Main Text Volume Chapter 342 A Spoonful of Dog Blood
When we arrived at the top of the mountain, it was noon, the time when the sun was the brightest.
Angel had previously learned from Toby that there was a big city on the other side of the mountain, but he had no idea how big it was. It was not until he reached the top and stood on the terrace to look out that he was surprised to find the vastness of this unknown city.
What Angel noticed first was not the city, but the huge body of water. Angel thought it was connected to the sea, but when he looked down from a high place, he found that it was actually just an inland lake. However, the area of the lake that can be seen is almost half the size of Night Demon City. You know, Night Demon City is a city with millions of residents!
This blue lake without any color is like a giant water mirror, reflecting the clouds in the sky.
Thousands of white water birds fly around the lake and play in the clouds.
And the city built by the water, the target that Angel is about to go to, is not the city built by Angel as he imagined, but a huge city that is distributed from the foot of the mountain to the lakeside and stretches to the end of the clouds.
As far as Angell could see, the entire lakeshore was full of buildings, but the distribution was from sparse to dense. In the most densely populated area, the houses were like ants, gathered together. Angell roughly estimated that there should be hundreds of thousands of people living there.
In the densely populated area, Angell even saw some obvious artificial islands, extending all the way to the center of the lake. Many buildings were built on the water, which looked very charming.
"It is indeed a big city, and the location is so good." Living by the water, with the mountains and forests rich in resources behind, God has also given a vast basin and vast waters. Just the full paddy fields and more diligent fishing boats that Angell saw can show the richness of this land.
Perhaps, after the location is determined, we can stay here for a while longer.
But the premise is that we can get to the Sky Mechanical City before the purification garden opens next year.
When going down the mountain, Angell's pace accelerated a lot. Although the city is very close from the top of the mountain, it is still a bit tight to get to the gathering area that night and find a place to live.
Because he was about to reach a crowded place, Angel took the initiative to weaken his presence in order to avoid trouble.
His black and white checkered windbreaker and smiley hat were too eye-catching. The original bracelet's almost passive effect of eliminating presence was offset by the eye-catching degree of the windbreaker. Now, in order to avoid being high-profile, he can only take the initiative to activate the stronger "Boundless Silence".
Under the effect of boundless silence, Angel seemed like a shadow walker, his figure looming with the mottled sunlight.
Dodolo, who was following behind him, was also confused for a moment when Angel activated "Boundless Silence". However, Dodolo's attention was always on Angel, so he didn't lose him.
When going down the mountain, Angel passed through a deep and dense forest.
When he just stepped into this forest area where the sun could not shine, Angel's first feeling was coolness, and the second feeling was a faint foul smell lingering in this place.
This is the inspiration of the wizard.
After possessing spiritual power, the wizard's natural inspiration will be magnified, and the breath of filth, undead, evil spirits, etc. can sometimes be felt without detection.
"Have many people died here? Or..." Angel frowned and looked at his feet: "Are there many people buried under my feet?"
Although there is filth, this filth is not enough to become undead. Angel just had a flash of emotion in his heart and stopped paying attention.
But he didn't walk a few steps, and suddenly saw a black shadow flashing in front of him, and rushed to the lush tree on the other side.
The black shadow was very small, it looked no bigger than the size of a palm, and it was very fast. Angel didn't catch the specific shape with his naked eyes.
"Squirrel? Or flying weasel?" Angel patted Toby, who slept after eating, and signaled him to get up: "Be alert, my safety depends on you."
Angel said so, but he didn't think he would encounter any danger at all. He woke up Toby, purely out of envy of the lazy bird who ate and slept every day and did nothing, and his strength was still growing. He also wanted to live this kind of life!
Toby didn't understand Angel's sinister intentions. He stood on Angel's hat and began to perform the alert mission.
However, as Angel expected, he didn't encounter any strange things along the way. The little black shadow and the faint foul smell were like a passing cloud, which disappeared in the corner of memory with a light touch.
Not long after walking out of the dark forest, Angel walked out of the mountain forest and came to the plain.
Not long after Angel went down the mountain, he saw people, several houses built by the lake, some people were fishing by the lake, and some people were working in the fields. These people were ordinary people, wearing clothes similar to the clothes Angel had found in the ranger's cabin before, mostly made of cotton and linen. Women basically wore long skirts and various waistcoats; men mostly wore long coats and trousers. Although they were not exquisite, they looked clean overall.
Angel didn't approach the farmers, but used his mental tentacles to sense what they said from a distance.
"It's a common language, but the accent is not strong." Angel glanced back at Duoduoluo who followed closely. Duoduoluo's accent was the heaviest, but it must be said that the soft and upturned rural accent was very nice.
It seems that Duoduoluo is not from here, or maybe his accent has changed over the past thousand years.
The farmers mostly talked about trivial life matters, and this season was the harvest season every year. Along the way, Angel heard nothing more than which fields harvested more and which fields harvested less. The farmers also discovered their group, but not many people were interested in them. Occasionally, a few pregnant girls came over and sighed with emotion that Dudolo was very handsome, but no one discussed them again.
