Chapter 152: Quietly Entering the City
In addition to the well-established legacy, all of the members involved in this operation are above the Black Lead - in every sense of the word, Barrett is now part of a truly elite team. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biqugeγ Info is not the same as it used to be with players.
The reins of the Phantom Pony summoned the high-speed mount, and with the help of this summoned creature, the group moved at high speed over the wilderness of Lucia's kingdom.
The young seedlings, which had just emerged from the mud, were blown close to the ground by the wind pressure brought by the galloping horses. As the team of horses that had brought up a puff of dust disappeared below the horizon, the poor little ones regained their spirits.
This time, in the consideration of hiding his identity, even the Knight of Ovaltine did not bring his mount as if he were a relative. Although for the Knights, this will have an impact on their strength - especially the Ovaltine Knights, who are good at riding, will be affected even more. But in enemy land, carrying that eye-catching flying mount is too ostentatious. Even the Knight of Ovaltine didn't want to save the person who had not been found, and he was newly caught in the encirclement and suppression.
Although on the Western Continent, the high-end combat power of the Lucia Kingdom is not as good as that of Nohan. But that's only relatively speaking, even if the front line is hot, it is still very easy to surround and kill a lone knight. What's more, a knight who is not an envoy suddenly appears on the land of another country, and even if he is killed, he will not be able to bargain for anything in public opinion.
Every once he ran, the Knight of Ovaltine would pull out the spell sutra and look at it. When he took out the strange object for the fourth time, the leader pulled the reins in his hand: "All the staff stop, disguise and change horses." β
After all, the number of rings of the spell 'Summoning the Phantom Pony' is not low, if this support team can ride this mount into the town. That's too ostentatious -- isn't it blatant to tell somebody else, 'We have a problem?' β
After flicking the reins of the strange thing and disbanding the Phantom Pony, Warren Buffett the Fool began to adjust the outfits of his companions one by one. An old cape, an insert on a ring, a scarf with open threads, combined with a hairstyle and makeup, immediately turned a person's image upside down.
Barrett was required to wear a mine-sized robe and disguise the appearance of the ring with a rope sleeve. Then he wiped Barrett's eyes and cheeks with slightly brown makeup, and when he looked in the mirror, he saw that even Rielie and they probably didn't recognize him now.
And Warren Buffett, the fool who originally hid his shadow in his hood, threw away his previous clothes to avoid the sight of others. This middle-aged man dressed in a hunting costume looked like a nobleman returning from a hunting trip. However, with Barrett's level, it is impossible to determine that this image in front of him is his real face.
The Spell Keeper on the side took out a magic wand and waved it continuously. Immediately afterwards, one after another of the horses used for long journeys were summoned to the crowd. And the fool Buffett said very seriously at this time: "When you enter the city, I will be responsible for dealing with those city guards, if there is anything, you will act according to the color that has been discussed before." β
After explaining what they needed, everyone got on their horses and hurried away without saying a word. Time is precious now, and the chances of an intelligence officer waiting for rescue in a second are much more likely to be exposed. Barrett, who was closely behind the fool Buffett, subconsciously pressed the 'precision teleportation scroll' on his chest at this time--that was his most important way to save his life.
These special scrolls that can be used by anyone, with special activation devices in the wooden shafts, make them more than double the price of normal spell scrolls. The high price and scarce production make this kind of scroll a powerful life-saving effect, but ordinary people really can't buy it if they want to use it.
At the very least, Boreham's financial resources could not equip those intelligence officers who served him with such luxuries. Only the regional director there had a hole card at the bottom of the box. The other party, who knew that the situation was not good, used the scroll to give up all the wealth in Lucia and rushed back to the Bolham Territory, and brought the key message to the Earl in time. Then came the operation in which Barrett was involved.
Warren Buffett, a fool close to the town, pretended to be an idyllic nobleman who had not been drafted, and looked at the guards in front of him with a proud expression. And the Knight of Ovaltine was also blowing his beard and glaring at those Lucians, even if it was a dogleg with teeth and claws. As a result of this half of his true colors, he made those guards tremble.
There was no shortage of nobles in the kingdom of Lucia, and the guards of this town had suffered a lot in the past. So when he looked at the noble lord with dog legs in front of him, he naturally began to play the drums in his heart.
Although due to the war, a considerable number of nobles were concentrated on the battlefields of the kingdoms of Lucia and Cruze. However, there are still quite a few 'superior people' who have no intention of military exploits in the rear. And these are either noble families with deep backgrounds and military exploits that can be enriched even if they don't go to the battlefield. Either they have no hope of military success, and they can only be a declining nobleman with their tails between their legs on weekdays.
The former city guards naturally can't afford to provoke it, and the latter will take advantage of this opportunity to turn over without tigers in the mountains. These guys, who have been suppressed for a long time on weekdays, rarely get the opportunity to shake their majesty, and even fight people to the end because of a little thing. So much so that most people are reluctant to provoke the 'broken families among the aristocracy' at present.
So when Buffett the fool hid to the side and looked at the city guards with the eyes of cockroaches, it took a long time for a word to burst out of his mouth. The other party really cautiously began to deal with the fool Buffett. For fear that if you are not careful, you will provoke the other party, which will lead to the deterioration of the already not good relationship between the two parties.
After a brief standoff, the guards' fear of the nobility finally prevailed. They didn't even pay much attention to Barrett and the others before they chose to let them go. They simply didn't fully comply with their responsibilities. Between power and responsibility and their own interests, these Lucians all wisely chose the latter.
When the leaders of the kingdom don't care about these ordinary soldiers, they can't be expected to contribute to the country. The members of the Boreham Command, who were allowed to escape, rushed to the largest hotel in the city at the first time, and then the Knight of Ovaltine, who acted as a guard, threw out a bag of gold coins and enveloped the entire hotel. Then a large number of dancers from the city began to be recruited to have fun in the lobby of the hotel.
