Chapter 50 Under the Fortress
Langdon's eyes hopped, and he found that Chen Yaogang and One-eyed Kaila had no patience, so he immediately showed a professional smile: "Don't worry, it's okay, everyone is our own people. If there is any misunderstanding, we can talk privately, there is no need to take out weapons. By the way, are you here to help?"
Langdon's gangster companions saw that the three of them seemed to have something to talk about, so they automatically walked to the other side and continued to talk about the previous topic in sneaky manner.
Chen Yaogang looked left and right and found that there was not even a place to sit in the broken sewer, only the side of the fire was still dry: "I won't mention anything else. You can answer my questions first, and I'll consider whether to help you."
Langdon immediately stood up straight: "What do you want to know?"
Chen Yaogang took out a map and began to write and draw on it: "First point, as far as I know, Sostem and Roger watch for a long time, there was no scout information. After the teleportation array collapsed, monsters were everywhere in the wild. Ordinary messengers could not travel between towns safely. How did you send the letter to Roger watch? "
Langdon giggled, scratching his head awkwardly: "Uh, it's just a shadow spell that can't get on the table. I've marked it in Roger Watch before, so I can send the letters through some means."
Chen Yaogang drew a fork on the map: "Very good, the second question. You are the insider of the thief union. You said in the letter that you want to save your sheriff's brother. Nearly half a month has passed. What are your progress here? Why are you still staying in the sewer?"
Langdon is worthy of being an insider, and immediately heard Chen Yaogang doubting his identity: "Ah, I absolutely cannot lie to you in this regard. My brother was indeed arrested. In order to find a way to get him out these days, I even called my fellow party members here."
"The only thing to be thankful is that due to the constant disasters recently, Lord William is not in the mood to deal with the prisoner's affairs for the time being. However, he arranged a large number of guards in the Castle Prison and prohibited anyone from visiting the prison and delivering food."
"I'm very worried about whether Lord William has any intentions. My brother may encounter unexpected problems after a long time, so my companions and I are creating a secret passage leading to the inside of the prison. Although it is a little inefficient, we can sneak in without disturbing the guards."
Chen Yaogang drew a fork on the map again: "Very good, report to me about the situation of the thief union and major unions."
Langdon showed a embarrassed expression, but when he saw the one-eyed Kaira's look of murder, he could only admit defeat: "Well, to be honest, since those damn meteors fell, the thieves union has fallen into unprecedented chaos. The thieves union has brought a lot of trouble to Sostem, which I cannot deny."
"When I returned to Sostem City, things were already irreversible. A group of people planned to take the opportunity to steal, use chaos and panic to make money, and became one of the most powerful trade unions with their huge financial resources. The other group of people had their own ideas, and they believed that stealing was also a good idea. The role of the thief trade union was to shock illegal people and use daggers and stealing to warn all those who dared to challenge order."
"Maybe you don't know what happened here yet. Let me briefly tell you. Because of disasters and chaos, many professional unions are in a state of division of power struggle. Many large unions that control resources and channels continue to split into small unions with different opinions during this period. Most people are unwilling to sit and wait for death, but no one knows whose method is useful."
One-eyed Kaira took out a cigarette and lit it: "Where are you?"
Langdon smiled awkwardly: "As for me, I was only responsible for reporting these things to my brother. As long as the major unions did not touch Sostem's basic interests, there was no need to cause internal chaos. Then my companions knew me when they were young, and they knew what I was and were willing to believe my words."
"I returned to Sostem in a terrible disaster and told them about my experiences in the Vaya Empire and Roger's watch, and they knew my savage man."
Chen Yaogang showed a surprised expression. What a shameful thing in the Amazon tribe of the Vaya Empire, this slut actually talked about it?
When Langdon saw that Chen Yaogang's face was about to turn black again, he quickly defended: "I just told my part, and I definitely did not mention anyone else. If I lie, let the God of Thieves curse my underwear being stolen! I swear to the God of Thieves!"
