Chapter 54: Gathering
Although the sphere of influence of the Midtown Federation has expanded to the Cuihu City area of the Southern Free City-State, the Southridge Fort is still a strategic place to enter the Midtown Federation, and the guards of the Southridge Fort are still strict, but for such a level, Bagio is still familiar with it, Baggio took Islo, Najisha, Mihawk and Ron to successfully mix into the Southridge Fortress, as long as he passes through the Southridge Fortress, he can enter the hinterland of the Midtown Federation. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
At this time, it was already dusk, and the gates of the Southridge Fort were about to close, so Baggio had to take his team to the local inn.
After entering the hotel, Islo went alone to find out the news, Bagio knew that Islo had always been very clever, so he was very relieved, Mihawk also wanted to follow, but was rejected by Islo, because Islo was afraid that the poisonous Mihawk would cause unnecessary trouble in the Midtown Federation, and this decision made Mihawk very depressed.
The destination of Baggio's trip is the middle capital, where he was born and raised, where he is likely to see Fonta Alice again, the woman Baggio loves, and Bagio is full of anticipation for this, but he will feel a little more guilty about his queen Carmen Alicia.
Bagio admits that he loves Alicia very much, but he still can't forget Alice, after all, it was Baggio's first love, and this relationship Bagio will always remember.
Alicia and Alice are two very different people, Alicia is full of wisdom and charm, she is a woman who can make anyone feel emotional, and she is the national idol of the free frontier, Alicia has both brave and decisive qualities, which make Baggio both love and respect Alicia.
And Alice is a much simpler woman, Alice is gentle, well-behaved, if Alice's dream is to become a great queen, then Alice's dream is to be an excellent wife, Alicia is a real strong woman, and Alice is a very little woman, is a little woman who needs to be loved by others, to be pampered for a lifetime, but Alice is not lacking in courage, when in Jialin Harbor, Bagio has a deep understanding of this.
"Lord Baggio, are you alright?" asked the attentive snake man Najisha, noticing that Baggio's expression was different.
"Oh...... It doesn't matter, just remembered something from the past. Baggio smiled slightly, he didn't want everyone to worry about him, although Baggio was very grateful that his teammates cared about him so much.
Najisha nodded slightly, since Baggio didn't want to say, Najisha didn't want to ask anything, and at this time, Mihawk was loudly complaining that he couldn't gather information, so Najisha hurried to comfort Mihawk.
While everyone was waiting for Islo, they took a break to adjust, Baggio was thinking about the next step, while Najisha and Mihawk were chatting, and Ron was writing an adventure diary, which was Ron's usual behavior, and everyone was not surprised by this.
"Lord Baggio, I'm back. ”
Islo gently pushed open the door and walked in, and when everyone saw that Islo was back, they immediately gathered around, and everyone was very concerned about what information Islo had found.
"How's that? Anything to catch?" asked Baggio softly.
"The lord of Southridge Fort, Rolando McMillan, has now left Southridge Fort, and he has rushed to the Central Capital, supposedly to attend the funeral of Lord Fonta Naruth. Islo said first, and Baggio nodded slightly.
"Lord Narus has passed away, and I think the lords from all over the Midtown Federation will go to Midcapital. Baggio said softly.
"But if that's the case, won't it affect our plans?" Ron asked uneasily, which provoked the ridicule of Mihawk, who had always liked to laugh at Ron.
"In fact, the more chaotic the capital, the better it is for us. Bagio said with a smile, which made Ron nod again and again, indeed, the more affairs in the capital, the easier it is for Bagio to deal with the enemy.
"So who is in charge of the Southridge Fort now?" asked Najisha curiously.
"I think it's Rolando McMillan's cousin, Rolando James. Baggio said softly.
"Wow, Lord Baggio knows all about the Midtown Federation, yes, it's Rolando James. Islo said excitedly.
"If it's Rolando James, then we're even more wary here, Rolando James is not an easy character, he is far more talented than Rolando McMillan. Bagio said calmly, and his words naturally attracted the attention of the members of Baggio's team, and everyone nodded seriously.
Baggio and the others rested at the hotel for the night, and set off early the next morning, vigilantly passing through the northern gate of the Nanling Fortress, but when they crossed the checkpoint, they were still stopped by the guards.
"Who are you, and what are you going to do in the Midtown Federation?"
The guards stared at Najisha with wary eyes, although the Midtown Federation had already abolished the racial system under the orders of Fonta Eduardo, there were still many people who would have a deep-seated prejudice against races other than humans.
"Oh, we're merchants from the Free Frontier, and here's our clearance certificate. Najisha immediately accompanied the smiling face and took out the customs clearance certificate.
Bagio had expected a lot of similar troubles in the Midtown Federation, so he had Tali draw up the merchant credentials from the Free Frontiers, which he had taken advantage of.
The "well-......" certificate is completely official, so the guards can't see anything wrong with it.
"Okay, you guys go over!" The guards had no choice but to let Bagio and the others out of the Southridge Fortress, so that Bagio and the others officially entered the territory of the Midtown Federation.
In the territory of the Midtown Federation, Baggio and the others got more and more information about the funeral of Fonta Naruth, and the lords of the Midtown Federation really went to the Midcapital together.
