Warhammer: I live under the watchful eyes of the gods

Chapter 8 Gang Bazaar - Corruption Appears
This night, Karl slept for a very long time. After a dream that was too chaotic to describe, he slowly woke up on the metal sofa.

After touching his aching back, Karl found that Franco seemed to have gone out.

Fortunately, Franco left him a note.

According to the note, Franco will go to the next block for the next two days, hand in the task of cleaning the sewers, and buy a ticket to go to the next nest by the way.

At the same time, Franco prepared 10W francs and a set of "brand new" work clothes for Carl by the door.

Putting down the note, Carl went to the kitchen to get a compressed biscuit and a pot of cold "boiling water".

Meanwhile, just as he was about to leave the kitchen, Carl noticed that the kitchen was full of bottled water.

However, Karl didn't pay much attention to it at this time, so he simply regarded it as a reserve made by Franco when the water was cut off.

Leaving the kitchen, Carl began to fuel his hungry self.

Have to say, this cookie tastes pretty good.

The crispy taste and the slight salty taste at least helped him forget some of the disgusting scenes in the sewage treatment system yesterday.

Since the inside of the hive capital is not illuminated by any natural light, there is actually no strict concept of day and night.

Even if according to the clock on the wall, it was already 19:00 the next day, it didn't stop him from going out for a stroll.

Because there are still many things he needs to buy.

As Carl rewrapped his new smock around the burqa, he began to think about what he was going to do today.

Walking in the not-so-spacious tunnel, Karl looked at everything around him.

He found that except for the gang members covered in scars and tattoos, most of the people here were wrapped in thick burqas or wearing masks.

And judging from their walking pace, the people here are generally in a sub-healthy state.

Of course, this is not surprising, after all, the bottom nest is indeed a harsh living environment.

Along the way, Karl seems to have found a relatively spacious space.

According to the standard block design drawing, it may have been a theater or a stadium.

But this is not important, what is important is that Karl smells the smell of gunpowder.

But just as he was about to go in to hunt for treasure, a yell interrupted Carl's thoughts.

"New here? Don't know the rules?"

I saw a big bald man with mouse tattoos all over his body, with bare arms, holding a big stick covered with rusty nails and calling out to Karl.

At the same time, the big man also looked at a small bowl next to him.

This small bowl is filled with 10 franc notes and coins.

Fortunately, Franco reserved a lot of change in the stack of francs in advance as if he had foreseen that Karl would go shopping, thus avoiding Karl's embarrassment at the moment.

As for Karl, he was here to buy strong gunpowder, and it was only 10 francs, so there was no need to make a big fuss.

But just when Carl was about to pay to enter the arena, if there were no accidents, then there would be accidents.

Accompanied by the sound of "jumping", the eyes of all the people nearby turned to the big man.

I saw a big bald man literally "pull the ground".

It seems that it is very embarrassing to be looked at by the eyes cast around.

The big man immediately lifted his pants and ran into the market with a long trail.

Carl watched the whole scene in a daze.

(What's the situation, what's going on, can I get in for free?)
But before Karl could react, several speculators around rushed into the market directly.

So Karl started to learn in a decent way, and directly chose to go whoring for nothing.

But just when he was about to step into the market, a familiar smell floated into Carl's nostrils.

(Wait, what is this flavor?)

This smell is almost exactly the same as the slime in the sewage circulation system hall.

(That's a sign of corruption!)
Alarm bells rang again in Carl's mind.

Corruption from Chaos has begun to infiltrate this area.

But unfortunately, he has nothing to do.

So Karl could only start looking for weapons stores first, after all, strong gunpowder can't be found in noodle shops.

The whole bazaar is huge, and like other bazaars, these bazaars have a lot of snack bars at the entrance.

There are everything from roasted mice to roasted bats.

Of course locals don't even visit these shops.

The reason is also very simple - expensive.

The locals in Bottom Nest often choose to go to the shops in the deepest part of the market.

This has its own benefits for market managers (gangs) and consumers.

Just like those staggered escalators in the mall, this allows consumers to visit more stores.

Fortunately, Karl has just eaten, and has no appetite for these Bottom Hive specialties.

So he directly ignored the first row of shops and continued walking towards the interior of the market.

Along the way, the continuous coughing made Carl's nerves even more tense.

Suddenly, a roadside shop caught Carl's attention.

Seeing this sign, Karl's hands involuntarily reached for the dagger hidden in his arms.

(Damn the Black Rat Gang, they are actually here.)
Yes, he saw a slave shop that was supposed to be owned by the Black Rat Gang.

But he soon calmed down.

Now was not the time, and it didn't even take Karl to destroy the Black Rats.

But it was enough to tempt Carl to go in and have a look.

Stepping into the store, a familiar smell will hit your face.

Looking around, Karl determined that almost all the slaves in the shop were "infected".

While he was observing the corruption, the shopkeeper greeted him with a commercial smile.

"My dear guest, I have all kinds of slaves you want here."

Since Carl was almost wrapped into a rice dumpling, the shopkeeper couldn't see his expression under the burqa at this time.

So the owner continued to take Carl to start the introduction on his own.

"This is a strong labor area, don't worry that we have all brainwashed them, and now they will obey the owner."

After speaking, the shopkeeper deliberately showed the working process of the two fake machine servants.

(Note: Machine servants can be made from clones, prisoners or slaves through brain castration, and there is no human rights in the empire.)
Seeing the clumsy work of the machine servant, Karl, who has the same level as the mechanical sage, was not interested, so he signaled the owner to continue to introduce the next part.

So the shopkeeper took him to a hidden snow area.

As the pink curtains parted, Carl understood what the store owner had so often touted as a great item.

At a glance, it's a pity that almost all of them have been corrupted. At least for now, Karl hasn't thought of a suitable treatment method.

But just when he was about to give up, a fainted girl in the corner caught Karl's attention.

She was not corrupted!

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(End of this chapter)