Section 228 The City That Never Sleeps (Part II)
After learning about Moddy's origins, both Hocho and Rand were somewhat silent.
On the contrary, Modi took the three of them around as if nothing happened, and explained to the three of them from time to time.
"Where are the two gentlemen going tomorrow, are you going to walk around, or are you going to look at another city?" said Modi.
"Let's go to another city. Rand said, he was interested in looking around, but after listening to Moddy's introduction, he knew that this might be a luxury.
For even in the vicinity of a few trade cities, the High Elf guerrillas and the Centaur tribes often clashed with each other, but they did not dare to openly invade the city, because that would inevitably attract the attack of the armies of the nations.
And as long as it does not endanger the peace of the city, the army at the fortress usually turns a blind eye.
Of course, if Rand and Hochuken make full use of their identities, the connections of the Jimenez family and the Bernadotte family in the Emerald Continent can definitely help, whether it is in the garrison of the city that never sleeps, or in the tribe of the Centaur clan, the two families have some connections that can be used back then.
This was born with the development of the two families, even after the Second Ambergris War, the Jimenez family began to transfer a large amount of assets from here back to the country for new investments, but there will still be some Centaur leaders who will give some face.
It's just that Rand used to think that his family made a fortune from trade, but he learned from Jackson that it was different, the development of the two families was trade, but it started with the trade of ambergris cream.
Three Terrans and a Silva walked through the evening streets, surrounded by shops, and not just Terrans. There are also Centaurs and High Elves. Still others have elven features. But it's supposed to be a half-elf half-elf of a half-breed, but I don't know what the other half of its bloodline is.
"Far worse than Saint-Quentin. Huo Qiu muttered.
If it weren't for the fact that he wanted to accompany Rand, Hocho would not be interested in coming to the city that never sleeps, although it seems to be good, but it is undoubtedly nothing in the eyes of Hocho, who grew up in St. Quentin since childhood, not to mention St. Quentan, the city of Liberty in the west, and the counties of Mistrley and Fadolimé in the center. Which one is not stronger than here?
Rand ignored him, but looked around with interest, and asked the tour guide questions from time to time.
Huo Qiu yawned, and before he could close his mouth, a figure suddenly appeared in the alley next to him and passed by several people.
"Necklace, my necklace!" Hola Deguna exclaimed suddenly, she only felt a chill on her neck, the gemstone necklace that Huo Qiu gave her was gone, it was not an ordinary gemstone necklace, every gem on it could be used for alchemy. More precious than ordinary gemstones.
"It's that guy. Huo Qiu shouted violently, and the figure that had passed them just now turned his head when he heard this. With short blond hair, dark eyes, and pointed ears, he looks like an elf, but his face is not very good.
Hola Deguna's necklace appeared in circles between his fingers, and he glanced at the men, as if to guess their identities.
The necklace disappeared, and he pointed at himself with his thumb and said, "Mine." ”
Then the suspected elven thief ran away, and Hocho angrily chased after him, and Rand had to follow, along with our Silva Centaur and Miss Holardguna.
The people around them gave way, but judging by the flat expressions on their faces, they probably got used to this kind of thing.
"What's going on, what's going on?" a squad of policemen came from the side street.
"Sir, my female companion's necklace was stolen by that thief. "We are guests staying at the Regent Hotel. ”
The group included both Terrans and Orcs, including a Wolfe and two centaurs, both of whom were white centaurs.
Hearing Huo Qiu's answer, they immediately took action and began to help chase the thief. Huo Qiu's words just now worked, and he subtly hinted that he and the others were guests of the Regent Hotel.
The living quarters of the city that never sleeps are divided into two categories, one is the so-called civic area, and the other is the mixed living quarter. Most of the people living in the Civic District are wealthy, and the Regent Hotel is located in the Civic District, and the wealthy tourists will choose the Regent Hotel when they come.
"Damn. The running thief saw that not only was the owner chasing, but also the patrolman, who usually didn't necessarily take care of everything, was also so hard to help chase him, and knew that the person who stole this time was not a poor ghost.
He kept running as hard as he could, chanting magic as he went, increasing his speed dramatically.
