Chapter 2166: Entering the City
After four or five days of sailing, the dragon turtle is finally about to arrive in the thief city.
The shuangfeng River wharf in the thief city is not in the city, but in the west of the city, and the wharf is also the gate of the west of the city, and there is a tributary of the Shuangfeng River called the Fengling River here, which flows into the Shuangfeng River from the city, so the wharf at the confluence of the two rivers is the city gate, and it is also the passage into the city, but because the Fengling River cannot be compared with the Shuangfeng River after all, it is only two or three hundred zhang wide, and after going deep into the city, it quickly narrows to more than 100 zhang, so the existence of such a dragon turtle obviously cannot enter the Fengling River, and can only stop at the wharf, or the land, or change to a small boat to continue to move forward。
When the dragon turtle had not yet arrived at the thief city, many boat passengers had already seen the outline of the thief city from a distance, and many people knew that their destination was about to arrive, so they packed up their salutes and walked out of the room where they had lived for a long time.
The same is true for Lin Haoming and the others, and because Lan Qingyu can't move normally, they are taken care of by Han Ningxiang and Li'er.
Lin Haoming did not inform the people of the thief city of the exact time of his arrival, and planned to go to see the city lord after entering the city, before that, he planned to transfer in the city for two days by himself, so as to have a general understanding of the thief city.
When the dragon turtle stopped at the dock for the dragon turtle to dock at the location, immediately one by one the boats and boats came over, these boats are all for transshipment business, only as soon as there is a giant boat or dragon turtle docked, it will automatically come over, for the giant boat and the dragon turtle on the people to choose.
The owner of the dragon turtle was obviously familiar with these boatmen, and when Lin Haoming and the others walked out of the hall, they saw that he had already greeted a very gorgeous-looking boat, and respectfully sent the lady on board.
Lin Haoming and the others were not in a hurry because they still had injuries and illnesses, they just told Zhuang Liang to find a suitable boat, but before Zhuang Liang could agree, a boatman yelled here: "These guest officers, but I want to rent a boat to enter the city, my boat is made of high-quality phoenix perch, and the layout inside is also extremely comfortable, and I am also very familiar with the city, I can introduce the customs and customs here to a few guest officers!"
The previous words were meaningless to Lin Haoming, but in the end, the boatman claimed to know the customs here, Lin Haoming was a little moved, and said without thinking too much: "Okay, just rent your boat, but I don't want other people to share it, it's a charter!"
"Of course there is no problem, but the price must be a little higher!" said the boatman, who was overjoyed when he heard this, but also made a little request.
Lin Haoming didn't care about the price, and he could also see that this boatman was obviously also a person with a vicious eye, and he could see at a glance that he and the others would not care about a little money.
Soon, the group got on the boat, the boat is not very big, but it is enough to accommodate a group of people, there are two floors, the first floor is a hall, the second floor is a room, let Li'er settle Lan Qingyu in a room on the second floor, Lin Haoming followed the boatman to the bow of the ship.
After chatting with the boatman for a few words, Lin Haoming also knew that the boatman surnamed Tian was the owner of the boat, just because he ran the boat, so he didn't pay much attention to dressing, but there were two good-looking girls on the boat, who specialized in serving the boatmen, and Lin Haoming found from the words of the shipowner to the girl, that most of the two girls were relatives like the owner's daughter or niece, and it seemed that the boat was also a family business.
After the boat started, it soon arrived at the entrance of the Fengling River, and the entire entrance was shrouded by a forbidden magic circle, the magic circle was in a state of activation all the year round, a layer of light blue light curtain, attached to the river surface, and the guards guarded, after inspection, would use the array disk to control the magic circle to open a gap for the ships to enter the city, and this water city gate is also a unique place for many cities in Kunjun City.
The owner of the ship, surnamed Tian, was naturally very familiar with these guards because he ran the boat here all the year round, and it was not a martial law moment, so he joked with the owner and let the boat inside.
As the boat entered the Fengling River, Lin Haoming also smiled and said, "Owner, this guard is quite polite, it's different from what I see in other places!"
When the owner of the boat surnamed Tian heard this, he smiled bitterly and said: "Guest officer, we are begging for a living on this river, these cows, ghosts, snakes and gods have to be worshipped, almost all the boats, at least 20% of the income must be honored to them, if it is considered pure profit, almost half of it." ”
"Oh, and this thing, is there no one who is not filial?" Lin Haoming asked rhetorically.
"Of course there is, for example, half of the relatives and friends of the head of the guard don't need it, if the group is bad, there is really a city gate guard who has taken a fancy to my family, but unfortunately that guy's wife and concubine with clerks have long been full, and if you want to give you an official title, I won't agree!" said the shipowner with some resentment.
Lin Haoming listened, looked back at the girl who was bringing tea to the two ladies in the cabin, and shook his head slightly.
"How many years has the shipowner been in the city?" asked Lin Haoming in a different direction.
"I've been running boats for more than 40 years, and the big and small things in the city have happened in the past few decades, even if the big things happened earlier, we naturally know a thing or two about running boats!" The owner saw that Lin Haoming had just arrived, so he wanted to inquire, and he also deliberately did what he liked, so maybe the guests were satisfied, and there would be some rewards, after all, from the fact that the other party didn't care about the rent, and directly chartered the boat, it can be seen that the other party is a high roller.
"In that case, the owner of the ship will take me to an inn to stay in first! Then I want to ask, there is a suitable house for sale in this city, I want to buy one!" Lin Haoming said.
"The guest officer plans to buy a mansion!" the owner of the ship was a little surprised when he heard it, although this was not the first time he had encountered it, and he went into the city to buy a mansion, but it was also extremely rare.
"Yes! In the future, I will live here, and I plan to buy a house, preferably closer to Fang City! If you are familiar with this place, I can continue to charter your boat in the next two days! I also have to take care of the boat!" Lin Haoming said.
"Yo, guest officer, you can ask the right person, although you don't dare to pack a ticket, so that the guest officer you must be satisfied, but some of the houses for sale in this city, I still know some, I can take the guest officer to see you tomorrow, but the guest officer, you are close to the house in Fang City, the thief city has the east market and the west market, the east city is the land market, the west city is the water market, I don't know which side of the city the guest officer wants to buy a house near the city! And how big is it? The ship's owner asked.
"Let's talk about the difference between the East City and the West Market!" Lin Haoming had already known some of the materials that Yao Dong had given him before, but from his words, he felt that the owner of the boat was not just talking, but wanted to know some things from him.