Coldwind City, aristocratic district.
In the small black room on the corner, the door frame creaked.
Powell showed half of his face from behind the door. Outside was a dark street, only the wind passed by, not even a ghost. But the former spy still stepped out cautiously and looked around.
There was a person standing in the shadow behind the door, and whispered in a dumb voice, "Powell, you'd better leave by the south door. Be careful not to run into the evil dogs of the "rich and strong collar", they have a good sense of smell."
Powell didn't look back, let alone reply, his figure went into the darkness and sneaked away.
As soon as it gets dark, the city loses its vitality.
There is not even a torch at the intersection. All residents close doors and windows tightly and turn off the lights to guard against thieves and disasters.
In the past, Coldwind City still had guards from the inspection office to maintain law and order, but now the powerful and powerful families in the city are fighting each other, and basic public services are paralyzed.
The streets are tortuous, the roads are potholes, and are in disrepair for a long time.
The same is true of the northern city where the nobles lived. Powell did not dare to light the fire, and was reluctant to drink night vision medicine, so he could only move forward slowly by relying on his many years of familiarity with the street.
The only light in the city comes from the Wizard’s Tower. The top of the tower will light up flames at night, which can be seen within ten kilometers. This is used to indicate the location of the city at night and is also a monitoring method.
Powell had to avoid the light from the top of the tower, trying to hide himself in the dark. Because his mission is to liaise for the long-legged family, this job is not easy to do.
The coup in Coldwind City was the biggest change in the Northland in decades.
After being expelled, the Longlegs family had to bow their heads to the Buche family in Banshee Fort to the south. In addition, the surrounding cities such as Broken Bridge City and Dense Fog City expressed concern about this.
The superiors seemed to see the opportunity for expansion, and they all expressed their willingness to assist the long-legged family to regain their territory, severely punish the rebellion, and restore the glory of the ruler.
Phils. Long legs also went to the doctor in a hurry. As long as he can give assistance, he will agree to any conditions, and restoring the family is the priority of everything.
Powell returned to Coldwind City under these circumstances. He wants to spy on the situation in the city, draw in the internal response by the way, and prepare for the upcoming war.
Things went so well beyond imagination.
The rebels headed by the Arad family were in strife themselves. They clamored for so-called power, and months of time were wasted.
The city is unprepared, the power fails to integrate, and the hidden contradictions are stimulated instead.
If the rebels keep arguing like this, the road to the restoration of the Long-legged family will be as easy as a game. Once the battle flag is displayed, you can win without fighting.
Powell ran back quietly, first contacted a few small nobles, and then followed up with several big nobles. Everyone was dissatisfied with the status quo, and began to miss the time when the long-legged family ruled in the past.
Many people swear to promise that as long as the long-legged army of Phils is killed, they will immediately reconcile-as long as they don't care about the rebellious behavior a few months ago, they can talk about anything.
The cold Northland is the territory of the Goddess of Frost. Everyone lied and stabbed in the back as if they were playing.
Powell knows that the words of the powerful are not credible, but he believes that as long as the situation is pressing, the rebels will make the right choice-anyway, the ruthless Phil Longlegs will not let them go.
But everything in Coldwind City can be predicted, and the only variable is Victor Hugo and his "rich and powerful".
As long as the name is mentioned, Powell will always think of the massacre he experienced at the'Moulin Rouge' bar a few months ago. All the gangsters in the bar were not spared and all died.
Up to now, the underground forces in Cold Wind City have not been able to recover, and even weaker. Because the strength of the'rich and powerful collar' has eroded Coldwind City in an all-round way.
'Harmonious Chamber of Commerce' is rich and powerful, and has good relations with all forces. The little nobles, the little wizards and even the little citizens were wooed by the gold coins of the Chamber of Commerce.
When Powell came back, he thought that there was no inspection office and inspection office. There should be thieves and bullies in the city. But the market is actually more stable.
No one collects taxes or bribes, no one bullies the weak, no one blocks the way, no one catches them in the middle of the night, and it is rare for the rich and the poor to sleep peacefully.
The city gate is open 24 hours a day, the circulation of the population is greatly facilitated, and the business is prosperous several times.
