"I see. Laika had never been so hesitant, and as a nobleman who had climbed up from the commoner class, he had long since learned to stay in danger. He didn't believe in God because he had everything he had given him, so he only believed in his own power.

But now he couldn't even believe himself. Yes, in the face of the lack of food in the city, he can't do anything as a marquis. He couldn't even do how to stop the civilians in the city from killing each other, he had never been so powerless, but this time it was so sudden.

He had no idea what he was going to do or what he was going to do. Because such an ethereal city is doomed to perdition, after all, these soldiers are so hungry that they can't even hold weapons, how can they defend this city?

Don't be funny, he knows that this city wall can't stop anyone, especially Zhao Yulong. He naturally heard about Zhao Yulong's power, in fact, on the first day Zhao Yulong's army came outside the city, he knew that he was doomed.

Because he knew Zhao Yulong's strength and knew his methods, he had already prepared the way to escape at that time. But because Zhao Yulong didn't attack for a long time, he stayed here.

Now that he thinks about it, he still thinks that Zhao Yulong is stupid and won't grasp the opportunity, but now he understands that he is the one who is really stupid. Yes, Zhao Yulong has not attacked the city for so long just to see his jokes and see how he faces such a scene.

In fact he lost, completely lost. But he was a little happy now, for he remembered that he had left a way out, and that he would be able to reach the Cartel Mountains by going out of that secret passage, and that he might be able to get out alive.

On a bleak street, a beggar is begging for something with a bowl: "Water...... Give me water...... I want water ......" In normal times, it is estimated that there will be some kind passers-by to help him, but now it is different.

The once bustling streets have long since become inaccessible due to lack of food, and almost everyone in this Karta Fort is thinking about how to survive.

So in the face of such a begging person, these citizens are already very merciful if they don't cook him.

But after all, there are some people who have good hearts, and now they can see the man passing by, picking up a pile of snow from the ground and putting it in his bowl.

"It's snow, not water. The beggar sighed and looked at the passer-by.

"Now that's all you can eat in the city, so you can just eat it! It's better to have something to eat than nothing, but if you're willing to dig up the snow with all your might, there's dirt underneath. The dirt is a good thing, and according to the people who eat it, as long as they eat it, they will be full for a few days, and they will not go hungry. This is usually a joke, but now this passerby is telling the truth.

"How can I eat this thing? I don't eat this stuff even if I'm starving. The beggar chewed the snow in his mouth and drank it into water.

"You beggar is really stubborn, look at what else to eat in this city, if you don't eat what others will eat, you won't have time to rob it when you want to!" said the passer-by and sat down: "If it weren't for the fact that it's too cold here to keep my clothes, I would have really wanted to eat this leather coat on my body." Alas, where do you find food in such a city?"

"I know, there's a place where it is. It is said that there was a god there, and with a wave of his hand, a large wine bottle came out, and the bottle contained an endless supply of red and white wine, and he could not pour it all.

On top of that, he also had a sheep and a cow, and no matter how much meat they cut, they could grow, and more importantly, they couldn't eat all the meat.

In addition, they have a few loaves of bread, and no matter how many people divide them, they will never be able to divide them, and no matter how many people take them, there will always be several left. ”

As the beggar spoke, the melted snow from his mouth was left and dripped on his strips of clothing.

"I didn't expect you to be a devout believer in God, so may I ask you are a priest or a paladin, or just an ordinary priest?"

"Neither, and the place I'm talking about isn't paradise. The place was so close to us, very close, just outside the city, in that procession, that I seemed to smell the smell of roast turkey coming from there, with onions. The more he spoke, the more obsessed he became, and now he closed his eyes and looked into the distance.

"You're so ridiculous, you know everything outside the city, could it be that you've been out?"

"No, if I go out, I won't come back, but if the Marquis doesn't let anyone out of the city, what can we do?"

"Yes, since you haven't been out, why are you talking nonsense here? Besides, if you dare to say that mine is not, then you must die now!" The passerby picked up the heavy sword at his waist and slashed down at the beggar.

But he didn't dodge, he couldn't, to be exact. Because as early as the last moment when his words came out, he had already choked his breath, in such a cold place, how could he not breathe when the clothes on his body were so bad?

Therefore, the heavy sword of the passer-by or the Marquis of Laika did not actually hit him, but he was still dead. Laika withdrew the heavy sword in his hand, the light thing he once held in his hand was now extremely heavy. He knew he had to get out of here quickly, or sooner or later they would have to be like the citizens.

