After Li Xingteng parted ways with Min Zhuolin, he went directly outside the territory of Barnes Village to hunt monsters and collect resources by the way.
I have nothing to do anyway, so the more I can do, the better.
By the way, it also reduces some danger for the residents of Barnes Village.
During the process of Li Xingteng hunting monsters, he actually met many residents who wanted to leave early, and he gave them some guidance.
On the other side, Min Zhuolin went straight back to the city and paid the entrance fee again.
When he saw him, Justin, the guard at the door, immediately noticed him and stepped forward to stop him.
"You're back so soon? Where have you been?" Justin asked with a hint of questioning in his tone.
After all, he had thought that the other party was going to leave alone, and secretly sighed at his boldness.
But now that he suddenly came back, he felt that there was something fishy going on.
"I go out to hunt monsters and collect resources. I will come back naturally when I'm done. Is there any problem? Can we never come back after we go out for a while?" Min Zhuolin said calmly.
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The other party didn't follow him, and didn't know what he did, but the words were still spoken by him.
Justin was indeed speechless after hearing this.
His suspicions were merely personal.
"You go in!" Finally, Justin let the man in.
After letting Min Zhuolin in, Justin looked at his back, and finally picked up the list on the registration book and started reading it.
The number of residents who have left the territory today has exceeded one thousand, accounting for one-fifth of their entire territory.
If these residents leave Banes Village, the title of a Level 3 village will no longer be worthy of its name.
Although the level of a level 3 village will not decline, its ranking will.
Once a level 3 village falls behind many level 2 villages in the rankings, many people can see the weakness of a territory from its ranking.
Such a territory is definitely a popular territory in the territory war.
Justin felt a sense of worry.
He could actually feel the storm surging in Barnes Village.
All this changed after the arrival of the residents of Hope Village.
What exactly are they planning to do in their territory?
Just as Justin was thinking this, a soldier quietly returned to the team and came to Justin's side.
"What did the captain say?" Looking at the person who came, Justin asked directly.
He had doubts in his heart, so naturally he had to report it to his immediate superior.
Because of the clear hierarchy within the village of Barnes, only direct superiors can report up the chain of command and inform the officials and lords of the territory of any abnormalities that occur in the territory.
As long as they pay a little attention, they may be able to discover something unusual and nip any threats to the territory in the bud.
"The captain said he knew and he would report it." The young soldier reported back his captain's words.
Hearing this, Justin felt relieved and said, "Continue to stand guard!"
The young soldier looked at Justin and moved his lips, but in the end he did not dare to say what he had seen.
Could he say that he saw the captain chatting with the captain of a mercenary team from Hope Village? Also at the scene was Lucien, the captain of their territory's Phantom Mercenary Team.
At that time, the captain did not hide anything when listening to him, and later asked him not to mention what he had seen to anyone.
He vaguely guessed that something was going to happen in the territory.
As a small soldier, he couldn't get involved, so the best thing to do was to listen to his superiors!
Justin, who had put his worries aside, did not notice anything unusual about the little soldier, and thus missed the opportunity to know the truth.
Maybe even if he knew, he couldn't change the ending.
Because the "destruction" of Banes Village was never caused by external forces, but the result of a combination of internal and external troubles.
The residents at the gate continued to come in and out, and most of them remained within the territory of Banes Village. However, as time passed, the residents were leaving the territory of Banes Village in small groups without leaving a trace.
The way the frog disappeared like a boiled frog in warm water did not arouse Viscount Robin's suspicion. After all, in his occasional vision, most of the residents were concentrated within the territory!
Min Zhuolin also informed Zhong Yongnian of the situation in the Hope Village temporary camp outside.
"Ten people can escort more than 300 people away. There are more than 300 soldiers in the camp. There will be no problem in picking up the residents and leaving with us." Min Zhuolin said directly and told him about his conversation with Li Xingteng.
After listening to it, Zhong Yongnian nodded, "I understand."
He felt the same way as Min Zhuolin.
Having a territory outside to cooperate with their actions really makes them feel comfortable as if they have someone to rely on.
"You should notify everyone and prepare to evacuate." Zhong Yongnian continued.
"Isn't it evening?"
