Du Lin left. After the executive officer from the imperial capital read the final resolution of the cabinet, Du Lin said on the spot that he was willing to accept the resolution of the cabinet without any protest, and left Otis city in a light car. When the news of Dooling''s departure spread, many people couldn''t believe it was true. He left without making trouble? And left a lot of wealth?
This may be a trap, a trap. Maybe Dooling is still hiding in a corner of the city.
Durin had really left. Three days later, he was standing in the first city bordering the wild west and central part of the Empire.
When it comes to the west, most of people''s impressions of the west come from some film and television works. There are grass balls and yellow sand pushed by the noisy wind everywhere, as well as robbers and sheriffs who may appear anytime and anywhere on horses and guns. Of course, people''s deepest impression of the West is actually gold.
Gold rush and gold miners have always been the hottest topic in the West and about the West. A vein with medium gold reserves can form an ecosystem with a population of 100000 to 200000. It can be said that in the west of the Empire, gold is everything, and everything is carried out around gold.
Good, bad, and not good or bad.
"The air here is very dry..." dufo looked at the city a little uncomfortable. It should be a city, but there are no cement and asphalt roads in other places. The dust on the ground makes the city look like it is about to be abandoned. There are wooden houses everywhere, and they are not very high. The tallest house is only three stories high. This is a city, rather than a ruin that is about to be submerged by sand and dust.
Turin was standing at the station with a box. Before he came, he contacted the guards here. Someone would pick them up. He was also looking at the city. To be honest, it''s very shabby and backward, but obviously, this is actually a tourist city.
Yes, tourist city. It is also the only tourist city in the west of the Empire. Some people always watch movies about the West and want to experience the wild life in the west of the Empire. But in fact, those wild lives are not only not fun, but also very dangerous. Living in the wild in the West needs to face two most terrible things. The first thing is those animals used to eating meat, Gobi wolves, black lions and countless jackals.
None of these animals is easy to deal with. The reason why Gobi wolves are not called coyotes is that these coyotes living in Gobi are absolutely different from coyotes common in other places. The fur of Gobi wolves is yellowish brown. When they crawl on the Gobi, it is difficult to find these top predators in the West. Their bodies are more slender, their limbs are more developed, and the most important thing is that their number and predatory way are more cruel.
In order to capture a prey, Gobi wolves may create a hunting plan for several days until the prey is completely desperate and still slaughtered by them. Some biologists believe that Gobi wolves are intelligent creatures, otherwise they can''t make some hunting plans, let alone division of labor and cooperation, which only intelligent creatures have.
The second black haired lion is rare in the Gobi, but there are many in the rotten rocks. The black haired lion hunts at night. They can clearly see things within 150 meters at night and have excellent hearing. Their tracks can be seen near many mines. For these top hunters at night, the place where humans gather is their canteen. News of people being eaten will break out in some humble places every few days.
In fact, the last one is not terrible for individuals alone. They are very thin, but what can be compared with the other two predators is the number. If you haven''t seen dozens of hundreds of jackals hunting at the same time, you can''t imagine that such a small thing that seems to be able to kill with one punch can have such terrible hunting ability.
This is only the first point. The second thing is more dangerous than the first point, that is, humans in the wild.
They may look like passing caravans or pedestrians shuttling through the Gobi. When you think they are not dangerous, they often secretly shoot you. Then take your belongings, horses, and sometimes while it''s hot.
Human beings are always more dangerous than animals, because when you see those predators, you will be prepared, know that these things will bring harm and danger, and come up with countermeasures. But when you see people, the first thought is definitely not the idea of "kill him before he kills me", so wild humans are the most dangerous creatures in the West!
In order to avoid those movie fans and idle egg pain guys, before they realized the fun of the wild in the wild of the west, they became the food in the stomach of animals, but also for economic construction. Therefore, there was this city, everything was built according to the pictures in the film, and many people would travel here except in winter.
After waiting for almost ten minutes, a wooden cart used to pull things or forage, which is common in the countryside, appeared in their sight. The two pack horses shivered in the cold wind and their fur was about to stand up.
"Mr. durin, I''m very sorry to be late. The road ahead is temporarily closed, so I can only go around a little.", the coachman took the initiative to jump down from the groom''s position. After a brief explanation, he pressed two thick drapes in the car body on the pack horses, which seems to have dressed the two pack horses.
Durin nodded, then turned over and climbed into the body with dufo. "Don''t you have a car?"
"Car?", the coachman smiled shyly, "the mayor doesn''t allow any modern things here, especially in the peak tourist season. All citizens here must wear clothes of the style of more than 100 years ago in order to maintain the original taste of the West."
Dufo couldn''t help laughing. "It doesn''t seem easy to live here. Can''t you have modern things in your home?"
The coachman returned to the carriage, pulled the reins and shook, "Of course not. You may not know how curious those tourists are about our life. They may break into your home anytime, anywhere, and then ask to stay for a night to experience life. All modern things will destroy their experience. I feel like we are like primitive people. The only comfort is that we don''t need to work, and the city hall will give it to us free of charge We will be paid another income for necessities and necessary supplies. Each person will pay ten yuan plus twenty yuan in silver each month. "
"Silver coins?"
The coachman took out a silver coin that looked like a silver coin from his pocket and handed it to Turin. Turin turned it over a few times in his hand. On the front was a... Chief with chicken feathers and branches on his head, dressed very differently, with a crossed axe and spear on the reverse and a shell at the bottom.
In the coachman''s explanation, Du Lin gradually understood the meaning of this thing. In short, it is a kind of local currency with a value of about 15 cents. When trading in the city, these silver coins can be used as settlement props, which has a similar purpose to Du Lin''s tokens. However, these silver coins are not open to tourists. They are purely applicable to the city Props between local people, and they can''t buy valuables. They can only buy things such as food.
Along the way, Du Lin lamented that there are still some "smart" people in the Empire. The city has attracted many tourists in an alternative form. In addition to the normal sightseeing experience of life, there are many activities and alternative experiences, such as horse riding, cattle riding, galloping within a limited range, and even playing with bows and arrows.
It''s like a miniature of an era in a modern world. It can really attract many people to travel here.
The coachman directly took Turin to the church in the "city". As soon as the door of the church was opened, a heat flow gushed out of the door, which made people feel inexplicably relieved.
A very burly guy in his thirties came forward, stretched out his hand, warmly held it tightly with Turin''s hand, "Mr. Turin, we all look forward to this day very much. Thank you for everything you have done to us and all the guards!" , this burly man, named icaut, is the sub president of the local association and has a considerable reputation, which is also one of the conditions for selecting the sub president.
After introducing Doolin and dufo into the church, he said, "the mayor doesn''t allow us to build any buildings outside the planning, so we can only hold activities in this public church. This time, all local guart families sent representatives, and everyone is very happy!"
When Du Lin walked through a road and entered the church hall, everyone in the hall stood up and focused on him with curiosity, doubt, gratitude, excitement and so on. This was not the first time. Du Lin naturally didn''t have stage fright. He kept nodding and saying hello to the people around him, making the atmosphere in the hall strange Often active.
When Dooling came to the rostrum, at his request, the people sat back on the bench. He looked at the people, glanced over their faces and said with a confident smile, "It''s the first time we''ve all met. Some of you may have heard of me. My name is Dulin, Dulin kesma. I''m very honored to stand here and say something to you. That''s one of my purposes here."
"I''m no different from everyone here..." he raised his hand and kicked his foot to show his ordinary, "but it''s a little different, because I''m unwilling, I don''t want to, I can''t stand it!"