life copy game

Chapter 378 Chaos (Two in One)

Killing Yazi has always been in He Ao's plan.

This dungeon seems to be a bit more difficult than the previous dungeons that He Ao experienced, whether it is the difficulty of investigation or the difficulties encountered in the investigation.

Rock City is a brand new map, most people here have never heard of K, and Dawn City in the south seems like another world to them.

The mining consortium and the city government controlled by the mining consortium are their entire world.

This city is very similar to Kaya City, but the difference is that in the copy of Kaya City, Heo is the uncrowned king of Kaya City, but in this copy of Rock City, he has to deal with the uncrowned king of this city .

In fact, the mining consortium in Rock City has much stronger control over the city than the Nolanka Group, black and white take all. The real power controller of the consortium itself is the mayor of Rock City.

Therefore, He Ao must try his best to unite the forces that are worth uniting, so that only what can be given can be gained.

However, the attack on Yazi was actually more dangerous than He Ao imagined.

D to C is one jump, and C to B seems like an even bigger jump.

After reaching the C level, the strengths of the two adjacent levels do not seem to be as close as those below the C level before. He Ao can no longer guess what power the other talent sequences of the next level will have through the current level. The talents of different paths The gap between sequences is constantly widening.

He Ao's original preparation was to try to directly crush Yazi's consciousness through mental interference from a long distance.

With his current level of fine-grained control over Super Memory, and with his strong soul power, he can already 'abolish' or even kill some weaker D-ranks through mental power.

But after He Ao opened the vision of super memory, he suddenly found that Yazi's soul seemed to be protected by an invisible 'fence'.

This fence comes from Aibo on the side, and it seems to be an extension of Aibo's power.

Able is not only strong in combat, but also has some kind of soul-protecting skills.

However, none of the transcendent beings He Ao met before had this kind of skill, and mental interference was accurate.

He Ao took a brief look. With the existence of this fence, he could only penetrate a little with a full blow, which caused a simple mental disturbance effect on Yaz, but could not cause more damage.

And his attack will inevitably be discovered by Eber, leading to the exposure of his own existence.

Although He Ao can run at that time, it will be more difficult to kill Yazi next time.

So Howe changed his plans and took a risky approach.

He found that although his large-scale attack would be blocked by that kind of soul barrier, he could still use a small amount of power to bypass Able's induction, penetrate into the barrier, and interfere with Yaz's soul.

This kind of operation requires extremely subtle manipulation and a stable mentality. It may be difficult for ordinary spiritual transcendents, but it is not difficult for He Ao who has already controlled super memory to the smallest detail.

But he was not impatient, he grabbed a handful of stones first, and waited for the conflict between Albert and Ilia Ann, and when Albert put his heart and soul on Ilia Ann, he deliberately led Yaz to find himself.

Then he infiltrated a small amount of spiritual power through the gap between the soul barriers. When Yaz found him and attacked subconsciously, it interfered with Yaz's soul, making Yaz's thoughts temporarily silent, unable to make a call to Abel. move.

Immediately afterwards, he jumped up, pretending to attack Ai Bo, and at the moment Ai Bo's attention was attracted, he shot and killed Yaz, and then left without stopping.

Because Albert himself had conflicted with Ilia Ann, and Ilia Ann was very close, and Ilia Ann also briefly hindered Albert as expected.

This brief obstacle was enough for He Ao to leave calmly, and when Ai Bo chased him, He Ao had already turned into an alley.

It's just a pity that Yaz's D-level talent sequence, if Yaz's body falls into the hands of the Miners Mutual Aid Association, it is estimated that his talent sequence will be brought up, but only Abe and Ilia Ann were present at the time.

Albert seemed to look down on Yaz, so he might not be willing to collect the body for Yaz, so the body would either be collected by Ilia Ann, or it might be collected by the municipal cleaners.

According to the general rules, there are commissioners or FBI agents stationed in the municipal cleaning department to identify the corpses of extraordinary people.

So falling into the hands of municipal cleaners is equivalent to falling into the hands of the city government or the FBI.

"call--"

He Ao let out a breath of white air, and looked up at the dark sky, with slight snowflakes floating in front of him.

The weather became very fast. It was still sunny in the morning, but snowflakes began to fall in the afternoon, and the temperature seemed to drop a lot.

This is a market in Beicheng District, and noisy crowds are walking around in the market.

Although Rock City is a resource-based city, the benefits brought by the huge resources have nothing to do with the vast majority of people in this city.

The mining consortium may be very rich, and it is a large consortium that can rank among the top [-] in the federation, but most of the Rock citizens at the bottom have a weekly salary of only two to three hundred federal coins.

Such an income cannot sustainably afford consumer goods imported from the south from formal sources.

So markets full of old and cheap goods are very popular in Rock City, and there are such markets everywhere.

