Take Taobao with you to another world

Although it is obvious from the face and body shape alone that the origin of the "Gentiles" is not uniform, and some races have never even been seen on this plain, it is necessary to separate them one by one from thousands of people. It's still easy to tell.These young people always wear uniforms of different colors but the same style, which are cut and sewed in no other place except here, presenting a style that is completely exotic, but very in line with certain characters of their organization, Of course, the techniques of weaving and dyeing these soft and lustrous fabrics are also superb and natural.

Uniforms can not only distinguish identities, but different colors also represent their different job responsibilities. For example, blue clothes represent the storage and transportation of materials, white clothes represent medical treatment, yellow clothes represent sanitation and cleaning, black clothes represent urban construction, and gray clothes represent others.Gray clothes are the most common and the color that people have the most contact with.In this city, no matter what kind of uniform they wear, when people encounter difficulties that cannot be solved, they can turn to any Gentile who passes by for help. They guide people who solve problems.Although people are confused about why this organization can implement this rule from top to bottom, and their "responsiveness to requests" has always been condemned by the church as a means of demagoguery, but people should be wary, it does not mean that they do not like to be respected.

"Respect", many people have never even heard this word in their life, don't know it doesn't mean they don't have self-esteem, their instinct knows that they like this feeling, and they also know this feeling that they have never had before. It feels like only Gentiles can give it, and no one needs to be reminded.

"Has everyone got the list?" A young man who came in asked with a smile.

After a mixed response, he clapped his hands.

"Very good, everyone has it." He said, "Then, let's open the first page, let me talk to you about this exhibition, how big a venue we will prepare, how many commodities, how to hold it and for how long..."

Although this grinning young man went straight to the point at the beginning, which is the usual "no nonsense" of Gentiles, but after he finished explaining the various matters of the fair, it was almost time for lunch, so the businessmen took the list Put it in your purse, take out the meal ticket, and go to the nearby dock canteen to queue up for a meal.

There was a lot of noise in the cafeteria during lunch time. Dock workers, "gentiles" and businessmen lined up in front of the window together. Meal tickets, either neat or crumpled, were stuffed into the ticket box, and the canteen workers were inside. Glancing at the color of the meal ticket that fell in, he took the dinner plate neatly and put it on the clean countertop, waved a big spoon to fill it up, and then pushed it out of the window.

The line is very long, but the speed of the line is not slow. People who have taken the food invite friends and sit around a table, chatting and laughing while eating.Although nine-tenths of the people who eat here are "vulgar", "inferior", "most loyal lackeys" dock workers, their food is not inferior at all, because they do heavy physical work, so The subsidy paid by the collective to the cafeteria is also higher than that of other departments in the city. Eggs, meat and fish can be seen more frequently, which is more in line with the consumption habits of merchants.The supply standard of canteens in the city is no different from that of the wharf. It’s just that the people who were originally disaster victims want to save more savings, so they usually choose a lower subsidy standard. It is also a delicacy for people.

Gold's lunch today is corn tortillas, sweet and sour soup, stewed meat with tofu and vermicelli, and a piece of "fried rice". He knows what "fried rice" is made of. After the feeding house, he no longer forced himself to hate this kind of food, but some people in the same industry are contrary to him, and now they even try to stay away from the window where "fried rice" is distributed, and they will not follow the companions who have taken this kind of food. sit together.

"Does he know that his favorite 'good bread' is also made with this?" asked someone at the same table.

"Of course he does," said another, "but to Tabor it's just a matter of not letting him see."

"Oh, what a self-defeating Tabor."

Tabor, who was sitting two tables away, could not hear the ridicule of his companions, so the conversation naturally returned to the food itself.Even in the most difficult time in this city, there are no less than seven types of food in the cafeteria. People can not only eat enough, but also eat their own preferences for food. Maybe this is why there is no "freedom" in this city. ", but the people living here don't yearn for the outside world, and don't miss their hometown very much, let alone want to return to the embrace of the lords.

"As long as the Gentiles don't drive them out," said a merchant, "they can live here forever."

"Who wants to go back in time?" said another businessman. "I don't want to, even if it's just to have enough to eat in this city."

"It's also for dignity and protection." Another businessman said, "This is a city where there are no beggars and thieves, nor abuse and killing."

"The strangest thing is, there's no 'Master' yet," Gold said.

