Unlike the imperial capital of Ledana, Delimpel was a very prosperous commercial city located in the rear of the empire, not only on the main transportation arteries, but also with many lakes nearby, and its climate was warm and pleasant all year round, so many people visited the city almost every day. Even if the battle situation on the front line of Ledana is still not very optimistic, it has little to do with the residents of the city who are drunk every day.

Well, it can't be said that it doesn't have anything to do with it at all, because of the unfavorable war situation, all kinds of prices in the market have skyrocketed like crazy, so that they can no longer make money and enjoy it as easily as before, and this problem is very serious.

Although the lord of Dresspel is loyal to the royal family, he also has his own ideas, and now that the whole empire is crumbling, even the imperial capital is about to be saved, so he secretly makes some small moves in private.

As the Emperor, Ray may not have completely departed from the realm of Shota, but he has grown up very quickly, and he quickly noticed the anomaly in Dresspel's place, and then reacted to it. The little emperor knew that his written orders were no different from waste paper among the lords, so he sent one of his most trusted knights to Drempel, intending to have a good exchange with the lord of the city.

To put it simply, it was just a measure to calm people's hearts, so that the city lord could be a little more peaceful, at least until Ledana was captured by the Confederates and the royal family was completely destroyed.

Of course, the people under this kind of insider must have no way of knowing, they only know that the emperor "again" sent people to Dresspel to solicit various sponsorships, bring a large amount of wealth back to Redana, and convert it into soldiers, ordnance, food, grass, medicine, etc., and then consume it at an extremely terrifying rate.

Regardless of the word "again", in short, the current imperial capital seems to have been transformed into a huge demonic beast that can never fill its stomach, no matter how many lives are stuffed into it by both sides of the enemy, it will not be satisfied, or a domineering evil black dragon, no matter how much wealth both sides have accumulated, it will be plundered and wiped out.

To the inhabitants of Dresspel, wealth is synonymous with life, but if they had to choose between wealth and life, they would surely choose the latter. So if the emperor wants to take away the wealth or something, let him take it away, just don't let yourself go to the battlefield.

It's just that it's not a matter of just giving money and not being a person after all, and first of all, people in other cities have some contempt for this group of cowards, so the people of Dresspel have other ideas.

Since the prosperity and stability of the city was not affected by the war, many people who had lost their hometowns and displaced people came to Derimpel to seek a living, and many people could not even find work here, and these poor creatures soon became targets.

Each person pays a certain amount of wealth every month to avoid being conscripted by the city lord, which is a natural responsibility as a commoner of the Empire. Why don't you have money? I'm embarrassed to join the army, when the empire is in crisis, you don't contribute money or effort, you just want to play soy sauce quietly in the rear, how can there be such a good thing in the world.

After a long time, in order to avoid this kind of forcible behavior, the refugees invariably fled to the lake outside the city to live temporarily, which made it difficult for the city guards to arrest people a lot, but every day there are still many cute and stupid people who do not know the truth and flee to the city, but it is not completely fruitless.

Today, in this group of cute and stupid people who don't know the truth, an ordinary boy named Nangong Rong and an older glasses girl named Mira have appeared.

Of course, the two of them must not have known about this, and Mira was still in the mood to look around with interest when she entered the city, so she almost took out her mobile phone and crackled and slapped it - but the thing was forbidden to carry and was left behind, and the glasses lady couldn't take it out if she wanted to.

The busy road is full of railroad tracks, trams, and a large number of horse-drawn carriages, and occasionally you can see some cars, which are very bustling, and the newly built small cement buildings on both sides look very exquisite, densely packed with all kinds of shops. However, the biggest difference between Beldown and the city is not the architectural style, the level of technology, the level of industrial facilities, and other inconsequential things, but the people.

After all, the Razfeld plane was not officially invaded by the Abyss, and the battle between the Empire and the Alliance was estimated to be similar to a small fight between the bear children in the eyes of the Abyss, and the damage on both sides was nothing at all. Therefore, unlike Lin Weiyin's hometown, where the abyss was almost washed away, there is still a huge population in this world, and it is absolutely impossible for this situation in front of me to be so full that it is almost crowded in Beldown City.

"Wow, it's been a long time since I've seen so many people on the street. After seeing enough of the surrounding scenery, Mira whispered to Nangong Rong next to her, "There are so many people waiting in line to enter the city, is there any festival or celebration today?"

Seeing this, Nangong Rong couldn't help but pinch the bridge of his nose helplessly and replied: "Is it necessary to drag the family and carry the luggage to participate in the festival celebration, they are obviously fleeing." To be reasonable, I don't know where this is, it looks like it's supposed to be far from the rear of the front line, but at least it's still in the Imperial Territory, and that's enough. As long as you can contact Her Highness Octavier, the rest of the matter will be much easier. ”

"Seriously, I don't believe that an ordinary boy like you would know the eldest princess of his own country, God must have made something wrong, or the gods accidentally took a nap to make things like this. Mira held the box in one hand and patted the young man's shoulder with the other, and said with a serious face, "Because the young man, you don't look like the hero in the orthodox knight at all." ”

The standby system suddenly answered before Nangong Rong could speak: "It's okay, as long as he is like the male pig's feet in the queen (divine beast) palace light." ”

The boy grimaced and said that it was better for him not to say anything.

At this moment, a group of heavily armed soldiers suddenly came out of nowhere, and caught the refugee team that was about to enter the city on the left and right sides. Not only that, but the ancient city gate that originally let everyone in was also closed inexplicably, and Nangong Rong had a feeling that he had become a turtle in an urn for no reason.

