The prosperity of Gars City is ranked first in the entire Blue Moon Kingdom. The power of the various organizations under the Riley family is frightening. Not to mention that Lei is just alone now, even with his status back then, he still can't suppress the local snakes!
Unless... He changes his seat now, for example, to the seat where he had hope in the beginning but almost died before he could regain his senses.
… No, it’s useless even if you sit in that seat. Gars City is on the East China Sea and has no border.
Lei sighed secretly and returned to the hotel.
Soon after, Mrs. Teague, who had gone out to inquire about the news, returned. She went to a tavern, but the information she got was no different from Lei's. At most, there was one more sentence: "Master Sheen went out to expand trade routes two years ago. He came back not long ago. It is said that the work was completed well and the city lord was very satisfied."
"It seems... it's very difficult!" A group of people stared at each other, and Lei said with a frown, "This place is simply his base camp. It's difficult to ask him about something here. It's difficult! It's difficult! It's difficult!"
He used the word "difficult" several times in a row, which shows that he is extremely unfavorable about this matter.
"Or should I try to negotiate with him?" Steele said, "Strictly speaking, the key reasons for the deaths of Knights Parn and others still lie in the Church of the Noble Lady and the 'undercurrent' Timsar. The latter has been accompanied by His Majesty. We followed the 'Raging Tide' Hemsala to hunt it down. I believe it will be punished sooner or later. We only have to deal with the former. Sheen may have reached some agreements with the Church of the Noble Lady, but for these agreements, Is it worth making an enemy of a god who walks the earth?"
Her words made everyone think deeply. As she said, maybe "negotiation" is also a good choice
After discussion, everyone finally decided to negotiate with Sheen, hoping that Steele's assessment was correct.
Sean Riley does not live in the City Lord's Mansion, he has his own residence. When everyone came to visit him, they were not blocked and met him smoothly.
As the rumors say, Sheen is a handsome and personable young man. He seemed very humble and polite, making it easy for people to like him.
"Are you the family members of the victims of that shipwreck?" After everyone explained their purpose of coming, he smiled melancholy, "I knew you would come looking for me sooner or later."
"Is this really related to you?" Lei frowned and asked.
"I'm sorry, I have no comment at the moment." Sheen smiled slightly and replied, "I don't doubt your identity, but I doubt your purpose and ability. You must have heard the saying, 'Secrecy belongs to the strong. Power', if you want me to reveal secrets, please prove your ability first."
Lei tapped the corner of his mouth and asked with a smile: "You mean, you want us to show off our skills?"
Sheen smiled again, as if he didn't feel the aura emanating from Lei at all, and said calmly: "Show me, it's a clown doing a juggling act. About fifty miles west of Gales City, there is a swamp. There are some threesomes in the swamp. The snake-headed lizard is quite strong. If you want to prove your strength, just capture one alive."
"You want us to go all the way to catch the three-headed basilisk?" Lei was so angry that he laughed, "Why don't we just catch you?"
Sheen looked at him nonchalantly, showing no sign of weakness: "Don't say such things that will make me doubt your intelligence. Don't say that you are just a warrior who has not even reached the legendary realm. Even if you have entered the legendary realm, you will not be able to do anything." You have the qualifications to play tricks in Gars City. Catch me? You can try it, anyway, I will definitely not be the one who regrets it."
Lei frowned, feeling something was wrong.
This guy... is too calm!
Power and status can indeed make people confident, and power and status have their limits. When the distance is so close that you can touch it, even a great king does not dare to show off with a senior warrior - more than one king in history has died at the hands of an assassin who attacked at close range, and Those assassins are often only at the intermediate level.
His Majesty Void Mask once said that for a king, a warrior within reach is more powerful than the entire country. At this moment, the distance between Sheen and himself is already within reach for a senior warrior. So where does this guy have the confidence to escape his attack
He frowned, feeling in a dilemma.
To be fair, his best choice at this moment is to storm out, subdue Sheen directly, and force out all the secrets. Then he took Sheen hostage, rushed out of Gars City, and managed to escape. In the long-distance chase, no matter how strong the military power of Gars City is, it will not be able to give full play to it, and it will most likely turn into a battle between itself and Lord Joseph.
With his equipment and some trump cards, he is not afraid even if he faces the legendary City Lord Joseph.
After all... there was no way the city lord would risk both death and fight him to the death.
But on the other hand, his intuition told him that "taking action" was definitely not a good choice. Although the reason is unclear, as long as there is a fight, most of the losers will be yourself, and there will be great danger.
