Who knows where those monsters came from?"

"Maybe it's the emperor's sorcery. Dig a pit, bury some soil, count one, two, three, four, five, and the monster will emerge from the soil. ”

The people who bought drunk in the North Wind Tavern laughed, but only a few people were able to maintain this optimistic state of mind. Most of the people gathered here are long-awaited merchant ship owners and seafarers, who are constantly waiting for the frozen sea to thaw. As soon as the sea clears a little way, they will raise their sails and oars, and fly away.

Two weeks have passed since the day the emperor awakened. The first information that Soft Maple received was provided by a group of Heyronis Paladins who had retreated from the mountain. By the time the mayor ordered the gates to be closed, the emperor had already broken out with a foul stench. At first, although the people were panicked, and many rich people wanted to flee with their goods, in fact, the emperor did not take any action.

But since a week ago, all kinds of monsters began to emerge from that mountain, constantly attacking Soft Maple City. Not only that, but I don't know what kind of magic the emperor used, and it took a few hourglass hours to freeze all the sea surface within the protruding headland. You must know that even in the cold winter wax moon, the sea water will not freeze so easily.

In this way, the people who are trapped in the city are worried. The poor worry about where to find winter clothes and firewood, and the rich worry about whether they can keep their accumulated wealth. And everyone is worried at the same time, whether they can save their lives this time. Even the guards who were already responsible for defending the city made several troubles, but thanks to the mercenaries hired by the mayor and the holy warrior troops who withdrew from the mountain, they were stationed in the barracks of the guards to suppress them, so that the camp did not cause a roar and cause a military disaster.

The only good news for now is that pub owners like Bobby Sr. no longer have to listen to drinkers complaining about why beer is sour and why spirits are not alcoholic. It's cold, and it's good to have a sip of wine. But those who can still come to the tavern are not only mostly owners with spare money, but they also don't care what they drink.

"You have to tell me the truth, can you let my family go out of the city tonight, the price is negotiable. ”

The people who spoke were dressed no different from ordinary drinkers. It's just that he looks a little rich, not like a knife player or a businessman who often goes out of the house. And, although his hands had been fiddling with a horn cup, he had not taken a sip of the mead that looked "black" inside.

"Rock candy jellyfish?" Wither, who was sitting across from him, asked with a smile, "I remember the hello, and eating something helps to think things through." With that, he asked Old Bobby if the North Wind Tavern offered this dish. It turned out to be obvious that he just got a bowl of soup stewed with several vegetables and meats, and the boss's idiotic look.

"Wither, you kid listen," the mayor, who ran out to meet with a thief in disguise, lowered his voice and threatened, "Although Soft Maple City can't be saved, I haven't stepped down yet, and I still have more than one army to call on." You don't want them to send them to bring you back. At that point, we won't be so good at talking. ”

Didn't heed the mayor's threats. Wither didn't even use a soup spoon, he just held the bowl, and even drank and ate to eliminate a bowl of thick soup. He wiped his mouth with his sleeve, and then looked at the mayor himself with the look that old Bobby had just looked at him, "Are you an idiot? There must be a way out of the city, and we sent some people out of the city a few days ago." But what happened? My brothers at the Steel Fork Camp told me that they had seen some of the monsters attacking Soft Maple City wearing the clothes of those who had left the city. ”

The steel fork battalion is the name of the Soft Maple City Guard Force, and the reason why the mayor used to hire mercenaries out of his own pocket was because the Soft Maple City Guard Force had been mixed with all kinds of bulls, ghosts, snakes, and gods, and the previous mayors were very worried about their loyalty. So, when Wither said that he had obtained information from the Steel Fork Battalion, the mayor was not surprised at all.

"I'm not like those big guys," the mayor lowered his voice, leaned forward, leaned closer to Wither, and said, "I still have a sum of money to pay those mercenaries, if ...... If you want, you can also go with us and compete for the position of thief in another city. I'll tell you the truth, there isn't much food left in Soft Maple City now. Moreover, I asked for help from the neighboring cities and the gnomes, and the reply I received was to hold out for at least ten more days. ”

Hearing this, Wither's only remaining eye couldn't help but squint, which was his habit when he was seriously thinking. Originally, he thought that the fat mayor was a coward, so he was ready to abandon the city and flee as soon as the fight began. But hearing him talk about the details of Soft Maple City, Wither was a little secretly frightened.

Hold on for ten days, judging from the current siege intensity of the monsters, it may be possible. But at least that would have to be done so that the people who fought the war could fill their stomachs. Moreover, even if he tightened his belly, he risked his life to guard Soft Maple City for ten days. What if the neighboring cities or gnomes don't send an army, or maybe they don't send enough troops to lift the siege of the monsters?

After all, now the emperor's base camp is next to Soft Maple City, and the city is the first to bear the brunt of the battle, and it is destined to be the most tragic place in the war. In his early years, Wither had seen the lands that had been most devastated in the battles of the Ancients - no grass was even good, thousands of years later, and there were still chaotic magical forces gathering in some places, and ordinary people were doomed to death as long as they stepped into it.

"Listen, boy," the mayor continued, "I know you have a sum of money in your hand, a salary paid to you in advance by that powerful Mr. Quest. But where are you going to spend this money when there is not a grain of grain left in the city? And have you seen that Mr. Quest in the last few days? How do you know if he has slipped away quietly?"

The mayor's words are still quite convincing. In fact, he made up his mind to leave Soft Maple City, in part, because he hadn't seen Quest recently. The previous "Bombardment of the Mansion" and "Paper Tower Guarding Battle" gave him a glimpse of Quest's strong strength. If so many of the most advanced weapons and capable men had escaped, they would have no confidence in defeating the emperor here. He, an ordinary mayor, has no need to stay here.

That's why he secretly came out tonight to secretly meet with Wither, trying to find a way to survive from the thief.

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