Chapter 82, Nightlife in Marienburg

Twilight Street is not a high-end commercial area in Marienburg. On the contrary, it is a place where many mercenaries and businessmen like to hang around. Here, three copper coins can drink the cheapest barley wine, and many workers are off work. Also like to come here for a drink afterwards before going home.

It was late at night, and the originally dense flow of people seemed to be deserted. There were still many people on the street, but it was no longer crowded.

Ryan walked forward step by step in the street. He could feel that many people on the street were whispering because they saw him neat and tidy. The street was very dark, with only faint candlelight and magic lights. When Ryan appeared, many people started to act.

The first person to come up was an old man. He approached tremblingly and reached out to Ryan: "Sir, please help me, I haven't eaten for three days!"

"It doesn't matter to me that you haven't eaten for a few days, get out, or don't blame me for being ruthless." Ryan said with narrowed eyes.

"Please don't do this, please don't bully an old man, this gentleman... Oops, my legs and feet are not very convenient..." The old man kept leaning on Ryan, and then he seemed to be unable to stand still because of his old age and frailty. Pounced on Ryan.

On the corner of the street, two young and strong boys are ready.

If the old man bumped into Ryan and Ryan reached out to help, they would pretend to be kind people and rush forward, taking the opportunity to help the old man steal things from Ryan.

If Ryan blocked or avoided, the two boys would use this as an excuse to go up and stop Ryan from "bullying the elderly", and then took the opportunity to pickpocket.

It would be even better if Ryan dared to do it. They would call in patrol guards as soon as possible, and then as "witnesses" accuse Ryan of bullying the old man. At the same time, they negotiated privately and took the opportunity to blackmail.

However, what happened next was beyond the two people's expectations. Ryan sneered, reached out and took off the wig on the old man's head, then grabbed the old man and threw it away. The old man disappeared under the stunned eyes of the two young men. Into the black night sky, I don't know where it was thrown.

"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!"

"Hahahaha!" The middle of the street was filled with the laughter of various practitioners. It was obvious that this young man was very skilled and not easy to mess with, and he seemed to be proficient in this kind of twists and turns in the dark, so the thieves He quickly diverted his attention away from him and began to think about his next good target.

A pedestrian on the street was stopped by Ryan: "Mr. Falk? Why are you here?"

"Ah! Oh my god, it's you!" Farke, who was holding a large plate of toast and barbecue in his hand, was so frightened that he almost threw the things away: "What wind brought you to such a place?"

"What are you doing?" Seeing that no one was paying attention, Ryan came out with a smile and patted Falk on the shoulder.

"The boss is drinking in the bar in front, and he asked me to come over and buy some supper." Farke quickly explained.

"Interesting ~ lead the way, I also want to go to the bar!" Ryan thought it was just right, so he motioned for Farke to lead the way.

"When...Of course!" The guard immediately led Ryan to open the door of a tavern without saying a word.

The name of this tavern is The Slug Tavern. The black decayed wooden signboard has been wiped clean. A big slug logo and a line of small words indicate that this is a bar.

The lighting in the bar is very dim, only simple candles and whispering voices, there are not many people in the bar, most of the guests are chatting with the strong bartender on the bar, telling each other The anguish of life.

Under the leadership of Falk, Ryan found Oliver who was drinking alone in the corner: "Mr. Oliver?"

In the corner of the bar, the imperial businessman is sitting alone in a small cubicle. There is a candle lamp on the large table, illuminating the fat round face of the imperial businessman. Two glasses of cider are placed on the solid wooden table. and perry.

"Mr. Oliver? We meet again!" Ryan appeared in front of the imperial businessman,

Then he made a booing gesture towards the surprised imperial businessman: "Low key, low key."

"Mr. Ryan?" Oliver was surprised why Ryan appeared here, but the imperial businessman soon realized that Ryan didn't want to reveal his identity, so he didn't think so much at all: "Will you have a drink? My treat."

"Okay, let's have a glass of cider!" Ryan said to the waiter, and then took out a silver coin. The waiter took the silver coin and walked away. He quickly brought three glasses of cider, and then there was no change.

