Chapter 154: Passing through Tyre
After walking along the rough road for a while, they turned back to the dark, crooked path and entered the group of shacks in the elven quarter. The elves www.biquge.info of Atas have been slaughtered for countless generations and have become savage, violent, and cunning. Their pale green or pale blue eyes are remnants of the reign of halflings. And now, the red sun slowly dyed the elves' blood-colored pupils, and these pupils were staring through the cracks in the window, staring at the men and women who walked through them.
"Hurry up and get over here, those elves are stupid and can do anything. Sadiri had no sense of being a half-elf, and was merciless in her criticism of the local residents. "They eat even small children, and they are more terrible than the beasts of the desert. Mom said that you must not be deceived and eaten by the elves. ”
"Okay beauty, I find you quite good at using your charm to influence others, but I'm your friend, Sadili?" Zhao Mai spread out his hand and looked at her sideways, and then said, "If you have anything you want to ask, just say it directly." I'm telling you the truth, and even if I don't want to say it or it's hard to say, I'll tell you directly, and I won't lie to you. ”
Satilly's eyes lit up, she turned her head to look at Zhao Mai, and said, "Really? I can trust you! What is the first question? Mmmm, is your name really called Mike?"
"My birth name is not this, but my name here is Mike. ”
"You're doing a good job, we want to be free, not slaves, so it's good to say goodbye to the old name. ”
"It's not like that, it's irrelevant. Zhao Mai motioned for Satili to be vigilant, then leaned over to pick up a small stone from the ground and threw it into the next room. There was a sudden wail from inside, and then it fell silent.
"What just happened, is there an enemy there?"
"Well, there's an elf peeping, and I feel malice. I don't think it's me who arouses their covetousness, it's probably your appearance and dress. You're really dangerous, it's too attractive, and you're going to cause a lot of extra trouble. Are you usually like this?" Zhao Mai said to Satili, "I strongly recommend that you concentrate on being a mage, which is much more promising than simply being a beautiful woman. ”
"Why, why?" asked Satili vigorously, but Zhao Mai was silent. The two of them were worried that there would be elven bandits in ambush, so they kept moving forward step by step, passing through the elven area as fast as they could, and finally went around to the place close to the outer city wall. There is a small stone-paved square where foreign merchants entering Tyre pass first, and most of them choose to rest here, unload their goods, and then contact their connections in the city. Pure merchants are few and far between, and most of the merchants mentioned here are spies in the name of caravans, who come from other city-states to serve other witch kings. Of course, the Templars of Tyre will also have their own eyeliner to buy information from these merchants. The desert is too vast for any way to gain information is worth protecting.
Thus, even though the Witch King had transferred a large number of slaves from other parts of the city, it remained untouched. In addition to intelligence considerations, Tyre also needed a window to the outside world to spread false information to other Witch Kings and to receive merchants by the way, so as to maintain the supply of building materials for the temple towers and bring in more gladiator slaves.
Unlike the darkness of other parts of the city, the square is bathed in a bright yellow torch glow, giving a rare feeling of warmth and comfort. In addition to the jousting taverns and busy freight yards, several special service inns and a gambling house are also open day and night to welcome guests. The crowd, mainly humans and elves, reclined against the walls of their houses, gazing sharply at the people coming and going, passing the time late into the night, while the half-naked women wandered around looking for companionship.
It smells of cheap alcohol and perfume, which is used to hide the smell of decay and filth. Satili reached out and grabbed Zhao Mai's arm, pulling him into the hotel at the door decorated with a picture of a drunken giant.
The dusty woman next to the gate reached out and pulled down her loose collar, revealing half of her breasts, and she gently bit one of her fingers with her teeth and smiled seductively at Zhao Mai.
"Ignore her", Sadiri slammed the door shut, almost hitting the head of the stockpile. The puppy wagged its tail vigorously, wondering how such a cute creature as himself could be affected by the pond fish.
Inside, a gray-skinned dwarf sat behind the bar, stirring a yogurt-like drink with a wooden spoon. The top of his head was bald, and his dark brown beard covered his mouth and neck.
Three drunken drinkers lay on the bar, looking more like merchants than slaves from their attire. Sadiri was about to speak, when the dwarf waved at her and pointed to the small door on the side. The half-elf woman smiled and showed her little tiger teeth, and then tiptoed over.
Zhao Mai followed her all the way to this small room. There are no seats here, so a palm-wide board is placed on the wall and can be used as a makeshift table. The waiter can stand here, eat something and drink a glass of water, as a rare rest and enjoyment.
After a while, the dwarf came over with a tray containing two servings of food. I don't know what plant roots boiled out of the sticky substance and hard bread, a glass of cloudy wine and two pieces of sugar. Satili winked at Zhao Mai, who sighed and divided her two pieces of candy equally between the girl and the dog.
"What happened this time?" the dwarf asked with concern. He didn't know Zhao Mai's identity, and it was not good to throw this question directly, lest Satili be "playing" something, which would lead to a flaw.
"I met two high-ranking Templars on the way, and I almost couldn't make it back. Hearing this, the dwarf at least knew that Zhao Mai was a friend rather than an enemy. Satilee tossed the candy cube into her mouth, then raised her glass, and drank it dry, she wiped her mouth, her eyelashes curled and jumped. "I want to introduce him to the organization. ”
The dwarf almost dropped the tray in his hand to the ground. He looked nervously outside, but everyone was either sleeping or muttering to themselves, and no one was paying attention for a moment. "Are you crazy, can you say anything like that? There are spies everywhere now. ”
"By the way, how many people have been arrested now?"
"The slaves of the entire city of Tyre have almost been taken and sent to work on the construction site, and I am afraid that the post station area will soon be lost. Did you know that there is a serious shortage of manpower in the farmland area, and this year's famine is already a certainty? The iron mines also began to cease working, and slaves were brought here one after another, even at night. It's absolutely crazy to do that. ”
This one is referring to the Witch King, Zhao Mai immediately guessed.
"Don't expect it to go crazy, it's even more outrageous than turning the desert out there into the ocean. Zhao Mai shook his head, and in Satili's expectant gaze, he gave her his cup of drink. He sniffed the food with his nose, and it tasted good, and there was salt and spices in it, so he picked up the spoon and ate it in a big gulp.
"Seems like you know something. The dwarf pulled his trouser leg out of the mouth of the reserve grain, looked into the puppy's eyes and sighed: "Don't worry, I'll find you something to eat, don't bite, this is my favorite pants." He looked at Zhao Mai carefully with those black eyes, and then said to Satili, "I'll put the curtain down in a moment." Hear me cough and you're ready to go. ”
"Hmm!" replied Sadiri with a smile.
The dwarf walked away with two empty cups, and let go of the curtain at the door of the cubicle. With a mysterious smile on her face, Sadiri hummed as she ate.
Zhao Mai thought about it, squatted down and knocked on the wall with his hands, until he found that there was a board with a significantly different sound. The smile on Satili's face turned to surprise, "How do you know?"
"You'd better concentrate on the promising profession of a mage, a job like a spy scout isn't for you. ”
Just then, the door of the hotel was slammed open, and the dwarf coughed sharply. Sadiri wanted to go out and see what was going on, but Zhao Mai reached out to stop her. Looking at Zhao Mai's gently shaking head, Sadiri bit her lip, then turned her head and opened the secret door on the wall.
Zhao Mai picked up the rest of the food on the table, and then restored the place to its old appearance, and then followed Sadiri into the secret passage.