Two more days have passed, and the day of Andy's public execution is getting closer and closer. Leonard, Tina, and Bran, wearing black cloaks with hoods, finally arrived in Bagram.www.biquge.info It was already dusk. The city's northern district used to be a trade market, and a lively main road is deserted in the past. Gusts of cold wind blew coldly across the bleak and gloomy streets. All the shops along the street are closed, and none are open.

The pedestrians on the side of the road were uncles, aunts and old men and women who were not young, all wearing black cloaks, just looking at the ground in front of them and hurrying quickly. The whole street was empty, and not a single homeless man or beggar was to be seen; There was neither joy nor laughter. The atmosphere was eerily lonely.

The civilian buildings burned down by the Lars Imperial Army sit there in a dead silence, as if narrating the endless pathos of history. The mercenary guild's dilapidated, smoky colosseum towers high in the middle of a mass of low ruins, still standing out as a striking eye, and inadvertently revealing a cold and sinister alternative beauty.

As he strolled through the streets, Bran looked around and couldn't believe that the once bustling and beautiful city in front of him had become this scene: "This is my hometown, Bagram City!?" ”

When Tina saw this, she was also very uncomfortable in her heart, and couldn't help but blame herself: "Bran." I'm sorry. It's all because..."

Bran immediately dismissed Tina's apology and voiced his doubts: "Tina. It has nothing to do with you at all. There is absolutely no need to take the fault of others on your own. Besides, the past is in the past. What I feel is that Bagram City is not even a little angry now? ”

When Leonard heard this, he replied with a serious expression: "Now we have to ask the two bastards Glitter and Helgo." That's what we're going to do. So the group continued on their way, trying to find a place to stay. Soon they were on another street. Because this street is closer to the southern part of the city, it is not like the previous neighborhood.

Many open inns, pawnshops, and loan sharks gradually came into view. One thing that all the shops have in common is that they are guarded by bodyguards dressed in black and wearing sunglasses, or thugs with thick waists and armed weapons.

As Leonard led Tina and Bran as they prepared to step through the door of an inn. A bodyguard standing at the door suddenly stretched out his hand and blocked the way of the three of them, and said: "Please show your certificate of good citizenship, otherwise you will not be allowed to stay in the hotel." ”

Leonard, who had never heard of such a thing as a certificate of good citizenship, heard this, and quickly took out two silver coins from his arms and presented them with both hands: "Friend." We are newcomers and don't know the local rules. These are two silver coins, please be accommodating on your behalf, and let us in. By this time, the sky had darkened, and the three of them were not allowed to continue grinding.

The leading bodyguard did not reach out to pick up the silver coin handed by Leonard, but enthusiastically raised his arm and pointed in the direction of Nancheng District, telling the three of them: "For the sake of you being outsiders, I will remind you a few words." In order to prevent the rebels from infiltrating the city and causing rebellion. Every resident of Bagram has received a certificate of good citizenship from the government.

If an outsider wants to stay in the city, he must obtain a certificate of good citizenship from the garrison under the jurisdiction of Baron Helgo. If you're not a rebel, hurry up, or the civil servants over there will be off work. ”

Hearing this, Leonard did not move his steps, and continued to ask: "Thank you." But now that it's over, I'm afraid it's too late. Is there any other way? ”

The leading bodyguard liked to chat, and continued to explain the reason kindly: "Then you will only be arrested as a rebel by the night patrol." If you're rich, that's fine, just spend a little more and you'll be able to get out. Otherwise, if caught, he will be charged with a rebel; They were sold as slaves or scapegoated and the whole family was implicated.

The family is bankrupt at every turn, and the wife is separated. Of course, you can also choose to leave the city instead of staying in the city. However, as soon as the sun goes down, the gates are closed. When you come to us, it seems to be late. ”

Leonard's face showed an embarrassed expression, and his tone of voice was sincere: "It's not that we don't have money, but we don't want to be arrested for no reason, and we don't want to be blackmailed by others." Friend. Please take these two coins and let us in." ”

The leading bodyguard said he couldn't do anything and advised Leonard: "It's not that we're unreasonable. It's because this is the regular store of the Five Elements Chamber of Commerce, and everything must be done with rules. Once we've let you in. We're all going to have to leave. You won't be able to get the key to the guest room, you will only be blasted out; They will even be arrested on the spot as rebels by the officers and soldiers called by the manager. ”

Seeing this, Leonard had no choice but to take the silver coin back into his arms, and saluted with both hands into fists: "Thank you again." ”

Tina, who had been standing silently behind Leonard, with her head bowed, suddenly raised her head and asked the leading bodyguard: "May I ask if you are standing guard in this place just to prevent the rebels from breaking in?" ”

The leading bodyguard saw that Tina was well-dressed, well-behaved, and spoke elegantly, and at first glance she was not an ordinary woman, but a nobleman or a wealthy businessman's eldest lady or something; Then he confirmed that Leonard and his party were rich people, and his attitude became very courteous: "As you can see, one is to prevent outsiders who do not have a good citizen certificate from entering the store. The second is to prevent the lawless, arrogant, and moral character of the bandits under the command of Baron Hergo from breaking into the trouble.