One-eyed Kaila looked at Chen Yaogang thoughtfully. She had seen all kinds of worlds, but she did not say anything in the end.
Chen Yaogang drew the last fork on the map: "Where has Komako been? Did he come to Sostem with you?"
Langdon frowned: "I remember he was back with me, but he said he was going to meet with the brothers of the Knights Templars, so I didn't go with him. He probably had left with his accomplices?"
"Anyway, you know, those Templars are like straps, and they all know to speak knight slogans and commandments all day long. I can't stand the silence of their mother-in-law and mother."
Chen Yaogang nodded with satisfaction and threw the map to Langdon: "I will give you a few tasks. First, I need to know the guard patrol route map of the Lord's Castle. Secondly, I need to know Lord William's recent activity route, the reason why the Lord's wife was seriously ill, and the suspicious woman who appeared beside the Lord."
Langdon looked at Chen Yaogang's three important buildings in the circle on the map and immediately showed a embarrassed expression: "Hey, man, it's not that I can't do it... It's just that why do you want this information? Although the thief union is a black glove that Sostem can't stand, it doesn't mean we are going to assassinate Lord William."
One-eyed Kaira threw out a reward list: "We are not here to assassinate Lord William, we are just here to build a town teleportation node."
"We just used a magic weapon to teleport here, and we were tortured by a group of militia controlled by illusions. Fortunately, we were prepared and used a little trick to trick them... But such a Sostem City could not cooperate with Roger's watch. We suspected that there were demons inside the town, so we needed this information."
Langdon looked back and forth the reward list several times, and then carefully put it in his arms: "Your suspicion is not wrong, something is really wrong with Southham City recently."
"Lord William, who has always been polite to his subordinates, has become very strange recently. He is indifferent to disasters and only wants to cure his wife. This period has caused many complaints, but he has no concern for his reputation at all. He hides in the castle all day and doesn't know what he is doing. Anyone who wants to see the lord must be searched by the guards. We can hardly get close to him. Maybe my brother knows where there is a secret passage."
Chen Yaogang wrote down Langdon's remarks: "So, are there any strange women around Lord William?"
Langdon took out a manual full of lip marks from his arms and touched his chin thoughtfully: "I am frank, in Sostem City, as long as you are willing to spend money, there are more women who are willing to sleep with you. The romantic nobles in beastly clothes seduce women everywhere. This kind of thing is too common... If any rich and powerful noble decides to be clear-hearted and have no desires to cultivate their hearts, I will find it strange."
"But Lord William has been looking for doctors recently. Many of the doctors who were summoned were fully armed. They were wearing long robes and hoods, and filled with spices to prevent illness in the bird's beak mask. To be surprised, the strangest thing is the doctors."
"And no one saw them again after those doctors entered the castle. Many people were bitten by wild beasts and monsters, and were not effectively treated, and their wounds were infected and ulcerated. Lord William was still recruiting doctors. God knows what he really wanted to do."
After hearing this, Chen Yaogang looked at one-eyed Kaira: "My body shape can easily arouse suspicion and alertness. Can you pretend to be a doctor?"
One-eyed Kaila shrugged indifferently: "Yes, yes, but are you sure this is useful? Even if I sneak into the castle, I may not be able to control Lord William. My little tricks are more effective for the weak, but they will have no effect on the stronger ones."
Chen Yaogang shook his head: "No, I mean, you pretend to be a doctor and practice medicine in the town to see if you can catch some suspicious people."
"If Lord William really wants to cure his wife, his eyes and ears will definitely convey your intelligence. If the suspicious person is hidden in the doctor's queue, they will definitely find a way to attack you."
One-eyed Kaila spread her crossbow: "I am only good at killing people and fighting. Don't make things difficult for me for practicing medicine. Even if you make me pretend to be an alchemist who makes poisonous bombs everywhere, you are more reliable than a doctor who pretends to be a harmless doctor."