Someone laughed, "Perhaps it is because there are no noble lords, church lords, and guild lords that this city can look like this?"

"Aren't Gentiles another 'lord'?" someone asked.

"Is there a master who has no servants, works from morning to night, and eats and lives with the common people? Is there such a master who takes the smallest price and gives you the most desired master?" A businessman said, "Then such a master A little more, I don't think people would mind."

"Even if they are heretics?"

"Even if they are heretics."

"Even if Gentiles are 'heretics,'" Gold said, "but if heresy is strong, rich, kind, sensible, capable of doing whatever they want, what do people get by sticking to their beliefs? ?”

"I got 'peace after death'." The businessman just said sarcastically, "Suffer in this life, but be blessed after death. Although no one has seen the afterlife, it must be a paradise. Otherwise, what are the priests praying for day and night? ?”

Another sneered and said, "Don't think too much about it. Only innocent people can enter Paradise after death. Everyone is born with a sin. If you don't atone for your sins, you will only fall into hell."

"Since that's the case, how should we sinners atone for our sins?" Others asked while pinching their throats.

"Naturally, while serving the nobles faithfully, he also served the church devoutly. He bought indulgences in large quantities, embroidered gold thread on priests' cassocks, and exchanged all ritual vessels for gold and silver!" The businessman held up a spoon and pointed Pointingly said, "If this is not enough, then send your young and beautiful family members to the monastery, and the bishop and priest will definitely feel your sincerity!"

"That's right! As long as the gentlemen live like a paradise in this world, we will be able to enter the paradise with them on an equal footing after death." The others suddenly realized, "However, if we have neither gold, silver nor youthful appearance Mei's family members can't even afford indulgences, so it seems that they can only sink into hell after death. So what does hell look like?"

"Hell, since it is a place of perdition surrounded by fire and water, of course it is full of fallen things, such as rebellious celestial leaders, black demons, heretics who don't believe in gods, and the like, they don't listen to gods Teaching, indulging in life, and giving birth to all kinds of heresies, conjured up all kinds of good things, tempting people to give up the righteous way of peace and happiness, and indulge in pleasure with them..."

"Oh, isn't this our New Marsh City!" People laughed.

Although the "Gentiles" - the pioneers also dined in this cafeteria, the words of the businessmen were not meant to please them. In such a noisy environment, even the neighbors did not care what they were talking about.Being able to win the qualifications for franchising is enough to show that they are not devout believers. Merchants are running around, bringing all kinds of useful goods from Gentiles to the people in need. At first, they are only for the increase of their own wealth—the selling price Or the sales method is determined by the foreigners, with a certain floating profit, and after the caravan returns, the contract reward will be given according to the sales situation, which is more similar to employment than consignment sales—but they also actually expand the foreigner’s influence on the country. and surrounding areas.

Therefore, no matter what they say, they are only looking for profit, when these specialized traders are walking outside, they will inevitably face people's doubts.The villagers got what they needed, and as long as someone in the passing caravan could read a few classic scriptures, they would turn a blind eye to the unique signs of foreigners on the goods, and sometimes they would take the initiative to cover their tracks for them.The most and most severe criticisms come from the lord and the church, especially the church.

On the surface, the church put on a firm stance against "heretics", but since the Gentiles have established a strict classification system in the trading area, different areas are opened to them depending on the relationship between the trader and the city, so if anyone Gentiles are not very welcome guests, even if they have money, they may not be able to buy what they want.Only the merchants are licensed, no matter where they are from or how powerful the chamber of commerce behind them is, once they get the license and complete the sales tasks stipulated by the Gentiles, they can withdraw from the city's warehouse according to the quota. Any commodity—including such forbidden items as weapons and armor—was sold everywhere, and even if they sold weapons to the enemies of the Gentiles, they would not be held accountable.

This is a proof of the strength and self-confidence of the Gentiles, and for those nobles and knights, the armor and weapons they obtained from any other way are far inferior to those brought from that city by these licensed merchants who "sold their souls" Sturdy, gorgeous and sharp, even though the church said that these armors and weapons may have hidden mysteries, the Gentiles have never shown any natural abilities since they set foot on this plain. They confessed that their strength comes from their knowledge and machinery, and even The leaders are all suspected survivors.What's more, the goods of the Gentiles have already penetrated this land like water, and the users know best whether they hide evil. If they are evil, why does the Church, which is in the same water as the Gentiles, have to go through the twists and turns of the nobles and chambers of commerce? What about channels placing orders with franchised vendors?

