Under the starry sky in the middle of the night, the city of Auston was silent, and there was not a single light in the whole city, except for the occasional barking of dogs from nowhere, and no sound could be heard, and the silence was terrifying.

The two crept to the edge of the city, near the beach where stood a tall bell tower, standing out from a grove of low houses, where they and the spies had agreed to meet.

Coming to the bell tower, Raymond and Bath hid in the shadows of a house, and followed Raymond with the rhythmic tapping of the hilt of his sword on the wall several times. There was silence as usual, and only after a few moments did another knocking sound echo from the other side of the bell tower.

Raymond gave Agent Barth, and Catwoman sank into the darkness around her.

After a while, Bath poked her head out from the opposite side and made a safe gesture to Raymond, who left his hiding place and hurried over there.

Came to a hidden corner under the bell tower, where a man was already waiting. He was about 20 years old, not tall, ordinary-looking, even a little scruffy-looking, dressed in an old linen coat, like the jobless poor who could be found everywhere on the streets, and belonged to the type that would not attract anyone's attention.

This is the spy named Orson who stood out in the hands of Freddy's recruits.

"Did you get into any trouble when you came here?" asked Raymond in a low voice.

Seeing Raymond, Orson was visibly nervous, but his speech was still coherent: "After the enemy took control of Aston, a curfew was introduced, and now at night, no one is allowed to stay outside except patrols and sentry posts. But rest assured, my lord, I was never discovered. ”

Just looking at the fact that this man could sneak here alone on a night of strict curfew, it was no wonder that Freddie looked at him differently.

"Have you ever been a spy before?" Raymond asked casually.

Orson shook his head, "The villain used to be a thief, and was only recently recruited by Lord Freddie. ”

Raymond was slightly surprised: "You are a member of the Thieves Guild?"

Ao Sen said suddenly: "No, I just rely on a little cleverness, petty theft and food, and I have never been trained as a thief. ”

Raymond sighed, and secretly said that Freddie would indeed find someone. He patted Orson on the shoulder: "Do a good job, if we succeed this time, we will never treat you badly." Now, tell me about the situation in the city. ”

Hearing this, Orson's face turned slightly red with excitement. But he quickly calmed himself down and showed good mental qualities: "As I heard before, the remaining defenders were about 500 people, all of whom were stationed in the barracks of the Auston garrison. ”

Raymond asked, "Do they have any defenses?"

Orson shook his head: "The enemy is very careless, only a few guard posts have been placed at the city wall, and there are only some patrols in the city to control the residents, and there are no other precautions. ”

"Where is Mayor Direk being held?" Raymond asked again.

"The town's jail, where the disarmed garrison was also held. Orson said.

Raymond's heart moved slightly: "How many people?"

"About 300 people or so. ”

300 people, a small town of this level, the number of garrisons is not too much, no wonder the enemy is so careless, to guard the prisoners and control the entire town, 500 people is more than enough.

The other party obviously thought that in the face of just Headington, the battle would be easily over, so they would not pay attention to guarding the rear at all, and naturally no one bothered to do those troublesome defensive arrangements, which gave Raymond a great opportunity.

If you can unite the 300 garrisons that are imprisoned, you can outnumber the enemy and the chances of winning this raid will be greatly increased. It's just, how do you get on the line with the other party?

At this moment, Ao Sentu said, "My lord, there are a few people you may want to meet." ”

"Who?"

"Captain of the Alston garrison, Hilnis. ”

Raymond was taken aback: "What? Didn't you say that Auston's garrison was caught?"

"Hilness and others escaped, and are still wanted. I managed to get in touch with them when I received orders from Master Freddy, but they didn't believe me and said they wanted to see you in person. ”

"How did you find them?" said Raymond, a little curiously. These people were able to evade the enemy's hunt, and Orson had only been in Auston for a few days, how could he find them?

Seeing Raymond's question, Orson said, "Mr. Aesop, the merchant in the city, is a native of Hydington, but he has been staying in Alston to do business. Mistress Freddie had long taken notice of him and developed him into an intermediary liaison for us in Auston. ”

"I have been hiding in his house all this time to be able to gather this information. It was through him that I was able to contact Hirness. ”

Raymond secretly said that this was the case, in order to establish his own intelligence system, Freddie actually did so much work in private. Obviously, it was not Orson alone to be able to successfully collect so much information this time, and the lot of preparation that Freddy had made in the early stage was the most important point.

"Okay, let's go. Raymond nodded, "I just wanted to meet them, too." ”

Then, under the leadership of Orson, the three of them sneaked into Auston City. In the past few days, Orson has obviously figured out the enemy's arrangement, and easily avoided all patrols and sentry posts along the way, which makes Raymond feel more and more that Freddie has not looked away.

Eventually, Orson led the two to a secluded alley and knocked on the door of a room at the end.

