Pirate: I only come here for three things!

So, what should Duanmu do next?

Hire people and buy dogs.

Early in the morning, Duanmu stretched himself and regained consciousness.

Duanmu is now in a bar in a small town, or a hotel. In short, it is such a place.

This kind of thing has a very special status in many novels. In many medieval or Western fantasy novels, the protagonists of the story will always sit in the hotel and meet all kinds of people. Even most of the time, the protagonists directly Recruit teammates in the hotel.

In One Piece, it's not much different. The hotelier Xia Qi takes advantage of Silbaz Rayleigh, the king of Hades, and makes sharp comments on all pirates in the new era, leaving the Yonko Luffy speechless (because he didn't listen at all). In the East China Sea, the Bandit King killed 56 legendary pirates and made his hair red with his bare hands. It was so terrifying.

The first time Luffy and Blackbeard met was in a tavern.

One of the reasons is that hotels (bars) are the easiest place to recruit, because wine is made from grain and has been an important strategic material since ancient times. Therefore, bosses who can actually run the business have a network of interpersonal relationships that are very popular in the local area.

If you find someone locally, or hire someone, they can always help you find the right teammates and provide the right guarantees.

The large hotel Duanmu chose now, called Tengu Hotel, not only has a three-meter walled fortress, but also functions as a hotel and tavern, and also serves as part of a trusted supply chain terminal.

This kind of architecture has been an important place for social exchange throughout history, similar to the shoe repairman in France, the beer hall in Germany, and now the taxi driver. People socialize here, share each other's knowledge and exchange opinions.

The team that created the Dawnbringers in Warcraft, the team that gathered here in The Lord of the Rings, Liu Guan and Zhang in the Three Kingdoms boasted about their sworn sworn relationship... This is a hotbed of culture and politics, and you can see them no matter what era the political landscape changes. shadow.

The owner of such a shop is often a celebrity in the local area.

After walking down to the first floor, there were ten long tables and chairs in the wide and far-reaching lobby. At this time, about a dozen tourists were enjoying dinner in the lobby. Their composition is somewhat complicated, including gangsters and swordsmen.

Yes, there are gangs. In Wano, being a gangster is not a despised business. Gangs are a powerful local political force, which corresponds to the national conditions of a country in another world where life is good.

In Blue Star, this group of dynamic political gangs on the small island is completely different from the thieving culture of their neighbors above. At the same time, it is also very different from the country on the boots and the operating model of North and South America.

This involves the reconstruction of the area after the bombing and the booming real estate market after the take-off, so I won’t go into details here.

In the country of Wano, they take on the grassroots governance work. If you want to do something, no matter you are a famous family or a swordsman with unparalleled physics, you have to actually deal with them.

The thick fireplace has been lit, and the walls made of thick wood have excellent thermal insulation properties.

For Duanmu, there was a smell of industrial alcohol, food, and a mixed smell. It was a mixed gas mixed with the smell of sweat, urine, bad breath, and body odor, which was unbearable in this season when ventilation was abandoned in order to keep warm.

The owner of this store has tried hard to use a cheap spice to mix the taste, but if Duanmu is to judge, the taste of this low-quality spice is worse than not adding it.

"Boss, let's get some cake."

"Row."

Duanmu got a piece of white flour steamed bun from the store, which was very dry. He got some extra water and chose to eat outside.

Duanmu went outside the hotel to take a breath. It was dawn. On the clean blue sky, a gauze-like rose color slowly spread out. The blue-blue dawn illuminated the snow-capped mountains everywhere and passed through the snow. Dressing up the vast expanse of white land.

The entire territory of Linghou is a land of mixed nomadic and farming. During this long winter, lighting here mainly relied on fire, and transportation mainly relied on legs and pack animals. Of course, there are some good things, such as hard currency such as pistols. But they are few and only in the hands of those who have the means.

Just as Duanmu was finishing his meal and preparing to go back, a team of three people arrived at the Tengu Inn.

"Is this the Tengu Inn inside? Sir."

"Yes, they provide water mixed with industrial alcohol and unpalatable hard food. If you need it, you can also get a stinky quilt and sunken tatami to sleep in for one night. "

Duanmu raised his eyebrows.

Although all three of them were wearing smocks and covering their faces with hoods. But Duanmu could roughly confirm that in front of him was a woman and two children, a wonderful combination.

"Oh, your description is a little too empathetic. Is it still accepting customers inside?"

"After all, I live in this damn place now." Duanmu opened the door and shouted to the owner of the store: "Hey, Zhu! I've got three customers for you!" Then he said: "Three customers. Please come in."

"Oh, I like customers. Duanmu, where did you get my customers from? I'm afraid you don't even have enough time to pee when you go out." The person who spoke was the owner of this store, named Shuang Yuezhu, who was skinny. Short and quick at work.

"I recommended your high-quality services to them when I saw them on the road, and then they were moved by my sincerity."

"Oh, you did a great job. For the sake of the new guest, I can give you a glass of sake tonight." Zhu rubbed his little hands and a charming smile appeared on his face.

"What do you three want to eat? My horse meat pie here is very popular, and there is also vegetable soup. It is a perfect match with that pie."

But before the three people could answer, a young gangster lady said mockingly: "You three, listen to my advice and don't order the horse meat pie here. Although I have to admit that it tastes really good. But there is no horse in it." There is no meat or flour, it is pure technology and hard work."

She wore a Wano robe that was tailored for fighting and was completely patched. Although his body looks slender, his arms are actually all muscles.

"Adie! I let you rest here for Hyougoro's sake, and I also allowed you to default on the money you owe for a while.

And now you are here to slander the reputation of our Tengu Inn, especially the reputation of my secret horse meat pie. Our horse meat pie is the best. "

Someone is booing.