In order to get the maximum profit, the licensed merchants can accept the disagreement between the nobles and the church, but it does not mean that they have no complaints about the sneaky transactions and the slander after the transaction is completed. Put pressure on the surrounding area, and also equip them with good treatment only after they are armed with the team.

The "sales missions" that often make one wonder what Gentiles are thinking are far better by comparison.Of course it is very hard to travel between the villages. The merchants value their own interests most, but they are not hard-hearted. No matter what madness the foreigners are going about——worm eggs for bread, this is really a genius!Their behavior is to save the poor people in this land.The more sales tasks the merchants completed, the more they felt that people's attitudes towards Gentiles were changing, like a stream covered with fallen leaves quietly changing direction.

After listening to the events of the fair in the morning, the vendors arrived at the venue selected by the organizer in the afternoon.Surprisingly and not surprisingly, it was designated in the connecting area between the resettlement area and the main urban area. When they arrived, it was already a scene of large-scale construction. The team responsible for the demolition wore masks and skillfully opened the The thatched roof, the roof beams were disassembled, and the pillars that were deeply embedded in the ground were pulled out one by one.Their movements were like clouds and flowing water, seemingly unhurried. The carriages of the transport team transported the waste back and forth, and then the rows of resettlement houses seemed to disappear without knowing it, leaving only flat and solid land and gurgling land. of the canal.

In no more than three days, an open space will be cleared here, and then dozens of hundreds of temporary shops will be built here, thousands of goods will be moved here from the dock warehouse, and countless people will come from all directions. Come by appointment to share the only bright event in this suffering world.

Although the layout is still only a picture on paper, no one here doubts that the Gentiles can realize it.

There are no residents in the demolished resettlement houses. Before the plan was established, they had begun to move to the new dormitories in the main city. qualifications.In fact, the registration of new residents' qualifications shocked New Mahy City more than this trade fair.People who are used to the food and life here do not want to live in this city for a long time, but few people think that it is so easy to obtain the resident qualification—at least it is much easier to obtain than they imagined.

"Is this just to make those poor people feel at ease, and strive to become the next urban residents?" A businessman looked at the disaster victims who were watching, and said with emotion, "Of course not! No matter people come here What the city wanted, they couldn't help but see what miracles these so-called 'heretics' have accomplished! No language is stronger than the truth, the Gentiles have accomplished a feat of salvation that has never been done, and the Church's Prestige will be further shaken, and lords will be questioned whether they should continue to hold power."

“In addition to continuing to awe the city, people will yearn for it,” said another businessman. “They will long to be a part of its shelter.”

"Yes," said Gold, "and they did it without a single finger of force."

"Isn't that day's 'Sky Fire' counted?" someone asked.

"That was just a show of strength, not real war," someone replied. "They didn't kill anyone."

"But they can kill anyone if they want, right?"

"Yes. Nobody doubts that."

"That's why I heard..." someone whispered, "the lord has abandoned his family and defected to this city!"

People look back.

"How many lords are there?"

"Who? Which family?"

No one asked "Is this true?" Even if the answer was not very detailed, it still aroused a lot of interest.Because although the influence of the city on the plain has been deepening, after occupying the city, it has never actually expanded outwards, and even the land has only cultivated a part of the suburbs.Of course, people already know that the city can survive because of the support of a nascent but powerful alliance behind it, but as long as they have seen the workshops inside and outside the city and the various facilities built with amazing skills, people also know that This is not a baby who can only be fed by its mother.

It has no reason not to expand externally, but it is still turning the poison sent by others into its own nutrition.

So, will it continue to swallow the land and population sent by those lords?

Gold didn't know how the city's administrators would choose, but before he embarked on his journey home with the goods he had chosen, the Gentile asked him if he could take two travelers with him.Gold remembered them. Standing behind the young man who explained the trade fair that day was his less-skilled assistant. They all looked young, but they had already undertaken the mission of exploring a foreign city-state alone.

Gold knew that the Gentiles never lie, since they only asked him to provide some status conveniences for the two explorers, other things would not be his responsibility—but after the voyage began, Gold still took it easy. Stepped forward and started talking with the other party.

