Twenty Seven Years

  Chapter 446 Move on

  From an objective point of view, the poor-quality food in the hotel is more than a little bit better than the food in Shuangnajia Village. And for those who have been on the road for three days, these meals can be called top-notch delicacies at this time.

  However, in front of important newspapers, they all resisted their hunger and learned about the outside world first.

The Salaba Daily is the newspaper with the largest circulation under the name of Antonio, the warlord of Montrego. Although it is difficult to compare with the first-class newspapers in other big countries, it is one of the best in Montregore. It can be regarded as the largest amount of information and the most authoritative content. newspaper.

  It's a pity that this is the case, most of the newspapers are still praising Antonio's achievements, and all the top foreign news is squeezed into a corner and briefly mentioned.

  Fortunately, many of these "corner reports" in the past week are exactly what Veraker and the others are eager to know.

  First of all, the battle on Bresci's side was still relatively difficult. After all, whether it is in terms of strength, weapons and equipment, or military literacy, there is a big gap between the Equal Army and the government army with a deep foundation. Even if the government army loses the support of the Kingdom of Welland, the power it can explode cannot be underestimated. Watching is not something that can be suppressed by slogans or morale.

   Followed by Bash's case. Many revolutions broke out in Bash, most of which were not promoted by the International Equality League branch, but there were still more or less indirect connections. At present, these revolutions have all been suppressed, but it is foreseeable that under the influence of the International Equality League, more people will spontaneously fight and set off an astonishing wave.

  The last is the change of the world pattern. After Bash won the large-scale naval battle with Welland, he began to attack the big cake of Nero. Pruman, who didn't contribute much in the war, is now also constantly testing the bottom line of Welland after being frustrated in the Karen Sea. Sdell and Castelia had frictions from time to time, and it seemed that they would fight again at any time. As for Dunman, who is recovering rapidly from the end of the civil war, it is only a matter of time before this behemoth intervenes in the international situation.

  After reading this, Verak and the others were in an indescribable mood. The food that they thought was delicious just now suddenly became very bland.

   "I feel... a world-class war will break out soon." Connie was restlessly picking up the food, faintly aware that the current somewhat stable situation is just a halftime break for the tacit understanding of the great powers.

   "The conflicts between countries have not been fundamentally resolved, so how could the war come to an end so easily?" Verak was not very surprised by this result, but what surprised him was the speed of development of the situation.

   Originally, he thought that the world would be stable for another two or three years, but now it seems that half a year is a long time.

  There is no reason for the rising powers not to press on against Willand, who has clearly lost control of the world.

  The dispute between the Kingdom of Sdar and the Empire of Castelia in the Masi region.

  The Bash Empire's involvement in the Nile Empire.

  Pluman Empire's successive trials in the Karen Sea.

  The International Equality Alliance has gained a firm foothold, fighting back and forth with the Bresi government forces.

  Willand, who used to stomp his feet casually and tremble internationally, is currently facing a situation where allies are overwhelmed, huge overseas interests are taken away by emerging powers, and the enemy Jianfeng who keeps a low profile is pointing at the door...

   There is not much time left for the world war and Wellland to reverse the decline.

   "Murphy, what do you think?" Verac finished his analysis and looked at Murphy who didn't speak.

  Murphy paid more attention to Montrego himself.

  In addition to praising the ruler Antonio and talking about international headlines, the Salaba Daily also attacked the Montrego government in name only and various warlords entrenched in other places.

  The few people who have just arrived can’t judge whether the scandal is true or not, whether it is smearing or true disclosure. At present, there is no bias among the warlords, so what they learn is information that does not make much sense.

  For example, Montrego currently has seven powerful warlord forces, and among them there are three who are expected to unify Montrego, including Antonio.

On weekdays, some of these warlords maintained a delicate balance, some fought violently when they disagreed, and some secretly accumulated strength, forming alliances with one and colluding with that, making Montrego full of gunpowder smoke everywhere, echoing with the sound of artillery fire, Homes were broken up everywhere.

   "I was wondering when the chaos like Montrego would be the end..." Murphy said.

