It was already midnight when Hu Bin returned to Baicheng, but the firelight on the walls of Baicheng was still bright, and the archers and heavily armored guards were staring nervously at the eastern Aocheng fortress. Half a day ago, it was completely reduced to ruins in the indiscriminate bombardment of the orcs at any cost, and the defenders of Gondor delayed the orc army for two days at the cost of five hundred regular troops and about two thousand militiamen.

A heavy and oppressive atmosphere hung over the White City, and there were no more loitering residents in the plaza on the first floor, but in their place were fully armed soldiers and a large amount of supplies piled up on the ground. The engineers constantly adjusted the deflection angle and landing point of the catapult of the city defense, and recorded it on the drawings, and a large amount of oil and stones were also collected by Baicheng and used as a defense of the city. Women, children, and the elderly had been placed in the caves on the third floor, and all the men of the prime of life had been assigned weapons and armor to the garrison army.

"Orcs are coming!" In the tavern, a numbered person jumps up and down on a table, playing drunken with his exaggerated limbs and funny tone.

"Hahaha!" Everyone else in the bar was amused by the antics of the show, and compared to the rest of the White City, the numberers who had just earned a fortune were not in the least panicked by the impending orcs, who knew from the time they joined the Gondor camp that they would have to fight the orcs sooner or later. If the orcs don't come, they'll have more headaches.

Hu Bin looked at these guys who were not afraid of the sky and the earth on the surface, and sighed a little, everyone knew that the orcs would launch a general attack tomorrow, and they would also face the last main quest in the Lord of the Rings world among the numbered people in the Gondor camp.

"The bartender. Serve each of us a big bowl of broth and a barrel of wine! There was a shout from the door of the bar. The numberers turned their gazes to the past, and then the atmosphere in the field was quiet.

"The bartender has taken refuge, we have already taken over the bar tonight, if you want to eat, you can go to the kitchen and get it yourself!" One of the numbered men yelled for the group of numbered people at the door to come in and sit down, and the leader smiled and nodded to the guy who reminded them, and then led the group into the bar.

Because the big war is coming. Tonight's bar was particularly lively, and the numberers were willing to gather here to relieve the pressure of the pre-war period. Drink a cup of strong courage, and the seats that were already quite surplus have long been occupied, but with the eclectic nature of the numberers, it is not impossible to sit on the floor.

The group that had just come in came to a table. The few numbered people who had been sitting there honestly gave up their seats after a moment of hesitation.

"Thank you!" The man thanked him gently. But unceremoniously occupied that table.

"Why are these people so arrogant?" The voice was not loud, but it was enough for the people around to hear, and the others looked at the table where the speaker was like an alien, and even the group that had come in before glanced at it.

"Did I say something wrong?" Ta Dun, looking confused, turned his head to the two companions and asked.

"No, you're just a loner." Lynn said unceremoniously, too lazy to pay attention to this guy anymore.

Seeing that Lin didn't mean to explain to Ta Dun, Hu Bin had to take over: "These people are the existing leaders of the Numbered Lord Alliance. The first man was Hebrew. The current de facto owner of the Alliance of Numbered Lords. The beautiful woman next to her is called Daer, but her name really doesn't match her personality. ”

Daile felt Hu Bin's prying eyes. Turning his head to look at her, Hu Bin smiled and raised his glass to her, but was coldly ignored.

Hu Bin continued to Ta Dun without care: "The guy in the half-body armor is the wild wolf, and the last one is called David. When he said David, Hu Bin showed a strange smile on his face, Gandalf should have received the information he provided, but this guy was still mixed in the White City and was not disposed of, it seems that the regent has a lot of grudges against the lord alliance.

"So they're the legendary ones who got the status of Lord Gondor! But aren't there eight of them, why are there only half of them left? Tadun continued to ask unabashedly, and the numbered people present looked at him with pity and schadenfreude in their eyes.

The lord called the wolf couldn't stand it anymore and was about to stand up and teach Tadun a lesson, but was quickly held back by the Hebrews.

"Even, they, one died in the south, two more in the north, and the rest of them disappeared somewhere, maybe they were killed by the orcs a long time ago!" I don't know which numberer is secretly a numberer who doesn't seem to be used to the style of those lords, and said in a weird way.

"That bastard said, kind of stand up." The wolf finally couldn't help but roar.

"Stand up, stand up, that's what Lao Tzu said, I have long seen that you guys are not pleasing to the eye, many brothers in the same camp were deceived by your gang to the north to become cannon fodder, and some of them died there, and they didn't have the face to run back and let us say." One of the numbered people slapped the table and stood up, and many of the numbered people present also looked at the wild wolf with a little unkind eyes, and many of their acquaintances died in the sneak attack in the north.

