Two days later the circus arrived in the town of Prades, where it repaired and performed.
Although many people have died, life must go on. We can only put away our sorrow and move on.
Chen Xing had never been to this edge town, which was 900 kilometers away from Orchid Town. He also got off the airship and walked around to inspect the local people.
The population structure of Prad Town is similar to that of other fringe towns, with 10% of the citizens having black forms and the remaining 90% being refugees.
There are three main categories of citizens living in edge towns. The first category is local office workers, that is, public employees, whose salaries are uniformly distributed by the Principality Council. They work in the garrison and receive royal rations. Because I work here, I also buy a house and live here.
The second category is the family members of the local garrison members. They are similar to the first category. They all work on royal rations. The only difference is that they are civilian and military.
The third category is low-level mercenaries, small traders, or people who have some savings but cannot afford houses in second- and third-tier cities and want to live a leisurely life in the countryside.
Compared with satellite signal coverage areas, houses in edge towns are nearly ten times cheaper, and the cost of living is relatively cheap. However, there is almost no education and medical care, and the risk is much higher.
Just like on Earth, cities in the red earth world are also divided into many lines. The more advanced the city, the better the security and welfare.
Super first-tier cities are the capitals of the kingdom, such as Ice Blue City in the Red Kingdom, Danjin in the Green Kingdom, and Bam City in the Yellow Kingdom. They are the center of politics, economy and culture, gathering places for the powerful, and housing prices are frighteningly high.
The system monitoring in this kind of place is extremely strict, and it belongs to the highest level of security area. Even swearing and cursing may be illegal and will be punished by deducting social credit.
First-tier cities are the capitals of principalities, such as Monitor City in the Red Dragon Principality, White Tiger City in the Tezera Principality, Surabaya City in the Heque Principality, White Dragon City State, etc.
Second-tier cities are commercial metropolises, such as Sanchahe City, former Crow City, White Elephant City, Shin-Edo, etc., which are the local economic centers.
Third-tier cities are residential cities, such as Huijiao City and Dashanling, which are cities with underdeveloped commerce, low population density, and mainly planting or manufacturing industries.
Fourth-tier towns are large regional towns, such as Longshi Town, which have satellite signals and are business gathering places for surrounding towns.
The fifth line is the edge town. There is no satellite signal, but there are city guards and security teams to enforce limited laws.
Then there is the wilderness, where you can do whatever you like without any restrictions or protection.
On the second night of her stay in town, Margulies invited Chen Xing to watch a circus show together, and then went to the circus's small market.
Ever since they met, Margulies had been clinging to him all day long, holding her hands tightly as if she was afraid of losing him at any time.
From time to time, Chen Xing could feel the vigilant eyes behind him, which belonged to Mrs. Ursula.
Mrs. Ursula was a very smart and experienced widow. She probably realized that their mother and daughter's future was in the hands of this man, so even if her daughter's behavior seemed a bit outrageous to her, she never spoke out to stop it. Just watch from a distance and use your eyes to remind you.
And Chen Xing behaved himself and did not do anything out of the ordinary. There are many women around him who can fully meet his needs. There is no need to nibble on this underripe bean sprout.
But even if he wanted to chew it, Mrs. Ursula probably wouldn't dare to say anything. At most, she would tell her daughter to take contraceptive measures. The world where the strong is respected is so simple and crude, you can do whatever you want.
Of course, anything that goes against human nature will be severely condemned in any world. Even if there is no legal agreement, moral condemnation still exists.
To put it simply, human nature is the commonality of human beings, the code of conduct that most people recognize and abide by.
For example, although cannibalism has occurred from time to time in human history, it has not occurred on a large scale, only in rare cases. Because "cannibalism" is not in line with the common nature of human beings and is not a sustainable development.
But in fact, Chen Xing has no interest in bean sprouts. He likes big-breasted beauties, so this possibility is very small.
"Master, let's go for divination. I heard it's very effective."
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If you have any hesitations or want to know something, you can ask the goddess. "
Although Chen Xing has never believed in fate, because he feels that fate should be in his own hands, so he doesn't believe in fortune telling. Besides, if these people were hanging out in the circus, if they were so magical, they would have made a fortune long ago. Do they need to live a hard life here?
However, he would not affect the young apprentice's interest and entered the goddess's tent with her.
"Dear Miss Flame Swan, the kind gentleman who helped us escape from bad luck, good evening." The goddess saluted the two of them, and then asked, "What do you want to divine?"
"I want to know my future, what kind of person I will be." Margulies asked.
"Then we will use the Major Arcana Triangle of Destiny." The goddess took out a deck of cards and asked Margulies to shuffle them.
Chen Xing was slightly startled when he saw the pattern on the card. It turned out to be a Tarot card.
Not only are the myths and legends of this world exactly the same as those on Earth, even the Tarot cards are exactly the same.
Next, the goddess asked Margulies to cut the cards, then spread them out, and asked her to pick four at random. Although Chen Xing has never studied tarot card divination, he has met girls who can do this in college, so he still knows a little about the basic rules.
The methods and steps of calculation are very similar to those on Earth. In this regard, Chen Xing had to doubt that God existed. It was they who created the human beings in each world, so they have the same myths and legends and the means to spy on their destiny.
Three of the four cards are arranged in an equilateral triangle, with the last card placed in the middle.
