Chapter 534 A Complex Situation, a Balance Point Between a Dilemma!

Feeling that the long winter is coming, the cold wind at night is also unpredictable, blowing in waves, taking away the remaining temperature of the day. Google search reading

Due to the terrain, the temperature in the depression is higher than that on the plain, but it is only minus four degrees.

Out of the depression, outside.

Without the obstruction of the tree peaks and terrain, the temperature on the large plain of the Demon Soul Territory is close to minus ten degrees.

Add to that the heavy humidity in the middle of the night.

Standing on the wall of Liberty City, you can clearly hear the wailing in the refugee camp below as soon as the wind blows.

Unlike Hope Village, which has already provided heating to everyone.

In Liberty City, because there is no lord to manage and check and balance, the powerful parties in the city are scrambling for benefits.

The people in the city still live a life of luxury, with hot meals, hot water, and a warm bed, and occasionally go out to the entertainment venue to play.

People outside the city can only live in rag tents that rustle when the wind blows, huddled tightly in their own beds, praying that winter will end soon.

No one will care about the lives of these weaklings, and no one will pay attention to these ants who dream of speculating and living in the city.

Limited by the absolute sanction authority of the mark, the people in the city don’t even worry about these refugees "rioting".

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

These refugees holding the mark will immediately lose control of their bodies and become wood that can be slaughtered at will.

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 "utilize waste".

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

And this is also 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 hanging high in the sky, the refugee camp below began to shout.

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

However, as soon as the door was opened and they saw the people standing in the front, the arrogant expressions on their faces instantly disappeared like the high spring snow.

Instead, they were full of humility when they saw the superiors.

"Master Hal, you are back. I'm so sorry. There are not enough people to open the city gate today. The speed is a little slow. I'm so sorry!"

"It's okay. I don't have anything urgent. Don't delay it!"

Suma had never seen the short guard who spoke.

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

For these guards guarding the gate, combat effectiveness is not their strong point.

Observing words and expressions and being able to flatter are the biggest reasons why they can stand out!

"Master Hal, who is this?"

"Oh, he is my new apprentice in the exchange. He will do some business with me soon!"

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

But as Su Mo chatted casually for a few words, seeing the other party respectfully making way for the entrance, Su Mo did not hesitate and walked in with Hao Qiang.

Buzz

Buzz

The familiar detection stone began to float from the ground, emitting a faint blue light and began to check the mark.

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

And on Hao Qiang's body, although it stayed for four or five seconds, it finally issued a pass command and a light yellow message without any danger.

"Hey, why did the door stone pop up a prompt for manual verification?"

"Master Hal, this"

The door stone's entry inspection is only the first verification procedure of Liberty City.

Before the other party's identity is completely confirmed, there will be a second manual inspection to assist in the inquiry.

However, Su Mo had already explained Hao Qiang's identity in advance.

Seeing a hint of displeasure on Su Mo's face, the two guards looked at each other, and finally chose to nod and press their tokens on the doorstone.

A ripple-like light flashed, and the doorstone, which was slightly agitated before, stopped moving and instantly returned to calm.

"Lord Hal, there seems to be some problem with the identity of your follower. If you want to redeem the mercenary, you need to bring someone to handle it in person."

"For you, it's a bit..."

"Lord Hal, you know, I don't mean that, but it's not easy for brothers to deal with it if it happens too many times!"

It seems that they have mistaken Hao Qiang's identity problem for another situation. The two guards opened their mouths and were a little embarrassed.

In addition to legal principles, there are nothing more than human relationships.

For a race like the Demon Soul Clan with full social attributes, they have not missed any of these small details.

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

It was difficult to offend Su Mo. In the end, no matter whether the result of the identity check was good or bad, they would not get any benefit.

On the contrary, not only could they do a favor to the new God of Wealth in Liberty City, but they might even get some money, which was a huge profit!

Of course, the Su Mo standing in front of them was also a "veteran" who had been in the workplace.

Su Mo knew it very well and clicked on the mark a few times.

When the application for 2,000 contribution points was received, the two guards' embarrassment instantly turned into surprise.

"Master Hal, brothers, please pretend that you didn't see what happened today. Please go and register this brother's identity quickly."

"If you have similar things in the future, you can also find us brothers. We will make sure that it is done before you enter the door!"

"Okay!"

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

With his hands behind his back and nodding to the two guards, Su Mo disappeared at the gate of the city with Hao Qiang.

