Chapter 153: Latent
In the darkness of the next morning, before the horizon was revealed, there seemed to be this dark shadow flashing under the candlelight of the Prancing Horse Inn. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 It's a pity that the black shadow appeared for too short a time, and even those standing in front of the candle in front of them would only feel dazzled - these rescuers from Boreham Collar took advantage of the disorienting phantom to disappear, and gently burrowed back to the bed that should have belonged to them, so that all traces that might be exposed disappeared with the wind.
When the sun was up, the Boram leaders, disguised as Lucia's aristocratic group, swaggered down the stairs. Although their hearts are always hoping to be able to get to the city where the incident occurred as soon as possible. But the role they now play does not allow Barrett and others to do so.
If it was in the middle of a war, the Ovaltine knights could have flown directly over on empty horses. But now they have to play role-playing games in order not to reveal their identities. And most of the Lucian pastoral aristocracy has nothing to do with the word 'early riser'. If they had gotten up early, the Lucian intelligence agencies, which had already dispersed, would have chased after them like hounds that had asked about the smell.
Although those vicious dogs would never dare to pounce and bite people at the risk of offending the nobles until the final result was confirmed. But if you let these guys follow you, the rescue team will be constrained in the rest of their actions. And if you find a remote place to kill people, there is also a risk that the team will be suddenly exposed.
After all, no one knows if those intelligence agents have the means to send an alarm after death. Even if there is no way to confirm what caused their deaths, combined with the exposure of those intelligence officers, Lucia will definitely launch a city-wide blockade dragnet search.
With the long duration of the high-level magic wand, the summoned horses even rested in the inn's stables for the whole night, and left their first stop in the kingdom of Lucia with the team.
"There are no watchers around!" In the wilderness away from the road, the Prophet Boram, holding the disc, nodded to the Keeper of the Spell after saying this. The latter immediately waved his wand and disbanded the summoned horses. Everyone then pulled out the reins from their fanny packs and summoned the 'Phantom Ponies' who could ignore the terrain.
After changing mounts, the speed of the group has more than doubled, and the team that has galloped through the wilderness has also been protected by the illusion of Warren Buffett the Fool, in order to prevent anyone from inadvertently discovering that these 'manor aristocrats' do not match their supposed appearance.
With the help of the astonishing speed of the Phantom Pony, the Boreham rescue team spent less than a day on the road when they saw the flags fluttering on the minarets on the outer walls of Kaos City. With the help of illusions, they did the same trick as before, and they changed into ordinary fine horses and hurried towards the gates of Kaos.
Soon a long line appeared in front of them from the city gate, and one caravan after another hurriedly moved forward under the control of the coachman. Most of the caravans had left deep ruts in the roads, and it was clear that the war between the kingdoms of Lucia and Cruze had contributed to the prosperity of goods in the kingdom of Lucia in another way.
I don't know if it's because of the exposure of those Boreham spies, or because the security standards have been raised when they came back from the war. The city guards in front of them were very careful when they inspected the vehicles, and they uncharacteristically slipped into the caravan and rummaged through the cabinets, as if trying to find anything suspicious in them.
If it weren't for Barrett not seeing them extort money from the merchants, he would have thought that they were trying to generate income. This made Barrett understand that these enemy garrisons in the Kingdom of Lucia were not all messing around.
The rescue team members who took on the identities were not attached to the very end of the long line, they held the reins and crossed one carriage after another and cut directly into the line to the checkpoint at the city gate. The Knight of Ovaltine, who had led the way, showed the guards a parchment scroll in his hand without even getting off his horse, which was the identification that Boreham's intelligence had prepared for the rescue team before they set out.
Although the anti-counterfeiting measures proved by the game in Chinese are far beyond the real Middle Ages, it is still very easy to decipher and imitate in the eyes of an enemy regime like Boreham. To put it bluntly, most anti-counterfeiting measures can only protect ordinary people, and they often appear quite powerless in the face of another regime. Just like in the old days, the high-quality counterfeit money of most countries is often produced by its rival or competing countries.
So these Lucia soldiers in front of them, after staring at the document for a long time, didn't find any flaws at all. Then they turned their attention to Barrett and the others, but each of these battle-hardened Boreham players behaved in line with who they were playing now. So in the end, those Lucia soldiers could only choose to let these uninvited 'nobles' go.
Unlike the previous town in that town, the Kaos city in front of him was much stronger in terms of both face and prosperity. Therefore, the rural aristocrats played by rescue teams would never dare to be as ostentatious as their first stop. Although you don't have to be a man with your tail between your legs, you have to keep a low profile.
After a contest of acting skills and intelligence, Barrett and the others still successfully passed the 'review' of those Lucia soldiers. They were sent into the city under their somewhat 'apprehensive' gaze - after all, in Lucia, what they did was already an affront to the dignity of the nobility. Naturally, they will beware of those 'country buns' turning back to retaliate.
Although the status of Kaos City is not comparable to the previous town. The big nobles in the city will not let those foreign 'country buns' make trouble. Compared to their counterparts in small places, the lives of these Lucian soldiers are still very secure.
But the gulf between the aristocracy and the commoners was simply too great. If Barrett and his party are really the manor nobles of the Lucia Kingdom, and plan to settle accounts after the fall. In fact, it is not difficult to find a way to pluck yourself out. And as long as the method of revenge is not too arrogant, those big men in the city will not be cruel to them for a civilian. At that time, it is often just a matter of losing some money and being fined three glasses of wine. I've seen too many examples of ruining my future because of this, and I can't help but be careless about the Lucia soldiers.
