Dai Xiaolou smiled very evilly, and all the flesh on his face was wrinkled together.

Su Hao grabbed his hair and said depressedly: "You dug a trap for me. At least, it feels like this."

Dai Xiaolou still smiled: "Even if it is a trap, you will jump down on your own initiative, is that right?"

Su Hao looked at him: "How do you know I will do what you said? I am not interested in staying in that small town and waiting to die. I want to go to the combat troops."

"Okay! I can satisfy your wish."

Dai Xiaolou didn't care about Su Hao's temptation. He took out a document from his carry-on bag and made a look that he wanted to tear it hard. He said, "Repeat what you just said again. I will tear off the reward document now and add a new report. Is the combat force? The front line needs warriors and talents like you. Go! You will be reborn in blood and flames, just like the legendary turkey called "phoenix".

...

After all, jokes are jokes. Su Hao is actually very grateful to Dai Xiaolou for everything he did for himself. When he walked down the airship ladder and stood in the square of Konoha Town, this feeling became more and more profound.

"You're finally back."

Kenson became older than Su Hao when he left, and the wrinkles on his forehead were deeper: "A lot of things have happened during this period. Generally speaking, the bad ones are much better than {. Although I want to say something good to make you happy, in fact, there is no way to make up a lie."

A familiar sense of intimacy arises naturally in Su Hao's body. This is the most normal biological reaction between the "Queen Bee" and the "Worker Bee". This is true for Kenson, and Mo Xingkui is the same. During the time he left, they were not idle. Standing in the square, Su Hao could feel that there were a lot of strange intimacy in Konoha Town. They were all "Worker Bee" that had just developed.

"Around us, some annoying flies have appeared."

Mo Xingkui was not complaining, but just used a low and cautious tone to show the facts: "In the air, you should see more clearly than on the ground. The city to the north is called Oviado, which appeared shortly after you left. They used various means to win over people in the town. There were many people leaving, and we really didn't have a better way to deal with it. Although we did not lack food and were sufficient for basic living supplies, their products were much richer and cheaper than us. What's worse is that they controlled the business roads leading to the empire's domestic territory."

The smile that Su Hao had just revealed disappeared, his expression became cold and faintly surprised: "Why, is there anyone setting up a road on that road?"

"There is no charge point like last time. However, the situation is even worse than that time."

Kenson continued, answered: "They controlled the commercial market of the nearest inner region city. We can no longer buy alcohol and other supplies at the previous price. We are not short of salt, but clothes and medicines must be purchased there. In addition to the necessary reserves, daily consumption is also a big deal."

Su Hao's brows frowned involuntarily: "How much has the drug purchase price been raised?"

Kenson wiped his face, raised his right hand, and raised three fingers.

"three times?"

Kenson shook his head with a serious expression: "It's exactly thirty times. This was simply unimaginable in the past. A mere bottle of medical alcohol would be at most two copper coins. Now, they have risen to nearly one silver coin. This is the price in February last year, now..."

Su Hao couldn't help but gasp: "Have you never traded since last year?"

“The more you go, the more you lose.”

Mo Xingkui replied in a depressed manner: "The most produced goods here are werewolf fur. Although they are not tanned raw skins, the price is also very high. Just in the fourth month after you left, the purchase price of our fur in the empire's domestic domain fell completely. In the past, a top-quality silver wolf skin could be sold for one gold coin or even two gold coins. Now, silver wolf skin of the same quality is worth up to twenty copper plates. This is still the case of pulling goods to the empire's domestic domain for transactions. If a fur merchant comes to the town to purchase, the price will be even lower."

The surprise on Su Hao's face had turned into anger: "How is this possible?"

“Nothing is impossible.”

Mo Xingkui said calmly: "This is the business law. As long as you have enough funds, you can crush a fixed area with a blockade price. Our location is too remote, and there is only one road to the empire's domestic territory. Not to mention the distance is long, there is no security guarantee along the way. Fuzhou is the nearest imperial city to us. Our business road can only extend there. Of course, we can also go to Suzhou, Weizhou, or Qianzhou further away, but no one can guarantee that the market there will be also controlled. If this happens, it is probably unknown whether people who go out can come back alive."

Su Hao fell into thinking.

The empire's domestic domain is a broad concept. According to the usual thinking of the residents of Konoha Town, the empire's domestic domain usually refers to Fuzhou on the edge of the 441st Infantry Division's defense zone. It is the inner region city closest to Konoha Town and is also the starting point of the conventional sense of this business road. However, on the map of the human empire, Fuzhou is just a remote city located in the border area, with not having developed business and not having a large population. The real prosperous trade area is actually in the northeast of Konoha Town, but the distance there is more than four times that of Fuzhou. Not to mention the complex terrain, the danger along the way also increases exponentially.

