"Lord City Lord."
Erica came to Zhang Feng with a document.
"Our emissaries have almost all returned. There are only two squadrons left."
"It's almost time, which two teams are still missing?"
Zhang Feng asked casually.
"There is a squadron heading to Garman City. Since they have notified many small cities, their speed will definitely be slower. There is also a squadron heading to the east. There are also many cities in the east, plus Yunhai City, the easternmost one, so the journey is relatively long. This squadron may be the last to come back."
Erica replied.
"Yes, they are all a bunch of profit-seeking villains!"
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Reed looked at the other person's back, narrowed his eyes, and then said to the soldier behind him:
That strange car has been parading in Yunhai City for the past few days. Almost everyone has witnessed the magic of this car. Now the horse thieves are finally willing to auction it off!
"Then may I ask, Lord City Lord, how many gold coins are needed?"
"yes!"
"All you do is fight and kill. Can you be a little more mature?"
Caroline echoed.
"Haha, those slaves I bought before, someone wants to redeem them now!"
"What I mean is, rescue the people first, and the rest... can be dealt with later."
The secret code said it very simply, that is, this team was attacked, and the attackers came from where they were going - Yunhai City!
Zhang Feng's face looked a little serious.
From a distance, I saw a group of soldiers standing outside the door.
The fox-eared girl was a little surprised.
She never thought that someone in the far north would dare to kidnap someone from Hongye City! Something big happened!
Before I even entered the door, I heard the fox-eared girl's cute voice full of murderous intent.
"You just said that the people in Yunhai City basically put profit above all else and only care about money, not people?"
"Has the car started yet?"
“There’s actually such a place!”
Not far behind them.
"Well, wait a little longer—"
"Take a look."
"Okay, now go at full speed. When we get to the destination, get in the car and leave without wasting a moment!"
"Captain, what's going on?"
"The three major forces... I wonder if any of them are as strong as Silver Pine City?"
Another bearded man next to him spoke with a hint of sarcasm.
"Hey? Reid, what do you mean? You don't want to buy it, but you won't let me buy it?"
As the two knights stared in astonishment, more than twenty soldiers in front of them boarded three strange vehicles. Then, they disappeared before they could even see a puff of white smoke.
Instantly, the soldiers of Hongye City were annoyed. This was naked robbery! But the squadron leader reached out to stop them. His face changed for a while, and he finally said with difficulty: "One thousand is one thousand, but I need to see the person!"
Reed looked at the soldier in some surprise.
The squadron leader left quietly, and after returning to the team, he asked another team to send the news back urgently. As for himself, he was still waiting for Zhang Feng's order near Yunhai City.
"Master Zhang Feng, what should we do? If it's too late, these soldiers' lives may be in danger..."
Hongye City, City Lord’s Mansion.
"Haha, great, I didn't expect there would be an unexpected gain! Let's put the auction on hold until I come back!"
"Okay, the person has been given to you, so you see..."
"One hundred gold coins, one hundred gold coins per person!"
"No, if I'm right, they'll definitely raise the price tomorrow!"
Some soldiers were shocked. To be honest, he was surprised that the city lord was willing to pay a hundred gold coins to redeem his brothers. He had never thought that he was so valuable!
"To be honest, who knew they even had this kind of car! How could this Hongye City be so rich?"
It is obvious that Yunhai City is a city with strong armed forces, and its style of doing things is rather arrogant and overbearing. Zhang Feng's identity as a marquis may not be useful, and may even cause resentment in Yunhai City.
“…”
But these people are not even satisfied with the sky-high price of one hundred gold coins. They are too greedy!
"Yes, we have to save people first!"
Erica exclaimed when she saw the content above.
Zhang Feng asked.
"No, Lord City Lord, I heard that several of my brothers seemed to have been captured by your people? This is definitely a misunderstanding. I hope Lord City Lord will let them go. Of course, we will also pay you a certain amount of hard work fee."
The five soldiers said nothing, lowered their heads in shame and came to the squadron leader.
"Stop fighting and killing all day long, our soldiers are still in their hands!"
"We can't agree to his offer. Six thousand gold coins. His Yunhai City might not even be worth six thousand gold coins!"
"That's right, if you can't beat them, just go in!"
"How could such a chaotic city exist for so long?"
