sword sentient beings

Chapter 802 Four Shangcheng

After crossing the river, there was originally a war zone that was full of wars. It was more than a hundred miles wide and full of dangers. It was inaccessible to traders and inaccessible to everyone.

But the reason why an old businessman is an old businessman is because he has his own way. Shopkeeper Na Lei had long ago ordered everyone to take a special mountain pass when crossing the fire line, hide all the flags, and hang only a small flag with special symbols. At the same time, people were forbidden to speak, horses were not allowed to make any sounds, and they were not allowed to make any noise at the fastest speed. Through the war zone.

In fact, Tang Zhao also had a similar symbol, that is, the lantern given by the Taiyin Palace was said to be easier to use than the one in the caravan. Once used, all the demons would not attack. However, Tang Zhao did not intend to use it. He was vaguely resistant to it at first. Later, he felt that When the demon and himself have formed a competitive relationship, of course they don't intend to use it. For fear of leaving some traces and exposing their hidden treasures, it is best to prevent them from noticing that they have a collecting opponent from the beginning to the end.

Under the order to "pass as quickly as possible", Tang Zhao saw the team's extreme speed. The battle zone was more than a hundred miles wide. It took him one night to pass it before dawn the next day. Although it was not as good as the legendary Chollima "Sunday" A thousand marches, eight hundred marches at night", but it was far beyond an ordinary forced march.

Tang Zhao was quite satisfied with this speed and said to Shopkeeper Lei: "Not bad, just keep going at this 80% speed."

Shopkeeper Lei smiled bitterly: "Thank you for moving at this speed without saying anything. Yesterday, I was running for my life at that speed. We all know that one step slower may be the difference between life and death. We all use as much strength as we can. We are still in shock. I wish I could take a day off first." Calm down. Don't say 80%, even 50% can't stand it. I know you have money, but you can't really let ghosts push you around. We are not real ghosts, but we can become real ghosts. "

Tang Zhao smiled and did not force it, and said, "In that case, bring me the map." He unfolded a detailed map of the surrounding trade routes that Shopkeeper Lei had accumulated over the years, pointed to a location, and said, "I want Is it possible to reach Sishang City in two days?”

Shopkeeper Lei thought for a while and said: "This can be urged. This distance is just within the limit of most people. The main reason is that there is hope ahead, which is better than just urging without seeing the way forward. Sishang City is the most prosperous big city around . Just tell them that if you work hard for two days, if you persist and relax for a few days in Sishang City, you should be able to do it."

Tang Zhao smiled and said: "That's what I said, I really plan to take a good rest in Sishang City for a few days."

Shopkeeper Lei was moved. He and Tang Zhao had a tacit understanding. Tang Zhao's entry into the team was just a cover-up. He might leave the team at any time during the march. He was responsible for covering up. It seems that Tang Zhao will act alone when he arrives at Sishang City.

However, this was an unspoken thing, and he would not reveal it. He only said: "No problem, I am planning to dispose of a quarter of the goods in the city, and slowly sell them for about half a month."

Tang Zhao thought for a while and said, "It depends on the situation in half a month. But on the first day of arrival, I have to ask the shopkeeper to accompany me to the city. I am not familiar with everything about the demon. It’s easier to understand and act.”

Shopkeeper Lei hurriedly said: "I am happy to help." He paused and said: "I just want to say that if you plan to show up on the scene, you must first change the name of the devil to 'foreigner'. I know your name is I’m not used to it, but it’s just like this in the business world. When you go to the opposite place, you’re called the rear, which can easily lead to conflicts.”

Tang Zhao thought for a while, then suddenly smiled and said: "I really can't get used to calling them. How about calling them 'guest officers'?"

Shopkeeper Lei was stunned and said: "Of course you can...but why? A guest officer is not more respectful than a stranger? Why would you rather call me a guest officer?"

Tang Zhao shook his head and said: "The meaning is different. I am called guest officer because I am a businessman... Don't be surprised. I am indeed a businessman and a boss. They want to buy my things and are my customers. In business, It’s okay for me to call them guests, but if I call them strangers, I’ll admit that they came to this world legitimately and as guests, which is absolutely impossible.”

Shopkeeper Lei sighed and said: "I understand, a big shot like you always has considerations beyond ordinary people." As a businessman himself, he was not qualified to consider these essential issues and just went with the flow.

The two reached a tacit understanding, and Shopkeeper Lei personally went to make a wish to encourage the team, promising that once they quickly arrived at Sishang City, they would immediately have a few days of rest, and at the same time give them a generous reward, allowing them to spend their money happily. This kind of encouragement was quite encouraging. Effective. You must know that although the team has just gone through a lot of hard work, it has only been a few days since the team came out, and their physical strength and morale are still sufficient. Everyone is still very motivated when they hear that they will have a chance to relax so soon. Even the experienced and seasoned escort chiefs, like the usual old escorts, can't help but wonder: Either run away, or take a long break, and indulge before going out for two days. Is this caravan here to make money?

