"Groundhog" Cole looked out the window anxiously.
Although the snow never ended in this ghost place, and the sky was as sloppy and grey as the sheets that his grandmother hadn't washed for several years, he still had another way to judge the time.
That is the training of the militia. As long as the weather permits, they run across the town square at 8:00 in the morning, as these idiots did before the Devil's Moon, and are still doing it now. Don't these people know that the most important thing in winter is to save physical strength? When you really want to run for your life, you may have to ask the gods to give you two more legs. But thanks to these idiots, he was able to determine the approximate departure time.
That's right, he's escaping this enchanted town! Although His Highness the Second Prince ordered him to keep lurking in Border Town, observe the movements of the Fourth Prince, Roland Wimbledon, and send the information back to Golden Spike City, he didn't want to stay any longer.
I'm afraid that in half a month, I will become the devil's sacrifice together with the residents here.
This is by no means alarmist!
Since the beginning of winter, strange things have appeared in endlessly here, and others may not have noticed it - this is not surprising, most of the townspeople are ignorant hillbillies. They don't care about anything except what they eat, even the gods. Don't take it seriously. But he is different, he is "Groundhog" Cole! Listening to news and stealing information are all good things, so His Royal Highness Tifeko will find himself to do this kind of thing.
The city wall that broke out of the ground overnight, the iron rod that made a strange noise and knocked down evil beasts, of course, these were nothing compared to his most astonishing discovery.
The fourth prince of the dignified kingdom is actually raising a witch in public!
God is merciful, is there anything more exaggerated than this? If it wasn't for the prince being controlled by the devil, he couldn't think of any other explanation!
Even if the prince wants to have a taste of witches, he can play whatever he wants in the castle, and Cole is not the first time he has heard that nobles are hiding witches - these witches who can be played freely and are ignored when they die are very suitable for some tastes. A peculiar aristocrat, but making it public is another matter.
This is not his delusion, but what he saw with his own eyes!
In line with the principle of doing things for whoever takes the money, Cole would stroll around the city wall every day when the snow was not heavy, where the Fourth Prince could often be seen. Originally, he was wondering what made this incompetent dandy prince have the courage to stay in Border Town instead of running back to Changge Fortress. Now he fully understands that Roland Wimbledon has already been replaced by the devil!
He saw with his own eyes that the city wall was smashed by a huge evil beast, the devil killed it with thunder, and then the swarming evil beast was engulfed by the flames of hell summoned by a witch, and finally the witch fell into the prince's arms , No one in the entire militia team has questioned!
After that, he gradually heard other rumors from the neighbors that there was a witch with healing powers. What his own son was injured and healed, what about the old lady who broke the foot from a slippery road across the road and sent it over to be healed, it is simply blasphemy! To be healed by a witch? What's the difference between that and accepting the corruption of the devil
What made Cole make up her mind was two days ago. He saw with his own eyes a witch flew out of the Prince's Castle, circled the castle twice and flew back. The priest of the church often said that witches can only gain one kind of power after being tempted by the devil, and he at least saw flames and flying, and the rumors of healing witches meant that there were three witches gathered in this small town. !
There is no doubt that the devil has turned the lord's castle into a lair for the gathering of demons, and the inhabitants of this place are gradually being controlled by it, and he must escape from here as soon as possible. Anyway, he holds the secret of quickly building the border city wall. As long as he presents the alchemy powder stolen from the city wall to the second prince, he will not only not punish himself, but reward him.
The more Cole thought about it, the more he regretted why he didn't return to Longsong Fortress with the evacuated nobles.
If you want to leave this place now, it will definitely not work by land, and the wind and snow that lasts all winter will cover the road. His only chance was to leave by water via the merchant ship in Liuye Town.
According to Cole's observation, on the first day of every month, the boat in Willow Leaf Town will come with food, and after two to three hours of unloading and loading, it will raise its sails and leave the dock. He had to get on board at this time, or he would have to wait for the next month.
And today is exactly the first day of the month.
"One, two, three, four, one two, three, four," just then Cole heard the familiar chant. Outside the window, a group of young men in brown leather armor ran energetically. If he hadn't seen through the devil's conspiracy long ago, he would have been deceived by this vibrant scene.
Time to go, he thought.
Putting on his fur coat and tying his belt, Cole walked out of the cabin. The neighbor was collecting dried fish outside the house, and when he saw him, he greeted him, "Going out so early
I have to say that although the lords of Border Town were controlled by the devil, the lives of these foolish people have gotten a lot better, and they dare to hang dried fish outside the house—you must know that if a person is extremely hungry, even if they are frozen like a stone Hard dried fish, they can also swallow raw.
But Cole didn't have time to respond to the other party. He looked at the militia team that disappeared in the west end, and walked straight towards the pier. The residents here regard him as the younger brother of Tie Pao, who came to visit relatives from the Falling Dragon Ridge—of course, it was all his nonsense. Before killing the iron oar, he asked the other party's name and address, and lurked here disguised as his younger brother. As for the fabricated identities, he didn't care whether those idiots believed it or not.
The snow on the flagstone road had been swept away a few days ago, and now it's almost gone. He kept an evenly spaced pace, saving as much energy as possible—as for the footprints he left, he wasn't worried, it would be re-covered by snow in a day at most. Maybe when they arrived at Jinsui City, they were still in the dark.
As they approached the dock, Cole saw the long-awaited sailboat in Willow.
Bags of wheat were being removed from the cabin, surrounded by guards. He touched his pocket, and there were two golden dragons and sixteen silver wolves in it, which were all his belongings. There were six guards, the Silver Wolf probably didn't like it, and the Golden Dragon wasn't enough, so he had to keep his eyes on the porter. The piled up cargo provided blind spots, and knocking out a porter instead was what he was good at. If he can get on the boat, he believes that under the temptation of the golden dragon, the captain will probably hide him and take him away.
Just as Cole was about to act, there were shouts behind him.
He secretly thought that something was wrong, and when he turned around, he saw several members of the militia rushing towards him, and there were people beside him approaching him, obviously he had been surrounded.
Seeing that there was no hope of escape, Cole immediately raised his hands and fell to his knees. Do not stubbornly resist in your own business. As long as you spit out all the employer's information, you will generally be fine, or... they will re-employ yourself at a higher price.
How much money you get, how much you do is also the principle of "Groundhog" Cole.
It's just that he doesn't understand, how did he find out