The loss of Teigu became more and more serious, and the biggest pillar supporting the empire was on the verge of collapse. Any feather above it would become the straw that crushed the camel's camel.
"The carriage is a bit bumpy, and we need to pay attention to details in the future service." Xia Ge's tone was still brisk, after all... none of his business, he only cares about the ceremony to the outside world.
Scarface looked at the yellow sand that occasionally drifted by outside the window, and felt that the indifference of some people in the world was really deep in their bones, but... none of his business, he was just a small manager.
"Thank you for your advice, my lord." The smile on Scar's face was still modest.
The bumpy carriage is due to years of disrepair, otherwise the carriage on the official road would never be like this.
After a long while, the two came to the foot of a mountain range. There were no trees here, and at most they were just bushes.Therefore, the view is excellent, and there is a group of buildings in the middle of the mountains similar to the basin.
At the foot of the mountain, there is a road leading directly to the center, and it probably took a lot of effort to open it up.
Passing the checkpoint, Scarface led Xia Ge into the front hall.After filling out the form and paying the money at the counter, the two came to a paddock.
The eyes are densely packed thatched huts, separated by a high wall in the middle, and Jing Zhuang lives separately from his relatives. Several stone mangers are interspersed among them. Their daily food is liquid food. The Chamber of Commerce has always kept them in a half-starved state. Neither will starve to death nor have the energy to make trouble.
Scarface handed Xiager a metal plate with special patterns engraved on it, "Receive the ticket, the price is clearly marked on the bulletin board in the lobby, you have seen it before."
Xia Ge nodded, he felt that this place was quite standardized, and he had learned a lot.
"Although I am a little embarrassed, sales is still one of my duties. I would like to ask if you are interested in participating in tonight's auction. There are many precious goods. Of course, the top ones will be sent to the Imperial Capital Auction. Tonight only Next time."
"Except for sending him to the imperial capital, there is no truth." Xia Ge didn't even bother to look at him.
Scarface sneered and said, "It's an auction held at the end of every month, but winter is approaching, and many border mixed bloods have their families ruined because of foreign races hunting grass valleys."
He didn't say any more after that, believing that the other party could understand what he meant.
"How much is the commission?"
"Bai Yi, those goods are neither disabled nor touched, otherwise they won't sell for a good price." Scarface said with a wink.
Xia Ge looked at the sky, it was already afternoon, so it might as well wait for the auction later.
The last payment that Laide gave him was roughly two thousand gold coins, which filled a bag full. He spent nearly five hundred before, and the rest was more than enough.
At the same time, a pink-haired girl was lifted out of the iron cage. She looked only about ten years old, and the range of buyers was very small.But her hair color is special, and it is possible to sell it for a good price.
If the auction fails, then send it to the imperial capital. There are a lot of perverted nobles there. It is said that there are guys who abduct foreigners and lynch them.
Chapter 99 Strange Hair Color
It seems that the venue of the opera house is dimly lit, only the ones on the stage are bright to focus the eyes, the seats are arranged in steps under the stage, and the private rooms on the second floor are more private.
"There are not many people." Xia Ge sat on the sofa on the second floor, and the room seemed very quiet.
"Many of the people below are babysitters." Scarface whispered as he stood beside him.
A box is a place that requires enough consumption to enter, and [-] gold coins are enough to buy a village, provided it is not around the imperial capital.
Good guy, you are really a key employee of your chamber of commerce... Xia Ge doesn't know what to say, the scar on his face probably has a reason.
"Dear guests, welcome to the Luolai Auction."
The auctioneer was a woman with outstanding looks. The off-the-shoulder dress showed off her moist figure. After a brief self-introduction, she immediately got to the point.
The first item on the lot is a vicissitudes of life necklace, with many animal teeth with distinct tooth marks hanging on it, with traces of dark red dotted among them.
The servant tool - rotten teeth, will cause ulceration after touching the wound, and the mortality rate is extremely high for ordinary people's physique, but because it is not a weapon, its practicality is hard to say.
The auctioneer told the legendary story of this piece of furniture in a soft voice, highlighting a ups and downs, anyway, the authenticity has long been untestable.