The room was disorganized and shabby, apparently a makeshift hideout. When Raymond entered, there were already several people waiting inside, and he couldn't help but be surprised when he saw the leader of the other party.

The man had a handsome face, a slender and slender figure, and two pointed ears in his long, pale green hair. Dressed in lightweight leather armor that was easy to move around, he wore a wooden bow with intricate ornamentation on his back, and a slender sword hanging from his waist.

Such an appearance is too unique, so even though it was only the first time he met, Raymond still recognized the other party's identity effortlessly, Elf!

Seeing that Raymond had been staring at him, the elf frowned, and suddenly said fiercely in a tone that was not commensurate with his elegant appearance: "Hey, what are you looking at?"

"Huh?"

Orson hurriedly leaned into Raymond's ear and whispered, "My lord, this is the captain of the Auston garrison, Hilnis." ”

After a moment's hesitation, he added, "Also, his temper is not very good. ”

All along, whether from books or word of mouth, the elf that Raymond knew was an elegant and noble creature, so it was really difficult for him to associate the image in his heart with the guy in front of him.

Moreover, it is hard to believe that these races, who are close to nature and have the ability to read the world, would run to the human towns to serve as garrison captains.

Therefore, he couldn't help but say, "Are you a half-elf?"

As soon as these words came out, Aosen's face changed greatly. Sure enough, I saw Sylnis's eyes hanging upward, and said provocatively: "Lao Tzu is a purebred elf, what's the matter, isn't it strange?"

Orson hurriedly explained in a whisper: "It is rumored that Hillnis was abandoned when he was a child, and was later picked up and raised by an old mercenary, so his surname is Ge... Ahem, anyway, you'd better stop talking about it, my lord. ”

It seems that there is more than one person who has questioned the identity of the Sylneth elf.

However, I have to say that no matter what his temper is, Sylnis is an elf race after all, and in his casual movements and demeanor, he will always naturally reveal the kind of elegance unique to his race, which is beyond the reach of human beings.

Of course, as soon as he opened his mouth, he revealed: "Listen, no matter what you think, I don't care. ”

Hilness said to Raymond, "If you are interested in my origins, you can go to the street and ask around, I promise you will get many versions." ”

"But, I'm seeing you tonight to get rid of the bastards in town. So if you still want to get stuck in the middle, get out of the way before it's too late. ”

"Meow, young master, are the elves so rude?" Barster, who had been staring at Hilnis, couldn't help but say that Raymond covered his mouth before he finished speaking.

Ignoring Catwoman's whining protests, Raymond smiled at the angry Elf glaring at Catwoman, "Of course, I'm here to seek cooperation with you tonight. As for this idiot... You'll assume you didn't hear it. ”

Hilnis's face was slightly pale: "So, how many people did you bring this time?"

Raymond said: "300 people. ”

"300?" Hilnis frowned, "So little." ”

"That's all the people Headington can muster. Raymond said, "Don't forget, we have another group of enemies to deal with. ”

At this time, a man behind Hillness said, "If it weren't for you Headington to provoke the Rawitt Federation, how would we have suffered." The mayor of the town is also secretly helping you, that's..."

"Grim, don't be like a. Hilnis turned around and scolded, "Anyway, the enemy has stepped on our heads, and how to kill those guys is what we should think about now." ”

Although Hilnis's surname is bad, he is by no means a narrow-minded person, just listening to his words, you know that this person knows how to distinguish between importance and importance.

Raymond's impression of him couldn't help but change quite a bit: "Whose responsibility and other issues can be investigated after the victory." As for the number of people, I think that as long as you add your people, there will be more than the enemy. ”

"But our people are in prison. Hilnis said in a deep voice.

Raymond smiled: "I said, did you really do nothing in private?"

"How do you know—" Graeme was startled.

On this point, Raymond is not an unpredictable prophet, he is based entirely on speculation about the surname of Shirness. According to the temper of this elf, he would never let his enemies step on his head and do nothing, so he must have acted in private, and now it seems that he was right.

Hilness motioned for Grim to stop, and followed, "You guessed right, we have indeed contacted our imprisoned companions, and it is not difficult to escape from prison. ”

"It's just that there are two scruples now, one is that the enemy is stronger than us, and even if we escape, we can't deal with them, and it may still affect innocent residents, and the other is that Mayor Direk is still in their hands, and we don't dare to act rashly, otherwise how can we let those guys occupy our town. ”

Raymond's eyes narrowed slightly: "Since we are here, then the first point is obviously no longer a problem." So, you want us to help rescue Mayor Direk?"

Hilnis was amazed at the clarity of Raymond's mind, he glanced at Raymond, nodded and said, "Fellow prisoners, I have my own way to get them out of trouble, but the mayor is in the hands of the enemy, and I really can't act rashly." ”

"Now that only these few of us have escaped, it's a bit reluctant to save people, so I can only ask you. As soon as Mayor Mare gets out, I'll work with you to get rid of those bastards!"

