There was a group of refugees in Golden Sun City, but there was a group of guests in Black Tomb City.
These guests were a little strange.
They were different.
In front of them was a sharp-eyed thief riding a lizard to scout the way. In the middle of the team were dozens of mercenaries. They were escorting more than a dozen criminals who had been tortured to the point that their flesh and teeth had been cut off. They were tied to the prison cart and slowly entered the city. At the back, there was a huge Lesser Dragon, the Earth Walking Dragon. Following the path filled with white bones, the Earth Dragon slowly walked over. On its back, there was an incomparably luxurious golden throne.
On the golden throne, in addition to two silver-armored warriors who were dressed alike, there was also a female slave and a little girl holding a baby.
Unlike ordinary caravans, this team was more like a slave-catching team.
But it was rare to see a slave-catching team so luxurious. They would get a quasi-Heaven-ranked Earth Walking Dragon that only city lords and above were qualified to sit on, and they even got an incomparably flashy golden throne …
The most surprising thing was that there were no nobles with particularly noble identities on the golden throne. There were only two warriors, and there was even a lowly female slave and a little girl who looked like a starving person. Even if they were sitting at the feet of the two silver-armored warriors, sitting on the luxurious golden throne, looking down at the surroundings, the timidity and uneasiness in their eyes could still be clearly seen. Anyone with a little insight could see at a glance that they were definitely not the descendants of nobles. On the contrary, they should be lowly people, the starving people among lowly people!
What right did lowly people have to sit on the golden throne?
The guard captain in charge of collecting taxes at the city gate felt that this was inconceivable.
"Wine and meat stink at the door, frozen bones on the road …" He vaguely heard the silver-armored warrior on the left on the golden throne say to the silver-armored warrior on the right.
"Don't drop the book bag. Now is not the time to sigh. Hurry up and get down to business. We don't have much time, and we still have to pass through Still Wind Swamp. Hurry up and take down the periphery." The guard captain at the city gate heard the silver-armored warrior on the right say this again. Although the distance was a little far and the surroundings were a little noisy, he could not hear it clearly. But judging from the accent, the silver-armored warrior on the right should be a woman.
"What are you guys doing?" The guard stopped the thief who was walking at the front and shouted loudly. Coming to Black Tomb City, no matter what identity you had, you had to pay taxes. This was the rule set by the Lord.
The Lord of the Black Tomb City was the younger brother of the Lord of the Kingdom.
Let alone the Black Tomb Region, no one in the entire Windstop Kingdom dared to defy the lord's will.
Here, the Lord was the heavens, the earth, the only ruler who controlled the fates of everyone in the Black Tomb Region!
The thief with bright eyes jumped off the back of the Long-legged Running Lizard and greeted him with a smile as if he were an old friend who had not seen each other for a long time. He skillfully stuffed a small pouch into the guard's hand and whispered into the guard's ear. Then, he pointed at the Earth Dragon on his thigh and whispered something. In the end, the thief who explored the way took out an even bigger and bulkier money pouch and offered it up with a smile as tax … All of this was very normal. Almost all caravans and slave-hunting teams did this.
Bribing the guard was the most common action of the thief who explored the way, and paying the tax was also in accordance with the laws of the various regions.
This seemingly ordinary procedure made the captain at the city gate frown inwardly.
He did not know what this feeling was.
The captain of the guards felt that the thief's smile was not flattery, but an indescribable ridicule.
It was as if the guard who took the money would immediately be out of luck … But there was no problem with the gold coins. When the captain of the guards saw the guard open the money pouch to register the tax, he found that the gold coins were real and there was no deception. Moreover, there were a lot of them, far more than ordinary slave-hunting teams, and even more than ordinary caravans.
Did these people have so much money that they had nowhere to squander?
Looking at the escaped slaves they had caught, they were all tortured to the point where they could not live anymore. They had no value at all. For these escaped slaves, was it really worth paying nearly a thousand gold coins as tax? Besides, for a team like this, other people would complain endlessly if they had to pay a hundred gold coins, but this thief had paid nearly a thousand gold coins and still had a smile on his face.
