Chapter 1143

Chapter 1143

2015-04-24

It may sound a bit pessimistic and realistic, but countless cases have proved it time and time again , that is indeed true-

For example, no matter how honorable status, amazing wealth, and monstrous strength you enjoyed during your lifetime, how admired and unattainable great character in the eyes of the world, but when After your ** is obliterated, that is, death in the popular sense, all of the above will just go with the flow and be ruthlessly replaced by the latecomers... At most, your tomb will be more spectacular than others. !

This is the truth!

To put it bluntly, this world will function normally without anyone. ,

So,

When, the hustle and bustle is gone. Dust, return to earth!

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1 month later, in the north, Shanhaicheng.

In the morning, an unremarkable bistro in a neighborhood. There was a thud, the wooden door was pushed open, and a heroic laugh came in before a burly silhouette who had endured the hardships of a long journey, "haha, old Tom, thank me, I'm here to take care of your business again. Give it to me quickly. Serve a glass of barley wine, if you dare to mix it with water, I will smash your broken signboard!"

"Damn, my door!" The huge body leaned out of the counter, looked at the door, and was stunned, "Rubin? It's you...you brat didn't come last time because the situation was chaotic, will you not come out to run business this year?"

The tall and sturdy man, who was dressed as a businessman with a burden on his back, spread his hands helplessly when he heard the words: "No way, you know, my family has to rely on me to eat, who will come out if I don't come out? Okay, don't talk nonsense. Now, quickly bring me a glass of barley wine. I have eaten so much sand all the way!"

It could be seen that the trader named Rubin was very familiar with the tavern owner. There is no politeness in the conversation. Smashing a fist at the counter is considered a meet and greet.

"Okay, wait...three Silver Coins."

"What!" yelled in surprise, the burly man who was holding a Silver Coin ready to pop out, smelled Yan both eyes suddenly widened, looking at the fat tavern owner, with a look of 'you're teasing me', and his expression became ugly, "Old Tom, are you kidding me? A glass of barley wine and three Silver Coins? Damn it. You This is a robbery! Isn't it all Silver Coin before?"

"You said that was the past." The tavern owner was calm, "Now the food is in short supply, and the supply is limited, let alone take it out. The wine is made. I only charge you three Silver Coins because you are an acquaintance, and other places start at least five Silver Coins." Calm down. After hesitating for a while, he reluctantly took out two Silver Coins again, muttering and complaining: "Okay, okay, this damn world..."

"Contentment." The seemingly bloated tavern shop owner. He quickly reached out his chubby hand and put away the three Silver Coins, "This situation is only temporary. The price will come down soon. And if the world is really bad, you simply dare not come out, don't you?"

"Uh, that's what I said..." The burly man scratched his head, and then took advantage of the chubby shopkeeper to turn around to get the wine, and habitually turned his head and glanced at the tavern lobby.

It's not very busy, and the morning is never a peak time for business like a pub. It's a fairly spacious tavern hall, with only two trifling tables. There was a table in the corner, there were several men and a woman, and it could be seen that the woman wearing a wide hat covering her face was the leader, eating and drinking was very quiet and very low-key. On these people, the burly man smelled the smell of his peers. If you guessed correctly, these people should also be running the business road, but the scale is definitely much larger than that of his single-runner gang, which may be a small business group or something.

As for the other table, there were a few young brawny men, clinking glasses with big bowls, shouting for drinks, making a lot of noise, but this is the normal atmosphere of the tavern.

As he was looking at it, the wooden counter in front of him suddenly thumped twice, "Okay, your barley wine."

"Thanks old Tom... eh? I just want a glass. ." The burly man turned around, looked at the two glasses of barley wine on the counter, and couldn't help but be stunned.

"I know, the other cup is mine." Opening the small door next to the counter, the fat shopkeeper moved out with difficulty, picked up the wine cup and waved, "Come on, it's rare to touch this time. When you are such an acquaintance, I will accompany you for a drink and meet my new friend by the way."

"Friend?" That's a common occurrence. In this way, people who dare to open a tavern naturally have a wide range of connections. It is still necessary to meet a few more friends if they have something to do, and they will be able to use it one day if they are not guaranteed. However, even though he knew what he said, the burly man hesitated after hearing the words, because the two groups of people in the hall at the moment, who can become friends with the shopkeeper, are all those young brawny men no matter what.

And this is where the burly man hesitates. People who run singles like him, who want to meet all kinds of people every day, naturally have extraordinary vision. For example, these young brawny men in front of them, although they have no armor and no swords around their waists, but just from the imposing manner of their actions, they know that there must be some fatalities on their hands, and they should be soldiers or Law Enforcers in the city. kind of person.

Regardless of the former or the latter, with the burly man's business experience, he knows that he is a difficult character that he must not provoke...

"Either forget it, old man. Tom, I'm not familiar with them after all, so I'd better find a place to drink by myself..."

Before the burly man could shirk his words, the fat shopkeeper laughed and shook his head, "Haha, don't worry Rubin, I know What are you worrying about? But it's really not as good as before, this is the territory of the Grey Cloth Armed Force!"

