The intelligence of the Monkey Kingdom is well developed, and many people come and go every day. On the surface, it looks prosperous, but in fact, there are also very obvious problems inside.
Using intelligence to make money is really an easy and easy thing for the people of the Monkey Kingdom. This directly leads to a shift in the country's focus, which is different from the White Rabbit Kingdom, which has a clear division of labor and can achieve self-sufficiency in all city names. The output of Linghou Country is seriously insufficient in terms of food, not only food, but other projects that require human labor are lagging behind other countries.
However, these are only for some people. People with high status in the Monkey Kingdom will not have such troubles at all. There is no food, no herbs and no resources? If you can’t buy it from other countries, you can sell it repeatedly to different people, and the money will come when you open your mouth. The price of secret information is even more ridiculous. It can be said that as long as you have exclusive information in your hand, they will They are not afraid of not having money at all, nor are they afraid that there will be shortages in materials.
However, the only people who can grasp the confidential information are people who have connections and certain rights in their hands. Only such people can mobilize the intelligence network to continuously obtain information from the outside world. So over time, the Monkey Kingdom has become an extremely extreme country. .
The rich are very rich, the poor cannot find information to sell, and they live like they are in a slum.
Chao is the latter.
Born into a poor family but with a slick personality, there are not no monkey tribes who can become wealthy through acquired efforts, but Chao Yi is the kind of person who has no talent for intelligence. In order to eat a hot meal, he also lived with other poor people. Living a life of petty theft.
There are many people here, and they are often rich people. The success rate of mixing in the crowd has always been quite high.
This is also partly inherited from the local culture of the Monkey Kingdom. Whether it is selling intelligence or being a thief, they all tend to be able to get money quickly without any labor.
This kind of behavior is to be arrested in other kingdoms, but the Monkey Kingdom has never had relevant regulations. In a sense, it also acquiesced to this way of life of the people at the bottom.
Of course, if their people were caught by other countries, it would be another matter, so Yin Sihan would ask the king to let him negotiate as the representative of the White Rabbit Kingdom. A chance to talk to the King of the Monkey Kingdom.
But Chao may not have been caught and handed over to the king as a bargaining chip. Now he is simply caught by the person he stole.
Of course, if they have been doing this kind of thing, it is inevitable that they will miss, but they are not very important, and there is no representative of other kingdoms to carry them to the top of the Monkey Kingdom, so people like Chao Yi are caught stealing things. If you live, the basic kingdom will not care, you can only let the other party deal with it.
If you are lucky enough to win sympathy, maybe you will let yourself go, and it is not surprising that you are almost beaten or killed by luck.
The key is to look at the other person's character.
Chao Yi also watched people start. He noticed these people when they entered the city. After all, the two teams of people who were not ordinary mercenaries at first sight were quite spectacular, and they were definitely rich.
Those soldiers who are subordinates at first glance are ignored. Based on his experience, these people will not have any money with them. There should be a captain-level person in charge of food, clothing, housing, and transportation, but the captain-level orcs will definitely not be low. will be easy to get.
After thinking about it, the target is only the object they escort.
There were obviously two people they were escorting. Among them, Chao Yi felt that the man with the wolf tail was no good. Most of the wolf clan were vicious and cunning. If they were caught, they might not be like this.
It just so happened that just when he thought so, another man with black beast ears split up with the wolf clan. The large army followed the wolf clan man, leaving the black-haired orc alone.
Chao Yi followed without hesitation.
After all, when the man was talking to the wolf clan, his tone was gentle, and he looked very good at talking.
It doesn't matter if you miss.
Chao also thought so at the time.
The thought vanished the moment he was stomped on his tail.
A bad premonition welled up in his heart, he raised his head, and sure enough, he met a pair of indifferent golden beast pupils. This man simply does not have the most basic empathy that normal people face when facing the same kind. At least stepping on a teenager will not let him. He felt there was nothing worth caring about.
He was not the kind of talkative orc that Chao Yi thought.
So after hearing the man speak, Chao Yi opened his mouth and his voice trembled uncontrollably. He was afraid that the other party would kill or sell him. animal.
"I-I'm rushing to get my mother's medicine..." He shook his voice, "I'm the eldest son in the family, and I have three younger brothers. My mother is sick, and my younger brothers have nothing to eat. I have no choice but to do such a thing. of… "
Seemingly scared, Chao Yi's eyes turned red as he spoke, but it made his remarks more authentic.
"Please forgive me this time, I will never do this kind of thing again in the future!"
The young man said that he was about to get up from the ground and kneel down to swear to him.
Silent Yan didn't stop him. He looked at the young man with a resolute expression as if he would definitely repent and asked, "Oh? Then why would you pay for your mother's medicine if you don't do such a thing? Brothers? The rations don't need to be solved?"
