Horay City is divided into two worlds, one is a civilized and harmonious society on the surface, and the other is an underground world full of gloom.

And in the underworld, there has always been a legend that his existence has made everyone fearful and uneasy, and that is the Rat Caller.

There are many legends about his appearance, some say that she was a soft woman I saw, and others say that he was a monster with a hideous face.

After all, there is no definite news, and no one knows what his name is, only that he has the extraordinary ability to control rats, and he can see what he wants with the help of rats' eyes.

No matter how secluded the place, if there are rats, then you have to be careful, because there is a good chance that your secret has been stolen.

It is said that he was found in a rat pile when he was a child, and was born to understand the language of rats, and the legend is not exquisite, but with this almost anti-heaven ability, the Rat Caller has become the largest intelligence provider in Linton County!

The visitor tells you that if you have a need, then you only need to go to the sewer entrance in the city in the early hours of the morning to bribe the rat with food, and then tie the letter and reward to the rat, and the rat will send the information to your home.

If you want to see the Rat Summoner himself, you need to give him another large gem, and then the Rat will lead the way to him in three days, and do not have any bad intentions, because he knows everything......

In the closed and cramped room, the orange candle flame is dancing and burning, which looks a little dim, and the furnishings in the room are very simple, to put it mildly, it does not look like a place for people to live.

And it's true, it's the fat rats that are the owners here, and they're enjoying their food and letting their nature go unleashed.

"Squeak"

The closed door opened, and a somewhat diminutive figure entered, not dressed flamboyantly, but with more elaborate materials, and should have a small asset.

Half of his face was a metallic color, it was a golden mask, and the other half of his face looked a little feminine, with fair skin, which made it difficult to distinguish between men and women for a while.

When the rats saw him, instead of panicking, they gathered excitedly at his feet, and the black pressure was terrifying.

The man grabbed a handful of breadcrumbs and threw them on the ground, and was immediately robbed by the rats, and the "squeak" sound was incessant.

He seemed to be a little annoyed, and when he opened his mouth and throat, there was a mouse-like cry, and as soon as the sound came out, the mice suddenly fell silent, and turned into a silent scramble.

The man let go of his frowning brow and sat down on the shabby sofa on the side, not knowing what he was thinking.

He is the legend of the underworld of Horay City, the Rat Caller. Xiulun!

If Ryan was here, he would have been shocked, because this man he had seen before, but at that time, he was a teacher in the refugee district.

A rat probed its head through the hole in the corner of the wall with difficulty, it was so fat that the hole was a little narrow.

It had a gem in its mouth, dragged its tail in front of Xiu Lun, and squeaked a few times.

Xiu Lun picked up the gem and looked at it, there was no turmoil in his heart, he was just curious about the baron, and the other party had created too many surprises for him.

"Ryan. Thunder. Blake, who the hell are you? Cement, paper, weapons that can explode...... I'm getting more and more curious about you. ”

He whispered a few words, a strange glint in his eyes.

He had been following Ryan for a long time, and to be precise, any nobleman in Lintonshire was under his attention, even Viscount Chels.

However, he is only full of curiosity about Ryan, the other party is shrouded in too much fog that he can't see clearly, can't understand, whenever he thinks that is his limit, the other party can always refresh his cognition again.

This time, he took the initiative to contact the other party, which was regarded as taking a little risk and exposing his existence. But he didn't care, because here he was confident enough to protect himself, and no matter what he was doing, he couldn't hide it.

He took out the information he had prepared from his pocket, and the methods and rules for continuing to obtain it, tied it to the mouse just now, and took out a small piece of cheese as a reward.

The rat finished the cheese in a few bites, then squeezed his way out of the hole and through the filthy and gloomy sewers towards the castle of Chels.

Looking at the fist-sized hole, Xiu Lun squinted his eyes, thinking about whether to expand it a little, his rats seemed to be eating too well......

