The career of an evil alchemist started when he picked up the Mad Sword Girl

Chapter 116 The place is not big, but there are a lot of troubles

Before setting off, Lu Lin also and the White Witch learned as much detail as possible about the situation in the Land of Chaos.

Although the other party has always been in the beautiful forest, he seems to have some plans in the chaotic land, and he also has some understanding of the current situation in the chaotic land.

The place of confusion is huge.

It may sound like the kind of gray area that is caught between countries, but in fact, far from being an area that is being squeezed, it has been spreading in all directions for many years, eroding the borders of countries.

It is like a phenomenon, a whirlpool at the center of each country, slowly drawing in the surrounding regions and people. Even if it is as strong as an empire, in recent years the borders have been penetrated by chaotic lands.

The reason why this huge whirlpool is so difficult to deal with lies in its composition.

In the land of chaos, there are countless forces, large and small, but these forces can basically be divided into three categories.

"Gangs," "Dark Schools," and "Old Cults."

The Dark School, as the name suggests, is a group of various forces composed of black magicians, black alchemists, necromancers, undead mages, witches, witch doctors and other researchers of black magic and spells who are not popular with the world.

These forces have been less popular since ancient times because their research directions are more demonic and heretic. In the past, they acted low-key and traveled all over the world. However, since the holy religion has gained momentum, it has begun to increase its influence in various countries. Since then, the living space of these forces has become smaller and smaller day by day.

As a last resort, all the forces of these schools were concentrated in the place of chaos.

The situation of the ancient sect is actually similar to that of the dark school.

Before the Holy Religion took over, these sects: May 3659th, 8, [-] and [-] each had their own territory, and their respective forces were distributed around the world. However, since the Holy Religion completely took control of the empire and spread the word, they were regarded as heretics by the Holy Religion. The living space has been greatly squeezed, and countless religious wars have broken out in various places and holy religions.

Then, the holy sect with its undead army beat them like beating their sons. As a result, these ancient sects with a long history can only survive in this chaotic place.

However, although the above two forces have a large background, they are schools and sects after all. Although they will have their own headquarters, they are not keen on enclosing territory and expanding their power. Instead, they care more about developing the number of members and improving the quality of their members. The distribution of power is very loose.

Although they are very good at causing trouble for nearby countries, it is the gangs that really determine the power structure in this chaotic land.

According to the size, the gangs in the chaotic land can be divided into three categories: small gangs, family gangs, and very large gangs.

Small gangs are the most common gangs. Most of them range in size from a dozen to dozens of people, and rarely exceed 100 people. A person with a little ability and a group of brothers can organize them.

As for the territory of small gangs, they often only have one stronghold in certain areas, or they have no territory at all. The entire gang lives on the back of the earth dragon.

These guys either robbed everywhere on weekdays, or worked as mercenaries for various big forces to make a living, or simply attached themselves directly to larger gangs, helping people with business, delivering goods, and so on.

The larger ones are generally family gangs. Most of them have a certain family as the core, have existed for a long time, and have some fixed territories and business industries. The armed forces they possess are by no means comparable to that of small gangs.

There are big and small sizes.

Small ones may be rooted in some blocks in certain human gathering areas, with hundreds or hundreds of people.

Larger ones may have their own independent towns, and may even maintain small army-level armed forces.

As for the super large gangs, they can be basically treated as small countries. Behind each of them is a major force in the world.

It is difficult to judge the size of these gangs based on their members: 3. They have quite mature power management methods, and have a large number of high-end combat power and city territories.

As for why these big forces support these super large gangs, on the one hand, although all countries do not like to see dark schools and ancient sects on the surface, there is actually a lot of cooperation with school sects in private. The knowledge and talents of schools and sects can help They are a lot of help, and running these gangs can also help them get in touch with these forces.

In addition, for the forces bordering the Land of Chaos, the territories of these super-large gangs can also serve as buffer zones between their lands and the Land of Chaos, becoming a border in another sense.

Of course, causing trouble for hostile forces is also one of their usual tasks.

In addition, in addition to these reasons, it is said that there seems to be some secret hidden under this land.

As for what is hidden and whether it is true, the White Witch did not say much. I don’t know if she is not clear about it, or she feels that Lu Lin is not yet in contact with this.

What Lu Lin and the others discovered was that the fortress-like town was an independent town established by a former family gang.

As for qun: Why did May 3659389th [-] say that it had been...

Because that family gang seemed to have split decades ago, splitting from one big family into a bunch of small families.

Later, after some struggle, these small families finally stabilized into four families, which jointly ruled and managed the town.

