Chapter 167: Spy
"Me? Go take out a team of guards?"
“It’s crazy.”
On the road to the north, Farodan rode the horse that the three of them had stolen from the messenger and galloped all the way.
But no matter how far they ran, they could not see any messenger or imperial guards on this road.
This made Farodan feel relieved.
At least I don't have to worry about how to deal with a team of guards.
He recalled the previous discussion.
"Well, it's no problem for the three of us to get together to deal with the accompanying guards, but it's a bit difficult for everyone to deal with a team of people."
"Let's do our best. Even if we can't intercept the army's transfer order, we can still get some intelligence. This will at least let us know what the enemy is going to do, instead of being like a blind man without a cane, relying only on luck to walk."
That's what the two men said.
Ouch——
The horses stopped not far from the city.
In order to prevent the messenger from having any special marks on his horse that he did not recognize, Farodan released the horse on the spot before entering the city.
Then, as usual, he covered his face, put on a local robe that he bought from somewhere, and walked into the city openly.
Compared with ordinary residents in the city, this design is still somewhat conspicuous. Some people don't care at all, some people walk around it after seeing it, and some people look at it with contempt.
Wilderness hunter, tramp, beggar...
No matter what he was considered, no one doubted that he was a foreigner.
That's half the battle.
"A port city built on the Loen Inland Sea. It is said that every outsider will be bothered by the noisy markets and winding alleys here."
“That’s true.”
In the alley, Farodan looked up at the sky.
If only I could fly.
"The people in the east are in trouble..."
As he was walking, some discussions coming from a roadside tavern made Farodan stop in his tracks.
"I saw the imperial guards from the capital heading towards the city lord."
Someone was drinking a little wine and said, "They are just some rebels. Our Golden Brilliant Cavalry will crush them to the ground in no time!"
"The last kingdom that provoked us this much was called Rhovanion. What about now?"
"There's no comparison. That place is a kingdom after all. The place built by these rebels can only be called a bandit camp..."
Drinking and discussing current affairs are a kind of "entertainment" that residents cannot avoid, whether in the West or the East.
It can be seen that these people are regular customers of the tavern. Even the boss agreed with what they said, and the scene was quite lively for a while.
But with the joining of someone else, a discordant voice soon appeared here: "I don't think so. I heard that the traitors have a lot of troops!"
Farodan strode into the tavern and retorted with an 'I'm well-informed' attitude.
"That's nothing to an army."
Pa! Immediately, a Dongyi man wearing leather armor put down his wine glass and said:
"Who are we sending out this time? The Imperial Guards. Each of them has their armor inlaid with gold. They are led by the commander who has the horns of the white bull of Alavu inlaid on his helmet. Ten wilderness hunters like you can't defeat the commander's hand!"
"I don't believe it."
The 'wild hunter' whose face could not be seen was obviously angered by these words. He said, "What do you know? I have some gossip. It is said that the rebels took away a large number of people, and there is also a very strong commander..."
"fart!"
Another person interrupted him and said, "I think you, a dishonorable hunter, must have had your brain damaged by the horns of a wild bull. We have powerful imperial guards and golden cavalry led by a great commander of two horns. What are those people?"
The hunter argued excitedly, "But I heard they have an evil wizard who is very scary. He can release lightning with just his hand and knock down several people at once."
"puff."
This remark quickly caused several people to sneer.
"What a lousy wizard, where did you hear this unreliable rumor?"
"Besides, even if this rumor is true, and they really have the help of evil wizards, so what? I heard that the capital has recently developed a new weapon called a 'fire bomb'. One of them can set several people on fire."
"No matter how powerful the evil wizard is, there is only one of him, but we have hundreds of bombardiers. How can he compare with us?"
The hunter said weakly, "Well, even if we can't defeat them as you said, won't they just run away and defend the stronghold? Can the fire bombs burn the wall as well?"
"You really have learned very little and your knowledge is very limited."
Someone pointed at him and cursed: "You hunters with bows on your back, when you can't catch any prey outside, you come back and spread rumors you heard from somewhere, just to make yourself look good."
"They can't get away."
The hunter wanted to argue further, but every word he said was countered by the residents in the tavern who loved to discuss current affairs. They all spoke in an orderly manner and gave very detailed evidence, even telling where a certain team had gone when leaving the city and what they might have been going to do.
In the end, the hunter was speechless, and the voices in the tavern were all directed against him.
"Well, you're right."
He ran out quickly, obviously unable to stay any longer.
"Ha, at least he knows how to repent!"
People in the pub clinked their glasses.
In an alley somewhere, as soon as he left the tavern, Farodan quickly took out a pen and paper and wrote down what those people had just said.
There wasn't even a trace of embarrassment on his face.
The first piece of intelligence we got after arriving in the port city was obtained.
Sometimes, if you ask nicely about intelligence, people probably won't tell you, and they will even suspect what your purpose is.
But if this information is voluntarily revealed by the other party when they are unaware, then the credibility will be greatly improved.
"Commander-in-chief, the cavalry, the troops marching out of the south city gate, the fire bombs that can set people on fire..."
Farodan took note of these things and continued walking towards the center of the city.
The larger and richer a city is, the more shadows it often hides.
Hundreds of years of life experience have proved to him that as long as one is a human being and has emotions, he or she will have weaknesses, and these weaknesses are common most of the time.
The gold coins you looted earlier will come in handy...
"We can't let them look down on us."
For a vagrant, it is common to lurk in the deserted wilderness for a long time or mingle among the bustling crowd.
But the same is true for wizards.
"It's still too late."
A town in the east of Dongyi.
Alatar watched a carriage drive into the city wall, and after a moment, he walked in too.
"An old tramp in a ragged robe."
The guards didn't pay much attention to the old man who still needed a cane to walk.
However, arrogance and laxity always lead to destruction.
(End of this chapter)
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