It was too strange!
When the team entered the city, the captain of the guards still could not understand why he felt uneasy.
He had obviously received a heavy tax, and he had a bigger share. He should be happy, but why did he still feel uncomfortable? What was the problem?
"Greyhound, what did he say just now?" The captain of the guards asked his men.
"Leader, that is a slave-hunting team that chases escaped slaves. They travel between Still Wind Country and Crazy Country for a long time. This time they are just passing by. It is said that they are mainly responsible for smuggling, and slave hunting is only a part-time job. I guess they bought a lot of goods this time, and they are very generous. They paid more than eight hundred gold coins as tax. Leader, we are going to be rich this time. Even if we pay the maximum limit of two hundred gold coins, we can still get more than six hundred gold coins. Now we can finally have a good celebration! In this poor and broken place, how long has it been since we had such income? Half a month, no, half a year! "The guard was so excited that he danced with joy, beaming with joy as he reported the good news to the captain.
The captain of the guards nodded, indicating that he knew.
Although there was a chance to fill his pockets, he did not feel happy, and there was even a faint fear.
Impossible … this slave-hunting team actually paid eight hundred gold coins as tax? Even if smuggling was easy to earn money, it was impossible to pay so much tax when entering the city. This was simply the behavior of a fool. Who would spend so much money for no reason?
If this slave-hunting team deliberately did this, then what was their purpose?
Why did they bribe people to enter the city?
Why did the thief who was scouting the road reveal a mocking smile in the depths of his eyes? How could those lowly female slaves and starving little girls be qualified to sit on the golden seats? The most puzzling thing was that the two silver-armored warriors dressed exactly the same, were obviously very weak, but why did they give him a feeling of incomparable fear?
The captain of the guards in charge of collecting taxes at the city entrance could not understand.
After an unknown period of time.
In the distance, a griffin flew over, carrying a flying messenger covered in blood. Before he could enter the city, the messenger fell down.
When the captain of the guards rushed forward to save the flying messenger, he found that he was already heavily injured and on the verge of death. In his final moments, the flying messenger became spirited and tightly held the captain of the guards' hands: "Quick, quick, quickly report to Sir Lord, Sheep Hoof City, Sandstone City, Gobi City, Thorn City, and Walnut City have all been breached, I just escaped from Water Bull City … I, I, I was the only one who escaped … Quickly report to Sir Lord, the enemy … ask the king for help, ah …"
The messenger seemed to have more to say, but could not hold on any longer.
His head tilted to the side and he died.
"I will immediately …" When the captain of the guards heard the news, he immediately jumped up. The entire Black Tomb Territory had been breached, how could that be? He did not know who it was, but a territory that was not a war zone was also invaded. Could it be that the flames of war had already spread to the rear of the Still Swamp region?
He was preparing to use the fastest speed to rush to the Lord's Mansion to report this bad news to the Black Tomb Lord.
However, the bloody and miserable state of the escaped slave who was tied up in the prison cart and tortured to the point that he no longer resembled a human flashed across the captain's mind.
Sheep Hoof City, Sandstone City, Gobi City, Thorn City, Walnut City, and Water Bull City had all been breached by the enemy. Then, were the lords of these cities and the generals stationed there all captured?
Could it be …
The captain of the guards suddenly shivered in fear.
He thought of the bandits who had just scouted the way with a smile even after paying a heavy tax, thought of the untouchables who could never sit on the throne, thought of the escaped slaves who were tied up in the prison cart and tortured, and thought of the conversation between the male and female warriors who were dressed alike … The captain of the guards trembled in fear, sweat drenching his entire body like rain.
"What's wrong, Leader?" Leader? "The guards looked at their captain in confusion.
"I have something very important to report to the king. You guys stay here and guard this place well. Oh right, I don't want the share of the tax, you guys can split it among yourselves. Remember to have fun tonight! "The captain of the guards wiped his sweat, suppressed the fear in his heart, and ordered.
