Infrastructure Throne

Yuanliu City.

The more than ten vanguards sent by the Teng Snake Orcs to Yuanliu City completed their respective missions one after another within three days after arriving at the outskirts of Yuanliu City, injecting snake venom into the bodies of more than ten ordinary residents.

When Yuanliu City's high-level officials discovered the spread of snake venom, they urgently sent guards to search for Teng Snake orcs inside and outside the city. What they finally found was a dried yellow snake skin. The nearby flowers and plants withered and the ground was blackened.

In just four days, I don't know how many people have been poisoned by the snake venom!Some wild dogs even gnawed on the remnant of the Teng Snake orc and became one of the accomplices.

The poisoned person has no abnormalities during the day, but at night, without exception, he becomes a servant of the snake, loses consciousness, his brain is dominated by bloodthirsty, and he bites any living thing. .

The only good thing is that when the snake venom broke out in the first round, it was quickly detected by the City Lord's Mansion, but if there is a slight delay, the tragic situation in Mingzhu City will be repeated in Yuanliu City.

During the day, no one knows whether their neighbors next door, colleagues in the workshop, or even relatives and friends are members of the Snake Slave.

What's even more frightening is that when you fall asleep at night, you can't guarantee that the person next to your pillow won't suddenly explode, spitting out a scarlet letter and biting your own neck.

Just thinking about it makes people shudder.

Suspicion about the surroundings, fear of the unknown, and worries about tomorrow are like thousands of dark clouds crushing everyone's heart.

Even so, the patrolling guards went from house to house throughout the night to search for snake slaves throughout the city, which still caused a huge wave of panic among the people in the city.

Snake slaves wandering the streets were the first to be caught.

The patrol guards all held soft wire hoods, and the drug was applied to the arrowheads of a small bamboo crossbow. When they saw the snake slaves losing their minds, they put the crossbow in their left hand and the head in their right gloves.

In the four major areas of the inner and outer city, more than 30 blocks, thousands of patrol guards and death squads carried out a blanket search, and in just midnight, all the wandering snake slaves in Yuanliu City were controlled.

There are nearly two hundred of these wandering snake slaves. It is hard to imagine how many innocent people will be bitten into snake slaves if they are allowed to rampage in the city for one night, or even two or three nights.

However, the patrol guards risked a large-scale raid and did not make everyone feel grateful.

The people who were hiding at home without being poisoned by the snake rejoiced, but when they found out that among the captured snake slaves were their relatives, friends, and even loved ones, the joy disappeared and was replaced by consternation, pain, and even resentment .

It is not difficult to catch the exposed snake slaves, but what really makes the city lord's mansion feel troublesome is the poisoned ones hiding at home.

They are silent, hidden and difficult to find. What's more, some people are afraid that their poisoned family members will be taken away by patrol guards and executed. They even tie them up with thick hemp rope and lock them in the room, praying that everything will return to calm in the daytime. Even if it's just an illusion.

The patrol guards searched and hunted night and night, but there were always snake slaves who slipped through the net and reappeared the next night...

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The Grand Canyon, the land of the Teng Snake orcs.

The exuberant spring is quietly covered with budding branches, and the withered and yellow wilderness is dyed with large areas of fresh green.

In the shade of the mountain near the snake cave, there are continuous exotic flowers and grasses. Among them, the unique three-petal flower-leaf grass has the effect of repelling insects, detoxifying and healing wounds. Those orc tribes who do not worship witches can only rely on it to heal their clansmen. sick.

Every time it grows, Teng Snake orcs will send slaves to pick the three-petaled flower-leaf grass, dry it and store it in order to trade with other tribes for food and salt.

It was another growing season, but the Tengsnake orcs didn't have the heart to collect flowers and plants. Under the call of the patriarch and the old witch priest, they left the cold snake den in groups and headed out of the Grand Canyon.

The change of the super tribe immediately aroused the vigilance of other big tribes in the Grand Canyon. The orc tribes nervously asked each other whether the Tengshe tribe was going to annex other tribes again.

The law of the jungle is the iron law of the Grand Canyon, no one will help the weak and defeated, they will only add insult to injury in the crowd.

Soon, they discovered that the Teng Snake Clan's target was the human territory outside the Grand Canyon!

The other tribes were immediately surprised and delighted, which meant that no matter whether the Tengshe tribe won or lost, they all had a chance to bite off a piece of meat from the defeated!

The small and medium-sized orc tribes didn't lack food in the spring, so they didn't have much motivation to go to the human territory to make trouble at this time.

Only a few old super tribes, such as Silver Lion and Feiluan, began to move around, sending outposts to follow behind the Tengshe tribe, waiting for the opportunity to grab the fruits of victory.