Most of these bazaars are small vendors setting up stalls without a business license from the city government. The reason for not having a business license is also very simple, that is, to avoid paying taxes.

There are two types of federal taxes, one is the federal tax paid directly to the federation, and the other is the city tax paid to the city.

Taxation is an important source of funds for the municipal government. Generally, large monopoly groups and related industries surrounding monopoly groups will contribute a large amount of tax revenue to the municipal government.

For example, nearly 35% of the tax revenue of Kaya City comes from Nolanka Group and its subsidiaries and industrial chain companies.

In Rock City, the mining consortium paid less than 5% of the total tax for the city government. They lobbied the congressmen, amended the law, transferred the group's registration place, and tried their best to avoid paying an extra tax.

They took the most benefits from the city, but only assumed the least responsibilities.

The main industries of the mining consortium are in Rock City, but the mining consortium registered in Rock City is just a 'subsidiary', and its 'parent company' is located in the small city of Bainoke in the west, which has the lowest federal corporate income tax City.

The city government's expenditure needs to be maintained, and it cannot receive taxes from the mining consortium. The Rock City government can only increase taxes for ordinary people.

An important source of municipal government revenue is consumption tax.

The federal consumption tax is an extra-price tax. The price of the product is marked with the tax amount, and it is paid together with the tax when paying.

The consumption tax rates in different cities are different, but they are not too high. For example, Chenxi City is 5%, Kaya City is 6%, and Rock City is 9%, which is the highest level in the entire Federation.

The high tax rate makes it much more expensive to buy the same thing in Rock City than in other cities.

This gave birth to a thriving smuggling industry, as well as street stalls selling smuggled goods, which were not registered with the government and naturally did not pay taxes.

Since the cost of store rent and other costs are saved, and no tax is paid, the same thing sold on street stalls is [-] to [-]% cheaper than in regular stores.

A large number of street stalls form a market, and the existence of a large number of markets makes it more difficult for the city government to collect taxes.

The previous mayor was the mayor of Iliaan's party, who violently banned these markets, and his approval rating plummeted.

After he took office, he also kept his promise to release some markets and reduced taxes, and these markets are all under the control of the Ice Wolf Gang. booth fee'.

This part of the tax that should have been supplied to the city government was supplied to the Ice Wolf Gang, and then entered the pockets of the mining consortium.

These are all He Ao found on the Internet.

It's just that it's more difficult to find news about the Ice Wolf Gang, but it's not impossible to find it.

There is no more in-depth.

However, He Ao can basically guess what happened next. As the city government's income drops, a large number of government workers face the risk of unemployment or salary cuts, and even the city defense army's budget is also facing cuts.

At this time, it will be easier and more convenient for the mayor to control the mining consortium to infiltrate the city government and the city defense army.

He Ao looked through the information on the Internet, but found no useful information. He originally wanted to search for the mayor's information, but found that there were only some news about the mayor's election, and apparently filtered praise manuscripts.

There is no more in-depth information about the mayor's past and detailed video information about the mayor.

He Ao put down his bracelet and glanced at the sky.

It was getting dark.

People from the mercenary group came back and forth a few times, but finding someone in a chaotic market is like finding a needle in a haystack, let alone a powerful and agile superhuman like He Ao

There are several bazaars nearby, and Abel is not sure whether He Ao is hiding in the bazaar or which bazaar he is hiding in. After searching for several times in a row, the number of people who are searching gradually decreases.

He Ao mixed in the crowd leaving the market, and walked out of the market slowly.

Surrounded by old buildings and dim street lights.

Generally, the urban areas where the market is located are relatively old, and there is no market in the bustling city center, where the few middle class and small factory owners in the city live.

He Ao left the crowd and turned into an alley. After walking a few steps, he heard a burst of chaotic footsteps and shouts.

"My husband is really not a criminal, nor did he incite the miners to strike, please let us go..."

A crying female voice came from the other side of the alley, and He Ao walked over slowly, leaning against the shadows.

"I don't care if he is right or not, either pay the money or follow us."

It was a somewhat hoarse male voice who spoke.

He Ao looked up, and there were several men wearing simple clothes and smoking cigarettes dragging a man in dusty mining uniform.

The man seemed to have just returned from the mine, and he didn't even have time to change his clothes.

A woman is crying and holding the man's hand.

"I fought with you."

A childish voice came from behind the woman, and a twelve or thirteen-year-old boy rushed out of the room, holding an iron rod in his hand.

"Go away," the man kicked up, kicking the little boy flying and hitting the wall, "little bastard."

"Kid, kid..."

The woman hurried over to check the child's body.

"elder brother"

"Big Brother"

"brother"

Several younger children ran out of the house.

"It's quite capable of giving birth," the man who lifted his foot said with a smile, "is there any older ones who can work over the age of 15? The boss of the prison set a price for us. Sending a strong laborer is a sum of money. , You guys are too small, you can’t do work even if you send them in, so get a bigger one.”