The squadron leader hurried over, and the figure in a white robe handed him an exquisite small scroll.
As if he knew Oliver's doubts, City Lord Reed explained, "These gold coins should be all these people have. Even if I leave them here, there will be no profit. I might as well follow them. Maybe there will be some unexpected gains!"
"One hundred gold coins!"
"What does Lord Zhang Feng want to do?"
Although Zhang Feng was very angry, he was the lord of a city after all. He said to Erica calmly, "Go and call Caroline and the others over."
Most of the important people in Yunhai City are on the second floor.
"This is not a question of gold coins, this is——"
"As expected, you are the Lord Mayor of Yunhai City!"
Except for Zhang Feng, everyone else heard it for the first time and couldn't help but be surprised.
"No one died, but... but they were all in terrible condition. They were obviously tortured. But they said that apart from announcing their identities before the battle, they didn't say a word after being captured. In addition, they killed quite a few bandits during the battle!"
Although the city lord said so, he couldn't really take out the 100,000 gold coins. He wanted to get the person back at the lowest price! The next day.
Reid smiled cordially.
Oliver is still a little confused.
After waiting for a while, Caroline and a group of animal-eared girls came to Zhang Feng's office.
"Exactly!"
Before Reed could say anything, Oliver next to him became agitated.
“…”
The young soldier looked at his squadron leader in confusion.
"Well... let me go back and ask them if they are willing to release him. You know, I can't make the decision on this kind of thing..."
Who just said that he would be the first to rush into Yunhai City as long as the city lord gave the order? Could it be that the squadron leader just now was a fake?
"Um!"
"Sir, you misunderstood. Although I, Reed, am only the mayor of a small Yunhai City, but—"
The conversation between the two was obviously a little unpleasant.
On the white horse was a figure in a white robe.
Erica asked carefully.
But after hearing Reed say that someone actually wanted to redeem them, Oliver suddenly felt a little regretful. Was it too early to sell them?
The squadron leader said with a serious face.
"By the way, why aren't those bounty hunters here?"
The auction was urgently stopped. Many people were dissatisfied, but they could only hold back their dissatisfaction because it was the city lord who said so.
Reid smiled and nodded.
…
"Come in and talk."
Reed shook his head.
"My Lord Earl, it's true, they are just outside the city!"
But he was a little curious as to why these people were not taken down just now.
…
Listening to everyone's conversation, Zhang Feng fell into deep thought.
After all, nominally, the entire Far North belongs to Zhang Feng, and this Yunhai City is naturally included. They were living a good life, being their own local emperors, but suddenly a leader dropped in from the sky. It would be strange if they didn't feel disgusted.
The fox-eared girl said bitterly.
"Lord City Lord, what's wrong..."
In the dense forest, after making sure that no one was following them, the squadron leader reunited with everyone else.
Lord Reed did not do anything out of the ordinary. He just watched everyone leave. Then he asked someone to pick up the gold coins.
"Ah? Could it be the men in that car?"
The squadron leader said this and left.
The squadron leader asked with a smile on his face.
Zhang Feng didn't blame her, but he himself couldn't believe it.
"Lord Reed, you, you..."
Oliver beside him was stunned. Just these few slaves could be exchanged for 1,500 gold coins? He wanted to change his career and become a horse thief! The smile on Lord Reed's face became brighter and brighter.
But because of her identity, Fox-eared Girl has been cheated many times. If it weren't for her powerful strength, basically no one would be able to do anything to her. She would have been devoured without leaving even a bone!
In addition, they have steam cars for transportation, so even if someone really wants to attack them, it will be difficult, after all, if they can't beat them, they can just run away.
Although she felt that it was a bit rude to ask this, she still felt a little concerned when she saw that Zhang Feng didn't look well.
In Yunhai City.
The messengers he sent out were all elite soldiers in Hongye City. Although they were not knights, a small group of them were not much weaker than ordinary knights.
“I, I…”
"Do you know anything about this Yunhai City?"
"yes!"
"Ah? Redeem someone? What do you mean?"
"yes!"
Although he was very angry, the squadron leader did not act rashly. The city lord had taught him that no matter how strong a person's power is, it is ultimately limited. Only by unity can they be invincible.
Just as the auction was about to begin, a soldier suddenly walked up to Reed and whispered something in his ear.
