Alien landlady

Chapter 90
After breakfast the next day, Bai Tongtong, who was dressed as a mercenary, and Ah Huang went to Kama, the main city on the border of Salt Lake, through the Magician's Guild.

Before coming here, Grand Duke Carjada had already briefly introduced to her that Kama City was formerly called Kama Fortress. Because of the importance of the salt lake and the harshness of the neighbors opposite, Kama was the size of a military fortress in the early days of construction. , developed into a city over time, coupled with the fact that the relationship between the two countries has been difficult for a long time, the real military camp has long been moved forward and built on the edge of the salt lake, and one of the daily tasks of the soldiers is to patrol the lake boundary.

Both Kama City and the frontline barracks had received the news in advance, so Bai Tongtong had just completed the transmission, and an adjutant was waiting for her to take her to the barracks.

Still riding a horse along the way, here are the wilderness with open sight, and you can see the endless mountains in the distance. It is really refreshing to gallop in such a place.

On the way to the military camp, they passed a salt field. Workers brought salt water to process it into table salt and then transported it to Kama City. The transactions were all carried out in the city. If an outsider appeared on the site of the salt field, everyone would be alerted.

When I arrived at the barracks, I first met General Luo Fei, one of the adjutants, Mr. Kalyada, and officers at all levels. This time, Bai Tongtong received a different treatment from the last time. The soldiers respected her very much, obviously because the Grand Duke Passed the military report on explosives here.

After meeting, Bai Tongtong followed the soldiers to the front line. The enemy's surprise attack last time triggered a retaliatory counterattack, and the battlefield of the battle has not been cleaned up until now.

The battlefield is right by the lake, and the lake is crystal clear. Under the sunlight, the pebbles under the water can be counted clearly. If you don’t say it, you will never think that this is a salt lake. But when you look at the shore, no matter which direction you look, you can stand on tiptoe. I couldn't see the side, and the soldiers who were the guides said that this is the smallest salt lake. The independent kingdom of Kirill on the other side owns all the remaining big salt lakes. Their entire country is basically built on the land between the salt lakes and the salt lakes. .

"The Kirills have always wanted to take away this salt lake and seize our country. If they succeed, not only will our country lose a large piece of land, but they will also completely control the entire salt business. They will sell it at any price. They had the final say. At that time they were fighting a civil war, and we also took in many refugees. As a result, those shameless people said that the land where their people lived was their land, and sent troops to rob the salt lake. Fortunately, the fortress was under attack at that time. During the construction, there was no shortage of manpower and equipment. Not only did they beat them back, but also drove the refugees back. After so many years of intermittent fighting, we have always firmly owned half of the salt lake, and we did not let them take advantage of half of it. "The soldier was indignant when he mentioned the sinister intentions of the neighbor across the street.

"It's amazing. You have worked so hard for so many years. It is all thanks to you that the residents of Amo City and the surrounding towns can have cheap salt." Bai Tongtong expressed his gratitude sincerely.The half-price discount given to her by Duke Carjado, she knows what to buy. There is a source of potash fertilizer at the salt field. If the raw material found meets her requirements, maybe even the raw material of phosphate fertilizer will be available.

The soldier raised his chin proudly.

"Let's keep going, I want to see their line of attack."

"Please go this way." The soldier led Bai Tongtong down the lakeshore, "We still have a very wide land passage between Kirill and us. Whenever they lack food in winter, they will come and rob them. Usually their border residents And often sneak over here to find some work to exchange for some food."

"The relationship between the two countries is so bad, how can the border residents come here and find work? Are you afraid of being a spy?"

The soldier looked helpless, "Since the fortress has become a city, I can't defend it. Those frontier residents are cheap and don't ask for much money. A loaf of bread is enough for a day's manual work. If you give them a few old clothes, they can deal with it." You sing praises."

"The three bordering countries of yours seem to have a very bad environment."

"Kirill is the worst, Miss Bai. Most of their country is occupied by salt lakes, and their products are very few. In their eyes, we are rich fat sheep. Although the relationship between those two countries is up and down, but they At least there are products, and they seldom disturb us in winter." The soldier asked Bai Tongtong to be careful not to step on the water.

