Chapter 40: Surveillance
Elden City, prosperous and prosperous, lives up to its name. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ο½ο½ο½Uο½Eγ ο½ο½ο½ο½
The crowd lined up in a long line to enter the city gate, and the streets were wide and tidy, and there was an endless stream of passers-by and the noise was endless.
The beautiful buildings on both sides are neatly arranged, different from the low, simple, grass-and-wood houses in the hidden town, most of the buildings here are two to three stories high, white bricks and gray tiles, crisp and tidy, black painted windows, and the faΓ§ade is atmospheric.
A variety of shops and stalls occupy most of the places on both sides of the road, and all kinds of goods are dazzling.
Seeing a large crowd of people entering the city, the hawkers shouted even harder.
"Walk by, don't miss out, fresh fruit just arrived this morning, welcome to taste. β
"If you sell it, you won't lose money! If you sell it, you will make money if you buy it!"
"The best mirror, produced by Jinke Workshop, must be a boutique, take a look, buy it, beautiful ladies, it is better to act than to move. β
The honest townspeople have worked in the fields for half their lives, and they have never seen such a bustling and noisy scene, and several women are very restrained in their arms.
Not far away, a few clever Elden imps, sniffing a business opportunity from the confused and uneasy expressions of the townspeople, came together to sell various goods.
Zola waved his hand and sent the imp away, leading the crowd out of the street.
"Everyone is tired of running around all day these days, I'll take you to find a place to rest first, then recuperate for a day, and then take you around to get familiar with the terrain, what do you think. β
"Okay. β
"I'm going to have to worry about you next, Zola. β
"We all come out of the same place, and it's best to be able to form a group and help each other. β
Zola led the crowd and explained, "Elden City is divided into the luxurious and comfortable Upper Town, and the lower Town, which is more than a notch lower. We are located in the lower part of the city, covering an area of about 20 square kilometers, with a permanent population of more than 30,000 people, most of whom live here as porters, laundry workers, carpenters, shoemakers, prostitutes and peddlers who do the leather and meat business.
The Hunters' Guild and Elden Barracks are also stationed here.
The residents of Uptown are either rich or noble, big businessmen, Elden management class, Elden aristocracy.
With our current status, we are only allowed to live in the lower city. However, the environment here is still much better than that of Hidden Town. β
Accustomed to seeing the high-rise buildings in the city, Rodin felt that the neat and chic two-story buildings around him were more eye-catching. If he has money, he will also choose to buy one as his nest.
Between the neighborhoods, a small man-made river comes into view.
Crystal clear, the reflection is swaying, and a few small boats glide freely on the water, so that the townspeople who have not touched the river for a long time can't help but yearn for it, especially the naughty children, whose eyes are staring at the artificial river.
The crowd walked through the bustling streets, over a narrow alleyway, and finally into an old neighborhood, Kimboli Street.
As soon as he set foot on this road, Rodin suddenly felt a thorn in his back, and glanced at it covertly from the corner of his eye, and found several black shadows, hanging them not far or near the whole time.
"It seems to be treated as a fat sheep and targeted. β
The greedy look on the guard at the gate flashed in his mind.
"Alright, we're here. It's all cheap hotels, and although they look a little shabby from the outside, the hotel is pretty nice inside, and Evan and I have been living here since we were in town. The most important thing is that this piece is enough to hold so many of us. β
Rodin looked around and caught a glimpse of a few sneaky black shadows flashing in the dark corners of the buildings on the old street.
Eventually, under Zola's guidance, the crowd split into two groups and stayed in two hotels next to each other, the Seven Cats and the Golden Sturgeon Hotel. Several large cattle were placed in another barn by Zola.
Seven Cats Hotel, although the name is strange, is actually quite reliable, the first floor is the dining hall, spacious and bright, the decoration design is simple and refreshing. There are about 100 rooms on the second floor. Unlike Melissa Tavern, it is just a hotel, but if you have special needs, the hotel can also take care of it.
There were still more than two hours before lunch, and everyone agreed to meet again for dinner, and Rodin immediately returned to his room. The price of accommodation for seven cats is as cheap as Zolati's, only 5 Marelli a day. However, there is a separate fee for meals and baths.
Rodin was alone, living in a single room, small but about ten square meters, with chairs and beds, and a half-height bathtub in the center. From Yinyi Town to Elden for about a week, there was no condition for bathing, and Luo Dan had to sweat and practice every day, and his body was often in a slimy state, which was very unpleasant.
After dismissing the waiter who brought the hot water, Rodin soaked in the tub for half an hour, polluting a bucket of clean water to the point of muddy. The whole person was a lot refreshed, changed his clothes in good spirits, and took "Erwin" out of the hotel alone.
At the mouth of the gloomy alley of Kimberley Street, two men in uniform blue jackets with fierce eyes are monitoring the movements of the Seven Cats and the Golden Sturgeon Hotel.
