Chapter 168: Both the left and the right (Part 1)
There are dozens of taverns on the port of Qingyuecheng Wharf, which is considered a relatively prosperous area outside Qingyuecheng.
Of course, these taverns are not much more upscale, and the powerful and wealthy people in Qingyue City will not appear in the pier tavern.
Therefore, these taverns can be said to be like special places for bandits, and they are all noisy places.
In one of the taverns, all the seats were filled with guests, and the gaps between the tables were crowded with people. Judging from the dress of these guests, they were all from bandits.
Although there was nothing on their table except for inferior wine and cheap seafood, these people were still eating and drinking, and shouting loudly was inevitable. Quarrels and fights appeared from time to time, and the whole tavern was in chaos.
The owner of the tavern hid under the counter and counted coins with a smile. He didn't bother to pay attention to whether these bandits were fighting or killing and setting fires.
Anyway, my pub is not worth much money at all. As long as my money counter is not robbed, there will be no loss.
"Boss! Just serve me some good wine and food! I want to treat my brothers well."
The boss's favorite words came into his ears. He looked up happily, his face changed, and he showed a ridiculous look. He said in a strange voice: "Neil, why are you so generous this time? But you also know that my store is run by a small bank..."
The conversation between the boss and Neil attracted the attention of the bandits around him.
Several bandits who knew Neil and were a little drunk, immediately laughed loudly, "Neil, don't be so swollen and fat. This broken tavern can have a pot of wine and fish, which is a high-end product. What other good wine and food do you want?"
The boss stopped doing it and sneered, "Broken Tavern? Humph!" He took out a bottle of wine and shouted at the counter, "Look at what this is! The heroic blood of the Wilt Free Alliance! It's not that my tavern is not good wine and food, but that you bastards can't afford it, but that you don't know!"
As everyone watched the bright blood-like liquid in the glass bottle next to the counter, with a few clangs, everyone's eyes immediately focused on the counter, and saw several oval metal sheets jumping near the bottle.
Seeing the golden light, everyone subconsciously took a breath of air conditioning, gold coins!
In this broken tavern, you actually use gold coins! There is so much money that you have no place to use it? You must know that the hero's blood only requires one silver coin!
Neil said shocking words with a relaxed look on his face: "Let's just give some wine and food to eat, so you don't need to find any more."
The men behind him also showed no concern, as if they had thrown a few copper coins, but anyone could see the proud look on his face.
The boss's face changed immediately. He quickly put the gold coins in his arms and said with a flattering look: "Boss Neil, please sit down, good wine and good food will come soon."
The noise of the tavern immediately became much quieter, and everyone was watching Neil's group.
They were gentle and aristocratic, filling up small wine glasses to taste. At this time, everyone realized that Neil was all dressed in bright clothes and had a beautiful sword around his waist. Compared with them, they were simply in heaven and earth.
Of course, Neil noticed the expressions of the people around him and whispered proudly: "Look, can the same consumption of a few gold coins cause such a sensation in the tavern in the city?
"If we do this in the city, those powerful people will definitely despise us nouveau riche. How could they enjoy the feeling of being watched like this now."
Neil's men immediately flattered and said, "Hehe, boss is wise. The boss's move to throw gold coins just now is handsome. They stared at them and many people's eyes turned green! This feeling really makes me feel fluttering."
"Now you know how wise and powerful I am, right? You guys had an objection to your lord. If I hadn't made a quick decision, how could I have used gold coins when I came to the tavern to spend in a good-looking manner?" Neil said proudly.
"Yes, boss is wise, I can't wait." Neil's subordinate immediately lowered his head in admiration.
A relatively flexible man suddenly remembered something and asked, "By the way, boss, the lord asked us to exchange gold coins for copper coins. If we directly exchange gold coins here, would it violate the lord's order?"
Neil smiled and said, "Hey, do you think I intercepted the funds given by my lord privately? You boss, I am not that stupid. This is the reward given by my lord. Each of you guys has a net worth of about ten gold coins. How little will you guys go, so eat and drink with peace of mind."
