Chapter Seventy-Seven: Temptation
Lan Wu and his party came out of the teleportation hall and walked onto the wide, smooth gravel street.
Rugoin is indeed very prosperous. The wide, smooth streets are bustling with people. The stone building is neat and beautiful. There are people living above, and shops below. Civilians dressed in desert costumes stand in front of the shop and work hard to attract customers.
Compared to here, Camp Rogge is a remote town where birds don't.
Seeing this team of guards escorting Lan Wu and his party over, pedestrians on the road avoided one after another. They looked at Lan Wu and his party curiously, pointing and pointing from time to time, and occasionally floating a few words of dialogue.
"How did they offend the City Guard?"
"I heard these people are from Camp Rogg."
"Oh, no wonder."
"His Majesty the wise Jehein should not have accepted these hillbillies."
“……”
Hearing these conversations that unscrupulously insulted Rog's camp, everyone's faces were ugly except for Lan Wu and Erin. Flora looked back at the group of guards who were following a few meters behind her, and her teeth were rattling in anger.
This is clearly deliberately trying to make Camp Rogge ugly.
"Lord Benefactor, we should be tougher." Avila glanced back at the guards who were guarding as if they were thieves, and her face was gloomy. Her tone was a little stiff, and a little more estranged. Obviously, he was very unimpressed by Lan Wu's approach.
"We are the messengers of Camp Rogge." Xiya stressed her pronunciation, focusing on the current identity of her group.
"The Benefactor, Lord must have his reasons. We should believe in Him. Fuya was unusual, and quietly defended Lan Wu.
Lan Wu was surprised. He didn't expect Fuya to have such a high level of confidence in himself. He thought for a moment, looked back at the guards not far behind him, and then looked past them and fell on the professionals or civilians who were watching the excitement nearby.
"Then let them get us back in?" Lan Wu looked back at Avila and the others.
"It doesn't wash away the shame." Xiya was a little angry and wanted to go crazy.
Avila looked a little calmer. She chose to accept Fuya's offer and set her eyes on Lan Wu.
"What if Jerhain himself comes out and asks us to go back?" Lan Wu blinked his eyes with a strange expression.
Seeing the strange smile on Lan Wu's face, Xiya hesitated. At this moment, she seemed to see her teacher. Whenever Kidd was thinking about how to trick people, he also had this weird expression on his face. She hesitated for a moment, then nodded uncertainly.
Jhein was the ruler of Rugoin. If he could come over and invite his group back in person, the reputation of Rog's camp would not be affected much, and even slightly improved.
But the question is, how could an ambitious king like Jehein personally come out and raise the value of Camp Rogge?
Lan Wu smiled and pulled Erin and Flora to continue walking. Avila hesitated for a moment, then followed with her head down.
Along the way, more and more professionals and civilians learned that these professionals had trespassed on Rugoin and were escorted out of the city by the city guards. They immediately gathered from all directions with great interest to take a good look at the appearance of these fools.
The more people gathered, the more they gathered. But no one stood in front of Lan Wu and his party. It's not that I'm afraid of these professionals. They were even more afraid to follow the guards behind.
"Ha, these idiots don't even have credentials, it's like entering Lugoin."
Over time, more details have been unearthed by the masses. It has to be said that the human desire for gossip is endless. As soon as they walked through the first city wall, the bottom of Lan Wu and his party was completely dug out.
"This hillbilly turned out to be a benefactor?"
"Idiot, only Lu Gaoin could possibly be a charismatic. He must be a fake. ”
"If even a benefactor dares to pretend to be a divine benefactor, isn't he afraid of being punished by the gods?"
"How can these stupid hillbillies be believers in the gods."
“……”
The captain of the city guard followed at the end of the group, listening to the chatter around him, and his mood was very comfortable. This time Gross successfully completed his task, and he couldn't say that the position was about to be raised.
"Let them make a fool of themselves, the more shameful the better."
Gross's command echoed vaguely in his ears, and the corners of the captain's mouth curled up in a slight arc. The current situation has clearly met Gross's request.
Soon, Lan Wu and his party passed through the second city wall. There are more and more people following behind to see the excitement. The news that the Camp Rog mission was about to be driven out of Lugoin had spread throughout Lugoin. No one will miss this opportunity to highlight their pride.
The third wall was also crossed. Only the last two walls remained from the gates of Rugoin. The captain of the city guard didn't bother to pay attention to the fact that the pace of Lan Wu and his party was getting slower and slower. On the contrary, he wished that the slower the people of the Rog camp would walk as slowly as possible.
Gross blended into the crowd, the corners of his mouth slightly curled, and his mood was extremely happy. It was this damn benefactor who made him a big ugly man at Camp Rog. Pingbai contributed a batch of equipment to Camp Rog, and by the way, it also became the cornerstone of the success of the Camp Rogge Professionals Guild.
"It's a pity." Gross still had a little regret in his heart. The order given to him by Jehein was to deliberately suppress the envoys of Camp Rogge in an effort to gain an advantage, rather than actually driving the envoys out of Rugoin.
