This is the last darkness before dawn. Although the dark environment is not conducive to escaping, Shado is not one of those civilians in Savile Town who has an extremely simple diet. He traveled from the earth and only stayed for more than half a year.
Not enough to cause him to suffer from night blindness due to lack of vitamins.
With the dim light of the stars and moon, Xia Duo could still see things, but the range of his vision was not very wide.
It is estimated that in the east side of the town, the caravans heading to Conifera to transport supplies should have started to organize their fleets by now, and the opening of the east side gate will be more flexible than other gates.
All other doors will only be opened after dawn.
What Xia Duo wanted to go through was the east gate. It happened that the Lion and Fire Circus was outside the east gate at the moment. Mu Yan might be from the circus, or he might just be staying temporarily, but he should be found there.
At this time, Xia Duo was like a person falling into the water, desperately trying to grab anything around him, even just a straw.
The second floor of Old Neil Hotel is not very high from the ground, at least not as high as the second floor on the other side of the earth. However, even if it was that high, Xia Duo had to escape from here.
Putting his hands on the window edge, Xia Duo first moved his body outside, and then lowered it down little by little until his arms were stretched out and hanging on the window edge. Xia Duo let go, squatted down to reduce the impact, and landed steadily.
on the ground.
Xia Duo curled up and leaned against the wall, rubbing his heels and calves vigorously. The impact just now almost made him cry out. If there was a place upstairs where he could tie a rope, he would have used a sheet to rub the rope down.
.
After calming down for a while, there was still some pain in his feet, but Xia Duo couldn't care so much anymore. It would be more dangerous if he stayed any longer. He would not place his hope on Old Neil's absolute compliance with the laws of the territory.
In fact, if this were the case, he would not have collaborated with others to make Xia Duo a slave, and Xia Duo would not have escaped.
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There are several paths to choose from from Old Neil's Hotel in the South District to the gate of the East District, but Xia Duo only knows one, which is the one he and Junior Neil took when they left town yesterday. If you take this path, it is inevitable
You have to pass through the door of Old Neil's Hotel.
Old Neil was sleeping in a room near the door and near the kitchen. When Xia Duo passed by, he deliberately slowed down his pace. Through his thin-soled linen shoes, Xia Duo could clearly feel the fine gravel on the stone pavement under his feet.
After passing the hotel entrance without any danger, Xia Duo's pace quickened a lot, but it was still within the limit of normal walking. He didn't want to cause any noise or anyone's suspicion.
Maintaining a calm posture as much as possible, as if he was not running away at this moment, but preparing to go out of town for an outing.
When we arrived in the East District, we could hear yelling and cursing in the distance. It was the caravan manager scolding the porters. When we got here, there was only the last step before leaving the town, so Xia Duo subconsciously slowed down.
The strange adventurer who talked to Old Neil before mentioned the "Porse Chamber of Commerce", but he still remembered it in his heart.
If all the people in Savile Town were ranked into different classes, then the one at the top would definitely be the lord. He who owns the Mage Tower would represent absolute dominance in Savile Town.
Next are mages and clergy. These professionals who have mastered extraordinary power or rely on gods behind them. Even the mage lords have to face them and give professionals the treatment they deserve.
Next is the Chamber of Commerce. Although there is not as strong a business atmosphere as on Earth, money undoubtedly represents a kind of power. Whether it is making friends with mages or cultivating subordinates on your own, it is a good choice.
Not to mention that most of these chambers of commerce are from the core areas of the empire, and the relationships behind them need to be handled carefully even by Lord Savile.
Under the Chamber of Commerce, you can also arrange political officers, troops, adventurers, ordinary merchants, civilians, slaves, etc. in the territory.
Foreign races that are not slaves can be considered similar to adventurers, except for elves. Even the most ordinary elf civilian can get preferential treatment from the upper echelons of the empire. So the lords don't mind, but they have to do enough.
Just because of the powerful magical hard power and cultural soft power of the Elf Kingdom.
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Xia Duo is not yet sure whether there is a Plantagenet Chamber of Commerce in the chamber of commerce that is loading the goods, although even if there is, it is not necessarily known to Xia Duo. After all, wanting to turn Xia Duo into a slave is only a matter of steward involvement.
But at this moment, Xia Duo would not take any chances. He just watched from a distance and did not go forward. He planned to wait for these caravans to leave before leaving the town.
But everything has surprises. Just when Xia Duo moved as far as possible to the door so that there were pursuers behind him, he took the risk of getting ahead of the caravan and leaving the town. However, when he moved to about 50 meters away from the caravan, there was a loud bang.
Heh sounded——
"There is a situation, be alert!"
Hearing the sound, a tall and thin man leaning against the carriage immediately stood up and pointed his bow in the direction of Xia Duo. At the same time, a strong man jumped out with a shield and stood in the front.
And Xia Duo saw more. A soft white ball of light rose from the crowd, hovering 2 or 3 meters above the head. Because of this ball of light, Xia Duo saw a person who looked like a mage in the crowd.
The left hand held something that looked like a ruby, and the right hand pointed directly at Xia Duo.
Xia Duo instantly felt a strong sense of threat, as if someone was holding a needle close to his eyebrows. Xia Duo had never encountered such a situation before, and he was looking forward to magic in his heart.
"Who is it? Come out!" The strong man holding the shield shouted towards Xia Duo.
Xia Duo did not dare to hesitate, for fear of being attacked by the other party, so he walked from the corner near the wall to the middle of the road, and at the same time shouted at the bottom of his voice: "I don't mean any harm, I'm just passing by."
And just when Xia Duo was about to explain a few more words, a sinister voice came from his ears, "Don't move!"
Xia Duo was startled and did not dare to move because he felt a sharp blade pressed against his waist. The rough linen jacket could not block the sharp tip of the blade. Although it did not actually penetrate, he could already feel the faint sting.
feel.
When did a wanderer touch me? And so quickly!
However, the wanderer ignored Xia Duo's emotion and began to fumble around on Xia Duo. When he touched the gold coin, he smiled. Just when Xia Duo was worried about whether the gold coin would be taken away, the wanderer
Then he touched the discarded iron dagger on Xia Duo's waist.
After taking out the dagger, he put it away and searched again. Then he pushed Xia Duo and said, "Let's go!"
Helpless, Sha Duo had no choice but to follow his instructions and move forward. After all, the rogue's dagger was still pressed against Sha Duo's back.
Xia Duo walked with great difficulty for only 50 meters. During this period, he also tried to strike up a conversation with the wanderer, but the wanderer who had never even shown his face remained silent, which made Xia Duo feel more and more anxious.
Fall down.
Could it be that we have just left the wolf's den and entered the tiger's den again?!