Sitting on horseback galloping towards Flame Wind City, Shen Wenchong turned around and asked, "Young Master, do you know the 'Feng Shui Engine'?" ”

"I don't know." Lin Chi replied casually.

"It is rumored that there was an ancient military advisor who created a device that could manipulate dolls." Shen Wenchong explained with great interest: "It's a pity that his tricks haven't been handed down, and the tricks of this era are all inferior imitations......"

So the current Shen Wenchong has not yet become a professional mechanic?

Realizing that his entourage seemed to be "degraded", Lin Chi didn't say anything, and turned his head to look at the dense forest passing by.

Shen Wenchong, who is now working for himself, is a younger version of the old man who was recruited, although his combat effectiveness is very strong, but in terms of mechanical attainments, he has degraded to the primary level.

In this way, Shen Wenchong's positioning has also changed from "weapons of mass destruction" to "personal guard", although it is a solution to the urgent need, but from a long-term perspective, it can be said that it has been seriously weakened.

"We're here." Shen Wenchong said and grabbed the reins, and the galloping military horse neighed and stopped: "The 'wildfire' is also tired, let it rest for a while." ”

"Okay." Lin Chi jumped down from his horse, reached out and patted his cheek, which was a little numb from the wind. Follow Shen Wenchong, who is leading the horse, and walk along the road to his territory.

On a broken wooden card in front of it, "Flame Wind City" was written in strange slender text, and with the effect of the game's built-in translation system, Lin Chi could fully understand the meaning of that text.

In order to facilitate communication, the language used by the NPCs in this game seems to be a self-created "lingua franca", and even the words spoken by the young master controlled by Lin Chi are also in this language:

"That's what it is...... Flamewind City? ”

Looking at the broken stone road in front of him, Lin Chi really didn't want to believe that this ghost place was his territory:

The envisioned war bulwarks did not exist, and they were more in ruins than towns. As far as the eye could see, there were not even stone houses, not even a single wooden house, all of which were broken huts made of wooden sticks.

On both sides of the cracked road, several ragged vendors set up their stalls. A few pedestrians passing by the street, dressed in clothes that looked similar to primitive people, had draped leaves and rags directly over them, and judging by their swarthy faces, they must have not bathed for a long time.

"Buy an apple......

A scrawny peddler grinned at Lin Chi as he raised the already shrunken apple in his hand.

Before Lin Chi could speak, Shen Wenchong, who was leading the horse, had already stood beside him, his expression full of disgust:

"Young master, don't pay attention to them, this is a slum, just go back to the city."

"Is the gap between the rich and the poor so big?" Lin Chi frowned slightly.

"It is inevitable that a small number of people will have to be sacrificed in order to develop the army." Shen Wenchong said coldly.

Unlike the "gentle" young master, the guard did not show any mercy, but only quickened his pace and led the horse to stride forward.

The poor inhabitants of this place do not seem to recognize the boy as the lord. If they found out their true identities, would these guys bow down to them, or would they wave wooden sticks and rush up and smash their heads into meat sauce?

Looking at these ragged residents, Lin Chi already understood the answer to the question. But now he has no solution to this problem.

"You have to go back to the 'palace' first."

Lin Chi, who has not yet arrived in the city, does not know what his place of residence is like. But judging from Shen Wenchong's dress, the situation in the city should not be too bad.

As a young master, it should be normal to have a palace.

In this game, though, that stuff doesn't really mean much.

The two walked through the dilapidated streets, past stenching huts. Lin Chi saw a mother and daughter playing on the side of the street, looking very happy.

Although the inhabitants of this area are poor, they do not seem to feel sorry for themselves, and they are still very strong to survive. If that's the case, maybe you can find a way to win over these residents and make them a strong backing for Flamewind City.

Perhaps because he had given up his jurisdiction over this area, he couldn't even see the soldiers patrolling here, Shen Wenchong led his horse and strode ahead, while Lin Chi followed closely behind, following him into a deserted path.

"Are you sure you're going this way?" Lin Chi looked at the thatch and shrubs nearby.

