Chapter 509: Danger
Before dawn the next day, Lu Tao was woken up by Mickey, and by the way, Princess Sophie, who seemed to be unable to walk steadily, was in a daze.
The door on the first floor of this hotel is still tightly locked, and Lu Tao and the three of them naturally can't have the key to this door, but fortunately, the windows on the first floor are not locked, even if they want to lock it, they can't be locked, these are the places that Mickey and Lu Tao are optimistic about a day in advance, otherwise they would not choose to escape before dawn in the morning.
As for the city walls of Praar, Mickey and Lu Tao specifically inquired, the four gates of Pudal will be opened as soon as dawn in the morning, while in Prada, there are no soldiers who check the door at all, there will only be tax collectors guarding the door, and those who pull the carts will pass by to collect their taxes, and other than that, there will be no obstacle for ordinary people.
Therefore, Lu Tao and the three of them only need to stay at the door all the time and wait until dawn to go out of the city directly.
Before dawn in Praar, the street was quite cold, but when I walked to the east city gate, I found that there were many people waiting inside and outside the city gate, these people were holding large baskets and small baskets in their hands, or carrying bags in a hurry, most of them were people who came to Praar to do business or were on a long journey, Lu Tao and the three of them were mixed between them, except for Princess Sophie who was slightly conspicuous, there was nothing to attract attention.
When the first rays of sunlight began to shine on the horizon, the winch above the gate finally began to turn, and the iron inner and outer gates began to rise slowly, leaving room for vehicles and people to enter and exit.
"Let's go, let's go quickly, while Proas hasn't caught up yet. ”
Mickey beckoned, carrying a bag of Princess Sophie's luggage on his shoulder, and took the lead in walking out, although there were many people coming and going in and out of the city gate, but there was no sense of chaos, and the middle of the city gate was separated by a horizontal stone in the direction of entry and exit, and the newcomers automatically entered and exited in different directions, which seemed particularly orderly.
walked out of the city gate with the crowd, and just when Mickey and Lu Tao and Princess Sophie relaxed a little, they suddenly found that there were two people in front of them, because the sun rising from the sky was more dazzling, these two people had their backs to the sun, and the shadows under their heads made it impossible to see clearly.
"Where are you going to go out so early?"
Proas's voice was easy to recognize, after all, he had only heard it yesterday, and as soon as he heard this voice, the three of them could identify who it was, who could it be if it wasn't Proas and his chief guard, Charlotte?
"Hmph, you said you wouldn't restrict us anymore, but you still secretly let people stare at us, right? Proyas! You're such a person who doesn't count! I can see through you!"
Princess Sophie's sleepiness flew to nowhere, and she stared at Proyas viciously, as if she wanted to rush up and bite him.
Proas turned his back to the sun, and naturally Lu Tao couldn't see his expression clearly, only to see him shake his head, and said: "Your Royal Highness Princess Sophie, you really wronged me, I just came back after a trip, and it was just an accident to meet you, oh yes, although I don't restrict your freedom, but I also want to remind you a few words, it may not be very peaceful near Prall recently, it is better for you not to run around, in case of any accident, it will not be good." ”
"Threat! You are a naked threat!" Princess Sophie was furious, and she looked like she was about to explode: "You just want to say that as long as we leave this city, we will be retaliated by you, right, and if there are any accidents, aren't all you directed and acted by yourself?!"
"I'm a kind reminder
You guys, if you don't believe it, then there's no way, that's all, Charlotte, let's go. ”
Until the end, Proyas's tone was very calm, and he really didn't have any superfluous thoughts about Lu Tao and the three of them leaving the city, and his chief guard Charlotte left here in a hurry, and he didn't hesitate at all, but halfway through, Proyas turned his head again and said to Lu Tao: "Lu Tao, if you don't go far today, I'll take you to the Alchemy Association at noon, and eat some food here by the way, which I promised." ”
When Proyas walked away, Lu Tao and the three of them, who had already left the city gate, look at me, I looked at you, and finally Mickey took the lead in speaking: "It seems that our intentions are completely exposed, and it is better for us to go back for the time being......"
"Coward! Mickey, you're a coward! I was scared by Proas's words, we want to go out, what does he really do to us?" Princess Sophie stared at Mickey angrily, and by the way, she also turned her head and glared at Lu Tao.
Lu Tao: "???"
Mickey shook his head and continued: "Don't be afraid of 10,000, just in case, you look at our combination, there is no force at all, if you really encounter danger, plus Sophie, you can't run like a drag oil bottle, you can't run away when you want to, Lu Tao and I are not afraid, what will you do when the time comes? I know that many robbers here like women very much, and they like you even more." ”
Princess Sophie: "...... You're scaring me, aren't you?"