"Hahaha."

The few people around him laughed wildly.

"You bastards."

The woman stretched out her hand to protect the child and cursed.

"Bastards, I will fight with you."

The captured miner man blushed and struggled vigorously.

But no matter what, he couldn't break free from the restraints of a few strong men, like a drowning man, struggling frantically and chaotically, but it was useless.

"Hey, you're still pulling up."

Seeing how hard he was struggling, one of them stretched out his hand to grab his neck, and the man's complexion suddenly turned purple.

"Brothers, be gentle, don't kill them," the man with a cigarette said quickly, "We have to earn money from the living, and those who were maimed or killed in the afternoon didn't get any money."

"It's boring."

The man who stretched out his hand to his neck let go and spat.

"You bastards!"

The woman on the side hastily protected the child behind her,

"Let's go, hurry up and hand over someone to the next house."

The man with the cigarette sneered, and spit the sparking cigarette butt towards the woman's cheek.

The cigarette butt was extremely fast, tumbling in the air, and was about to land on the woman's face in an instant.

And at this moment, two pure white fingers stretched out from the void, pinching the cigarette.

"Littering is against city regulations."

He Ao held the cigarette butt with his backhand, straightened up, and looked at the man in front of him.

"Where did you get it, dare to teach me how to do things? Oh, you want to save them? Are you also an accomplice of the Miners' Mutual Aid Association?"

The man spat, took half a step back, and shouted, "Brothers, come to work, this strong man is worth a lot of money."

He looked at He Ao and said with a smile, "Boy, you are not the one who wants to be a hero. Once you are a member of the miners mutual aid association, you can't control where you go."

The people behind him all smiled, threw the exhausted miner on the ground, rolled up their sleeves and strode over.

Howard shrugged and said nothing.

He was really an associate of the miners' fraternity.

The first person to come was the man who had just strangled his neck. He was tall and strong, and when he punched, there was the sound of strong wind.

Several people behind followed suit.

boom--

The man who punched first flew out and hit a high wall behind him, spitting out blood, taking in more air than exhaling.

The others barely reacted, and flew out at the same time, hit the wall, and fell down.

He Ao withdrew his feet and looked at the arrogant man in front of him just now. Not only did this guy not make a move, he even took a step back.

"My lord, my lord, it's the little one who is blind, and the little one's eyes grow in the middle of the buttocks..."

The man looked at He Ao, then at the brothers lying on the ground, swallowed, took two steps back, and said tremblingly.

"What did I just say?"

Howo watched him calmly.

"I..." The man froze for a moment, looked at the cigarette butt in He Ao's hand, and said quickly, "Don't litter."

"Open your mouth."

Howe glanced at her.

The man opens his mouth.

A sparkling cigarette butt was pressed into his mouth, a puff of smoke rose, and there was a hissing sound.

He Ao waved his hand, indicating that he could go away.

The man didn't even dare to cry out in pain, he nodded and bowed and pulled the few who could still get up and rolled away.

He Ao looked at their backs, his eyes narrowed. The actions of these people were not standardized. Obviously, they had not received uniform military training, and they had tattoos on their bodies. They were not members of the city defense army, but members of the Ice Wolf Gang.

If the city defense army can be restrained in searching for members of the Miners' Mutual Aid Association, the Ice Wolf Gang is completely messing around.

After Vincent's death, the Ice Wolf Gang should also have entered the mayor's sphere of influence.

What are the mayor and the mining consortium trying to do?
"you are···"

While thinking, a soft voice came from behind He Ao.

Howo turned around and looked at the mother and her children behind him.

The face of Nell's mother came into view.

He thought for a while, and took out some candy from his pocket, which he grabbed for him just now at the market, and the merchant had no change.

He Ao has no money in his electronic account, and most of his body is cash brought back from the wilderness.

He grabbed the candies and gave them to the kids.

The children glanced at their mother, but did not dare to stretch out their hands. Finally, the older boy who had just been kicked away stretched out his hand, took the candy from He Ao's hand, and distributed it to his younger brothers and sisters.

At this time, the man who was caught also got up staggeringly and walked over. His wife hurriedly supported him.

The man seemed to be ready to thank He Ao, but He Ao shook his head lightly, "You should find a place to hide first, they will definitely come back again."

After all, he turned and left.

The children watched as his figure disappeared.

"Brother, when will we grow up?"

"how?"

"I want to grow up quickly so that I can protect my parents."

-

He Ao walked through an alley and was about to take a taxi, when he suddenly saw a figure waiting for him under the light in front of him.

He looked at He Ao and smiled.

　Nearly [-] words, the next update is only tomorrow morning, suddenly I got stuck in the text, and my brain is buzzing.

　
(End of this chapter)