Struggle in the Steam Age

"The team that just passed by looks like a bunch of fat sheep." After seeing a nobleman respectfully welcome the new team members in, the bandit sentinels who had been watching Lawrence and the others also appeared. own judgment.

"Don't look at the small number of people in their team, but they should be the fattest among those fat sheep." The little leader at this post said confidently.

"Although there is nothing on this group of people that can reveal their identities at all, the guy who greeted them is a Briton nobleman who has recently made a fortune."

"Looking at the actions of this nobleman, it is obvious that the leader of the team riding a horse should have a higher status than the nouveau riche, so the nouveau riche will salute first after seeing the leader on the horse."

"So we can send the exact message to the boss now, telling him that a new fat sheep has come, and let everyone get ready."

"Yes, boss." As soon as the little boss said, another accomplice rushed out of the hidden post covered by branches and leaves.

Then he walked around a small mound at the back and came to the side of a small tree with a branch removed in the middle. He began to shake the tree according to the rhythm agreed in advance, and then raised the chest on his chest. That telescope looked at a location on a distant ridge.

Less than a minute later, a tree on that ridge shook likewise.

After carefully observing the shaking frequency of the tree, the thief who was dispatched excitedly rushed back to the post he was at just now, and continued. "We are about to end the wait. The boss just issued an order, saying that a thorough attack will be launched in an hour."

"Shouldn't you continue to wait?" The little leader who was sent to this core position was naturally a core member of the bandit group, so he also knew some inside information about the attack.

"After all, we will definitely not be able to stay in the local area after one vote this time, so if only the few people in the valley are really enough for us?"

"That's enough. If there are too many hostages, we won't be able to manage them." The other sentinel who was standing guard here was also a member of the core bandit group, so he answered at this time.

"After all, the group of forces we found belonging to other teams is just covering for us, and if we want to remove them and the losses in the operation, we can't actually control many hostages. So the people below are just right now. "

"That's right." The little boss nodded thoughtfully after being told by this subordinate, and then asked while looking at the valley not far away. "Did the boss say when we will start doing it?"

"The boss did not issue any new orders." Another robber said, "That is to say, we will launch the attack around 1:30 pm as originally planned."

"That is to say, just wait another two hours. Each of us can get a large amount of money." After the words fell, there was a burst of intentionally suppressed laughter in the small outpost.

Obviously, for these bandits, if they can really complete the conspiracy, they will have a very good harvest for them.

Just as the bandits in this outpost looked at the valley below the mountain and imagined making a fortune this time, Lawrence also entered the largest tent in the camp under the leadership of the Viscount Britton.

From the outside, this tent looks like it should be a large tent used by these nobles and wealthy businessmen to gather, and at the same time bursts of music are now coming out of the tent, it sounds like the people in the tent are holding a banquet or a dance Same.

But after walking into the tent, Lawrence found that there was no gorgeous decoration or something for entertainment in the tent, and there was no group of people dancing or walking around holding wine glasses in well-dressed clothes.

There was only a table and some chairs placed in the middle of the entire tent that added up to fifty or sixty square meters, and the music Lawrence and the others heard just now came from a mechanical box.

Amidst the beautiful music, a dozen people sat around the table as if they were discussing something. When they saw Lawrence and Viscount Surrey walking in, they simply nodded to them, and then fell into a under discussion.

"What are you doing here?" Lawrence looked at the Viscount Surrey and asked, "I think you should know that ordinary people will not encounter any threats to this ruin as long as they are careful. So it should not make everyone You're all so nervous."

"Didn't you notice, Your Excellency?" Viscount Surrey said after coming to the edge of the tent, looking at Lawrence. "We have encountered a huge trouble this time. This trip is likely to be a conspiracy against us by some evil people."

"Tell me, what did you find?" After hearing Viscount Surrey's words, Lawrence also realized that the group in front of him was not ignorant of the current situation. So I decided to listen to what he had to say.

"Actually, we have already discovered that something is wrong after we came here. After all, it is not normal for an empty ruin to attract so many people."

Viscount Surrey lowered his voice and spoke at a fast speed. "So we sent some elites around us to investigate the surrounding situation, and it turned out that someone was trying to ambush us here."

"Then why don't you leave here?" Lawrence asked a little puzzled. "Since you have now discovered that there is danger here, why don't you stay here instead of staying away from the danger?"

"We want to go too, but we can't go anymore." The Viscount Surrey took a deep breath and said, "After all, this place is too far away from a safe urban area, and there are many places in the whole journey that are difficult to walk. place. If ambushed—"

"So we can only wait here." After telling his current situation, Viscount Surrey was silent for a few seconds before continuing.

"At least compared to being defeated by the enemy after going out, we feel that at least gathering together for defense like now may have a better chance of survival."

"So that's the case—" Lawrence nodded, and within a few minutes after he came in, he also found that those people at the long table were making various defense and even escape plans.

Think about it, even if these people are not good at fighting, many of the security personnel around them have the experience of joining the army or being adventurers.

Although these people's extraordinary level is not high, basically they can't find the location of the sporadic bandits' eyeliner along the way. But if there are hundreds of mobs ambushing around, they can always find some clues.

This is why they maintain the arrogance of nobles traveling outside, and the reason why they discuss secretly here. Because they think this can create some illusions to confuse the ambushers outside.

However, in view of the difference between the current strengths of the two sides, they have no other choice but to decide to stick to the current area.

So the tactics that those people in the tent discussed in the end were also very simple, that is, to defend with all their strength once the battle started, and then dispatch some elites to break through and ask for help when the opponent was not paying attention.

After all, this group of people still has a sufficient level of awareness of their own level. Although there are seven or eight extraordinary people among them, they certainly cannot defeat the ambushers head-on.

Therefore, for them, the only way to survive is to send someone out of the encirclement to seek help in the urban area during the battle.

"I think your plan may have to be changed." Lawrence turned his head slightly and said to the Viscount Surrey beside him.

"I didn't come here today to play, but yesterday, after discovering the conspiracy behind these maps, I brought people here to save people."