Volume II: The Storm Falls 216 There is no peace
The sacred book was held in Lothar's hand, and he didn't look up at me when I walked in, but just asked me to sit casually.
This is the first time I have come to his house, and I walked in through the main entrance. The servants in the family were all old men, and this was the first time I had seen such a nobleman. I would like to express my gratitude to an old lady who brought the drinks, and this old lady was quite kind.
"You...... The servants in the house are a bit older. I said.
"Yes. But they weren't ordinary people, some of them had been in my house since my father was alive. He said.
"Looks like you're nice to them."
"They, like their relatives, are much more reliable than most people." Lothar closed the book, and the light emitted from the pages was instantly clamped.
"How many people are in the city?" I asked.
"Tens of thousands...... Maybe more. He looked at me and said. The current ship can't fit them all. "Lothar's eyes seemed to see through my intentions.
I opened my mouth and closed it again, "It can't be issued in the city right now, it will cause panic, and besides, the war has not yet begun. He said.
"Can't you move the women and children out of the city first? I know this may be a source of panic, but we have time for now. If they hold on, they can come back, just like they did in Lakeside in the first place. I said.
The soldiers probably didn't think so. And...... Some nobles will be the first to flee. He pursed his lips in displeasure.
"They're not going to do anything unless they're arrested or forced to do something now. We may not be able to be the master of this, especially when the king just died, and you know that all the people who went to see you that day didn't think about you, they came to see if you were dead. I shook my head, "If you don't come back to life now, maybe the queen ...... It's hard to level them. ”
"And now they are all waiting and seeing, the news of our ship is definitely not an impermeable wall, knowing that it is a matter of time, whether it is good or bad, some of them will jump out sooner or later." I said, "But the common people are innocent, and most of them may be as cheap as ants in front of the powerful and wealthy aristocracy, but they are all living people." ”
"Your reputation among the people is still good." I said, "To protect them is to protect you and ...... Queen. ”
Lothar looked at me with a frown, and he nodded for a long time. "I'll let you know early tomorrow morning, and I'll arrange for them to settle near King's Port." He blinked, "I hope you're wrong this time." ”
I left Lothar's house, and as I walked down the streets, I fantasized about what it would be like if the next few days were to go in a good direction, the orcs didn't have that many weapons, and it wouldn't be so easy for them to storm the city. The Scout reported that the orcs on the line of Westspring Fortress were now blocked so badly that it seemed that it would not be so easy to steal their butts again.
As long as the walls hold out for two days, we can send cavalry to outflank them. I hope I can keep it.
I found a tavern at random, and there were still some people drinking in the tavern, I don't know if it was the tavern's special feature or the imminent war, but now it was a little quiet compared to what I had imagined, and people were sitting around the table in groups of three or five talking quietly.
I sat down at the bar, and the bartender gave me a look. I looked at the wine cabinet, and before I could speak, a man sat next to me, "Give this gentleman a glass of mulled wine." He said.
I tilted my head to look at him, and he glanced at me and smiled.
"Do I know you?"
"I don't know." He took off his hat and placed it on the table.
"Do you know me?"
"Acquaintance." He said as he turned his head to look behind him.
"Who are you?"
He took the wine from the bartender and pushed it in front of me, he didn't look at me, just held his glass in his right hand and said slowly, "Bill is a pseudonym." ”
I didn't answer him, but tilted my head to look at him, "Are you talking about me?" ”
"There's no second Bill here." He glanced at me.
"Ha, you know my name is Bill."
"You should have another name." He said.
"I have a nickname, but that's not what you can call it, and no one has called it since my parents died."
"Didn't your brother send you away?" He said to himself.
"What kind of nonsense are you talking about." I frowned. "You've mistaken someone."
He tilted his head and looked at me with a crooked face and a smile, "The king is dead. ”
"What do you want to say?"
"Maybe it's going to change, are you ready?"
"Huh?" The expression on my face at this time is not exaggerated at all, I don't think it is exaggerated, I think the expression of incomprehension, confusion, and annoyance I show is very in place.
He took a breath. "Is Lothar's heal all thanks to the book you found when you found him?"
"What do you want to do?" I grimaced when I heard that.
He rolled his eyelids and looked at me and wiped his nose. "You'd better pay attention to it in the days ahead." He said, "The line you stand in may bring you death." ”
"I can arrest you right now."
He shook his head, "Edwin's brother used to be a smart man. He smiled. But I don't know why it became stupid. ”
"What a fart you put on!"
"I'm just here to remind you to walk carefully when you're not sure where you should stand, what you think is just what you think, you don't add to the cake and don't cause trouble for people." He raised the cup in his hand. The dark brown liquid shimmered in the crystal clear cup. "Causing trouble is the most annoying thing in the world."
With that, he finished drinking and left.
I watched him depart, glancing at the glass he had pushed. "Bartender, pour this glass of wine out." With that, I turned and chased after him. Seeing that the guy hadn't gone far yet, I chased after him decisively.
It seems that the person who came to me tonight must not be a minion, and I have ninety-nine ways to catch him and tell him to tell me everything he knows.
