Volume 7: Doing Business with the World Chapter 209 Monster Giant
Xiao Yun was also on the boat.
The reason he dropped his current tasks and came here was not because he was bored, but because he had to take care of the promotion of agricultural machinery. After all, these were the first batch of low-end industrial products. Whether "Huoyan Manufacturing" could rely on the industrial deficit to secretly fleece the world depended on whether this step could be laid on a solid foundation.
Isaac, who was waiting calmly at the dock, rushed to the ship with red eyes when he heard that Xiao Yun was also here. He ran to the deck and found that familiar figure was walking out of the cabin. He immediately opened his arms to greet him...
...and then got hit in the face by the sole of his foot.
"What's wrong? You keep hugging me all the time. Don't you feel hot?" Xiao Yun put his feet down slowly with an expressionless face.
Isaac covered his nose: "..."
In the letter, you always call me dear disciple, but when we meet, you are so cold and indifferent. Teacher, you are so heartless, just like a scumbag...
After getting off the boat, when Laura Philip, who could not stand the sun and hid in the wooden shed, ran out, Isaac watched Xiao Yun squat down slightly, pick up the little girl, and spin around affectionately.
"Little Lola has grown so much, she's a big girl now!"
"Hehehaha——Ayun, I miss you so much!"
"I miss you too, little Lola~~"
Isaac: “…”
Edward walked up and patted Isaac's shoulder silently.
Ali gave him a sympathetic look.
Viscount Pope had received Isaac's letter a few days ago, which described in detail the role of the agricultural machinery brought by the Fire Tribe in promoting agriculture, which made Viscount Pope very excited. He calculated that the grassland fleet should arrive soon, so he rushed to the Knights' Territory early in the morning with great interest.
After getting off the carriage at the central square of the Knights' Territory (in front of the Grand Theater), Viscount Pope felt something was wrong as soon as his feet touched the ground.
The Knights' Territory has developed like a small town, and its central square is always bustling. Even on days when the theater is closed, the square is dotted with small vendors and the Knights' own food stalls and shops. This period of time is when idle people from all over the country come to the Knights' Territory to do odd jobs, so the surroundings are definitely not so quiet that there is not even a hint of noise.
The loyal butlers and guards subconsciously gathered around Viscount Pope and looked around seriously... Then they found that whether it was passers-by, vegetable vendors, staff of self-operated delicatessens, or those who were just there to do odd jobs, they were all staring in the same direction in amazement.
"......?" Viscount Pope and his butler and guards curiously cast their gazes in the direction where everyone was staring.
There were more than a dozen people staring in astonishment.
About sixty meters away from where Viscount Pope's carriage was parked, in the shadows on the east side of the theater, which had not yet opened, a violent snow-white wolf that was at least seven meters long was holding a two-meter-long, small white wolf that looked like a baby against the big wolf's mouth, and was throwing them on the grass...
The broken grass leaves flew into the air, and the dried soil was blown up into a lot of dust. The baby was dizzy from being beaten and obviously had no strength to resist, and could not even whimper.
Viscount Pope: "..."
Viscount Pope: "..."
“Hurry up and save her!” Viscount Pope finally came to his senses and shouted miserably, “Isn’t that Ruhua? Hurry up and save her!!”
"..." The guards stared at the Viscount in a daze.
"..." Viscount Pope looked at the thin arms and legs of his guards, and then at the violent wolf that was at least three times bigger than the flower, and swallowed his saliva, "No, go find Isaac!"
The guards then started to move, one ran towards the Knight's Mansion, and the other rode towards the port...
Viscount Pope stared nervously at Ruhua who was repeatedly picked up and thrown away by the violent wolf, fearing that this baby, whose status was equivalent to the mascot of the Knight Robins, would get hurt. He waited anxiously for a while, and suddenly heard a commotion coming from the other end of the street.
Looking in the direction where the voice came from, Viscount Pope was immediately shocked - at the other end of the street, in the crowd that separated like a tide, there were at least twenty or thirty strong men of foreign races who were as tall as iron towers, lined up in a loose queue and were striding towards them calmly.
Under the dazzling sunlight, these foreign strong men with arms thicker than ordinary men's thighs and strong bodies like door panels were particularly eye-catching. Isaac and his subordinates who came with them were made to look petite and delicate.
