Chapter 398: Arriving at Melinder City, Cao Xing’s connections. (6600)
At this moment, the middle-aged man who was being watched by everyone looked hesitant.
As a mercenary who wanders around, of course he knows that it is not ordinary people who can take out tens of millions of bills in one go.
However, with so much money, the temptation is too great.
Seeing his hesitation, others also said: "Captain, our Rust Mercenary Group has not been open for several months. If we don't receive any business, we will starve to death."
"Yes, I think this person looks like one of those lords from another world."
"These lords from other worlds seem to be very weak, which is perfect for us to attack."
"Fuck him!"
At this moment, the man in front of him seemed to have made up his mind after hearing everyone's persuasion.
"Okay, then let's fuck him!"
Hearing this, smiles appeared on the faces of others on the field.
the man continued.
"However, the direction in which this lord from another world went seems to be towards Melind City. In other words, he most likely went to exchange the money from the store receipts in his hand for money."
"Let's not act in a hurry, just follow him, wait until he has finished changing the money, and then look for opportunities to rob him in the wild!"
After hearing this, the other mercenaries nodded solemnly.
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Time flies.
In the blink of an eye, three and a half hours passed.
They have advanced continuously for more than 400 kilometers.
The distance to the city on the map is getting closer and closer.
This also made Cao Xing a little excited and a little nervous.
To be honest, this is also his first time to go to this world, a city where humans gather.
Duolun Lake City is not really a gathering place.
After all, when they entered, everyone in that city was killed.
And the Melind City he is going to now is the real large-scale human gathering place in this world.
From a distance, I saw a magnificent city!
Cao Xing has already seen the towering black city wall, which is twenty or thirty meters high and at least five or six meters thick. It is as indestructible as the Great Steel Wall!
The entire Melind City was surrounded.
The city is almost six or seven kilometers in diameter.
Compared with Duolun Lake City, the scale is much smaller.
But as one of the only human cities in the snowstorm field, its importance is self-evident, and the flow of people inside is still quite astonishing.
Under the city wall, there is a huge city gate more than ten meters high, which is majestic.
At this moment, the city gate is open.
A large number of pedestrians and business travelers come and go here, making it very lively.
Some are riding giant forest wolves, some are riding chocobos, and some are even riding aquatic monitor lizards...
The various exotic mounts are dazzling.
However, Cao Xing was the first to ride a mammoth.
Dabai's huge body and long tusks give people a powerful sense of intimidation.
The mounts of those nearby even started to tremble after feeling Dabai's approach.
That is a kind of suppression at the life level!
However, except for non-offensive creatures such as horses, the mounts of these people were all placed next to the animal stables near the city wall.
At the same time, there was a group of well-dressed young people at the city gate. These people were obviously the children of the nobles in the city.
Under their crotches are various majestic mounts, including black horses with shiny hair and snow leopards with strong bodies.
And the giant wolf is also theirs.
However, after seeing Cao Xing's mammoth, these people couldn't help but marvel.
"Oh! By the gods, did I go out today without washing my eyes? What did I see? It was actually a mammoth!"
"Oh my God, someone can actually tame such a sacred creature and use it as a mount."
"The giant forest wolf under my feet cost me 1.5 million crowns to capture. It cost me another 500,000 crowns to hire an expert animal trainer. But compared with this mammoth, it's nothing like the one on the roadside." Like a puppy!”
"No, I will go back to my father in a minute to ask for money. I also want to ride a mammoth!"
"..."
This group of noble children quickly jumped off their mounts, then asked the soldiers at the door to lead the beasts into the stables nearby, and walked towards the city.
Cao Xing naturally heard those people's discussions about him.
But he didn't pay attention and walked straight towards the city.
When they were about to reach the city gate, this group of soldiers in black armor stopped Cao Xing.
"Melind City prohibits large beasts from entering the city, including mounts."
Cao Xing was not surprised, "I know, please help me arrange a stable for my companions to rest."
These soldiers face a huge flow of people every day and see all kinds of people.
One of the soldiers said calmly: "Yes, but there is a fee. You need to pay 100 crowns a day."
"But your pet is too big, so you need to pay 200 crowns a day."
Cao Xing nodded slightly, this little money was no problem for him.
"No problem."
After saying that, he was ready to jump off Dabai's back.
At this moment, another soldier said: "Besides, these soldiers of yours cannot enter the city."
He pointed at the wild boar warriors behind Cao Xing and said.
Cao Xing frowned and asked, "Why? I don't think those mercenaries and guards can all enter the city?"
The soldier said calmly: "They can enter the city only because they have a city entry permit issued by the city guard."
"Melind City has regulations that no private armed forces are allowed to enter the city without documents."
"If you want to go in, these soldiers must stay outside."
Upon hearing this rule, Cao Xing frowned again.
