As the sun rose to the very middle of the sky, Pitch walked out of the small bar with another bag full of Kimpton's money—as the bartender had said, although there was no telegraph, there was another convenient way to deliver news in the Sennuma district: the hummingbird; In fact, this is not the first time Ye Qi has seen such hummingbirds; This hummingbird was also used by the person in charge of the last bazaar to deliver news to Stofe and others; Not only is it fast, but it's also very safe; After all, in the explored area of the Thousand Numa District, he had not seen any birds that could catch up with such a hummingbird.

Of course, its value is also very high; Not only in feeding, but also in raising and catching from an early age - its absolute speed is undoubtedly destined to its preciousness and rarity; Except for the lucky ones who found the nests, there is basically no chance that this adult hummingbird will be caught at all.

As for the price?

From the head of the bazaar, he had inquired about the value of this hummingbird out of curiosity; As a result, a price was arrived at that was staggering to Yeqi; A pair of trained and adult male and female hummingbirds have reached a price of about 1,000 kimptons; Even so, there is still no market for it in Sennuma District; Even Toka, the leader of the natives, is only a couple; In addition to this, Foucault and the Auer brothers are said to have a couple.

Therefore, Ye Qi very sensibly gave up the idea of finding the same pair as a medium to send messages between him and his friends - 1,000 kimptons is not a small amount for them now, plus the cost of special feeding, Ye Qi knows very well that before his teenagers have grown up completely. He didn't have to expect such a convenient communication tool.

Money bags were tossed up and down. Kimpton's crunch. It's undoubtedly a sight to behold in the market – unlike other places, most of the mornings in Chinuma are foggy all year round; Therefore, the real trading of the bazaar began after ten o'clock in the morning; So, by noon, the whole market was still bustling.

In fact, when the bazaar was built, Toca and Stouffer had carefully designed the layout of the entire bazaar; Therefore, with the shade of various trees, the scorching noon sun of Sennuma does not affect the entire market too much. Coupled with the occasional breeze, it will make the whole market look cool - in such an environment, it will definitely not affect the liveliness of the market; Even, compared to the acquisition time from afternoon to evening, the noon period is the authentic sales time; Therefore, most of the businessmen's eyes lit up immediately after seeing the money bag tossed up and down in Ye Qi's hand.

Although bartering in the Sennuma area could still make these merchants a lot of money, there were delays, delays, and unnecessary risks on the way. It still makes these merchants prefer to use Kimpton as a currency for their transactions, even if it's cheaper – of course. This kind of cheapness is not really cheap, and the cost of travel and labor after bartering is enough to smooth out this concession, or even exceed a lot; On the other hand, they still earn it.

Therefore, after these merchants saw Ye Qi, they immediately promoted their goods intentionally or unintentionally - whenever Ye Qi passed by a stall, the owner behind the stall would vigorously promote his goods, and even shouted a voice or two from time to time; Even the merchants who are known for their meanness and treachery in the bazaar will not break the rules at this moment and do something that they will regret for the rest of their lives; After all, Ye Qi's outfit has already explained his identity: mercenary.

Perhaps, for others, these mercenaries just have to stay away; After all, can't I afford to provoke and hide? But these businessmen can't; For, whether they were transporting their goods to or from the Thousand Ponds, they needed the participation of these mercenaries - of course, there were those who said that they did not need these rude people to join their caravans; The consequence was that property and lives were seized by another, more rude group.

As a result, most merchants choose to have good relations with mercenaries for the safety of their property and lives - as for the remaining minority? Aside from the agents of the really rude people, they are all big business houses; For example: a businesswoman's firm; A trading house of this size did not need mercenaries at all; After all, their own team of bodyguards comes from the most elite team in the mercenary world; Anyone who wants to play such a business idea, in addition to guts, needs ignorance.

"What do you need, sir?"

When Ye Qi's footsteps stopped at a stall in the middle of the market to buy leather goods and sell daily necessities, the stall owner immediately asked a guy next to him to greet the rest of the guests, and he ran over and greeted Ye Qi with a smile; However, after just glancing at Ye Qi, his eyes focused all his attention on the money bag in Ye Qi's hand.

"I heard you have cigars here? The kind of superior goods! ”

Ye Qi's fingers took advantage of the cover of the money bag, and without a trace, he made a gesture from a chameleon to the stall owner - that's right, the stall in front of him was the eyes and ears of the chameleon in the Qiannuma District; On the surface, he collects leather goods and sells daily necessities, but secretly collects any useful information for the chameleon; At the beginning, when he learned that Ye Qi was going to enter the Thousand Swamp District as 'Finger', the chameleon told Ye Qi about this stronghold, and promised to help Ye Qi at a critical moment.