"Hehe, we just don't want to anger the lord. Boss, what tasks does the lord have besides changing copper coins and recruiting ship craftsmen? We all want to make more merits. You must know that merits determine our financial status."
Neil looked around and waved his hand. After everyone gathered their heads together, he whispered: "Although the lord cooperated with the lord here to smuggle, we still need to help the lord find a cheaper source of goods. After all, we all know how cheating the guys here are.
"This is a great contribution. As long as you find a source of goods, the bounty will be thousands!"
"Thousands? Are they true or false?" Neil's subordinate asked hesitantly.
"Hey, this is fake? The lord specially prepared a few boxes of gold coins to reward people. As long as you report the information, wait to bring a box of gold coins home."
Neil's men all swallowed, but they obviously realized that finding new sources of goods was not something they could do, so they had to wipe their saliva and asked, "Is there any other task?"
Neil nodded and said, "Of course, although the lord has a cooperative relationship with this side, no one can guarantee that the same will be true in the future. So we also need to inquire about information, such as the number of troops, the military base, the intelligence of officers, changes in the city's officials, and the number of price bandits in various places.
"The value of these information varies. If good luck finds out important information, there will be a reward for a box of gold coins."
"Hey, we're good at all."
Neil's men all laughed. They didn't think it was difficult to inquire about information.
The smart-minded subordinate said, "Boss, although there is no difficulty in inquiring about information, are we too few people? Can only dozens of people find out all the information?"
Neil smiled, "Hehe, that's why I've only spent a few gold coins here to drink and have a meal."
When Neil's men just realized it suddenly, several bandit leaders who had talked to Neil could not help but come over.
"Boss Neil, look at your appearance, have you made a lot of money recently? How can we poor brothers benefit from it? Is the wealth that the two groups of people went to last time?" A straightforward guy asked directly.
"Yes, if you have money, everyone will pay together. If you take it alone, you will attract people to be afraid of it." Another bandit leader nodded in agreement.
The remaining one suddenly showed the expression that he had just remembered and said, "Yes, the last time there were at least three or four thousand people. Why are you just coming back? It wasn't you who sold them, so you are so rich, right?"
These words immediately put the other two on guard.
Although there is no close relationship between bandits, there are also agreements and customs, so you cannot betray your own people, otherwise you will encounter revenge from all bandit gangs.
Because everyone knows this custom, Neil's men glared at the guy who was sowing the disagreement, and Neil greeted him without taking it seriously: "Come on, everyone sit down and taste what this hero's blood tastes."
Seeing that they didn't move, Neil couldn't help but smile: "You don't think about it. I only have dozens of people under my command. Can I sell thousands of people?"
"Then why didn't one of them come back? Don't tell me, they were all captured." The guy who had a wrong tone at the beginning said again.
"Ha, it's really as you said. Last time, our two groups were wiped out. After one-third of the people died, they were all captured. Of course, we and a few guys saw the opportunity and surrendered to become subordinates. So we can be free here, while the others are doing coolies." Neil smiled.
The other two guys looked shocked: "You have defected to the new master's family! Will he want to be a bandit?" In addition to the down-and-out households who have lost their fields, the bandits are all wild warriors who have lost their master's family and no one wants. They will not only not hate the new master's family but envy them.
The remaining guy still sneered with a suspicion: "Just, the whole army was wiped out? Do you think I don't know what's going on there? The target of your attack is just a major leader. Does a major leader have the ability to destroy three or four thousand bandits?"
Neil said disdainfully: "Hehe, you dare to say that you know the situation over there. Do you know that my lord and the lord of Qingyue City work together to do business? Do you know that my lord has more than 2,000 cavalry alone? If you don't believe it, you can swim and have a look. As long as you are not hostile, my lord's territory will be allowed to enter and exit."
"Okay! I'll go and see if it's really as you said! If you lie, I'll chase you from the ends of the world!" The guy turned around and left after saying that.
