Chapter 027 Migration and Staple Food Store 6
Elizabeth and her husband were stunned. In the past, they only helped the nobles raise flying beast cubs. They had never seen such a scene before.
The two men pulled their daughter back, but the refugees, who possessed the attributes of thieves, pressed on tighter and tighter. "Give me the money! I promise I won't hurt you!"
The three of them kept retreating until they reached the corner of the wall.
Elizabeth made up her mind and tremblingly handed over the scattered money in her hand, "That's all..."
The refugee snatched it away, greed still gleaming in his eyes. "No way! If you don't hand it over, I'll make you pay!"
After saying this, he looked at Elizabeth's daughter with greedy eyes, "You love this little one very much..."
Elizabeth's daughter was so frightened by this look that she burst into tears.
Elizabeth's husband's heart tightened, and he quickly handed over all the money. "That's all!"
The refugee put the money away, narrowing his eyes, as if to see if what Elizabeth and her family said was true.
"I really give it all to you." Elizabeth gritted her teeth.
"Yes, I believe it."
Elizabeth breathed a sigh of relief, but suddenly the thief smiled strangely, "It doesn't matter. Even if you give me all the money, I still want something else."
After saying this, his eyes were like flies, fixed on Elizabeth.
Elizabeth and her husband thought to themselves that something was wrong, so they stopped their daughter first and gritted their teeth to fight to the death.
However, before that moment came, there was a flash of cold light, and an ice cone fell from the sky, smashing the thief directly into the ground like a meat pie.
"Ah!" The thief screamed in pain and could hardly stand up.
Ice cone...
It’s Lin Muqiu!
Elizabeth and her husband were amazed.
In an instant, a figure appeared before them. The person's face was as rosy as a peach blossom, gentle as jade. Even the smile she gave the thief was gentle, like a cup of clear tea, full of scholarly ink.
Although her words said otherwise:
"Hand over all the money you stole! Otherwise, I'll make you pay!"
Elizabeth: “…”
Why does this line sound so familiar?
No matter how stupid the thief was, he knew who she was. He was so scared that he trembled and quickly took out all the money and gave it to Lin Muqiu with trembling hands.
Lin Muqiu took it and was satisfied.
She really thought that the rule in Ankang Town was great. As long as the perpetrator returned the property of the victim, the rest would belong to the person who provided evidence.
She weighed the heavy purse and threw back the money the thief had just stolen from Elizabeth. "Here, this is yours."
The rest is hers.
After all, the victims were from other towns, so how could she return them to their original owners?
Sure enough, the next second the system prompt sounded:
[Congratulations! You've dealt with four thieves today! You've earned a total of 2 gold coins, 67 silver coins, and 1,578 bronze coins!]
The corners of her mouth were silently and crazily rising.
Today alone, she has made a fortune by robbing... oh no, by eliminating evil for the people.
She just hoped that the town of Oez would send her more thieves and civilians.
Hello, I'm fine, everyone is fine
Elizabeth: “…”
It is indeed true that he values money as his life.
While the others were distracted, the thief gritted his teeth, stood up, released his stealth skill, and suddenly disappeared.
Lin Muqiu just smiled and said nothing.
"Aren't you going to chase her?" Elizabeth was stunned and choked for a long time.
"It's okay, he can't run away." Lin Muqiu was very calm.
The thief sneered inwardly when he heard these words. He had always been cautious, and the place where he robbed was very close to the dog hole in the city wall. How could he not escape?
Looking at the city wall, the heat in his eyes grew stronger.
Just a little bit more... just a little bit more...
Just when he was about to touch the city wall, he heard a loud bang, and he watched helplessly as the city wall pushed back a hundred meters, another hundred meters, and another hundred meters... as if it could not stop.
Thief: “?”
If it gets too strong, the city walls will stretch and shrink.
The next second, he crashed into the arms of the guards in the town hall.
guard:"?"
In an instant, the system prompt sound spread throughout the town:
[Ankang Town has met the upgrade requirements and has reached 2,500 people! ]
[Ankang Town has been upgraded to a second-level town. Please pay attention to the changes in territory size and facilities. Please check the new map!]
[Due to the expansion of the lord, the lord's hall and some major facilities have also been moved and will be located in the center of the expanded town. Please inform your friends and family to avoid inconvenience! ]
The sound swirled in everyone's ears, and the map appeared in their minds out of thin air, and everyone was shocked.
For years, Ankang Town was stuck at a first-level town, and usually suffered a significant population loss in the summer. Who would have thought it would be successfully upgraded in the summer this year?!
The announcement was like the sound of nature, like the melodious chirping of a bird, resonating throughout the air and delighting every resident of the small town. Everyone knew that this was all thanks to Lin Muqiu.
First, the soldiers defending the city noticed that the wall they were standing on was rumbling higher. Then, some people discovered that the territory had expanded several times! Suddenly, many empty spaces were incorporated into the territory.
There were originally many townspeople picking fruits not far outside the city, as well as professionals fighting wild boar beasts. Suddenly, a white light flashed, and they heard a reminder in their ears that they were back in the city!
The next second, the wild boar beast let out a series of wails. You should know that when the territory is upgraded, there is a buff that strengthens the security of the city.