Miss. Just wait here. There were my relatives in the patrol. Let me explain it to them. You only need to spend some money on the spot to eliminate the disaster, and you can get the certificate of good citizenship. "As for Leonard, the man with a scar on his face, and the charlatan habit with which he spoke; No matter how you look at it, he doesn't look like a rich man, he is obviously just a mixed up on the road.

The leading bodyguard can watch the door in the inn of the Five Elements Chamber of Commerce and become the foreman, and he has his own way; I have seen many rich and wealthy people living in the hotel, so I can naturally see the characteristics of this aspect. So, he guessed that Leonard and Bran were Tina's retinue and bodyguards. Secretly selling certificates of good faith at high prices is an important source of money for many civil servants in the Garrison Agency. What kind of bastard boss has what kind of selfish subordinates, who work up and down, rely on the mountains to eat the mountains, and rely on the water to draft the water.

Tina politely declined the lead bodyguard's kindness, and turned around and left with Leonard and Bran: "Thank you." Still, we'd like to go somewhere else and ask again. ”

The leading bodyguard thought that Leonard and the others would probably turn back again, so he said respectfully as if he were sending a guest out: "Please go slowly." Then the Great Swordsman and the others found another inn and received almost the exact same answer; I also saw a large number of soldiers stationed at the door of the largest hotel in Beicheng District, checking every guest entering and leaving at any time. Leonard: When they saw this, they didn't dare to approach at all.

Seeing that the sky was getting darker and darker, and she was already at the end of her rope, Tina asked the two men beside her, "Can you believe what the bodyguard said earlier?" ”

Leonard vetoed the motion with absolute integrity: "Assuming what he says is true, it's too dangerous for us to rush into contact with the patrol." You know, we're the most wanted criminals in the Republic of Vosfitta. Even if the others didn't notice, the patrol must have been watching the portraits of a few of us every day. ”

Bran also asked, "So what should we do now?" ”

Leonard said, and took the lead in the direction of the north gate: "There are still pedestrians on the street now, so we don't need to panic, let's go to the north gate first to see if we can get out of the city." ”

Seeing this, Bran quickly followed Leonard and asked, "Do you want to give up?" ”

Leonard could only answer categorically: "Stay in the green mountains, don't be afraid of no material to burn." We don't have a good citizen's certificate, and it's too dangerous to stay in Bagram. When you get out of the city, see if you can think of another way to get a certificate of good citizenship three days before your father's execution. ”。 Because Glitter had announced that Andy would be executed three days before martial law, and no one would be allowed to enter or leave Bagram. So the three of them rushed to the north gate of the city together.

I saw that the gate of the northern city wall was closed. The castle tower is brightly lit. Bands of officers and soldiers of the Republic of Vosfita were tirelessly patrolling back and forth on the city walls. Seeing this, Leonard had to completely dismiss the idea of leaving the city: "Damn. Let's think of another way. "As the day of Andy's public execution draws closer.

Gerrit ordered his 15,000 troops, all of whom were stationed in Bagram, to be on duty day and night in two shifts; And the soldiers on night duty were given a new type of medicine imported from Suriname called "Night Tyrant". All officers and men who have taken the "Night Tyrant" at dusk will be full of energy and drowsiness all night.

Tina couldn't help but get nervous: "What to do?" ”

Bran replied calmly: "I am familiar with this city. Find a place to hide and survive the night, or sleep in the ruins. "After all, Bagram City is his hometown.

Leonard, who was already grumbling with hunger, retorted sharply: "Not only is there no food in the ruins, but they are also full of dust. If our clothes are soiled, we will only tell people that we are rebels when we go out on the street during the day. ”

Leonard and the others had already eaten up their own dry food two days before they arrived in Bagram City, and they wanted to have a good meal after entering the city, but they didn't expect to eat all the food closed. Many neighborhoods in Bagram City are ghost towns that are uncleaned. A large amount of ash and dust has accumulated in the ruins. The continent of Farusion is a continent that relies on the magic energy of the power of the gods to maintain humidity, and rainfall is scarce. If you don't clean it manually, especially if you clean it with spells, the ashes and dust will never be removed automatically.

Hearing this, Tina reminded Leonard, "I can clear a clean area with a spell. So that we can spend the night in the ruins. ”

Leonard, who used to mix in society, has his own way of thinking and concerns: "Let's try to find a family to stay in first." I don't want to be hungry and halfway asleep when I am suddenly woken up by a patrol and chased all over the street. "Tina and Bran have never been short of money to spend since they were young, so naturally they lack this experience. So the three of them walked back to the northern part of the city, near the Grand Arena of the Mercenary Guild, and the empty street at the beginning.

This street, which was already very few people, was almost dark at night, except for a little dim moonlight; There was not a single pedestrian, more than half of the buildings on either side were in ruins, and more than half of the non-ruins were black-lit, and less than a fifth of the houses emitted the faint glow of oil lamps.

