397. Sean's Knot
"Why is this guy here!?" Seeing the situation at the city gate, Christina's face showed a look of confusion and shock.
However, she was also a neat and neat master, and when she saw that the situation was already at the city gate, she ran directly towards the city gate.
The people who entered the city were none other than Sean, Kokire, Levi, and Elisa.
Aderoan is the terminal of Sean's plan this time, where he will use the teleportation magic array to directly teleport over long distances, striving to reach the Northern Lonely Tower in the shortest possible time, because he has no extra time to waste.
On the way to Aderoan, Sean naturally had contact with several caravans.
From the mouths of these caravans, Sean learns that Emily has indeed been assassinated. Although the exact operation is unknown, judging from the news from the mouth of the caravan, it can hardly be called an assassination, but a naked assassination - it is said that the escort sent by the Pope himself has lost two-thirds of the troops, and even the twelve knights of the god of war around Emily have lost seven or eight of them, and Emily herself has suffered a lot of injuries.
At the last moment, it was Sean's foreshadowing - a powerful earl from Hecarrom, and Antun personally led a force to arrive, and finally repelled these assassins.
All the assassins, after the failure of the plan of action, did not have any survivors? It's not that the captives weren't caught, but that these people were clearly prepared for sacrifice, and each of them had prepared poison beforehand, only to commit suicide by swallowing it as soon as they were captured. Judging from a certain Cheng dù. This technique is very similar to that of the Hermitage, the Temple of Shadows, and the League of Assassins.
But here in the Northern Duchy Federation, it is unlikely that the Temple of Shadows will want to infiltrate. So the biggest suspicions fell on the League of Assassins and the Hermitage.
Sean didn't expect that the other party was so bold. In order to cut Emily off, he actually joined forces with other forces - in fact, although Sean expected that the other party would likely send some die-hard henchmen to join forces with others, he definitely did not expect that there would be such a big battle, which is not an ordinary light.
Because of this, Sean was a little worried about Emily's safety at this time.
He didn't want to go so far, and he had to choose a new spokesperson for the saint. Of course, the main thing is that Emily has the secret of the God Stealer, and if this secret is discovered, he will become the public enemy of the entire continent - even if he has a good relationship with Ace Wintertle. The goddess of snow and winter would certainly not shelter her, after all, Sean now has the ability to threaten her.
For various purposes, Sean also had to speed up his journey and immediately rushed to Aderoan.
If Sean knew that Adroan had imposed military control and closed the teleportation magic array, Sean would definitely not enter here. At this point, I have to admire Woody. Wyer'an's methods are very clever, and his control over the entire city of Aderoan has reached an astonishing level. It was able to completely block the external intelligence information of the entire city, so that no one still knows that the city of Aderoan is already closed.
After entering the city, Sean's brow couldn't help but furrow.
Although he has never been to Aderoan City, he is still interested in this important city, which is known as the [First Defense Line of the East Wall]. Naturally, I have heard of it.
At least, from the information Sean has heard, the city should be very prosperous. The daily flow of people in and out should not be less than 10,000 units. Although there will be a large number of guards patrolling and policing the streets, the whole city will still show an indescribable vitality. This kind of vitality is the true expression of the four words "thriving" in this important city.
But now.
Sean saw the street, although it was still full of people. And there are all kinds of shouts for buying and selling, but the feeling for Sean is not like a vibrant appearance, but a lifeless appearance. It was as if there was a powerful shadow hovering over Aderoan, and the people here were a little breathless, and everyone seemed to be preoccupied and panicked.
Moreover, a large number of patrol guards can be seen everywhere on the streets of the whole city.
In particular, some major street intersections are equipped with corresponding checkpoints and forts, and the whole city seems to be arranged into a huge defensive spider web. As long as there is a problem in any place, there are hundreds of soldiers around it to support it at the first time, and the layout of the fort is also a defensive structure that can be attacked and defended, and it is impossible to break through lightly.
After all, Sean is a person who has really experienced battlefield conquest, so when he sees this arrangement, how can he not know that Aderoan City has entered military control.
