Chapter 160
“Stop!”
The old man was standing under the lamppost with a cane in his hand, a pipe in his free hand, and a hand standing beside him A young girl with a lot of bags in it.
Donald stopped as he said, and cast his eyes on the old man, the two of them felt almost instantly.
Donald raised the corners of his mouth, and the old man’s face was a little more solemn.
I can actually meet other wizards here…Yes, the old man in front of him is a wizard, and the fluctuation of spirit strength on him, which cannot be covered for a while due to the miserable condition of the youngster, cannot be deceived People, while Donald perceives each other, this effect is naturally mutual, and the old man obviously also perceives Donald’s situation.
“Looks like my luck is good, find a place to chat?”
“Do you think we…have a chat?”
The smoke rising from the pipe distorted a little when the old man spoke, his eyes looked at the youngster on the ground, the rubbish debris scattered in the open space between the two sides swirled in a circle, and the whirlwind rose flat on the ground.
“Don’t get me wrong, I didn’t do this to him. If you really think about it, I saved his life before.”
Donald didn’t come to fight, This place is on the edge of the main road in Tallinn District, even if you want to fight, it is impossible to be in this kind of place.
“Nancy, go help Wilder, what happened, tell me.”
The girl ran up to help, Donald took a few steps back and didn’t stop, He has found his purpose and this youngster is useless to him.
Donald stood by and watched youngster muttering beside the old man for a while, during which the old man pinched his ear and turned around fiercely twice, seeing his contorts one’s face in agony, he couldn’t bear to relax. hand.
“I think you should understand the process of the matter. I didn’t mean anything. I found him before, but I just felt that his legs were very strange. I thought he was a heretic, and I just wanted to ask a few questions. , now that you’re here, I think maybe you’ll know.”
“What do you want to know?”
“I just arrived in Demingham recently, and I don’t know any friends here. , a lot of “common sense” doesn’t know, for example, the trading place for our kind of people, the city where I lived before is easy to find, but the area of Demingham is too large, each of these islands is equivalent to a Small town, I don’t want to waste time, I just want to chat with someone who is more familiar with the place, it is limited to some information exchange, of course, if you can tell me more, I can pay a certain fee.”
Spending money to buy information is acceptable to Donald, and what he wants to know is indeed the common sense of the heretics.
“Price?”
When it comes to remuneration, the old man seems to be quite interested.
“1 gold pound.”
Since it’s common sense, the price is naturally impossible, and Donald doesn’t want to be treated as a fool by the other party.
“Add 1.”
“Deal!”
2 gold pounds, which Donald can still take out.
“Anywhere else to talk?”
“I can, as long as I don’t get too far from Tallinn, I’m not familiar with the roads around here.”
Donald doesn’t care where he goes.
The old man stopped a car on the side of the road and told the driver to drive directly to the southern edge of the city in the Tallinn district.
Tallinn District is on the sea, and the outermost circle is a passage that surrounds the city. In order to prevent accidents, most of the outermost positions are fenced, and there are many buffered flower beds and available facilities. Tables and chairs for pedestrians to rest.
Except for the port terminals on all sides.
The two stayed at the head of the bridge, looking over the sea at several hundred meters, Donald could see that the other side of the bridge was dark, with occasional dim lights, compared to the night in Tallinn district I don’t know how much.
That’s a civilian area.
“Nancy, Wilder, you go home first, I have something to talk about with this gentleman.”
The old man’s words mean that they live in a civilian area, staring at each other Donald, who was looking at the sea, noticed that, as a wizard, in any case, there should be no problem in making some money to live in the better environment of Tallinn or Summerlin.
So you live in a civilian area?
“Are you coming back by yourself later? Why don’t you let Nancy stay here with you.”
Wilder was worried about the old man. Indeed, the old man looked white on the surface. The dark hair, the wrinkles on his face and the bags under his eyes prove that he is very old. An old man of this age walks at night and accidentally falls, but he will have a major event.
Wilder’s worries are of course unnecessary, but what makes Donald a little curious is not that the youngster, who had a bad attitude before, cared about the old man, but the girl next to him, Nancy, with her hair drooping in front of her forehead and covering her eyes.
Wilder, as a young man, actually asked her to stay to take care of the Old Gu people, which proved that he believed in Nancy’s ability and believed that she could take care of the old man better than himself.
