Chapter 464: A dilemma
The state side took over Hammondale Lanran, and there was no business opportunity like Chen Jian's panic, but it was also a customs card, first, to collect taxes to increase the empire's income, and secondly, to introduce. The role of the inventory, which is strategically located in Hammondal, is also a careful approach.
It's just just how useful this kind of inventory can be. Only God knows, there are so many caravans coming and going, if all of them are carefully checked, the manpower and time required are enough to make the emperor ** official who blames this matter vomit blood.
Therefore, most of the time, this kind of inventory is only symbolic, and occasionally there is a strict investigation, but there has never been a situation like today.
Huck has been running on this route for a long time, and Jian Chen is now in the caravan again, he can't help but feel uneasy in his heart, seeing that there are still some caravans lined up in front of him, he hurriedly asked people to inquire about what happened.
After a while, the message was inquired about the return rate. Only then did everyone know that the emperor's action was not aimed at Chen Jian and others, but yesterday the prisoners of war in some mines were unbearable, and they rioted collectively, killed several emperors' guards, and fled to the wilderness, and their current whereabouts are unknown, and when they fled, they also took some magic crystal mines that were easy to carry.
This situation made the emperor very angry. The soldiers guarding the prisoners of war were killed by the prisoners of war, and let the other party steal the magic crystal and escape, which is a great shame in the eyes of the emperor, because he is worried that these prisoners of war will use those valuable magic crystals to buy caravans to take them out.
Although it is not his business, this situation makes Chen Jian and his party extremely big, because it is said that among the escaped prisoners of war, there are minotaurs, but Barty's guy is a minotaur, which is really a very sensitive matter. Ten ** will make the empire pay special attention to this caravan, and the dragon king's divine power is mixed in those goods, in case it is found out, it will also be troublesome.
What's more, it is necessary to check people, in case this place is really as Moryl said, there are still the previous emperor ** soldiers left, then Chen Jian and her may be recognized.
All of a sudden, Chen Jian and others were in a dilemma, and finally came here, as long as they passed this level and arrived at Baildes, it would be a sea wide and a fish would jump, and the sky would be high and the birds would fly, but such an accident had happened, which was really depressing. Let's keep walking, it's very dangerous, it's very risky, I want to retreat, I've come here, it's really willing, and at this time, retreat so that those griffins in the sky will find out, and it's easier to arouse the suspicion of the emperor.
Morriel was ruthless. said to Jian Chen: "Otherwise, if you put on the dragon king's divine power and be more open, maybe the other party will not be suspicious, if not, we will break through and kill Hammondal!" Anyway, the alliance has already sent someone waiting to meet us on the border of Bailders, and we can notify them to come and pick us up."
This is indeed a way, with the divine power of Barty and the Dragon King, Chen Jian and the others really want to break through, it is not impossible to succeed, but it is also very risky. One of the biggest problems is the magic of the Minotaur mage Barty, which is used up by a Doomsday Judgment. He's a waster, and a Last Judgment is going to wipe out the Emperor's team scattered all over Hammondal. Obviously unlikely, when these emperors were alarmed, they would flock to it, and Chen Jian and his party would not have the doomsday trial, and the situation was not optimistic.
Although Morriel and the three magic masters are strong, it is not easy to deal with the regular army of the Empire with their strength in the thousands, and the equipment and troops are fully equipped.
Knowing that the biggest suspicion lies in him, Barty is now reluctant to cut off his huge bull's head and put a human head on it.
Three magicians dressed as down-and-out magicians were holding the magic wands of those humble Ragner pirates in their hands, their faces full of melancholy.
Huck and the other caravans and the young manticore cavalry were also full of sadness, and everyone secretly clenched their blades.
Everyone, like Moryl, looked at Jian Chen with blank eyes, waiting for him to make a final decision.
At this time, Jian Chen was also about to die of sorrow.
When he thought about it, he felt that the odds of winning were not very good, and even if he succeeded, the price of money was extremely high.
After this incident, Huck's caravan didn't want to show up again, although the alliance's such transport fleet was not only Huck, but it was affected by Huck's caravan. The activities of these convoys may be of interest to the Reich in the future.
After all, the activity patterns of these caravans in the garb of caravans are exactly the same, and if something happens to Huck's caravan, it is difficult for other caravans not to be suspected.
At the same time, the fact that there is a hidden force in Baierdes is bound to attract the attention of the imperial side, and it is easy for the imperial side to think that it is related to what happened in the Angel Clan before, and the alliance's layout in Baierdes may be exposed because of this, and then disrupt Chen Jian's overall strategic layout.
The secret stronghold in the underground of Mansan has been discovered. Attracting the attack of the emperor, the alliance will not only lose Baildes, the foothold in and out of the continent of Erathia, but also lose an important source of minerals
Such a loss is really unbearable for Jian Chen.
But on the other side of such a loss, there is the safety of the current line, including Chen Jian himself.
In comparison, those losses seem to be a bit insignificant, and no matter how good the plan is, it will take people to realize it.
Chen Jian thought about it, but there was nothing he could do. I can only complain about the current situation.
"Take out the dragon king's divine power!" Ultimately. Chen Jian could only reluctantly agree to Moriel's proposal.
