Solar calendar July 1733 Belice City

Rhodes' teleportation went well, and after a burst of bright light, he appeared in the Adventurers' Guild in Belice City. In principle, except for Lott and Calvin, the other two's teleportation is a personal matter, but because of the solution to the big trouble in Kuro Town, Modryla is extra accommodating.

The boy walked all the way to the Adventurer's Guild Hall, where Modella was sitting at the front desk.

The guild in Belice City hadn't been destroyed, but it wasn't even more lively than Cullo Town, and there was no one in the hall except for Modrella, not even the staff.

"Miss Modelilah. Rod called out to the puppet, "Is there something going on in the guild? Why are you the only one?" Looking at the empty hall, Rod didn't dare to go over, he was worried about whether there was a trap in front of him.

"You're here. The puppet turned to look at the boy, "Come in, there's no one anyway." She opened the door and let the boy backstage.

The last time Rhodes came in was when he was in Lozema, and he ventured into it with Kuma. It was an honor to be here again, and the boy couldn't help but look at both sides. However, at this glance, Rod keenly noticed that the counter seemed to be a little weird. It stands to reason that Modrilla should have a lot of paperwork here, but now it's all empty, and it feels like it's been ransacked.

"You... What the hell is going on?" Rhodes had an ominous premonition in his heart, the Adventurer's Guild was a neutral organization, and if there was any movement here, there might be no idea what it would look like outside the door.

"Due to the accidents in the surrounding towns, the magic guide is tightly protected, and now the entire city of Belice is under martial law. Citizens are no longer free to come out and move around. "So naturally I don't have any 'business'. ”

As she said, now that the entire city of Belice is fully protected by the court mages and the inspection guards, not even a single fly can fly in, and only the teleportation of the adventurer's guild can come and go at will.

"What about your people?" Rhodes looked around, even if the citizens were gone, the staff here should always be there, although they really didn't play a role in this situation, but in case the city was broken, they could still gather the crowd to evacuate like the town of Kulo.

"I sent them away, they are not needed here, and they can't afford to be raised here. Modrilla sighed, "I'm sorry, I can't pour you a glass of water right now, and the whole city is famine." ”

"Famine!?" Rod exclaimed, now he understood, the paper here was not afraid of... No wonder there was no one in the teleportation room just now, "Are you the only one left in this big guild, Modryla?"

"yes. The puppet smiled, "It's too late to leave, if the dragon envoy comes, you will starve to death, I don't have anything for you to eat." She glanced down the corridor where the boy had come.

"It's really—" Rod's eyes rolled wildly, "it scared me a little." Listening to the young man's tone, he did panic, but he didn't listen to Modrella's words and walked back, "How long has this famine lasted?" Rhodes continued to understand the situation.

"Half a month. The puppet knocked on the table, and a magical image appeared, a document detailing the events of these days, "It was not completely without food, although the fields were destroyed, the granaries were on fire, and the grain roads were cut off by dragons. However, some of the food is still supplied here through teleportation, but most of it is given to nobles, soldiers, and mages, and the commoners can only get a small portion, which is not enough to eat. ”

"Granary..."Rod got to the point, although the word was taken by the puppet, but it was obviously not simple.

"Renlong, I've seen it. It's just that at first those nobles didn't believe it, but now they are nervous to die. They tried to escape, but the king told them to hold on, and now that these people have come to beg me, what can I do. Isn't it funny, you say?" Modelella's laughter was very gloating.

"Miss Modrella, they don't believe your words?" Rod felt a little absurd, in his eyes, Modelilah's words were more useful than the king's words.

"The nobles prefer to trust the mages they hired and the inspectors who are full of trains, I'm a strange puppet, they don't care. Modrilla laughed contemptuously, and then the puppet grabbed Rod's hand on the side, "I know you wouldn't be afraid if you didn't see this scene with your own eyes, but now that you see this, do you still want to stay?"

"Of course, since there is a famine, I am more worried about them now, tell me, where are the Blountes now?" Although Rhodes was nervous, his mood was still stable, and he had been thinking about this question since just now. He felt that since the puppet was willing to let him in, the Blount family must be fine, otherwise the puppet would have been notified in advance, and it should... Probably...

"Did Lott tell you what happened to them?" Modrilla confirmed, after all, what happened to the Blount family was a bit extreme, and it was best to know in advance if you didn't know. Fortunately, Lott was influenced by GEIS and his cognition was limited, otherwise it might not be as simple as killing a person. Who knows how high the status of their family is in Rod's heart?

"I know, he's told me, just tell me where they are. Rod's voice became louder, and the more he was asked, the more panicked he became.

