Eecotel rises in the east, and the crimson moon comes.
There is an eye-catching notice posted on the task notice board on the back wall of Dad's dilapidated wooden house: pay early and enjoy early, and late payment of rent will be dangerous.
For the impending death line, the tenants of A51 did not show any more concern. The head of the house had already collected the room fees for the whole house; only Jonah himself got up, ate and practiced astrology in anxiety.
He followed his companions to complete trivial tasks, performed night lighting, chatted with roommates, and caressed the remaining pages of an unknown book and turned over it until he fell asleep.
"Brother, what are you thinking about?" That afternoon, while sitting in front of the house basking in the sun, Xibi came out of the house yawning and kicked Jonah's back with his little boots. Jonah glanced at her sadly.
One glance, no words.
"Hey, hey." Xibi was very dissatisfied with this attitude and kicked out a gray plum blossom mark on the blue astrologer's apprentice robe.
"Little grasshopper, don't disturb him. The head of the house wants us to go outside the town to buy food." Elliot came out from the back of the house.
"Even you call me that..." Xibi curled her lips, "Okay. Brother who looks like he's constipated, do you want to come with us?"
"...Go." Jonah thought for a second and decided to find something to do for himself to relieve his tension.
Today is April 15th in the unified calendar. In other words, in five hours, he will stand on his father's roof and become a witness or even participant in the death line battle on rent payment day.
According to the introduction of partners, the undercurrent of Cherry Crossing began to surge two days ago. During a night raid, the "Flint" team in room A61, which scored 14 points and ranked 25th overall, was wiped out. Six people were tied up by the enemy.
On the bed, bandage their wounds, seal their mouths, and wrap them in thick clothes. Three or four days later, after the 72-hour death recourse limit for Class A guest rooms, they will die of dehydration alone and painfully, unless they get help - but
Who would rescue a bankrupt and dying team?
The attackers, composed of three teams, left behind seven corpses. Before new team members could be added, these teams were severely weakened and their survival became increasingly difficult, but at least they could survive the imminent rent payment deadline.
"Why?" Jonah asked in confusion after hearing the news, "Choose an opponent who is not weak and bear such a huge loss."
"I know. The guys from Firestone are showing off their wealth. I saw them in the underground market a few days ago. The tall and thin female leader took out a big bag of gold coins to buy meat. It was about...the size of the largest matsutake mushroom.
A bag of gold coins." The head of the room gestured enthusiastically.
"A bag as big as three A-level teams can pay for their room." Long Ji added.
"Sometimes I think...A-class tenants really have no protection. Although their lives are protected, like Harold or the A61 tenants, they are still inevitably tortured to death. People come to Cherry Crossing and spend a lot of money.
What are the benefits of staying in an A-class room?" Jonah frowned.
Rose Knight thought for a moment and replied: "We think so.
First, compared to the war-torn world outside, Cherry Crossing itself is a relatively safe place. People with a certain strength may be crushed by war machines, but they can protect themselves in Cherry Crossing.
Second, the battle between the Cherry Crossing team will not happen unless it is forced. The smart team leader will use various loopholes in the additional clauses to cause the father to intervene;
Third, teams that are so poor that they are desperate and teams that are rich but lack strength are always in the minority. There will be no battle between teams that are close in strength and savings;
Fourth, A-class tenant status is the minimum threshold for staying in Cherry Crossing;
Fifth, many tenants fled to Cherry Crossing to avoid being pursued by the government, the army or their enemies. Your Excellency, you may wish to take a look at Additional Clause 20."
Additional Clause 20 is a relatively unimportant clause in the Cherry Crossing Survival Guide. Jonah opened the book and read silently:
Additional Clause 20: Visitor System:
1. Those who do not have the status of tenants, are not invited by the protector himself, and enter the Cherry Crossing area on their own (with the outermost No. 1 to No. 6 of Cherry Crossing as the boundary) are regarded as visitors;
2. Visitors should not stay in Yingyingdu for more than 4 hours;
3. Visitors must leave before 10:30 pm;
4. Female visitors enjoy the treatment of Class A tenants during their stay;
5. Male visitors enjoy the treatment of Class A tenants within the first fifteen minutes of their stay;
6. Visit Cherry Ferry no more than once a day and no more than four times a month;
7. Visitors must abide by other additional terms and related agreements, otherwise it will be regarded as a direct challenge to the protector of Cherry Crossing.
