Last Totem Novel - Chapter 62

Chapter 62 Earn Money
Since the beginning of winter, the snow in Luoyan Town had become thicker and thicker. From afar, this seaside town was almost buried by ice and snow, leaving behind only a sparse triangular roof.

Luoyan Town was located on the edge of the Northern Wilderness Continent. It was about 2,000 kilometers away from the nearest industrial city, Boiler Castle. It was a sparsely populated and barren place. Therefore, the control of the Northern Wilderness Joint Commission was limited to two patrols per year, neither establishing an autonomous council nor sending a local garrison.

Due to the constant anarchy, this place gradually became a resupply port for deep-sea fishermen, as well as a haven for fugitives from all over the world.

As a heavily wanted criminal in the Northern Wilderness Continent, Iron Slag maintained his vigilance at all times. After all, his head was too valuable. The reward was enough to live a decent life in a big city for more than ten years.

This morning, as soon as he woke up, he unloaded the supplies from the red comet and placed them on the floor of his room to re-count them.

“Fifty-six compressed biscuits, two high-polymer batteries, six portable lithium batteries, five flashlights, one fuel lamp, 361 shotguns, three Merlin bullets, three fragment grenades, one flash bullet …”

[Captain, Alice suggests bringing more compressed biscuits. According to the available information, the journey from the snowy ice plains to the end of the world is a no man’s land, unable to replenish any supplies.]

“Yes.” Tie Zha replied, thinking about how to get some money back. Currently, he only had less than 3 gold coins left on him. The market price of compressed biscuits was 2 silver coins. Even if he bought all of them, he would only have 10 gold coins. When he was in Tieshan Town, his methods of making money were nothing more than picking up trash, selling money, hunting wanted criminals in exchange for bounty, and occasionally going to the sand sea to try his luck. However, at this moment, he was a wanted criminal, and since he had arrived at this unfamiliar town, he really couldn’t think of a way to make money.

After breakfast, Tie Zha politely asked the bar owner where Luo Yan Town could earn money. Hearing what he said, the owner of the bar immediately felt bad. He thought to himself that this was another bandit who ate the Overlord’s meal and stayed in the Overlord’s restaurant. Moreover, there were three cold-blooded bandits living upstairs. Thinking of this, the owner of the bar said with a worried expression, “Big brother, you … don’t you have three hundred gold coins on the boat? Are you still lacking this money?”

Tie Zha frowned, opened his purse and auctioned off five silver coins, settling the food and accommodation fees first. The boss accepted the money and immediately told him that Luoyan Town’s supply market might have a chance to make money.

According to the boss’s instructions, Tie Zha went out and walked on thick snow for more than 20 minutes before finally arriving at the resupply market in the center of the town. It was ten o’clock in the morning, and there were people coming and going in the market. The workers were pushing carts between the stalls, while the merchants were shouting with all their might. Apparently, the harsh winter did not affect people’s enthusiasm for trading.

After a while, Tie Zha stopped in front of a stall. The stall was covered in yellow tarpaulin and neatly arranged with compressed biscuits, aluminum kettles, portable shovels, telescopes, compasses, and other military supplies. The stall owner was a fat middle-aged man, dozing off in a corner. Seeing that Tie Zha was here, he only raised his head to take a glance before continuing to doze off.

“How much are the compressed biscuits?” Iron slag asked.

“Market price, two silver coins.” The stall owner replied lazily. When the iron slag asked what year it was, the stall owner replied that it was just produced last year, so it was guaranteed to be fresh.

The iron slag picked up one of them and looked at it. It found that the packaging was quite new, but the new one smelled a little fake. So he tore open a corner and sniffed, and an old smell assaulted his nose. This was obviously a compressed biscuit that had been around for more than five years, and it had an indescribable stench. Tie Zha frowned and put the compressed biscuits back.

Just as he was about to turn around and leave, the stall owner suddenly stood up and shouted, “This customer, why aren’t you buying it? Who else can I sell it to?”

From the looks of it, this vendor was going to bully the unfamiliar faces and force them to sell. Tie Zha wasn’t angry. After all, this kind of thing would happen everywhere. He grinned and his gaze was icy cold as he slowly walked towards the stall owner.

“What do you want!” The stall owner couldn’t help but retreat when he was swept by that seeping gaze.

“Are you sure you want me to buy this expired compressed biscuit?” Tie Zha asked indifferently.

Those who could get a place here were naturally not fools. At this moment, the stall owner knew that the other party was not someone he could afford to provoke. He immediately smiled and said, “Big brother, this misunderstanding is completely a misunderstanding. I mean, I have some other goods, would you like to try it?”

The iron slag nodded, and the stall owner immediately went into the small tent behind him and took out a compressed biscuit wrapped in dark green and handed it to him.

“Last March, Wilderness Heavy Industries’ products were custom-made by the Northern Alliance. This is a high-end product, packaged in full aluminium foil. It won’t be a problem to keep it for more than a decade.”

“What is the Northern Alliance?” Iron slag asked.

“Are you from the south?” The stall owner explained that the Northern Alliance was the largest organization in the continent. It was called the Northern Pioneer Alliance. It was the de facto ruling body of Silver City on the 15th, 16th, and 17th. It was founded by the Lombardi family more than a hundred years ago.

“The Lombardi Clan is so powerful?”

“Of course, the Lombardi Clan has been a colossus in the north for hundreds of years. I heard that all of them are top figures.”

‘”Not necessarily” Tie Zha muttered to himself. After all, in his impression, Yoga Lombar was nothing but pretty.