   "It will last for quite a while." Verak did not lie, speaking his true opinion.

  With so many warlords fighting, even if they successfully established the Montrego branch of the International Equality League, they would not be able to intervene in it for a while.

  This country, which has little international presence and is almost riddled with holes, cannot be saved just by saving it.

   "Didn't you say that if you want to build a new world, you must first destroy the old world? Now, Montrego's old world is torn apart, so our road should be easier?" Murphy asked.

   "Should." Verak was not sure.

   "Let's eat. We have to find a way to contact the sub-station after dinner. They must be very worried about our safety after losing contact for so long." Seeing that the atmosphere was a little heavy, Connie changed the topic.

"If we can be contacted today, we will leave tomorrow and take the train to the city of Montrego." Verac took a bite, "At least the city of Montrego is still under the control of the Montrego government, there must be There are many people with lofty ideals who are also looking for a way to save the country, if we can gather their strength, it will be much easier to do many things."

   "There must be many such people." Murphy firmly believed.

  Verak said "hmm": "Let's eat, you have to work hard after eating, go out and find a way to contact the sub-station."

   "Yes." Murphy quickly finished his meal and left the hotel quickly.

"Snapped."

   "Huh..." Verak came to the window, smoking a cigarette while looking at the street downstairs.

  It was noon, and there were still villagers selling things on both sides of the flat dirt road. For unknown reasons, very few pedestrians patronize them.

   Is it too common to sell?

  Verak couldn't think of the reason.

  Suddenly, a gust of cold wind blows, making him shiver and remember that the sky is going to get colder.

   According to Bernardino, the head of Shuangnajia Village, in a month or two, the mountain will be blocked by heavy snow from time to time.

  The time when the mountain will be closed is unknown, so the villagers will try their best to go to the small town to exchange and buy some supplies for the winter before then. If there are not enough things in reserve, it is very likely that the whole family will not be able to survive.

   After stopping to observe for a while, Verac, who really couldn't figure out why he had come, went downstairs and communicated with several emaciated villagers in broken Montrego with difficulty. In the end, relying on the few words I understood and guessing, I almost found out the reason why the things couldn't be sold.

  The small town can be regarded as a goods market.

  Because of the demand in the city, a large number of villagers in nearby large villages have supplies, gradually forming such a small town, where special personnel come to the villagers to collect fresh game, animal skins, etc., and the villagers can also exchange for many daily necessities.

  However, in recent years, the villagers have become increasingly unable to exchange anything.

   In the beginning, high-quality animal skins and other items could be exchanged for hundreds of catties of grain, but now five catties has become a luxury.

  Verak thought it was because the villagers hunted more, so the price naturally dropped. After asking again, he found out that the price has been about the same all the time, and the demand from merchants has always been great, but the price has dropped for no reason. They want to sell at a higher price, but few merchants will pay attention to them at all.

   This made Verak have to suspect that in order to earn more profits, the merchants jointly lowered the prices of these villagers who were unable to resist.

  Only this small town has merchants to buy things in this area. The villagers have no choice but to sell them, and the things are not worth much by themselves. And the businessmen who put their interests first, may set the purchase price very high for nothing, so that they can earn less? of course not.

  But from another perspective, there is nothing wrong with it.

  The price has been lowered to a much lower level than before, but the villagers still come to exchange. In addition to the reason that there is no better way out, it should also explain that the current price is still within their acceptable range.

  If the food and other supplies exchanged for the hard-earned things can’t make up for the shortfall, then the business in the small town probably won’t be able to do it long ago.

   But this is wrong in Verak's eyes after all.

  Businessmen are greedy and have endless desires. They push the price down to the minimum affordability of the villagers, and squeeze the profits to the limit.

   This is oppression, exploitation.

  If they don’t use external forces to change, the merchants won’t realize their conscience in another thousand years. They will only continue to make a lot of money, and try to keep the villagers who are even challenging to survive the winter to maintain the status quo and give them all the benefits.

   It's a pity that Veraker has no ability to change this at present.

  Whether it is deterring merchants to give up part of the benefits to the villagers, or opening up a trading market like a small town, allowing more villagers to choose, and restoring the price to a reasonable price, it is not something the three of them can do.