"Literally, everyone, leave half of you behind to deal with any unexpected events, and the rest follow me!"
Oliver asked suddenly. He was surprised to find that there was not a single bounty hunter here.
The squadron leader cleared his throat and said.
There was a lot of blood at the scene, but no bodies were found. It seemed that these messengers were not in danger of their lives, but it was hard to say for sure. So the squadron leader dressed up himself and sneaked into Yunhai City.
A soldier is actually worth a hundred gold coins! Is he stupid, or is the other party stupid?
"Captain, what orders did the higher-ups give? We are to charge in!"
"They are not interested in this thing. If this car is replaced with the sword of Grand Duke Oran, those bounty hunters will probably go crazy!"
"Haha, these people really mean it—huh? What is that? A weird car!"
…
Zhang Feng has received special training in marking, and anyone above the captain level can understand it.
Because each team's route is planned in advance, and each squadron is aware of the movements of its own team, even if a team deviates a little, as long as it is not deliberately hiding, the squadron and other team members can still find it. What's more, there is something called "fireworks" in the team.
Because of the inconvenience in communication, Zhang Feng had already arranged a relatively convenient way for them to transmit information.
Ta-da-da~ Erica trotted away. Zhang Feng looked at the white clouds outside the window, muttering to himself.
The fox-eared girl nodded her little head heavily.
"Of course I remember. I still remember that the man who chased you was called Beard Clark! After all, I haven't even helped you get revenge yet, so how could I forget!"
Lord Reed looked embarrassed.
“Let him go!”
After these slaves were captured by horse thieves, they were directly sold to the Yunhai Alliance. However, he did not care and let his subordinates deal with it. As a result, those gangs quarreled endlessly over a few slaves. Oliver was very unhappy, so he quickly auctioned these slaves, and finally Lord Reed bought them.
The squadron leader thought to himself that this was indeed the case.
No one in the team is allowed to leave without permission to prevent getting lost or accidents. Above each team is a squadron. After a certain period of time, everyone in the team must report to the squadron. If someone is gone when the time is up, the squadron will have to go look for that person.
"Ah? You, you still remember it!"
One of the two knights laughed and said, "Huh? You've discovered us. Interesting! I want to see if you can outrun the knights."
The auction hall was already packed with people, but people were still trying to squeeze in. The people at the auction didn't care and let everyone in as long as they paid the ticket money.
Looking at the very angry fox-eared girl, Zhang Feng suddenly asked: "By the way, when I first met you, the force that was hunting you should be the Hunter Guild, right?"
"I hope they know what's happening..."
More than twenty fully armed soldiers were either wiping their exquisite armor and sharp weapons, or sorting out dry food. No one spoke. They were like soldiers ready to go into battle at any time.
A young soldier asked, unable to hold back his words.
The reason why she was able to buy food from humans back then was because she bought it in Yunhai City. Here, as long as you have money, you can buy anything!
“Thank you!”
Lord Reed waved his hand with joy on his face, and someone untied the soldiers' ropes.
"Captain is ready and can leave at any time."
"What are we going to say when we get back?"
"I wonder how much gold this Russ will earn from us this time!"
The squadron leader spoke straight to the point.
The squadron leader spoke directly.
This is a chaotic place. All you have to do to enter the city is pay gold coins. No one cares where you are from or what crime you have committed.
Reed was also shocked, but he was much calmer than Oliver.
Zhang Feng smiled and pinched the fox-eared girl's cheek.
He had never heard any news about Yunhai City. He had only seen this city on the map.
The fox-eared girl told him everything she knew.
"What? One thousand gold coins? You really take us for granted! Captain, we can't agree to him. At worst, we can just break in!"
"I know that!"
"It is definitely stronger than Silver Pine City. Most people can't survive there. Those who can survive there and even live quite well must be very powerful!"
The fox-eared girl looked at Zhang Feng strangely. Based on her understanding of Zhang Feng, Zhang Feng didn’t seem like someone who was so easy to talk to?
He quickly wiped the fox-eared girl's eyes and spoke in a gentle tone.
The squadron leader waved his hand, and everyone put the gold coins at their feet, and then they slowly retreated.
Lord Reed waved his hand, and immediately five soldiers who looked rather miserable and were wearing only thin clothes were brought up.
Erica took it, made sure the package was intact, and then handed it to Zhang Feng.
