Chapter 87: Asha City
The first thing Xu Lei wants to realize his ideal of creating hegemony was a bit tacky but had to solve - money.
He would never spend a lot of time saving money now. His time is very precious, so he thought of a person, Hawking, who was full of aristocratic temperament and lived in Yasha City. Although he had only met him once, he had a sense of respect and trust in him since he first met Xu Lei. Xu Lei absolutely believed that he would definitely have the ability to help him. As for whether he was willing to help, he had to try it out to know that being afraid of wolves in front and tigers in the back was not the way to weave interpersonal relationships. In this regard, it was more suitable for a science called thick black science that Xu Lei knew in his previous life.
When Xu Lei revealed the incident of his relationship with Hawking, Ling Qingyi did not object to Xu Lei's somewhat thick-skinned approach, and said something similar to the theory of Thick Black Learning. This made Xu Lei admire him for his five-body style. You must know that in this world, there is no book Thick Black Learning, and it seems that the truth always applies to any world and space.
Although Qianling Kingdom is a very small country with a lot of hair, it still takes a long time to leave this country from the capital, and Yasha City is located not far from the boundary of Qianling Kingdom.
Yasha City is just a city, not a country, but this city exists independently and does not fall under the jurisdiction of any country.
Xu Lei had always had some questions about how such an independent city could exist independently without being coveted by other countries. The only explanation is that this city is probably a place similar to Yinluo Town that makes nearby countries disdainful of it.
However, Xu Lei once again made a mistake in his guess.
Not only is it not poor, it can also be described as rich. The terrain here is not as dangerous as a man who can pass by thousands of people. Instead, it is wide and pleasant to see the scenery on all sides.
Such a rich and terrain is easy to attack and difficult to defend, and it can exist independently without being too involved in it. It seems that there is only one explanation left. There must be a large number of troops guarding this place with extremely strong combat power.
But after entering the city, Xu Lei found himself wrong again. He had been walking several streets since he entered the city. Except for a few soldiers wearing armor near the city gate, he could not even see the shadow of a soldier on the street, and was full of bustling civilians.
This time, even Ling Qingyi, as smart as she saw no clues, and a hint of astonishment appeared on her face.
"Do you think there is something wrong here?" Ling Qingyi asked while looking at the lively shops on both sides of the street.
"It seems something is wrong here." Xu Lei said what he thought: "Since we walked into the city gate, we have not seen anyone who looks like half a sergeant until now. This is very rare in any city in any country, and it is an independent city with easy to attack and difficult to defend, which is even more strange."
"I'm not talking about this." Ling Qingyi turned her head and looked at Xu Lei and said lightly, "Do you think there are any differences between the people here?"
Xu Lei then realized from his thoughts, paid attention to the bustling people around him and observed for a while, and then said with some confusion: "They seem to be very happy!"
Ling Qingyi nodded, "Yes, from the moment we entered the city, everyone I have seen, including the soldiers at the gate of the city, look happy and joyful. It can be seen that they are from the heart. They must like this place and their current life very much."
"If it were me, I would also like it here." Xu Lei looked around at this independent city full of happiness. There was no trace of garbage on the straight streets, which was so clean that it made people feel clear. There was no patrol team to maintain order and public order on the street. However, the people and carriages here were more observant of order and rules than people in any place. The lively market and people's smiling faces would definitely make people naturally forget their worries and unhappiness.
What surprised Xu Lei the most was that the people here looked almost exactly the same dress and demeanor. It seemed that there was no distinction between high and low status and low status and rich and poor. Such a country and such cities usually only exist in their ideals. As long as there are people living there, there will definitely be obvious differences, but there is no here.
"I'm becoming more and more interested in the city lord Hawking, who I've only heard of before. It's hard to imagine how he did it all!"
In Xu Lei's impression, Ling Qingyi rarely praised others, but this time she not only praised her with great stinginess, but also had a little admiration in her words.
Although Xu Lei admired the city lord named Hawking even more than Ling Qingyi, he cared more about when Ling Qingyi would praise him like this.
"One day I will surpass him!" Xu Lei said seriously at Ling Qingyi with a serious look on his face.
Looking at Xu Lei's appearance, Ling Qingyi couldn't help but burst out laughing, "Are you jealous?"
Xu Lei blushed and hurriedly said, "No, I just think I will do this one day, and it will be better than this!"
"You mean, I'm not jealous of admiring you for other men?" Ling Qingyi's expression was a little playful.
"Ah!" Xu Lei was caught off guard and never expected Ling Qingyi to say such words. He hurriedly said: "Eat...you must eat..."
"What a petty person!" Ling Qingyi pretended to be angry.
"Ah! I'm not jealous at all if I don't eat."
"Then what you mean is that you don't care about my opinion of other men at all?" Ling Qingyi refused to give in.
"Why don't you care?" Xu Lei said quickly.
"Then are you jealous or not?" Ling Qingyi held back and didn't laugh, her face still looked like a vulgar and unpredictable.
