The two ran all night, and the night gradually faded away.
When the outline of Baiyuan City appeared at the end of the line of sight, it was already the eve of dawn, the sky was a dull dark blue, and dawn was brewing.
Zhou Jing stared at the wilderness with all his eyesight. The comprehensively strengthened physical fitness has also improved his eyesight to a certain extent. Suddenly, like zooming, the scene of Baiyuan City is quickly enlarged and clear in his line of sight.
Before it was time to open the door, the gates at the city gate were still closed, and the braziers on both sides had burned out overnight, leaving only traces of smoke.
There were no villagers or caravans waiting to enter at the door. Several guards were next to the wall, their heads dizzy, probably taking a nap.
Zhou Jing raised his eyes and looked at the crenels on the city wall. The torches were still burning, but there were no guards patrolling. And in the lookout port of the city wall tower, there are no guards standing guard at all times.
"The defense is so sparse. It's been more than half a year since I opened the city gate last time, and the defense of the town doesn't seem to have improved much."
Zhou Jing muttered to himself.
Although he and Ross are currently dressed in rough clothes and can pretend to be farmers, he doesn't want to go into the city in an open and honest way.
After more than half a year, maybe there are still people in the town who know his face, after all, the towns in this world are so big.
Now that he is in the dark, he does not want to easily reveal his whereabouts, and he cannot directly earn the gate of the city with his identity as a hunter of alien beasts like last time.
Zhou Jing tore off the corner of his clothes and covered his face, and asked Ross to do the same. Then the two deviated from the road of the city gate and quickly touched the city wall from other directions. On the way, they always paid attention to whether there were patrolling guards and the lookout of the tower on the city wall.
Fortunately, this time is the most suitable time to sneak into the town. It is the dark time before dawn. There is night cover, and the fast-moving figures of the two are like ghosts, which are difficult to be detected.
Moreover, Zhou Jing had chatted with the town guards before. Don't expect this group of people to have a very high professionalism at all times. After standing guard all night, some people have long been lazy, and it is impossible to keep their nerves tense.
The two successfully touched the base of the wall, Zhou Jing grabbed the gap in the city wall, and with a slight force on his knuckles, inserted the hard brick into the wall. Before 40 points of physical fitness, the rough stone bricks and plastics in this world are no different. How many.
Knuckles were inserted into the cracks of the wall, and with a slight rattling sound, he swam up the wall like a gecko, and quickly turned into the city wall aisle along the crenel. The aisle is temporarily unattended.
Only then did Zhou Jing beckon Ross to climb up. After the two met, there was no delay, and they immediately climbed over the wall and entered Baiyuan City.
It was still curfew, the streets were almost empty, only guards patrolled, and the two walked along the edge of the town for a while, hiding in the shadows of the houses, waiting patiently for the morning to come.
It is not difficult to sneak into the town. Ordinary guards will inevitably make mistakes when facing alien warriors. After all, the extraordinary physical fitness is here. As long as the guards are negligent and relaxed, they can sneak past with fast movements.
Taking advantage of the waiting time, Zhou Jing sat cross-legged behind the house, thinking about a plan of action.
The main goal of infiltrating the town this time is to kidnap Root and pry information out of his mouth. Before that, it is necessary to find out how long it has been since the last shuttle, how far the impact of the last time has fermented, and what has changed in Baiyuan City now.
Secondly, we need to find out Root's current defense strength, whether there will be another mysterious person like the one-inch man blocking the road last time, and estimate the difficulty.
Now that his body is intact and he doesn't need to fight for his life, Zhou Jing doesn't want to be surrounded and prefers to sneak.
"So think about the escape route first, and prepare some things... I have to buy some equipment. Money is not a problem. Although shopping while covering my face will attract people's attention, just be careful... "
Zhou Jing calculated in his heart, time continued to pass, and finally the bell rang in the town, and the curfew ended.
After waiting for a while, the number of people on the street gradually increased, and the urban residents started their day.
Zhou Jing brought Ross into the pedestrian this time. Except for covering his mouth and nose to occasionally attract the attention of passersby, he looked just like an ordinary farmer, very normal.
