Beiyin Great Sage

"Sir, we have a child at home. Without this food, we won't be able to survive this cold month!"

"Get away!"

The roar was loud, but the crying seemed weak and desolate.

"I set up a stall in the market and paid taxes. Lord Huo Bao promised to protect us!"

"Repairing city walls, paving roads, getting started, we never discount the errands arranged by the Huo family, and we never asked for a single cent of money."

"You are forcing us to die!"

"puff!"

A figure covered in blood staggered out of the forest. He was immediately caught up by several members of the patrol and hacked to death on the spot.

"Pooh!"

"If you don't have money or food, get out of Huojiapu. We don't need waste here!"

The patrol put away their swords and left.

With the white-haired wind there, Huojiabao's corpse will not turn into a walking corpse. The wind blows through the night, leaving only white bones and blood marks.

…

Someone was walking down the street with disheveled hair and blank eyes.

"Without food, how can Han Yue survive?"

"For business in the market, Huojiabao takes a 30% commission. If you go into the inner city to do business, the commission will be even harsher. Even the entrance fee to the city costs dozens of yuan..."

"We never said anything, how can we be sorry to Huojiabao?"

"How come the people in the inner city can eat and drink well without fear of the white-haired wind, but now they don't even allow food to go out, and only allow it to go out to the outer city?"

"The Qian family won't come out! The Fish and Dragon Club won't come out! Neither will the Liuren Hall..."

"We are the only ones out there!"

…

"I'll fight you!"

"puff!"

Corpses fell one after another.

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night.

The white-haired wind howled, unable to suppress the faint cry.

Zhou Jia was lying on the bed with his clothes closed, eyes open, looking at the messy marks on the roof above that were struck by the ax wind in a daze.

The criss-crossing marks are like this world, which is chaotic and disorderly. There is no intact place as far as the eye can see. Everyone is like insects on the Internet, struggling in it.

Tyranny is fiercer than a tiger!

Huojiabao seems to have no taxes, but in fact it is exploited by the Huo family everywhere.

Source money is not valuable, but because it is endorsed by the Huo family, it becomes a tool for circulation. As much as it is printed, it will be eaten outside.

To set up a stall, you need to buy a stall.

To enter the city, you need to pay an entrance fee.

Not to mention that work is forced from time to time, and if you don't want to contribute, you have to pay for it.

The countless residents of the outer city support the prosperity of the inner city with their own work, blood and sweat, and the residents of the inner city support the high-ranking Huo Mansion with high expenses.

The harsh class and the power of the upper class to crush the lower class make it difficult for people to resist.

That’s all.

As long as it's safe, I think most people can tolerate it.

But the Huo Mansion obviously doesn't pay much attention to the living conditions of the residents in the outer cities. In the eyes of some people, the people from the outer cities are the targets of plunder at any time.

Those who disobey will be beaten; those who disobey will be killed.

Just like today!

The law of the jungle in Huojiabao never pretended to be anything but a relatively stable life for more than a year, which made him mistakenly believe that this was just a society similar to ancient times.

In fact, if the forces from the barony came in, it would not be any different.

Zhou Jia is lucky.

When I first came to Huojiabao, I bought a lot of source stones.

There are even occasional unexpected gains, and there is rarely a time to worry about the Origin Stone, but most residents in the outer city are actually close to the food and clothing line.

In order to survive the cold months, countless people's financial resources have been emptied.

How many people can bear it when this happens again?

There is never a time of tenderness in the Xu Realm. If you think that you can be completely away from danger by hiding in Huojiabao, it is just a delusion.

One day, the gentle veil was lifted, and there was also a biting cold wind inside.

people,

Not necessarily safer than monsters.

"Why!"

Turning over, Zhou Jia closed his eyes:

"sleep!"

I do not know how long it has been.

"Uh-huh!"

Zhou Jia suddenly opened his eyes.

His eyes flashed, and he quietly picked up the ax and shield, stood up and opened the door to a crack.

It was still dark, but the white-haired wind had receded, and the faint smell of blood flowed into his nose along with the breeze.

not good!

With his heart skipping a beat, Zhou Jia opened the door and rushed out.

