Although Li Huailin didn't know who the person in front of him was, judging from his attire, he seemed to be a bandit. This was really awkward. After all, he had pretended to be cool for a long time and was suddenly slapped in the face by this guy. Li Huailin couldn't bear it.
The bandit was riding a horse, but it was useless. Both Li Huailin and the Jade Emperor could fly. The bandit was intercepted by Li Huailin before he could run far. After the light cannon was fired, the guy fell off the horse and rolled on the ground several times before stopping. Of course, he also suffered a lot of injuries. He turned his head to take a look and found that the horse on this side had been beaten to a pulp by Li Huailin. So, he swallowed his saliva.
Although Li Huailin was a little angry, he knew that he couldn't kill the bandit. Otherwise, who could he ask about the situation? He controlled the bandit and hit the bandit's horse. Of course, the bandit fell badly. While the bandit was lying on the ground and shouting, Li Huailin descended from the sky and looked at the bandit. The bandit was a human in his thirties. Of course, he was an NPC. The name above his head was Torais, and it was a red guy. At a close distance, he looked more like a bandit.
"Spare … spare my life." Sure enough, the way he spoke was very similar to a bandit. As soon as he saw Li Huailin, he didn't care about the pain and started begging for mercy. Yes, in this situation, Torais didn't plan to continue struggling. Everyone knew what it meant to be a Saint-tier player. A Saint-tier player was the peak of existence in the eyes of ordinary people. They were almost on the same level as a God. What else could he do? He could only beg for mercy.
"Heal him," Li Huailin said to the Jade Emperor when he saw that the Jade Emperor had caught up. Healing Torres was, of course, to make it easier for them to talk. Torres had suffered quite a heavy fall and was covered in blood. Li Huailin did not want Torres to faint or die while they were talking. Summoning the Jade Emperor only required a simple wave of his hand, and the wounds on Torais' body were completely healed. This was a very easy thing to do, but in Torais' eyes, this was a shocking thing. He was indeed a Saint-tier big shot.
"Thank … Thank you, Sir! Thank you, Sir!" Indeed, if the other party was willing to heal him, it meant that they were prepared to let him go. Otherwise, why would they heal him? Hence, he hurriedly kowtowed to them. It wasn't embarrassing to kowtow to Saint-tier experts. He could just treat it as a form of worship.
"Alright, my time here is limited. Answer whatever I ask. Otherwise, I can save you, but I can also send you to your death. Understand?" Li Huailin said simply.
"Yes, yes, Sir," Torais replied hurriedly. He didn't dare to go against Li Huailin.
"Who are you?" Li Huailin asked.
"I … My name is Torais. I'm … from around here …" Torais thought for a moment before replying.
"Around here? Look at your attire. Do you look like you're from around here? "Li Huailin asked." You just want to die, right? "
"No … No, no, no. Please spare my life, Sir. I … I'm a bandit from the next hill," Torais said hurriedly. Then, he kowtowed while observing Li Huailin's expression. Yes, he was worried that Li Huailin would kill him after hearing that he was a bandit. Hence, he didn't dare to say it before.
"Damn, you're really a bandit." Li Huailin felt a headache coming on as he held his forehead.
"Please spare my life, Sir …" Seeing Li Huailin's expression, Torais hurriedly kowtowed, almost breaking his head.
"Are you guys sick in the head? This place is so poor, and you came here to rob?" Li Huailin said. Yes, Li Huailin really thought that there were no bandits in his territory at first. After all, his bug-like physique increased favorability. In other words, the more ruthless he was to the villagers, the more favorability he would gain. Hence, when the villagers in his territory were so poor that they couldn't even survive, how could they become bandits? That was why Li Huailin was so clear when he was acting tough. In the end, he was slapped in the face. These bandits should be outsiders, but he didn't know why they chose to come to Li Huailin's territory. Was there really something to be gained here?
"We … We were forced, Sir," Torais said. "We were originally from Wright County, but the Lord there was too strong. We couldn't survive, so we had to become bandits. However, their army was too strong, and we were no match for them at all. We were forced to retreat, and in the end, we were chased here. I don't know why the soldiers stopped chasing us when they came here, so we could only settle down here."
