Power and Empire Chapter 1472: The collapse of the sky (5)

　　 The flag of the Falcon Kingdom was flying on the spire of the city’s city hall, probably because it was too calm. It seemed to be drooping listlessly. There was no wind. The flag was tightly wrapped around the flagpole. Looking at it from a distance, it seemed like a There is a huge red wing. Outside the simple city wall is a moat, and the number of sentries on the wall is very small. This situation is very common in the new immigrants on the northwest coast. The army is transferred to the northern front line.

　　 The guards of local cities are mostly composed of city citizens. The main responsibility of these civic soldiers is to maintain public order in the city. They work in two shifts, one team during the day and one team at night. There are very few affairs during the day. Patrol teams Will be on the road after dark,

　　 There are only 30 people on duty during the day, most of them are arranged at the gate of the city, or standing at the gate, chatting, or registering the goods in and out. Because of the limited manpower, many civilian soldiers also serve as the chamber of commerce. Internal duties, new areas, new life, everything is like this. At this moment in the evening, the sun is projected from the gap between the mountains in the distance, and the whole city is reflected in golden yellow

　　In a chamber of commerce carriage just released by the city guards, a middle-aged man with flaxen hair is looking at the small city in front of him,

　　 "Not so much feeling!"

　　 The middle-aged man patted the dust on his body. It has been three days since he entered Northwest Normandy. What he saw along the way is full of novelty. The winter sun shines unobstructed on the rough stone slab, reflecting a white glow. .

　　After the major road repair project some time ago, a connecting road has appeared between the cities on the west coast.

　　 Although the road is very rough, there are obvious signs of rushing to the construction site, some of the stone edges are not even cut and leveled, and they are piled up, like building blocks built by children, which cannot give people a sufficient sense of security. But after all It is a road traffic line connecting the entire northwest coast. From this route, you can go directly to a military port of the Falcon Imperial Navy.

　　 The carriage stopped in front of an old tavern in the city. The middle-aged man got out of the carriage and looked up at the tavern in front of him,

　　"Four Wine Barrels" The most famous tavern in the city, the huge room frame covers an area of ​​more than 20 meters, and the wooden structure is strong.

　　The owner of the tavern is said to be a native of Dongting from the Dongting grassland. The tavern is famous for its refreshing and fiery rye. Rye is a kind of grass-stalked plant that grows on the grassland. The entrance is dry. bitter.

　　 is generally the favorite food of wild horses on the grassland. The wild horses that have eaten rye tend to become very irritable. Later, the people of Dongting found that the entrance was bitter and could only be used as famine food. , But it is an extremely fine wine-making material. The prairie people use this to brew the world's most beautiful and strongest wine "grassland drunk". It is said that every prairie cavalry who has drunk this kind of wine is a drunkard.

　　 The construction process of this tavern also took more than a month intermittently before it was completely completed. It was supposed to be the city hall, but it was short of money. The city hall can only sell the half-built building first,

　　The boss who bought it used the leftover wood to temporarily build this tavern according to the existing structure. In order to make his own sign, the clever boss also placed four huge wooden barrels for wine outside the tavern. Not only can it be used as a place to store alcohol, but it can also attract the attention of passers-by to the maximum. As long as you are a drunkard, you won’t be indifferent to the four scents of wine,

　　Of course, few people would think of it. The true meaning of the four wine barrels is actually the responsibility of the fourth and fourth divisions of the Imperial Supervision Department. The main purpose is to monitor the comments and discussions from the merchant class. The tavern is so special that every merchant who comes and goes is deeply attracted by this distinctive building. The tavern business has always been very good,

　　, a middle-aged man with his back to the sun and a tall figure bowed his head and walked into the tavern. He wore a uniform of the chamber of commerce in the city, and it didn’t look much different from ordinary chamber of commerce staff. Such a person is really There are too many, so when he came in, the guests in the tavern did not pay much attention to him. Only a few drinking people looked up. Although a little strange, they didn’t care much.

　　 There are not many people in the tavern today, only people in twos and threes. But there are people on all the tables. These people are dressed in merchants, mercenaries, and even gentle, clean. The clothes and fabrics are all clean. Very good nobles, most of these people are from nobles within the Falcon Empire,

　　 "Boss, send four glasses here!" The middle-aged man is about 30 years old, with a high nose and deep eye sockets. The eyes are a little red, and soon, four glasses of black ale with white foam will be delivered. When he arrived in front of him, his eyebrows frowned and took a sip, the middle-aged man's eyes flashed a little, good wine, I didn't expect such a small town to have such a good thing, it can be regarded as an unexpected joy for this mission.

