In the desert between Liecheng and Gucheng, a fire dragon sandstorm was raging.
This fire dragon sandstorm covered a wide area, blocking almost all roads between the two cities.
When Yue saw the fire dragon and the sandstorm, he was almost frightened and returned to Liecheng on the spot. However, he hesitated when he thought about the fact that his tribe was suffering from water problems.
The Gu tribe's water shortage situation is similar to that of the Lie tribe, or even worse. The sooner he returns to the tribe and brings back the information, the sooner the tribe's situation will improve.
But judging from the situation of this fire dragon sandstorm, it will not dissipate in a short time. I don’t know how many days it will take to wait for it to stop.
Looking at the fire dragon sandstorm, Yue's face was uncertain. Finally, he gritted his teeth and decided not to return to Liecheng. Instead, he bypassed the fire dragon sandstorm area and took a longer route.
After half a month of long distance walking, Yue finally arrived at Gucheng where the Gu tribe was located.
Thinking back on the hardships along the way, Yue almost cried.
It was not easy. He had to walk under the scorching sun during the day, and he had to guard against the sand beasts that went out to look for food at night. If he hadn't been strong enough to have two brushes, he would have become the food of the sand beasts long ago.
That's all. The hot environment of the Spitting Fire Desert also causes the human body to lose water easily. Therefore, since the water source has dried up, in recent years, few sand people have dared to walk in the desert alone.
Fortunately, the water source in Liecheng recovered, and a large amount of water was collected during the heavy rain, so Yue took enough water with him when he went out, otherwise he would have died of thirst on the way.
Despite this, Yue also drank the last drop of water in the kettle the day before yesterday. If he didn't get to Gucheng again, he would end up in the desert.
Yue couldn't help but sigh in his heart. No wonder pilgrims are a symbol of courage in the desert. He just couldn't stand it after staying in the desert for half a month. However, those pilgrims traveled in the desert all year round, and the difficulty was far beyond what he could compare with.
of.
"who?!"
Just as Yue was sighing, the guards at the gate of Gucheng discovered the suspicious figure outside the city and quickly surrounded him.
"Hey, are you Yue?"
After the siege, one of them realized that the gray-faced figure seemed familiar.
"Ao, long time no see."
Yue smiled slightly.
"Why did you come back suddenly?" Ao frowned, he knew Yue's identity.
"Let's not talk about this for now, take me to see the captain quickly! I have important information to tell him!" Yue couldn't wait to say.
Ao hesitated for a moment and nodded: "Okay."
Then he turned around and ordered to the others: "This man is a member of our tribe who is on a mission. You continue to stand guard, and I will take him to see the captain."
"yes!"
Under the leadership of Ao, Yue entered the city.
Looking around, Yue observed the situation.
The buildings in Gucheng remained almost the same as before he left. The only change was that there were far fewer people on the streets than before.
Some skinny figures stood in front of the windows of the house, looking at him with indifferent eyes.
This made Yue feel uncomfortable. He remembered that Gucheng was not like this before leaving.
After walking for a while, Yue came to a high-rise building. This was the tallest building in Gucheng and was also the residence and office of the commander-in-chief.
Following Ao, Yue reached the top floor and met the commander-in-chief, Tai.
The captain was also surprised to see Yue and stood up from his chair.
"Yue, why are you back? I don't remember summoning you." The captain smiled and said, "You must be homesick, right?"
Listening to the captain's joke-like words, Yue shuddered and said quickly: "The situation is urgent. I have important information to tell you when I come back this time!"
"Oh? Important information?" The captain raised his brows: "Let me tell you, I just want to ask you about the situation in Liecheng in the recent period. Why are there no people in Liecheng in several resource points?"
"It's like this. There are no people in Liecheng's resource points because they have shrunk their power..." Yue organized his words and slowly spoke out the information collected during this period. He carefully paid attention to the captain's face, for fear that
What did I say wrong?
Gucheng's captain, Tai, is a gentle-looking man, but Yue knows how ruthless their captain's methods are.
If the captain of the Lie tribe is only on par with the clan leader, then the captain of the Gu tribe is superior to the clan leader.
After the water crisis occurred, Tai sensed an opportunity and took advantage of the dissatisfaction of others in the tribe to gradually reduce the prestige of the clan leader, and later became the most influential person in the entire Gucheng.
