Gold is Justice

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Chasing away the flies around, Airl pinched his nose, watching Cream climb up the tree and cut the rope, while Brad caught the corpse below and slowly put it on the ground.

This is a farmer in his 40s or [-]s. His thin face and callused hands fully show the suffering he has experienced.His nails were a little frayed, and his almost fleshless torso looked really thin, like a piece of dried bacon that had no weight.

Ke Ke stepped forward, stretched out his steel staff against the forehead of the corpse, felt the power of death contained in it, shook his head and said: "It must have been dead for at least a day. It's so pitiful... There was no such thing when we came here." What about..."

Arrow sighed, reached out to touch the peasant's coarse clothes, and soon took out a letter from its pocket, opened it...

"It's a suicide note."

Cream jumped down from the tree and said, "What's written on it?"

Airl glanced at it. The handwriting on the letter looked crooked, which obviously meant that the farmer had not received much education. The spelling was full of mistakes, and the grammar was also very confusing. There were past tense and future tense. Sometimes it doesn't even matter.After scanning it several times, he more or less figured out what was written in it, and said——

"He used to be a farmer, living on a small piece of land left by the group. Although his life was very poor, he was still able to survive."

"But ten years ago, that Earl Garp came to Tianhe City and carried out a large-scale transformation of the city and surrounding areas, transforming the city into its current luxurious appearance."

"The city has become more beautiful, and prices have naturally gone up. But for this poor farmer, the rapidly rising prices gradually exceeded his affordability."

"In order to enable his wife and children to live a good life, he had to borrow money from the bank opened by Earl Garp."

"But he never imagined that although the interest on these loans seems not high, the soaring prices have caused the cost of these loans to rise rapidly. He is getting more and more moneyless, and his already very poor life is getting worse and worse. It was getting harder and harder. In the end, he had no choice but to mortgage his land to Earl Garp to pay off the loan."

"In the beginning, Earl Garp also used the name of recruitment to express that although I accepted the land, I will hire you to work in my factory or other commercial guilds to make ends meet."

"But as time went on, as more and more farmers were harvested by Earl Karp in various ways, Earl Karp began to dismiss these workers in the name of not needing so many people. And The method of dismissal is the end-of-performance elimination system."

"In order not to be fired and to continue to support his family, he could only work hard, regardless of his physical exhaustion. From the original ten hours a day, it became twelve hours, fourteen hours, sixteen hours, Even at the beginning, I lived and boarded in the factory, and I woke up every day to work, and I went to sleep after work.”

"His hard work finally saved him from being fired, but he also worked with those who were lucky enough to stay on, taking the salary of one person, but found that he gradually began to work for two or three people. "

"The long hours of work made his body gradually tired and tired, and various problems began to appear. But in order to be able to continue to stay in the factory, he could only continue to grit his teeth and persevere."

"But one day, when he was working, his eyes suddenly went dark, and he fell down."

"When he woke up again, he was told that his body could no longer hold on. He had a serious disease and could no longer do heavy work. He had to rest well."

"As a matter of course, he was quickly eliminated in the end-of-the-month elimination system and left the factory."

"When he returned to his home, he fell into trouble in an instant without income. After his pillar collapsed, the pressure of life immediately destroyed the self-confidence of his wife and children."

"In order to pay back the money, he had to reluctantly sell his child. Because of this, his wife broke up with him and ran away from home one night, not knowing where she went."

"Now his body is broken, and he came here from Tianhe City to find his wife who didn't know where. But he knew that he couldn't find it, and he wrote this suicide note in despair. , ended his life here."

After reading the letter, Arrow couldn't help shaking his head and sighing.

The members on the side were also a little sad, looking at the farmer lying on the ground, silently mourning.

"Big landlords kill people, that's all. They won't kill you personally, but will try their best to squeeze out the last bit of oil and water from your body, so that you will go to the end of your life willingly."

Putting away the letter, Airl said this resignedly.

Ke Ke folded her hands, and after mourning in silence, she said with pity: "Brother President, can we help him build a grave? Anyway, after his wife comes back, there is a place to find him..."

In this regard, Airl can only comfort his family members that they are very kind.He nodded slightly, and said with a smile: "Yes, he really needs a place to reflect his existence... Since we met on the road, it is also a fate. Let us arrange a proper funeral for him Bar."

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Back in Pelican Town, the one-month free event of the Honey Pot Guild has also come to an end.

Of course, the news that Song of the Mermaid had returned to the town reached the ears of the nominal president of the Honey Pot Guild—Poison Needle.However, he didn't care too much, after all, his master had already made it very clear that no matter how expensive the wine was, it couldn't be of high value.

The days continued, and compared with the popularity of the Honey Pot Guild, the business of Mermaid Song had always been so dull and tasteless.