He was familiar with Baiyuan City, and he avoided the patrolling direction of the guards far away, went shopping in the clothing store, dressed up as a town resident, and was more inconspicuous than a farmer.
By the way, I also bought two felt hats, and even covered their ears, which made the two people's clothes covering their noses and mouths look like cold protection, not so eye-catching... After all, this is the Northland, the weather is cold, It's normal to wear thicker ones.
After buying things, Zhou Jing didn't leave immediately. Instead, he approached the owner of the clothing store and found out the date. It was confirmed that more than half a year had passed since his last death.
The current city owner is still Root. He has not been dismissed by the empire, but he has rarely appeared.
Chatting and chatting, the shop owner suddenly felt a little emotional:
"Since Jason attacked the lord half a year ago, Baiyuan City has become more and more depressed."
Zhou Jing came to be interested: "I came from out of town, what happened later?"
The clothing store didn't have a chat service, but Zhou Jing gave money readily, and there were no customers in the morning, so the shop owner didn't mind chatting with Zhou Jing for a few dollars.
"Well, after that, the hunters said that the lord had some secrets behind his back and wanted to silence Jason, but he was almost killed by Jason in the end. These rumors spread throughout the city. And the lord has been sick in bed, almost Faceless.
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After about a month or two, it seems that some imperial messenger came to investigate this matter, and finally announced the whole city, saying that this incident was revenge by the lord's guards, the lord himself did not know it, it was a misunderstanding, and then turned to appease The hunters of White Plains City…”
Hearing this, Zhou Jing sneered in his heart, but his face was calm.
"and then?"
"The hunters seem to be very angry and refuse to accept this explanation. Many hunters left directly. As a result, there are not enough hunters in Baiyuan City to deal with the threat of alien beasts. No, businessmen don't take this route anymore... On the contrary, there are more villagers in the surrounding areas who have fled into the city."
"So after the hunter left, did many nearby villages encounter strange beasts?" Zhou Jing raised his eyebrows.
"There are two villages. Originally, if there were enough hunters, these beasts could be repelled in time. However, most of the hunters in the city now guard Baiyuan City and seldom go to support the village." The owner sighed.
"Which two villages are suffering?"
"Xueshi Village and Languo Village were bitten to death by alien beasts, and the survivors fled to the city... Because of what happened to them and the fact that today's hunters almost only guard the city and don't go out, other villages also feel that they live in the wild. It’s not safe, and many people have moved into towns voluntarily.”
Zhou Jing nodded.
"This situation has continued until now? Has there been any improvement?"
The owner shook his head and said helplessly: "How can there be any improvement? Although it has attracted a lot of wandering mercenaries, the new hunters have not come for a long time. I heard others say that Jason's attack on the lord has spread to many towns, Root's The reputation has been ruined, many people are unwilling to serve under a lord who kills hunters, as long as he is here, the hunters will not come... If this continues, Baiyuan City will probably end."
Zhou Jing snorted: "It's all like this, why don't you change a lord?"
The shop owner couldn't help being a little angry and complained: "Who knows what the empire thinks, it doesn't matter at all! Root is continuing to be the lord, but as the threats of alien beasts become more and more frequent, in the end it is the people in the whole city who are unlucky! No matter how safe it is, people are panicking now, and I heard that many residents of Baiyuan City are planning to move to nearby towns."
"It turns out..." Gu
Zhou Jing had a general understanding of the current situation.
He killed the lord by attacking him at first, and the hunters wounded him and fought for him, so they expanded the situation and wanted a result.
In the end, because of the death of Paulette in the empire, most hunters in Baiyuan City were angry and dissatisfied, and chose to leave. At the same time, this incident was spread to more towns. As a result, the entire Baiyuan City area had a huge security risk, and it became precarious and dire...
It can be said that it is the far-reaching influence caused by this source.
However, in this case, regardless of the negative effects he brought to Baiyuan City, Root still clings to the lord's position.
Although his reputation was discredited, Baiyuan City was also depressed, but for Root, the hunter left and he was safe... Perhaps in his opinion, he had already suffered a huge loss, and this matter was over.