"Young master, stand behind me." Shen Wenchong said and pulled out the short knife hanging from his waist, and turned to look at the slum he had just passed: "There are some things to be solved in the future." ”

As soon as these words came out, a voice suddenly sounded in the half-human-high weeds.

There is an ambush?

Lin Chi immediately stood behind Shen Wenchong, staring at the weeds vigilantly, under his gaze, two short figures suddenly stood up, clenched the sharp wooden spear with both hands, and stabbed straight into Shen Wenchong's chest!

In the face of the enemy's fatal assassination, Shen Wenchong was still unhurried, and at the last moment before the spear pierced the white clothes, he suddenly turned around.

Although the strength of the two ambushers was great, it was very difficult for this kind of spur attack to turn, and seeing that the two guys were still continuing to rush forward, Shen Wenchong directly turned around and slapped his whip leg and kicked on the shoulder of one of them.

"Ugh!"

The sound of pain sounded, and the small attacker was kicked out directly, hitting his companion next to him, and the two of them fell heavily to the ground together.

They still wanted to struggle to get up, but Shen Wenchong had already grabbed the collars of the two guys, lifted the two of them up directly, threw them on the grass on the side, and said sharply:

"Came out to rob at a young age? Don't learn good things. ”

Hearing this, Lin Chi walked over and looked down at the two people, and what came into sight was the childish dirty faces and the eyes that were red like hungry wolves.

Even if they were subdued by Shen Wenchong, the two children who were draped in blades of grass and brought their own "auspicious clothes disguise" still looked unconvinced. The two of them tried to get up with their hands, but their limbs were still in pain, so they could only lie on the ground, whimpering in low voices.

"You ...... Are you going to starve to death? Lin Chi looked at the two little children with dark faces.

"Young master, these children have been robbing since they were young, and when they grow up, they must be traitors and criminals, and they should be executed directly." Shen Wenchong gritted his teeth.

"No, I think they can still come in handy." Lin Chi whispered.

As soon as these words came out, Shen Wenchong looked back at Lin Chi in some surprise, and one of the children glared viciously, hissing from the pain, and whispered, "We will not be loyal to you, damn bad guy!" ”

Hearing the child's remarks, Lin Chi asked, "Why do you say that?" You're the bad guys, right? ”

"It's all you!" The child, whose hair was as loose as dry grass, clenched his fists hard: "If it weren't for you, this place wouldn't be like this!" ”

Shen Wenchong kicked up and kicked the kid's waist, interrupting the other party's words.

"Nonsense!" Shen Wenchong said that he was about to swing his knife and cut down.

"Don't move." Lin Chi said loudly.

"I'll kill them, young master......"

"I said don't move!" Lin Chi roared.

Although he was still a child, the voice of the "young master" was still strong enough to successfully deter the angry entourage, and the knife in Shen Wenchong's hand was finally put down.

"Young master, you are a woman's kindness, you were not like this before." Shen Wenchong shook his head.

"I think they're still useful." Lin Chi said as he squatted down next to the child who had just spoken, and asked, "What about your family?" ”

"Get out of here!" The kid opened his mouth and was about to bite it, but Lin Chi dodged it.

"If I'm not mistaken, your family is dead, right?" Lin Chi said softly.

Although the two children did not answer, the suddenly distorted expression on their little faces had already provided Lin Chi with an answer.

"You think that the poverty here is caused by the exploitation of the rich, so they hate us, right?" Lin Chi continued.

"You ...... Damn it! ”

The child was still full of hatred, but the other child lying next to him seemed to have figured it out, and slowly spoke:

"Don't say it, let's go back, shall we? I don't want to die yet......"

"Are you so spineless?" The kid who had been talking scolded him: "They are all the ones who did it!" Can't let them go! ”

Listening to the other party's resentful words, Lin Chi looked at Shen Wenchong who was standing aside, and found that Shen Wenchong at this time was also bowing his head and not speaking.

It seems that Shen Wenchong also knew that these children would be reduced to this point, and it was caused by the ruler of Flame Wind City.

