On the Seven Towers

Xiao Chen's clone saved Umedada who was far away in Bomar Village, and his real body was standing outside another town at this time.

This town, called Goyo, is still in the hands of the local lord, Baron Paragus. Unlike most of the surrounding minor nobles, this baron was not loyal to the nearby large lords. On the contrary, his family had obtained this fief for a long time and had always been directly loyal to the king of Iberia. However, after the death of the old king, he seemed to be quite dissatisfied with the queen, so now he does not listen to anyone's orders, and he no longer participates in the interactions among the nobles of the kingdom. He spends most of his time in his own town, running this territory. .

Goyo Town is a town mainly engaged in agriculture and forestry. It also governs several villages. The main source of income for the local people is to provide food, vegetables, fruits and timber to surrounding cities. The food, fruits and vegetables produced in the town are of high quality and sell well in the surrounding areas, so the residents of the town live a good life. After China Tower took control of Suero, it also asked Baron Paragus to surrender to China Tower. However, the other party kicked out the envoy and refused the request, but did not persecute or embarrass the envoy. For this kind of town that refuses to give up resistance but does not show much threat, the enemy's current Tower of China can only ignore it for the time being.

This town is not an important transportation area, so there are not many merchants coming and going. Most of them are grain and timber merchants. Therefore, when Xiao Chen appeared in the town in disguise, he did not attract any special attention.

Walking on the gravel road of Goyo Town, Xiao Chen found that the town was a bit old, but both the style of the houses and the clothes of the people looked pretty good. This is not common in remote villages. It often means that the local area has a good economic foundation and the lord manages the place to a considerable level.

The atmosphere in the town is very relaxed and normal, and the residents in the town have no tension at all during the war. Cypress City clearly informed Baron Paragus five days ago about the outbreak of plague in the empire and the infiltration of diseased enemies into the country, but it seems that the baron did not tell his townspeople the news.

What did the baron have in mind? Xiao Chen felt that he should talk to him, but before that, he wanted to get some information, so he walked into a pub that looked quite lively.

It's time after dinner, and many local residents like to come here for a drink at this time. There were quite a few people sitting in this small pub. The appearance of a stranger like Xiao Chen surprised everyone present.

The boss behind the bar saw Xiao Chen and greeted him: "Welcome, stranger. There have been few guests from outside recently. Where are you from?"

"East of Suero." Xiao Chen walked to the bar and said to the boss with a smile: "I want to do some business, so come here to check out the supply of goods. Why, has the business been sluggish recently?"

"Business? Since the war, business has naturally declined. What did you come here to buy? The wood we have here is very good, and it is most suitable for making furniture and the like. Talk to the guests in the tavern, and you will definitely find something useful. Something like that," the tavern owner said.

Xiao Chen sat at the bar, bought a glass of ale, and then asked: "But business has been difficult everywhere recently. Have you heard? The imperial people from Heimuguan have invaded and are running around. Many businesses Businessmen don’t go out anymore. In the past, we could still talk to horse thieves, but the people of the Empire never buy anyone’s face.”

The tavern owner said: "Of course, the Imperial people have done a lot of bad things in the east. I have relatives there. They say the Imperial people are more vicious than the worst horse thieves."

The conversation between the two of them attracted the attention of some guests around. One person said: "We all know that the Imperials broke the Blackwood Pass. They all said that Orgas was too shameless and handed the pass to the Tower of China. Then China The tower was too incompetent and failed to defend the pass at all. For many years, the kingdom has never lost the Blackwood Pass, but now it is gone. "

"No matter what, he's far away from us anyway." A man who looked like a farmer said nonchalantly.

"Yes, but we are remote here, so it should be fine." Several other people agreed.

"Especially with Lord Paragus guarding this place, we don't have anything to fear." Another person said.

Xiao Chen said: "Did you hear that a plague broke out in Heimuguan? Many people died. They sent those sick soldiers to attack various villages to make everyone infected. Many nearby villages were infected with the disease. A fight broke out."

"I've never heard of it." Everyone present shook their heads, and one of them said: "People in our town seldom go out recently. The Baron said that fighting outside is too dangerous, so he asked everyone to stop running around. Anyway, what we grow will grow. You have to live yourself.”

Another person echoed: "Yes, Lord Paragus should know what is good for us. If he does not tell us the news, it means that we have no need to care about it. If he lets us stay in the town, then we You should just stay still.”

Xiao Chen was surprised by their attitude. In most places he visited, the relationship between the lords and the people was not harmonious. In many places, the conflicts between the two parties were even serious. It was common for lords to whip or even execute people who resisted, or for people to riot against their lords in order to resist taxes. But here he found that these people really trusted Baron Paragus.

"It seems that Baron Paragus treats you well?" Xiao Chen asked.

People around him nodded.

"How is it not good?" Xiao Chen asked again.

This time the atmosphere around suddenly became cold, and the residents looked at each other, as if they were a little afraid to talk too much.

Xiao Chen was very surprised by this look. He took a sip of beer and waited for others to speak, but he didn't expect that those people didn't say anything more, and they all drank and talked. The tavern owner came over and said vaguely: "In fact, it's just a small matter. As long as the lord doesn't oppress everyone, everyone won't oppose the lord, and the relationship will not be bad, right?"

"This still sounds a bit strange. I don't think a small matter can make everyone trust him so much." Xiao Chen tapped the table lightly with his fingers, and the ripples that were invisible to the naked eye spread out from his fingertips and covered a range around him.

The tavern owner, who wanted to leave without saying anything, suddenly said to Xiao Chen, "You are right. In fact, there are some things we don't tell outsiders, for fear of causing trouble for Lord Paragus."