Chapter 277: The Riot That Was Doomed
Maffeo had thought that Ocente was still the same until he landed on the beach where the only wooden house was erected. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info They spent more than half a month on a peaceful sailing life along the way, and because they had prepared ample supplies, Kohler did not make any stops at sea. So the time spent was more than ten days shorter than when I went to the vineyard.
The Black Shark was the fastest mast sailing ship in the seas, and while maintaining top speed, he left the stupid captains far behind and returned to Aucente in less than ten days. At first, Adrian was surprised that he had not met with the ships of Captain Damon's fleet, until he realized that the plan had most likely not worked. But he made the difficult decision for him at the time - to stay in Aucente, because it was obviously unwise to return to the vineyard to clash with Captain Damon, not to mention the many stupid captains along the way.
When he saw Kohler's fast sailboat, he was relieved. It has to be said that he is very happy that Maffeo and Kohler were able to return to Osente unscathed. But after hearing their description of what happened in the vineyard, he almost fell out of his chair because it was hard for him to believe it anyway.
Now, after solving the problem of the vineyard, there is another problem in Aucente. And that's a problem that has been going on since before Adrian arrived in Aucente, and the problem is always one after the other. However, Adrian thinks that Osent's problems have nothing to do with his own people, because the so-called Revolutionary Army ransacked Osente's bank, and then the Thieves' Guild attacked the castle in the inner city.
This mass of anxiety and cluelessness fell on the heads of all the guards of Orcent almost at the same time, so it was only natural that they increased their patrols in and outside the city and checked all the people who passed through the walls, and they would not continue to be lazy after such an incident, and they would check on everyone until they caught the rats who were making trouble in the city.
Maffeo knew what was going on, and he believed it was Rose's work, and he was a bastard in the truest sense of the word. But he never imagined that Ross would be a member of the revolutionary army. Thinking of what Elias had said to himself before, he had to believe that the revolutionary army here could do a series of crazy things for the sake of the so-called goal.
He hoped for a remedy, but almost all the guys around him advised him not to get involved in this unexpected dispute. "I advise you not to go into the city, the guards here won't welcome a guy like you. Adrian even said something that hit Maffeo in the heart.
"What do you mean?" said Maffeo, pretending to be puzzled.
"Come on, we don't have that hellish discrimination. Adrian gestured to Maffeo's half-shoulder cape.
Neither Sebastian nor Khloe nor Vess reacted to what Adrian was saying, they only knew that Maffeo had never shown his left arm hidden in his cloak, and they thought they might be able to guess something. But before that, Maffeo made his own choice, and he peeled off the half-shoulder cloak, revealing the bright red ghost hands inside. "How did you find out?"
"Actually, I knew it before I set sail for the vineyard. Adrian laughed.
There was no doubt that although the other three were mentally prepared, they still frowned after seeing the ghost hand, but they would definitely not reject such a guy who had helped them. "What the hell ......"
"Could it be that this is revealing my identity?" Maffeo gestured to the great sword behind him, but he realized that there were many people carrying weapons. "It should be unlikely. ”
"It's easy to guess, little ghost. Adrian decided to keep it his secret, and Maffeo didn't want to ask more, because there was no point in asking for it now that he knew who he was. "Okay. ”
"So, do you still want to go into town?"
"Listen, I've done some dishonorable things before, though it's not dishonorable for outlaws. But I might be able to salvage the current situation in Aucent. "Maffeo wants to convince Adrian.
"One person can't change the situation in an entire town, and maybe Elias can do that. But you forgive me for being rude, no guard trusts you and is willing to help you. Even the ones who caused the riots are likely to point the finger at you, and you're completely alone. ”
Maffeo swept over the other three people in the room, then raised his hand. "I thought, if possible, wouldn't all the people sitting next to me now be my friends?"
"We can help you, but we can't get into a conflict with anybody, that would only put us in danger. Adrian agreed with Maffeo, but he didn't think he could attack anyone in the city with impunity. He may not be afraid of anyone at sea, but in this intricate Osent, where various forces are intricate, he has to be a little more cautious.
"And what the hell am I supposed to do?" said Maffeo.
Adrian winked at Sebastian, which was what he was good at. "Okay, you can go into the city, but be careful to disguise yourself and don't expose your ghost hands to the public's eyes. I think you might be able to investigate the situation in the city in a non-combat way, and then come to your conclusions as soon as possible. I know that your purpose is to redeem the wrongs you may have made, so you must also be clear about your position when the time comes. If you need it, we will help you as much as we can. ”
"I can't think of a better plan than this, thank you. ”
So in the current period of high nervousness of the guards, Maffeo could not choose the regular route into the city. However, it is impossible to climb through the walls to enter the city, first of all, the walls used for defense do not have the same points to climb as the walls of the prison. Secondly, the guards patrolling back and forth would not fail to pay attention to the figure of Maffeo who was trying to climb, they were not blind. There are very few options, but Sebastian provides an underground passage that allows Maffeo to enter the city, though he will most likely have to spend some time with rats and garbage.
The passage was originally used to transport some illegal goods circulating on the black market, but it was not used again after the Imperial Army strengthened its management, because Sebastian did not want to take the risk. At the very least, this means that Sebastian used this passage to do some illegal transactions with some guys in the former Orcente, which is one of the branches of the underground network and the exclusive underground network for the profiteers of the black market in Orcent.
Carrying an oil lamp, Sebastian led Maffeo to the entrance to the underground passage. It was only here that Maffeo could smell the foul smell coming from the passages, and he thought that he must find a place to vomit when he entered the city.
After violently kicking the bars at the entrance, Sebastian's body was the first to sink into the dark passage, followed by Maffeo. He made a simple mask out of some fabric to ward off the foul smell in the hallway, though it wasn't very effective. It's full of rat cries and the sound of garbage rolling, and the gods willing, hoping that the guys in the city won't add any more garbage to the place.
"I didn't expect you to know such a ...... Damn place. The foul smell made Maffeo breathless when he spoke.
"It's good to get used to it, I used to use this channel a lot. Sebastian was used to the smell and didn't know how he did it.
"You're coming this way...... Hell Place...... What to do?"
"I've had some deals with local black market merchants, and it's all things we've been accumulating. I sold them to these merchants to cover my living expenses with Adrian's old boy, and that's it. Sebastian replied flatly.
"God, that must be terrible. What kind of ...... Guy can ...... here" Maffeo couldn't go on anymore because now he just wanted to vomit.
"Hold on, we still have a long way to go. Sebastian stopped and patted Maffeo on the back, trying to make him comfortable.
"Thank you......"
If he could, Maffeo swore he wouldn't want to walk the passage again. So he decided that this time he had to figure out everything that happened in Osente. Whether it was that Rose's purpose or the so-called Thieves' Guild, as well as Margarita and the related Osiris who still had the possibility to stay in Osent. Although the thought of this litany of questions gave him a headache, he felt that he had no choice.