Old days in the box

Chapter 274 Those Expelled

On the bright street outside Liuli Palace, Yuan Wuyou and Vidal walked side by side, looking like a pair of dissimilar siblings of an alien race.

"Little guide, where are we going?"

"I came all the way today and saw people coming and going in the streets of the Byzantine Empire. It was prosperous. The food and accommodation were pretty good, but it was a bit wasteful... I think this country is not as bad as you said, right?"

"If we can't fight here, I have to go back... Why don't you say anything?"

Along the way, Yuan Wuyou chirped eighteen questions to Vidal, which made Vidal, who had always been low-key, become the focus of the street. Many nobles passing by turned to look back.

Yuan Wuyou's oriental face was rare in Byzantium, and her appearance was so outstanding that she would be noticed by everyone when she walked on the street. This really worried Vidal.

He probably didn't say as much in one day as the Eastern Princess did in one hour.

"You were personally received by the Holy See in the upper area, how could you possibly see the situation at the lower level? I have contacted all the people in the lower area and have already secretly reached an alliance with the rebels. Now I will take you to meet these rebels. The leaders."

"Rebels! I can't tell that you are small but very courageous. In our jade world, this is a crime of beheading."

"As a princess, you dare to cross thousands of mountains and come to a strange country to serve as a pioneer. Aren't you even more courageous?"

"Hey, hey, let me, let me."

Vidal took Yuan Wuyou into the streets and alleys of the upper-class area, skillfully passing through complex routes one after another, and soon took her from the upper-class area where the nobles were to the lower-class area where the poor lived.

Due to Yuan Wuyou's overly eye-catching beauty, he had to choose a more remote route. With great difficulty, he bypassed the docks and shipping areas where workers were most concentrated, and arrived at the withered wilderness that was only separated from the outer city by a wall. .

He was not heading towards a place where civilians lived, so where exactly did he want to go? Zhou Xiao looked at Vidal's strange route and couldn't help but become curious about his destination.

The two of them walked along the undeveloped path, passing through patches of overgrown wasteland. Along the way, they could even see a few dilapidated statues of gods that had weathered the weather, as if no one had repaired them for many years.

This area is about two blocks away from the lower-class areas where civilians live. It is the largest sewage outlet in the upper and lower cities. The dirty environment and the fact that no one is willing to settle here have led to the area being abandoned for many years. Even the patrol team of the Holy See will not come here to wander around.

But the more gray areas are ignored by order, the easier it is to breed uncontrolled carnival paradises.

"Where is this?" Yuan Wuyou smelled the slight smell of blood in the wind in this uninhabited wilderness.

"The sewage pipe outlet of Constantinople leads directly to the outside of the city. Even patrols dare not approach this place after dark. Occasionally, one or two unknown abandoned corpses will be found. Isn't it scary?"

"Then why are we still here?" Yuan Wuyou showed a disgusted expression.

"I'll show you the real central area of ​​the lower area." Vidal turned to look at her, "I'm familiar with this place. You just need to follow me closely and don't talk too much."

Yuan Wuyou nodded and followed Vidal through the swamp and woodland, heading towards the artificial pipeline.

He was right. As they moved in this direction, civilians gradually appeared on the originally deserted road, and the front became bustling with people, as if there was a bustling market right in front of them.

But that is not a market, but a huge house built on pipes. It is full of dilapidated patches from top to bottom, as if it will collapse at any time. In the gaps in the exterior walls patched with wooden boards, you can see The house was lively with a large number of people coming and going.

Just as the upper town indulges in sensuality and indulges its desires at luxurious balls, the lower town also has its "entertainment venues."

"There is such a prosperous place here!" Yuan Wuyou marveled.

“This is the largest casino in the lower district, and it is also the designated trading place for various gray industries. These underground pipes can lead directly to the outside of the city and avoid being hunted by patrols, so this place has been able to remain standing for so many years. "

Yuan Wuyou looked in the direction pointed by Vidal. These huge pipelines all lead to the city walls of Constantinople and lead to the river outside the city walls. If you follow the artificial channels in the pipelines, you can indeed easily Traveling to and from the city.

"What place is outside the city?" she asked curiously.

"The slums are the real lawless place. Compared with that place, this place can only be regarded as an insignificant appetizer." Vidal said softly and continued to walk towards the house built on the pipeline.

Yuan Wuyou had no choice but to follow his footsteps in a hurry. The two of them walked in tandem, their bright clothes in stark contrast to this dirty place.

"Remember not to talk too much. You are too eye-catching. If anyone knows that the Princess of the Jade World from the East comes to a place like this, your reputation will be ruined." Vidal said to him.

"Aren't you also a noble? Why can't I come if you can?" Yuan Wuyou frowned with an expression of dissatisfaction.