Compared to the kingdoms of Norhan and Cruze, the architecture of the Kingdom of Lucia was much rougher. The walls are very thick when they are made of large bricks, and some houses have two layers of walls with hollow walls. Moreover, the stones were not even covered with mud, and the unsightly lines were so unaesthetically pleasing that one was speechless about the habits of the Lucians.
After a night of revelry, all the rescue team members returned to their houses and began to fall asleep. But behind an imperceptible window in the attic of the hotel, none of the six members of the rescue team landed in this strange space, and they exchanged ears - it turned out that it was not they who returned to the room to rest after being drunk, but an illusion created by the fool.
"That's it! The watchers out there have been fooled by me. Warren Buffett, the fool, turned his gaze to the Prophet Boreham, who pulled out a disc that projected images of a group of disguised watchmen turning away.
"It seems that not everyone in Lucia is as lax as the city guards." Ovaltine's face showed an expression that was indeed so.
Warren Buffett, the fool, said as a matter of course: "Although our previous disguise was successful, there is no problem with the identity of the preparation. But surveillance in this area during the war is also inevitable. β
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"No-no-no - no problem, but you'll have to take the feathers off your back first." Tom rubbed his stiff face with his hands.
"I took it off, and I didn't know if it was a seabird or returned the cargo on board." He motioned for Tom to help.
"Do your job, little Tom, and you'll find that you're in a promising profession now." After making sure that nothing could go wrong, Barroman patted Tom on the shoulder and walked briskly upstairs.
Georgie sat on the bench and waited for about a third of the magic. Not wanting to waste time, he began to meditate and pranayama as soon as he sat down. Calm your mind, relax your whole body, and breathe evenly and flatly. It is divided into nine sections, and the sections are in the body; Spit into three points, and keep the rhyme. Slowly, Georgie's mind presented a pagoda, which was shaped like a spring shoot, thin and straight, and the top of the tower was like a cover. The ancient pagoda is hexagonal in shape, with four large sturdy red lacquered pillars on each side. The snow-white tower wall is embedded with six round doors. There is also a mural with a peculiar form on the door. There is a large altar in the middle of the tower.
The corner end of each layer of the tower stretches outward, and there are small bronze bells hanging under the head of the stone carving dragon. It was as if a fresh wind was blowing, and the bell rang out. The Chinese-style pagoda is obviously blue bricks and blue tiles, and there are Western-style stained glass parquet windows on the walls. Whether there were other Western elements in between, it is not known for a moment with Georgie's knowledge. This weird mix and match style is really confusing.
Just as Georgie wanted to explore the situation of the pagoda further, he suddenly had a feeling that he should stop his current behavior. This feeling has appeared since the beginning of the practice, and it has become more and more acute and accurate over the years--I must have returned to Baroman.
Less than a hundred ticks had passed before Georgie had stopped pranayama and opened his eyes, the Baroman Harbour Officer had already stepped through the door of his office.
"Welcome Lord to this port." When Baroman saluted, it was indeed funny that he had difficulty bending over because of too much fat in his stomach.
"All right, Baroman! It's too hard for you to bow every time. Didn't my father say that we don't need to bow when there are no outsiders? Georgie waved his hand.
"Although the Viscount said so, the habit of many years is not so easy to change. Besides, if you forget to salute in front of people after you change it, it will be even worse for people to gossip. Barroman stood a little stiffly.
"Forget it, you have a reason every time, anyway. Let's sit down! I feel tired when I look at you standing. β
Baroman moved a nearby chair and sat down. The wooden chair rattled and rattled, and the legs of the chair, which had been slightly slanted outward, seemed to be more slanted.
"Let's get down to business, two days ago you sent someone to inform you that the stone dock is not enough. This shows that the recent growth of cargo at the port seems to be abnormal, and it should not be so fast. Do you know what's going on? Georgie picked up the cup and moistened his throat.
"It seems that it was because of the pirates, and there was a section of the southward course where there were pirates. It seems that quite a few ships have been attacked in recent months. Most of the harbors between us and the raid area were too small to accommodate too many boats, so we took advantage of them. Now many ships are unloading at our port. Barroman explained.
"That means it's a factor of uncertainty, and if the pirates are eliminated, the number of ships coming to our port will drop immediately. By then, I'm afraid the new pier hasn't been built. When the new pier is built, will it sit idle? Georgie tapped his finger at the table in front of him, "It would cost at least 5,000 Claude gold to build a new dock, and I don't want that money to go unpaid." After all, the construction of the territory requires a lot of money, so I hope you have a more complete plan to dispel my doubts. β
"Actually, a few months ago, the dock was not practical enough, but I didn't make up my mind to report it because I wasn't sure. I've been busy with this for the past few months. In recent months, there have been a lot of chambers of commerce that have not been to us before, such as "Lucky Coins" and "Ivy League". Barroman stopped as he spoke.
Seeing this, Georgie got up, took out the jug and glass from the cupboard, poured a glass, and handed it to Baroman: "Don't be nervous, drink the saliva first, think about it, and speak slowly." β
Barroman took the cup with his thick, short fingers, and took a large gulp in both hands. The room was quiet for a moment. The peace was soon broken: "Later, four of the chambers of commerce discovered that they actually had a lot of goods disembarking and transiting from our port, which was more advantageous than their original trade routes. We hope to open up new business routes with us. Judging from the volume of cargo they provide, the berths reserved at the original terminal are a little reluctant. Plus there are some fleets that want to replenish our docks on the way. In this way, if no new terminal is built, the existing berths in the port will be completely insufficient. (To be continued.) )