When Xia Yaleiming walked into the store, there were no other customers in the store, only a skinny old man sitting behind the shelf. Although Xia Yaleiming's clothes were tattered, he was not discriminated against. The old man stood up enthusiastically and greeted him with a bright smile on his face, and his eyes were full of light. The words "profiteer" were engraved on his face.
"Dear guest, what do you need? We have a batch of high-quality tobacco that has just arrived here, all of which are grown by real Zaku Tu people! Ah, depending on your age, you should have no interest in tobacco. … ah, you must be an excellent martial artist because you are tall, strong, strong, and powerful. Well, we have some fine weapons made by 'Quake'. May I ask what you need? Armor? I guarantee that our products are authentic from dwarven craftsmen, absolutely no imitations!"
Thor's Hammer
Come on.
Xia Yaleiming has been in Wildfire Town for so many years, how can he not know the virtues of these profiteers
The world knows that dwarven artisans make the best weapons. The dwarves believe in Thor, so that almost half of the weapons shops in the whole continent are named "The Hammer of Thor", claiming that they use the craftsmanship of the dwarves.
Xia Leiming believes that there must be real dwarf craftsmanship and high-quality weapons on the black street, but those genuine products are very expensive, and these profiteers will never face a ragged boy like him, just take them out.
Seeing that Xia Lei Ming didn't speak, the old man twisted his beard and squeezed out a smile that "every man understands": "Perhaps you need to buy some special medicines? Our shop can have its own special pharmacist who can make any special medicine. , especially the kind of thing that makes you sleepy after eating! It is the best equipment for home travel, murder, robbery and rape... Uh, dear guest, what do you need?"
Xia Leiming has already looked at everything in this store.
He first saw a piece of dried sheepskin hanging on the shop hall. It was a contract document. There were two signatures under the contract document. One of them was probably the mark of the business group this shop was affiliated with, while the other one was It belongs to the big mercenary group that has now occupied Wildfire Town.
This contract represents that the shop has signed a contract with the current occupier of Wildfire Town. While being protected by that mercenary group, it must also abide by the rules of Wildfire Town. Once something is breached, the damaged person can go to the protector of Wildfire for arbitration.
This is considered a "legitimate" status.
This is something that must be clarified first, because... There are also many black shops on the dark streets!
There are no good people in Wildfire... hehe!
"I came in when I saw the buying sign outside." Xia Leiming spoke, his accent was the local dialect near Wildfire Town.
The enthusiasm of the old profiteer immediately decreased a lot, but he was still very polite, which made Xia Yaleiming very useful. At least, don't judge people by their appearance, and look more professional.
"You're a local from the accent." The old man smiled. "Are you a witcher?"
Hearing this question, Xia Yaleiming couldn't help but touched his leather robe full of holes, and the fire fork stuck in his waist. Maybe some witchers will dress more simply, but there is absolutely no witcher in this world who will fight with a ferocious beast with a burning fork...
Xia Ya blushed a little, but he still nodded: "Yes."
The old man deliberately didn't seem to see Xia Yaleiming's ragged robe and fire fork. He didn't even move his eyes a bit: "Okay, so you're here to buy it? The request is on it, do you have any questions?"
It is clearly written on the purchase card.
"I want to buy a beast cub with a lot of money.
Requirements: Lion cub, features, white fur.
Demand, unlimited.
Constructed Price: Five silver coins each.
Validity period of entrustment: Thirty days. "
"No doubt, if possible, let's sign the contract directly." Xia Yaleiming tried to pretend to be more sophisticated.
The old man looked at Xia Yaleiming's face carefully, and sighed: "Young man, I hope you understand what you are doing. It can be seen that you are a martial arts practitioner, but... lion beasts are not ordinary beasts. And , Now that the winter is coming, this season, the monsters are very difficult to deal with in order to store food for the winter. What's more, any beast is extremely ferocious when its own cubs are threatened."
"I know what I'm doing. It's not the first time I've done this kind of thing." Xia Yaleiming tried to straighten his chest: "But thank you for your reminder."
The old man regained his calm. He turned around and took out a contract from the drawer behind the shelf, threw it on the table in front of Xia Yaleiming, and glanced at him: "Do you recognize the words? Do you need me to read it for you? "
"Need not."
Xia Yaleiming read the contract again, and there was no problem.
"Sign your name and handprint below." The old man squinted at the young man: "What's your name?"
"Char." The young witcher answered vaguely, because he had always been ashamed of the name, so he did not report his full name.
"Xia Ya? Well, strange name, what's your surname?" the old man asked.
Xia Yaleiming glanced at him and didn't answer.
The old man smiled slightly and did not continue to ask. It is not surprising that many of the people in Wildfire Town are carrying wanted warrants, and they do not report their full names or even their real names.
"I need a little advance payment." Xia Leiming said his request embarrassedly.
This method of prepayment is very common in the buying business on the black street. Usually, an advance of 1% of the price of the goods can be requested.
After all, the things you want to buy are generally hard to come by, and many require risking your life.
Of course, in order to prevent some people from using this method to cheat money - after you sign the contract, you take the advance money and run away, that's not OK!
If you dare to do so, you will be expelled by the occupiers of Wildfire, beaten badly, or hanged.
Unless you never come to Wildfire.
Of course, if you die in the process of completing the quest, there is no need to pay it back.
The old man happily put out five coins on the table. Obviously, the sophisticated man saw Xia Yaleiming's embarrassment: "Young man, take it and have a full meal, you will have the strength to work when you are full. ."
"Thank you, I've eaten enough." Xia Yaleiming quickly put away the copper plate and contract, hesitated for a moment, and couldn't help but ask, "Why would someone ask for a lion cub? The fur is not valuable, the meat is not delicious, and this low-level monster has no magic core."
"It seems that you don't know anything about demon beasts." The old profiteer answered this question: "The cubs of lion beasts have snow-white fur, and they don't shed their hair until they become adults and turn into fiery red. Alas... Recently in the capital city There is a trend among those nobles, who think that the cubs of lions and beasts are all white and cute, and many nobles like to buy them as pets... Hehe, nobles are like this, they pay, and then some people go all out, this is very fair."
Xia Yaleiming didn't say more, and was about to go out. The old man behind him added: "For the sake of your very young age, let me tell you some important news. I heard that on a mountain north of Wildfire Town. Someone has seen a lion beast, hehe. I will show you a clear way, so that you don't waste time in the process of searching."
Xia Yaleiming didn't look back, left a "thank you" and went out.
In the shop, the old man sat back again, lowered his head and took out a ledger to record a few transactions on it.
At this time, a guy at the back of the store who had just finished his work came out and said with a smile, "Sir, is there any business?"
"It's nothing, it's just a kid who is going to work hard to make money." The old profiteer raised his head and shook his head: "It's a pity, a young life, I wish him good luck. I hope my five copper coins will not go to waste. ."
"You're always so kind!" The man complimented and grinned, showing his yellow teeth: "Have you forgotten the saying circulating here: In Wildfire Town, people are buried everywhere."
…
The five copper coins were fully utilized by Char Leiming.
He hacked for half a day in the blacksmith's shop, bought a rusted axe for three coppers, a rye bread for another, and the last one for a little bit of the cheapest wine - It's not that he is addicted to alcohol, but as an excellent hunter, he knows that he goes into the mountains to hunt in this cold season. When necessary, drinking a drink can keep his body warm.
With an axe on his back, noodles and a water bag filled with wine in his arms, still wearing the tattered wolfskin robe and the worn-out straw sandals, Xia Leiming walked out of Wildfire Town and headed north.