   This is exactly the same as the situation in Shuangnaga Village.

  Verak and the others can’t change it. They can help the current situation, but they can’t help thousands of people who are facing the same situation.

  All they can do is to advance firmly to Montrego City, the center of this chaotic country, and gather more forces to establish a branch station.

  By that time, the sub-stations will spread ideas, erect banners, and get the response and support of the awakened people in suffering, and many things can be swept away and rebuilt with great power.

   Before dark, Murphy returned to the hotel.

  The high-intensity running made his legs a little unbearable.

  Careful Connie helped him change the medicine, and Murphy also regretted that he could not find any way to contact the sub-station during the medicine change.

  After most of the day, his greatest achievement was knowing where to go next to reach a big city with a train station.

  That's good too, big cities must have the means to get in touch with the substation, and it will be convenient to take the train to Montrego.

  As long as they are on their way diligently, it won’t be a big deal to keep the substation safe a few days later.

  Considering that Murphy's legs are not fully recovered and he hasn't had a good rest in the past few days, Verak decided to stay here for two nights and set off early the next morning to the nearest city with a train station.

  Murphy, who has always been strong, has no objection, which means that his legs really can't hold on anymore and need to be cultivated.

  Two days later, on the morning of October 12th.

   After resting, Verac and his party followed the team after purchasing the goods, and were about to go to the chamber of commerce in the same city.

  On weekdays, it is inevitable that there will be bandits on the business roads. When the powerful chamber of commerce is transporting goods, it will specially deploy good armed forces to deal with such emergencies.

   Over time, some scattered pedestrians learned to walk with the big caravan in order to ensure safety, so as to deter bandits with the help of the caravan.

  The caravan does not reject these people, on the contrary, it welcomes them a little bit. By collecting their protection fees, they not only equalize the expenditure of hiring guards, but also make a small extra profit.

  At noon on October 15th, a large group of people gathered spontaneously arrived at Laquimoto City in the Salaba State of the Monleco Empire.

  Lacquimoto City is a historic city, adjacent to the confluence of two major rivers in the State of Salaba. Its textile industry is relatively developed, and its handicrafts enjoy a high reputation in the country.

   After paying the entrance fee, Veraker and his party walked into it and stood on the spacious street formed by the chessboard layout.

   "It's finally here." Connie lamented the hardships on the road.

   "Go to the side." Verak reminded the two of them, watching a group of soldiers in formal attire swagger past, "Let's find a hotel to stay in first."

   Before Murphy could find someone to ask, the sharp-eyed doorman on the street ran over and introduced them to the hotel he worked for.

  Villac and the others didn't expect to live in such an expensive place.

  On the one hand, pretending to be poor is not easy to be missed by caring people. On the other hand, there are too many unknowns on their trip, so they must control their expenses.

   "I'd better ask someone." Murphy asked a few people who looked like they were from the city, and chose the most suitable hotel for them.

   It is still the old rule. The three of them opened a room. After opening, they first checked the layout of the room and the terrain outside the hotel to ensure that they could escape in time in case of danger. After completing these, Vilak arranged for Murphy to order three meals.

  Under special instructions, Murphy ordered a hearty meal.

  Menglege burrito, chicken corn red and white soup, and Menglege stew are all specialties of Menglege.

   "We have worked hard to reward ourselves with this meal." Facing the delicious food, Verac had a great appetite, and first tasted the corn that was more fragrant and stronger than other regions.

   "I have to admit, it's very exciting to have such a meal once in a while!" Connie, who had lost a few pounds during this period, also started to eat.

  Murphy was always eager, and he couldn't see much joy when he ate.

   "What? I'm still so worried after eating the delicious food from my hometown." Verac arranged to eat some delicious food in order to let the few people recover as soon as possible from the exhausted journey, but it seems that this trick has little effect on Murphy.

   "No, I'm used to it." Murphy forced a smile.

   "Delicious, don't do anything today, rest after eating, and we will make plans tomorrow." Verak felt relieved.

  (end of this chapter)