Chapter 122 War

Golden Harbor, in these two months, appeared to be as prosperous as before.

The port docks are always crowded with merchant ships coming in and out, with the rustling of sails and the porters' calls echoing one after another.

At the "Drunk Dolphin" tavern, Benjamin would occasionally meet Lao Hui and get some city intelligence from him.

"The border has been unsettled again lately, Jack." Old Gray drained his ale in one gulp, wiped his mouth, and lowered his voice. "Over on the Orc side, there's been constant skirmishes on the front line. These greenskins were beaten like dogs by the wizards before, and now that the wizards' offensive has slowed, they're starting to show off again."

Jieming simply nodded calmly: "I heard that those nobles are planning to default on the originally agreed supplies?"

"Hey, this is nothing new." Old Gray looked disdainful. "Those nobles even betray their own people, let alone those greenskins."

He took another sip of his wine. "But I don't know what these nobles are thinking. They dare to act so brazenly during the war. They are really crazy. Aren't they afraid of retaliation from the orcs?!"

"Maybe... he was blinded by greed." Benjamin shook his head.

He could feel that the city's nerves were gradually relaxing.

The local nobles, especially those who made a fortune from smuggling and hoarding during the Planar War, have recently been living a luxurious life and turning a blind eye to external threats.

Perhaps it’s not that they didn’t see the threat outside, but that the huge profits blinded their minds and forced them to ignore the possible dangers.

"However... according to the information sent by Amy and the others, the camp has stopped its offensive and even started to shrink its defenses. It seems that the wizards are planning to take advantage of the situation here."

Thinking of this, Benjamin also grabbed the wine glass and took a sip to cover up the slightly raised corners of his mouth.

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At night, at a private banquet hosted by a nobleman, goblets clinked and laughter rang out.

In the aristocratic district in the city center, gorgeous silk dresses and sparkling jewelry can be seen everywhere. In the brightly lit salons, the nobles shake their wine glasses and whisper with the arrogance of a winner.

"I heard that those greenskins have started making trouble again, and there are constant minor frictions on the border." A local baron with a bloated figure and many gem rings on his fingers raised his glass at a private dinner and said to an earl next to him.

"They're just a bunch of barbarians without any wizards to protect them. What kind of trouble can they possibly cause? They were beaten to a pulp by wizards last time, and now that the wizards' offensive has slowed down, they think they can do it again?"

The Earl sneered, "Those orcs should be content! I don't think we need to deliver all the supplies we promised them. Giving them some sweet treats so they can continue to fight the wizards on the front lines is the best outcome. Anyway, those wizards have already retreated, clearly frightened by our attacks."

He called himself a wizard, but his eyes were full of calculations. He was obviously more concerned about how to extort more from the orcs.

In the eyes of these local nobles who made a fortune by smuggling and hoarding during the war, the current "peace" is the crystallization of their wisdom and wealth.

However, in the shadowy corners of this bustling city, the scene is quite different.

Those foreign nobles who were exiled here due to war lost their territories and sources of income passed down from generation to generation, and their lives became extremely difficult.

They had no choice but to sell off their remaining property and rent a house in a remote neighborhood of Golden Harbor. Although their clothes were still neat, they could not hide the fatigue on their faces and the resentment in their eyes.

For example, Jemin's Hundred Flower Dew was mainly collected by the servants of foreign nobles.

It can even be said that the reward for this Hundred Flower Dew is the only means of livelihood for many foreign nobles today.

However, the benefits that Benjamin could distribute were limited, and his arrival only delayed the outbreak of the conflict.

But at least his arrival delayed the outbreak of the original conflict in Golden Port, causing Golden Port to fall into a false peace for a short period of time.

Under this false peace, the city defenses of Golden Harbor were shockingly lax.

The guards on the city wall were playing dice out of boredom, occasionally glancing outside the city with eyes full of fatigue.

The port patrols gathered in twos and threes, bragging about the women in the tavern and their own romantic affairs.

The commanders were immersed in internal struggles for interests and power, and their minds were all focused on how to seize more land and wealth after the war.

The entire city, like a huge ship, was immersed in a false tranquility on the eve of a storm, while the bottom of the ship had long been hollowed out.

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Night falls again, and the bustling Golden Harbor gradually becomes quiet.

Benjamin returned to the villa, sat cross-legged in the study, and entered into deep meditation.

His spiritual sea was like a calm lake, with witchcraft runes and souls intertwined, emitting a faint glow.

Sudden……

An extremely subtle vibration came from deep in the earth. Although it was imperceptible, it made Benjamin's heart jump suddenly.

