After several days of trekking, a trickle of water finally appeared in front of the players. With such a clear natural landmark, everyone understands that 'Xishuipan Town' is not far away. Along the creek, there was soon a wave of green smoke on the horizon. Seeing this, Barrett waved the horsewhip in his hand: "Speed up!" The destination is just ahead. ”

With the chimney under the thin green smoke appeared in everyone's field of vision. Immediately after that, on the edge of this town built along the stream, waterwheels are slowly turning their spokes with the inertia of the water's movement. Out of sight of the players, this power is transmitted through tightly riveted gears, allowing the bluestone grinding disc to rotate in the mill. Bags and bags of grain are ground and threshed here to become the raw material for making bread.

Most of the farmland outside the town had been harvested, and the golden waves of wheat seemed to have been cut, and next to it was the brown earth—the bare dirt in the air, and from time to time you could see the uncleaned wheat stalks, and the wheat grains that were lost in the fields. At the same time, the busy autumn harvest is not over, and the farmers who are still in the fields are busy wielding their sickles, as if the situation has not been affected by the war.

Players who were approaching the town naturally slowed down. When the farmers in the fields saw the comer, they immediately stopped what they were doing and cast a wary look at the players. What's more, the two patrolmen at the gate of the town blocked the entrance and exit of the town as soon as they discovered the player.

Compared to the seemingly loose patrol team in 'Jinmailang Town', these colleagues in 'Xishuipan Town' seem to be much more dedicated. According to Noodles, the property and economy here seem to be inferior to 'Jinmailang Town'. Behind this response in front of us, there is obviously a special story hidden.

Barrett, who tightened the reins and walked slowly, whispered to his companions, "Attention, everyone! Something seems to be wrong. Be vigilant and avoid getting scrambling. ”

"There's something wrong with the atmosphere!" As Clematis agreed, he subconsciously pressed his hand on the handle of the mace. The tension caused by her move immediately made all the players of 'Bloodstained Gray Flower' enter a state of combat readiness. At the same time, the patrolmen of the 'Xishuipan Town' not far away. They seemed to be feeling a lot of pressure at the moment—even in the autumn breeze, their foreheads were already sweating, and the fabric behind them was soaked against their backs.

Looking at the patrolmen in front of her who frequently adjusted their grips due to the sweat of their palms, Claudia almost laughed out loud because of the other party's funny performance. However, in the absence of any direct hostility, Barrett opted for verbal communication: "Please don't be nervous, we are just travelers passing through here looking for a place to rest." How many people can use it like this? ”

The patrolmen glanced at each other, then moved their Adam's apple and made obvious swallowing movements. Immediately after that, both of them took half a step back. Push the unlucky guy on the far left, who is half a beat slower, straight out. Although the reaction was a little slow, the guy who was abandoned by his companions was not stupid. After discovering that his position was so prominent, his whole face turned completely white.

After turning his head to look at his companions on the right, all he got was their wandering gaze. This guy could only grit his teeth and speak: "It's the time of the war, and we don't welcome any outsiders in our town. Please leave as soon as possible, and we will send you some supplies as gifts. To be honest, this is all an order from the adults in the city, don't make it too difficult for these little pawns under us! ”

"Wellington ordered that outsiders should not be allowed in town?" Barrett stared at the ranger in front of him with wide eyes, as if he doubted the truth of his words.

The tall body and the help of the horses made Barrett feel quite oppressive about the aboriginal in front of him. Under the shadow of Barrett. The other party said with a little trepidation: "Yes! It was the order of the old men on the Wellington side. The sheriff, fearing that it would cause displeasure to you outsiders, has raised some jerky and bread from every house in the town to serve as dry food for you. ”

The Cruze royal family is under their control, capturing adventurers and mercenaries on a large scale to serve as cannon fodder. At this time, the team that knew the situation would naturally choose to avoid their powerful cities and start marching into remote villages and towns, as Barrett and his party did.

Likewise, the Cruze royal thinkers are unlikely to ignore the current situation. But they also know that they rely on the armed forces of the small villages and towns in their own country. It's unrealistic to want to capture those mercenaries and adventurers who lick the blood from the knife. Issuing such an order will only be disobeyed by the local bureaucrats because it cannot be carried out.

Moreover, it is even more unlikely that the Cruze royal family would have stationed heavy troops in such a small place. Such an approach would only overstretch their already somewhat insufficient forces. However, the regulations prohibiting adventurers and mercenaries from entering towns for rest and resupply were relatively easy to enforce - not always leading to conflict. What's more, this practice can also affect the status of mercenaries and adventurers, and facilitate the capture of large forces. Although it can't be said to be a one-second move, it can have some effect.

However, it is obviously impossible to get the horses to run without giving them grazing. A small village like 'Xishuipan Town' simply can't compete with a slightly larger mercenary team. How could they forcefully prevent each other from entering! So the sheriff, weighing it, chose to send it with supplies, which he thought could be solved with the goods. It's so well valued. However, in this way, the wishful thinking of the Cruze royal family may be in vain.

"Did the outsiders who passed through this place before us choose to leave after receiving your supplies? Isn't there a hard break? When Barrett asked, his expression deliberately showed a little hideous. Immediately, the patrolman took a half-step back.

