My Post-Apocalyptic Shelter Levels Up Infinitely! Chapter 531: Complicated situation, the balance between advance and retreat!

  Chapter 534 Complicated situation, the balance point of a dilemma!

  Feeling that the long winter is coming, the cold wind at night has disappeared, and waves are blowing, taking away the remaining temperature during the day.

  Because of the terrain, the temperature in the depression is higher than that on the plain, but it is only minus four degrees below zero.

  Out of the depression, to the outside.

  Without the obstacles of tree peaks and terrain, the temperature on the large plain in the territory of the Demon Soul Clan is already close to minus ten degrees below zero.

  In addition to the heavy humidity in the middle of the night.

  Standing on the city wall of Liberty City, one could clearly hear the wails of the refugee camp below as soon as the wind blows.

  It is different from wishing that the village has turned on the heat for everyone.

  On the Liberty City side, because there is no lord management check and balance, several powerful parties in the city are vying for benefits.

  The people in the city still live a sensual life, with hot meals and hot kangs, and occasionally they can go out to the entertainment venue to have fun.

  People outside the city can only live in rag tents that are blown by the wind, huddling tightly in their quilts, praying for the end of winter.

  No one will care about the life and death of these weak people, and no one will pay attention to this group of ants who dream of speculating and living in the city.

  Limited by the imprint's absolute sanction authority, the people in the city don't even worry that these refugees will "riot".

  After all, as long as the guards take out the "button" that controls life and death, and press it lightly.

  These refugees who hold the imprint of the holder will immediately lose control of their own bodies and become wood at the mercy of others.

  Of course, allowing these people to live outside the city actually has another meaning.

  Under the premise that these people cannot be driven away, the people in the city have done their best to "use waste".

  Once the people of the Bright Empire come to attack, they will become the first wall of Liberty City, delaying enough time for the people in the city to react.

  And this is the main reason why they can stay here.

  From twelve o'clock to eight o'clock in the morning, the people on the city wall changed two shifts. Seeing that the sun was already high in the sky, the refugee camp below began to yell.

  They reluctantly walked downstairs and began to prepare to open the city gate.

   However, as soon as the door was opened and the people standing in front were seen, the haughty expressions on their faces instantly disappeared like spring and snow.

  It was replaced by the full humility that you will only have when you see the chief.

  "Master Hal, you are back, I am really sorry, there are not enough people to open the city gate today, the speed is a bit slower, I am really sorry!"

  "It's okay, I have nothing urgent, don't delay, don't delay!"

  Short guards who talked, Sumo had never seen before.

  However, this did not affect the other party's image of Hal the dwarf deeply in his mind.

  For these gatekeeper guard members, combat power is not their strong point.

  Looking at words and expressions, being able to flatter is the biggest reason why they can stand out!

  "Master Ha'er, who is this?"

  "Oh, he is a new apprentice in my exchange, and he will do some business with me recently!"

  According to the time, there are still twenty minutes before the refugees enter the city.

  But following Su Mo's casual chatter, seeing the other party respectfully let the passage through the door, Su Mo was not polite, and walked inside with Hao Qiang.

  嗡.

  嗡.

  The familiar detection stone began to float from the ground, sparking a faint blue light to start checking the mark.

  On Su Mo's body, the light only lasted for a moment and then passed away.

   On Hao Qiang's body, although he stayed for four or five seconds, he finally issued a pass instruction and a pale yellow message without any risk.

  "Hey, why did Menshi pop up a prompt for manual verification?"

  "Master Hal, this."

  The entry inspection of the gate stone is only the first verification procedure in Liberty City.

  Before the identity of the other party is completely confirmed, there will be a second manual inspection for auxiliary inquiry.

  However, due to the fact that Su Mo had already explained Hao Qiang's identity in advance.

  Seeing Su Mo's displeasure on his face, the two guards looked at each other, and finally chose to nod and pressed their tokens on the door stone.

