Chapter 2424 Anonymous Letter (two chapters in one)
There is a huge door opening on the towering city wall. The number of convoys queuing up outside the city to enter the city has been much smaller than in the morning.
However, some people who have not yet entered the city are still very anxious, fearing that they will be left outside the city.
Fortunately, the people guarding the city gates received orders to tell those who had not yet entered the city that everyone would be allowed to enter the city today, so as to stabilize the mood of those who were restless.
The sun is setting toward the horizon. In another hour, the sun will set.
The endless lake surface reflects the sunset. Looking at the vast lake surface at this moment, you will feel that the lake water is very beautiful.
The figure of the pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead appeared in the distance. After a long journey, he finally saw Zecheng.
"Finally back."
Along the way, he had been worried about encountering the powerful black giant ape again.
Fortunately, the worries were unnecessary and there were no more dangerous attacks on the way back.
The pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead quickened his pace and walked towards the distant city. When he came to the city gate, he saw that there were not many people entering the city, and he felt relieved.
It didn't take long, about half an hour. It seemed to everyone that time passed very quickly, and everyone entered the city smoothly.
A carriage was stopped on the roadside, and the pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead went to the place where the mission was handed in and handed it over.
After receiving the money, the pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead did not take the carriage back to the inn. Instead, he went to a nearby bookstore to buy a pair of pen, ink, paper and inkstone.
The sun disappeared from the sky, and the streets in the city did not become quiet, but became more and more lively.
Many small vendors come out to set up stalls at night, and the streets are still busy with traffic and people coming and going. There are more people shopping than during the day.
The weather is cooler at night, and you can see long queues in front of the stalls of many food vendors.
The pig-headed captain, who had a brown birthmark on his forehead, returned to the inn to have dinner and stood at the window to look out onto the street.
Looking at the bustling street scene with busy traffic and people coming and going, there was no smile on his face, but instead he was thinking about something with a serious expression.
"Let's remind you!"
"Maybe with my reminder, the worst thing can be avoided from happening."
The pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead was still hesitant at first, but when he saw the busy street scene outside, he finally made up his mind.
"call……"
Took a few deep breaths.
The pig-headed captain, who had a brown birthmark on his forehead, closed the window and returned to the table.
On the table was the pen, ink, paper and inkstone he bought earlier. The pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead began to write an anonymous letter.
Yes, he wanted to write down what happened today about his encounter with the mid-level third-level beast, and then send it to the government quietly.
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The next morning.
Early in the morning, the pig-headed captain woke up with a brown birthmark on his forehead.
The sun in the sky is very bright. The weather is relatively good today. There are some white clouds in the sky. It looks like some marshmallows slowly floating in the sky.
The pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead had breakfast and came out of the inn.
He hailed a carriage on the side of the road and found a remote place to get off.
Today he was not in a hurry to pick up the mission and then go out of the city to complete the mission.
Instead, he came to this remote place and prepared to find a child to send him an anonymous letter.
The children of the poor are in charge early. In the early morning, there are many children fetching water from the river.
"Child." The pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead shouted.
A skinny child was holding a big bucket in his hand and was stumbling along. When he heard someone calling him, he immediately stopped and looked around.
I saw a man wearing a bamboo hat, whose appearance could not be seen clearly, walking over.
The child was very frightened, thinking that this person was a human trafficker, and ran away.
The pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead was not as fast as a child, and he was in front of the opponent in the blink of an eye.
He saw that the child was scared, so he took out a piece of candy from his pocket.
When the child saw the candy, his eyes suddenly lit up. After all, his family was not rich, so there was no need to think about candy. It was only possible to eat it on some festivals.
Of course, I was still vigilant and did not approach him rashly to get candy.
The pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead told him with a smile, asking him to do a favor, and in addition to candy, he would also give him some reward.
When the child heard this, an excited smile suddenly appeared on his face. As long as he sent a letter to the government, he could get candy and some rewards. This was not difficult for him at all.
"Don't send it to the wrong place." reminded the pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead.
"Uncle, don't worry, I won't send the wrong letter..." The child patted his chest and left happily.
The pig-headed captain, who had a brown birthmark on his forehead, acted cautiously. He did not leave directly after giving the letter to the other party, but quietly followed the child to see if he had delivered the letter.
On one side of the spacious street is the government office. Two tall soldiers stood at the door, watching the passers-by.
The child came to the other side of the street and walked towards the Yamen. The soldier at the door noticed him immediately and stared at him with bright eyes.
"Uh..." The child was timid after all. After being stared at like this, he immediately stood still and did not dare to come near.
"I'm still timid. If I had known this, I would have found an older child."
The pig-headed captain who was quietly observing with a brown birthmark on his forehead felt a little regretful when he saw this scene.
"Kid, this is not the place you should be, leave quickly." The tall soldier shouted.
"Sir, I have a letter here." The child was stammering because he was afraid.
"Letter?" When the soldier heard that there was a letter, he looked at the child in confusion.
The child quickly took out a letter from his arms and handed it over. When the soldier got it, the look of confusion on his face became even worse.
When the pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead saw this scene, he stopped staying and turned around to leave.
He stopped a carriage on the side of the road, got in and asked the driver to take him to the place where he would pick up the mission.
At the door of the Yamen, the child was left behind. At this moment, he was trembling with fear, thinking that he had done something wrong.
Later, an official read the letter and quickly asked the child who had given him the letter.
Since the pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead hid his face, no matter how the child described him, the government could not find him.