"I used to work and live here." Vidal said this expressionlessly, walked up the small wooden bridge to the door of this house, and knocked hard.

The heavy wooden door made an unpleasant rattling sound and shook violently, as if it was about to fall apart at any moment. It finally opened a crack, and half of an old face covered with oil and wrinkles stuck out from inside.

"Who?" The old woman behind the door screamed like a crow.

"I have made a reservation for the gambling game at Qianquwu, VIP table No. 01." Vidal said coldly, handing over a coin skillfully.

Qianquwu is the name of the casino that occupies this building. It is controlled by the famous big boss in the lower area, "One-Eyed Bell". Although the building looks dilapidated from the outside, its operation is on par with those in the upper area. The big casinos are just as professional. In addition to the small tables for individual customers, there are also additional reserved VIP tables.

"Your Highness Tilius, you have been stealing the show lately, please come in." The old woman took the coin, grinned with her few remaining teeth, and opened the heavy wooden door.

The noisy sound came out as the wooden door opened. It was ten times louder than what they heard outside. Vidal took Yuan Wuyou inside. The sunlight was cut off from the door, and only the opposite was left in front of him. More dimmed sallow light.

Yuan Wuyou looked up at the interior of the room. What appeared in front of her was an extremely narrow wooden corridor, so low that it almost touched her head. The corridor was lined with crude wooden doors, some of which were open. There was a strong fishy smell and a woman's moans coming from inside.

This place was filthier than the wolf den she had strayed into while hunting in the Jade Realm.

"Do you need me to call out the people from Qianquwu? There have been a lot of strange prostitutes in this place recently. If you leave such a beautiful female companion in there, I'm afraid nothing good will happen."

The old woman looked Yuan Wuyou up and down with greedy eyes. She didn't know any Eastern Princess, but simply thought she was the "high-class" female companion brought by Vidal, but in a place like this, the status of a noble could not scare anyone. people.

"No need." Vidal never looked at the old woman from beginning to end. He just looked back at Yuan Wuyou: "Are you afraid?"

"What are they doing here?" Yuan Wuyou skipped his question and looked straight inward along the wooden corridor, looking at the wooden doors that were not closed.

"Survival. Girls born in the ghetto have no citizenship and cannot live legally in Constantinople. They have to earn enough money here to buy a forged identity certificate from Qianquwu. Leaving the slums and entering lower class life.”

"What about the Holy See? They're not going to do something about it?"

"Slums are originally unrecognized refugee settlements. From a legal perspective, they are not even considered human beings. What can they do?"

"I understand, let's keep going." Yuan Wuyou frowned, nodded and said to him.

Having grown up in a royal family in the Jade Realm, she could not understand that a woman had to pay for her virginity in order to survive. Vidal turned around and looked over. There was no fear in the eyes of this oriental princess, but instead was full of sharp anger.

Returning to his usual silence, he turned and led her through the narrow wooden corridor.

But what Yuan Wuyou didn't expect was that what she saw before her eyes was just the tip of the iceberg in this building.

If she could look down from Zhou Xiao's perspective, she would be able to see more clearly the various gray areas and dirty deals scattered throughout the building.

As she and Vidal moved forward, the details of these dirty corners were unfolded on Zhou Xiao's window one by one, opening up a clear vision to him, like the wriggling internal organs in a giant's belly.

And located at the end of all these corners is the famous Qianquwu Casino.

Vidal walked into the casino with Yuan Wuyou, and the noise in his ears increased several times again, and the noise reached its peak.

In this hall, which is about the size of an auditorium, there are at least fifty gambling tables and various gambling machines that Yuan Wuyou has never seen before. Some of them spin rapidly with iron beads, and some are swallowed like iron beasts. Countless coins were stirring in his stomach, colorful.

Countless men and women were mingling among them, shouting and cursing loudly. The smoky fog lingered in the room, and all kinds of curses and roars that she could not imagine came one after another. Everyone had red eyes like primitive beasts.

In this noisy place, Yuan Wuyou's beauty failed to attract attention for the first time, because no one here cared about who walked in from the door. They just focused on the cards or dice in their hands, trying to count the seconds. Change your destiny between victory and defeat.

Zhou Xiao watched Vidal and Yuan Wuyou walking into the casino. These two people had walked all the way from the upper area to participate in this gambling game of unknown meaning. He was somewhat tired of it. Instead of paying attention to their whereabouts, maybe he would take a look at Fu Which battle situation on Leia's side is more meaningful?

But as soon as he had this idea, strange figures appeared in the vision opened by Vidal on the window.

The same group of people who filled the dirty corners of the building began to surround the casino.

(End of this chapter)