"Mr. Joy, if you were willing to spend less time on women, I think I would have a lot easier." Maud snorted, "Dick is a pawn of us who can't see the light, how can we transfer him at such a time." If his identity is revealed, do you think our lives will be better? ”

"Over the years, they have done a lot of things for us that can't be put on the table. Otherwise, there would be no Storm City now. ”

"I'm just a builder." Joey whispered.

Maude shook her head and said, "Forget it, Roger can't even lend his slave catchers, so we can only rely on ourselves." How's the conscription going? ”

"Very smooth, father. Captain Reg has already counted that next month, we will add three hundred new recruits. ”

"Three hundred, still recruits." Maud sat down and put a pipe to his lips: "The wounded soldiers need time to recuperate, and more importantly, to restore their confidence, so that we can settle accounts with Sur City." After all, it will be two months before the recruits have completed their training, prepared their equipment and supplies, and will be able to teach the hillbillies in Sur City at the earliest. ”

"Father, what are you going to do Uncle Mogu?"

Maud glanced at him and said, "Of course, it's redemption." Not only is it a matter of our face, but the army also needs to be presided over by Mogu, do you want me, the city lord, to go out in person? That would only make people laugh out of their big teeth. ”

"But the ransom offered by Sur City is not cheap." Qiao Yi looked heartbroken: "That's a full 100,000 gold coins!" ”

"It's okay, anyway, they have to pay me back with interest in the end!" Maude let out a breath of turbidity and waved his hand: "You go down, you have been provoking women less recently, and doing more serious things." ”

"Yes, father."

After Joy left, Maud was still frowning. He smoked a cigarette, still thinking about Roger's reply. Is it really such a coincidence? As soon as he needed support, Roger's slave trapping corps had already set off? Or has his longtime ally had something else in mind?

It's a pity that the garrison at the Wind Erosion Canyon checkpoint didn't report that the Sur City caravan had gone to Violet Harbor, after all, such an innocuous little thing, plus Dick had already made a move that day. So the officers stationed at the station kept the matter under wraps, otherwise, Maude could at least guess a little bit of information from it.

Now, it's just guesswork.

No matter how Maude feels, time is always fair. It doesn't stop for anyone, so the night fades away, and dawn creeps in. Early in the morning, a soldier yawned and left the dormitory, and after breakfast, came to the handover of the guard. As soon as he entered the watchtower, the soldiers spotted it.

A small emerald green snake, which shrank quietly in the shadow of the corner, stared at the soldier with two points of blue on its head, and actually gave the soldier goosebumps. It was less like a snake and more like a cold observer.

The Soldier has been serving in Storm City for several years, and it is surrounded by the Deep Blue Mountains, where wild beasts are infested from time to time. Snakes are rare, and of course, it's not something to make a fuss about. So the soldier raised his rifle and prepared to chase the snake away. As soon as he stepped forward, the snake had already "swished" and swam away quickly.

On this day, the people of Storm City noticed that there were suddenly more snakes in the city. They can be found behind a sewer fence, in a corner of a house, under a beam in an eaves, or in the closet of some hapless bastard.

They're everywhere!

The vision attracted people's attention, and just when they thought they were about to have a snake plague, the next day they disappeared as suddenly and quietly as they had appeared, and the people only had a false alarm.

After spending two days and three nights in the mountains and forests near Storm City, Eren finally saw Shiro again. After the serpent left that night, there was no news. Alan didn't know what method it used to scout, so he had to stay where he was and wait for it. During this period, the army of Storm City passed through the mountains and forests during field training, and passed by Allen, an outsider.

Shiro, who appeared again, lowered his head, closed his eyes, and the golden horn began to light up. From the single horn, a hint of orange-yellow light shined through, forming a hazy halo. When the halo illuminated Allen's eyes, there was naturally a few more images in his mind. The pictures came one after another, and for a while, the amount of information was beyond Allen's imagination.

These images cover almost every corner of Storm City, and if you put them together, you would create a diorama of Storm City. In this model, the most images and information related to the army are played, and they are played repeatedly, so Alan has a rough idea of the layout of the city defenses and the number of garrisons in the city.

After using his amazing memory to firmly engrave this information in his mind, Alan opened his eyes and looked at Bai Dao in surprise: "God, how did you do this?" ”

Bai tilted his head, his eyes narrowed into a crescent moon, and he looked triumphant.