Fortunately, when he was first sealed here, he set up a secret passage on a whim, and after so many years, I don't know if it was blocked by ice and snow. But now it seems that this should be his only option.

The very different from the inside of the city was the outside of the city, because a large number of goods were intercepted into the city. As a result, they had a full Winter Veil festival, with a glass of wine in the middle of almost every five people, as well as some bread and steaks.

Of course, there were also soldiers who did not have steak, but roast turkey, or some oriental dishes. But there was no doubt that they were all doing well, after all, it was the Winter Veil Festival, and it was just one day away from the New Year in the East, so whether the soldiers were from the East or originally from the West, they were having a good time.

Quake picked up the wine glass in front of him, because he was a baron, so he asked the soldiers who managed the grain and grass for a separate glass, which was nothing, after all, there were still a lot of these supplies!

"For the sake of the Winter Veil Festival, for our final victory!Again, I, Lord Quake Kharking, have a glass!" said Zhao Yulong, who politely replied as he put the wine glass in front of Zhao Yulong.

"Okay, everyone, although today is the Winter Veil Festival, there is not a lot of wine in front of everyone, and I know that everyone will inevitably feel a little aggrieved. But because we're going to go into the city later, it's not appropriate to get too drunk now, and when we enter the city, let's have another big drink?" said Zhao Yulong and drank all the wine in his hand.

In fact, he was not very accustomed to Western wines, because he did not feel as strong as Eastern wines. But now, in order to boost morale, why not have a drink!

"Good!"

"We'll be able to go into town today?" Quake couldn't help but believe his ears in the face of such good news.

"Exactly, I have already sent Jing Rui in to spread the news, it is estimated that someone will open the city gate for us soon, and see him come back!"

"How, have all those words go?"

"Well, it's already out, and it won't be a few hours before someone opens the door for us. ”

"Yes, then now, let's sit down and eat! To be honest, this kind of turkey in the West is not bad, but we don't have such a big chicken in the East, and we don't know what it tastes like, but it should look good at the meat!"

"Well, then I'll try it!" Saying that, Jing Rui took out a pair of chopsticks from the ring and was about to make a move, but was stopped by Zhao Yulong again.

"Wait, how can these delicacies be interesting if they are not shared. Although we can't give each other military rations as two hostile sides, it should be good for them to smell it. ”

"It's a good idea, but there's no wind here!" Jing Rui naturally understood what Zhao Yulong meant, and now he smiled.

"It's okay, since there's no wind, then I'll get one. This kind of non-harmful spell is not difficult, but there are few people who can use wind spells. ”

"Sometimes I really envy your bloodline, but thinking about your background, I think I'd better forget it! I don't want to be targeted everywhere like you. ”

"Well, since there is no doubt, then all the soldiers put down the contents of your bowl for the time being. Now I'll stand aside and wait until I'm done before eating. ”

These soldiers cooperated, after all, Zhao Yulong had a god-like status in their hearts. And in the face of God's will, who dares to disobey it? Therefore, now that they are all on their side, waiting for Zhao Yulong to get it himself.

And Zhao Yulong was naturally not polite, and after everyone got out of the way, he used the soul power in his body in his mouth. In the middle of a breath, a wind that was neither big nor small blew towards the city of Karta.

Although the wind cannot move anything, it can blow far away. So the smell of wine and food wafted towards the city, and for these hungry people, such a fragrance was deadly.

But Zhao Yulong didn't care about this, and now that all this has been done, he said: "Okay, now sit down and eat." ”

A few hours later, the sky had just turned yellow, and the sun was finally about to set. But the gates, which had been closed, opened, and it was opened by a group of scrawny soldiers.

Judging by their faces, they should have been hungry for a long time. Now seeing Zhao Yulong, their team rushed over as if they were crazy: "Food, I want food! Give us food!"

For these crazy soldiers, Quake is naturally a little afraid. He had never seen anything so crazy, they were all like crazy people.

And in the face of such a madman, Quake doesn't know how to deal with it. But Zhao Yulong knew that it would be fine, and now he took out some bread from the ring and threw it to them.

The soldiers who were originally rushing towards Zhao Yulong and them saw that the bread had fallen to the ground, so they rushed towards the bread. However, instead of picking up the bread, they ate it directly on the ground, because they were afraid that if they picked it up, it would disappear.

