It didn't take long for Pascoé to lead the group up the ramp.

Xiao Chen followed silently, and when they reached the city gate, many figures with bows and arrows appeared on the city tower above. Xiao Chen could feel that the fat businessman in front of him was frightened by the tense atmosphere in front of him, and his legs couldn't help but tremble.

Pascoe raised his head and shouted, "The residents selected by Lord Avali have arrived, open the door!"

After a while, the city gate rumbled, and a single passage was opened, and a man of the city guard came out, nodding to Pascoët, who handed him a list written on paper.

Officers walked past the residents, asking for their names and checking them against the lists. When it was Xiao Chen's turn, he reported the name Pascoe had told him: Patin.

Without the slightest suspicion, the officer continued to take the list and review the people behind him.

However, when Xiao Chen heard his name, the fat man in front of him let out a long breath. When the fat man saw him coming, he smiled, and there was actually a bit of gratitude in it.

Met his gaze, the merchant said in a mosquito-like voice, "Thank you." ”

Xiao Chen didn't know what the other party meant. But this is clearly not the place to ask questions. He had to keep quiet and wait for the inspection to end.

The officer checked the list until the last man, then walked back from the other end of the line and said to Pascoët: "No problem! ”

Pascoe said to the people at the gate: "Hurry up, follow me into the city, don't run around when you enter the city, it's wartime, if anyone affects the guards on this side of the city wall, they may be beheaded directly." I'll take you to the inner city square, where you can separate, and if you want to stay in a hostel, you can find it nearby. ”

Naturally, the crowd had no opinion and followed Pascoe into the city.

After leaving the city gate for some distance, the fat man in front of Xiao Chen deliberately slowed down, came to Xiao Chen's side, and took out a golden shield from his pocket without moving, and put it in Xiao Chen's hand.

"What is this?" Xiao Chen was puzzled.

"Thanks to you playing Patin, this damn guy actually disappeared today at this most critical time. If the city guards find out that there are no right people, we will definitely not be able to enter, and we will stay to be investigated, and my whole family will be almost killed by him. But it's good that Pascoe helped and brought you in his place. I just swore to the god of nature that if I can make it to the city, I will give you a golden shield as a reward. Thanks to the gods of nature, this golden shield is yours. ”

Xiao Chen came back to his senses at this time, it turned out that he had entered the city as someone else's identity, and he pretended to ask casually, "Who is this Patin?"

"Ah, he's my favorite cook. He didn't come in, and my stomach was going to suffer. ”

"When did he disappear?" Xiao Chen asked.

"An hour ago. I told him that Sueroone was the safest, but he always felt that he should get out of here. He had said he had a stomachache and had been away for a while and never came back. Alas, I guess he fled on his own. ”

An hour should have been when Ivo found Pascoët, and Pascoë went to figure out a way. It seems that this cook named Patin is less auspicious.

The fat merchant continued: "But he doesn't know, it's very chaotic outside now! What if we take a lot of possessions and bump into the Chinese army or horse thieves on the road? Even if we flee to other cities, are those lords easy to deal with, and if they don't peel me off a layer of skin, they can't let us take refuge in foreign merchants." ”

"Isn't it different to pay for coming to the inner city?" Xiao Chen asked.

"That's different, the price of the Marquis of Bardini is not too much, and as long as he survives this attack, he will look at us differently. The fat merchant said.

Xiao Chen said, "Aren't you afraid of the Chinese coming in?"

"Suero is the strongest city in the western part of the kingdom. Even when the Black Dragon Empire fell, it was not attacked. Besides, with Master Icazar in charge, I have confidence in them to hold the city. The fat merchant swore an oath.

But Xiao Chen noticed that when he said these words, there was still a trace of melancholy on his face.

Unbeknownst to the merchant, Master Icasa had already moved the entrance to the Tower of the Spiritual Eye outside the city, and he could no longer be reached through the original house.

Xiao Chen walked on the road and felt that the atmosphere in the inner city was more tense than in the outer city. Groups of soldiers can be seen coming and going on the streets, and there are also knight-like officers, training soldiers in how to use weapons to fight in some open spaces. Xiao Chen even saw some soldiers building walls or towers on street corners, which were obviously preparing for street fighting.

Pascoé took the crowd to a small square in the center of the inner city and let them go their separate ways. However, when Xiao Chen was about to leave, he was stopped by him.

Finding a spot where there was no one around, Pascoe said: "My deal with Ivo has been completed, and I know very well that you are not his nephew at all, and the purpose of your entry is not simple. ”

Xiao Chen's heart jumped, and he pretended to be puzzled on his face, but secretly he was ready to make a move.

Pascoe, however, was calm, saying, "Don't be nervous, it's not something I'm concerned about. A person like you who dares to sneak in alone must be a master, and if I want to report to the Marquis for a reward, there is no need to say anything to you in person. Now, you should be able to kill me at any time, and I won't die for the Marquis. ”

"What do you want?"

"After sending this team, I should leave this damn place too. But before I go, I'm going to do some trading and want to ask if you're interested. ”

Xiao Chen waved his hand, and a silent enchantment wrapped the two of them. At the same time, he prepared a spiritual arrow in his other hand, which could hit the man in front of him silently at any time, "Say, what a deal." ”

"You're a magician!" Pascoët, a little surprised, and his expression became a little more respectful, "I don't know what you're going to do here, but I guess you don't have a place to stay in the inner city. I have a small house here, and if you are willing to pay some money, I can sell it to you, or there will be a curfew in the inner city at night. And there are many people in the hotel, and it is inconvenient to do anything. ”

"How much, I want it. ”

"Ten gold coins, if you have any other news you want to know, you can also ask me. I know it all......"