At seven o'clock in the evening, the shopping street in Longshi Town was as lively as ever, with people coming and going.
It's the Mid-Autumn Festival now, and it gets dark relatively quickly. At this time, the street lights have been turned on, one about ten meters away. Together with the lights from the glass windows of the shops on both sides, the whole street is brightly illuminated.
There are many pedestrians on the street, but there are only a few types of people coming and going. Businessmen in traveling robes, mercenaries carrying weapons, wanderers standing on the street posing and smoking, factory workers in work clothes, and people in simple clothes. Local residents only occasionally see one or two well-dressed wealthy people.
Longshi Town is the transfer station and trading center for more than 20 nearby marginal towns. The marginal towns transport the raw materials produced here and sell them to factories, and then purchase grain and other daily necessities and transport them back.
At the same time, this is also the service hall for residents of Edge Town. You need to come here to access the Internet every three months, otherwise your personal credit will continue to decline. If you fall below freezing point, you will become a refugee.
The shopping street is the busiest place in Longshi Town. Especially at night, business travelers from all over the country come from all over the country and have been tired of traveling for several days, or they have just finished their business and been busy all day. It is inevitable to treat yourself, have a good meal, and relax with a few glasses of wine. Or buy some gifts for your family to take back, or find someone to comfort your lonely body and mind while you are out doing errands. Whether it's a wandering warbler or a cowherd, there's no shortage of them here.
Chen Xing walked slowly on the street. Suna followed him, holding three ice cream cones in one hand and putting one in her mouth with the other, a happy smile on her face.
"Is it yummy?"
"Well, it's delicious~" Chen Xing asked casually, and Su Na immediately ran up to rub his face.
"Thank you, brother. Brother is so kind to Su Na!" Su Na held up the cone, her eyes filled with little stars.
"Be careful, don't get your clothes dirty." Chen Xing was afraid that the clothes he had just changed would be stained by the ice cream, so he pushed Suna away with his hands to prevent her from getting close.
"Yeah yeah~"
Although she was disliked, Suna still looked happy and not unhappy at all. In her mind, her brother is the first truth in the universe. Everything he says is right and everything he does is right. As long as she can be with her brother, she is happiest.
"come over."
Chen Xing took out a tissue, and Su Na immediately put her head over, very well-behaved. Chen Xing wiped her mouth for her, wiped off the ice cream Momo that fell on the floral skirt, and threw it into the trash can nearby.
This floral pleated skirt was specially hand-sewn by Jian Yue Cang Lian for Su Na. Needlework is also a required course for palace maids. Jian Yue Cang Lian is ingenious and one of the best among them.
The main point of the design is to cover up Suna's pregnant belly, which looks like she is about to give birth. Floral fabrics can create visual dislocation, while wavy pleats can create a fluffy feel. Unless you look closely, you won't be able to see the flaw.
So along the way, Suna didn't attract much attention.
Otherwise, a seemingly underage girl wandering the street with a big belly will definitely attract strange looks from passers-by, and even some women will point at her.
Su Na was fine, but Chen Xing was embarrassed if she didn't understand the world.
He once used some medical instruments to see through Suna's belly. It was dark inside and no rays could penetrate it. Later, he used his psychic tentacles to explore, and was immediately sucked in, like a black hole.
Although there is no relevant record in the Black Watch database, according to his speculation, it should be Su Na's personal domain.
With some unknown ability, the huge insect body is contained in an alien space, leaving only the human part. Just like Chen Xing's space ring, the transformation between humans and ant queens is realized.
This can be seen from the change process. Suna needs to form a cocoon to transform from the queen ant form to the human form, but the transformation from human to ant queen can be completed in an instant.
As long as Suna is willing, she can return to the queen ant form in the next second and use her huge body to crush the shops on both sides.
Of course, if there was no danger, this would not happen.
Except for the darkness in her belly, Suna's body structure was exactly the same as that of an average human girl.
