Although the situation was much harsher than expected, the mage walked around the town in the afternoon and experienced the eerie atmosphere of the town more deeply.

The residents were ragged and didn't say anything, as they should have been after being rounded by the Serre army, but it was a little strange to look at the eyes of a few people.

It wasn't just fear and hatred, it seemed to carry something else.

Especially the townsfolk who didn't come out to receive them.

Sean was suspicious, but the townsfolk clearly had no intention of communicating with the ruler, and when Sean approached, they all fled like ghosts, leaving him completely lost.

"Oh, if anyone in the interior dares to do this to the noble red-robed lord, our knights will arrest them, brand them with a soldering iron, and sell them to the north as slaves. Rikita appeared beside Sean, "Actually, it's not difficult to get a new group of townspeople from the country, Sean. ”

"You scared them. Penny pointed to the backs of the townsfolk who had fled after hearing Rekita's words, and said in a disapproving tone, "Rekita, this is the ...... Uh, really, I don't like it. ”

"Come on, it's a waste of time to expect to tame these wild creatures. Rekita said dismissively, "How much time do you think we have to waste? We are mages! ”

"Not bad. Sean raised an eyebrow: "But you should also know that that doing so is only a palliative, not a cure." And I don't think our immediate boss will give us that kind of help. ”

"Oh, actually, it's already obvious that as long as Selmine can't help that group of bandits on the mountain, the trouble here will never be solved. I just looked up some information about past government affairs......" Rekita sighed, and seeing that Penny was listening, she continued: "Although the terrain in the eastern mountains here is not very good, it is rich in resources due to a good climate. Many of the outcasts of Moulin, Tucan, and Serre, and the pirates of the Sea of Fallen Stars, all went to those places to gather crowds and rob, and as for the approximate number, you also saw the griffons we saw when we came, well, so there are still a lot of griffons inhabiting this mountain, oh, I don't know if that's good news......"

Penny's expression was solemn, it was definitely not easy to train a large number of griffins, because making that special saddle sheath was an extremely rare craft, and domesticating griffins was by no means as simple as feeding horses, and dozens of them could be taken out at a time, and without deducing the number of this bandit gang, the organization alone could be imagined.

And what makes Sean even more creepy is that it is absolutely impossible for such a complex group of bandits to be in the same camp, so the number of bandits in the mountains is terrifying.

"Due to the complicated terrain, even if we send troops to clear it with all our might, we will only play hide and seek with them in the mountains, and more importantly, it is impossible for the people of Moulin in the south to sit idly by and watch us solve this problem......," Likita said slowly, "so the problem in the Hiren region has dragged on. ”

"So, we should just stay here and do nothing, until the end of the term?" Sean frowned, "Sounds frustrating. ”

"Well, if you want to die for your country, Hughes and I don't mind leaving you and the dwarves to try to solve the problem at its root. Rekita smiled evilly, "Remind you, although most dwarves keep their promises, they don't stupidly send them to death when they know that they are dangerous, especially these gray dwarves, oh, although their beliefs and ways of doing things are a bit special, but special represents a deeper indeterminacy." ”

"Not bad, not bad. Sean nodded, there was no anger in his heart, this is the way the red robe behaved: "But I'm not that stupid." Actually, I feel that this town is not so simple, and there may be some loopholes to exploit. ”

Sean observed the townsfolk who deliberately avoided the red robes, his chin on his cheek, his eyes showing a look of deep observation: "Let's observe it a little more." ”

"Observe what, observe their nonviolent non-cooperation?" Rigeta sneered, turning back to the mansion.

Sean pondered for a moment, shook his head, and spun back.

......

In the middle of the night, the lights of the town had long been extinguished, and it was as dark as a large house, and several well-dressed people sat together, very close to each other, and under the faint candlelight on the table, a white piece of paper was written densely with words, which did not belong to any language family, in fact, these codes, combined with the gestures and expressions of these people, were a sufficiently secret way of communication - to prevent the eavesdropping and peeping of some spells.

Oh, in a way, these people know how to fight the red-robed mage.

In fact, if translated into the lingua franca, you can know what these people are talking to, such as:

"Haha, Hildos, these red robes are just little hairy children, you see, scare them, and they will be honest. ”

"Yes, they don't dare touch us, but Langator, we can't touch them right now, uh, you know, we'd better not bring in Serre's army for the time being. ”

"Yes, it's okay to keep each other jealous of each other, they need taxes, and you can give them some in moderation. The old man in the middle said with a twinkle in his eyes: "Don't provoke them easily, let them survive their term and leave by themselves." ”

"Well, it's a pity, I hope they don't come to provoke us. A middle-aged man shook his head.

"There are no fools in the red robes, and those townsfolk are privately informed and, if possible, to a certain extent, to show proper obedience. ”

There was silence in the hut for a while, and suddenly a man 'said':

"But the townsfolk didn't even follow our word for it. ”

"Therefore, it is best to be in peace now, and only then will the main power be in our hands. The old man's eyes flickered, and he suddenly blinked in confusion: "By the way, what about Salento?"

He ...... I'm scared. A middle-aged man smiled: "He was quite brave in the morning." ”

"Oh, let him rest for a while......"

......

In the middle of the night, Sean was sleeping, when suddenly there was a strange noise in the doorway, and then he heard a commotion, and he rushed out, and saw a Searle knight's sword blade resting on the body of a man who described himself as embarrassed, and next to him, there was a hidden hole exit.

"What's going on?" The three red robes were all shocked, and when they walked out of the room, Sean looked at the middle-aged gentleman who was being captured in the morning, and his heart became even more puzzled.

