People are in the ark, not heroes

Oh, so it seems that Casimir in the past is indeed quite similar to Victoria in the present.

Both are places that are as bad as shit.

However, I heard that Casimir recently started drastic reforms. After the Chamber of Commerce was destroyed and the Supervisory Committee came to power, the series of pro-people policies implemented by Grand Knight Russell have effectively improved the quality of life of civilians.

I don't know if this rumor is true or not. If it is true, then at least my previous efforts are not in vain.

"Forget it, instead of thinking about what you have and what you don't have, it's better to think about how to get the task in hand."

The people walking on the muddy road were Lynn and Zofia. Not long after receiving the corresponding information from Scout, Lynn was assigned by the doctor to carry out field missions to eradicate the evil slave trade line. .

Logically speaking, this kind of matter is not under the jurisdiction of Rhodes Island. Under normal circumstances, even if Rhodes Island gets information, it will choose to share it with the local government officials. After all, Rhodes Island is a professional pharmaceutical company. It always seems strange to meddle in other things besides the relevant affairs.

But who let these short-sighted people get their minds on the operators of Rhodes Island?Whether it is the doctor or Kelsey, both of them have a common characteristic, that is, to protect their shortcomings.

So there was the theory that the Scout team was investigating and collecting intelligence, and they found the superior of those mercenaries...a noble councilor from a medium-sized town.

This guy's status is neither big nor small. The main reason is that his status as an aristocrat is quite troublesome. It is like a gold medal for avoiding death. You must know that the relationship between Victorian aristocrats is intricate. If the information is sent over, maybe they will be beaten up in turn, causing a whole body of trouble.

In addition, the interests of this trade line are also very extensive, and it is impossible to uproot it with official power. After all, no one knows whether these so-called official people have a foot in it.

There is no other way, so I have to solve this problem by myself.

To be honest, no matter what era, human traffickers are one of the most hated criminals. Kelsey originally wanted to dissuade the doctor from making big news. She was entrenched in Victoria... But when she heard that she was going to engage in human traffickers this time, she turned a blind eye, as if she hadn't seen anything.

Naturally, Lynn didn't participate in the mission alone. Even if he was powerful enough to be unrivaled in Caraton, he always needed helpers to help him with the work in front of and behind the scenes.

After all, the target was nobles. Unless sufficient and conclusive evidence was collected, Lynn could not directly lift the table. If he did so, Victoria's special forces would knock on the door of the Rhode Island office the next morning.

As for collecting evidence or something... He doesn't know how to clone himself, so he is naturally stronger in numbers.

He needs an experienced, trustworthy and capable teammate. Lynn thought that he would have to deal with many people in this operation, especially dealing with nobles and businessmen, and these things happened to be Lynn's weakness.

So after scanning around, Lynn found Zofia, asked her for help, and teamed up to the cloudy Victoria.

In addition, Rhodes Island also has its own office in Calaton, and even stationed a group of operators—Lin En has applied to the doctor, and if necessary, he can directly contact the other party, And to get their help, these operators are very familiar with the situation of Karaton, among them there is even a young lady from the Montbellin family, who has a lot of say in the town council, this is also a force that cannot be ignored strength.

hope everything is fine.

Lynn lowered the brim of his hat, shook his head, and disappeared into the crowd with Zofia.

In the sky, dark clouds were as gloomy as ever.

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PS: The plot of Yin Yunspark took place in November, I made a slight modification here, a little earlier, you can take it as the butterfly effect.jpg

Break through the clouds:

Chapter 2 Bars and Sparks

"Two glasses of white lentinium."

"Five pence, sir."

After the Battle of the Four Emperors, Victoria, whose economic system almost collapsed, introduced a new currency system, that is, "pound" and "pence". Compared with the traditional Victorian gold and silver coins, the purchasing power of this new currency is lower. In some traditional In conservative areas, some people even do not recognize these official currencies, but prefer to trade with ancient Victorian gold coins.

If you have to convert it, one pound is equal to one hundred pence, and the purchasing power is almost equivalent to one Victoria silver coin, and one Victoria gold coin can be converted to about one hundred pounds.

For ordinary Victorian townspeople, the annual income of a family is only about [-] pounds. If it is in a poorer rural area, earning [-] pounds a year is already very impressive.

Clinking coins hit the counter, and in the bright candlelight, the coins reflected a cloudy light.

This is an ordinary bar located in the community of infected people in Caraton. The store is not very big, but it is bright and tidy. Infected civilians in twos and threes are sitting here and there, shaking cheap alcohol in their glasses.

Because this is a community of infected people, and there are several factories for infected people with decent wages nearby. Most of the people who come here to kill time are infected workers after work. In addition to buying the ore disease inhibitor from Rhode Island every month, there is also a little surplus for the workers to relax in the bar.

Their wages are not high, and their monthly income is only about a hundred pounds after deducting the deducted part, but the ore disease inhibitor in Rhodes Island is cheap, giving them hope of living.

