People sometimes lie to themselves. Especially when they are in a vulnerable position, most would rather believe the crocodile tears than resist: "The army of the nobles closest to us should be stationed in New Yorker County to the west." In this regard, Lord Wellington has given us a special order to be careful of the troops coming over there. ”

"New Yorker County? That's not to say that if they're going to come, it's a day's or so away. Barrett raised an eyebrow, "But as is customary, as long as you don't resist, they probably won't do anything to Streampan Town." The actual threat doesn't seem to be great. ”

"Sir, you are well aware of our Cruze's old routines." As if sensing Barrett's kindness, the guy in front of him, who had just been threatened, finally breathed a sigh of relief: "If Wellington doesn't have an army coming, we shouldn't be affected too much here." ”

"I hope your royal family can follow the rules in this regard!" Speaking of this, Barrett couldn't help but sarcastically, "Hehe! In other respects, their approach is not commendable. ”

"The thoughts of the big people are not clear to us civilians. Nature is not something we can talk about casually. Although he knew what Barrett meant's words meant, the ranger did not dare to answer casually.

I saw the other party's cautious look. Barrett smiled slightly disdainfully, "Is there a representative from Wellington in the town?" You're afraid of being like this. ”

"Don't embarrass us, sir. Didn't I tell you everything you wanted? The ranger said with an ugly expression.

"Now for the second question. Now that the battle line has been drawn so close. So did Wellington place a defensive line in that direction? I want to make sure, if we go east from here, we probably won't run into the royal army, right? Barrett, who said this, made a grinning expression, "You must know that with the level of your Cruze Kingdom's army, ordinary squads can't stop us. If we can get out of trouble at that time, your 'Xishuipan' town will wait to be retaliated against!" ”

The patrolman who was threatened again. It was not easy to have a blood-colored face, and it became snow-white after brushing it. Then I heard him stammer, "First, sir, then, whether there is an army there, I, we don't know very well!" How do the adults of Wellington tell us that and that? ”

"Even if you don't have a special notice, I don't believe you don't even have any news." Barrett was not shaken by the other party's words, and immediately began to press step by step. Because he knew that these patrolmen in front of him were unwilling to serve the royal family. But if you have the chance, you will give them a tip-off, or mislead the target. After all, the rule of the Cruze royal family lasted for so many years, and the habits created by legitimacy alone had an extraordinary effect on the common people.

The patrolman shook his head: "We really don't know about this, Wellington City hasn't sent a few heralds over this time. Even if we did, we wouldn't see them. ”

"Just because you can't see it doesn't mean that others can't see it, as I said before, choose one of them to go back and invite me out of the sheriff here! If you don't want to suffer, it's better not to do stupid things. Barrett, who was not satisfied with the answer of the person in front of him, immediately accentuated his tone at this time. At the same time, the players of 'Bloodstained Gray Flower'. They immediately pressed their hands on their respective weapons.

For a moment, only the sound of the autumn wind could be heard at the entrance to the town, and bean-sized drops of sweat ran down the patrolmen's cheeks to their chins, and then dripped like that. After a short confrontation, the patrol members who had already been defeated chose to back down: "Okay! Pete, go and get the sheriff out! Otherwise, our town will be in trouble again. ”

"But if you go to the sheriff, you won't be in trouble?" The named ranger was clearly reluctant to take such a step.

The ranger who had been pushed out to answer Barrett's question gritted his teeth and said, "At least not for months." Or lie straight down in the coffin. ”

"I'll do it!" As if remembering what had happened before, the patrolman immediately compromised. Then he turned and trotted into the town. It didn't take long for the town's bell tower to hear the sound of 'Dang Dang Dang'. When the sheriff in the thick fur hat appeared, he was followed by six young men. Those few were apparently also members of the militia system of 'Xishuipan Town'.

The man in the fur hat looked Barrett up and down and asked, "You are the adventurer who inquired about the military?" Do you know the consequences of doing this? The royal family will never spare a single spy. ”

"Whatever happens if we do that. But if you don't answer. I am afraid that there will be consequences that you cannot afford to befall 'Streampan'. What's more, do you think we will be afraid of the Ackroyd family, which is already in danger of protecting itself? Because of the sheriff's slightly hard-line attitude, Barrett's words became sharper—he knew that he could only pull the tiger's skin in the face of such a strong man who could only pull the tiger's skin and pull the banner. Only by being tough against tough can we make the other side soft. Otherwise, any compromise may give the other party the illusion that their threats are effective.

And in the face of Barrett's tough attitude, the sheriff's face turned red. But he had to resist the urge to scold. Because he knew that although he couldn't confirm whether what these players in front of him said was true, he couldn't afford to gamble. If the other party's strength is really strong enough to be what they say it is, then any rebellion by 'Streampan Town' will only bring disaster to itself.

"What the hell do you want to know?" For the safety of 'Creek Pan Town'. The sheriff suppressed the anger in his heart and asked in a loud voice under his unwilling and distorted countenance.