Pointing to his feet, he paused, and put his arms around the burly man's shoulders, "I won't hide it from you. , they are the people of the Grey Cloth Armed Force. But they used to be soldiers, but now they are similar to the role of guard cavalry, maintaining law and order in the city. They do things very well, and you will know if you understand them. Moreover, you don't believe them, don't believe it Me?"

"Uh...that's good."

Speaking of this, the burly man naturally had no reason to refuse, so he followed the fat shopkeeper with a glass of wine. Behind him, he walked nervously to the young brawny man's table,

"Andy, Colin, and these two Little Brothers, how is my old Tom's wine? Are you satisfied with it?"

"Yo, old Tom, you're taking our money. You're coming to your door asking us to compliment you."

"Haha. Seriously. Old Tom, your winemaking skills."

"Haha. Nothing to say, spicy enough to taste, not bad, not bad..."

"By the way, if we say we are not satisfied, you won't let us in next time?"

"Haha, that can't be..."

It can be seen that the fat shopkeeper is indeed familiar with these Grey Cloth Armed Force soldiers, and he called out the names of two of them. He put his chubby palm on the shoulder of a middle-aged soldier, and greeted warmly, "Let me introduce, this is Rubin, a runner, my old Tom's friend, what do you need to bring or deliver? A letter to his family or something, as long as he's on the business route, it's fine."

"Hehe, that's right. Rubin has seen a few adults." The fat shopkeeper can be impudent, but he's burly Dahan naturally dare not. Brace oneself forced a smile and stepped forward to toast, "I'll invite a few adults to have a drink when we meet for the first time, and the price of the drink is mine." Dahan said that his response was quite decent, but as soon as his words fell, the warm atmosphere in the field suddenly stopped, and the two young Grey Cloth Armed Force soldiers even changed their faces,

"Uh, what's the matter? Did I say something wrong?" Seeing this, the burly man beat a drum in his heart, and immediately turned his attention to the chubby shopkeeper, who grinned wryly, patted burly and burly. The big man shoulders, "It's okay, you didn't understand the situation just now, I don't blame you..."

These words were clearly intended to comfort the burly big man, but were actually an explanation to the few Grey Cloth Armed Force soldiers. Sure enough, the expressions of the few people suddenly softened a lot when they heard the words. The leading soldier named Andy raised his wine glass and pointed with a smile to the burly man: "I don't dare to call you a proper name, but we are grateful for your brother's kindness. You can drink wine, but We still have to pay for the drinks ourselves. Otherwise, if we are caught by the inspection team, we will inevitably be punished again."

"The inspection team?"

"A Grey Cloth Armed Force The supervisory agency that constrains its own people." The fat shop owner briefly explained, and then patted the shoulders of the burly big man who didn't know why, and sighed with emotion, "I just told you. Now here, it's really different!"

"But...it's just a glass of wine." The burly man understood somewhat, scratched his head, and couldn't help but be speechless.

"It's a glass of wine now, but if we accept it, it may be different in the future." Andy shrugged, "The leader said, it's called anti-weakness."

"… ...then I'll toast a few adults...big brother, a glass of wine."

"Half a glass, half a glass is fine. Hehe, now the wine is not cheap, let's share two mouthfuls and taste more..."

……

After speaking, the atmosphere will ease.

The few Grey Cloth Armed Force soldiers and the fat shopkeeper were obviously accustomed to this, and had long since noticed it. Only the burly man was still somewhat inconceivable. What he saw and heard in front of him was undoubtedly very different from the experience of running a businessman he had experienced before, and it was even diametrically opposite.

But this is a good thing after all. If it's not necessary to go out, no one wants to bow down and do things around, right?

After a few sips of wine, the burly man who gradually became more courageous said with half-pleasure and half-hearted emotion: "It's no wonder that I have come this way, and I feel much more stable than before, and I robbed halfway. It’s rare to see thieves asking for money, so this is what your Grey Cloth Armed Force make a move did?”

“Accurately speaking, it’s just the beginning.” A young Grey Cloth Armed The Force soldier took the conversation with a little pride, "You know, the northern border has always been full of bandits, and they can't stop them. But most of these bandits are just commoners who take risks because they don't have enough to eat. Now the north is full of bandits. It is taken over by our Grey Cloth Armed Force. There is no exploitation. As long as you work hard, you can always find food in the ground. In this way, the bandits will naturally be greatly reduced. As for those real bandits, hehe, their good The days are coming to an end, and we are preparing to clean up..."

"Shut up!" Hearing this, the leading soldier named Andy suddenly frowned and interrupted politely, "You You are drunk, and you can comment on the military major event as you like?"

The young soldier was shocked when he heard the words, and he knew that he was talking too much, so he blushed and bowed his head in silence.

"Hehe, it's okay, it's okay, Rubin and I are not talkative people, drink, everyone drinks..." The chubby shopkeeper winked at the burly man while he smoothed the game. The latter understood nodded and quickly changed the subject, "By the way, when I first entered the city, I found that the city gate was very guarded, and I was a little nervous. What is the reason for this? Eh. I just asked casually. If not It's convenient to say that..."

