Chapter 2: New Century (Epilogue)
Walked south for about half an hour.
(Player Name) then heard a burst of noisy sound, and yellow dots also appeared on the map.
He approached that direction, only to hear a husky voice roar:
“Profiteer! See if I don’t kill you today!”
Followed closely by the Innkeeper’s cries for help: “Help! Murder!”
(Player Name)’s brow furrowed. Not daring to delay, he hurried to urge Little Blackie forward.
Outside one of the inns, a group of drunken strong men had gathered around. In their center, the leader, a strong man, had lifted the innkeeper with one hand, looking as if he was about to throw him to the ground.
“Stop!” (Player Name) hurriedly intervened.
Pet turned his head and saw a warrior in luxurious armor riding a dire wolf approaching. His momentum was not weak, roughly estimated to be Tier 6.
Relying on his intuition.
Pet judged that this warrior should be an enforcer from Black River City.
Isn’t this a coincidence?
They just happened to encounter a profiteer!
“Lord, you’ve come at just the right time. Please judge this matter for us. They charge five copper coins per person per day to stay, and our two hundred people can only share a room with at most two people. We can’t even share a room together. Previously, we paid only 25 copper coins for a bath with a scrubber. Isn’t this a profiteer?!”
After speaking, Pet “slap” the innkeeper in his hand to the ground.
“Such profiteers should be brought to justice!”
“Brought to justice!!” the Orcs roared.
“Severe punishment!” Pet raised one hand.
“Severe punishment!!” the Orcs shouted again.
(Player Name) glanced at the pitiful innkeeper. He saw a large slap print on the boss’s face, half of his face was swollen, and the whole person was dazed. It was clear he had been beaten badly.
These must be people from the Savage Beast Mercenary Group.
What’s their background? So arrogant!
(Player Name) directly threw an Appraisal technique over.
Good heavens, he didn’t know until he looked, and was shocked.
He saw the information of the leading strong man like this.
[Name: Pet (False: Peppa)]
[Profession: Warrior (False: Orc Warrior)/Leader of the Savage Beast Mercenary Group]
Not only this “Peppa,” but also the one named Baga, Samuro, Altair… these more than two hundred people were all Orcs disguised as humans!
This is too outrageous! (Player Name) exclaimed in his heart.
However, on the surface, he maintained a calm demeanor.
Exposing these Orcs now would not be a good thing.
The information fields of the two leading Orcs were filled with question marks, and their HP Bars were also very long. They were clearly formidable opponents. Other Orcs had some information visible, at least Tier 4, mostly Tier 5, and Tier 6, with strength comparable to the current players.
It has to be said that the strength and quality of Orc Warriors are indeed very high.
It’s just that “Player” didn’t know.
Those who could stand here were all elite warriors from various tribes.
He needed to figure out what these Orcs were here for!
(Player Name) did not act rashly, nor did he immediately call other players.
“Are you from the Savage Beast Mercenary Group?” he asked directly, getting straight to the point.
Pet was stunned.
This was the first time anyone had directly revealed their temporary identity since entering Black River City. Could it be that their Savage Beast Mercenary Group was already very famous in Black River City?
This was not a good thing.
Mage Layton had said.
People fear fame like pigs fear fat. If they become famous, it would be difficult to hide their identity and gather information.
“We’re not, we are, we are the Raging Wind Mercenary Group!” Pet thought of something in a hurry.
What Savage Beast Mercenary Group, they don’t understand at all.
(Player Name): “(≖_≖ )…”
Why are these Orcs treating him like a fool?!
“You are the Savage Beast Mercenary Group. I am here to find you based on the wanted order from the city management department. Your actions have caused serious harm to the public order of Black River City!”
After finding the Savage Beast Mercenary Group.
The mission system had refreshed with new information.
It included what the Savage Beast Mercenary Group had done in Black River City.
So he said to Pet, “You paid 25 copper coins to take a bath at the bathhouse and blocked it, causing a scrubber to be seriously injured. That was you, right? You paid 25 copper coins to eat at the restaurant. That was you, right? And then you paid 30 copper coins to drink at the tavern and beat up the bartender. That was also you, right?”
“This, it is indeed us.” Pet was a little guilty, and he gradually felt that something was wrong. “But we didn’t block the bathhouse, nor did we cause a bathhouse master to be seriously injured…”
“The bathhouse was blocked after you left. As for why the bathhouse master was seriously injured, it’s because one of you insisted on scrubbing the bathhouse master, and your movements were too heavy!” (Player Name) rubbed his forehead, speechless.
“Ah, this, there’s such a thing?”
Pet looked confused.
What was going on with that scrubber? How could they frame Orcs out of thin air? They had completely good intentions! Their Orcs repay kindness!
“It’s not just this matter!” (Player Name) said sternly, “The cost of bathing at the bathhouse is one copper coin per person. You paid only 25 copper coins for so many people to bathe. This caused economic losses to the bathhouse. In addition, you ordered two hundred deluxe sets at the restaurant, each costing 25 copper coins. Then, for drinking at the tavern, each mug of ale was 5 copper coins. You drank over five hundred cups, and in the end, you only paid 30 copper coins! Plus the medical expenses of the relevant personnel, you now owe Black River City approximately… one thousand gold coins!”
Actually, it was ten thousand copper coins.
Converted to gold coins, it was only one gold coin.
But (Player Name) understood the art of price gouging.
This included medical expenses, spiritual damage compensation, and overtime patrol fees for the city enforcers late at night. Coming out late at night, how could the enforcers not have an extra meal, and after the extra meal, how could they not have a drink, and after drinking, how could they not go to a brothel to relax?
Asking for a thousand gold coins was already considered little.
If King of Winter were here, he would ask for a hundred thousand!
“We actually owe so much?” Pet was greatly surprised. “But when we went in to eat, the boss didn’t say how much it cost. When we drank, he didn’t say anything either. We thought we could just give a little as a gesture…”
“Don’t you look at the signs? What costs how much is all written on the signs!” (Player Name) covered his face.
“Signs?” Pet vaguely recalled.
There was indeed a sign in the restaurant and tavern.
The restaurant sign read: “Deluxe Set Meal, Today’s Special Offer, Only 20 Copper Coins.”
The tavern sign read: “Unlimited Ice-Cold Ale for 5 Copper Coins.”
So the money he gave was not a problem!
As for the bathhouse sign, one copper coin for unlimited time, he had also seen it.
So he always thought he was very generous!
He always gave more money!
Clearly, these humans were greedy!
Pet expressed his thoughts, making (Player Name)’s eye twitch.
“Those signs are for one serving, you idiot!”
“Ah? Then, then you didn’t say so earlier…”
Pet pouted, his voice much softer.
“Don’t you use your brain? I can’t believe it! How could it be so cheap? And you didn’t give the bosses a chance to explain, you just left, or you beat them up!”
Pet fell silent.
He felt that he and his subordinate Orcs had indeed done some bad things.
What to do?
Should he kill them all now?
As long as they killed those bosses and the enforcer in front of them, no one would know it was them, right?
After much deliberation, Pet abandoned the idea.
Mage Layton had said.
To infiltrate human society, one must remain low-key.
Killing, if it can be avoided, should be avoided.
One must build good relationships with human dignitaries and political institutions to be safe!
