If Xu Lei wants to realize his ideal of creating a hegemony, the first thing before him is a somewhat tacky, but the most important thing that he has to solve - money.
He would never spend a lot of time saving up a sum of money now. His time was very precious, so he thought of a person, Hawking, who was full of aristocratic temperament and lived in Yasha City, although he only met him once.
, but since the first time I met Xu Lei, I had a kind of respect and trust in him.
Ren Gan, Xu Lei absolutely believes that he must have the ability to help him. As for whether he is willing to help, you have to try to know. After all, fearing the wolf in the front and the tiger in the back is not the way to weave interpersonal relationships. It is more suitable in this regard.
There is a science called thick black science that Xu Lei had learned about in his previous life.
When Xu Lei told the story of his one-time relationship with Hawking, Ling Qingyi did not object to Xu Lei's somewhat shameless approach and said something similar to the thick-skinned approach, which made Xu Lei
I admire you so much. You must know that there is no book like Houheixue published in this world. It seems that the truth is always applicable to any world and space.
Although Qianling Kingdom is a very small country with a huge number of people, it still takes a long time to travel from the capital to leave this country, 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 doubts about how such an independent city could exist independently without being coveted by other countries. The only explanation was that this city was probably a place similar to Yinluo Town that nearby countries did not even bother to touch.
However, Xu Lei's guess was wrong again.
Not only is this place not poor, but it can definitely be described as rich. The terrain here is not so dangerous that one man can't pass it, but the scenery is open and pleasant in all directions.
For such a fertile and easy-to-defend place to be able to exist independently without being overly touched by him, it seems that there is only one explanation left. It must be guarded by a large and extremely powerful army.
But after entering the city, Xu Lei once again found that he was wrong again. He had turned several streets since entering the city. Except for a few armored sergeants near the city gate, there was not even a shadow of a soldier on the street.
, all bustling with civilians.
This time, even the clever Ling Qingyi didn't see any clues, with a slight look of astonishment on his face.
"Do you think there's anything wrong here?" Ling Qingyi asked while looking at the busy shops on both sides of the street.
"There seems to be something wrong here." Xu Lei said what he was thinking: "From the time we walked into the city gate, until now we haven't even seen anyone who looks like a sergeant. This is unprecedented in any country.
Any city in the city is very rare, and it is an independent city with rich terrain that is easy to attack but difficult to defend, which is even more strange."
"That's not what I'm talking about." Ling Qingyi turned her head, looked at Xu Lei and said lightly, "Do you feel that the people here are any different?"
Only then did Xu Lei react from his thoughts. He noticed the bustling people around him for a while, and then said with some confusion: "They seem to be very happy!"
Ling Qingyi nodded, "Yes, from the time we entered the city until now, everyone I saw, including the soldiers at the city gate, looked happy and joyful. It can be seen that they came from the bottom of their hearts.
, they must like it here and their current life."
"If it were me, I would also like it here." Xu Lei looked around at this independent city that is full of happiness. There is no trace of garbage in the straight streets. It is so clean that it makes people feel clear.
There are no patrols to maintain order and security, but the people, carriages and horses here must abide by order and rules better than anywhere else. Being in the lively market and people's smiling faces will definitely make people feel natural.
Forget about troubles and unhappiness.
What surprised Xu Lei the most was that the people here looked almost exactly the same in dress and demeanor. It seemed that there was no distinction between high and low status and rich and poor. Such a country and such a city usually only existed in ideals. As long as
There must be obvious differences wherever there are people living in them, but not here.
"I am becoming more and more interested in the city lord Hawking whom I have only heard of before. I can't imagine how he did all this!"
In Xu Lei's impression, Ling Qingyi rarely praised others, but this time she not only praised generously, but also had a little admiration in her words.
Although Xu Lei admired the city lord named Huo Jin more than Ling Qingyi, what he was more concerned about at this time was when Ling Qingyi would be able to praise him like this.
"One day I will surpass him!" Xu Lei looked at Ling Qingyi and said seriously with a serious face.
Looking at Xu Lei's appearance, Ling Qingyi couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Are you jealous?"
Xu Lei blushed and said quickly: "No, I just think I will do this one day, and I will do better than this!"
"You mean, I'm not jealous at all when other men worship you?" Ling Qingyi's expression was a little playful.
"Ah!" Xu Lei was caught off guard. He never expected that Ling Qingyi would say such words, and said in a panic: "Eat... I must eat..."
"What a narrow-minded person!" Ling Qingyi pretended to be angry.
"Ah! If you don't eat it, I won't be jealous at all."
"Then you mean you don't care at all what I think of other men?" Ling Qingyi said reluctantly.
"You care, why don't you care!" Xu Lei said quickly.
"Then are you jealous or not?" Ling Qingyi tried not to laugh, her face still looked as calm as ever.
