Chapter 107 Concession
Yan Xu put on a new windbreaker to protect his armor from moisture, put on gold-rimmed glasses to hide his fierce look, and got on the carriage carrying his suitcase.

I threw a silver dollar to the driver, which was something he couldn't earn in a whole day. The happy driver no longer complained, and with a wave of the whip, there was a crisp sound, and the carriage headed smoothly towards the concession.

Concessions are a special product of this period. To put it bluntly, they mean dividing up the territories of other countries and claiming them as one's own, and enjoying superior rights. It is a privilege of robbers and it will not change even after a hundred years.

What's funny is that because no one dared to offend these foreigners easily, the environment and public security in the concession were the best. At least the buildings here were taller and more beautiful, and there were patrol police patrolling the streets. Not to mention the thugs causing trouble, there were not even beggars begging for money.

Gradually, the concession became a refuge for the wealthy in this troubled country. Especially during the Taiping Rebellion, people rushed here desperately, and anyone who was a step slower was killed.

As the number of wealthy people increased, a large amount of capital also gathered in the concession, making it more and more prosperous. At the same time, it also became a field of leeks for foreigners, which were harvested from time to time.

Even so, countless wealthy people are happy to do it, because the warlords and bandits in various places are even more ruthless. They not only want money, but also their lives.

But this has little to do with Yan Xu. Every era has its destined hero to save the world. It is better not to interfere too much, at least that is what he thinks now.

Yan Xu, who had never escaped the eyes and ears of certain people, finally got rid of surveillance temporarily after entering the concession, because those people did not dare to come in, and even if they did, they did not dare to do anything wrong. Isn't this a kind of sadness?

Arriving at a hotel run by a British person, although the skin color was different, Yan Xu was not harassed by the British person because of his tall stature, extraordinary temperament, expensive handmade clothes and gold-rimmed glasses, at least he was not even unable to get in the door.

At that time, foreigners looked down on people of color and always looked down on them, but there were exceptions.

When Yan Xu casually took out a gold coin, the lobby manager, who had been holding his head high and looked like an English gentleman, decisively used his professional ability to personally provide him with the best service.

In fact, dealing with foreigners is very simple. First, you need to have a big fist, and second, you need to have a fat wallet.

You must remember not to get the order wrong. Money alone is not enough, because it will be robbed faster, and they may even introduce special laws to legally confiscate all your wealth, and you won't even have a place to complain.

As for why they go to such great lengths, it is because they consider themselves civilized people, so they need the Constitution to grant them the sacred right to legally plunder other people's wealth, so that they can feel at ease and even think that they are doing justice.

This has been true since ancient times. Don't think that they will stop robbing things just because they put on suits and ties. In fact, these Western robbers have never changed. Plunder is their nature and greed is their instinct. It has nothing to do with what they wear.

Thanks to the language function provided by the system, Yan Xu did not need to worry about communication problems anywhere, so he quickly established his persona as a Chinese businessman from the West with some power.

The construction of his character went smoothly. His tall stature, well-maintained skin, extraordinary temperament, and generosity easily separated him from this ignorant place and classified him as a member of the civilized world, someone with whom he could communicate.

Although he felt very unhappy about this, Yan Xu no longer wanted to encounter what happened before, so he could only continue to patiently improve his own personality and registered a foreign name, Owen.

But he always had the urge to kill all the foreigners in front of him, and it became stronger and stronger, just like the hunger he was enduring.

Feeling the change in his mentality and knowing that his self-control ability was getting weaker and weaker, Yan Xu did not dare to wrong himself anymore. After ordering the meal, he took his luggage and went to the best floor of the hotel. Rape Snake was not qualified to come in, so Yan Xu gave him a few silver dollars and asked him to change into decent clothes and wait. The hotel had a place and food specially prepared for servants, so he didn't need to worry about it.

The lobby manager personally opened the door of the room for Yan Xu and proudly revealed the luxurious facilities inside.

A double bed with tasseled curtains, a spacious living room covered with thick carpets, an electric fan hanging from the ceiling, a table lamp placed in the corner of the sofa, a bathtub and a brass flush toilet in the bathroom, these are the embodiment of the high-end of this era, but they are no surprises to Yan Xu.

The lobby manager, who had been observing the guest's words and expressions, immediately became more respectful of this strange guest.

After taking out a silver dollar as a tip and closing the door, Yan Xu finally relaxed. After all, he now had a place to stay for the time being.

He took off his windbreaker and hung it on the coat rack. He didn't rush to take off his armor. Instead, Yan Xu took out some chocolate to replenish his sugar intake.

His low fat reserves made him very prone to hunger, and he had to replenish sugar frequently. However, this was only a temporary solution and he still had to rely on large amounts of food to make up for the excessive consumption of his muscles.

Fortunately, he paid enough money and the hotel was of some standard. The steak and bread he ordered were delivered quickly by a food cart. There were three food carts in total. The lobby manager also personally brought a bottle of red wine as a gift to him.

Yan Xu sat at one end of the dining table and finished a palm-sized steak in two bites. It would be more accurate to say that he swallowed it rather than ate it. His body's craving for food caused his stomach to secrete a large amount of gastric acid. At the same time, his gradually taking shape ghost body greatly improved his absorption and digestion abilities, so that he would not eat to death or suffer from indigestion.

Yan Xu used to be curious about how big the appetite of ghosts was, because he had never seen the ghost father and daughter eat their fill, and then a pig was gone, and that was not even the limit.

So even though Yan Xu's ghost body had not yet fully formed, his appetite had already exceeded that of some big eaters. He ate ten steaks in one breath before slowing down.

The lobby manager's eyes almost popped out. After cooking, the steak in their hotel still weighed nearly one pound. Even a strong man could only eat three or five pieces at most. But the mysterious guest in front of him ate ten pieces in one go. He looked at the dining cart and saw five more steaks, two baskets of bread, two servings of thick soup, and a salad.

It took Yan Xu a full hour to finish all the food, and his belly was bloated, but that didn't stop him from drinking a whole bottle of red wine in one breath.

"The same food will still be served tomorrow, but it will be served twice a day, at noon and in the evening." The feeling of having his stomach filled eased Yan Xu's nervousness and anxiety. He said to the lobby manager in a good mood.

"Yes, sir." The lobby manager realized that he had lost his composure and quickly put on his butler's attitude and responded.

"This is the fee, and this is the tip." Yan Xu was not sure about the specific purchasing power of gold and silver at that time, so he took out two gold coins and two silver dollars respectively.

This is definitely a lot, but he didn't say how long he would stay, so the hotel would definitely remind him when the room is almost used up.

The lobby manager collected the gold and silver coins naturally, then clapped his hands and asked the waiter to start clearing the tableware and bringing a fruit plate.

(End of this chapter)