Heavenly Dao Formula

"What happened?" Olina asked.

"No, it's nothing... just a small situation, let's start with the product drying room." Philip said calmly, as if he didn't take this accident to heart at all.

But soon, whippings and screams were mixed in the noise.

Among them are insults such as half-beast and low-born.

Li's ears pricked up immediately, and she took the lead to walk towards the side of the factory building.

"This is..." Philip couldn't help frowning. He had always regarded the fox demon as air before, and he didn't say anything to drive it away. It exceeded his expectations.

But to his disappointment, neither the Oriental nor the Dragon Lady made any punishment.

Not to mention punishment, not even angry scolding.

"Li?"

"I want to take a look at the situation."

Seeing what she said, Xia Fan could only choose to keep up—Olina had repeatedly told her that this place was not Jinxia, ​​and if Li didn't hide her appearance, she must not be allowed to contact outsiders alone.

The factory building is only a hundred steps from front to back.

But the picture that unfolds is quite different.

There is also a small open space here, but what is stacked on it is not goods, but torture racks. Seven or eight people were tied behind their backs to thick wooden poles, exposing their entire backs, and a strong man was waving a leather whip to beat these skinny people.

The source of the dispute was a half-orc woman, or goblin. Judging from her ears, she should be a cat demon—she has short curly hair, wheat-colored skin, and a pair of orange-red crystal eyes. She doesn't look like a native of the Holy Wing Islands.

"It's completely unreasonable for you to do this! If it wasn't for the delay in wages, they wouldn't be hungry enough to eat a few fruits!" Facing a tall man, the woman said angrily, "Moreover, the fruits themselves were damaged during transportation, how much is it worth?" ? If you injured them, it was equivalent to cutting off their work for a month. What is the difference between this and killing?"

"It's not worth a lot, so you should pay for them?" The man was unmoved, "Stealing is stealing, one or ten, it doesn't change the nature of the theft. I said it , any act of stealing will be severely punished, and if you don’t teach you imbecile a lesson, you won’t remember it at all. Don’t stop, give me a hard hit!”

"Stop, don't hit!" The cat demon hugged the strong man's arm in desperation, opened his mouth and bit down.

"Damn it - this beast dares to bite people!"

"Pull her away!"

The other three or four supervisors immediately rushed over, wrestling their hands, pulling their hair, and abruptly separated the two.

"Damn it, I'm bleeding!" The strong man folded his arms, looked angrily at the catwoman who was pinned down on the ground, raised his foot and kicked her. The latter had nowhere to hide, and was kicked violently in the abdomen, and under the severe pain, his body instantly curled up like a shrimp.

"You want to stand up for them, right? I'll help you." The tall man said with a gloomy face, "You guys, go and hang her on the stake for me!"

The woman struggled desperately, trying to break free from everyone's control, but in exchange for another punch.

Because of the commotion, the scene was in chaos, but Xia Fan noticed that in the factory shed less than ten steps away, the workers were still busy with their work, and few looked up. Occasionally, someone looked at this side with a blank expression.

"Xia Fan." Li Chen said.

"I see." Xia Fan was very familiar with this tone. Even if the other party didn't say anything, he knew what the fox demon wanted to do next. But if we really had to wait for Li to make a move, the situation might get out of hand, so he had to take the lead.

"Everyone!" He walked towards a group of supervisors, "Can you tell me what they did wrong? Maybe I have a better solution."

"Who are you?" The tall man glanced coldly.

"Gol, don't be rude, this is a guest!" Philip hurried over.

"Brother?" The complexion of the person called Gore changed immediately, and he immediately put on a smiling face, "Ah, it turned out to be a guest... Sorry, I surprised you, but it's really not a big deal, it's just a matter of disposing of a few dogs. Just a mouse."

"They...are not mice." The cat demon gritted his teeth regardless of the blood dripping from the corner of his mouth.

"Stealing is like a mouse, let alone more than one stealing food."

"If it wasn't too hungry to hold on, who would—"

"Come on," Gore interrupted her, "Which criminal has no reason? Words are like wind, and behavior is the standard for measuring people. Besides, I did this for your sake. If this happened in the market area Here, what you want to see is not a whip, but a gallows."

Things really aren't that complicated.

A few employees working in the factory stole a box of fruit because their wages were late. As a result, the supervisor discovered this behavior and immediately reported it to the younger brother Gore in charge, so this scene happened. Catwoman herself didn't steal, but she couldn't see what Goyle did, so she took the initiative to stand up and stop him. It's a pity that Baiguoyuan's action itself has the intention of killing chickens and monkeys. Whether it is out of prestige or suppression, it is impossible to stop it because of the protest of a half-beast.

"How much is the fruit?" Xia Fan asked.

"Mr. Xia, this matter has nothing to do with you at all." Philip coughed twice, "I can ask them to stop first, so as not to disturb your visit."

"Just treat me as a God-willed person and be kind to others." Xia Fan winked at Olina, "Is that what the Church of Hera said?"

Dragon Girl nodded, "Saving the world is indeed the teaching of the Sun God."

Seeing that the church was moved out, Philip couldn't be sure of the identities of the two of them for a while. Considering the status of the dragonborn, he finally chose to give in. "In this case, let each of them take a silver ser."

"Fruit...how can it be so expensive!" the half-beast woman struggled.

"Okay." Xia Fan readily took out his wallet and took out nine silver coins, "Count this person in as well."

The "this person" in his mouth is the demon who was held down on the ground.

After taking the coins, Philip nodded to his younger brother, "These guys are lucky, let them untie them. By the way, tell them that if they commit another crime next time, they won't be able to deal with it with a few whips."

Gore seemed to want to say something, but after glancing at Olina with silver hair and red lips, he finally swallowed his words.

"Then Mr. Xia, the trouble has been resolved, do you still want to visit the factory?" Philip still asked enthusiastically.

"Why not?" Xia Fan also pretended that the matter was not worth mentioning, "Please lead the way."

...

After leaving Baiguoyuan, the other two had no interest in hanging out.

Just looking at the prosperity of the market area, it looks a bit like Jinxia City, but the things behind it all are completely different from Jinxia.

"Let's go back." Li suggested.

Although Xia Fan still wanted to visit other factories, especially those big factories located on the riverside that Philip mentioned, but considering the time to come, he did not express any objection.

Just as the group passed through the shack area on the same path, the catwoman appeared in front of them again.