"Understood, Captain, you have to go early and come back early!" When the guards heard that the captain did not want to split the money and was going on a mission with the king, they were overjoyed.
"The Griffin is ready!" The quick-witted Greyhound even quickly helped the captain restrain the flying messenger's mount, waiting for the captain to set off.
"Brothers, goodbye." The captain of the guards flipped onto the back of the Griffin and said this sentence intentionally.
Then, he frantically urged the Griffin to move.
He ordered it to travel at the fastest speed possible.
Two days later.
The Griffin that was overtired from flying at high speed day and night collapsed to the ground. The captain of the guards had already abandoned it.
The captain of the guards used all his strength to hurry on with his journey. What he wanted the most was not to report this news to the king. For this kind of news, the king did not need his report at all. He believed that the king had already received it. What he wanted to do was to protect his own life and desperately escape to the king's capital, because that was the safest place.
The capital of Still Wind Kingdom, Green Willow City, that tall spire had already appeared at the limits of his vision.
Green Willow City, a peaceful place that had never broken out of war.
Because of the great power of the king of Still Wind Kingdom, and because it was located behind the war zone of the Tianhua Domain, there were thousands of miles of fertile land here. It was prosperous and prosperous, and no army or mob could ever attack this place …
The captain of the guards could vaguely see Green Willow City in sight. Only then did he let out a sigh of relief.
Alright, I'm safe now that I've escaped this far.
He took off his captain's clothes and threw them all away. Then, he put on the deer skin that he had obtained from hunting and disguised himself as a hunter who had lived in the forest for a long time. Although he did not know how the war was going, he had already given up his previous identity as the captain of the city gate guards. He decided to change his identity, sneak into Green Willow City, and start a new life in this peaceful city. He had a certain level of power and did not need to worry about starving to death. As long as the place was safe enough, his identity was not important.
After checking from top to bottom, he felt that there were no flaws.
The original captain of the guards flew out of the forest and landed at the city gate of Green Willow City. He handed over his identity and taxes that he had long ago disguised to the guards. He smiled and said that he needed to enter the city to buy some fur.
"What a poor fellow!" The guard snorted with a little disgust, and forcibly extorted two more gold coins. Then he waved his hand, "Get out of here!"
"Wow, look, look over there, there's a luxurious slave-catching team coming over. Oh my god, this slave-catching team seems to have made a lot of profits. There's actually a golden throne on the back of a big-footed Earth Dragon. F * ck, which slave-catching team is this?" A few guards discussed in surprise.
When the original captain of the guards of Black Tomb City heard this, his whole body stiffened.
He looked back in disbelief.
To his despair, he found that the slave catching team he had seen in Black Tomb City was slowly walking towards Green Willow City.
Their team seemed to have grown a bit bigger. There were more than a dozen mercenaries in charge of guarding them, and there were also a few more prisoner carts. The only thing that didn't change was the thief who was riding on the Galloping Lizard. His eyes were still bright, and his face was still smiling … Sitting on the golden seats were still the female slave and the little girl holding the baby. Above them were the two silver-armored warriors who were dressed almost exactly the same.
The original captain of the guards was so scared that his face turned pale, and he almost collapsed to the ground.
He knew the distance between Black Tomb City and Green Willow City.
Not to mention the Earth Dragon, even if he used the Griffin to fly, it would still take ten days.
The reason why he was able to get here in three days was that he found an unknown space crack. Through the space crack, he saved at least 70% of the journey to get here.
This slave catching team that could catch up with him from Black Tomb City to Green Willow City with slow footsteps …
The original captain of the guards didn't dare to think or look anymore, because he found that a bloody shadow in one of the prison carts was very familiar … The thief with sharp eyes jumped off the Running Lizard and stuffed a money bag into the guard's hand with a smile on his face. He suddenly smiled at the original captain of the guards of Black Tomb City and said, "You are quite fast. I didn't expect you to be ahead of us!"
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