Chapter 372 The uninvited guest in Kongqing Town
At this time, looking at the subordinates standing respectfully at the bottom, Lei Xiao couldn't help but show a thoughtful expression again.
"According to what Carol, the captain of Shuiyue City's garrison, said, my next target to conquer, the Holy Light General Ju Bai next to Ariel, was born in a village about three days' carriage ride away from Mailan Town, between the territory and Kongqing. Between the towns, Red Arrow Town on the lower bank of the river ”
"Five years ago, this was an ordinary fishing town, run by a declining Earl family."
"As an orphan, Ju Bai came from the monastery in this town, and was eventually adopted by the city lord's family. This is how he received a formal education and laid a good foundation for his later fame in Leng Yan."
Thinking of this, Lei Xiao took the white porcelain cup handed by the maid at the side and continued to think while looking at the steaming black tea in it.
"However, just when Ju Bai became an adult and joined the army of the Leng Yan royal family and began to make a name for himself on the battlefield, a robbery by extremely professional bandits occurred in Red Arrow Town."
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"As a result, the main palace and garrison of Red Arrow Town, including Ju Bai's adoptive parents, were completely wiped out, turning Red Arrow Town into a land without an owner overnight. Even the adopted orphans, Ju Bai, The monastery where Bai lived when he was a child was not spared and was directly burned down by the flames.”
Taking a sip of the steaming tea, Lei Xiao couldn't help but frown slightly and fell into deep thought again.
"Finally, after a series of investigations, it was discovered that the culprit of all this was Marquis Luoji, the lord of Songluo City in the surrounding area. The so-called bandits were just elite soldiers under his command pretending to be the ones."
"As for its purpose, it is very simple. It is to take Red Arrow Town as its own, and then develop the breeding of magic bead monsters, making Red Arrow Town a cash cow for itself."
"And this move caused a large number of casualties to the local residents of Red Arrow Town. After all, the Demon Pearl Monster is an extremely vicious and difficult to manage monster."
"Of course, the lives of these low-level people will not matter to the superior Marquis of Rocky."
Taking another sip of the steaming black tea, Lei Xiao's brows became tighter and he continued to think.
"According to Carol's further description, I also learned that these things were ultimately acknowledged by Marquis Rocky."
"However, because the person standing behind him is the most powerful eldest prince of the Leng Yan royal family, even though Ju Bai knows all the truth, he still has no way to deal with the other party and has no choice but to let the enemy continue to attack her. His hometown is acting recklessly.”
After drinking more than half of the black tea in the cup, Lei Xiao couldn't help but raised his eyebrows slightly, thinking to himself.
"Therefore, the matter is undoubtedly very simple and clear. If you want to conquer the Holy Light General Ju Bai, you naturally have to start with Marquis Luoji."
"The great prince behind him that others fear, does not pose much of a threat to me, the alien lord who is currently hiding in the dark."
"However, it is only a matter of time before there is a direct conflict with the eldest prince."
"After all, according to Ariel's personal maid Xing Hui and the deputy captain of the Guards Aoki, the prince also participated in many assassinations of Ariel, and his methods were extremely ruthless."< br>
"It is conceivable that once the other party is aware of my existence, I am afraid that Marquis Rocky will definitely become the other party's pawn and pose a considerable threat to me."
"Therefore, for me, cutting off this wing of the opponent in advance is only a matter of advantages and disadvantages. At the same time, it will also make Marquis Rocky's successors fearful."
Just when Lei Xiao thought of this.
Without warning, the sound of his voice suddenly sounded.
After the connection was connected, Nan Xing's sassy voice came over: "Lord Qi, an emergency has occurred! My subordinates and Nan Yue just found a trace of a man near the city lord's mansion in Kongqing Town. A suspicious, third-level peak expert who is good at sneaking, and successfully subdued him.”
As he spoke, Nan Xing's clear voice became angry: "After that, my subordinates discovered that before he was captured, this person had quietly killed two waves of Kongqing Town guards who were patrolling around. It seems that the military team is looking for an opportunity to sneak into the city lord’s mansion!”
"He even killed two groups of my soldiers. This guy has given himself a death pass."
Hearing this, a look of awe suddenly appeared on Lei Xiao's face, and then he asked: "Where is this person now?"
"Back to Lord Lord, this person has been imprisoned in the secret dungeon in the City Lord's Mansion by his subordinates and Nanyue. Moreover, Lin and Guanzhong have immediately strengthened the security around the City Lord's Mansion and completely blocked the news. , Lord, please rest assured.”