There are not many things that can be provided for them here, a few glasses of fruit wine with little taste, a little rough meat, and some soup and rice that are not very filling, and it is only a few dozen pennies anyway, but for the infection of living here It's a pretty good pastime for those who don't.

A few years ago, when the Act on the Work of Infected People was not approved, the infected people who lived here would go to the garbage dump to find rotten food, but now they have jobs and wages, even if they have to accept the harsh management of those rich people, even if Every now and then, they will be made things difficult or have their salaries deducted, and the whole community seems to "live".

Generally speaking, it is a very common small bar, whether it is Victoria or Casimir, most countries in the world have similar places.

Oh, Ursus didn't, because the infected people of Ursus have no human rights at all, and it's a luxury to live, let alone go to a bar to drink.

Lynn and Zofia sat in front of the bar, watching the pink-haired infected girl behind the counter busy preparing drinks, both of them felt as if they were the next day.

I still remember the days when the two had a happy conversation in the bar of Bald Martin. At that time, both Lynn and Zofia wanted to help Maria go further. They never thought that the relationship between the two would be Come to this point.

Destiny is really wonderful.

"You two have been waiting for a long time!"

Two glasses of wine were placed in front of Lynn and Zofia. The pink-haired girl seemed a little uneasy. "White Londinium" is considered a relatively good drink in the store, and it has a relatively high alcohol content. It is sold by patients with ore disease, and the people who come here to drink are usually infected...

So the girl put these bottles of wine in the deepest part of the wine cellar and rarely took them out, which wasted a lot of time.

In fact, this is not a very good wine, otherwise the price would not be so low, but in this community of infected people that is no different from a slum, it is indeed rare.

"It's okay, girl."

Lynn picked up the wine glass, he shook it, and heard the ice cubes in the glass collide with each other, making a crisp sound.

So he clinked glasses with Zofia lightly, and after taking a sip, the rich aroma of the wine spread between his lips and teeth.

It's much worse than the wine in Rhode Island bars, but it's better than the bland fruit wine.

Lynn is not an alcoholic who is addicted to alcohol. Alcohol is just the seasoning of life, so he doesn't care.

"Little Spark! This wine smells much more fragrant than the one in our hands. Would you like us to have a glass too?"

The infected worker sitting on the side yelled, he is a frequent visitor to the bar, and he usually likes to come here for a few drinks when he has nothing to do, but the hostess here rarely sells them high-quality alcohol, because it is harmful to their illness. Very unfavorable.

Although the fruit wine is weak, it has no negative effect on their condition.

"No! OK! Miss Xia Li has said many times that this wine is not good for your health!"

The pink-haired girl puffed up her face, showing a rare tough side.

"Those two guests didn't have ore disease, so I took them out."

"Isn't sick? What are you doing here if you're not sick? You don't look like a poor person in this dress."

The infected person sat down resentfully, while the little waiter bowed a little nervously to Lin En and Zofia to express his apology: "I'm sorry, both of you, Brother Ash is just being straightforward, he didn't mean anything malicious. "

"It's okay, we don't mind, infected people are human beings just like ordinary people, there is no distinction between high and low."

Lin En raised his eyebrows. He raised his glass to the infected person named Ah Shi, and then drank the wine. His words and deeds also caused a burst of shouts in the store, and many infected workers followed With his movements, he raised the wine glass in his hand, and the first person to bear the brunt was the infected person named A Shi.

"Cheers to this enlightened brother!"

"cheers!"

For a while, there was a lot of toasting, but it was very lively.

A voice with a smile sounded from Lynn's side.

"It was hard to find a bar. You drank all the wine in the glass, who will drink with me?"

Zofia poured half of the wine in her hand into Lynn's glass, and clinked glasses with him with a smile: "Come on, let's have a drink too."

The two drank the transparent wine in their cups. The not-so-spicy wine reverberated in their throats, a little warmth rose from the depths of their bodies, and the fatigue caused by the long journey since entering the country seemed to be washed away Most of it.

The two enjoyed this atmosphere very much. When they were in Casimir, they got along like this. When they were in Rhodes Island, they often went to the bar for a drink or two.

"Oh, yes, Sparky."

Lynn put down the wine glass, took out two ten-pound notes, pressed them under the wine glass, and pushed them in front of the waitress.

"You should be familiar with this area, why don't you tell me about the infected factory nearby."

He spread his hands, showing a harmless smile.

"We're here to discuss business."

"However, before that, I have to understand the reputation and character of my partner, so that I can rest assured."

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PS: Victoria's currency is quite messy. There are Victoria gold coins in the front, pounds and pence in the back.

I compromised a bit based on reality.

Break through the clouds:

Chapter 3 Road resistance and long

Places like bars and teahouses are indeed good places to inquire about information, not to mention that Lin En's shots are very generous. After spending dozens of pounds, he got a lot of interesting information, which can be said to be rewarding.

The two rented a room in a small hotel in the community of the infected. The rent was very cheap and the facilities were fairly complete. Lynn gave the hotel owner a few extra ten-pound notes, and the daily breakfast problem was solved.

