Lords Trying to Survive: Strategizing from a Rundown Yard

He turned around and pointed to the Viele piano hanging on the side of the horse, and said politely.

The convening of the athletic conference is also a rare event in the giant city.

Under normal circumstances, it may not be held once every few years.

Therefore, in recent months, many young talents have arrived from all over the world.

There were even young people coming from other giant cities and kingdoms.

Winning the tournament will not only give you the right to attend the noble banquet hosted by Marquis Henry Lancaster.

You can also get a considerable bonus.

Of course, the above two items have almost no appeal to the heirs of nobles.

What they care more about is to come out on top in the competition and get a good ranking, because the prestige brought by each competition is huge, especially for those contestants who perform well in the competition.

For the aristocratic children who have enough food and clothing, they care more about their reputation.

Gaining a good reputation will be of great help to their future development in the aristocratic circle.

In addition to the aristocratic children, young people from all over the country are also eager to try.

Prepare to prove yourself in competitive tournaments.

Therefore, many young people from all over the country have recently come to Jucheng to participate in the competition.

In particular, England still looked dusty.

Hearing his words, the Guards soldier on duty just nodded expressionlessly.

He raised the magic disk in his hand and emitted a white dim light that swept across England's face.

Under the sweep of this light, his face did not change at all.

At this time, the soldier on duty nodded, put away the long sword in his hand, and turned his head slightly to indicate that he could enter the giant city.

England nodded calmly, turned around and took the reins of the lame white horse.

He actually had some doubts in his heart, but the pass guard didn't want to say much, and he didn't want to get into any trouble. According to England's previous experience, unless there was a war around the giant city, entry and exit from the giant city would usually not be so strict.

Suppressing the confusion in his heart, England remounted his white horse and walked toward the outskirts of the giant city of Lentax, preparing to find a tavern and cover the news with a few drinks.

As a bard, I often go to taverns in various places to try my luck.

The pub is a place full of possibilities.

Here you may be able to meet horse bandits who enter the city hiding their identities, nobles who go out for training, down-and-out traveling businessmen, and bartenders who are always tipsy.

In addition, the tavern is also where the street rats gather.

These street rats are active in the slums, forming a hidden underground network in the city.

They often know a lot of gossip.

Able to keenly capture any disturbance in the giant city.

The rats are not very powerful in terms of force, but they are superior in numbers and good at fanning the flames.

It is said that even the "Shadow Dragon Hunter" who is responsible for intelligence in the Kingdom of Avalon has cultivated underworld forces in some giant cities to find out information about the hidden side of the city.

England knows this very well. After all, the bard himself can be regarded as a special kind of message transmitter.

After passing through the pass, you can still see groups of well-armed cavalry passing by from time to time on both sides of the straight road in the giant city. These cavalry are so majestic that they attract the attention of civilians and farmers on the road.

"If only it were the Athletic Conference and the Marquess of Lancaster's banquet."

"The giant city shouldn't be so heavily guarded."

He secretly speculated in his heart, and his traveling intuition told him that something must have happened in the giant city of Lentax!

The top priority is to find a hotel to stay immediately, and then go have a drink or two. By then, you should be able to figure out what happened.

England shook his head gently to get rid of all distracting thoughts. While observing the surrounding situation, he walked along the straight road towards the outer city of Lentax.

Viewed from a distance, the entire giant city of Lentax looks like a gray beast crawling on the ground.

There is a unique "soul" that belongs to the city itself.

…

At the same time, the third city district of the giant city of Lentax.

This is the third circle among the four major circles in the city. It can be regarded as a circle where the middle class in the city gathers.

Countless stone roads cut the third circle into different areas.

There are houses of small nobles and merchants, as well as houses of small workshop owners and farmers.

The overall level of orderliness is much better than that of the fourth circle.

In a large commercial street on the north side of the third circle.

The door of Luye Chaolu Tavern was closed.

The sign on the tavern is inscribed with green leaves and vines.

There are also vines planted on the fence outside, with cute little white flowers blooming.

There was a "Closed" tag hanging on the fence outside the tavern, which made the tavern look a little deserted.

Behind the closed door, every table and chair in the tavern hall was wiped clean.

A small wooden chair with a backrest was placed upside down on the table.

There were wine glasses upside down on the bar.

Since the doors and windows were closed, the hall looked very dark.

There is also a wooden staircase on the side leading to the second floor.

Just looking at the layout, there is not much difference between this place and those common pubs.

But there is a tunnel hidden under the stairs.

This tunnel is entirely made of bluestone, glowing coldly in the dim environment.

The tunnel is very long, and there are even patina on the walls.

With a quaint feel.

Walking down the steps into the tunnel, you suddenly see the light about thirty or forty meters underground.

Secret passages and stone chambers have been opened here.

The secret passage has many branches, and no one knows where it will lead.

On the bluestone wall of the secret passage, there is a green leaf painted, and there is an eye in the middle of the green leaf.

Every once in a while, a thick branch protrudes from the wall, and a fist-sized fruit hangs on the top of the branch. This fruit is always emitting white light.

