Philo City is a small city in the middle of the Ron Empire. The city has a population of less than 50,000. Because the trade route runs next to the small city, many merchants and mercenaries will take a break in this small town. Therefore, the people in the small town

Hotels, bars and their nepotistic yellow industries brought prosperity to the small town. The original small town, which was five miles long and about three miles wide, could not satisfy such a large flow of people. Therefore, the lord of Philo simply used the taxes from passing merchants to expand Philo.

city.

The length has become ten miles, while the width has become five miles. The population has also increased from less than 50,000 to nearly 150,000. Add in the businessmen coming and going, and the daily flow of people is more than 10,000.

Because the number of people coming and going has increased, the city lord of Philo City has not done a good job in terms of public security and correct urban management.

Thieves and thieves can be found everywhere here, there are people begging on the streets, and there are also many people who want to come here and become famous. Therefore, this city of Philo is called a combination of heaven and hell. In order to control the population and obtain enough profits,

The city lord issued an order. Except for the worthless people and the powerful men at the saint level who did not have to pay taxes, the remaining people had to pay five copper coins whether they entered or left the city.

This is calculated on a per-capita basis. The city gate tax revenue alone makes the city lord sit and count money every day until his hands cramp. However, now this ridiculously fat city lord has received a piece of news from his subordinates. The person who appeared this morning

There were very few people, which seemed very unusual, so the officers and soldiers on duty at the city gate sent out a patrol team. After all, the flow of people was related to their income, so as soon as an abnormality was discovered, the city defense troops were dispatched immediately.

The result of this dispatch made the city defense officer furious. A group of people appeared at an unknown location nearly ten miles south of Ferro City. They guarded the official road and checked the passers-by. The caravan was their focus.

The key point was that there were orcs in the team, and a strong smell of blood not far from this group of people made the war horses neigh, and some soldiers even fell off their horses.

This group of people actually killed people in broad daylight. The corpses all over the ground were all young. Even the youngest one looked to be only about seven or eight years old. Needless to say, everyone in the patrol team also knew that the layers of corpses were piled on top of each other.

There are already more than twenty.

However, the patrol team did not dare to step forward, because those people carried the logo of the Imperial Supervision Department, which meant that this was an act directly under the royal family. Therefore, in addition to slowly retreating, the patrol team could only retreat as quickly as possible.

Report this matter to the city lord quickly.

After hearing this, the city lord sighed, and the smile on his face as soon as he rolled his eyes seemed to be more wretched and wretched to the subordinates around him.

The sudden appearance of people from the Ron Empire's Supervision Department on the trade road, and the execution of possible suspects in front of all passers-by, frightened many businessmen. These people seemed to be only looking for one or two targets, and they knew these two

The target will come to Philo City, so he will guard the only way to Philo City. The bloody smell spreads on the business road, suppressing the dissatisfaction in the hearts of the merchants, and obediently cooperates with their inspection.

But no one could have imagined that neither the masked men from the Imperial Supervision Department nor the traveling businessmen would have thought that the target they were looking for and guessing had already been feasting in the city of Ferro.

"Twelve, this meat looks good. Go and see if there is any more in that store. We can go get some more, and then we will be full." Lin Youyou looked at Twelve with shining eyes, and the servants looked at him.

Twelve couldn't help but turned his head. The five people were in a slum in Ferro City. This kind of place houses a large number of homeless people, and the environment in this place is very poor. Sewage flows freely and there are piles of garbage.

It exudes a stench that is no less than that of sewage, and the crowded and low-rise houses are drafty. It is difficult to imagine how people can survive in such a precarious environment.

This is an unanswerable question, because nearly one-third of the people in Ferro City have gathered here, so the poor people can only squeeze together seven or eight people in the cold, otherwise, one person will freeze to death.

The probability is as high as 90%. I heard from the old people in this slum that every winter, a large number of frozen corpses are pulled out here and then disappear without a trace.

Some said that they were dug into a hole and buried hastily, some said that they were bought by nobles to use as pet food, and some said that they were bought by necromancers for research. There are all kinds of rumors.

It can be seen everywhere in the slums, and it sounds so well-founded, so when Lin hears this kind of news, he will ask people to find out, while Kale can only follow helplessly, although he also needs to ask some questions.

Ask questions.

After all, Twelve was no match for Lin Zhenzhen's gaze. After looking around, he ran out of a small alley. His speed surprised the other two servants, while Lin continued to struggle with the food in his hands.

Listening to the sound of him eating, everyone felt that their appetites were whetted. Even Kale had to admit that if he ate with Lin, he would definitely eat better than before.

