38. Sewers
"That's you!" Detective Polo punched. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 He pointed to the traces left by the flying tiger's claws on the wall, and said to the assistant who followed, "This is where they came from
Come on. "The sturdy detective, lying down on the wall, contrasting the marks left behind.
"Well, one of them is lying like this. He gestured, trying to regain Easter's movements. "Throw out this tool for climbing walls. The other jumped onto the wall at once. He shook his head and exclaimed, "What an amazing jumping ability." ”
"Did you find anything?" asked the captain of the Count of Vantaa's guard, Surge, looking up at the dancing detectives from under the wall.
"Hmm. Some. We know that the prisoners were two girls who were about 1.6 meters tall and weighed very little. The detective looked down at him. "And the bounce is amazingly good. ”
"Where's the rest?"
"Investigations need to continue. The detective said. "I still need more traces. ”
Esther noticed that the ships were equipped with auxiliary alchemy circles. That's a lot of money. The crew members of the three ships all wrapped their heads and faces with cloth towels, leaving only a gap in the area of their eyes, and the bound people on the ship had a pocket covering their heads.
The three boats slowly passed in front of the tree where Istan was hiding, rowed towards a rocky riverbank, and then disappeared from Esther's sight in turn.
East's eyes widened at the riverbank until his eyes were sour. He understood how these guys had disappeared - it was a perfect illusion.
"That's fine. Esther felt a deep sense of unease. Enemies who can use illusions to cover their tracks are no match for roadside bandits. This time, I got involved in something dangerous. He thought about it, and finally took out the illusion-destroying potion that Master Gade of Colombo had given him.
The potion tastes a little weird. In short, it is not a good taste. Esther drank the potion in one gulp, his brow furrowed. The potion of the potion soon began to work. It turned out to be a place on the banks of a river, and the scenery began to twist and shatter. Finally, a large black hole half-hidden in the water appeared in front of Easter.
At first glance, the large cave is known to be artificially constructed, with huge long blocks of stone supporting the two-meter-high outcropping part, and the underwater part is also about two meters underwater. The whole hole is a regular rectangle. There are obvious signs of water erosion on the surface of these stones, and it is clear that the structure has been around for a long time.
This dark cave is like a river bank that has been suddenly gnawed. A chill rose up Easter's spine. This feeling made him understand that there was definitely a great danger waiting for him in this cave.
No, reinforcements are needed!" Esther immediately vetoed his plan to go in and reconnoitre. It was decided to wait patiently for Sonia and the militia from Cruise Town to arrive.
Time passed quickly, and at dusk, the setting sun dyed the wide Pervas River golden. In the meantime, four more boats sailed into the pitch-black cavern. Counting the one he didn't catch, there were at least eight crew members on the boat. There were more than one hundred and fifty people. Coupled with the manpower that might have been inside, it is not surprising that there are more than two hundred.
What the hell is this place!, Esther muttered to the entrance of the cave. Being at an absolute disadvantage in the hands of people is not a situation that Esther likes. The town of Cruise has a population of only a few hundred, and there are only one or two hundred militia dispatched. It's better to call the police and let the regular army deal with the problem.
Finally, before the last rays of the sun could fade into the sky, East's long-awaited backup arrived. A large raft carrying seven people, led by Sonya, rushed directly into the Pervas River from the estuary area. Esther hurriedly signaled that the men were coming closer to him.
Look at this limited kitten two or three. East reluctantly explained what he had observed. After hearing that there were so many people on the other side, the militia of Cruise Town, except for Sonya, all retreated. It just so happened that Esther was reluctant to ask these brave but poorly armed militiamen to act together. These militias, who have no experience in covert operations, do little to help rescue people, except to increase the chances of revealing their targets. Easter arranged for six militiamen to go down the river to Colombo to call the police, and told them to come back with a large group of men. As for entering the cave, it was quietly carried out by Esther and Sonya.
In the damp and cold sewers, a small group of about twenty soldiers was hurrying forward. This is the surface layer of Colombo's underground area, the newest sewer that is still in use. These sewers were built with no expense spared, using the strongest cyan granite stones, with a water-walking tunnel in the center and stone platforms on both sides. The stone platform is two meters wide, with a distance of four meters to the top of the sewer, and the draw for walking through the water is up to six meters wide. At the top of the sewers, sound-sensing light sources are installed that automatically light up whenever a person's footsteps are detected. Because there has been no rain recently, the water in the central hollow of the sewer is not deep, and a foul smell emanates from the hollow.
Such a main road is certainly not the focus of the soldiers' search. Only the small forks in the road that are not on the blueprint and somehow connect to the main road are the real focus of the search. These small forks in the road are most likely part of a vast network of underground passages dug by thieves, smugglers, pirates, and cultists. This underground transport network has always been the biggest concern for the Colombo authorities. The authorities have also repeatedly closed the underground area to block the small forks, but soon after each underground area was cleared, new forks were connected to the main pipes.