  Water-like light flashed, and the slightly restless Gate Stone stopped moving, and instantly returned to calm.

  "Master Hal, there seems to be some problem with the identity of your entourage. If you want to redeem the mercenary, you need to take someone to do it yourself."

  “Some people like you”

  "Master Hal, you know, I didn't mean that, but it's not easy to deal with too many times!"

   It seemed that they mistook Hao Qiang's identity for another situation. The two guards opened their mouths, slightly embarrassed.

  In addition to legal principles, it is nothing more than human sophistication.

  For a race with full social attributes like the Demon Soul Clan, they can be said to have missed none of these small details.

  Just a simple thought, and they figured out the pros and cons.

   It is difficult to offend Su Mo, and in the end, no matter whether the result of the identity check is good or bad, they will not get any benefit.

   On the contrary, not only can you sell favors to the newly promoted God of Wealth in Liberty City, but you may even make some money, which can be described as a huge profit!

  Of course, the Sumo standing in front of them is also a "veteran" who has been in the workplace.

  Understanding very well, Su Mo clicked on the mark a few times.

  When an application for 2,000 contribution points came, the embarrassment of the two guards turned into surprise in an instant.

  "Master Hal, brothers, just pretend you haven't seen what happened today, please hurry up and register for this brother"

  "If there are similar things in the future, you can also find our brothers, and we will take care of it before you enter the door!"

  "Good!"

  "If there is any trouble for you in the future, I will not be polite!"

  Smiling with his hands behind his back, he nodded with the two guards, led Hao Qiang, and Su Mo disappeared at the gate of the city.

  It's just that the moment they turned their heads, the two guards, who were still ecstatic about getting a huge sum of money, didn't notice the momentary shock on Su Mo's face!

  At the same time, they couldn't see Hao Qiang forcibly suppressing it, but the details still revealed the strange temperament!

  Until the field of vision changes, the darkness in front of my eyes turns into a familiar brightness.

  Without words, the two of them quickened their pace with a tacit understanding, and stopped when they reached the previously agreed street corner.

  "It's so risky, it seems that you should pay more attention to the selection of imprints in the future"

  "The low-level imprints are okay, and they can still find ways to make them fool their own brains. If today's purple high-level imprints are placed, they will definitely record them. Once a strange one appears, it must be There is a big problem!"

  "Fortunately, I didn't tear my face, otherwise it would be difficult!"

  After traveling all night, the faces of both of them were a little tired.

  Looking at the gate of the city without missing a trace, after making sure that no one was following him and that there was something unusual, Sumo clenched his fist slightly, and then let it go slowly.

  "Let's go, go back to the exchange first"

   "Let's go dormant for a few days, don't rush to inquire about the news!"

  Follow the familiar road, and say hello to familiar or unfamiliar people along the way.

   For this famed, black and white take-all head of the salary exchange, everyone basically has goodwill.

  In addition, the refugees hadn't entered the city yet, and soon, the voices of the two passed through several blocks and came to the side road.

  Turning the corner of the street and seeing the signboard of the exchange in sight, Su Mo slowed down slowly, with a relaxed look on his face.

  "There is our exchange!"

  early eight in the morning.

  The gate of the firewood exchange has already been opened, and the treant holding a broom is also diligently cleaning the ground at the entrance of the exchange.

  Compared with the surrounding shops, the ground in front of the exchange is obviously dirtier.

   But it's dirty, and it just represents the growing "popularity" of the firewood exchange!

  Seeing Sumo from a distance, the tree man was obviously surprised, but after realizing it, he became surprised again.

  Following the doorway, he ran in with his splendor, and within a few seconds, Turner rushed out with a panicked expression on his face!

   "Oh, my brother, you are finally back!"

  "Didn't it just take two days, if you leave now, it will take four days!"

  "If someone hadn't sent back the news of Alec's death, I would have thought it"

  "Wait, who is this?"