After all, Camp Rogge is also one of the five major human settlements.
Secretly do it, yes. But if they did the same, the other three settlements, including the seaport of Kurast, would definitely fall into the trap and take the opportunity to lash out at Rugoin. This would be a disaster for Rugoin.
Especially the seaport of Curast.
This mega-city-state across the sea from Rugoin has an even longer and more prosperous history. Lu Gaoyin was eager to snatch the third position, and the Harbour of Kurast had long been unpleasant. Once this reason is in place, as long as the trade embargo is imposed on the seaport of Kurast, the desert country of Rugauin will plummet, and the prosperity will no longer be there.
How could Jehin allow the seaport of Kurast to find an excuse to impose an embargo.
Gross was so confident that he waited for Lan Wu and his party to pass through the fourth wall before he appeared to stop the city guards. So there is no excuse for the seaport of Curast. Camp Rog, especially the damned Benacion, also disgraced themselves.
The fourth wall was soon passed. With a victor's smile, Gross walked up with a brisk step. He walked up behind the captain of the city guard and shouted majestically, "What happened? ”
The captain of the city guard already knew how to act, so he immediately saluted and replied solemnly: "Lord Gross, they trespassed on Rugauin without Andariel's venom. By decree, I must expel them from Rugoin. ”
A reply that was neither humble nor arrogant immediately aroused the unanimous applause of the surrounding civilians. A few beggars in ragged clothes were so excited that they seemed to have eaten a big meal, and their faces were red and they shouted loudly. At this time, no one disliked these beggars, and the surrounding civilians also echoed loudly, their faces full of pride.
Those hillbillies at Camp Rog shouldn't have set foot on Rugoin's land.
"They're the legations of Camp Rogge." Gross's face darkened.
"I am acting in accordance with the decrees of His Majesty Jehein." The captain of the city guard raised an octave in his voice, as if he was loyally enforcing the law.
"Yes, it doesn't matter who they are. To enter Lugauin is to obey our decrees. An angry protest erupted in the crowd, which immediately resonated with everyone present.
Agitated, Gross and the captain of the city guard exchanged a covert look. The latter understood, and immediately raised his voice again: "Lord Gross, I know you don't want to see Lu Gaoin and Camp Rogge at odds. But a decree is a decree. Unless I step over my corpse, I'm sure I'll banish these trespassers from Lugoin. ”
"Pay attention to your identity." A hearty smile flashed in Gross's eyes, and he raised his voice as well.
The captain of the city guard did not show weakness and insisted on expelling Lan Wu and his party from Lu Gaoyin. The two confronted each other in the street like cockfights.
The professionals and civilians around him were well aware of the fact that the law was not to be held accountable, and they took advantage of the chaos to loudly denounce Gross for disobeying the decree issued by His Majesty Jehein.
"Quarrel, quarrel." Gross was in a good mood and didn't care about the commotion at all. The more these people quarreled, the more they felt bad for Camp Rogge. Invisibly, it creates a huge pressure on those professionals who came from the Rogge camp, forcing these professionals to forget their former identities and serve Lu Gaoin wholeheartedly.
"Ahem." Two soft coughs drifted into Gross's ears. It wasn't until this time that he realized that Lan Wu didn't know when he had walked in front of him. He couldn't help but sweat profusely, and secretly examined himself that he was a little too carried away, so that he didn't even know that people were approaching.
"Hi Gross, take us to the port. We'll leave Rugauin right away. Lan Wu shouted loudly at the top of his lungs. No, it's too noisy around.
Still, Gross didn't hear clearly. His heart tightened, and he immediately glanced at the captain of the city guard. The latter understood and immediately led his men to maintain order.
Soon, under the threat of the sharp spears in the hands of the guards, the excited civilians immediately fell silent.
"What did you just say?" Gross put on a friendly smile.
"Please take us to the port. We're going to the seaport of Kurast. Lan Wu looked helpless.
"What are you doing in Kurast Harbor?" When Gross heard something different from the intelligence, he felt a little bad in his heart.
"It's about working together." Lan Wu understated it.
"What cooperation?" Gross frowned.
"Nothing, little things." Lan Wu replied without revealing any information.
Gross barely squeezed out a smile, and immediately dispelled the idea of continuing to embarrass Lan Wu and his party here, and cut straight to the point: "This is a misunderstanding, compared to the distant seaport of Kurast, Lu Gaoin is obviously more suitable to be your partner. ”
"I'm sorry, but this was Lord Akara's orders." Lan Wu looked apologetic.
"Your purpose is Rugoin." Gross lowered his voice, his face a little ugly.
"You forced it." Lan Wu also lowered his voice: "I have only one condition, let His Majesty Jie Haiyin personally come and invite us back." ”
"It can't be." Gross flatly refused.
"Tristram." Lan Wu gently spat out a place name.
Gross's eyes widened suddenly. After a long time, he regained his composure, gritted his teeth and burst out a sentence: "Okay, I promise you to ask Your Majesty to come and invite you back." ”