To put it simply, it has everything it should have...
"Mr. Mercenary, do you want kebabs?"
While he was thinking, a guy in an apron from the store next to him greeted him warmly.
The meat is fragrant. Turning around to look at Suna, she was already drooling from greed.
"Fresh black goat meat is brought from Dashanling in the morning and slaughtered in the afternoon. I guarantee you won't regret it after eating it."
"Do you want it?" Chen Xing deliberately teased Su Na.
"Yes, yes, yes~" Suna shouted.
"Do you want it very much?" "Yes, I want to eat~" "Do you want it very much?" "Yes, Suna wants it very much~"
"Really want it?" "Yes~" "Really really want it?" "Suna really really wants it~"
After teasing for a while, Chen Xing gestured to the guy in the apron, "Three skewers."
He hadn't eaten this black goat meat in many years, and he just wanted to savor it today.
This black goat is not a black-haired goat in the traditional sense, but a goat from an alien plane.
It is said that it was originally discovered in a fragment of the world called "Black Forest".
The black goat is huge, reaching a height of three to four meters, comparable in size to the British Shire horse on Earth. They have super reproductive capacity and high environmental adaptability, so they can be raised in most areas. After the first batch of people ate it without any problem, it soon became the most popular meat animal in ranches everywhere.
But the disadvantage of black goat is that the meat has a strong smell and is hard, so only the poor will eat it.
He had eaten a lot when he was in Dragonstone Town, and sometimes it was really hard to swallow.
There is no Yuan Longping in this world, so there is no hybrid rice. Wheat, potatoes and black goats are the staple foods. For the same full meal, the price of rice is 80% more expensive.
However, this barbecue seems to have a lot of seasoning, and it doesn't feel that spicy.
Watching Suna take the mutton skewers, she looked at them for a few seconds as if she had found a treasure, her big bright green eyes sparkling, and then she ate it in one bite, her face full of happiness.
Chen Xing tentatively bit off a piece. At first his mouth was greasy, then a smell of urine hit his nose, and then he tasted like rubber.
It tastes really bad...
I chewed it for half a minute before swallowing it, and it was indeed the taste I remembered. But he didn't want to try anymore and casually gave the rest to Suna.
The latter happily took it and put it into his crystal mouth, his cheeks bulging.
"Your daughter is so cute!" Probably because he thought Suna was beautiful and cute, the guy in the apron couldn't help but praise her.
In an instant, the temperature dropped sharply. Chen Xing's face instantly darkened, like black lines in comics.
This was the most unpleasant thing he had ever heard in a while, especially since he felt so light after his breakthrough and suddenly came to him.
Although he has been a man for three generations, his combined mental age is already at the level of an uncle, but his body seems to be only in his twenties, so how can he become the father of a big girl.
Probably seeing Chen Xing's face, the apron boy was used to doing business, so he realized that he had made a mistake, so he hurriedly corrected himself, "Slip of the tongue, it was a slip of the tongue!" Then he explained, "Your sister is so beautiful that I couldn't recover for a while. Come on, your brain is so funny."
The other party's wording was quite satisfactory, and Chen Xing's complexion improved a lot.
"Sir, please keep an eye on such a cute sister. Although this is a safe area, there are many bad people."
"Thanks for reminding."
After exchanging thumbs-ups with the guy in the apron, the two continued walking forward.
Chen Xing put one hand in his trouser pocket and swayed the other hand leisurely. His eyes casually scanned the surrounding pedestrians and shops. His whole body was loose and looked very leisurely.
This time when he went shopping, he only took Suna with him, while the others stayed on the aeroboat outside the town. Because he wanted to remember the past years and bring a large group of people with him without feeling. It's noisy and there's no atmosphere left.
In his last life, he stayed in Longshi Town for two years, which was considered his second hometown.
Due to the nature of his work, he is very familiar with the streets and alleys of Longshi Town. Even after many years, the memory is still fresh.