  Having not seen him for a few days, Turner, who has suffered a heavy burden, has obviously grown a lot. At least the moment he saw Hao Qiang, he put the conversation aside very well, and put on a polite yet awkward smile.

  However, Su Mo's attention is not here at this time.

  Through Turner's cover, he clearly saw the mercenaries rushing out of the exchange, almost all of them had the same face.

  Surprised!

  As expected, these free mercenaries were indeed completely infiltrated, and became someone else's people inside and out.

  "Hey, Turner, this is not the place to talk, go in"

  "This is the shopkeeper I hired at a high price from outside. From now on, the business of our store will depend entirely on his performance!"

  As soon as you hear the high price, please come back, shopkeeper, three key words.

  Turner was obviously taken aback, but after seeing Su Mo's wink and staring at the heads protruding from other shops.

  He stopped his doubts very well, and took the lead to walk in.

  "Hey, our shop has been renovated again? This thing is expensive!"

  Different from the poverty before leaving, in today's **** shop, the wooden cabinets have been completely replaced with freshly pawned jade.

  With the help of the light reflected from the jade, the whole room seems to be a bit noble and looks like jewels.

  "After you left, the top ten exchanges sent people over, saying that they were helping, and then helped us renovate the entire yard for free"

  "Not only these, but they have been reworked inside!"

   Spreading his hands helplessly, Turner has obviously passed the surprise period for this unexpected surprise.

  Following him lead the way, through the outer hall, the three of them came to the center of the courtyard.

  Before here, weeds were overgrown, gravel and some garbage were scattered on the ground, looking unkempt.

  Nowadays, with the repairs, the bleak and dilapidated disappeared, replaced by a small garden with exquisite shape.

  Inside, the three main houses have also been completely renovated.

  From the wall, to the floor tiles, to the bed, the cabinet, and the places that can be replaced, they have basically been replaced with undoubted high-standards!

  At first glance, this place is actually more luxurious than the underground shelter.

  "Have you checked the house?"

  "Checked, no problem!"

  Looking at Somo who was looking in from the window, Turner said so, but pointed to the room in the middle with his hand vaguely.

  "Huh?"

  "Come to my room, a lot of things have happened these days after you left!"

   Seeing that Su Mo didn't avoid Hao Qiang behind him, Turner didn't care either, and pushed open the door of the room on the right, and walked in.

  In the closet in the house, there are still charcoal fires burning, exuding a booming warmth.

  On the table, there are several plates of exquisite pastries exuding a tempting aroma.

  After using the system to verify that there was no problem, he picked up a plate of pastries, Sumo jumped onto the bed, sat cross-legged and ate Patapata.

  "Don't avoid suspicion, this is my own person, just speak up if you have something to say!"

  "Good!"

  Similarly sat on the bed, opened the curtain to confirm that no one was standing at the door, and Turner opened up the chatterbox.

  "Hal, I suspect these mercenaries have betrayed us, theirs"

  "There is no doubt, they were indeed bought!"

  Turner was taken aback: "Huh?"

  "Do you know how Alec died?"

  Turner: "Huh?"

  "I killed it!"

  Passed the remaining cakes to Hao Qiang beside the bed, took a big gulp of water from the table.

  Su Mo twisted his slightly stiff neck, and told the truth very plainly.

  "After I left the city, these mercenaries told Alec about me, and then, using this news, Alec chased after me"

  "Then I got rid of it~"

  "When I came back just now, their expressions were obviously a little unnatural, you know!"

  Different from Turner's guess, after seeing the expressions of the mercenaries, Su Mo gave these people the death penalty in his heart.

  In Liberty City, every mercenary is the private property of the master.

  Even if Somo didn't have clear evidence that these people betrayed him, he could still decide their life and death.

  Of course, when these mercenaries decided to betray their masters, they were already prepared in their hearts.

  They bet that Alec can chase him out and kill Hal.

  According to common sense, their choice is not wrong. Killing a Tier 4 support job by a Tier 4 combat job is indeed the same as killing a chicken.