"Deal. Raymondha smiled and pushed Baste in front of him, "You're really lucky, because there happens to be a first-class scout here." ”

"Meow, young master, do you really think so?" Bath turned her head in surprise and wondered, "But... Didn't you always say that I was useless?"

"Uh..."

The room fell silent for a moment, and Hilneth and the others looked at Raymond and then at Baster, and their eyes gradually glowed with doubt.

"I mean, you're not just looking for someone to fool us, are you?"

"Ahem. Raymond coughed awkwardly: "Uh... Don't worry, it's just a little misunderstanding. Mainly this guy here..."

As he spoke, Raymond pointed at Bath, then made a few circles around his temples with a "your" expression: "However, aside from that, her skills are absolutely guaranteed." ”

"Meow, young master, you're too much, I've seen it all. ”

"Shut up, it's not because you idiot always says things that are out of place. ”

After moving Hillnis and the others, the group left their hideout and returned to the beach first.

Seeing that Raymond's men were disciplined, and there were more than 100 war horses, although there were only 300 people, their combat effectiveness could not be underestimated, and Sylnis's confidence in him couldn't help but increase a little more.

Calling Luz and Shaun, Raymond told Sylnis about their concerns, and said, "So, we must rescue the mayor before we can act, and then work together to destroy the enemy defenders." Until then, you must not act rashly. ”

Sean said to Sylnis, "Please rest assured, Mayor Charlotte has repeatedly asked him about this before he comes, and we will definitely ensure his safety." ”

Lutz said calmly, "What are you going to do?"

Raymond said: "Since it is to save people, there is no need to make a big fanfare, it is enough for me, Baster, and Hilness." You and Sean continue to take the people here and keep an eye on what's going on in the city. ”

Hilneth clenched his fist hey, "As long as I rescue the mayor, I'm going to make those bastards pay for what they've done these days." ”

It was the first time he had seen such a rude elf, and Sean looked at him in surprise. Lutz nodded: "Understood, we will wait for your instructions." ”

"Okay, let's do it. Raymond clapped.

Leaving behind Hillnes' companions and Ruz and the others, Raymond and the others returned to Auston City and headed for the prison where Diric was being held.

Since Auston was a small town, the prison in the city was not large, but a square courtyard surrounded by high walls, with a three-story building opposite each on the east and west, which was where the cells were located. The entrance is to the south, and there are two guard towers on the north wall, which can monitor the situation of the entire prison.

Leaning on the roof of a house, looking at the prison from a distance, Sylnis briefly explained its structure to Raymond: "The mayor is imprisoned on the top floor of the cell on the west side, guarded by thieves from the enemy mercenary group because he is afraid of being rescued. We just can't deal with those guys, so we don't dare to do it. ”

"The other brothers in the garrison are also in prison, and they have endured it because of the mayor. When you go in to save people later, try not to alarm them, so as not to make changes, and when the mayor is out of trouble, the rest will be easy to do. ”

"Understood, leave this matter to Bath. Raymond nodded.

"But when it comes time to escape, which route should I take?"

"Hmm..."After thinking about it for a moment, Hilnis pointed to the north side of the prison and said, "For the convenience of surveillance, the outer wall of the north side of the prison is built against a large aqueduct to prevent anyone from approaching, as long as we kill the sentries on the two guard towers there, no matter what we do outside the wall, no one will notice." ”

"This person can't do it. Bathter complained, "Because I can't climb up the canal." And because of the surveillance of those two guard towers, I will also be subject to a lot of restrictions when saving people. ”

"Don't worry, just leave those two guys to me. Hilnis confidently patted the bow and arrow on his back.

"As for you, the task is a little more troublesome. He turned to Raymond and said, "Since the mayor of Direk is too old to do too strenuous activities when escaping from prison, he can only use the canal outside the north wall to leave. ”

"You need to try to get a boat to pick them up before he and Baster jump into the canal. ”

"Where do I go to find a boat?" said Raymond, stunned.

Pointing to a group of houses on the east side of the prison, Shirnis said, "To make it easier to clear the canal, there is a boat for the workers over there, and the place is very recognizable, you just have to follow the canal to find it." ”

"But it happens to be a resting place for an enemy patrol team, so I'm afraid you'll need to do a bit of tricks to get the ship here. ”

"Understood. Raymond casually touched the long sword at his waist, and when he touched the unique badge on the hilt, he couldn't help but think again about what this sword had brought to him after leaving the Orc Empire.

Just thinking that he is now cooperating with the Chamber of Commerce of the Lowell Territory, where this sword was made, can't help but feel that there is a wonderful fate in the dark.

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