Ever since the incident committee came forward and publicly labeled Lin Chou as one of his own, nothing in the tavern had actually changed fundamentally.
No matter how many evolvers there are, the entire Mingguang is only a hundred thousand. Excluding those who are unable to leave the city, those who are busy with various affairs, and those who are willing to come but cannot afford to spend money after coming, there are not many left, and besides, there are already many. Most of the evolvers who hang out in the wilderness regard the tavern as a stronghold. When they go out to hunt in the city or return from hunting, they must take a rest in the tavern.
Then there are just more merchants selling seafood door-to-door - of course, those real fishermen or farmers still dare not come to the wilderness.
But Lin Chou already has almost all channels of suppliers, so he doesn’t need much. There are always some strange marine animals coming to his door. Those sea hunters don’t care whether these things are poisonous or not edible. Whether the appearance is in line with Boss Lin's aesthetics, all of them have to be sent to Lin Chou to have a look before he gives up. Fortunately, catching these things is not as simple as some people think, otherwise Lin Chou may turn into a trade. There are long queues at the market.
There are no simple marine alien beasts in this dark sea. Those whose original content in the body exceeds the standard and whose combat effectiveness is weak have long been eaten by other alien beasts and wiped clean of bones and dregs. Or they have been hidden tightly and survived. Either it is small in size but extremely powerful like a bird-tailed mantis shrimp, or it is an existence that is so huge that no one dares to provoke it based on its physical strength alone.
Sea hunters who have been at sea all year round understand this very well, but those who go to sea for the first time with full of dreams don't know this kind of thing.
It is true that strange beasts in the sea rarely appear in front of the world, but they are not as rare as people think. The oceans occupy 70% of the earth's area and it is foreseeable that there is a huge base of marine life living in them. So what if the cataclysm is known to have had a small impact on the oceans?
Then, there were suddenly more ordinary customers in the small restaurant. Salt-baked chicken and some low-end side dishes were selling very well, and beer and Qingquanshan were also in short supply.
Those ordinary people who are not evolved people dress very noble, but in fact they don't consume much. When they see Lin Chou, they will talk about their family affairs and their tone is very humble. Other than that, there is nothing particularly noteworthy.
Lin Chou knew that most of these people were serving in the Provincial Committee, and even if they owed this favor, it was still a debt.
In just a few days, Bonzai found a channel for ancient makeup. The advertisements were overwhelming. As for the price, most people were even more desperate after seeing it.
Damn, the profit settled by the system was nearly 50 million. Lin Chou's three attributes each increased by 99. The third time he was randomly assigned to a knife skill level of +1. As usual, the system used various unconventional excuses to wipe out more than half of the circulation points, etc. Let’s not mention the small things for now.
Time flies and it’s mid-December.
The garrison may have some trouble with the Development Committee or the Research Institute, and the candidate for the Dragon-Tiger Fight has still not been sent.
Lin Chou is not in a hurry, but some people are impatient.
Zhao Er came to the door for the 108th time. As usual, he ordered the four ultimate appetizers: pig paws (meat), vinegar-soaked goose red, drunken peanuts, and cow's feet jelly. Under the willow tree pavilion, Erlang's legs were crossed and he began to shake seriously. , from the production committee to the garrison to the shopkeepers at all levels of the scientific research institute, carrying eighteen generations of ancestors and starting to count down, they were scolded, simple and unpretentious, without any euphemisms or fancy vernacular, and with a local accent that everyone could understand. Everyone rolled their eyes because of the choking. Everyone who heard it made a detour and everyone who saw it turned around and left.
Lin Chou slammed the wine jar on the table.
"Second Master Zhao! You're addicted to scolding, aren't you?"
Zhao Er raised his neck proudly and said, "When a man is angry, he will scold me!"
Lin's sad face turned green, "Then why don't you scold me somewhere else?"
"There are wine and food here, there are many people, and it's lively. The breeze blows to cool off the place. What a wonderful place."
"Aren't you afraid that the wind will flash your tongue?"
Zhao Er waved his hand as if to shoo away flies.
"It's okay, I have a heavy tongue, Xiaolin will smash it, don't worry about Uncle Ben, just kneel down."
I’m going to kneel down on your face!
Lin Chou left angrily, and Zhao Er knew that this boy was not really angry.
"Crack."
Throw a peanut into your mouth, and your luck will shine in your Dantian and tongue.
"Old bastard Ye, you are a hairless bald bird. There is no good son in the old Ye family. You are full of bad water, pus is oozing from your head, and sores are on your soles. You are occupying the latrine and won't poop. My mother, Xipi, will have to be beaten by my father someday." Jun Tong always calls me grandpa..."
