Chapter 2432: Kill the chicken to scare the monkey (two chapters in one)
The next morning.
The sun rises in the sky.
Because it had rained, the weather was very good.
The sky is clear without a single cloud.
The golden sunshine spread across the earth, dispelling all the darkness that shrouded the ground.
There were strange beasts wandering around in some places on the edge of the city. After the sun rose, the strange beasts began to leave.
Because it had rained heavily before, there was a lot of water in various places.
Especially outside the city, there are more places where water accumulates.
A large amount of water vapor drifted away, forming white fog covering various places.
In some places where no one has set foot, white mist shrouded the area, making it impossible for the eyes to see clearly what was going on in the white mist.
Passing convoys should avoid places shrouded in white mist. According to experience, these places are very easy to be attacked by strange beasts.
Last month, it was said that a convoy found a place to settle down at night. When the fog came the next day, alien beasts took advantage of the fog to launch an attack, causing heavy losses to the convoy.
Since the incident happened relatively close, the convoys currently operating outside are trying their best to avoid going near the place where the white mist appears.
Under the sunshine, Zecheng seemed to be wearing a beautiful dress.
If there hadn't been floods in some places in the city before, this weather would still be very pleasant.
Some motorcades arrived at the city gate early, waiting to enter the city.
But the strange thing is that when the time comes today, the city gate at the city gate has not been opened, which makes the people waiting at the city gate very confused.
"What's going on today?"
"Isn't the city gate usually opened at this time?"
"Could it be that something happened in the city, so we delayed opening the city gate today."
"What could happen?"
"It rained so heavily yesterday. Maybe there was a flood in the city. We are dealing with it now."
"If it was just a flood, it would not affect the opening of the city gate. Something more serious must have happened."
The passers-by waiting to enter the city at the city gate were talking a lot, and everyone looked towards the city wall.
I found many fully armed soldiers standing on the city wall, and the number was much larger than before.
This was obviously a prepared posture. The passers-by who were talking a lot seemed to have some answers in their minds, but no one said it out for fear of causing unnecessary trouble.
The city gate opened.
Passers-by who were about to enter the city discovered that there were many more soldiers at the city gate today.
The weapons on these soldiers are brand new, and the aura exuding from them has a stronger sense of oppression.
Sensing the difference between the soldiers, passers-by entering the city became more cautious, for fear of getting into trouble.
"Stop." A convoy was inspected and was suddenly stopped after passing through.
"Sir, what are your orders?" The steward of the motorcade quickly stepped forward and asked with a smile. At the same time, he took out some money and stuffed it into the other person's hand.
Usually, the soldiers would accept the money if given, but today the other party justly refused.
"Check again, especially that car," the soldier captain said, pointing to an ordinary car in the convoy.
When the steward saw the car pointed by, his expression suddenly changed.
After a while, the soldiers checked the convoy again and found some unregistered goods on a car.
When entering the city, the convoy must register all the goods and then submit them.
Nowadays, if you are caught with unregistered goods in a car, you will be fined a lot of money.
"Take them all back." The soldier captain waved his hand, and all the people in the convoy were detained.
The steward immediately became anxious when he saw it, and said quickly, "Sir, I'll pay the fine, don't detain us!"
The soldier captain snorted coldly, ignored the steward's words, and asked his men to take everyone back.
The rebels made a big fuss in the city yesterday, causing quite a bit of chaos.
Nowadays, the city is very strict, and the fleet has been inspected and found to have some problems. In normal times, it would be fine to pay some money as a fine, but this is different from the past.
Many people who had not yet entered the city had surprised expressions on their faces when they saw this scene.
Then some team managers quickly took out the accounts and added some content to them.
Killing the chicken to scare the monkeys had a very good effect. Afterwards, the convoys that had not yet entered the city submitted their accounts very honestly, and then the goods of the convoys were all correct.
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The quiet inn became noisy.
After breakfast, the pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead walked out of the inn and wandered on the road.
Especially when he walked to the place where the battle took place yesterday, he saw many houses destroyed.
Fortunately, there was a fire yesterday and the residents living in the house came out early. When the fighting broke out, the house was destroyed and no residents were injured.
The pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead came to a wall. He looked at the damage caused on the wall to judge the strength of yesterday's rebel.
Based on the various traces of battles at the scene, it can be judged that the rebel yesterday was at least at the beginning of the third stage of strength.
The rebels with such strength are already considered very strong. They only caused minor losses last night, which is considered a good result.
The pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead averted his gaze and continued walking forward. There were many vendors selling goods on the roadside.
The fighting last night had an impact on the shops along the street, but it had little impact on the small vendors who came out to set up stalls.
There was a vendor selling cakes in front of him. When the pig-headed man captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead passed by, he smelled the tempting fragrance and stopped.
At the other party's greeting, he tasted the pastries and thought they tasted good, so he bought some and put them in his backpack to eat on the road.
Any trouble caused by rebels in the city must be dealt with strictly.
Now soldiers can be seen everywhere searching for rebels. This operation has been going on for a long time. These soldiers have not rested for a long time, and the fatigue on their faces is very obvious.
Suddenly, there was a loud noise ahead. The pig-headed man captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead heard the noise and immediately looked ahead.
Many soldiers escorted the convoy, and the faces of the convoy personnel were full of panic.
The pig-headed captain standing on the roadside with a brown birthmark on his forehead was filled with doubts when he saw this scene.
"What's going on with these people?"
"Why were you detained by these soldiers?"