Immediately afterwards, Nan Yue's clean and clear voice reached Lei Xiao's ears again.
"Very well done. This matter is no small matter. The top priority is to find out the origin of the other party. Please stay on standby at the City Lord's Mansion. I will be there soon."
Nodding slightly, Lei Xiao drank the rest of the tea in the cup, then looked at the main players such as Huzhang, Yecang, Chaoyan and so on, and said: "Get ready to go, let's go to Kongqing Town first. Take a trip!”
"Yes! Lord!"
After hearing this, all the subordinates immediately bowed, looking ready to go.
Accompanied by a gust of wind and lightning.
It didn't take long for Lei Xiao and his party, who were tired of their travels, to appear in the meeting hall of the Lord's Mansion of Kongqing Town.
At this time, except for Hu Zhang, Ye Cang, Chao Yan, Bai Wei, A Ling, and A Bing.
There are also three people, Nan Xing, Lin, and Fang Hai, who are small and exquisite, standing respectfully at the bottom.
As for Nan Yue who was not present, Lei Xiao learned about it after questioning.
This taciturn twin sister is guarding the cold-blooded uninvited guest in a secret dungeon.
"Lord, due to the timely blocking of the information, Princess Ariel and her party did not notice any abnormalities regarding this matter."
Lin took a slight step forward, bowed and said: "Lord, although Kongqing Town has implemented extremely strict entry and exit inspection measures, it still has little effect on these third-level and above strong men who are good at sneaking.
"Therefore, my subordinates believe that in addition to building a barrier of "Eye of Insight" within the scope of the city lord's palace, the various arteries in the surrounding areas should further strengthen their precautions. ”
After pondering for a while, Lin added: "The specific method is to use a combination of open and hidden sentries to deploy defensive forces as the first solid line of defense in the peripheral area."
"Lin, I leave this to you, just go ahead and do it."
Nodding slightly, Lei Xiao frowned slightly again and said, "Have you learned anything about the identity of the other party?"
"Back to the lord, this person has a very strict reputation. He didn't say a word after being caught. He tried to commit suicide several times, but was stopped by his subordinates."
Lin and Nan Xing looked at each other and shook their heads helplessly.
"Lord, maybe I have some ideas."
Ye Cang took a step forward, bowed slightly and said.
Immediately afterwards, Ye Cang elegantly pushed his eyes on the bridge of his nose, and the metal skull necklace on his chest immediately reflected a dazzling cold light.
"Just do it, no matter what means you use, as long as you can get some useful information."
Hearing this, Lei Xiao waved his hand slightly, signaling the other party to take action immediately.
As a dark priest, Ye Cang is good at spiritual attacks, so he is specialized in dealing with such a tough-talking guy.
"As ordered, Lord, please rest assured."
After bowing to Lei Xiao again, Ye Cang began to walk out of the hall under the guidance of Lin and Nan Xing.
After the three people left, Lei Xiao pondered for a moment, and then asked the old forger in a brocade robe: "Mr. Fang Hai, how are the preparations for the forging equipment going?"
"Back to the lord, all the materials for forging [Bright Silver Bright Light Armor] have been gathered, and my subordinates are in the process of forging it."
Fang Hai bowed slightly and responded respectfully: "Furthermore, my subordinates also used the resources of the city lord's palace to obtain a new third-level weapon blueprint [stainless steel spur rifle]."
"Currently, most of the materials for the spur lance have been collected, leaving only the most critical fine steel ingots. My subordinates were also lucky enough to find some of this material, which is mainly produced by the dwarves."
Having said this, Fang Hai's old face couldn't help but show a hint of expectation: "It is estimated that it will be shipped this evening. Although the quantity is not large, it can be forged two or three, so it should not be a problem."
"Steel ingot?"
Hearing this, Lei Xiao's eyes lit up.
At this stage, if you want to continue to upgrade the lord's mansion.
The most important resource is the refined steel ingot, which is a level 3 rare resource.
In order to obtain this rare resource, Lei Xiao once disassembled all the third-level metal equipment on hand, but still got nothing.
"Regarding the issue of fine steel ingots, I originally wanted to ask Fang Hai for a while, but I didn't expect that it has already reached this step!"
Realizing this, Lei Xiao nodded with satisfaction, and then said: "Mr. Fang Hai, when the forging materials for the fine steel spurs are available, we must forge a few as soon as possible. This is one of the most important things for us now. One, it must be treated as the top priority.”