"The background of that aristocratic businessman named Bechmann is not simple. First of all, he is a distant relative of Duke Deco... There are also rumors that he is an illegitimate son. That's why he was able to win the title of baron here, and he can even be the real power of Karaton. Congressman, opened an arms factory for the military in the community of infected people."

There are many large and small factories in Caraton, especially in the community of infected people. Because of cheap manpower and land prices, many companies choose to open important factories near the community of infected people.

But munitions factories, that's another story.

There are not a few large-scale munitions factories in the entire Godotting County, let alone Caraton, there is only such a one anyway.

This is a huge cake, if you want to eat it alone, you have to properly manage the relationship between the top and bottom, otherwise you will be swallowed alive by envious people sooner or later.

"Bechmann himself certainly didn't have such handiwork. He should be supported by someone. The town council allocated funds to him so smoothly. That person must have a high status—it's probably a certain duke under Godottin's Grand Duke. .”

Zofia stretched herself. She took off her brown leather coat, revealing her curvaceous figure and thin blouse. She lay lazily on the comfortable sofa, picked up the wine glass, poured half a glass of mellow aroma red wine.

She squinted her eyes half-closed, her long, smooth golden hair was combed into a ponytail and hung on her shoulders, and she spoke casually.

"You see, it's all connected. His identity gave him a chance to rise, and the people behind him made him bigger and bigger, until his ambition and desire surpassed his identity."

"He is short of money, or he is controlled by others."

Lynn said firmly: "Otherwise, there is no need to get involved in this dangerous trade. No matter how much money you make, this is something that is expressly prohibited by Victoria's laws. Sitting on such an industry, his efficiency in earning money is not low."

This is not nonsense, despite the fact that the slave trade is a free business, and it is very popular among nobles.

But this kind of business is risky, and after the profits are distributed layer by layer, there will definitely not be much left to Bechmann.

This is just a small person who was pushed out to be a pawn. The relationship that needs to be managed in the slave trade is not something that a small baron councilor can do well. A part of the head is also distributed to the younger brothers who do the dirty work. Even if they get a batch of high-quality slaves who can sell for millions or more Victorian gold coins, the money distributed to Bechman in the end is only 10,000+.

It seems like a lot, but considering that Bechmann can already make huge profits from arms production, coupled with the uncertainty and risks of the slave trade industry, it seems nothing. In case something goes wrong, such as The slave team was intercepted by the border guards, not to mention a few months of wasted time, and the hole created might cost tens of thousands of gold coins to fill.

Moreover, most of the time, it is impossible for the "goods" caught by the slave hunting team to be sold at such sky-high prices.

Indeed, there was once a beautiful female slave who was sold for an astonishingly high price of one million gold coins, but that was not because of her appearance, but because of her background—that was the daughter of a nobleman from the Tower of Letania, noble His identity brought a value far beyond his appearance, and was finally bought by a grand duke from northern Victoria at a sky-high price of 140 million gold coins.

In other words, Caldori and the others hoped to capture a few women in Akahura and sell them for a sky-high price, so as to transform themselves into the ranks of the rich... This is just an unrealistic dream. Bechmann blindfolded his eyes with a beautiful-looking pie, but he didn't know that their final outcome would be to sell it and throw it away as a shield after being drained of value, that's all.

"What are you going to do?"

"Continue to investigate and find out who participated in this industry, regardless of their status, they will all be killed, and then their assets will be burned to scare others."

Lynn's tone was calm, and his voice was as flat as ever, but Zofia could hear the deep killing intent from it.

He didn't just talk, even if he found out that a certain Grand Duke was involved in the end, he would do it without hesitation.

On Terra Continent, there were few people he dared not kill.

So Zofia smiled lazily.

"Okay, I support you."

As a knight of the Linguang family, she can also be said to hate this kind of trade chain.

"However, I have to remind you first that you are no longer alone, and your every move will involve the forces behind it. Even if you decide to stop evil by killing, you cannot be caught."

"Well, I understand, you can't involve Rhodes Island, and you can't reveal your identity."

Lynn nodded.

It is not easy to eradicate the trade chain. After all, as long as enough intelligence and evidence are collected, even if he does not do it, it will be difficult for the Victorian government to withstand the pressure of the people.

But it is very difficult to kill all the sources behind the scenes. After all, they have more or less ways to remove themselves from the trade chain. Push it out for the dead ghost, to appease the public anger.

But if we don't kill all those behind-the-scenes black hands, this kind of trade chain will eradicate one and the second will emerge, which cannot be dealt with cleanly at all.

At that time, it was the time for Lynn to make a move. He had to do a thorough job to really deter those greedy guys...at least temporarily.

Although this kind of people can't be killed at all, and killing one will lead to another person, but at least doing so can keep the world from getting worse.

It's better than doing nothing.

On the other hand, if someone in power in Victoria is involved in the end, in order to avoid escalating into an international conflict, he can't be too ostentatious and expose his identity.