"Snow Wolf... tribe?" Viscount Pope swallowed again.
Wherever these strong foreign men, who were like mobile iron towers, went, a large area of white land was automatically cleared in an instant. The streets with at least several hundred people were so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
The monster giant, who was stronger than most people thought, "forced" Isaac and others into the square, smiled and pointed at the violent wolf that was beating Ruhua. He had no intention of going up to persuade them, as if beating children like this was very normal and justified.
Even Isaac, who was usually doted on, turned a blind eye. After seeing Viscount Pope, he waved over here with an extremely hearty smile...
Viscount Pope suddenly felt a pain in his balls.
Soon, Viscount Pope no longer had the energy to care about Ruhua, because the cheerful Knight Robins came towards them with a large group of Snow Wolf monsters.
It's not that Viscount Pope had never seen the Snow Wolf Tribe before. Last winter, when the Grassroots Tribe leader came to Valentine to discuss business, Viscount Pope chatted and laughed with her.
But compared to these Snow Wolf tribe strongmen who are bigger, more muscular, have wind noises when they move their hands and feet, and have fierce momentum and sharp eyes, the grassroots tribe leader is simply a kind and friendly elder...
The Snow Wolf tribe strongman who was walking in the front cast his green eyes towards Viscount Pope, and Viscount Pope felt goose bumps on the back of his neck...
These monster strong men stood ten meters in front of the carriage, and Viscount Pope and his butler and guards had the illusion that they were being overwhelmed by a large army...
"Your Excellency, I was just planning to ask someone to invite you, but I didn't expect you to be here already." Isaac first stepped forward and saluted respectfully, then turned half his body enthusiastically, "It's just right, please allow me to take this opportunity to introduce my teacher to you. The agricultural machinery shipped this time is very important, and the teacher is worried, so he came here in person."
After saying this, he spread his hands behind him and made a gesture of invitation, pointing to... the burly man who was leading the group and made Viscount Pope and his guards feel extremely dangerous.
"..." Viscount Pope's face was a little stiff.
He had dealt with grassroots tribe leaders before, so he would not deny the wisdom of the Snow Wolf Tribe just because of their appearance. However, he was madly against sitting down and discussing with such a dangerous guy... uh, discussing business! !
This sturdy man who looked very dangerous just by looking at him with the naked eye...did not say hello. Instead, he narrowed his eyes slightly and glanced at Viscount Pope, who looked powerless, and swept his green, sharp eyes over the guards.
The guards suddenly felt as if a knife was gently scraping their skin...
Probably because he thought the guards were not dangerous, the big man moved a step to the left.
So, everyone with goose bumps on their clothes saw a snow wolf man who was about the same size as Isaac, and "slightly thinner" than Isaac, walk out from the group of monster strong men with an average height of 2.2 meters and a weight of more than 260 kilograms (yes, after a few years of good food and drink, the warriors have become stronger and heavier).
"???"
The contrast was too stark. Viscount Pope stared at the ears on both sides of the man's head for several seconds before he could barely confirm that this was a member of the Snow Wolf tribe.
Just... the cub Nanfeng he saw last winter seemed to be stronger than this guy?!
"I've long heard of your name, Viscount Pope. I'm very grateful for your care for Isaac." Xiao Yun ignored the expressions of these humans who looked as if they had seen a ghost, and walked forward with a smile and stretched out his hand.
"...I dare not. I have long admired the name of Sage Ayun." Viscount Pope forced himself to stabilize his facial muscles that were about to cramp, stretched out his hand to shake hands with Xiao Yun, nodded slightly, and tried his best to maintain his noble demeanor. "I heard that your tribe brought agricultural machinery suitable for the Kingdom of Kronin this time. I am really looking forward to it."
Mentioning the Kingdom of Kronen instead of Valentine clearly shows the attitude of the City Lord of Valentine: Fuck you Valentine, I have to make plans for my own family!
Xiao Yun smiled broadly, and was very satisfied with Viscount Pope's understanding...
Generally speaking, human nobles seldom know how to write the word "bishu", and it is normal for them to be arrogant and look down on others, just like the old city lord Philip, Marcus, and St. Bridget, those old guys who eat for free.
