Love and passion, cutting up the wasteland

I saw that the person coming was wearing a fully armored samurai armor. The chest armor in front of him was brighter and smoother than the soldiers Izumi peeped at from a distance that day. From another angle, it was like a mirror, with a wing fluttering. The white eagle holding grass in its mouth about to fly explains the origin of his identity.

The Union City deer staff helmet was put aside together with the saber at the moment, and was not put on, revealing the white hair and face.

For an officer, he is too young.

"You..." There was a smile on the young man's face, but after seeing the man carrying Izumi out and the injuries on her body, his expression changed instantly: "What's going on?"

Izumi felt equally chilled.

Previously affected by night blindness, she was unable to see his appearance clearly in the dark night. Now that she heard the other person's voice, she was completely sure that this was the person who stopped her that day.

He actually chased him here.

It also means total exposure.

Although Aikang Town is not under the jurisdiction of United City at the moment, the latter is undoubtedly one of the strongest forces in the city. Almost no one dares to offend, let alone Dad, a little blood hunter.

"Sir Lu, I've long felt that something was wrong... She did it all by herself!" Seeing the officer's unkind expression, the man quickly excused himself, "This girl is very thoughtful and evil. You also know that with my I really can’t control my work..."

Listening to the man's words, Izumi's heart calmed down.

"I..." She spoke slowly, ready to accept everything. It didn't matter whether she would be punished by military law as a warning to others, or sold to the Hunter Gang to be their slave girl.

At worst, it would be the same as not being able to escape that night.

Even, Izumi thought vaguely.

Maybe that's a better ending.

"Miss Izumi, right? We have a hard time looking for you." Unexpectedly, the young man's gloomy expression only flashed for a moment, and became warm again, which was beyond their expectations: "Our grain transport team was robbed. Although there was not much damage, the robbers still escaped..."

"Thanks to Izumi for providing clues, he helped me catch him."

As he spoke, the officer walked towards the father and daughter. The man was so shocked that he subconsciously let go of Izumi and took a few steps back, but the officer did not catch up and just stood in front of Izumi.

Then stretched out a hand.

Like shaking hands.

Izumi: "..."

What is this person talking about?

She was full of questions.

But the officer's tone was sincere, as if he was really just telling the truth.

"By the way, you are..." The young man saw the two people were silent for a moment, and then turned to the man.

"I am Izumi's father!" The blood hunter reacted. Just now he didn't want to reveal his father-daughter relationship with the girl because he was worried about being implicated. He just walked in and pushed Izumi out without even having time to tell him his name. I was afraid of being remembered by others, so when I saw the situation reversed, I quickly said: "The little man's name is..."

"I know, Izumi's father." The officer interrupted him without hesitation, "Do you know how much Izumi's contribution is this time?"

"How many, how big?"

Being forcibly interrupted, the man neither got angry nor dared to get angry. His eyes lit up again when he heard the officer's words.

"For you, it's at least this number." The officer compared three fingers and said, "Three heads."

"Really!" The man was overjoyed. He understood what the officer meant: as blood hunters, the only criterion for recording merit is the number of heads they can bring back from the depths of the Mourning Mine.

Whether he can become a blood hunter also depends on this standard - just like the reason why a man can become a blood hunter is that he accidentally picked up another old blood hunter by chance, and he has been doing it for so long before he can save the third one. Just two pieces.

Hearing what the young man said, even Izumi was shocked - among the three ways out for ordinary wild people in Aikang Town, technology hunters are the best. Once you join the depression lagoon or the local relay station, you are out of the sea of ​​misery, but the requirements are also the highest.

Izumi longed for it, but he gave up the idea early.

The second step is to join the High Wall Shield Guards, but firstly, their number is limited, and secondly, all Shield Guards have to turn their guns to point at the wild people, so if the news leaks and people know who is planning to join the Shield Guards, someone will have to clear up this problem in advance. , couldn't survive and ran towards the city wall, it was extremely dangerous.

This suspicion is also part of the design.

The last thing left is the Wilderness Blood Hunters. They are the only organization that is rooted in the wild people and coexists with other people, but they also receive the least welfare benefits-if anything, they can become Blood Hunters and still survive. If you go down there, you will be labeled as a 'ruthless person'.

Over time, you can naturally gather prestige in the surrounding area.

It is not impossible to lead one side.

As Izumi knew, there was a five-skull blood hunter nearby, and he was already the local tyrant.

Now, based on this officer's words, can my father be comparable to him?

Izumi is much calmer than her father. She understands that the officer is just using blood hunting standards to make a unit of measurement easier for men to understand - but more importantly, she clearly knows that what the young officer said is full of lies.

None of these things exist.

Why would he do this?

"Good girl, why didn't you tell me earlier?" Although he was happy, the man looked at Izumi and felt angry out of nowhere. This time, the strange thing was that she didn't confess earlier and almost missed out on such benefits. , he subconsciously wanted to pull his daughter with her head lowered, but the next moment a pair of arm armor with sharp edges blocked his face.

"Hey, your daughter should have brought back a few loaves of bread last time. At that time, the matter was not fully investigated, so she had to give some gifts first." Officer Lu put his armored arm on Izumi's head and said, But the palm was extremely light, and it also blocked the opponent's father's hand. "After that, the camp will continue to come over to confirm, and there will be corresponding rewards...perhaps we need her help."

The officer squatted down, even though he was half taller than Izumi. He gently touched the girl's head and ruffled the hair that was not very smooth: "I don't mind what happens next. Shall I talk to her alone?"