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City gate.
There are not as many people entering and leaving the city today as there were yesterday.
The pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead took on a new mission, came to the city gate, lined up, and soon left the city.
As soon as we arrived outside the city, we heard a sound not far away.
The pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead turned his head and saw many people standing on the shore of the lake.
"Why are there so many people standing there?"
"What's there to see?"
The pig-headed captain, who had a brown birthmark on his forehead, was a little curious because he couldn't see clearly what was going on in the lake because there were many people blocking him.
Then, he quickly walked to the lake, squeezed into the crowd, and finally saw the situation in the lake clearly.
Many fish are floating on the water, and there is a strong fishy smell in the air.
The smell is unpleasant, and some people can't stand it and start retching.
The pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead looked at the fish in the lake and judged that these fish should have been dead for some time.
There are so many dead fish floating on the shore now. This kind of scene should be rare.
The pig-headed captain, who currently had a brown birthmark on his forehead, pricked up his ears to listen to the comments of the people around him. They were all surprised at how there were so many dead fish here, and no one gave a reason.
There were rapid footsteps coming from behind. The footsteps were very dense, and we could tell that there were many people coming.
The pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead turned his head and saw many soldiers coming out of the city.
After these soldiers left the city, they quickly approached the lake.
Moreover, many soldiers were holding fishing nets in their hands. Judging from the battle, they must be preparing to fish out all the dead fish in the lake.
After all, the weather is still very hot now, and there are so many dead fish piled on the shore of the lake. If they are not salvaged, the stench will spread to the surrounding areas when the dead fish deteriorate further.
Zecheng, which is very close at hand, will be affected, and then the people in the city will suffer.
When the pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead saw the soldiers arriving, he knew it was not good to stay here any longer, and quickly left the crowd.
Other passers-by who were watching the excitement saw so many soldiers arriving, so they did not stay where they were and went off to do their own things.
The pig-headed captain, who had a brown birthmark on his forehead, walked a long distance and stopped to watch the soldiers start fishing.
After a while, many dead fish were fished ashore by the soldiers.
In fact, not all of the soldiers who came out of the city were responsible for catching fish.
Some people fished the dead fish ashore, while others dug holes nearby.
The pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead saw the pit being dug and knew that he was preparing to bury the dead fish he had picked up in the pit.
The fishy smell is very strong, and as long as it is buried in a pit, the smell can be well isolated.
Moreover, after these dead fish decompose, they are very good nutrients and can make the nearby land fertile.
The pig-headed man captain, who had a brown birthmark on his forehead, observed for a while and felt that there was nothing interesting to see, then turned and left.
The task he has to do today is similar to yesterday, hunting a strange beast and obtaining its scales.
The pig-headed captain, who had a brown birthmark on his forehead, took out a map from his pocket, checked the direction, and then quickened his pace.
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The sun in the sky was covered by a large cloud, and some insects hiding in the grass flew up, flapped their wings and flew away.
There were chirping sounds in the forest, and suddenly, the chirping of birds stopped.
The pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead stopped and looked at the quiet forest in the distance with confusion.
To be able to silence so many birds must be caused by alien animals.
I went out hunting for exotic animals today and couldn't find the target all morning.
Something unusual was happening now, which ignited hope in the heart of the pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead.
"There is a strange beast ahead. Go over and see if it is the strange beast I have been looking for."
The pig-headed captain, who had a brown birthmark on his forehead, made up his mind and ran away without stopping.
He walked through a patch of grass and saw a clear stream in front of him.
This stream flows from the mountain forest in the distance. There are some leaves on the water surface. The color of the leaves is black, which is very different from the green leaves you usually see.
The pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead walked along the stream and arrived at his destination after a while.
The surroundings were quiet, with no chirping of insects or birds at all. This unusual situation made people feel nervous.
"Strange, there are no psychic fluctuations around here."
"Has that strange beast left?"
"If it had left, those quiet birds would have started chirping again, but now there is no sound at all."
The pig-headed captain, who had a brown birthmark on his forehead, frowned and thought for a while, and then he decided to walk some distance further.
After climbing over a hill, he stood on the top of the mountain and looked down.
The foot of the mountain is flat. I thought that the other side of the mountain would be bushes or many tall trees, and the terrain was very poor.
However, the actual situation is completely different from what was expected. Many places on the flat terrain are grassland, and many stones can be seen scattered on the grassland.
Suddenly, a colorful figure came into view.
The pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead was about to leave and look for targets elsewhere. When he saw the colorful figure in the distance, his eyes suddenly lit up.
"Found it."
Yes, the pig-headed man captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead came out this time. The strange beast he was looking for was at the foot of the mountain. At this time, it was lying on a big rock basking in the sun.
The colors on this alien beast are very rich, and scales of various colors like this are rare among alien beasts.
The pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead stared at the prey with sharp eyes, and then he started to go down the mountain.
The hill is not very high, so it doesn't take long to get down from the mountain.
The pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead arrived at the foot of the mountain. He did not approach the target immediately, but observed it for a while.
"roar……"
The strange beast lying on the stone basking in the sun stretched, opened its mouth and roared.
Just when it was about to close its eyes and bask in the sun, a sense of crisis suddenly arose in its heart.
The pig-headed captain, who had a brown birthmark on his forehead, found that there were no other strange beasts around, and began to prepare for action.
When he got fifty meters away from the alien beast, his whereabouts were discovered.
"roar……"
The strange beast looked at the enemy warily, then jumped down from the stone and ran away.