rune hunter

Chapter 342 Abnormal Symptoms

The gloomy weather made people drowsy, and the clouds kept lowering. Even the top of the Sword Tomb was caught in the tumbling dark clouds. It seemed that there might be a heavy rain.Calm was finally restored to the city as the Istaronians and the Masonry Brotherhood ceased fighting and began negotiations.

Residents who survived yesterday's disaster also plucked up the courage to pack their luggage at this time.Anyone with a discerning eye could see that this was just the temporary tranquility before the storm. After the Beifeng family played with fire and set themselves on fire, the city lost its owner.Before the new owner is born, this place will become a hunting ground for wild beasts.

The new uninvited guests are menacing, and they don't look like kind people.But on the one hand, there are crazy thugs who smashed, looted and burned, and on the other hand, although they are also unreasonable, they look like a regular army after all. The fool also knows which side to choose to join.Except for some outlaws and diehards, most of the surviving residents of Sword Castle flocked to the territory of the Istaren people with their families during the day.

From early morning to afternoon, the temporary refugee camps built by the Istaren people gathered nearly 2000 families and nearly [-] single refugees whose families were broken.This number is good news for Tiana, because these complete families can play a role in balancing and stabilizing the group of Istaren exiles who are left with only orphans and widowed mothers.Compared with the people of unknown origin who were taken in along the way, the local residents of these sword castles are obviously more reliable.

But for Laurana, the hidden meaning behind this number made her have to think deeply.It was also a population statistic, but the report in her hands was completely different from Tiana's data.

"According to the information spoken by these refugees, after the Brotherhood entered the city yesterday, it first condoned the looting. This is a very normal behavior for a gang organization. But their next move is very suspicious--after letting go While the grassroots members burned, killed and looted, the core members of the Brotherhood have never appeared. Corresponding to this, another clue is that there seems to be a significant increase in the number of residents on the site we snatched from them after nightfall. error."

Laurana took the quill and marked two locations on the map of Sword Castle City.One is the northern city gate that was first breached by Hagnan and then seized by the fighters of Istaren, and the other is the densely populated area in the city center: "Although the populations of these two areas are different, even if they are proportional to In other words, there are too many missing people in the city center. I deliberately found some refugees living here. According to them, before we captured here, many neighbors were taken away by the Brotherhood... ..."

"You mean, the Brotherhood has captured a lot of civilians?" Tiana frowned as she stared at the map.

"I'm afraid it's not only that, this kind of kidnapping of civilians started after we entered the city. In other words, this may be their last resort. They definitely need these civilians," Laurana nodded on the table Looking at the map, his face was also a little confused: "But under the current situation, those civilians are worthless to them at all. If they want labor, they themselves are the best labor, and what do these civilians have? ? To use that old saying, it's just a bad life..."

Talking to herself, Laurana stopped suddenly. She raised her head and looked at Tiana, and found that the expressions on their faces were not very good-looking.

"Should...impossible?" Tiana said with some uncertainty: "Could it be that they want to summon undead natural disasters in the city? That's not an easy job, not to mention that this is not a dead zone, release spiritism It’s definitely getting twice the result with half the effort.”

"Don't forget that we witnessed the arrival of the ancient evil god with our own eyes last night. Don't you think it's a little strange that the primitive priest of the human tribe could summon that one?" Laurana said with a half-smile: " If it is a blood sacrifice, no matter how you think about it, it must have something to do with those evil gods, and that one is notoriously cruel in this respect. If we say, in fact, that one's eyes are always watching here, our last night The sacrifice just attracted his attention..."

The names of the gods all contain magic power. It doesn't matter if you say the name of the true god, but for those ancient evil gods, it's best not to attract their attention unless necessary.The Feathered Serpent God Haka had a fierce reputation in ancient times, and he was definitely not a kind god.Even out of caution, Laurana was reluctant to mention his name.But also because of this...

"If it's that one, the possibility is relatively small." Tiana thought for a while, shook her head and denied: "Thinking about the power yesterday, that one has never paid attention to keeping a low profile. If the Brotherhood really wants to be big If it is a large-scale blood sacrifice, we should be able to feel the abnormality by now."

Without enough clues, even Laurana couldn't draw a definite conclusion, so she could only temporarily put this issue aside.Anyway, there is something wrong with this fraternity from the inside to the outside, and there will be no mistakes in raising anti-rebellion against them.There are still a lot of work to be done at hand, and the girls have heavy responsibilities on their shoulders, so we can only be more vigilant about it.