"Oh. This one. Well, it can be regarded as the major event of our Grey Cloth Armed Force, but it doesn't matter." Andy pondered for a while, or replies, "Today is our leader's wedding, so the investigation is a little stricter."

"The leader's wedding? Who? Chief Joah?" The fat shopkeeper couldn't help but exclaimed, obviously he also had the news. Unknowingly, he looked at Andy and nodded lightly. He was stunned again, "So... such a big thing! Why is there no movement in the city at all?"

"The leader emphasized that he just wanted to hold a simple wedding, so there was no need to spread it. There weren't many people invited, and as far as I know, some high-level officials were not invited."

"So that's how it is, Chief Joah, this is too, too... too much. "

The fat shopkeeper sighed with emotion for a long time, but he didn't say it clearly, but the burly man naturally understood the meaning, not to mention that the leader of the Grey Cloth Armed Force is now equivalent to the Supreme status of Titled King Lie Tu. He only said that the wealthy businessmen and celebrities, or the little nobles that he had seen before, all held a wedding by beating gongs and drums and inviting invitations to the Great Sect. I can't wait to create a sensational hustle and bustle posture in the whole city... The gap! Is it really different...

In the silence, the fat shopkeeper was lost in thought, and then sighed with emotion: "I was fortunate to see our leader more than ten days ago, so beautiful and generous, I only dare to look at it from a distance. Alas. , I don't know who would have such a fortune to marry."

Several Grey Cloth Armed Force soldiers heard the words and were unconsciously nodded, especially the two young soldiers. Showing an envious and bitter color, Fiercely took two sips of wine, and felt cold to the depths of his heart.

"Captain, don't you always brag that you are a veteran from Dawn City? Then do you know who the leader's man is?" After putting down the glass, a young soldier still couldn't hold it back. Thinking in his mind, or holding the idea of giving up his mind completely, he asked with the wine on his head.

"Yes, Captain, let's talk about it." Another young soldier couldn't wait to persuade.

Only the chubby shopkeeper and the burly big man were dumbfounded when they heard that. This is too low-key, co-authoring with you Grey Cloth Armed Force and I don't even know who the man who married their leader is?

"Don't ask me, I just heard some rumors before, I'm not sure." Unable to resist the constant encouragement of his subordinates, the leading soldier named Andy thought for a while, Replied reluctantly, "You don't force me, if it's really that lord..."

paused, as if thinking of something, there was a hint of indiscernible fear in his eyes, and he shook his head again and again, "I can't say it. , can't say..."

"Hey, Captain, you are too inauthentic, you say half of it and leave half of it."

"That's right, it's not appetizing."

"Drink, hehe, or drink..."

...

Seeing that Andy Captain didn't say anything, no matter how curious the crowd was , and had no choice but to give up, and instead put this anger and resentment in the repeated persuasion, and the hall was lively for a while.

While they were chattering and persuading drinks, the men and women at the table in the corner, who looked like a small Business Group, had finished eating and drinking, got up in a low-key manner, and walked quietly to the door. On the way, only the fat shopkeeper turned his head to see it, smiled and said hello to come again next time. One of the middle-aged man in the former politely turned around to greet him, and then walked out of the shop.

"Miss." As soon as he left the pub, the middle-aged man took a few steps and took the initiative to distance himself from the guard behind him and came to the body of the woman wearing a wide hat covering her face. Beside him, he hesitated and asked, "Miss, are you here this time to attend the wedding of the Grey Cloth Armed Force leader Joah?" Do you remember Joah?"

"Of course." The middle-aged man said to the middle-aged magical girl, "If it was the genius magic girl from Black Rock City, she was your best childhood friend, of course I Remember."

After a while, frowning in confusion, "I just don't understand, since it is such a relationship, why have you never come to visit in the past few days, miss?"

"Because, it's not the same." The woman shrugged and spread her hands, "With the vast land in the north, her current status is slightly higher than that of the Second Prince of the empire who was hastily crowned and enthroned in the south a few days ago. And what about me? It's just a young lady from a noble family who is gradually declining, and the identity gap is huge."

Shaking his head gently, "If I rush to visit, but she doesn't recognize me...then It's embarrassing to think about the scene, okay!"

"Is that so..."

"Or else?" While speaking, the two walked to the ordinary carriage parked on the side of the road, the woman waved her hand indifferently, "Okay, Uncle Luo, don't think about it too much, when I adjust my mind, I will come to fawn. After all, family business is the most important thing. ."

With a playful wink, the woman turned around and walked into the carriage. The curtain of the car was lowered, the eyelid drooped slightly, and the relaxed expression was disappeared.

After a moment of silence, the tea cup was held up, and a faint sigh slowly echoed in the carriage, "Marriage... I'm sorry for the best playmate when I was young, I didn't intend to disturb your happiness, but some It's time to repay the bill..."

......(To be continued..)