The scourge of prison and the pain of flesh and skin, players have only experienced the former. But even so, it is a very uncomfortable thing for modern people who are used to being free.

However, when Barrett and his party were restricted in their personal freedom, there were also a considerable number of players and natives inside and outside the prison who had a headache because of this incident.

As time passed, the situation in Repulse City became more and more tense day by day. A low, hoarse wail echoed through the gloomy dungeons, and the actions of the Church of the Goddess of Wealth and Commerce did not have as many scruples as the Lord of Justice,

Torture, though brutal and ineffective, is a very cheap and useful method for those on the periphery who are not very strong-willed. Even the spells given by the Divine Mansion are not cheap consumables, and they can be exchanged for a lot of small money for treating diseases, of course, if they can be saved, they can be saved.

At the same time, martial law, curfews, checkpoints, and ubiquitous patrols have once again descended, and together they form a unique landscape in Repulse City during this time. But it was clear to all of them that this would not last long.

Tensions inhibit the purchasing of Repulse residents, and restrictions on free movement are the enemy of commodity circulation. As the so-called gods fight mortals suffer, the goddess of wealth and business has a great cause, and she will not care about such a loss in a short period of time for the sake of her own face.

However, the stewards of the big chambers of commerce and small businesses in the city all frowned and made bitter faces. Caravanserai delayed delivery deadlines, affecting credibility and often had to pay additional liquidated damages. Not to mention the backlog of goods in the store, which occupies working capital. Those goods that are not easy to preserve are deteriorating and supporting, causing a lot of losses to merchants.

Cutting off people's wealth is like killing their parents. For a day or two, there may be people who can endure it. But after a long time, grievances need to explode. A businessman who can get a small fortune in Repulse City. Few are truly kind. These merchants, who had seen more or less blood, could begin their own actions.

Of course, since you have some net worth, you naturally can't work hard like you did when you were barefoot. But this does not mean that they have no other means, and the struggle is often about strategy.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! A knock on the door interrupted Barrett and Noodles' conversation. But Noodle was not at all disturbed by the disturbance, but looked at the teak door with some excitement - he had been locked up in this cell for more than a week, and he and Barrett had already finished talking. Now the reason why the two are still able to talk is more to relieve the loneliness in their hearts.

Barrett, who was lying on the bed with his arm on his pillow, asked, "Mr. outside the door?" It's not lunch time yet, and what do you mean by knocking on the door now is that we can get out of prison today. ”

"Yes! Two gentlemen. News has already arrived at the town hall. Your detention order has been lifted. From now on, both of you are free, and please tidy up your belongings. With these words, there was the sound of the key and the iron lock running in the door.

Barrett and Noodles, who confirmed the news, scrambled to jump out of their respective beds. Then they began to pack blankets, futons, and their own cleaning supplies. From this point alone, the treatment of the two is more like house arrest than detention.

But just as the two of them were happily preparing to get out of prison, there was a "Bang!" from the door. Although it was neither opened nor followed up.

"Mr. Jailer, is something going on outside?" Now it seems that something is wrong, and Barrett asked for such an inquiry.

At first, there was a brief silence, although an embarrassing voice came from outside the back door: "Stuck, two gentlemen inside, there is something wrong with this door lock, the key is stuck inside." ”

Hearing this, the noodles immediately became anxious: "The key is stuck? How can it get stuck! Big brother outside the door. Don't you play with us! ”

"What's going on playing with you guys! I don't want to do that! The voice outside the door also became a little urgent, "Who knew you came so suddenly!" This single room in our prison has not been used for a long time. I should have known that I should have found someone to fix these days. ”

Listen to the jailer outside the door. Barrett probably understands what this is all about. The cell where the two players are staying was originally intended to temporarily imprison a nobleman who had committed a crime. However, with the exhibition of Repulse City, it gradually lost its original function.

Over time, it gradually lost its original role. However, as if to reflect the identity of the big people, this room was not only not demolished and converted into ordinary cells, but also forbidden to be used to hold ordinary prisoners.

