The sin of wearing a crown

After coming out of [Poor Man's Hell], the not very free and comfortable air inside immediately left Linn behind.

The sun shone on his body, but he felt that the temperature was insufficient and he was a little weak.

This made the young gentleman involuntarily look up at the burning celestial body in the sky. Soon his eyes stung and he paid the price for his reckless behavior.

Before I knew it, it was already November.

The [Steam City] will usher in the first wave of snow in less than a month, and the consumption of wood and coal will also increase dramatically. This port city is a warm and ice-free port. It won't be freezing in winter, but there will be light snow sometimes. No wonder the sun has begun to look weak. Winter is the domain of the stern goddess Death, and even the great sun cannot interfere at will.

Lin tightened her coat slightly and quickened her pace.

The place where he and Sophia met was near Squirrel Street.

‘Ah, I seem to have been a little busy lately. ’

On the way, the young gentleman suddenly remembered something.

That was because the interest agreed between him and the Countess had never been fulfilled, but he soon felt relieved.

Ever since that charming mature woman often visited her office, Merdis, the rustic bespectacled maid, would blush and lower her head to look at the door, while eavesdropping on some strange sounds. A serious place like an office seems to be more likely to arouse Amiste's interest.

Probably also because of the little games in the office.

Amiste, the sultry and gorgeous lady, didn't care about Lynn's interest, and happily replaced it with a small game. However, recently, due to some things, the plump and peach countess didn't come to Linn's office very often, or invited him to her manor.

After all, adjustment is adjustment, pampering is pampering, and Amiste's brain is always as clear as Lynn's. When you are busy with business, you will not be affected.

‘No, this lady is very shrewd. She must find time to fulfill her promise, otherwise she will die when she turns against her. ’

The young gentleman has been able to appreciate the beauty of the cart and the fear of the cart getting angry. Thanks to the eldest sister who was tortured every day, her sacrifice gave him enough confidence to face the countess, a natural beauty.

If only Sophia knew what was going on in Lynn's head.

Then she would probably take Linn's ear to the bedroom and have a good chat with him about how to capture the Countess as soon as possible, instead of tormenting me every day and harming the noble lady and the large group of maids.

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Squirrel Street is the junction of the middle and lower districts. Here you can see not only the good roads extending from the middle district, some public infrastructure such as trash cans and street lights, but also the unique mess of the lower district. Make everything untidy and hygienic.

People living here either climb up or fall down.

And many times, if you want to climb up, you inevitably have to step on other people's heads as a stepping stone upward. This cruel social rule is displayed in an extremely straightforward and brutal way in this special junction area.

It seems like the neighbors are friendly, but in fact they are very careless.

You have to work hard to earn the money you can. As long as it is not your family, the life and death of others has nothing to do with you.

The existence of the Youth Gang is even more at home here. These flexible and cunning little bastards can bring a lot of money every day. Most of this oil and water will be taken away by the actual controllers of the Youth Gang, that is, the gangs in the Lower City. It is the so-called tax money.

It has to be said that it is a great irony that gangsters openly set taxes on their territory where official rights cannot reach.

Many social idiosyncrasies are caused by interests.

For example, in the area of ​​real estate, it seems that some people can't help but complain about the rise and fall of house prices. This involves the interest relationship between local finance, real estate speculators, and ordinary people. These three are often very flexible in the face of interests. The transformation has made it feel like everyone scolds scalpers, but everyone is a scalper.

Sophia looked at the sneaky little bastards and sighed a little.

She just saw with her own eyes the two little bastards who were covering up. One was selling flowers to cover up, and the other was touching his wallet, and easily took the wallet from the unlucky guy. But the eldest sister didn't stop it, because if she did, the little bastards might not be able to pay taxes for a day.

What happens if you don’t pay enough taxes here?

They range from being beaten violently, to being ordered to pay more taxes, to being beaten anywhere except the hands and feet. Gang members are very vicious in their attacks. In severe cases, the hands and feet will be disabled and thrown to beggars or circuses to create new income.

Dare to escape?

Unless you can sneak across the sea and leave the city forever, then just wait for death.

By the way, the smugglers in the sea are as evil as the gangs. If you go to stowaway alone, you will end up with the same fate as an Indian girl who goes on a black bus alone.

As a member of a gang, Sofia cannot break the rules of the road.

This is why she has always been thinking about opening a monastery to take in these little guys. Only when the light of the church shines into this darkness can it bring light to some people, otherwise it will break the rules. Thinking of this, Sophia started to count her fingers again, using her poor math skills to calculate how much savings she had left to apply for a monastery after deducting the expenses of helping her younger brother.

As for the investment feedback that Lynn had promised before.

She didn't take it to heart at all as they were already living together. She felt that it was impossible for Lin En to have the financial resources if he didn't win the countess.

"No, if I become a nanny, wouldn't I have to abstain from sexual intercourse?"

Suddenly Sophia discovered the blind spot that she had ignored all this time, and she slapped her head in frustration. The eldest sister quickly rolled her eyes and found a solution, as long as she repented on time every day. And it’s not like there is no such thing between men and women in the monastery.

Just when Sophia was feeling complacent about her flexible method, she was suddenly caught off guard and fell into a hug, which made her subconsciously raise her elbow and slam into her backwards.

"Well!!!"