Except that occasionally some townspeople are really in a hurry, and the schedule of the Honey Pot Guild is really full and there is no manpower to come to entrust them, there is no money to be made at all.

In contrast, during the period when the members of Song of the Mermaid left, Papa Lumber took advantage of this opportunity to start work.Leaving aside the guild hall, the warehouse at the back has been constantly renovated and remodeled.In addition to the classrooms, training rooms, and alchemy rooms that existed at the beginning, rooms such as storage rooms, weapon rooms, planning rooms, and medical rooms have also been specially opened up.The originally empty warehouse was planned neatly, and it looked very orderly and harmonious once entering.

However, this waiting time will eventually come to an end.

Chapter 240 Eight New Members

When the time just stepped into the first day of May, the change... finally appeared.

"What are you kidding! What do you mean?!"

Airl, who was communicating with neighbors in the town and discussing some matters related to the town, suddenly heard shouts from the central square.

Walking over to take a look, I saw two strong-looking people with weapons behind their backs standing very cautiously in front of a small vendor, holding a crushed clay doll in their hands.

The small vendor owner, Ai Luo, knows a townsman who specializes in handicrafts in the town.A while ago, during the guild war, I made a small profit by selling the peripherals of the two guilds, but now I don’t know why it is so popular.What is more exaggerated is that Boss Govan's stature is not comparable to these two adventurers who seem to be very strong at first glance, but even so, he still grabs the sleeves of these two men desperately and refuses to let them go.

"Uncle Gao Fan, what's the matter? So angry?"

There was no one in the central square, and as members of the same town, since they saw it, they had to go up and say hello.

Gao Fan pointed at the two strong adventurers, and said angrily: "President Arrow? You came just right! Come and judge for me! These two guys came to my shop door, Said that I wanted to see what good things I sold here! I was very happy to show them my favorite works. Unexpectedly! They crushed my sculptures directly! I asked them to lose money, but they But he said he had no money to pay me, and then wanted to leave! Do you think this is angry?!"

Airl turned his head, looked at the two adventurers with weapons on their backs, and asked, "Are you... are you adventurers? If you are here for a trip, you won't lose money if you smash other people's things so casually." , it doesn’t make sense anyway.”

There were some embarrassed expressions on the faces of the two adventurers, and one of the adventurers with a long sword on his back said: "I'm really sorry, we really didn't intend to sabotage. I just think this thing looks very new , very interesting, so I wanted to pick it up and have a look. But I didn't expect this thing to be hollow, I just squeezed it a little and it broke, it really wasn't intended to be destroyed!"

Boss Gao Fan still grabbed the two of them and said loudly: "Whether you do it on purpose or not, you will lose money if you break something! What else can you say?!"

Airl also nodded, looking at the two of them.

The two adventurers looked at each other with embarrassment in their eyes: "Losing money... I'm really sorry about this, the two of us really don't have much money... We came here after going through a lot of hardships. There should be some kind of monster crusade in this kind of border town... To be honest, the two of us haven't eaten for two days, and we really don't have any money..."

Ai Luo tilted his head and thought for a while, then slowly said: "You two, what's your name?" The adventurer with the giant sword on his back smiled and said, "My name is the poor man, this one with the double swords on his back is My friend is called Neigui. That...boss, how about this? We heard that there is an adventurer's guild in Pelican Town! Then the two of us go to the guild over there to register first, and then do some work to earn money How about I compensate you after the money is paid?"

Boss Gao Fan seemed a little confused. He glanced at Airl, as if he was waiting for the guild leader to give him an answer.

Ai Luo also frowned, thinking about the current situation of his guild, and said, "You two want to join the guild...how is your strength? After all, the guild does not support idlers."

"In terms of strength, we brothers still have a little confidence! Neigui, how about we show this little brother?!"

The warrior with two swords nodded, and immediately put down the crushed sculpture in his hands smoothly.Two people jumped into the central square, one turned around, and the two-sword warrior and the round-sword warrior had already held their weapons in their hands, facing each other head-on.

As someone who has seen the entire guild war, Arrow thinks he has a bit of insight.

When the two fighters fought head-on, although the giant sword fighter had a heavy weapon, his offense and defense seemed very methodical, as if he was a seasoned fighter.And the two-sword warrior's movements were nimble, but his strength was not weak at all. Although there were only a few short rounds between the two sides, they showed the demeanor of two strong men.

As an evaluation, Ai Luo felt that the strength of these two soldiers would definitely not be inferior to the two veterans who came from the front line, Whiskey and Polyester.

Seeing such strong combat capabilities of the two of them, Airl felt a little relieved.

But just when he opened his mouth and wanted to report his identity to these two...

"It's amazing! It's really amazing! Since the two adventurers want to join our Honey Pot Guild so much, then we must welcome you with open arms! Hahaha, definitely welcome!"

I don't know when, the poisonous needle came out, and applauded as he walked, the smile on his face was really triumphant.