However, at the moment of turning his head, the two guards who were still ecstatic about getting a huge sum of money did not notice the moment of surprise on Su Mo's face!

At the same time, they did not see that Hao Qiang was forcibly suppressed, but the details still revealed the strange temperament!

Until the field of vision changed, the darkness in front of them turned into a familiar brightness.

Without words, the two of them quickened their pace tacitly and stopped at the street corner agreed before.

"It's a close call. It seems that I have to be more careful about the choice of marks in the future."

"Low-level marks are okay. I can still find a way to let them use their imagination to fool around. If it was a purple high-level mark today, they would definitely record it. Once a stranger shows up, there must be a big problem!"

"Fortunately, we didn't tear each other's faces, otherwise it would be difficult to deal with!"

After a night of rushing, both of them looked a little tired.

After looking at the city gate without leaving any traces, and making sure that no one was following and there was anything unusual, Su Mo clenched his fist slightly, and then slowly let go.

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

"Let's lie dormant for a few days, and don't rush to find out the news!"

Following the familiar road, he greeted familiar and unfamiliar people along the way.

For the famous Xinhuo Exchange manager who was in charge of both black and white, everyone was basically kind.

In addition, the refugees had not yet entered the city, and soon, the sound and shadow of the two passed through several blocks and came to the auxiliary road.

After turning the corner and seeing the sign of the exchange appear in his sight, Su Mo's steps slowed down and a look of relaxation appeared on his face.

"There, is our exchange!"

It was just after eight o'clock in the morning.

The door of Xinhuo Exchange had been opened, and the tree man holding a broom was also diligently cleaning the ground in front of the exchange.

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

But this dirtiness also represents the growing "popularity" of Xinhuo Exchange!

Seeing Su Mo's figure from a distance, the tree man was obviously a little surprised, but after reacting, it turned into surprise.

Following the door, as he ran in with a fancy dress, a few seconds later, Turner rushed out with a panicked face!

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

"Didn't we agree to stay for two days? You left and have been gone for four days!"

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

"Wait, who is this?"

After not seeing each other for a few days, Turner, who had been burdened, had obviously grown up a lot. At least when he saw Hao Qiang, he put away his words very well and smiled politely but not awkwardly.

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

Through Turner's cover, he clearly saw the mercenaries rushing out of the exchange, and their faces were almost the same

Shock!

As expected, these mercenaries who came for nothing were indeed infiltrated, and they became someone else's people inside and out.

"Hey, Turner, this is not a place to talk, let's go in"

"This is the shopkeeper I invited back from outside at a high price. The future business of our store depends on his performance!"

When I heard the high price, please come back, shopkeeper, three key words.

Turner was obviously stunned, but after seeing Su Mo's eyes and looking at the heads sticking out from other shops.

He stopped his doubts and walked in.

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

Unlike the poorness before leaving, the pawnshop now has completely replaced the wooden cabinets with newly pawned jade.

With the light reflected by the jade, the whole house seems to be a bit more noble and looks like jewels.

"After you left, the top ten exchanges sent people to help us and renovated the whole yard for free."

"Not only that, they renovated the inside!"

Spreading his hands helplessly, Turner was obviously over the surprise period for this unexpected surprise.

Following his lead, the three of them walked through the outer hall and came to the center of the courtyard.

In the past, this place was overgrown with weeds, and gravel and some garbage were scattered on the ground, looking unkempt.

Now, with the renovation, the desolate and dilapidated appearance has disappeared, and a small garden with exquisite shapes is located in it.

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

From the walls, to the floor tiles, to the beds, cabinets, and other places that can be replaced, they have basically been replaced with undoubtedly high standards!

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

"House, have you checked it?"

"Inspected, no problem!"

Looking at Su Mo who was looking in the window, Turner said this, but his hand pointed to the room in the middle.

"Hmm?"

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

Seeing that Su Mo did not avoid Hao Qiang behind him, Turner did not care, pushed open the door of the right room and walked in.

In the closet in the house, there was still charcoal fire that had not burned out, emitting a roaring warmth.

On the table, there were still several plates of exquisite pastries, emitting an enticing aroma.

After using the system to identify that there was no problem, Su Mo picked up a plate of pastries and jumped onto the bed, sat cross-legged and started eating.

"No need to avoid suspicion, this is one of us, just say it directly!"

"Okay!"

