Blood tax

Chapter 77 Neopolis
Seeing that the two of them didn't make any comments, Connex briefly introduced the local situation:

"The settlements of Neopolis Island are concentrated in the port and urban area, as well as the nearby Tsurupo Town. There are large farms, ranches and forest farms on the west side of the island, where there are several smaller towns, there will be Some travelers and herders.

“The local garrison knights took a team of Beyonders to an island in the Broken Sea for a mission. Apart from the three of us, there are only two Beyonders left in the garrison.

"The main stronghold of the Extraordinary is the Mage Tower in the urban area, but daily staff will be stationed at the nearby Holy Grace Church in Hepu Town, which is a densely crowded tourist destination. We will gather there at 8:[-] tomorrow morning. I have something to tell everyone. Announce."

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"Arrogant guy, this age is only a Sequence 7," Amber folded his hands on his chest after the examination, "He must be a bald head under his hood!"

"Status does not depend on Sequence, but more from ability and contribution to His Majesty the King." Griffith defended the stationed Mage, "And Sequence 7 is already very powerful."

"I can guarantee that if black magic items are found on the ship, the garrison Mage will definitely write about his contribution and danger in the report!" Amber continued to complain, "Our fighting distance is more than his. He will definitely ignore such details as Baili."

"It's good too, with professionals doing it for us, we don't have to risk the risk of going deep into the dirty and dark cargo hold," Griffith relaxed and pointed to a restaurant on a street outside the port area, "Together Lunch? I invite you."

"Okay!" Amber happily followed, "Are your salaries high?"

"The monthly salary of 100 silver lang and the 10 silver lang subsidy, after being promoted to Sequence 8, it will be 50 silver lang," Griffith took out a pamphlet and checked it.

"It's not too much, we can just eat a little bit, and we can't spend money indiscriminately." Amber said seriously, "What is the booklet about?"

"The travel guide for Neopolis Island, I was born locally, but I haven't been back for a long time. It is now a popular holiday destination in the kingdom," Griffith glanced at a shop selling sashimi. "This one Looking good."

Just outside the port area, this street is adorned with all-yee signs and prominently painted tuna, as well as a variety of seaweed, scallops, trout and eels.There was a huge fish head in front of each store. Griffith gestured and felt that these big fish could definitely eat themselves in one bite when they were alive.

The tourists who disembarked went straight to these shops, as if they had already made preparations to eat.

"I have no problem, free food is the most delicious," Amber found a place to sit down and flipped through the menu. "People here eat whole fish! Wow, it's so expensive!"

"Our shop's catches all come from the deep sea in the western part of the Broken Sea. The young men bring the freshest ones every morning and cook them in this street. The biggest one is still up for auction!" The shop owner paused for a while, "There was one yesterday. Bluefin tuna fetched a high price of 4000 silver langs!"

"Did you add an extra zero!" the blonde girl shouted in surprise, "Did you catch the legendary creature and eat it!?"

"This is a fair price. The boys who run the boats need at least three or four Yinlang's wages every day. This is not guaranteed to be caught." The shop owner gestured to a big fish head in his shop.

"What concept?" Amber glanced at Griffith.

"The average stevedore and construction worker only earns 30 to 40 sous a day," Griffith explained. "The sailors earn twice as much, and it's expensive to go out to sea."

"That's not it! If you can't catch good fish, boats and people will all have to spend, and the daily expenses are like running water. Some desperadoes dare to go to the deep sea in order to earn money."

"A lot of fish there?"

"Of course, it's not just fish," the shopkeeper lowered his voice. "There are endless waves rolling in there, strange shadows appearing under the sea from time to time, and strange things beyond common sense."

"Someone was attacked?" Griffith immediately sat up straight.

"Maybe there, maybe not, and if those things do show up, it's a sure thing. But those who don't come back may not end up encountering these strange things, and the wreckage of fishing boats will be blown back to the shore, see It looked like they were torn apart by a storm and they drowned in the sea."

The store served fresh tuna and trout for two.The thick fish fillets are spread on the ice, the crystal lines are fascinating, and the meat is very elastic.

"Please try it with soy sauce and wasabi."

"Where did these ice cubes come from?" Griffith found an interesting place. "Is there an ice bank on this island?"

"Yes, but the ice is sent from the high mountains in the western and southern regions. Those poor places have nothing but ice cubes." The shopkeeper was really knowledgeable. block, and then rafted to the harbour down the mountain for loading.”

"Just using ice as cargo?"