Soon these breads were eaten, and for these people, who had been hungry for days, these breads were far from enough. If you want to eat more, you need more, but Zhao Yulong's food here is sufficient, so he threw a lot of them in.

Finally, after eating a dozen loaves of bread, the soldiers finally stopped and sat down on the ground: "Thanks, do you have water?"

"Yes, of course, but you'll have to answer me a few questions as you drink. Saying that, Zhao Yulong threw the water bag to them.

"Don't say it's a few questions, even if you want me to be a slave, I'm willing!" The soldier at the head took a big sip and eased up before answering Zhao Yulong.

"Well, you guys came out to surrender, right?"

"Yes, we surrendered, we couldn't stand it anymore, the people in the city began to kill each other, and if we didn't come out again, they would eat us. But we can't give you our lord's head, because he's not in the city. ”

"So where did he go?"

"I don't know, I warned him in the morning that people in the city have started to eat people, but he didn't care, he guess he was eaten!

"How many people are left in the city?"

"I don't know, but it's not much, everyone eats each other. This is not only the case for civilians, but also for our military. Hundreds of us are escaping, and the rest are either eating people or being eaten. The soldier was honest.

But also to think about it, it is their responsibility to live and die with the city as a soldier. They would never want to defect unless there was some special reason, because that was their faith.

However, the instinct to survive prevailed over their beliefs, not that they were afraid, but that it was a little ...... to die in the womb of their own people

So they escaped, hoping to survive. And now they have indeed survived, in fact, for them now, even if they are dead, it is worth it.

Because it was the first time in their lives that they had eaten so much, and the food was still so delicious. Although these are actually just ordinary breads, these soldiers dare to swear that these are definitely a thousand or even ten thousand times better than those delicacies from the mountains and seas.

However, Zhao Yulong did not mean to kill them: "I see, it seems that the city is really pitiful, so let's do it! I will give you some things, you take them back to the city, send them to those who are still alive, and then come out to inform me after they are finished." ”

"Your Highness, what do you mean, now let them eat and then go back, aren't you afraid that they will close the gates when they are full?"

"Don't worry, they're full, and there are still people in there who aren't full. That's enough food for a day's worth of food in the city, but do you think a hungry person would take care of it?"

"Naturally not, just looking at their crazy appearance, I think that if they hadn't looked at the bread closer, they would probably have bitten me. Speaking of which, Quake remembered the eyes of those soldiers before, and now his scalp was a little numb.

"However, they are still the most sensible of these citizens, and they will probably not let go of anything that can be eaten! After all, a group of hungry madmen is much stronger than a regular army. So let's wait until they're a little more fed and a little sane before we go in!"

"Aren't those soldiers?"

"Maybe you will die, maybe you won't die! It depends on whether the people see the food they receive first or see them first, although it is cruel, but there is no way, this is war. ”

"Yes, this is war, so how often should we enter the city?"

"After sunset. Zhao Yulong looked at the sky, then looked at the city gate, and then turned to Quake and said.

To be honest, in the past ten days of conversation, Zhao Yulong found that Quake was also a good lord. Although because he is subordinate to Duke Walker, he is destined to have a different position from himself. But at least some of his military insights are still good, and now he can be regarded as able to chat with Zhao Yulong.

After sunset, an army marched towards the city with neat footwork. The army was so spirited and majestic, but there was no one at the gates to greet them.

Not only were there no gates, but there was no one in the city to greet them, only the empty gates were open. The soldiers who had gone in before had not returned, perhaps running away with food, or perhaps not coming back, in short, the whole street was very deserted.

There was nothing in the whole street, not even a single lamp was lit, because the lamp oil had long since been eaten by these citizens. And their houses are inevitably a little dilapidated, almost all of them have been smashed open.

There was a special feeling on the road, and the bodies of some beggars who had frozen to death as they should have been were now gone. Even the blood stains on the ground were cleaned by them, and there were no birds in the tattered cages, because they were very good meat.

"They really feel that there is nothing on the road now, and they can't imagine that the once prosperous Kartalburg will be dilapidated like this. Do you know? I was a guest here at the Winter Veil Festival the year before, and the road was full of people, and the horses couldn't get through, but now it seems that even the carriage is unimpeded, let alone a horse. ”

At this point, Quake let out a long sigh before continuing.

"Who would have thought it would be like this in less than a month? Hunger is a terrible thing, but I guess we'd better go to the castle! Maybe Laika is hiding there. ”

"The whole army is speeding up, target the castle!"

(End of chapter)