On the Seven Towers

Not long after, Pascoe led the group of people up the ramp.

Xiao Chen followed silently. When they reached the city gate, many figures holding bows and arrows appeared on the tower above. Xiao Chen could feel that the fat merchant in front of him was frightened by the tense atmosphere in front of him, and his legs couldn't help shaking.

Pascoe looked up and shouted: "The residents selected by Lord Avali to enter the city are here, open the door!"

After a while, the city gate rumbled and opened a hole for only one person to pass through. A man who looked like an officer of the city guard came out. He nodded to Pascoe, who handed him a list written on paper.

The officer walked past the residents one by one, asking their names and comparing them with the list. When it was Xiao Chen's turn, he reported the name Pascoe told him: Patin.

The officer did not doubt it at all and continued to review the people behind him with the list.

However, when Xiao Chen heard his name, the fat man in front of him let out a long sigh. When the fat man saw him looking over, he smiled, and there was actually a bit of gratitude in it.

Meeting his gaze, the merchant said in a mosquito-like voice: "Thank you."

Xiao Chen didn't know what the other party meant. But this was obviously not the place to ask questions. He had to keep quiet and wait for the inspection to end.

The officer checked the list until the last person, then walked back to the front from the other end of the team and said to Pascoe: "No problem! Take them in."

Pascoe said to the people at the door: "Hurry up, follow me into the city, and don't run around after entering the city. It's wartime now. If anyone affects the guards on the city wall, they may be beheaded directly. I will take you to the inner city square, where you can separate. If you want to stay in a hotel, you can also find one nearby."

Naturally, everyone had no objection and followed Pascoe into the city.

After leaving the city gate for a distance, the fat man in front of Xiao Chen deliberately slowed down, came to Xiao Chen's side, and took out a golden shield from his pocket without expression and put it in Xiao Chen's hand.

"What is this?" Xiao Chen was puzzled.

"Thanks to you for playing Patin, this damn guy actually disappeared at this most critical moment today. If the city guards found out that the number of people was wrong, we would definitely not be able to enter, and we would be left behind to be investigated. My whole family was almost killed by him. But fortunately Pascoe helped and found you to replace him. I just swore to the God of Nature that if I can enter the city smoothly, I will give you a golden shield as a reward. Thank the God of Nature, this golden shield is yours."

Xiao Chen came to his senses at this time. It turned out that he entered the city in the identity of someone else. He pretended to ask casually: "Who is this Patin?"

"Ah, he is my favorite cook. He didn't come in, and my stomach will suffer."

"When did he disappear?" Xiao Chen asked.

"About an hour ago. I told him that the inner city of Suero is the safest, but he always felt that he should leave here. He said before that he had a stomachache, and after leaving for a while, he never came back. Alas, I guess he ran away by himself."

An hour should be exactly when Ivo found Pascoe, and then Pascoe went to think of a solution. It seems that the cook named Patin is in danger.

The fat merchant continued: "But he doesn't know that it's very chaotic outside now! What if we run into Chinese troops or horse thieves on the road with a lot of property? Even if we escape to other cities, those lords will be easy to get rid of. They will never let us, the foreign merchants who are taking refuge, go unless they peel off a layer of skin."

"Don't you have to pay to come to the inner city?" Xiao Chen asked.

"That's different. Marquis Baldini's price is not too high, and as long as we survive this attack, he will look at us differently." The fat merchant said.

Xiao Chen said, "Aren't you afraid that the Chinese will come in?"

"Suero is the strongest city in the western part of the kingdom. Even when the Black Dragon Empire fell, it was not conquered. Besides, Master Ikasa is in charge. I have confidence that they can defend the city." The fat merchant said confidently.

But Xiao Chen noticed that when he said these words, a trace of worry still appeared on his face.

The merchant didn't know that Master Ikasa had already moved the entrance of the Spirit Eye Tower to the outside of the city, and he could no longer be contacted through the original house.

Xiao Chen walked on the road and felt that the atmosphere in the inner city was more tense than that in the outer city. Groups of soldiers could be seen coming and going on the street from time to time, and there were also knight-like officers who trained soldiers on how to use weapons to fight in some open spaces. Although the status of these soldiers could not be compared with that of the guards, they were already somewhat like this under high pressure. Xiao Chen even saw some soldiers building walls or towers on the corners of the street, which was obviously ready for street fighting.

Pascoe took everyone to the small square in the center of the inner city, and then let people go their separate ways. But when Xiao Chen was about to leave, he was stopped by him.

Finding a place where no one was around, Pascoe said: "I have completed the deal with Ivo. I know very well that you are not his nephew at all, and your purpose of coming here is not simple."

Xiao Chen's heart skipped a beat, and he pretended to be puzzled, but secretly prepared to take action.

But Pascoe seemed very calm. He said, "Don't be nervous. This is not my concern. Someone like you who dares to sneak in alone must be a master. If I want to report to the Marquis for a reward, there is no need to say anything to you in person. Now, you should be able to kill me at any time. I will not die for the Marquis."

"What do you want?"

"After sending this team away, I should leave this damn place. But before I leave, I plan to make a deal. I want to ask if you are interested."

Xiao Chen waved his hand, and a silent barrier wrapped them both. At the same time, he prepared a spiritual arrow in his other hand, which could hit the man in front of him silently at any time, "Tell me, what's the deal."

"You are actually a magician!" Pascoe was a little surprised, and his expression became more respectful, "I don't know what you are going to do here, but I guess you don't have a place to stay in the inner city. I have a small house here. If you are willing to pay some money, I can sell it to you. Otherwise, at night, the inner city will have a curfew. And there are too many people in the hotel, and it is inconvenient to do anything."

"How much is it? I want it."

"Ten golden axes, and if you have any news you want to know, you can also ask me. I will tell you everything I know..."