The huge army of Teng Snake orcs quickly shuttled through the wilderness and grass. The endless scales shone with a cold luster in the sun. The half-human tall grass was flattened by the passing snake belly one after another, almost forcibly wading out of a flat road. .

In the middle of the army, the Tengshe Worship Shaman stroked his silver beard, his slack face was covered with wrinkles. It looked straight to the south, with deep worry in its eyes: "There are other super tribes following us."

"Don't worry about them." Tengshe patriarch snorted coldly with disdain, "After this battle, we will be the biggest super tribe in the Grand Canyon."

The sorcerer Sofa, who was wearing Lot's young body, bent slightly: "Master Patriarch, I don't know where to go. Shall we go to Mingzhu City or Yuanliu City first?"

The Tengshe patriarch glanced at him: "Don't think I don't know what you're thinking, we orcs don't like to live in human cities, let alone farm, we only need food and population, those brick houses and fields are yours , we don't want it."

Sofa lowered his head pretending to be terrified: "Thank you, the patriarch, for your generosity!"

Tengshe patriarch said: "Since you are the young city lord of Mingzhu City, you can take someone there yourself. If it is defeated, it will be yours. I will go to Yuanliu City myself."

Sofa secretly gritted his teeth, the emaciated camel was bigger than a horse, throwing the most powerful Mingzhu City to him, and leading a large army to attack the relatively weak Yuanliu City, it really is a sinister and cunning beast slave style!

Suofa slandered in his heart, but the orc army was in the opponent's hands, and Suofa wanted to use the opponent, so why didn't the Tengshe clan leader use himself?

Seeing the figure of the wizard leaving, Ji Wu frowned: "Master Patriarch, it is said that Pearl City is the most powerful city in the North, can he deal with it?"

Tengshe patriarch smiled coldly: "Don't worry, this wizard wants to seize the ownership of Mingzhu City, so he dare not try his best. We will go to Mingzhu City after we take Yuanliu City."

"It would be best if he had exhausted the defense forces of Mingzhu City, and we would swallow them all in one go!"

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In the meeting hall of the City Lord's Mansion, Yan Zui and several chief officials have not closed their eyes for three consecutive days and nights.

Shen Qingze's favorite pair of beautiful amber eyes are bloodshot all over at the moment, and the eyes are deeply black.

Yan Zui frowned, and read the reports submitted by Fan Mizhou over and over again. Under the severe pressure, the conference hall was suffocatingly silent, only the sound of paper turning pages kept rustling.

"Are the medical hall and alchemy laboratory still helpless against snake venom?" His voice was tired and hoarse.

Fan Mizhou wiped the cold sweat from his forehead:

"Yes, those who were poisoned at the beginning have already started to die of poison one after another. Fortunately, we discovered it early, and most of the snake slaves have been controlled, but there is no antidote, and they can only wait to die..."

Teng Er said in a deep voice: "For the current plan, we need to take the initiative to send troops to force the Tengshe clan to hand over the antidote!"

Yan Zui raised his eyes: "How is the preparation for the battle?"

Teng Er cheered up: "A [-]-man fire command team has completed preparations, and [-] squatting tiger squatting guns are in place for field battles! In addition to defending the city, the guards can also mobilize [-] well-armed elite soldiers to fight.

"As long as the Lord City Master gives an order, we will not hesitate to sacrifice mountains of swords and seas of fire for the sake of Yuanliu City!"

Yan Zui was about to speak when there was a rush of footsteps outside the door.

Everyone looked at the man, and the visitor knelt down at Yan Zui's feet panting heavily, with an anxious look on his face: "Master City Lord! We found traces of snake slaves in the City Lord's mansion!"

Fan Mizhou cried out in surprise: "What? This is impossible! We have already checked everything!"

Yan Zui sat in the main seat, calmly said: "Be clear, who is it?"

The visitor swallowed nervously: "Yes...it's Mrs. Yan's personal maid! The old lady is fine for the time being."

"!!!" Yan Zui suddenly leaned his upper body forward, his pupils constricted, his five fingers tightened tightly, and the vermilion pen in his hand was distorted and deformed under the heavy pressure, and finally snapped to pieces!

The faces of the people changed greatly.

Yan Zuihuo got up, without saying a word with a gloomy face, turned around and was about to leave the meeting room, but unexpectedly bumped into the scouting post covered in dust.

The sentinel knelt down on one knee and reported loudly: "My lord, a large number of Teng Snake orcs have been found on the other side of the Chiyuan River outside the city. They are coming towards us! Now the distance is less than twenty miles!"

