After cheating, I became the strongest beast master.

Chapter 295 I Can't Let You Go Astray

"It's really you." Han Yuning was a little surprised.

"How did you know I was here? I was looking for a chance to visit you, but you came first." Chen Xing wiped the dust off the stone bench and asked Han Yuning to sit down. "I just got here and haven't had time to clean up yet. Don't be disgusted."

"Someone told me." Han Yuning thought of something and quickly reminded Chen Xing, "Maybe someone is targeting you."

Chen Xing thought for a moment, "No problem."

Han Yuning said, "Well, I reminded you, the one who notified me was a beastmaster in the army. I had seen him before but I wasn't very familiar with him."

Han Yuning sighed, "I thought you would come, but I didn't expect you to come so soon."

Meeting a familiar person in a foreign land, and also a mentor who helped them a lot, Chen Xing and Han Yuning happily chatted for a long time.

Chen Xing mainly talked about interesting things in school, while Han Yuning talked about the mercenary group here.

Han Yuning was not in a position to talk about some confidential information, so she picked out some suitable content to tell Chen Xing.

"I thought of many scenarios before the war started. I thought it would be a tough battle, but...Jiuchi City is even more devastating than we imagined."

"Jiuchi City used to be known as the Little Overlord of the Northwest, but now it's just called the Little Overlord."

"Really?" Chen Xing was a little surprised. In the intelligence he had seen before, the Jiuchi City was portrayed as a powerful enemy.

"Really? Through the recent battles, I understand a truth. If any powerful force is free from external threats, the biggest threat will come from within." Han Yuning had a complicated expression. "I am very fortunate that Daxia still has powerful external opponents who remind us all the time."

"It was through capturing the beastmasters of Jiuchi City that I learned the truth. Less than a quarter of the military expenditures of the Jiuchi City defense forces actually reaches the hands of the grassroots beastmasters," said Han Yuning.

"Less than a quarter?" Chen Xing's eyelids jumped.

This is the army. Since ancient times, countless emperors have used their heads to prove one thing: anyone can deny their money, but they cannot deny the soldiers' pay.

The fact that Jiuchi City has not collapsed can only mean that the power of the top beastmasters is enough to intimidate those below.

"Yes, and the rules of Jiuchi City are very strict. When the residents of Jiuchi City come of age, they must join the city guards and serve in the army, and they must serve for five years. If you don't want to serve in the army, you have to pay a large fine. I heard that there is a saying in Jiuchi City that good men don't join the army. Only those beastmasters from poor families will join the city guards."

Chen Xing suddenly realized that he could understand why the Nine Red City was no longer strong.

The quality of soldiers is not good, and the military expenditure is low. There is no money to purchase resources. How can the strength of beast taming be improved?

Moreover, how can such a small amount of money make the city guards of Jiuchi City loyal? To put it in a clichéd way, why would they risk their lives for such a small amount of money?

"But I'm only talking about the lower and middle level beast tamers. The upper level beast tamers in Jiuchi City are living a life of luxury, and a considerable portion of the military budget has been embezzled by them. The upper level beast tamers are not weak, and many of them are high-level super-class beast tamers, but they can only fight in favorable situations, and it is difficult to make those high-level super-class beast tamers fight hard."

A lot of the battlefield intelligence Han Yuning told Chen Xing was very helpful.

Finally Han Yuning left and Chen Xing sent her to the gate.

Afterwards, Chen Xing called Zhao Guangming over.

"Old Zhao, you heard what City Lord Gu said yesterday. How much do you think is a suitable salary for us to recruit those retired veterans?"

This question stumped Zhao Guangming, as the intelligence did not mention this.

"I think we can first look at the prices in Stone City and then make a decision." Zhao Guangming made a pertinent suggestion.

If the price is too low, on the one hand it may be difficult for the City Lord's Mansion to respond, and on the other hand it may be difficult to recruit people.

But if the price is too high, they have limited funds.

All the money we are using now is allocated from above, and every penny must have a destination.

Chen Xing nodded. Han Yuning’s words just now reminded him that they were not from Stone City, nor were they beastmasters from Fentian Territory.

If you want to recruit locals to deal with locals, then there must be a suitable price.

Otherwise, why would others work hard for you? It's all for money, right?

The two men came to the street. It was already late and the city was not that hot.

There are a few more shops open in the city than before.

Many of the stores have a monster head hanging outside, indicating that the store purchases monster materials.