He immediately felt a toothache and an egg ache.
According to the current "Teleportation Magic Array Convention" of the Miracle Continent, if a city enters a state of military control, then the teleportation magic array will be closed as soon as possible. The closure of a teleportation array is equivalent to interrupting the function of all teleportation arrays in the area formed by that node - in other words, if the teleportation network of someone's teleportation destination is going to pass through the teleportation array node of Adrian City, then the teleportation will fail, and the other party must take a detour to teleport, or choose a new teleportation target.
Sean began to wonder if he had used up all his life's luck after obtaining the Silver Body.
First of all, he caused a lot of trouble on the side of Martha, and he had to reformulate his plan to move forward. As a result, I didn't expect that after most of the month's trip, I found that the target city I originally planned had actually entered a state of martial law under military control, which meant that the teleportation magic arrays of the surrounding four or five cities had been completely interrupted. If Sean wants to use the teleportation magic array, I'm afraid he can only continue to go north.
This fact made Sean curse fiercely.
"Let's go." Sean waved his hand, and then turned and left.
"Let's go?" Levi was stunned for a moment, "Where are you going?" Didn't we just enter the city? ”
"No way. The place is under military control, and the teleportation circle is closed. We had to go to other cities. Sean said helplessly, "Let's go." While it's still early, let's hit the road early, and maybe find a town to rest in time for nightfall, otherwise we'll have to sleep in the wilderness. ”
Levi and Alyssa didn't know anything about the Teleportation Magic Array Convention, and naturally they wouldn't know about it.
After all, it hasn't been long since the two of them came to the Earth Realm, and there will be no military control on the floating island.
In fact, even if the Floating Island is a team that maintains law and order on a daily basis, it is also in charge of the Discipline Committee of the Floating Sacred Academy. Of course, the twelve upper families and those big families will naturally cultivate a group of thugs, but these people are responsible for the security of their respective families and manors. It does not interfere with the day-to-day operations of the entire floating island.
To put it simply, it is the difference between a police officer and a bodyguard.
Therefore, Levi and Elisa, not to mention not knowing anything like the Teleportation Magic Array Convention, don't even know what military control means.
However, there is one thing they still understand, that is, Sean said that he wanted to leave here, so as the person responsible for Sean's safety, he naturally left with him.
It's just that it's easy to get into the city and it's hard to get out of the city.
When Sean waited for the four of them to enter the city less than five minutes before turning around and trying to leave, the soldiers in charge of guarding the city gate immediately intercepted them.
"What do you mean?" Sean's eyebrows furrowed slightly, and there was anger in his eyes.
"I'm sorry. This gentleman, because the city of Aderoan is mixed with infidels, has now implemented a temporary control law. A middle-aged man who looked like the captain said in a deep voice with a humble and arrogant attitude, "After everyone enters the city." None of them are allowed to leave at will. …… If you want to go out of town, you must fill out an application form and have a guarantor to sponsor you. Leaving is not allowed until it has been reviewed by the guò. ”
"The four of us have only been in the city for less than five minutes, and we haven't even officially entered the city. Standing here at the gate for a while, do you think we can take people away? Sean was angry. Directly opened his mouth and shouted, "Do you all have a hole in your brain? Or are you blind? ”
In the face of Sean's anger, the middle-aged officer still said in a deep voice: "I'm sorry sir, heretics are very cunning and weird, and no one can guarantee that there is something wrong with any of you, so if you want to go out of the city, please fill out the form first, conduct relevant audits, and confirm that there are no problems before leaving." ”
Sean didn't know that this was the latest order from the City Lord's Mansion half an hour ago.
If Sean had entered the city half an hour earlier, the officer would not have said anything to Sean about filling out the application form, but simply refused.
It wasn't that no one had instigated and stormed the gates in an attempt to cause bloodshed and force Woody to fight the city. Wyeran had to be subject to the pressure of public opinion to let him go.
But among the nobles who can get the "strength" prefix here in the Northern Duchy Federation, which one is simple and easy?