If the territory is upgraded and the beasts outside the city are brought into the territory, the beasts will automatically be paralyzed for a day.
As expected, the wild beast howled, gasped, and lost the ability to resist. The professional was very happy and raised his sword high to stab it.
I actually found a bargain today!
The next second, he heard Lin Muqiu's city-wide announcement:
[If anyone has captured a beast, please bring it to me! Alive is best! I'll pay triple the price for a live beast!]
The professional's sword tilted and the stab missed, and he let out a long breath.
Fortunately, otherwise I would have missed the triple reward.
Many people in the town woke up from their dreams after hearing this notice:
That's right! There are a lot of wild beasts in the summer, so there must be a lot of paralyzed beasts in the town right now. You can pick them up and sell them to Lin Muqiu's shop!
Thinking of this, many people went out in groups of three or four and walked towards the city wall.
Although I don’t know what Lin Muqiu wants to do, who doesn’t like making money!
Unknowingly, they have inherited Lin Muqiu's fine spirit.
Only Elizabeth and her husband looked at each other, still in shock.
I came to the right town. It was upgraded right after I arrived. It’s amazing.
But at the same time, they felt vaguely worried.
There are too few guards in the city. It would be better if we could have more people.
Having said that, if the town is upgraded, will the settlement fee increase?
They held the few copper coins in their hands and fell into deep thought.
*
"Sorry to have kept you waiting. I just took care of something."
Lin Muqiu returned to the house and smiled at Augustine who was sitting in his seat.
"No problem." Augustine smiled back, "You're very quick in dealing with thieves."
Lin Muqiu's hand, which was about to drink the juice, paused slightly, "You are very smart."
"I wouldn't call it clever, it's just a guess. Most of the new refugees and townspeople in your town should be from Oez, right? Our town has a lot of thieves and refugees, too. You should be careful recently to avoid getting hurt."
Lin Muqiu took a sip of watermelon juice, his eyes turning gentle as usual. He looked at him and smiled, "Yes, we are short of a city defense commander. Are you willing to take the position?"
Augustine was drinking juice when he suddenly choked and started coughing violently.
He originally wanted to secretly remind Lin Muqiu not to be too drastic, otherwise his father would cause trouble for her, but he didn't expect that this person would directly dig a hole in his head.
After a long while, he opened his thin lips slightly, and for no reason, a hint of smile and helplessness appeared on his face. "After all, I am my father's child. How could I betray him? If it were anyone else, I would have killed them. But when you say that... I'm surprisingly not very angry."
After revealing his true feelings, he turned his burning face away and stopped looking at her. "But I'm here today to discuss the price reduction of ice jelly with you. Please don't talk about other things."
"If you're willing to come, I'm willing to lower the price, or even sell it at the original price." Lin Muqiu's smile deepened. "What do you think?"
"You...are ridiculous!" Augustine's cheeks flushed slightly. "Stop interrupting me."
Lin Muqiu put away his joke and said seriously, "I'm serious. Your ability to turn the tide is no match for your father's evil heart. One day you will come to me willingly."
"What do you mean?" Augustine was slightly stunned.
Lin Muqiu took out an ice stone and handed it to him. "This is a sound transmission stone. If you are in danger, feel free to contact me."
Augustine was simply disturbed by this nonsensical remark. As a son of a noble, how could he be in any danger?
Or will the town of Oez lose even more people, or even become irretrievably ruined?
Seeing the other person's tightly pursed lips, Lin Muqiu didn't say anything, but just smiled, "You'll know when you go back and take a look."
"Okay." Augustine answered with difficulty, feeling cold sweat all over his body, and stood up and said goodbye.
But before stepping out of the door, he turned around and whispered, "Congratulations on your town's upgrade."
"Thank you. I'll teleport you back then. On the one hand, I appreciate your sincerity, but on the other hand, I'm curious about your expression when you see that scene."
*
Augustine, who hurried back to town, was shocked by the scene before him.
Around the ice jelly stall he had set up, a huge crowd of townspeople were shouting and denouncing him angrily, as if a riot had broken out:
"Why don't you increase the amount of ice jelly you buy?"
"Are you doing this on purpose, pretending to be so that only the nobles can get it?"
"If you don't sell it to us, we'll move to Ankang Town!"
“…”
"What's going on?" Augustine finally squeezed next to the servant.
"Master..." Augustine's servant Saiden was overwhelmed and wiped his sweat, "The 300 servings of ice jelly we ordered from Lin Muqiu today are all sold out."
Augustine's eyelids twitched. "How is that possible? Doesn't it usually take a whole morning to sell?"
Saiden looked around and hesitated for a long time before whispering to Augustine, "Your father and brother must have sent people to buy them all. I recognize the leader; he's one of their servants. Master, please don't tell anyone about this, or I'll be sold out."
Augustine clenched his teeth, furious.
He believed what Seddon said because Seddon was a servant he rescued from the slave market. He had always been loyal to him and would never lie.
He turned and headed towards the town center where Oez's father lived.
What are my father and brother doing fighting over ice powder?!
Ankang Town has been upgraded and everyone lives and works in peace and contentment, but what about them...their town is going downhill!
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