Chapter 594: Various Ecosystems, Each with Its Own Way of Living
Chapter 594: All living things have their own way of living
Wen Rui couldn't say that he was completely unaware of the existence of such a gray area in Binhai City. He had read about it in the annual livelihood report submitted by Jarvis to the Demon Alliance, but he had never come to inspect it in person.
As for solving this problem, I just read it and put it aside without even thinking about it.
Emperor Wen is very busy, okay? Are these trivial matters something a big shot like him should worry about?
If the water is too clear, there will be no fish. How can there be true peace in the world and everyone be like a dragon?
The teachings of Jiejiao are only to seek a glimmer of hope for all living beings. Just tell me whether you have been given the chance of survival or not. As for whether you live as a human or a ghost, as long as you are not extinct, it is already a blessing from God. It is the boundless blessing bestowed by Emperor Wen. What else do you want?
The current Demon Alliance is a huge organization. Although Wen Rui is its founder, he is unable to take care of everything and manage the eating, drinking, defecating and urinating of all the members of the Demon Alliance.
From a programmer's perspective, even if the program has bugs, it's already running, and as long as it doesn't crash completely, just make do with it. The mountain of shitty code also has its value.
Wen Rui has transferred most of the management authority of the Demon Alliance to the board of directors, decentralized it, and focused on the big things and no longer worried about everything.
It is destined that some sentient beings come to the human world just to make up the numbers, and will be crushed by the wheels of history and become the nourishment of future civilizations. As long as it does not violate the teachings of the Jie Religion, Wen Rui should respect their fate.
He was just accompanying Kong Xuan to witness the Demon Alliance's gorgeous peacock tail covered in shit. Even though Wen Rui had a thick skin, he still felt a little uncomfortable and embarrassed at this moment.
Kong Xuan sneered and pointed at the muddy roads, low sheds, and decadent monsters in the shantytown without saying a word, his face full of ridicule.
It looked like they had caught something against Wen Rui.
Wen Rui's face was already red after he turned into a monkey. It was hard to tell whether he was embarrassed or not. His expression was calm and he didn't explain.
"Stop, are you two strangers? New immigrants just brought into the city?"
The chicken and monkey monsters didn't go deep into the shantytown before they were blocked by seven or eight monsters. Leading the group was a centipede monster. When it stood up, its slender body was two meters tall and seemed very tall, but the four human legs and hands were very short.
The centipede demon said viciously: "You two demon cubs don't know the rules. If you want to come here to beg for food, you must offer food to Boss Bear, otherwise I can't guarantee your safety!"
Kong Xuan frowned, and the feathers on the neck of the transformed chicken suddenly exploded, and the tail also stood up.
The monkey spirit that Wen Rui transformed into quickly blocked in front of him and said to the centipede spirit with a smile: "Boss, we two brothers are new here. If we have offended you, please forgive us."
The monkey spirit looked timid and said with a smile: "I don't know how to pay the protection fee. We came here because we couldn't make it in the city. We really don't have much money."
"How much you pay depends on what you are here for. If you are here to find work, each person only needs to pay five meat coins per day. If you are here to do business, those with shops will pay fifty meat coins per day, and those without shops will pay twenty meat coins per day."
The centipede demon said loudly, "After paying the money, you will not get into trouble in this area under the control of our boss, Bear. As long as you don't cause trouble, you will not get into trouble. But this is only limited to these few streets. There are other bosses further inside. If you go to their territories, you will have to pay tribute to them."
"Five dollars!" The monkey spirit was embarrassed and muttered, "Five pounds of meat, enough to eat for a whole day..."
The centipede monster said viciously: "If you don't want to hand it over, I will beat you up and throw you out!"
"No, no, Boss, can't I just give it back?"
The monkey demon was so into the role that he fumbled around with a sad face, and pulled out two wrinkled and smelly five-dollar bills from somewhere, and handed them to the centipede demon. The gangster demons took the money and did not continue to pester him. Before leaving, they pointed out the area of influence of Boss Bear and told Wen Rui and Kong Xuan that if they went beyond this area and were stopped by other demons, they would have to pay more.
"These ignorant scoundrels should be sent to reincarnation. Why are you stopping me?"
After the gangsters walked away, Kong Xuan angrily said, "I have lived for tens of thousands of years, and this is the first time I have been blackmailed!"
Wen Rui laughed and said, "They are just ants, why bother with them? I stopped you because I was afraid that you might be too harsh and kill a few of them, which would be like stirring up a hornet's nest."
"What a joke! I am afraid that the big monster behind them will come to seek revenge?" Kong Xuan sneered, "I will count all the monsters in the three realms and kill them one by one!"
"It's not that I'm afraid of their boss seeking revenge. Everyone knows that you are invincible below the saints, and above the saints, one has been replaced and one has not been replaced."
Wen Rui waved his hands repeatedly and explained patiently: "Although it's chaotic here, there are bottom lines. Didn't you hear what the gangster leader said? Even if we don't obey, they will just beat us up and throw us out, and they won't dare to kill us. This is because the Demon Alliance's Internal Affairs Department has made the same requirement for all city guards, that is, murder cases must be solved. Once a person or a demon is killed, the police force of the entire city will be mobilized. If the police force cannot control it, the army will be mobilized. You can't fight with the Demon Alliance military for such a small matter, right?"
"In that case, we can't continue our incognito visit. I can only reveal my identity so that the Demon Alliance can withdraw their troops."
"Oh, I see……"
Kong Xuan nodded slowly, tentatively agreeing with Wen Rui's words. Then he calmed down and continued shopping with Wen Rui.
This was also Wen Rui's first time in the slums. Compared with the chaotic town of monsters that had spontaneously formed outside the Chamber of Commerce warehouse that he had seen many years ago, this village in the city was also dirty and messy, but it was much better.
For example, you will no longer see stalls selling demon corpses, and the demon gangs that are rampant among them also strictly abide by the rule of not killing people easily.
Although Binhai City has limited police force, under the pressure of solving murder cases, they will regularly organize crackdowns and sweep the shantytowns, making life difficult for everyone in the shantytowns.
The gang leader in the shantytown had to hand over several of his men to take the blame so that the police could report to their superiors.
Skynet cameras were also installed in the shantytowns, but they were all destroyed. A batch was installed and then destroyed. After much discussion, the city government finally gave up, leaving this blind spot for supervision.
Taking advantage of the convenience of avoiding supervision, some gray industries have flourished in shantytowns, forming another set of living things.
Businesses such as illegally caught low-priced fish, wild animal meat, illegal liquor, privately made elixirs without any certification, controlled weapons, and banned magic weapons are all common black industries.
During their secret visit, Wen Rui and Kong Xuan also saw a wealthy human dressed in gorgeous clothes and accompanied by four bodyguards, who was whispering with a white rat spirit hiding in a corner.
The two men had sharp perceptions and they found out through eavesdropping that the white rat demon was selling children. He sold a newborn baby mouse, which had not yet opened its eyes, to the rich man for five hundred meat coins.
The rich man bought a baby mouse as a birthday gift for his child, saying that his daughter wanted a talking pet companion...
A cursory observation shows that there are quite a few wealthy people from the city who come to the shantytowns, all of whom want to get something that cannot be purchased through regular channels.
(End of this chapter)