The City of Wealth.
The shadows left by the chaos and killings that happened some time ago have not yet dissipated, and the city was still a bit deserted. There were not many pedestrians on the streets, and now a lot of trade has turned to Shipwreck Bay. So much so that the life of the lower class of the City of Wealth has become difficult. In the past, there were endless jobs to be found on the docks at this time, but now the docks had to be picky. Many families who relied on selling coolies to live were now very poor.
Especially because of the arrival of the New Year, and the spread of chaos within the mainland, the gradually increasing food prices made them even more miserable.
Many people have regretted it.
Many people lost their relatives and friends that night, but after that night, they found that they lost more than that.
The paladins left.
They actually succeeded in changing the place and reducing the evil here, but they did not let the poor live the life they wanted, because they were weak, and the weak were so fragile after the chaos. The gang forces in the City of Wealth have been reduced a lot. Many gangs were destroyed that night, but the destroyed gangs left a lot of empty spaces, and too many bloody incidents have occurred in the fight for these interests. From that day until now, the curfew in the City of Wealth has not been lifted, and there are many guards patrolling every day.
The Temple also seemed a bit silent.
They don't seem to have any plans to do anything about the City of Wealth that is gradually losing its former prosperity.
Maybe they have already done something, or made other decisions.
No one knows what the Temple is planning. Maybe they don't care about this temporary depression, but for the poor at the bottom, they only know that life is getting harder and harder. Food prices are still rising, work opportunities are getting fewer and fewer, and the merchants who come here no longer provide economic consumption. Even the business of prostitutes and female prostitutes has begun to deteriorate a lot. In the past, two silver thalers could get a pretty prostitute, but now one silver thaler could be played twice, and even let her open her mouth to taste the flute for a while.
At the corner of the street.
Two shop owners with some sad faces sat together. One of the chubby shop owners raised his hand to wipe his sweat and complained, "I heard that there is going to be a war in the south! Recently, the price of goods has increased by 30%, and there are fewer things being shipped from the south. I heard that some trade routes have been cut off. I also heard that the Red Dragon appeared in Whiterun, and now everyone is in a panic. "
The other shop owner, who was skinnier, also sighed and said slowly, "That's not too bad. We could have taken the sea route. But now, after such a commotion, many merchants did not dare to come over. I heard that there's a pirate king named Throat Cutter in Port Tylon and Shipwreck Bay. He's different from the previous pirate kings. He doesn't like to take his men to rob, and he restricts others from acting recklessly. "
"Now, many merchants are running to these two places."
The fat shop owner was stunned for a moment before he asked, "Not robbing? Then where would his money come from? There are many pirates who make a living on the sea. If they don't rob, won't they all have to starve? "
The skinny shop owner looked outside and replied, "I'm not sure either."
"But there must be other ways to earn money. It was said that some of the pirate leaders had changed professions and started a caravan. In addition to the filial piety on the surface of the sea, it would definitely be enough to feed a group of subordinates. Besides, most of the trade on the south coast was supported by the outer islands. That's a lot of money. Tsk tsk, one ticket is enough for us to earn in two or three years. "
"That's right."
"I heard during this period of time that His Excellency Throat Cutter did not rob merchants at all. Recently, Port Tylon and Shipwreck Bay have heard that they are selling flags. It's a big black flag. It's said that pirates on the sea will not attack merchant ships if they hang it up. Those who don't hang flags are a bit uncertain. Anyway, I'm not too sure. The world has changed too fast recently. Something will happen every few days. "
"I've been very worried recently."
"I'm wondering if I should sell my shop, and then make some preparations to go back to the manor in the countryside."
The two men kept chatting, and they talked too much about recent events.
Suddenly!
They seemed to have heard a scream, and then their whole body shivered. There was a lot of chaos during this period of time. The day before yesterday, someone was hacked to death in front of their shop in the middle of the night. The two men did not dare to go over when they heard the sound. Instead, they hurriedly called the patrol guards. It took about ten minutes for the guards to come over. There was no movement in the alley where the sound came from. However, this was also good. People who didn't see anything, didn't hear anything, and didn't know anything could live longer.
As soon as they entered the alley, even the patrol guards could not help but take a deep breath!
There were many corpses inside.
One of the guard captains with a beard and full body armor turned over and looked at the corpses. The expression on his face suddenly became serious. He looked around and said, "It's a very powerful master!"
"These corpses were all killed in one blow. The time of death was less than a minute. Such a powerful master has probably crossed that threshold."
"This is not something we can control. Let's report it and let the higher-ups deal with it."
There were twelve corpses on the ground.
All of them were killed in one blow. The time of death was less than a minute. The last scream seemed to be because of something else. Otherwise, there was no movement at all.
This was already the combat power of a legendary level!
Not to mention that the guard captain just took a look and found that there were adventurers with similar skills as him among the corpses. Three of them were at least grade 3 professions.
The matter was quickly reported, but it was hard to say whether anyone would care about it next.
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On the other side.
On a hidden beam, a young man in a cloak sat in the corner of the house. He was playing with a golden gold coin in his hand. His expression seemed to be a little excited. The gold coin in his hand was quite special. It was not in the style of Kindler. There was no portrait of the Lady of Riches on it. Instead, it was engraved with the image of another goddess. There were strange patterns on the front and back of the gold coin. Many of them could not be understood at all, but it did not affect people who saw it at first sight.
The young man stood up, picked up the gold coin, and smiled in the direction of the sea, "My luck is really good!"
"This time, not only did I get a big order, but I also happened to meet someone who found the legendary lucky gold coin in the underground ruins! It seems that the Lady of Luck is really looking after me this time! "
"Throat Cutter?"
"If I kill you, I will have a big harvest this time!"
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