"In other words, such a big city is actually crowded with princes from all over the world?"

Listening to Lan Jie's inquiring news, the corner of Lu Lin's mouth twitched.

Although this city doesn't look too small, it's not that big. It's not as big as Gaoya City. There are actually lords from all directions?

"Although there are four families, it seems that one of them occupies most of the land in the city. The remaining three families are at least openly fighting against that family," Lan Jie said, "So there are essentially two families. It’s quite common for factions to fight.”

"Sounds quite chaotic," Lu Lin curled his lips, "So, how receptive are they to outsiders?"

"The acceptance rate is very high. Most of the cities controlled by independent family gangs are like this," Lan Jie said. "Outsiders are money, and visitors are guests. Food, clothing, housing, and transportation are all money, whether they are travelers like us or those small gangs wandering around. , they all welcome whoever comes, but..."

"But?" Lu Lin asked doubtfully.

"It's probably not easy to do business here," Lan Jie said. "Except for the things they take the initiative to purchase at high prices, if outsiders come to sell other things, their purchase prices are a bit ridiculously low... "

Chapter 117 Brother, is Zhengzi going to attack?

Although Lan Jie had already said that the purchase price offered to outsiders here was outrageous, Lu Lin was already mentally prepared...

But when he actually came to the purchase house in the city and asked about the price in person, Lu Lin's face turned dark.

The prices here are outrageous.

Let's not talk about anything else, just talk about the magic stone. It used to be sold for one gold coin in the outside world, but it can only be sold for about thirty silver coins here.

Not to mention making money, I don’t even know if the cost is enough.

As for the things purchased locally at a high price, they basically only include survival supplies such as food and drink, and the prices are relatively reliable, being [-] to [-]% lower than the market prices outside.

Moreover, the prices of the things here are not cheap either. They are basically a few percent more expensive than the market price Lu Lin knows.

Lu Lin doesn't have much cash on him right now. He only has two gold coins left in total. He originally planned to clear out the goods and purchase a new batch of materials so that he can continue to make money and accumulate capital. Now it seems that, let alone making money, he really With prices going up like this, you can even lose money on your underpants.

Lu Lin now understood why this place was so welcoming to outsiders.

This is treating outsiders as pigs.

Lu Lin frowned as he walked out of the acquisition station.

Ordinarily, it shouldn't be. If this place is monolithic, they can just unite to kill people from other places.

There are clearly four families fighting against each other, so how can this place be so targeted at outsiders in terms of trade?

Is it possible that the entire city's trading industry is in the hands of one of these parties?

Just when Lu Lin was distressed, Li Mi, who was dragging the killer whale, tugged at Lu Lin's clothes.

Lu Lin turned to look at her, and then saw Li Mi pointing behind him and shaking off the killer whale in his hand.

Lu Lin immediately twitched the corner of his mouth and said hurriedly: "No, no, no, this is not serious. The acquisition company just doesn't give you face. I don't believe it. They have the final say on the prices in the city. Let's go to the store here. Take a look inside."

With that said, Lu Lin took Li Mi and walked to a grocery store across the street.

As soon as we walked in, the boss was very enthusiastic, greeting us and introducing us.

But as soon as Lu Lin mentioned that he was here to sell things, the boss's expression immediately changed, and he immediately said seriously: "I wonder, two guests, which family are you from?"

"Is this important?" Lu Lin frowned, "Our goods are very good, isn't this enough? qun: five four three six five nine three eight nine"

"Ha, that's not possible," the boss shook his head without hesitation, "It seems that you two are from out of town. Sorry, I can't accept your goods without the certificates from the four major families."

"Isn't that okay if I give you some gifts and you give me some supplies in return?" Lu Lin asked.

"If it doesn't work, it won't work. It doesn't matter if it's bartering, or something like 59. It won't work without family proof," the boss still answered decisively.

"What kind of rule is this?" Lu Lin frowned, "What are you trying to do?"

"Haha, what are you trying to do? In a chaotic land, this is the most basic means of self-protection," the boss smiled, "I still say the same thing, if you want to buy something, I welcome it, if you want to sell something, I'm sorry, we won't accept anything. If you want to sell, please move to the buying station opposite."

"Self-protection means?" Lu Lin's expression was subtle, "Anti-dumping? Not really, we are just a group of travelers, right?"

"Haha, travelers, I don't know how many independent towns have been destroyed by a bunch of idle travelers without making a sound," the boss said with a sneer, "If it doesn't work, it won't work. I don't think you are going to buy anything anymore, so let's leave quickly. Come on, don’t hinder my business, just go and go..."

