As everyone prepared to leave Barnes Village, time was passing by every second.
As night was about to fall, Zhong Yongnian took the lead.
After the goods in the store were sold out, Zhong Yongnian stopped putting new products on the shelves.
After preparing his team to leave, Zhong Yongnian went directly to Viscount Robin's estate.
"What do you want from me?" Viscount Robin was a little surprised when he saw Zhong Yongnian.
Zhong Yongnian smiled and said directly: "I am giving you a farewell gift, Lord Viscount."
"A farewell gift?" Viscount Robin couldn't help but sit up straight after listening.
Send him money again?
Sure enough, the next moment, a small sack that looked familiar to Viscount Robin and several orange backpacks appeared in front of Zhong Yongnian.
"Please accept it, Your Excellency the Viscount." Zhong Yongnian said.
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Upon seeing this, Viscount Robin stood up and took it.
After weighing the number of gold coins in the small sack, Viscount Robin began to look carefully at the contents of the orange backpack.
It turned out to be a variety of well-packaged dried animal meat, dried fruits, and even some hot-selling seasonings.
"This is..." Viscount Robin's eyes flickered. Was this gift a little too generous?
"I have prepared three days' worth of goods this time, but since I have to leave tonight, these goods are left over. Instead of taking them back as they are, it is better to give them to you, Lord Viscount, to sell." Zhong Yongnian said, giving Viscount Robin a look that said you understand.
Viscount Robin does understand.
The two of them
I originally thought that he was the one who was anxious, but I didn’t expect that Zhong Yongnian was just as anxious as he was!
This is just right, and it is enough to prove Zhong Yongnian's sincerity.
"Leave the shop to me. When you come, I will give you the share you deserve." Viscount Robin quickly showed his "sincerity".
"Okay." Zhong Yongnian agreed and then said goodbye.
The moment he turned and left, a playful smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
This is so sincere! There is no mention of arbitrarily driving him, a partner, out of the territory.
Judging from this incident, the other party has never treated him as an equal partner. Even if they really cooperate in the future, he will be at the mercy of the other party for "betraying" Hope Village.
A lord of a territory has such a broad mind... No wonder so many people rebelled without hesitation.
Thinking about the expression that the lord might show in a while, Zhong Yongnian gave him two words in his heart: You deserve it.
Immediately afterwards, Zhong Yongnian, who had left Viscount Robin's manor, joined up with the team assembled by Min Zhuolin and headed towards the city gate.
When Justin saw Min Zhuolin again, he took another look at him, but when he realized that the Hope Village team was about to leave, for some reason, he felt much more relieved.
I’m finally leaving!
Justin let him go without any interception.
As soon as Zhong Yongnian and his companions stepped out of the gate of Barnes Village, Watt, Ellis, Brooke and others immediately received the news.
"Ellis, it's time for us to go." Watt said to Ellis.
Finally I can leave.
"It's not over yet!" Ellis reminded.
Watt listened and coughed lightly, "Yes, there are still stones and wood that have not been collected! Let's go outside the city gate to collect them."
"By the way, let Brook know," Ellis responded.
Now is the time to run away. How good the final result will be depends on this critical moment.
"Um."
After the two teams finished their discussion, they packed up and left.
However, when leaving, the two teams did not forget to cheer loudly on the road.
"We need to leave Banes Village before dark. We will purchase stones and wood outside the city, and we will leave as soon as it gets dark."
After repeating these words several times on the way, the two teams finally left the village of Barnes.
After coming out of the city, both sides simply set up a small stall.
While they were setting up the stall to purchase the goods, Brooke was also making the final mobilization.
"This is your last chance to sell the stones and wood. Don't panic. Notify your team members and go out of the city in an orderly manner to sell them. There is no need to say anything extra. Just control the situation. If you can successfully get the people out, you team leaders will get corresponding rewards. Are you ready?"
"We're ready." Some of the remaining team leaders spoke in excited voices.
They signed up late, so naturally they evacuated late as well, not to mention that they had just collected a lot of wood and stones outside the city.
The time of their return is also strictly controlled.