Compared with the excitement in front of him, Barrett's performance was quite indifferent: "It's not a too confidential issue!" Just wondering if there are any royal patrols or defensive lines between Wellington City and New Yorker County. If there is a patrol, I think you should know the approximate number of them. Like a timetable, of course. We don't count on it. And if it's a defensive line, I want to know where to get around. ”

"There is no line of defense! Most of the royal army was cowered in Wellington. If it weren't for the lack of manpower. How could there be such a serious conflict with you. "There are patrols, but they don't even cover our town, let alone east. ”

Although the answer he received in front of him was very close to his own guess, Barrett still set his sights on Clematis. The latter nodded his head at this point, apparently confirming that the other party was not lying on the subject - even if he encountered the Cruze royal army's army on the next route. Eighty percent also belongs to the situation beyond what the person in front of him knows.

"Alright! We've got our questions done. Then don't bother anymore. As he said this, Barrett pulled the reins and kicked the horse's belly as he prepared to turn the horse's head. Then he did not forget to look back and remind: "If I were you, I wouldn't have gone to Wales to report later, and let them send someone to hunt us down." Of course, if you want to use your life to see if we are talking big, then we are happy to accompany you to the end. ”

"Put! Rest assured! How could we do that thankless job. The sheriff held back his anger, as if trying to squeeze out a smile so that Barrett would not be in trouble—but the distorted expression combined with the loose wrinkles on his skin made the middle-aged man's face look like a blooming chrysanthemum.

Passing through the 'Xishuipan Town' but unable to enter the situation of resting. Players had to make a detour around the town and move east. At the same time, this unplanned encounter made the mood of everyone in the 'Bloodstained Gray Flower' a little worse.

The noodles hanging behind the dwarf couldn't help but ask, "Barrett, do you really think that those guys in 'Streampan Town' won't go to Wellington City to report the news?" ”

"Maybe, maybe not, so what's the matter!" Barrett, who was riding his horse, said without looking back: "It won't be natural for the best." Even if it is, the distance from 'Xishuipan Town' to Welsh City is not short. And Brook Bowl doesn't look like it has one kind of special messenger. By the time they got the word out to Wales, we were already on the verge of reaching New Yorker, which was controlled by the local aristocracy. Even if the Welsh side sends someone to catch up, I am afraid that it will be too late in time. ”

"That's right! Unless the other party chooses to travel day and night in the wilderness. Otherwise, the journey from 'Creek Pan' to Welsh City will take more than a day even by light biking. So I didn't wait for the pursuers to come up. We have long since left the Cruze royal realm. Rielly added at this time with her cloak in front of her mouth.

Claudia, who already felt a little strange, naturally had a new question at this time: "Since it doesn't matter whether the other party is going to deliver the message or not, then Barrett, why did you make such a threat just now?" ”

"Do you think I'm going too far?" Barrett, who turned around, smiled at Claudia, "I was deliberately misleading them into thinking that sending a message to Wales would be a threat to us. If they're really angry to do that, that's interesting. ”

"Is this a deliberate toss for them?" The catboy behind Rielie then spoke.

"You can't say you're tossing them." Barrett shook his head. "If they don't think about us, they won't be affected."

"Barrett, you're so bad-hearted!" Lalu clawed over her mouth and laughed.

Barrett disagrees with the Cat-Man Warrior Monk's statement: "What is a bad heart." Earlier, I said that I would not enter the 'Brook Pond Town' in exchange for the information they needed. This can be considered a fair trade! If the other party is unwilling to give us trouble after the transaction. Isn't there a need for a lesson? ”

"Fair trade? In a sense, it seems to be a fair trade! Klaimatis was a little amused by Barrett and Lalo's conversation. But then she immediately became angry: "Anyway, our current situation is much worse than planned!" It's not just that the rest has been canceled, but more importantly, I haven't heard too much useful information. At the moment, these two black eyes do not seem to have gotten any improvement. ”

"I can't say that there is nothing at all! At least we know how to get out of Cruze's royal control. Barrett's words really don't make sense whether he really thinks so, or if he is laughing at himself.

The halfling wanderer, who had always cared about the meal Barrett owed him, couldn't help but speak again at this time: "Say Barrett! Now that you've chosen your route, do you have a plan for your next destination? ”

"According to the map, the nearest town in New Yorker County to the east from 'Creek Pan Town' should be 'Copperstripe Town'. However, as an important mining area, it is now heavily guarded. As he spoke, Barrett let go of a hand that had been holding the reins and began to pluck his beard: "If we go there, there may be a conflict with the army of the local nobles." So it must be avoided. The rest also have the 'Upper Valley Town' farther to the northeast. It is a relatively prosperous commercial town, and it is easy to find out about the large flow of people. ”

"'Upper Creek Valley'?" At this point, Nomen immediately began to calculate how much time it would take for his group to get there. As a wanderer, he had already imprinted that map in his mind during the previous discussion. So now it's not hard to do this kind of thing: "Do you have to take another 3 days?" ”

"It's at least three days, and there shouldn't be any accidents on the road." Barrett responded, "Don't think you'll have peace of mind just by getting information from that sheriff's mouth. In case there is an arrangement on the Welsh side that he does not know. Then we probably need to play 1-2 games in the future. In this case, the journey on the road will inevitably be dragged down. ”

"What bad luck! Why didn't we have a smooth time after entering the Cruze Kingdom? At this point, even Rielly couldn't help but complain.

Barrett chuckled, "Hah! Who brought us to this strange land? (To be continued.) )

PS: The modification is complete. Thanks to the two great commuter passes, "Brother Zheng of the upper bunk" and "Prophet Chariot". At the same time, I would like to thank the three great rewards of "Altar Fat Biao", "Yue Ren Yutian" and "Worm Pupu".