This is the lighting in the secret passage.

In one of the stone rooms in the secret passage, a tall man covered in bruises was tied to a wooden stake.

A handsome-looking blond elf man held a blood-stained green vine whip.

Behind him sat two beautiful high elf women.

They were wearing silver-white light armor, and each held a strange silver-gray mask in their hands.

Her bright yellow hair reaches straight past her shoulders, and her pair of pointed elf ears are particularly eye-catching. One of them has longer hair and looks more dignified, while the other one with shorter hair looks more lively.

The short-haired elf girl looked at the tall man, then turned to the long-haired elf woman and said.

"Sister Ella, it's been seven days, and this human still refuses to reveal the location of the slave?"

The dignified elf girl named Ella turned her head calmly.

"I'd rather know how he knew about the Elf Eyes gathering a week ago."

"Perhaps those nobles are involved."

"The most important thing is that that opportunity was an opportunity. I am worried that some compatriots will be corrupted and leak the news."

"By the way, Heya, there has been a sudden martial law in the giant city recently. Have you heard about it?"

Heya shook her head and put on her mask out of boredom.

I saw that she immediately changed from a beautiful high elf woman to a middle-aged woman in her thirties or forties.

Both the signature pointed ears and the beautiful blond hair have disappeared.

"According to brother Ka Xiu, it seems that the second prince of the Pendragon royal family is here."

"Then the Marquis of Lancaster is the second prince's lackey."

"You must know that the three princesses now control several giant cities on the eastern coast."

"This place is adjacent to the east, so it's probably for the purpose of fighting for power."

Heya adjusted her mask and walked out of the stone room nimbly.

"Then, dear sister Ella, the task of interrogating this slave trader will be left to you and brother Saroyan!"

"I'm going out for a trip. I'm almost bored to death lately!"

"Let's see if there's any news about the rats in the fourth circle!"

The crisp sound gradually faded away, echoing in the secret passage.

Ella shook her head helplessly and looked at the elf man standing in front again.

"Saroyan, feed this human a mouthful of moon spring, and he faints again."

"Speaking of which, this time I was able to know the actions of these slave traders thanks to another human being."

"Looking back now, he should have known our identities."

"In the next few days, I feel it is necessary to send someone to contact them."

The male elf named Saroyan, holding a green vine whip, turned around.

He raised the back of his hand and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

The green vine whip in his hand was about the thickness of a thumb, and its surface was covered with hook-like thorns.

It was already dripping with blood.

When the whip dropped, drops of dark red blood flowed and fell to the ground.

"Ella, this slave trader has such a tough mouth!"

"I still refuse to tell you the real place where slaves are hidden!"

"There were only some human slaves in the location he mentioned before."

"But judging from his purpose, he is clearly a slave hunter targeting the elves."

"I don't know how many compatriots fell into his hands and became playthings."

Saroyan said through gritted teeth.

Ella, who looked calm and solemn, also frowned.

"We can only continue the interrogation!"

"In addition, what concerns me more is how he knew about the Elf Eye Gathering. Can he explain this matter?"

Ella asked in a deep voice.

Saroyan hesitated for a moment before continuing.

"He...he said he heard a man say it in a settlement in the wilderness on the way."

"But he couldn't provide more details and said he would take us there in person."

"I suspect he's lying."

Hearing this, Ella fell into deep thought.

"A settlement in the wilderness..."

"A man...?"

"It can't be such a coincidence, right?"

Her mind couldn't help but think of the settlement with the ancient guardian that she saw on the way back to the giant city of Lentax with Heya riding the hippogryph from the eastern stronghold.

The man didn't know what method he used to find out that they were peeping from the air.

Without any explanation, he set up his positional crossbow and shot down the hippogryph.

The reason why I knew that this slave merchant named Bamogo had colluded with some nobles and private businessmen for evil intentions was because of that man.

"It can't be such a coincidence, right?"

She murmured to herself, feeling a little confused.

"Okay Saroyan, feed him the moon spring."

"Don't let this guy die."

"Suspend the interrogation, give him two days to recover from his injuries, and send a team of giant eagle knights and a team of horned eagle shooters to follow him to find the man."

Ella said in a somewhat urgent tone.

In response, Saroyan just nodded and hung the bloody vine whip on the wall.

Dark red fresh blood flowed along the whip head and overlapped with the previous blood stains on the wall.

The whipping just now was already the torture for who knows how many times this week.

The slave trader Bamogo was already dying.

It's all thanks to Moon Spring that I can breathe.

Feed rice soup and porridge every two or three days

According to the lord's standards, his health was always on the verge of death.

Being able to last seven days is considered a strong physical condition of this guy.

In fact, Bamogo's own strength is not weak, comparable to the kingdom's fourth-level warrior.

It's just that the Elf Eyes have a numerical advantage, and they have no power to fight back if they deliberately counterattack!

Saroyan poured a small bowl of silvery liquid from the clay pot beside the table.

He walked towards Bamogo.