Of course, a top-notch silver wolf skin cannot be worth only twenty copper plates. Even the original skin is sold in commercial cities in the empire, at a price of more than five gold coins. The difference is equivalent to the price difference between a mink fur on Earth in Siberia and Los Angeles. Hunters living in Siberia certainly cannot go to Los Angeles for a fur. The most common method they use is to transport the fur to nearby cities to sell it. As for how many times the furs have been transferred in the middle? How many people make profits from it? What is the final sale price? It has nothing to do with the hunters.

But no matter what, twenty copper plates are definitely the result of intentional suppression. This is no different from a mink fur that can only be sold for zero points at a Siberian acquisition site. As long as you are not a fool, you will understand that this price is extremely unreasonable. But as far as hunters are concerned, they are unable to change this situation. They can only take their prey to find new acquisition sites, or simply give up their own business and go elsewhere to make a living.

Both methods are applicable to residents of Konoha Town. When goods cannot be sold at a price and cannot buy biological necessities at normal prices, they either go to trade further or leave here.

The first road will definitely not be able to go. Under this premise, people can only choose to leave Konoha Town.

“A lot of people have left.”

Kenson glanced at the outline of Oviado city that appeared faintly on the horizon in the distance, and his voice was full of helplessness: "There are less than three thousand people left in the town. For more than half a year, no one outside came in. We had enough food, and every once in a while, food and livestock are transported in the space field, and even fresh vegetables and fruits. This was simply unimaginable in the past. At that time, our recipes were not as rich as it is now. We could only eat hard bread and bacon for at least eight months a year, and no longer rough hard biscuits. Now, it is considered a paradise. Well, we also have sugar and fruit wine with a very light taste. But no one saw these benefits. They just wanted to leave, and even many people who wanted to treat this place as their home left."

Su Hao asked: "Why do they have to leave?"

“There are many reasons.”

Mo Xingkui replied dullly: "The material aspect is not the main reason. There are too many aspects that are better than ours. They spent a lot of effort to bring engineers from the Imperial Domain. The houses built have heating supply channels. Not only are the cheaper goods, they also provide various conveniences for urban residents. They have established schools and promised to help citizens go to the Imperial Domain for education and provide higher-income jobs. They even planned to rebuild new roads. Of course, that would definitely be charged. All citizens in the Oviado City must pay a certain amount of money and participate together. The advantage is that they can take fixed transportation vehicles between the Imperial Domain and Oviado for free. There are other parts that are related to you."

Su Hao seemed surprised again: "It has something to do with me?"

“There are two hospitals in Oviado.”

Kenson inserted it into the conversation and explained: "They have a lot of doctors, enough to treat everyone. Dentist, internal medicine, surgery, gynecology... we have no advantage in this regard. Although everyone knows that you are a good doctor, the most you hold is a scalpel, not a forceps or a stethoscope. Especially if a woman wants to have a baby, someone will definitely not like to choose a male doctor to deliver her baby. You know, in that case, you can see her butt for free without spending money. She has to pay you a medical fee for it."

This was obviously a bit funny, and Kenson himself laughed, and the atmosphere suddenly became very relaxed, not as nervous and dull as before.

After the smile stopped on Kenson's face and his nerves replied again after relaxing, Su Hao asked seriously: "Who did it? Who is the mastermind behind all this?"

"have no idea."

Mo Xingkui shook his head and admitted: "We only know that the Lord of Oviado is a guy named Thomas. He has the title of Earl, that's all."

This is not surprising. Exploring the matter behind the scenes is beyond the ability of Kenson and Mo Xingkui. Of course, they cannot know the names of the Marquis King He Jun, Helius, and Duke Marvin. If they can even find out this information, there will naturally be no conspiracy.

"I'll go over and talk to that guy now."

Su Hao thought for a moment and made a decision: "Look at what he said first. If he still had to continue his previous actions, I will let him understand that some people cannot be messed with."

...

The emergence of the city of Oviado caused a big and small sensation in the northern border area of ​​the empire. Although a few special commodities are produced here, they have not reached a level that is enough to make the nobles move. In the remote world, a prosperous human city suddenly appeared, which is a joy to be the case. The only regret is that there are too few humans living on this land.

When Earl Thomas opened his eyes and saw the window opposite the bedroom, he found that it was a sunny day outside. The sky was clear and there were no clouds. The light blue sky made people feel refreshed. The cool air was rich in oxygen molecules. Take a deep breath and feel refreshed and full of vitality.

When you walk into the window, you can see the houses and streets under construction in the distance. The bakery has always been open very early, and you can smell the faint aroma of toast in the air, mixed with the smell of gravy, and you can even hear the "sizzling" sound of bacon in the frying pan from unknown places. This sounds like a pleasure. Earl Thomas even felt hungry and had the urge to cook like the lowest civilians, with bread stacked with bacon, and then bacon stacked with bread, poured with thick gravy on it, opening his mouth wide, and biting it down.