For help at critical moments, Ye Qi didn't dare to hope for help, but Ye Qi still needed some news delivery; For example: let his 'double' disappear at the right time - for the previous chameleon on the grounds of 'better disguise', find a double to act as himself to go to Dude and become the other party: Bernadette. Taylor's 'knight', and Yetch thought about it a little more and then agreed.

The other party obviously has a certain purpose in doing this, but this does not prevent the other party from saying the truth; For a win-win situation, Ye Qi has never objected; After all, that's what alliances are all about; And any bias will undoubtedly cause the alliance to change its proper nature and eventually break down.

In this regard, Ye Qi did not want to see it; After all. As an ally of that to Bernadette. Taylor named after the chameleon. The help to him is self-evident; And the way the other party acts. and ability, which Ye Qi can't ignore - once he thinks of a kaleidoscopic enemy, Ye Qi himself has a headache; After all, he has a blind fighting sense to guard against, but not all people are like him, with a busy perception.

As for killing the other party once and for all?

If it was just at the beginning, Ye Qi would not have any hesitation, but after forming an alliance. The other party did not do anything harmful to him, but he killed the other party's words; This has undoubtedly exceeded Ye Qi's bottom line, making him unable to start; What's more, the existence in the other party's body also made Ye Qi have some scruples; Although the contract companion of the strange wolf did not say it explicitly, Ye Qi also understood that since the strange wolf wanted the other party to exist, then there must be a reason for the strange wolf himself.

After all, the Strange Wolf guy is always like that!

"Of course, my finest cigars are highly sought after even in Dude!" Apparently, the stall owner had seen Ye Qi's gesture. But his face remained unchanged, and he still said with a smile: "One for ten Kimptons!" ”

said. The stall owner turned around and took out a box slightly wider than the palm of an adult's hand, opened the small lock in front of it, and lifted the lid of the box; Immediately, a row of three cigars appeared in front of Ye Qi - a simple and delicate wooden box, with scarlet velvet satin as the base, and a golden silk thread fixed three cigars the thickness of an adult's thumb in the middle of the box; And in the lower right corner of the box, a skillful, foldable cigar cutter is placed there; With such a set, even people who don't know how cigars can see the extraordinaryness of this box of cigars.

Of course, the people around him will not be surprised, after all, the previous stall owner has already quoted the price of the cigar; One would cost ten Kimptons, and the living expenses of a family of five in Sennuma District for a quarter are so much, and they are quite wealthy; Undoubtedly, a box of three cigars in front of me is almost the living expenses of a family of five in Sennuma District for a year - if you live a little more carefully, a year and a half is not a problem.

"There's nothing wrong with a box of thirty Kimptons of this cigar; But a box should be five, right? ”

Ye Qi glanced at it and said; However, the movement of his hand was not slow, and he took the cigar from the stall owner's hand directly; Moreover, he skillfully cut a cigar with a cigar scissor, lit it with a match, and held it in his mouth - Ye Qi does not smoke cigars, and even rarely touches cigarettes, and the wine is also when friends gather around, just in moderation; Because he needs to make sure that he has a clear enough mind; As for the skillful movement now? Cigar smokers abound among The Witcher, and his teacher is one of them; Even if you look at it a thousand times, anyone will become proficient.

"Sir, you must understand that Dude's journey here is very Yaoyao; We need to be paid enough to cover the cost of the journey! With a businessman's characteristic smile, the stall owner stretched out his hand to Ye Qi: "Thanks to your patronage, a total of thirty Kimptons!" ”

"Oh, here you go!"

With that, Ye Qi put the loot he had obtained from the ill-intentioned mercenary into the stall owner's hands; And there is no doubt that the weight of these trophies is not light, which makes this unprepared boss stumble.

"What is this?"

"The equipment and weapons that I took from an idiot who wanted to get nothing from me; Although I only took a rough look, it was definitely you who earned it; After all, I've heard here that weapons are hard currency! Facing the stall owner's doubts, Ye Qi Shi said with a smile; Then, turning around, waving his hand, he walked out.

"Sir! Mr! It's not in line with the rules, I'll ......"

Looking at Ye Qi, who turned around and left, the stall owner shouted again and again, but his body did not move; It wasn't until Ye Qi was gone that he couldn't wait to open the burden made of the jacket; Two well-maintained pistols and a dagger appeared straight in front of the stall owner, who immediately burst into laughter; The surrounding businessmen who had been paying attention to this place immediately spit in their hearts when they saw this situation, but on the surface they were smiling and congratulating.

