Chapter 168: Stepping on the Point
A new task came, very sudden and daunting. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 infoKevin can only be left alone, and he is doomed to fail, doomed to be captured, and may not even be allowed to die with the hostages. Although this is also a confrontational exercise, and it is claimed that there is no script, this is different from the confrontation of the Red and Blue Army after all. The difference in strength between the two sides is too great, and Kevin thinks very clearly that he may cause them a lot of trouble, but it is impossible to win.
Taking a step back, even if Kevin had the ability to win, he couldn't. This is a battle between robbers and sheriffs, and it is practiced in the city, and even if the people are dispersed, I am afraid that there will be people standing nearby and tall buildings can look down. If a robber makes a group of sheriffs helpless, what will the people think, and what prestige will the sheriff have in the city in the future?
From that point of view, Kevin won't win, not even a draw. The role of the robber is like the villain boss in the stage play, no matter how strong the boss is, he must die, this is the plot setting, the difference is only in the length of delay. After all, military exercises also have the word "act", so there will be a director's department.
Few people like to play the boss, and if they play very evil, they will be spurned by the audience, even if they know that it is a drill, they may be uncomfortable to see this face in the future. It's not evil and it's not in line with the plot, so most people still like to play the protagonist, but someone has to play the role of boss, and now it's on Kevin's head, and he can't shirk it, so he can only bite the bullet.
Although the exercise starts next week, today is Friday, and there are still three days to go until next week. However, since the specific time for the robbery is in Kevin's hands, he only needs to make a move before the end of next week, and there is still plenty of time to prepare.
Back at his camp, Kevin casually arranged some chores, handed over all the training tasks for next week to Sain, and asked for some details about the vault. The vault is generally more in contact with nobles, and Kevin's is not detailed enough.
"What time does the vault open at night?What is the daily flow of people in the vault?What time is the most crowded?What time is the least?How many guards are there?How many hours of shift?What is the thickness of the walls?What is the defensive ability?Will the counter lady be vindictive or magical?"
Sain & Stadt: "......"
"What do you want to do?" asked Stat.
"Oh, I need some details to write a novel. Kevin made a casual excuse. Kevin's identity is a secret, and if the sheriff knows about it, he can just catch Kevin as soon as he sees him. The so-called no script is not a joke, although this time it is a drill, but it is still necessary to try to be realistic. For the sake of safety, I simply didn't tell them, anyway, the task was to do it alone.
"The vault normally closes at 4:30 p.m., occasionally delayed, and locks the door at night," Sain replied, "and as for the protection? Unfortunately, none of us broke in." We don't know anything else. ”
"Okay, I'll change my clothes and go out. With that, Kevin changed into a bard's clothes and walked out in the surprised eyes of the two.
Start couldn't help but ask, "Is he going to do something again?"
"Well, artists are probably like that," Sain didn't care, "and some time ago he was writing a chapter in the toilet and squatting for more than an hour. Probably artists are crazy. ”
The two no longer speculated, Staatt felt that he would be discharged from the army at the end of the year anyway, and he didn't bother to think about it even if there was something strange, let him go.
Kevin walked out of the barracks alone and walked to the Saka City Vault, where Kevin rarely comes, and it is time to step on it. The vault sits north and faces south, and there is a large road in front of the door, which is sparsely populated at this time, and everyone may have work during the day. There is a post office on the left, a hotel on the right, and a variety of shops on the opposite street. It can be seen that even if there are few people at this time, it will be lively in the evening or on weekends.
The door of the vault is more than three meters wide, and the door is made of iron. The walls are extremely thick and heavy with huge boulders, and you can tell at a glance that it is difficult to shake. There are guard handles on the door twice, and the guards seem to be only at the rank of a soldier when they look at their attire, but the specific strength is not obvious if they don't shoot. The vault is the city's gold and gold coin reserves, theoretically the guards are not too weak, and in the case of learning that there is a military exercise, it may be replaced by particularly strong guards, and it is not even ruled out that a person with the rank of an officer will stand at the door wearing guard clothes.
Kevin glanced at them seemingly casually, and they glanced at Kevin casually. The vault is generally more expensive and enters, and it is still relatively rare for someone like Kevin to wear a bard's clothes. It seems that even if you step on the point, you can't come more, otherwise you will be exposed before you rob.
Stepping into the door, I immediately felt a burst of cold air hit me. It's June, it's hot, but it's cool inside, and it's obviously very comfortable to work here. At the same time, it is also clear that there is a magic circle here.
