Chapter 22: Undercurrent(2/3)
This is the difference between being a "wage boy" and a "wild father". The "wage boy" will be suspected, tested, guarded against, and ordered around, while the "wild dad" can only provide, and also
"Wild Dad" must also be polite when speaking.
After Su Xiao walked two blocks, there were more and more people in front of her, and it was almost crowded. After asking a vendor, she learned that a crowd was gathering in front of them to protest, not against the royal family, but against a private water delivery company.
, the reason is that their water delivery price is too expensive.
Along the way, Su Xiao heard several times that in recent months, there had been problems with the city's groundwater. In contrast, the water delivery company's business was booming. After supply exceeded demand, prices skyrocketed.
Problems with groundwater are a serious matter. It stands to reason that the royal family and several major clans would respond immediately, but in the end they did not.
There was news that caught Su Xiao's attention. The person who first discovered that there was a problem with the groundwater in the "Elf Capital", also known as "Bay City", was not an individual, but represented the official royal family. What's even more incredible is that the royal family did not do anything.
When measures were taken, the news was announced to the outside world, which was also an incentive for the water delivery company to make crazy money.
When something terrible is about to happen, the best way to cover it up is not to block the news, but to reveal something relevant to everyone.
The groundwater incident in "Baicheng" has been going on for several months. The royal family's attitude is to tell people not to drink the groundwater yet, and they will solve the water problem as soon as possible.
Some residents in the city did not believe this at all. As a result, they drank groundwater for several months without any problems. It was once rumored among the people that the royal family and the water delivery company secretly joined forces.
The current blockade of water delivery companies is not only because of the high price, but also because residents in the city feel that they have been cheated and are looking for refunds from the water delivery company.
boom!
A loud noise came from the next block, followed by the screams of the crowd and the cries of children. The originally chaotic scene became a mess.
Su Xiao stopped and watched for a moment, then walked towards the Central Park. There was a lot of excitement in the "Lanyu Street", but there were very few people in the Central Park. A few minutes later, Su Xiao arrived under the Beginning Tree.
The height of this initial tree is also more than a thousand meters, and the diameter of the trunk is more than 90 meters. It looks very tall and tall, and its huge crown almost covers the entire central park.
Su Xiao jumped to the raised exposed tree roots, took out the [Ancient Statue], and pressed it against the rough bark of the Original Tree.
Wave~
A vague wave spread, and on the back of the statue in Su Xiao's hand, a total of three eyes opened, indicating that three initial trees had been recorded.
Su Xiao took out a [Dark Stone], which melted quickly and submerged into the Initial Tree.
On the trunk of the Initial Tree, a small area of bark disappears toward the periphery, revealing a key-shaped groove.
Su Xiao raised his hand and pressed it, and immediately felt that his soul energy was gradually being consumed. After consuming a small part, his soul energy formed a key in the groove of the tree trunk. He took out the translucent key and a prompt appeared.
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[Tip: You get the Soul Arena key (for personal use only). 】
[This item can exist for 15 natural days and will dissipate on its own after 15 natural days. 】
The "Soul Arena" is not far from the "Bay City" where it is now. Su Xiao is not planning to go there yet. It is more important to find the "Talent Awakening Device" first.
Su Xiao put away the key, and a breath of air swooped down from above. He pressed the hand on the handle of the knife for a moment, but raised his arm flat.
A black bird landed on Su Xiao's forearm. The black bird was made of black smoke and its eyes were flames.
The black bird opened its mouth wide, one with six fingers and a tail finger on both sides. A small hand without a thumb poked out of the black bird's mouth. The palm of the small hand split open, revealing a mouth full of fangs, making an incomprehensible sound.
strange sound.
It was a strange sound to other people's ears, but to Su Xiao's ears, Wood's voice could be faintly heard.
'We have found...the priest, Fairy Fairy, and Crow Girl. They...are also...in Bay City. This time...exploration...the price...is very high. Please pay more...'
Snap~!
The black bird was pinched by Su Xiao, and it was impossible to increase the money.
The priest, Fairy Fairy, and Crow Girl are all here. This is very troublesome. What's more terrible is that these people arrived in Bay City before me. If Fairy Fairy leads the team, it's okay. With Fairy Fairy's style, she must find someone.
A suitable place to ambush yourself.
At the moment, there is a high probability that the priest is leading the team there. Based on this analysis, there is a probability of more than 70% that the priest has already contacted the royal family of elves, that is, the high elves.
Based on the priest's personal ability, Su Xiao was not surprised that he had now come into contact with the Elf King Cromwell.
This is a very dangerous situation. Su Xiao has used similar methods to kill many powerful enemies, the typical example of which is Fei Shi.