Then, a light evening breeze carrying the stench and smell of blood, mixed with the smell of coke, suddenly penetrated his nostrils.

In the distance, there seemed to be an unusual roar, with the brutality of a wild beast, faintly heard, and then quickly blown away by the night wind.

Jemin suddenly opened his eyes, his cold gaze penetrating the thick walls as he looked towards the edge of Golden Harbor.

He stared blankly in a certain direction, and suddenly laughed softly: "It's begun."

The next moment, the silence of Golden Harbor was torn apart by a deafening roar!

To the west of the city, a beam of fire shot up into the sky, accompanied by a loud explosion. A huge gap was blown open in the city wall there.

"roar!"

"kill!!!"

The roars and low, feral growls of wild beasts rolled across the night sky like thunder.

Countless tall figures poured in from the gap in the city wall like a tide. They had green, tough skin, wore rough armor, and wielded simple but huge weapons.

It's an orc!

At the same time, strange changes broke out in various parts of the city.

Through the Glimmer Eye detection system that he had set up in advance, Benjamin was able to clearly see the changes in the entire city.

Except for the western city gate which was blown open by magic, the remaining seemingly solid city gates were opened silently from the inside.

Dark shadows, some wearing the attire of noble servants, some wearing the worn armor of mercenaries, their eyes flashing with fanatical and angry flames, stabbing their companions with swords, tearing a fatal gap for the influx of orcs.

They are the exiled nobles from other places and their private soldiers.

The disparity in their family circumstances caused by the war, and the contrast with another group of wealthy nobles, made it easy for them to be instigated by the orcs, and they were determined to "redistribute" the interests of the city.

"Kill! For Mother Earth!" The violent orc vanguard, like bloodthirsty hungry wolves, rushed directly to the core area of ​​the city and the guard command center.

They were wearing war patterns, holding huge axes and bone knives, and every step they took made the earth tremble.

In their ranks, Jemin also saw even larger and more violent war pigs, which carried orc riders holding spears on their backs and rushed into the streets with unstoppable momentum, as well as agile and swift wolf cavalry, which shuttled between the houses like a black whirlwind.

The already extremely weak defense force of Golden Harbor was completely unable to fight back under such a sudden attack from both inside and outside.

The command center was destroyed in a surprise attack at the first moment, and the defense system was paralyzed.

The guards on the city walls were stabbed in the back or shot by orcs' arrows before they even had time to react.

Chaos spread rapidly like a plague.

Flames shot up into the sky, and houses collapsed under the trampling of the orcs. Screams, curses, and desperate cries mixed with the orcs' excited roars, forming a symphony of hell.

The streets were flooded with blood. The orcs tore their gorgeous robes like rag dolls as they were soaked in blood, catching the local nobles and wealthy businessmen off guard.

Yesterday's extravagance and decadence has turned into a mess today.

The orc vanguard did not stop. They had a clear goal - to clear the entire city and pave the way for the subsequent army.

The area where Jemin was located was where nobles and wealthy businessmen gathered, so it naturally became one of the targets of the orcs' attacks.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

“Kill! Kill! Kill!”

Heavy footsteps accompanied by rough shouts of killing were rapidly approaching outside the villa.

However, as the orc army entered the wealthy area, their rapid attack pace slowed down.

The subordinates hired by the rich and nobles are much stronger than the official team of Golden Port, and even many nobles themselves are strong.

In addition, both the nobles and the rich had the help of a large number of magic props. For a while, they relied on the buildings in the rich area as barriers to block the orcs' attack!

But that’s where it ends.

As the city gates in several other directions were quietly opened, the orcs continued to oppress the living space of the residents in the city, and more and more residents were driven by them to flock to the rich area.

Whether they were worried about possible spies among the residents or worried about these untouchables disrupting their lines, the nobles would not let them come in directly.

But under such pressure, it wouldn't be long before the nobles' front would be crushed.

The light from the torch penetrated the curtains, illuminating the room in flickering light.

Listening to the roars outside getting closer and closer, Benjamin slowly stood up, and the aura around him instantly changed from calm and restrained to as silent as the abyss.

He casually turned off the lights in the villa, and the entire "Residence of Dawn" fell into darkness again, like a giant beast lurking in the night, emitting invisible danger.

Outside, the gate was shaken by the impact of several violent war pigs, and then it collapsed completely with a "boom".

A group of orc warriors wearing simple leather armor, accompanied by several human soldiers who had been instigated, rushed into the villa roaring, grinning, and prepared to plunder here.

(End of this chapter)