After a long time, such a room that lacked a sense of zài was naturally forgotten by most people. If it weren't for the fact that every warden had to have a special inspection of the house at the time of the handover. The wooden furniture in this house has long since decayed into an unknown form.

And this time, Barrett and his party moved in suddenly, and the prison had only time to hastily clean some of the house, so when Barrett entered here, he could open some debris that had not been cleaned in the corner of the wall.

Even the sanitation is not very good, not to mention other aspects. But Barrett and Noodle have lived here for so many days, and everyone in the prison, from the warden to the jailer, breathe a sigh of relief!

It's certainly not a fear of snubbing Barrett and Noodles - the news about them was already in the Warden's hands before the two players came in. In his opinion, the status of these two is not high, but they stayed there for special reasons. Although the relationship between the two and the nobles of the two sides cannot be slackened, there is no need to be too attentive.

However, they have to worry that those things that embezzle maintenance funds will be exposed. The annual prison maintenance funds put down by the city hall have long become a big meal for the system from top to bottom. Both the town hall and the city council know this, and they also understand the truth that when the water is clear, there are no fish, and they just turn a blind eye to this aspect, as long as they don't make too much trouble.

But these are no longer secrets. But after all, it is illegal. When it's okay, it's naturally smooth. But if you want to be more serious, it will also make many people embarrassed. But the current situation in Repulse City can be described as turbulent. Maybe someone is staring at this! As a result, it was clear that the matter was over, and there was such an accident at the juncture that was about to send these two 'plague gods' away, and the jailer at the door was so anxious that tears were about to fall.

Compared to Barrett, who had already figured out something in Guò's nervous voice, Noodle didn't know anything about it, and now he was only concerned about whether he could get out a little earlier, and he still had the heart to pay attention to it: "Since the door lock is broken, why don't you hurry up and find the locksmith?" ”

"Nope! You can't go out and find a locksmith! If people knew that the door lock was broken, maybe someone would think about it. The jailer immediately vetoed the noodle mention, "I'd better go and talk to the warden about what to do!" ”

Right now, Repulse City is going through a not so small event. out of the two sides that originally set off this turmoil. It's not that no one intends to take advantage of this opportunity to fish in troubled waters and make some profit for themselves. Therefore, all the 'civil servants' who are now on the job are cautious, and they are caught by others and dismounted.

The '3o years' memories during the closed beta period were not in vain, and combined with his own conjectures, Barrett immediately understood the scruples of the jailers outside. He immediately asked, "In other words, as long as you don't blow out the problem of locking the door here, just blow it out immediately, right?" ”

"As long as we don't reveal it immediately, after a few days we are ready, there will naturally be nothing." There was a voice outside the door, which seemed to want the players to stay in here for a few more days and wait for the limelight to pass before finding someone to open the door.

Noodles clenched his fists and said, "I don't want to stay here for a moment." ”

The halfling, who didn't know when he would be released from prison, could barely endure it. But as a result, when I got the news that I could be released from prison, and then I was trapped alive in the cell, I couldn't bear it. The gap between the dashed hopes is huge.

Seeing the noodle's excited look, Barrett said slowly, "But today is the day we get out of prison!" If we hadn't left the prison, don't you think the trouble here would have gotten even bigger? In any case, the two of us are also one of the causes of this incident! The guy who watched our every move. That's a lot in terms of numbers! ”

The jailer outside the door realized that he had forgotten the identities of the two people in the room, and there were many people staring at this place right now. Not to mention that there is a holy warrior of the Lord of Justice waiting at the gate of the prison! Although the other party is in agreement with the city council, it is inconvenient to enter the prison. But if these two can't get out of prison today, the trouble will probably be greater than that deficit.

