is about 5 US dollars, which will only be higher than not low, and people prefer to hold the British pound.

In other words, the 4-pound dog's head gold is worth about 400 pounds, about 2,000 US dollars, mainly because the dog's head gold cannot reach the level of pure gold, and it needs to be further refined to remove impurities.

In this day and age, the average laborer on the North American continent earns about $20 a year, which is equivalent to the annual income of 100 American workers combined, which is a huge amount of money.

No wonder Ferguez's gang of bandits saw the money, kidnapped these two Chinese gold diggers, and wanted to put them to death, trying to kill them for money, it is really touching to the hearts of the people!

The praying mantis catches the cicada, and the yellow finch is behind.

The doghead gold eventually fell into Richard's hands, and the Ferguez gang also took their own lives, and 10 ounces of gold and gold were worth about $210, which was a windfall.

Richard took the trophy, weighed the large piece of doghead gold in the cloth bag with his hand, nodded with satisfaction, and unceremoniously put the doghead gold and about 10 ounces of gold and gold into the cowhide bag on the front of the saddle.

Then he took out the banknote, divided it in half and handed it to Dai Changfu, and said; "You and your brother have divided this money, remember not to go to the city during this time, to prevent being targeted, and to save some money to marry a woman is the right way, don't finish it."

"Thank you, Young Master, I'll watch them."

"Don't sell these horses and equipment, we can use them to expand our team, so we don't have to buy them again."

"Okay, listen to the young master's orders." Dai Changfu happily took the banknote.

The few people under Richard are not partnerships, but master-slave relationships, and the spoils of war will naturally not be distributed equally.