In the early morning, Rhodes woke up from his sleepiness. He slept sitting on a chair. I don’t know when he started to develop the habit of sleeping sitting up. Maybe the world is too unsafe and makes people feel insecure.
If you are in danger while sleeping, you can react immediately, but if you are lying down, if you encounter danger, you have no time to struggle...
When you open the window of the tavern, what hits your face is not the sunshine and rain, but the overwhelming stench - a manure collector dragging a cart is parked at the back door of the tavern, buying cheap excrement from the owner of the tavern.
Yes, collecting and buying excrement... excrement collector, this can be said to be one of the most difficult professions. Unlike the empire, Kislev is not like the empire. Except for Erengrad and the capital Kislev, most towns do not have it.
In sewers, the discharge of feces every day is a big problem. It cannot be dumped directly on the street. Therefore, the profession of manure collectors has been born. The feces of humans and animals are not useless. They can be used as fertilizer.
, and fuel. Yes, in some poor areas, excrement is still used as fuel. As for fertilizer, there is no chemical fertilizer in the world, so natural fertilizer is also needed. excrement is the best fertilizer.
The excrement collectors collect excrement from door to door every morning, then fill it into a truck, transport it to outside the city, and then sell it to farmers to get a small amount of payment to maintain their lives. Rod didn't know that Caroline was
Have you woken up? I don’t know what she would think if she saw this scene in front of her.
"Rhode, Rhodes..."
Rhodes closed the window to prevent the smell of feces from entering the room. There was a loud and urgent knock on the door, and from the loud voice, Rhodes could tell that it must be the dwarf.
I casually put on some clothes and opened the door. The dwarf Bogur was standing at the door with two jugs of beer. "The ones I drank yesterday were too bad to be considered wine at all. I bought two jugs of beer on the street this morning."
Stout, hey, this is considered beer. Damn, you are the only one in this team who can drink with me. Caroline is a woman and can’t drink more than a few sips. Tarynham said she is your attendant and refuses to drink.
Stay sober at all times, let alone Yeskovitch, who doesn’t even know what alcohol is.”
Bogul said, about to break in.
Was stopped by Rhodes.
"Go down and have a drink, and order some meat and wine to go with it."
Rhodes said.
In the morning, the tavern hall was obviously not as noisy as last night. The servants were still cleaning up the mess left by the guests last night. Many tables and chairs were neatly arranged. Rod and Boguer chose a relatively quiet place.
After sitting down in the place, the butcher poured the wine eagerly. However, as soon as they took a sip, they realized that the taste was not right.
"This isn't Pigs beer, damn, that vendor lied to me!"
Bogul was furious and shouted about going to the wine seller to argue, but was stopped by Rhodes in time...
"How much did you pay for this wine?"
Rhodes asked.
"Three silver shillings," the dwarf replied angrily.
"You expect to buy pure Pigues beer for three silver coins? If you were a wine seller, would you do this? You know the cost price of Pigues beer."
Rhodes said with a smile. Bogul was speechless for a moment.
"Dark Whisper Castle is not a big city. There are many small traders and hawkers here, and there are also many counterfeiters. The wine you just bought is well known to the locals. It is the local wine of Kislev, but it is labeled as Dwarf Stout.
There's a sign. You don't have to chase after it, they are mobile vendors, and they have disappeared long ago. Wherever they go and sell, they may have left the city by this time."
Rhodes continued to laugh at him. This made Bogul's already thin-skinned face even more unbearable, "You humans are so unkind in business!" In the end, he could only use such angry words to smooth things over.
While they were chatting, Caroline came down from upstairs. The Frost Witch was wearing a tight knitted sweater today. The neckline was no longer a deep V or shallow V, but covered the collarbone and the skin below the neck.
You can't see it at all. But this still doesn't prevent her from becoming the focus of the audience. The tight knitted sweater highlights her slender and beautiful figure. The two peaks on her chest naturally protrude, tall and full, leaving a trace of figure on the soft clothes.
You can hear the male customers swallowing saliva next to the stairs. If it hadn't been during the day, Rhodes would bet that there would be another fight over the woman...
After the Frost Witch came downstairs, she walked straight to Rhodes and sat down. Bogul was depressed because of the wine and had no intention of saying hello to Caroline.
But the tavern owner, who had nothing to do, came over on his own initiative.
"Hey, friends, let me introduce myself. I am the owner of this tavern. My name is Kidd Heller. You can call me Kidd."
The tavern owner said with a grin. He was a middle-aged man with a bald head and a long face. He looked to be in his forties or fifties. He had gold teeth in his mouth and a pair of small eyes that stared at everyone like a cunning fox.
People, of course, often stare at the lady next to Rhodes.
