Chapter 380 Strangers in Jin Guangcheng

"Jin Guangcheng! Here I come! I hope you don't let me down!"

The full moon hung high in the sky. A young man in his early twenties, dressed in strong clothes and with a longbow slung across his shoulder, stood on the top of the mountain and watched the brightly lit Jinguang City.

Jinguang City is the place where the Carlo Empire is rich in gold mines, and it is also the economic lifeline of the Carlo Empire. The city lord of Jinguang City is Zhao Shouquan, who is in the same family as Zhao Tianlong. If we want to talk about it, he is Zhao Tianlong's uncle in terms of seniority, but he is a few years younger than Zhao Tianlong.

The reason why Zhao Shouquan will become the city lord of Jinguang City, the lifeline of the empire, is mainly because he is cowardly, has no desire for power, and is honest and honest. Mr. Zhao Tianlong is very relieved to hand over Jinguang City to him.

However, it is precisely because of Zhao Shouquan's character that he, as the city lord, has been emptied a little bit. In the end, the actual controller of Jin Guangcheng has become the deputy city lord Hou Guangzu.

In fact, there was another person who was the deputy city lord of Jin Guangcheng, but he was later removed from his position because his family members were implicated in committing crimes. In the end, the entire family was sent out of Jinguang City, and the family property was confiscated. The rest of the family died and fled, and they were never allowed to step into Jinguang City.

In this way, Hou Guangzu was the only one left among the two deputy city lords. The appointment of the deputy city lord required Zhao Shouquan's petition. But for some unknown reason, Zhao Shouquan never seemed to have any intention of appointing another deputy city lord.

It was precisely because no one restrained Hou Guangzu that Hou Guangzu became more and more arrogant. He not only had high-level fighters under him, but also many powerful magicians. He was always in the limelight in Jinguang City. The people of Jinguang City may not know the city lord Zhao Shouquan, but they will definitely not know the deputy city lord Hou Guangzu.

However, Hou Guangzu was very tactful, at least when facing Zhao Shouquan, he never acted domineeringly and acted respectfully. He also treats his subordinates with care and concern. When dealing with Jinguang City's city guards, they will respond to their requests, but as long as they can meet their requests, they will be absolutely unambiguous.

Jinguang City is famous for its gold mines, and there are many mines around it, so miners are naturally indispensable. Although this is a gold-producing city, the life of the local miners is very hard. After a hard day's work, they can provide food and clothing for the family three meals a day.

Even so, many locals are scrambling to work in the mines because they can sneak out some gold. As long as some benefits are often given to those who check, and if the entrainment is not obvious, those people will turn a blind eye and close their eyes.

There may not be many gold mines entrained at one time, but it cannot stand the accumulation of time. Moreover, there are special people who will secretly collect these gold mines. The better the quality, the higher the price, so the miners often carry high-quality gold mines.

In fact, most of the miners are prisoners in Jinguang City or nearby cities.

Their treatment is poor, and their labor must be accompanied by heavy shackles. Many prisoners may have been sent to work in the mines just because of petty theft, and many of them never came back.

Some powerful fighters and magicians will be put on slave collars. The slave collar will not affect the strength of the user, and it will make the user obedient and do not dare to resist at all. Otherwise, it will be regarded as a slave collar. Users can easily dispose of them in far away places.

There is no such thing as a curfew in Jinguang City, and the city gates are still wide open at night. Although it was almost midnight, Jinguang City was still brightly lit, and the road was bustling with people.

No matter what business they do, the street vendors on the side of the road are orderly and there is no sense of chaos.

Some men with strong physiques and fierce faces were chatting together, drinking wine and eating fried vegetables and barbecue with smiles on their faces. If you just saw this scene, no one would think that there was something wrong here, and everything was harmonious.

When the well-dressed young man walked to a booth and sat down, the surrounding atmosphere became more delicate. The people who were eating, drinking and joking just now all looked at him vigilantly.

The young man frowned and ignored them at all, but he was already secretly vigilant. He doesn't want to take the initiative to cause trouble, but if others take the initiative to make trouble, he will not hold back.

"Little brother, it looks very unfamiliar! This is your first time in Jinguang City? What are you doing here? Gold is everywhere here!" A strong man walked over with a huge wooden wine glass in his hand. , sat down beside the young man.

The young man frowned and didn't say anything. The brawny man smelled of alcohol, which made him frowned in dissatisfaction.

The brawny man didn't seem to notice the young people's disgust at all. After looking around, he whispered mysteriously, "Little brother, do you want to make a fortune? Follow my brother, and I promise you will make a lot of money!"