Yue knew that it was not only good luck that their captain was able to seize such a precise opportunity. When the water source showed signs of drying up, Tai had made a lot of preparations.
These methods were not only internal, but also external. At that time, he was sent to sneak into Liecheng.
Relying on the intelligence he obtained, Tai was the first to start a war with the Helie tribe, catching Lie City off guard, gaining a big advantage in the early stage and acquiring a large amount of resources.
Later, based on his intelligence superiority, Gu tribe often gained advantages on local battlefields and continuously strengthened his position within the tribe.
He is thoughtful and ruthless, this is what people who know Tai say about him.
Not long ago, Tai's shadow was present in the Yacheng raid on Liecheng's resource point.
In the name of cooperation, Tai coaxed the people of Yacheng to attack the resource points of Liecheng, while he secretly sent elites to follow the people of Yacheng.
When the Yacheng people attracted the attention of the Liecheng people in the resource point, the Gu tribe people pretended to be Yacheng people, sneaked into the resource point secretly, took away a large amount of resources, and even took the opportunity to assassinate a captain-level figure.
After the support from Liecheng came later, a big battle broke out between Yacheng and Liecheng. The people of the Gu tribe left with their resources. They obtained a large amount of resources and weakened the two cities with almost no effort.
Strength.
If the situation continues to develop, Yue believes that under the leadership of Tai, the Lie tribe will eventually be defeated by their Gu tribe and become their prisoners.
It's a pity that things are unpredictable, and the Lie tribe has been favored by the gods.
After telling what happened in Liecheng during this period, Yue stood aside with his hands tied and looked at Tai nervously.
Although he believed that the information this time was important, he did not hesitate to risk exposure and return to the Gu tribe. However, the value of the information depended on the judgment of Captain Tai. If Tai thought that the information was not valuable enough, he would be in trouble.
Big.
After Tai listened to Yue's information, the smile on his face disappeared and he remained silent.
"The gods actually appeared in Liecheng and helped them save the water source." After a long time, Tai sighed and said slowly: "You did a good job. This information is very important."
Yue breathed a sigh of relief.
Tai turned around and sat down, tapping the handle with his fingers, and frowned: "The Lie tribe is so lucky. In the last battle, they encountered the fire dragon sandstorm, which allowed them to escape my ambush. This time, they met the gods to help them save their lives."
Water source.”
"The Lie tribe with water source in hand is not that difficult to defeat!"
Seeing the helpless look of the captain, Yue hesitated for a moment and said: "Captain, since the Lie tribe can pray for the gods to come, then our tribe can also pray for the gods to come. I got a lot of information from the Earth Temple in Lie City.
There is a way to pray to the gods, how about we give it a try?"
Hearing Yue's words, Tai stopped tapping his fingers, and the expression on his face gradually became cold. He looked at Yue lightly: "Are you teaching me how to do things?"
The atmosphere in the entire room suddenly became tense.
"Don't dare!" Yue was shocked: "My subordinates just want to share the worries of the captain."
"Why are you so nervous? I was just joking."
Tai suddenly laughed, and the tension in the room disappeared instantly: "I see your loyalty to the tribe, but the matter of praying for the gods to come is very important, so let me think about it more."
"Yes, I didn't think carefully." Yue was so nervous that he stuttered a little.
"When you return to the city this time, Liecheng should have discovered it, so you don't have to go back again. It just so happens that you haven't been home for a long time, so I will give you a holiday. You have worked hard for so long, so you have to enjoy it."
"Yes, thank you Captain!"
When Yue was about to leave the room, Tai said: "By the way, don't tell anyone about the gods except me."
Yue paused, nodded and said, "Yes."
Watching Yue's leaving figure, Tai stood up and walked to the window, overlooking the entire city through the window with a gloomy expression on his face.
"Gods..."
After leaving the captain's room, Yue let out a long sigh of relief. Only then did he realize that his back had been soaked with cold sweat for some time.
With a wry smile, Yue left here.
There is a reason why he is so afraid of the commander-in-chief. In fact, he was not the only one who sneaked into Liecheng to spy on intelligence. There was another companion who also entered Liecheng with him.
That companion was even more powerful than Yue. He sneaked into the inner city and provided Tai with a lot of valuable information.