The entire conference hall was silent, all eyes couldn't help looking over, fearful, restless, angry, and war-inviting, if they actually fell on Yan Zui.

The officiant is not here, and the city lord is the pillar on which the whole city relies.

Yan Zui opened his eyes again for a moment, and walked back to the main seat of the meeting hall with heavy and slow steps, with a lump of hot air in his throat, and his Adam's apple slipped gently: "Put soft wire and chains on the old lady at night, and send people to guard you day and night. at the door."

"Lord City Lord..."

Yan Zui narrowed his eyes, dark and sharp: "This is an order!"

"The order is passed on, the whole city is under martial law, and the guards are ready to fight at the first level, ready to fight with the city lord at any time!"

All the chief officials in the chamber knelt down on one knee, stroked their chests and promised, "Yes!"

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blue sky city.

The flames consumed by forging the mysterious spar made Yaya sluggish for a while, and now she was resting on Ah Bai's soft belly.

On the main board of the system, Shen Qingze entered the happiest counting and rewarding link again.

[System: Congratulations to the player for winning the forging conference.Players can exchange spar props for one of the most suitable golden quality weapons. 】

[You have accumulated a lot of experience points during missions, your level has risen to LV70, and all attributes have been greatly improved. The current five-dimensional attributes: Strength 789, Dexterity 712, Defense 680, Comprehension 698, Charm 420]

[The player receives currency rewards: gold coins x50000, amethyst x300, currently accumulating amethyst 2050]

[The player has gained the reputation of the Blue Sky Merchant Alliance: First Showcase]

[The number of lucky draws for the Secret Treasure House is won by the player once, and the current total is 10 times. Ten consecutive draws will definitely win the reward of golden rare quality items. Do players want to start the lucky draw now? 】

Shen Qingze took a deep breath, and was hesitating whether to draw a lottery immediately - the main panel of the system suddenly flashed a bright red warning prompt!

[Alert: Your main city is under threat from the enemy!Do you want to return to the main city immediately? 】

Shen Qingze's eyes suddenly sank, and the movement of getting up scared Abai and Yaya into shock, and they both woke up.

And who is looking for death? !

He frowned a little bit, and quickly read the detailed alerts sent by the system at a glance. The more he looked, the more gloomy his face became.

"Let's go." He glanced down at the two pets, "Let's go back to the city first."

Yaya tilted her head: "Chirp?"

Shen Qingze left a letter to Xiao Meng and Teng Changqing, called Tong Er Yin San to give a few simple instructions, and immediately disappeared on the spot with Ya Ya and A Bai.

Tong Er and Yin San, who were left behind to witness the miracle, looked at each other with straight eyes.

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In the blink of an eye, Shen Qingze and his two pets, who had teleported back to the main city, had already returned to the bedroom on the third floor of the City Lord's Mansion.

Everything here is the same as it was before his long journey, it is cleaned every day, the tables, chairs and window sills are spotless, on the desk, there are neatly stacked notes and plans he left behind, and every page has traces of Yan Zui's annotations.

Shen Qingze opened the curtains and looked out of the window. The whole Yuanliu City was as silent as an empty city. The only good news was that the Teng Snake Clan hadn't been able to attack yet.

He didn't hurry to go to the tower immediately, but went to a corner of the bedroom - there was a transparent glass fish tank, and there were attendants who changed the water and sprinkled fish food on a regular basis.

In the fish tank is the golden dragon carp that Shen Qingze bought two years ago, which has since evolved into a small ichthyosaur. When the distance from the player is close, the lucky attribute of the small ichthyosaur can increase the player's luck.

[Is the player doing ten consecutive draws in the secret treasure house? 】

Shen Qingze fished out the little ichthyosaur and held it in his palm, sure!

On the Treasure House interface, cards kept flying out of the treasure chest, copper, silver and even gold dazzled his eyes.

[The player gets copper-quality item rewards: a box of mustard seasoning, five ordinary healing potions, and a motorcycle without oil]

[Silver props reward: one microscope, three advanced healing potions, one high-precision machine tool, one flying skill card, one skill cooling time reset card]

[Golden props reward: ultra-rare skill card - Mountain and River Blessing, cast the skill card, all territories owned by the player will enjoy the protection of the invincible defensive cover, blocking all external attacks, the duration of invincibility is determined by the player's attributes and status, and the cooling time is 300 days]

Shen Qingze looked at this gleaming golden skill card in shock, "Mountain and River Blessing", the top defensive card, none of them!

His surprise was not over yet, the last lottery draw, the dazzling golden color almost made him unbelievable——

[Golden item reward: a magic egg (specially for infertility, suitable for any race in the Dawn Continent)]

Shen Qingze: "..."