John came to Strawberry Town at 7:00 am the next day, and Hank, who had been yelling and scolding all night, became pale and weak because of the need for injury. Strawberry Town is a developing town, it is really not the only one in the game. It is a small village with seven or eight buildings, but a new town with more than 300 buildings. He has three hotels, five bars, two gun shops, and two private clinics, with a population of nearly 5,000.
Looking at the thriving city, John sounded the sound of his hometown in the fifth-tier small county in his previous life, because it was also under development.
John parked the horse in the door of the police station, and then carried the weak Hank down.
As soon as he arrived at the gate, he heard the people inside arguing.
"Sheriff Entes, it's been a week since Hank's attempted murder and assault on a police officer, but you haven't done anything, you haven't given a satisfactory account to the townspeople, you haven't even brought The cops went out to hunt down Hank, are you worthy of the residents of the city? Are you worthy of the honor the city has given you? Are you worthy of your town sheriff's position?" A well-dressed gentleman kept facing Ent The Sheriff was mad. But Sheriff Entes kept digging his ears with his pinky finger, obviously not following the mayor's trick.
"Mayor Timmins, don't worry, I've raised the bounty a lot, and the hungry bounty hunters will soon follow him, and he won't be able to escape there. Three or not four days at most for bounty hunters. It will send Hank to us." Entes said leisurely.
"What's your attitude, do you know what you're doing? Raising the bounty? Where's your manpower? Where are your capable officers? We still have to rely on bounty hunters to maintain an accident in our town. This is where you sit as the sheriff. Responsibilities? Do you still want to be the sheriff of Strawberry Town!" Mayor Timmins still roared at Entes.
"Sorry to disturb you." John's voice was soft.
"I'm here to collect a reward. Hank, who was convicted of first-degree murder, is here. Do you want me to put him down?" John said to everyone in the police station, and he threw Hank on the ground.
The injured Hank immediately groaned.
"Oh, look, just after I finished speaking, Hank came to the door. You did a good job with the bounty hunter. This is your bounty. Take it and relax. I remember that there are a few very good ones in the Clays Hotel. "Young girl, haha." Sheriff Entes took out a stack of dollars and handed it to John, then turned to Mayor Timmins and said, "Look, we can send him to the gallows in the afternoon, Mayor, you can prepare the propaganda documents."
"Hey, hunter, how did you catch him?" Mayor Timmins asked John, staring at him twice.
"Find the destination, then kill the sentry, then draw the gun and kill the three of them, that's it." John took the money and turned and left the police station. He was unintentionally involved in the mayor and the sheriff here. struggle for rights.
In 1899, the purchase rate of the US dollar was quite terrifying. One US dollar was close to 100~200 soft sister coins. And the things here are different from the previous life. The fruit here is very expensive. The meat of an animal is like a steak. It is only five or six pieces on the body, and a piece is only three or four pounds. There are also like a building in Strawberry Town. 80 square meters of land only needs to deliver $300 to get the paperwork issued by the mayor. And a good ranch is about $3,000. A not-so-good ranch like Beecher's Wish is only $1,500,
Therefore, the reward of $78 is almost more than 10,000 yuan in purchasing power, which is a lot of income, and a custom-made pistol is about $50 in a gun shop, and a long gun can vary from $50 to $200. A racehorse is $150. - Between $300. A set of fine workmanship is about $20-40.
And things like canned food are indeed a bit expensive, while the canned food, tobacco and alcohol in the system are more expensive, and medicines are surprisingly expensive, although the effect is obvious. And unlike in the game, the magical tonic cannot completely restore the injury, it can only temporarily suppress the injury, and then need to cooperate with the drug to recover slowly, but the advantage is that it allows you to maintain combat effectiveness in battle, even if you are shot a few times. Bleed to death.
John came out of the police station and went to the nearby Clays Hotel to wash his dusty body. Of course, it wasn't because of the beautiful girls mentioned by Sheriff Entes.
John woke up from the bed in the morning and washed it. After washing, John came to the front desk and ordered an oatmeal. After eating, John found that an oatmeal was not difficult to make John's empty stomach feel a little full.
"Hey, two more deer steaks. Plus a liter of milk." John made an estimate and asked for two more breakfasts. After eating two breakfasts, John finally couldn't feel the hunger in his stomach.
After breakfast, John picked up the platinum he looted to change his watch, looked at the time on the wall of the hotel, adjusted and turned his pocket watch.
Looking at the pocket watch, John retreated from the room, left the hotel, and went to the tailor shop next door. He needed to buy a suitable suit and a suitable pistol belt.
"Welcome, you need to buy something, a distinguished customer." John asked the store owner with a compliment as soon as he entered the store.
"A well-fitting suit, and a well-fitting pistol belt."
"Then ask the guests to measure the size. We have a lot of ready-made clothes and pistol belts, which are guaranteed to satisfy you."
When he came out, John bought a black and gray English suit, a pair of black moccasins, a white shirt with a red striped tie and a black vest, a double-armed waist strap, a suit jacket and a dark color gift from the store. With a coat and a certain jazz hat, he looks like a rich boy in a huge city, and John now looks more suitable for the prosperous British London than the savage western strawberry town. Since it was February 1899, the dress was not hot on the body.
"British suits are really expensive." Although John was very satisfied with this outfit, the price of it made John feel distressed for a while. The whole set came down to 30 dollars, and when he recalled the look of the shop owner's slaughtering sheep, John felt depressed for a while.
took out a cigarette and a match from his pocket and lit a 'hi~hu~'
"Hi, that English gentleman over there." A voice came from the side of the road. John followed the voice and looked at a middle-aged man with a beard and a denim suit facing John.
"Hi, gentleman, it's you." The man looked at John and nodded immediately to indicate that he was the one he was calling.
"Sir, what's the matter?"
"My name is Steve Davin." The man extended his hand and introduced himself.
"John Hardy."
"Mr. Hardy, you seem to be a bounty hunter, although you dress like a London gentleman, but I saw you picking up Hank's bounty at the police station yesterday." Steve said to John .
"Yes, you're right, I'm a bounty hunter, but I'm dressed like a fool now." John finally knew why the owner of the clothes store looked at him that way. That bounty hunter who pays $30 to dress up like a canary?
"Hehe~, it's okay, I have a job and I want to ask you for help. I wonder if you are interested." Steve smiled kindly, and then stated the purpose of finding him.
"If the pay is normal, then I'm interested in everything." John
"The remuneration is quite generous, how about we go to a place to discuss in detail?" Steve said.
"What do you think of the Clays Hotel?" John suggested.
"It suits me exactly."
"I'm under Mr. Edwin in Blackwater, a well-known and rich man in Blackwater. But recently I've received news that his opponents seem to have reached an agreement to take down Egypt at a negotiation party. Mr. Devin is good at occupying his farms and factories. Mr. Edwin has great business skills, but he is not very good at the other. I have always been responsible for his safety, but their opponents I also know about this, they have sent people to hunt me down for three days, my men are dead and wounded, I just escaped here yesterday, but the party that Mr. Edwin has to attend will be held as scheduled in three days. I need you again Protect Mr. Edwin during this period and ensure that he will not be threatened in any form." Steve described the task he needed to give John this time.
"It sounds very dangerous." John commented after listening quietly.
"It's really dangerous, but it's also very rewarding." Steve wasn't worried that John would refuse.
"Tsk~" John looked at the confident Steve and didn't answer for a while.