A few shops ahead is where he once worked.
Soon, he saw a shop with a large number of motorcycles parked at the door. Looking inside, there were piles of goods packed in cartons, and a dozen young men were busy loading the goods onto the motorcycle and fixing them with leather ropes.
The sign on the top said a few big characters that were almost peeling off the paint - Longhe Express.
There is also a line of small words below: Dragon River Wind, delivered safely.
There are many express delivery companies in this world. The main business of Longhe Express is in the Red Country, as well as the "Red Earth Express" across the continent and the "Wild Express" worldwide.
This is a branch of Longhe Express. Chen Xing worked here for two years until he met Tie Nuo and joined the Thunder Light Regiment, starting on the path of no return as a mercenary.
Looking at the courier guy who was sitting next to him after finishing his work, smoking and chatting, Chen Xing felt like he was in a different world.
Once upon a time, he was just like them, sitting there chatting.
Of course, it’s not that I look down on them, or that I feel there was something wrong with them in the past.
On the contrary, he felt that it was good at that time.
Because it is simple, not so tiring, and not so much intrigue. It's simple, after work, smoke a cigarette, chat, and drink some wine, there won't be so much pressure, and the life will be quite happy.
In fact, people put pressure on themselves.
If you don’t pursue so many things, you don’t have so many desires, and naturally there will be no pressure.
When he worked here, it was simple. He didn't think too much, he just did his job well and saved good money.
Maybe without Tienuo's appearance, he would have worked here for the rest of his life, then married a decent wife, had a few children, and I believe he would have lived a comfortable life.
In his view, whether there is pressure or not, it is just a way of life, and there is no right or wrong.
Fear is all there is, dissatisfied with desires but unable to act.
The heart is higher than the sky and the life is thinner than the paper. If you don't bother to do small things, don't do big things well, have high ambitions and low abilities, and have few ambitions and talents, then your life will definitely be gloomy.
If you are content with the status quo, then save money to prepare for emergencies, and do a good job at the same time. Even if you are a courier, you can become a site supervisor after working hard for many years, and then you can be a manager, or a contractor Website, become a small boss, or even open your own express company, become a big boss.
There is no industry in this world that is not big enough. Once you have moved the bricks, you can be a plasterer. After you are a plasterer, you can be a decorator. If you are a decorator, you can be a small contractor. If you are a small contractor, you can be a big contractor. It is not false to say that the best person will be the best.
If you are not satisfied with the status quo and want to change jobs, you must learn more knowledge, broaden your horizons, and then go out for a new venture.
Back then, Chen Xing first worked as a courier, and then learned some mercenary skills. It wasn't until he met Tie Nuo that he started to explore the world.
Although he is not a thousand-mile horse, and Tienuo is not a Bole, he is at least a qualified and prepared trainee mercenary, and Tienuo is also the leader of a small mercenary group with decent strength.
If in another situation, he feels sorry for himself every day, feels that this is not possible and does not want to do that, and daydreams about getting rich and embracing beautiful women every day, even if he meets Tie Nuo, the two parties will probably just pass each other by.
Opportunity awaits those who are prepared.
The reason is so simple that a three-year-old child can explain it. But actually doing it is not that easy.
First of all, you should take some of your spare time from work to strengthen yourself.
He was off work that year and was almost exhausted. He still found time every day to read the Mercenary Manual, the Encyclopedia of Mutated Creatures, the History of the Red Earth Continent, or go to the practice range to practice marksmanship.
Secondly, you must save money and have enough savings to cope with changes.
He saved nearly two hundred gold coins that year, and after buying a whole set of equipment, he still had dozens left over for food. According to the rules of the mercenary industry, those who can produce their own equipment can get more money.
Since he had something to do in his spare time, he was not as free as others. After work, he would go to the pub to look for wanderers, thus reducing his consumption in a disguised way.