The first lot and the finale of the auction are usually the highest value, requiring her to spend some time.
"This piece of furniture will be photographed by the people of the chamber of commerce, and after getting it back, it will be exchanged with the pieces in the inventory of other large chambers of commerce, so that every chamber of commerce in the network will look like there are many pieces of furniture, but in fact it is just an illusion .” Scarface said.
"What if it comes back again." Xia Ge asked.
"Then change the name, even the Teigu's information is confusing, not to mention the larger number of vassals. I remember the last time a year ago, this vassal was called Corroded Tooth, and the story is completely different." The scarred face seemed What decision was made.
"Want to come with me?" Xia Ge said with a smile. If he didn't ask for something, the other party would not take the initiative to disclose these inside information. As long as he responds to other members of the Chamber of Commerce, Scarface will not be far from death.
"Yes..." Scarface gritted his teeth, and his performance would improve a lot after receiving Xia Ge.But the position is doomed to be unable to be promoted. He can only take the top position if there is a vacancy at the top. If he wants to go further, he can only go to the headquarters to develop.
But in the headquarters, relationships are tied to relationships, and seniority is ranked by seniority. As a manager with no background, it is useless even if he has a place in the county.
The most important thing is that he doesn't want to do this business anymore. If a big customer buys two hundred mixed blood that can be used as soldiers, it must be useful.
The court furniture was bought by customers in other boxes on the second floor at an unimaginably high price.However, the bidding process was very fierce, and many people really took a fancy to this rotten tooth, and finally the atmosphere of the venue was successfully mobilized.
The second lot is a batch of armor-piercing arrows with a quantity of [-]. It is a special standard weapon that only the archers of the elite troops of the empire will be equipped with. It is well-made and only produced in a royal arsenal around the imperial capital. It even contains a little alchemy. surgery.
Xia Ge tried it with a placard and offered two hundred gold coins.Although the gold content of the armor-piercing arrow is not high, he is too lazy to make it himself.
Soon, the price slowly rose to 340 gold coins. Xia Ge threw the sign aside and turned around and said, "It is difficult for a person who has changed jobs once to gain the trust of the new employer. You have to convince me."
Scarface asked without hope: "Can you show your hand?"
Whether it is strength or power.
"No, it's not that I'm begging you to join. Whether you want to bet or not depends on your luck." Xia Ge said calmly.
Scarface closed his eyes and frowned, suddenly he took a few steps back and prostrated himself on the ground, then drew out the dagger at his back waist, and the noise of bidding came from his ear, he slammed the knife on the four fingers of his left hand.
I didn't feel any pain yet, but my heart was beating fast, the coolness spread from my hands to my whole body, and I couldn't help but feel regret and panic.
Dao Scar made another slash with a ferocious face, and chopped off the thumb of his left hand at the same root. Only at this time did the hot feeling become clear. He quickly took out a brown oiled paper bag from the skirt of his clothes, and applied the powder inside to the wound.
"It's really extreme..." Xia Ge shook his head slightly.
"The villain only has one good right hand left." Scar's face twitched in pain, he meant that he would not find another owner from now on.Because if you lose two hands, you will undoubtedly become a useless person, and this left hand is paid to the chamber of commerce.
"Tsk tsk, how dare you bet, can you tell the truth, I'm really interested." Xia Ge couldn't understand how someone would come up and pay such a price. How is this different from selling a house to buy a lottery ticket.
"I've never seen anyone as arrogant as you."
"Slander, my quality is well-known."
Scar's face and back were drenched with cold sweat. It turns out that people in pain really don't have the energy to compose words. He was undoubtedly offended just now.
"It's just a feeling that you have a lot of money, and you don't know nothing about the world."
Xia Ge glanced at the blood on the ground, "Do it yourself, don't die."
He originally planned to pick one of the mixed blood to be the scout captain.But it is also possible to use a scar face, or it is a better choice, if you are not satisfied, then kill it, and if you want to be a prince, you must have someone.
