Red Dead Redemption: Western Consortium

After getting the gold bars, David felt relieved.

There are two more gold bars located far away. Riding a horse is too time-consuming. Now you should go to Valentine to take a rest and exchange them for American knives on the black market.

Riding all the way, I have to say that the scenery in the west is still very good. You can see many carriages passing by on the road, as well as cowboys on horses.

A slightly more refined carriage, you can also see a cowboy escort beside it.

The western part of the country has not yet fully integrated with the eastern civilization, and incidents of burning, killing and robbery are on the rise.

David, with his unkempt beard and his muscular figure, is not easy to mess with at first glance.

Some of the cowboys escorting the carriage would put their hands on their gun holsters when they saw David, to guard against David's possible attack.

In the West, top gunslingers could easily take out several cowboys without heavy weapons.

There is no Death Eye in the game here.

The game's Death Eye is just to allow players to better control the feeling of being a top gunner.

When it was almost dark, David finally arrived at the small town of Valentine.

The cowboy who was passing by finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Although there were several of them, they could feel the pressure from David. This was the disdain of the high-level gunmen towards the low-level gunmen.

Players can circle around the Valentine town in the game in just a few minutes.

In the real town of Valentine, there are thousands of permanent residents and there are many houses.

It's just that because of the surrounding livestock, the smell is not that good.

After finding a pretty good hotel, David planned to take a rest and sleep first.

Of course, a shower is also required.

"Watch my horse."

"Okay, sir."

The price of a night's stay in an ordinary hotel is US$1, and bathing is 25 cents.

The hotel David chose was the most upscale in the entire Valentine.

So the price to stay is $3, and bathing costs 50 cents.

I have to say that unless you have some money in your pocket, you really wouldn't come to such a high-end hotel.

A room that costs $3 a night is not something everyone can afford.

The current wage for workers is US$1.5 a day, which means that it would take an ordinary worker two days to stay here for one night, without a shower.

The room looked relatively high-end and relatively clean. What pleased David was that there was a separate flush toilet in the room.

How can it be called a civilized city without flushing toilets?

It didn't take long for the waiter to come over and tell me that the hot water was ready.

Bathing is in a separate room.

The reason for this is that water conservancy facilities throughout the west have not been built, resulting in high water prices.

Ordinary people generally don't take a shower for several days.

"Sir, do you need any help? I only need one dollar."

As soon as David took off his clothes and entered the bathtub, there was a knock on the door, accompanied by a woman's voice.

The bathing help in the game costs $50, which is definitely a premium.

Even so, players still enjoy it.

In reality, it only costs one dollar.

This dollar actually includes special items.

"Come in, ma'am."

David said calmly, with some expectation in his heart.

But the moment I opened the door, I was very disappointed and didn't even feel like saying a few words.

But David didn't chase her away. There was too much dirt on her body and she really needed help to wash her.

Ignoring the woman's constant hints, David asked the waiter to prepare a bucket of hot water for rinsing again after taking a bath, and casually gave him a 10-cent tip.

In this era, tipping was something only nobles could do.

The custom of tipping is an import from Europe.

The wealthy people of the Federation who traveled to Europe saw the behavior of tipping in Europe and spread this aristocratic custom back to the Federation to show off their superior education and social class.

In fact, just a few years ago, there was a movement against tipping in the East.

Of course, it ended in failure.

After helping David with the second rinse, the woman got a $1 tip, which made her very happy.

Because her value-added service only costs 50 cents, or 25 cents, or even included in the $1 service fee.

This depends on the generosity of the guest.

They are not just in one hotel, but traveling to and from multiple hotels. The service fees of ordinary hotels are lower.

Inquiring about the location of the black market by the way, David did not go to bed directly, but planned to exchange the gold bars first.

The Black Market is a hut in an alley that is almost impossible to find without being told.

When entering the black market, David also covered himself with a hijab.

Not out of fear, but out of fear of causing more trouble.

"Oh, a perfect gold bar, sir, how many dollars do you want to exchange for it?"

Facing the black marketeer's question, David didn't say much and just exposed Colt at his waist.

"Sorry sir, please forgive me for being rude. According to the current market price, this gold bar of yours can be exchanged for 500 US dollars. Do you think that's okay, sir?" The black marketeer's eyes suddenly trembled and he said politely and respectfully.

"No need for 100 or 50 US dollar denominations, just exchange them all for 20,10 or US dollar denominations."

David said lightly, because in the west, except for the two economically better towns of Saint Denis and Blackwater, the 100 and 50 dollar bills in most places are not easy to use, and they are easy to cause unnecessary trouble. Trouble.