Seeing that the distance was being widened, Huo Qiu cursed a foul word, and a wave of magic power suddenly flashed on his body, and he activated the Reebok in Bresta one of the two outfits on his body, and the originally chubby body followed at an incredible speed.
The elven thief was taken aback, Huo Qiu showed a speed that was almost no less than that of a cheetah, and even a fourth-level creature would be overtaken.
He immediately drilled to the left and into an alley, intending to get rid of the other party with the help of his familiarity with the terrain.
Huo Qiu made a sharp turn, still chasing into the alley, but before he could rush in, he let out a roar, and an extra layer of green vines entangled him like a net, it should be that the elf cast a natural magic to stop him.
Huo Qiu roared angrily, and the strength in his body skyrocketed, and he broke these vines in one fell swoop, and Bresta constructed another part of Bill's power.
The power of this set of Busley Towers on his body is composed of four different low-level magic constructs, which are fully activated, and the power of this set of constructs alone is enough for him to compete with a warrior of about level ten in a short period of time, because each constructs are equivalent to adding a buff spell to him, Reebok is equivalent to the elegant spell effect of a cat, and Bill's power is the effect of imitating and solidifying the power of a bull.
After the vine was broken, Huo Qiu continued to chase fiercely, but after this delay, Rand and the others also caught up, and everyone poured into the alley together, and the faint figure in front of them could be seen in the distance, seeing that the other party was about to escape.
At this moment, the elven thief in front of him suddenly slowed down.
Rand and the others chased after him, only to find that he was from the other end of the alley. Several tall brown centaurs stood in the way of the thief.
"Van Serti. When will you pay us the money you owe?" the brown centaur at the head was armed with a steel axe. The rest of the centaurs were armed with large wooden sticks.
"Van Saidi, it seems that your situation is not good, there are pursuers in the back, and there are creditors in front. Well, pay back the money you owe, and we'll help you deal with these guys in the back, ah, no. Big brother, there are policemen. A brown centaur shouted.
At this time, all three parties approached, and the elf named Van Saidi was caught in the middle.
"Here's for you. The elven thief was quick to figure out and threw the necklace he had just stolen at the brown centaur leader.
"That's my necklace, that's my necklace. At the back, Holardguna was almost at the beginning of the alley, and who knows where she got her good eyesight to see the elven thief throw the necklace to the brown centaur and scream.
"It's ours now" The leader of the brown centaur took the necklace, and when he saw that the gem on it was not an ordinary jewelry gem, but a magic gem, he couldn't help but flash his greedy gaze, which was much more valuable.
"Hands up. This chain is left to us. The approaching policemen raised their muskets and aimed them at the thieves and the men who stood in the way.
"Mr. Police. Van Sayti has always owed us money, and now he has just returned it to us, and the chain is ours. The Brown Centaur leader shouted.
"Nonsense, it's mine, it's mine. Hola Deguna arrived panting last one.
"Mr. Policeman, if you can't get them to give us back, I don't mind getting it back. Huo Qiu said tyrannyly.
Rand whispered a few words to Silva's centaur, and then Moddy spoke to the police on his behalf: "Mr. Policeman, I am a tour guide hired by these two gentlemen, Mr. Rand just said that he first came to the city that never sleeps, and now he has left a very bad impression on him, if Miss Holardguna's necklace cannot be retrieved, he will go to the municipal council to complain." ”
"Shhhhhhhhh
Instead, the group of policemen glanced at each other, looking a little suspicious.
The police in the city that never sleeps are not in charge of everything, if something happens in the civic area, then they must be actively policed, but if it is outside the civic area, it depends on the favor and benefits.
Moreover, the residents of the city that never sleeps, whether they are centaurs or elves, are above the human race, and they are not so easy to deal with, so even the daily patrols are teams of police, rather than performing policing alone.
In fact, the security and deterrence of the city that never sleeps does not come from the police or riot squads in front of them, they can deal with small groups of thugs, but if they can deal with the assembled groups of centaur thugs or high elves, or other powerful orcs, they will seem to be inadequate, and the real reliance is on the army on the side of the super fortress.
From the establishment of the concession to the present, it has not been smooth sailing in the past few decades, and riots and uprisings have also occurred, but they have all been suppressed by the military without exception.