Smack, smack... Leonard led Tina and Bran to knock on the doors of the black-lit houses from house to house: "Is anyone home?" If anyone has one, please respond. We're here to stay. ”... As a result, there was no response other than their shouts and the sound of the wind banging on the door. It seems that these houses have long been empty.

Smack, smack... So, Leonard and the three of them began to shoot the doors of the houses with shimmering windows: "Is anyone home, please?" If anyone has one, be sure to respond. We're here to stay. ”...

"Blow out the lights..."The fire went out. We're just some lonely, helpless poor people..."The fire went out. "Please, don't shoot again..."The fire went out. The bad guys are coming. Mom, I'm afraid..."The fire goes out... Except for the above situation, the other houses did not respond, and directly extinguished the fire.

Under the repressive rule of Glitter and Helgo's horrors, the fear of ordinary people, especially the poor, in Bagram has reached its peak. So Leonard: They wasted another half a day.

Frustrated, Leonard couldn't help but speak angrily: "Damn! It's not that you don't give money for nothing. I didn't expect it to be so difficult to find a family to stay in! ”

Tina understood the plight of the local people and defended them: "You didn't listen to the bodyguard who said that once you are accused of being a rebel, you will be sold into slavery at least; In the worst case, he will be sentenced to death, and the whole family will be implicated. The family is bankrupt at every turn, and the wife is separated. I guess if I stay with the rebels, I'll be treated as a rebel. That's why the inhabitants of the city are so afraid of strangers. ”

When Leonard heard this, he had to turn to the next thing: "Then let's just find a house that no one lives in and go in for the night." So he led Tina and Bran to the door of a two-story house that looked like it was okay.

Boom! Leonard raised his right leg and kicked the thick wooden door of the dwelling, but he didn't kick it open, so he scolded: "Damn it! It turned out to be locked. "As the days got later and the belly grew hungrier, the Great Swordsman's heart became restless.

So Leonard raised his broadblade sword from under his cloak, and aimed it at the door of the house to make a gesture: "Everyone, please stand back." ”

Seeing this, Tina hurriedly dissuaded Leonard's reckless behavior: "Please wait a minute! What if there are people living in this house? That's how we broke in. What if there is a conflict with the owner? ”

Bran, who was standing side by side with Tina, also helped the female mage and warned Leonard behind his back: "You are so brutal. Bright lights and loud noises will attract patrols. As a result, although he was very unwilling and lost face, the Great Swordsman could only follow the advice of the longbowman and prepare to spend the night in the ruins with his companions.

So Leonard and the others quickly walked to the vicinity of a mansion that was not so dilapidated, with the help of the moonlight. In order not to attract the attention of others, they did not light torches or paper lanterns; Don't dare to run, for fear of kicking an object in the dark environment and tripping, causing additional noise.

Because in the city of Bagram, the mansions of the rich used a lot of marble; Even the ruins are relatively well preserved. The poor people's bungalows were more wooden, and they were all dilapidated after being burned to the ground, and even if they were only used overnight, they were not qualified.

Approaching the ruins of the mansion, Tina took out the royal ceremonial staff from under her cloak; Reciting the incantation from his mouth, he used a spell to remove the ashes and dust scattered all over the ruins: "Spirit of Holy Water, Source of All Things..."

Because in this dark environment where there are no street lights, as long as there is a little bit of light, it will be particularly eye-catching. Therefore, spells that are not perceived by light during the day will bloom with a very "shining" light at this moment. Tina, who usually used spells during the day, apparently didn't notice and ignored it.

Before Tina could finish the incantation, a terrible whistle sounded from afar. Hush!!! - The shouts of the Patrol soldiers of Vosfitta were heard: "It's the light of the spell!" It's the rebels in that place! ――...”... Leonard's actions just now had already attracted the attention of the patrol, and now it was completely exposed. One of the patrolmen with better eyesight felt as if there were always a few black shadows, dangling around where the Great Swordsman and the others were.

Then, the street, which had been as dead and lonely as a death, suddenly became noisy and noisy: "Quick! Start a manhunt now! Don't let them slip away! ...”... For a while, the sound of running, wheezing, and shouting of a large group of soldiers continued to be heard. Knock, knock, knock... The lanterns carried by the patrolmen swayed. A large group of fireflies seemed to suddenly appear on the street, emitting dots of orange light, constantly flickering and leaping forward.

Leonard, Tina, and Bran hurriedly crouched in the middle of a large ruin, in the corner of a low broken wall, and took refuge. The longbowman then asked, "What should I do?" ”

Leonard knew that if he waited like this, he would be caught sooner or later, and he knew that the patrol would constantly change locations during the search; So he stretched out his hand and pointed to an alley leading to another block, and calmly replied: "Listen to the footsteps, watch the timing, once the enemy is away." We immediately ran to that place. "There are dozens of patrols in Bagram. Each team had at least a few dozen servicemen. More than ten of these patrols were rushing in from other places to provide support, preparing to search their neighborhood thoroughly.

Hearing the footsteps of his enemies fading away, Leonard stood up in courage; Finding that the patrol had not left anyone to keep an eye on the ruins, he counted down to three and rushed into the alley he pointed to with Tina and Bran in one go: "Three, two, one, rush!" ”