Chapter 383 Tacit Understanding and Rules
Compared to Ji Xiaoge, whose face was astonished, Mo Tan was much calmer. After Chris said these words, he did not show any surprise, but his expression He nodded complicatedly and sighed softly: "It really is like this..."
"What really is like this?"
The girl sitting next to her couldn't accept it, clenching her little fists. He said loudly to Chris: "There is no way to ignore this kind of thing no matter what!"
On the way here, Mo Tan had already given Ji Xiaoge some relevant information in the way of making friends out of thin air. , he briefly talked about the background of the slave trade in the Violet Empire in the Southeast Continent, mentioned the slave-catching group of the Marshall family that had not spared even its own subjects for more than ten years, and also mentioned that because of having such a neighbor, The Fire Claw Territory, which has been repeatedly plundered, also mentioned how crazy the evil mages, weird sects, super perverts and other buyers who did not regret death were. As for other things, such as the undercurrent surging at the top of the Violet Empire, there was no such thing. Talk more.
Ji Xiaoge naturally became furious as expected and wanted to chop up all the slave traders and buyers and make them into dumplings!
You must know that the 'slaves' in this innocent world are much more miserable than the 'slaves' in real history. After all, the latter are usually just enslaved and tortured, and occasionally they have the opportunity to have sex. righteousness or something, but the former is different. They are rarely used by buyers to serve tea, pour water, and wash clothes. In terms of being killed, those who end up with the best fate are almost always thrown into the gladiatorial arena and use their lives for people's entertainment. If they fall into the hands of those crazy spellcasters, they will not even be able to find peace after death. They will be "taken" on the spot during cult rituals. Sacrifice or becoming a test subject for certain potions, spells, and rituals would be worse than death.
Although the above are all crazy behaviors that are difficult for ordinary people to understand, but...
"This world has never lacked lunatics and demons, well, I mean the psychological kind."
Miss Chris looked at Ji Xiaoge gently, her tone was calm and warm: " But as long as these guys are willing to abide by the rules of the game, then most people can't do anything to them. I can tell you clearly that in Anka Market, as long as those so-called slave traders don't take a few slaves with great fanfare. If you sell it, it’s not a violation, and no one will care about it.”
The wings behind Ji Xiaoge raised uncontrollably. She bit her lower lip. After a while, she whispered: "I can't agree."
Chris sighed: " But you have to understand..."
"I understand."
Ji Xiaoge interrupted her softly and shook his head: "It's just that I can't agree."
< br>Mo Tan turned to look at her in surprise.
The girl looked back attentively, and curled her lips with a red face: "What are you looking at? Did I say anything shameful?"
"Not at all." Mo Tan laughed and shrugged. : "Heroes just have the same views. I think the same as you..."
Ji Xiaoge rolled his eyes, took a sip of the warm coffee, and then drank it. He pushed it in front of Mo Tan, then grabbed the water from the latter, drank more than half of the glass, wrinkled his face and stuck out his tongue at the latter: "It's so painful! Let me change with you!"
"It's disrespectful."
Mo Tan smiled, and in order not to embarrass Ji Xiaoge, he carefully changed the side of the cup, and then took a sip happily.
He has been craving for it for a long time!
“Ahem.”
Miss Chris, who suddenly felt that her sense of existence was somewhat lacking, coughed twice, and repeated with a half-smile: “I understand, but I can’t agree. ?”
Mo Tan and Ji Xiaoge nodded at the same time.
"Okay, then I won't talk nonsense." Chris raised his eyebrows slightly and hummed: "Anyway, I'll put it here, no matter whether those guys are slave traders or not, as long as they don't behave openly Selling people in Anka does not break the rules, and no one will take the initiative to trouble them.”
Mo Tan was not surprised at all by Chris' decisive attitude.
He knew very well that this was not the personal attitude of the 'ordinary receptionist' in front of him, but Anka Market's normal approach to such phenomena. He had spent a few hours in the library before. Mo Tan was fairly familiar with the land under his feet, which could be called the commercial hub of the Northwest Continent, and he knew all the unwritten rules here.
