Wild North America 1846

Chapter 3 The mantis catches the cicada, followed by the oriole.

The situation in the San Francisco area was extremely chaotic. The local officials sent by the Mexican government were driven away by white immigrants with muskets because they were too unsightly.

The capital city of the entire province of Baja California is Sacramento, which is the stronghold of Mexicans. The city has a population of about 7000 people, more than half of whom are Mexicans, as well as Indians, whites and a small amount of Chinese.

But the Governor of Mexico in Sacramento cannot control the situation in San Francisco, which is a lawless place.

Among the nearly 3 people in San Francisco, there are more than 8300 white immigrants, and this number is still increasing rapidly.

No white immigrant wants to be governed by Mexicans. Among the white adventurers who first came to the Wild West, there were fugitives, sailors, penniless bankrupts and impoverished Irishmen. In order to let the Mexicans ride on their heads and domineering.

This area does not belong to the beautiful and strong country. There are more than a dozen forces in the chaotic situation, and no one obeys the other. It is a bit of regional autonomy.

In the San Francisco area, it's tough guys who can make a name for themselves.

Ferguz, who was shot and killed by Richard, was not one of the forces. He was just one of the endless gangsters in the west, like weeds growing wildly all over the mountain.

But John Sr., the Sheriff of the West Side, was different. He had John Sutter, a powerful grocer among white immigrants, who was a real big shot.

John Sutter operated a hydraulic sawmill, mill, plantation and grocery store in San Francisco. He was the founder of the New Helvetia colony, with power in every corner of the West Side, and more than 300 whites under his command Dude and thousands of enslaved Indians.

The so-called District Sheriff is a position secretly appointed by John Sutter. All gold diggers in the West End must abide by his rules, otherwise they will inevitably die in the wilderness.

Sheriff Old John is his cousin, also his sharp minion and accomplice, who has done more bad things than the most vicious gangsters, it can be described as too numerous to write.

But so what?

In this wild west, swords and guns are the law, strength is the law, big fists are the law, money can do whatever they want, white people are superior, Mexicans and Chinese are second, and Indians are at the bottom of society.

"what……"

Li Cha was flipping through the system interface, and seeing the rapid increase in the completion of the "Prestige Faction Thousands of People Know" task, he couldn't help but burst out in surprise.

"Thousand people know" task; 766 people/1000.

The 766 people in front began to jump up rapidly, and soon crossed 800... 850... 900... all the way up.

Richard knew that this was the huge impact of his shooting and killing Ferguz and his party of 7 people in the Old Bar Tavern, and his reputation was spreading rapidly, making his name even louder.

This is so far
The biggest deal Li Cha made caused quite a stir in this city of less than 3 people in San Francisco, and the title of "Protector of Chinese Gold Diggers" was also spread.

He waited anxiously and excitedly. Seeing that the number of "Thousands of People Know the Prestige Mission" was beating very fast, there was no pause at the level of 980 people, and it quickly passed the 1000 mark.

The three words "Thousand People Know" flashed on the system panel, and the words "1000/1000, mission completed" were displayed.

Comprehensive evaluation; B—

You have punished the villain with a decisive action, the method is a little rough, and the reputation has been spread. This is a good start, and you have a small reputation in the social group.

system rewards;

Three free attribute points, open the prestige task "everyone knows", and open the primary prestige store.

Such a big harvest made Li Cha ecstatic in his heart. Although he complained about the reputation system a lot, he had to admit that the system was powerful and almost omnipotent.

Therefore, he had deep expectations for the reward, and the system did not disappoint him.

The three free attribute points mean that he can independently choose which aspect to strengthen?

Among the 6 special items such as physical strength, strength, agility, intelligence, blood, and reproduction, the first three items will get bonus points when completing the "10 knowledge tasks".The last three items were added points after completing the "Hundred People Knowing Mission", which shows that the latter three items of intelligence, blood and reproductive ability are more important than the first three items.

According to Richard's understanding;
Bloodline may be related to special abilities developed in the future, such as flying, stealth, fangs and claws, animal body, poison gland venom, limb regeneration and other magical abilities.

Could it be that……

In this wild west continent, are there any unknown creatures that are not humans and beasts?

This is just his random guess, what will happen in detail, but he has no idea in his mind.

Needless to say intelligence, how can low intelligence lead the group?This is the ultimate way for those who work hard to rule over others.

Why is reproductive ability so important?
This is a bit puzzling. Perhaps in the system's view, racial inheritance is a very important ability.

After thinking about it carefully, Li Cha added a little to his agility, and immediately lost one free attribute point, and his limbs and bones felt warm, and the changes quietly took place at the genetic level.

When this feeling completely disappeared, Li Cha started to take out the two repeating pistols under his left armpit and next to his right leg one after another, ready to shoot, loaded the bullets, switched the guns, his hands were as fast as afterimages, Almost a third of the previous increase, and indeed the agility has been greatly improved.

Looking at his own personal indicators, his agility has increased from 1.7 to 2.7, which is equivalent to being one in a thousand brilliant shooters, which is a lot higher than the original level of one in a million.

