From what Horn Helm said, you will know that the city is not a good place and life is not easy.
As for why it was not easy, Tang Zhen didn't know.
When we were at the city gate earlier, the old guard once said that he would not want to come back here even if he was beaten to death.
Now Tang Zhen heard similar remarks again, which shows that there must be some reason, otherwise it is impossible for everyone to have such an attitude.
The prosperous life in high-end neighborhoods now sounds like a dream, just a way for desperate people to comfort themselves.
Seeing that Tang Zhen was so interested, Niu Jiao Helm knew that they were new here, and he was afraid they didn't understand the real situation.
Now that he had eaten barbecue and drank wine, he owed a favor, so he explained truthfully: "From the looks of you, I'm afraid you are from a low-class neighborhood, otherwise you wouldn't be able to understand the situation here.
Going straight along this road, there is a large city. Although there are many residents there, 99% of them are natives of the city.
The aborigines look down on us desperate people, but they don't object to the desperate people entering the city. However, they restrict exploitation everywhere and find ways to empty your pockets, but send them to mine.
As long as you enter the city, you have to pay the city tax, and if you stay, you have to pay the overnight tax. You can't stay on the streets at night, otherwise you will be fined if you are caught, and if you have no money, you will be sent to hard labor.
The so-called labor is to go to the mines to dig for ore. The environment there is harsh, so it is better to stay in the long street.
If you are lucky enough and can find a job in time, congratulations, the money you earn from hard work every day is just enough to pay for your stay in the city.
It is absolutely impossible to have extra money to buy food to fill your stomach.
Therefore, the new desperate people often cannot last long before they flee from the city and never go back."
Horned Helm said this and sighed: "However, life outside the city is not easy. Due to the existence of roads during the day, those monsters are still unable to cause harm to the desperate people.
But once it's night, those monsters lose their restraints, and even roads can't stop them.
If you stay in the wild at this time, you will become a target of attack, and your life will be lost if you are not careful.
Even if you escape the attacks of monsters at night, you still have to be careful of the city's officers and soldiers during the day. They patrol the roads every day. As long as they see wandering desperate people, they will directly arrest and kill them without giving you a chance to explain!
As for their purpose, of course it is to catch the miners, but they just kill them first and then catch them."
Horn Helmet's tone was filled with resentment. He obviously hated these officers and soldiers and had frequent interactions with them on weekdays.
Tang Zhen frowned. After thinking for a while, he asked to the horned helmet: "Why do the residents here treat the desperate people like this? Is there any special reason?"
Horn Helmet shook his head and said that he didn't know very well. He had only heard someone mention that the local residents had always regarded the desperate people as thieves and robbed them of the benefits that belonged to them!
"What do you mean, thief? What did the desperate man steal?"
Hearing Tang Zhen's question, Niu Jiao Helm shook his head again, indicating that he was unclear.
"Then if you just endure it like this, why don't you fight against it? There should be a lot of desperate people here, right?"
Hearing Tang Zhen's question, Niujiao Helm shook his head and sneered: "Do you think those officers and soldiers don't know this, so they will try their best to hunt and capture the desperate people outside the city to avoid creating a situation.
After so many years, the number of desperate people who have successfully arrived here has become less and less, and now they are even more scattered, making it impossible for them to be opponents of the officers and soldiers.
The most important point is that the officers and soldiers can use spells, which is the key reason why the desperate cannot defeat them."
When Tang Zhen heard the word magic mentioned by Horned Helmet, an idea flashed in Tang Zhen's mind, and he seemed to have remembered something.
While the two people were constantly communicating, a group of about a hundred people on the street in the distance were also attracted by the smoke that had just risen.
They wore similar equipment to the Horned Helmet group, but the accessories were more neatly arranged, and they moved in a more orderly manner, instead of being as scattered as the Horned Helmet group.
There were two men in long robes. They looked at the direction in which the smoke was rising, with a hint of coldness in their eyes, and waved to signal everyone to move forward quickly.
It didn't take long for them to arrive at the location where Tang Zhen and others were.
When they saw Tang Zhen and others gathered on the road, surrounding a huge corpse while they were having a barbecue and eating, the officers and soldiers took out their bows, arrows, swords and guns and rushed over at them without any need for orders from their superiors.
"What bad luck, these haunting guys!"
When the horn helmet who was talking to Tang Zhen saw this, he cursed angrily, then picked up his weapon and called his companions to prepare for battle.
At the same time, he shouted to Tang Zhen beside him: "Don't you want to meet those officers and soldiers? They are already here. As for what they want to do, I think you can see it without me telling you."
Tang Zhen nodded. He did feel the murderous intent on the other side, and judging from his behavior, he knew that there was clearly no chance for discussion.
"Get ready to fight, no need to hold anything back!"
Tang Zhen has always respected me as much as I respect others. These officers and soldiers were so aggressive and wanted to kill people, so Tang Zhen would not be polite to them at all.
At the same time that Tang Zhen's order was issued, hundreds of desperate people were already lined up on the street, forming a previously rehearsed battle formation.
The first row lay prone on the ground, the second row squatted half-crouched, and the third row straightened their bodies with all their guns pointed at the enemy.
A series of gunshots rang out, startling the Horned Helmet group around them. They couldn't understand why the sound was so harsh.
When he came back to his senses, he saw the officers and soldiers rushing from the front falling to the ground one after another.
"This... what kind of weapon is this!"
The Horned Helmet group were stunned to see it, but then they looked ecstatic. They originally planned to learn a bloody battle, but now it seems that there is no need at all.
But in the blink of an eye, most of the officers and soldiers on the opposite side were beaten to death, and the rest either ran to the tree to dodge, or turned around and fled in fear.
The enemy's morale suddenly fell to the bottom.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, two men in long robes from a group of officers and soldiers rushed forward with astonishing speed despite the hail of bullets.
Moreover, there seems to be an invisible air wall on their body surface, which can block bullets and prevent them from being harmed.
When Niu Jiao Helm saw this scene, his expression immediately changed, and he reminded Tang Zhen: "No, they are warlocks, kill them quickly, otherwise we will all be in bad luck!"
The horn helmet's words were so loud that not only Tang Zhen heard them, but the two men in robes also heard them.
There was a hint of a cruel smile on their faces, and they said in a cold voice: "Don't worry, idiot, you can't fight the magic, you can't kill us, but I'm going to kill you all!"
Throw them into the forest one by one, turning you into snacks for monsters, and you will die miserably!"
Hearing the words of the two men in robes, Horn Helmet showed a trace of despair on his face, but he obviously didn't want to sit back and wait for death, so he called on his men to attack continuously.
However, in the blink of an eye, two men in long robes had already rushed forward. At the same time, they raised their hands, and objects similar to short spears appeared out of thin air and flew toward them and the others.
"My life is at risk!"
Looking at the flying short spear, the horn helmet roared, with a trace of despair in his eyes.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, he suddenly realized that something was wrong, and all the short spears that were shot stopped in mid-air.
A few feet in front of him, a transparent barrier appeared out of thin air, blocking all the short spears coming towards him.
"What's going on? What happened?"
Horn Helm stared and roared, and then he saw the astonishment on the faces of the two men in robes, which then turned into horror and deep disbelief.
"Spells? Sorry, I can actually do it!"
Tang Zhen's voice sounded, but the content of the words made Niujiao Helmet feel like there was something wrong with his ears.