Episode 17: The Man in Black
The scattered team was like a slowly wriggling earthworm, slowly crawling into Weishan City.
As he got closer, Vincent noticed that at the gate of the city, there were several heavily armed soldiers on the left and right, and they were surrounded by two people.
One was a young man, with dark hair and lake-blue eyes, and an extraordinary bearing, smiling and asking everyone who passed in front of him.
Behind him, there stood a figure wrapped in a robe, and although the robe covered her whole body, it was still clear that it was a young woman with a good posture.
The woman simply stood quietly, her face obscured by the shadow of her hood, and no expression was visible.
When it was Vincent's turn to walk up to the man, he finally knew what he was asking.
The young man asked kindly, "Who are you?"
"Master, I was originally a military household in Viscount Sandra's domain, and now I am ordered to report to Weishan City. Vincent bowed deeply and replied.
"Very well, welcome to Weishan City. The young man motioned for Vincent to enter.
Soon, a soldier will lead the way, and he will lead the Vincent family to the house assigned to them.
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It was late at night, the moon had already set, and the hazy moon was only a semicircle, and the sky and the earth were dark.
The newcomers, although they had their own concerns, were all asleep at this time, and the whole city of Weishan fell into a deep silence, except for one or two startled birds startled by the night hunting cat, and occasionally let out a few sad cries.
In the City Lord's Mansion on the top of Wei Mountain, a black shadow flickered and stopped like a ghost, almost imperceptible.
The black shadow seemed to be quite familiar with the City Lord's Mansion, turning left and right all the way, without hesitation, and soon touched a rockery in the back garden.
"This is it. Although it was dark, the eyes of the man in black shone brightly.
After squatting down and groping around on the rockery, he seemed to have found something, and took something out of his arms and inserted it into it.
"Giggle...... "With the sound of iron cables sliding, part of the rockery actually moved away, revealing the entrance to a black hole in the mountain.
The man in black stood up, and even though he was in the shadows, he could still feel his excitement.
was about to enter the cave with the cat's waist, but the figure of the man in black suddenly froze.
He heard a familiar "creaking" sound.
It was the sound of the bowstring being strained.
Moreover, the voice is ringing in a piece.
"Hula-la!" several torches lit up, the light so bright that he couldn't open his eyes, he had been in the dark for too long.
"You're surrounded, take it or you'll become a hedgehog. A hoarse, murderous voice shouted.
Soon, several powerful hands twisted the arm of the man in black, and his masked towel was torn off.
"Sure enough, it's the guy Miss Silvermoon suspects. Someone exclaimed.
"Take him away. The hoarse voice shouted.
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Half an hour later, Gao Ge and Yinyue walked out of the room where the man in black was being held, followed by several members of the round table, such as Darigori and Gree, whose faces showed deep awe and shock.
The ability of the barbarian girl in front of her was really terrifying, just a look, this stubborn man who had not uttered a word after all the torture they had tortured screamed and collapsed to the ground, and there was a commotion in Kudang.
When asked if he wanted to do it again, the man in black, the former city lord's butler, screamed like a woman and shook his head desperately, pouring beans from a bamboo tube.
In his eyes, the pretty woman in front of him is undoubtedly more terrible than the devil in hell.
In fact, at that moment, the parliamentarians also thought the same thing in their hearts, and they only felt chills all over their bodies.
It turns out that this is the power of the legendary demon girl.
In addition to fear, they also feel very lucky, and having such a force on their side is undoubtedly a great help.
No wonder when the Baron introduced her to them, he solemnly told everyone that she should not be treated as a brute woman, but that she should be respected as if she were the Baron himself.
At that time, they actually didn't think so, the barbarian is a slave, a synonym for lowliness and humility, and this concept has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
But today, all this has completely shattered this concept, and the awe from the heart has replaced the previous contempt and arrogance.
At the same time, they also admired the Baron even more, being able to subdue such a powerful force for their own use, it was definitely not something that ordinary people could do.
"Yinyue, thank you for your hard work, without you, we wouldn't have been able to understand the situation and mechanisms of the entire underground vault so clearly. Gao Ge said gratefully to Yinyue, his face full of excitement.
It's really exciting, I didn't expect that there was such a big gift waiting for him under his feet.
The previous city lord ran Weishan City for ten years, this person is not good at military affairs, but he is very good at looting, his ideal is to apply to buy a fief in the mainland after he has made enough, and leave Weishan City.
This is also one of the two main ways out of the past Weishan City Lords, and the other way out is to die in the city.
Obviously, he didn't end up making the first path.
But the great wealth he had accumulated for this path remained in Weishan City, in the secret treasury of the mountain.
The Man in Black is one of the few people who knows about this vault.
In the midst of the war, he narrowly escaped with his life, but he couldn't let go of the huge wealth that had no owner, bribed the official in charge of the immigration affairs, and infiltrated Weishan City.
It's just that his adventure has become a wedding dress for others.
Seeing Gao Ge's excited look, Yinyue also had a smile on her face, but the microwave of the smile had just emerged, but she seemed to think of something, her pretty face was cold, she glanced at Gao Ge, and said coldly: "We are just a cooperative relationship, each takes what he needs, no need to thank him!"
With that, Silver Moon brushed her sleeves away.
Gao Ge shook his head with a wry smile and followed.
