C3900 Entering the City
C3900 Entering the City
Currently, there was still the influenza in Azure Dragon City. Every day, there were still players or NPCs who died because of the influenza. However, the number was already very small and within a controllable range.
Those who died because of the influenza were all poor people who didn't have the money to buy medicine. The influenza had eliminated a wave of players with weak physiques, including the life players. A wave of weak players had been eliminated, including the life players. The development of business could not be separated from the life players, and a large amount of life players had been lost, causing the popularity of Black Tortoise City to plummet, and the business to shrink. Walking on the streets, there were few people and it gave off a desolate smell. Compared to before, the difference was like heaven and earth.
Dongfang Qingyu had disguised himself and entered Azure Dragon City. He still valued the position of Chief of the Army, which meant that he could directly participate in the management of Azure Dragon City. From the guards to the constables, to the officials of the imperial court, he had the right to ask. The Emperor was unprecedentedly generous and gave him such great power. If he did not make good use of it, he would be too sorry for himself.
However, as soon as he arrived at the city gate, he was made difficult.
"Stop!" The guard at the city gate called out to Dongfang Qingyu with a very aggressive tone.
"What's the matter?" Dongfang Qingyu did not understand. She had already paid the head tax of 100 copper coins to enter the city. Why would the guard still call her?
As for the city entrance tax, it had always been criticized by the players. 100 copper coins was not much, but as long as one paid for it, no one would be happy. The other cities had canceled this thing, and there were also some that did not cancel it, but they were all 10 copper coins or 20 copper coins. Only Azure Dragon City was the most expensive. This was also one of the reasons why it affected the flow of people in Azure Dragon City.
No matter how small the mosquito leg was, it was still meat. Some players were relatively poor, so they were not willing to pay 100 copper coins.
"What is it? Should we tell you what we are doing? I told you to stop because something has happened. What nonsense are you talking about? If you keep blabbering, I will arrest you and lock you up in prison." The soldier scolded.
"Yes, yes, yes!" Dongfang Qingyu did not dare to ask anymore.
"Come here, accept the inspection." The big-headed soldier said loudly. Dongfang Qingyu lowered his head and looked at his boots, and immediately understood that he was trying to knock on the bamboo pole.
He had dressed himself up for a while, but he did not change his boots, mainly because he was comfortable and could not find anything that suited him. The guard had been squatting by the city gate all year round, and he had trained a pair of sharp eyes. With a single glance, he could tell that his boots were extraordinary, and he wanted to split the money.
"Life, occupation, age, where did you come from? What do you want to enter Azure Dragon City for? Tell me the truth." Another big-headed soldier walked over with a book and pretended to take notes.
Dongfang Qingyu managed to deal with it with a bunch of nonsense. The big-headed soldier kept asking questions. Dongfang Qingyu was a person who had been interrogated in the Heavenly Prison, so he knew this trick like the back of his hand. He dealt with it easily, so that the big-headed soldier could not find any flaws in it. After five or six minutes of continuous questioning, the big-headed soldier became impatient.
"Your appearance is suspicious, and I suspect that you are sent by a neighboring country. Guards, take him down." The big-headed soldier saw that he could not catch Dongfang Qingyu's weakness and directly attacked her. This move was also a trick that they had tried many times. As long as he could catch the gap, even if he didn't die, he would at least lose a layer of skin.
"I have all kinds of documents. I can also find the person you want to find who stamped the seal. Why am I the gap?" Dongfang Qingyu said loudly.
"Brother, don't take it so seriously. Give these officials some money to buy wine and let them speak a few good words for you." One of the guards couldn't help but remind as he passed by a merchant group and skillfully paid to enter.
"Thank you!" Dongfang Qingyu had actually guessed it a long time ago. He just wanted to see how bad these big-headed soldiers were. The few big-headed soldiers were not in a hurry to capture him, and were waiting for his reaction.
"Grandpa, I have just arrived and am not very sensible. This is just a small matter. I will treat you to some tea." Dongfang Qingyu thought for a moment and took out ten gold coins.
"Don't be so sneaky when you walk in the future so that no one will misunderstand you. You are just lucky. If you meet someone else, you will be locked up in the imperial prison. I won't give you a chance to speak." The big-headed soldier took the gold coins. The fierceness on his face was replaced by a smile.
10 gold coins. What a fat sheep. One must know that normally, he would only get one or two gold coins after extortion. 10 gold coins for one time was not common after the flood.
"Yes, yes, yes. What the officials have reminded me is correct." Only then did Dongfang Qingyu successfully enter the city.
A mildew hit his face. The street was not unclean and it looked like there was nothing dirty. However, the traces of soaking in water in the corner of the wall had all turned moldy. There was something floating in the drainage ditch on both sides, and the lingering stench came from it.
Dongfang Qingyu frowned. If it was for sightseeing, it was absolutely impossible for her to come to Azure Dragon City. On both sides of the street, the shops that were doing business were all open for business. There were some players intermittently, but there were not many of them. The whole place was relatively quiet, and for the time being, there were no Red Flame Green Mud Ball Ants.
It was drizzling, some players were holding umbrellas, some players didn't take the rain, and most of them were in a hurry. At this time, some of the players who were still in Azure Dragon City had important matters to attend to, while others wanted to leave, but they couldn't. Many of them had businesses in Azure Dragon City.
Dongfang Qingyu walked slowly with an umbrella in his hand. Suddenly, he stopped. He did not know where the end of an alley led to, but it was still relatively quick at the end of the street. It was not so good to be far away from the main street and go in another direction. The mud had gathered on the ground, and as the pedestrians stepped on it, it was kicked deep and shallowly, and the mud splashed onto the buildings on both sides, making it extremely dirty.
Dongfang Qingyu could tell with a single glance that this mud had rushed over when the Yellow River burst out of the dam. Back then, Azure Dragon City had paid a huge price to clean up the mud. He didn't expect that it would still not be cleaned up. There were still some blind spots, so Dongfang Qingyu continued to move forward. As he approached the center of the Azure Dragon City, the situation was slightly better, and the stench in the air seemed to have weakened quite a bit.
When he stopped, the Happiness Inn was already in front of his eyes. Peanut Bean Milk Sugar knew the hearts of players very well. The Happiness Inn had been destroyed once and was rebuilt in its original position. Dongfang Qingyu walked into the inn. On Wealth On Week, the Eighth Day had already ordered the dishes and was waiting for her.
"Senior!"
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