The merchants present were not fools, and the price of those two pistols alone was more than thirty Kimptons, plus other miscellaneous things, this sum was undoubtedly earned; As for the origin of the goods? The fairs in Sennuma never ask about the origin of the goods; Only exists if you don't have a kimpton or equivalent item.

And in the envy of the people around him, the stall owner said hello to his work. Just thinking about the cart behind the stall and walking - except for a few people with special status who own the shop. A market in Sennuma Ward. Most of the people have made their carts their makeshift 'homes', carrying goods, food, water, and tents; Even in the largest bazaar in Sennuma District, all the treehouses are rented out, but it is not enough to meet everyone's needs; So, after a few episodes of sleeping in the wilderness, the merchants learned what to do, a tent, even if it was rudimentary. It is also better than sleeping in the 'wilderness'.

What a stingy guy!

When the surrounding merchants saw the stall owner walking towards their trolley, they immediately thought sourly in their hearts - any commodity has its own value, and how to increase this value again requires the merchants to study and ponder on their own; And these are undoubtedly things that cannot be known in advance; Otherwise, if a competitor or a buyer learns about it, and there are preparations in advance, everything will be in vain.

Apparently this is what the stall owner intended; The other businessmen who knew the stall owner's intentions were full of disdain, but in their hearts, they were very expectant. The 'good stuff' that will appear at this stall in the next two days is in Sennuma District, as Ye Qi said. Weapons are, in some ways, a more circulating hard currency than Kimpton; After all, when a gun is on your forehead, no matter how much Kimpton you have, you have to contribute obediently; Especially after the Supreme Government issued the "Gun Ban" 30 years ago, firearms became a special commodity for a while; Even today, only people from special channels can get it.

And there is no doubt that these small merchants who are begging for a living in the Qiannuma District do not have such special channels; And even if there were, they didn't dare touch it; After all, no one knows if you will become a prisoner because of these guns in the next moment—however, it is different in Sennuma District, which is far from the management of the supreme government, and even most of the time the gun trade is clear; Of course, the age of these guns is also clear - the earliest ones are more than ten years ago; Far from the two pistols just now, except for the excellent maintenance, the brand new appearance can be seen clearly by everyone.

At the very least, get these two guns together.

Most businessmen are turning to this idea at the moment - in addition to the most fundamental commercial value, it is also quite good to have a firearm for self-defense; Even if they can't get out of the Thousand Pond District, it is enough for them to have an extra self-protection in the face of a sudden crisis; After all, crises in Sennuma always arise inadvertently.

Of course, none of these merchants were without the intention of taking risks—after all, if the gun were to be shipped out of the Sennuma District, it would be worth at least three times as much; Everyone's plans are different, but all of them are silently waiting for the stall owner to 'ship' in the next two days; if you don't make money, it's not the nature of a businessman; at most, you can earn more and earn less.

However, in a place that everyone can't see, the stall owner is not drooling as ordinary people imagine, and he looks greedy and saves up his harvest; At this moment, the stall owner did not have the utilitarian appearance of the previous businessman, but his face was serious, and he checked all the items with his hands and feet very quickly; And when he examined the two pistols and pulled out a small paper ball from one of the magazines, the stall owner flipped his wrist and put the paper ball into his sleeve, the whole process took less than a second; Even in the eyes of outsiders, the other party is still saving up some of their windfalls, and it is no different.

……

Ye Qi, who was smoking a cigar, did not return to the bar where the mercenaries gathered, nor did he look for the skinny mercenaries; Instead, he followed the bartender's instructions and came to a treehouse with absolutely empty rooms—just as he had been instructed before on 'where to get the best cigars', and although he had already asked in his heart, he had asked on purpose, but in such a question, everything would seem reasonable, and at the very least, those who were looking for him would not be suspicious when they investigated, after all, all the stall owners in the whole bazaar would buy these things, and the price given would never be so low that they would not have to go to the very middle.

So what Ye Qi needed was a reason—fortunately, the chameleon's subordinate business gave him such a reason; It's like the treehouse with its vacant house right now; When mercenaries have money, they naturally can't do without alcohol and women, and this is where the latter service is provided.

Of course, this is only on the surface, and Ye Qi is not here for this - in fact, this is another stronghold of chameleons in the Thousand Swamp District; And he came here to wait for the stall owner's reply.

"Do you need any services, sir?"

Ye Qi, who had just walked under the treehouse, was blocked by a charmingly dressed woman in front of the treehouse - although he didn't have any more ideas, Ye Qi still hugged the woman in front of him unceremoniously with a mercenary-like laughter; After blocking the eyes of the people around him, Ye Qi quickly made the same gesture to the woman as he did when he met the stall owner.

PS The first shift ~~ Before twelve o'clock, there is still a more ~ ~ (to be continued.) )