"I said, I said, sir, don't be angry, don't be angry!"
"Alas...it ended up like this, it's really hopeless~"
"I don't want to either, but this guy is too much, and you can see it."
"The other party is too greedy, but it's understandable. After all, they have to risk their lives to provide you with information. Don't you think their lives are not worth the money?"
"If you really want to use money to measure human life, then life in this world is really worthless. You have seen how people die casually. Even if this guy is a famous intelligence dealer, asking for as much as he wants is too arrogant. I give
It's more or less a voluntary thing, I wouldn't be happy if someone forced me to do it!"
"Okay, okay~ Anyway, you just like to demolish other people's houses."
"Isn't this guy so arrogant just because there's a wall between us? If we were face to face, how could he dare to speak so loudly? I'm trying to break the imbalance between the two sides!"
"Hey, you should ask me quickly. It makes me uncomfortable to bully people like this."
"I didn't bully anyone! He was the one who went too far!"
"No more arguing, let's get down to business!"
I threw the information dealer to the ground, took out a handful of gold coins and threw them in front of him. This damn girl Bai Yanghua is too holy, even more holy than me! I just applied the pressure a little rough, but she kept complaining about me in my head.
, it’s really not big or small! I don’t know how to use violence reasonably, so why do I need her to give me guidance?
"I think this amount of money is enough. If you dare to ask for more, I don't mind taking you to those people."
"Sir, you are too generous. Of course this is enough, of course it is enough!"
The information dealer didn't pick up the money immediately, but his tone clearly showed surprise. He just knew that I might be rich, but he didn't expect that I was so rich. Maybe I was beyond his psychological price.
When I kicked down the partition wall just now, the guy was so frightened that he took several steps back and fell to the ground. He didn't expect that I could do such an exaggerated thing. It seems that the church's confidentiality ability is quite reliable.
The rumors about strange women have not spread. But the two of us don't look like women at all now. Even if rumors spread, these people wouldn't guess it, right?
"Now tell me where to find someone."
"Sir, please wait a moment. That place is not easy to find. I'll draw a picture for you."
The information dealer hurriedly ran to the shelf on one side of the room to find paper and charcoal, then ran back to a place with a better light source, and lay on a piece of broken wall board to draw a picture. The paper in this world is a bit like parchment, but
I don't know if it's made of sheepskin, but it shouldn't be cheap anyway. Except for people with relatively high incomes such as shop owners and information dealers, ordinary civilians will definitely not be able to afford it. Of course, they basically don't need it.
"Sir, you see, this place is a bit far away, and it was purely by chance that we got this information."
"Outside the city?"
"Yes, sir, it's in the mountainous area to the north. It's about...six to ten miles away from here. In short, it's almost as long as it takes to take a carriage and go to incense."
The intelligence dealer took out something like a thick straw stick from his body and used his hand to show me the length of it.
"Why is it so vague? You don't know how to count either."
"Sir, I know how to count, but how can anyone be so accurate about things like the road, right? And even if one stick of incense has not been burned out, no one can tell how much has been burned!"
"I know Amy, this person can only count, but she doesn't have the concept of fractions."
Baiyanghua said in her mind.
"This is too strange, right? There will always be concepts like half, right? That's also a fraction~"
"If you know half, you don't necessarily know a tenth. Anyway, it's rarely used in life. Just be able to use gestures. You'll never guess how strange the thinking of people in backward areas is."
"I really can't imagine how these people are still alive. If not, I have to ask."
I pointed to the gold coins on the ground and asked the information dealer in a normal tone.
"Do you know how much this is?"
"A lot of money! Master, a lot of money!"
"Go and count, I need to make sure you won't give me wrong information."
"Don't worry, sir. As long as you don't go astray, you can definitely find it by following the map I drew. I have marked all the conspicuous places."
"I can't understand the things you drew. They are not pictures of the city. There is no way to look for them by looking at the streets."
"Sir, look, this is a tree with lush branches and leaves, basically like this. And this is a stone, which is very obvious on the roadside. You can definitely recognize it at a glance. And this..."
"Stop, go and count how much money there is, and I will double it for you. You can take me there."
"this……"
"Don't worry, I just need to bring it to a nearby place. You don't need to take me in. Is this safe enough?"
"make a deal!"
The information dealer clenched his fists and finally accepted my conditions.
Just kidding! Just by relying on the ghost drawing symbols on this picture, I can find the place where the ghost is! Most of these people are illiterate and cannot describe the location clearly and accurately. The pictures they drew are like children's graffiti, without annotations.
How can I possibly understand? I might as well spend a little more money and let him take me directly. Anyway, I won't let him put himself in danger. Why not just run away to a similar place? It's a win-win situation.
Who does not like?
Just as I expected, the guy really piled all the money together, and then moved one by one from the left to the right and counted slowly. This guy didn't use his fingers as an aid, which shows that his math level is quite good and he can do mental arithmetic.
.I dare not come out in a big atmosphere, for fear of scaring the other person and interrupting the counting. As a former math scumbag, I think it is even possible to pretend to be a mathematician in this world...
Popularizing basic education is a top priority and must not be ignored!
After waiting for who knows how long, this information dealer finally counted the money clearly. I believe he is not stupid in this business, and his inability to count must be just because he lacks the necessary knowledge. It is like a computer, no matter how good the performance is
Software is also useless.
"The master has counted it clearly. It's 23 gold coins. It's really a lot of money!"
His tone was a little shaky when he spoke. He must have never seen so much money in his long life.
"Then I'll give you another 23. I heard that gold coins are not easy to sell. How do you use them if you take them?"
"There must be a way to do this. Thank you for your concern, sir."
"I'm not caring about you, I'm just curious."
"Yes, sir, I'm overthinking it, don't be angry."
"I also got the money. Please pack up and take us there. It's very suitable in the middle of the night."
"Uh... Master, the roads in the wild are not easy to walk at night, and I can't recognize them clearly! Besides, it's impossible to go out in this city smoothly at night unless you don't take a car."
"So I have to wait until dawn?"
"We really have to wait until dawn."
"Can't wait, I have a way, get ready quickly."
"Then it's up to you, sir. I'll go make arrangements to leave the city, but it's a bit far on foot."
"It's okay, I have a solution, just lead the way."
"Okay~! Gentlemen, please come this way!"
The intelligence dealer opened the door here respectfully and introduced us into the new room. I followed behind, but I felt weird no matter what. This was not because I sensed any danger, but because the other party behaved inexplicably.
Familiar, just like... the waiter at a modern teahouse in my hometown? Yes, that's the feeling! Obviously the people here are tall and thick European-style, but the cultural customs are the same as those in Asia. The civilization created by such a mix is really
So weird, so weird.
By the way, when will I meet a person with special backbone? The kind who won't give in to violence or money, and can insist on tugging in front of me?