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The location of Dongshangjue is located in the center of the Starfall Continent, adjacent to the east side of the wide moat of the royal city, and at the head of the bridge with a total length of more than one kilometer.

The population of Starfall Continent is small, and there is a habit of congregating near the center where the royal city is located, and many people are proud to live deep inland, and many people will try to move to the vicinity of the royal city. The total population of the Eastern Fortress City under the jurisdiction of Dong Shangjue is about 500,000, and it is one of the large overcrowded settlements.

Facing the river on one side and plains on three sides, it is surrounded by a three-story high city wall. The people of the lower city lived outside the city walls, between the outer wall and the middle wall was the commercial area, the middle wall and the inner wall were directly the upper city, and the castle of Dong Shangjue himself was built on a hill and protected by the inner wall, covering an area of at least 40,000 square meters, tall and magnificent.

The military force of the eastern fortress city was about 5,000 people, and it was set up according to the ratio of 1% of the population of the law. Among them, there are about 2,500 city defense garrisons, about 1,000 guards of various types, and 1,500 troops directly under Shangjue in the Middle East. The ratio of the staffing of the troops is approximately: there are four warriors, four archers, and two mages for every ten people in the city defense garrison, of which the mages are mostly spirits who are good at reconnaissance and shock who are good at actual combat; There are two warriors, two archers, five thieves, and one mage in every ten patrol guards, and most of the agile and agile thieves are because there are few opportunities for actual combat, but patrols, criminal investigations, and public security all need some cleverness; Finally, there are Shang Jue's direct troops, two warriors, one thief, and seven mages for every ten people, all of whom are all Starfall Continent magic mages, and there are no aliens. In fact, Dong Shangjue is a mage himself, and if there are so many mages, he can't wait to form a pure mage army. However, it turns out that a little bit of cannon fodder and miscellaneous ones can be beneficial to the mages.

From the deployment of the troops directly under him, it can be seen how much Dong Shangjue looks down on other professions. In particular, the archer, who has a restraining effect on mages in the traditional sense, is even more unemployed. The warrior was regarded by him as the meat shield of the mage soldiers, and the thieves were regarded as convenient miscellaneous personnel, who opened the lock to fill the position or something.

Not only him, but other Shangjue also favored their own profession. On the west side are warriors, on the north side are thieves, and on the south side are archers. This is already some kind of national tradition.

In fact, there is no distinction between good and bad professions.

For example, these people sent from the Northland to assassinate the East Shangjue.

-- The clock was pushed back more than three hours, about midnight. The location is in a basement tavern in the commercial area between the outer and middle walls.

The boss hung up the closing wooden sign early, and now this was the time when the traffic was at its highest, but he really had no choice but to lean his back against the wall near the doorway of the staircase leading to the ground, and anxiously beat the stone steps with his toes.

His mission was to keep an eye on the door and not let anyone in. But the laughter and scolding of the drunkards outside the door made his heart twist. How much does it cost to close for one night?

I couldn't help it, and the boss shouted to the dim bottom: "Brother Shapi, you will really compensate me for my losses, right?" The tavern or something, only at night will there be guests. ”

"Damn, when did Lao Tzu lie to you?"

In the dimly lit tavern that descended from the stairs of the doorway, sat four or five strong men in armor and flowing with breath, and in the center of them sat the eldest brother of the vicious dog, surrounded by smoke. He is what the boss calls Shapego.

Shar Pei silently took a puff of the coarse tobacco, and a little trance light rose in the dimly lit tavern, illuminating his face and a gold coin he had just pulled out in his hand.

With a flick of his thumb, the gold coin fell to the boss who was guarding the door far away on the steps. The latter immediately laughed.

The boss followed the instructions of the big brother of the vicious dog, sent all the guys back tonight, and cleared the door and locked the door. Why clearance? He doesn't talk about being bored, he doesn't care, he only cares about money. Although a gold coin doesn't make much money, it can cover tonight's account anyway, so it should be Shape's charter.

The boss doesn't care why, but Shape's younger brothers do. Especially after narrowly escaping death after the inn incident. They were the members that Shapego had gathered with great difficulty, and the others ...... Life and death unknown. There was a feeling that some big man was secretly hunting down his lone little brother, probably an illusion.

"Big brother, what kind of money are we taking here, and which boss are we working for?"

Shar Pei snorted to herself.

It's all to blame for the celestial mage who killed them and couldn't defeat them. Now his life has been saved, but his prestige has plummeted. In the past, the younger brothers did not dare to ask such straightforward questions.

Shar Pei silently snuffed out the cigarette and pointed with his thumb in the direction behind him.

"North? Nicorid? ”

Nod.