As a wild man, Izumi has never been in such close contact with others, which means an absolutely dangerous restricted area that must be avoided - maybe except for his father, but what follows is often full of pain.

This time, her whole body trembled as if in stress, but she didn't feel any hostility.

Instead, he was momentarily panicked.

Holding his injured arm, he froze in place.

"Of course! You can talk among yourselves, and I won't pry--" The man understood the meaning and knew that if it involved United City's secrets, he couldn't listen in, so he quickly walked away.

He was very happy in his heart.

At first, I only thought that this little thing was a burden and a useful slave. Unexpectedly, my luck turned out to be amazing.

Hit a big deal.

He made up his mind: It seems that at least he should be nice to Izumi these days, otherwise it will not end well when the other people mentioned by the other party come.

Looking at the man's unrepentant back, a trace of anger flashed in the young officer's eyes. The ancient family sword was behind him, just on the antlers of his helmet. He calculated the distance - with his current In terms of level and operation, it is not difficult to turn around, draw the knife and stab the enemy in the back.

However, he stopped.

Izumi took a step back and looked into the young man's eyes. His sky-blue eyes were half grateful and half wary.

What a smart girl.

he thought.

——Just like in the guide.

Two people, one big and one small, just stared at each other, refusing to give in to each other.

Finally, Izumi spoke.

"Who are you anyway?"

she said.

…

…

Lu Meng held the envelope between his fingers and looked back and forth at the paint seal on it to confirm that it was the emblem of the Tianxin family.

Moreover, unlike others, he also saw some clues - the seal covered with fire paint was not the seal in Kaiton City. It was in the hands of the great lord Tenshin Shiro from the beginning to the end.

This is newly carved.

There are also slight burrs on the mark.

This does not mean that he is cheating - the name of the great lord is Tenshin Shiro, but all important military and political affairs are in the hands of his elder brother Tenshin Rimasa. In order to avoid suspicion, Tenshin Risei resolutely refused to take over the family leader's seal, and usually sent military orders in his own handwriting.

Only on extremely important and formal occasions, when the two of them are separated in two places and there is no time to make an order, Tian Xinli Zheng will make a temporary seal by himself, stamp it, and then throw it into the furnace and burn it in front of his cronies to show expediency - this can be said to be pedantic, but also It can be said to be upright.

Only a few people know such details, which increases the weight and authority of the family head's seal to the outside world.

But for Lu Meng, it proved that the letter had passed through the hands of Tianxin.

The other party already knew their origins.

"Is it the technology hunter who leaked the secret?" Bo asked, leaning against the wall. Now Lu Meng was the only one beside him who was anti-slavery.

The group of them arrived at Aikang Town. It could be said that it had just been reorganized. Except for Shi Cha's caravan, the rest of them had not had any contact with the outside world at all, and Lu Meng had not even shown up.

And Bo secretly stared at the little noble. Due to the special status of the other party, I am afraid that as long as he shows the slightest move that is not conducive to them, the anti-slavery person will have already taken the other party's head - the surveillance is worse than the others. Be harsh.

In this way, Shi Cha is still "safe and sound", which actually explains the problem.

The only ones left are the local hunters in Aikang Town.

"It's not them." Lu Meng shook his head firmly, "Besides, the matter is already here, there is no point in dwelling on this issue anymore."

At the beginning, he asked Chad to pretend that Tian Xinli was sending a spy to Shandi, and Deng Li could easily believe that on the one hand, the other party was completely trapped by Lu Meng, and on the other hand, it was the object of his 'slander' , itself may not be that clean.

Only when the two hit it off can they face each other.

Using time is a necessary means to unify the army and use troops. Tianxin Lizheng himself can be upright, but he has been in this position all the way, and he is by no means a pedantic person.

Tianxinli has been in charge of South United City for more than ten or twenty years, and there are major events such as the death of the watchman in the depression lagoon and the change of administration. If the general cannot guess that the mastermind behind the scenes is Lu Meng, he will Even if the business is in vain.

Having said that, the speed and accuracy of Tianxin Lizheng's actions are still beyond imagination.

"Speaking of which, you actually tricked him back then." Bo nodded and agreed with Lu Meng's view, "He didn't just come over and kill him?"

"A small trap is not a trap." Lu Meng exerted force with his fingers, and the solidified wax broke into wax powder and fell. He unfolded the letter, "Besides, I only trap two kinds of people: either they will not get angry, or they will be directly angry to death."

Bo watched him read the letter speechlessly: "What does it say?"

"...The diplomatic language is a bit disgusting. It doesn't feel good to be watched by others." Lu Meng read ten lines at a glance. Unexpectedly, Tian Xin Li Zheng's pen was full of praise for this "big enemy". In order to increase the persuasiveness, he even added his deeds along the way, which made people feel like they were reading a long article quickly.

He didn't read it to Bo.

Lu Meng was sure that this part was forcibly added by the other party's secretary. Tian Xin Li Zheng didn't have the energy and leisure to do so - but the fact that the other party allowed his subordinates to do so also explained part of the problem.

Just looking at the wording, you might think that the recipient is a hero of the United City.

This reminded Lu Meng of a memory.

Speaking of which, if the Tengu Emperor saw this letter, it would definitely be a crime of treason. Of course, whether the Southern United City still follows the orders of the central government and who can judge Tian Xinlizheng and convict him is still a question.

His eyes swept directly to the last line.

"Sure enough..." The Red King spoke slowly, "He came to seek cooperation."