There is a half-height counter in front of it, and above the counter is an iron fence, and there is only a small window where you can hand gold coins to each other. There are three windows, but only one is working, and the other two are hanging signs that suspend work. The only window at work, there was a counter lady sitting in the back, and when no one stepped forward, she bowed her head and wrote something alone.
There is a small door on the right wall with an iron lock, which is supposed to lead to the back of the counter. The whole vault was like a fortress, and Kevin didn't find any way out except for the front door, not even a window. A gorgeous magic lamp hangs from the roof, which also emits a soft white light during the day.
In such a cool environment, naturally there are some bored people who come in to escape the heat, and there are more than a dozen benches outside the counter. There were three or five people sitting in the back row, reading, chatting, or sitting and napping. In addition, there are only a few decorative flower pots left in the house, and some stout plants grow.
Kevin calmly walked to the counter and took out a few gold coins: "I'll deposit some money." ”
"Okay," the lady at the counter immediately looked up, took out a pan-like thing and held it out, motioning for Kevin to put the gold in the pot, and then took it back to check it.
Kevin frowned in his heart, feeling that this made it more difficult for him to rob. One of the original plans, Kevin grabbed her hand while the counter lady was receiving the gold coin, and then the sword was clamped around her neck, so she was a hostage. But she didn't expect her to take out a frying pan to receive gold coins, so that no matter how much Kevin stretched out his hand, he could only catch the frying pan, and it was difficult to control the hostage.
"How long are you going to save?" asked the counter lady.
"Well, what do you mean by how long you can keep it, can't you take it out at any time?" Kevin pretended not to understand anything.
"Do you want to survive?" asked the counter lady, "forget it, survive and die." The interest on the dead period is much higher, and if you really need to use this money for a short time, then it is okay not to save it at all. ”
"What is a current period, what is a dead date?" Kevin, like a hillbilly, doesn't understand anything.
The counter lady is patient, anyway, there are few people at this time: "To put it simply, the current date can be taken at any time, and the death date is that you set a good date and take it at the specified time." ”
"Then why should there be a living and a dead life?
The counter lady bit her lip, feeling that it would be very troublesome to explain this clearly, so she said directly: "This is very troublesome to explain, in short, there are many benefits to the death period, except that the gold coins cannot be withdrawn at any time, it is better than the current period." And it's not that the death period can't be withdrawn in advance, it's just that there is no interest in early withdrawal. ”
Kevin nodded, and then asked, "Then I want to ask again, if this place is robbed, will I still have the money I saved?"
"Sir, don't worry, as long as you keep the passbook, you can go to other vaults to exchange it. The counter lady replied.
"And what if the other vaults are looted?" asked Kevin.
Lady at the counter: "......"
"Is this thing sturdy?" Kevin reached up and tried the iron fence, and when he shook it, he made a Caracalla sound that seemed to loosen a little.
"Sir, please don't do this. The lady at the counter hurriedly stopped her, and the guards came over, and everyone in the room looked at it in unison.
Kevin hurriedly apologized: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I'm a hillbilly and I've never been here. For the first time, I had a few gold coins, and I didn't feel at ease when I put them on my body. I've heard from others that the vault is good, and I'm not very relieved here. I'm sorry. ”
"It's normal to have you think like that," said the counter lady patiently to Kevin, "and many civilians would rather dig a pit and bury the gold coins than keep them in the vault." In fact, vaults are a hundred times safer than at home. And in any case, the country will not lose you a copper coin. ”
"Oh. Kevin nodded abruptly.
"So are you alive or alive now?"
"You give me back the money first," Kevin said, "I'll think about it when I get back." ”
Lady at the counter: "......"
The counter lady had to return the money to Kevin, and Kevin just took the money and walked out of the vault door. When a civilian comes in, he will be suspicious just by looking around, so it is better to interact.
Out of the vault, Kevin begins to wander around the city. If the sheriff receives a report of a robbery, he may come from that road, and the approximate time must be calculated in full. Or can you use some means of blocking, delay a little time, etc.
By the time Kevin returned to camp, it was late at night. The vault closed at half past four, and the big iron door was closed and it was difficult to shake it, and if you wanted to rob it, it had to be before half past four. Before that, it was daytime, and during the day parrots patrolled back and forth extremely frequently, and that week they knew that there would be robbery, so they must also add plainclothes to the vault, and in this case, it was really too difficult to forcibly rob.