Heavy-duty carriages ran around, reducing freight costs to less than one-third of the past. No one can refuse to do business with the "Harmonious Chamber of Commerce" alone.
When ordinary residents value the discounts brought about by parcel orders, those who really know how to do it are surprised by the logistics changes brought about by heavy-duty carriages.
Of course, there is a lot of people, business is prosperous, and there are many thefts and robberies.
But Victor Hugo did not give the underground forces any room for existence.
No matter who it is, it will not survive for three days to make trouble in Coldwind City, because there is a well-equipped and well-informed hunting team that deals with unstable factors.
Coldwind City is a commercial market and a source of labor for the'wealthy and powerful'. It doesn't matter if the dignitaries are dead, don't mess up the city-Uncle Zhou still wants to do business here.
Compared to Victor Hugo, who is relatively difficult to meet, Powell is even more afraid of Adrian who is hiding in the dark of the city.
The clown who has been walking around the market all the year round knows all the doorways of the underground world. It is that he organized a capable and powerful hunting team to eliminate all the ghosts and snakes who are trying to make trouble in Coldwind City.
Even the dignitaries in the city realized that His Excellency Hugo had a secret manpower to prevent them from expanding the civil strife and maintaining the basic operations of Coldwind City, so as to avoid conflicts.
The dignitaries who attempted to make trouble secretly treated Vice-President Hugo respectfully in the Winter Hall, scolding him secretly as the source of the disaster. For Adrian's team, it is called the "bad dog".
Powell turned a block and had to be careful of his safety. He was not sure that he was not being spotted, because the "bad dogs" were very well informed, and their eyes were everywhere in the city.
Street vendors, powerful cooks, and even some low-level knights who secretly seek refuge, no one is reliable in Coldwind City, because the power of money is endless.
After quietly walking a few streets, Powell arrived in front of a low bungalow. He tapped rhythmically on the narrow wooden window while being alert to his surroundings.
The wooden bungalows are short and simple, and the wooden windows are holes the size of a human head, which are tied inside.
After the knock, there was a rustling sound in the house.
Someone asked the code inside, and Powell turned to the back door of the bungalow after he answered correctly—the front door had a trap to deal with the'evil dog' who came to surprise him.
The back door is very narrow, allowing only one person to enter sideways.
Standing behind the door is an adventurer carrying a light crossbow. Its appearance is no different from ordinary citizens, and it doesn't look like a criminal.
The long-legged family hired many similar adventurers to sneak into Coldwind City in various identities. After they came, they started a brutal battle with Adrian's hunting team, and both sides were killed and injured.
There was a dimly lit lantern in the room, and after recognizing Powell's face, the crossbow holder breathed a sigh of relief.
Closing the back door, the person said, "Mr. Powell, I heard a special message from a few apprentices in the Wizard's Tower today.
The apprentices are rumored that Victor Hugo recruited 20 or 30 low-level wizards and apprentices after controlling the alchemy department, and also purchased a large amount of magic materials.
The recruited wizards and apprentices have been locked up in the chief laboratory for almost two months and have not come out. Many people wonder if they all died in the magic experiment.
But yesterday they were released for half a day off. Someone revealed some circumstances, saying that Your Excellency Hugo was creating a super magic machine, very powerful, and it was about to succeed.
Many people in the Wizard's Tower were very interested in this news. The wizards who were on vacation refused to disclose more. They said that they were only allowed to disclose this information and could not say anything else. "
After talking about this, the crossbow bearer whispered: "This seems to be a mystery, deliberately spreading some news to scare people. Maybe Victor Hugo wants to stabilize people's hearts with this, after all, the city is chaotic enough now."
He does not mean that.
Powell's forehead was throbbing with blue veins and his heart was banging. Before returning to Coldwind City, he remembered an incident that the Chief Old Bank had told him to investigate specifically.
Old Bank's face was earthy and his tone was low.
"The power of magic is revealing the future to me. I saw hordes of light cavalry crisscrossing the wilderness, red flags fluttering in the wind, and the untouchables put on heavy armor and lined up to be invincible.
This is all derived from a powerful magic machine, which is about to be born in Coldwind City. If you can, find a way to destroy it. Once it takes shape, the Northland will be full of wars. "
Powell was puzzled and horrified. What exactly did Old Bank predict