After the boss said this, he actually picked up the feather duster on the side and started to chase people away by waving it.

Tanuki directly raised the killer whale and thrust the killer whale's face directly in front of the boss's face.

When Lu Lin saw this, he was startled and hurriedly walked away.

Looking at the incomprehensible expression of the boss behind him, Lu Lin was extremely glad that he had given Li Mi such a weapon. After all, who would have known that such a girl's action of raising a cute doll towards her was actually a provocation and demonstration. Woolen cloth?

If I change the stick or something like that, I'm afraid there's nothing I can do about it, it'll just be that simple.

He was unfamiliar with the place, and he had no intention of causing trouble in this fortress city with a ten-meter-high city wall and a bunch of soldiers standing on the wall.

"The market was destroyed silently by travelers? A food problem? Hell, it's really possible, or it could be a currency stock problem," Lu Lin frowned as he walked out of the store.

The boss's words really reminded him that although independent towns seem to have sovereignty, the chaotic land is not a place that can be self-sufficient by farming and grazing. The market economy of these small towns may look lively, but in fact it may be particularly fragile. , it may indeed be directly killed by larger forces engaging in commercial warfare.

"However, there is truth in it, but isn't this approach too one-size-fits-all?"

Lu Lin was really speechless.

He has proposed bartering, so it won't affect the currency reserves here, right?

If he is worried about the food problem and he pays extra money to buy food, wouldn't it be enough to just barter for materials?

"Everyone can't be so rigid, right? Is it because this store is too close to the purchasing station? Why not try somewhere else..."

Lu Lin thought so, holding Li Mi and walking deeper into the city.

But in the end, they wandered from one end of the city to the other, wandering all over the streets and alleys. They beat up five or six gangsters they met on the way, but they still couldn't find a shop willing to buy their things.

Each family's statement is similar. Anyway, the business will not be done without the credentials of the four major families.

Later, he changed his mind and went to find out how to get this so-called family certificate.

The answer I got was that I had to join these families.

Lu Lin was speechless.

He just wants to sell goods here, but he has to sell himself?

After a day of shopping, this was the result. Let alone Tanuki, he started to want to slap a killer whale on people's faces.

"Does it mean that we can only find a way to do business with other outsiders outside the city?" Lu Lin suddenly thought of a feasible method.

That is, the efficiency of this method may be a bit impressive, very tiring, and easy to get looked down upon. It may not be possible to negotiate, and even if it is negotiated, the price may not be too beautiful.

But if there is really no other way, it seems that this is the only way to do it...

Before Lu Lin could finish his thoughts, suddenly, a pair of leather boots stopped in front of him.

Lu Lin looked up and saw a blond man dressed as an ordinary resident.

"Excuse me, what can I do for you?" Lu Lin asked.

The man looked around, then lowered his voice and whispered: "It's not convenient to talk here. Come on, let's go over there and talk."

As he spoke, he pointed to the alley beside him, qun: five four three six five nine three eight nine and then walked over first.

Lu Lin frowned, feeling a little suspicious, but when he thought that he had beaten up five or six waves of gangsters today, and there was no less than one more, he led Li Mi and followed him to the alley.

About five meters away in the alley, the other party stopped.

"Tell me what's going on," Lu Lin walked up to him.

"I've seen you before, and I saw you walking around in the store but not buying anything," the man said with a smile, "so I was thinking that you are not here to buy things at all, but to sell them." Something?

"So what if it is, so what if it's not?" Lu Lin asked.

"No, then of course it'll be fine," the man said with a smile, "But if I'm right...do you want to know about the certificate?"

Chapter 118 Be careful, the shadow of the past is about to catch up.

"Apply for a certificate?"

Lu Lin looked at the man in front of him with a suspicious expression.

"Yes, apply for the certificate," the man nodded. "As long as you spend a small amount of money, you can do business in this city at will. It is not easy to maintain freedom and find stable channels for doing business in a chaotic place. Would you like to think about it?"

"Is it really that easy?" Lu Lin still had a look of doubt on his face, "We spend so much effort here to restrict outsiders' transactions, and I can't even do a single business here, but you can just sell fake certificates here? So what if the higher-ups know that? Shall I tear you alive?"

"Then just don't let the higher ups know," the man said in a low voice, "In a word, do you want it?"

"Can you really do it?" Lu Lin asked.

"It's really possible. If you don't believe it, just look at it..." the man said, taking out a sign and holding it up to Lu Lin.

When he saw the sign, Lu Lin immediately frowned.

He has been shopping around the city for a day today, and naturally he has seen the certificates used by local people when doing business.