Basically, they had just arrived at the territory when the caravan that was purchasing resources left, and they were "forced" to continue selling outside the city.
This reason is still very reliable.
Soon, the residents of the territory organized themselves quickly and moved towards the city gate in an orderly manner.
At the city gate.
As night was about to fall, Justin felt a little relieved as he saw many of the residents returning home.
It's better to have blood recovery than no blood recovery.
But before he had time to rejoice, he saw the two mercenary teams from Hope Village were about to leave.
No, it should be said that I didn’t leave, I just moved out of the city.
Looking at the craze of leaving the territory that was once again set off by their stall, he couldn't help but frown.
Why is something so wrong with the residents today? Not only are there more people outside the territory than those who have returned, but after some of them came back, even more people have gone out.
This made him wonder if this was a conspiracy.
Just when he was thinking about reporting it again, the soldiers who were supposed to take over the shift arrived.
"Why are you here? I remember it should be Ramos and the others?" Looking at the soldiers taking over the shift today, Justin felt a little strange.
"Ramos has switched shifts with us." One of the soldiers on shift change responded with a smile, looking natural.
Therefore, Justin felt that it was against common sense, but he did not say much and handed over the documents and the deposit he had collected.
After the handover was completed, the soldiers on duty left happily.
Some went to the pub, some went to various restaurants, which was not much different from usual days.
The little soldier from before also came to Justin and said directly: "Justin, how about we go to dinner together?"
Justin listened and paused, "No, I have something else to do."
He planned to go to the captain to ask in person.
Was the arrangement for replacing soldiers decided in advance or was it arranged on the spur of the moment?
If it is the former, then there is no problem, but if it is the latter, there must be a shocking conspiracy here.
After a while, Justin found their captain Pavel.
When Pavel saw Justin, he was a little surprised, but also a little understood. Then he asked, "What do you want to talk to me about?"
"Why did Ramos and the others suddenly change shifts? When did they change?" Justin asked directly.
When Pavel heard these two questions, his expression paused and he frowned and asked, "Is there any problem with this?"
Justin listened and directly told his discovery, "I was wondering if someone in the territory colluded with the people of Hope Village and defected to Barnes Village."
Justin spoke with even more righteousness.
Pavel: “…”
He had always known that Justin was quite smart, but because he was too straightforward, his interpersonal relationships in the soldiers' team were not very good.
I didn't expect that the other party would dare to come to him and ask him after discovering the trick. How bold.
However, since the other party has discovered it, I can't let him ruin my good thing.
Thinking about it, Pavel said directly: "I made this decision at the last minute."
Justin listened and was suddenly speechless.
Is he going to ask his captain if he wants to defect?
Pavel did not dwell on this question, but directly asked Justin, "If you were given the opportunity to leave Barnes Village and go to a better territory to develop, would you be willing?"
When Justin heard this, his pupils shrank unconsciously.
What did our captain mean?
Justin moved his lips and said, "Captain, do you also want to leave Barnes Village and go to...Hope Village?"
Justin pronounced the three words "Hope Village" with great difficulty.
Looking back now, he suddenly felt that the clown was himself.
Would the other soldiers in the same class not notice anything unusual? Of course they did, but every one of them acted as if nothing had happened. Obviously, they had thought that there must be some official involvement, and that the official was of a high status.
In this situation, the best way is to pretend not to see it, so he went to the captain's house foolishly.
It’s over. If I don’t give a good answer this time, I’m going to be killed to silence me, right? ? ?
Justin's little heart began to beat wildly.
Pavel listened to Justin's direct words and answered straightforwardly, "Yes, I want to join Hope Village. In this territory war, I have actually received an order from the Lord's Mansion. I will be the first to charge.
Justin's face turned pale.
Stormtroopers!
After a pause, Justin said, "Will it be different when we get to Hope Village? How will they treat us, soldiers who changed jobs halfway? It's possible that they might go back on their word after making a promise."
"I don't know what the final outcome will be, but for now, joining Hope Village is the best way for our team to survive longer," Pavel said honestly.
He learned a lot of information about Hope Village from other people, and all of them were very good.
