Chapter 10: Escape
This was the last darkness before dawn, and although the dark environment was not conducive to escaping, Chado was not one of the simplest civilians in Savile Town, and he had only been there for more than half a year after crossing the earth, which was not enough for him to suffer from night blindness due to a lack of vitamins.
With the dim glimmer of the stars and moon, Xia Duo can still see, but the field of vision is not large.
It is estimated that on the eastern side of the town, the caravan that was going to Connefila to transport supplies should have begun to organize the convoy at this time, and the opening of the gate in the eastern district will be more flexible than that of other gates.
All other gates only open after dawn.
What Xia Duo wants to go through is the East Gate, and it just so happens that the Lion and Fire Circus is listening outside the East Gate at the moment, Mu Yan may be a member of the circus, or maybe he is just temporarily staying, but he should be able to find him there.
At this time, Xia Duo is like a man who has fallen into the water, desperately trying to grasp anything around him, even if it is just a straw.
The second floor of the Old Neil Inn wasn't too high from the ground, at least not as high as the second floor on the other side of Earth, but even if it were, Shado would have to flee from here.
With his hands on the edge of the window, Xia Duo first moved his body outside, and then lowered it little by little, until his arms were stretched out and hung on the edge of the window, Xia Duo let go, reduced the impact by squatting, and landed firmly on the ground.
Xia Duo curled up, leaned against the wall, and rubbed his heels and calves vigorously, the impact just now almost made him cry out, if there was a place upstairs where he could tie the rope, he would have rubbed the rope with the bed sheet a long time ago.
Relieved for a while, there was still some stinging pain under his feet, but Xia Duo couldn't care about it so much, how dangerous it would be to stay longer, and he wouldn't pin his hopes on Old Neil absolutely abiding by the laws of the territory.
In fact, if this were the case, there would not have been any conspiracy with others to make Xia Duo a slave, and Xia Duo would not have escaped.
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There are several paths to choose from from the Old Neil Inn in the South End to the East Gate, but Xia Duo only knows one, and that is the one he took when he and Little Neil left town yesterday, and if you take this road, you will inevitably have to pass through the entrance of the Old Neil Hotel.
Old Neil slept in a room near the back kitchen at the door, and Xia Duo deliberately slowed down as he passed, and through the thin linen shoes, Xia Duo could clearly feel the fine gravel on the stone pavement under his feet.
After passing the inn door without danger, Xia Duo's pace quickened considerably, but not beyond the limits of normal walking, and he did not want to arouse any movement or suspicion from anyone.
Maintain as calm as possible, as if he was not fleeing at the moment, but preparing to go out of town.
When he arrived in the eastern district, he could hear scolding in the distance, it was the caravan steward who was scolding the porters, and when he arrived here, there was only one last step away from the town, and Xia Duo subconsciously slowed down.
The strange adventurer who had spoken to Old Neil before mentioned the "Plantagenet Chamber of Commerce", but he still remembered it in the bottom of his heart.
If you were to rank everyone in Savile Town, the top one would definitely be the Lord, and with the Mage Tower, he represented absolute dominance in Savile Town.
The second is the mage and the clergy, these professionals who have mastered extraordinary powers, or rely on the gods behind them, even the mage lords have to face them squarely and give the professionals the treatment they deserve.
It's the Chamber of Commerce again, although it doesn't have as much business atmosphere as on the planet, but money undoubtedly represents a kind of power, whether it's befriending mages or cultivating subordinates on your own, it's a good choice.
Not to mention that most of these chambers of commerce are from the core regions of the empire, and the relationship behind them needs to be handled carefully even by the Lord of Savile.
Under the Chamber of Commerce, you can also rank the territorial officials, the army, adventurers, ordinary merchants, civilians, slaves, and so on.
Aliens who are not slaves can be considered similar to adventurers, but with the exception of elves, even the most ordinary elven commoners can be treated preferentially in the upper echelons of the empire, so the lords don't think so, but the gesture is enough.
It's just because of the strong magical hard power of the elven kingdom and the soft power of culture.
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Xia Duo is not sure if there is a Plantagenet Chamber of Commerce in the Chamber of Commerce that is loading, although even if there is, he may not know Xia Duo, after all, wanting to turn Xia Duo into a slave is just a matter of stewardship.
But at this moment, Xia Duo would not have any luck mentality, just watched from a distance, and did not step forward, he was ready to wait for these caravans to leave, and then leave the town.
But there are accidents in everything, and just when Xia Duo moved as far as he could to the door so that there were pursuers in the rear, he took the risk of rushing out of town in front of the caravan, but when he moved to a distance of about 50 meters from the caravan, a violent roar sounded-
"There is a situation, alert!"
Hearing the sound, a tall, thin man leaning on the carriage immediately stood up and pointed his bow in the direction of Xia Duo, while at the same time, a strong man also jumped out with a shield and blocked the front.
And Xia Duo saw more, a soft white ball of light rose from the crowd, hovering 2 or 3 meters above his head, and because of this ball of light, Xia Duo saw a mage-like person in the crowd, holding a ruby in his left hand, and his right hand pointed straight at Xia Duo.
Xia Duo instantly felt a strong sense of threat, as if someone was holding a needle close to his eyebrows, Xia Duo had never encountered such a situation, and his heart was a little more expectant of magic.
"Who is it! Come out! The strong man with the shield shouted at Xia Duo.
Xia Duo didn't dare to hesitate, for fear of being attacked by the other party, and came to the middle of the road from a position close to the corner, and at the same time shouted in a low voice: "I have no malice, I am just passing by." ”
And just as Xia Duo was about to explain a few more words, a gloomy voice came from his ear, "Don't move! ”
Xia Duo was startled, not daring to move, because he felt a sharp blade against his waist, and the crude linen jacket could not stop the sharp edge, although he did not really stab into it, he could already feel a faint tingling sensation.
When did you get touched by a wanderer? And so fast!
However, the wanderer did not pay attention to Xia Duo's emotion, and began to grope on Xia Duo, and when he touched the gold coin, he smiled, and just when Xia Duo was worried about whether the gold coin would be taken away, the wanderer touched the discarded iron dagger on Xia Duo's waist again.
After taking out the dagger, he put it away, searched again, and then pushed Xia Duo and said, "Go!" ”
Helplessly, Xia Duo had no choice but to follow his instructions and move forward, after all, the wanderer's dagger was still on Xia Duo's back.
It was only 50 meters away, and Xia Duo walked with great difficulty, during which he also tried to talk to the wanderer, but the wanderer who never even showed his face remained silent, which made Xia Duo's heart fall more and more.
Shouldn't you just leave the wolf's den and enter the tiger's den?!