"Ten years old, blond hair, from the Western Kingdom, weight 34, height 140, the starting price is [-] silver coins or [-] gold coins." The auctioneer said in a cadence, the auction is still going on.
In the box, Scarface replied, "Yes..."
He knew that the other party had agreed to become his subordinate.
"I'm just a Tegu envoy." Xia Ge turned his attention back to the stage.
Scarface was overjoyed.
"Ten years old, pink hair, mixed race, weight 140, height [-], starting price [-] silver coins or [-] gold coins, VIPs, I guarantee that the hair color is natural, in other words, everything is pink."
There are very few feedbacks below, and normally speaking, it is estimated that the auction will be passed.
Xia Ge turned his head and asked, "Why does no one want this?"
"My lord, a special hair color means a special point of interest. If there is no such customer today, the auction will naturally fail. Anyway, there will be many more in the future. Twenty gold coins is really not a small number."
Scar had a wry smile on his face. He had no interest in women at all. Even Lin Lin, who had been in charge of the chamber of commerce for so many years, was about to vomit. The same as those postmen.
"One hundred gold..." Xia Ge held up his signboard.
There was a little noise in the venue, but it quickly disappeared. This strange hair color may be in the arms of a freak, so it is not worth being too surprised.
Chapter 100 Back and Teach
"Name?"
"Main..."
"age?"
"Ten years old..."
"Speak louder."
"Yes!"
Ma Yin was wearing a slightly shabby sackcloth at this time, but her small face was clean, and her long pink hair was also carefully combed and washed. Naturally, the Chamber of Commerce paid a little bit in order to sell it for a good price.
However, Xia Ge saw that her small one might not be of much use for the time being.
"Go in..."
"no, do not want."
Ma Yin looked at the gate in fear. Inside the gate was darkness that seemed to swallow everything. She had seen the hundreds of people disappear without a trace after entering.
Two people stand in front of an abandoned wooden house in the wilderness.
"Don't worry, I'll go in behind you, what are you afraid of." Xia Ge said impatiently.
Ma Yin struggled to move forward, the unknown and the darkness always made people fearful.
Xia Ge looked at the girl whose legs were like lead, stretched out his hand and lifted her up by the waist and walked straight into the darkness.
In the next second, the ability of the fruit of the door is released, and the wooden house collapses.
……
As the largest city in the Northland, Beijun City also assumed the responsibility of defending against foreign nationalities. From the map, it formed a flat triangle with the other two county cities to defend the north of the imperial capital, which could also be regarded as the second line of defense.
The rangers of the foreign races had to stop when they reached here at most.Because as long as the border is not broken, the empire can theoretically form an encirclement between the two lines of defense at any time, and the second line of defense effectively protects the farming areas on the north side of the imperial capital.
In fact, the troops of foreign nations rarely go deep to this point. For the army, such a long supply line is like sending meat into the mouth of the empire.Moreover, it is difficult for small-scale troops to pose a threat to the city defense.
On the left side of Beijun City, there is an unimposing mountain range. The road at the foot of the mountain is straight and wide. It is the main road connecting the two county towns. There is a deserted village on the side of the road, where people occasionally rest overnight.
Originally, Beijun City should have four guards in the front, back, left, and right, stationed in the four directions of the city.But before Xia Gelai, only the front and back really existed, and the left and right defenses would only appear in the registration list, and the special appropriation for the empire center was naturally missing, and even the distributed ordnance was sold along the Internet.
This barren place used to be called Zuo Shao Town, and it existed as a school ground for the garrison army. Today, it is bustling again.
"You are in charge of this place. The training starts tomorrow. There are still a lot of vacant places. Let's use it as a passing hotel. It's just a matter of finding something for the sentinel relatives to do and open source. The terraced fields will also be planted in spring. Cash crops, the old grain is enough to last until next autumn, if there is a problem in life, find Laide, and I have said hello."
Xia Ge and Scarface were walking on the village road. He only needed to give directions. How to implement it was Scarface's task. If he was not satisfied during the acceptance inspection, he would find the responsible person.
"My lord, according to my observation, there is enough space for tens of thousands of people to live here. Can we raise some livestock on a large scale if the space is vacated?"
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