Seeing that the President has made a decision, everyone is quiet,"; Get up, hang the surface Bu is the caravan "but come out on a mission!" The former Ping Pong Trapture Flyers have all undergone considerable military training in the Alliance, and the entire caravan is from Huck down, whether it is an escort. or miscellaneous servants, or others, it can be said that they are all qualified soldiers with a certain combat effectiveness.
Moreover, there are many bandits in various parts of the continent. The caravan went out to walk, all of them were fully armed, everyone had a blade in their hands, Huck and the others did not dare to use the sophisticated weapons made by the dwarves out of a low profile, but they were also fully equipped in the caravan. Not to mention swords, there are also some bows and crossbows, and the caravan brought a lot of horses this time just in case.
Of course, this bit of manpower and equipment is not enough to deal with the big scene that may come, but it is better than nothing, in order to protect the president, everyone is willing to work hard, not to mention that they came out to do this caravan, everyone is already desperately prepared after the incident, at this time the matter has been decided, everyone is at ease, just thinking about being able to fight side by side with the president, what a glory it is, even if it is dead. It's worth it, too.
They also understand that as long as the president succeeds in getting out, their names will definitely be engraved on the heroic soul monument of the alliance after death, and their deeds will be sung by future generations, and their families and the alliance will also be well placed and compensated, and they do not need to worry about the future.
Seeing these people secretly preparing with an indifferent face, after putting on the dragon king's divine power, Jian Chen only felt a panic in his heart.
Because he didn't know how many of these people who had been with him for a while would survive if there was a real conflict.
And such a situation could have been avoided.
For the first time, he regretted his trip to the Empire a little.
It didn't work out. It is unknown what the current situation is in the angel clan, but now that this is the case, there is a group of anger burning in Chen Jian's heart.
Morrill seemed to notice the anger beneath Jian Chen's calm exterior, and wanted to say something but didn't. Just sighed secretly.
After a while, she whispered, "Maybe it's not as bad as I thought!" You don't have to blame yourself like that! ”
Jian Chen didn't answer, and he didn't know if he was in a trance, so he didn't hear Moryl's words, or if he heard it but didn't want to speak at this time.
After another while, it was finally Huck's turn to pass through the caravan, and as everyone expected, Barty, the minotaur, immediately attracted the attention of the emperor's ** soldiers.
"What's going on, Huck, why do you have minotaurs in your caravan?"
An imperial ** official in charge of the inspection came over and asked sharply, his eyes full of suspicion: "If I'm not mistaken, the last time you came back from Negan, there were no minotaurs in your caravan!" ”
Huck couldn't help but secretly complain when he heard this, for the sake of clearing the customs conveniently, he was the same as the other caravan leaders. There is no shortage of these imperial ** officials who are responsible for tax collection and inspection at the checkpoint, and he also recognizes this imperial ** official in front of him, but he didn't expect that it is sometimes a bad thing to be familiar, and the other party still remembers that there were no minotaurs in the caravan when he came back last time. This is really afraid of anything, he originally thought that this minotaur was brought by him in Negan last time.
But Huck is also a shrewd person, otherwise Robert would not have taken a fancy to be the head of this caravan, and immediately greeted him with a smile: "It turns out that Lord Brian is in charge today, what is going on, such a big movement, it scared me a lot!" My lord, I bought this minotaur from another caravan! There are not enough people in the caravan, and I see that this bull head is very strong, so I got it! ”
Then he lowered his voice and said secretly: "My lord, this time I brought you a few bottles of Enros wine, and someone will send them to you later!" ”
The officer named Brian nodded, but said, "Of course something happened, otherwise I wouldn't have time to pay attention to you guys who only think about money!" Some of the miners escaped and killed a few of our brothers, and among them were the Minotaurs, and if you were lucky, you ran into me. If you were someone else, you would be unlucky to see you with a minotaur! Call that minotaur out and show me! ”
With that, he waved his hand again, and asked the soldiers to start checking.
In this situation, he doesn't dare to be careless. The emperor's soldiers were very serious about opening the goods and inspecting them, and they were also carefully interrogated by everyone.
Brian himself, however, looked carefully at the Minotaur Barty, who was called out alone: "Very good." It looks like you're not lying to me, this guy doesn't have the logo we made for the miners on his head! Originally, I wanted to keep him as a miner, but for the sake of your Huck's face, forget it, but next time I come back, remember to help me bring some Negan specialties! The things you brought last time were good, and the people on it liked them very much, so remember to bring more! ”
"Thank you, sir! I'll be sure to help you get it done! Huck nodded with a smile on his face, "Don't worry!" ”
Then he whispered to Barty, "Stupid fellow." Don't get back to me! ”
What happened next was unexpectedly smooth, except for Jian Chen's sleek red armor that made the soldiers look at it a few more times, and Moriel's tall height also surprised the soldiers a little. They didn't find anything suspicious in the caravan as to how the woman had grown so tall, and Brian took Huck again, so he waved his hand to let him go.
Everyone was secretly relieved when they saw this, and Huck didn't dare to delay, so he said hello to Brian and set off with everyone.
But the crowd had not walked a few steps when a shout came from not far away: "Wait, let them stop!" ”