There is no absolute black or white in any world, and the same is naturally true for such a large-scale Ankh Bazaar. As a free, wealthy and prestigious behemoth, there is something between black and white. Gray is the main theme, especially under the premise that the administrative organization is so loose that it is almost useless. What dominates this land is not the representatives of the forces, nor the rules and laws, but the tacit understanding.
That is a tacit agreement that no matter passers-by, merchants, residents, strong men or plutocrats will abide by silently. It is the rule that Chris mentioned before, which is tacitly accepted by everyone - the real rule.
It sounds bluffing, but in Mo Tan’s view, this so-called tacit understanding is actually not complicated at all, and can basically be summarized into two points...
First, maintain the purity and competitiveness of the Anka Market. This has nothing to do with the current events. Simply put, it means that no one force can dominate the market and be overwhelmed, whether it is at the commercial level. Neither monopoly nor administrative dictatorship is allowed. The former will make the market lose vitality, while the latter will reduce Anka to a tool, especially dictatorship. This kind of situation that even ordinary residents will find disgusting will never be allowed to occur. of.
Everyone has done this well for hundreds of years, such as the Steam Consortium and the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce that have flourished throughout the Innocence Continent. Although they also have their own industries here, they have always maintained a silent attitude. There is a tacit understanding, you do catering, I do weapons, you open a jewelry store, I do precious metals, you wholesale alchemy materials, and I import engineering raw materials. They also invest in each other's shares, no fighting or grabbing, hello, me, everyone.
As for other small businesses with little background or limited capital, although they also have a certain share in the market, there is still a certain gap compared with the two giants of steam and gold coins. However, there are also small workshops. Benefits, although the quality and quantity are not guaranteed They are not authentic, but the prices of many products are much cheaper. They are very suitable for Taobao, and they will not be crowded to the point of starvation. There are also some stores like "Weird and Weird" that have novel products and are still affordable. , after all, it is easier to mix than in other places.
There has never been any fairness in this world, even in Anka Market, which is relatively equal and free and does not engage in monopoly. After all, the word "relative" carries a heavier weight than equality and freedom. Many, only idiots will still believe in the so-called fair competition despite the gap in resources, connections, and background, and think that their own shabby hotel can earn as much as someone else's Liuli Pavilion with eight stars and eight arrows.
Back to business...
The second rule that everyone tacitly agrees on is that the maintenance of Anka Market’s own characteristics and development potential, as mentioned before, is by no means black and white.
From blatant robbery and killing, to collecting protection fees and eating King's meals, anyone who dares to do this will definitely be suppressed by thunder, because the most basic order is not allowed to be destroyed, otherwise this place will be It will become a ghost place that even less powerful people dare not come. Over time, this so-called northwest business hub will naturally become a mere existence in name only. This is the white among the gray.
Even if you are a notorious wanted criminal, even if your business and transactions violate 90% of the laws in the world, as long as you don't kill anyone in Anka, as long as you don't do it blatantly Forbidden trade, then no one will care about you. Take the slave trade as an example. As long as you don't capture people in Anka to be slaves, and openly shout, "These orc slaves are great, they eat less and sleep less for a day." Moving more than 600 kilograms of bricks, don't miss it when passing by. This kind of nonsense will not be punished if you just show up here with slaves. After all, the business under the sun will never be as profitable as the business behind the shadow. If If Anka had rejected all dark and filthy activities, it would not have become the big market that anyone can safely enter now. This is the black among the gray.
“Of course, the flexibility is not lost.”
Chris refilled Mo Tan’s cup of coffee with a stinking look on his face, lazily tossing a piece of sugar cube: “Killing innocent people here indiscriminately. It's definitely not possible, but if some notorious bastard or scum appears here, although all the major forces will tacitly ignore it, if they are hacked to death in some sewer, everyone will still ignore it. , Well, the premise is that the method is concealed and it is done cleanly without disrupting order or disturbing the people. In this case, not only will the murderer not be held accountable, but if there is a bounty on the hacked bastard, it can also be directly transferred to major intermediary organizations. If you get it, the commission is not high.”
Ji Xiaoge's eyes lit up and he asked expectantly: "Do those damn slave traders count?" "Barely."