Ryan sat cross-legged on the bed and meditated and cultivated, but he kept thinking about the rat in his heart, and regardless of the other party's magical ability to control the mouse, it was enough to say that the other party knew about the thief.

You must know that Horay City is hundreds of miles away from the middle of Canna, and the castle is his base camp, if the other party has obtained this information by relying only on rats, then has more information been leaked?

This made Ryan a little anxious, after all, no one usually pays attention to a mouse, and wouldn't it be easy for the other party to enter and exit key secret areas such as sugar mills and paper mills?

Just when he was extremely irritable, the "squeak" mouse cry sounded again, he opened his eyes, and sure enough, he found the mouse before, with a small paper roll tied with silk thread on its back, standing quietly on the countertop.

Ryan got up and took off the paper scroll and opened it, and the contents set off a huge wave in his heart, only to see that the thief's escape route and current location were written in great detail, as well as a detailed description of his appearance.

This means that all the thieves' whereabouts have been under the control of the other party since they fled, which is simply appalling.

Suppress the shock in my heart and continue to watch, and finally the way to contact the other party, as well as the price. The signature is the rat caller.

According to the other party's rules, Ryan picked up a small piece of snack from the plate and threw it to the mouse, which was considered an "errand fee".

Watching the mouse leave, the waves in Ryan's heart could not be calmed for a long time.

"Who is this rat caller, and what is his purpose in reaching out to me?" With the purchased information, Ryan's heart was full of doubts.

It is clear that the other party has sent rats to watch over their castle all the time, and they may even be under the watchful eye of the other party.

The other party can obviously continue to do it, after all, he didn't notice it before, but he took the initiative to expose it, what is this. Gestures? Or is it a demonstration?

For the first time, Ryan had the feeling that a dog had nowhere to bite a hedgehog, and such a person was really terrifying.

Casually put the paper ball in his pocket, the sky outside was already dark, but at this moment, he had neither the mood to cultivate nor the mind to sleep.

Now he just wants to find out this mouse hiding in the shadows, otherwise he won't be able to sleep soundly! God knows how much intelligence the other side stole from the other side?

After daybreak, Ryan approached Chels, and inquired about the Rat Caller.

Chels was obviously surprised, but he didn't dig deeper, and confessed: "I know very little about this guy, he seems to have appeared out of thin air, and he has had his legend ten years ago."

He relied on rats and unscrupulously stole nobles, wealthy merchants, and officials...... and then sold at a high price, causing panic.

Many people tried to find him, and even used the methods he gave to lure him to meet, intending to take the opportunity to get rid of him. It's just that most of them have no effect, and the closest to success is that he almost killed him, but he still escaped.

Subsequently, his revenge also followed, and many people's old bottoms were picked up by him and scattered throughout the city, causing a lot of riots and turmoil.

Since then, everyone has only been vigilant and extinguished the desire to get rid of him, after all, everyone has some ulterior secrets, once they are poked out...... Hehe. ”

Chelse smiled meaninglessly, clearly meaning something.

Ryan understands in his heart, but on the surface, he can only pretend to be stupid, there are some things, knowing is one thing, and saying it is another.

"Isn't this rat caller incapable of checks and balances?"

"After so many years, we have naturally summed up some experience." Chels smiled incomprehensibly, and said simply: "In addition to driving away mice and regular inspections, raising cats is an effective method, after all, no matter how powerful a mouse is, it is just a mouse." ”

Ryan was dumbfounded, shook his head with a wry smile, he really didn't expect such an unpretentious method, but there was some truth in thinking about it.

It's just that it's impossible to put an end to it, and the rat last night is the best proof of that.

He still had to pin his hopes on Liman's rune technology.

"Of course, there is no end to rats, and this is not a cure, so we can choose to build an enclosed basement, built of metal or large blocks of stone, with less decoration and placement in it.

In this way, there is no hiding place for rats, and there is no need to worry about the conversation being leaked, but you still have to pay attention and be cautious when you say it. Sure enough, Chels already had a way to deal with it, and it sounded reasonable and effective.