But having served as the captain of the soldiers in Barnes Village for so long, he would not be so naive as to think that a lord of a territory would be so charitable.
That's what people say, so he just listens.
As long as Hope Village treats them badly, they can move to another territory.
For example, in the small town of Benguela, he was a mid-level professional and had no problem hanging around in the town.
Hope Village witnessed the civil unrest in Barnes Village and should not repeat the same mistake on this issue.
In a nutshell, he and Hope Village are currently each getting what they want. He needs Hope Village to get rid of Barnes Village, while Hope Village wants to deal with Barnes Village.
Justin looked at Pavel's expression, pursed his lips, and asked directly: "Will the captain take us away?"
So far, he has not received any news, and the clues were figured out by himself based on clues.
He wondered if the captain would not have told him if he hadn't asked.
When Pavel heard Justin's question, he said frankly, "I'm only selecting some people I trust very much to go. This matter cannot be leaked. But now that you know, are you willing to go with me?"
Justin listened with mixed feelings, but still nodded.
Based on what he observed, the village of Barnes, which was about to lose thousands or even two thousand people, was no longer qualified to compete with other territories.
In addition, there is the upcoming territory war. If the territory war fails, the strength of Barnes Village will decline, and it will be even less competitive in front of the famous Hope Village.
If you have the chance to choose, isn't it easy to choose?
"Then you don't mind if I have someone follow you?" Pavel asked.
Now that things have come to a critical moment, he really doesn't want any unexpected changes to happen.
"Yeah." Justin nodded, without asking how many soldiers were involved in this incident.
After Justin was dealt with, Pavel continued with his escape plan.
With the cooperation of Pavel's soldiers, the residents were able to sell their stone and wood resources very smoothly.
And, after selling their stones and wood, the residents began to obey orders and gradually moved closer to the border of the territory.
As long as they are within the territory, the territory where they are located will not notice the reality of the loss of residents in their territory.
It is these residents that Brooke is responsible for.
The residents waited and waited, and many of them became a little anxious.
Under the cover of night, several people sneaked up to Brooke.
"How long will it take? There are so many people here. Will it be in time if we transport them later?"
"What if the lord's soldiers catch up with us?"
"Or we should go first!"
"Now that we're here, why don't we leave?"
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Questions popped out of their mouths one by one.
The more critical the moment, the more nervous they become.
If they fail to escape and are caught and taken back to Banes Village, their life in Banes Village will be difficult in the future.
Seeing the worry on their faces, Brooke patiently comforted them: "Don't worry, Hope Village is fully prepared and has no problem with transportation. Once the transportation starts, you will definitely be there.
"Will the professionals really escort us?" a resident couldn't help but ask.
After all, to ordinary people like them, professionals are like eyes on the head and they are always looked down upon.
Let them believe it.
"If they want to join Hope Village, they have to follow the rules of Hope Village. Hope Village soldiers will be behind you to cover your retreat, and they are no exception." Brooke said in a resounding voice, "At this point, don't you still believe me?"
"Well, I believe you."
Now that we have come this far, there is no turning back.
Brooke looked at their expressions and continued, "Then you should calm down the people in the team. The more it gets to this point, the more we must avoid chaos."
While Brooke was comforting the residents, Watt and Ellis saw that the time was almost up and began to retreat.
Not long after they retreated, it became completely dark.
Although many shops were still open, the entire territory had become quiet.
Many nearby merchants couldn't help but gather together and whisper.
"Why does it feel like the territory has suddenly become a lot quieter?"
"That's right! On weekdays, the streets are actually bustling after dark."
"Yes, and the mercenary team from Hope Village collected a lot of wood and stone today. Many residents are out, so they should have a lot of money on hand. If they have money, how could they not buy things!"
"Maybe they haven't come back from selling their territory yet. Didn't they say that the mercenary team from Hope Village had set up a stall outside the gate?"
"If they don't leave, those residents may collect more and sell them."
"Then wait a little longer!"
"Um."
Just when many merchants reached a consensus, they suddenly saw several teams appear on the main road.
It immediately attracted their attention.
"They are mercenaries from the mercenary team. It's so late, are they planning to go out?"
