Mage with knife

On a whim, Dick quietly went to the beach, disguised himself as an ordinary fisherman, and went fishing with a fishing boat. He also had to understand the living conditions of the fishermen. It would not work without close observation.

Many managers in Trust City have long been accustomed to Dick's boring behavior. You can't say that Dick is really boring. Everyone's journey of spiritual cultivation is different. Dick is suitable for him.

No one would practice in seclusion all the time, right? Practitioners are also human beings, and they also need friends and entertainment activities. Otherwise, with so many shops and high-end consumer places in Trust City, who would make money? Cultivators Is it the richest person?

When ordinary fishermen go out to sea to fish, they usually do so offshore, not too far away.

There are more fish in offshore schools. Experienced fishermen can lead a boat to find schools of fish. Fishing also requires experience and skills.

Of course, if you are unlucky enough to fish offshore, you will encounter monsters in the sea, and it is not uncommon for your boat to be destroyed and people to die. Therefore, it is not easy for fishermen either.

Hiring cultivators to protect you? Stop talking about it. The money you make from fishing is not enough to pay commissions to the cultivators.

The fishing atmosphere on this boat is pretty good, and the captain also has a big smile on his face.

This is what fishermen are like. When they are lucky, they will have a good harvest, and in exchange for enough money, they can eat well for half a month or a month; when they are unlucky, the harvest will be insufficient, and they may be hungry for a few days.

After all, we are ordinary people, and we cannot all survive droughts and floods like landlords.

Not only ordinary fishermen, but also practitioners, it is not easy to get some resources. They are all fighting for resources for cultivation.

"What does this mean?" Dick asked in a low voice as the fishing boat was stopped by two dark boats.

"You're unlucky, you met the pirate One Ear. You don't have to be nervous. You can avoid losing money and avoid disaster. Just pay some protection fees." The old fisherman next to Dick said in a low voice.

"Pirates?" This was really the first time Dick had heard of it. Even the internal guards and secret guards had not reported such a thing. "Are there many pirates?"

"Not much. In this sea area, there is only a group of pirates called 'One Ear'; in the east sea area there is a group of pirates called 'Three-Headed Jiao'. If you can't afford to offend them, there are practitioners who can still set fire to them from a long distance." That kind of magician."

"No, there are pirates, and the city lord's government doesn't care about it?" Dick was unhappy and paralyzed! Do you want to be a pirate in the Arctic Sea, or in the offshore waters of Trust City? Have you obtained my consent?

"It's useless, these pirates come and go without a trace. If we dare to report them to the city lord's mansion, we will kill people next time."

"It's still wrong. Can't I just report it secretly to the city lord's palace? The pirates don't know which of you reported it."

"Don't know? Brother, you are too naive. There are also pirate insiders in the City Lord's Mansion. Last time, the fishermen on Lao Huang's boat went to the City Lord's Mansion to report. Not only did the City Lord's Mansion not respond, the fishermen who reported the report all died inexplicably. .Lao Huang’s boat went out to sea again, and more than 20 fishermen on the boat died..."

What? Dick was extremely angry in his heart. There were actually pirate insiders in the city lord's palace. How could this be a big deal?

"The City Lord's Palace in Bay City doesn't care, does the City Lord's Palace in Trust City care about it? I don't believe it. Their pirates are so powerful that they can even bribe the City Lord's Palace in Trust City?" Dick asked.

"It's useless. Even if the report is successful, the offended pirates and people in the city lord's mansion are all cultivators. Sooner or later, your whole family will be killed. We are ordinary people and cannot afford to offend cultivators."

The sorrow of the little people at the bottom, even in Dick's previous life, why are there so many black people, why are they repeatedly banned? Isn't it because they are afraid of being retaliated?

"Brother, don't worry. This kind of robbery by pirates doesn't happen all the time. It happens a few times occasionally. It's just 30% of the harvest. Everyone can share some, so we can get by." The fisherman said.

said.

Thirty percent? This pirate One Ear didn't kill the goose that laid the goose to lay the eggs. However, the city lord's mansion's highest tax is only 20%. You One Ear are better than the government.

Dick stopped talking and observed quietly.

Two pirate ships approached, and the fishing boat accepted the 'inspection' honestly. The captain, Lao Wang, had to follow with an apologetic smile. Many fishermen looked blank, and no one wanted to resist.

Dick stared at the pirates and every fisherman who boarded the ship. Dick's strong mental power saw everyone's reaction in his eyes.

The leader is indeed a cultivator, an intermediate cultivator at that.

Dick felt that this was wrong. Would an intermediate cultivator be interested in the fishermen's harvest of these ordinary fish? Dick's mental power scanned the pirates on the two pirate ships, more than twenty cultivators, and among them, there was an intermediate magician.

The pirates were carrying the harvested fish, and the fishermen had to help carry it. Soon, the protection fee was paid. The two pirate ships just left. Everything seemed so calm.

Dick's heart was not at peace anymore. The fishermen in this fisherman's boat obviously had colluders who were flirting with the pirates.

Could it be that there are pirate insiders on all the ships in this fisherman's team on the seaside? Trust City, including several coastal outer cities, has many ports and fishermen's teams. In this case, how many pirate insiders are there?

If there are pirate insiders in the city lords' mansions in these outer cities...

After the fishing boat returns to the port and pays the tax, the captain will organize the fish to be sold in the city for money, and the money will be distributed to each fisherman in a few days.

Dick didn't pay attention to this, since he could move freely anyway. After bidding farewell to many crew members, Dick followed one of the fishermen.

The fisherman entered a town affiliated with Bay City. The town was not that big. Now Dick had changed his clothes and was no longer dressed like a fisherman. I believe the fisherman couldn't tell that he was following him.

Is the mental power of an eighth-level magician so easy to discover?

Dick was relatively familiar with the towns of Bay City. Bay City had a large population and many villages. A few or a dozen villages would serve as the center, and a town would be established to facilitate farmers and fishermen to trade nearby.

The fishermen were meeting people from the Snow Wind Continent. After all, Dick was also a race from the Snow Wind Continent. He was similar to the yellow race in his previous life, and his appearance was obviously different from the Snow people. This man's appearance was similar to that of a clerk in a small shop.

Dick was very patient. When the fisherman left, Dick continued to follow the man.

The guy probably got some important information about the fishermen, so after being delayed for a while, he made an excuse to go out.

The guy met someone in a relatively large house... another person from the Snow Wind Continent?

This kind of town is not big, but it is really inconspicuous.

The owner of this house, and then... this bastard, actually entered the City Lord's Mansion in Bay City. The person receiving him at the door of the City Lord's Mansion actually knew this guy, and welcomed him in with a smile.

Dick was not polite and simply climbed over the wall in broad daylight. I wanted to see who in the city lord's mansion had colluded with the pirates.

"Assistant Biliqi, here comes the freshest yellow croaker for you, haha!"

We are old acquaintances, Dick sneered inwardly, his position is not low, he is the assistant of the city lord's palace. The assistant is the deputy of the city lord in the outer city. Even if there is more than one assistant in an outer city, it is considered a high position of authority.