Sword and Magic and Taxi

In this way, Zhao Mai got a hukou in Neibo Town and became a prominent figure. However, he is still living low-key in the guest room of the Fireplace Tavern for the time being, and has no plans to rent or buy a house in the town.

After calculating the daily expenses, if he made no money at all, all 70 gold coins would be spent within a month, and Zhao Mai would become extremely poor, which made him feel a little incredible. The farmers in Nebo Town can't earn so much money even after a busy year. Why do they spend it so fast?

Only after he calmed down to think carefully and listed all the expenses for comparison did he understand the mystery. Excluding houses, servants and food, Zhao Mai only needs two or three gold coins a month. In addition, many farmers spin their own clothes, so they need to use less money. Under the self-sufficient small farmer economic system, land is the largest capital.

With land, you can grow food to feed yourself and build a house on it to protect yourself from wind and rain. You can raise your own meat, you can knit your own clothes, and even birth, old age, illness and death are all taken care of by the goddess of life, Plesma. Although there are lords ruling above, some laws are strict, and some are changing, the people who own the land are indeed living for themselves. Owning his own land and building his own home has always been Zhao Mai's dream. It's no wonder that he wants to try to get a piece of land here.

If you are alone, this is basically impossible. Green said: There are ownerless lands far away from the town. Although they are nominally owned by various lords, because no one cultivates or pays taxes, the lords There is no income, so they are not interested. As long as you can develop whichever piece of land you like and pay the taxes, no one will touch your land.

“Why do so few people do it?”

It's too dangerous. Green moved a chair and sat down at the table, motioning for Zhao Mai to sit down as well, and the two of them had a good chat. Beasts are the first difficulty, but experienced farmers can still deal with them. The more annoying ones are goblins, kobolds and the like. They move in groups, and many villages are destroyed by them before they can form a large scale. If If you encounter orcs or gnolls, they have good military organizations. Ordinary adventurers will be defeated. At this time, they can only rely on the lord's army. Most of the time they can only be driven away, and encirclement and annihilation are individual cases. You You know, lords also need to control their own battle losses.

Why not use regular military patrols to stop the orcs?

Because there are more dangerous existences. Magical beasts, monsters, undead and dragons are not afraid of the army. In these situations, the strength of adventurers is more trustworthy. Of course, they can only deal with those who appear alone. One or two. The top power is still a few professional unions, plus temples. Nebo Town is connected to the Druid community, otherwise how could it develop to such a scale?

No matter what civilization, it has its own unique survival skills, which Zhao Mai gradually came to understand. He spent more than a week doing nothing but chatting with Green to strengthen his lingua franca. Otherwise, how could he understand such a complicated introduction?

You should pay me more. Hiring a professional language instructor is more expensive than a servant. I talk too much these days, which makes me gain weight. Green picked up the ale again and swallowed it in big gulps.

That doesn't work, let's drink water instead? Zhao Mai said jokingly.

Green smiled and stopped complaining. These ales were all bought with Zhao Mai's real money. As long as you don't get drunk, you can use them to moisturize your mouth. He himself is a person who likes to drink, so he can't ask for this kind of way. Besides, there is always someone to chat with while drinking, no matter what the topic is, as long as you speak the common language slowly and the vocabulary is as common as possible.

This is simply the most comfortable job. How could Green be dissatisfied?

Zhao Mai is also very satisfied. Through Green's description, he connected what was originally on paper with the living world, gradually forming a flesh-and-blood image.

The price of flesh and blood is no money. Green, is there any way to sell some goods safely without being traced?

Green paused obviously while drinking, put down the cup, licked his lips, and then said: If it's the first day of our meeting, I would suggest you go to the Wooden Pump Grocery Store. They have channels to contact the Thieves' Guild in the south, maybe Your wish can be fulfilled. But now, I would advise you not to do so.

Is it because you think I'm a good person?

Bah, I think you are too weak. Green shook his head: Although you are wearing weapons and armor, if you really think about it, your combat effectiveness is very worrying, and most apprentices can defeat you. Your only advantage is If you are smarter than them, you may be better at on-the-spot performance, but this is not stable. If you encounter some cautious opponents, your smartness will be of little use.

You're right, I admit that I'm not good at fighting. But how did you see that I'm smart?

Of course from the speed of learning the language and the terrifying knowledge. Green would not say it out loud and skipped the topic directly: For the sake of safety, you may not tell me what you want to sell, and you will not take it out until you arrive at the wooden pile grocery store. Originally, I didn't mind this form, anyway, I always I can get a commission. But now I'm worried that you will come up with something extraordinary and then be targeted by the Thieves Guild, then you will basically be dead.

Thank you for your concern. Do you have any suggestions?

It's better to go through the guild channel and use the contract in Nebo Town to protect yourself. I can help you contact the merchant, write confidentiality and other information into the contract, and hand it over to the guild for safekeeping. The cost may be higher, but it is safer than The connection with the Thieves Guild is much higher. I think this is what you are more concerned about.

Let me think about it. Zhao Mai nodded.

He is not a young boy, so naturally he will not just listen to one side of the story. He felt that his common language could handle most situations, so he prepared to go to the guild. The contract he signed with Green was at the guild, so he knew where the guild was and that there were people there who could explain the guild's procedures. The explanation fee of two gold coins is a lot of money for ordinary people, but Zhao Mai thinks it is well worth the cost.

Now he can probably understand what people around him are talking about, and he can greet people using local formal etiquette without making a fool of himself. He can even tell which ones are real beggars and which ones are spies from the Southern Thieves Guild. Green once complained that the Thieves Guild from Nidale in the south was trying to extend its tentacles to the north. The Shadow Parliament (Nidel's ruling body) is not very powerful in military strength, but it spares no effort to support the expansion of domestic organizations. I don't know what its intentions are.

Regardless of whether they were real beggars or fake beggars, Zhao Mai put a copper plate in their small basin. Anyway, he had identified all the money, and none of them was a gold coin of destiny. In a healthy forest, coins are rare and destiny coins are useless. But when you come to a trading town, in order to find other gold coins of destiny, you naturally have to bring the previous one with you.

I found a craftsman to make a pendant, embedded gold coins in it, and wore it next to my body. Zhao Mai hopes that it can sense other gold coins as soon as possible, so that he can have greater freedom in traveling between the two worlds.

Boy, can you come over and talk? Zhao Mai actually heard Chinese speaking while walking on the street.

He turned around and looked around, but didn't find anyone talking to him. He looked at the food reserves and found that the puppy was staring directly at a black cat on the roadside, purring in its throat, showing some vigilance.

Tian Yu Tong, do you remember? The cat waved, and its movements were similar to the lucky cats commonly seen in stores. Then, it turned around and slipped under the door into a store.

I looked up at the signboard and saw that a variety of vegetables and flowers are sold here. Is it a shop opened by a druid? Zhao Mai scratched his head, picked up the stored grain and walked in.