In fact, he has always felt that he can learn anything, as long as he is interested.
But interest cannot be just interest.
If you like to play games, you can become a host if you are good at it, and you can write strategies if you are not good at it. Over time, you will improve. But if playing games is just about playing, then the only function is to relax.
Strength and knowledge are accumulated.
If he had no experience as a mercenary in his previous life, even if he was reborn in this life, what would he do if he knew that there was treasure in the underground water station?
First of all, he couldn't pass Aaliyah's level. If he is incompetent, others will look down on him and treat him like a pig.
His predecessor was like this. He was completely slaughtered by Aliya and died of a poisonous attack. Only then did he travel through time and take over.
And he proved his ability to survive in the wilderness and proved that he was a qualified mercenary. Aaliyah's attitude changed 180 degrees and she was able to lend him a loan.
Is there any free lunch in the world?
This world is made up of interests. Without ability, you have no use value. Without use value, you can only rely on the kindness of others.
There are such people, but definitely not many.
It is better to place hope on others than on yourself.
Even if you want help from others, you must make others think that this person is worth helping.
At the water station, if he had not been of sufficient use value and had a passable character, he would have been killed by Aaliyah.
In the subsequent conflicts with the children of the aristocratic family, the mayor Shad Sinclair rescued him in times of crisis.
Although Shade Sinclair is a legendary strong man with noble moral character and good heart, the main premise of everything is that Chen Xing is worth helping.
Without this major premise, nothing would exist, and he is already too dead to die.
Even if you don't have much ability, you still have to rely on the support of senior experts to make yourself a person "worthy of helping".
"Sir, do you have a package you want to pick up?"
Seeing Chen Xing in a daze, a courier boy came forward to ask.
Chen Xing came back to his senses and said with a smile, "No, I'm just taking a look."
The courier boy looked at Chen Xing. He probably saw Chen Xing's rich identity from his clothes and the pretty girl behind him. He sighed, "What's so good about this? I work all day long and it's exhausting. You'd better do it." Mercenaries are good, they make money quickly, and they have everything they want." As he said that, he glanced at Suna with envy in his eyes.
He was probably thinking that if such a girl could be his girlfriend, it wouldn't matter if he lost a few decades of life.
"She is my sister." Chen Xing introduced. On the one hand, it is not to cause any misunderstandings, but on the other hand, it is to comfort the other party and reduce the other party's sense of gap.
"Your sister is very beautiful." The courier boy sighed, his eyes a little obsessed.
"Su Na, people say you are beautiful, how should you respond?" Chen Xing turned back and looked at Su Na.
Su Na quickly stuffed the remaining piece of the cone into her mouth, then nodded and saluted the courier boy, "Thank you, brother."
"Your sister is so good."
"Come on, I used to be a courier." Chen Xing said.
"Ah!" the courier boy said in surprise, "Are you in this business too?"
"I'm familiar with all the alleys here, front alleys and back alleys, seven and eighty-nine alleys, rat pits, chicken tails, the Grand Fourth Courtyard..."
Chen Xing named a series of nearby places, and they were all common sayings in the industry. The courier boy immediately believed him.
"You, you are really an old-timer!" The courier boy was so excited that he even used honorifics.
Chen Xing laughed, but at this moment, a rude voice came from the store, and then a big fat man walked out.
"Hey, hey, what are you doing outside? Chatting before the goods are delivered. Don't you want to do that?"
The big fat man had a serious face and raised his fat palm as if to slap him. The courier boy quickly shrank his head and ran away with a smile, "Master, it will be delivered right away, delivered right away."
Chen Xing recognized this fat man as the contractor of this sub-site, his name was Lu Dahai. Because he was fat and had big ears, and he had an air of calmness and self-reliance, everyone called him "Fat Master".
Lu Dahai can be regarded as a person who is 70% evil and 30% good. He cannot be said to be very good, but he is still good to his couriers, at least he will not deduct wages.
