Chapter 56 Tracking and Counter-Tracking
As soon as the members of the "Mountain Antelope Hunting Troupe" left, the beautiful countess actually said that it was not convenient to enter the city together, and planned to leave first.
"What? Do you want me to take this barbarian into the city? β
Wren was also stunned when he heard Canossa's request.
Although he had already guessed that the identity of this lady was probably not simple, and he didn't want to go into the city with him, he probably didn't plan to go into the city at all.
But he didn't expect that she actually threw the "oil bottle" she picked up from picking up mushrooms to herself.
Canossa looked at Wren with a pair of peach blossom eyes and said with a smile: "Hmm." Half a month later, if we don't come back, you'll be able to deal with it. β
Wren's face was a little unnatural, and he didn't want to take on this errand, "But, this..."
Canosa didn't wait for him to refuse, threw a passionate kiss at him, and said, "Doctor Wren, we'll see you in the future~"
Wren's eyelids twitched: "..."
Sam passed by him, patted him on the shoulder with a smile, and said, "Cultivate those secret methods well, in fact, I thought about it, if you can control the source power and not leak it at all, you can actually practice it." β
Control the source of power from leaking? That's the same as controlling the body from body heat, how is it possible!
Wren listened to a black line on his forehead.
"Do you have a secret way to control the source power from leaking?"
"I didn't."
Sam seemed to see through the complaint in his heart, and said with a smile: "Others can't make it, but I think you can." I hope that the next time we meet, you can surprise me and look forward to your progress! β
Without waiting for Wren to say more, Sam and the others followed the handsome countess and soon disappeared into a side road.
Leave Wren alone... Oh no, there's also a barbarian girl who is as sleepy as a dumpling.
"Huh... It seems to have received a hot potato. β
Wren looked at the "caterpillar" on the ground, sighed, and then carried her on his shoulders and walked towards the majestic city.
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Outside the "Shining City", there is a super high and thickened steel wall of more than 300 meters, which is also the best barrier against the Wilderness Warcraft.
At the gates of the city, guards in heavy armor guarded it. That leader's coercive aura was released, and he looked like he was at least a third-order [Demon Hunter]. Even ordinary guards have a fierce light in their eyes that has been fighting all year round.
Sure enough, as rumored, you don't need to take off your gas mask to enter the city. As long as you're human, no one cares who you are. Whether it is a prince or nobleman, a strange thief, or a wanted criminal, they are treated equally.
Anyway, it's all about taking money to enter the city.
"Who is this?"
"A not-so-obedient slave."
"Slaves also had to pay the same entrance fee."
"No problem."
"Put away the nameplate and wear it on your body at all times, if you lose it, you will be expelled by the city guards."
β...β
Wren had a brief exchange with the guards at the gates, and then paid three hundred gold crowns in exchange for two identity plates with fifteen contribution points.
This iron-black brand has a special magic mark on it, and one contribution is automatically deducted every day.
If you don't recharge without contribution points, you will change color, and you will be immediately found by the guards and driven out of the city.
In the city, it is difficult to move without an identity card, whether it is to buy or sell goods or stay in a hotel, you must show it.
Wren spent a huge sum of three million on himself and the barbarian chick, just in exchange for the qualification to live in the city for half a month.
Such an extravagant "asylum fee" can definitely make most hunters daunted.
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The "City of Radiance" is divided into five districts, and the total area of the city is no worse than some of the larger cities in Wren's previous life.
Five "Beamon Lord-level" War Machinery Cities are the core, and steel barriers, sergeant fortresses, and watchtowers are built outside...
The city's ordinary architecture is similar to that of Wren's previous 19th-century Victorian era, with spires, chimneys, cross windows, and Gothic faΓ§ade decorations...
In addition to these dense and towering buildings, the most are magic towers, each of which means a high-level magician above the third order. And in this "Shining City", there are about 10,000 of them.
The five urban districts are independent and are connected by steam trains between the cities.
Wren was used to seeing international metropolises in his previous life, and although he was also shocked by this kind of steam mechanical city, there were not many of them.
But the barbarian chick from the "Stone Age" is not so calm. After entering the city, she looked inside the steel monster, and her eyes were straight.
Large steam trains, cable cars between towers, giant tower cranes, robotic arms, large steam furnaces, giant artillery...
Everything here was something she had never seen before, something beyond her knowledge.
Even, she didn't understand what she was seeing!
In front of you, you probably saw the legendary "Devil's Capital".
The savage girl was flustered, and she struggled over Wren's shoulder.
......
"Hey, stop it, or I'll give you a tranquilizer!"
Wren slapped the girl's ass angrily and yelled.
This "oil bottle" did not create any value for himself, but just wasted his huge entry fee of 1.5 million yuan!
And, obviously, this could be a ticking time bomb.
He kept the savage chick with him, purely to fulfill the countess's request, thinking that he might deliver it after ten days.
But if it was because she had brought him some unnecessary trouble, he would not hesitate to deal with it.
No, not long after entering the city, Wren noticed something unusual.
......
The whole city is for the hunters. The main streets of the city are lined with shops, most of which are magic item shops, musket shops, machine shops, and various resource shops.
The street is full of people, and it is not much different from the lively pedestrian street in the previous life.