"That's right! They sell ice cubes here and in other big cities, and then go back for food, fish and other things. Thanks to them, many people now pile ice cubes in their cellars to chill milk. And drinks, and preservation of food are excellent."

precious power...

Has Bayerland's capacity been sufficient to this extent?Griffith was surprised.In the East, rations, equipment, and personnel were always tight, but soon after the war was over, shipping capacity was available for ice transportation.

"The ice cube trade has been in place for a long time. During the war, the ice cubes to Bayeran and other places never stopped, and there were naval battles at that time." The shopkeeper added another sentence.

No wonder the capacity is tight.Griffith's teeth were itchy.

"Woo~!" Amber suddenly let out a wonderful moan, "This fish raw is really delicious and bone-eating!"

"That's not it!" The owner walked away proudly, to greet other customers.

Amber poured soy sauce and wasabi on the sashimi, covered it with crystal clear rice, and swallowed it.

"It's so full of flavor, and it's not greasy!" Amber praised again and again, and then suddenly remembered something, "By the way, Perrin and Hakan asked me to thank you, welcome you to Pasha as a guest, we will treat you well yours."

After the battle in the Whispering Forest collapsed, the two escaped the same way, and the other jumped off the cliff.Griffith had thought that they had already suffered misfortune.Now it looks like they both definitely have a hand in it.

"Pella has publicized your heroic deeds several times," Amber praised, cupping his cheeks with his hands. "Although you are not as crazy as she said, you are braver and more powerful."

At that time, my sanity almost evaporated, and I don't know what Pera said.Griffith smiled awkwardly and asked, "By the way, will Captain Valkyrie come to this island? I mean, if there is a follow-up mission."

"Do you despise me?"

"No, no." Griffith quickly defended.

Amber snorted softly and said:
"The number of Transcendents above Sequence 6 is limited, and there are so many incidents that need to be investigated. Once action is taken, it is very difficult to keep information secret. Without them, it is easy for important nodes to reveal flaws and attract attacks.

"And the more powerful the Extraordinary, the more obvious the psionic ripples. Their actions are easily detected by prophecy and divination. Therefore, the first to strike are the Extraordinary below Sequence 7 like us. The one who shoots is easy to lose."

It turns out that the high-level combat power of the various forces has actually formed a situation of exchange.

"It makes sense, but what if things get bigger and reinforcements aren't in time?"

"No, most of the mage towers stationed in the core area have teleportation circles, and if necessary, reinforcements can be provided at any cost. After the completion of the large astrological tower, all places are being debugged," Amber didn't care, "If some places do not , it means that the place is not important, and it can be done by slowly dispatching the garrison."

"It would be great if there were more low-level Beyonders," Griffith said while chewing on the fish, "From the kingdom's point of view, Beyonder characteristics and potions are not that expensive, so there should be more manpower. "

"Impossible, this kind of question is only asked by those of you who are in the lawbreaker pathway."

Amber waved his hand very seriously:

"Basic potions are not expensive for the wealthy class, and many businessmen want to train their children to become Beyonders.

"However, there is a high probability that ordinary people will not be able to adapt to potions, and even the lowest-level potions contain madness. Every year, many, many people want to ask for a career, or they want to rely on the power of Beyonder characteristics to cure diseases, drink He bought potions from the black market and turned into monsters, and finally became a witcher's business.

"This kind of thing is very common in our southern border, so the beacon is set up there. You have the opportunity to come to our college to communicate and definitely refresh your world view!

"Without the corresponding talent, sufficient training and study, trying to change your life with a bottle of potion will mostly end in tragedy. In the end, it is the children of the Beyonder family who become the majority of the new Beyonders. It has always been very strict.”

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This meal cost Griffith 2 Yinlang and 10 Su. Since it was sent by the squadron leader, he felt that he had to entertain him.

Griffith settled the bill and slung the rucksack casually over his shoulder.

"Do you have any plans next?" Amber asked hurriedly when he saw that the apprentice knight was about to leave, "I'm going to report to the Ocean Research Center in the port area, and then take the ship back in a week's time. If we have time, we can go shopping together!"

"We're supposed to be on the same boat back, so I'll go to the nearby Echo Hub to see if there's a letter from the squadron leader," Griffith said. "My uncle, Dr. Zion, and her daughter live not far from here. In Hepu Town, far away, I am going to spend a few days at their house. You are welcome to be a guest!"

"Okay!" Amber tiptoed happily, "Tell me the address!"

(End of this chapter)