"Is it related to the rebels?"
Because he had seen some people related to the rebels captured by soldiers before, the pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead now saw this scene, and his first thought was that these people had encountered the same thing.
"What's going on with these people?" a passerby holding a meat bun in his hand asked the people around him.
"They said there was something wrong with the accounts they handed in when they entered the city, and they were detained by the soldiers," one person replied.
The pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead heard some comments from people around him and immediately understood the reason for the matter.
He looked at the people detained by the soldiers and thought that these guys were quite unlucky.
"It's really bad luck to be used to scare the monkeys. There's just something wrong with the accounts. I just need to pay more fines later. There shouldn't be any danger to my life."
The pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead thought to himself based on his own experience, and then he walked towards an empty carriage in the distance.
He got up early today and there were not many carriages on the street, so now that he saw an empty carriage, he had to occupy it quickly to avoid being boarded by others.
"Hello, sir, where are you going?" The coachman had just finished eating the steamed buns in his hand when he saw the pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead approaching and asked immediately.
After telling the coachman the address, the pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead got into the carriage and started heading to the place where the mission was issued.
Because of the rain, many people were unable to go outside to do tasks.
Now that the rain has stopped, when the pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead came to the place where he received the mission, he saw a lot of people.
Looking around, there was no end in sight of the dense crowd.
Fortunately, the pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead took on tasks that required strong strength, so there were fewer people competing with him.
After spending some time and accepting a mission, the pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead left the crowded place and walked to where the carriage was parked.
"There are so many people today!" the coachman said in surprise as he looked at the crowd in the distance.
"Yes." The pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead nodded.
"Sir, have you received the mission?" the coachman asked.
"I have received the mission. Please escort me to the city gate." said the pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead.
The carriage started and ran quickly to the city gate.
There were many people entering and exiting the city today. Due to the increased security of soldiers, the speed of entering and exiting the city was more than half slower than usual.
When the carriage arrived, the pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead got off the carriage, paid the fare, and quickly lined up behind the team leaving the city.
The sun in the sky moves slowly, and the sunlight falling on the body gradually becomes hotter.
The pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead has been waiting in line for a long time and has not yet left the city.
Suddenly there was a sound of horse hooves behind me, and people in the queue looked towards the place where the sound came from.
As far as the eye could see, I saw many cavalry.
"Get out of the way quickly."
Someone shouted loudly, and passers-by who heard the sound immediately moved to both sides of the street.
A wide road suddenly appeared in the middle of the road. Under the watchful eyes of everyone, these cavalrymen quickly passed through the city gate.
The passers-by present were very confused as to what these cavalrymen were doing out of the city at this time.
The pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead speculated that these cavalrymen leaving the city might be dealing with matters related to the rebels.
This was a small episode. Although many people paid attention to it, because there were not many clues, no one could deduce some specific circumstances, so attention quickly shifted.
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When the pig-headed man captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead came out, some of the muddy areas at the city gate that were made by rain became dry.
The temperature is gradually rising, and many places are beginning to become dry again. However, near the lake not far away, humid conditions still exist.
The pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead looked towards the lake shore and found that no one was picking up dead fish on the lake shore today.
He withdrew his gaze and walked forward.
Next, the pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead had to hurry up and go to the place where he was doing the mission.
The content of today's mission is relatively simple. It is not like finding strange beasts, killing them, and obtaining some scales and the like.
However, the journey to the place where the mission is done is relatively long, and there is a high probability of encountering strange beasts along the way.
The main reason why many people are afraid to take on this quest is that if you encounter a strange beast on the road, it will take a lot of physical strength and spiritual energy to deal with it.
It's easy to deal with it on the way to the destination, but if you encounter a more dangerous beast on the way back, you may suffer disaster.
The pig-headed captain, who had a brown birthmark on his forehead, walked along the way and did not encounter any strange beasts, but he was very vigilant.
Always pay attention to your surroundings and beware of strange beasts hiding in hidden places.
As the time approached noon, the pig-headed captain, who had a smooth journey with a brown birthmark on his forehead, ran into some trouble.
A small river blocked the way. On the bank of the river, there were several wet beasts lying on the grass basking in the sun.
The pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead saw the condition of these strange beasts and guessed that they might have accidentally fallen into the river before and finally climbed up the bank to dry the wet hair on their bodies.
"roar……?"
When the alien beast saw the pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead, he was stunned for a few seconds, and then got up from the ground with joy.
Looking at the alien beasts that are getting closer, everyone knows what these guys want to do next.
The pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead looked at the alien beast with a serious face, then drew out his weapon and prepared to fight.
Suddenly, there was a sharp sound in the sky.
The alien beasts looked up to the sky after hearing the sound. These guys seemed to be frightened. They gave up attacking the pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead and turned around to run away.
"What's going on?"
The pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead raised his head and looked up at the sky. He looked at the location where the sound came from and found a huge alien beast with golden feathers flying slowly in the distance.
This strange beast is more than ten meters long and looks very handsome. Its sharp claws shine coldly in the sunlight.
Due to the distance, the pig-headed captain, who had a brown birthmark on his forehead, could not detect the strength of the alien beast with his senses.
At this moment, this strange beast did not focus on the pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead, but instead looked at the few fleeing prey.
"roar……"
The roar of the beast gradually faded away, and the pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead put away his weapon and muttered to himself.
"It didn't focus on me and chased those guys. I was lucky today."