Well, when everyone heard about this guy, they already started to scold General Ye, and everyone could be said to be running away - if you hear this thing too much, you will easily be killed and silenced.
In the small restaurant, Bai Qiongshou and Zheng Huai, who had not seen each other for many days, got together and drank Shen Feng until he was on his feet. The victory was hard-won, and the two celebrated with each other.
After a while, people in the dining room asked each other with broken faces as they listened to the yelling.
"Let me tell you, what on earth is that guy outside doing? Why did General Ye even scold him?"
General Ye can be said to be one of the rare generals in the garrison who is capable of both literary and military skills. Although he is young, he is not vague at all. When the garrison under his command kills living corpses and beasts, it is like chopping melons and cutting melons. Cai, after several waves of zombies and beasts, Old General Ye's subordinates had the least casualties, so he was very respected, completely different from his son Ye Ming who would roll his eyes when he saw him.
"Everyone of you, let's talk about it. What's going on? Who is this person? It's not very authentic to just scold him like that, right?"
Everyone shook their heads and smiled bitterly.
"Brother, I would like to advise you not to get involved in this matter. You can't mess with it."
"What do you mean?"
Then everyone’s eyes focused on Zheng Huai, the only guard in the restaurant.
"Colonel Zheng, don't you say a word?"
Zheng Huai blinked his eyes,
"The guy outside, his surname is Zhao."
A room full of people seemed to have their mouths suddenly sewn shut, and no one dared to breathe for a long time.
Zheng Huai spread his hands,
"Here, you guys, look at me. I am the unlucky guy in the garrison who was picked out and scolded."
"ha??"
He poured himself a glass of wine, his face red and his neck thick,
"You have to blame Boss Lin for this. He fought fiercely and almost turned the garrison into a pulp. The garrison is not like the one from the Jiangxi Committee... uh... forget it. I dare not say..."
Everyone rolled their eyes.
It is true that ordinary people can scold and spit on a "vampire" who is having sex, and even take out the ancestral tablets of their eighteenth generation and take a photo of them to make a fool of themselves. However, no evolutionist dares to say that a word about sex is not real. Don't dare.
"Let's just talk about the Scientific Research Institute. It can be said that everything within the Scientific Research Institute is focused on research and profit maximization. Those nerds can take out their calculators and figure out what kind of bloodline can be awakened to have an impact on the Scientific Research Institute as a whole. A greater effect can increase the research efficiency by a few percentage points, but the garrison is different. Our garrison..." Gao Xuan pointed to the top of his head, "The big guys above are all using the lives of living corpses and strange beasts. Who dares to reason with them? All they have in mind is fists! They have been struggling for three months to choose this person...sigh..."
A group of hunters laughed at first, and then someone asked,
"Whoever has the bigger fist has the final say. Isn't this simple?"
Zheng Huai stared,
"I said, man, do you know how many people in our base city have the rank of general on their heads?"
When he asked this question, no one said anything. Everyone was scheming in their minds.
"I don't know, I don't know either... We are usually a bunch of little soldiers who run around lawlessly on the school grounds and take care of trivial matters in the base and city, but there is no precedent for failure in this one." As soon as Tiger Fight came out, all the veterans in the entire base city jumped out. I really didn’t know in my life that the garrison army actually issued so many military uniforms with stars... There are so many stars in the garrison army now... Make a group of demons dance wildly, I am the best in the world, who will be convinced! Three groups of five, the gate of the garrison headquarters has been repaired six times this month, one person fell, a hundred rushed up, and still Before these 100 were beaten, the wounds of the first one who fell were all healed."
"..."
I don’t know which bastard started it, but the dining room burst into laughter. They slapped the table and threw wine glasses and almost died from laughter.
Zheng Huai pulled his head and kicked the unconscious Shen Feng.
"They are noisy and noisy. Seeing that the Chinese New Year is almost here but there is still no result. Can the other people in line be happy? They are coming to the door one after another. The meaning is nothing more than that you are noisy first but the business cannot be delayed. This month's position Let's get out of here first... Especially the one from the Zhao family hasn't taken his turn yet. He's too embarrassed to come over and suppress others. How can Second Master Zhao have any scruples? Second Master is here, and Fourth Master is even more awesome. He just sat at our door and didn't leave - when we got tired of scolding, we still had to serve people tea and water in a good voice."
"Mother, I have pity on me, the former city guard who has no power and no strength. After an order, I can only come here to listen to the scolding, to prevent the Zhao family from directly sending people over to eat... Sigh. ..”
The unsociable Wandering Demon sitting in the corner suddenly spoke out,
"Isn't it right? Wasn't Zhao Ziyu of the Zhao family the first to eat that dish?"
