Chapter 53 [Strong pull]
It is not unusual to replace the owner of Wildfire Town. However, it is rare to be occupied by the Byzantine regular army.
Xia Ya was a little confused and didn't pursue it. Anyway, this matter had nothing to do with him. No matter who the occupier was replaced by, Wildfire Town would still be Wildfire Town.
But when Chara walked under the city wall and saw the guards wearing Byzantine infantry-style leather armor, he couldn't help but be stunned.
These guys are the mercenaries who occupied this place before! When Xia Ya came here for the last time a few days ago, these people were still soldiers of the mercenary group. Because Xia Ya was going to enter the town, one of them even collected the last copper coins on Xia Ya to pay taxes.
Xia Ya remembers it very clearly when she thinks about the person who takes money from her pocket!
Why did these guys transform into the Byzantine Imperial Army in just a few days?
Xia Ya was stunned when she suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves coming from the road behind her.
A small team of cavalry and parades from the Byzantine Empire galloped over, and it seemed that they had completed patrols nearby. More than a dozen cavalrymen were wearing light breastplates, carrying axes and guns, and immediately held their heads and chests, and entered from under the city gate. Each cavalry had the kind of rigor and discipline that only regular army soldiers had. These were not available to the mercenary group.
When he entered the city with an ordinary dress, Shaya did not attract anyone's attention. When he walked into Wildfire Town, he discovered the difference between Wildfire Town and the past.
The streets were obviously depressed. In a square at the gate of the city, it was originally a city in Ma City. Merchants from all over the world who usually traveled from south to north gathered here, but now it is obviously depressed and there are few people.
The scene of merchants gathering in the past is not visible on the street, and it looks deserted. Even many taverns and hotels on the roadside are closed and do not do business.
In the town, small teams of Byzantine infantry patrolled from time to time. These Byzantine infantry were wearing military boots and made neat sounds of owls and owls when walking, looking murderous.
The black street seemed to be deserted, with only one-third of the carpets left in the past, and many shops also closed their doors.
Xia Ya was puzzled - did the Byzantines want to destroy the Wildfire Town? It was not officially occupied by the government before, but it had never been so devastated.
Xia Ya was quite dissatisfied. He was ready to come to the big guy with a huge sum of money, but found that the store was deserted and couldn't help but be disappointed. When he walked across the black street, he even looked at the store where he had signed the contract to buy the Warcraft Cubs. The door was closed and closed.
After walking through the black street, I came to the cosmetic street that Xia Ya had always dreamed of. At first glance, the heart of the rustic guy suddenly lit up:
The past Powder Street was walking on the street with red sleeves all over the building. When you walk through the Powder Street, you can feel the erotic smell from afar. But when you look like this, there is no one on the street. A gust of wind passes, only a few withered leaves are rolled up. Occasionally, a skinny wild dog staggers by on the street...
Woman? It would be nice if you could find a bitch to come out!
Xia Ya was furious.
A man comes with pride, but he will be unhappy when he encounters such a result. What's more, he is a virgin who has been holding it in for more than ten years?
Xia Ya walked two streets and found a tavern that she had visited many times and rushed in. The tavern only opened half of the door. Although it was still open when it came in, the huge lobby was deserted and there were only two or three tables of people sitting.
A tall and thin man with only one eye in front of the counter was wiping the wine glass with a dry cloth in his hand. He watched Xia Ya come in, just nodded and smiled in a hoarse voice: "Little Xia Ya is here? You haven't come to buy wine for a long time."
This restaurant was often visited by Xia Ya, not only because the rye wine in the town is the cheapest, but the most important reason is that the one-eyed man behind the bar once became Xia Ya's rival for three years - before Xia Ya became sensible.
Because... this one-eyed guy is Aunt Sofia's husband.
Of course, this one-eyed man wouldn't know that Xia Ya's heart was twists and turns, and now Xia Ya wouldn't be hostile to this guy. She sat down casually and threw a gold coin on the counter.
He picked it up and looked at Xia Ya with one eye, grabbed the gold coins and bit it hard in his mouth before grinning, revealing a bit of rotten teeth: "Is the little hunter rich?"
He turned around and took out a bottle of high-quality tequila: "Give it, this is the best, it's all yours."
Xia Ya had never drunk such good wine. She bit open the bottle cap and took a sip, breathed comfortably, and then whispered: "Hey, what's going on in the town? Why have those mercenaries become Byzantines?"
One-eyed looked at the door of the shop carefully, and then smiled: "Don't you know yet? Those mercenaries were originally Byzantines. They used to dress up as mercenaries to occupy the town, which was to set outposts for the Byzantine army. More than ten days ago, a Byzantine corps came here. Well, it was probably two days after you left last time. Those Byzantine army occupied the town. The mercenaries in the town were indeed in the same group as them. They all changed their equipment, and then announced that the town was owned by the Byzantine Empire and posted a notice under the city wall."
"But why has the business in the town become so bleak?" Xia Ya frowned: "Do they dare to do so random things? Are you afraid that the people in the town will drive these guys out?"