Jonah despises his father's sexism, but he also understands the significance of Cherry Crossing to the refugees.
Even if the pursuer passes through the many obstacles in the area where the powerless gather and walks into Cherry Crossing, he will be torn to pieces by the hungry, thirsty and poor tenants before he can find his enemy in just fifteen minutes - it doesn't matter.
Dad himself took action.
"Wait a minute, the team of powerless people who attacked us that day were the visitors. Why didn't anyone take action against them?" Jonah suddenly remembered the battle that he did not witness with his own eyes. The battle that the devil participated in on his behalf.
"Because they took over the mission. According to Additional Article 35, the team received certain protection during the mission. However, we eliminated them according to Recourse Regulations 40-6. One more thing, according to Article 36, the team can attack any other room tenants.
Exercising the 'independent designation' right, this person was included in the scope of the team's mission rewards and protection recourse. At that time, we independently designated the Jeff Tower mage of A77 'Sick Dog', so he could legally use spells to attack the team of powerless people.
." Elliot talked eloquently.
Jonah waved his hands dizzily. Dad's 55 additional clauses are a nightmare, really.
The Rose Knight led the way, and Sibi walked on the stone road of Cherry Ferry, holding Jonah's arm in a familiar manner.
"Brother, why are you looking so sad? The black gold gopher meat you ate yesterday is not easy to digest? I told uncle a long time ago that it needs to be roasted for a longer time, and then made into broth and stewed, otherwise it will taste like stone.
It's so heavy in my stomach that I want to run to the toilet for a week, but I can't pull anything out." The little grasshopper looked at Jonah with green eyes, and said while holding back a smile: "How about I help you find it?
Order laxatives? Speaking of which, I remember the day we first met..."
"...I'm not constipated, Sibi." The astrologer's apprentice quickly strangled the painful topic in his swaddling clothes. "I'm worried about my death line at night."
"Oh, can you give me some confidence? Also, call me sister!" Xibi slapped him on the back of the head, almost knocking Yona's little heart out of his mouth.
"We are very strong. You didn't even see me showing off my power. Who would be so reluctant to attack us? Brother, just stand on the roof obediently and hold up a big candle that shines brightly. I'll help you get rid of the trouble.
Everyone was kicked away one by one, and in a blink of an eye, the time limit for paying the rent passed. We happily finished the beef rice cooked by our father and went home to sleep, okay?"
The Rose Knight turned back from the Unicorn's back and spoke: "Don't worry, Your Excellency, the situation this month is not as tense as before. As the war and the day of departure approached, a large number of tenants moved into Cherry Ferry, and the property within the town became abundant. Through robbery and
Task, most of the teams have completed the redistribution of wealth, and those who cannot collect the rent are just a few unlucky ones. We will protect you. One more thing, dad's beef risotto is really good."
"I'm worried but full of hope." Jonah pursed his lips, pretending to be righteous.
The three people walked along the east path, passed Pit No. 2, and walked out of Cherry Ferry.
Next to the narrow buffer zone, there are densely packed shabby shacks for the powerless. An oval-shaped empty space is left in the center of the shack area. On the afternoon of every odd-numbered day, this place will be filled with small stalls selling various foods. Mr. W, the king of the night, is
This traditional underground food market provides shelter.
Jonah curiously looked at the shacks on the roadside. These temporary buildings made of rotten wooden piles, dirty linen and messy hemp ropes seemed to be unable to withstand a slightly stronger wind and rain. The darkness under each shack was crowded.
With several pairs of malicious green eyes.
It is forbidden to fight with weapons during the opening hours. The powerless and the residents of Cherry Crossing mix into a crowded crowd. The rusty long swords make a crisp sound when they collide with the bright armor. The dwarf thieves with muddy faces are crawling between the legs.
, the air was filled with the aroma of roasted potatoes and the stench of mud.
I don't know where the bard played the tara and sang the ballad of ancient heroes. Jonah recognized that it was the story of Her Majesty Queen Wenger I and her lover Red Stone who presided over the construction of Red Stone Castle a hundred and fifty years ago.
The story of the Duke, the story of his hometown.
He wanted to get closer and listen to the familiar tunes more, but the crowd pushed them in the opposite direction. The singing gradually became distant, and half of the tenants of A51 arrived in the center of the market.