The wild boar warrior next to him said: "It doesn't matter, Lord, we can just stay with Dabai."
"If you have anything, just call us and we will rush over right away."
But Cao Xing shook his head.
After all, if you let these wild boar warriors stay with these mounts, wouldn't you treat them like beasts?
These are our own soldiers, how can we allow them to be treated like this?
So, he pressed the communication device on his ear and said: "Yaskin, I have arrived near Melind City."
After saying that, he looked up again.
"This seems to be the east gate."
After hearing Cao Xing's message, Yaskin's delighted voice suddenly came from the other end of the call.
"Lord, why are you here suddenly!"
Cao Xing replied: "I just have time this time, so I took the time to come and have a look."
"However, we were stopped by a group of soldiers at the door, preventing the wild boar warriors from entering. Is there anything you can do?"
When Yaskin heard this, he immediately replied: "Lord, please don't worry, I can bring you in."
"Wait for me outside first, and I will come out to pick you up."
"Okay."
Cao Xing hung up the communication, and then led everyone to wait where they were.
Yaskin moved very quickly, rushing towards the east gate at almost the fastest speed.
From a distance, I saw a middle-aged man with vigorous steps appearing inside the city gate.
It was Yaskin.
After he saw Cao Xing, he waved with joy.
However, he did not come over immediately. Instead, he spoke to the soldiers at the city gate first.
The soldiers nodded after hearing this.
Then, they came to Cao Xing.
"My lord, you can go in with your own soldiers."
"However, your mammoth still has to stay outside."
"But you don't have to pay the storage fee."
Compared with the indifference when they first saw themselves, the attitude of these soldiers could be said to have made a 180-degree turn.
Cao Xing nodded, and then said: "Then I'll trouble you."
After saying that, Dabai followed one of the soldiers and entered the animal stable nearby.
Cao Xing and his party walked towards the city.
For Cao Xing, what happened at the door was just a small episode. The soldiers also acted according to the rules, so it was nothing serious.
Yaskin followed him and said with a smile on his face: "Lord, I haven't seen you for a few days, and you have become stronger again."
Cao Xing smiled and nodded, "Yaskin, you are doing well, even these soldiers give you face like this."
Yaskin said humbly: "It's nothing, it's just that I happen to have a relationship with their captain."
Cao Xing nodded slightly and didn't ask any more questions.
It can be seen from the last time in Annohe Village that Yaskin handles various interpersonal relationships quite well.
After all, Jianghu is not about fighting and killing, but more about human relations.
After crossing the city gate, a system prompt appears.
[You have entered the special neutral area: Melind City]
[Please note: In this city, the use of force is prohibited, and fighting with others is prohibited. If discovered, you may be driven away by the city guards. 】
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At this moment, they had truly entered the interior of Melind City.
As soon as you look in, you will see a spacious street similar to Duolun Lake City.
But compared to Lake Duolun City, the buildings here are not so orderly.
There are various two- and three-story houses of different heights, which seem a bit crowded.
Of course, such a city also has a more lively atmosphere.
Yaskin introduced Cao Xing as he walked.
"Lord, this is Horek Street. This street is basically the property of Earl Winston."
"Look at the tall buildings interspersed among them, they are all defensive towers."
"Most of them are high-end arrow towers, sentry towers and the like, with many city guards stationed on them for a long time."
"But among them, there are some expert-level defense towers called magic defense towers, which do much higher damage than ordinary arrow towers."
"Besides..."
Yaskin kept explaining the buildings in the city, and Cao Xing nodded slightly beside him.
Pedestrians passing by were in a hurry.
Of course, most of them are humans.
Cao Xing also saw many survivors appearing in Melinder City.
Although after the system is updated, there is no way to check the auras of other survivors at will.
But what you need to know is that the temperament of each lord from another world is completely different from the aborigines of this world.
Among the crowd, you can tell at a glance who is the lord of another world.
No, Cao Xing saw a woman in her early twenties constantly asking a businessman if he needed any help.
There was also a survivor who was squatting in front of a beggar on the roadside, throwing a crown into his bowl from time to time.
Including the soldiers, there were also a few survivors stalking them, and the soldiers couldn't drive them away.
Obviously, the purpose of these people is to trigger the mission.
The corner of Cao Xing's mouth twitched...
It must be these sand sculpture players who never forget to complete tasks wherever they go.
As they walked, they crossed two streets and almost reached the area around the third ring road in the center.
Yaskin said: "Lord, this is the shop I bought. How do you see the situation?" Cao Xing glanced at it and found that it was almost at a key position on the corner, where everyone coming and going could see it. It's a golden area.
Except that the area is a bit small, probably less than 30 square meters, there are no other shortcomings.
Cao Xing nodded and said: "This position is not bad, we can negotiate."
A smile also appeared on Yaskin's face.