"This, that's just as well." The jailer was immediately dumbfounded when he thought of this, and then he seemed to think of something: "But that gentleman inside, since you said this, is there a way to solve the problem in front of you!" If you can, please hurry up and solve the problem! ”

"Since you can't open it, then let's open this one!" Barrett paused, "But in this case, the door lock here will be irreversibly damaged." And you won't charge us with escaping prison or anything like that! ”

"Nope! No! Absolutely not! Hurry up and do it! As he spoke, the jailer outside the door began to urge, "Anyway, this cell is usually not used, and it is not difficult to hide it for the time being." As long as the immediate problem can be solved, it will not be easy to find a reason to repair it in a few days. ”

"In that case, let's do it." As he spoke, Barrett tapped his boot and pulled a short, sharp mild steel blade from the heel of his shoe—a specially designed shoe that was popular with wanderers and bards alike, but it was not cheap.

Barrett, who was holding the blade, bent down and dug in the door at the corresponding lock. Under the sound of "tearing, tearing", soon the outermost wood was very open and hung clean. A rusty iron plate appeared in a hollow hole in a door.

Immediately afterwards, Barrett used the steel plate of his hand to insert and pry, and immediately broke the rusty iron plate to reveal the lock cylinder inside. Then he put away the steel sheet and patted Noodle on the shoulder: "It's up to you next." Lockpicking is what you loiterers do best! Whether we can get out now depends on your efforts. ”

"Don't worry! This qiē was hugged on my body. As he spoke, Noodle pulled out a few of his usual lock-picking tools from his belt. With the advantage of his height, he straightened his back and inserted several delicate tools into Barrett's broken gap.

People like Barrett and Noodles who went into this kind of special cell. The jailers don't even carry out routine checks. Because people like this status. Usually they don't run away. What is more important is the search of such people. Maybe you will be hated by some face-loving guys for a lifetime. If those 'adults' with status put on small shoes for themselves as soon as they get out of prison, it will be more than worth the loss.

Of course, it is impossible for the prisoners in ordinary cells to be treated so well, so before entering the prison, they have to be checked all over the body, inside and out—it is inevitable that some strangers will awaken some strange hobbies.

"Click! Click! The sound kept coming from the cylinder of the door lock, and Barrett suddenly appeared that the noodles were actually sweating profusely in the cold weather. I don't know if I'm tired or nervous.

To ease the tension, Barrett joked, "Noodles, didn't someone say they were the best wanderers among the players when I first met you?" No matter how you measure this broken lock in front of you, you can't unlock it! ”

"You don't look at what this is going on? Specific problems should be analyzed in detail! Saying that, Noodle stopped what he was doing and wiped the sweat from his forehead: "If it's outside." I've already opened it. But now I'm from the inside without keyholes, and you're fiddling with it without losing the gap! And add the half of the key that is broken inside, you think it's easy! ”

"That's good! You go on, you go on. Barrett took a step back, indicating that he would not interfere with the work of the noodles. Immediately afterwards, the halfling devoted himself to his own lock-picking business.

"Click! Click! "It's been another long time of fiddling, and the noodles still haven't succeeded in opening the door. As he himself said, it is really difficult to successfully unlock the lock with the current situation. After all, the original design of this door did not have the option to open from the inside.

"Let's go!" The door lock, which had been opened, suddenly made a different sound than before. Barrett asked with a smile on his face, "Are you opening the noodles?" ”

"Not yet! But a way has been found, and only one last step is left. As he spoke, he took out the shaped pipes he had previously bought from the Tome Society from his coat pocket - before he was imprisoned, the players were only confiscated by the Church of the Just Lord, and the other party would not look into it as long as it was not a dangerous item.

Holding the pipe, which has become much brighter than it used to be. Take the noodles in one bite and suck harder. Then, with his cheeks puffed out, he aimed at the gap, and a puff of white smoke erupted.

Last night, this qiē noodle used his two fingers to pluck in the smoke that did not dissipate. Immediately afterwards, the smoke gradually changed into a scaffold-like structure under the control of the halfling.

Look at this change in front of you. Barrett really thinks those pipe-like oddities are the right person. If you want to create such an intricate structure out of metal, even if you find a first-class craftsman, it will take you several days from design to finishing. The amount of gold spent is probably not a small amount. Noodle was able to turn that wisp of light smoke into the appearance of his eyes so easily, even the difficulty of manipulating strange objects is a reflection of his ingenuity.