Moreover, he is no longer a lone thief and has a group of companions to take care of. If a fight really breaks out, even if he can break through the encirclement and walk away, what will his companions do
That guy Steele can probably escape, but what will happen to Mrs. Teague, Liv, Rank, and Little Nisi
He hesitated again and again, but finally did not take action. He sighed and said, "Okay, I'll catch the three-headed basilisk. I hope you won't be so stupid that you have to force me to turn against you!"
After saying that, he walked away with everyone filled with resentment.
Xian watched them leave with a smile on his face, shaking his head contemptuously.
"My intuition is good, but my vision is not. This is the pattern of adventurers after all!"
He sat down again, took out a document and flipped through it, quickly forgetting about this group of people who had come from afar.
A few days later, Lei returned to Gals City in some embarrassment and brought a three-headed basilisk that was tied up.
When he carried this giant beast, which probably weighed a ton, and walked into the city of Gars step by step like the earth was shaking, the onlookers almost blocked the city gate.
The three-headed basilisk is not a very powerful monster, but it is definitely not weak either. It is about four to eight meters long and three to five meters high. Smaller ones weigh 700 to 800 kilograms. Some large ones can even weigh more than two tons. Its huge body gives it amazing strength, and the defense provided by its thick scales is comparable to that of a Hercules wearing a full set of steel armor and holding a heavy shield. Not only that, these monsters also have terrifying vitality. Unless it is some special weapons, ordinary weapons must chop off all three of its heads in a short time and burn the wounds with flames to truly kill it.
Some three-headed basilisks can even use magical abilities, such as fire or ice, or thunder and poison. It is said that someone once saw a three-headed basilisk that lived for a long time. Not only was it huge, but its three heads were even bigger. Able to breathe out flames, ice and lightning respectively, they are simply ridiculously powerful!
The one that Lei captured alive was certainly not a particularly powerful individual. In fact, it was just a monster that had just grown up. It was not outstanding in terms of combat power. A team of skilled adventurers could probably kill it smoothly. However, hunting and capturing are completely different, and there is an even bigger difference between working in a team and fighting alone. Being able to single-handedly capture this guy from the swamp and carry him all the way into the city. The strength of this warrior who has never been seen locally before should not be underestimated!
"Only those legendary strong men can do this kind of thing, right?" Someone in the crowd commented like this.
This news soon reached the ears of the leaders of various forces in Gars City, including of course Lord Joseph.
More than one person began to investigate Lei's origins. Because there was no special intention to keep it secret, they quickly investigated clearly, and the bosses got a second report.
"What on earth does this boy Xian want to do?" In the majestic Temple of the Harvest Goddess, Priest Holly Riley held two pieces of information and said to himself, lost in thought.
Unlike ordinary intelligence dealers, she has more powerful intelligence channels. She knows a lot of information about her brother who seems to be easy to get along with and nothing special at first glance, so she has always been wary of him.
At this moment, the mining ceremony is approaching, but Sheen made such a big move at this time. What is his intention
By this time, Ray had visited Sheen's residence again.
"I have brought what you want, right outside your door." He said to Sheen in a rough voice, "Then it's time for you to tell me the information I want!"
Sheen put down the document in his hand, smiled slightly, and said gently: "I think you may have remembered something wrong. What I said before was that if you can catch a three-headed basilisk, you can prove your ability and prove it." You have the qualifications to get secrets. But when did I say that a stupid beast can get such secret information?"
Lei's face was gloomy, he clenched his teeth and looked at him sinisterly.
He has reached the edge of an explosion. These days, he has been fighting all kinds of venomous snakes and beasts in the damn swamp. He has to find a lone three-headed basilisk, catch it alive, and carry it all the way back... At this moment, not only was he physically and mentally exhausted, but his mood was even worse.
If Sheen still dares to play tricks, then he will leave in a hurry. After he has rested, he will send his companions away first, then rush in alone, catch this bastard, cut off one of his ears first, and then slowly Slow torture!
Sheen seemed not to notice the fire in his eyes, and said calmly: "I have always been very trustworthy. If I want to break my trust, the price will be very high."
"What exactly do you want?" Lei interrupted his nonsense and asked coldly.
"I will need your power when we wait for the mining ceremony." Sheen said lightly, "Before that, you should have a good rest. When everything is settled, if I am not dead by then, I will not only I will tell you everything and help you with all my strength.”
"What?!" Lei was stunned, not knowing what he meant.
"Anyway, you'll understand when the time comes." Sheen smiled with a mysterious look on his face.