The two and the cat walked along the shore of the lake and chatted. The soldiers had been on this border for many years and told many stories that Trem didn't know.

The Kirills' offensive has followed a fixed route for so many years, and the soldiers will not lead the wrong way with their eyes closed. The two walked for a while and came to the border.

Standing within the border line on Tamir's side, the soldier pointed to a village-like place looming in the distance and told Bai Tongtong that it was the enemy's military camp.

"They thought the raid would succeed. Fortunately, we got the information in advance, so we taught them a lesson. They dare not come these days. How is the situation with General Brin? Is it possible for the Duke of Alder to send troops?"

"I don't know about this, but the newly appointed Earl of Berwick may be really good. Don't look at the first two times when General Brin won a small victory, but this is his tactic. The third time the Earl won. .”

"But no one thought that you would steal the way of the Berwick soldiers!" The soldier raised his voice excitedly, "General Luo Fei informed everyone of the contents of the military newspaper, and everyone knows that you have made a great contribution and brought All their top generals have been taken back."

"The only thing is that there is no such earl. It is only the first time that he leads troops in battle." Bai Tongtong pretended to be regretful to show his humility.

"Miss Bai, you are too modest." The soldier really believed Bai Tongtong's performance, and admired her even more, "All the officers under him were captured, and Berwick had to retreat. This battle will definitely not go on, and their count can't handle it well." It's time to change again."

"I hope so." Bai Tongtong showed his white teeth with a smile, took another look at the enemy's barracks, and then pulled the soldiers back.

"Huh? Miss Bai, where's your cat?" The soldier lowered his head, unable to find Ah Huang anywhere.

"It's okay, let's go back and let it wander around by itself. Cats like to wander around the most."

The soldier suddenly glanced at the other side of the border knowingly, and without saying a word, he brought Bai Tongtong back to the barracks with a smile.

The military barracks here were built as permanent buildings, and Bai Tongtong got a guest room where the officers lived, and she slept on a comfortable wooden bed. She couldn't help but take a nap for a while as soon as she fell on the bed.

Lunch was still delivered to the room, and Ah Huang also came back with a full stomach.

[It turns out that the fish in the salt lake are not salty. 】Ah Huang licked his mouth and said innocently.

[Do you think the salt lake is fish soup? 】Bai Tongtong glanced at it sideways, 【Did you see something good? 】

[Nothing good, the Kirills saw you two gesticulating at the border, but I had already slipped away by then, so they didn’t know you were here for the time being, at most they were curious about why there was a female mercenary, It's still a question of the soldiers acting as guides themselves. 】

[If they have smart people, they should be able to think of the answer soon. 】Bai Tongtong pursed her lips, 【Is there any place where I can backtrack? 】

[Basically not, the grass here is not as tall as that over there, you can see everything you do. 】

[In that case, we can bury the explosives in the barracks. 】

[Empty their supplies warehouse before that. 】Ah Huang and Bai Tongtong exchanged a tacit look, and they both laughed secretly.

Bai Tongtong didn't go out in the afternoon, just wandered around in the barracks. The bad things to do were suitable for starting in the middle of the night. Ah Huang went to General Luo Fei for a while, and ran back to report that they were planning a counterattack across the border to drive the Kirills back to their hometown. , don't be an eyesore on the border.

Bai Tongtong was still secretly wondering if she could fight back after she stole the Kirills' warehouse tonight, when the evening when the food was smelling in the kitchen of the barracks, the observation post outside sent an urgent military message, and the enemy army moved out coming.

The soldiers hurriedly prepared to fight, Bai Tongtong took advantage of the chaos and slipped into the kitchen to steal a small piece of bread and a bowl of freshly cooked hot soup. Seeing that the military camp of the Kirills is now empty, it is just suitable for doing bad things.

Ah Huang checked the Kirill's barracks inside and out in the morning, and it accurately appeared in the grain warehouse with Bai Tongtong. It was very quiet in this place where there were only a few logistics soldiers and craftsmen working.

Ah Huang left Bai Tongtong alone to pack food in a space bag, and he went outside alone to find another safe place, so that he could bury the explosives as close to the senior general as possible.