But in general, Chen Xing doesn't want to have too much contact with the other party. After all, times have changed and the other party is no longer his boss. Moreover, his status is much higher than that of the other party, and they have nothing in common.
"Hey, Chen Xing?"
Just as Chen Xing was about to leave, he was recognized.
"Fuck, it's really you!" Lu Dahai's face was full of surprise, and the flesh on his face was trembling.
"You kid..." Lu Dahai swallowed his words halfway. The businessman's shrewdness allowed him to quickly identify Chen Xing's identity as a wealthy man.
One is clothing.
Chen Xing was wearing a customized version of Dragon Scale Guard's combat uniform. Although Lu Dahai didn't necessarily know the goods, it could be seen from the fabric that it was high-end goods, better than what he usually saw.
The second is the little beauty beside me.
Su Na scored eighty-five in Chen Xing's rating, the same as Ye Yang Qingyan. Moreover, it has a youthful beauty, and it becomes even more amazing after it blooms. It is very rare in a big city, let alone a small place like Longshi Town.
With such a woman around me, how can it be okay without two brushes? Besides, beauty is a disaster, even if you hide it at home for fear of being stolen, why would you dare to bring it out?
The third is temperament.
Chen Xing's identity is different from the past, and he has been in a leadership position for a long time, and he has the aura of a superior person.
"I haven't seen you for a few years. I should call you Mr. Chen now, right?" Lu Dahai said with a smile without being stage frightened.
"Just call me Chen Xing." Chen Xing said.
"That's not okay. Look at your clothes. They cost several thousand gold coins at least, right? The last time I went to Dragon City, I saw someone wearing them. He was a noble. It's definitely not something ordinary people can wear."
I have to say that Lu Dahai is still very discerning. This is why he has been able to run a courier station for several years in a place like Longshi Town, where dragons and snakes are mixed, with only light wind and no big waves.
Chen Xing does not deny that sometimes being too modest can be disrespectful to others and treat them as fools.
"How is business now?" Chen Xing asked casually.
It seems casual, but it has a lot of artistic content. Instead of worrying about how much his clothes cost, it is better to change the topic with a common language.
His Dragon Scale Guard customized version of the combat uniform uses high-fiber fabrics and has a protection level of three. It is the highest configuration of mass-produced combat uniforms and one of the highest technological crystallizations in the red earth world. There are only personal customized versions after that. Yes. The cost price is three thousand gold coins per piece, plus it is the Dragon Scale Guard's exclusive combat uniform. The price of uncirculated products on the market is astonishingly high.
In other words, this piece of clothing can be exchanged for the other sub-site.
So this kind of topic is not interesting at all.
"It's still the same. If you don't lose money, don't try to make a lot of money." Lu Dahai's answer was a bit polite, but it was almost the truth. Longshi Town is only so big, its business volume is only so much, and its income is relatively fixed.
"How about it, why don't you find a place to sit and let's catch up on old times." Lu Dahai invited.
"Okay." Chen Xing nodded in agreement.
After some contact, he had to admire Lu Dahai's level of conduct. First of all, the other party did not invite him to sit in the store because the other party knew that the store was dirty and messy and was no longer suitable for a person of his status. Secondly, Lu Dahai never mentioned his past events from beginning to end, let alone treated him as an old subordinate.
This is completely different from the Xiaojun and Li Xiong they met in Gray Corner City before. No wonder the "fat man" has always been a fat man, while they can only work part-time.
What's more, even though I saw that his status was different and he was rich and powerful, he didn't nod or bow down in a fawning manner.
Just treat them as old friends who bumped into each other by chance, sitting down and catching up on old times.
Even if Chen Xing wanted to refuse, he couldn't find a reason. Or to put it another way, if he refuses, it means that Chen Xing doesn't know how to be a human being.
At this time, when others say behind his back that a villain gets rich and forgets his roots, he can only accept it.
