Banner of the Evil God

It is late autumn, and the ground in the north is already covered with ice and snow. Even in the warm south, there is already a noticeable chill in the air. Most of the pedestrians walking on the street were wearing thick clothes, and even civilians with lower incomes were wrapped in as many layers as possible.

Although many of them had patches on their clothes, in general they were dressed neatly and warmly, which was enough to withstand the cold wind and maintain basic decency.

Such a situation is not easy to see even in the capital of Thunder Principality. After leaving the upper city where the nobles live and the inner city where the rich live, if you go to the middle city, although the local residents are well-dressed, workers in shabby clothes are still very common. As for the outer city and the lower city...every morning, The patrol team all has an important job, which is to clean up homeless people who have frozen to death.

Every winter, even the capital of the Principality of Thunder freezes to death hundreds of homeless people to provide snacks to the beasts outside the city.

But not in this city. Of course people will die here in winter, but they will definitely not die from freezing or starvation.

Starting from the previous lord, Baron Creek Keen, more than 20 years ago, through the management of two generations of barons, the current Keen City has become the most prosperous place in the entire Thunder Principality. Unlike other lords, the Keen family pursues the policy of "hiding wealth among the people" and pays great attention to the interests of the people. Every winter, the lord would arrange many large and small jobs so that the poor could get a stable income, and most likely a free lunch.

This naturally costs a lot of money, and has been laughed at by other lords around. But it is undeniable that after more than 20 years of operation, the living conditions of Keenland residents are indeed quite good. According to earthly terms, they have already broken away from the basic needs of "food and clothing" and are on the road to moving towards a well-off society.

Although, maybe it's just getting started.

Sui Xiong sat at a table facing the street on the second floor of the "White Beard" pub. He ordered some ordinary food and ordinary rice wine. While eating and drinking, he looked at the street below.

He looked at it for a long time and finally showed a satisfied smile.

"Over the years...Anna and the others have done quite well..."

At this moment, he neither looked like Crick Keene nor a green flying jellyfish, but looked like an Earthling, Sui Xiong.

Black hair, black eyes, yellow skin. He is medium and slightly short, well-proportioned and slim, wearing very ordinary black-rimmed glasses, and his face is full of bookishness.

Such people can be found everywhere on earth, but there are relatively few in this world. Even in recent decades, the Church of the God of Knowledge has worked hard to promote the popularization of education, but the results have not been great. "Reading and literacy" is still out of reach for most people. Even in Void City, which has the highest level of education, most residents can only read and write their own names, and understand a hundred or so common words.

Keenland also attaches great importance to education, but there are not many bookish people like Sui Xiong. The waiter in the tavern was a discerning man, and he recognized his origins at first glance, so he was very polite and attentive to him. Seeing him smiling at the passers-by on the road, he couldn't help but come closer.

"Sir, have you seen anything interesting? Is there a place where I can serve you?" The hotel clerk, who was slightly older than Sui Xiong, had a smile on his face and spoke softly. asked angrily.

"I'm just sighing." Sui Xiong said, "I am a traveler and have traveled to many places..."

He noticed the suspicion flashing in the eyes of the tavern waiter, and couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed - "Sui Xiong" definitely didn't look like a traveler, because he didn't have calluses on his hands from holding a cane for a long time, and his face There is no wind and frost accumulated from long-term travel, especially the corners of the eyes are flat, and it is obvious that there has not been much wind. People like him also call themselves "travelers"? No wonder the knowledgeable clerk agrees on the surface but doesn’t believe it at all in his heart.

But he really didn't lie. He had been to most countries in the main plane. Although he usually remained invisible and floated slowly through the sky, at least he was "traveling south and north" and "seeing a lot". To a certain extent, he is indeed a traveler.

"I have traveled to many places and seen many cities. Many of them are more prosperous than Keen City, but there are very few where the living standards of the poor are higher than here." Sui Xiong wisely ignored the clerk's suspicion. , Zi Gu Zi said, "It is not difficult for a city to be prosperous and strong, but it is very difficult for the poor to live a stable and decent life. From this point of view, Keen City deserves to be called Great place at 'Thunder Pearl'!”

"Among the cities I have been to, there are probably only a few cities in the Northwest Republic that are similar to it." Sui Xiong added, "I once heard that Baron Creek Keene, who presided over the affairs of Keen City at that time, was the founder of Keen City. I have always been a little skeptical about the Holy Spirit of His Majesty the Mask of the Void in the Northwest Republic, but now it seems that this rumor may be true. "

These words made the guy nod his head repeatedly, and the smile on his face became a little more sincere.

"I'm not sure whether the rumors are true or not. After all, things about gods are too far away for us mortals." He said happily, "But what you said before is so right. Our Keen City is indeed a good place! Although I It’s not like you travel all over the country, but I’ve been to several nearby cities, and they can’t be compared to us!”

"As you said, here, even poor people can live peacefully without worrying about making ends meet. And as long as you are willing to put in effort and put more thought into it, it is not difficult to make some money." The more he talked, the happier he became, "My parents fled here after the flood more than 20 years ago. Originally, families like ours would probably live at the bottom of society. No matter how hard we struggle, it won't help. Maybe It won't take long for the whole family to freeze and starve to death. But we got out of the predicament and slowly accumulated a fortune just by relying on our own hard work - did you know that my sister was diagnosed with certain diseases not long ago? Qualifications, I have received a scholarship, and I am studying to be a doctor!”

Seeing his smile, Sui Xiong also smiled, picked up the wine glass, poured a glass of wine and handed it to him: "Cheers to a good life!"

The waiter didn't refuse, took the glass, drank it in one gulp, and left with a smile.

Looking at his leaving figure, Sui Xiong smiled and started to drink again.

"Such a good place is certainly worth guarding. Although neither Creek nor Mask of the Void is suitable to come forward, even so, will I just sit back and watch others come to trouble it?"

He smiled and shook his head: "Okay, let me see, who is so greedy that he dares to stretch out his claws?"

"Also, I want to come up with an interesting idea to punish those guys severely, and let other interested people learn a lesson from doing such annoying things again."

As he spoke, he poured himself another glass.

But at this moment, all that flashed through his eyes was a sharp cold light.