"Nice to meet you, friend." Rhodes said politely, "This tavern seems to be doing good business."
"It's okay, business here has always been like this. You know, if you can't do business at the foot of the city gate, you won't be able to do it elsewhere. My father spent half his life's savings to buy this land.
Although it is pitifully small, it is enough for me to make my home here."
As the man spoke, his eyes glanced at Caroline unconsciously.
"You have a good father."
Rhodes responded perfunctorily.
"By the way, what are you doing in the Dark Word Castle? Oh, I'm sorry, I mean, you don't look like locals. I haven't seen you before."
Boss Kidd asked. Perhaps sensing his impoliteness, he moved his gaze away from Caroline and towards Rhodes.
"Oh, I am a businessman from Grizzly Bear Castle. This is my wife—Medina."
Rhodes smiled and introduced himself to the tavern owner, and temporarily made up a new identity for Caroline. In order to appear more natural and intimate, he put his hand on Caroline's shoulder. He did not expect such a thing at all.
Caroline was stunned when she came out, but she didn't dare to show too many expressions in front of outsiders. She could only nod and smile reluctantly.
"This is my subordinate, the mercenary Bogul Khana."
After that, he introduced his old partner to the tavern owner. The dwarf opposite sat there, his face flushed with anger.
"Ah, Grizzly Bear Castle, I've heard that it seemed to have been attacked by a vampire army before?"
Kidd asked curiously.
"Well, there is such a thing, but the attack came and went quickly. The queen's people soon entered the castle, and the town returned to peace, but it only took a few days."
Rod answered.
"Well, there have been so many things going on in the past two years. It seems like a quiet day, but there are actually a lot of things going on in the place."
Kidd complained. Although he didn't know whether what he said was true or false, Rhodes was still happy to chat with him for a while. Generally speaking, the owner of a hotel knows the most gossip information, and everyone who comes to stay in the hotel will or
Chat with him more or less, and over time, the tavern owner will become like an information transfer station. Some people even specialize in selling this as an important source of income.
"Indeed, there are more and more beggars, and more and more prostitutes."
Rhodes said with a sigh.
"Especially after the rebellion in the north, life became more difficult. But there are always some people who make a fortune out of it, those who sell coffins, those who arrange funerals, and any business related to the dead suddenly becomes easier to do. This
How ironic, isn't it?"
The tavern owner joked that Rhodes guessed that he had known about this industry for a long time, but maybe he was not strong enough to get involved. This world has more barbaric survival rules, and some industries are monopolized, such as salt and precious metals.
Controlled by Kislev officials, these industries are extremely profitable, and Catalina will never share the profits of these highly profitable industries with the public.
If you are disobedient and get involved in these industries, it is smuggling and breaking the law. Rhodes estimates that the Erengrad rebellion is also related to these. It may be a process that accumulates over time. When a large amount of wealth is swallowed up by the Queen Group, there are always some people
will be dissatisfied.
Going back to the dead man's business just now, Kidd may have been interested in this business early on, but he is not engaged in this industry. He wants to get involved temporarily, unless he has enough official power and has a certain relationship with the castle lord.
There is an official background, or he has enough strength to start from scratch, hire thugs, and seize other people's interests. Otherwise, if there is neither of these two points, it is really difficult to suddenly get involved in other people's fields. Even if it is a small one,
The castle also pays attention to territory, and two small gangs can fight to the death for a small profit. From a small perspective, it is just a small gang fighting and competing for interests. From a large perspective, it is the gang of electors from the empire next door, who spend all day fighting for that.
A small profit was thrown into the fight, and the melee continued. Rhodes felt that he had not become the emperor. If he had not become the emperor of the empire, he would probably be annoyed to death by these things.
"indeed……"
Rhodes replied with a smile.
"By the way, friend, what business are you in?"
Boss Kidd suddenly asked.
"Ice pepper, various high-end fabrics and so on."
Rhodes answered smoothly.
"Ice pepper? That's a good thing. There is a shortage of it all over the country. In some places, ice pepper is more expensive than gold. It is a precious medicinal material and is something that some alchemists like." Kidd said, "The northwest corner of this castle
There is a Chena drug store. The owner of the drug store has a good relationship with me. He is the largest drug dealer in Cryptocurrency Castle. Maybe you can find him."
"Thank you. But I already have a trading partner."
Rhodes said with a slight smile on his lips. The tavern owner understood and stopped talking. Who doesn't have some shady activities and transactions when working under the strict laws of the Tsar?
"By the way, I heard that there were vampires causing trouble here not long ago?"
Rhodes asked.
"Isn't it? It hasn't stopped yet..."
The tavern owner raised his hand and answered helplessly.