With Shen Wenchong's skills, he could kill his opponent in an instant, but he didn't kill these two children. It is conceivable that even this guy is sorry for the "robbers" in this place.

However, Lin Chi didn't let them go because of sheer kindness:

"You were in such a good ambush that I didn't even find out." Lin Chi smiled and said, "And it's quite ruthless when I do it, I like ......"

Looking at the child's eyes like a beast, Lin Chi stretched out his right hand to him and asked, "I just need some people to do the 'dirty work', how about you two join me?" As long as you help me do things, you can eat good food, and you don't have to eat and sleep in the open like now, it's a good deal, right? ”

"Young master, they are not worthy of trust." Shen Wenchong reminded.

This time, it was the long-haired child lying next to him who answered Lin Chi's question.

He raised his head with great difficulty, pointed at Lin Chi with a little face stained with mud, and asked softly, "Do you want ...... Do what? ”

"Don't talk to him!" The child next to him reached out and grabbed his companion's shoulder: "They are enemies!" ”

Looking down at the two children who were arguing, Lin Chi said the content of "doing things" in a flat tone:

"Kill."

As soon as these words came out, even the child who had been resisting suddenly fell silent.

"Young master, you ......" Shen Wenchong's expression was complicated.

"You hate the rich people in the city, and think they are the ones who have ruined and displaced your family, right?" Lin Chi chuckled: "I may need to 'deal with' some of these people recently, you children are not easy to attract attention, and you can do things for me." ”

"You mean...... Can I kill them? The child who was still resisting before seemed to have a sparkle in his eyes.

"Yes, as long as you help me do things, you can kill the enemy and live a good life, it's a good deal, right?" Lin Chi said with a smile.

"Young Master, do you want to ......" Shen Wenchong frowned and stared at him.

"Let's be honest." Lin Chi stood in front of Shen Wenchong and looked up at the other party's face: "The current 'young master' has no real power, just a puppet that has been set aside, am I right?" ”

"You're still too young and need someone to help you......" Shen Wenchong's voice suddenly became smaller.

"When I encountered the robbers in the carriage before, I was puzzled why I appeared in the wilderness inexplicably, and there were not many guards around me. If you hadn't arrived in time, I'd have been taken captive. ”

"It was an oversight on the part of the guards." Shen Wenchong lowered his head.

Lin Chi said in a deep voice: "Let me ask, why did you appear there and save me?"

"I didn't feel at ease at the time, so I rode my horse to keep up." Shen Wenchong said.

"So you chose to come to the rescue, you weren't sent by the guards, right?"

Speaking of this, Lin Chi's voice suddenly lowered: "Shen Wenchong, you have been deceived by them. ”

"Young master, how do you say this?" Shen Wenchong frowned in confusion.

"Those so-called robbers were hired by someone in the city to intercept me on the way. As long as the young master dies, they can do whatever they want. ”

Hearing this, Shen Wenchong's hand shook, the short knife in his hand almost fell to the ground, and he kept shaking his head with a gloomy face: "This is impossible!" ”

In fact, Lin Chi was just talking about it, but with his rich "" skills, he still made his speculation very convincing, which made Shen Wenchong begin to waver:

"Impossible...... They don't have the courage to murder the young master! Shen Wenchong almost shouted.

"Trust me, Shen Wenchong." Lin Chi stared straight at his entourage: "The reason why I will tell you these things is because now you are the only person I can trust by my side." ”

In Lin Chi's opinion, even if others had ill intentions, the possibility of defection from the old retinue that had been recruited before was still extremely low.

Seeing that Shen Wenchong was still in a state of shock, Lin Chi turned to the two children and continued to "discuss cooperation matters" with them:

"What I'm interested in is your ability to latent and your ability to act when it's time to do it. How about becoming my assassin? Chop off the heads of those you hate? ”

"You're not a good guy either......" muttered the kid who had been hostile.

"Yes, I admit it." Lin Chi nodded calmly: "But there are villains who are worse than me who are entrenched in the city. My goal is to get rid of them, and then, make life better for the people here. ”