Xia Zuoyi was wearing coarse linen clothes, and her exposed face, neck, hands, etc. were all blackened with a color number…
He also wore a small hat with a hole on the top of his head. He looked handsome and dressed like an ordinary civilian.
And Taylor, who was sitting beside Xia Zoe, had a beard glued to his chin, making some disguise like a small businessman from out of town.
A little shrewd, but poor.
Valk was wearing slightly worn-looking armor, a helmet, and a black cloth covering half of his face when he entered the tavern.
At this time, because of the need to drink, the black cloth fell on the neck.
- The handsome face and the shabby dress on the body really have the feeling of a fallen knight.
The tavern man brought them three glasses of rye.
The dark brown liquor glows beautifully under the dim light of kerosene light, with a little white foam floating on top, which is gradually spreading, a little tempting.
Xia Zuoyi adhered to the behavior in line with the human design, and curiously took a sip of the wine glass... Then put it down with a smacking mouth.
Okay.
The reason why they disguised and entered the tavern was because the soldiers that Barna sent into the city to inquire about it recently found another piece of news before arriving at Quincesi.
- This soldier saw someone pull a cart of things covered with black cloth directly from the village, and then covertly sent it into the back of the tavern.
The spies disguised as soldiers did not dare to get too close.
After observing a few times, he noticed that occasionally a few suspiciously dressed people came in and out of the back of the tavern…
Immediately after, when they left, the group took away a lot of barrels used to hold the wine.
- What exactly is in the barrel, the soldiers don't know.
But he thought it could never be liquor.
Because he had deliberately looked for an opportunity to get close to the test - seemingly accidentally bumped into the ox cart that the group of people was pulling the barrel.
What he smelled in his nose was not the aroma of wine, but a slightly pungent smell.
However, before the soldier disguised as an ordinary civilian could get up, he was thrown aside by the arm.
These people are rude.
Moreover, their faces were vicious, and even half their faces wrapped in scarves could not hide their slightly cruel eyes.
The soldier even had a sharp eye to see something hidden by their clothing in the middle of their movements - it seemed to be a knife handle...
This group of people with machetes
They are not nobles or knights, but they are even less like ordinary commoners and slaves.
robber? !
—These two words suddenly flashed in the soldier's mind.
He is the deputy company commander next to Captain Bana, and he is no longer a new recruit.
In the past few years, he has followed the head of the regiment one after another to eliminate robbers and bandits in other places.
What's more, the knights of their army are often stationed in the port, and even the robbers who looted the merchant ships that appeared on the Volley River have to be wiped out...
I have dealt with some vicious robbers and gangsters not a hundred times, but I can count them.
- When soldiers and bandits meet, maybe any sensitive nerve will be stirred.
Fortunately, this soldier has been very successful in disguising everywhere. He acted decisively in a small way, apologized and prayed for forgiveness with a humble expression.
And this group of people was concerned about their identity, and it was not easy to make trouble in the city, so they attracted attention, so they just kicked people a few times and left.
Afterwards, the soldier reported the situation to Captain Barna.
After that, Xia Zoe just arrived.
…
Such news needs further confirmation, and the first is to find out what the thing that was pulled behind the tavern was.
Xia Zoe guessed that there must be a vein behind the village where the poor people were imprisoned.
The mayor of Quincey West not only dug the mountains to mine mines without the knowledge of him, but he was also very likely to collaborate with robbers to plan a plot of looting in and out of the city.
In this way, the robbers plundered the property of the people in the city.
And Mayor Vernon took the opportunity to take these people who had become lonely and helpless because of the mutilation, and then imprisoned them in the village, forcing them to mine mines day and night.
Xia Zuoyi couldn't help but feel anger in his heart.
He ordered an investigation into the news about the mayor Vernon.
-Vernon was originally a small nobleman, with a viscount title and no territory. After passing the official examination, he was slowly promoted to the position of mayor.
Coincidentally, the mayor Vernon took the same exam as the current Mayor Wiener of Fort Comoy.
People are not enough to swallow elephants.
Quincey West is relatively far from Visas, and it is a frontier area, which is a remote place that is not easily subject to jurisdiction.
However, the power of the administrative center has many places where it cannot be reached.
This will easily lead to the leaders or institutions of border cities who will easily make their own decisions and be unconstrained when they encounter some things.
This is also the reason why Xia Zoe will send a cavalry team to be stationed in the border area.
However, due to the Black Death epidemic, all aspects of the territory were affected.
After that, he went to Amy country with the second prince Nitaia not long after.