"Preparing in advance can better demonstrate our sincerity, and at the same time it can attract some attention to us, giving Watt and Ellis room and time to move around." Zhong Yongnian said directly.
Although he did not participate in the actions of the two, he knew from his subordinates that they had torn open a gap in the internal forces of Barnes Village through the Frost Mercenaries and the Phantom Mercenaries respectively.
Once this gap is opened, not only the mercenary team of Barnes Village, but even many soldiers of Barnes Village will be in danger.
To be honest, the "surrender" of the mercenary team was within their consideration, but that of the soldier team was not.
The original idea was just to bribe some soldiers so that they could escape, but as the talks went on, some soldiers actually didn't want to stay.
It was the rumors that Brooke had spread among the residents that had some effect.
That is, there will be territories that want to capture Banes Village.
This news heightened the fear of many soldiers.
It turned out that in every territorial war in Banes Village, the vanguards were basically soldiers recruited from civilians.
When those professionals from officials and business families become soldiers, they are enjoying a good life. Not only do they have fewer battles and a lower mortality rate, but they can also upgrade quickly on a daily basis.
Under such circumstances, some dissatisfaction has already occurred.
It was only because of the "support" of Lord Viscount Robin that they were unable to resist and could only think of holding on, because apart from the territory war, the soldiers enjoyed relatively good benefits on a daily basis.
But I am afraid of comparison and pressure in everything.
Hope Village appeared in their sight at this time. With its people-oriented philosophy and the record of no casualties in the last territory war, Barnes Village was directly compared to trash.
At the same time, the territory war is about to come, which means that another batch of their soldiers will die within a few days, and the shadow of death is looming over them.
Coupled with some instigation from the Hope Village mercenaries, the balance in their hearts definitely tipped towards the Hope Village side.
Thinking of this, Zhong Yongnian couldn't help but recall a few proverbs from his ancestors.
Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it.
He who wins the hearts of the people wins the world.
The people are the foundation of the country.
It’s really true!
"Yes." Upon hearing this, Min Zhuolin quickly agreed.
As soon as Zhong Yongnian took action, Viscount Robin received the news immediately.
"See! I told them to leave before tonight, and they packed up and left immediately. I think you are just overthinking it." Viscount Robin said bluntly.
"...My Lord, your Excellency is wise." Foster could only lower his head after hearing this.
He knew very well why Viscount Robin asked him to come. It was to tell him that the situation in the entire territory was under his control and that he was just worrying too much.
Our lord is an autocratic person. Although his reminder was accepted, it is still a bit annoying.
Why!
Foster sighed inwardly.
But even though he sighed, he felt relieved that everyone in the village had left.
Just when Viscount Robin thought everything was fine, countless people in Barnes Village were already preparing to pack up and leave.
"Why are you asking me to pack my things all of a sudden?"
"We are leaving the village of Barnes tonight."
"You are crazy, you are still a soldier in the village of Banes! Can you leave?"
"Of course. I'm not the only one leaving. My entire team is leaving."
"Why so sudden?"
"In two days, a territory will invade Banes Village. With our status, we will be cannon fodder. If we don't leave, we will die. I was lucky to survive the previous times, but I can't guarantee that I can survive this time."
"Pack your things, I'll pack them right away."
Nothing is more important than the safety of your man.
"We plan to leave tonight. I'll let you know then."
"Will there be any accidents? Can we leave smoothly? Didn't they say before that we have to leave two-thirds of the professional's assets before we can leave?"
"It's okay. We bribed the soldiers guarding the gate this time."
"ah!"
"Many soldiers are leaving with us."
“How could they bear to do that?”
"You don't want to lose your life, do you? Not all soldiers can live well. Those soldiers who fought hard for the territory before didn't get any pensions when they died, and were kicked out of the army when they were disabled. In a territory without such guarantees, would the soldiers be willing to continue to serve? They didn't have the chance before, but now that Hope Village has taken over, aren't they all tempted?"
“But is Hope Village really that good?”
"Okay! I know a mercenary who used to be from Barnes Village. He won't lie to me."
"Okay then, I'll wait!"
“…”
In this way, the entire territory was brewing an escape plan.
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