"Okay, then I will contact the person in charge of this shop."
At this moment, a curly-haired woman wearing a thick cotton coat walked over from the other side of the street.
When she saw Yaskin, she hurried forward.
Before he could speak, the woman shouted loudly.
"Yaskin! Do you want this shop or not? It's been dragging on for so many days!"
"I'm telling you, if you don't sign, I will rent it to someone else. I don't know how many people have come to ask me these days!"
Yaskin said apologetically: "Mrs. Davis, I'm sorry, it did take a few days."
"But my lord has arrived, and he will sign a contract with you today."
Obviously, this woman is the person in charge of this shop.
After hearing this, the woman looked at Cao Xing with a critical look.
He seemed to recognize his identity as the lord of another world, and there was a trace of doubt in his eyes.
"Are you sure you want to rent this shop?"
Cao Xing nodded and said directly: "According to Yaskin's price of 150,000 kroner per year, let's rent it for 5 years first."
After hearing this, the woman named Davis snorted and said in a high-pitched tone.
"I'm sorry because of your delay these days."
"Other people have already made bids for this shop. If you want it, you have to pay a higher price."
After hearing this, Yaskin immediately said anxiously: "Mrs. Davis, I have already paid you a deposit of 30,000 yuan, how can you still let others bid?"
The woman said disdainfully: "This is a store under my jurisdiction. Whoever I want to bid can bid."
"Besides, haven't we signed the contract yet?"
Cao Xing was not angry. He narrowed his eyes and asked, "How much do we have to pay to win it?"
The woman raised her chin slightly and said calmly: "Now, you need to pay 200,000 a year!"
Cao Xing smiled after hearing this, shook his head and said: "Return the deposit to us, we don't want it here anymore."
As he said before, he no longer likes this small shop.
I just happened to pass by here and just wanted to talk.
I thought it would be good to use it to start a small business in the future.
Since this woman is raising the price from the ground up, Cao Xing naturally has no such idea.
However, the woman suddenly said anxiously after hearing this.
"Refund the deposit? No, no, no!"
She said with a fierce look: "You don't want it yourself, which is equivalent to you unilaterally violating the contract."
After Yaskin heard this, his face turned red with anger, "You are obviously the one raising the price!"
"If you don't refund the deposit, think about the consequences!"
And this woman seemed confident.
She said contemptuously: "Oh? Are you threatening me?"
"I tell you, this is Melind City, you dare to touch me!"
"Those escorts will come to arrest you soon!"
Yaskin was so angry that he was shaking all over, and he even couldn't control the murderous intention in his heart.
At this time, Cao Xing came over and gently patted his shoulder.
Then he said with a faint smile on his face: "Askin, don't be angry."
"It's only thirty thousand crowns, just give it to her."
"However, my money is not that easy to get."
Cao Xing still had a smile on his face, but there was a cold light in his eyes.
No one in this life has ever been able to prostitute someone for nothing.
After hearing this, the woman looked like a victorious rooster, her face full of pride.
"This lord of yours is quite sensible, unlike a blind guy like Yaskin."
Cao Xing ignored her.
Just when everyone was about to leave and look for opportunities to deal with this woman later.
Facing them, several figures suddenly walked over.
The leader was a richly dressed middle-aged man, wearing a black silk robe and a special cotton hat on his head.
Following next to him seemed to be the middle-aged man's attendant.
On the chests and clothes of these people, there was uniformly a pattern of a woodpecker embroidered on them.
That middle-aged man looked familiar to Cao Xing.
It was the businessman who had come to his territory before and had contact with Cao Xing. Jess.
At this moment, the woman named Davis seemed to notice the people behind her.
The next moment, her mean expression disappeared and she showed a smiling face.
On the wrinkled old face, smiling was even uglier than crying.
She walked over quickly, then skillfully grabbed Jace's arm and whispered:
"Oh~ Master Jace, the Chamber of Commerce is so busy with business, why do you still have time to come here?"
"Speaking of which, the Woodpecker Chamber of Commerce has been developing better and better during this period."
Jace looked at the woman approaching, glanced at her lightly, and then waved her hand away, pushing her away.
The woman who was pushed away felt a little stunned and stood there in a daze.
And when she saw Jace walking straight towards the lord from another world, she felt even more confused?
At this moment, Jace suddenly smiled brightly after seeing Cao Xing.
He said happily: "I just heard from the people below that a lord from another world riding a mammoth came to Melind City."
"I immediately thought of Lord Cao Xing, so I immediately put down what I was doing and prepared to come over and take a look."
"I didn't expect that it was really you!"
Cao Xing also had a faint smile on his face, "Your Excellency Jace, you are well."
He held out his right hand.
And Jayce was immediately flattered and stretched out his hand.
"Lord Cao Xing, you're fine!"