What the hell is going on? The powerful Imperial intelligence agency learned that the ace spy with the alliance number Zero Zero Seven planned to enter the city among the refugees, so it put on such a big battle to find out and capture it, so the next unfolding was the handsome and extremely handsome ace spy who fled to the nearby roof with the help of the beautiful woman, and staged a dazzling all-martial arts show with the guards？

The boy suddenly felt that he seemed to have watched a little too many strange movies in Lin Weiyin's hometown.

And it is clear that there is a huge difference between reality and the movie, these well-equipped but unscrupulous soldiers immediately reveal their true purpose after completing the siege.

A man who looked like an officer stood on the horse-drawn carriage for the army parked on the side of the road, and shouted at the bewildered crowd with a loudspeaker: "Listen, everyone, if you want to enter the Dresspel, you must pay fifty imperial gold dollars, fifty per person! Of course, you can also choose not to pay, and each family can send an adult man to join the army." At this time, the survival of the empire is at stake, and I hope everyone can be more positive. In addition, don't think that we city guards are deliberately looking for trouble, this is actually an order from the city lord, and I advise you to cooperate better. ”

Before the words fell, the whole team immediately became commotional, mostly pleading words such as asking for a noble hand, but there were also a few dissatisfied voices, which happened to be taken by the officers as a typical example.

"What are you dissatisfied with, it is a matter of course to contribute to the country as a civilian of the Empire!" the officer took off the gun on his waist and waved it vigorously towards the sky, which looked a little funny with the beer belly that this guy couldn't even hide in his military uniform, "Or do you disgruntled guys have other thoughts about the empire, and plan to take advantage of the country's critical opportunity to do something unspeakable!?"

The hat was a little too heavy, and with the black muskets in the hands of the surrounding soldiers and the closed gates of the city that cut off the retreat, the refugee ranks quickly quieted down, but the atmosphere was much more depressing than the previous expectations for a new life. The people are not fools, and after seeing the performance of the city guards, they naturally understand what kind of situation they will face in the city in the future.

But...... At least it's a lot better than the front line, isn't it?

Nangong Rong, as a Warcraft controller, even though he is a miscellaneous fish, he still enjoys the treatment he deserves, and he can receive an allowance in the month. Although he didn't bring his documents when he crossed over, after all, he had the banknotes he had to bring when he went out, and the two of them still had one hundred imperial gold dollars, so the boy was not worried about it.

He even had the heart to quietly introduce the value of gold yuan to Mila beside him, and fifty per person was already a large amount for ordinary civilian families.

However, the boy soon lost that thought, not that the nearby soldiers were making trouble for him, but that something troublesome had happened at the front of the group.

Not all families can afford to pay the so-called entrance fee, and the city guard did use this method to pull away many people, and the members of those families were helpless despite crying, after all, even if a conflict broke out, they would only suffer themselves. But what if a family can't afford to pay for it and doesn't have an adult man to join the army?

The white-haired old man and a black-haired Lori smaller than Lin Weiyin, the duo became the focus of everyone's attention at the scene. For the old man, in addition to the worn-out hand-played violin on his back, took out less than twenty gold dollars in total, and trembled to hold the money in front of the leader of the group of soldiers who were responsible for collecting money or pulling people.

"I'm very sorry for the military masters, my granddaughter and I are helpless and can only earn a living by playing the piano and singing music in the street tavern, and we really don't get much, that's all. Please have mercy on us. ”

To be honest, the image of the old man and the little Lori is already very sloppy, and the clothes on their bodies are even more tattered than the hand playing the violin, and it doesn't look like they can come up with a lot of money at all, the team leader couldn't help but hesitate when he saw this, and then turned his head to look at the officer in the carriage: "My lord, look at this ......"

The chubby officer fixed his gaze on the black hair of little Lori, and his brows furrowed: "Han people?

Nangong Rong's face suddenly became very ugly, but there were other Han people in the team besides him, a sturdy man in his early twenties walked out of the team regardless of the pull of the woman who seemed to be his wife next to him, stood next to the old man and shouted: "We neither steal nor rob, we are also imperial civilians, why can't we enter Dressppel!?

"The laws made by the Empire, of course, we need to strictly abide by them. The officer snorted with disdain on his face as he spoke, "However, the object of protection of the law is only valid for people, isn't it?"

"You!"

The man glared angrily and was about to say something, but he didn't want the officer to point the pistol directly: "I suspect that you, a deliberately disrespectful fellow of the Imperial soldiers, are trying to disturb the peace, so I will be arrested and sent to work as a coolie! As for that woman, I think you old fritters should be happy to have a deep conversation with her, right?"

At the signal of the squad leader, several soldiers suddenly smiled evilly and swung their rifle butts at the man like wolves, while the old man who was hit by Yang Ji was kicked down, and immediately fell to the ground and coughed violently, and blood even gushed out from the corners of his mouth, obviously suffering serious internal injuries.

Enraged, the man was completely oblivious to the faint light that almost flickered from himself and the soldiers, and raised his fist to scuffle with his opponent. It stands to reason that even if these GIs were rabble, they were trained after all, and they still had weapons in their hands, and it was not a matter of bullying an ordinary civilian? But the result was that the jaws of countless people were shocked, and the man actually beat several soldiers to the ground looking for teeth, and even took away their guns.

Mira couldn't help but glance at Nangong Rong beside her, the young man was paying close attention to the development of things with a gloomy and cold poker face, and finally could only silently swallow the line "You have a black belly in Sao Nian" back into his stomach.

The boy didn't have a dark belly, he was just trying to suppress his anger. The current Nangong Rong is not the battle 5 scum who even has auxiliary skills from time to time, if he really decides to make a move after getting the abyss-produced weapon, things will definitely not be good.