The nations used iron-blooded means to prove to the aborigines of the Emerald Continent that if they wanted to live, live, and trade in the trading cities that never sleeped, they had to abide by the basic order, otherwise they would be looking for death.
It was with the support of the military that the municipal council and its subordinate bodies were able to manage the multi-ethnic city and gradually develop it over the decades.
For example, many of the nearby Centaur tribes abandoned their ancient lives and directly evolved into the residents of the city that never sleeps, and formed gangs in the city, forming evil forces like the Axe Gang.
The Axe Gang is a force that can't be dealt with by recruiting the police alone, plus the anti-riot squad can only be half a pound and eight taels, and if it is used for the defense of the whole city, it will be even more insufficient, because there are not only centaurs in the city.
But with the presence of the military, the thugs will not die to speak out against the city council, so there will be a certain balance of mutual tolerance.
Therefore, in normal times, the current team of police may not be willing to help Rand and the others ask for the stolen necklace from the centaurs in front of them, but Modi pointed out that if they are not satisfied, they will complain to the city council, which makes them a little worried.
The brown centaurs didn't think so, but there were organic spirits in the police, one was that Huo Qiu reported that he and the others were guests staying at the Regent Hotel just now, and Modi's appearance also made them a little vigilant.
Why, because although most of the Silva centaurs have a miserable background, they can only live in alien cities like the City That Never Sleeps and the Muward, and they have not formed an underworld force like the Axe Gang that controls a certain industry, but the Silvas have excellent appearance, many of them are brokers or "close associates" of nobles, no matter what kind of class, it means that the Silvas are relatively well-informed and have a certain network in the city that never sleeps, although their status is not high.
And Modi is speaking for Rand and Hocho, claiming to be their tour guide, which means that what Hocho and Rand say may not be impossible.
"Give the necklace back to this lady. Otherwise, we will not be kind to you. The policemen figured this out and turned their muskets at the centaurs.
The brown centaur leader looked rather ugly, but finally took out the necklace and threw it to Hoqiu, and then glared at a few people fiercely, as if to remember them.
After the Centaurs left, the elven thief remained.
However, before Rand could ask what to do with the thief, the elven thief rode the centaurs away, and the exit of the alley was cleared, and he immediately took action.
After chanting a quick incantation, his figure became blurred, hazy.
As soon as the magic took effect, he quickly prepared to rush out, when the policemen's muskets rang out.
The elven thief was not wrong with the fact that hazy magic could affect the accuracy of his shots, but he had forgotten something, or he knew it, but he was going to gamble because he didn't want to be arrested or handed over to the owner by the police.
That's what it's in the alley.
The hazy spell only blurred his figure and made his shooting accuracy much less accurate, but if it was in an alley with limited dodge space, the effect of this spell would be greatly reduced, especially if it was a ten-man patrol squad shooting at him.
After the gunshot, the hazy spell disappeared, and the elven thief named Versailti fell to the ground, with a bullet hole in his right leg, still being hit.
"Wait, gentlemen policemen, I have seen your justice and help, rest assured, if I see the commissioners, I will only commend them for your bravery, you are the 11th Patrol Force, right, I remember. Rand stopped the officers from continuing to shoot, "But I want to leave this thief to me?"
He handed over a few banknotes issued by the Central Bank of Asturias from his hand, and the patrol squad leader silently accepted them, showing a smile, "Then we will hand over this thief to you." ”
The patrol officers who had been benefited evacuated, leaving only the thieves and Rand and their party lying on the ground.
"What do you want to do?" said Huo Qiu, puzzled.
The elf curled up, dragging his injured right leg against the wall, staring at the lost owners in front of him with very defensive eyes.
"I'm just curious. Rand crouched down.
He glanced sideways at the elves and asked, "Your name is Versaily, isn't it?, when I was in the library in Asturias, I read about the history of the High Elves, which are full of praise for you, and the impression left on me is ancient and elegant." Tell me, why is this happening?"
The elf had a look of shame on his face, but he just stared at Rand hatefully and did not answer.
"Nothing surprising, Mr. Rand, he must be an elf addicted to smelling. Mr. Tour Guide explained. (To be continued.) )
PS: The starting point has been revised, so I can't enter it all the time, but now it seems to be the only way to go.