The girl was carrying several bulging bags in one hand, and Donald glanced at them, which were full of meat and vegetables, and a whole bag of potatoes, which was quite heavy, and her other one. He was still holding a piece of dark chocolate and kept stuffing it into his mouth, looking very relaxed.
“Obey, go back!”
The old man glanced at Donald, who didn’t say a word, and intensified his tone. Wilder stopped talking, and Nancy just turned around. Leave, she is more obedient than Wilder.
When Wilder and Nancy got on the bridge and left, the old man found a chair next to him and sat down. Donald didn’t move, just turned his back against the railing by the sea, listening to the sea and rock behind him. sound of impact.
“Where’s the market in Demingham? I mean the market where we guys trade.”
“The sea market.”
“What What do you mean?”
Donald’s mind was filled with scenes of a large number of outcasts meeting and trading at sea in boats, no matter how he thought about it, there was something wrong, which was too inconvenient.
“Everyday all there are high tides and low tides in the Osway Sea, with two high tides and two low tides every week, and two sea-facing spots in Tallinn and northern Summerlin. About 3 nautical miles outside the northern port, there is a small island in the sea. Normally, it is submerged in the sea water, but at low tide twice every Wednesday and every Friday, it will surface for 5 hours. The time is usually From 0:00 at night to 5:00 am the next day, this time period is the trading time of the Demingham heretics. In the early morning of every Wednesday and every Friday, some ships will moor in the two ports I mentioned, and get on the ship. Pay the participation fee, it was 3 shillings a year ago, I don’t know now, they will be responsible for bringing people to the island.”
Speaking of this, the old man stopped talking and digested the information for Donald, the outsider time.
“Aren’t you afraid of being discovered in this kind of trading market? After all, there are so many people in Demingham who seek a living at sea, 3 nautical miles, and normal ships can get there, right?”
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“The government has already divided the Sea Territory into a government-owned area, and usually prohibits any boats from entering. Once a violation is found, the fine is said to be at least 1 gold pound. In fact, Deming is among the managers of this sea market. The government of John, they provide an umbrella for the normal transactions and exchanges of the heretics. As a reward, they will receive a considerable portion of the profits from the sea market every year. This is not a small amount. You must know that the annual transaction volume of the sea market is although It is far less than the tax of a city, but considering that all the government pays is to issue a decree and organize several ships to cruise in the Sea Territory every day, thousands or even tens of thousands of gold pounds can be extracted from it every month. Profits…it has to be said to be a lucrative business.”
The old man has lived in Demingham for many years and knows the situation of this sea market in great detail, Donald Silently remember it in my heart, today is Tuesday, which means that there will be a sea market in the early morning of tomorrow, and it is necessary to visit.
BeepBeep
There was a loud whistle on the sea in the distance. Donald turned his head and looked at it. There was a huge ship passing by on the sea in the dark. Because of the distance, even if the night was good tonight, Donald could only see a vague outline.
“There is another question. I heard people say that in the religious freedom zone, the government has established a special department for heretics. Is this true?”
“Of course, In other areas, there are special departments of the major orthodox churches watching over them. The government cannot control them. The Demingham side is all managed by the government, the ordinary commoner has a police station, and the heretics are specially managed by the Anomaly Bureau. A special department of the government will do. It is not like a special department of the local church. It is directly under the government like the police station. You are an outsider… If your identity is exposed in the future, you may need to go to the Anomaly Bureau to do your identity. Registration and some tests in various aspects are what most aliens have to go through. If your strength reaches the Authority Level…it may be more troublesome, an Authority Level wizard can do it There are too many things.”
The destructive power of the wizard at the Authority Level is much higher than that of the average Authority Level heretic, which is why the government and major churches oppress the wizard profession so much.
“How can I join the Anomaly Bureau?”
“You want to join the Anomaly Bureau……..I should have thought about it, probably in the spring and fall of each year , that is, in March and September, the Anomaly Bureau will recruit people, self-registration, the location is at the sea market, you just need to pay attention to the Demingham Daily, every time you recruit people, there will be a government recruitment in the lower right corner of the newspaper. There is no contact information, and there is no recruitment information for the registration location.”
The old man did not show much surprise, the aliens who entered the Anomaly Bureau were equivalent to having an official identity, not only did they not have to hide everywhere for fear of being caught People have found that they can also enjoy all aspects of the government’s welfare benefits.
Even if you go to other areas, you can get special treatment in many places with official documents, and people who face special departments of the church don’t have to worry about being caught by the other party in the Inquisition.