Healy left suddenly, leaving Zhou Qingfeng without even someone to talk to. Although Kelly was willing to lean in front of him, there was a layer between the two after all, and they couldn't communicate with each other. Not to mention that his every move was watched by Ciric.

Lying on the bed, surrounded by dead silence, Zhou Qingfeng reflected on his experience of the day, and after discussing with Professor Zheng Lao in his mind, he finally made a decision - thousands of hidden servants and ghosts rushed out of his body and rushed towards the entire Cold Wind City.

Early the next morning, Zhou Qingfeng left the city lord's mansion and went to the barracks. There is an information network, and no one can cut off his contact with his subordinates, and no one can block him from learning about the situation in the city. Audible reports and field investigations are two different things.

The city of Coldwind is extremely decayed. As a result of the famine, the magnates sent their slaves and soldiers into the streets to maintain order, locking the hungry inhabitants in a few small districts. There is no relief, no management, let it die.

The streets were empty, except for the soldiers on guard, only trailers carrying corpses passed by. Those who were able to squeeze into the city to watch the excitement yesterday were the lucky ones, and they were the vassals of the powerful in the city. The real bottom is now lying in a dark corner waiting to die.

Kelly rode a pony beside Zhou Qingfeng, pointed to a street not far away, and said, "That's where I received the inspiration of the 'Dark Sun', and Cold Wind City wasn't so bad at that time. The street is very lively. ”

The halfling girl was referring to a dilapidated inn in a street where there were signs of fire, and most of the street had been burned. Some say that the poor are heating and catch fire, and some say that the poor set fires for their lives. In short, the scene of the fire was left uncleaned.

The sound of horses' hooves was heard passing by, and from time to time people on both sides of the street shouted and rushed out, crying for a little food and drink. The soldiers guarding the streets would not hesitate to stab them back with their spears, and the whole street was filled with cries and screams.

According to the investigation of the Hidden Servant, the city was littered with starving people who were dying, and corpses that had died in the streets without anyone to pick them up. Shadow twisted its head to look left and right, and as a necromancer, it sighed, "It's more painful to live in this city than to die." ”

In the direction of the barracks, the team of Harmony Village could not hold out. The small team stayed in the barracks, eating and drinking as much as possible to solve their own problems, not relying on outsiders, and not allowing outsiders to enter easily. But last night, a lot happened in the barracks.

"Someone brought us food and drink last night in the name of the Longlegs family. We conducted tests in accordance with the ordinance and determined that the food was deliberately poisoned. Luke, who was in charge of leading the team, met Zhou Qingfeng and reported the matter in person.

Zhou Qingfeng already knew last night, and at this moment, he looked at a few baskets of wine and meat, and couldn't help sneering: "Your Excellency Lehman is quite willing to spend money, he actually sent us so much black bread, and even bad wine and jerky." ”

The small dark room in the barracks was held by the servants who had come to deliver food last night. As soon as they were scared, they all made a move—as expected, it was sent by the deputy city lord Lehman. It's a simple strategy, but it's practical.

Guest troops from elsewhere often had no logistics and no discipline, and had to rely on local magnates for supplies. Not to mention the soldiers, even the knight lord is hungry, and when he sees the wine and meat, he wants to rush up and grab it.

But Zhou Qingfeng brought his own dry food, and even had a cook in the team. He also took Justen's disciples as medical staff, and with the self-sufficient water wells in the barracks, the team of Harmony Village was stunned.

Even the lowest-ranking personnel in the priest have mastered small tricks such as "detecting poison" and "purifying food", and the poisonous food sent by the enemy can be safely eaten after simple purification.

Luke continued, "There have been people walking outside our barracks last night, and even a team has come in trying to break in. The enemy probably thinks that we should be poisoned and confused, and wants to come in and kill a wave.

We held the barracks and didn't go out, and the other side's plot failed. This morning there are a large number of hungry and dizzy residents trying to storm our lines, and there are hundreds of them. We shot a few of the people who were hiding behind us, and they retreated. ”

The body that had been shot was dragged into the barracks, and after being identified by the gang that had delivered the food last night, it was the family of Knight Harding. Including his two sons and a son-in-law.

Such a simple plot is really easy to see through, but Luke and the others are all apprehensive. They thought back to the danger of last night, and they all felt that if they had faced it with a different team, the battalion would have been killed and wounded at this moment.

