Chapter 71 Exploitation
Connie comes back from class.
Today is her first day of further studies at Huang Iris College. The teacher's class was very good. Although she had already mastered some of the knowledge, she learned it again from a different perspective.
In addition, there are many things that cannot be learned in the outer city, such as equestrian, chess, music and dance, etc... There are also special etiquette teachers every month to teach them various etiquettes of the upper class. After all, Huang Most students who graduate from Iris College can find a decent job in the inner city.
These etiquette are essential skills for surviving in the inner city.
There are many middle-class and even wealthy businessmen in the inner city, and their alma mater is this college.
But the only thing that makes Connie depressed is that her classmates seem to look down on her. I don't know which lady it was, but after learning that she was from the outer city, she nicknamed her "Miss Grease."
Even Mrs. Judy, the life manager, took her alone to persuade her not to wear clothes stained with organic oil to class next time.
Connie put down her bag with some distress, wondering if she should take some time to go out and buy new clothes. Mr. Jack rewarded himself with a huge sum of money, and it was also time to replace the old clothes he had worn for many years.
She caught a glimpse of a letter on the table, and her expression suddenly changed.
"Oops! I forgot what Mr. Jack told me!"
She exclaimed, picked up the letter and rushed out of the room.
Mr. Jack wrote this letter a few days ago, asking him to send it to the Iron Fist Gang and hand it over to Gary, the boss there. Just because I was busy working in the warehouse these days and looking forward to school today, I forgot about it for a while.
Speaking of the Iron Fist Gang, Connie has always been surprised.
When he and Miss Floy were almost kidnapped, it was Mr. Jack who saved them. Unexpectedly, the entire Iron Fist Gang later became Mr. Jack's vassal, and the boss Gary also obeyed Mr. Jack's orders.
He went down to the second floor, opened the coachman's door, and prepared to let him drive the carriage to take him to the outer city.
When the coachman who was lying on the bed saw Connie opening the door, he stuffed the book in his hand under the pillow in a panic, and then stood up awkwardly.
"What are you looking at, Mr. Coachman?"
Connie looked at this suspicious man with suspicious eyes.
"Ah... nothing, some miscellaneous books."
The coachman said, turned sideways and said seriously:
"Do you want to go out? Miss Connie, I'll prepare it for you!"
Connie was in a hurry, so she didn't ask any more questions.
I just glanced at the corner of the magazine exposed under the pillow. The cover seemed to show the long legs of a girl in black stockings.
Connie's face turned a little red and she turned and left the room.
"Speaking of which, Mr. Jack wouldn't also like to read this type of magazine... Probably not, he is an upright gentleman."
Connie thought to herself.
Wait for the carriage to arrive in the outer city.
As they passed Denton Street, Connie opened the curtains to see if Mrs. Caroline was busy in the flower shop and to say hello.
As a result, she saw two men and women who looked like lower-class civilians being questioned by patrolling guards.
Seeing this scene, Connie frowned slightly.
She suddenly thought of Mr. Jack and Miss Floy. When they first came to Amber City, they had probably encountered something like this, right?
Connie, who has lived in the outer city for many years, is well aware of the greed of these patrol guards. They will not actively arrest criminals. Instead, they often make things difficult for low-level civilians and take advantage of them.
Connie stopped the carriage and stepped out.
"...If you don't want to go to jail with us, it's okay. With a deposit of 20 silver coins, we will let you go today."
The guard's righteous voice came from afar.
"Can it be less? We don't have that much money."
Su Keying looked pitiful, but the guard didn't take this trick and instead sneered.
"It's okay if you don't have money. Come with us and let this man leave."
"He is not my man! And what do you two old people want to do!?"
Su Keying was immediately furious and cursed directly.
It’s over!
Polaris didn't even have time to stop it, now things were getting serious.
If the guards are angered, they have no room for maneuver and may be imprisoned directly. If they resist, they may even be killed on the spot. Even if they were resurrected, they would most likely be wanted and would be struggling in the outer city.
"Very good! Come with us!"
The guard's eyes twitched, and he put his sword on the shoulders of Su Keying and Bei Xing, threatening them.
Su Keying still wanted to resist, but the guard was about to give her a blow with his sword to give her a taste of the pain.
"Stop!"
Connie stopped.
The four of them glanced at her.
The guard looked at the girl. She was wearing a dirty uniform and looked like a typical civilian girl from the outer city.
"I advise you not to mind your own business, little girl."
he said viciously.
"They are the newly hired servants of Jack Manor. You have misunderstood... These are 20 silver coins. Let them go."
Connie took out a handful of silver coins from her pocket, tapped them and handed them over.
Su Keying and Bei Xing looked at this unknown girl in surprise, not expecting that she would be willing to help them.
The two guards were stunned. They didn't expect to meet such a fool.
The leading guard looked at Connie again and couldn't tell that this girl was quite rich.
"You heard wrong. I said 20 silver coins for one person, and 40 silver coins for two people together."
the guard said with a smile.
Greed flashed in his eyes, and he glanced at Connie's money pocket.
Connie suppressed her anger, remained silent for a few seconds, and took out 20 silver coins from her pocket again.
"Wait a minute, how can you, a commoner from the outer city, have so much money? I suspect that you are involved in a crime and seeking to seize illegal property... Please show me your identification."
The guard no longer looked down upon the silver coin in Connie's hand, and he stared directly at Connie's money pocket.
There are at least dozens of silver knights inside, and maybe even gold pounds!
"This... miss, let's forget it and let's go with them."
Su Keying gritted her teeth and said.
Although she knew this was just a game, it was all too realistic. Su Keying didn't want to see a good person being implicated because of her.
The worst case scenario is to commit suicide and waste an opportunity for resurrection.
However, because he has not joined any force, has not received a mission, and has not yet made contact with the people or things on this map, the resurrection point may not be in Amber City.
At best, she missed this closed beta. She is just a small anchor, and her desire to pursue an advantage is not strong. Anyway, this time she also recorded some material along the way, which was enough for her to edit a good video.
It's just that Polaris's loss will be much greater. He, a lone ranger, missed this opportunity for internal testing, and it will be much more difficult to enter the first gradient.
I'll find a way to make up for it later.
Su Keying sighed secretly.
"Hey! It's not up to you to decide whether it counts..."
The guard sneered.
He pointed the dagger at Connie.
"What's Jack Manor? I've never heard of it! The two of them are unknown and they are suspected suspects. Now you are most likely their mastermind. You must come with us!"
At this time, many onlookers had gathered around, pointing at this place.
But most of them got used to it, shook their heads and left.
"Oh! Connie!"
Mrs. Caroline's voice came. She was holding scissors and a flower in her hand, and she hurriedly pushed her way through the crowd.
"What happened?!" (End of Chapter)