Walking through the streets of Kaos City, Barrett finally felt that the kingdom of Lucia had been freed from barbarism and ignorance. Although the degree of civilization is quite limited, it is a great improvement from the unadorned style of the previous town.
The plaster pavement paved with smooth stones made the carriage run more smoothly. The iron frames embedded in the walls of the houses on both sides can be used to put torches at night, although they can be very affected by the weather. But it's much better than relying on the light from the windows of the shop at night.
At the same time, the buildings on both sides of the road are finally free of the ugly shacks, and even the walls are more neatly plastered with mortar - it seems that the Lucians did not have a serious distortion in the aesthetics of architecture, but they were quite lacking in municipal construction, and they invested less.
"It's really much more popular here than the town before." Looking at the inhabitants busy on both sides of the road, Knight Ovaltine muttered in disappointment, "But then the girls here won't be as enthusiastic as they are in that town." ”
"Otherwise, because of the war, do you think the girl from the other day would be so enthusiastic? Don't think too much about that kind of good thing. "'Spell Keeper' Haiyan also gave a lewd smile at this time.
The war between Lucia and Cruze not only contained a large number of troops, but also recruited a large number of civilians. Although there were women serving in the military in the Western Continent, the majority of those who fought were men. This makes it inevitable that there will be a gender imbalance in the rear of the war. Even if Lucia transferred some people back in order not to affect the sowing of spring, it could not solve the problem fundamentally.
The severe imbalance between men and women not only burdens the families of the common people in the rear, but is also a disaster for the women who run the meat business. That's why when I first met the gold owners disguised as these Boram people, it was so popular in that town. But the larger the city, the less affected it was - because the people there were relatively wealthy and could choose to pay heavy war taxes to avoid going to the front.
Although the taxes of the Kingdom of Lucia in this regard will definitely overwhelm ordinary citizen families. But compared to the front line, where death may occur at any time, it is still an acceptable choice to work hard in your hometown. So the girls here are also cared for, but they haven't reached the bottom of the mountain and the water before. Naturally, there will not be so enthusiasm and hard work when serving people.
Neither Knight Ovaltine nor Master Haiyan talked about it without any cover-up. When the residents on the side of the road heard this, they all subconsciously looked at the complicated gaze stolen from this pedestrian. But when they saw the image of the visitor, they immediately turned their heads away. There are even some elderly residents who have brought their daughters back to their homes, who had been playing outside, since they are not as good as the street tigers.
This shows how famous these Lucian manor nobles are in the big cities. This situation is naturally indispensable to the hard work of those urban aristocrats, but their unscrupulous performance after entering the city also occupies a lot of reasons.
In order to be able to match the identity they played as much as possible, the rest of the team members also performed accordingly after the two started. For a while, the lewd laughter of 'hey, hey, hey, hee, hee', and the words that seemed to come out really made all the defenders frown.
Pushing open the heavy oak door, the Knight of Ovaltine who walked into the lobby of the inn did not dare to drive people as he did in that town. However, as he walked to the front of the bar, he threw a heavy bag of money on the table: "Can you free up a floor now?" ”
"Okay, okay! I'll go and arrange it for a couple of gentlemen right away. The innkeeper, who was blinded by the golden light after pulling the rope, immediately patted his chest and made a guarantee. Then he took the famous man upstairs, and then there was a series of vibrations from upstairs.
After the tossing sound passed, the boss with a round belly hurriedly ran downstairs, for fear that the owner who had just entered the door would be impatient: "Okay! It's already good. Gentlemen, please upstairs, please upstairs. ”
Players who took a break immediately wandered around the taverns in Kaos City with their purses. Now that the intelligence network has been exposed, these rescuers from afar lack access to information. And they didn't dare to rashly contact the local thieves guild. In this case, the only way to get the news is to get the news from the rumors in the tavern first.
The generous invitation and passable verbal guidance immediately made the big mouths in the tavern know everything. After squeezing out all the news they could get from the tavern, the group met again in the magic rope space of the inn.
"The situation does not seem to be encouraging. The large-scale arrests were halted in the city of Kaos two days ago. Although the drunkards heard the news that they had captured the wanderers who had gone to the city lord's mansion to steal, there was no news of whether they succeeded or not. But I think the people we want to save have fallen into the hands of the Lucians. Warren Buffett summed up the information he brought back a little.
This time, Barrett objected: "It doesn't necessarily mean that he has been caught. It may be that Lucia has chosen to stop for the time being, creating the illusion that she has given up, so as to attract our people to jump out on their own initiative. ”
"I really can't rule it out." Warren Buffett nodded, and then he turned his gaze to the team leader: "Mr. Ovaltine, what do you think we should do this time?" ”
"Wait a few more days! We are not familiar with the city, and the risk of rash action is too great. Speaking of this, the Knight of Ovaltine then asked, "Can you still get in touch with the territory after you have arrived here?" We need further intelligence. ”
"I'll give it a try! Our intelligence stations were all one-line, and the person in charge was successfully evacuated. The rest of the information points in the Kingdom of Lucia should be fine. Warren Buffett touched his chin and said, "They might be able to help us." ”
"Then let's go aboard for two days! Maybe the Lucians will show some flaws at that time. For the next few days, everyone cheered up, so that the Lucians could not see the clues. Knight Ovaltine nodded. (To be continued.) )