The wolf was blown up by the numbered man, but he couldn't refute anything, the discord within the Lords' Alliance couldn't be told to outsiders, and although Li left them aside to go north to attack the Lune supply line, it was understandable that the mistake of almost all annihilation in the end was planted in the name of the Lordlord's Alliance, after all, they were only different factions, and they were still unified in the camp.

Thinking of this, the wolf glanced at David, who was sitting there without reacting, and finally sat back in his seat, grabbed the wine jug carried by his subordinates, and began to pour wine desperately.

"Cut. A bunch of lucky bastards, who think they're some kind of thing, but just wretched creatures struggling in space like us. "I saw that the other party was silent. The numbered person couldn't continue to stir things up, and muttered back in his seat.

"Reed, I know the three who died, but who is the missing numbered lord?" Ta Dun didn't think it was too much trouble and worked tirelessly to the death.

"That guy's name is Ben, and you've seen him too." Hu Bin seemed to remember something interesting.

"Where? How I don't remember. Ta Dun asked eagerly.

"On the Silvermoon, of course! Do you stupid remember to eat it? Lin finally couldn't stand it anymore and casually broke the chance.

"Even. It turned out to be the wronged boss! It's no wonder that he alone can call on so many numbered people to act together. It dawned on Ta Dun that he remembered that the numbered man who had leased Silver Moon to try to meet Aragorn was also called Ben.

Hu Bin silently lowered his head. He didn't expect that his fate with the lord alliance was quite deep, but they would be cheated when they intersected with him several times, and I wonder if Gandalf and the regent saw this and pushed themselves against them.

"Bang!" The soft sound of the wine glass and the table colliding attracted Hu Bin's gaze.

"Mind if I sit here and have a drink with you, Lord Reed." The Hebrew voice then came from across from Hu Bin.

"Of course......" Hu Bin said with a smile. Then the smile suddenly changed, "...... Mind it. ”

"Thank you!" Hebrew sat across from Hu Bin. When the other numberers saw this scene, they asked the others who was sitting at the table.

"I've heard of His Excellency Reed's name for a long time, but I didn't expect to meet you in person today." Hebrew smiled and said kind words, but not in the slightest.

"Your reputation is not as good as that of you, the number one in the Gondor camp, Hebrew Lord." Hu Bin hates the guy in front of him, but I have to say that he is very powerful.

"Praise it, Your Excellency's reputation in Baicheng can be described as very prominent, much stronger than my little lord." Hebrew knew it perfectly. Each of the numbered people who joined the alien faction received a different level of reward. And in the alien camp, it is also easier to obtain some precious items, such as the one in front of the Elven Race who once sold food like Lambas. When the Hebrews got the news, they carefully investigated the numberer. But as his investigation deepened, the numbered man named Reed surprised him more and more, and finally reached the point where he had to pay attention to it.

"If you have something to say, you have nothing to do!" Lin also knew that Hu Bin didn't have a good relationship with these numbered lords, and this guy named Hebrew had a smiling face and didn't smile in her opinion, and he was even more annoying than the bastard of Ta Dun.

Hu Bin tried his best to hold back his smile after hearing Lin's words, but the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, even he had suffered and been scolded under Lin's temperament, this Hebrew lord simply hit the muzzle.

Hu Bin thought about Hebrew's reaction, maybe he tore his face angrily, maybe he was cheeky and ignored Lynn, maybe he smiled sleek and slick, maybe he retreated with a stiff face, but he didn't expect Hebrew to apologize to Lin with a wry smile.

"I'm sorry, Ms. Lin, I have something very important to discuss with His Excellency Reed tonight, so please bear with me."

Stretching out his hand not to hit the smiling man, even Lin was embarrassed to make things difficult for Heber again.

"Your Excellency, I won't go around in circles, I know that the upper echelons of the White City have a big opinion on our lord alliance, but tomorrow the orcs will attack the city, in fact, we and the White City are already ants on a rope. I know very well that the White City Gang wants to use you to resist us, but now we don't have any conflicts of interest, and I believe that the White City side will not have any other arrangements for us in the future! Hebrew put away his hypocrisy and said in a sincere tone.

"That's right, now it's time for Baicheng to live and die, and all interests must be prioritized by the victory of this battle, it seems that I have some preconceived ideas." Hu Bin secretly reflected on whether he was too preconceived, and he might have to fight side by side with the guy in front of him for a period of time in the future, but Hu Bin did not show a trace of expression on his face.

"It seems that Your Excellency Reed has also figured it out, so I'll just say it, we want to form an alliance with you." The Hebrew words surprised the others again, and more began to take a fresh look at Hu Bin, who was sitting there.

