Dear Broom Knight.

Chapter 552 Hamilton's Underground Tavern

Although a large number of adventurer teams chose to settle in the adventurer camp outside Qingfeng Territory because of Leon's departure, they still left some traces in Hamilton.

For example, a gladiatorial underground tavern.

This is not an illegal existence. The reason why it is placed underground is because they don't want ordinary people to accidentally enter.

In this kind of pub, even the bartenders and waiters have to be formal professionals, and apprentices are not eligible to enter. But discussing with ordinary people why it is not allowed, and the fact that the person on the stage, although he looks scarred and about to die, can indeed collapse a room with one punch, is not something that ordinary people can casually comment on. It is really worthless.

Furthermore, although the arena was equipped with layers of protection, there was generally no danger to life...even if someone came specifically to kill someone, it would be difficult to succeed.

But there is no way to completely prevent such things, such as invisible and colorless poisons and other sneak attacks that even high-level magic arrays cannot identify.

However, generally speaking, people who can do this don't need to go on stage to defeat the opponent, so there is really no need to offend the "chain" taverns jointly set up by the great adventure groups.

The reason why this kind of tavern appeared was that in that period when adventurers also had to fight for their lives and futures on the battlefield, the loose adventurers needed to resolve the long-accumulated hatred before fighting side by side.

But we can't just kill them wantonly... Even if it's just a worthless life, it's best to fight it out on the battlefield now.

However, most adventurers are prone to impulsiveness. If an enemy really appears among their teammates, many people will probably not be able to control themselves.

Add to that the big adventure groups from various countries, who usually never hold back when stealing business or causing damage, and the hatred is really piled up into a sea.

There was really no other way, so the loose alliance of adventurer teams simply fought on their own for seven days and seven nights before starting the war... Not only one-on-one, but also team-based!

In order to help these allies who had to be "decisive", mages, scholars, and even many priests had to lend a hand and build this special gladiatorial array for them.

Although, only a small number of adventurers at that time were able to return alive, they did protect their homes with their own strength and gained the respect of those who once looked down on them.

Finally, after this gladiatorial array was reorganized, it was passed down from generation to generation by the Adventurer's Alliance as a symbol of those forces' recognition of the adventurer's forces.

The arenas in these taverns are naturally replicas of the original magic circle.

The Adventurer's League's 'Fist is Justice' tavern has also become a chain store spread across all countries and regions.

Of course, the most important problem of the Adventurer's Alliance is that the members of the alliance itself cannot remain stable, and there are always up-and-coming ones.

The most important thing is that even with this tavern, most adventure groups act on their own and are unlikely to obey the will of any alliance.

The adventure group that can reach this part either has the support of some forces that are unwilling to show up, or they are really capable... But generally speaking, such a capable person does not strive for the highest noble status, but only wants to be an adventurer, so what he pursues must be freedom.

The existence of adventurers is in conflict with the meaning of the alliance itself. Once this alliance becomes a fixed organizer, what is the difference between them and the major forces?
Most importantly, can such an adventurer have a legitimate successor?
Even though adventurers are now a legitimate identity, in mainstream society, they are always the second-hand preparation.

Noble is the identity that talented people desire most. The status of a knight with a title is higher than that of a leader of an adventure group.

Even a large adventure group that can train its own backup forces cannot change this reality.

So, in the end, the adventurers simply made the simplest decision: to divide the adventurer team into several levels according to certain strengths.

No matter if there are people behind the team or not, as long as they reach the top five levels, they will be eligible to get a share from the tavern and even get a replica of the arena magic circle.

Of course, these pubs still have to pay taxes according to the rules of the area where they are located.

But some things are not subject to taxation...for example, the bets made by the audience on who will win or lose on the stage.

This kind of tax, which is a bit borderline, would not be collected by a decent country or a decent aristocracy.

As for those unruly ones... they can't withstand the resentment of all the large groups of adventurers.

But the tax on selling alcohol in this kind of tavern is actually very high, so, except for places like Qingfeng Territory, most noble territories will accept such underground taverns.