  But unfortunately, luck did not favor them.

  If you make a wrong bet, you have to bear the price.

   "I'll recruit some new mercenaries tomorrow, let's kill them all!"

  "Good!"

  My side is full of the enemy's cronies.

  Seeing the undisguised murderous intent in Su Mo's eyes, Turner also nodded fiercely, obviously also angry.

  "Where are the top ten exchanges?"

  "They, in the past few days, they have not done anything other than help us repair the shop, and I heard that there seems to be friction between the guards and the top ten exchanges, and the quarrel is quite stiff."

  "The Demon Realm Exchange directly cut 30% of the weapons and equipment provided to the guards the day before yesterday. As a result, their shopkeepers were taken to the high wall that day, and no one came back until last night!"

  "According to the guards, they were assassinated by people from the Bright Empire!"

   When he gave a reason that even a fool would not believe, Su Mo could still accept it with a normal heart, but Hao Qiang, who was sitting by the side, couldn't hold back, and spit out the pastry in his mouth with a puff .

  After drinking a few sips of water, he slowed down and said repeatedly:

  "Ahem, cough, didn't they break the rules of the game by doing this?"

  "It's just that the supply has been reduced by 30%, and people will be silenced. This is too much. Who would dare to do business with them?"

  It is different from the business war in the simulated sand table.

  As soon as he heard that he was forced to kill with this excuse because he just reduced the supply, Hao Qiang's head instantly grew bigger.

  However, sitting opposite him, Turner just shook his head slightly, and said in the same puzzle:

  "It's strange to say, I don't know if there is any agreement between them, anyway, the Moyu restored the supply to normal yesterday"

  “Even their shopkeeper has changed to a new one. Speaking of which, this pastry is still a gift from the new shopkeeper!”

  "By the way, no one from the top ten exchanges came out to resist. Apart from our private rumors that we were very tense, on the surface, it is no different from the previous harmony."

  After saying this, the two turned their eyes to Sumo skillfully at the same time, their eyes full of thirst for knowledge.

  Obviously, the situation in Liberty City has become completely complicated.

  Even with the support of information, it is difficult for two "newcomers" who have just entered the business world to analyze what happened.

  "Wait, you mean the rumors are going crazy in private? Who spread it? Where did you hear it?"

  Did not directly answer the questions of the two people. From another angle, Su Mo asked a new question.

  Turner, who was sitting on the head of the bed, was stunned for a moment, and then said honestly: "It was said by the two guards who helped us stand guard yesterday to maintain order."

  "They also helped us maintain it yesterday?"

  "Yes!"

  "The exchange helped us repair the yard first, or the guards killed the person first?"

  "The first yard!"

  Slightly puzzled, Turner scratched the back of his head, trying to figure out what Somo meant by asking these questions.

  However, Hao Qiang, who was sitting on the other side, realized it all at once, with a sudden realization in his eyes.

  "Boss, are the guards using the hands of the shopkeeper of the Demon Realm to beat us?"

  "In a certain sense ~IndoMTL.com~ may be, but I didn't expect that we can really stand on this balance point now!"

  Before leaving, Su Mo didn't make clear his position, thinking to use the dragging formula to see the situation first.

  But no one expected that this procrastination really produced some results.

  The front foot of the top ten exchanges declared that the fire exchange had joined their camp by repairing the courtyard.

   Then, after seeing that the guards did not respond, they reduced their arms holdings through the Demon Exchange to put pressure on them.

  The guards were also fierce, and they killed people directly on the back foot, demonstrating their sovereignty by force.

  By the way, a wave of everyone was warned that the rules of the game must be followed.

  But we are the ones who make the rules of the game!

  In other words, the balance point that Sumo once wanted to find has been completely and perfectly achieved now.

  But unfortunately, this balance point is really a bit of a dilemma.

  Now, no matter which side you join, you will completely offend the other side to death, and there is no room for maneuver!

  (end of this chapter)