Without hesitation, Woody directly ordered the [Wy'an Cavalry Legion] to take action, and immediately completely confirmed the bloody conflict, and even Woody took action himself. He directly killed more than a dozen adventurers and mercenaries, forcibly requisitioned and disbanded three caravans, and arrested all the guards and merchant leaders of these caravans, and they are still locked in prisons, proving the determination of Aderoan City by iron-blooded means.
So, naturally, no one would dare to make trouble.
After the ordinary adventurers and mercenaries entered the city, they found that this situation was the same as Sean, and they immediately wanted to turn around and leave, but after being surrounded by the [Wai'an Cavalry Legion], they could only give up the use of force to go out of the city. Here in the Northern Duchy Federation, there are some nobles who can be offended, even if they are killed, but there are some nobles who cannot cause conflict in any way.
Woody. Wy'an is undoubtedly one of the nobles who cannot cause any conflict and contradiction.
The name of the Marquis of Strength is not a joke.
Once any conflict is caused, whether it is to maintain the prefix of "strength" or to maintain the face of the family, these nobles will send a large number of troops to hunt down and encircle and suppress, and if it is not good, it will be a situation of endless war.
Although Sean really let go of his hands and feet to open the killing ring, he would naturally not be afraid of this powerful marquis, but it would undoubtedly cause a lot of unnecessary trouble. Therefore, if the problem can be solved by non-military means. Sean naturally hopes to be able to solve the problem by non-force means.
At this time, with the movement of the middle-aged officer. Soldiers began to assemble in several surrounding forts, and they set up a phalanx and gradually advanced.
This is a very clever means of psychological repression.
Adventurers and mercenaries rarely face off against armies. And those real powerhouse legions, the murderous aura on their bodies will naturally not be low. They may not be the opponent of adventurers and mercenaries in terms of fighting alone, but once they form a military formation, their momentum is enough to intimidate ordinary adventurers and mercenaries. Coupled with the momentum created by the great stride of Tongguò, and the encirclement formed by the joint advance of multiple phalanxes around it, it is easier to break the psychological defense line of ordinary adventurers and mercenaries.
This method may work against ordinary people.
But if you want to deal with Sean, it's obviously unlikely.
Levi and Alyssa are also powerhouses of the upper Sanctuary, and they once served as members of the Wind Discipline Commission on the Floating Island. He has been in charge of public security patrols, and he has also touched hands with many lawbreakers and seen blood, how could these two people be deterred by such momentum.
And Kokire, at this time, there was a look of unknown meaning in his eyes - for him, everything in this world was food. Of course, for those soldiers around him, Ko Jilei still seemed a little disdainful, because their life flames were too weak, no matter how large the amount was, it was still not comparable to a real lower Sacred Domain powerhouse - even if these people were strong enough, they even had a deadly threat to the lower Sacred Domain powerhouse. But that's not how Kokire's calculations work.
He is typical of the importance of quality over quantity.
Of course, if there is no quality, it is also allowed to make up the amount.
Sean?
This guy is typically fearless.
Not to mention that there are two high-ranking Sacred Domain powerhouses around him, plus a legendary peak, even if there are no such powerhouses. After all, he is also a person who has experienced a big scene, how can he be frightened by the momentum of these soldiers. Even if he was alone, he was completely sure that he could rush out of the city. So naturally these people will not be taken into account.
However, this middle-aged officer is obviously not an ordinary person.
When he saw that the momentum created by the mobilization of several surrounding troops failed to scare these people. He realized that the people in front of him were not ordinary people, so he secretly made a few movements with the hands behind his back.
Soon. The gates of Adero Anton began to close, and some people even began to contact the city lord's mansion.
Seeing this scene, Sean's face changed slightly.
However, after a slight change, Sean's face became unusually gloomy: "You are forcing me." ”
"Sir, please cooperate with us." The middle-aged officer still said the same thing.
But in the face of the momentum that Sean began to exude, the middle-aged officer also began to feel a strong pressure, which made him feel a shock in his heart. His strength is already at the peak of the upper gold, and now he is trying to find a way to break through to the Holy Domain, although he is not known for his personal strength in the army, but he is also a middle-level commander, what kind of big scene has he not seen?
