Gerrard caught up with the traveling business group in less than half an hour with his fast legs, which even the fastest horses would have to admit defeat.
When he threw the bodies of the two leaders of the Cavalry of Orcs and Wolves onto the truck and told the others the identities of the two Orcs, the whole merchant group was in an uproar.
The surprised merchants carefully examined the two bodies and confirmed their identities from some details. Some of them took out copies of the bounty posters and compared them with the portraits on the bounty posters.
There was no doubt that these two dirty and ugly Orcs were the heads of the brutal and cunning criminal group that had led a large group of bandits to ravage the four northwestern towns, attacking villages and merchants for so many years!
The Cavalry of Orcs and Wolves was finished!
The merchants cheered and jumped, and they formed a circle to thank Gerrard. And after the verbal thanks, they also pooled a large amount of money as a reward.
Sui Xiong, of course, did not intend to accept the money. In his opinion, since the Orcs dared to ambush him, it was natural for them to kill them directly. Why did the merchants give him money? Even if they wanted to collect money, they should go to the Adventurer's Association in the town to get the bounty.
But this time, it was Sui Xiong who was persuaded. Gerrard told him that it was a matter of course in a civilized society for merchants to give rewards after killing the bandits. If he didn't accept the money, these merchants would be unhappy.
In this case, Sui Xiong was not a stubborn old man, so he certainly would not refuse this legitimate income.
And the benefits of killing the Cavalry of Orcs and Wolves were far more than that. They found a lot of valuable trophies from the two bodies. Because both of them were scared to death, their things were basically not damaged. The magic leather armor and magic machete of "Bloody Hand" alone were worth a month's income for ordinary merchants.
For example, the two Beastmen each had a Portal Pouch. Blood Rogue's was completely empty except for some money and potions. He must have exchanged most of his income for various equipment to increase his combat power. However, the old Shaman's Portal Pouch was very well-off. There were more than a thousand gold coins in it, and various gems, high-grade potions, and scrolls added up to several times that.
According to Old Soth's estimation, the wealth in the two Space Bags, plus the equipment of the two Orc leaders, plus the rewards under their names, the total amount that could be easily converted into cash was more than 20,000 gold coins!
20,000 gold coins! Gerrard was at a loss when he heard the number.
What did this number mean? The main income of the villagers in the White Leaves Village came from logging, charcoal burning, and planting Golden Vines, which tasted bad, but could resist negative energy. It was the staple food of the civilians in the Ashes Woods. An average household, after working hard for a year, would be able to save 3-5 to 6-7 gold coins. Of which, Wumianzhe's Church would take at least 70% as tax, leaving only 1 to 2 gold coins.
"Wait, at least 70% as tax? That's too cruel! " Sui Xiong couldn't help but exclaim, "Shouldn't this kind of scam be rebelling?"
"Your Majesty, the tax is very light." Gerrard was surprised and explained, "The church's tax is based on the farmers' food rations. In other words, it is a tax on the 'surplus'. In contrast, the noble lords don't care whether the farmers have money or not when collecting taxes. That's the real heavy tax. "
Sui Xiong realized that he had made a mistake. In fact, it was easy to understand. If the basic necessities of life could not be guaranteed, who would be willing to live in such a ghostly place where skeletons appeared at night!
This was just like what was said in The Snake Catcher. Poisonous snakes were dangerous, but compared to exorbitant taxes and all kinds of servants, it was better to catch snakes!
"No matter which world it is, the tyranny is fiercer than the tiger!" Sui Xiong secretly sighed and sighed deeply.
Gerrard, of course, didn't know what Sui Xiong was thinking and continued, "The whole White Leaves Village can probably save about 200 gold coins as tax every year. Twenty thousand gold coins are equivalent to the tax of this village for a hundred years. Or to put it in another way, when I was an adventurer, the whole team could only save about 1,000 gold coins a year, and our team was already quite powerful. "
"Your Majesty, you see, it is only 5,000 gold coins to expel the evil dragon, 1,000 gold coins to kill a criminal who killed an aristocrat, and 2,000 gold coins to destroy the famous Cavalry of Orcs and Wolves. You can imagine how much twenty thousand gold coins are! "
Sui Xiong nodded slightly, and finally had a clear impression of the value of twenty thousand gold coins.
"With this money, we can build a temple. Your Majesty, I suggest we open up a village, so that we can monopolize the faith of a village. Although it is not much, it is safe and there will be no risk. After two years, the village will settle down, and we can continue to open up new villages. After opening up a few more villages, we can build a town … "Gerrard thought further and further," In this way, after one or two hundred years, we can have a few towns, a dozen villages, and at least tens of thousands of stable believers. "
Sui Xiong didn't express his opinion. In his opinion, Gerrard was thinking too far ahead. Even the Chinese, who often talked about the "hundred-year plan", were mostly just talking about it. Who would suddenly make a plan that could last for one or two hundred years, and seemed to seriously intend to carry it out?