His words made Ryan feel some peace of mind, Liman's laboratory was covered with metal plates, there were almost no hiding places for rats, and it should not have been infiltrated by rats, which was a consolation, and the core secrets were not exposed.

After understanding, Ryan felt much more at ease, and after saying goodbye to Chels, he went to the street alone, Horay City is very prosperous, and he has to go shopping anyway.

It is also a border territory, and the economic pillars of Horley City are actually not much different from Kanna, they are all magical beast materials, medicinal materials, food and other things.

The main difference is that as a trading center for Lintonshire and the surrounding counties, there are enough caravans to bring in a wide variety of goods, which not only greatly promotes trade, but also stimulates the development of local handicrafts.

Although the Malton family is only a viscount family, relying on the development of Horay City for hundreds of years, the heritage should not be underestimated, far beyond the ordinary viscount family, and has begun to move towards a higher class.

Many people speculate that in less than twenty years, there will be one more Earl of Malton in the South!

In this, Horay City occupies a very important position, and it is also coveted by all forces, but unfortunately no one has been able to shake its position until now.

Ryan is also drooling greedily, compared to Hooray City, Dorman City is really nothing.

As usual, I went to the area where Warcraft was sold and looked around, and there was no one that Ryan could see, and the letter bird I bought last time was good, very practical, but unfortunately I didn't see it this time.

As he walked, he unexpectedly came to the refugee area, which was very different from the eve of the New Year's Day, and there were many fewer people, and there was basically no shadow of refugees.

It seems that Chels is absorbing and relocating quite quickly, and the population is the most valuable resource at the border, so he naturally can't waste it.

After a few steps, the familiar sound of reading books wafted out of it, and his memory flashed in a trance, remembering the school that taught refugee children in the refugee area, and he had lamented that he was inferior to the other party.

Walking along the route in my memory, it was still the same school, but I didn't expect that the refugees were gone, and it was still insisting on teaching children.

When I came to the window and looked in, there were only a few children left, and it was still the short, masked figure who was lecturing in front of me, and it was not easy to hold on for so long.

Standing and listening, Ryan, who had not intended to disturb, was discovered by the man, he walked out, and asked warmly, "Is there anything you need help with?" ”

After walking in, Ryan saw more clearly, the other party looked like about twenty-four or five, the face under the mask should be injured, and the figure was a little thin, and the first feeling was actually ...... Pretty?

Ryan smiled and said, "It's okay, I'm just an idler passing by, and I heard the sound of children reading here, and I was attracted to it." Are you sponsoring these children to go to school? ”

Since he was discovered by the other party, Ryan was also happy to talk to the other party, in this era, there are really not many such people.

"These children are very pitiful, and if you don't fund them, it's not fair that they won't know their names for the rest of their lives.

Originally, there were quite a few people, but unfortunately the Viscount rented the land to their parents, and they became indispensable laborers, and most of them gave up, and only these few remained. ”

The other party shook his head, his eyes revealing a sense of regret, obviously he didn't think farming was a good choice.

Ryan could understand his mood, the sadness of the times, it was too difficult to make a difference.

"My name is Ryan, what do you call me?" Ryan held out his hand.

"My name is Xiu Lun." Xiu Lun stretched out his hand and shook it, a smile on his face.

"It's an honor for me to meet someone like you, and if one day, all the children here are gone, or graduate, you can consider the development of Karna.

There's a bigger school there, and it's bound to be even bigger in the future, and it's a great place to put your talents to work, and I'm sure you'll love it. ”

Ryan grinned and began to bewitch the other party, he really admired this Mr. Xiulun, the other party's lectures were simple and simple, and he had a foundation, and Kanna Ling lacked such talents now.

Hearing this, a glint flashed in Xiu Lun's eyes, and he smiled, "If I have the opportunity, I will definitely consider Mr. Lane's suggestion." ”

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(End of chapter)