In the future, I will be a low-key lord, and I can continue to live... My own interests are guaranteed, and the loss of the town and the safety of the villagers can only be left to fate and let them go.
As long as Root reigns for one day, White Plains City will go from bad to worse.
'Isn't that just occupying the hut and not shitting...'
Zhou Jing pouted under the mask.
The Terra Empire is indeed Terra, and this does not remove the lord of Lute.
It seems that the bell still needs to be tied to the bell, or he has to go out on his own.
Since the problem is caused by people, the people who solve the problem can't have it.
Root holds on to the lord, and if he kills him directly, if someone else comes up, his reputation will never be worse than him. In this way, the decline of Baiyuan City can be slowly stopped, some hunters in the past may return, and new hunters will gradually appear...
Zhou Jing reckoned that among the other hunters, there might be people who wanted to assassinate Root, but they were persuaded... After all, not everyone was as scruples as themselves.
It just so happened that he had a plan to kidnap Root, and then he would just tear up the ticket... This is saving Baiyuan City!
After hearing the information he wanted, Zhou Jing said goodbye to the shop owner, left the clothing store, and looked in the direction of the lord's longhouse, his eyes flashing.
"The next step is to step on it."
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The Lord's Longhouse, the reception room.
The two sat opposite each other, chatting in a low voice.
One of them was Root. Compared with half a year ago, he was much more haggard, with dark circles under his eyes and a bone-like shape.
Opposite him is a man in leather armor, with a dagger stuck at his waist, like a mercenary... In fact, it is a trusted messenger sent by the backer behind Root.
At this moment, the messenger frowned at Root and said solemnly:
"The impact of your affairs is too bad. The court has a lot of opinions on you, thinking that you caused the first alien hunter to attack the lord, which caused great damage to the relationship between the hunter and the lord! Last time, the imperial messenger served you for you. Endorsement, the investigation said it was a misunderstanding, to keep your position, the adults are under a lot of pressure... "
"I know."
Root's voice was weak and he coughed twice.
If such a thing happened in Baiyuan City, the empire would definitely send someone to investigate the cause. Fortunately, he has cleared the clues, and with the support of his backers, he finally covered up the truth.
Although this result led to the loss of the hunter's power in Baiyuan City, the position of the lord was retained.
"My lord means that you can consider replacing your lord position with a blood relative of your tribe. Even if you are still a lord now, the pressure in the court will not disappear, and your lord may not be able to withstand it all the time. And if you don't change the lord, White Plains City will only have a vicious circle…”
"I'm still thinking about it."
Root perfunctory.
He also sees the situation of Baiyuan City. If he wants to revive this "business", he also knows that replacing himself is the best choice.
But in the end, he couldn't let go of the lord's position, and planned to hold on like this... If he was not a lord, his status in the tribe would not be what it is now, and he was reluctant to bear it.
Moreover, as time goes by, the impact of this matter will gradually fade away. Root feels that as long as he survives the most stormy stage and becomes a low-key lord in the future, he will always have a chance to recover.
As long as the place is still there, you have time!
At this time, Root remembered something and asked:
"By the way, I wonder when your lord will arrange a new secret guard for me?"
In the past six months, he has recruited some other blood guards, some of whom were transferred from the tribe.
But Root still lacked a sense of security, and was only looking forward to having a secret guard like a man with an inch head again.
He thought that after the death of the inch-tou man, the forces behind this man would send a new person in charge of his handover, but more than half a year has passed, and no one has contacted him at all.
Hearing this, the messenger said helplessly:
"My lord, there is nothing I can do. The mysterious cooperative forces have all disappeared, and even the secret guards around my lord have left. Now I can't contact those people at all. I don't know what happened."
"It's… okay."
Root looked disappointed.
In the past six months, he often had nightmares. He dreamed that Jason, who had no chin, was approaching him with a bloody knife. Every time he woke up, he was in a cold sweat, so he was so haggard now.
But Jason is dead, the matter has passed, no other hunters will attack him, he should be safe, and so many guards are just asking for psychological comfort...
Even if there is no secret guard, it should be fine, right
Root comforted himself in his heart.