In terms of ability to resist pressure, it is naturally not inferior to ordinary people.
But in front of Sean, he felt that his shoulders seemed to be resisting a mountain, which not only made him a little breathless, but even faintly showed signs of kneeling, how could he not be surprised? It's just that in front of so many subordinates, even if he can't hold on, he has to hold on, so his face soon became extremely pale, and the corners of his mouth even faintly overflowed with a trace of blood, obviously suffering a lot of internal injuries.
"Look for death!" Sean's face finally turned into some anger.
In the Federation of Northern Duchy, Sean has already tried his best to instinctively restrain himself along the way, if he had changed to the Southern Continent, Sean would have already started to kill. But the successive troubles, coupled with being chased and hearing about Emily's big problems, finally made the anger in Sean's heart reach a critical point, and it is about to explode completely at this time.
"What are you doing?" A clear drink sounded from behind Sean and the others.
Hearing a slightly familiar voice, Sean's face was slightly stunned, and he thought: It won't be so unlucky, right?
At this moment, there is no anger.
It's just a chill.
Turning around, I saw Christina with a cold face walking quickly.
"Damn it!" Sean immediately cursed again, "How did you meet this crazy woman here." ”
Don't talk about Woody. Wy'an didn't want to meet the people of the Peace Council.
Even Sean. I don't want to see these madmen either.
Because countless facts have proven that as long as it has anything to do with these crazy people. Nothing came of it well - the first time Sean met Christina, he tricked the other party into signing an agreement with him. He sent information on a stronghold of Deaththorn in exchange for the other party's non-interference in Ryan's annexation of Dabion; It's just that he didn't expect this result to lead to Deaththorn's crazy revenge, so Sean had to make a second deal with Christina.
Originally, when he came to the Northern Duchy Federation this time, Sean woke up twelve points of spirit, naturally he didn't want to have any entanglement with Christina or other people in the Peace Council. And in Sean's opinion, it has been more than a year since he sued Sù Christina before, and it stands to reason that he should have evacuated the Northern Duchy Federation long ago. At this time, seeing Christina's figure, coupled with the middle-aged officer's statement that Aderoan had mixed in with the infidels, he immediately knew that the matter of the Peace Council coming to the Northern Duchy Federation to purge the heretics had not been completely resolved.
Thinking of this, Sean couldn't help but curse again: "A bunch of waste." It's been almost a year, and I haven't solved the matter yet, but I've let go of the target. ”
Of course, these words, Sean just cursed silently in his heart, and said it in front of Christina, Sean didn't want to ask for trouble.
The middle-aged officer, who had just been freed from Sean's pressure, saw Christina coming towards him in a blink of an eye, and his face was depressed again.
Of course, he wouldn't be unaware of who this woman was.
It's because of this woman. The current city of Aderoan has entered a state of martial law, and even the entire [Wai'an Cavalry Regiment] has to send a large number of soldiers to follow behind this crazy woman to wipe her ass and solve a bunch of troubles caused by her. So for Christina, not to mention the middle-aged officer. The people in the entire city of Aderoan will not have any good feelings.
However, after the depression, when the middle-aged officer looked at Sean and the others, his heart was a little dark.
He knows it well. The trigger for the outbreak of the first bloodshed was because this woman directly killed several people who wanted to rush out of the city.
At this time, Sean and the others were obviously going to rush out of the city, and the middle-aged officers were ready to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight. I just thought that for a while, I was waiting for someone to wipe the ass of this crazy woman. The middle-aged officer's face was really not good, especially when he saw at a glance that Sean and the others were only afraid of extraordinary strength. It is necessary to let the military array cooperate with this woman to besiege and kill the four of them, and I am afraid that many brothers will die today in this conflict.
"My lord, these four people are trying to storm the city." In the face of Christina's loud questioning, the middle-aged officer still had the same attitude of neither humility nor arrogance.