Reed's eyes lit up when he heard the squadron leader's words, but a look of embarrassment appeared on his face.
The fox-eared girl felt her nose sore, and she thought back to the time when Zhang Feng used his not-so-strong body to withstand the bounty hunter's pursuit for her (Chapter 108). If it weren't for Zhang Feng, she might have died in that woods long ago.
Oliver, with a full beard, is the leader of the Yunhai Alliance. He has always hated nobles and feels unhappy when he sees them. But Reed is the lord of Yunhai City after all, and neither of them can do anything to the other.
Outside Yunhai City, in a dense forest.
One hundred gold coins could hire two knights for a year! If he remembered correctly, there should be five soldiers, which would be five hundred gold coins? Regret, Oliver regretted it! If he had known this, what would he have sold? Reed only spent eight gold coins to buy these five people, but Oliver still thought he had made a profit. Now it seems that he has really lost a lot!
The squadron leader kicked the young soldier in the butt in annoyance.
"Our messenger was attacked!"
This middle-aged man dressed in aristocratic attire, named Reed, is the Lord of Yunhai City, the ostensible spokesperson of Yunhai City. He was once a real noble, and even an Earl! As for why he appeared in Yunhai City, and why he could become the Lord of Yunhai City, this is not something that ordinary people can answer.
Three days later.
Everyone who heard the news rushed to the auction hall.
"They like gold coins, so I'll give them the gold coins. It depends on whether they live long enough to enjoy them!"
"You can use these gold coins as you like. As long as we can get the person back, it doesn't matter if we use them all!"
"Hey, why are you crying?"
"Ah? 100 gold coins per person is such a high price, and you still want to increase the price!"
Although the weather is getting warmer now, the snow has not melted yet, so white is easier to camouflage.
"Oh? Really?"
He classified many things into different levels. What can be called an emergency is something that is related to life! Click~ The soldier opened the door, knelt on one knee in front of Zhang Feng, and handed him a scroll.
Lord Reed said to his men.
After reading the whole story, Erica became a little anxious.
Yesterday's news was not in vain. It seems that this Red Leaf City, and that Marquis, are quite rich! If I have the chance, I must go there! Reed held up a finger.
Although there is still a lot of snow on the roofs and the ground, and the temperature is still a bit cold, the streets are bustling with people! In addition to the fact that Yunhai City is different from other cities, there is another reason, that is, today is the day when the "strange car" is auctioned!
Zhang Feng asked the fox-eared girl.
"yes!"
"yes!"
This time, the squadron discovered that one of their teams was missing, so they went back to look for it. As a result, they didn't find the person or the car, but they found the secret signs left on the road.
"Go, call Ruth, the second in command of the horse thieves!"
Before Zhang Feng finished speaking, a soldier's report suddenly came from outside the door.
The squadron leader said disdainfully.
"Two hundred gold coins per person!"
"Report to the Lord City Lord! Emergency!"
"Just now I said that the people in Yunhai City are all profit-oriented. Then I think the probability of us getting these soldiers back is much higher."
The squadron leader met Lord Reed again outside the gate of Yunhai City, with Oliver following him.
Immediately, two knights followed with soldiers.
In just one or two days, he earned 6,000 gold coins? Is it so easy to earn gold coins now? "You guys, follow them!"
"snort!"
Several people arrived at the gate of Yunhai City under the protection of numerous soldiers.
When everyone came to Zhang Feng, Zhang Feng rubbed the fox-eared girl's hair helplessly.
"Ahem, the city lord has ordered us to go and redeem the person!"
Zhang Feng asked.
Hearing Reed's words, Oliver felt secretly delighted. Since the bounty hunter was not coming, his only opponent now was the city lord in front of him, so his chances of winning the car were much greater!
Since we have decided to use gold coins to buy back these soldiers, we can't delay for even a moment, otherwise who knows what unexpected situations might arise.
"Okay, okay, are you thinking about the sad things in the past? Don't think about it anymore, everything is in the past. Now you have me and all of us. I won't let anyone bully you anymore!"
"Sir, it's not that I don't agree with you, it's just that this matter is a bit difficult to handle. It seems that such an incident has occurred in the city recently, but I didn't arrest the person. I think you know the situation in Yunhai City. Even if I tell others, they may not listen."