"Hey, who knows?" Mickey glanced at Princess Sophie, "You saw those people in the bar yesterday, right? Harias is a country known for its martial arts, and the robbers who roam outside are stronger than all of them. ”
“...... Okay, let's go back then, what will we do after that? We'll have to be trapped in this city?" Princess Sophie said sullenly, and then glared at Lu Tao again.
Lu Tao: "???"
Mickey shook his head again: "Wait a few more days, and then find a more reliable caravan, we can follow the caravan together, the caravan has its own defense force, we can be protected by them by paying a sum of money, it is very cost-effective." ”
......
Returning to the inn that had only left long ago, Princess Sophie, who was angry, went straight back to sleep, as if she wanted to cover her bad mood by sleeping.
Lu Tao doesn't care, although this world is too real, it will change with Lu Tao's different actions, and sometimes Lu Tao will forget that this is actually a world in a book, but every time he calms down, Lu Tao will recall this, as long as he pays attention, he can't die, Lu Tao feels that he is a spectator from beginning to end, watching everything in this world move forward, looking for a way to get out of this prison.
There was still some time before noon, Proas came, and with Proyas was still the chief of the guard Charlotte, as the two entered the door, Lu Tao noticed that Charlotte seemed to have some minor injuries, and the part of her wrist was wrapped in a white bandage, and there was a trace of dark red oozing out of it, and then it was covered by long sleeves, and only when she walked, it would be revealed a little.
"You really didn't leave Praar, let's go Lu Tao, according to the agreement, I will take you to the Alchemy Association for a walk, and it just so happens that I will go there myself to do some things, so I will take you directly by the way, after all, sometimes even if I give you the paperwork, in the eyes of those old antiques
It's not very easy to make, well, who told me not to be the first heir. ”
After saying this, Proyas smiled a little self-deprecatingly, Lu Tao hesitated, but still didn't ask Proas about his discovery, there are some things that should not be asked more, this is a valuable experience that Lu Tao has gained as an adult.
Maybe what Proas said before, the surrounding environment is not very stable, and Charlotte, the chief of the guard who is inseparable from him, must be a person with extremely high force value, and even he will be in danger of being injured, I am afraid it is indeed extremely dangerous.
Walking in the market, the shops on both sides have become much more lively, the weather is good today, the clouds in the sky are scattered, revealing the blue sky behind them, plus those birds flying in a hurry from the sky, there is always a feeling that the city is thriving, in comparison, Issos, the capital of the Republic of Karl, seems to be a little lifeless, and Lu Tao doesn't know if this is his delusion.
"Lu Tao, do you know the history of Harias?"
As he walked, Proas, who had been silent, suddenly asked, while Charlotte, the head of his guard, was still following him, without any change in expression or speech.
"No, I don't know the history of Harirats. Lu Tao answered Proyas's question truthfully, not only had he not heard the history of Harias, but he had not even heard of the name of this country before.
"In fact, the country of Haryas, before the invasion of demons, is just a small country on the border, and the Republic of Karl, is a small country, here is not rich enough, cold winters, many mountains, from time to time there will be wild beasts to erode the land of human beings, it is not a good paradise for survival at all, several large countries occupy the plains, not only the water and soil are fertile, the transportation is also very convenient, so the prosperity is better than we don't know much, until the demons began to invade this land, those countries in the center of the continent, only the most invaded, our small countries in the border have become a paradise for mankind, which is also a enough ironic thing to say. ”
Lu Tao didn't know what Proyas was going to say, maybe he just wanted to complain, so naturally he didn't check it, just listened quietly.
"It's a pity that the nobles are the nobles, and the nobles only see one interest in their hearts, the safety of the country, the survival of mankind, in their eyes has no meaning at all, anyway, there are tall people on top, and they are not the first to die, so the few small countries that were originally forgotten in this corner should have been united, united with the outside world, taking a step back, and should also find ways to cooperate to provide enough population for the Holy See to fight against the invasion of demons, but unfortunately, until now, they are still constantly competing for the right to speak and resources, and it seems that they have blocked their ears and blindfolded themselves, you can't see the approaching footsteps of those demons outside......"
"Ahem!" Charlotte coughed, interrupting Proyas's words to continue, this was the first time Lu Tao heard Charlotte's voice, and he couldn't help but look at him more.
"Okay, let's not talk about these things, I'm a nobleman anyway, I probably don't need to think about it so much, do you see that building? That's the Alchemy Society. ”
Lu Tao looked in the direction of Proyas's finger, at the end of this road, there was a huge building, the outer surface of the building did not know what was painted, reflecting a faint gold in the sunlight, a little too dazzling, it was indeed worthy of the place with the word "alchemy" in the name, and even the building itself was golden.