"Hey, do you think we should give them some? They look quite pitiful." Kale still had more than half of the steak in his hand. This was taken out of a steakhouse without the owner's permission.

For Kale, who had not eaten well for many days, the steak in front of him was already delicious. Although the preparation of this steak was simple, it was large in quantity, so he could feel full.

But around him and Lin, there were already several teenagers who were about the same age as him, but with very different body shapes, looking at him and Lin with grins.

By taking it without permission, Twelve directly obtained a lunch meal for five people. When this kind of meat steak appeared in the slums, it caused an uproar. Many teenagers about the same size as Kale even saw the meat steak for the first time. Some of them

As a relatively young child, his eyes turned red even when he smelled the aroma of meat. Naturally, he met Lin who was extremely protective of his food.

In less than ten breaths, Lin, who was extremely physically strong, knocked down all his peers who were trying to snatch food, and then used the same method to repel a group of middle-aged people who came out to retaliate.

, Lin only used a pair of fists, and did not even touch the dagger on his waist. Kaler and the three servants watched quietly. By the time the wailings filled the ground, the food Lin put down had been completely eaten by everyone.

Personal division, this is why Lin wants Twelve to steal again.

"It's not necessary. They don't lack these." After saying this, Lin took out the water bag from his back and poured water into his mouth. Then he looked in the direction of twelve hours with a hopeful look on his face.

Soon, Twelve appeared in the alley where he had been just a few hours ago. But looking at the panic on his face, you knew that things seemed to have changed a little. Twelve was not slow, and he quickly came to the four people.

In front of him, he was holding seven or eight pieces of meat steak on his chest, which made his movements very unsmooth and his speed was not as fast as it should be.

"little Master!"

"What are you doing in a daze? Run quickly. Don't let them recognize that we are a group. Let's meet at the north gate of the city!" After saying this, Lin directly pulled Kaler into another alley, while servants Eleven and Twelve said

Some were dumbfounded and confused about the situation. Twelve looked at the two small figures that suddenly disappeared. He was stunned for a moment, then shouted in realization, threw two or three steaks into the alley where Lin was, and then started

Running wildly.

With less things on his body, his speed naturally increased. Twelve quickly completely got rid of the people behind him, and then he began to ask around for the location of the North Gate. Since the little master had already said to gather at the North Gate, I am afraid that tonight

Let's go, Twelve knows that he doesn't have much time, so he has to hurry up.

But when Twelve felt the north gate, he found that the north gate had been closed at some point, and the number of soldiers guarding it was three times as many as before, while Lin, Kale and the two servants were nowhere to be seen.

Just when he was about to have a bad premonition, Twelve suddenly raised his head and felt a pain. It seemed that he was hit by something small. When he lowered his head, he saw that it was actually a small stone. Looking along the track, he saw five people hugging a tree.

Behind the big tree, Lin Zheng was greeting him silently. Looking at his serious face, he seemed to have encountered a problem.

The purpose of closing the city gates at this time is to conduct searches. More and more soldiers have begun to appear on the commercial streets to conduct house-to-house searches. This kind of search seems to be very strict, but if you are not sure that you are the target of the search, you should not do it.

It's good to act rashly.

The five people found a place to stay in the slum. This is the northernmost end of the slum and the place closest to the north gate of the city. The place they stayed was a two-story building. The five people were all on the second floor. This

The small building can be regarded as a place with a relatively wide view in the slums.

The wooden building is densely covered with cobwebs. A breeze can make the entire building creak and shake. Whether it is on the ground or the walls, yellow-brown marks are all over the first floor. Rats and flies can be seen everywhere, and the stench is so high. This kind of place

It is not a place for people to stay. Staying here for even a short while will make people feel suffocated and make them want to escape from this place quickly.

The soldiers from Philo City had rushed into the slums noisily. The increasingly approaching noises made the five people upstairs slowly get excited. If these people really came to find themselves, then it would seem that they were staying where they were.

Not a very good choice.

The one who was particularly worried here was Kale, but Lin shook his head and said not to worry. Before going upstairs, he had already made small changes to the small building without anyone noticing. As long as they came, he would have it.

Be confident enough to avoid it.

Kaller didn't dare to fully trust Lin's arrangements, because the personality of the young man in front of him had changed drastically, and he was completely different from the Lin he knew before. His unpredictable personality made Kaller even more unable to see through Lin's reality, just like Lin just now

The measures taken in the building seemed to have no effect. The small building was made of wood. As long as it was far away and at the same height, the figures of the five people could be clearly seen. But how could Lin dare to guarantee that he could escape?

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