With the scud who even had to give up the horse, Gerald caught up with the moving business group in less than half an hour.

When he threw the bodies of the two leaders of the Orc Wolf Knights onto the truck and told everyone about the identities of the two Orcs, the entire business group was in a state of excitement.

The merchants who were surprised and carefully checked the two bodies and determined their identities from some details. Some people took out the copied reward order and compared the portraits on the reward order.

There is no doubt that these two orcs with dirty and ugly appearances have led a large group of bandits to ravage the four northwest towns over the years, attacking villages and merchants, and the brutal and cunning criminal group leaders!

Orc Wolf Knights, it's over!

The merchants cheered and formed a circle of thanks to Gerald. After the thanks, they also raised a considerable amount of money as a reward.

Sui Xiong certainly didn't plan to accept the money. In his opinion, the orcs actually dared to come to form a group to ambush him. It was natural to kill them and kill them directly to destroy them. Why do merchants have to pay for themselves? Even if they want to collect money, they should go to the town and go to the adventure guild to get a bounty.

But this time it was his turn to be convinced. Gerald told him that after the bandits were eliminated, the merchants would give rewards, which was natural in a civilized society. If they did not charge money, it would make these merchants unhappy.

Since that's the case, Sui Xiong is not a stubborn and old-fashioned person, so of course he would not refuse this legitimate income.

The benefits of destroying the Orc Wolf Knight Group are far more than these. A lot of valuable spoils were found from the two corpses. Because both of them were scared to death, the things on their bodies were basically not damaged. The magic leather armor and magic scimitar of the "Blood Hand" alone were worth the monthly income of an ordinary merchant.

Not to mention there are other things. For example, the two orcs each have a space bag. The one in the "Blood Hand" is empty, and there is nothing else except some money and potions. I think the main income is replaced by various equipment to improve their combat effectiveness as much as possible. But the old shaman's space bag is very rich, with more than a thousand gold coins alone, various gems, advanced potions and scrolls, which add up to several times more.

The wealth in these two space bags, the equipment on the two orc leaders, and the rewards under their names, according to Lao Sauss' estimate, the total number of which can be easily discounted is probably more than 20,000 gold coins!

Twenty thousand gold coins! When he heard this number, Gerald was completely confused.

What does this number mean? The main income of the villagers in Baiyezi Village comes from logging wood, charcoal and planting golden vines - a crop with poor taste, but it can fight negative energy and is the staple food for civilians in the Ashes Forest. On average, a family can save about three or five to six or seven gold coins for a year. Among them, the Sleepless Church will collect at least 70% as taxes, and the remaining one is usually only one or two.

"Wait, at least 70% of the tax? This is too cruel!" Sui Xiong couldn't help but exclaim when he heard this, "Shouldn't this kind of cheating betrayal!"

"Your Majesty, this tax is very light," Gerald explained in surprise. "The church's tax is based on the fact that the farmers have retained their rations. In other words, it is a tax on the 'Yucai'. In contrast, when the noble lords collect taxes, regardless of whether the farmers have money or not, that is really a heavy tax."

Only then did Sui Xiong realize that he had made a mistake. In fact, you can understand after thinking about it a little. If you can't guarantee the basic living needs, who would be willing to live in a ghost place where skeletons appear at night!

This is just as stated in "The Snake Catcher": Although poisonous snakes are dangerous, it is better to catch snakes than tying taxes and various servants!

"No matter which world, it's a harsh ruler than a tiger!" He sighed secretly and sighed deeply.

Gerald naturally didn't know Sui Xiong's thoughts and continued: "The entire Baiyezi Village can save about 200 gold coins a year. Twenty thousand gold coins is equivalent to the tax revenue of this village for a hundred years. Or from another perspective, when I was an adventurer, the entire team only saved about 1,000 gold coins a year, and our team is already a very powerful adventurer."

"Your Majesty, you think that expelling the evil dragon is only five thousand gold coins, chasing a criminal who kills a noble only one thousand gold coins, and destroying the famous bandits of the Orc Wolf Knight Group is only two thousand gold coins. You can imagine how many 20,000 gold coins are there!"

Sui Xiong nodded slightly, and finally had a clear impression of the value of these 20,000 gold coins.

"With this money, we can build a temple - Your Majesty. I suggest that we also develop a village, so that we can monopolize the faith of a village. Although not much, we win in a safe way and there will be no risks. After the village settles in two years, we can continue to develop new villages. After opening a few more villages, we can build a town..." Gerald thought further and further, "In this way, as long as one or two hundred years pass, there will be several towns, more than a dozen villages, and at least tens of thousands of people with a stable belief."