There are other shops in the city, such as animal taming and treatment shops, monster material processing shops, hotels, taverns, custom shops, and hot spring reception centers.
"It feels different from Denglong City. There is a sense of freedom that grows unchecked here." Zhao Guangming was dazzled.

"Why do you act like you're in a foreign land for the first time?" Chen Xing felt strange.

"How could this be my first time?" Zhao Guangming said quickly, "I have been to foreign lands several times before, but this is my first time in Stone City."

Several times.
It’s confirmed. The second-in-command in the team has almost as much experience as me.

It is estimated that Ning Yi and Zhou San in the team have rarely been to foreign lands. When they took the teleportation array for the first time, Chen Xing noticed that the two of them seemed to be dizzy from "teleportation".

However, although they were all a group of chicks, Chen Xing was not too panicked.

No problem!

The number of times you come to a foreign land means nothing.

You will get familiar with it after staying for a few days.

"Where can we ask?"

"No hurry." Chen Xing replied.

Zhao Guangming wanted to say something when Chen Xing walked in front of him and he hurriedly chased after him.

I walked to a small stall on the side of the road, and next to the stall a three-meter-long red fire sand pig was blowing a beam of fire.

The flames passed through the holes on the side of the stall, just enough to roast the meat naan on top.

The old man behind the stall skillfully wrapped the meat sac with clean leaves, tied it with vines, and handed it to another customer in front of the stall.

"Uncle, how much is it?" Chen Xing communicated with him in the common foreign language.

"Six Spirit Iron." The old man paused on Chen Xing's dark pupils for a moment, then stretched out his hand and made a gesture.

Chen Xing said, "Come on, two."

The old man lowered his head, took out the raw and cold meat sac from the bamboo basket beside him, and then held the meat sac in one hand.

The Fire Sand Pig standing behind the old man opened its mouth, and a tiny flame passed through the hole on the side and burned just below the meat sac.

The old man turned the meat sac skillfully, and soon, the meat sac in his hand exuded a faint fragrance.

"Do you want to eat now or take away?" the old man asked.

"Let's eat here." Chen Xing saw a few stones next to the stall and walked over and sat down.

Chen Xing and Zhao Guangming sat on the stone next to the stall, each holding a meat bag in his hand.

Zhao Guangming seemed to like the taste and enjoyed the meal very much. Chen Xing chewed the food slowly while chatting with the old man.

"Uncle, your cake is delicious. Is it a local specialty?"

"No." The old man shook his head.

There were no customers at the moment, and the old man didn't seem to mind chatting with Chen Xing.

The two chatted casually.

"You have a lot of delicious food in Daxia. There are many people from Daxia doing business in the city. The restaurants they run are delicious."

"Thank you."

"A lot of my business has been taken away."

"." Chen Xing was stunned, not knowing how to respond.

Seeing the embarrassment on Chen Xing's face, the old man smiled and said, "The taste of the cakes I make is average. It's normal that others don't like them. I often go to the restaurants run by you Daxia people to eat them."

Seeing that the old man was easy to talk to, Chen Xing asked a question from the bottom of his heart, "Don't you locals reject the Daxia people?"

"Why should we reject it?" The old man was a little surprised.

"A war broke out between Daxia Territory and Fentian Territory."

Chen Xing believed that the old man should know that the war between Da Xia and Fentian Territory had been going on for hundreds of years, although it was intermittent, but a beastmaster with a beast taming ability level of 84 would definitely know about it.

"Oh, that's the matter of Burning Sky Giant City, it has nothing to do with our Stone City." The old man shook his head. Seeing Chen Xing was puzzled, he explained: "Even within Burning Sky Territory, wars often occur. For example, before, the Nine Red City often came to our Stone City to plunder. Sometimes, in order to compete for some resources, our Stone City would also go to war with other nearby cities."

“A person from Daxia also asked me this question before, but what I want to say is that although our Stone City belongs to Burning Heaven Territory, it is only geographically located in Burning Heaven Territory.

It doesn't mean that I am a lackey of the Burning Sky City. I just lived in the Stone City since I was a child. Maybe one day I want to go somewhere else to have a look. I might go to the Bi Bo Territory, or maybe even go somewhere farther.

I am staying in Stone City now because I think the atmosphere here is very good, and the city lord is very nice. Do you know about the pension?
My main beast tamer died and I didn’t want to continue fighting, so I withdrew from the city defense army.