"Oh?" Christina raised an eyebrow, then glanced back at Sean, her eyes showing a bit of curiosity, "Why are you here?" ”
Hearing the familiarity revealed in Christina's voice, the middle-aged officer couldn't help but be slightly stunned.
No, the script shouldn't be like this!
What about sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight?
Sean is such a human spirit, I wanted to answer Christina's words, but seeing the middle-aged officer's slightly lost look, he snorted coldly: "What? Do you want to see me and Miss Christina get into a fight? …… Could it be that my conflict with Miss Christina is a situation that you would love to see? ”
Hearing Sean's words, Christina's face also became a little angry.
Turning his head, the expression staring at the middle-aged officer was unusually cold, and his eyes were almost like looking at a dead man.
"Christina, I'm curious what you did to make so many people hate you, and even want to see you die." Sean is a master who is afraid that the world will not be chaotic, so he naturally began to fan the flames directly at this time, "If it weren't for you and me today, I'm afraid we would have already started a fight now." …… I have to wonder if you've been used as a knife before. ”
Hearing Sean's words, Christina thought about it slightly, and her face became even more gloomy.
The last time she shot to kill, it was because the middle-aged officer said that the other party wanted to storm the city, so she killed the killer.
Of course, that shot did not rule out that she was in a bad mood and had a reason to make an example of her.
Hearing Sean's words, the middle-aged officer's face changed suddenly, because obviously he also realized that the last time he did say to Christina that the other party was going to storm the city, it was exactly the same as this time.
"I'll report this to Mr. Woody." Christina said in a deep voice.
The middle-aged officer only felt a little distressed at the moment.
He knew that no matter what the outcome was, Woody would have to give Christina an explanation, and even if it was just for show, he would definitely be temporarily suspended, which made him feel unusually depressed in his heart. It's just that he also knows that he only hates that he shouldn't have shown that look just now, and let others have an excuse. But he was also smart and knew that he shouldn't refute anything at this time, otherwise he was afraid that his life would be ruined.
Seeing the middle-aged officer's unspoken defense, Sean felt somewhat bored.
It's only a madman like Christina who was born in the Peace Council and doesn't think much about common sense to fool around, and it's really hard to use means to fight back. It's just that Sean believes that for Christina's sake, this officer will definitely suffer a dumb loss, so Sean doesn't plan to dwell on this matter anymore.
He turned his head directly and said to Christina: "I have a hurry, I wanted to figure out the teleportation magic array here in Guò to leave, but I didn't expect to encounter military control, can you help me solve it?" If it really doesn't work, you can vouch for me and let me leave the city now. ”
"Nope." Christina shook her head, looking businesslike, "I can vouch for you, but you still have to fill out the application form and review it, and I have no right to violate the rules, after all, it is a rule set by me and Mr. Woody, and I can't make an exception." ”
Christina, of course, isn't really stupid.
If she makes an exception for Sean, then Woody can naturally open the back door a little favoritism, and Christina will naturally not be able to blame anything at that time. On such a principled question of right and wrong, Christina would never make these principled mistakes.
"What the hell is going on to lock down the city?" Sean was also a little helpless, "I heard that the infidels mixed in with Aderoan?" Need my help? ”
Naturally, he knew that Christina wasn't really stupid.
He flickered a little before, and let Christina speak for himself, this kind of thing is not a big problem, Christina is naturally willing to cooperate, after all, this can also consolidate her authority. But when it comes to issues of principle, Sean knows that it is not easy to fool this crazy woman.
Therefore, he can also see that instead of filling out that bullshit application form and waiting in line for review and inspection, it is better to directly help Christina solve the problem, so that he can sell a favor to Christina. And as long as the matter is settled, he will be able to use the teleportation magic circle, which is far faster than if he left Aderoan and went to his next destination city.
"I really need your help." In response to Sean's inquiry, Christina was not polite, "You come with me!" (To be continued......)
ps: It's still to pay off debts, this plot is too lazy to cut, it's more coherent when connected, even if it's two in one, it was originally three chapters integrated. Two chapters are still owed. R1292