Sui Xiong refused to comment. In his opinion, Gerald was really thinking too far. Even the Chinese who often talked about the "century-year plan" was actually just a talk. Who would make a plan that lasted 100 or 200 years at once, and seemed to be planning to implement it seriously?

But after thinking about it, he understood the reason again.

Both him and Gerald, in theory, are immortal. Whether it is a hundred years or two hundred years, for them, it is nothing more than a few more cold and heat, watching the leaves grow and fall, and to the villagers' livelihood, old age, sickness and death.

The word "eternal life" is not a fantasy in this world, but a real reality.

"Your Majesty, what do you think of this plan?" Gerald asked.

Sui Xiong laughed dryly and said vaguely: "Don't worry, wait until I know more about this world."

"Okay, the wisdom of the gods is far beyond the reach of ordinary people. Maybe you will soon have better plans to improve your belief system faster." The loyal Gerald nodded repeatedly, "But I think it is still safe to build a few villages with exclusive faith..."

Their conversation was completed with thoughts. When Old South next to him saw Gerald standing motionless, he seemed to be thinking about something, he couldn't help but remind: "Brother White, this matter is not over yet, and there is still a big income waiting for you!"

He really helped Sui Xiong, so the topic immediately shifted from building a village to generating income.

"Generally speaking, the bosses of these bandit gangs will have a secret treasure hiding place to make a comeback in the future when they are unlucky, or to retire from this industry and retire. The Orc Wolf Knights have been rampant in the four northwest towns for five or six years. Their leader, "Blood Hand", must also have their own treasure hiding place." Laoss said, "If you can find that place, you will definitely have a lot of money!"

Speaking of "a large sum of money", Old South's face shone with a strange light, and the eyes, which were originally a little dim because of their age, also brightened again, and were so bright that they were a little dazzling.

Sui Xiong now understood why he named his caravan "Lucky Gold Coins".

This old man is simply a money-lover!

"How much will it cost?" Palin asked curiously.

"At least 10,000 gold coins!" Lao Souss said firmly, making Sui Xiong curious how he came to this conclusion.

Palin obviously had no great desire for money, or had experienced the baptism of treasures worth 20,000 gold coins. He was no longer so surprised by ten thousand gold coins. He nodded casually, returned to the bonfire and studied his magic book.

Gerald nodded, "Sounds good, I'll try to find this treasure."

"If you find it, you must bring me a souvenir! At least a complete gold coin!" Lao Sanss whispered but firmly emphasized, "This is an intelligence fee. Although we have a good relationship, the rules cannot be destroyed!"

A gold coin?!

Sui Xiong was amused and crying. He could see that Old South was not joking, but he said this seriously, but he could not understand the old man's ideas at all.

The humans in this world have a strange way of thinking!

However, Gerald was obviously able to keep up with Old South's weird ideas well. He agreed very seriously and said that he would definitely choose the most special souvenir for Old South and give it to him personally.

Old South was very satisfied and left with a smile.

"Gerard, what do you mean? Souvenirs or something are very important?" Sui Xiong couldn't help asking.

"Your Majesty, this is a tradition among adventurers." Gerald knew that his god knew very little about the human world and explained to him patiently, "Adventurers often get some clues about treasures or other valuable things, but for various reasons, they have no chance to verify many clues until they are old. So if they meet younger generations with similar personalities, they will entrust the clues that they have not had time to verify. And if the other party verifies these clues, no matter how much they get, they must give them a little to their predecessors as a memory. This is a respect for tradition and an inheritance of the culture passed down from generation to generation."

I see!

Sui Xiong suddenly realized and suddenly felt that Lao Soss's slightly hunched body became taller.

The elderly adventurers entrust their experiences and dreams to the younger generations, and then when they succeed, they bring them a souvenir so that they who have no power to take risks can also share the joy of success, proving that their past pursuit is not in vain... This love for adventure and this spirit of passing on the torch is really touching!

This is like the former e-sports strongman. Although he retired and his level was so low that he was beaten by amateur players, he still loved games, retreated and insisted on fighting in the commentary position. Even if he changed from a strong man to a weak man, he should use crosstalk to guide the audience to love games and share happiness with everyone. Even if he became a joke and was called a comedian, he would have no regrets...

Although the world is different, the inner spirit is ultimately the same!

"Old South, after you die, I will definitely help you reshape your body and resurrect it. At that time, I will be a super strong body for you. Even if your legs are short, it doesn't matter. I will ensure that you will not buy anything like the knife and gun, fire, fire, electric shock, and freeze. Even if you roll your face into a trap, you can break through various obstacles and continue your unforgettable adventure!"

The touched giant jellyfish scratched her chin with tentacles in the underground cave and smiled with relief, not feeling that something was wrong with her thinking...
Chapter completed!