Chris threw the candy at himself In his mouth, while chewing, he said vaguely: "Under the premise of exposing their identities, there may be people who don't like them, but you just said that those guys have 'Vipers' as their background, right?" ? Haha, I didn’t investigate clearly. Otherwise, no one will get into trouble, and if the investigation is clear, not many people are willing to offend Viper for a few strange slaves. Well, the major neutral organizations will not care about this, such as our Adventurer's Guild."
Mo Tan nodded slightly and whispered: "Then if we issue a mission here or at the mercenary union..."
"Okay, I can handle this procedure."< br>
Chris smacked his lips and shrugged: "Speaking of which, if you send a mission, you must clearly explain the background of that team. Considering the reputation of the organization 'Viper', the number of strong people, and the strong desire for revenge, With other characteristics, the task level cannot be lower than B+. To put it simply, the reward must be at least three thousand gold coins, and there is no guarantee that anyone will accept it.”
Ji Xiaoge’s total net worth is less than eighty gold coins. He was shocked by the huge amount of money, and after being stunned for a while, he asked tentatively: "Then... what if we only send out missions to rescue people, and don't ask to kill those slave traders?"
"Yes. Ah, it is at least classified as a B+ level mission, and the reward is more than three thousand gold coins, and the possibility of anyone taking it is very small."
Chris repeated what he said before with a smile.
The poor (thinking) winged beautiful girl was stunned at that time: "Then if it is to save people and kill all the people who are escorting the slaves..."
"A-level mission, the reward is not less than five thousand gold coins. The poster is very likely to be targeted by 'Viper' afterwards."
Chris gave his reference seriously and said with a dry smile: " I suggest you give up this idea Come on, even if there is no shortage of adventurers, mercenaries or passers-by with a sense of justice here, but still, who would be willing to offend Viper for a bunch of strangers?”
Ji Xiaoge lowered his head in frustration , tugged hard on his waterfall-like long hair, and muttered: "Wow, what a scary organization it is..."
"It doesn't necessarily have to be scary." Chris smiled and waved. Waving his hands and shaking his head, he said, "I just can't do it." Just to offend, by the way, do you want the guild to help spread the information that the team with three black carriages are slave traders? "
Ji Xiaoge tilted his head and glanced at Mo Tan. , signaling him to make up his mind.
The latter shook his head without hesitation and declined with a smile: "No, I'd better find another way."
Chris didn't insist anymore, just nodded and said: "It's up to you, by the way. By the way, if you accidentally see the scene of the slave trade and you are still alive after the incident, you can report it directly. After all, if things that should have been under the table are exposed in theory, they will only blame themselves. I'm stupid."
"I understand, thank you for your suggestion."
Mo Tan sighed in his heart, stood up and put the two silver coins on the table: "Then. No need to disturb..."
Ji Xiaoge stood up listlessly and nodded to the young lady who had no intention of moving her buttocks: "Bye, Sister Chris"
"Well, I won't send it off."
Chris waved his hands randomly, and then reminded the two loudly when they were about to go out: "Don't forget the security work at night. It's me who arranged for you to go in. Don't Embarrass me.”
“Ang. ..."
"Especially those three scourges, if they cause any trouble, I will sell you...well, except Sister Yege, to the Savage Highlands!"
"Yes..."
...
A moment later
Chris, who had just put his legs on the table, snorted and threw the coffee in his hand towards the corner: "I knew you were here!"< br>
Pa~
The black liquid that had become scalding at some point quickly gathered into a ball with a snap of fingers, floating quietly in mid-air.
Seven or eight sugar cubes flew up silently in front of Chris and merged into the slowly rotating sphere.
"I'm always not used to bitter tastes."
Martin Sloan's figure slowly emerged from the air, took a bite of the 'coffee ball' in front of him, shook his head with a grimace and said: "Sure enough, I can't get used to it no matter how much sugar is added."
"You're really good at judging people..."
Chris narrowed his eyes and said softly: "But how did they Know? ”
Martin smiled: "Is it beyond the scope of your 'test'?"
"Don't say there is no test, I'm just bored and having some fun..."
" Well, I wish you have fun~"
"Hey!"
Chapter 380: The End
(End of this chapter)