Li Huailin finally understood. Wright County should be the territory of the Nasser Empire, and it was probably very close to this place. After the bandits were chased here, the Lord of the Nasser Empire also knew that this was the territory of the Emperor of the Continent. How could the army of the Nasser Empire enter this place so casually? Even if they were trying to suppress bandits, they couldn't do so casually. So, the Lord retreated, and the bandits came here.
"Oh, did you take the villagers away?" Li Huailin pointed in the direction of the village and asked. Li Huailin said that because there were no corpses in the village, the villagers weren't killed, but taken away.
"No, Sir, this has nothing to do with us," Torais said immediately. Seeing the look in Li Huailin's eyes, Torais quickly explained, "It's true, Sir Saint-tier. The people who took them away were soldiers. We originally had our eyes on this village, and after investigating for a few days, we were ready to take action. However, when we were about to take action, a group of soldiers suddenly came and took everyone in the village away. It seems like there was a conflict between them, and both sides started fighting. I happened to be investigating here at that time, so I saw everything. "
"Oh? Soldiers? Are you sure? " Li Huailin asked. While asking, he looked at the Jade Emperor Summoning next to him, as if to say, "See, I was right." Of course, the Jade Emperor Summoning just rolled his eyes, not knowing what Li Huailin was thinking.
"Yes, they were soldiers," Torais said immediately. Torais immediately said, "I saw these soldiers take them to the city of Loperance over there. I heard that there seems to be … some problems there recently."
"Some problems?" Li Huailin asked. "What problems?"
"We have been here for a while. Previously, we could sneak into Loperance City to buy some supplies and so on, but recently, the patrols of the soldiers there have become stricter. The checks are really tight. Several of our brothers went there and never came back. I don't know what they are doing there, but it seems like they are building a building. I took a look at it from afar, and I saw a lot of soldiers with some slaves moving things. I suspect that the overlord here wants to build something, but the construction period is not enough, so he took the villagers away," Torais said.
"Take the able-bodied men?" Li Huailin asked.
"Yes, this kind of situation is not uncommon, but these overlords come secretly. The overlord here seems to be more brutal than the one on our side. They directly beat the civilians into slaves." Torais curled his lips.
"Do you think they are taking able-bodied men? But if they are taking able-bodied men, why didn't they keep the women, children, and elderly in the village? "Li Huailin said." What's the use of taking these people to work? Do they usually take able-bodied men with them? I think you're still lying. Did you kill them and take their corpses away? "
"No, it's really not, Lord Holy. I am telling the truth. We really didn't do it. It was the soldiers who did it," Torais said hurriedly, kneeling on the ground again.
Looking at the other party's expression, Li Huailin felt that he was not lying. Yes, the other party really did not have the guts to do it. However, Li Huailin still had this question. If you want to build something, you can just take the adult men. Why do you have to take the women, children, and elderly? They are not considered labor, and you have to be responsible for feeding them. Isn't this a pure loss? But the soldiers had obviously taken everyone away. Why?
The second question was where the group of people had gone. According to the current situation, it was definitely not just this village that had been attacked. He reckoned that the nearby villages had all been attacked, and the people had all been taken away. Of course, the city was now completely empty. The people were gone, and the soldiers were gone. What was going on?
According to the current situation, Lagarde wanted to build something, so he asked the soldiers in the city to bring the people from the surrounding villages. What was he building? Was it that black mountain? Sure enough, it was a building. Li Huailin's previous guess was right.
"What do you think?" the Jade Emperor asked.
"The other party doesn't want labor." Li Huailin thought for a moment and said, "Otherwise, they wouldn't have taken the elderly and children. What the other party wants is lives."
"Life sacrifice … something like that?" the Jade Emperor thought for a moment and said.
"I think so." Li Huailin nodded. "It's similar to a ritual to summon an evil god. I don't know if the summoning succeeded or failed. Anyway, this should be the situation in the city. What we know now is that Lagarde was the one who did it. Otherwise, the soldiers wouldn't have obeyed his orders. In this case, the result might be slightly better. At least we know that Lagarde didn't disappear … "
"If the other party summoned the evil god, it should be to obtain the evil god's power. Anyway, he should still be in the city," the Jade Emperor said. "But if he succeeded, he might have left."
"When was the last time you saw the city in good condition?" Li Huailin turned to Torais and asked.
"Huh? What do you mean by 'in good condition'? I went there to investigate in the morning, "Torais asked, not quite understanding.
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