Jialai was lucky this time and didn't encounter a single refugee. Sind stood in his mansion, reflecting on the preparations he had made for the refugees; now, it all seemed rather foolish.
Sind had initially planned to use some of the refugees as political leverage to negotiate cooperation with his brother. However, at this moment, all the refugees were drawn to Paz, and he hadn't seen a single one of his own. How could he have leverage, let alone negotiate cooperation? Initially, when he saw the refugees flocking to Paz, he thought his brother wouldn't last five days. But after more than ten days, he still hadn't received any letters from his brother pleading for help. Then his scouts brought him a surprising discovery: his brother was intentionally gathering refugees… and all of that was alright. What troubled him most was that the strange man in black robes had disappeared without a trace since that night when he received the secret letter.
It's certain that something happened to him, but what happened? Was he discovered while spying? Or was he captured after his assassination attempt failed? Or is he already dead?
"But please don't betray me," Sind prayed silently. He desperately didn't want to fall out with his brother right now. His brother had nearly ten thousand refugees under his command, enough to easily field a thousand-man squad, or even two. Meanwhile, on his side, besides Nightfire's cavalry, he only had a few hundred soldiers left to defend the city.
Sinde wasn't distressed by the strange man in black, nor was he worried that the forces behind him wouldn't come after him again. However, the soldiers the man in black had promised him wouldn't be arriving anytime soon without the strange man's presence.
Sinde was still puzzled. How did his brother manage to feed ten thousand more mouths out of nowhere? Just the food alone would probably bankrupt his brother. What would they use to fight the war then?
Sind was eager to know these things, but the disappearance of the black-robed figure made him hesitant to send anyone to investigate again. Especially since his brother's camp had practically blocked all routes for his scouts.
Thinking of this, Sind suddenly felt a pang of fear. "At this moment, am I not just a blind man guarding Jialai all alone?! No, I must know what my brother is doing now, I can't delay any longer!"
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