In a small two-story building hidden on the outskirts of the slum, a little light stands out in the dark environment.

Although the houses in this kind of place are deserted, they are not free to live in.

This neighborhood and several places in its vicinity were managed by Ma Lu and his men.

Some thugs will come regularly to collect rent.

Of course, the rent in this area is still relatively cheap compared to other places, and the most expensive place is only five copper coins a month.

Ma Lu is very smart, and his thugs are also more sensible, and they don't do stupid things like killing chickens and taking eggs.

The main source of income for the residents of this area is to buy some goods from Malu and sell them in the neighborhoods, but the profits are crushed, and the consumption level in all the neighborhoods outside the city is limited.

As for the inner city, the commodity tax collected every time you enter and exit is prohibitive for many people.

Each neighborhood has a fixed quota, and businesses that are not registered with Malu or who do not buy from him are not allowed to set up stalls in this area.

Moreover, the goods there in Malu are all limited, and you can't take as much as you want.

If your business is too good, they will also charge an additional fee.

Under such layers of exploitation, all the residents of the slums have become black workers in Ma Lu.

In other words, this slum, and a large part of the surrounding area, is controlled by Ma Lu, and in these places, Ma Lu's words can even change the fate of many families.

And today, Weiss and several of his henchmen intend to challenge the ruler of the region.

In this inconspicuous two-story building, where the light is located is a small room.

At this moment, this cramped room was crowded with a crowd of people, and in the middle of this pile of people, there was a square wooden table, which was filled with all kinds of weapons and equipment, chain mail, iron swords, and even single-shot crossbows.

The few people next to the wooden table were naturally Weiss and some of their henchmen.

These weapons and equipment were secretly sent by Zangba just now.

In fact, Vees and his men had been plotting to overthrow Ma Lu's rule a long time ago, and to be honest, as long as it was done properly, they still had a certain chance of succeeding.

However, through various sources, Weiss learned that the reason why Malu was able to control this area was because of the support of one or several nobles.

That's why they're so slow to take action.

They have been waiting for an opportunity.

For this reason, they have endured for a long time.

Now, such an opportunity has finally come, and they will naturally not let it go.

Vis looked at his five henchmen with a satisfied smile on his face.

In this place where life and death are mixed, there are very few people like the five of them who still maintain such a glimmer of ideals and dare to fight hard.

In the past ten years, Vis has subdued many men like these five, but after the baptism of time, they have either become numb like the others, or they have died in the streets.

In the end, only the last five people remained.

As he looked at them, he couldn't help but think to himself: if it weren't for this opportunity, in a few years, he might have become as numb as everyone else, right?

"Hurry up, it's ten o'clock in the evening, and we'll leave at half-past ten!" Vis urged, looking down at a worn pocket watch in his hand from time to time.

"The crossbow must be hidden, this is the key to our victory, and also, a torn dress must be put on the outside of the chain mail, so as not to expose our strength!"

"Boss, can it really be done this time? You know, that bastard of Malu has the nobles behind him!" A young man with a shabby hood had a glint of excitement in his eyes, the chain mail under his torn clothes slowed him down, and he was stretching his arms to get used to his current state.

"Are you scared? Art, if you're afraid, you don't have to go, we'll come back with good news, and we'll make room for you when we move into the noble quarter!"

Before Weiss could speak, a slightly older person next to him sneered in a low voice, this is the robber who probed into the alleyway when Weiss was kidnapped just now.

"Hahaha!"

When the others around heard this, they immediately let out a hearty laugh.

"Hey, damn Byer!" the young man named Art was a little angry, "I was just trying to see if the weapon that officer brought was really sharp, your neck was just right for my target!"

"Really?" said Beyer, mockingly, "I swear you're dead before your sword is unsheathed!"

"You—" Art's face flushed, "when I become a knight, I'm going to duel you!"

"Hey!" Bair grinned, "It's not that easy to become a knight, or rather, it's impossible for you!"

As if remembering something, Bair turned his head to look at Ves, "Boss, are those people really reliable? You know, people like us, they just throw them away, and no one will speak for us!"

"But unreliability isn't the most important thing!" Vess lowered his head, he probably didn't want his men to see his expression now, "this is our chance, it's the only chance, and besides, don't you want to see for yourself how Malu was tortured by them?"

"Boss, Ma Lu is not easy to mess with, those people are really capable of dealing with his mother?" asked a middle-aged man next to him.

Weiss sneered, "Ma Lu may be very powerful in our eyes, but in front of those real bigwigs, he is like a piece of shit!"

Weiss is still very confident in this, the big people he saw today, any person, have the ability to destroy Ma Lu's power, the key is to see if the other party is willing to do it.

The middle-aged man was stunned when he heard this, he stared at himself reflected on the sword and said, "Then let's take a gamble, we will be a rotten life anyway!"

"It's not a gamble, we don't have a choice this time, those nobles are not begging us to do something, they are ordering us!"

When everyone heard this, their eyes flickered slightly, and they all subconsciously lowered their heads, fiddling with the weapons they had just obtained.

For the rest of the time, everyone did not speak again, each thinking about his own thoughts.

Soon, the time came to half past ten.

As the crowd was about to leave, Vis suddenly spoke up and said to Arter, the youngest member of their group, "Art, stay!"

"Boss, this—" Art was visibly anxious.

"You have more important tasks to do!" Vis waved his hand to stop Art from continuing, "We'll pick up some people at the street corner an hour after we go, I'll mark them along the road, and when you pick them up, follow my markings and bring them in!"

Art was stunned, and his random face showed joy, "We still have reinforcements?"

"Of course, those bigwigs are very serious about what we are doing this time, let's do it well!" said Weiss to everyone.

When others heard this, their hearts were indeed a lot more steady, and an inexplicable light flashed in their eyes.