The door of Angi's tree house was wide open, and three foxes with two tails fell in a pool of blood. The house was in a mess, and Angi was missing.

"clatter……"

He paused in his steps and his eyes flickered.

Angji's strength is not strong, only about level 4, but that doesn't mean he is easy to bully.

There are three foxes with two tails, each of which is a sixth-grade existence, with sharp teeth and sharp mouth, and agile movements. If the three foxes attack together, even a seventh-grade master may not be able to win.

Moreover, there are not only two foxes around Angji, but also several hidden things. His strength is not weak either.

to be honest.

Zhou Jia thinks that he is not weak anymore, but facing Angji who has the blood of the Son of the Forest, he is afraid that he will lose more than he wins.

but now……

The intruder killed three foxes with two heads and two tails in just a few moments. Angji didn't even have time to call for help. How strong must the other party be?

Eighth grade?

Ninth grade?

After a moment of silence, Zhou Jia retreated cautiously.

Can't afford it!

At this time.

"Uh-huh!"

A gray shadow suddenly emerged from under the corpse of a two-tailed fox.

Zhou Jia subconsciously swung his ax to strike, but stopped midway, letting the gray shadow fall on his shoulder.

"Zhizhi...zhizhi..."

This is a little mouse-like thing, only the size of an adult's thumb, with gray fur all over its body, and is inconspicuous. I have seen it in Angie's house.

Although I don’t know what it can do, it certainly doesn’t focus on its lethality. In addition, its small size makes it unattractive, so it was lucky enough to escape the disaster.

The gray mouse jumped back and forth on Zhou Jia's body, jumping to the ground from time to time and scurrying in a certain direction in the distance.

"Which direction was Angji taken away?"

Zhou Jia was thoughtful:

"You want me to save him?"

With the opponent's strength, it would be easy to kill Angji. Since there is no body, it is most likely that it was taken away, so we don't know the purpose.

"Zhizhi...zhizhi..."

Gray Mouse nodded repeatedly.

"Ah……"

Zhou Jia put away his ax and shield, turned around and returned:

"You think too highly of me. That guy Angji doesn't know who he provoked. He can't do it two days later. He hasn't even given me the recipe for the animal luring drug yet."

"Twenty Origin Stones were wasted."

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The inner city is still bustling.

It seemed as if the chaos in the outer city no longer existed.

The high city wall divides the inner and outer cities into two worlds.

On the street, pedestrians have put on thick cotton clothes, looking leisurely and contented. They are browsing various shops with their families, discussing what to stock up for the cold months.

When people in the outer city are struggling to survive the cold months, their sweets, meat, and drinks are indispensable.

Ancient hammer shop.

The area of ​​more than a hundred square meters is not large.

The tamped ground, disorderly piles of ores, and various weapons, axes, and axes were placed in a haphazard manner, and blazing high temperatures came out of the furnace.

Several sturdy half-elves were busy in the shop, and their loud shouts mixed with the sound of beating weapons made people's ears ring.

"So big!"

Rondo held the Lei Yuan Stone in his hand and looked surprised:

"Made into the axe, it's more than enough."

"Really?" Zhou Jia felt relieved:

"That's enough."

I originally thought that the Lei Yuan Stone was only the size of a fist, but the ax was as big as a basin, which might not be enough, but now it seems I was overly worried.

"Absolutely enough!" Rondo nodded:

"Even if it is integrated into another weapon, it will be enough. However, the activity of this thing is too low. If you want to smelt it, it will not be possible for a while."

"Oh!" Zhou Jia frowned:

"how long it takes?"

"It takes a month anyway..." Rondo pursed his lips and said:

"I forgot, the cold month is coming soon. The furnace temperature will drop during the cold month, which will affect the smelting progress. One month is probably enough."

"so long?"

"It's not that long. How can a high-grade weapon be successfully crafted easily?"

Rondo shook his head:

"Your ax is made of good material, but after it is blended into the Lei Yuan Stone, it will probably be like chopping vegetables and melons for a seventh-grade expert."

"I'd like to lend you some good words." Zhou Jia cupped his hands, thought for a moment, and said:

"You said, the remaining things can be integrated into a weapon?"

As he spoke, he stretched out the shield in his hand:

"Is this okay?"