Logically speaking, this companion is so powerful that he should be respected by Tai. However, the bad thing is that this person is arrogant and thinks that he is more professional when it comes to espionage. He repeatedly disobeys Tai's orders and transmits intelligence based on his own judgment.
Finally, on the way to convey information, he was discovered by people from the Lie tribe and shot dead on the spot.
Yue originally thought it was just an accident, but later he realized that it was not an accident!
Yue learned about the incident from a member of the patrol team, and knew that his companion's judgment at that time was correct. If nothing unexpected happened, he would successfully deliver the information without attracting the attention of the people in Liecheng.
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However, someone betrayed him! Guide Liecheng people to discover his traces!
This person was very careful and did not leave any traces, but Yue knew that there was a high probability that this person was the captain.
There are only a few people who know their identities, and they are all under the commander-in-chief. If they say they have nothing to do with the commander-in-chief, I would kill Yue even to death.
Moreover, the commander-in-chief is very familiar with the character of his companion and can easily judge his choice.
After learning about this incident, Yue was even more afraid of the captain, but also a little discouraged, but he did not dare to resist or complain, because his family was still in Gucheng.
Yue vaguely understood the reason for his companion's death, because he was too out of touch, while Tai, the commander-in-chief, was a very controlling person.
He will not allow his subordinates to disobey his opinions.
With a long sigh, Yue stopped thinking about it and returned home.
Gucheng is different from Liecheng in that there is no distinction between inner and outer cities because their water source is an oasis. Everyone builds the city around the oasis and there is no distinction between classes.
But that was before. Since Tai took control of Gucheng, he has carried out strict class divisions in the city. The status of families with warriors and families without warriors in Gucheng is completely two extremes. Some families without labor, even
They will be driven to live on the edge of the city.
Fortunately, the Yue family is not like this. Because of Yue, the Yue family has a high status in Gucheng and is well taken care of by the patrol team.
After seeing Yue come back, Yue's wife and parents were very surprised.
Yue was also very happy. He had not seen his wife and parents for a long time.
At dinner, Yue talked a lot with his family, but when it came to work-related matters, he used other reasons to talk about it.
Yue's family didn't know about his spy work and always thought he was the person in charge of a certain resource point.
midnight.
As the saying goes, a break is better than a new marriage. Couples who haven't seen each other for several years naturally have a lot to say.
Well, there's a lot to do, too.
It's very helpless to say that because the water source dried up suddenly, Yue left Gucheng not long after his wedding, leaving no heirs.
After returning this time, Yue will naturally finish the unfinished business.
When it was over, he looked at his wife next to him and said with pity, "I've worked hard on you these past few years."
When he was in Liecheng, the people Yue was most worried about were undoubtedly his parents.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Fortunately, his wife is very virtuous and takes good care of his parents.
The wife shook her head: "What kind of polite words can there be between us?"
"By the way, Yue, how long will you stay at home this time?"
Yue pondered for a while and said: "It depends on the captain's arrangement. If nothing happens, I will not go out again this time."
"That's good. I don't want to be worried every day." The wife breathed a sigh of relief: "Too many people have died in the past two years. When Manzi died half a year ago, I was afraid that I would hear news of your death one day."
"Barbarian is dead?" Yue was stunned.
Manzi was his childhood friend, and they both joined the patrol team together and have been very good friends since childhood.
When Yue was selected by the captain to be a spy, Manzi also had good luck and became the deputy captain of a patrol team.
Last year, Yue learned the news about Manzi becoming a special person from the handover personnel, and he was happy for him for a while.
"Yes, during the battle between the tribe and the Lie tribe half a year ago, Manzi was shot in the head by an arrow from the Lie tribe and died on the spot." His wife sighed.
Yue was silent for a long time and said bitterly: "Everything in the world is unpredictable. When the war started, I knew that such a day would come. Not only the barbarians, but I may be the same in the future."
"Bah, bah, bah! I won't allow you to curse yourself like this!" The wife spat softly: "I don't want to become like the barbarian's wife one day."
Yue looked startled and asked quickly: "Manzi's wife? What happened to her?"
The wife seemed to realize that she had said something she shouldn't have said, and quickly covered her mouth. However, under Yue's questioning, how could she be deceived, so she had no choice but to tell the truth.