"Sure enough, I was being followed."
As he walked, Wren frowned slightly, and glanced at the guy in a black coat behind him, and muttered in his heart: "I was really guessed..."
Before he entered the city, he guessed that if the barbarian chick was a nuisance, he might be followed.
So I paid more attention to it and specially selected dense streets to walk. It looks like it's shopping, but in fact, it deliberately takes a few circuitous routes that normal people wouldn't take.
This time, I found an anomaly.
The people who followed were in a group of three, and the means were very professional.
At different intersections, they swap stalks in order not to let the same person follow them for too long and be discovered.
But there are no radio headsets in this world, and if they want to exchange information, there must be some communication. Whether it's eyes, or prophecy, or body movements...
These tracking details may not be perceptible to the layman at all. But for the "peers", those three people wrote the words "I'm following you" from beginning to end!
"A bearded plumber, a deerskin booted hunter, and a woman..."
Although Wren doesn't have the ability to recognize people's faces at a glance in the vast crowd, not to mention that the other party still deliberately hides it.
But the "smart brain" can easily distinguish and compare.
Although those guys occasionally change their hats, gas masks, wigs, etc... However, other similar physical characteristics will be automatically compared and identified by the system.
He deliberately wandered through several lively streets, and these three faces repeatedly appeared in the field of vision, and he also engaged in "cross-dressing".
Obviously, these guys are coming for him.
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The reason why Wren was so embarrassed before and didn't want to take over this "hot potato" was that he guessed that the situation might happen at this moment.
And when he met and found this barbarian alive in the wild, he guessed that things must not be so simple.
There was such a majestic city, at the only key pass that stretched for countless kilometers, and it was impossible for the barbarians to force their way through the mountains.
But they did show up, and launched a "beast tide" to kill a group of guys who didn't look like professional hunters and more like some secret organization.
Wren didn't know why they did it, or how the wildlings had made it over the mountains.
But he knows very well that he can fight to the death regardless of his life must be driven by huge interests...
This trouble will certainly not be small.
Now everyone is dead, but this chick survives.
Whether it's the survivors on the Barbarian side, or the people of the mysterious organization, they will definitely target her.
The barbarians do not understand the language, and it is extremely unlikely that they will want to enter the city.
Then, the only possibility is the wave of "mystery people" who were intercepted and killed by the barbarians.
"Could it be that as soon as we separated, we were going to lose people?"
Wren looked at the "caterpillar" on his shoulder, and he was also making a choice in his heart.
The favor that lady gave him was far from worth putting himself in danger.
And at this time, the barbarian chick seemed to have discovered something, and her intuition was keenly terrifying.
She watched Wren move quickly through the streets, and suddenly understood something, stopped making a fuss, and lay quietly on his shoulder.
She knew very well that it was not her companions who were tracking them down in this city, but the invaders who had stolen the tribe's relics!
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"There was a master like Uncle Sam before, and those guys didn't dare to get too close. But they can pinpoint my location... The biggest possibility is that this barbarian girl has been left with something like a magic imprint. β
Wren's professional tracking skills allowed him to instantly analyze some of the other party's methods to lock them down.
The other party is very professional, and the background is definitely not small.
So, he decisively decided to abandon this "trouble"!
But he always felt that it didn't seem appropriate to lose the "goods" entrusted by the lady as soon as he turned his face.
Thinking about it, he happened to see a shop sign on the side of the street, and muttered, "I can only help you one last time... Whether you can escape or not, it's up to you to die! β
This "City of Radiance" is a sacred place for magicians, and the most important thing is the magic shops. In this kind of high-end shop, as long as you have money, you can easily buy scrolls or potions to eliminate magic marks!
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Not long after,
The three "stalkers" who had been spotted by Wren all arrived at the door of the shop.
After waiting for a while, no one came out, and the face of the guy dressed as a plumber changed suddenly: "Not good! β
The three of them didn't care about hiding their tracks, and rushed directly into the magic shop.
The shop with a dazzling array of magic appliances in the window was empty, and there was only one clerk. This chubby woman in a magic robe looked like a magic apprentice.
The plumber asked urgently, "What about the two people who came in just now?" β
Hearing this questioning tone, the arrogant magician apprentice didn't intend to deal with these reckless fellows, and asked lazily, "Sir, may I have anything to serve you?" β
The plumber seemed to be familiar with the unspoken rules of the city, and without hesitation, he took out two times the gold coins and put them on the counter, and asked again, "What about those two people just now?" β
At this time, the fat magician apprentice said slowly, "A minute ago, the gentleman with the crow mask bought a 'high-grade exorcism' and a 'three-ring purification scroll' from me. β
The plumber asked urgently, "And then?" β
Looking at the fat woman's sloth-like inkblot behavior, he jerked his eyelids and threw out two more gold coins.
Then the fat apprentice pointed to the fur clothes and ropes hidden in the corner, and said, "Then Mr. Raven stripped the girl who looked like a savage, and marked it away. β
The plumber threw two more gold coins and asked, "And then?" β
The last sentence, the apprentice of magic, pointed to a window in the attic, "And then, they climbed out of the window. β
"Damn it!"
The plumber scolded angrily: "Inform the 'scavenger' that the target is lost!" β