Chapter 363 - Linshui Harbor (1/2)

Chapter 363 - Linshui Harbor

Gu Fei did not knohere the harbor was located in this city He had ridden a dhow to enter Linshui City, and even grounded it over by the beach In his effort to escape fro surrounded enanything that indicated they were near the harbor

Gu Fei asked around as he walked, even attracting the city guards' attention twice because of his unfamiliarity with the city's layout However, since his PK value was below 30 points, he could get away froive up on their pursuit once he et some distance away This was not exactly difficult for him to accomplish thanks to his Blink skill

Gu Fei finally reached Linshui City's official harbor in this fashi+on The harbor was huge, with plenty of berths Some had shi+psthem, while others were devoid of both shi+ps and players There were some berths that had no shi+ps docked, yet plenty of players aiting, hoping that the vessels would arrive soon There were even some shi+ps that had just left Those players that did notand sto their feet by the berth

This was an appropriate scene for a harbor, so Gu Fei was not bothered by this What actually surprised hie bazaar!

The blue skies against the crystal clear water, the light sea breeze that brought forth the light sea spray, the pristine white beach… everything next to the harbor was clearly marked out into various zones

The left had obviously been converted into a trading area Plenty of players had set up their stalls and were fully utilizing their most readily available resource: sand Everyone had used the sand to for shapes and styles, placing the ite on them in an effort to attract the attention of prospective buyers

One of theures from the sand and adorned them with equipment and weapons While the stats for these ite on full display like that drew quite a crowd This man had quite the brisk business, as the equip sold, replaced by new equip more even human sand sculptures whenever he had the time between sales

The other enious idea, yet they had nothehad used a special technique or skill to make his models Many of them wanted to learn it, yet they simply did not knohat the trick to it was

While trade was the focus on the left, the right side of this beach had transformed into an area for leisurely pursuits

There were plenty of round tables and wooden stools sitting around the beach, which were of course not placed without a reason It was actually an open-air bar that a player had opened, with a barkeep by the counter selling alcohol to the players passing by This was clearly a better way to operate a bar and earn money from it, co a spacious building from the system and paid a hefty amount to apply for a business permit to operate the business This meant the system would make a record of the business and would proceed to take a cut from the daily turnover, an a a 'tax'

Meanwhile, the syste the players' ridicule as a source of pride instead of sha that there wereup businesses, it actually began to evaluate the amount of tax it collected from these merchants everyday It even went as far as to create a daily search for the 'star tax payer', and allocating the appropriate reward for it These rewards were very extravagant, and the greed of so the other players and playing thea whole ame economy

Of course, there were various benefits for opening a business officially, like how Ray's Bar had For exauards on a player that refused to pay for their liquor After all, his business was under the care of the systeate the existence of such transactions and would not simply consider Ray's words alone However, now that the boss had the ability to call for help like this, it was entirely possible for the suuards to indiscri treated to a drink or two by their friends, as well

Compared to Ray, these players before him did not pay any sort of tax to the system, so they were naturally not under the system's protection What could these bar owners do if some powerful players were to wine and dine in their establishments for free? Even if these business ownerswere peerless experts, they could siuild of players!

Gu Fei admired the scene for a bit, even as he worried on behalf of the bosses in charge However, when he drew near and saw the sign by the bar counter, he finally understood how this worked

None of the open-air bars that operated without the system's protection were owned by just one player, but were opened under the auspices of a guild Each of these open-air bars had the naed to displayed in the most conspicuous place in their bars to deter any potential wrongdoers If any player dared to eat a freethem down, they were free to do so!

There were plenty of people passing tis than that room Gu Fei and his fellow mercenaries frequented back in Yunduan City Gu Fei found everything a novelty as he strolled by and took in the sights, rindto experience this for himself

This action was spotted by an experienced barkeep, who rushed over as quickly as if he were stealing a BOSS “Bro, are you looking for a place to rest?”

“Yes!” Gu Fei nodded his head

“This way please; there's still a seat over here How ?” the man asked

“Just me alone,” he replied

“Big Ben, I've got one man! Get him a table!” the barkeep shouted

“Co beside a liquor shelf stood up and made his over With a heave, he reached into his dimensional pocket and pulled out a round table the size of a s a stool fro it down properly “Sit down!”

“How much can you carry?” Gu Fei stared in shock as he sat down

The Warrior laughed thickly as he retreated back to his position to play with the sand

“Bro, what are you ordering?” The server extended a hand and actually passed him a liquor menu

Gu Fei looked through the list The liquor was still the same few types normally offered, but the price listed was istered Ray's Bar had It see the liquor alone, but the atlance at the surrounding players to see what they were drinking

In that one glance, Gu Fei realized that the players' take on expenditures in Parallel World was still the sa in a different environ the cheapest liquor available Gu Fei was just about to do the sa in a table similar to his all by himself, with two bottles of the most expensive liquor set on the table So that sort of liquor!

Gu Fei lifted his gaze and saw that it was indeed Young Master Han as sitting there drinking While everyone present was drinking while ad their utmost to soak in the atlass of liquor alone

“Excuse ot up “I have a friend seated over there I'll head over and join him!”

“Where?” The server revealed a look of mild displeasure when he heard this After all, this table had been specifically opened for Gu Fei