"I obey! Lord, please rest assured."
Fang Hai's old face was full of seriousness and he saluted Lei Xiao again.
Next, Lei Xiao talked with Fang Hai for a while.
The door at the end of the hall is reopened.
Sisters Ye Cang, Lin, and Nan Xing Nan Yue appeared in front of Lei Xiao.
At this point, it can be clearly seen.
There was still a pleasant smile on Ye Cang's lips, as if he had just participated in a grand event.
"Lord Qi, the matter has been completely clarified."
I saw Ye Cang bowing gracefully, and then reported: "This person is from Songluo City. He is the secret agent captain of Marquis Luoji. He has three important tasks."
"The first is to spy on the new Lord Kongqing City, that is, your situation, Lord Lord."
"The second is to spy on Princess Ariel's current situation."
"Third, we need to find out the current defensive strength and number of strong men in Kongqing Town."
After finishing speaking, Ye Cang bowed gracefully again and stood respectfully aside.
"I didn't expect that I would be ranked first on the important task."
After listening to Ye Cang's report, Lei Xiao raised his eyebrows slightly and murmured in his heart: "Speaking of which, this person is actually Ju Bai's enemy and a confidant of Marquis Luo Ji. This is indeed a bit surprising. What a surprise, before I started taking action, this guy came to Kongqing Town to plot evil.”
"My lord, Marquis Luoji is one of the loyal followers of the eldest prince. I am afraid that this matter has something to do with the eldest prince."
Lin pondered for a moment, then frowned and said: "In other words, this eldest prince is the real mastermind behind the scenes."
"That makes sense."
Nodding slightly, Lei Xiao's brows couldn't help but frown slightly, and he began to think secretly in his heart.
"Originally, I thought that the tentacles from the distant capital would reach out again after a while."
"Now it seems that, leaving aside the other two princes, the eldest prince's faction alone is probably an extremely difficult opponent."
Just when Lei Xiao thought of this.
I saw that Ye Cang was a little embarrassed at first. He looked at Lin and others who had just returned together. After hesitating for a moment, he reported again: "Lord, there is actually one more thing."
"From this person's mouth, the subordinates also learned that according to Luo Ji's order, once the lord is confirmed to be just a lord from another world, this person can directly kill the lord..."
Having said this, Ye Cang immediately added: "However, Lord, please rest assured that this person can no longer pose any threat to Lord."
"Well done. I'm afraid they don't have the ability to get rid of me."
With a faint smile, Lei Xiao stood up from the throne, walked towards the people at the bottom, and said: "In short, from the current situation, we can know that at least the tentacles of the First Prince's faction have reached here."< br>
"Therefore, we must work hard and make all preparations for the war that may come at any time."
Lei Xiao, who had already walked up to the subordinates, looked slightly cold, and first ordered to Lin: "Regarding the strengthening of the city defense of Kongqing Town, including the reinforcement of the walls and the excavation of trenches, we must speed up the progress. In addition, The work of recruiting new soldiers must also be carried out at the same time.”
"I obey! Lord, please rest assured!"
Lin stroked her chest and saluted, and responded: "Currently, Guanzhong is outside the city lord's mansion, directing the strengthening of the defense line. In a short while, his subordinates will relay all the lord's orders."
“Very good.”
Nodding with satisfaction, Lei Xiao took a step forward and came to Nanxing Nanyue again, and continued: "Thanks to you two this time. If you encounter this situation again next time, you must tell me as soon as possible." Report.”
Having said this, Lei Xiao paused for a moment. His mind moved, and a brilliant dagger and a metal crossbow appeared out of thin air.
Then they were handed into the hands of Nanxing Nanyue respectively, which were the fifth-level [Wind God's Blade] and the fifth-level [Wind God's Crossbow] that had been upgraded in the Winged Human Clan enchantment area.
Looking at the surprised and happy expressions of the twin sisters, Lei Xiao smiled faintly and said: "Keep working hard, the safety of the City Lord's Mansion will be left to you."
"Yes! Lord!"
A clear voice sounded. In the excitement, the two identical people immediately knelt down on one knee and bowed their heads deeply to Lei Xiao.
"Okay, it's time for us to take action."
Nodding slightly, Lei Xiao turned around and said to Huzhang, Ye Cang and others: "Let's go! Target Red Arrow Town!" (End of Chapter)