At this time, a thin man with black hair and one eye with a long sword appeared in sight and walked towards the position of the two.
"Milk, do you see it, he seems to be coming this way, are we being discovered?"
"If you startle the snakes, let them run away, and it's over. β
The shorter man grabbed the arm of the other tall man and moved into the alley.
The tall man shook off his pull and said disdainfully, "A bunch of untouchables, what if they find out, as long as they stay in the lower city, they can still escape the search of our Yankees?"
"Looks like this kid isn't a good guy. β
As soon as the words fell, another joking voice came
"I said, two of you, aren't you tired after so long? How about coming with me to the hotel and have a drink?"
Rodin pulled out Erwin in front of the two of them, his fingers gently brushing the blade of the sword, and exerting psychological pressure on the two of them in a gesture of contempt.
The two looked at each other, and without saying much, they raised their shiny steel swords from the corner of the wall, each with one hand, and rushed towards Rodin side by side.
Look at their aggressiveness, regardless of their posture, they are also veterans who have been fighting for a long time. However, it is clear that they are born in the wild road, and they are destined to fight only by blood and brute force.
However, Rodin has experienced many monster baptisms, his strength and reaction are far beyond ordinary people, and the posture of the other party's sword swing is like slow motion in his eyes, and he doesn't need to think too much about it at all.
In the face of the two people's attacks, he was as light as a trampling butterfly, and moved slightly to the side to avoid the blade, "Erwin" swung out like a thunderbolt, swinging away the long swords of the two, and then kicked out a kick and kicked the short man's waist hard.
The two who attacked only felt that the figure in front of them flashed, and it was a huge earthquake in the tiger's mouth, and the figure was involuntarily led backwards, and the short man was even worse, and he was holding the place where he was kicked and gasping for air, and his eyes were red.
The Romans did not immediately pursue them, but were idle.
"Is that all you have is strong, vulnerable. β
"Bastard!" The two people on the opposite side were obviously angered by him, and they didn't consider the gap between the two sides, picked up their weapons, and circled around Rodin for a while, the two of them made the sword skills quite skilled, obviously after a certain amount of training, the moves were spicy and insidious, and they attacked Rodin joints, neck and other places.
If there were five people besieging him, Rodin might have lost sight of one or the other, and he would not be able to protect himself. However, there are only two men who are far inferior to him in strength and speed.
He didn't rush to fight back, allowing the two of them to swing their swords to attack from time to time, and every time he made an understatement, he broke the attacking long sword, and then retracted his sword and stood, looking at the two of them playfully.
That look was engraved in the depths of the memories of the two of them again and again, making their hearts more and more tormented.
After repeating this several times, the two realized that Rodin in the center was playing with their minds like a lion playing with its prey.
After glancing at each other, they stepped back a little with their weapons.
The tall man Milk spat at Rodin and threatened viciously: "Do you think you are very strong? Beat the two of us, no problem, those ten, when my brothers come, how many can you beat?"
Rodin remained indifferent.
"Hehe, look at the people who follow you, the women who drag their families, the old men with gray hair, and the young girls who come out of the water. Can you save them all?!"
"When the time comes, I'll let you see how we spoil these untouchables!"
"Whew-" The wind suddenly rose, and Milk didn't have time to react, and a figure in his pupils instantly enlarged to the extreme.
"Ah!" the mocker had a deep wound in his right thigh, and his fingers clenched it.
But he couldn't hold back the blood that was spurting out.
The short man on the side was suddenly frightened, his whole body went limp, and he stepped back silently, urging him to stay away from the demon in his eyes as much as possible.
After Milk howled, he held back the pain and leaned against the wall with a pale face, revealing a reluctant smile.
"You're done, we were only going to collect a little protection money from you pariahs, but you didn't know how to hurt me and hurt us Yankees. β
"Do you know what happened?"
Rodin looked at each other with a strange face, secretly wondering how brainless the person opposite was, and at this point, he couldn't tell the situation, and he dared to say cruel words.
Milk was still chattering: "Don't blame you untouchables who haven't seen the market, let me tell you, the whole Downtown,
We Yankees are the biggest gangs. Those who offend us never end well. β
"Sinking to the bottom of the water, burying it alive, chopping it into minced meat and feeding it to the dogs, only you can't think of it, we can't do it without us. β
"I'll tell you the truth, the Yankee Gang is rushing here, and they'll be there soon. You now kneel down and apologize to me, and I may also consider forgiving your ignorant actions. β
"Poof," Rodin finally burst out laughing
"All I know is that now your good brother has left you and run away. β
Milk looked back, only to see the back of the short man running wildly at the end of the alley, and the aftermath curled, "Milk, you hold on first, I'll call for help." β
"Silva, you trash, coward, leave your brother and run away on your own, the Yankees don't need your kind of waste!"
Milk roared into the air, turned his head, and a smiling figure approached him.
"I think we can have a good conversation before your brothers arrive. β