"I'll eat... I won't eat..." Xu Lei really didn't know how to answer, and his old face turned red.
Looking at a face that was redder than a tomato and that nervous look, Ling Qingyi finally couldn't help laughing, "I think you are like an idiot. Let's find a place to eat first, and then find out the residence of Lord Hawking."
Xu Lei's heart finally fell back. He cared about Ling Qingyi's opinion of him even if it was a slightest. He cared about Ling Qingyi's view of himself as a slim man, and also about her thinking that he didn't care about her.
If you want to inquire about things in a strange place, teahouses and restaurants are undoubtedly the best places. There are a large flow of people here. The shops and waiters here are reading countless people every day and have heard of all kinds of strange and strange things. It is undoubtedly the best choice to find out the news and find them.
However, when you are hungry, you eat while asking for what you want to know. That is life.
On the day of graduation, Nalan didn't lose the iron rooster that prepared 10,000 gold coins for each of them for the first time. Although it was also a very high interest rate loan, Xu Lei could at least be considered a rich man now.
So you can't be stingy when you invite your sweetheart to dinner in Yasha City. Xu Lei ordered a large table of dishes in one breath, and then generously threw it to the waiter for a copper coin as a consumption, and said generously, "You're welcome, tip!"
Ling Qingyi did not show any objection to Xu Lei's extravagant behavior. She understood Xu Lei's intentions and felt a little warm and joyful about Xu Lei's behavior, but of course it was not shown on her face.
"You eat this, it's so delicious!" Xu Lei did not forget to pick up Ling Qingyi's food with chopsticks after chopsticks, regardless of whether Ling Qingyi could eat or not. As long as he thought it was delicious, he would pick up Ling Qingyi's food.
Ling Qingyi looked at the various dishes piled up in the bowl like a tower and couldn't help but smile bitterly. She never pretended to behave and would not aggrieved her belly for pretending to be elegant, but she was always a girl, and how could she compare her appetite with the animal in front of her?
"If you don't have enough, order whatever you want. Don't be polite to me!" Xu Lei finally came to an end. He put his hands on his greasy lips without caring about his image. Seeing Ling Qingyi's strange expression, he asked in confusion: "Hey, why don't you eat? Isn't it unpleasant to your appetite? Why would I order you a few more dishes?"
"No need!" Ling Qingyi quickly stopped Xu Lei, looking at the dishes piled up in the bowl and Xu Lei's expectant look, he couldn't bear to disturb his interest, so he simply bit his teeth, "The food is delicious, but... you may have to wait a little while, I'm used to eating slowly..."
While waiting for Ling Qingyi to "eat slowly", Xu Lei felt that letting her eat alone seemed a little lonely. With the recommendation of the waiter, he ordered a few special dishes. While he was praising the food in Ling Qingyi's evening.
Seeing the "vegetable tower" that had finally been eliminated by himself, Ling Qingyi was in tears. Seeing that the animal was still adding bricks and tiles to him at night, he quickly diverted his attention, "By the way, we just want to eat and forgot to find out the news."
Xu Lei stuffed a mouthful of dishes and said in a hurry: "Don't worry, don't worry, it's still early to eat after you're full. You can try this, it's very delicious!" As he said that, he picked up a piece of roast goose into Ling Qingyi's bowl.
"I think it's better to inquire earlier." Ling Qingyi finally couldn't help it, and then returned to her expression as if it was the same as Gujing's previous unfavorable tone. Her tone was undeniable.
"Okay." Xu Lei finally put down his chopsticks, obeyed Ling Qingyi's tone, wiped and called the waiter, "Take this, tip, ask you something." Xu Lei said as he found a copper coin from his pocket and handed it over generously.
"Uh... Please tell me objectively. As long as the young one knows, you will not hide it." The waiter hesitated for a while, and politely took the copper coins handed over by Xu Lei. He had seen many customers who gave tips, but this was the first time he had encountered a customer who gave tips to a copper coins.
"Well, your city lords of Yasha City..."
Woo--Woo--
As soon as Xu Lei was halfway through his speech, a harsh sound of ox horns suddenly came. Xu Lei is not unfamiliar with this sound, because ox horns are usually used to send commands in the army, and use different lengths of horns to represent various meanings such as gathering and getting up.
And this continuous and rapid trumpet represents an enemy attack!
The whole restaurant was eating suddenly stood up from the seat, but no one was in a panic. The shopkeeper and several waiters rushed to the back hall and pushed out several trolleys covered with tarpaulin.
The waiter who was talking just now pulled the oil-branch open, and there were neatly tidy weapons with sharp shiny weapons!
The shopkeeper took the lead in dragging out a machete from inside, and several waiters also took weapons, and diners also took weapons from inside in an orderly but very quickly and rushed out of the door.
"Enemy attacks, defend the city!"
Xu Lei finally knew why there was no soldier here, because this Yasha City was clearly everyone was a soldier!
Chapter completed!