Two people walking on the night street.

The city that was just affected by the war is now extremely empty. There were no people on the streets at such nights, but at least there were some lights that were revealed from the windows. Now, even the buildings on both sides of the street are black, like dead giants, without any vitality. Most of the residents of the city have escaped and have not come back yet. At this point in time, no one will know what happened in the city.

It reminds the earth of the poem "The moon is dark and the murderous night, the wind is high and the fire is set on the sky".

"Zhang Cheng, what were you laughing at just now?" Alessia was also a little concerned about Zhang Cheng's smile just now.

"I didn't laugh at anything... I must say something, I'm laughing at myself." Zhang Cheng said. "I underestimate the heroes of the world."

"Under the truth? What do you mean? You mean...my father?"

"Well, yes. The situation in Lulian City is not stable now. I thought your father might, well, need a little extra help. Now it seems that I am thinking too much. Alexia, are you practicing sword every day...I mean, have you focused most of your energy on exercise?"

"Of course." Alessia replied naturally. It was not just that she had talent to advance to the hero level at a young age. She also made enough efforts - in fact, she worked harder than ordinary people - to achieve such success.

"But your father, well, I mean the count, he shouldn't have spent so much time exercising, right?"

"Isn't this normal?" Aleshia obviously felt inexplicable. "He has a lot of territorial affairs to deal with. In addition, he is older and is no longer suitable for high-intensity exercise."

When you reach a certain stage of age, your body will lose potential and you will not be able to go further in your personal combat power. This is common sense. Why did Zhang Cheng ask this?

"It's right, so your father is actually very powerful." Zhang Cheng replied. "A mere city of Lulian is no problem. Earl Gellert used to be not strict in the management of the city - he mainly focused on personal enjoyment, and for flexibility, he could sacrifice order - so that smugglers were rampant. So now it has become, well, hidden danger."

Alessia's face was even more confused. She felt a strong sense that the donkey head was not right. She didn't understand what Zhang Cheng wanted to say.

"Tonight, the Count will be very busy." Zhang Cheng continued. "There is no time to sleep. Do you understand what I mean?"

Aleshia shook her head.

"Fun... OK, then let me explain. The new lord didn't want a passage in his city for people to sneak in and out. This is actually an imminent danger - who knows that someone with inheritance in the city will not disappear quietly and appear quietly?"

"Didn't you say that all the people with inheritance in the city have died? We have just held a funeral for the Earl Gellert's family." Although the ceremony was simplified, Alexia believed that everyone would not make mistakes. The former lord's family was indeed dead - the Dragon Man did a very good job in this regard, leaving no vague space.

"Although people who have strong claims to the local area have been confirmed to die as soon as possible, weak claims are also a problem," Zhang Cheng replied. "So they will die tonight. This is not a difficult thing, but a fine thing. I'm afraid our Count needs to do it himself to ensure it is completed. Tomorrow," Zhang Cheng faced the stunned Aleshiya. "A new batch of corpses will be cleared out of the ruins."

"You mean...my father is killing innocent people indiscriminately? He is a bad guy?"

"No, no, he is not a bad guy. He is just an excellent politician." Zhang Cheng said. "So you see, we are responsible for the last part of this mission... make sure no one can escape from the city."

While speaking, he stopped and looked at a building that was also unpopular in front of him.

"What's wrong here?" Alexia asked. She didn't know what's special about this house.

"This is my friend's residence." Zhang Cheng said. "His name is Worm, and he is a magician. But I don't know if he will still be a friend." He smiled at the house again.

"Ah?" Alexia was puzzled for a moment. "You mean he was killed by the Dragon Man?"

"Nothing, let's continue." Zhang Cheng led the way, and the two of them soon arrived at the store they had come to inquire about the news.

A vague light shines in the windows of the shop.

"This is..." Alexiya also remembered what kind of dike was here. Just a few days later, Alexiya changed from "hidden prisoner's family" to "the daughter of the lord". This span is not too big. He had to pretend to follow Zhang Cheng on the street before, but now he is walking on the street with full arms.

"Areshia, you are guarding at the door, I'll go in." Zhang Cheng said. "If he escapes, kill him immediately without hesitation."

When he said the word "kill", his eyes narrowed and seemed very happy.

"Okay." Alexiya replied. She already understood that the shop owner must be related to the group of smugglers. It was fine in the past, but now this is the reason to die.

Zhang Cheng reached out and took out a card, blessed himself with a protective spell, and then pushed the door in. Surprisingly, the door was not locked and opened as soon as he pushed it.

"Who?!" A vigilant voice came. Zhang Cheng looked up and saw the old man sitting in his seat, holding a musket in his hand. The fuse on the musket was burning, just like the eyes of a bloodthirsty creature, maliciously looking at the entry-level.

"Hey," Zhang Cheng spread his hands and signaled that he was harmless. "We're meeting again."

"Go out, it's not open today." The old man said. But Zhang Cheng had locked the door casually.

"Go out! Did you hear it!" the old man shouted irritably. However, this door is very strong and has good sound insulation, so Elexia can't hear it when she does something inside. She is just a knight, and her combat intuition may be good, but her hearing is only as good as an ordinary person.

A black shadow suddenly rose and fell in the air. The old man let out a scream, and the musket in his hand fell to the ground. However, Xiao Huihui rushed up and bit off the old man's fingers. Xiao Huihui's teeth could even bite off even metal, let alone human bones and flesh.

Xiao Huihui's appearance is very confusing, and no matter who it is, it is easy for him to ignore its existence.

The old man wanted to get the gun again in pain, but this time he had no chance and stepped on the musket with one foot. He slowly raised his eyes and saw the creepy smile on Zhang Cheng's face.