At first he didn't notice me, but when I followed him out of the alley, he suddenly crossed the road and got into the alley. I hurried forward, only to see him turn into another alley.
Turning around, I realized that I had lost it.
I pulled out the axe from my waist and listened quietly to the movements around me, it was not strange that anything tragic could happen in such a dark alley.
I watched with bated breath for a moment, but there was no movement.
I really lost it! Damn it!
I suddenly remembered the old man I had dealt with and his casino, but the doors were closed when I got there.
I slammed the door but no one answered, and when I was about to leave, the door creaked open. "Who are you looking for?" One guy poked his head out.
"Why don't you open it?"
He slammed the door shut.
I scolded, but there was someone inside. I banged on the door again, and it was slammed open, this time by a strong man. "Do you want to die?"
"I'm looking for someone."
"Looking for whom?"
"An old man." I say.
He scolded me and was about to turn his head and walk back, but I grabbed him, he was stunned for a moment, jerked his arm, and grabbed me directly with his other hand. I stretched out my foot and kicked him on the diagonal ribs.
He bent down directly after this kick, and before he could react, I grabbed his greasy hair, picked up his slap and slapped him in the face. The sound is crisp and loud.
He was slapped aside by me, and I pushed the door open and went in. The lights were dimly lit inside, and I walked straight down the hallway into the hall. Sure enough, there were people in the hall playing with money.
I really don't know whether to live or die.
When he saw me come in, the little man sitting next to him stood up. "How did you get in!"
I looked around, and the guy's shout made the already empty hall fall silent. Immediately after that, a few people stood up from the side, and three or four people also stood up behind the bar.
The guy I slapped rushed in, I heard the footsteps and turned sideways, only to see him reach out and grab me, I twisted my waist and threw a roundabout kick, and he fell to the ground after being kicked in the head.
As soon as I stood up, I heard the sound of kicking the table and stools, and the rattling of chains. Except for a few people who were originally gambling at the table, all the hooligans in the room stood up.
"I'm here to find someone." I say.
"Your hand first." A young man leaning against the bar said, "Let's talk about finding someone after settling the account." He waved his finger.
The hooligans rushed up.
To be honest, it would be nice if this group of young people went to defend the city. Our garrison officers and soldiers have protected such a scourge.
I pulled out the axe from my waist, intending to scare them, but the rascals were not only bloodied but also killed, and they were not afraid to come up.
Of course, they can't fight me with this group of guys, and it's useless to double the number of people. But I didn't want to hurt their lives, I just knocked a few of them out, and I hurt a few of them.
I waited for them to stop when I didn't run, and finally the old man in gray came out when there were still three or four people left.
I stared at him and pointed at him with my axe, "You should be fine if you come out sooner." ”
He looked at me with a frown, "How are you!" ”
"Why not me?"
"What do you want to do?"
"Take me to him."
He stared at me with a serious look on his face and didn't speak.
"Answer." I tore a guy on the ground and tore him by the hair, and the axe blade was attached to his nose.
"But he doesn't want to see you." His face was ugly.
"You don't know what you said about it." I say.
"How did you get here?"
"Besides, nonsense, I burned down this gambling hall." My tone was very cold.
The old man waved his hand, "Come with me." ”
Actually, I was a little worried, mainly because I was afraid that he would play some tricks again.
We walked to the office at the back of the gambling hall, and he stood in front of the toilet door of the office. "Mason, your brother has done enough for you, but you're not grateful."
"Don't talk nonsense." I reached out with an axe and opened the curtain of the toilet to peek inside the small toilet. "Do you want me to put you in the toilet?"
"Hmph." He snorted and walked inside. As a result, there was a dark wall in the toilet, and he removed the oil lamp from the toilet and walked in. I hurried to follow.
This secret passage is really interesting, it directly connects to the drainage channel under Stormwind. Hmph, it's a bit of that!
I told him a word all the way, there was no need to talk nonsense with him, he was quiet and didn't say a word to me. To be honest, this sewer is really intricate, and it kind of dizzies me to go around and around.
It occurred to me ...... There are also Tibetans down here!
He stopped in a passage and "climbed up." He said.
I motioned for him to climb first, only to find a cellar in a courtyard in the slums of Stormwind, which was so dilapidated that the roof of the house was gone.
"You're fucking hiding it deep enough." I looked at the cellar and said. I really didn't expect him to hide in such a place.
Even though I know it's still the city, there's a world of difference between the slums and the city outside. He came to a row of old, three-story buildings and knocked on the door. The small window on the door was opened and closed in a second.
The door was opened, and it was opened by an old man with one eye, who tilted his head to look at me, and the atmosphere was a little bad.
Upstairs was so quiet, I couldn't believe Edwin was living in this place!
We went upstairs, and when we went up to the second floor, the three strong men sitting on the second floor stood up at once. The man waved his hand, and the three of them stared at me like enemies. When I turned to go up to the third floor, I subconsciously touched the gun on my chest.
"Craven, you'd better say hello to me if you bring someone." An unfamiliar voice came from upstairs.