"In the church. The puppet replied, "After the famine broke out, the church took them in." No matter how severe the situation is, the food has to be given to the church, and the victims are there. ”

"You promised me that they were safe, and you never said there would be a famine here..."Remembering the doll's promise, Rhodes was angry, was Modrilla lying to him?

"The city of Belice is now protected by mages and inspectors, they are well fed, the city is safe, and the Bloundes are safe when they are taken in by the church. Where am I lying?" the doll struck in a proper official sitting position.

"It's good to be safe...", Rod's heart calmed down a little when she said this, "Then I'll go to them now." "Now is not the time to pursue those, the Bluntes are the ones who matter.

"That..."The puppet grabbed the impatient teenager, "If someone interrogates you, report my name, and if it's useless, I'll tell the church again, and if I still pester you, I will draw my sword, and if they do it, you will resist, and I will allow it." ”

"Thank you, Miss Modelilah. Rhodes wanted to leave again, but the puppet didn't let go.

"You don't have much time, the sooner the better, I don't know if the dragon envoy will come, you don't starve to death here in the end. After saying this, Modrilla let go of Rod.

Turning his head to thank him again, the boy hurried out the door.

Leaving the Adventurer's Guild, the familiar streets revisited Rod's eyes, where he had lived for a long time and returned after ten years. But now the boy doesn't have time to reminisce about the past. It was because he had an impression that he knew how to go to the church, and Rhodes ran straight away, he was glad that he had the ability to remember, and after ten years, his memory was still clear.

There was no one on the streets, and the city of Belice was huge, with a steady population of tens of thousands all year round, but now the streets were deserted and felt like an empty city.

Just like Jasmine

As Ra was leaving, after crossing two streets, Rhodes was stopped by an inspector.

"The one over there!" a well-dressed guard called out to the running boy.

The boy thought about getting rid of the man at that moment, but in the end he decided to stop, he estimated that the conflict would be complicated, so let's cooperate.

"Who are you, the city is under martial law, how do you run around the streets without permission. The man's tone was fierce, because his superiors had repeatedly stressed that he should be wary of the infiltration of unknown persons, so he had already pointed the tip of his spear at Rhodes as he spoke.

"I'm an adventurer, and Modrilla has something urgent for me to do. Rod cooperated and stood still and examined him.

"Adventurer?" the guard was still a little suspicious, he stared at Rhodes twice and circled, "What are you going to do?"

"Go to church and take care of something. "Rod did what the puppet said and moved the church out.

"Church matters," the guard looked in the direction Rhodes was heading, "let's go, let's go." He waved Rhodes away.

"Thank you. Rod nodded, turning to leave.

"Wait!" the guard called out to him again.

"What's wrong?" Rhodes turned his head and saw that the guard was looking for something in his pocket, and finally he pulled out a small bag, "If you go to church, give this bag to the priest and let him give it to a woman named Sanya." The guard looked warily to both sides, then quickly handed the bag to Rod, "Don't mention it to anyone, I gave it... Let's just say Miss Modrella, the doll gave it. ”

Rod took the bag and pinched it slightly, it was a little soft, and the preliminary guess was that it should be food.

"Hey, this is a commission, an official commission, don't mess it up with me, and don't touch the contents inside!" The guard saw that Rhodes was staring at the bag, and hurriedly warned him.

"Rest assured. Putting the bag into his clothes, Rod smiled at the guard, "I don't charge money this time, can I go?"

"Let's go, let's go, don't mess up!" the guard whispered, and the boy turned and left. However, the man looked at Rod's back, and he was still not at ease in his heart, "No." He shook his head and ran to the young man, and took out a few gold coins from his pocket, "This is my commission bounty, you have received my money, and the things must be delivered!"

"Got it, you don't have to..."

"Take it!" the guard insisted on stuffing the gold coin to Rod, "I'll check with Modrella, if you don't do a good job, I'll definitely complain to you!"

"Okay. Rod nodded and accepted the gold coin, apparently not believing that he was willing to work for a day.

The guard breathed a sigh of relief, "Oh no, time!" He suddenly remembered that it was time to assemble, so he turned around and ran in the direction he had been coming, and at the corner of the intersection, he also glanced back at Rhodes, and found that the boy was still in place, and the guard waved to the boy to let him go quickly.

When Rhodes saw the guards like this, he felt a little uncomfortable. In fact, he could guess what was going on, and the woman named Sonya must be someone from this guard, maybe a mother, maybe a wife, maybe a sister or a daughter. He didn't hesitate to risk breaking discipline by saving the food and finding a way to give it to her, so no one could know about it.

How far has the famine reached in this city, and why do churches need help? Isn't there enough people in the church to eat? The young man couldn't help but worry more about the Blount family, Rhodes ran faster towards the church, and the speed blessing was applied to him, and whoever called him now, he would not stop.

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