Chapter 536 Goodbye humans! News about the super large gathering place!
The last time he walked to this nearly twenty-meter-high wall, Sumo just looked at it briefly for fear of exposing himself, and then immediately looked away.
Today, under the leadership of Turner, Xinhuo Exchange is not what it used to be.
For the first time, Sumo finally had the time and opportunity to raise his head and measure the rough details of this high wall.
Like the city wall outside Liberty City, the high wall is also made of this dark red masonry, which is constantly absorbing light under the sunlight.
In terms of defense, the entire high wall does not use an external watchtower, but instead uses embedded observation windows.
Every thirty meters or so, there will be a gap, and from time to time, people from the escort team will poke their heads out to observe the situation in the neighborhood outside.
In terms of overall defense strength, the high wall can only be regarded as average, and it is at the stage of guarding against gentlemen but not against villains.
But if you add the eyeball in the center of the wall that is somewhat similar to the Blackstone Camp, the entire wall instantly loses its grandeur.
On the contrary, there is an indescribable strange feeling that makes people shudder.
Seeing the hint of complexity in Hao Qiang's eyes, Turner misunderstood and explained: "Friend Hao Qiang, you don't have to worry. It's a big deal for a mercenary to privately remove his identity by others.
Small and small”
"I see that your mark is blue, and you don't seem to know the rules here. You should be one of the people who came out when our city was not fully built before it was fully built, right?"
Speaking of this, Hao Qiang could only nod.
Turner patted his chest: "Now you don't have to worry anymore. After the Free City was built, the lord introduced the policy of mercenaries to maintain the concentration of the territory. You can use the excuse that you haven't been back for a long time to excuse it. Let's talk about it.
, you come back to pay the fine to create revenue for the territory, and with me and Harl protecting you, there won’t be any problems!”
While talking, after turning a corner, a gate appeared under the high wall.
Unlike the previously guarded city gate, the gate under the high wall only had ordinary door stones, and no one was seen.
But when the three of them entered, they were greeted by two uniformed staff members.
A man and a woman, both are standard fox people, with slender figures and fine looks, exuding a charming aura.
After observing the gender of the three people, the leading man stepped back and the woman stepped forward, bowing deeply: "Welcome you three adults to the inner city. We are responsible for arranging casual guides for you three. Please give way first."
Let me verify the information so that we can arrange the best service and guidance for you."
Like other entertainment service organizations in Liberty City, Fox Girl is releasing her innate aura whether she speaks or bows.
But unfortunately, her temptation failed miserably when faced with two dwarves and a modified man whose lower body was made of iron.
As Turner pressed his hand on his mark, Sumo immediately copied his operation in a decent manner.
Wow!
A simple message was shot out through the air through the mark. After sensing the receiving end, it flew into the receiver on the back of the fox girl's hand.
Then the fox girl skillfully lowered her head and called up the received information. Her expression changed slightly and she bowed again: "Master Hal, Master Turner, you are a distinguished guest in our Free City, and you can enjoy the purple mark treatment in the inner city. Please
follow me!"
In Liberty City, the sense of superiority brought about by the imprint level is everywhere reflected.
Although the color of the two people's marks is still blue, internally, it was adjusted to purple by the people of the escort team, which is a big compensation.
"Okay, lead the way, we really need some good mercenaries"
"And help the person next to me deal with the identity issue!"
"OK!"
Walking about a hundred meters along the city gate, the view becomes wider again.
The buildings that can be seen on the roadside are full of people inside, carrying items that cannot be traded outside the city.
For example, everyone's daily fixed ration, a lumpy plant that can be made into paste, is piled up like a hill on the roadside like garbage on the roadside.
Large trucks are constantly loading them, and then pulling them to fixed locations outside the city for sale.
There are also a lot of rare ores for making weapons and protective equipment here.
With just one glance, Somo saw several high-grade ores glowing with a faint blue light, placed randomly on the floor of the shop, allowing the escorts to choose as they pleased.
The further they walked, as if Grandma Liu had entered the Grand View Garden, the more clearly Sumo felt about the Demon Soul Clan's heritage.
There are two worlds inside and outside the high wall, with a clear dividing line between poverty and wealth.
Outside, there is a decaying empire that can be destroyed with just one poke. It seems that anyone can destroy it at will.
Inside, there are tangled and deep-rooted underwater icebergs, making it difficult to see where the real end is.
With eyeballs hanging high on the city walls for surveillance, things in the inner city are not afraid of being stolen.
