books44 Chapter 243 Border Auction
Chapter 243 Border Auction
"This is a new member of our team recruited in Chalo Kingdom. She's about to register in the royal city. This is her identification!"
Having traveled here many times, Bhutto was well prepared for this situation and calmly handed a green piece of paper to the soldiers guarding the city.
The soldiers guarding the city glanced at the document briefly, handed the green paper back to Bhutto, saluted, and let the caravan pass: "Welcome back, Baron Bhutto. May the Queen protect you and keep you safe!"
"With you, a dedicated and conscientious being, the Kingdom of Snakelo will last forever."
Bhutto responded politely, and two silver coins appeared in his hand, which he casually stuffed into the soldier's armor.
It drove the furry beast into the town.
As the town on the very edge of the kingdom, it is also one of the most chaotic regions in the kingdom.
The tight security and the chaotic terrain are not necessarily in conflict.
In such places, taverns, gambling dens, underground black markets, poverty, hunger, pornography, bloodshed, and gambling are everywhere, flowing like a dark river without any concealment.
It attracted passing mercenaries and caravans to enter.
In this place, without someone familiar to guide you or without strength, you'll be eaten alive.
The streets here are incredibly wide, enough for a furry animal to walk on, and each building is very far apart.
"Please, kind sir! Give me some cash!"
Not long after entering the city, Cheng Jiu watched as a group of children begging, led by an older child, recklessly pounced on the thick thighs of the furry beast.
Apart from Cheng Jiu, the others were not surprised by this scene. Bru pulled out a white cloth bag, grabbed a handful of copper from it, and scattered it to both sides.
The children instantly rushed over to pick up the copper without any regard for their image, and even fought each other over the copper they got their hands on.
Blue didn't scatter much, just three handfuls, and the furry beast walked quite far away, so he stopped scattering.
Meeting Cheng Jiu's gaze, Yan Ji smiled and said, "Actually, our young master Blue wouldn't have paid any attention to these children in the past."
Some of these children were abducted by unscrupulous underground traffickers, while others were abandoned children born to sex workers here.
Most of these children are specially trained to beg, and the money doesn't end up in their hands. They may even be beaten for not having enough money.
However, some children face significant difficulties; they lack the ability to earn money and have no other option but to rely on this method.
“Our young master Blue encountered such a child before. The child’s parents had both died, and he only had a seriously ill younger sister.”
His sister didn't have any incurable illness; it was just that she lacked money and medicine, which caused her condition to worsen.
At first, Master Blue also thought he was the kind of beggar who had been specially trained, and he not only drove the child away but also made sarcastic remarks about his begging.
But then I ran into the child who had been thrown out because he couldn't buy medicine.
At that time, Young Master Blue had a soft heart and gave the other party two silver coins to buy medicine.
The other party bought the medicine and thanked Young Master Blue profusely, but not long after, Young Master Blue heard the news of the other party's death.
It turned out that his sister couldn't hold on any longer and passed away. The boy had always regarded his sister as his pillar of support. With her death, he lost the will to live and jumped into the well to his death.
This was a huge blow to young Master Blue. He always blamed himself, thinking that if he had scattered a few copper coins back then, the boy might not have been thrown out because he didn't have enough money, and he might have been able to get the medicine in time to save his sister and wouldn't have died.
Every time he encountered these children again, he would scatter some copper coins, partly to clear a path, and partly out of concern that there might be children in genuine need among them.
Cheng Jiu felt a deep empathy for him. If she had encountered something like what Bru had, she probably wouldn't have been able to get over it either. After all, he was a sensible little kid who was trying hard to survive.
The furry beast stopped next to an enormous building. The building's entrance was even taller than the furry beast. No windows could be seen on the front of the building; only the towering entrance was visible.
According to members of the group, this is a hotel specifically for traveling caravans to rest.
With powerful backers, no one dares to commit crimes here; it's very safe and highly favored by passing caravans.
Upon seeing the furry beast, groups of ten immediately surrounded it.
Cheng Jiu followed Bru and Buto down from the furry beast, and then saw Buto hand a bag of gold coins to the leader.
Apart from Cheng Jiu and Brubutuo each having their own room, everyone else has two rooms. The three girls in the team share a room, while Ying San, Xiong Lei, and Dun Gu share a room.
According to Bru, the room fees were all paid by themselves, and Wang Cheng distributed them equally among each team member without deducting the room fees.
He and Bhutto were not short of money, so they each had a room. Cheng Jiu was a distinguished guest, and her room was paid for by the father and son.
The accommodation here isn't cheap. They'll be staying for seven days, and each room costs two kasigins per day, so the room fee alone is eighty-four kasigins.
This does not include the cost of boarding the furry creatures here, which is five kashkins per day.
In just seven days, you'll spend at least 119 Kasikorn coins. Considering the purchasing power of Kasikorn coins, it's an incredibly profitable business.
"Does the guest require any special services?" the attendant in front asked, winking.
Bhutto paused for a moment, staring at the other person until the other person tensed up, then her deep voice slowly rang out: "I remember this place didn't have this kind of business before!"
"To be honest, sir, a few days ago, that gentleman gave this inn to his youngest son. But the young master has many ideas, so he changed it." Knowing that the guest was relatively old-fashioned, the servant immediately dared not be joking.
Bhutto's face darkened: "Two Kasikorn deposits a day here, there's a security issue."
"Please rest assured, our lord still supports our inn!" the servant hurriedly replied. They all knew that the inn had grown to such a large scale and was still able to occupy a place in this city precisely because of the powerful figure behind it.
If it weren't for this unique advantage, there would be many places in the city with more character than their inn. These caravans are very wealthy and don't care about a little bit of Kasikin.
Bhutto nodded: "I don't care how you change the inn, but don't expose those dirty deeds to me and my teammates!"
The aura of a sixth-tier expert was powerful and domineering, making the servant in front of him unable to breathe, and he could only nod and bow repeatedly.
The direction that was originally leading them forward also took a sharp turn.
Turning directly from the bustling area to a quiet, secluded spot, this place is much more pleasant than the previous one.
"The residents here are mostly traveling caravans. Rest assured, there will be absolutely no fools to disturb you, sir."
After the room key was handed to Bhutto, the servant bowed and left quickly.
"Sorry you had to see this funny!"
Bhutto said to Cheng Jiu, feeling embarrassed, that he really didn't want to bring up this kind of thing in front of Cheng Jiu.
After all, this girl looks very young and inexperienced. How could he let such dirty things taint her eyes, especially since he brought her here?
He looked at Cheng Jiu as if she were his daughter.
"This inn has fallen on hard times!" Bru sighed.
“Just this once!” Buto said, not believing that the lord would stand up for a bastard.
If that illegitimate son had continued to maintain the original integrity of the inn, the inn's future wouldn't have been bad, but doing things this way is a path to destruction.
Which of the guests who come here lacks beautiful women? They spend so much money just to seek peace and comfort, right?
As a result of his actions, it's difficult to guarantee the character of the guests who come in.
Especially for these regular customers, once they've been here the first time, they probably wouldn't want to come back a second time.