This kind of thing happened in the past. Many years ago, a group of thieves who didn't know how high the sky was, occupied the town. Relying on their strength, they acted in the town and even imposed heavy taxes. As a result, the people in Wildfire Town stopped doing it.
For most people in Wildfire Town, they don’t care whoever occupys the town or becomes the manager. Just don’t cut off my wealth.
But if you dare to do anything randomly? Humph, there are no good people in Wildfire Town, so you can pick out two of them, they are all brave and cruel outlaws!
As a result, the last time the thieves began to think that they had broken into the flock of sheep and could slaughter them at will. After angering the people of Wildfire Town, they suddenly realized that they had not entered the flock of sheep, but entered the wolf's den! In less than half a day, hundreds of people gathered in Wildfire Town, and everyone was outlawed. They killed the thieves and killed them. The leader of the thieves was hung on a big tree outside the town and hung up for a month. In the end, only half of the skeletons were left after being eaten by the crow!
From then on, no one dared to mess around in Wildfire Town.
Do you want to occupy Wildfire Town? Yes, you can be a manager, or you can. But everyone just won’t miss the river!
Let me put it this way, if everyone in Wildfire Town was arrested and hung, there would definitely be innocent and wronged, but if half were killed and half were left, there would definitely be fish that missed the net.
For example, this guy is not a good guy with one eye. There is a deep scar on his neck, which was cut out by a knife, and it hurt his throat, so his voice was so hoarse. And Chara heard that he was not an Odin or a Byzantine.
This one-eyed person is not a mainlander, but comes from the Landis Kingdom on the sea west of the mainland. It is the "Pirate Country". One-eyed person likes to bandage a head turban on his head. This head turban is called "Pirate Scarf" and is a unique dress for the Landis.
You said, will a good citizen have a scar on his neck?
"Now everyone has no business, and no one in the town has responded?" Xia Ya was puzzled.
"Of course there was a reaction, but what can we do?" One-eyed sneered: "This time a whole corps was opened, and it was stationed in the south of the town. A regular army corps was not something we could resist. And, don't you know? Now it seems that war is about to start, Byzantine and Odin! After the Byzantines occupied the first day here, the army went to the streets to patrol and declare military control. Many shops were asked to temporarily close because they were considered to be selling military prohibited items. They had already been abiding by the rules without circulating the shop."
"Then... Where is the Powder Street?" Xia Ya asked her embarrassedly what she wanted to know the most.
One-eyed cursed, and looked quite indignant: "Bah! These Byzantines took away all the girls from the Pink Street, as if they were serving as military prostitutes. Damn! If they have the needs of the military, do we have not! It's so annoying!"
Xia Ya despised this guy in her heart.
You have the beauty like Aunt Sofia, and you also have the idea of making makeup on the street... so shameless!
After drinking half a bottle of wine, Shaya threw the bottle on the counter: "Put the rest here, I'll drink it next time! You are not allowed to steal it!"
One-eyed cursed and watched Xia Ya leave.
After leaving the tavern, Shaya was indifferent. Whether it was Byzantine or Odin, he had nothing to do with Mr. Shaya. He was neither Byzantine nor Odin. Now it seems that because Byzantine occupied the Wildfire Town, Mr. Shaya's plan to buy spring was shattered, and he felt more favorable to the Odin Empire.
I walked to the square north of the town and was about to leave the city and go home. As soon as I reached the square, I saw a platform set up in a corner of the square. Several officer-like people shouted loudly with iron tubes. There were a sparse of people watching under the table.
"Thirty copper plates! Thirty copper plates a month! You can also take care of food for free! You can eat and fill it up! This kind of work is not easy to find!!" The officer shouted loudly: "If you want to do anything, come up! Hurry up! The opportunity is rare!!"
Below the platform, a team of Byzantine infantry, like wolves and tigers, stood there holding swords and shields, and from time to time a few guys in the crowd moved up to sign up.
But most people just watched with a sneer.
It turned out to be a Lamin husband... Xia Ya was a little funny.
Look at those who sign up, most of them are stoles or liars who make money in the town. Now the town is deserted and these people have no food to eat. The rest of the people in the Wildfire Town are the most thieves. Who would do such a job for you to have thirty copper coins a month?
The officer shouted for a long time, and saw that the 100 people he was going to recruit in the plan, and he couldn't help but feel anxious! Moreover, the ten people he brought this attack looked thin and they were afraid that it would be difficult to get a job when he took it back. When he was anxious, he couldn't help but have evil thoughts.
Damn, I can't recruit you, can't I force you? Anyway, this is not the Byzantine territory, and the people here are not the Byzantine nationals...
He gave his subordinates a few winks, and his subordinates immediately understood that anyone in the army would not know about such a powerful military man? A group of infantry pulled out their swords and rushed into the crowd like wolves and tigers, and began to make a fuss.
The crowd suddenly scattered, and the Byzantine soldiers pushed and shoved, and the scene suddenly became chaotic.
Xia Ya was just passing by, but she shouldn't have been. The officer stood on the stage and looked far away. When he saw Xia Ya at first sight, he raised his hand and said, "There is that guy! That guy is strong! Pull it over here and pull it over!"
Chapter completed!