Chapter 53: Entering the City in Disguise

The Emerald City is a huge city, with a population of more than 80,000 people living in the Emerald City, and if you add the nearby agricultural population, the population of the entire Emerald City within three hundred miles is more than 150,000 people.

Including the entire northern Xinjiang province, the population exceeds 400,000.

Almost all of the bulk trade in the Northern Xinjiang Province is traded in the vicinity of the Emerald City.

With such a population size, once fully mobilized, the Emerald City could expand by 30,000 soldiers in a very short period of time.

Such a large city, coupled with its location in the center of trade in northern Xinjiang, caused a huge flow of people in and out of the Emerald City every day, and it was impossible for the city defense army to carefully inspect everyone.

Therefore, after putting on makeup, Don decided to quietly sneak into the Emerald City with a few mercenaries.

Although Donne's name is still on the wanted notice in the Emerald City, there is still a portrait of Donn on the city walls.

However, with his good disguise skills and the use of a few copper coins to bribe the city defense soldiers, Tang En still easily blended into the Emerald City.

Don wandered around the city aimlessly, and when he noticed that no one was following, he crept into Todak's weapons shop.

Thanks to the recent collaboration with Don and the others, Todak's shop has a lot more types of goods, and the weapons store has slowly turned into a grocery store.

He now sells not only leather clothes, but also salt, grain, and a small amount of white ash.

Even sometimes the meat that Donn and his hunting harvest was too big to eat, and he would make it into jerky and put it in Todak's shop.

In addition to the large quantities of weapons, the goods in the Todak shops are becoming more and more abundant, and business is much better.

Todak was born in the Durol Plateau, and after the defeat of his tribe, he migrated all the way to the Hadma Empire.

Bruno, the founder of the Hadma Empire, is of half-elf blood and has mastered the priesthood of fairness and justice. Therefore, his descendants can treat elves, dwarves, gnomes and other races equally.

Even rough and stupid orcs can enjoy normal rights in the Hadmar Empire.

After the Todak tribe moved to the Emerald City, its strength declined very much, and now the population is less than 200 people, and there are only three professionals left.

They migrated to the vicinity of the Emerald City, where they had neither the land to cultivate, nor the ability to gain a foothold in the Horn Forest, nor the willingness to become domestic slaves of the nobility, nor their skills, and they had been living in hardship for more than ten years.

Their patriarch was already old, and although he was a tenth-level warrior, he was already over three hundred years old, and he couldn't fight with people at all.

Another professional is just over forty years old, and is still a teenager for a dwarf with a long lifespan. His rank was still very low, and he couldn't help Todak much.

The rest of the tribe are either old or young, although dwarves are more likely to become professionals. When the young dwarves grow up, their strength may increase greatly, but now this dwarven tribe is still struggling.

After Todak became the deputy head of the Dragon's Horn Mercenary Regiment, their situation was slightly better.

Relying on the power of the Dragon's Horn mercenaries, they have taken over seven village fiefdoms near the Shadow Castle, one of which is distributed among the Todak clansmen.

However, due to the demise of the Dragon's Horn due to civil strife, he lost the support of Alan and Marianda, and Todak alone could not protect his own interests.

In the past half a year or so, many forces, including the two mercenary groups of Iron Fire and Huya, have begun to compete for the fiefdom of the Dragon's Horn.

Not only did they fight openly and secretly at the Council of the Nobles, but several bloody clashes broke out outside the mission.

Faced with this chaotic situation, Todak had no choice but to relocate his people to the Emerald City. He simply served as the deputy head of the regiment for many years, and saved some gold coins to settle his clan friends.

Helping two hundred mouths by one person, even a silver-level professional like Todak felt quite difficult. Thankfully, these dwarves were able to do what they could to support themselves, and Todak was able to stay afloat.

It was precisely because of this information that Don dared to enter the city to meet Todak.

In the Dragon's Horn Mercenary Regiment, he was not far from Todak.

The two people who had the best relationship with Todak at that time were Catrod and Dondeley.

As business improved during this time, the smile on Todak's face grew.

Just as he sent a guest away with a smile, he immediately spotted Don and the others.

As a silver professional, Todak was also Donn's acquaintance, and even though Don was disguised, he was still recognized by him at a moment's notice.

Todak was silent on the surface, but secretly gestured, and then quietly walked into the back hall of the store.

Don immediately understood what Topak meant, and immediately followed.

"How dare you enter the Emerald City? Colbert is still wanted by you, and if the city guards find you from me, I'll be in big trouble, so you need to get out of the city before they find out." Todak said solemnly.

"I disguised myself so that I could easily sneak into the city and they wouldn't find out. Don said lightly.

"Since I can recognize you at a glance, so can Tang Deli, he has joined the city defense army, you should know. Todak said.

"He took Langton's position, and of course I know. Donn said.

"In that case, how dare you go into the city, and why should you take any risks when you lack nothing?" asked Todak.

"Do you know anything about Frost Grass?" asked Donn.

"There is news of Frost Grass here every year, didn't we look for Frost Grass last time?

If Alan and Marianda hadn't had civil strife, perhaps we would have found Frost Grass. Todak was clearly full of grumbling and said indignantly.

"We don't want to destroy the mercenary group, but Eren can't tolerate us, he betrayed us first before we seek revenge on him, and besides, he treats Catrod like that, not at all about the friendship of the past. Don glanced at Todak and said resentfully.

In the face of Donn's words, Todak was really speechless.

It is precisely because Alan is already angry and resentful that he will leave the mercenary group.

If Eren can still be saved, he will definitely not betray the mercenary group and leave his people without support.

"What are you doing here?

I can help you somewhat, and don't open your mouth if you can't. Todak was silent for a moment, then spoke first.

"I want you to join us in the fight for Frost Grass. Don said.

"I naturally don't care if I'm alone, but my people still live in the northern Xinjiang province, which makes me scruple and dare not offend Colbert at all, I can't do this request. Todak said earnestly.