Chen Yaogang threw out a bottle of healing potion: "We have this, you just need to show your skills in public. Now Sostem City is a special period, and many people have nervousness, so it's not surprising that a little bit of turbulence spreads throughout the city."
Then Chen Yaogang looked at Langdon again: "Do you know how the meteor that crashed into Sostem City?"
Langdon scratched his cheeks: "As soon as you said that, I remembered it. When I came back, Lord William was sending people to clean up the meteor fragments. Many people originally thought that Lord William was going to prepare for reconstruction, but after the collection of meteor fragments was over, the arrangements for rebuilding the town were not launched yet."
Chen Yaogang seemed to hear something and looked back at the darkness in the distance: "Where did they transport the meteor fragments?"
Langdon said confidently, "In the dungeon, Lord William's castle vault is not that big. They must have hidden the fragments. When I joined the Thieves Union, I did those tasks to prove myself, and I must not be wrong."
Chen Yaogang patted Langdon on the shoulder: "It seems we have to speed up. Those meteors have corrupt evil energy. If there is no magic protection at the impact site, the evil power will spread rapidly underground. It won't take long for monsters to crawl out from the underground, and we have to find a way to wipe out the source of the evil."
Langdon obviously knew about this: "As we saw in Roger's Watch, more living dead people will continue to crawl out of the dead pit."
"But just using brute force does not work in Sostem. Every influential organization leader hates encountering thorns that pop out of thin air. If our actions are too arrogant, we will be regarded as a small team that wants to take the opportunity to take the lead. These hell-like rulers are more excited than monsters when they encounter natural disasters. What is the benefit of overthrowing Lord William? God knows what they are thinking."
Chen Yaogang threw a bag of gold coins to Langdon: "It's not a problem, just do as I arrange."
Then, Chen Yaogang pulled Langdon aside, lowered his head and said to him: "If you don't want to die, remember me. During this period, you must not contact women of unknown origin. Some ancient evil spirits may have occupied their bodies. Some demon slaves have come here in the footsteps of their masters. I smelled the smell of cultists, and you should believe the intuition of the druids."
"Oh, of course, I actually haven't been looking for a woman to have fun for a long time. The mechanical crossbow I just fiddled with was something I stole from the barracks last night. I want to transform it into my own taste so that I can't be recognized if I take it out."
"And... to be honest, the people of the Thieves Union have been very unlucky recently. They missed like they were cursed, except for me. I think it might be because I was not in Sostem at the time and happened to avoid some weird curse... Hey, I knew I could make money with you."
Is the curse of bad luck? Chen Yaogang narrowed his eyes. It should not be a curse, but a negative effect caused by the loss of a magic weapon from the Thieves Union.
The Thieves union, which has never stopped since ancient times, has three ancient magic weapons, namely the Bone King Key, the Ukiyo-e of the Monster's Thieves, and the Mind Dice. With these three magic weapons in charge, the Thieves union has always enjoyed a high bonus of luck, but once they are lost, the luck of overdrawing in advance will be applied to each union member in reverse.
The Bloody Earl awakened in Sostem City, and she must have sensed a magic weapon that threatened her through some means. Langdon and his companions must have known about this, but they lack favorability and reputation at present, and they did not trigger such special tasks.
After this important exchange, Chen Yaogang had a clear idea in his mind: it would be a good idea to find Langdon this time. From the words intentionally or unintentionally, he knew the ability and variables of the Bloody Eagle, and he was mentally prepared.
If Chen Yaogang was not wrong, that smart and terrifying female demon must have activated the highest blessing of luck at this time, allowing her to avoid all risks... But she didn't know that those magic weapons also had weaknesses, and cracking methods required some small animals.
One-eyed Kaila looked at Chen Yaogang. She found that the barbarian had a very strong ability to accept. He had never shouted any honorary slogans. Instead, he quickly adapted to the Sostemian way of survival: "What should I do next? The ugly thing is ahead. I can accept that you let me do that, but if you meet my old acquaintance, you have to help me block them."
Chapter completed!