Divine Tribulation of the Star Civilization - Chapter Extra 122. Private Transaction (6)

[Extra 122. Private Transaction (6)]

Even so, Iron Castle’s status as the core of regional trade has not diminished at all.

The main reason is that in addition to minerals, it is also rich in a special resource that is not available elsewhere, and that is rock salt.

Rock salt is produced in the area around Iron Castle. It is large in quantity and of high quality, and is very popular in other areas. As early as more than a hundred years ago, many businessmen in remote areas made their fortunes by selling salt, creating glorious legends.

Everyone understands that doing business here has its own risks, but the greater the risk, the greater the profit. Therefore, many families who are well versed in business opportunities regard Iron Castle as their base camp. For example, the Rothschild family once wanted to completely monopolize this resource.

After years of evolution, merchant families rely on trade to earn wealth, accumulate wealth, and cultivate their own power. When they become rich, they will invest in larger businesses. Some families use money to pave the way and win over major violent gangs, becoming more and more powerful. Most families have naturally become the secret sponsors of gangs.

In this way, the methods of bribing, wooing, and assassinating enemies eventually became the characteristics of Iron Castle. The relationship between several factions is good and bad, all depends on the face of the sponsor.

But it is rare for gangs to really fall out and fight to the death.

After all, everyone is eating from the same pot, and it would not look good on anyone if they break up. Moreover, businessmen believe in the supremacy of financial resources. As long as they don’t do anything inappropriate, everyone will make money.

Everyone knows clearly that interest conflicts are only temporary. If you want to make a lot of money and live comfortably, no one will get better from fighting among themselves. It is better to join forces and rob others.

There are dozens of villages and towns scattered around Iron Castle, and powerful families often lead their men to those villages and towns to “purchase goods.” They used money or “physical exchanges” to bribe the locals and develop and grow, so that the population of Iron Castle later became more and more popular, and it became more and more prosperous.

The gangs under these families are constantly looking for more mineral deposits and pre-civilization items left underground to supplement the supply of goods, and their influence is growing. The surrounding gangs, large and small, have prospered, eventually forming the current layout of Iron Castle.

In addition, there is also a strange, exciting, and frightening activity spread in Iron Castle called the Witch Hunting Curse.

The so-called “witch hunting” is just a symbolic name. In fact, there are no witches to hunt.

There is only one real content of the activity – to capture mutant beasts or mutant humans. It is best to capture the ones alive, and it doesn’t matter if they are killed.

This activity has a long history, but its origin is unknown. According to rumors, it is a local custom left over from a long time ago when mutations were rampant.

At that time, due to the extremely low social moral constraints, unethical things often occurred among various families in Iron Fort, resulting in the proliferation of illegitimate children in the family.

It is very dishonorable and disgraceful for an illegitimate child to have an unfair name. If any family has an illegitimate child, it will be a great shame for the family.

People are very discriminatory against illegitimate children. When they look at illegitimate children, they think they are dirty, twisted, and the product of desire. They have no inheritance rights, which will lead to the consequences of fighting for power and gain, making family conflicts more intense, and triggering many social conflicts and family feuds.

Illegitimate children were considered evil, and some even believed that they would bring mutation, bodily decay, and all sorts of horrible things, and were of very low status. This is actually very unfair to the child, because the child himself has done nothing wrong, it is all the parents’ fault.

But there is no way, prejudice is also a conventional moral concept, this kind of thing is so unfair.

The people of Iron Fort can be extremely tolerant towards other matters, but when it comes to the issue of illegitimate children, they are unanimous and strongly condemn it.

Because on several occasions, several powerful forces in Iron Castle fought over the issue of illegitimate children, causing bloody disasters to various families in Iron Castle City. In the end, there were countless casualties, which was extremely terrifying.

The lessons learned are unforgettable.

In order to solve the hidden dangers caused by family chaos, someone came up with the idea to let these illegitimate children hunt mutant beasts as a dual means of punishment and forgiveness.

Therefore, the purpose of hunting was not simple at the beginning.

In the wilderness, the illegitimate children killed by monsters died, indicating that they should not have lived in the first place. There are rewards and punishments. Illegitimate children who can catch prey and come back alive mean that they are strong and can be recognized as legitimate by the family and inherit the family business, so not many people will question it.

Fight poison with poison, thus killing two birds with one stone.

This activity can also bring other benefits, such as promoting regional security and eliminating ordinary people’s fear of mutant beasts or mutants.

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The “Witch Hunting Curse” is surprisingly effective. Many local families have acquiesced to this rule and are willing to have illegitimate children to hunt mutant creatures in the wilderness around the northern mountains to gain honor. Therefore, this activity has become the best way for the family’s unethical products to prove their strength.

From the perspective of the illegitimate children, they have been ostracized by the family anyway, cannot inherit the family property, and have little status in society. They might as well go on a witch hunt and try their luck.

If you are lucky, you may be able to gain family status and be respected by the world.

If you have bad luck, you can only blame yourself for your bad luck.

As time goes by, not only are the illegitimate children willing to participate in the “Witch Hunting Curse”, but other down-and-out people in the Iron Castle can’t hold back and happily go, hoping that this honor can cleanse them of their bad luck.

Joyner was extremely shocked by the words of several prisoners.

Unexpectedly, there is another extreme and barbaric way of survival in a human settlement a hundred kilometers away. The chaos and depravity of Iron Castle are different from this place, but the cruelty and barbarism are no less brutal than Hidden Sand Castle.

The fire has been burning for several hours. The crackling sound of the fire is getting smaller and smaller, and the prisoners are getting a little tired.

“Then why were you imprisoned?” Joyner asked.

The prisoners were silent when they heard her ask, as if they didn’t want to mention it.

Joyner saw a layer of gloom on their faces, as if their hearts were filled with despair. I thought, maybe everyone is tired of talking, so it’s okay not to answer.

“What else could it be?… Because we can’t afford the ransom!”

Ransom?

The little dirty braid was outspoken and his eyes flashed with fire. He first responded, “We were originally small businessmen who knew each other. After we came to Hidden Sand Castle, some people named us in order to monopolize the golden route to make a fortune. He was charged with an unfounded crime and was secretly betrayed to the local Xuanming Gang, so he was imprisoned here.”

His words aroused strong approval from others.

“Yes, this kind of dirty method is very common in Iron Castle. After all, we and the merchants here are competitors, but the ransom they want is too high!” Another lean man agreed.

“Actually, they can’t afford to kill us, because they only want money!”

“But they ask for too much, it’s ridiculous! No one will redeem us.”

“I guess the people sent to deliver the letter have already killed us .

Forget it. They can’t afford the money anyway, so we can only do hard work in this prison, eating and waiting to die.”

Once everyone started talking, they couldn’t hold it together, and everyone started talking. There was extreme despair and loneliness on their faces.

This is why they are so disheartened!

Joyner originally thought that the prisoners who could be caught by the Xuanming Gang were either their sworn enemies or people who had committed serious crimes, but she never expected that these people were just ordinary businessmen.

In order to pay ransom, these thugs from Hidden Sand Castle even spared businessmen. How shameless!

These people have not committed a crime, but they are forced to become cattle and horses and are imprisoned here for life. It is really sad.

“Why would a beautiful woman like you be imprisoned?”

The haggard-looking old man curled his lips, and the chain on his arm kept shaking.

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