"Yes, Master Ziyu has the same talent as...that Yi Mao. At that time, the entire base city was in a sensation."
Zheng Huai looked sad,
"My ancestors said that Young Master Ziyu was already about to awaken, but it was just a little early. Besides, it is a personal relationship between the Zhao family and Boss Lin. It has nothing to do with this matter and does not count."
"Mom...ahem, it really is that person's style."
"Who says it's not the case? However, the words don't sound right. There's nothing wrong with what they say. The truth is, the Zhao family..."
Everyone was talking with envy and jealousy on their faces.
"The one who keeps scolding here...is of no use, right?"
Bai Qiong smiled,
"Why is it useless? The more he scolds me, the happier our boss Lin will be!"
A large porcelain bowl flew out of the kitchen with a fierce wind, and Bai Qiong caught it, causing a burst of good-natured laughter.
cried the wandering devil,
"Boss Lin, I will win ten games in a row soon. What is your reward? Can you tell Lao You?"
Everyone is wary, a medal for free drinking has caused a series of farce, not too big or too small, and ten consecutive wins...is there something better?
Lin Chou's voice came from the kitchen,
"Wait until you win ten games in a row. If you lose once, you have to start from scratch."
The Wandering Demon scratched his head and laughed, "Oh, I got it."
This guy looks like a bear with a body, but no one could have imagined that he could play billiards so well. He quietly won an eight-game winning streak, a seven-game winning streak, and in the past few days, he has won a nine-game winning streak. You can get ten consecutive victories in your pocket.
"Selling it out."
"If you say half and leave half, the sky will strike like lightning."
"Why do you say half and half, why don't Boss Lin say anything at all?"
Zheng Huai coughed,
"Everyone, it seems that the Spring Festival is about to close. Have you paid all the taxes for this year?"
"this..."
Some people are happy and some are sad. It is a small restaurant with all kinds of flavors.
A young third-level mutant said,
"I'm still 60% short, there's no chance at all."
"I'm thirty percent short."
"Hey, I'm debt-free. I just finished the previous one. In the next half month, the harvest will be all my own."
After looking around, I found that less than one-third of the people had paid their taxes.
Zheng Huai said,
"It is said that next year's tax will be increased by another 15%."
As soon as these words came out, many hunters' eyes turned red.
"Have you gone crazy?"
"What the hell?"
Zheng Huai smiled bitterly, "Not only the hunters, but also the garrison will have to pay an extra 10% of their military merit..."
"However, I heard that some new regulations will be introduced. Well, there seem to be a lot of tasks in the new foggy nightmare area. We are currently working hard to make those eye pills... They should be able to be distributed in batches after the new year. , these are very simple tasks, and if done well, all taxes can be settled in less than a quarter.”
"real?"
"Colonel Zheng, please don't fool us! This is a great thing!"
Zheng Huai pointed to the door, "I'm already on this dung heap, why am I fooling you? Also, the Research Institute has more than tripled the value of living corpses above the middle level. If you are lucky enough to encounter one, For those who are in the small group of corpses, congratulations in advance, you have made a big profit, and the price will rise again."
Some people scolded,
"Unless you travel thousands of kilometers further, there will be no living corpses anywhere. Let alone the corpses, you won't even see a few living corpse hairs."
"The living corpses are so popular right now. The strange beasts are looking for people. I don't see how the living corpses' birthday will be here in three to five years."
"That's nonsense. How many babies will be born every year with billions of living corpses? God knows where these ghosts are hidden. Are they planning to give Mingguang a hard time?"
"If humans had this kind of intelligence, they would have finished playing those games long ago, so there is no need to wait until today."
"That's right."
"After all, don't miss this opportunity to make money. Have you signed up to go south? Can we go together in a few days?"
"Okay, the Chinese New Year is coming soon, and the last vote is to buy new year's goods. The south is always more comfortable than the wilderness. If you encounter a group or two of living corpses, you will make a fortune."
Some people are disdainful,
"It's just a matter of finding a needle in a haystack. Instead of trying your luck, it's better to fight honestly in the wilderness. The first batch of alien beast cubs will just be separated from the care of the mother beast. The income in the wilderness is still stable."
There was another round of argument, with both sides insisting on their own opinions and refusing to give in to each other.
"Let's do this, let me tell you, who is in the wilderness and who is going south? Let's count the number of people and have a competition. Whoever makes less damn money before the New Year's Day, let's invite the brothers to have a good meal and drink at Boss Lin's place. Fan, how's it going?"
"That makes sense."
"I'm more concerned about what kind of food I can order. In those ten years in Hexi, can I order it?"
"Yes, but only if you turn yourself into a pussy first."
"Hahaha!"
