As a human being, the most important thing is to be happy.
The most important thing about being a fishman is to make other fishmen unhappy.
At least what Lu Ping'an has seen these days are all such things. Killing each other is too routine, and eating each other is too ugly. Just beating people and robbing them instead of killing or eating them is already considered a great good person.
In the "simple" village life before, Lu Pingan only felt a little malice under the "peace"... If he didn't show enough strength, he might become the result of the other party's extravagant meal.
But he was not too disgusted. He regarded the villagers more as a kind of wild beast... Isn't it normal for wild beasts without education and civilization to bar their teeth at the strong and bite the weak?
"It's such a disgusting city. This thing can really be called a 'human'..." Lu Ping'an was a little doubtful of his own reasoning. It was clear that the murlocs were indeed humanoid creatures with advanced intelligence, but they basically didn't do anything.
personnel.
Is this a city? Is this a society made up of connections between individuals?
"Ahhhhh!" The scream happened right in front of Lu Ping'an's eyes. The big fish bit the small fish, and they didn't even bother to spit out a fish bone.
Robbery, killing, rape, the worst crimes in human history, are just the norm here.
Guards? Guards are the main force of crime, and only new bumpkins can count on them to deliver justice.
So, who will maintain order? Who will bear the responsibility of defending the weak?
From Lu Ping's understanding, if there was really no order at all, it would be impossible to build a city.
He really found order, it's just gray or even black
"You haven't paid the protection fee in full, and you still want us to protect you? I'm telling you, if you don't collect it within three days, I'll give you a tooth beating ceremony from the Whale Tiger Gang."
A lawless land also has its own rules. Gangs are everywhere here. Even the black-hearted vendors selling fish and meat have their own "Knife and Saw Gangs", which also have a large number of professional thugs.
Fighting for territory is just a daily routine, and every bag of shellfish carries the blood and flesh of the weak. However, gangs in this city are still only mid- to low-end, and the high-end ones are
"Clan? There won't be any XX family to worship, the young master of the X family, right?"
"The strongest family in this city is the Shako family. They are armored tiger fish and are naturally a strong race. The Hui family sisters are from the Naga ethnic group. It is said that they used to be in the skin and flesh business, but then a king appeared in the family..."
Lu Ping'an was a little dazed. Didn't he really travel through some fantasy world?
But if you think about it carefully, in a "primitive society" where the upper limit of individual force is extremely high and there is a lack of stable social order, isn't it natural for gangs with collusive interests to appear, as well as clans united by blood?
"...Is the city lord the largest clan in a certain family?"
"They are from the Sharon family. They are said to have the blood of the sea dragon...but they really have a king who rules this city. He is stronger than the queen of the Hui family."
Lu Ping'an blinked and had nothing to say.
In a sense, they are city lords and lords, but there are a total of three king-level (rule-level) existences in this city, and the strength is actually quite high.
One of them has been "recruited" to fight on the front line, and when he comes back, someone will naturally replace him... This is the rule between the lord and the king. Cannon fodder is contributed regularly, and high-level combat power is also needed."
"Rotation".
Most of the world in Ba Zhao is a world divided by lords, so the high-level combat power is the big lord, king, and overlord, which implies the size of their respective territories.
Although it is an exaggeration to think that a city has three rule levels, but consider the scarcity of "city" in this world, this is basically the "capital" of a large ocean area, and countless surrounding villages and tribes are actually its territory...
However, because it is too far away and lacks communication tools, it is collected regularly. How much can be collected depends solely on luck.
"The main thing is to collect slaves, sell some of them, and give some to the 'soldiers' above..."
Not to mention national self-consciousness, they don’t even have the concept of being of the same race... In fact, it’s normal for the murlocs to hunt down the weak and keep the strong under the premise of insufficient food.
Now that they can put each other on the dining table, they have no concept of being of the same race, let alone the so-called ethnicity and race.
"...The theory of mentorship? Talking about rights and obligations with primitive beasts? Talking about national awakening? Talking about resistance and social change?"
At this moment, Mr. Lu was really a little confused. His "deal" and "strengthening the weak" seemed to have no meaning to this world. It really gave the weak in this world a chance to become stronger... It just replaced a group of lords and
The new king.
"An arm cannot twist a thigh. Don't go against the rules of the world with your personal behavior. If you spread morality and become a saint in a primitive society, others will only think you are stupid."
After entering this city, the big cat Kris became much more active. If Lu Ping'an hadn't stopped her, this first-level fighter and healer would have been killing people every day.
Hearing what his "partner" said, Lu Ping'an threw the so-called "shell coins" aside with helplessness. He tried to make some money in the past two days, and then found that the purchasing power of the currency here was really too subtle.
He was used to contacting the world in his own way, but in the end he found that he was playing the wrong game... He was playing strategy management, while his opponent was playing GTA robbery.
This currency is the best shell, the equivalent of being branded with the city, but in fact it can only buy low-end food and slaves... In a sense, there is no essential difference.
“Printing a lot of money leads to devaluation?”
"The high-level forces and big businessmen of all parties do not recognize it and issue their own currency internally?"
"A large number of counterfeit coins have been mixed into the market, so that low-end traders are afraid to accept money?"
Lu Ping'an guessed which reason it was, and when he asked about the investigation results, he guessed it all right...
"...all of the above? It's really disappointing. Well, there are too many robbers. No one dares to bring money. It's because of you. It's a completely unexpected reason."
Lu Ping'an wanted to buy some plants, magic plants, and local specialties, but the coins he got were completely meaningless. They were still bartering in a very primitive and pure way.
It is impossible for Lu Ping'an to hunt here and sell his force in exchange for what he needs... The people here are primitive and ferocious. Although they are uncivilized, they are not stupid. As long as you express your needs and show value, they have many ways to tame you.
This "beast".
Lu Ping'an was confident that he would not lose, but as long as he played with this set of rules, it would be a dead end, and he had no intention of spending time here.
"Then, we can only use their rules, a tooth for a tooth, an eye for an eye... Anyway, we are an enemy race and an enemy country, so you can play whatever you want."
Lu Ping'an's time is limited, and he no longer wants to play slowly.
So, that night, the city lord's mansion exploded.
"I am Shark Overlord Lu, and starting from today, I have the final say in this city!"
Okay, let’s play according to the rules of this world. I’m going to stop playing business simulation and play war strategy!
"Obey or die, I give you three numbers to choose from!"