"These three represent your past, present, and future, and the ones in the middle are variables." The goddess introduced, and then asked Margulies to turn over the Tarot card representing "the past."
Margulies closed her eyes and muttered a few words in her small mouth that she didn't know were spells or something else. She picked up the cards with her fingertips and turned the cards over.
"The one that represents your past is a magician in the right position."
"You are more inclined to technical fields and extraordinary powers. You prefer to study logic than complex words. You are difficult to detect the emotional symbols represented in words but can be keenly aware of the small differences in numbers. This has led to your science problems. Grades may be better than liberal arts grades, and your superior strength may be better than your muscular strength.”
"Yes, yes, it's really accurate!" Margulies said excitedly.
Chen Xing couldn't help but think of Margulies' talent - psychic touch. Although he didn't know the specific function, he knew just by looking at the name that it was a talent related to psychic abilities. Combined with Margulies' performance, it seems to be accurate.
Let's just think of it as a coincidence.
Margulies quickly picked out the second tarot card, which represented "now."
A reversed version of Temperance.
"Reverse moderation means that you lack moderation now, and you need to moderate certain behaviors or certain thoughts."
Margulies looked thoughtful.
It took her a while to come to her senses and pick out the third card.
Stars in their right places.
"Your future will be as dazzling as a star, leaving your name and deeds in the history books."
The last one representing "variables" is the emperor in reverse position.
"The emperor in reverse position does not represent the real emperor. He may be a fake emperor, but he must have powerful power that can change your destiny."
Margulies fell into thought again.
The goddess put away the tarot cards one by one, and said in a soft and ethereal tone, "Fate is always changeable. Miss, don't pay too much attention."
Then she looked at Chen Xing and said, "Kind sir, do you need divination?"
Chen Xing looked hesitant. He really hasn't tried fortune telling yet.
"Master, you should try it too, it's really effective!" Margulies encouraged.
"Well..." After pondering for a while, Chen Xing nodded and said, "Then let's give it a try."
Under the guidance of the goddess, Chen Xing shuffled and cut the cards, then selected four cards and placed them in order according to an isosceles triangle, with the last card placed in the middle.
After doing all this, close your eyes and meditate, and then turn over the first card that represents the "past".
Seeing the cards, Chen Xing couldn't help but take a breath, this was too dark.
Reversed, Death!
"Young man, don't worry, this just represents your past. No matter how bad the situation is, it has gone away from you." The goddess comforted, and then read the meaning of the card, "The reversed Death represents a glimmer of life and resurrection. .”
"Your past is always wandering between life and death, struggling to survive in the gaps."
"At the same time, death also represents loneliness. You always have to face it all alone, but you get through it in the end."
"Therefore, you have an extremely tenacious side to your character. Even if you face any difficulties, you are determined to overcome them, and you have become accustomed to this."
Chen Xing had no expression on his face, but he was extremely shocked inside.
This is too accurate!
A glimmer of hope, coming back to life, facing loneliness, perseverance, none of them are wrong.
In order not to be noticed by others, Chen Xing turned over the second card representing "now".
Reversed, lovers.
"Well..." Goddess sighed and said, "For ordinary people, this card may not be a good thing, but for you who are powerful, it may not be a bad thing."
"What do you mean?" Chen Xing asked.
"A reversed lover represents an inability to resist temptation and excessive indulgence."
"It also represents emotional naivety and indecision."
"If you want to have a beautiful love, then please take every relationship in the past seriously."
Margulies' gaze made Chen Xing feel a little embarrassed, and he quickly turned over the third card representing "the future". Divert your attention and preserve the image of being a teacher.
Right position, chariot.
It seems pretty good.
"The chariot in the upright position represents courage and invincibility. You will shine on the battlefield. No enemy can stop your steps, and no one can take away your victory." The goddess raised her hands and said.
"Very good!" Chen Xing was in a good mood and turned over the one in the middle that represented "variables".
The moment he saw the card, Chen Xing seemed to be petrified.
Right, devil.
Is it destined somewhere?
"A demon in the right position, a real demon, can give strength and destruction. You must be careful. If you are not careful, you will fall into the endless abyss..."
Chen Xing could no longer hear what the goddess said. He died because of the devil in his previous life, and died because of the devil in his previous life. But in this life, the position of the team leader and the opportunity of the underground water station are all closely related to the devil.
For the first time, he felt in awe of the unknown. Maybe there is really a force controlling everything.
"Fate is always changeable. Sir, you don't need to pay too much attention." Seeing Chen Xing in a daze, the goddess said what she had just said to comfort Margulies, and then took back the tarot cards on the table one by one.
"Huh?"
When she received the last one, the goddess suddenly made a confused sound and moved her hand away.
With sharp eyes, Margulies immediately saw the problem and couldn't help shouting, "There's another one!"
Looking closely, there was another card tightly attached to the back of the devil. Chen Xing didn't notice it just now and regarded the two cards stuck together as one.
This also means that there are two "variables".
"Sir, please turn over the cards," the goddess said.
"Does this still count?" Chen Xing asked curiously.
"If you do it without intention, it is God's will." said the goddess.
Chen Xing took a deep breath, calmed down, and turned over the card attached to the devil.
Right, Queen.
The corner of Chen Xing's mouth twitched. He secretly made up his mind that he would never do divination again. This thing was really terrible.