Suddenly, Ah Huang raised his head, and he smelled an unpleasant familiar smell in the air, and it must have been released on purpose for him to smell it.

Without looking too carefully, Ah Huang saw a wolf-like canine in another shadow.Ah Huang didn't say a word, and sank directly to the ground. It wanted to rush back to the warehouse to take Bai Tongtong away, so it had to re-plan its operation tonight.

But although it was fast, it was still not as fast as Harding. It was clear that Harding was here to catch it. Ah Huang sank half of his body, and was dragged out of the soil by the back of his neck in his mouth again. Tens of meters above the ground, the barracks became very small in its eyes.

[Let go of me, you stupid dog! 】Ah Huang twisted her body vigorously, trying to break free from Harding's grip.

[Be quiet, bitch, we have other things to do. 】Harding quickly flew to the back of the Kirill camp with Ah Huang in his mouth.

Bai Tongtong, who was collecting supplies happily in the warehouse while monitoring the surrounding environment with the ground auditory technique, had no idea that Ah Huang was in an ambush until she heard a cough, which made her hand that was stretched out to the grain bag quickly withdraw. He came back and threw the space bag back into the ring, but when he wanted to take out the stick, his body suddenly couldn't move, as if he was tightly bound by an invisible rope.

"This is wind binding, don't struggle, it's useless." The unique accent of the upper class in Wangdu combined with a soft, waxy, deep, lazy voice with a touch of teasing rang in Bai Tongtong's ears.

"Pollock?!" Bai Tongtong was frightened, her blood surged up, she felt a fever on her face, and her heart beat wildly for a while, she resisted the urge to swear, but fortunately she still remembered not to expose herself by yelling.

"Shh~ Be quiet, you don't want to attract the enemy, do you?" Pollock's breath sprayed on Bai Tongtong's ears, itching to scratch, but he couldn't move his hands, which aroused her anger again. Big.

"Damn it! Where's my cat?"

"Relax, it's fine, I'll lend it a little favor for now, and Harding will send it back after I'm done, so I promise not to hurt a single hair of it."

Pollock felt that the speaking posture standing behind Bai Tongtong was a little awkward. He controlled the magic to turn Bai Tongtong around, and led her to hide in the corner formed by two stacks of grain bags, and then quietly threw down a voice blocker. The enchantment of the rumor, so that the outside enemies will not be alarmed in case of a bad talk.

Bai Tongtong didn't realize there was an enchantment at all, she hadn't learned this step yet, it was a course for senior students in school.Now all her attention is on herself, she can't move at all, she can only let Pollock play with her, although she can use the ground escape technique to escape, but thinking that Ah Huang was taken away by the instant wolf, she had no choice but to throw away the man who ran away alone. Thoughts, listen to what this man wants to do.

"Now we can have a good talk." Obviously put down the enchantment, Pollock still deliberately hoarse voice with a mysterious expression on the face of the enemy's secret conversation, he enjoys this kind of atmosphere where the other party doesn't know and is nervous, so it looks like They looked very happy, but the light in the warehouse was very dark. Although the two of them were almost face to face, neither of them could see the other's face clearly.

"As a smuggler, you came to the Kirill army camp, so you really are a traitor, right?"

"Oh! Miss Bai! I'm an innocent businessman!"

"Is the smuggler still innocent?" Bai Tongtong sneered.

"Don't compare smugglers with gangsters on the street. We also have our own ethics and bottom line."

"Yes, I understand that most smugglers at your level will cherish their reputation like a feather." Bai Tongtong nodded in deep understanding.

"Can you stop interrupting us and let's get down to business?" Pollock was very troubled by Bai Tongtong's rascal behavior. In the previous continuous observation, he didn't find this aspect of her character. These two contacts made him greatly improved.

"Tell me." Bai Tongtong looked up at the man in front of him with a serious expression.

"The Kirills plan to attack Kama City. The attack just now was just to hold back General Luo Fei, so that they can't spare any manpower to go back to rescue."

"Uh, dressing up as border residents and sneaking into the city? That's only a few people, what kind of damage can those people do? Even if General Luo Fei can't get back in time, the Grand Duke will send someone over immediately when he receives the news. The personal guard group is so powerful, there are no people waiting to attack Fancheng?"

