Chapter 400

This night was destined to be restless.

The hustle and bustle on the main road, the bonfires roasting magic pigs, and the gradually spreading aroma of meat almost became beacons in the dark, attracting many uninvited guests.

Needless to say, there were three waves of thieves in one night.

The beasts and monsters in the nearby area were also attracted, and they attacked several times one after another.

There were also some caravans who were traveling through the night and passing through this main road happened to pass by here. They saw the refugees gathered around the bonfire eating and drinking, and there was still more than half of the magic pork that was skewered on the bonfire and continued to be roasted slowly. , stopped immediately.

It has to be said that roasting precious monster meat on the main road is really invincible. Whether it is in a good sense or a bad sense, it makes Li Ge extremely eye-catching, so much so that in a short time Many incidents happened in just one night, which made Derig a little annoyed.

Especially those caravans passing by, they were so happy to see that they sent people to discuss with Li Ge, intending to buy the magic pork at a low price. If the negotiation failed, some people even threatened or openly robbed them. It was really unscrupulous.

Unfortunately, Li Ge doesn't have a reliable thug at his disposal.

The large number of refugees are all ordinary people, and it is impossible to deal with the guards of bandits, monsters, and merchants.

Fanny is a mascot, and Ger is a noob who can't even reach Level 3. Liz has to practice the Breath of Love and take care of the magic pork barbecue work, so she can't keep her hands free all the time.

As a result, Li Ge became the most idle person and the best person to deal with the incoming bandits, monsters and passing caravans, which made him very helpless.

Of course, it was annoying, but with Li Ge here, nothing would happen here.

So, early the next morning, with the gratitude of the refugees who had received relief, Li Ge and his party drove the carriage and set off on the road again.

On the way, they rescued two more waves of refugees and defeated two waves of thieves. At close to noon, Li Ge and others finally arrived at the nearest city nearby - Karudi.

It was a northern city located on the outskirts of the Mapros Territory, and was known as the Iron City.

The city is backed by a mine, and there are several mineral veins nearby that are rich in various metal minerals. Therefore, it has attracted many businessmen who sense business opportunities and blacksmiths who make a living by making equipment. It has also attracted many people who are good at making magic props. The alchemical magician has allowed this city to develop a very complete commercial economy. In addition, Mapros Territory is the border of the town and the territory bordering the battlefield. Kaludi, who can create many equipment and even magic props, is here. The status of this territory is quite high, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a reserve base for the frontline battlefield.

The Mapros family purchases a large amount of equipment in Karudili every year, and the kingdom often customizes a large amount of equipment in this city, either providing it to the front lines of the battlefield, or transporting it to the royal capital Yerufu as armaments. , and many famous swordsmen will come here to buy weapons or armor, making this city more prosperous day by day.

Therefore, Kaludi is the richest city in the surrounding territory, so rich that it should not appear in the Mapros Territory where there are countless refugees.

However, when the carriage carrying Li Ge and his party arrived in front of this prosperous city, the scene in front of them surprised them.

"These, so many refugees?"

Fanny, who saw the scene through the carriage window, became stammering.

I saw a large group of refugees gathering around the city walls of Karudi.

Some of them slept in the open air, sitting on the ground, shivering there, and some barely set up tattered tents, as if they lived here, leaving a dilapidated scene around the city wall like a garbage dump.

Some refugees even gathered at the city gate, praying to the guards guarding the gate, but they were beaten out by the guards.

"Go away! Don't go near the main road leading into the city!"

"Refugees are not allowed near the city gate!"

"Everyone go away!"

There were so many guards guarding the gate that they formed several columns, driving away or even pushing the refugees to the ground who dared to approach the city gate and the roads into the city.

And beside this chaos, a caravan was entering the city with its head held high.

The refugees who gathered around the city wall looked at the caravan with envy, longing or numbness in their eyes, but no one dared to step forward to beg.

This scene is simply unbelievable. This is the rumored very prosperous and wealthy city, Karudi.

"...Aren't refugees allowed to enter the city?"

Li Ge was also watching this scene, but he no longer frowned and had a calm expression on his face.

"Is this normal?" Geer said with a wry smile: "If so many refugees flooded into the city at once, even a wealthy city like Karudi would have problems."

Li Ge did not echo Geer's words, but looked around.

He did not find any relief facilities, nor did he find anyone paying attention to the refugees gathered here, which meant that Karudi had no one to rescue the refugees and just left the refugees outside the city.

Here, refugees cannot get any help. If they don’t set up a tent, they can only live in the open air. If they are hungry, they can only find their own solutions.

But they still chose to gather here, because there are guards and patrolling knights here. At least they don't have to worry about being attacked by monsters and thieves in the wild.

"Liz."

Li Ge didn't express any opinion on this situation, he just spoke to Liz in the driver's seat.

"Is there any monster meat left?"

Hearing this, Liz answered Li Ge's question from the driver's seat.

"Yes, and quite a few more."

A magic pig weighing more than 10,000 kilograms would naturally not be eaten overnight.

Liz and Geer had already processed the remaining magic pork, cut it into pieces, and now piled it on the back cargo rack of the carriage.

Li Ge also used the [preservation] magic on the magic pork, which could maintain the freshness of the food or ingredients at the moment when the magic was cast, and would not change with the passage of time.

Thanks to this, the magic pork is still in a freshly roasted state, and the pieces are piping hot.

"Okay." Li Ge nodded and said, "You can divide the meat."

"Okay, Master."

Liz was not surprised by this instruction and started to implement it directly.

Of course, Geer immediately got out of the car to help.

"I-I'm going to help too!"