In addition, the two guys who had been shocked by Neil's words immediately woke up and cursed: "Boss Neil doesn't need to pay attention to him. His brother was in the team he dispatched last time. During this period, he was trying hard to inquire about the news."
"Ha, so that's it. As long as his brother is not killed on the spot, he will definitely find it when he goes to my lord's territory. By the way, are you still okay? The idea of hitting my lord's territory is not a good idea." Neil said and glanced at the two of them.
"Hehe, how dare we be so bold? Hehe, we want to ask, I wonder if Lord Neil's lord still recruits people? If Lord Neil can introduce it, we will be grateful." These two guys are simply pug now.
It’s not their fault. Without a master, they are worse than homeless people now. They not only have no status, but also have no fixed income, but also have to support a large number of subordinates. Life is very difficult. Now when I hear someone recruiting bandits as retainers, how can I not seize the opportunity?
Neil frowned and said, "Two brothers, although I am a lord and minister now, my position is not high. Even my subordinates do not have a position."
Neil's men immediately nodded with a gloomy expression. In fact, it was only Neil and Gong Zordon who really defected to Cons.
The two of them could only smile bitterly when they heard this. It seemed that Neil was unwilling to introduce him.
After understanding this, the two immediately changed their words and said, "Haha, so that's the case. It seems that we are too delusional. Yes, I wonder if Boss Neil can introduce you to what we can help with and make a living?"
Neil smiled: "Haha, of course, my lord needs your help. The rewards must be generous. If intelligence is important, the rewards of hundreds of gold coins are absolutely no problem." As he said that, he told the task of inquiring about intelligence.
Hearing these tasks and rewards, the two leaders' eyes turned red. After saying goodbye to Neil, they immediately called their subordinates to leave in a hurry.
The actions of these two bandit leaders immediately attracted the other bandit leaders in the tavern to Neil.
Neilba must not have more people, the better, and they announced the mission situation and reward amount. In an instant, it turned out that the entire crowded tavern was the only tavern owner, Neil and others.
The tavern owner was obviously curious about what Neil said to the leaders, but he actually let them go out at once, and kept eavesdropping on this side with his ears.
"Boss, they have done all these tasks. What should we do? We are the lord's subordinates!" Neil's subordinate asked worriedly.
Neil said proudly, "Hey, don't worry, I just told them that the information was handed over to me, and I gave them the bounty, and you didn't hear me just saying that the best bounty is only a few hundred gold coins?"
"That is, when the information is handed over, we will receive credit and bounty, and just half of the bounty will be enough to make them work hard."
"Uh, boss, that is, we will have credit and half of the reward if we do nothing?"
asked his nimble subordinate.
"Hehe, that's right, what's wrong, your boss is wise and powerful, right?" Neil said proudly.
"Yes! Boss is wise!" Neil's subordinate immediately launched a flattering attack.
But not long after the start, a person rushed into the outside of the tavern. The wet man looked around and saw Neil and immediately ran over happily.
Neil and the others also noticed the man. They were obviously stunned because this person was also Neil's subordinate, but he was just following Cons to pass a message. Why did he suddenly come here? And he was so embarrassed?
"Boss, the lord and Qingyue City have turned against each other!" The first words of this man came forward shocked Neil and others.
The tavern owner was obviously the same. He seemed to be leaving, but he continued to eavesdrop on his ears when he was worried about something.
"What's going on?"
Neil looked around first and saw the tavern owner lowering his head and busy with work. A cold light flashed in his eyes, and then he asked in the lowest voice.
"That's it..."
The subordinate immediately said that Cons had destroyed Young Master Qingyue, but even this rough description made Neil and others stunned. Neil murmured: "Oh my God, I destroyed the Young Master because of such a little conflict, and stole twenty warships? The lord is really..."
Neil doesn't know whether it's better to say that his lord is good or stupid. Stupid means that his partner turns against each other and becomes enemies. He is good because he has captured twenty warships with such a few people! hf();
Chapter completed!