Working Prophet

More than half a month has passed since Herodotus was assassinated, but the city of Dolin has not calmed down, but has become increasingly chaotic.

Because the Raimondi family that has ruled here for a long time has been wiped out by the Blood Moon Society.

As a result, the city lost its legal owner, and many forces began to take action.

This includes some noble families in the city, the remnants of the Blood Moon Society, and the defeated army left behind by Ge Wen.

The latter was defeated and incorporated by Herodotus not long ago, and was originally at the bottom of power.

However, the death of Herodotus made them suddenly become popular. No matter how ugly they fought in the previous battle, after all, there were still nearly 4,000 people.

One thousand of them followed Irkand and left, while the remaining three thousand are still the largest armed force in the scaled city, and have now become the targets of other forces competing to win over.

In order to survive, these warriors had to betray the Figuerola family and join the Blood Moon Society. Now they can no longer return to their hometown.

They could only continue to stay in the Lined City, living happily every day, and with no one to restrain them, their military discipline was very bad.

They are at least half responsible for the current chaos in Scaled City.

During this time, many residents had already fled, but some people did the opposite and chose to enter the city at this time.

The man wore a cloak, rode an old horse that had shed its hair, and had a long sword on his waist. He was dressed in a typical mercenary style.

The guards guarding the city stopped him, and one of them shouted to him, "Hey, that sneaky guy over there, get off your horse and get checked. We suspect you are a spy of the Figuerola family."

The uninvited guest took off his hood upon hearing this, revealing a pair of golden pupils underneath.

"I'm not a spy, I'm just an ordinary mercenary, entrusted by my employer, to go to the city to find his brother."

"Hehe, that's a good excuse. If I were a spy of the Figuerola family, I would say the same thing." Another guard sneered.

The mercenary was a little helpless, "How can you believe my words?"

"Give us a gold coin and we'll trust you."

"…………"

The mercenaries understood that these guards only wanted to make money, and they didn't care at all whether there were spies from the Figuerola family sneaking into the city.

The entry fee for a gold coin was ridiculously high, but it was nothing compared to what he had to do.

Besides, Prophet Merlin gave him a hundred golden lions as funding for the event before departure, and he is not short of money now.

But he still had the patience to bargain with the guards, because the mercenaries were very aware of the greed of these guards. If they agreed too quickly, these guys would probably regret it immediately, increase the price, and make another heavy blow.

It is not even impossible to kill people directly.

In the end, the mercenary spent four silver coins, successfully got rid of his identity as a spy, and entered Multiscale City.

Looking at the familiar streets and buildings around, the mercenary breathed a sigh of relief. He had been away for more than a year, and he thought he would never come back.

But now is not the time to think about the past, he has business to do, and those memories are not very pleasant.

The mercenary came to a boot shop according to his memory.

It was just past noon, but the shop was already closed.

The mercenary knocked on the door, but no one answered.

However, there was no way to do this. During his journey, there were not many shops that were open, and most of them were closed.

And even so, someone would smash it open and loot the inside.

So the mercenary could only turn to another street, and he went straight to the hotel on the corner, but it was also closed there.

The mercenary frowned even deeper.

At this moment, a voice came from behind him, "Big man, are you looking for a place to live?"

The mercenary turned around and saw a girl.

He looks about sixteen or seventeen years old, with a dry figure, but a pair of very smart eyes.

"Don't look, the hotels in the city are basically closed, but I can help you find a place to stay overnight. It's safe enough and has food. Of course, you have to pay a price. It only costs three silver coins..."

Before the girl could finish speaking, she saw the big mercenary retracting his gaze and turning his head to continue studying the long-closed hotel in front of him.

"I'm not blackmailing you. As you can see, all the shops in the city are closed now and food is hard to come by. The price is very reasonable."

"Where are your parents?" The mercenary asked without answering, "They just let you run around on the street. Aren't they afraid that you will be captured by bad guys?"

"My parents are gone." The girl said sadly, "My brother and I are left to depend on each other. I have to find a way to support our family. I have grown up in this area since I was a child. I am very familiar with this street. When I see If you are a bad person, I will run away early.”

"Are you familiar with this area?" the mercenary asked, "Then do you know where the owner of this hotel is?"

"He's dead too," the girl said, "and he's been dead for a long time. He was among the spies of the Blood Moon Society arrested by the Raimondi family. That night, the guards rushed directly into his shop and took him away. He left, and we haven’t seen him since.”

The mercenary had a headache. He didn't expect that this secret stronghold would be destroyed so early.

Then there was only one place left that he had not yet searched, but the mercenary felt that there was not much hope there.

The girl seemed to see something at this time, and asked tentatively, "Are you not looking for a place to live, but someone, who are you to Uncle Doroselle?"

"Just ordinary friends." The mercenary said. He took out four silver coins from his wallet and threw them to the girl. "But I do need a place to stay. Take me there first."

"Okay." The girl took the money, very happy, and immediately led the way.

The mercenary followed her to an empty shop, which seemed to have been looted before, and everything that could be moved had been emptied.

There was only a pile of worthless garbage left. The girl walked to the piece of garbage and said to the mercenary, "Come and help."

After hearing this, the latter walked over and helped her move the broken wooden boards above, revealing an entrance.

"I don't want to sleep underground." The mercenary frowned.

"It's not underground, it's just a passage that leads to the courtyard at the back. We sealed the courtyard door and used this road to enter and exit so that no one can find us."

"Then you are quite smart." The mercenary said.

"There is nothing we can do. The city is too chaotic now. If we didn't do this, we wouldn't be able to survive now."

"But now that I know your secret, aren't you afraid that I will kill everyone inside when I go in?" the mercenary said calmly.

"You can't. I'm very good at judging people." The girl's eyes were bright. "Big man, you look like a good person at first glance."