Richard controlled his consciousness to stop instantly and looked to the left and right sides. He saw that it was an underground passage several meters wide. Judging from the many traces in the passage, it seemed that it had been used recently.
There is no doubt that this is the tunnel used by the Sika Kingdom army to infiltrate the Soma Alliance!
What happens next is much simpler.
Richard did not hesitate, determined the direction, and moved along the tunnel towards the exit.
After a while, he reached the end and penetrated the cover at the exit. Richard appeared on the ground, looked around, and couldn't help but feel suspicious in his heart.
There was no other reason than that the location of the exit was more than ten miles north of Blue Water Mountain, which was six or seven miles further than his expanded range.
Going north from here, there is farmland not far away, and a little further north is a small village with hundreds of people.
This is so unreasonable and illogical.
If the Sika Kingdom's army really came out of here, it would be impossible not to be discovered by the people in the village.
But it turns out that the army of the Sika Kingdom really came out from here.
Then this village...
Richard looked suspiciously towards the village at night, and then saw someone at the entrance of the village sneaking a few glances at his location, then quickly turned back and ran into the village.
what's the situation
Richard's suspicion deepened. If it hadn't been proved by many out-of-body experiences before, now he really doubted that the other party had seen the existence of his conscious body.
Things are getting weirder and weirder.
When something goes wrong, there must be a monster.
As soon as Richard had an idea, his conscious body quickly flew towards the village and caught up with the person who had just appeared.
You can see that he is a short and fat man, about 1.5 meters tall and weighs almost 200 kilograms. The bloated figure did not affect the opponent's agility. The opponent ran extremely nimbly and soon arrived in front of a hut in the center of the village.
“Tuk-tuk-tuk…”
The man knocked lightly on the door and made a sound.
With a "squeak", the door opened, and a hand as dry as an eagle's talons reached out, grabbed the man, and pulled him into the house without even looking.
"boom!"
The door closed again.
"Squeak!"
The wooden peg was inserted to death.
"Crack, pop!"
While groping, he came across a piece of flint, and then lit an oil lamp.
Then under the faint light of the oil lamp, we can see that this is a very shabby room, except for a wooden bed, a three-legged table, two benches, a wooden box, a wooden frame, a stove, and a set of Apart from broken cooking utensils, there was almost nothing else.
And this is also the situation of the vast majority of villagers in this era.
The person lighting the oil lamp was an old man with wrinkles on his face. It was he who had just pulled the pudgy man in.
He handed the man a bowl with a chipped mouth, which contained some turbid water, and motioned for the man to drink it to stabilize his mood.
Then he asked aloud: "How is the situation, Winter?"
"Village Chief, it looks like no one has come here yet." The short and fat man finished drinking the water, put down the broken bowl, and wiped his mouth.
After speaking, he glanced at the door to make sure that no one was disturbing him and that there were no ears in the wall. The short and fat man looked at the old man and continued: "I really didn't see a single person, neither passers-by nor soldiers. From the looks of it, The Alliance found nothing."
"That's good." The old man breathed a sigh of relief, and his face covered with age spots relaxed slightly. "This shows that the secret passage is well protected and the traces are covered up well. The soldiers of the kingdom are very determined, and no prisoners were forced to give confessions. After all, They don’t want their whole family to suffer. In this case, there is a high chance that the secret passage can continue to be used... "
Having said this, the old man sighed softly and said with some worry: "It's just a pity that the kingdom's army is still too small, and some of the defense lines attacking Bloodstone Mountain have been lost. Now they are cut off by the alliance and forced to the east. went.
If this continues, even if the kingdom's army can cause chaos and destroy the alliance's rear, they may not be able to survive. It is considered a desperate operation. Unless... they can break out of the encirclement, reopen the secret passage here, and return to the kingdom through the defense line. "
"Village Chief, if you say that, everyone in the kingdom will die?" The short and fat man was a little surprised.
"More or less." The old man nodded, "It is their mission to sacrifice for the kingdom. But, having said that, they are all good guys. If possible, I still hope that they can escape through the passage outside the village."
"But..." the pudgy man hesitated and said, "But if this is really the case, if the army breaks out and returns to the kingdom through the passage under pursuit, the passage will definitely be exposed, right? Once exposed, the passage will have no value and cannot be used below. If it is used in this operation, the losses will be greater, right?"
The old man took a deep look at the pudgy man: "Winter, you are right. It is indeed not worth using a secret passage to exchange for the lives of the remaining Kingdom soldiers. However, there is only one passage. Under the premise. What if there is more than one passage?"
this!
After hearing what the old man said, the short and fat man almost jumped up and glared: "Village...Village Chief, is there a second passage?!"
"Shh!" The old man made a gesture of silence, glared at the short and fat man, and said rudely, "Calm down! Just know this matter yourself, don't talk too much, don't ask where it is, and more Don't talk to people in the village casually.
Although our village is made up of people from the Kingdom who have infiltrated and gathered here, we should be loyal to the Kingdom. But after so many years, some things are no longer so easy to say. The human heart is the hardest thing to test.
Of all the people in the village, I am the most optimistic about you. As long as you can maintain your previous performance, then I will eventually hand over the secret passage of the kingdom to you. At that time, you will be the new village chief, and you will be the lurking baron of the Sika Kingdom. Don’t you like that girl Sally? She will be yours by then. "
After hearing this, the short and fat man's face turned red with excitement, and he said in a trembling voice: "Village Chief, if you really pass on the secret to me and ask me to take over your title, I will not pay attention to Sally. Then. She is just a stupid girl, with nothing but beauty. If I could become a baron, make great contributions to the kingdom, and be granted a title after returning to the kingdom, what kind of woman would I not find?!"
"Good boy, you are very ambitious and smart. I admire you!" the village chief praised, "but now that the limelight has not passed, it is better to be careful. From now on, you can rest during the day and go out to watch outside the village at night. Stay tuned and report to me as soon as you find anything, you know?"
"Yes, village chief." The short and fat man nodded vigorously.
"Okay, let's go back." The old man waved.
The stocky man quickly left the room.
Richard, who was standing in the corner of the room, watched the short and fat man go away, glanced at the old man, and finally understood why the tunnel entrance had not been discovered near this village. Co-author... This is simply a spy village.
Don't say... The other party took the initiative to report it. I'm afraid they would have helped the Sika Kingdom's army to cover up the traces.
sharp!