Along the way, after turning several corners and coming to a strange building with only walls but no door to enter, the fox girl suddenly stopped and made a gesture of invitation:
"Master Hal, I don't know whether you should deal with this person's identity first or go first."
"Let's go see the other mercenaries first, and then we'll deal with their identities together!"
"OK!"
Nodding again, the fox girl stretched out her hand and waved slowly towards the wall. The originally closed building wall cracked open, revealing the passage leading below.
Noticing that Sumo's gaze fell on the inside of the passage, the fox girl explained: "The original open-air mercenary paradise was inconvenient to manage due to the frequent invasions by people from the Bright Empire. We have moved it here and installed new facilities.
We have purchased several projects, including not only our Demon Soul clansmen who have lost their marks, but also other wild alien races for purchase.”
"And based on the rules set by the lord, we have made more modifications to ensure the rights and interests of buyers."
"In the past, under the authority of managing subordinates, the master could only manage the life and death of mercenaries. It seemed very strict, but in fact, according to our investigation, very few people were used and many accidents occurred."
"So we modified it so that as long as it is purchased, the owner can freely check the mercenary's movement route within three days. At the same time, he can also retrieve the creatures that the mercenary has recently contacted through the mark."
"As for the mercenaries, on the premise that the mercenaries cannot harm the master, we have also set up countermeasures through other rules. For example, after the master has ordered that the mercenaries cannot talk to strangers at will, once the mercenaries violate it, they will be immediately
Deactivate their imprint access."
"In other respects, we have done the same."
On the way to the underground through the deep stairs, the fox girl kept talking about new and improved rules.
From the master’s jurisdiction over the mercenaries, to the mercenaries’ loyalty options to the master, to the design of every detail.
From the inside out, the entire system has undergone earth-shaking changes.
If we say that in the past, this initial mercenary elimination system set up by the demon soul clan lord was a helpless move to force everyone to take action and go out to make money.
So it has evolved to this point, and it has finally embarked on another wrong path, becoming more and more out of control, revealing the true purpose of exploitation below.
After becoming a mercenary, you basically lose all your rights, and even the right to commit suicide is forcibly deprived.
Mercenaries will have no other choice except to help their masters work hard in order to pray that their masters can redeem themselves one day.
After listening to all the rules, Sumo grasped the key point: "Can other alien races also purchase it, but how to ensure that they are also governed by the rules?"
The fox girl shook her head in surprise: "Hey, Lord Hal, do you want to take other aliens out to work? This is not possible. They have no mark and cannot be restrained. It will harm the owner's rights!"
"We can only guarantee that the identity information of these alien races has not been collected and sold. In other words, Master Hal can get first-hand information and make it into templates for sale."
"As for their lives, after collecting the information after purchase, the owner can continue to hang them here for secondary sale. At the same time, we can also be responsible for sending them out of the city and let the owner decide whether to stay or not!"
"In short, they can't live in the city!"
After listening to the fox girl's introduction, Sumo nodded in disbelief.
As expected, regarding the most important imprint, the Demon Soul Clan has not opened it up to the point where others can load it.
However, it is no different from what the fox girl said. No one will put a time bomb next to him.
For the Demon Soul Clan, when there are more useful mercenaries and templates can be replaced, they don't need alien slaves to work at all.
The biggest function of these slaves who can be bought and sold is to drain all the information and form a template for easy sale.
"We're here. Next, I would like to ask the three adults not to have close contact with mercenaries and slaves who have no relationship with each other to prevent unnecessary risks."
"Of course, during the purchase process, we also hope that guests will not conflict with others, so as not to ruin everyone's shopping experience!"
At the end of the corridor, after another fox man interacted and verified the entrance, the door that blocked the view suddenly opened, revealing the scene inside.
Even though he had been here before to buy mercenaries, Turner still exclaimed: "Oh, it's really big in here!"
"Yes, this is not only a place where we trade mercenaries on weekdays, but also a place where we transfer civilians after a battle."
"The entire space can accommodate approximately 100,000 people!"
It's somewhat similar to a building on the ground. The underground blocks you see are brightly lit, as bright as day.
Moreover, on both sides of the extremely long road, there are also various mercenary exchanges soliciting passing customers.
At first glance, the flow of people here is not small, and is even slightly stronger than that of the block where the Xinhuo Exchange is located.
However, after careful observation, Sumo keenly discovered the mystery inside.
Just like other people outside who turn products into genetic stocks and buy and sell them every day, more than 90% of the people in this surging flow of people also have the same mentality.
They buy different types of mercenaries every day and sell them a few days later in order to earn the difference.
