Chapter Twenty-Four: Saving Wind and Sand City
Zhao Huangqi, who was abandoned, finally returned to the apartment safely, with no sadness or joy on his face. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć info Wu Liang and Guo Erli pestered him for a long time before they popped up a little bit.
The two of them are actually going on a date!
However, because there is still a task on the side of Qingluan Palace, the date time has not been decided, but Wu Liang looked at the joy and pride on Zhao's face, and estimated that this matter was eight/*-nine and ten. (a chicken, I see that your screen is not blocked)
Without getting to the bottom of the matter, Wu Liang and Guo Erli let go of the complacent Zhao Laoshi, and went to their own business.
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The game is over, but life goes on.
After a short rest, the twelve Qingluan people agreed on a time and went online together.
Out of the tent, the biting cold night has passed, and the eyes are still endless yellow sand, the sun is high at this time, and the scorching sun is mercilessly scorching the earth.
Jiang Luan's tent was facing Wu Liang, the two glanced at each other, and immediately began to guard the surroundings, although the place where they went offline was relatively hidden, but they might be discovered by people with ill intentions.
Fortunately, it didn't happen, and it was quiet outside, except for the wind whistling against the sand.
"Let's get on the road!"
Putting the tent into the storage ring, and summoning the desert wolf camel out, everyone boarded it together, and then followed the guidance of the crystal ball to the maggot nest in the depths of the desert.
The process of rushing is boring, especially in this place where birds don't, although there are often some monsters to relieve everyone's boredom, but under the scorching sun, even the mood of small talk gradually fades.
However, Jiang Luan has never forgotten the purpose of this team trip, and according to the number of monsters or desert bandits each time, the team members are arranged to take turns to fight.
During this period, he encountered a group of desert bandits with more than 100 people, including Zhao Huangqi, all of them participated in the battle, and they were swept away without danger, although they did not obtain a single piece of high-level equipment, but they seized a lot of supplies and rescued some hostages kidnapped by the bandits.
After hearing that these hostages were from Wind and Sand City, which was deeper in the desert, Jiang Luan discussed with Wu Liang and decided to escort them back to their hometown from exhaustion, anyway, Wind and Sand City was the only place to pass through the maggot nest.
Among the people rescued by the Qingluan people was an old man, who was faintly the leader of all the hostages. Looking at the down-and-out but still strong old man, Wu Liang simply revealed the nameplate of the alternate member of the Mage Council, but he didn't expect it to have a miraculous effect, and the thin old man who was originally quite tight-mouthed immediately began to put his heart into Wu Liang as if he had seen a savior.
It turned out that this old man was the former city lord of Windblown Sand City, and since the Free Church occupied Lu Gaoin, the Windblown Sand City, which is located in the depths of the desert, has lost its food source, and the people in the city are becoming more and more miserable, and this old man was expelled from the city because of his opposition to the current city lord's intention to surrender to the Free Church, along with some so-called "diehards".
Unable to resist, these people tried to find reinforcements to solve the problem, but unfortunately they were later captured by the desert bandits and imprisoned in the bandits' den. These outlaws wanted to sell them as slaves elsewhere, but before they could contact the buyers, they were successfully destroyed by Wu Liang and others.
"Dear Mage! You must save our Wind and Sand City! Never let that traitor, dedicate it to the Free Church! ā
The old man didn't care about eating to recover his strength at all, so he grabbed Wu Liang's palm and pleaded with grief and indignation.
On this trip, finding the legendary Hradim cube is the top priority, and it stands to reason that in the case of someone coveting it, it should not be extraneous branches, but Jiang Luan saw that it was actually pitiful, so he couldn't help but feel compassion, and after consulting with all the Qingluan, he agreed to the old man's request.
Seeing this, Wu Liang hurriedly helped up, looked at the swarthy old man with tears in his face, and asked after a little thought: "Old man, can you tell me some general situation in Fengsha City?" What is the name of the new city lord who is devoted to the Free Church? How many forces in the city supported him? ā
The old man trembled and wiped away his tears, stabilized his mind, and said sadly: "The name of the new city lord is Alham, and he is an apprentice who I taught single-handedly, and the rank is a great knight. ā
Wu Liang did not interrupt the old man and listened quietly.