The man came out of a hole in the ground and said he wanted to meet some adults in secret. The Searle knight named Dickey belonged to Hughes and was a silent and cold warrior, who shaved off one side of his hair and looked unorthodox, but this head shape was not surprising to Searle, because of history, the Searles were influenced by barbarism to some extent: "We thought he was an Assassin. ”

"Oh?" Sean walked to the side of the cavern, observed for a while, the black hole was unfathomable, and frowned at the intruder, "Tell me what you came for." ”

Where in the world is there such a stupid assassin?

The middle-aged man suddenly unwrapped the left half of his clothes, revealing a mark, and several Sercels turned serious and led the man into Penny's room.

"Are you a spy sent here by the Intelligence Bureau?" Before she could sit down, Rekita preemptively asked, "Jumping out in the morning without first revealing your identity, aren't you afraid that we will kill you?"

"If I hadn't done that, I wouldn't have had the opportunity to come here now. The middle-aged man closed his clothes and saluted the three red-robed men: "Agent Salento Comm has met with several adults. ”

"Uh, Sean, Rikita, do I need to avoid it?" Hughes suddenly interjected, Serge's spy organization was now part of the Frass family, and as an outsider, he felt that he needed to ask more.

"There is no need, we are partners. Sean shook his head, and didn't see the stunned expression on Hughes's face, so he said to Selknight Dicki, "Let him go." ”

Dickie asked Hughes with a look in his eyes and withdrew his sword.

"Do you have anything to say?"

Several red-robed robes each pulled out their chairs and sat down, and Sean looked at the secret agent, his heart full of curiosity, maybe some doubts could be solved.

As for whether this spy will be a ghost, Sean is not too worried, because Rekita is already casting the spell 'Detect Thoughts', as long as there is a slight abnormality in this agent's thinking, it will make the red-robed people understand.

Salento Comm stood up and saluted respectfully, "My lords, I'm here to report on the situation in this area. ”

"Oh, our dominance seems to be having a hard time making an impact here. Sean thought for a moment, "Mr. Combe, could you give some advice on this?" ”

"My lord, I believe you have discovered that the ruling power here is actually in the hands of the gentry who colluded with the bandits on the mountain, and I had the privilege of sneaking in with these people and getting some information. Salento recounts in a smooth voice: "Actually, now their dominance is not secure. ”

"Really?" a few red robes suddenly came to their senses: "Tell me more about it?"

"In fact, in this mountainous area, there are three large bandit gangs, each of which is numbered in the hundreds, each occupying an area composed of several mountain peaks, plus some small gangs, in fact, this endless mountain range has basically become a large small city-state. ”

"Uh......" Hughes was dumbfounded, "how can this situation be formed?"

"This is also quite normal, the terrain here is complex, the climate is good, well, the area of the Endless Mountains to the east is large enough, and many exiles from all directions are gathered here, and it is unlikely that any country will form a strong enough rule here. Sean nodded, and asked Salento again: "Listen to you, it seems that between these gangs...... It's not harmonious, is it?"

"Praise your wisdom, my lord. Salento was in awe, "Actually, every gang values this town and tries to form an effective rule in the town - this is the only land passage from Moulin to Serre. ”

"It turned out that all the commercial taxes went to them. Rekita interjected lightly.

"In fact, when our army came to quell the riot not long ago, it had already eradicated the power of the bandit group that originally controlled here, and dealt a very serious blow to the bandit group by targeting the surname, of course, it is impossible to completely eradicate it, but it is impossible for them to reach here again. "Now it's a big gang in the southern mountains called the 'Lion Owls,' which has just stepped in, and the agents they have planted have not gained a foothold, and the townspeople have not supported them very much," Salento recounted. ”

"Hughes!" Hughes chuckled, "Isn't this about the same as ours?"

"Far from it, we don't have a griffin. Rekita sighed helplessly: "Just look at their names, you know that they have a lot of griffins. ”

"Actually, those seventy-eight griffons are all the strength of this group of thieves. "It is on these griffons that they build their power," said Salento, "and it is said that the leader of them is a barbarian tribe who have lived in the mountains since ancient times, and who are very good at domesticating such things, and have some special knowledge." ”

"So, they're using their strongest force just to scare us?" Penny raised an eyebrow.

"Yes, they also need time to establish authority in the town, but they are also afraid of a few adults, and they dare not mess around, and the best way is to demonstrate and deterrence. The spy said respectfully: "My lords, I have here a list of gentry who colluded with the lion owls......"

......

"Should this be considered good news?" Rekita held the note with a few names between her fingers, "Before we leave, we can cut off these people's heads, haha." ”

"This person appeared just right. Sean smiled, and seemed to be relaxed.

"Oh, I don't see any more change, Sean. Hughes pouted, "You seem to have a great idea?"

"He told me two things. Penny held out two fingers: "1, at least for a short time, we don't have to be too tied." 2. As long as we kill those griffins, we can establish enough authority in this town!"

"Is this possible?" said Rekita, who looked at Penny with Hughes.

The first one doesn't talk about him, how can they kill such a large team of griffons?

"At least he gave us a direction rather than having no clue at all. Penny's mood became more relaxed: "You know what? ”

"Then please let us know when you have a good plan. Before the other two red-robed mages said goodbye, Hughes suddenly spoke, "Don't forget that we are partners. ”

"Okay......" Penny saw his comrades off, his eyes sharpening, and he was already thinking about what to do with the pile of griffons, and some plans came to his mind......

He's not here to make soy sauce.