But if you think about it carefully, it is not surprising. No matter how arrogant the former Viscount Pope was, after two years, the shoulders of this broken ship Valentine will collapse... The recovery depends entirely on grassland goods, and even if it doesn't consider personal relationships, it has to consider the face of gold coins.
As for Viscount Pope, who tried his best to control his shaking hands - it’s a good thing that Sage Ayun is not a monster strong man!
We exchanged glances and found out that we are in love with each other.
Business flattery... uh, after a round of pleasantries, Viscount Pope was more satisfied with Xiao Yun than he was with the grassroots tribe leader in the beginning - this snow werewolf was indeed a well-known sage on the continent, and worthy of being able to teach a disciple as versatile as Isaac, and his little mouth was so pleasant to hear~!
After exchanging glances, it seems like he's someone I can fuck right away... ahem.
Xiao Yun wasted no time and immediately and warmly took this very capable and tactful viscount to the dock to check out the goods. Before leaving, he dismissed the warriors and let them go around to experience the world - in Isaac's knight territory, the self-operated shops all employed trained locals, and the human race's bloodline was pure.
Seeing a group of humanoid weapons running happily in all directions, Viscount Pope couldn't help but look at Isaac... This guy didn't care at all about his knights being tossed around by these reckless men? !
"Wait, Mr. Ayun, do you think we should rescue Ruhua first?" Viscount Pope came back to his senses and quickly pointed at the mascot who was still being beaten like a sandbag.
"Oh yeah, I almost forgot." Xiao Yun slapped his head and looked at one of the two remaining soldiers, "Xiaohua, persuade Qingcao to stop beating the child and bring her clothes over as well."
Xiaohua glanced at Qingcao who was still beating the child, then turned back to look at Xiao Yun, not quite willing.
"It's okay. Maomao is with me. Don't worry. You can go around too. It's rare for us to get out. It would be boring if you always follow me." Xiao Yun patted Xiaohua's arm soothingly.
Xiaohua reluctantly said, "Okay then, I'll come and exchange with Maomao later, you be careful."
"Don't cause trouble here with Isaac, if you encounter something, be patient, if someone is looking for trouble with you, go to Isaac first." Xiao Yun warned. Unlike the calm and reliable Yu, Xiaohua's temper is a bit irritable... After all, she was the one who almost fired the chief of the Ali tribe.
"Okay." Xiaohua nodded and ran towards Qingcao and her daughter...
Viscount Pope watched the Snow Wolf warrior with a very dangerous look and momentum running away, and with difficulty retracted his gaze: "Mr. Ayun, this warrior...is his name Xiaohua?"
Xiao Yun said with a smile: "Yes, they are the elite warriors of our tribe. Our warriors are still too young and have shown too much talent, so this time we bring them out to see the world. Oh, I forgot to introduce you, this is Yu, the captain of our Fire Tribe."
Xiao Yun said that others were too young, but no one present felt it was unpleasant.
Compared to other warriors, Yu, who looked more reserved and less dangerous, showed a scary smile that could not be seen as honest unless you looked closely, and nodded politely to Viscount Pope.
Viscount Pope: “…” He gave a graceful smile with difficulty.
So that terrifying warrior isn't the most powerful one, right?
Viscount Pope kept looking back and saw Xiaohua saving Ruhua from the violent wolf . His heart dropped back into his stomach. He remembered what Ayun had said before and couldn't help asking, "Who... is Ruhua's father?"
"Mother." Xiao Yun answered immediately, "Qingcao is not usually so manic. It's mainly because Ruhua ran away for half a year and didn't come home, which made Qingcao very angry. She usually has a good temper and is very gentle."
Viscount Pope said expressionlessly: "Haha." I don't believe you.
At the edge of the square, a man who seemed to be a father and son, who were waiting for work in the crowd, silently watched the "small" snow werewolf who looked like an important figure and the Lord of Valentine return to the dock in a close manner. Knight Robbins followed them very servilely and guessed the identity of the small snow werewolf without much effort.
The tanned young man took out a small bag of pork floss from his waist bag and ate it slowly, mumbling: "There's no need to go to the cursed land, teacher. The sage Ayun came to Valentine himself."
"How dare you say that? At least half of the wages we earned went to you." The man squatting next to the young man said with disdain.