The last major cleanup of the sewer area was five years ago. At least 200 smugglers were caught, and 14 small forks in the road were blocked. The raid was extremely swift from the start, and on the first day it found seven small branches that were not on the map. This time, though, none of the trails were blocked. Every time they encountered a path, there were experts from the Warrior Guild and magicians from the Alchemy Guild who led a team of city guards to search for it. While most of the small forks in the road are not very long, they are just hiding places for criminals to dig or where to store stolen goods. But there was still a fork in the road, and an alchemist led a group of people down, and after walking for an hour, he did not find the end, but the terrain continued to decrease, and finally came to a spacious underground area. The alchemist who led the team did not want to go deep alone, so he sent someone back to report and ask for help. This group of soldiers is one of the reinforcements. They had a large amount of supplies with them, intending to build a makeshift camp in that underground area.
On the first day, a passage to the lower level was discovered, much to the delight of Vantaa, who was in charge of the clean-up. Although many soldiers were exhausted by last night's riots, today's clean-up plan was carried out on time. He was happy with the efficiency of the soldiers, but at the same time he was worried about the threat lurking in the unknown underground area.
The vast majority of the city guards under his command had not participated in the clean-up five years ago. With the exception of a few officers, most of the soldiers did not believe that the so-called Green Cross cultists would be able to resist the attacks of the regular army. But the Count of Vantaa knew that there were all sorts of unbelievable dangers in the ancient area beneath the sewers. Five years ago, he had entered the lower realms, only to encounter a huge phantom monster that disguised itself as the entrance to a huge cavern, and an entire squad of soldiers unwittingly walked into its open mouth, and was swallowed up in an instant. When the phantasm was finally killed by the Count of Vantaa, he had already eaten thirty or forty of his boys.
In the face of such a strange danger, no amount of soldiers can avoid accidents. Just like the tiger that was rescued last night, no matter how many soldiers encounter it, they will suffer heavy casualties!
Although the Count of Vantaa had not slept all night, he was in good spirits. The small forks that had been cleared were filled with a slimy alchemical substance that was extremely hard when dried. This prevents these forks from being used by criminals again and strengthens the sewer walls.
The exploration of the lower space is not yet a priority. Only by finding out all the secrets of the surface can a large number of people be freed up to conduct a thorough search of the lower layers. The Count of Vantaa had a careful plan for this, and a large number of soldiers with sonic oscillators provided by the Alchemists' Guild inspected the walls, floors, and roofs of the sewers meter by meter. Even the middle of the water walk, there is a huge diamond golem carrying alchemists to check the underwater situation.
Such a scene was played out at least ten places in the Colombo underground at the same time today. Everywhere in the densest areas of Colombo's sewer network, there is a team actively searching, and each team has a number of high-ranking warriors and official alchemists. They are always ready to fight the cultists who rush out.
"The zoo is closed again?" Jessica reads out a copy of the Colombo Royal Daily. "I'm going to take Amy for a walk. ”
"It's nothing. Madoka had a lot of house information spread out in front of her. "If you have the time to go to the zoo, why don't you help me find a suitable house and see if there is a suitable house. The first assignment that Miss Sophia gave me, I didn't want to mess up. ”
"Sister Xiaoyuan, what do you think of this?" Xiao Aimy also looked up from the pile of information and handed Xiaoyuan a copy of the house information.
These materials are all from yesterday and today, and Madoka came from the Colombo real estate agency. This is because East, who has money in his hands, does not plan to stay at the Seawolf Inn permanently. The idea of buying a house is deeply ingrained in the minds of the former inhabitants of the imperial capital.
After redeeming the contract for Jessica, Amy, and Madoka, he asks Madoka, who seems to be the best at managing money, to find a suitable house. He instructed Madoka to find a house with a large courtyard, because in his plan, there was no such thing as a large courtyard, and there would be no room for the large group of mischievous people in Bellafa's house.
"Hmm? I'll take a look. Madoka took the information handed over by Little Amy. "Oh, in the western suburbs of Colombo with public transport. The main house has three floors, and two side houses with two second floors. It looks like there is a lot of living and usable area. Let me see, oh, it's 5,000 square meters! The price is negotiable! What does that mean?"
Madoka put down the information, looked at Jessica, who looked very leisurely on the side, and said dissatisfiedly: "Where did the two young ladies go? They didn't return overnight, and you weren't worried at all." ”
"Of course I'm worried. Jessica's tone was not worried at all. "I'm worried about the people who meet the two of them!"
She pulled Amy over, "Amy can testify, the two young ladies are really powerful, let's pray for the bad guys who meet the two young ladies!"
"Really?"
"Really, really. "Amy's head is like a chicken eating rice. "Both young ladies are very, very powerful!"