"I eat... don't eat..." Xu Lei really didn't know how to answer, and his old face turned red from holding back.
Looking at a face that was redder than a tomato and a nervous look, Ling Qingyi finally couldn't help but laugh out loud, "I think you look like an idiot. Let's find a place to eat first, and ask about City Master Huo Jin's life by the way."
residence."
Xu Lei's hanging heart finally dropped again. He cared about Ling Qingyi's opinion of him even slightly. He cared that Ling Qingyi thought of him as a narrow-minded man, and he also cared that she thought 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 is a large flow of people here. The shopkeepers and waiters who work here visit countless people every day and hear all kinds of strange things.
Looking for information from them is undoubtedly the best choice.
But when you are hungry, eating while asking about things you want to know is called life.
On the day of graduation, Nalan Busha's iron rooster actually prepared 10,000 gold coins for each of them for the first time. Although it was a loan shark with a scary high interest rate, Xu Lei could at least be considered a small rich man with 10,000 gold coins.
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Therefore, you should not be stingy when treating your sweetheart to a meal in Yasha City. Xu Lei ordered a large table of various dishes in one go, and then generously threw a copper coin to the waiter as consumption, and said generously,
“You’re welcome, tip!”
Ling Qingyi did not express any objection to Xu Lei's extravagant and wasteful behavior. She understood Xu Lei's intentions, and she also felt a little warm and happy that Xu Lei behaved like this towards her, but of course she did not show it on her face.
"You eat this, it's so delicious!" While Xu Lei was working hard, he didn't forget to pick up vegetables for Ling Qingyi one chopstick after another. He didn't care whether Ling Qingyi could eat it or not, as long as he thought it was delicious.
They would each put a chopstick on Ling Qingyi's hand.
Ling Qingyi looked at the various dishes piled up like a tower in the bowl and couldn't help but smile bitterly. She had never been pretentious and would not grudge her belly just to pretend to be elegant, but she was always a girl. How could her appetite be as big as the one in front of her?
Compared to a head of livestock.
"If it's not enough, you can eat whatever you want, don't be polite to me!" Xu Lei finally came to an end and wiped his greasy lips with the back of his hand without caring about the image. Seeing Ling Qingyi's strange expression, he said doubtfully:
"Hey, why don't you eat it? Is it not to your liking? How about I order some new dishes for you?"
"No need!" Ling Qingyi quickly stopped Xu Lei, looking at the dishes piled into the bowl and the expectant look on Xu Lei's face, she couldn't bear to dampen his interest, so he simply bit his teeth and said, "The food is delicious.
It's just... 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 it seemed a bit lonely for her to eat alone. On the recommendation of the waiter, he ordered a few more special dishes and continued to eat Ling Qingyi's food while gorging them with praise.
Food for dinner.
Seeing that the "vegetable tower" that she had finally eliminated was piling up again, Ling Qingyi wanted to cry without tears. Seeing that the animal was still adding to his night, he quickly diverted its attention, "By the way, we
I was so focused on eating that I forgot to inquire about the news."
Xu Lei stuffed a mouthful of dishes and said fluently: "No hurry, no rush, wait until you are full. It's still early. Try this, it's very delicious!" As he said, he put some food into Ling Qingyi's bowl.
Had a piece of roast goose.
"I think it would be better to inquire as early as possible." Ling Qingyi finally couldn't help it, and her face returned to its usual calm expression, and her tone was undeniable.
"Okay then." Xu Lei finally put down his chopsticks, obeyed Ling Qingyi's tone, wiped it and called the waiter over, "Take this, tip, I want to ask you something." Xu Lei said and took something from his pocket.
He rummaged around and found a copper coin and generously handed it over.
"Uh... please tell me objectively. As long as I know, I won't hide it." The waiter hesitated for a while, but politely took the copper coin from Xu Lei. He had seen many customers who tipped, but he tipped a customer with copper coins.
This was the first time he encountered it.
"Well, your city lord of Asa City..."
Woo——woo——
Xu Lei was just mid-sentence when a harsh horn sound suddenly sounded. Xu Lei was not unfamiliar with this sound, because horn horns are usually used to signal orders in the army. The horns of different lengths represent gatherings, getting up, etc.
Various meanings.
And this continuous and rapid sound of trumpets represents an enemy attack!
The entire restaurant diners suddenly stood up from their seats, but no one panicked. The shopkeeper and several waiters quickly rushed to the back hall and pushed out several trolleys covered with oilcloth.
The waiter in the shop who just spoke opened the oilcloth, and there were neatly stacked and shiny weapons inside!
The shopkeeper took the lead and pulled out a machete from inside. Several waiters also took weapons. The diners also took weapons from inside in an orderly but very fast manner and rushed out.
"Enemy attack, defend the city!"
Xu Lei finally understood why there was not even a single soldier here, because everyone in Yasha City was clearly a soldier!