　　"Have you heard? The Navy has been mobilizing on a large scale recently. It seems to be..." A few businessmen at the neighboring table were talking in low voices, and the middle-aged man’s ears were immediately erected, listening After a while, he gradually lost interest. Most of the business people talked about hearsay, none of which was seen with his own eyes. After cleaning up his mentality, he put down the half-drinking glass, picked up the second glass, and drank again. Since then, it’s half, put it down, and pick up the third glass of wine,

　　 It’s very close to the military port of the Falcon Kingdom, and the navy has the most intelligence, but obviously, the intelligence that this middle-aged man hopes to obtain is much more accurate than those businessmen’s chaotic talk.

　　This is the fifth transaction between the two parties, but it is the first time they have met,

　　 Under the temptation of the intelligence department of the Southwest Commander, a senior officer of the Falcon Naval Fleet finally expressed his willingness to provide certain intelligence in exchange for money. In order to show that he has this ability, he first asked the Southwest Commander for free. The intelligence personnel provided the names of some of the Falcon Kingdom’s naval battleships to the captain’s name. After careful verification by the Southwest Intelligence Department, the intelligence department proved the authenticity of the intelligence. The Southwest Intelligence Department immediately reported the information and reported it to the commander. I reported this huge breakthrough, and received great praise from the Lord Southwest on the spot, which made Riles feel very uplifted.

　　 And this time, the other party made a request for personal delivery, and said that the intelligence this time is related to the movement of the Falcon Dynasty Navy in the last half month. Intelligence Officer Riles was immediately excited. Once the opposing fleet’s course of action is obtained, they can calmly arrange the ambush locations and wipe out the opposing navy’s main force in one fell swoop. Under such a huge temptation, even if the opposing party proposed a sky-high intelligence fee of 500,000 gold coins, Riles did not hesitate. I chose to agree.

　　He sent his most trusted confidant Bemes, an experienced and cautious veteran spy to go personally,

　　 From the moment he walked into the tavern, Bemes was quietly observing everyone. Who is most likely to be the guy nicknamed "fishbone"? The scruffy drunkard sitting in the front four rows? Still in the dark corner on the left, the young man with a gloomy look drinking sullen wine.

　　 But he was disappointed. When he put the fourth half cup of rye ale on the top left of the table as he did, a young man about five meters away from his position finally stood up from the table. He stood up, hesitated, and then walked towards Bemes, the middle-aged man also suddenly raised his head and looked at him, it turned out to be him! This is a young navy officer who looks a little shabby. The reason Bemes excluded him in the first place is because the cautiousness shown by the fishbone in previous contacts shows that the other party will not be stupid. Just ran out in a sensitive navy uniform

　　"Can I sit down? The young navy officer asked a little bit drunk

　　 "Of course!" Bemes glanced at the mark on the opponent's navy uniform, and said solemnly. He was wondering whether the opponent was deliberate or accidental?

　　 "I'm a fishbone! Are you the one they sent to get the information?" The young man took the fourth glass of ale on the table and took a sip, and sat down opposite Bemes, his face looked a little lost. He hesitated for a moment with frowning eyebrows, his eyes pierced and said, "It's really good wine! Although bitter and sweet, it reminds me of the Lili blue color of March on the grassland!"

　　 "Are you really a fishbone?" Bemes has round eyes~IndoMTL.com~ The code word that the other party said is completely correct, but it is still unbelievable, "You believe it or not, it doesn't matter, what matters is whether you bring money "The young navy officer grinned at the corner of his mouth. He didn't care about Bemes's questioning. He fumbled for the cuff rolled up on his left with his right hand, then took out a small cloth roll from it and placed it on the table. He whispered, "I know you still don’t trust me completely. This is the Falcon Navy’s activities in the last ten days. You can stay at the corresponding port for observation to prove that what I said is true or false! This time it’s free, If you are satisfied, we will join here again in ten days, and then please bring enough money! "Why don't you give it to us all at once?" A cold light flashed in Bemes's eyes and seemed to be worried. What if you don’t give it to us next time? It’s only ten days, this is too short! ""Ten days is just to prove my ability, because I'm afraid I will give it to you all at once, I will be killed in advance!"

　　 The young officer chuckled and patted the roll of cloth on the table with his hands. "Don’t tell me, you haven’t thought about it this way? So it’s better to be safe. No matter how much money is spent, it’s nothing! It's for money, not for death!

　　 That’s it, if you don’t believe me, the transaction can be cancelled at any time, and this matter has never happened.

　　 With all due respect, this month, the Falcon Navy will have a big action against you! That's all I can say! "The young officer got up from his seat, turned and walked out of the tavern, leaving Bemes and the cloth strips on the table by himself

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