"We were all kicked out by him!" The old man pointed to the men and horses behind him who had been starved and devoured for days, "There are rich merchants and leaders of various guilds among them, and that rebel in Amhal knows that killing us will cause the wrath of the people, so he drove us out on the pretext of sending us to find food, and left us to fend for ourselves in the desert." ā
"We in Wind and Sand City have obeyed the guidance of the desert god for generations, and until now only thirty percent of the people have supported Amhal, but the same three percent have supported me, and the remaining forty percent are swaying. But because Amkhal is in control of the army, he oppresses the people, and we are asked to take the horses to find rations, and if I refuse, not only will the forty percent of the neutrals fall to Amhal, but the people who support us will also be turned upside down. ā
"You're out looking for food, Amhal should have proposed a time limit!"
Jiang Luan asked.
"Yes, yes!" The old man nodded again and again, looking angry, "We only have twenty days!" It's only twenty! It would take more than ten days to get to the nearest city with a team of horses, and Amhal was just trying to force us to leave, so as to corrupt the residents who supported us! ā
"It's been seven days, it's been seven days since we left Windblown Sand City, but we've not been ......"
The old man choked up and couldn't speak, he was worried about the safety of Wind and Sand City, and he really didn't want to see Wind and Sand City fall into the hands of the Free Church, which was contrary to his belief in the god of the desert, and for a devout believer, it was tantamount to destroying the door.
Hint: Do you accept the quest, Save Sand City?
Mission Name: [Save Sand City]
Brief Description: A faithful follower of the God of the Desert, the former lord of Stormy Sand City, has sent you a request to restore Stormblown Sand, which is about to fall into the hands of the Free Church.
Objective: Within thirteen days, assist the old man to regain control of Windblown Sand City.
Difficulty: Grade A Inferior.
Reward: Unknown.
Mission Punishment: Unknown.
Mission Tip: Time is of the essence!
Not only Wu Liang, but the other eleven people all received the same prompt. Jiang Luan looked around, and finally gestured to Wu Liang with his eyes.
"Okay, don't worry, old man, we'll do our best to help you!"
After Wu Liang finished speaking, the ecstatic old man actually fainted directly, and the priest Dou Dou hurriedly stepped forward to check and found that he was only temporarily unconscious due to weakness and extreme joy, and his life was worry-free. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, handed it over to the old man's relatives, and gathered around to discuss countermeasures.
"The difficulty of this mission is not low!"
Du Xuan muttered, "We have to directly confront the Great Knight and his subordinates, just with the twelve of us, it is estimated that people will kill us with only the number of people!" ā
"I'm going to ask you to judge like that!" Attacking De Wuliang said calmly, "This mission is not as simple as being an A-level inferior!" There should be two more difficulty levels up. We can gather all the opposition targets in the city and resist the new city lord together, and it will be possible! ā
"Then here's the problem!"
Hong Feng said: "How can we encircle those who are bound to go crazy with hunger? If you just return to Wind and Sand City and raise your arms against Amhal, I can't think of another possibility than to make the whole city enemies! ā
"Isn't there a lot of supplies in this bandit's lair?" Li Bingtian wondered, "Let's just bring these things back, won't we?" ā
Zhao Huangqi pursed his lips, and said with a smile: "Who can eat that bit of food?" The refugees in a city are all hungry and red-eyed, and when they find that there is not enough food, they will directly lead to riots, and we will have to suffer too! ā
"So what do you say?"
The helper asked angrily.
"What to do, do it!"
Zhao Huangqi looked at the sky, he wanted to make a look like a master in the world, but he looked too much like a thief, but it looked a little funny. However, the crowd still cast their eyes on him, even if this guy was not good-looking, but he was still a person who had been a saint, and the feat of a strong man who broke his wrist and gave up his holy throne made him quite influential, so everyone decided to listen to his opinion.
"Come, come, come! Listen to what I'm telling you! ā
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Two days later, a team of horses rushed to the outside of the sandy city.
And in the city of wind and sand, an exciting news spreads.
"The old city lord has found the grain, the grain shipped back today is only the first batch, and the rest will arrive one after another in a few days!"
Syllable!
In the majestic city lord's mansion, Amhal looked at the messenger with a gloomy face, smashed the water glass, and the corners of his mouth hooked a cruel smile.
"Old fellow, since you still don't give up, then don't blame me for being ruthless!"