It took Su Xiao nearly two days to arrive at "Bay City" from "Edge Woodland". On the other hand, if the priests really used teleportation tools to get here, they would have two more days to contact the Elf Royal Family.
No, based on how old the Gray Gentleman and the Priest are, it is very likely that they have been in contact with the Elf Royal Family much earlier, and have even established a cooperative or alliance relationship.
What he needed to do now was a powerful and powerful counterattack. Su Xiao pulled his hood lower so that only the lower half of his face could be seen by outsiders.
After checking the time, Su Xiao sat on a bench in the park, took out two silver coins from her purse and threw them to Lago.
After taking it, Lago was stunned for a moment, then put the silver coin in his arms. He said sincerely: "Thank you for your life-saving grace."
"I am a pharmacist myself, and I happened to need a tour guide at that time. Don't thank me. You are just lucky."
After hearing what Su Xiao said, Lago thanked him again and again before leaving with some reluctance.
The reason why Lai Ge was reluctant to let go was not because of Su Xiao's charisma or the fact that he was so smart that he accepted Lai Ge as his younger brother. It was because Lai Ge realized that Su Xiao, Wood, and Sias were not ordinary people.
I want to hang out with Su Xiao and others for a while to see if I can get some benefits and make a way out.
In fact, Su Xiao does need a local, but Lago is too ordinary in every aspect. He can save anyone and save the elf prince. As expected, it only happens in stories.
As for getting rid of Lai Ge and silencing him, this will cost a lot of blood. If it works well, Lai Ge may even become the key to victory. The opponent is indeed just an ordinary elf with no advantages and no background, but he is famous in "Bay City".
As long as the elves who have lived in the city for 29 years make good use of this, many things will fall into place.
In the park, Su Xiao, who was sitting on a bench, took out the terminal and started to play through the DLC of the puzzle game. This DLC was so difficult that he wanted to go to Pi Pang several times to 'visit'.
The park was very comfortable under the sunset. After this comfort lasted for more than half an hour, Adol couldn't sit still. She hesitated several times, and finally couldn't help but said:
"Bai Ye, we should do something."
Adol's attitude is completely different from before, and presumably, if everything goes well, she will eventually get [Angel's Fighting Will] as a reward.
If Su Xiao loses, let alone [Angel Fighting Will], Adol estimates that she will most likely get 100 points of killing merit. This also leads to the fact that she is now more anxious than Su Xiao and desperately hopes that Su Xiao will do something.
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"Adore, I have some bad news for you."
Baha sighed, his expression showing a bit of "loneliness".
"you say."
Adol had an ominous premonition in her heart.
"According to my observation, the priests arrived earlier than us and have already established a connection with the Elf King Cromwell."
"Then let's..."
Adol was a little panicked.
"This is their territory now. The Elf King Cromwell may have dispatched the city guards to seal off this place. If I guessed correctly, they are already monitoring space fluctuations. Once there is a space reaction, the space here will be sealed off.
, so it won’t be long before we are besieged by the city guards in the city.”
Having said this, Baha sighed.
Ai Duoer was completely panicked. She found that the surrounding was too quiet.
Can it be quiet? It's already past five o'clock in the evening, and no one is coming to the park. Besides, someone in the next block bombed the water delivery company, so everyone went there to watch the excitement.
"As of now, there is only one plan, and only you can do it. Even the priests will not pay attention to you."
"How...how to do it?"
"Have you seen the initial tree over there? It may be the only safe place. Climb up there. Hurry, there is not much time left. Run forward."
Baha is a typical bad-tempered person who has nothing to do and starts to fool Adol.
Adol was convinced at first, but after hearing the last four words of ‘running forward’, her face was filled with black lines.
At the same time, in the front courtyard of the palace, in a mansion with an independent courtyard, the priest, the fairy, the crow girl and others temporarily lived here.
At this time, only the priest, Fairy Fairy, and Bee were in the living room, but Crow Girl and the others were not there.
Boom, boom, boom.
There was a knock on the door. The priest did not open the door, but just said: "Speak."
"They're here, in Central Park."
The man outside the door has a hoarse voice and is a local subordinate of the priest.
"The Elf King Cromwell is in the royal palace?"
"exist."
'lead the way."
The priest stood up, and Xian Ji, who was sitting on the single sofa not far away, sneered slightly, as if to say: 'You old men are all bad.'
"It's not as easy to solve as you think. The Elf King Cromwell will only believe what he sees. If we want to use him to get rid of Bai Ye, we still have some things to do."
After the priest finished speaking, he opened the door and left. Fairy Fairy did not leave. She wanted to stay and watch over the bees to prevent the eighth-level contractor from getting lost after going out. He was a super road addict.
"Bee, why are you willing to help Gray Gentleman?"
Fairy Fairy looked at Bee, who was eating dinner with a spoon, and expressed confusion:
To be continued...