Chapter XXVI Emergencies

By the light of the sun, the boy and his party finally arrived at Manny Foster City.

The gray monochromatic exterior hue, the huge masonry walls, the arrow towers erected not far away, and the two high doors covered with rivets, silently announce the original positioning of the city - a military fortress.

Merchants and tourists from the mainland will probably be attracted by the rigid lines and powerful appearance of Manny Foster City, but for Normer and Dawn from the north, who have seen the majestic sight of the Visigothic Gate at the end of the Valley of Doom, this small city is obviously not enough.

As soon as Normer and Chenxi entered the city, and before they could decide where to stay, a man rushed out of the side, stopped them with a panicked expression, and said eagerly in a low voice: "It's not a good thing, our head Danice is surrounded by the city guards, and now he is in the building of the headquarters of the mercenary group." Please go and save her, it's too late. ”

The boy's grip on the handle of the sword was easily opened, and he recognized the man in front of him, who was almost incoherent, one of the two mercenaries he had met with last night and was saved by himself "by the way" with Dyneth.

At this moment, the brave man, who had resisted with Dynes to the end, was pale and frightened, and his trademark goatee trembled so violently that he would have wept if it had not been for fear of attracting the attention of others.

"Don't panic just yet. How many of them came?" asked Normer calmly, speaking at a slightly slower pace than usual.

In case of trouble, we must have calmness, and the more disaster comes, the more we must be calm. This is the earnest teaching of his parents and master, and the young man has not forgotten it. At this time, you can't be in a hurry, you must calm down, ask about the situation clearly before making a decision, and rashly follow the hot head to save people, you will definitely suffer.

"There weren't many people, just a dozen people. But Ivan the Terrible also came in person. The mercenary was also in his thirties, much older, and was infected by the young man's calm and calm attitude, and after taking a few deep breaths, he gradually calmed down a little, recalling what he had witnessed.

That's a big problem.

If it was just a few lackeys from the city guard who came to make trouble, the problem would be much easier to deal with, and quietly rushed over to snatch Danice out, patted her ass and walked away.

But if Ivan Stipild, the strongest fighter in Manny Ford City, also arrived in person, the situation would be much more serious, the matter involved his own brother, and it was only right that the commander of the city guard came forward in person, and it was not normal if he did not come.

It's just that in this way, if he wants to achieve the goal of saving people on the premise that his group is unharmed, the young man is not sure at all. For the sake of Dyneth, who did not have a deep friendship, to fight hard, especially to take Dawn and the old butler to risk her life, Normer asked himself if he had that awareness.

The boy looked at the morning light, and the girl pouted unabashedly, almost shaking her little head into a rattle, obviously disapproving of saving the "slut with a chest and no brains".

Looking at Plitander again, the old butler smiled and shrugged his shoulders and said, "Everything is arranged by the young master." ”

According to the requirements of the Viscount, the old housekeeper provided assistance in consulting, safety and other aspects throughout the trip, and the only thing that was not responsible was decision-making, in order to cultivate and exercise the young man's ability to think independently and make decisions, especially at critical moments. The old butler said this at this moment, obviously thinking that the new situation could promote Normer's growth, so he hoped that the boy would make his own decisions.

Well, after going around in circles, you still have to make your own decisions after all.

The boy closed his eyes in agony.

There are not many choices in front of you, and there are just a few things that come and go:

The first is to go to the top of the thirty-six plan, quickly go home, and leave the land of Manny Fork City.

As long as you return to your own Di Wanling, everything will be fine, I don't believe that what "terrifying Ivan" dares to take a group of dogs and legs, go deep into the distant area connected to the demon world to seek revenge, using this delaying tactic, after a long time, any grudge will be diluted and forgotten.

The problem is that as a result, the procedure for the raid may have to be postponed for several years;

The second is to hang high on his own merits, taking advantage of the fact that the commander of the city guard army may not be aware of his existence, and risk passing through Manny Foster City overnight and running wildly in the direction of the Vireni Empire.

This choice means that you have to spend the night in the suburbs at the south gate, anyway, camping in the wild is a common thing, it is not a big deal, at most it will affect the bathing plan of Aunt Dawn. When he returned from the attack on the Vireni Empire, he was the Viscount Normer Inmotoo of the dignified Empire, and with just a few so-called mercenary certificates, the commander of the city guard in a small border town in the Biznis Kingdom should not be able to help himself.

In addition, there is a certain risk during the passage through the city, what if the people have already learned from Danice that Normer is the real murderer of Sayles, and have laid a corresponding trap on the way, waiting for them to drill into it?

The third is to help Lu Jian and draw a knife to help, for the sake of the "love" of fighting the enemy with Danice last night, and help her again, to see if he can get her out of the clutches of Ivan Stipild.

It's just that fools know that if the third option is adopted, it will definitely clash directly with the city guard led by Ivan Stipild.

The three schemes represent three different concepts and different value orientations, and in a hurry, it is really hard to say which one must be right and which one must be wrong.

However, if you evaluate the size of the risk, each of the latter three options is larger than the previous one, and it is the kind that increases geometrically, and no matter how you measure it, the last option is obviously the least reliable.

Isn't it because you want Dynes to warm her bed, so she can take such a big risk?

At this time, Normer did regret a little that he didn't let the "big-breasted" mercenary captain that his sister said "completely shut up". It's just that as soon as this idea came out, it was immediately thrown out of the mind of the loyal young man, even if he was asked to choose again in this situation, he couldn't kill Danice for the purpose of secrecy.