Thinking of the contents of the secret letter, the squadron leader secretly clenched his fists.
The two shook their heads and went back helplessly.
A soldier asked anxiously.
"No problem! Someone come!"
There are not many people in Hongye City, and these soldiers were trained with great effort. It is no exaggeration to say that they are Zhang Feng's treasures. As long as they can be rescued, everything will be easy.
"As the information says, the people in Yunhai City are all greedy for money!"
"Well, how are the people? Are there any casualties?"
Lord Reed left after saying this.
…
Just go if you want to, why did you suspend the auction? Although this was not the first time this happened, it was still a bit uncomfortable to have it happen to me.
But the letter clearly stated that these messengers were kidnapped.
Just a few people, so what if they were in better physical condition? Oliver didn't care at all.
Immediately, these soldiers took out gold coins from their clothes, shoes and other places and put them together into a large pile.
"Ah? Let them go?"
Dada~ The sound of horse hooves came from outside the dense forest. Everyone looked up and saw a white horse appear in front of them.
"That's right. Those people are shady people. How could they possibly use something so flashy?"
The squadron leader found it easy to get in. He didn't need to ask around because the story of "a magical carriage" was spreading everywhere in the city.
“…”
"Haha, Alliance Leader Oliver, you must be joking. If you didn't see it, then forget it. But since you saw it, then this car must be mine!"
"I see. Thank you, Lord Reed!"
"Lord City Lord, I wonder how your negotiations went?"
"Lord City Lord, the person has been brought back!"
The clothes and equipment of this group of soldiers are exactly the same as those of the slaves! "Haha, guests who have come from afar, welcome to Yunhai City, why don't you come in and talk?"
Leader Oliver left with Lord Reed. He wanted to see if anyone was really willing to buy these slaves!
As soon as Zhang Feng finished speaking, he saw tears in the fox-eared girl's eyes, which really made Zhang Feng a little at a loss.
Oliver was not surprised by this kind of thing. It would be strange if no one was sent to follow!
The squadron leader looked at the soldiers and wanted to say something, but after thinking it over, he said nothing. If they knew that the city lord had sent them a full 100,000 gold coins, they would probably be so shocked that their eyes would fall to the ground.
The squadron leader told his men not to be impulsive. After he looked carefully and confirmed that there was no missing leg, he said something to the people behind him.
Erica ran over happily.
He hadn't paid much attention to the backgrounds of these slaves before, but now it seems complicated!
"One thousand gold coins per person. If you can do this, I will return the person to you immediately!"
Reid didn't care and just said it directly.
The captain stayed for another two days and finally got news about his men - they were not dead, they were in jail, and they were said to be sent as slaves! Because these soldiers were physically strong, several gangs were fighting for them.
"Then you can just not raise the price, just let me lose some money!"
"Kill! I've been fed up with those guys from Yunhai City for a long time!"
"Three hundred gold coins per person. This is all the gold coins I have. I wonder if Lord Reed can make an exception?"
"Sir, I'm really sorry, I have negotiated with them, but they don't agree!"
Zhang Feng scratched Fox Ear Girl's nose, then said to everyone:
The soldier affirmed.
Oliver immediately quit.
The fox-eared girl raised her hand, and seeing Zhang Feng's affirmative look, she continued, "Yunhai City is a city of sin and chaos. The greatest law there is that there is no law..."
"So they agreed?"
Oliver was a little surprised.
A middle-aged man in his thirties, dressed in aristocratic attire, smiled and said:
"Lord Reed, the gold coins are here, take a look?"
"yes!"
The second floor is not as spacious as the first floor, and there are far fewer people than on the first floor.
Zhang Feng did not hide anything and directly handed the scroll to Erica.
He said without changing his expression.
"Not bad, not bad, you are worthy of being a soldier of Red Leaf City!"
Zhang Feng smiled with satisfaction. It was worth it that he had trained her for so long! "But sir, that Yunhai City...he asked us for 6,000 gold coins!"
Erica felt a little distressed. It cost 6,000 gold coins, but only exchanged for six soldiers. Although she thought Zhang Feng did nothing wrong, she still felt distressed!
Zhang Feng opened the window, feeling the biting cold wind outside, and said with a smile:
"Now that the people have returned, there is no need for Yunhai City to exist anymore. Let's destroy it."