"They can go out? Doesn't the territory have requirements for them to leave? That's much stricter than for the residents."
"But there are not just one or two mercenary teams here, there are several!"
"The leaders are the Frost Mercenary Team and the Phantom Mercenary Team. These two teams are quite powerful."
"Maybe he took on some temporary mission!"
"It should be."
"But what kind of mission requires so many teams, does Lord know?"
“…”
At this point in the topic, everyone fell silent.
If we talk about it further, it will become a little sensitive.
"It's not easy for them to leave the territory. The soldiers are blocking them at the door!" Someone suddenly spoke.
"Yes, yes, let's just take care of our own things!"
In an instant, many merchants dispersed.
Some people in the business noticed something was wrong.
If so many professionals were to break through, who knows if the soldiers guarding the gate could stop them.
If they leave, it will be bad for the village of Barnes.
And their topic figures, Maimaiti from the Frost Mercenaries and Lucian from the Phantom Mercenaries, are rushing towards the city gate as fast as they can.
Their residences were very close, and as soon as they moved, they almost noticed each other's movements.
Without saying anything more, we set off together.
After all, they both had cooperation with Hope Village, and their work overlapped in the process of contacting the soldiers from Barnes Village. As a result, they got to know each other's purpose.
When the goals are the same, then we can cooperate.
Each one is running at full speed.
Arrived at the city gate at a very fast speed.
Without even saying anything, the mercenary teams charged forward one by one.
Everything caught the soldiers guarding the gate off guard. After they realized what was happening, they immediately tried to "intercept". However, they were knocked out just as they were about to intercept.
Then the teams came out one after another.
"Dong Dong Dong~"
The next moment, the sound of war drums rang out above the city wall and spread throughout the territory.
Viscount Robin, who was taking a bath in the manor, was instantly excited when he heard the war drum.
what happened?
When he saw countless people from the territory gathering outside the city gate, his expression changed slightly.
According to his estimation, there were at least two thousand people in this densely packed green dot.
What are so many people doing outside?
No time to think deeply,
At this moment, Foster stumbled into the manor from outside.
"My Lord, it's bad. The mercenaries have defected."
"What? They dare!" Viscount Robin was furious.
"More than a dozen mercenary teams have already rushed out of the city gate, and many mercenary teams are chasing after them after hearing the news."
"Where are the soldiers guarding the gate?"
"We're gathering a team to give chase," Foster said directly.
"Let's go! I'll go and see for myself!" As he spoke, Viscount Robin
When Lord Robin got on the beast cart,
"Greetings, Lord." Pavel
"Where are the people?" Viscount Robin asked with a dark face.
“When I arrived, the teams that were supposed to leave had already left.
After hearing what he said, Viscount Robin's expression eased a little. He looked at Pavel and said, "Take another thousand soldiers and continue the pursuit. You must bring the person back to me. If there is strong resistance, you can kill him!"
"Yes." Pavel agreed immediately and said excitedly: "My Lord, I will definitely bring him back."
As he spoke, Pavel began to count the troops.
After a while, after counting a thousand soldiers, Pavel went in pursuit.
Viscount Robin looked at the backs of the team and looked at the control panel.
Then he noticed that the small green dots gathered at the border of his territory were constantly disappearing.
Their disappearance meant that they had left the territory of Banes Village.
Sure enough, looking at the territory's resident population, the number of floating population in the territory is declining sharply.
At this time, Viscount Robin would be able to realize that these people were ordinary residents of his territory.
They took the opportunity to collect wood and stones to defect.
This must be the work of Hope Village.
As he thought about it, a surge of anger rose in his heart, and Viscount Robin felt a fishy sweetness, but he suppressed it forcefully.
It is unlikely that two thousand residents and professionals will leave in a short period of time.
There are more than a thousand soldiers going to intercept them, and they can at least stop quite a few people from coming back.
And the border area of the territory that Viscount Robin is eyeing.
After knowing that the mercenary team had broken through the pass, Li Xingteng and others began to relocate the residents.
Magic circles of all sizes.
Neatly arranged animal carts.
Flying monsters waiting in line.