Not to mention Hamilton's collar.

Those big adventure groups that came because of Leon in the past naturally opened a restaurant within their control.

They are not doing this for the money, rather, it is more like a symbol of status... Only the top adventure groups can obtain that magic circle.

Otherwise, no one has it, like Qingfengling. Otherwise, everyone has to open a store.

Although they retreated on their own, the only drawback of this gladiatorial array is that once it is activated, it cannot be picked up again unless the energy crystals are used up. Moreover, the energy in the array can usually last for more than twenty years... Even the richest adventurer group would not waste it like this.

Therefore, the taverns were all left behind and neatly formed into a small underground city.

In addition to the pub, there are also many "grocery stores" that are a bit on the edge.

However, although the new Earl Hamilton is not as skilled as Yuri, his strength is unquestionable, and the adventurers do not want to offend him.

These grocery stores would at most sell some "smuggled" goods, and would never dare to sell the contraband goods obtained through burning, killing, and looting.

It's not that every item has some trace that will be recognized by those knights who are originally soldiers, but there is no need to trick everyone because of a fluke mentality.

The larger the force, the more cautious they will be. They will also rely on their rich experience to tightly control those small and medium-sized forces and individual individuals, and will never allow them to cause trouble within their management scope.

Not to mention a dungeon like Hamilton Territory that is jointly managed by several large adventure groups. Even the stall owners are under strict surveillance.

When Earl Ezra Hamilton's direct subordinates went to the tavern for entertainment, they would indeed turn a blind eye to the smuggled goods and even buy them themselves.

Where there are many adventurers, there are naturally many things from all over the world.

There are actually some good things hidden in those groceries... It’s not that the adventurers don’t have the means to check them out, but they are unwilling to do these things that are not cost-effective.

Indeed, it is possible that an adventurer might lose out on a treasure because of poor eyesight and failure to identify each item, but... at least he won't lose everything because of being too calculative.

Asking others to identify the problem, especially someone with great influence, not only costs money, but can also cost your life.

Instead of messing around, it is better to make money within your own knowledge... This is the true meaning of adventurers' life-saving.

At most, they would silently note down when these great knights of noble birth bought something, so that they could hold back a little the next time they encountered it.

Autumn has arrived, and a slight chill has already appeared in the north.

A large number of low- and middle-level adventurers began to gradually withdraw from the huge iceberg next to Qingfeng Territory.

Although it is easiest to harvest good things in late autumn, it is not a battlefield for people who are not strong enough and need clothes to keep warm.

That is the realm of large adventure groups and high-level adventurers.

After Qingfeng Territory has cleared its bags and replenished some resources, some adventurers who don't want to go home but want to vent their tension after several months will come to Hamilton Territory to relax for a while.

In winter, they will return to Qingfeng Territory, or live in Montes Territory... No one thinks that the current Hamilton Territory is worth living in for a long time.

It would still be possible if the high priest Schroeder left.

However, this group of adventurers are also the most enthusiastic and willing to spend money... The members of the big adventure group have higher self-control. They enjoy life more and even know how to save money for retirement. They will not squander money like these adventurers who have just come out and have no constraints.

Anyway, they had already booked houses for the winter before coming to Hamilton, so they didn’t even have to worry about three meals a day... At the adventurer camp outside Qingfeng Territory, they could prepay their meals directly at the restaurants in the camp.

By this time, the adventurers had already recognized Qingfengling's credibility, and some even subscribed for three years or more.

Especially for those adventurers who lack self-control, the first thing they do after making money is to save some money for meals at the Qingfengling Adventure Camp.

Captain Montes always learns from others, so naturally he caught up quickly.

However, adventurers do not have too much trust in Lord Montes, and generally only think about the past.

In the fall, if you weigh your wallet and goals and want to make some extra money in the winter but don’t have enough, you can make a reservation at Montessori.

There is basically no such thing in Hamilton County, unless you want to set up a stall here for the entire winter... These people are basically not coming down from the iceberg, but newcomers from other countries.

(End of this chapter)