The young man looked at the shabby man in shabby clothes, and sneered in his heart. Even if you want to cheat money, you should dress decently! I am almost dressed as a beggar, and then tell others that they can make a fortune by following me. Could it be that I go begging along the street?

"Little brother, don't look at the shabby clothes I'm wearing now, it's because I spent all my money wisely. As long as you hang out with me, I'm sure you'll be successful." The brawny man belched and patted his chest to promise.

"Sorry, I'm not interested." After the young man finished speaking, he ignored the strong man.

The brawny man started chattering again, but when he found that the young man was not only indifferent to his words, but also ignored him at all, the brawny man felt so angry that he slapped the table and stood up abruptly.

"You don't want to eat a toast, do you?" The strong man glared at the young man viciously, as if he would fight if he disagreed with him.

"Hehe! Isn't this the gambling king! Why are you so angry? What are you doing?" A joking voice came over.

The burly man's distorted face suddenly stretched out, smiling like a blooming chrysanthemum.

"Ah! Isn't this Master Xiao! Why are you so free today?"

"Gambling King, you'd better give me peace of mind! If you're not honest, be careful and I'll send you to the mine to play for two days. The mine is short of people these days!" Master Xiao staggered to the casino. Beside the king, he slapped the gambling king's shoulder with the whip in his hand and snorted coldly.

"Master Xiao, you have a lot of people, so don't think about me for such a good thing! You don't know! Last time I went to the mine to work for a day, I almost threw away the two hundred catties!" The gambling king nodded and bowed with a smile.

"Well..." Mr. Xiao folded his hands in front of his chest, looking very embarrassed.

"Master Xiao, don't worry, I'm going to see you today, no, I'll go see you soon! I've been a little slow lately, and I'm trying to figure out a way!" The gambling king said with a smile.

"Hmph, you can figure it out yourself! Who is this person? Why does he look so unfamiliar?" Mr. Xiao glanced at the young man and asked suspiciously.

"I do not……"

"I'm the gambling king's uncle." The gambling king was about to say that he didn't know him, but the young man snatched his talking head away, smiled at Mr. Xiao, and at the same time showed the gambling king his bulging purse. glanced.

"Gulu." The gambling king couldn't help swallowing a mouthful of saliva. Just from the outside, he knew that the money bag was definitely not a small amount, and it was full of gold and silver coins.

"Uncle?" Lord Xiao frowned, looking at the gambling king suspiciously.

"Uh... yes, yes! Don't look at my age, but I am a young person at home. He is my distant cousin. We haven't seen each other for a long time. Recently, he just happened to come to see me when he has nothing to do." Gambling King Hastily argued.

"Tell you this... Uncle, there are those precautions in Jinguang City. If something goes wrong, I will peel off your skin!" Although Master Xiao was talking to the gambling king, he didn't even look at him, but stared at him. The eyes of youth.

"Lord Xiao, don't worry, I will definitely not let my uncle do anything out of line." The gambling king said sincerely.

"It's best not to! Don't forget what you said!" Master Xiao looked at the young man, then at the gambling king, and walked away with three steps.

"You're crazy! Why do you say it's my uncle!" After seeing Lord Xiao disappear, the gambling king let out a sigh of relief. Immediately afterwards, he looked at the young man with a ferocious face, and lowered his voice and roared.

"Because I don't want you to make money too easily." The young man patted the money bag on his waist and said with a sneer.

"Uh...then how much are you going to give me?" Hearing the thud of the coins in the purse, the gambling king immediately showed a flattering smile.

"I'll ask you to answer. If I'm satisfied, your benefits will be indispensable." The young man took out a gold coin and waved it in front of the gambling king.

"You are asking the right person. There is nothing I don't know about Jin Guangcheng. From the private life of the high-ranking nobles to the little widow stealing men, I can tell you anything you want to know." After seeing the gold coins, the gambling king said, The eyes are shining, and the mouth is full of stars.

"I'm not interested in those, tell me why you are called the gambling king." The young man grinned, wishing to give the gambling king a mouth.

"This..." The gambling king rubbed his hands, feeling a little embarrassed.

"Hmph! If you don't want to talk about it, forget it." The young man naturally dismissed the title of gambling king, it was just an appetizer. With a cold snort, he flipped his hands and put away the gold coins.

"Don't...don't! Actually, it's nothing. My surname is Wang, and I'm naturally good at gambling, but I always lose, so everyone calls me the gambling king and makes fun of me." The gambling king sighed, and he was willing to go all out.

The young man shrugged his shoulders, and casually threw a silver coin over.

"It's not a gold coin!" The gambling king muttered dissatisfiedly after receiving the silver coin.

"If you don't want it, bring it back to me." The young man's voice was a little cold.

"Yes, yes!" The gambling king hurriedly put the silver coins into his pocket.