So he soon knew that these two young men were both "interns" of the "pioneer", they came from the same coastal country, one was a slave, the other was the second son of a noble family, and they went to "that alliance" in different ways. "After the core city, they studied in the same school, and then came to New Marsh City at different times and accepted the same commission.

Such a fate of reaching the same goal by different routes makes people feel very strange. Although they have not known each other for a long time, they have accepted this reality calmly, probably because in the world of the Gentiles, there is no gap between the two identities.In exchange for the two young men's willingness to share their experiences, Gold also talked about how he became a franchisee for the Gentiles by chance.

"...That's it, I live a life of living and sleeping," Gold said half-truthfully. "It's really a hard job."

"But the benefits are big enough, right?" the boy named Herman asked with a smile.

"I traded my labor for my own wages, and of course because of the 'Gentiles' we got a bit more profit, and it was worth the trouble. Who can resist the jingle of money in the pocket?" Gold said, " In fact, if you don't do it so thoroughly, causing your reputation to spread far and wide, and scaring the downstream countries enough, you may not need middlemen like us, and you can expand your business territory by yourself."

"Are we famous?" Another youth asked in a low voice.

Gold smiled, "Of course it's big. It's very big. First of all, as a businessman, your products are irreplaceable and can bring great benefits; secondly, as the vanguard of an alliance, you are the most important thing for any country or region. They are all scourges. When the lord of Maxi City led the wolf into the house, who would have thought that there was such a powerful alliance country behind you? And it is not ordinary powerful, but a force that can bring subversion, a kingdom, a plain It's all been turned upside down by you... Thanks to you, even our law-abiding chambers of commerce have been strictly controlled."

"So that's why you are a Taslan spy? If you don't, you won't be able to travel between the two places smoothly," the young man said.

Gold smiled again, "I'm just like others, bringing some public information to those who are eager to know you... You don't seem to care much about such trivial things."

"They...we really don't care," Herman said.

Gold was still smiling, then sighed softly, and turned his head to look over the side of the boat.

As the voyage came to the end, the water flow became more and more gentle, and the river turned into a bay here, with towering mountains in the distance.After passing through this bend, once the river enters the cliffs, its character will become violent. In the turbulent and ruthless current, the boat is like a floating leaf. Even the most skilled boatman cannot guarantee safe crossing every time. , So after transferring from a white ship to an ordinary merchant ship, what makes people feel lost is not only the huge gap in comfort, but also the huge inescapable risk in front of them.

Although the merchant ship that Gold was going to take was not a small ship, in fact, he hired almost the best ship in Lucca Port, not the largest, at least one of the strongest, and the boatmen were all good, but this The "Lola" merchant ship, whose captain is very proud, is like a wild dog compared to a steed in front of the huge white ship with only one number.When Gold and the others boarded the boat, he saw the captain of the Lola standing on the bow with his hands on his hips, staring almost motionlessly at the huge monster lying ahead.

He didn't look back until Gold walked over.

"This is the third time I have seen it," said the captain in a low voice, "but not once has I not been struck by it. It is a real monster."

"Because it was made by monsters," Gold said. "That's why they built river defenses downstream."

"Have you ever seen these ships fight?" asked the captain.

"I only saw the natural disaster-like blow from the river across the whole city, like a heavy hammer hitting the anvil of the earth, and the whole city could feel the earth-shaking shock, as if an earthquake had occurred. Those terrible blows Creates such a mind-boggling wind that it almost blows away the emaciated people as it blows past where we're watching." Gold said softly, "I don't know if that counts as seeing them fight."

The captain made a terrified expression.

While they were talking, the dock workers in Dele Town unloaded the goods from the white ship and moved them from one side of the pier to the side of the ship that was about to sail downstream. The sailors have a completely different strong physique, which can only be maintained by the "Gentile" diet, and the way they work also reflects a kind of "Gentile" style of agility and speed.It is worth mentioning in passing that the payment for carrying these goods was also paid by the "Gentiles".

When the Lola with two special passengers left the port slowly, a large number of passengers suddenly arrived from the direction of Dele town. Sailors from different cities and countries downstream stood on the deck, watching the group of people who could not hide the danger. Breathing aliens passed through the pier and boarded the gangway of the white ship one by one.Their clothing, skin color, and hairstyle speak volumes about their identities.

These are three hundred Kasper mercenaries.