"Who knew they only wanted contract workers on the ship? You can't get in by doing odd jobs." The young man said, "Besides, I didn't spend the money alone. Didn't you secretly go to the theater without telling me, teacher?"
"The play 'The Little Mermaid' is all about love, it's not suitable for children to watch." The man said calmly.
"Stop lying to me. I've heard the plot from others and it's not what you said." The young man said dissatisfiedly.
The man snatched the boy's snack bag and said, "How dare you talk to the teacher like that?"
"Hey, give it back to me, this is the last pack!"
"Get out of here!"
As the master and his apprentice were scrambling for the job, a sturdy woman with bare arms, a headscarf, and leggings and linen pants came over and shouted at the idle men squatting on the ground, "Twenty people are needed to move bricks, carry sand, and mix mortar at the construction site in District 3. Daily wages!"
“Me, me, me!”
"I'll do it, I'll do it!"
"How much per day?"
"How many meals are provided?"
"Stop arguing!" the robust woman said in full force, "Two meals are provided, with meat, and you can take it away. It's ten copper coins a day!"
The working meals provided by the Knights' Territory are of fixed quantity, and the reference standard is the amount for cats doing heavy physical work; if you eat sparingly and take the rest back, the whole family can get some benefits.
As soon as the woman finished shouting, she was immediately drowned by the crowd...
Twenty lucky people were taken away by the woman. Not long after, people recruiting for the construction site in District 3 came one after another. The pay was lower if food was provided, and higher if food was not provided. But even if the pay was lower, it was still a good treatment hard to find in Valentine City.
In addition to recruiting male workers, we also recruit female workers...
When the knights first started recruiting female contract workers, many families did not allow their women to sign up, thinking that Knight Robbins, who had been an adventurer, was not a good person and that this place would be unfavorable to female workers. When these families found out that the female workers who signed up could take home several silver coins every month and had not been raped or trafficked, they sent their women here, but they could only work as temporary workers from day to day...
The mysterious master and his apprentice did not apply for temporary work today. They still had two silver coins in their pockets, and the cost of living in the Knights Territory was low - they could sleep in the work shed for free, a large bowl of vegetarian noodles and vegetables with as much broth as they wanted for three copper coins, and potato cakes and baked naan that could fill people up for one copper coin. If they could control their appetite and not buy snacks, they could save money by eating and living in the Knights Territory.
Xiaohua persuaded her angry old mother to calm down. When the grass had recovered and the people were wearing clothes, Xiaohua grabbed Ruhua's neck hair and brushed off the grass leaves and dust on her body. She casually put the baby, who was more than two meters long and weighed less than two hundred pounds, under her arm and looked around curiously at the human territory run by Isaac.
"Their place is not even as big as the cat farm, but there are so many people. Qingcao, Ayun asked us to go around by ourselves, so where should we go?" Xiaohua said.
"I'm a little hungry, let's eat first. Did Isaac tell me where their cafeteria is?" Qingcao said while tidying up his clothes.
"It's said to be on the left side of the Grand Theater, next to where the carriages are parked ." Xiaohua leaned over and looked to the west. "It should be over there."
The two of them walked side by side across the theater. The master and disciple who were squatting at one end of the square stood up and followed them from a distance.
"What's sold here are all the food we eat in our tribe. That's braised rice noodles, and the one next to it is baked cakes. Hey, there are also baked sweet potatoes." Qingcao looked at the delicatessen shops on the edge of the square. He could recognize what business these shops were doing just by the smell without having to look.
"The big steamer over there is obviously for selling steamed cakes." Xiaohua was also looking around, "Hey, look over there, Qingcao, and there's also a shop selling wool yarn and ready-made clothes from our wool spinning factory."
"There are so many people buying our products. Our products are really popular." Qingcao was in a good mood. "Hey, what are you selling?"
As they walked, they turned a wide corner and came to a busy street. They curiously squatted in front of a small stall with straw mats on the street.
The vendor behind the straw mat was a skinny human woman. She suddenly squatted down with two muscular mountains, one of which was holding . She was so scared that she pressed her body against the wall. She took a deep breath for a long time before she forced out a flattering smile: "My two lords... these are the wild dates that grow around our village. They are a little astringent, but if you eat meat soup noodles, it will be very refreshing to add some wild dates..."