Soon, when the boy opened his eyes, his eyes, which were still slightly confused just now, had regained their clarity.

He said slowly but firmly: "One person does things and one person is responsible." The evil is less, I killed it. Although it was for self-defense, I killed them after all, not to save Danice and them. When the matter comes to this, of course she has to bear a lot of responsibility, but she should not bear the charge of killing evil, and naturally she should not be allowed to bear the consequences alone. ”

Normer glanced at his two companions and solemnly announced, "I decided to go and see first, and if I can save it, I will save it, and if I can't save it, I will leave immediately." At least we worked hard. ”

"Okay. Chenxi pursed her mouth and said unwillingly.

Anyway, as long as Solmer's brother chooses to save her, she will naturally go with her morning, no matter how dangerous the front is, whether she agrees with it or not, on the contrary, Normer will also unconditionally support the decision she makes, and take responsibility together. In her opinion, this is the real life and death together, with a heart-to-heart promise.

"As you wish. Naturally, the old butler would not object, and he looked at the young master with even more appreciation.

Normer's words contain two meanings, the first few sentences show that he has a strong sense of principle, not when encountering danger or unfavorable situation, blindly thinking about retreating, or thinking about shirking responsibility, but daring to assume his due responsibility and face difficulties.

The last few sentences fully show the flexibility of the teenager, who is willing to help Dyneth, but will not blindly put all members of the team in danger or even death just for the sake of promoting chivalry, ignoring the actual risks. Knowing the general situation is an excellent leader.

The young master is responsible and not pedantic, which is good.

With two of the most hardcore supporters going together, Knowmer's confidence was certainly even greater, but the first thing to do now was to find a place to settle down with his luggage and mounts. Even if you want to rush to save people, there is no reason to carry a large bag on your back to save people, and if the mission fails, you can't escape quickly.

As soon as he asked where the headquarters of the "Red Hot Chili Pepper Mercenary Group" was, he quickly took the boy and the others there, and by the way, he found a large-scale, clean-looking inn on the road and entered the door, quickly explained the purpose of the hotel, and paid the deposit.

As soon as the deposit was received, the shopkeeper immediately arranged for the shopkeeper to unload the bag, settle the mount and other trivial and necessary tasks, judging from the neat and orderly movements of the clerk, the old housekeeper found this hotel quite good.

Don't look at Chenxi, the youngest of the three people, she can quite understand the market, and quietly stuffed two silver into the heart of the shopkeeper who was in charge of this matter, and instructed him to feed and wash the mount in time, pinching the round hard currency, the shopkeeper smiled, patted his chest and promised to complete the task.

After less than a minute or two of incense, the three of them, led by the goatee mercenaries, quickly came to a remote street in the southwest of Manny Foster City, turned a corner, and the first courtyard in it was the headquarters of the "Red Hot Chili Pepper Mercenary Group".

It was quiet, and in the evening, maybe they all went home for dinner, and there was not even a figure on the street.

Looking at the shabby and dilapidated neighborhood buildings, Dawn shook her head, and it could be seen from the location and appearance of the building that the "Red Hot Chili Peppers" under the leadership of Dynes were not living a good life.

Normer's attention was all on the courtyard with the sign of "Red Hot Chili Pepper Mercenary Group", and after observing for a while, he asked the mercenary who led the way: "Why can't there be a shadow of a pedestrian outside, is it usually like this?"

"It's not usually very popular, especially now it's dinner time. Two more streets from here, there is the slum of the city, and the security has always been not very good, usually at this time, there are no people on the street, only us mercenaries and thieves ......" said the mercenary with a wry smile.

He spoke too quickly, and he didn't know it until he said it, so he quickly shut his mouth, lest he further deepen the boy's bad impression of them.

In case the young man despised or even disgusted with Danice's poor background and temporarily retreated, thus affecting the revenge plan of the commander of the city guard, his family would have to give an account of this unintentional mistake.

Fortunately, Normer just shook his head, and didn't say anything more, and I don't know if his shake was a sympathy for the mercenary captain's usual poor situation, or a view of the existence of slums in Manny Foster City.

Anyway, it's good that you didn't run away. The goatee quietly wiped a cold sweat.

According to the mercenary's previous statement, about an hour ago, Ivan Stipild personally brought more than a dozen city guards to trouble Dynes, and he happened to come back from outside, and when he saw that the situation was not good, he immediately ran to the north gate of the city and squatted, with a little hope, to see if he could guard the young man and his party into the city, so that they could help their captain. As for what happened inside the headquarters after leaving, he didn't know.

Since they were all here, there was no reason not to go in and have a look, and Normmer discussed it with Dawn and Plitander, and they all felt that they should go in quietly.

If there is an ambush inside, whether they enter it or not, as long as Ivan Stipild knows that they have entered the city and are ready to seek revenge, it is impossible to set up an ambush only in the courtyard, and there are probably more people waiting outside.

Slowing down, the four of them lined up, gently pushed open the gate of the mercenary group's courtyard, and walked in.

The gate was not locked, one of the doors was slightly open, the young man took a look at the surroundings first, the courtyard was quiet, except for some miscellaneous items piled up, as outside, there was not even a figure.

It was so quiet that no matter how lightly you stepped on the ground, you could hear your footsteps, and a sense of foreboding rose in Normer's heart.