A strange world

Chapter 951 Chapter 182. Beware of banquets

In early October, when the first snow fell in the distant Breeze City, Annan stepped through the portal and came to his loyal Star City.

"Is this Xing'er City..."

The faint stench that hit his face made Annan a little uncomfortable. Liberty City had been floating in the sky for so long that he almost forgot this "familiar" smell.

Xing'er City still looks both new and old, and all the towns in the Kingdom of Ruikan'er are almost like this.

Because I just moved here, the town was built less than two years ago. The city main palace and the surrounding buildings are not much less new than the Free City. However, the various shacks in the outer city made of wood and leaking air make people doubt whether they can Let people spend the winter safely.

Withdrawing his gaze from observing the surroundings, Annan looked at the noble officials around the portal and exhaled the mist: "Nice to meet you."

"Lord Annan, I am the deputy city lord of Xing'er City, Dallaire." Dallaire came forward and greeted him humbly.

"Hello."

Annan greeted others one after another. He was as gentle as the rumors said, making people feel like a spring breeze.

After Francois walked around Annan, he sat down and said, "There will be a banquet later, and all the nobles on our side will come."

"I know..." Annan raised his head after realizing it, "In whose name?"

"Of course it's the City Lord's Mansion."

"That's good."

Annan's hanging heart was relieved.

The title of "Banquet Killer" is like the female workers in the spinning mill who always pray to the machines before starting work. Although it is a bit strange, but what if it really works...

"Where's Miss Olmedo?"

"She is in the City Lord's Mansion, what do you want from her?"

"About the situation in Star City."

"You told me the same thing." Annan raised his head and caught Francois's gaze, "Why are you looking at me like that?"

"I just think you look more handsome."

Black Widow, who came with Annan and served as a guard, looked at Francois like a love rival.

"How do you know that I have advanced to level six?"

No wonder……

Francois continued: "The Free Blade currently has 2,300 members. In view of the large number of applicants, we have set a threshold. Those who greeted you just now have invitation letters, including Deputy City Lord Dallaire. And Spencer can be trusted.”

"Where are Lame Babu and Little Smooth you wrote about?"

"I sent them to Eze Bay."

Annan stopped: "Yizewan?"

"Well, they are all locals, and their appearance is naturally confusing..."

A lame old man, a malnourished boy, even if they voluntarily surrender, the kingdom will have to kick them out.

"Also, the one who wanted to attack us just now was the Green Rose Knights."

"The Green Rose Knights..." Annan thought it sounded familiar.

"It's the one that resisted the rat tide on the outskirts of Breeze City. They were temporarily forced back by the Hellfire Legion, but they will come back again."

Annan felt a little emotional, the damn Kingdom of Ruikaner allowed these excellent warriors to kill each other.

"Is it possible they're on our side?"

"have no idea……"

"Try to make contact, and prepare to take all the local civilians back to Liberty City."

"Aren't we going to build Xing'er City into the rear?"

"Yes, we built Xing'er City into a fortress to accommodate people who escaped from the kingdom, so civilians are of no use here."

It might even be a hindrance. According to the kingdom's style of conduct, they would not care about the lives and lives of civilians at all, but they couldn't.

When she was about to enter the banquet hall, Black Widow suddenly raised her staff and fired an arcane tracking missile that arced across the night sky and hit something.

Then there was a mournful cry, and the falcon monitoring Annan fell from the sky.

"You'd better not stay here too long..."

"I understand...are you sure the banquet is in the name of the City Lord's Mansion?"

"I am sure."

Annan was having a hard time at this banquet. It had nothing to do with the fact that there were no women present, but it was because he was always worried about getting into trouble——

As soon as the banquet was over, Annan left in such a hurry that Spencer couldn't help but ask: "Does Lord Annan hate us?"

"Don't be like a child who lacks love. Annan doesn't hate any of you, but he has more important business... more important things to do." Francois looked at the portal where supplies began to be transported, "Babu Where are they?"

"If we don't meet any bandits, it's almost time to arrive."

…

Little Small, who was thin, covered with sores, and even the Rat Man found his teeth too rough, was pulling the cart. Lame Babu was lying on the bed of the carriage, covered with a blanket, leaving a lingering stench of decay wherever it passed.

They were poor and tired and looked like they might die here at any moment.

At the end of the kingdom, all kinds of crimes are not uncommon. Human trafficking and robbery are just the most common ones. There is no shortage of cannibal gangs and evil cults that perform blood sacrifices...

But this group of people doesn't do all bad things. They are as miserable as Little Small. They don't mind playing a sympathetic person occasionally.

Relying on this, Lame Babu and Little Small walked through the wilderness that even the well-guarded caravans were ashamed of, and arrived at Eze Bay.

But this seemed to have used up their luck. They saw a city in the distance, but before they could get close, a group of gangsters carrying sticks rushed onto the road and blocked Little Small.

"Sir...we have nothing."

Little Smoo begged like the bandits before, but was pushed away. The gangsters swarmed over and lifted the blanket along their noses.

A strong stench of decay emanated, and the gangsters, unable to bear it, scattered and kicked over the cart.

Lame Babu rolled off the cart with a "squeak", and Little Smoo shrank to the side and helped him up.

This scene happened many times along the way, and they were used to it. Next, the gangsters found nothing, so they should let them go...

It was just that Little Smoo underestimated their viciousness. The gangsters found nothing, gathered together, and made a faint muttering sound.

"Either thin or old... worthless... a few copper coins are better than nothing..."

The gangsters suddenly rushed to Little Smoo and Lame Babu and lifted them up.

"We are not delicious! Not delicious!" Little Smoo screamed loudly.

"Don't scream, I'm helping you." The gangster's smile was not kind at all. "Seeing how hard you work pulling the cart, I'll find you a job."

"No... no need..."

"Tsk tsk, look at how thin you are..." The gangster forcefully embraced Little Smo, winked at his companions to lift up Lame Babu, and forcibly searched him.

Fortunately, they didn't take anything, but they remembered the contents of the promotional leaflets.

The furious gangster grabbed them and went into the mountains east of Ize Bay, and even took the cart. It was about to snow, and such a large piece of wood could burn for at least a whole day.