“You! Big brother … keep your voice down … Why don’t you hurry up and leave? If you say these words, you’ll lose your head …”

“No way, I heard that the Lombardi Clan is different from other clans.” Said Tie Zha.

“There are good Silver City nobles in this world. Do you believe me?” Whispered the stall owner.

Tie Zha scratched his head, feeling that this was also the case, so he didn’t continue to talk about this topic and turned his attention to the compressed biscuit in his hand. The compressed biscuit was carefully packaged, and a layer of dark green tarpaulin was tightly wrapped around the size of a soap cube. It was heavy and weighed an estimated 500 grams. As long as he clenched it tightly, he could feel the texture of the metal. There must be a tighter packing inside.

Waterproof paper is printed with black ink on the date of production and the composition of the production. This kind of compressed biscuit is compressed from a variety of grains and sugar. It is very high in calories. Eating one can control the physical consumption of the whole day, but eating too much will make it feel especially unpleasant.

“How many more?” Iron slag asked casually.

“There are still more than twenty yuan left. If the guests want all of them, I’ll give you a cheaper one. How about three silver coins?” The stall owner asked expectantly.

Tie Zha thought in his heart, this kind of quality goods, 3 silver coins wasn’t expensive, but he didn’t have any money now, so he couldn’t afford it at all, so he asked, “Is there a chance to earn quick money here?”

“This” The stall owner immediately lost interest and said weakly, “In the winter, how could there be any chance to earn money?”

Tie Zha took out a silver coin and threw it over. The stall owner immediately became spirited and said, “A while ago, it was said that the garrison on an island northeast of Luoyan Town left the camp. I heard that the garrison came from the western continent and was mainly responsible for protecting the research ships that were investigating in the Black Sea.” The Western Continent was relatively wealthy, so they would probably leave behind a lot of supplies after they left. If you are confident in your abilities, you can try your luck there. ”

“What else?” Tie Zha frowned. He did not know the situation, nor did he have a boat. The news was useless to him.

“There are other things, such as the long-term recruitment of porters at the docks, the Horton family’s desire to hire a chef, the Lisbon Bar’s recruitment of sailors, and so on. I don’t think you’ll be interested.”

“Where is the dock?” Tie Zha asked straightforwardly. The chef and sailor were obviously not suitable for him. As for the porter, he was confident that his strength was sufficient.

As soon as he finished speaking, the stall owner almost lost his chin. He really couldn’t imagine what kind of scene this kind of person would have when he ran to work as a porter. It was like a sharp sword that was used to cook dishes. It was indescribably strange. However, he was still able to guide the direction of the dock.

Ten minutes later, Tie Zha arrived at the dock of Luoyan Town.

Raising his eyes, he saw hundreds of fishing boats of all sizes moored by the seaside. These fishing boats seemed to come from different spacetime, ranging from ancient dhows and dhows to modern warships, as well as steam-powered ships, fuel-turbine-powered ships and even nuclear-powered ships. In short, there were all sorts of things, all sorts of things, all sorts of things.

There are a lot of porters on the dock. They are loading all kinds of supplies onto boats and sending them to the ships.

A well-dressed man stood at the side, pointing and pointing. He held a notebook under his arm and took out the registration information from time to time. Perhaps this person was the foreman, so Tie Zha walked over and asked, “Are you hiring?”

The other party raised his head to look at him and said, “Three silver coins a day. Lunch is included.”

This price was fairly reasonable, and the porters in Tieshan Town were probably earning the same amount of money. Then the iron slag pointed at a worker carrying a wooden box on his back and said, “I can carry three boxes at a time. Can I calculate it at three times the wage?”

“Three boxes? Are you kidding me” The foreman looked at Tie Zha seriously. If he could carry three boxes at a time, he would definitely be an evolver, but how could an evolver come to work as a porter?

Tie Zha thought that the foreman did not believe him, so he casually pulled a worker over and unloaded the box from his body with one hand. Seeing this, the foreman hurriedly said, “Big brother, you are a bit inferior in your work here.”

“Wordy, just give me the money.” Tie Zha frowned impatiently. The foreman hurriedly nodded. He didn’t want to offend this unfamiliar evolver.

In this way, Tie Zha began to work as a temporary porter at the dock. At the same time, on the other side of the dock, three raiders walked side by side and entered Luoyan Town’s largest shipyard-Armed Feiyan.

At this time, sparks were splashing everywhere in the shipyard. A steel-forged ship was erected on an open space on the shore, and dozens of workers were climbing on it to weld the steel plates of the ship’s hull.

Captain Xia Yihan walked into the VIP room of the shipyard with his hands behind his back, cleared his voice, and shouted to Old Accountant at the counter, “Call your boss out!”

The old accountant’s reaction was somewhat slow. He first raised his head blankly, then stretched his neck and pushed the presbyopic glasses on his nose bridge. When the old accountant saw the person clearly, he quickly stood up and said with a fake smile, “So it’s Captain Xia. Long time no see.” After saying that, the old accountant walked out of the counter and held the first mate’s hand with both hands. “Captain Xia, you’re fine. Eh? Why are you getting fat? You’ve been living a good life recently.”

Blue veins appeared on the captain’s forehead as he shouted, “I’m here!”

Old Accountant was shocked by the shout. He hurriedly turned around and held Wu Congyun’s hand. He sighed, “I’m sorry, I’m sorry! I can’t see Mount Tai with my eyes … Eh? How did you lose weight? It seems like you’ve worked hard these days. It’s really not easy to earn a living in the Black Sea …”

“I’m here” said the captain weakly.