Eren knew that most of the information that Shiro was sending to his mind had to do with the ability of King Snake. However, the methods of white reconnaissance are mysterious and peculiar. But this is a good thing for Allen, at least in the future, he can let Bai scout for himself. And the information he got was much more comprehensive and detailed than what he got himself.

That night, Alan and White left Storm City in the darkness of the night. Unbeknownst to Maud, visitors to Sur City had secretly visited his city. He didn't even know that before Eren left, there were several people in Storm City who quietly left the city without attracting his attention.

The night is vast and the undercurrents are surging.

Two days later, at dusk, Alan returned to Sur City. Shiro still returned to the forest that already belonged to him, waiting for Allen's next summons. When he returned to the mansion, Edward sent a carriage to pick him up. Alan was curious, why did Edward find him in such a hurry? He got into the carriage and let the carriage send him to the city lord's mansion.

In Edward's study, Alan meets the boy Maritan, as well as two others.

Two elderly men, one with a big belly, with a smile on his face and his eyes narrowed into slits, like a businessman. The other was thin and sad, as if nothing in the world could make him happy.

Edward pulled Alan forward and said, "Let me introduce you." The two are Brie and Mr. Beto, who are members of the Board of Directors of the Stormcity Adventurers Guild. ”

Then he said to the two of them: "This is the knight Allen of my city, and he is the one who took down the head of Mogu." ”

The chubby Brie suddenly opened his eyes and said with a smile: "Mr. Allen is so young, the future is limitless." ”

"Alright, Brie, now that the matter is settled, we should also go back, lest Baron Maud find out that we are not in Storm City." The skinny Beto coughed dryly.

Brie nodded, shook Edward's hand, and said, "I'm glad you accepted our proposal, then, we take our leave." ”

Seeing off the two men, a confused Alan asked, "What did they come for?" ”

"Cooperation, of course."

"Cooperation? What is the cooperation law? ”

Edward shrugged his shoulders and said, "Quite simply, they plan to form an adventurer guild in Sur City as well. The condition is that the city of Sur will be open to adventurers for free in the future, and of course, if the adventurers make any trouble in the city, they will be responsible. The benefit we get is the priority of the commission. The Adventurers' Guild accepts a wide range of commissions, and you know, we can even hire a team of adventurers through them. ”

"If the price is right, it can even be several."

Alan looked surprised: "It turns out that there is such a thing." ”

"It's also the first time I've known that, after all, this is the border, and we don't know much about the planet." Edward smiled, "It doesn't matter, time is on our side anyway." ”

"They're from Storm City, why would they be willing to help us like this?"

Edward laughed and said, "Thanks to Sir Maud." ”

"Why?"

"Because he preyed on the adventurers." Edward said in a deep voice, "This is one of the mistakes he made. Perhaps you don't know it, but during your absence, Belmode met a woman. She was an adventurer, and on the day of the siege of Stormtown, her companions were killed by Stormtown, and she was the only one who desperately escaped back. ”

"I met with her and told her to report Maude's misdeeds to the Adventurers' Guild. Now the directors of the association, such as Brie and Beto, are afraid that Maud will take advantage of them, so they decide to open an association with us so that we can quietly transfer power. I had just wanted to use this to undermine Maude's reputation, at least so that he would not be able to recruit adventurers to deal with us, but I didn't expect this to be a surprise. ”

Edward paused and said, "It's time to talk about you." Dear Captain Allen, it bothers me that you have suddenly disappeared for a few days. ”

"I'm on business." Alan nodded his head and said, "Didn't you ask me about Storm City's city defense arrangements and the number of troops before?" Hey, now this information is in my head. ”

Edward shook his head and said, "It turns out that you went to do reconnaissance work, but Commander Allen, risking your life is not what a leader should do." ”

"What's the matter, I'm not stupid enough to swagger out onto the streets of Storm City." Alan gestured, "Give me paper and pen." ”

"Yes, my captain."

Edward personally put the pen and paper on the table, and without saying a word, Alan picked up the pen and drew them one by one according to the information in his mind. From time to time, he paused to reminisce, and then he started to draw out the lines and mark important information in key places. This was done until the middle of the moon, when a sketch of the terrain of Sir Maude's collar appeared before the eyes of Alan and Edward. R1058