The lower class people cannot afford grassland sauces, and the vegetarian noodles sold in the delicatessen in the Knights' Territory are too stimulating for these lower class people. These wild dates that can reduce greasiness and fat can also be sold for a lot of money.
"So it will taste terrible if you eat it directly?" Xiaohua said honestly.
Vendor: “…”
At the noodle shop next to the stall, a man in employee uniform came out with two copper coins. He was about to ask the woman selling wild dates to give him the dates, but when he looked up, he saw two muscular men squatting in front of the wild date stall. He gasped and hid back in the shop in a second.
The vendor wanted to call out to the customers but didn't dare. He looked at the two Snow Wolves squatting in front of the stall with trembling eyes and almost cried...
Xiaohua & Qingcao stood up silently and walked away silently.
"Why are they so afraid of us? They seem happy to buy our things." Xiaohua whispered to Qingcao in confusion.
Qingcao thought hard and said, "Uh... maybe I scared someone when I was chasing Ruhua just now? I was careful not to bump into anyone..."
"I really don't understand the humans. Shelda and the others are obviously very happy to help us comb our hair." Xiaohua complained.
“That’s right!”
The master and disciple who followed behind them: "..."
Just...wherever you go, there will be an empty space immediately, don't you realize it...
When passing by a skewers restaurant, Xiaohua & Qingcao smelled the familiar fragrance and turned in naturally.
This skewers shop targets the "mid-range market" and the minimum per capita consumption is measured in silver coins. Its main customer base is servants sent by people in the central city for "take-out" and middle -class families who come to the Knightsbridge Theater to watch plays.
The two of them entered the store, and the cash-strapped master and apprentice had no way to follow them, so they had to stop a little further away and sit on the steps on the street and stare blankly.
In the mid-range skewers restaurant consisting of three connected storefronts, people sitting against the west wall are servants and grooms who have come to pack takeout for their masters; six of the ten tables in the lobby are occupied, and their clothing is clearly different from that of the pedestrians on the street. Obviously, they are guests who have come early to wait for the theater to open.
Xiaohua and Qingcao walked into the door side by side, and the guests in the lobby felt that the light suddenly dimmed...
After seeing the two muscular towers coming in, a foreign merchant who was facing the gate, wearing a silk robe and rolling up his sleeves to eat skewers, trembled and dropped his fork into the plate. Then he stood up with a speed inconsistent with his fat body, hid behind the table and squatted. The caravan guards accompanying him left their seats and drew their weapons as if they were facing a great enemy.
The female diner who was facing the door turned around subconsciously, suddenly stood up by holding the table, covered her mouth in fear, and stepped back tremblingly; the woman's husband seemed to be very scared as well, and hurriedly signaled the servants to protect his wife.
A young master who was instructing a servant to make skewers for him turned his head inadvertently and took a look. His whole body trembled and he grabbed the corner of the servant's clothes in fear. The butler sitting opposite the young master jumped up like a spring and protected the young master behind him like an old hen protecting her chicks.
A girl in a long skirt who seemed to be on a date with her lover let out a short, panicked scream. Her lover immediately stood up, shaking like a sieve, but still stood firmly in front of the girl.
grass:"……"
With a small flower tucked under her arm: “…”
"...Forget it, I'm not hungry anymore." Qingcao turned around and pulled Xiaohua out the door.
"What on earth are they doing?" Xiaohua was very indignant.
After walking a few steps, I suddenly heard a scream from somewhere, followed by a panicked cry for help and the sound of ping-pong and clanging.
Xiaohua is a warrior, and this is Isaac's knight territory, so she will definitely take care of it if something happens. She immediately left Ruhua to the grass and ran towards the place where the cry for help came from like the wind.
In a grocery store, the shelves were overturned and the knives, backpacks, leather goods, bone beads, cheap clothes and other goods on the shelves were scattered all over the floor. When Xiaohua arrived, the owner was still screaming and hiding in the corner.
Three confused Snow Wolf warriors stood side by side in front of the store. One of them was holding a small waist bag, and on his head were a bunch of belts and pullovers that the store owner had thrown at him...
“Xiaohua?” Seeing his own people, the soldier holding the small waist bag immediately showed an extremely aggrieved expression, “I, I just asked about the price, and she threw something at me…”
Xiaohua: “…”