"You guys, don't you mean it's your personal attention? Is it the result of a consultation between your lords? I'm sorry, but I don't think I have anything worth making an alliance with. Hu Bin's face finally showed a hint of surprise.

"No, you have! I believe that Lord Reed's campaign contribution progress has been completed a lot! Hebrew said categorically. Hu Bin smiled noncommittally.

"I was in contact with him before he set out to find Aragorn and the Ghost Legion, and I was curious how he found the ship that went to sea, and the results of the investigation surprised me even more, I didn't expect that the ship actually belonged to you. But at the time, I wondered why your Excellency didn't go out to sea on your own to find Aragone's exclusive contribution. Later, I realized that the space had buried a big hole in our Gondor camp, and the most impressive thing was that Your Excellency thought of this at that time. Hebrew looked at Hu Bin with burning eyes.

"What are you trying to say?" Hu Bin was not at all surprised that the Hebrews would find this. After all, you can think of it yourself, and everyone else is no exception.

"I don't mean anything else, the Ghost Legion of Aragon is not essential to this campaign. But we can't just give it up to fate, someone has to take on this responsibility, and thanks to Your Excellency's ship, otherwise we won't even have a chance to choose. Hebrew hastened to explain. Then he hesitated for a moment and then whispered, "Actually, our lord's main quest is not the same as everyone else's. ”

"Oh?" Hu Bin finally heard what he was interested in.

"It's different from the other numberers. We have only one main mission, and that is to ensure that the White City is not completely captured. Heber breathed a sigh of relief when he said these words.

"Although we have all the conveniences of the lord, and we can even recruit our own guards and maintain a certain number of troops, but correspondingly, we have to ensure that Baicheng will not fall, so even if the contradiction between us and the top leaders of Baicheng is great, it is impossible to have some selfishness at this time." Hebrew speaks.

"Then why did you have to support your troops and provoke the disgust of the top brass in Baicheng before?" Hu Bin asked with some puzzlement.

"Inexplicably all kinds of war taxes, they want us new lords to come up with more supplies. But those old lords don't need to do this, now that I think about it, it's simply exploiting us. Hebrew said with some resentment.

"So you refused?"

"Of course. Such an unreasonable demand, as a numberer, how can we agree. After that, the Council of Lords, the White City refused to let us participate. ”

Hu Bin was also present at the second lord meeting, thinking that these numbered lords themselves did not attend this meeting, but they didn't expect it to be the reason of Baicheng.

"So what's going on in that operation in the north, didn't you use this to blackmail the White City side to come up with more rewards?" Hu Bin had a hunch that he was getting closer and closer to the truth.

"That task is led by Li, I don't know the specific situation, but according to Bai Cheng's consistent style, the little reward given is estimated to be not enough for us to consume on the road, so many numbered people follow us to eat, if you don't fight for it, do you let them drink the northwest wind?"

Hu Bin wanted to see some flaws in Hebrew's face, but the more he looked at it, the more he felt that he was telling the truth.

"Impossible! The Lord Regent has allocated you a lot of money, but you still have not agreed to send troops, as Gandalf himself told me, and he has no reason to deceive me. Although Hu Bin said this, he couldn't convince himself.

"It seems that there may have been some misunderstanding in the middle, but there is no doubt that we did suffer from the difficulties of the White City side, which greatly hindered our plans to complete the main quest." Hebrew said with a bitter face.

"So, the purpose of your request to form an alliance with me is to ease relations with the White City side?" Hu Bin somewhat understood the meaning of Hebrew.

"Of course it's not just that, we want to ask you to help us apply for some missions with rich contributions, presumably His Excellency Reed, who is known as the God of Wealth, will not even be able to do this!" Aukov said with a smile.

"Contribution? What do you want and what do you do? ”

"We don't need it, but we need it with our numberers, who have given a lot to win this battle, but have missed many opportunities because of us."

Hu Bin touched his nose and was silent, he played a lot of roles in this matter. He began to quietly think about the whole thing, constantly reflecting on the rhetoric of the White City side and the numbered lord's side, but realized that if the Hebrews did not lie about the content of the main quest, then they really had no reason to offend the White City side for some petty profit. And if they did, they wouldn't have as many numberers to support it.

Thinking of this, Hu Bin felt that the truth of the matter was about to surface, but there was still some important information missing in his speculation, but this did not affect the alliance with the Hebrews, and when the time came, let them confront the White City side, and those missing information would come out.

"I agree to an alliance, but on one condition." Hu Bin raised his head to look at Hebrew, while Ta Dun and Lin, who were listening to some of the gods next to him, pricked up their ears.

"On what terms?" Hebrew asked with some excitement. (To be continued......)