At this time, Bamogo was naked with his upper body lowered and his head lowered.

His entire body was covered in varying shades of whiplash bloodstains.

The blood from the wound condensed into a thick black scab, which looked terrible.

I saw Saroyan walking quickly in front of him, reaching out and grabbing his chin. When he was about to pour the water into the Moon Spring, he froze in place.

"What's wrong Saroyan?"

Ella couldn't help but ask.

At this time, Saroyan suddenly released his grip on Bamogo's chin and pressed on his carotid artery.

After a few seconds, he turned to Ella and shook his head.

"died!"

Bamogo was tortured for seven days, but he finally couldn't bear it anymore.

This mouth of the Moon God Spring died before it could be fed.

He is actually one of the wronged people.

Everything was clearly explained, but these elves just didn’t believe it!

It must be said that he has a slave hiding place where the elves are imprisoned!

You obviously haven't succeeded yet!

The most outrageous thing is that when he told the other party the source of the intelligence, these dog elves didn't believe it either!

No matter how he cried, begged for mercy, or complained loudly, the other party just didn't believe him!

This is probably a true portrayal of being given leniency if you confess, being jailed, being punished if you resist, and then going home to celebrate the New Year!

Therefore, Bamogo is actually particularly unfair.

Real despair comes when a person is believed when he tells the truth.

Not to mention that this happened when he was being tortured and interrogated.

But now Bamogo is dead.

In any case, this matter is considered to be over.

Others involved in this incident did not know about Zong Shen.

"Take it out and bury it."

After a long silence, Ella waved her hand.

It seems that she still has a high status in the eyes of the elves in the giant city of Lentax.

Saroyan nodded.

He drew the dagger at his side and cut open the hemp rope binding Bamogo.

He hugged his body with one arm and walked out of the stone room.

Ella was the only one left in the place.

She picked up the disguise and rubbed it slowly.

"I feel the need to go."

"If both the information were provided by him."

"Then his purpose is worthy of further investigation!"

"In addition, these strange settlements that appear on a large scale in the wilderness are indeed very suspicious!"

Ella whispered to herself, seeming to have made some determination, got up and left the stone room!

…

The great city of Lentax, the central city, and the Castle of the Marquis of Lancaster.

In the study on the top floor of the manor castle, Henry Marquis of Lancaster was looking at the entire giant city from the terrace of the study.

Outside the castle are green grassy meadows and gardens planted with exotic flowers and fruits.

Only the Marquis can own such a magnificent manor in a huge city where every inch of land is precious.

This manor is like a pearl in the center of the giant city, and also like the eyes of the giant city.

Therefore, it is also called the Eye of the Giant City.

Towering towers and sturdy towers stand on the periphery.

Groups of high-level elite warriors paraded back and forth.

There is also a fifth-level detection tower on the top of the castle to detect the scope of the Eye of the Giant City.

Outside the Eye of the Giant City is the so-called first circle, where other great nobles live.

There is also a towering defense line outside the circle.

Continuing outward is the second circle, where most of the small nobles and top businessmen live, and part of it is the barracks of the inner city garrison.

There is also a defensive line of towers outwards.

As for the third and fourth circles, they are relatively loose.

These two circles have the largest areas.

Even the third circle will gradually expand outward and be compatible with part of the fourth circle.

Under such circumstances, the urban areas in the fourth circle are also increasing year by year.

Some of the fortresses originally set up on the periphery were incorporated into it.

For Henry, Marquess of Lancaster, it was a city growing!

Defense circles are also constantly being built around the city.

Mainly a group of solid battle fortresses are scattered and connected throughout the periphery.

The open space between the battle forts also belonged to the farmers and ranchers.

During this period, small straight roads were opened for patrol troops to carry out fixed-point patrols.

In fact, it is not easy for someone to sneak into the city from the outside.

The fourth circle is expanding at an extremely fast rate. The original battle fortresses and detection towers have been incorporated into the city and have not been abandoned. These battle fortresses have formed a scattered defensive circle.

Even if you sneak into the fourth and third circles, it will be of no use.

Getting into the second and first circles is the real difficulty.

Unless you sneak in with the noble master.

There are third- and even fourth-level detection towers next to each pass.

As for the Eye of the Giant City, where the Marquis's Castle is located, it is even more heavily guarded.

The fifth-level detection tower teaches you how to behave in minutes.

The entire giant city of Lentatus is in such a situation that it is loose on the outside and tight on the inside.

The reason why the city wall was not built on the entire periphery was mainly due to the workload and urban expansion.

The giant city of Lentatus thousands of years ago was actually only as big as the first circle.

After continuous expansion, construction, expansion, and construction, we have reached the current situation.

Until the fourth urban circle was formed, building a tower became a major project.

It can be said that those circles are like the growth rings of the city, witnessing the development of the city.

The Marquis of Lancaster quietly looked at the outline of the giant city, thinking in his mind.

After a long time, a slim girl wearing a gorgeous dress came up behind him holding a red cloak and gently put it on him!