0.7 is the slightly weaker level of ordinary people, 1 is the normal level of young people around 20 years old, and 1.7 is already an outstanding level among ordinary people, equivalent to one in a hundred ordinary athletes, and their agility is higher than ordinary people.

This was exactly the confidence that Li Cha had when facing Ferguz and his group of gangsters alone. Compared with ordinary gangsters, his shots were faster, faster, more accurate, and naturally more deadly.

Choosing to add precious free attribute points to agility can visibly improve the real combat power with the naked eye. This is the most urgently needed ability for Li Cha at present, and the bloodline is not considered for the time being.

His agility reached 2.7, which is 2.7 times that of ordinary people. He belongs to the kind of person with super athletic ability and ranks among the top gunmen in San Francisco.

There are still two free attribute points left. After thinking about it for a long time, Li Cha still didn't add it to blood and intelligence. Instead, he chose to add a physical strength, so that the physical strength grew from 1.5 to 2.5.

A moment later
The changes at the genetic level have been completed. Li Cha's long body is like a beast with infinite physical strength. His muscles are tough and strong, and his bones are far stronger than ordinary people. If you take off the clothes and take a closer look, the outline of the muscles is faintly highlighted, full of strength.

Stamina is the blood bar, and it is also the key to supporting long-term combat. If you have enough stamina, you can hold the gun steadily and shoot accurately, which is also the immediate combat power that is urgently needed.

The remaining precious free attribute point, Li Cha chose not to use it temporarily, leaving enough possible changes to cope with unpredictable risks in the future.

After adding points, the data of Richard's personal attribute panel is;

Stamina 2.5
Intelligence 2.3
Bloodline 2.1
force 1.4
Agile 2.7
Fecundity 1.9
Free attribute points; 1
talent, no
Mutation ability, no
Beastization ability, none
blood ability, no

potential, no

Thus

The ability of a top shooter with super-high-sensitivity attributes was released, which greatly increased Li Cha's confidence. In San Francisco, a chaotic place where grass-headed kings frequently appear, one's own strength is the last word.

At this time, the "Everyone Knows Prestige Mission" started, and the number of people jumping up has risen to more than 1400 people, and the momentum of rising still hasn't stopped, so Li Cha is very happy.

The impact of the shooting incident at the Old Barr Tavern is still fermenting, and the completion rate of the task with the title has also increased a lot. The number of people who know the identity of Richard, the "protector of Chinese gold diggers", has increased from 331 to 842, and the number is still growing. rising.

This shows that this new identity has been accepted by some social groups.

"Master Richard, this is the money and gold dust we seized from Ferguz and his party. There are about 230 US dollars and nearly 10 ounces of gold dust."

Dai Changfu approached on horseback, and handed over a heavy leather bag in his hand, which was filled with the property seized this time, as well as Ferguz's leather belt with a pistol.

Then, he handed over a heavy cloth bag, and said in an envious tone; "These two gold diggers are really lucky to find such a big piece of dog's head gold, which weighs 4 pounds. It's really worth it." A lot of money."

The commonly used currencies on the west coast of North America are the pound and the dollar. The gold content of a pound is 7.32238 grams of pure gold, and the gold content of a dollar is 1 grams of pure gold. That is to say, the gold content of a pound is about 1.50463 times that of a dollar.

Due to the strong value of the British pound, the exchange value of 1 British pound is about 5 US dollars, which will only be higher than lower, and people are more willing to hold the British pound.

That is to say, the 4-pound dog's head gold is worth about 400 pounds, or about 2000 US dollars, mainly because the dog's head gold cannot reach the level of pure gold and needs to be further refined to remove impurities.

In today's era, the annual income of an ordinary worker on the North American continent is about 20 US dollars. This piece of dog head gold is equivalent to the sum of the annual income of 100 American workers, which is a huge sum of money.

No wonder Ferguz and his gang kidnapped the two Chinese gold diggers and wanted to put them to death, killing them for money. Money is really touching!

The mantis catches the cicada, and the oriole is behind.

The dog's head gold finally fell into Richard's hands, and Ferguz and his gang also took their lives. 10 ounces of gold sand is worth about 210 US dollars, which is considered a windfall.

Li Cha took the spoils, weighed the large piece of dog's head gold in the cloth bag with his hands, nodded in satisfaction, and put the dog's head gold and about 10 ounces of gold sand into the leather bag on the front side of the saddle without any hesitation.

Then he took out the banknotes, divided half of them out and handed them to Dai Changfu, saying, "You and your brother will share the money. Remember not to go to the city during this period to prevent being targeted. Save some money and save it to marry a woman." That’s the right path, don’t make it all over.”

"Thank you, Young Master, I will watch them."

"Don't sell these horses and equipment. We can use them to expand the team, so we don't have to buy them again."

"Well, listen to the young master's orders." Dai Changfu happily took the money.

These few people under Li Cha's hands are not in a partnership relationship, but a master-slave relationship, and the spoils of war will naturally not be equally distributed.

(End of this chapter)