The three ways of leaving were presented directly to the residents.
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In this way, under the orderly arrangement of the soldiers of Hope Village, a large number of residents left the territory of Barnes Village.
In a short while, thousands of residents were evacuated.
The animal carts started moving one by one.
After the last animal cart belonging to the residents drove away, the mercenary team led by Maimaiti and Lucien arrived.
"Quick, get your family members on the animal cart." Seeing their
Maimaiti and Lucien were also delighted when they saw the neatly arranged animal carts in front of them.
Arrangements were made quickly.
After the families of many mercenaries successfully boarded the beast cart and drove away, the mercenaries also followed behind the beast cart.
Similarly, within a very short period of time, a mercenary team of several hundred people was also arranged.
"Let's go too!" Ellis looked at Watt and said, his gaze lingering on Li Xingteng and the others nearby.
The abilities of the Hope Village soldiers are truly amazing!
Soon, Ellis and Watt's mercenaries followed behind.
As soon as they moved, the soldiers from Banes village followed.
Looking at the shadow still in front of them, they just followed it.
Their captain had told them not to say anything and just follow the team in front.
When Li Xingteng saw these soldiers appear, he subconsciously became alert.
As a result, when he saw them happily following the team, the corners of his mouth raised.
Zhong Yongnian and his team are really capable.
They even dug up the soldiers' corners.
After the group of soldiers disappeared, Alick looked at Li Xingteng and asked, "Should we leave too?"
"Not yet!" Li Xingteng said with a smile.
"Anything else?" Alec looked a little surprised.
"You know nothing about our brainwashing capabilities," Li Xingteng said proudly.
Not to mention the possible gains in the future, just looking at those that have already been sent out, their actions this time are already perfect enough.
The rest will be left to the spies they left in Barnes Village!
Just as Li Xingteng finished speaking, Pavel arrived with more than a thousand soldiers.
When they saw so many people, Heidi and Alec couldn't help but become alert.
When Pavel saw Li Xingteng and his party, he came forward enthusiastically and said, "Lieutenant, I am Pavel."
"Are these the soldiers you brought with you?"
"Yes." Pavel said.
"Brother, that's great!" Li Xingteng gave Pavel a thumbs up.
"Shall we leave now?" Pavel looked at the obvious admiration in Li Xingteng's eyes, feeling relieved, and asked immediately.
Bringing so many people here, he must have done something great! Can he finally gain a foothold in Hope Village?
Li Xingteng nodded without hesitation, "Let's go! Let's go!"
Just like that, the soldiers from Hope Village and Barnes Village joined together and headed towards the team that was moving away in front.
Since all of them are professionals, their speed is naturally very fast.
Heidi and Alec were also running in the team. Looking at the dense crowd around them, it took them a long time to recover.
"Is it so easy to pry open the corner of the wall in Barnes Village?" Alick couldn't help but ask. Everything that happened today made him, a veteran of many battles, feel a little disillusioned.
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Suddenly I understood what Li Xingteng and his friends always say: "A gentleman competes with wits, not with strength." This feeling is really good!
Heidi listened, curled her lips and said, "It's mainly because of the village chief's clansmen, they are good at speaking!"
When it comes to poaching, Hope Village is professional!
Just as the entire team was getting farther and farther away from the village of Barnes, in the village of Barnes, as Viscount Robin watched Pavel and his team disappear into the territory, a bad feeling arose in his heart.
"I don't know if they have caught up?" Foster listened, feeling a little anxious.
Just then, a soldier on the gate tower stumbled down from the city wall.
"My Lord, something bad has happened!"
"What did you see? Could it be that our soldiers didn't catch up with them?" Foster asked anxiously.
“No, no, no… No,” the soldier stammered, “They ran away, they all ran away!”
"What do you mean?" Viscount Robin gritted his teeth.
"I saw...the soldiers chasing behind left with the people outside." The soldier finished speaking quickly after calming down.
"puff……"
A mouthful of blood spurted out from Viscount Robin's mouth. At this moment, his mouth was full of the taste of rust.
The next moment, the whole body fell down limply.
"My Lord..." Several people around shouted anxiously.
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