The history of Istaren is only 300 years, while the history of Sword Castle is more than three times. Even though the city has been destructively looted by mobs, the heritage accumulated over thousands of years is still not to be underestimated.The feast in front of the exiles was so sumptuous that the leaders didn't know which dish to start with.The thieves captured by killing those thugs are piled up like a hill, and there is no time to deal with them.

Baron Farah squatted on the ground, his face seemed calm but his eyes were shining brightly on the mountain of treasures in front of him.Although the wealth did not belong to him, Mr. Baron found a lucrative job-appraisal of jewelry.

The adults were busy with other things and didn't have the energy to guard the pile of stolen goods, but they couldn't let others use them, so a few brats volunteered to form the financial report guard team.Their job is to guard the stolen goods symbolically and help the aborigines find the stolen goods.

To be honest, these two jobs are bullshit. These stolen goods are piled up in the military barracks of the Istaren people, and they are still covered with blood. Which blind idiot is stupid enough to come and grab them?On the other hand, how many lucky people survived the robbery and dared to go to the people of Istaren to find the lost property?So in the eyes of adults, this is actually an excuse for a few brats to play.

Baron Farah also thought so at first, but he soon discovered that the leader of this group of bear boys was not that simple. He had seen that cunning little devil next to General El, but he did not expect him to find his own head, and with two The [-]% share invites myself to do jewelry appraisal!
God knows what jewelry appraisal skills a country manor owner can have?But then again, at least as an aristocratic baron, he has a wider vision than a few brats or other mud-legged people.From this perspective, Baron Farah does not think that he is difficult for the job.

"The things we can take away are limited, so we have to pick out some essence." The kid named Renn said with a smile: "Valuable, easy to cash, easy to carry, you just pick this kind Something. If you don't mind, let's go to the city tomorrow to look through the houses of those noble lords."

A cunning brat with a limitless future, Baron Farah secretly thought in his heart.He coughed, rubbed his hands and said in a low voice: "You want to know what is worth, right? First pick out the gems, and those jewelry. The gems are produced here in Jianbao, and there are many circulating in the market, but outside it is common. Hard goods. Also pay attention to those silk packages and small boxes made of gold, what? You don’t know what silk is? It’s this kind of stuff that feels slippery and cool to the touch...”

The reason why gems are more valuable is known to the children even if he doesn't tell them, but Baron Farah is worried that even if he tells about the higher-grade things, those bratty children won't understand.For example, the seemingly inconspicuous gold pocket watch under his feet is actually a magical amulet inherited from a big family in the city.Even he himself has heard about it and never seen it with his own eyes, but the family emblem and certain well-known features on it can't be faked.This thing should be put in the past, but it is a treasure that money can't buy.

Baron Farah picked up the pocket watch, pondered for a moment, and finally handed it to Rennes, and patiently explained to him the preciousness of this pocket watch.

Mr. Baron has always been a person who is particularly aware of current affairs. He knows very well that in the current situation, compared with the value of the pocket watch itself, it is more important to make this brat feel that he owes him a favor.

"You are such a good person, Mr. Baron. I am so sorry that I wrongly blamed you for Momo's incident." After hearing this, Ren hung the pocket watch around his sister's neck without hesitation, and then smiled at the Baron.He rolled his eyes and was about to speak, when he suddenly turned his head to look behind the baron, and whispered in surprise, "Isn't that Aunt Tima?"

"Tima?" Baron Farah subconsciously followed Ren's line of sight, and saw the woman he was familiar with coming from a distance. He was about to stand up and say hello, but was suddenly pulled by Ren. hand.

"That's where Ms. Ranstadt handles government affairs. There are usually soldiers under martial law. How could Aunt Tima come back from there?" Ren whispered as if talking to himself, with a flash of inappropriate age in his eyes. Appropriately mature.

"Perhaps they were called over for questioning. Didn't Miss Laurana call a lot of people over for questioning just now?" Baron Farah shrugged and said indifferently.

"No, Miss Laurana is looking for refugees in the city in order to understand the information in the city. Aunt Tima is not from the city. What's the use of her coming?" Ren thought for a while, raised his head and climbed to the ground. The little girl on the pile of gold coins said, "Momo, call your mother and ask her to come pick you up."

"Is there any problem?" Baron Farah asked suspiciously, he felt the abnormality in Ren's tone.

"Mr. Baron, do you think I'm really free to play house here?" Ren rolled his eyes at him and whispered.

(End of this chapter)