Also sat on the bed, opened the curtains to confirm that no one was standing at the door, and then Turner opened the conversation.

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

"No doubt, they were indeed bribed!"

Turner was stunned: "Ah?"

"Do you know how Alex died?"

Turner: "Huh?"

"I killed him!"

After handing the remaining pastries to Hao Qiang beside the bed, he took a big gulp of the water on the table.

Su Mo twisted his slightly stiff neck and told the truth in a very calm manner.

"After I left the city, these mercenaries told Alec about me. Then, using this information, Alec chased me."

"Then I killed him~"

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

Unlike Turner's guess, after seeing the expressions of the mercenaries, Su Mo sentenced these people to death in his heart.

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

Even if Su Mo does not have clear evidence that these people betrayed him, he can still decide their life and death.

Of course, these mercenaries were mentally prepared when they decided to betray their master.

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

According to common sense, their choice was not wrong. It is indeed the same as killing a chicken for a fourth-level combat profession to kill a third-level auxiliary profession.

But unfortunately, luck did not favor them.

If you bet wrong, you have to pay the price.

"I'll recruit some new mercenaries tomorrow. Kill all these people!"

"Okay!"

Surrounding him were all the enemy's confidants.

Looking at the undisguised killing intent in Su Mo's eyes, Turner nodded fiercely, obviously also angry.

"What about the top ten exchanges?"

"They, in recent days, have not made any other moves except helping us repair the shop, and I heard that there seems to be friction between the guards and the top ten exchanges, and it's quite stalemate."

"The day before yesterday, the Demon Realm Exchange directly reduced the share of weapons and equipment provided to the guards by 30%. As a result, their shopkeeper was taken to the high wall that day, and he didn't come back until last night!"

"According to the guards, he was assassinated by the people of the Empire of Light!"

Su Mo could accept it with a normal mind after giving a reason that even a fool would not believe, but Hao Qiang, who was sitting next to him, couldn't help it and spit out the cake in his mouth with a puff.

After drinking several sips of water, he finally recovered and said repeatedly:

"Ahem, ahem, aren't they breaking the rules of the game by doing this?"

"Just reducing the supply by 30%, they are going to kill them, this is too much, who dares to do business with them?"

It is different from the business war in the simulation sandbox.

When Hao Qiang heard that he was killed with such an excuse just because the supply was reduced, his head suddenly became big.

However, Turner, who was sitting opposite him, just shook his head gently and said in the same puzzled way:

"It's strange to say, I don't know if they have reached any agreement. Anyway, the supply of Demon Realm has returned to normal yesterday"

"Even their shopkeeper has been replaced by a new one. Speaking of which, this cake is a gift from the new shopkeeper!"

"By the way, no one from the top ten exchanges has come out to resist. Except for the rumors that we are in a very bad mood in private, on the surface, there is no difference from the previous harmony"

After saying this, the two of them skillfully cast their eyes on Su Mo at the same time, with full curiosity in their eyes.

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

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

"Wait, are you saying that the rumors are very tense in private? Who spread it? Where did you hear it from?"

Instead of directly answering the two people's questions, Su Mo asked a new question from another angle.

Turner, who was sitting at the head of the bed, was stunned, and then said honestly: "It was the two guards who helped us stand guard and maintain order yesterday who said it."

"Did they also help us maintain it yesterday?"

"Yes!"

"Did the exchange help us repair the yard first, or did the guards kill people first?"

"The yard was repaired first!"

Turner scratched the back of his head with a little confusion, and didn't understand what Su Mo meant by asking these questions.

But Hao Qiang, who was sitting on the other side, reacted all of a sudden, with a look of sudden enlightenment in his eyes.

"Boss Suo, is this the guard using the Demon Domain owner to hit us?"

"In a sense, it may be, but I didn't expect that we can actually stand at this balance point now!"

Before leaving, Su Mo did not make his position clear, thinking of using the strategy of delaying to see the situation.

But no one expected that this delay would actually produce some results.

The top ten exchanges announced that Xinhuo Exchange had joined their camp by renovating the courtyard.

Then, after seeing that the guards did not respond, they put pressure on the Demon Realm Exchange by reducing their arms holdings.

The guards were also fierce and killed the people directly, demonstrating their sovereignty with force.

By the way, they warned everyone 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 Su Mo once wanted to find has now been completely and perfectly achieved.

But unfortunately, this balance point is indeed a dilemma.

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