As the structure is complete, the noodles pull the two tools that were inserted before. I only heard a "smash" sound, and at the same time, the wooden door in front of me vibrated slightly.

"That's it! It's finally opened. I was almost exhausted! As he spoke, he wiped the sweaty noodles and immediately tapped the shaped pipe on the door lock, putting the white eyes back into the pipe.

Pushing open the cell door, Barrett and Noodle walked out of the cell immediately saw the jailer's ecstatic expression in front of them. Obviously, the success of the two of them in opening this prison door really solved a crisis up and down the prison.

The jailer, who patted his chest with peace of mind, said, "Please follow me to the warden's office to go through the formalities!" ”

"Please lead the way!" As he spoke, Barrett picked up his package and made a gesture of please. After both of them had reached the hallway, the jailer reclosed the door, which was not easily visible from the outside. Then he took a light step and led the way ahead.

Along the way, the inmates in the nearby cage coaxed Barrett and Noodles one after another.

"Why haven't I seen these two boys!"

"What's so strange about people you haven't met, do you know all the people in this world? Not to mention this world, even if it's in Repulse City......"

“…… So you're a newcomer? Come back to us often when you have time......"

"That's right! Come back quickly. ”

"What a noise! What are you arguing about! As he spoke, the jailer struck the iron railing with a long wooden stick wrapped with iron at both ends of his hand, preventing the prisoners from continuing to heckle. Then he turned around: "The two scumbags here just can't see others well!" Normally, we do our best not to lock up those young people who accidentally step on the wrong step with them, even if those teenagers have the heart to turn back, but they will definitely be pulled into the water by these scumbags. ”

Barrett's eyes lit up when he heard this, although he knew in his heart that those young people who accidentally stepped on the wrong side were basically first-time offenders who had made money at home, but he still had to praise his mouth: "It's rare that you still have this kind of mind!" Sometimes actions like this alone are enough to save a family. ”

Now that Barrett is such a good jailer, the players will immediately start chatting with each other. In just a few minutes, the three of them arrived at the warden's office, and the warden glanced at Noodles and Barrett, and signed their release certificates, as if he didn't want them to stay here any longer.

Barrett, who had received the signing, then asked, "Thank you very much Mr. Warden for taking care of you, your food here tastes good." By the way, did we have anything special going on outside during your few days here? ”

"Leave early if there is nothing to do, I am not a noble prison here, I don't want to see an uncle like you again. The Holy Warriors of His Highness, the Lord of Justice, are waiting for you outside! Don't keep your family waiting, he knows much more about what you want to ask than I do. The warden of the opportunistic warden apparently did not intend to say anything, and he turned to the jailer and ordered, "Take them out." ”

Hearing the warden's order, the jailer immediately began his own work as a guide. And as Barrett and Noodle see the sunlight outside the prison again, the heavy iron door "clangs" behind the two of them.

"Really! I won't even say goodbye! Barrett turned his head, touched his nose, and said something quiptic.

"Hello Mr. Boram, I am the Holy Warrior Duosol sent by the Church of the Lord of Justice to take you to the temple." With this voice, a handsome man in shiny half-body armor appeared in front of Barrett.

In addition to the simple scales and swords carved into his chest, there was a warhammer. From this, it can be seen that this holy warrior's status in the Church of the Just Lord is much higher than that of his companion Mario, who has been separated!

Barrett, who saw the person coming, stretched out his right hand: "It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Saul." Are you here to take us back the equipment that was stored in the Zài church? ”

"Yes! On top of that, our head of the group would like to meet you. The Paladin of Duosol said with a smile.

"Then let's hurry on our way! Don't let that old gentleman give you a grade. With that, Barrett grabbed the halfling and carried him on his shoulder.

The noodles dangling from all fours beat Barrett's shoulder and protested: "Barrett, you can put it down, I can walk by myself!" ”

"Don't do that, you two! In fact, we still have plenty of time. The Dorthor Paladin waved his hand.

Barrett, who had put down the noodles, asked, "If time is enough, can Mr. Duosol tell us anything big about what happened outside the past few days when we were in prison?" (To be continued!)

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