- Accepting a small country as a gift, Xia Zuoyi must arrive at Ami country with a certain number of manpower and cavalry troops, which is both protection and shock.
Although Amy's trip was very smooth, it should not be taken lightly.
Xia Zoe took away the two commanders and knights, and the garrison in the territory will be mobilized a little, especially pay attention to the defense and checkpoint garrison of Parshan and Weissus.
As a result, there will inevitably be some oversights elsewhere.
The garrison movement after the Black Death epidemic did not resume in time.
While taking advantage of this gap, Vernon found an opportunity to cause trouble.
The gang of robbers from unknown origins, and working with Vernon, do not know where to hide.
—Although I was caught with a little tail that day, I was met by Barna's deputy company commander outside the tavern, but he didn't follow him, so he lost track again...
After that, although the group of suspected robbers did not come back.
But people dressed as businessmen began to enter the tavern again, and they also took away a carload of log barrels...
The merchants headed west of the frontier—out of Quincecy, and further west was a road leading to the Empire of San Air.
This is also the second way to travel on land, in addition to the waterway from the Aybutin River to the Saint Airo Empire.
It’s just that generally speaking, it’s closer to the Empire by water.
Barna had an intuition that people outside Desinia's territory could not take the barrels away, so he sent someone to follow them secretly.
I don't know what's going on right now.
Neither the robber nor Vernon could be spared.
In order to avoid scaring the snakes, Xia Zoe
Several ambushes were arranged.
But the most important premise is to first rescue the people who were imprisoned and forced to work in the village.
What is the relationship between the owner of this tavern and Mayor Vernon
Why are things mined in the village shipped to this place
Xia Zoe couldn't help squinting in the dim light of the tavern.
He remembered the description of the deputy company commander after he touched the porcelain robber.
- The barrels seem to contain liquid, but it is definitely not liquor, because it smells pungent...
The smell wafted out faintly.
Even though all the barrels at the time were covered by heavy dust cloths, it could still smell.
Xia Zuoyi has some guesses about the ore veins excavated at the back of the village - the action plan should be more careful, at least...
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The smell of the wine floating in the tavern was very strong, and as the sky darkened, the number of people gradually increased.
The surrounding started to be lively.
Xia Zoe stopped touching after taking a sip of rye wine.
Valk drank a whole glass of wine in a few sips.
Then, as if he was in high spirits, he went to the tavern counter with an empty wine glass - in addition to the man, another beautiful woman came out.
Xia Zoe watched Valk sit directly in front of the stage, and began to "talk very happily" with the other party...
After waiting for a long time, the woman was teased by Valk to cover her mouth and smile, and then she touched Valck's crotch without hesitation under Xia Zoe's wide eyes...
Almost half of the men in the tavern saw it, and cast envious or jealous glances after Valk turned and walked back.
"It's really good luck, another little white face that Variana likes... tsk, knight."
"This woman, Variana, is afraid that no one will be able to comfort her at night after her husband's death. How many men have been found..."
"There, the loneliness is unbearable haha."
"Guess how many men she can accept to play with, or I'll try it too?"
Foul language began to fill the entire tavern, and Xia Zoey frowned.
And the woman started flirting with other men after Valk left, bold and open.
After Valk came back with a full glass of wine, Xia Zoe couldn't help but glanced down curiously...
The originally calm Lord Knight Commander immediately used the edge of the table to cover, and the tips of his ears, which were hidden under his hair, were flushed, and he whispered awkwardly, "Cough... If you touch it like this, it's not enough..."
Taylor: "Concentration is good."
Although the adults have been serious in the past few years, their methods have not retreated.
Xia Zuoyi blinked and motioned for Lord Knight Commander to sit down and report the inquiries.
In his words, Valk revealed that after escorting a small caravan, he had no more assignments to do.
Usually, the hedge knight will come to the tavern to find some quests and commissions.
So Valk's words are not abrupt.
The beautiful and charming woman was coaxed to be happy, and bluntly said that if he stayed in Quincey for a few days, he would definitely meet the caravan that came here.
At that time, there will naturally be a task delegation.
Xia Zuoyi's eyes were heavy when he heard it.
It seems that the mayor of Vernon not only colluded with the robbers, but even wanted to sell the minerals digging up the back of the village to other countries.
Now... the undeniable word has spread.
The Empire of Saint Air...
In this way, they must act as soon as possible.
Three days later, Taylor dressed as a businessman and Xia Zoe, a commoner, were successfully sold by Valk.
They were taken to the village with other bound slaves, commoners or merchants, and their hands were shackled around the wrists and feet.