"Yes."

"Yes?!" Bai Tongtong raised her eyebrows in confusion, waiting for Pollock's next words.

"They still have a team, but they are not attacking Fan City, but destroying the saltworks."

When he said this, Bai Tongtong suddenly realized, "If you destroy this salt field, the Kirills will be the only big salt merchants, and the price of salt will increase. But how do they achieve their goal?"

"Explosives."

"The kind of junk that mines use?"

Pollock chuckled across Bai Tongtong's cheeks, "Just because you can make better explosives, you can't say that the mines use junk products. That's a formula for explosives that has been used for many years. It's safe and non-toxic, unlike yours. so dangerous."

"You think my explosives are dangerous, so don't buy them." Bai Tongtong rolled his eyes, regardless of whether the other party could see it or not.

"That won't work. I still want to buy it if I have the opportunity. You can sell it to others but not to me. It's too unfair."

"I never said that I would sell explosives. Stop bullying me and deceive me casually now that the news is blocked."

"I didn't lie to you. Duke Kalljador's military report has spread all over Tamir, and people in our country soon learned that you have advanced explosives."

"I'm waiting to see who dares to come and snatch it!"

Pollock chuckled again, "You have Shadowless Cat, who dares to rob you, even if you use means to force you to hand over the formula, you must worry about whether you will disappear mysteriously someday, who doesn't cherish your life Woolen cloth."

"Then you talk so much nonsense!"

"Stealing is definitely not robbing, but harassment is inevitable. There will be all kinds of strangers around you, and they will approach you through various relationships, such as promising someone around you a little sweetness to get a chance to be introduced. "

"Thank you for reminding me. When I go back, I will make a list for my friends. How much are they selling at different distances from me? They will keep the sweetness. I will do the rest." Bai Tongtong kept pursing her lips and puffing her cheeks. , there was a strand of hair hanging tightly over her eyes, which made her feel very uncomfortable.

Pollock reached out his hand in a gentlemanly way to rescue a lady from a difficult situation, and carefully tucked the naughty lock of hair behind Bai Tongtong's ear, but he did not remove the Wind Bind spell and set her free.

"It sounds like you're trying to get yourself into trouble."

"Anyway, I have Shadowless Cat."

"If you go too far, be careful, they will join forces to destroy you."

"Okay, warm welcome, it's better to play bigger."

"This is absolutely impossible. If you play too big, I will definitely stop you. Your cat can't beat my wolf."

Bai Tongtong sneered and shrugged, "Then do me a favor and use your connections in the upper class to save you and me some trouble. I already have dynamite and Shadowless Cat. If it's too much, I will definitely let him have no chance to regret it. Everyone has only one life, right? Mr. Pollock? Maybe some people's relatives have been longing for his death. How can it be proved that it must be My hand?"

Pollock pursed his lips and did not speak for a moment. With his current status, he had long been used to what Bai Tongtong said, and he also believed that if someone made things difficult for the cat's partner, just like Harding said Yes, it won't be able to find a clue where it is.

"In the upper class of the capital, I'm just an insignificant person, but after being a smuggler for so many years, there are always a few regular customers who are willing to listen to my words occasionally. As long as you do business with me, I guarantee you will not suffer."

"I have the principal and the Earl of Ancus, you show your regular customers?"

"The mages who have a good relationship with you are not reliable in the political circle. They are mainly in the circle of scholars. If you are reliable, you have offended you a long time ago. As for Earl Ancus, he may be the first to find you. I heard that he Go abroad to fight."

"When did I offend..." Bai Tongtong suddenly shut up, recalling a long past, "Nolar and Barbara?"

"Remember those cousins? They are the representatives of the real power faction in the capital."

Bai Tongtong was silent for a few seconds before shrugging her shoulders nonchalantly, "Never mind him, if you offend him, you offend him. It was their daughter who caused the trouble first. If she dares to use this as an excuse in the future, it's not just because of her mouth that she can live to this day." Say a few words in exchange for peaceful coexistence."

Pollock still only smiled slightly.

　One autumn rain and one cool~~~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)