They are also commodities, one trades things, the other trades people, and there is a price list released by the exchange every day. In this regard, the ground and the underground are extremely harmonious.
"Mr. Hal, Mr. Turner, I can only accompany you here. If you feel that our service is satisfactory, please do so."
"Okay, you go ahead, here are fifty contribution points, you can take two points!"
Before the fox girl could finish her words, Turner, a familiar person, interrupted the conversation between the two of them and gave her a generous tip.
Then, watching the two happily returning along the original path to lead the next wave of guests, Sumo smiled and looked back.
"These mercenaries we bought last time are really rubbish. They were infiltrated so easily. This time we have money, why not just go to the back and buy some good ones?"
You get what you pay for, and in this free city, this rule applies in most cases.
Pointing to the exchange where the two bought mercenaries last time, and pointing to the exchange at the back where there were fewer people but the decoration was obviously higher, Turner gritted his teeth and said.
"Don't worry, let's take a look around first. Good ones don't mean loyalty. Besides, what we need now is not thugs, but people who work. We don't need such good ones!"
"In this way, let's go separately and keep the people who meet the requirements in mind first. When the time comes, we will gather together and slowly select."
Turner nodded: "That's fine. I have nothing to do this afternoon anyway. I'll go take a look at the back first?"
"good!"
After agreeing on an agreed time, the three of them separated.
Turner walked straight to the big store at the back, while Hao Qiang joined in the fun and went to the exchange with the most people.
Looking at the turbulent flow of people drowning the two figures, Sumo shook his head, turned around and walked into the shop closest to the main entrance, where the Xingyue Exchange was hung.
"Oh, this is a rare visitor. Master Hal, please come in!"
As soon as he entered the door, the servant responsible for recruiting guests greeted him warmly.
Except for some refugees outside the city, no one who is well-informed is unfamiliar with the owner of the Fire Exchange, who has recently become famous in Liberty City.
Even the other demon soul tribesmen who had purchased Hal's dwarf craftsman before, after the wind changed, they threw the template into the cold palace with tears in their eyes.
"Come see the mercenaries and lead the way!"
"Okay~"
Unlike goods that can be placed on shelves.
Before a mercenary has an owner, due to his uncertainty, he will basically be imprisoned in a dungeon and covered with chains that restrict his activities.
Following the servant's lead, they went all the way to the back hall, and after passing through a downward passage, the two came to the dungeon below the ground.
A room of about three square meters is the living space for everyone detained here.
Watching Somo come down, after seeing the short dwarf body, most people just raised their heads and then dropped them weakly again.
Obviously, in the hearts of mercenaries, the identity of dwarf inherently represents poverty!
Ignoring the performance of these people, he walked from beginning to end and memorized all the mercenary information. Without any communication, Somo returned to the first floor again.
Most of the mercenaries of Xingyue Exchange are good at hard work, and not many have bright minds.
If this kind of people can be brought to the depression, they will be a good and cheap labor force, which can quickly increase the speed of forming the disaster-resistant base.
But in this free city where social interaction is a must, he is the "fool" who doesn't get paid the most.
Shaking his head, Somo walked into the exchange on the opposite side again, and followed the order and began to browse quickly.
Along the way, unlike others, Sumo just watched and briefly recorded the recorded information in his mind, and then left immediately.
On the way, only when he encountered an exchange selling other foreign races, he would stop to take a look and ask questions.
But unfortunately, after visiting seven or eight exchanges, I can still find very little information from other aliens.
"Hey, Hao Qiang, have you finished all the shopping behind you?"
According to the length of the block, the exchanges on this street alone are no less than 50, and even a quick tour would take at least half a day.
As soon as he walked out of the ninth house, Sumo was surprised to see Hao Qiang waiting at the door and looking at him.
"No, I only visited three of them, and the shopkeeper made a major discovery!"
"oh?"
Seeing Hao Qiang's shocked expression, Su Mo frowned and walked casually to a place with few people.
After a while, they came to a neighborhood with few people and found an exchange at random, and the two of them walked in.
Then, after sending away the servants, he chose to go for a walk by himself.
In the passage, Hao Qiang came up:
"Director, the problem is huge. When I was walking around the exchange at the back just now, I saw one of our own. Yes, it's human!"
"I don't know if he is insane. When he saw me entering, he shouted at me that he had information about the human gathering place. As long as I bought him, he would tell me everything!"
Hearing this, Sumo paused: "News about the human gathering place?"
"Yes, he said he knows the location of a very large human gathering place with about 30,000 people!"
"And the trouble is, according to his vague description, this location happens to be within a thousand kilometers southeast of our depression!"