What's going on lately, opening and closing the relationship, what's going on with the partnership, isn't it good, why do you always feel so dissatisfied when you say it in her mouth?
"Lord Baron!" Seeing Gao Ge and his party arrive, two councillors guarding the entrance emerged from the darkness.
"There are many dreams in the night, let's go in and explore today, you two are still staying here. After Gao Ge finished ordering, he wanted to drill into the cat's waist.
"Lord Baron, I'll go in first. Darigori's tall figure stood in front of Gao Ge as always.
"Speaker, your hands are inconvenient, or I'll take the lead. "Zoranama took the initiative to ask for help, and he was known for his agility and alertness.
"Alright, Councillor Zoranama, be careful. Darigori stepped out of the way.
Councillor, this is a very novel word, and it is what the Baron asks of the members of this inner group, and he says that this title will be more respectable in the future than that of Captain, General, or County Guard.
A group of more than a dozen people, divided into front, middle, and back strands, entered the small entrance, and the entrance of the black hole soon lit up with the bright light of torches.
The entrance is small, but the corridor connected to it is quite spacious, one and a half people high, wide enough for two people to walk side by side.
The four walls of the road have been chiseled, and they are very smooth, and there are holes for inserting torches every ten steps, and it is obvious that people have often come in before.
Suddenly, a loud warning came from Zoranama ahead: "The first mechanism has been found. ”
The team immediately stopped, several shields in front of Gao Ge and above his head, and after a few moments, he heard the joyful voice of Zoranama: "The mechanism has been removed, move on." ”
After walking more than ten steps, Gao Ge, who was in the middle of the group, saw the mechanism that had been eliminated, on the ground, there was a shallow pit, inside was a stone pedal, according to the man in black, if you stepped on it, it would be covered by a rain of arrows within five steps before and after.
At this time, two stepping stones have been stuffed under this pedal, so that it cannot sink in the slightest, and when everyone exits, the last person removes the stepping stones, and the mechanism is ready to go again.
The corridor spirals all the way down, and new mechanisms are constantly being discovered, and every place is exactly the same as the man in black, so there is only no danger.
After estimating half the distance into the mountain, with a few excited exclamations, the destination arrived.
At the end of the road, there is a huge karst cave, about 1,000 square meters, and the highest dome is nearly 10 meters.
The flow of water is like a never-ending carving knife, which has shaped this cave deep underground in a long time, a huge space, stalactites standing on the sky, stalagmites standing in a forest, and the magic of nature is amazing.
After an unknown number of thousands of years of geological changes, the stratum where the cave is located slowly uplifted, leaving the aquifer, and the cave stopped developing and degenerated into a dry natural cave.
Although they were mentally prepared, everyone was still shocked by the collection in the secret vault in front of them.
All kinds of materials were carefully wrapped and stacked in the cave, and food, weapons, and armor were piled up like a hill.
What made everyone even more ecstatic was the dozen or so Nanmu boxes stacked on a stone platform in the center of the cave.
As soon as the boxes were opened, the shimmering jewels of the torches almost blinded everyone's eyes.
Boxes of golden eagle coins, gems, jewelry, as well as a variety of spars and elixirs that are conducive to the cultivation of warriors, as well as magic stones with different attributes, magical beast crystal nuclei, and heavenly and earthly treasures......
Such a huge amount of wealth is undoubtedly like a charcoal in the snow, and Weishan City, which is in ruins, really needs money too much.
In addition to being happy, Gao Ge couldn't help but wonder how it was possible for a small military city on the border to accumulate such a huge fortune in ten years.
Soon, there was an answer.
"Look at these things, Lord Baron. Han Sijia, who was in charge of searching and cleaning up a certain pile of weapons, called out loudly.
This pile of weapons is very strange, each one is different, but it can be seen that all of them are extremely sophisticated, obviously they are all tailor-made for martial artists, and some of them are still very precious fighting soldiers, which can infuse fighting qi and stimulate the power of heaven and earth.
"I recognize this weapon. Darigori suddenly picked up a short two-foot-long knife, the short knife was very special, and there were nine gold rings on the body of the knife that could be sliding, "This is the ring head knife of the ghost knife hand Dirk Simon, I have seen him use this knife to kill five dueling opponents in ten minutes." ”
"Is that the famous adventurer Dirk Simon? I heard that the expedition he led was wiped out during a treasure hunt deep into the Southern Barbarian Forest two years ago. Hansjia obviously knew something about the owner of the dagger as well.
"Yes, but his weapon is here. Darigori's eyes narrowed, "It seems that the rumors are true, these small warlords on the frontier will secretly attack the expeditions and caravans that pass through their territory and venture deep into the Southern Barbarian Realm. Therefore, this kind of weapon with a strong personal identity could not be taken out openly and exchanged for a golden eagle, and was placed in this secret place. ”
Looking at the piles of weapons in front of him, Gao Ge couldn't help but sigh to himself, in the past ten years, I don't know how many adventurers and merchants with the dream of making a fortune have died in Weishan City, and all the wealth they have won with their lives has become someone else's bag.
However, the praying mantis catches the cicada, the yellow finch is behind, and the wealth accumulated by the former city lord with a clear conscience is given to Gao Ge.
"Lord Baron, there's a new discovery here. Charriman's voice, which was in charge of recording, rang out on the other side.