Chapter 103: So Low

August 2, 2023Ai Hrist

The stall owner was still knocking on the melon seeds, and when she ran over, she took the melon seeds back into her pocket and clapped her hands together: “Girl, that few clips altogether are 4 copper coins.”

Lu Jiu took 5 clips, equivalent to nearly 1 copper coin for a non-attribute item.

She had no objection and directly took out 4 copper coins and handed them to the stall owner.

Seeing her being so straightforward and looking at the face, the stall owner couldn’t help asking: “Isn’t the girl a resident of Yuhong City?”

It was not that she has never seen people from outside the city come here, but it was a bit rare that there were people from outside the city in late autumn.

Lu Jiu nodded: “That’s right, I happened to pass by here and came in to take a look.”

The stall owner didn’t continue to ask more questions, but showed the things in her stall: “These are all things I saved before, so they are commemorative.”

These things were indeed difficult to see after the items in the earth dissipate, but few people should care about them at this moment.

However, Lu Jiu deliberately made some stereotypes, so she carefully looked at other things with a look of interest.

Seeing her like this, the stall owner knew she was a capable girl, and she had spare money to buy this.

Looking casually at the things on the stall, Lu Jiu seemed to ask casually: “Just now I saw a lot of people talking together and seemed to be arguing. Is this often the case here?”

These words were like a curious question from a newcomer from outside the city, like chatting about family affairs.

The stall owner didn’t think much about it, and she immediately started chattering: “Hey, it’s been like this for several days, and it’s all about the winter food. Those ordinary people don’t want to sell the food, and those who go out to kill monsters don’t like it. There was a quarrel every city-state had this quarrel.”

Lu Jiu nodded following her words, “Yes, our city-state also had troubles, so how to solve them here, this matter is a bit tricky.”

The stall owner clapped her hands empathetically: “That’s right! This matter is difficult to handle, but here the city lord restricts ordinary people from collecting. He only gave them two pieces of land to collect. The rest are the sites of professional players who kill monsters, but basically, their family members are the ones who went to collect there.”

It was exactly as Lu Jiu and the others guessed. The measures taken here will directly curb the collection range of ordinary residents from now on.

“I see. No wonder there was a quarrel, but I heard they said that they have to pay 90% of the payment, so how can they live? I really can’t tell what will happen in winter.”

The stall owner smiled and waved her hands: “They were not arguing about this just now. It was the city lord who allowed ordinary residents to collect all the grain in the fields, but they had to pay 90% of it.”

Lu Jiu suddenly realized: “Is that so…”

The stall owner seemed to have thought of something good, she smiled and said to her: “My son is also killing monsters outside like you. Our family and my daughter-in-law collect the food. And I am here to watch the stall.”

Lu Jiu saw that the stall owner was about 40 years old, and she was not worried at all about the restrictions on food collection by ordinary residents in the city. It was probably because she was a family member of a professional player.

She smiled and said: “The lady boss, you are quite lucky. You’re probably not short of anything during the winter. Your son can provide meat, and there is no shortage of food at home.”

The stall owner liked to hear this, and the smile on her face never disappeared: “Yes, there is indeed no shortage of food. My son will sell some to his good teammates, but you are right, girl, I don’t know what to expect this winter. In this case, it is safer to have more food. The City Lord’s new policy is good. Because the ordinary residents got a lot of food throughout the summer, which is enough to feed them for several years.”

She was right. The game hadn’t been updated in summer, and the food outside regenerated very quickly. It was very unlikely for ordinary people to have a shortage of food during winter, which was the reason residents on both sides had such a serious fight.

“That’s true, but do you know what’s going on in Dragon Flood City, Lady Boss? When I passed there, there were very few people in the city. My friends and I were a little worried, so we left quickly and just came here.”

Hearing Lu Jiu’s question about Dragon Flood City, the stall owner’s pupils squinted as if she had thought of something, but then she shook her head: “I don’t know. I just heard that there were deaths over there, probably because of this.”

The other stall owners also didn’t know about this either, so Lu Jiu didn’t ask any further questions, and just picked a few small objects and left.

The stall owner looked happy, she didn’t expect people will still buy these things now.

Lu Jiu only asked about this one stall and didn’t go to other stalls to continue inquiring, so as not to be noticed. At present, it was better to have one thing more than one thing less.

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As the sky was getting darker, Lu Jiu met her two teammates outside the city. The three of them set off directly to find a suitable place to camp, and then share the news they inquired about today.

By the campfire at night, several people grilled skewers.

Lu Jiu told them the news from the stall owner, and the other two teammates almost got the same news.

Zhuang Yun inquired more about gossip in Yuhong City.

Lu Jiu felt a little pity: “About the Dragon Flood City, the stall owner doesn’t know about it. She only knows that there have been deaths, and it’s probably because the ordinary residents were too scared to go out.”

Shen Jufeng shook the skewers in his hands, trying to get rid of some hanging grease: “Not only that, but also an invisible protest. I asked others if ordinary residents of Dragon Flood City did die, and there were quite a few of them. There were nearly 20 people, which is considered serious, but there were very few people who witnessed this incident at that time.”

Both Lu Jiu and Zhuang Yun’s eyes widened in shock: “Nearly twenty people?! This is a particularly serious situation.”

It has only been a few months since they left the peaceful society. Deep down in their hearts, they still feel that human life cannot be taken lightly. It was impossible to kill them without any malice like wild monsters.

Shen Jufeng frowned when he heard the news at the time: “The polarization over there is serious, and He Ange is more inclined to professional players. The few people who took other lives were not expelled, which also shows his intention, so everyone doesn’t go out. ”

Zhuang Yun only felt chills: “Who will dare to go out? Those who kill will not be punished. Didn’t that show the city lord feels that the lives of ordinary residents are not important? If people go out and are killed, the family members didn’t know who they will reason with.”

There was no law to restrain everyone, and there was no place to find justice. If he was an ordinary resident of Dragon Flood City, he would also not dare to go out.

Shen Jufeng nodded in agreement: “That’s the case. Several city-states in Jinghe District were disbanded in the autumn. Ordinary residents dare not leave here at will. Winter is approaching, and they all want to wait for winter to pass. That person happened to have friends in Flood Dragon City. Although he is a professional player, he doesn’t agree with these behaviors. He feels that sooner or later things will get out of control, so he contacted ordinary residents he is familiar with, and planned to bring them here in the spring.”

Lu Jiu silently praised this professional resident of Dragon Flood City: “That’s right, there are no sanctions for such oppression. Why would ordinary residents dare to stay there when even professional residents are probably worried about getting involved in disputes? I didn’t expect He Ange would be so low like this.”

Every time this guy saw her, he would look at her just like how he looked at the manager of the pharmacy in Xuantian City. He always acted frivolously, which made her look down on him very much.

Unexpectedly, as a city lord, he doesn’t even have any basic principles.

Shen Jufeng: “This person knows that the development of a city-state cannot do without the help of the population. He is really stupid.”