Behind him, Davis, who was watching all this, was completely at a loss.
What did she see?
Jace, who had tried so hard to please, actually had so much respect for this lord from another world!
Who is Jess?
That's the vice president of the Woodpecker Chamber of Commerce!
In the entire Melind City, half of the shops are owned by their Woodpecker Chamber of Commerce.
The other half belongs to Earl Winston!
It can be said that when it comes to business, even Earl West usually gives them a bit of a thumbs down.
And now, the identity of this lord from another world seems to be unusual.
This also gave Davis a hint of fear in his eyes!
She just said such words to this lord from another world, and even hacked his deposit!
My heart was instantly filled with intense fear.
The woman reacted quickly.
She quickly took out a bag from her backpack, which was full of crowns.
He quickly ran over and stuffed it into Yaskin's hand.
And he said with a smile on his face: "Oh~ It turns out that this gentleman knows our President Jace, which is really offensive."
"I'm very sorry, this is your deposit, please keep it."
And Yaskin looked at her changes with a look of disdain on his face.
Then he grabbed the bag in her hand directly.
He said with a mocking look on his face: "Didn't you just say that you would let the city guards come to arrest us and also steal our deposit?"
The woman's expression changed and she quickly said: "Misunderstanding...it's all a misunderstanding!"
And Jace just took one look and understood what happened.
He looked at the woman indifferently, and then asked: "You just offended Lord Cao Xing, and you want to forcefully deduct his deposit?"
The woman quickly explained: "No! Absolutely not!"
“President Jess, it’s really just a misunderstanding!”
Yaskin, who was next to her, did not give her face, and said directly: "This is the woman, we have clearly agreed on the price."
"When the lord came over, she immediately changed her mind and unilaterally increased the price!"
“And they also hacked our deposit.”
When the woman heard Yaskin's correction, her face suddenly turned pale.
She still wanted to defend something.
But businessman Jace's expression remained unchanged, and he directly ordered the attendant next to him: "Starting tomorrow, the shops on this street will be managed by someone else."
"This woman has also been put on the blacklist of our chamber of commerce. Don't hire her again in the future."
The attendant nodded, "Yes."
They made the decision lightly.
At this moment, Davis felt as if the sky had collapsed and he sat down on the cold ground.
Previously, she relied on her status as the Woodpecker Chamber of Commerce to use the same method to blackmail many people's deposits, and also offended many people.
But because the Woodpecker Chamber of Commerce is so powerful, these people can only grit their teeth and swallow this bad breath.
And once she loses this job, all those people will definitely come over and cause trouble for her.
When she thought about the life ahead, this woman seemed to be filled with a huge fear!
At this moment, she was constantly begging for mercy on the ground, begging Cao Xing to forgive her.
However, Cao Xing ignored it.
Including others, they didn't pay any attention to this woman and continued to walk forward.
On the way, businessman Jace had an apologetic look on his face.
"I'm sorry, Lord Cao Xing, this happened to you just after arriving in Melind City."
Cao Xing smiled and shook his head, "It's nothing, I don't take it to heart."
Jace nodded slowly.
After a pause, he continued to ask: "By the way, Lord Cao Xing wants to buy a shop. Does he want to enter the commercial industry of Melinder City?"
Cao Xing did not deny it and said directly: "Yes, I happen to have a batch of weapons that I want to sell. I originally wanted to open a weapons store."
"But now, I don't have this idea anymore."
Jace nodded slightly and chuckled: "Actually, Lord Cao Xing can give it a try."
"There are magical creatures like the Yuncai Yak in your territory. If you enter the business of Melind City, there will basically be no competitors."
"You will soon be able to make your own name in this city."
Cao Xing glanced at him. This guy still remembered his loss to Hilton last time.
He shook his head and said: "That's no need. I have already agreed to cooperate with Hilton for a long time."
"Besides, my place is indeed too far away from Melind City. Transportation back and forth consumes a lot of manpower and material resources."
After hearing this, Jace naturally knew that the relationship between Cao Xing and the Black Lion Chamber of Commerce could not be easily instigated.
He said with emotion: "This kid Hilton is really lucky."
"I didn't expect that not long after Lord Chosen arrived, I would find Lord Cao Xing and have a good relationship with you."
Cao Xing shook his head and did not continue on this topic.
"Sir Jess, although we have already cooperated with the Black Lion Chamber of Commerce for the Yuncai Yak business."
“But as I said last time, we have other opportunities to work together.”
Businessman Jess's eyes suddenly lit up, "What do you mean..."
"Take a look at this." Cao Xing said directly.
After speaking, he took out an egg that was as white as jade and shimmering.
The moment he saw the egg, Jace narrowed his eyes.
He took it carefully as if he had found a treasure, and then observed it carefully.
The next moment, Jace's eyes instantly lit up!
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(End of chapter)