In short, after traveling day and night, the caravan finally arrived at Sishang City the next evening.

This was the first time Tang Zhao saw a city built by Heavenly Demon, which was actually in the Broken Domain.

First impression is...

"Why does this city have four corners?"

Tang Zhao smiled and said to Shopkeeper Lei.

Shopkeeper Lei said with a smile: "You mean those four protruding buildings at first glance? Those are the four temples in the city. The reason why this city of demons is called Sishang City is because it is said that there are followers of the four gods. They gathered together and built temples for their gods. If this devil comes out to fight or something, they must build their temples first. They have many gods, all kinds of things..." He lowered his voice slightly and said to Tang Zhao: "There are more mountain gods and water monsters, and they are all weird. A small group of demons can believe in one god alone. In my opinion, they are all hairy gods, not as good as those in the mountains." "

Since he recognized Tang Zhao as the big benefactor, he also thought about the benefactor's preferences and concluded that this person was a radical militant and hostile to the devil, so he intentionally or unintentionally ridiculed the devil in front of Tang Zhao and criticized the devil. Being liked by your boss makes you feel happy and relieved.

However, Tang Zhao disagreed with him this time and said: "Even God Mao really has power."

And it can give believers power. If God truly exists, and can also bring real benefits to those who believe in and follow it, no matter what its nature is, there will always be believers flocking to it. If the benefits are delivered to you, Maybe even someone like Mr. Chen would be swayed.

But Shopkeeper Lei was right about one thing, those temples were all built in strange shapes. Some of them are square and square, some are weird and twisted, some are pale and solid, and some are colorful. Their styles are completely inconsistent. The differences are so big that they come from different countries, and they are almost like they come from different species.

This may be because each god has different aesthetics. After all, they are all living gods and can directly express their opinions to believers.

The only similarity is that these temples are all very tall, even too tall, so that the proportion to the city looks very weird, like a six-inch birthday cake with four shovel-like candles stuck on it, giving people a shaky look. Feel.

Tang Zhao had a guess: the believers of these four gods might be competing with each other. At the same time, in the same city, why is your temple bigger than mine? Could it be that your god is stronger than my god? Even God can't bear it. What's more, it's not just one family competing against each other, but four families competing together. Naturally, this temple can only be built higher and higher.

He then asked Shopkeeper Lei if he knew how the gods of the demon were ranked high and low? Shopkeeper Lei shook his head and said: "It is said that there are high and low gods, but I don't know. I only know that no matter how big or small the gods are, they must hold them up and talk about them. Saying that their gods are not good at all is better than scolding their ancestors." The Eighteenth Generation is even more powerful.”

Tang Zhao nodded and said, "That's natural. If you hit someone, don't slap him in the face."

The group came to Sishang City, and Tang Zhao saw the demon guards at the city gate for the first time. They were all covered in green skin and looked like catfish emerging from the water. They actually collected the city gate tax like humans.

Shopkeeper Lei came up and showed his flag. The green-skinned demon unexpectedly found a skinny demon. The demon spoke fluently in human language and said: "From Chunlei Company? It's your first time here. You guys didn't follow this line in previous years, right?" ? It’s rare.”

Shopkeeper Lei said respectfully: "Yes, noble sir, we are here to open up a new trade route this time. We first came to Guibao Land, we are not familiar with the place, and we don't understand anything now. If you are willing to introduce me, noble sir, I will be very grateful." "

The demon smiled and said nothing, flipping through their documents with familiarity, and said: "You dare to come to Sishang City to do business. You are very brave. Do you know what the market is here? Which of the four gods are you going to do long-term business with?" Don’t think that a small business that comes here for the first time will take advantage of all four companies. Anyone who thinks so will only be able to choose one of the four companies to do business. This is an iron rule. "

Shopkeeper Lei nodded and bowed: "That's it! Your noble words saved the lives of a group of us. It's really a golden word! Please accept my sincerity no matter what..."

Tang Zhao couldn't help but feel dazed when he saw that one of them was giving bribes and the other was receiving bribes. They were very familiar with each other and had no racial barriers.

Are they demon scholars, or are they just like that?

Tang Zhao thought about it, and there was no need to blame him. The demons were also a highly civilized race. This was probably the case in daily life, and it was not worth making a fuss about. This kind of character is neither noble nor despicable than others.

The only thing is, who allows them to live their daily lives on this earth?

Their daily life, but countless residents can no longer change their daily life, how can we tolerate it?

Tang Zhao glanced at the seemingly familiar scene at the city gate. After a while, Shopkeeper Lei came back, quite relaxed, and said: "Okay, we have a preliminary grasp of the situation. Now we can choose one of the four gods to contact the merchant. Including entering the area where their strength radiates. Of course, in the end, it’s up to you to make the decision. Let me tell you about the pros and cons of these protoss and their gods..."

Tang Zhao shook his head, looked back at one place, and said: "I don't care much about their quality. I have already chosen a partner. No matter what, we want to trade with that force in the west."

(End of this chapter)