"I think today's rules should be decided by me." Zhang Cheng said.

"When...of course..." The old man let go of his hand and stood up again. A large drop of sweat oozed out of his forehead, making his already dry face look as if it was soaked in water.

"I was introduced by Wolm..." Zhang Cheng said. "Is Wolm hinting at you?"

"Yes... it's true..."

"What did he hint at you?" Zhang Cheng asked with interest.

"He hinted...I want your money because you are very rich..." the old man replied. He didn't know what the other party wanted to do, but now he could only follow the other party's words. How dare he refute now?

The puppy was eyeing... No, this is no longer a puppy. At this moment, the fat and chubby cute puppy standing beside him has long become an elemental creature, a lava dog the size of a calf. The lava dog's eyes were red, as if it was flashing with an endless anger. No need for anything else, look at the terrible fangs that were completely unnatural and you will know what the consequences would be if you were bitten by this thing.

"The answer is wrong." Zhang Cheng replied. "I will give you a chance, but I will only give you one chance. Who wants to deal with me? Is it you? Is it yours? Or I have designed a trap long ago."

"No...I don't...I don't know anything."

"Hey, look." Zhang Cheng said. "Every time I want to ask some questions seriously, what I get is always just a lie." He sighed and took out the "brain-eating evil spirit" and the "silent pistol" from his pocket.

There are complex patterns on the edge of the card, and the middle is the pattern of the brain-eating evil spirit, and below the card is an explanation about this card.

"Brain Eating Evil: This creature originated from the shadow plane, but soon had branches in many worlds. They did not have very powerful powers and were not good at fighting, but as long as they were given a complete head or brain, they could read the information their master wanted from the victim's brain. This value is valuable, so brain Eating Eating Eating Eating Eating Eating Eating Eating is often raised by powerful beings or lords. Expenses: 1 Darkness, Attack 0, Life 0. Characteristics: Analyze the brain, elementary intelligence, and spiritual dialogue."

"No wonder this value is rare..." Zhang Cheng sighed, summoning the evil spirit of brain-eating, while looking at the old man in front of him.

"I have given you a chance...I always give everyone a chance, but you always waste it."

The old man widened his eyes. He wanted to speak, but it was too late. Because the fire of the pistol in Zhang Cheng's hand flashed. The chill of death suddenly invaded, making his body stiff, and he fell to the ground without standing firmly.

"Ha...he..." He tried hard to speak and beg for mercy, but in the end he couldn't say anything. The last scene he saw in his life was seeing the ugly and deformed monster slowly approaching and spitting out a slender tongue.

Alessia waited at the door for a while and saw Zhang Cheng coming out of it.

"How about it?"

"I understand." Zhang Cheng said lightly. Unfortunately, this matter has nothing to do with Worm, it is just someone's greed. Of course, even if it has nothing to do with Worm, it has nothing to do with the group of smugglers. "Let's go to the Lower City."

The damage caused by the Dragon Man attack was concentrated in the noble areas and the city lord's mansion. Although other blocks were attacked by the Dragon Man, a person who died of fire was killed, no large-scale disasters were formed. The main reason is that the technology in this world has reached the age of gunpowder. Most of the buildings in the city are brick and stone structures, and even if arson is set, it is difficult to spread on a large scale.

"Are they here?" Aleshia asked.

"The smugglers are not only here, but they are also very busy." Zhang Cheng smiled. "They want to transfer their property. Well, they have accumulated a lot of contraband." He now understands that the underground world of this city is indeed very active. Unfortunately, this activity has no meaning because they have no effect in this war that concerns the life and death of the race.

If they are valuable, they are worth buying. But they are not valuable, so they will be uprooted.

Unconsciously, Alexia walked to a very close position to Zhang Cheng, and her hand held Zhang Cheng's sleeve. It was not the kind of pulling it with a little strength, but the kind of pulling Zhang Cheng's hand.

"What's wrong, Alexia?" Zhang Cheng turned his head and glanced.

"Do you know...I'm still me..."

"Of course," Zhang Chengdu didn't understand very well. "You are still you." No soul-piercing incident happened.

"Zhang Cheng, I can feel that you seem to be getting farther and farther away from me. I don't know what's going on. Now I should have been happy. Not only did I rescue my father, I also seized the city... But..." Alexia said. "I can't be happy."

"Because of me?"

"Yes." Aleshia replied. "I don't know... you'll leave?"

"Uh..." Zhang Cheng said. "I don't want to lie, but I will indeed leave... in a few days. I want to go to the Big Glacier."

"Go to the big glacier... the big glacier? It's the extremely cold frozen soil? It's the territory of the frost tribe? Can I ask why?"

"It's that big glacier." Zhang Cheng said. He has read the simple map provided in the book, but at this technological level, the map is just that. You can understand it roughly, and don't really trust it. From the map, we can see that the big glacier is the edge of the Frost tribe's territory. If there are foreign enemies who want to attack the Frost tribe, they must seize the big glacier. This is also why a large-scale battle broke out here. "As for why, simply put, it is to collect some resources."

"Will you... be back?" Alexia asked.

"Maybe." Zhang Cheng replied vaguely. "We are here, Alexia." At this time, they had entered the lower city. Specifically, they were already standing in front of an inconspicuous house.

Xiacheng District is actually a slum, and it is a slum where a plague broke out not long ago. At this moment, not only are there few people, but the houses are also broken. But in a few years, bankrupt farmers, homeless people, beggars and others outside the city will once again fill the city. But at least now, the place is empty, with only smugglers and others.

This house seems simple, but in fact there is a warehouse of quite large size (relatively speaking).

So it is completely understandable that even at this time, the smugglers left enough people to guard the warehouse.
Chapter completed!