Recently, Baggio has heard about the following people:
Lord of Thorns, Ruli Roman;
Lord of the Clow Passage, Freeman Schmidt;
Lord of Southridge Fortress, Rolando McMillan;
Lord of Red Eagle Ridge, Paul Ribeiro;
Lord of Fort Montenegro, von Nierlaris;
Lord of Raven's Eye, Pete Heutman;
Lord of Grand Sala, Sara Morinka;
Lord of Forge, Smith Alain;
Duneburg Lord, Fonseca Rosen;
Lord of Garrim Harbor, Curry Leo.
In addition to these lords, there were many relatives of the lords who also followed, many of whom were familiar names to Baggio, but Bagio was still very unfamiliar with the name Curry Leo, and in Bagio's memory, the lord of Garrin Harbor was still the cruel Renjoel.
As for Fonseca Rosen, Bagio also found it very interesting, Rosen was once just a member of the Fonta family's combat force, and later became a corps commander of the Midtown Federation, Baggio really didn't expect that Rosen would be promoted so quickly, and now he has entered the ranks of the nobility.
However, Bagio didn't get any information about the Frey family, Bagio didn't know who the Frey family would send to Zhongdu, logically speaking, this time the lord should go to Zhongdu in person to mourn, but Frey Ayew is still unpredictable, and Bagio can't guess his thoughts.
The Frey family is not only Baggio's enemies, they are also Tully's enemies, so Baggio attaches great importance to the Frey family, and is also extremely hostile.
On this day, Baggio was on his way with Islo, Najisha, Mihawk, and Ron, but on the way, he encountered a team escorting prisoners, led by an unknown little lord who looked like he was showing off his might, and many of the captives he escorted were ordinary civilians who seemed to be helpless.
Baggio's team frowned unconsciously when they heard the cry, Baggio didn't want to get involved, because he had more important things to deal with, and Bagio knew that if it was Alicia, he would also agree with Bagio's approach, just when Bagio wanted to urge his team members to hurry up, suddenly among the group of captives, an old man who looked old fell to the ground.
"You old immortal, don't let me go!" a soldier greeted with a whip as he walked up, which made the Baggio team grit their teeth in hatred.
Among them, Islo and Ron's expressions were the most ugly, and this attracted the attention of this team, the lord informed his subordinates, and then a man who looked like a guard swaggered towards Baguio and the others, Baguio shook his head slightly at his subordinates, so that they could hold back their anger, and then made a look at Najisha, Najisha understood, and greeted him with a smile.
In the continent of Yaluo, there are many snake people who are merchants, because snake people are calculating, which also makes snake people the best spokesperson for profiteers in people's hearts, and Bagio and his party pretended to be merchants all the way under the guise of Najisha.
"Hehe, my lord, I wonder what is the matter with you?" said Najisha with a smile.
"Who are you? Are you a spy from Wuling Castle? Don't you recruit them from the truth!" said the chief of the guard with a bad attitude.
"Hey, my lord, you're joking, we're just merchants from the Free Frontier, this is our customs clearance paperwork, and we're coming through the Nanling Fort in earnest. ”
Najisha handed the document to the chief of the guard, who glanced at it, apparently he did not understand the contents, and then frowned and handed it to the lord, who looked at the document, and then nodded slightly, and informed the chief of the guard, so the chief of the guard took the document and returned to Baggio's side.
"Our adults said that your documents are very formal, so you can go. The chief of the guard said in a loud voice, while Bagio and the others agreed that the lord couldn't read the document at all, but Najisha still greeted him with a smile, and they put away their documents and wanted to leave quickly.
"My lord, what are these captives doing?" asked Islo.
"These captives are all soldiers of the Southern Free City-States, and our leader will bring them to the Central Capital and then sacrifice them to the deceased Lord Fonta Narus!" said the Chief of the Guard proudly, much to the disgust of Baggio and the others.
"Hey, soldiers? I think these people are just ordinary people. Mihawk sneered.
"Shut up for me! You bullshit businessmen know what a bullshit! If you talk nonsense, I'll kill you. The chief guard scolded angrily.
"What's wrong?" Hearing the shouting, the lord came over with someone and asked haughtily, and then the chief of the guard told the lord what had happened, and the lord frowned and scolded Bagio and the others.
"Your Excellency, you would like to offer these captives as a sacrifice to Lord Fonta, and that is a good intention, but Lord Fonta has always been open-minded, do you think he would accept such a gift from you? Bagio said politely, after all, he was from a noble background, so he spoke very decently, and the lord also nodded slightly, he didn't take this into account.
"Hey, then I've tried my best to catch these untouchables in vain!" said the lord depressedly, his words causing Islo's displeasure, but Bagio shook his head at Islo slightly, and Islo had to hold back his anger.
"What are we going to do, my lord?" the chief guard was also at a loss.
"Kill them all on the spot, it's a burden to carry!" said the lord impatiently, and his words caused Islo to rage.
"You brute, you are so ruthless!" Isloh scolded angrily, much to the displeasure of the lord and his men.
"How dare you, little merchant, insult a nobleman, I don't care if you are a merchant with papers, I'm going to slaughter you here along with those untouchables!" roared the lord, apparently he had never been so scolded, and the lord and the chief of the guard, as well as his men, drew their weapons.
"That's it...... That's it......" Baggio covered his forehead in displeasure and sighed softly.
"Your Excellency?"
Islo, Najisha, Mihawk, and Ron looked at Baggio at the same time, waiting for his instructions.
"Anyway, killing one is also killing, and the purpose of our coming this time is to kill, just to get revenge, so let's deal with these villains here. Baggio said softly.
Baggio smiled at the same time, he didn't want to suppress his emotions anymore, and Baggio's words made the team laugh, they just waited for Baggio's words, and a fight began......