But on second thought, he understood the reason.
Theoretically, both he and Gerrard were immortal. For them, one hundred years or two hundred years were nothing more than a few more winters and summers, watching the leaves grow and fall, and watching the villagers grow old and die. That was all.
The word "immortal" was not a fantasy in this world, but a real reality.
"Your Majesty, what do you think of this plan?" Gerrard asked.
Sui Xiong laughed awkwardly and said vaguely, "No hurry, wait until I know more about this world."
"That's good. The wisdom of gods is far beyond that of mortals. Maybe you will soon have a better plan, and you will be able to perfect your belief system faster." The loyal Gerrard nodded again and again, "But I think it is quite safe to build a few villages that are exclusive to the belief system …"
Their conversation was done through telepathy. Seeing Gerrard standing still and thinking about something, Old Soth couldn't help but remind him, "Brother White, this is not over yet. There is still a big income waiting for you!"
He really helped Sui Xiong, so the topic immediately changed from building villages to generating income.
"Generally speaking, the leaders of these bandit groups have a secret place to hide their treasures, so that they can make a comeback in the future when they are unlucky, or retire from this business. The Cavalry of Orcs and Wolves has been wreaking havoc in the four northwestern towns for five or six years, and their leader, 'Bloody Hand', must have his own place to hide his treasures, "Old Soth said," If we can find that place, there will definitely be a lot of money! "
Speaking of "a lot of money", Old Soth's face glowed with a strange light, and his eyes, which had been a little dim because of his old age, became bright again, almost dazzling.
Sui Xiong now understood why he named his caravan "Lucky Gold Coin".
This old man was simply a miser!
"How much money will there be?" Palin asked curiously.
"At least ten thousand gold coins!" Old Soth said decisively, which made Sui Xiong very curious about how he came to this conclusion.
Obviously, Palin did not have a great desire for money, or in other words, after experiencing the baptism of treasures worth twenty thousand gold coins, he was not so surprised about ten thousand gold coins. He nodded casually, returned to the campfire, and began to study his magic book.
Gerrard also nodded, "Sounds good. I will try to find this place to hide the treasures."
"If you find it, be sure to bring me a souvenir! At least a whole gold coin! " Old Soth emphasized in a low but firm voice, "This is the information fee. Although we are good friends, we can't break the rules!"
A gold coin?!
Sui Xiong did not know whether to laugh or cry. He could see that Old Soth was not joking, and said so very seriously, but he could not understand this old man's thinking at all.
The way of thinking of human beings in this world was really strange!
However, Gerrard could obviously keep up with Old Soth's strange thinking very well, and he also very seriously agreed, saying that he would choose the most special souvenir for Old Soth, and personally send it to him.
Old Soth was very satisfied, and left with a smile.
"Gerrard, what do you mean? Is the souvenir very important? "Sui Xiong could not help but ask.
"Your Majesty, this is a tradition among adventurers." Gerrard knew that his god knew very little about the human world, so he patiently explained to him. "Adventurers often get some clues about treasures or other valuable things. However, for various reasons, they don't have the chance to verify many clues until they are old. So if they meet a younger person who has the same character as them, they will entrust the clues that they have not had time to verify to the other person. And if the other person verifies these clues, no matter how many things they get, they will give something to the senior as a souvenir. This is a respect for the tradition, and also an inheritance of the culture passed down from generation to generation by the adventurers. "
So that's how it is!
Sui Xiong suddenly understood, and suddenly felt that Old Soth's somewhat stooped body became tall and strong.
The older adventurers entrusted their experience and dreams to the younger generation, and then when the younger generation succeeded, they would bring a souvenir to them, so that they, who had no strength to take risks, could share the joy of success, and prove that their previous pursuit was not in vain … This love for adventure, this spirit of passing on the torch, was really touching!
This was like the former strong players of e-sports. Although they had retired, and their level was so low that they were beaten by amateurs, they still loved the game, and persisted in working hard as commentators. Even if they became weak from a strong player, they would still use the way of crosstalk to guide the audience to love the game, and share their happiness with everyone. Even if they became a joke and were called a comedian, they would not regret it …
Although the world was different, the spirit inside was still the same!
"Old Soth, after you die, I will definitely help you rebuild your body and resurrect. At that time, I will make a super strong body for you. It doesn't matter if you have short legs or feet. I guarantee that you will not be harmed by knives, spears, water, drowning, burning, electric shock, or freezing. Even if you have to roll your face into a trap, you can break through all kinds of obstacles, and continue the adventure that you have always been thinking about! "
The giant jellyfish was so touched that it scratched its chin with its tentacles in the underground cave, and smiled with relief. It did not feel that there was anything wrong with its thinking …
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