"Pfft, there's more like this?" Ryan stared at the three glasses of cider in front of him for a while, while Oliver laughed loudly: "I forgot to tell you, Mr. Ryan, in this kind of place, as long as you don't say it carefully, the waiter They don’t know how to give change, how much money you take out represents how much you buy, these greedy shopkeepers will not spit out any coins in their pockets.”

"Okay." Ryan raised his glass: "Cheers to our health!"

"Cheers to our purse!" Oliver also picked up the wooden goblet.

After a few glasses of wine, paired with freshly baked bread and roasts, the two men quickly struck up a conversation.

Unlike the smugness in the city hall before, Oliver's face is now full of decadence, and he is also in a very bad mood. After chatting, he found out that Oliver had just left the banquet not long ago. The family members of his guards took the opportunity to block the entrance of the city hall. The merchants of the empire asked him for a large pension. The merchants in Marienburg valued their credit the most. Oliver had no choice but to give it. This large pension almost emptied every gold coin in Oliver's body.

"Heavy loss, Mr. Lane, you know, I suffered a lot during this trip to Nord. It is a small matter that the goods are gone, because I can offset part of the loss by selling the goods from Marienburg to Nord, but Too many people died on the way back, and the pension alone is a big expense, let me tell you this, Mr. Ryan, I have done nothing this year." Oliver happened to find an opportunity, so he vomited to Ryan Kushui: "Fortunately, one life was spared, and not all of it was lost."

"Living is the best business. If you lose your money, you can earn it again. If you lose your life, you really can't save it~" Ryan laughed, and Oliver nodded straightly, and the depression in his heart dissipated a lot : "Yes, yes! Mr. Lane is right!"

"Recently, our emperor defeated the barbarian army. The merchants who lent money to your majesty made a lot of money. The imperial army seized a lot of gold and silver from the barbarians. This was another opportunity to make money. , I missed it again.” Oliver was sad again as he spoke, and the imperial businessman leaned on his chair dejectedly: “Such a big business opportunity is right in front of me, and I missed it, and now the share has been snatched away by those big businessmen , I have no chance, and I have lost a lot of money! My God! Is Ms. Fortune abandoning me?"

"Hehe~" Ryan suddenly laughed. He raised his head and took a big sip of cider. The cider at Slug Bar was of average quality. Compared with the mellow fruit wine, Ryan felt that the sour and astringent taste accounted for a larger part. Smack your mouth, Ryan thought that Oliver's failure on this business trip was also related to himself, and to Oliver's bad luck. Although Ryan had no psychological burden, he suddenly felt that he could give Oliver a hand, so Ryan tidied up his collar, He whispered: "But Mr. Oliver, you will lose more next time!"

"what?!"

"Next, the merchants who chose to support the Emperor's war will make a fortune. They can buy the spoils from His Majesty at a suitable price. The futures market will skyrocket due to the inflow of large amounts of money from the Emperor to repay the loan. Copper and iron The price will also rise accordingly, and many businessmen will get rich because of it." Ryan whispered the terrible truth: "Mr. Oliver has missed this precious opportunity to make money because of the lack of information, and he has lost even more."

"Oh! No! Don't do this!" Oliver covered his eyes in pain. The imperial businessman could feel countless wealth slipping through his fingers. This is the most painful thing for a businessman, because a businessman will always Only consider that what you earn is your own, and what you don't earn is a loss.

"You can't sit still, my friend, you should take action! Otherwise, you will only lose more." Ryan suddenly whispered: "Nord's village is full of ruins, and the abandoned and destroyed towns need to be rebuilt... ..."

"Yes... yes!!!" Oliver immediately understood what Ryan meant. This was another huge business opportunity, and the imperial businessman had already smelled gold: "I'm ready to act, I can't just look at the situation in front of me." loss, otherwise the loss will only be greater in the long run.”

The candlelight on the wooden table was swaying slightly following Oliver's voice.

After the short-lived excitement passed, the imperial businessman was soon hit again because he was in touch with reality: "But I have a fatal problem, Mr. Ryan, I don't have enough funds on hand, and I still have two Of course, it is a lucrative job to undertake the reconstruction of the land, but..."

"I can lend you." Ryan's words sounded like heaven to Oliver.