Even Fanny seemed unable to sit still, but this time she mustered up the courage to get out of the carriage and help Liz and Geer distribute food.

Li Ge closed his eyes for a while and then walked out of the carriage.

At this time, the world outside the carriage had changed and became extremely lively, completely different from the lifeless state just now.

"Please, please enjoy it slowly!"

"Here you go, don't grab it, it will all be there!"

"Well...I, I have one too!"

Liz, Gal, and Fanny were distributing the meat of the evil pig around the avenue, causing large numbers of refugees to rush over like sharks that had smelled the fishy smell. One by one, they all rolled and crawled towards them.

This noise naturally attracted the attention of the doorman.

…………

In fact, Werther had already noticed Li Ge and others.

As the captain of the guard team responsible for guarding the gate here, Witte did not stand at the city gate to maintain order like other gate guards. Instead, he stood aside with his arms folded, paying attention to the situation around him.

The gatekeepers who stay here not only need to guard the city gate, but sometimes also have to fight against monsters approaching this area. If the refugees gathered here get into fights or fights over food or other reasons, they will also step forward to stop them. , the responsibility of maintaining law and order.

Especially when nobles or caravans are preparing to enter or leave the city, if there are blind refugees who plan to surround them to beg, obstruct traffic, obstruct passage, cause traffic jams, etc., they have the obligation to treat those blind refugees. Use punishment to make them quit.

It was precisely because of this that the refugees just did not dare to rush out and block the caravan's path and beg for money.

Without the intimidation of the guards, the extremely hungry refugees could have done anything. Let alone blocking the road to beg, they would have turned into robbers on the spot and attacked passing convoys. .

In order to avoid this situation from happening, when it was his turn to guard the city gate, Werther would usually do this and silently pay attention to the surrounding activities.

Therefore, when the carriage ridden by Li Ge and others appeared from the main road connecting to the city, Werther immediately spotted the other party and showed a surprised expression.

The reason for his surprise was simple.

Behind that carriage was dragging a large group of people and horses.

The men and horses were tied up with ropes and reins, lined up in a row, tied to the back of the carriage, and dragged away by the carriage.

Werther knew the identities of those people almost at a glance.

"A thief?"

Werther could see this from the faces and clothes of those people.

"You defeated the thieves who attacked you and plan to sell them as slaves?"

This is nothing unusual.

As long as Werther was responsible for guarding the city gate, he would encounter similar things several times every day.

Thieves attack travelers, and once travelers are able to defeat them, they usually take the thieves as their trophies and take them to the slave markets in big cities to sell them.

Therefore, Werther has long been accustomed to this.

It can be seen that when he saw the carriage, Werther couldn't help but be surprised for a few seconds.

"There are no guards or accompanying knights. It shouldn't be a caravan or traveling nobles, but they captured so many thieves with only one carriage?"

Werther was surprised by this.

The number of thieves dragged away by that luxury carriage was very large, far more than anything Werther had ever seen so far. This was the first thing that surprised him.

The second point is that the other party only has one carriage, and the one driving the car is a girl who is so beautiful that even he is amazed, but she can capture a large group of thieves like this and bring them to this place safely. in the city.

"It seems that the owner of that carriage has an extraordinary background."

Werther muttered, and his expression gradually became serious.

He had a feeling that he was about to welcome a distinguished guest, and he had to be careful and careful not to offend the other person.

Just as Werther was thinking this, something even more surprising happened to him.

The luxurious carriage carrying many thieves and horses suddenly stopped and began to rescue nearby refugees and distribute food to them.

This scene not only surprised Werther, but also caused a slight commotion among the surrounding doormen.

"Is this distributing food to those refugees?"

"What a surprise."

"This is the first time I've seen someone helping these refugees."

"Are they that rich? Can they help there are so many refugees here?"

"It seems that what they are giving out is not cheap bread, but freshly roasted meat."

"What kind of meat is that?"

"Pork huh?"

"Tsk, tsk, how generous you are, actually giving meat directly to so many refugees. The owner of that carriage is definitely a big shot who is either rich or noble."

"Could he be someone from a noble family?"

The guards started talking a lot.

Werther did not participate in the discussion, but guessed the identity of the other party in his mind.

Not long after, they saw Li Ge coming out of the carriage.

"He is indeed a young master."

This was the first thought that appeared in everyone's minds, including Werther, the first time they met Li Ge.

The other party was dressed in casual clothes, but he was wearing many decorations, including emerald pendants, exquisite rings, black and red one-sided gloves, and a looming amulet around his waist. Those things were worth a lot of money at a glance.

The other party's appearance is still a little childish, there is no temperament in his body, and his presence is not high, but for some reason there is an inexplicable sense of mystery, which makes people feel that such an existence should not be underestimated.

These characteristics, in the eyes of Werther and others, are obviously those of a young master who comes from a noble family.

"Captain, do you want to stop them?"

Someone asked Werther this, and Werther looked at him like he was an idiot.

"Aren't you afraid of offending that young master?"

Vit asked this question.

"It doesn't seem good if we don't stop it, right?" Another person said hesitantly: "The surrounding refugees have gathered and the roads are blocked. If there is looting later, it may turn into a riot. If we just stand by and watch, , that would be very troublesome.”

These words made Werther hesitate.

At this moment, inside the city gate, a carriage backed by many knights drove out of Kaludi.

"What happened?"

In the carriage, an unhappy voice came out.

"It's so noisy and even the road is blocked. How can I, the young master, get across?"

Hearing this sound, Werther knew that he was going to be in trouble.

Just because the person who came here is the most domineering and domineering person in Kaludi, and also the most difficult to mess with.

...I will never set up a Flag again...o(╥﹏╥)o