"Oh! Boss Zhu is going to reveal the ingredients of horse meat pie to us today?"

"Boss, why is there no horse meat in your meat pie called horse meat pie?"

The people present were all acquaintances, and most of them were guys who could only live here temporarily because of the road blockage. As ruthless characters who dare to go out in this era, all of them are existences full of martial virtue.

Of course, teasing is teasing, but it does not mean that the relationship between the two parties is not good.

As members of the running business group, they naturally collectively protect the interests of this group. If they really encounter a rare band of thieves, they will unite under Zhu's command and become a reliable fighting force.

"Bring us three, along with clean water and a vegetable soup."

"Okay, I'll go get ready."

At this time, Adie said to the leading lady among them: "I can tell that you are probably coming from somewhere else. This is very rare under the current circumstances, because the road to the outside world has been blocked. Normally There is no way to get here through the only bridge at the end."

"I don't know what you want here, but you might need a little help here."

"My name is Adie. I am a knowledgeable underworld person with experience in traveling all over the world. If you hire me, you can get a living guide here."

Adie, a gangster, sells herself hard. Because of this blockade, all her money has been drained. Now she is not only penniless, but also apologized to the hotel owner for a sum of money. If it weren't for her relationship with the underworld leader Hyogoro, she would have been kicked out of here and left to eat snow in the wilderness.

Now she needs some money to pay off her debt and support herself.

She could tell that the two women who had just come in were wealthy people, and the fabrics on their bodies were difficult for wealthy people to afford.

The leading woman lifted her hood, and the noise in the tavern suddenly stopped.

She has a beautiful appearance and delicate skin, which shows that she is at least the eldest lady of a noble family, and her intellectual glasses show that she definitely has a lot of money. Wano lacks suitable lenses that can polish glasses, so they can only import them from overseas. Every pair of glasses is expensive in Wano.

These are three fat sheep.

"Hello, Underworld Adie, I am from the Flower Capital, you can call me Fiona Mag. And the two little ghosts behind me are the servants who took care of me all the way. Thank you for the reminder just now."

"But, I don't need a local guide. What I need is a way to get out of here. As long as someone can take me out and get out of this ghost place. I will give him the reward he deserves. Can you do it?"

"Oh, another guy with whimsical ideas and wants to get out of here."

"Why don't we just wait for Shuangyue's family to build the bridge? It will take at most three months. If we go faster this time, it will be accessible to people in two months."

"Duanmu, these three people are just like you. It seems you can have a companion."

"Duanmu? Is that you?" She looked at Duanmu and looked him up and down. "You don't seem to be from here either?"

"If you are preparing to leave Linghou recently, can you take us with you?"

Hearing that she was also preparing to leave here, Duanmu did not agree immediately, but said: "Why are you suddenly preparing to leave here? The only bridge that can leave here now is controlled by the warriors of the Shuangyue family, and it is impossible for anyone to leave here. It seems that It’s the daimyo here who issued the death order, but the reason is currently unknown.”

"I have a special reason for leaving, but what about you, miss? The swords of those samurai will not be reasonable with you. If we approach there rashly, those samurai masters will not hesitate to cut us into pieces. . Once they find it offensive, they don’t mind using us to test the knife.”

"I have received special news here. In short, I have to arrive at the return port in two months. When the daimyo of Suzugo opens the pontoon bridge to other places, my affairs will be in trouble long ago."

Returned to Hong Kong, two months later.

Duanmu's mind started to spin.

At this time, the owner Zhu brought three plates of horse meat cakes, a basin of vegetable soup, a kettle and three cups from the back kitchen.

"I do have a preliminary way to bypass the pontoon and leave here, but it may be risky. And it's still in the preparation stage."

This man seemed to have a lot of money. If he could abduct her, he would probably be able to maintain a basic life without having to engage in deception and abduction.

Rich woman, moisten me 50.

Of course, Duanmu couldn't be so straightforward, otherwise this matter would definitely go downhill.

"I wouldn't mind including you in the gang if you want."

"Can you tell me more about it?"

"There are many people here. If you really want to know, after enjoying breakfast here, you can find Zhu and ask me for the room number above. We can find a quiet place to talk alone."

She frowned.

She knew that to leave here at this time, she needed to rely on the power of some local snakes, but this person was obviously very different from the people here. Was it a good choice to choose him to help her leave this ghost place?

Hiring a good team to escort her out of here is indeed very important to her and can relieve her of a lot of trouble.

As for the possible black and white.

She looked at the two monsters behind her and had absolute confidence in her safety.

Although they can't beat Kaido, there aren't many people in Wano who can fight them, right?

"Okay, we will think about it and come to you after we finish eating."

After Duanmu left, she called Boss Zhu again.

"I may not be used to the water here. It tastes weird. Give me a bottle of the good wine here, with a lower alcohol content."

"How about the 5000 Baileys Dragon Flame Orange Juice? It's very suitable for women and children."

"Then this is it." Fiona Mag handed Zhu a 10,000-beli bill.

"You gave me too much, miss." Zhu looked at the silver coins in front of him and whispered suddenly, "Okay, what's your problem?"

"Boss, did you also do business before?" Fiona Mag's conversation skills are not very good, but recently she has gradually begun to learn, and she feels that she is slowly getting on the right track.

"It's just a rice bug from the Shuangyue family." The boss cleared away the plate of horse meat pie that he had already finished.

"It's just that one day, Shigetsuki Gyumaru-sama was betrayed, and I was kicked out."

"You cheated on a famous person here?" She was stunned.

"No, it was because I reported the situation of Lord Shigetsuki Gyumaru, so everyone knew that he was cheated. From that day on, I was beaten out of there."