"Is this true?!" Oliver felt that happiness came too suddenly.

"I don't like to lie, and this is a partnership between us, Mr. Oliver. Apart from other places, in Nord, my name is more useful than many lords' warrants." Ryan narrowed his eyes and raised the corners of his mouth : "So this is a deal, you need money, you need the trust of the lord, I need profits, you need your business means, we need each other, don't we?"

"Your words have conquered me. Indeed, Mr. Lane, I will let you know my talent and my business ability." Having got the right target, Oliver immediately lost interest in drinking, and the imperial businessman immediately expressed that he wanted to Immediately buy a large number of goods and recruit mercenary guards, Nord's shipping will be closed soon, he must not miss this opportunity to make money.

After the discussion, the two were about to get up, when suddenly several women broke in from the door of the tavern.

These women's faces are painted with makeup, wearing revealing clothes, walking around, and posing, especially the smell of low-end perfume on them is very disgusting.

They are the street girls of this street.

These women have a typical feature - they are not beautiful, they may have small eyes, too high nose bridge, too big mouth, but they still walk in the direction of Ryan and Oliver, Obviously they had premeditated.

Ryan noticed that the bartenders and bartenders had no response to the arrival of these street girls, so several women came to Ryan and Oliver together: "Gentlemen, do you need someone to accompany you? Or do you need someone?" Accompanying you through lonely nights? Just drinking is not a good idea!"

"I'm sorry, I'm not interested. I still have a lot of important things to do next, Falk? Let's go~" Oliver immediately shook his hand to show that he was not interested, and he wanted to rush back overnight to gather people.

"Mr. Ryan, are you with us?" Oliver also asked Ryan if he wanted to be together, apparently to help him get rid of these street girls.

"No, I'll take care of it myself." Ryan waved his hand, signaling Oliver to leave him alone.

"Then Mr. Lane, see you later!" So Oliver hurried away with his guards.

"Hi everyone! Ladies, if you don't mind, how about I invite the three lucky ones to have a glass of barley wine?" Ryan rolled his eyes, and then pointed at the three street girls: "You, you, and you, Just the three of you stay here!"

So the three street girls sat down, and the waiter took the copper coins from Ryan, and each brought a glass of barley wine.

The leading girl standing on the street is named Sarah. She has big hands and hard facial features. Apart from that, her appearance is so-so: "This handsome guy, is he alone? I called three at a time, yes Are you so confident in yourself?"

"Of course, haha!" Ryan was very handsome, and his clothes were clean and tidy. It was not easy to appear in this kind of neighborhood at first glance.

"Where does the handsome guy come from?" Sarah picked up the barley wine and took a big gulp.

"I'm from Brunswick. I'm a businessman. My name is Rhodes~" Ryan said casually, "I'm friends with that Mr. Oliver just now!"

Ryan's appearance is not the typical blond and blue-eyed Nord appearance at all. His black-haired and blue-eyed appearance is the typical appearance of the core race of the empire—the appearance of the Aachen people. He is from Aachen, and Ryan speaks a fairly standard low-gothic language, saying that he is an imperial person without any sense of disobedience.

After a few glasses of barley wine, Ryan motioned to go to the hotel together: "I think we can continue to 'chat', I have a baby I want to show you."

"Oh! Of course!" The street girls originally wanted to do Ryan's business.

So the group went to find the hotel.

Ryan's eyes narrowed inadvertently, because a holy white glow appeared in his consciousness.

"Ryan, my champion, what are you doing? Do you really think that these indulgent people are worthy of contact?" The beautiful figure of the fairy in the lake descended in Ryan's sea of ​​consciousness. The tone of the god did not fluctuate, but there was a certain A strange sense of danger: "Or do you have another purpose?"

"Of course I have another purpose, my lady, I'm really not interested in what happens to these street girls, but..." Ryan's blue eyes rolled around, and the corners of his mouth were raised, he was very confident.

"I just think that it will fall on these street girls if we can figure out whether the fallen hunters are related to the beautiful society, and if we can figure out what the beautiful society is!" Ryan said very firmly: "I'm interested Supervisor, my lady."

"Interesting, then I'll see it all."

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