There is a large area of ​​trimmed grass near the ground, with asphalt roads in the middle crisscrossing. Several men who like sports are running in the morning. In a further place, there is also a sports field under construction. These facilities are simply unnecessary in border towns. Eating a stomach and earning more money is the biggest dream of civilians living in border areas. However, in the plan, Count Thomas could not disobey Duke Marvin's intentions. The old nobleman's attitude was very firm: since he wanted to do it, he had to do it best. Oviado's construction and design must be the best, and the residents here must enjoy the same welfare benefits as the people in the empire. At least, they must feel a stable and peaceful life atmosphere and environment, so that they understand that someone has paid a lot for them behind their backs, not just to bring people from the Konoha Town, which is as simple as enriching themselves.

Konoha Town... Just when these words appeared in his mind, Count Toma subconsciously looked at his watch.

He received a letter from Su Hao three days ago. Earl Thomas is not unfamiliar with this person. When he first contacted Konoha Town, he had heard the name "Su Hao" from too many townsmen. It seemed to be a doctor, or a mercenary. In short, it was just a savage guy. Earl Thomas has read several survival novels, and the protagonists are wandering in the wilderness that are rarely visited. Without food, he swallows half-dead old wolf meat and chews insects

Even when they were extremely thirsty, they even drank their own urine directly. I really don’t understand what the author was thinking that he actually described these terrible things one by one, and the details were very vivid, enough to leave the deepest impression on the readers’ minds. On several occasions, Count Thomas was vomited on the spot by the parts of the book about nausea. In his impression, mercenaries were the kind of dirty ghosts who drank urine. Even the guy named Su Hao should be no different.

In the letter, he claimed that he wanted to come over this morning and visit himself.

Earl Thomas instinctively scoffed at the letter and its sender, trying to knead the letter into a ball, and then throw it into the trash can with his mouth and phlegm. However, just as he was about to do that, he happened to see a red and eye-catching insignia below the letter.

That is the unique emblem of the "Iron Warriors" Legion. According to relevant regulations, only officers with a captain's rank are eligible to use it.

Things seemed to be deviating from the original situation. Earl Thomas clearly remembered that when he was discussing the plan with Duke Marvin and two other marquis, there was no information about the officers of the "Iron Warriors" Legion. Su Hao was just an ordinary trainee at that time. Although he didn't know much about the 101 training camp, Earl Thomas also understood that Su Hao was at best just a guy who had just changed from a servant army to a regular legion warrior. Although no one dared to touch the main legion, a mere soldier was not taken seriously by Duke Marvin and others. However, the situation is obviously different from that time. Not to mention anything else, just looking at this emblem, there are too many things that cannot be explained in words.

Earl Thomas immediately contacted Marquis Solius, and Wang Hejun's intelligence network played a role. Although Su Hao's combat process in the DS66 space field was listed as top secret, military merit promotion was easy to detect. Soon, Earl Thomas realized that his opponent was no longer the ordinary mercenary before, but an extremely powerful major who was officially appointed by the headquarters of the "Iron Warriors" Legion.

"I hate these damn metal golems."

Looking at the rising sun in the distance, Count Thomas raised his hand to block the already dazzling sunlight and muttered to himself expressionlessly.

Metal puppet, this is the nickname he gave to the legion warriors. He has always disliked these guys. The main legion has privileges in many aspects. Earl Thomas is essentially a businessman and likes to deal with each other on the premise of fairness and reason. If he didn't feel that his status was insufficient, he wouldn't have thought of spending a lot of money to buy the title of Earl. However, Thomas can't remember that his status is higher than that of ordinary people, and still holds the same state of thinking as before.

visit?

To put it nicely, I still want to take the benefits from me, wanting me to let go of those who came over. He didn't think about it, is this possible? The Legion Major, in fact, is it a damn nouveau riche. The rising sun, Earl Thomas raised his hand, blocking the already dazzling sunlight, and muttered to himself expressionlessly.

Metal puppet, this is the nickname he gave to the legion warriors. He has always disliked these guys. The main legion has privileges in many aspects. Earl Thomas is essentially a businessman and likes to deal with each other on the premise of fairness and reason. If he didn't feel that his status was insufficient, he wouldn't have thought of spending a lot of money to buy the title of Earl. However, Thomas can't remember that his status is higher than that of ordinary people, and still holds the same state of thinking as before.

visit?

To put it nicely. Isn't it that I want to take the benefits from me, and I want me to let go of those who come here on the initiative. He didn't think about it, is this possible? The Major of the Legion, is actually a damn nouveau riche. i1292

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