"Go on, go on, I have a lot of time to listen. Ever since you left Waikato, there has been no news of you for almost two months. Everyone thought that you had died in some corner of the world. Bets on your life and death have been made. Now that you have appeared, no one is not curious about what happened during this period of time. "
Totokani could not be happy about his life and death being made a bet. It was also because of the inconvenience of communication in the maze that they had to see the person if he was alive, and the corpse if he was dead. Since he had appeared, of course some people would cry and some would laugh.
Facing the plump and smiling fatty, the goblin said with a straight face, "Sir, seeing me so happy, you must have bet that I am still alive. Isn't that right, my good friend? "
Hassan patted his big belly and laughed, "What a pity, I bet on the side where you died. Fortunately, I didn't lose much, just a few copper coins. "
Hearing the answer that was completely different from what he had imagined, the goblin's green skin face collapsed on the spot, as if the sky had collapsed. Hassan, however, stretched out his thick, fleshy hand and patted the goblin's shoulder, saying, "Don't worry. That little bit of money was meant to make friends with others. If it's gone, it's gone. I don't care, and I won't ask you to compensate. Hurry up and tell me about the situation these days. "
Totokani recounted what happened in the eyes of outsiders during the days of disappearance. Originally, these things were related to Lin and the others, and he should have asked if they were willing to disclose it first.
However, there was no such thing as personal privacy in the maze, and the goblin was not someone's follower. In addition, the administrator had the power to investigate passersby, so Totokani spoke directly. For Lin, these things were not confidential to the extent that outsiders could not know, so he did not stop the goblin.
After the goblin had finished telling the whole story, Hassan exhaled and said, "Although the whole thing sounds unbelievable, I unexpectedly have a feeling that it should be true."
"Is that true, Lord Hassan? If I hadn't experienced these things myself, I wouldn't have believed it. Where did you start to think that this was real? "
"Let's start with the airship explosion you mentioned. Gnome ships, unless they really exploded, would definitely be safer than airships that were on the same level as warships. You should know that I've calculated the number of airship accidents in history, and encountering space pirates is the most common. However, almost all of the explosions were caused by Goblin Airships. Haha. "
This fatty was really perceptive. Someone inexplicably felt a sense of closeness with this fatty. However, a certain Gnome had really revealed everything about him. Should he warn them about what they should say and what they should not say?
"This … should be the sorcerer and his friends that Totokani mentioned. At first, I thought you were barbarians. "
Barbarians? Everyone looked at each other. Because of the crash and fire, only the clothes they were wearing were left. The rest were all killed. The clothes they were wearing now were all made of animal skin. Because everyone had been busy during this period of time, the clothes were not sewn properly. Basically, it was fine as long as they could cover their bodies. Therefore, according to a certain person's standards, they were more like barbarians than barbarians.
After a few dry laughs, Lin said, "Sir, you must be joking. The mage's documents are still in the secret document box and are not damaged. Do we need to take them out to prove our identities? "
The fatty shook his hand and said with a smile, "No need, no need. Anyway, I want to confirm that the current owner of the Sid is still the Gnome Totokani Afstein, right? "
Lin directly said, "Yes, it's still him." Although the Gnome was a little panicked, he still nodded in agreement.
"Then you are only considered passengers. The things in the warehouse are just carry-on luggage. You don't have any goods to sell? "
"No."
"That's good. Abadan City's airship entrance tax is IV Jiang Ao (4 silver) per person, but Totokani has permission to enter the city, so the fee can be halved. You have XIV (14) people, a total of XXVIII Jiang Ao (28 silver). "
"Oh, Sir, you calculate very quickly," Lin exclaimed.
Before he announced his mathematics, Lin Li had seen people doing business or collecting taxes using the method of 2 silver per person. Fourteen people would make up the number. Some tax collectors would directly call for 20 silver or 30 silver. It all depended on their mood and feelings. There were even people who called out 40 or 50 silver, and it was not unheard of to directly call out 100 silver.
However, this Hassan Bahsh could actually calculate the exact number, even if it was just simple multiplication. In addition, he had said before that the statistics for airship accidents were calculated. These were not things that the original counting ability of the Mysterious Land could do.
The manager of the airship, who was smiling from ear to ear, said happily, "This is a foreign knowledge called mathematics. The knowledge in it can be said to be essential for tax collectors. Thanks to this knowledge, I have much less controversy in my work. "
Kaya, who came forward, calculated the tax amount and handed it to Hassan Bahsh. Lin took another small bag from the girl and also walked forward. He did not want to reveal that he was the inventor of mathematics, because he really did not invent mathematics. At best, he could be regarded as a propagator, spreading knowledge from Earth.