"The revenge between the nobles is this kind of routine, either poisoning or driving the poor ghosts to attack." Adrian is well acquainted with these things, "The average team can't control the soldiers at all, and there are very few people who don't get hit." ”

Discipline, discipline, Zhou Qingfeng emphasized it a hundred times, it is better to emphasize it again with the help of the enemy. For the first time, his gang intuitively felt the benefits of discipline - in the face of poisonous tricks and other tricks, changing other teams would have died a long time ago.

These situations were reported in real time, and Zhou Qingfeng saw it with his own eyes, both proud and afraid. He once again stressed the role of discipline to all members of the ranks, especially the commanders at the grassroots level, so that the troops that had been pulled out with great difficulty would not die without knowing what to do.

In addition to external affairs, it is the internal affairs of the troops. In yesterday's duel, five pro-guard spearmen succeeded in activating runes and body fusions. Their attributes such as strength, speed, and agility have been comprehensively improved to become first-class warriors.

Zhou Qingfeng used the precious 'healing potion' to save Alpha's life. This kid had a big meal last night, and after a good night's sleep, he basically recovered, and he was in good spirits.

This aroused the enthusiasm and loyalty of the whole team, who had been talking about it since last night, and even got up early this morning to go out for drills.

In order to reward Alpha for daring to face a strong enemy, he would rather die than retreat. Zhou Qingfeng gave him the 'Mud Monster Tongue Spear' he had been wearing for a long time - this weapon had played a lot of role, but now it is a little outdated, and it is just right to give it away.

Zhou Qingfeng took off the 'tongue spear' in public and gave it to Alpha, and the jealous eyes of the other guards were about to pop out. The untouchable soldier wept and swore loyalty to Victor forever. Hugo and his descendants.

After dealing with these, Zhou Qingfeng continued to ask Luke, "Is there anything else?" ”

"Yes, this morning, in addition to the rebels who were bewitched and attacked, there was also a group of craftsmen from the city who came to us. Leading the team was Wilson, the Craftsman Guild of Coldwind City, who had worked with us in the Black Forest before. ”

Wilson?

Zhou Qingfeng took the waste wood from Black Marsh Village to grab the goblin transport convoy and save several craftsmen from Cold Wind City who were hijacked by the Bann Church. In the battles that followed, trebuchets and heavy crossbows commanded by these craftsmen played no small role.

In the decisive battle against the Church of Bane, Wilson, the leader of the Artisans, was mortally wounded, and after returning to Coldwind after the battle, he was never heard from again. Zhou Qingfeng followed Luke's guidance and saw this old friend again in the barracks, and the two sides were like a world apart.

"Hugo...... sir." Wilson was originally middle-aged, and even if he was tortured by goblins, he was at best emaciated. But now, he got up from a chair tremblingly, and after a few steps, he fell to his knees.

"Sir, please save us." Wilson was lying on the ground, his messy head pounding against the ground. He seems to be a decade old, and his whole human form is not in shape.

Zhou Qingfeng didn't go to pull people immediately, but only turned around and frowned and asked Luke, "What's the matter?" ”

Luke sighed and said: "The old man has ambitions, but the nobles in the city are unwilling to fight, and the deputy city lord Lehman took the lead in making trouble and controlled the sale of grain in the city, resulting in famine.

The aristocracy struggled for power, and it was the poor at the bottom who were unlucky. Large numbers of people are locked in the city, with no way to escape or get relief. Even these precious craftsmen could not survive. ”

"Draw our own grain ......," Zhou Qingfeng was about to order.

Luke hurriedly reminded in a low voice: "Your Excellency, there are quite a few of these craftsmen. That's more than the number of our troops, four or five hundred. We're afraid we can't afford it, so we'll take in a few at most. ”

The two sides were close enough for Wilson to hear clearly. He looked up weakly, his eyes filled with only pleading and sorrow. He had begged countless powerful people, but no one was willing to help.

Zhou Qingfeng still didn't look at Wilson who was kneeling on the ground, but said very clearly: "Contain the craftsmen and their families, and pull them to the barracks." As for the food, it'll be there soon. ”

Luke was stunned, and Wilson was ecstatic in his eyes. Since the lord said that there would be food, it would definitely be. Luke didn't care where the food came from, but he knew that his boss's words always counted, and he didn't tell a lie.

When Wilson heard that Zhou Qingfeng was willing to contain him, he immediately choked up and cried. The man who has lived for dozens of years howls like a child, as if he has been greatly wronged, and only now is he taken care of by his parents.

Zhou Qingfeng's tone was soothing at this moment, and he pulled Wilson up from the ground, "I don't contain you in vain, and I also need you to pay for me." Tell me about the recent situation. ”