If it was a real robber, he would definitely give up this order. But after all, it's a drill, and Kevin doesn't have to worry too much.
Another day, on Saturday, Kevin came over with a few more gold coins to deposit. On Saturday, there were a lot more people, the three windows were open, many people were still queuing, and the three counter ladies were a lot busier. Most of the people who come here are aristocrats, probably because the nobles have money and deposit and withdraw more money. Some aristocrats also have crystal cards, which are very high-end.
Kevin spotted the counter lady from last time and deliberately lined up at her side. After a while, it was finally Kevin's turn, and Kevin stepped forward with a smile: "Hehe, I figured it out, I'm here to deposit gold coins again." ”
The counter lady is not so forgetful, and the person who had been with her for a long time yesterday was still impressed: "Oh, then take it." She pulled out the pan again.
Kevin put down three gold coins and asked, "By the way, will the vault go out of business?"
Lady at the counter: "......"
"Will the vault go bankrupt?" Kevin asked again.
"No, it won't. The counter lady replied.
"Wouldn't it?" said Kevin, "I really want to hear that some foreign vault went bankrupt?
The counter lady was helpless, and took out the pan again and handed it back: "Sir, if you don't believe us, then don't save it." ”
"No, it's not that I don't believe you," Kevin struggled, pushing the pan back again, "I'm just going to ask." ”
"Sir, you should go to other places and ask before you come, we are very busy today, we don't have so much time. The counter lady pushed it out again. As a result, the two of them used such force that the pan turned over, and the gold coins suddenly rolled to the ground. Kevin exclaimed, "Oops, my money!"
However, most of the people present were basically nobles, and no one went to grab a few gold coins from Kevin, but they just watched coldly, and most of them were a little disdainful in their eyes.
In a moment, Kevin finally picked up all the gold coins in embarrassment, and at this time, the people in the back row had already begun to deposit and withdraw money. Kevin had to queue up again if he wanted to come back, but at this time, everyone was very unkind to see him, so he could only bow his head and leave.
Back at the barracks, Kevin took out a messy map he had drawn and studied it carefully. I just tried it, and I have already tried out that the counter lady is just an ordinary weak woman. Whether it's a magician or a warrior, even with a little training, you won't be able to catch the pan just now. At the same time, it doesn't work to throw money around and create chaos in the vault, because no one will pick up the money.
He had to continue to be tempted, but if he continued to be tempted like this, Kevin would inevitably arouse suspicion. It's better to simply create another object of suspicion.
In the evening, Kevin came to Stat: "You go out tomorrow and help me save some money." By the way, help me see the geography of the vault. ”
"Why don't you go yourself?" said Stadt, a little impatient.
"You two are out, can I get out?" Kevin asked rhetorically, "Do me a favor." ”
Stat reluctantly agreed, but it was a trivial matter, and he didn't take it to heart. A fat man is already eye-catching, and if you look around in the vault, I'm afraid it will be easy to be regarded as a person who steps on the spot. Is this just a ploy that can hide from the other side? I'm afraid it's just a matter of causing them some trouble.
At the same time, General Oude and the local sheriff's chief sat down for a drink. The Captain is in charge of all the sheriffs in the city, and he is himself a retired deputy head of the Thunder Knights, and since his retirement, the position of deputy head has been vacant. and General Oude are also old friends, and the strength is naturally not enough.
"Who is the robber this time?" The captain is also in his fifties, and Saka City has never had any major incidents, which can be regarded as one of his achievements.
"I can't tell you yet. The general replied.
"Actually, as long as you don't become a robber yourself, I'm afraid there is no one who can fight us in the Thunder Knights at the moment," the captain replied, "We will also use the newly developed membrane method equipment in this military exercise, which can be regarded as strengthening the military might." ”
"Is it really good to use this new equipment directly in actual combat?" General Oude asked, "Is there no problem with the test?"
"No big problem," replied the captain, "at most it is not stuck, and it is not very powerful. When the robbers rob, the cold air in the vault will change instantly, freezing everyone in the vault within 0.5 seconds. Then we easily rushed in to solve it, this kind of freezing is not dangerous, it lasts only about 3 seconds, and it is very harmful to the human body. We've rehearsed it many times in private, and there's no problem. ”
"It's better not to underestimate him. The general smiled too.
The captain also smiled: "Then tell me what characteristics he has, and I will take more precautions?"
The general made a joke: "Legend has it that he has the aura of the protagonist. ”
The captain was stunned, and then smiled and fell back: "The general is more humorous than before." ”