However, his good impression of Hassan and his attitude made him feel that he could get some small help from him, so Lin went forward and held Hassan's hand, stuffed a gold coin, and asked at the same time, "Sir, since you live in Abadan City, can you ask if there are any shops in the city that sell magic supplies?"
Without answering the question first, Hassan Bahsh held the gold coin and carefully asked, "This is …?"
"This is the consultation fee. I ask you a question, and you help me answer it. This is the reward you deserve. "Although a certain transmigrator had not done such things on Earth, he was not a novice in the Mysterious Land. For such a small official, a little extra benefit could be exchanged for courtesy. Of course, when he was poor, there were more situations where he had to bite the bullet and force the other party to follow the rules.
After hearing a reasonable explanation, Hassan didn't accept it directly. Instead, he glanced at the cabin door thoughtfully. How could Lin not understand the intention? Of course, he stuffed another gold coin and said, "This is the fee for your tea. You two have worked hard to run back and forth, so you need a good rest, catch your breath, and drink some elven herbal tea. "
"That's easy." Hassan used an extremely skilled technique to hide the gold coin. He said, "If you want magic supplies, you can go to the east of the city, there is a branch of the Society of Sorcerers there. Although it is not as large as the division headquarters, it does not lack some common things. "
"Thank you. Then, is there a restaurant or tavern that has delicious food? For more than a month, I have been eating roasted meat, roasted meat, and roasted meat. I can't stand it anymore. It would be best if there is vegetable soup, potato soup, or anything. Anyway, I don't want roasted meat again. "
"In that case, the tavern with buffalo horns in the east of the city will definitely satisfy you. The owner's wife's cooking skills are the best in Abadan, even better than the city lord's personal chef. If she were thirty years younger, I would want to marry her home and eat those delicacies every day. "
"What you said, I can't wait to fly over."
"Flying airships is not allowed in the city."
The two of them looked at each other and laughed at the inexplicable joke that came out of nowhere. The onlookers were speechless. After the laughter, Hassan asked, "Then, my friend, do you have any other questions?"
"The rest is the problem of repairing and modifying this airship. I want to ask Totokani about this. The reason why I didn't ask him about the clothes and food is that I don't trust the goblin's taste and sense of taste. "
"Correct, my friend." Giving a thumbs up, Hassan said again, "Since you have no other questions, and I have charged so much for the consultation fee, then I will give you a very useful piece of information. That troublesome person has come to Abadan. "
Although it was said to be free information. But who could understand this kind of information that had no beginning or end?
Seeing the mage's puzzled expression, Hassan said with a smile, "From the standpoint of the city administrator of Abadan, I can't say too much about that person's criticism. But Totokani, who has been here many times, must have heard about that person. Ask him for the details. "
The goblin who was named was also confused at first. But following Hassan's words, he suddenly thought of a person and asked in a trembling voice, "It can't be that person, right?"
"Who else can the trouble in Abadan be? It can only be him. At least you should be glad that the trouble you encountered was not Guevana's. "After saying that, Hassan quickly left, not giving the crowd a chance to ask questions.
This time, the troubled gazes all turned to the goblin. Totokani could only say simply, "In short, that person is the useless second young master of the Viscount family of the Empire. He is very good at causing trouble, but not many people dare to touch him. "
Noble. Just by hearing these two words, one knew that he was a troublesome person.
Since he knew of such potential trouble, how could Lin not ask carefully?
And to understand how troublesome this person was, Totokani first introduced the status of Abadan City. This place was directly under the Emperor of the Guevana Empire's territory, and the city lord was the general of the Empire's 10th Legion, Jawed Poole. He was responsible for guarding the western part of the Empire. On the surface, his mission was to defend against magic beasts that might escape from the Jura Mountains, but in secret, he was responsible for monitoring the nobles in the western region.
The purpose of the latter could not be stated clearly, and it was a long-standing practice for nobles to become Empire officers, so the middle and lower officers of the 10th Legion were filled with small nobles near Abadan City. So the job of the legion became both monitoring and roping in.
After all, such a system had existed for hundreds of years, and the space-time environment was not quite the same as when the 10th Legion was established, so it was inevitable that there would be some changes, and it was different from the original intention.
The main point was that the eldest son of the Viscount of the Empire was deeply trusted by the general in the 10th Legion and became the deputy general in charge of a thousand men. This legion of ten thousand men was already one-tenth of its strength. Even the status of his father and family also rose, and they were sought after by the nearby nobles. Of course, the above did not include the number of auxiliary soldiers, but only the number of combat soldiers.
For such a family to have a useless and troublesome son, the result was self-evident. To the other nobles, they were happy to provide some insignificant help and wait for the family to self-destruct. But to the commoners, that person was a disaster.
Now, the trouble of that Abadan had come from the family's territory to the city.
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