As a result, after retiring, I can actually receive a pension every month. I have never heard of this before. Other cities in Fentian Territory do not have this thing.

You know, after we withdrew from the City Guard, we actually had little to do with the City Guard.

The city lord is a good man. Although his pension is not much, it is enough for living.

And I know there are a lot of old guys like me. If everyone gives, it will be a big expense for the City Lord's Mansion."

Chen Xing smiled and said, "Hearing this makes me want to join the army in Stone City."

"Haha, welcome. Our Stone City Guards have no restrictions on backgrounds. Beastmasters from anywhere are welcome."

Chen Xing half-jokingly said, "If I work in the City Guard for 30 years, how much pension can I get every month after I retire?"

"It doesn't take thirty years. The city lord said that as long as you join the City Guard, everyone is a brother and is treated equally. As long as you work in the City Guard for ten years, you can get one spirit gold every month after retirement."

One spirit gold?

Chen Xing was a little surprised.

The conversion ratio between spiritual iron and spiritual gold has always fluctuated, but currently the exchange rate between the two is maintained at around 10,000.

One spiritual gold can be exchanged for ten thousand spiritual irons.

If it's just about living, at least you can guarantee that you won't starve to death.

It’s mainly about beast taming. The body size of a beast tamer is different from that of the beast tamer, and the appetite of a beast tamer is much bigger than that of the beast tamer.

But then again, a beast tamer who has the ability to tame beasts can go on adventures in the wild.

This 1 spiritual gold is mainly a last resort for those beastmasters who have lost their beasts and have no source of income.

"1 spiritual gold? That's not a low number. How much salary can I get if I join the city guards?"

The old man said, "Salary? You mean the military pay, right? The City Guards pay soldiers according to their abilities. For every 5 energy levels of a beast tamer, they get 1 spiritual gold. And if you participate in a war, you get % of the spoils from the enemy. That's the big pay."

Chen Xingqi said: "If it's a super-class beastmaster, the salary is a bit too low."

The old man laughed when he heard that, "Hahaha, what the super-class beastmasters get is definitely different from what we get. I heard that the super-class beastmasters can participate in the city guards' share. For example, the remaining 50% of the total spoils of a battle is divided among the super-class beastmasters."

Chen Xing nodded and had an idea in his mind.

If you want to pay your own wages, you can refer to the salary prices of the city defense troops.

And from what the old man said, it didn't seem to mean much to them to get more resources for the super-class beastmasters.

The rule of the jungle seems to be the way it should be for them.

However, Chen Xing did not completely believe what he said. Although he had just arrived today and did not bring anyone else with him, and the old man was just picked randomly on the road, but what if?
After thanking the old man, Chen Xing went strolling around the city with Zhao Guangming.

Just like the old man said, there are many retired beastmasters like him living in the city.

Some people may have lost the motivation to continue working hard, and choose to lie down, do some small jobs, or open a shop.

Chen Xing communicated with them as a guest.

The answers were similar.

"Why don't we go back? We've asked more than a dozen people. The salary of the city guards should be about this price." Zhao Guangming rubbed his back. He didn't know where this young man got the motivation from. It was already dark now. It was heard that in foreign cities, it was easier to encounter danger at night.

"Do you think it's possible that they colluded in advance?"

"Huh?" Zhao Guangming was stunned, then shook his head, "I don't think so."

"I don't think it's likely, but it's not a small number after all." Chen Xing pulled Zhao Guangming to a nearby shop.

"Wait, why are you taking me here? I'm not that kind of person!" Zhao Guangming said righteously, and he wanted to push Chen Xing's hand away.

Chen Xing let go, Zhao Guangming was stunned for two seconds, then continued to hold Chen Xing's arm, "I must accompany you in and supervise you, and I can't let you go astray!"

"." Chen Xing was speechless. He felt that Zhao Guangming might have misunderstood, but he was too lazy to explain. He would know the answer soon.

When I pushed open the door of the brothel, I found that the temperature inside was slightly higher than outside.

There is a faint fragrance in the air.

A man stepped forward politely and asked, "Excuse me, would you like to experience the special features yourself, or to experience the special features by taming an animal?"

Zhao Guangming was surprised. Could he also take the animal taming experience to experience the special features?
and many more!

Zhao Guangming had a strange look on his face. He felt that the stupid dragon in his beast-taming space was getting ready to make a move.

The ears of the four beast tamers in Chen Xing's beast taming space also stood up at the same time.

(End of this chapter)