The "three-headed vicious dog" specializes in doing some dirty work for the three bosses - the king's law stipulates that the strength of the Shangjue domain must be 1% of the population, and there is more fear of mutiny, and less there is not enough strength to serve the king. That's why there is such a violent group with a more fixed employer, and it should be half a private soldier.

Of course, Shar Pei has three employers and is a special case within a special case.

Dong Shangjue, Teleportation Emperor, and Nikoyid are their masters. Dong Shangjue is the nominal employer, and it is easy for the Teleportation Emperor to work generously, as for Nikoyid...... Occasional work, and every time it's a big deal, and at the same time mostly dangerous.

But the task I got this time was to do an internal response in Dong Shangjue's territory. The specific task is also very simple, go to the designated underground tavern to ensure that the site is completely cleared, and wait for the men of Nikoridd to arrive through the sewers.

Clear the field and open the secret door. Very simple.

Simple.

"Big brother, I have a bad premonition about this work......

Shar-Pei's face became solemn when he heard this.

When Nicolid gave the task, Shar Pei had a very ominous premonition, but he agreed. First of all, he has no right to refuse, otherwise the fate is unpredictable; Secondly, he is really miserable now, and there are only four younger brothers left in the team of more than 30 people, and he urgently needs an opportunity to make a comeback. Right in front of you.

Internal?

What is the internal response to what? Why did Niclid send someone into the city? If it's just a business district, just swagger and send people in. Why pick the middle of the night? What are you going to do?

He had already had a hazy speculation in his mind, but he had always refused to believe it. The assassination of Shang Jue or something is simply a fantasy. After all, it is one of the largest nobles, second only to the royal family...... Anyone in their right mind knows that this is never possible.

Suddenly, he heard three taps on the floor behind the bar.

"Big brother, they're coming!"

"Hmm."

Shar Pei put aside the worries in his heart, turned over from the bar, and quickly lifted the floor where he usually stood. Underneath is a dark passage. This is an underground tavern, and people often come to gather and drink, so the boss dug a secret passage to the sewers of the city in order to avoid the patrols who occasionally check it.

Lifting the plank, a sharp-eyed black-clad masked man was there, holding the ladder and not coming up immediately, but staring directly at Shar Pei, which made the latter's heart furious. It was the eyes of those who had killed countless people.

The other side said a code to Shar Pei

"Misaka?"

"Kuroko."

Confirming that it was correct, the masked man quickly turned over and jumped up from the dark passage. The first thing you do after standing still is look around. This kind of action ...... Being so neat and professional made Sha's sense of unease stronger and stronger.

He asked timidly in a low voice, "This big brother, how many people are behind you?" He was born to bully the weak and fear the hard, and he could accurately distinguish that the other party was stronger than him by instinct, and he killed more people, and his tone suddenly withered.

The masked man did not answer.

Shar Pei didn't know if to put the plank on it.

"Is that one of yours?" Suddenly, the masked man asked, pointing to the boss who was standing guard at the door.

Shar Pei replied, "Don't worry, your own people." He is the owner of this shop and my brother for many years. "I thought to myself, how could such a bald and fat uncle be my subordinate...... Hey,!

Shar Pei was shocked!

Because the masked man casually threw out a flying knife and stuck it in the center of the boss's forehead, killing him instantly. A mass of humanoid fat then gurgled down the ladder.

That's my own people! He just explained!

The masked man glared coldly at Shar Pei and said word by word: "I said 'completely clear the field'." ”

Shar Pei's cheeks twitched, speechless.

The other party continued to point his finger at the four younger brothers beside him and asked, "Are they your people?" ”

"Yes, yes! It's my direct brother, my companion, my team member! Shar Pei panicked and nodded his head at high speed, for fear that if he couldn't explain one less word, he would die again.

The masked man stared into Shar Pei's eyes without saying a word, as if judging whether he was lying.

Then he turned his head down the tunnel, blew a short whistle, and flung a throwing knife to the side again, shattering the illuminated magic crystal on the wall, the only source of light here. It was already very dim, was it really necessary to make it dark?

Listen to Suo's voice.

Many black-clothed masked people kept coming up in the dark passages, uniformly dressed.

constant

Constant......

Constant.

It seems like it never ends.

The five Shar Pei were forced to retreat to the wall, stunned. About 200 people actually appeared in the small secret tunnel! This underground tavern is not a big place, usually full of more than a dozen tables, but now it is crowded with two hundred professional assassins, murderous, fully armed, dense, shoulder to shoulder, and even the temperature in the room has risen slightly.

"Big brother...... I'm afraid ......"

"Shh

What a "simple" internal ...... This time it's a big deal.