Chapter 151 (1/2)
The changes in the slums can be seen by everyone. Evil spreads here, and so does wealth.
All people here grow tobacco. They pack these precious wealth with spices and cloth, and then their brothers transport them to skull port for sale. This is a place of evil. Everyone is vigilant and even neurotic against outsiders. Irwin found that the people here have a different mental outlook, an unspeakable excitement.
This is quite different from those dead poor people on the continent of Fallon. They are gloomy and excited, full of motivation to make a fortune and determination not to break the means. If she is allowed to describe the distinctive place of the people here, it must be ambition. Strong and ferocious ambition! She felt that there was a dagger in the eyes of the young people on the road.
The arrogant ambition is almost overflowing.
The daggers in their waists are polished, and their walking posture is also in line with the most basic quality of a wanderer - dexterity and agility, just like cats. Elvin can imagine their dexterity and cruelty in stabbing the dagger into the human body. In fact, there is no need to imagine, but an ongoing crime. Many people are missing here, For example, tax officials and other gang wanderers who come here.
Walking here is very dangerous, even for Irwin's team. She has begun to believe that the people here have unimaginable enthusiasm and initiative for their evil activities. They are decisive and cruel.
Unlike those young people who have just entered the industry, Elvin is old enough to give up those innocence and fantasies. Although she has self persistence in justice and order, she has understood to what extent people who have experienced poverty and hardship can be cruel and fanatical. The blood hand gang can deter those who covet. There is no reason to keep this huge interest.
”If it weren't for the huge benefits, they would have the possibility to grow!” Elvin judged in his heart.
”Bloody hand, where is he now?” she whispered to the halfling wanderer in the team.
”That guy stays in the observation tower in the West all day. I haven't seen him leave half a step. My God! Staring at him is the most boring work I've ever done...” the halfling wal complained softly, ”but the security there is very strict. There are many magic traps and mechanisms, and I haven't been able to hide in many times...”
”He hasn't been here long. We can storm in!” suggested Jessica.
”I don't recommend it!” the halfling interrupted: ”In this way, we may have casualties. You know, we can't bear the sacrifice. I'm sure we can kill that 'bloody hand'. God! This nickname sounds like a third rate mercenary! But how to say! It's not worth it, you know. It's not worth it for the evil dog to bite the dog!”
”You're right, wall!” Irwin thought about it and shook his head. ”Let's think of another way!”
The vigilance of the blood hand Gang is much tighter than expected. Unlike other gangs, they are composed of a group of old oilmen and senior bastards. Those people are selfish and greedy. They always try every means to cheat and play slippery. These young people are energetic, enthusiastic, serious and responsible for their work.
All this is so beautiful and sunny. If they hadn't hanged the tax official and affairs officer at the gate of the watchtower with such enthusiasm and sunshine, Elvin would even think that this is the territory of a kind and orderly camp.
”No, we don't have a chance.” wall shook his head. ”They're sure to find us and block us in a narrow passage and shoot us right through with that extra strong steel crossbow! They're well-trained and rich in magic items. We can't withstand such a blow.”
Wall looked evasive and hesitated. People familiar with him could see at a glance that he was tangled with something.
”Come on! What's the accident?” Elvin sighed, holding his forehead.
”There is a secret Road 200 feet away from here, which may lead to the basement of the watchtower, but...” wall frowned, ”it gives me a very bad feeling. Let's give up this temptation! There's no need to take such a big risk...”
”Wall!” Irwin interrupted him and said calmly, ”we trust you as we trust our own eyes, hands and feet, but you can't panic. Tell us what you feel, those intuitions and guesses that we are partners!”
”Underground, there's something underground! I don't know what it is, but there's a huge danger underground, a fatal danger!”
”We're still going there!” Elvin affirmed.
”Why? The risk is too big to be worth doing that!” wal stood up and stressed.
”Because of our responsibility, kindness and justice, we can't ignore a huge conspiracy. The underground here is not the scope of 'underground mystery city'. No matter what the crazy mage wants to do, the harpist has reason to know them.”
9527 patrols its territory as usual. Underground, goblins have dug more than 30000 feet deep. There are at least 18 layers of underground world, and even some of them border with underground maze, resulting in some monsters and underground creatures sneaking in. Of course, most of them are not monsters, at least not as monsters as some of Chen Ang's experimental products.