Chao Yi's kneeling motion stopped immediately, and then he burst into tears in the blink of an eye.
"Then... there's no way, it's not right to do this kind of thing after all..." He rubbed his eyes, and in his tone, in addition to being lonely, there was a sense of despair about the future, "Maybe I can do a little work, I'm still young, always Someone would be willing to spend some money…”
"It is."
Chao Yi couldn't believe that the man in front of him actually agreed? ! He couldn't have understood what he meant! Does he really want to sell a young, poor and helpless teenager with an old mother and three younger brothers to feed? ! ! !
Is this man cold blooded? !
"Take me to a place that can pick you up."
Chao Yi couldn't cry for a moment, as if his throat was stuck.
Is he really going to sell him? !
Of course, there is such a place in the Monkey Kingdom. Under the skin of intelligence trading, other businesses are not well developed, and unspeakable transactions are emerging one after another.
Silent Yan waited for a while, and when he saw that the boy was motionless, he asked with a smile, "Then let me ask other people?"
Chao Yi had no doubt that when a man entered a store casually, someone would soon be willing to introduce his offline business to him, so he immediately said, "No! I'll take you there!"
He still has a chance! If you take him to Uncle Chen's store, maybe you can still be saved!
Although there is a big gap between the rich and the poor in the Monkey Kingdom, not all wealthy intelligence businessmen disdain the residents at the bottom. Aside from those who hire the poor to provide information for themselves, there will also be some who occasionally take care of them in life. people.
Uncle Chen is one of them. He grew up watching Chao Yi, and Chao Yi has also received a lot of care from him. As long as he goes to Uncle Chen's store, perhaps Uncle Chen will be aware of the situation and pretend to buy him and "redeem" him. he.
Of course, Chao Yi will definitely find a way to return the money to Uncle Chen afterwards.
In order to increase his credibility, Chao Yi immediately added, "But there are conditions for me to take you there! You can't sell me to customers with special requirements!"
On the one hand, the special request means that his value will increase, and Uncle Chen will have to spend more money to save him. On the other hand, it will not appear that he takes the initiative to take him there when he puts forward his own request.
"Can."
Sure enough, the man thought about it and agreed.
"What's your name?" he asked again.
"...Chao Yi."
Chao Yi honestly showed people the way. He also thought about whether to try to escape halfway, but when he recalled the scene when he was caught, Chao Yi thought that he might not be able to escape from this person's nose. Failure to do so will only make things worse.
The terrain of the Monkey Kingdom is very complex, and there are many winding roads. Many storefronts are hidden in very deep places. If it is not for acquaintances to lead the way, I may not be able to find them.
But the most remote place is where the poor live. If you open a store in a secluded place, unless you can't pay for the storefront, or you only accept designated customers.
Chao Yi never knew what kind of Uncle Chen's store should belong to. Uncle Chen didn't seem to be short of money, but he opened the store in such a remote corner. If it only received regular customers, it didn't look like it. , Uncle Chen, a passerby who came in through the store, also took the order.
He tried to use these messy things to cover up his fear of what was going to happen next. After all, Chao Yi was only a teenager. Because he was usually alert, he was caught only a handful of times. Even if he was caught, he was released. pass.
It was the first time for Chao Yi to face the dark side of reality like this.
But the journey is only so little, no matter how slow he walks, he still ends up in front of Uncle Chen's shop.
There is a sign on the storefront that says groceries.
Chao Yi explained, "That's right, this kind of shop usually doesn't put the main business direction outside, do you understand?"
"Well, it really should be like this." Silent Yan nodded in agreement.
Seeing that he believed, Chao Yi didn't know whether to breathe a sigh of relief or to take heart, and finally he pushed open the door full of anxiety and entered.
The door opened and hit the hanging bell. Uncle Chen, who was sitting at the counter reading the announcement, raised his head when he heard the sound. He first saw Chao Yi who stepped into the store first, and then saw Chao Yi coming in after him. strange man.
To be honest, Uncle Chen has seen a lot of people of all kinds, but it is very rare that a man like this man can feel extraordinary at first glance. Such people often have special identities, not high powers. It is someone who has a special experience, at least someone who has definitely held power, will give him this feeling.
He immediately felt that the boy Chao Yi was afraid of causing trouble, and before he could see the wink that Chao Yi was trying to give him, he saw the man take a few steps forward, blocking the possibility of their eyes meeting.
"Chao Yi told me that you know a lot more from you, so bring me to inquire about something." The man said in a modest tone, "I wonder if it will trouble you?"
It was to buy information.
Uncle Chen breathed a sigh of relief, and then decided to educate the stinky boy who gave his sideline business to others.
"No trouble, what do you want to know?"
"Is such that… "
Listening to these two people talking to themselves, there is no mention of their Chao Yi in the topic at all? ?
Are you going to sell him? !