This kind of leisurely and nostalgic affairs made Angel feel as if he had returned to Pat Manor. I was young and carefree at that time. He also often goes to the tea garden, and while working, he talks with the maid Ollie and the head maid Mana about family affairs.
Although such days are very relaxing and without nutrition. But it made Angel miss it very much. It was probably because he had been in the wizarding world for too long and had little contact with mortals. As soon as he came here, he was seduced by this quiet and leisurely life, and the lazy person in his heart was brought out.
Angel shook his head, getting rid of the past memories, and tightened the string in his heart again. He did not dare to relax at all until he achieved the goal of rescuing his mentor.
Continuing to move forward, in order to avoid fertile farmland, the road began to deviate from the fertile soil near the lake. This detour almost reached the Byzantine Mountains before detouring back to the main road.
Angel soon moved from a densely populated area to a sparsely populated area. Although he could see houses and buildings from a distance, they were still too far away.
The main road deviates from the crowds, and is adjacent to the deep forests of the Byzantine Mountains. This is simply the best place for bandits to rob!
Those who took the main road must have been vehicles, and those who were alone must have taken a shortcut by taking a shortcut. The reason why Angel took the main road was because he was not familiar with the road and did not want to cross farmland and disturb ordinary people's lives too much.
Generally speaking, those who own cars are the wealthy class. The robbers will definitely have a lot of money. After the robbery, they will turn around and head into the deep forest. It is not too easy!
While Angel was complaining that the road was too strangely built, he speculated with a dark mind. Could it be that the official built it this way? Even if they avoid farmland and fertile soil, they won't avoid such a remote area.
Just when Angel was thinking this, he heard the arrogant sound of robbery not far away.
Angel's eyes flashed with a look of "Sure enough," and he looked up, but as soon as he looked over, his eyes suddenly froze.
A few hundred meters away, a tall carriage with an exquisite black sealed carriage was surrounded by a group of knife-wielding men. This group of knife-wielding gangsters basically wore tank tops that exposed their breasts, and wore a black eye mask. The leader was a fat man with a fat head and big ears, and a huge body, revealing a belly that was as bulging as a balloon. He was also the only one not wearing an eye mask. However, there is a deep scar on his right eye, which is even more terrifying than the little brother wearing an eyepatch.
The carriage surrounded by these gangsters looked like a noble carriage. Even the coachman was a silver-haired old man wearing a black gentleman's uniform. At this time, a trace of fear flashed in the eyes of the old man wearing round glasses, and he said to the leader: "What do you want to do? If you want money, we can give it. But please leave immediately after giving it.”
"Of course I want money! But..." The fat man in charge showed a ferocious smile on his face: "But, I also want people! Hand over Miss Magda, we will definitely love her..."
When he mentioned "love", the other gangsters around him showed tacit smiles with extremely obscene expressions.
"One-Eyed Brotherhood, do you really dare to take action in Waterglass?! Aren't you afraid of the Earl's wrath!" the old coachman shouted.
A group of gangsters known as the One-Eyed Brotherhood laughed loudly: "Anger? If it were in the past, that would be fine, but today is different from the past... We are not afraid of that old man Leonric now."
Although I don’t know what the One-Eyed Brotherhood has the courage to call the Earl by his name, but judging from their fearless appearance, I am afraid they are no longer afraid of the Earl. There was a look of defeat on the coachman's face. Today's situation is probably a dead end!
Suddenly, the driver saw a shadow walking alone not far away——
"Do you think that the kidnapping of Miss Magda will never be exposed? Once the earl finds out, you will disappear from the world forever!" The coachman said, while taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention, he gestured to the man who was walking over. gesture.
The gesture had no specific meaning, it just told him to run. He may have to confess here today, but if someone can tip off the information and inform the earl, even if he dies, it will be considered a worthy death.
The coachman only wished that the man opposite had better eyesight so that he could see his gestures.
The man the coachman saw was Tatolo. Of course, Dudolo's eyesight is fine, but it would be difficult for a disabled child to understand his obscure gestures... Angel, who had a very low sense of presence, sighed in a low voice when he saw this.
Dotolo saw the driver's gesture, but he didn't understand it. His only thought now is to follow Angel.
Therefore, when Dodolo walked a hundred meters away from the scene, even though the gangsters had their backs turned to them, there were still brotherhood members on guard who noticed the movement behind them.
"Boss, there's a man coming from behind! Judging by his clothes, he seems to be a farmer nearby." The scout said to the fat-headed, scarred man while looking at Dotolo.
"Farmer?" The scarred man turned his head and glanced at Dudolo, snorting coldly: "He's just a young man with a stupid head. Capture him and deal with it with this old man later!"
The coachman sighed slightly, with a gloomy look on his face. Not only is she unable to protect herself this time, the young lady may be bullied, and even innocent people may be harmed.