However, the other party still insisted and said: "There is no hard break." They all chose to leave after accepting the supplies we had sent. ”

"Is there really no hard break? Judging by your expression, the authenticity is not lacking. Claudia snorted with a slight disdain, "Say it again." Even if no one has forced their way into it before. Why can't we be the first? ”

The aboriginal patrol members who heard this even trembled imperceptibly. This made Barrett conclude that someone else must have broken through this guard before, and although the other party may not stay in the 'Xishuipan Town' for a long time, it definitely had a big impact on these patrol members - judging from the fact that among the three people in front of him, there was not a single older member, and eighty percent of the truly experienced patrol members were lost in that conflict.

Because judging by the level of dedication shown by the patrol members alone. 'Xishuipan Town' was the complete blow of 'Golden Wheat Lang' - although it is not ruled out that it was due to pressure from Wellington, but that skillful maneuver could not be done so beautifully without training. But even the patrol members of 'Jinmailang Town' have chosen a combination of old and young, and it is impossible for 'Xishuipan Town' not to know the benefits of this, and all choose some young people to fill the façade.

Combined with their current work, it is not difficult to think that the greatest possibility of this situation is that they have lost the ability to continue working in the conflict with other outsiders. After all, there are quite a few lawless adventurers, and there are even more grumpy ones. And these adventurers who were able to escape the Cruze royal family's capture of the strong men also had more or less two brushes. A patrol team in an ordinary town like this would never be pleasing if there was a conflict.

Barrett, who didn't want to irritate the young man in front of him anymore. With a slight hand, he stopped Claudia's threat. He touched his chin and looked at the three patrolmen in front of him and said, "It's not impossible if you want to let us into the town." But you should know that everything comes at a price. Like dry food or something, do we seem to be the people who are missing? So how many of you can show some sincerity? ”

"Are you asking for money? There's nothing we can do about it! We, Xishuipan Town, were already poor. And because...... Not to mention us, even the sheriff can't come up with any money right now. Although the patrolman in front of him was already trying his best to hide it. But the other party, whose acting skills are not deep enough, still leaves very obvious loopholes in his words.

Barrett, who is not a novice in this regard, immediately used this to prove his previous conjecture: "Because of the previous conflict, I can't come up with the money now, right!" It seems that those colleagues before have taught the security forces of 'Xishuipan Town' a big lesson! And no wonder they saw us after that. It's going to be nervous like this. ’

However, although the current situation is more favorable, Barrett does not intend to oppress these people in front of him too much: "Don't worry! We don't want money either. But there are some things we're going to ask you about. If the message you give us is satisfactory, we can choose to leave. ”

As soon as he finished saying this, before the patrolman could catch his breath, Noodles immediately waved his fist in protest: "Barrett, didn't you promise to let us find a place to rest?" Don't forget what kind of life we've been having. ”

"It's convenient to be with others and convenient for yourself! Besides, if we force ourselves to live in it. I'm afraid the other party won't let us sleep peacefully. Barrett explained as a rarity and noodles.

And the halfling wanderer didn't know whether to show his true feelings or playfully pulled out his dagger at this time: "They dare? ”

The three rangers who saw this action immediately clenched the spears in their hands. However, watching them shrink back in unison, there is no way to make the players feel a sense of intimidation.

"That's it! All right! Take the dagger back, if you have something to say, how can you scare people like this! Barrett immediately snorted haha. But while Barrett's words seem to ease the contradictions, the mockery in them is undisguised. Although the faces of the three patrol members in front of them immediately began to be congested. But none of them dared to make any active offensive moves, not even a word of stern reprimand, as if they had been frightened by the previous conflict.

Barrett's mockery was also a kind of intimidation to them, and these people, under continuous oppression, finally chose to compromise: "Do you promise that after you get the answer you want, you will accept the supply and leave and stop giving us trouble?" ”

"If your answer satisfies us. Naturally, we are able to talk and count. Barrett smiled immediately. It's just that in the eyes of those patrol members, this smile is probably the smile of the devil.

In order not to conflict, the patrolman who had answered a lot of words before asked: "Please speak!" But we can only answer what you know, what if we don't know and you're not satisfied? ”

"There can't be just a few of you in 'Xishuipan Town'! You can send one into town and ask someone! And our question is not difficult, even if you don't know it, but the sheriff definitely knows. Barrett replied with great certainty.

The ranger sweating even more when he heard this, seemed to be guessing what Barrett might ask. But in the end, he could only grit his teeth and promise: "Okay! Please give us your questions! ”

"The first question is how long it will take to get out of the Cruze royal family's area from here. In other words, the closest local aristocratic army to here, which city is probably in? Barrett lowered his head slightly and threw out the first question.

"Out of the royal family's controlled zone?"

"The nearest army of local nobles?"

"Are you going to take their jobs?"

After hearing Barrett's question, the three people in front of them immediately made a mess. There was not much hostility in their eyes, and they did not seem to have great prejudices against the local aristocracy. It's just that at the moment, 'Xishuipan Town' is still under the control of the royal family, and these people don't dare and don't want to offend the royal family.

"Don't worry! We just don't want to be co-opted by the Cruze royal army. Not to join the Council of Nobles. Barrett thought of giving the guy in front of him a reassurance.

The patrolman suggested to himself as if he were lying to himself: "In this way, in this case, there is no problem. (To be continued.) )

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