Hearing the poisonous needle's applause, the eyes of the two fighters, the policeman and the inner ghost, also lit up.They looked at the poisonous needle and said, "May I ask who you are?"

Poison Needle approached, made a very exaggerated gesture of welcome, and said with a smile: "Exactly, I am the president of the Honey Pot Guild, Poison Needle. Since the two of you want to join the guild, then our Honey Pot is the two of you." The best choice! Ah, that...the boss of the handmade products, how much is a clay doll? I'll just pay you."

Although the poisonous needle's tone was a little unfriendly, but if Gao Fan could get the money, it would be better than anything else.At the moment, the handicraft owner also reported the number, and the poisonous needle paid the money very readily.

Seeing that the poisonous needle paid the money, the two fighters seemed a little sorry, and said, "Why is this so embarrassing? Guildmaster of the poisonous needle. We haven't said that we want to join... Besides, we heard that there is a famous guild in Pelican Town, It seems to be called Song of the Mermaid? Have you changed the name now?"

Poison Needle snorted, glanced at Airl contemptuously, and said, "Song of the Mermaid? That guild is about to close down. Next, the Honey Pot is the only designated cooperative guild in Pelican Town. You guys Just feel free to come to me! Food and lodging are included, and there is a fixed salary every month! The amount will definitely satisfy the two of you!"

Now that the poisonous needle has said so, the messenger and the inner ghost naturally have no objections.But when the two were about to leave with the poisonous needle, Ai Luo couldn't sit still and stopped in front of them.

"Yo huh? Is there a problem?"

Faced with Poison Needle's contemptuous gesture, the smile on Ai Luo's face also disappeared, and turned into a cold expression: "Poison Needle, you are going too far, right? You sent people to follow me every day. I won't bother with you anymore. But I saw these two people first! Why do you step in and snatch them halfway? Moreover, they only came here under the name of my guild From Pelican Town!"

The two soldiers looked at each other, and looked at Airl again with a surprised expression: "Are you... the president of Song of the Mermaid?"

But Poison Needle didn't intend to let the two continue talking, but just said slowly: "So what? Can you afford the money? Your guild has problems supporting itself now, right? They come to find a job, Naturally, I want to find a place where I can get a job and earn money! With your small guild, I can’t see one or two orders in ten days and a half months. Go to your place? Waiting to starve to death ! Hahaha! Let's go!"

With those words, Ai Luo was so stunned that he couldn't even utter half a rebuttal.

He could only hold his fists and watch the poisonous needle take away these two obviously very strong adventurers, but he couldn't do anything.

Of course, he doesn't have to do anything.

After the poison needle led the people away completely, the aggrieved expression on Airl's face eased a little, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

"President Airl... Do you think the song of the mermaid is really reaching its limit?"

Gao Fan counted the money in his hand and took the time to ask.

"This is..."

With his hands behind his back, Airl walked towards the direction of the guild very easily——

"Let time tell."

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The free time of the Honey Pot Guild is over.

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But after that, the price war they waged was that the entrusted price was only [-]% off, and the price was increased by [-]% every month.This is tantamount to urging the townspeople in disguise to arrange as much work as possible for them as soon as possible.

Song of the Mermaid is still empty, and the members can't even find anything else to do besides exercising every day.

Today, Airl is also looking at the account book in his hand and worrying.It was at this time that Cream ran in quickly, with an agitated expression as if his butt was on fire.

"President! President Airol! Something big happened! Something big happened!"

Airl quickly looked away from the head-swelling ledger and asked, "What's wrong?"

Cream threw himself on the table in front of Airl, and said out of breath: "President! Didn't you always ask me to observe the recent business of the honey pot? I saw it! Today, I saw a Strangers came to our town and directly entered the Honey Pot Guild to entrust!"

"Then I went to inquire, and sure enough, as you expected, President, the members of the Honey Pot deliberately leaked the client's specific commission to me, purely for me to tell you, President, to disgust you! Haha, but they absolutely did not expect that our president has already planned a strategy!"

Ai Luo smiled, waved his hand and said, "Stop flattering, tell me more about it?"

Chapter 240 IX The Road to Hanhai City

"Well, the waiter girl who leaked the news to me said that the stranger entrusted the honey jar to transport some things from Lagoon City to the capital, Hanhai City! The reason why the stranger commissioned this is because he knew that the honey jar was Viscount Norris. It’s open, so I believe in my lord from the bottom of my heart!”

Hearing this, Airl nodded lightly, and said, "And then? Who will take over this case?"

Cream gave a thumbs up and said with a smug smile: "It's the two guys who joined the Honey Pot two days ago, one is called the poor guy, and the other is called the inner ghost. Besides, there is another The members of the Honey Pot are responsible for handling the handover, which can be regarded as the old bringing the new."