Golden Port, in the past two months, on the surface it is still as prosperous as before.
The port pier is always crowded with merchant ships coming in and out, the sails of the ships are squeaking, and the porters' trumpets are blaring one after another.
In the "Drunken Dolphin" pub, Benjamin will occasionally meet Old Gray and obtain some market information from him.
"The border has become unstable again recently, Jack." Old Gray drank the malt wine in one gulp, wiped his mouth, and lowered his voice, "Orc There are constant frictions on the front line. These greenskins were beaten like dogs by the wizards before, but now that the wizards' offensive has slowed down, they have started to squawk again."
Benjamin just nodded calmly. "I heard that those nobles planned to abandon the originally agreed supplies?"
"Hey, this is nothing new." Old Gray looked dismissive, "Those nobles even cheated their own people, let alone those greenskins."
He took another sip of wine. "However, I don't know what these nobles are thinking. They dare to be so blatant now during the war. It's really crazy. Aren't they afraid of Orc's revenge?!"
"Probably... the desire for profit has filled your heart." Benjamin shook his head.
He could feel that the city's nerves were gradually relaxing.
The local nobles, especially those who made a fortune through smuggling and hoarding in Plane War, have been living extravagantly recently, turning a blind eye to external threats.
Perhaps it's not that they didn't see the threats outside, but that the huge benefits blinded their minds, allowing them to ignore the possible dangers.
"However... according to the information from Amy and the others, the offensive at the camp has been stopped and the defense line has even begun to shrink. It seems that the wizards are also planning to take advantage of the situation here."
Thinking of this, Benjamin also grabbed the wine glass and took a sip, covering the slightly raised corners of his mouth.
At night, at a private banquet of a certain nobleman, goblets clinked and laughter continued.
In the aristocratic district in the center of the city, gorgeous silk dresses and shining jewelry can be seen everywhere. The aristocrats swayed their wine glasses in the brightly lit salon, and spoke softly with the arrogance of a winner.
"I heard that those green men are making trouble again, and there are constant frictions at the border." A local baron, who was bloated and wore many gemstone rings on his fingers, raised his glass at a private dinner and said to a count next to him.
"They are just a group of barbarians without the protection of a mage. What kind of trouble can they cause? The last time they were beaten by the wizard, they were running away. Now that the wizard's attack has slowed down, they think they can do it again?"
The Earl smiled contemptuously, "Those Orc should be satisfied! I don't think there is any need to fully honor the supplies promised to them. Giving them a little sweetener and letting them continue to fight the wizards on the front line is the best result. Anyway, those wizards have now reduced their front lines, and they are obviously afraid of us."
He was talking about wizard, but his eyes were full of calculations, and he was obviously more concerned about how to get more from Orc.
In the eyes of these local nobles who made a fortune through war smuggling and hoarding, the "peace" in front of them was the crystallization of their wisdom and wealth.
However, in the shadow corners of this bustling city, there is a different scene.
Those nobles from other places who were exiled here due to the war lost their territories and sources of income passed down from generation to generation, and their lives became extremely difficult.
They had to sell off their remaining possessions and rented in a remote neighborhood of Golden Port. Although their clothes were relatively neat, they could not hide the fatigue on their faces and the resentment in their eyes.
For example, Benjamin and Hundred Flower Dew are mainly collected by the servants of foreign nobles.
It can even be said that this Hundred Flower Dew reward is the only means of livelihood for many foreign nobles today.
However, the benefits that Benjamin itself can distribute are limited, and his arrival only delays the outbreak of conflicts.
But at least his arrival delayed Golden Port's original conflict, causing Golden Port to fall into a false peace in a short period of time.
Golden Port's city defense, under this false peace, is even more shockingly lax.
The guards on the city wall were playing dice boredly, occasionally glancing outside the city, their eyes full of weariness.
The patrols at the port gathered together in twos and threes, bragging about their affairs with the women in the tavern.
The commanders were immersed in internal competition for interests and power, and their thoughts were all focused on how to compete for more land and wealth after the war.
The entire city is like a huge ship, immersed in false tranquility on the eve of the storm, and the bottom of the ship has long been hollowed out.
Night falls again, and the bustling Golden Port gradually becomes quiet.
Benjamin returned to the villa, sat cross-legged in the study, and entered into deep meditation.
His Spirit Sea is like a calm lake, with witchcraft runes intertwined with souls, emitting a shimmering light.
suddenly...
An extremely subtle vibration came from the depths of the earth. Although it was imperceptible, it made Benjamin's heart skip a beat.
Immediately afterwards, a slight night breeze carrying the stench of blood and the smell of murder, mixed with the smell of coke, suddenly penetrated into his nostrils.
In the distance, there seemed to be an unusual roar, with the violence of a wild beast, faintly heard, and then quickly blown away by the night wind.
Benjamin opened his eyes suddenly, his cold gaze penetrated the thick wall and looked at the edge of Golden Port.
He stared blankly in a certain direction and suddenly smiled lowly, "It's begun."
The next moment, Golden Port's silence was torn apart by an earth-shattering loud noise!
To the west of the city, a burst of fire shot into the sky, and accompanied by a roaring explosion, a huge gap was opened in the city wall there.
"Roar!"
"Kill!!!"
The roars of wild beasts and low, wild roars rolled across the night sky like thunder.
Countless tall figures poured in from the gaps in the city wall like a tide. They had green tough skin, wore rough armor, and brandished simple but huge weapons.
It's Orc!
At the same time, mutations also broke out everywhere in the city.
Benjamin can clearly see the changes in the entire city through the Glimmer Eye investigation system that he has arranged in advance.
Except for the city gate in the west, which was blown open by magic, the remaining seemingly solid city gates were all quietly opened from the inside.
Black shadows were all dressed in the clothes of noble servants or the worn-out armor of mercenaries. Their eyes flashed with fanatical and angry flames, and they thrust their swords at their companions, opening a fatal gap for the incoming Orc.
They are those exiled nobles and their private soldiers.
The gap in family status caused by the changes in the war, and the comparison with another group of nobles who had a lot of money to eat, made them easily instigated by Orc, determined to redistribute the city's interests.
"Kill! For Mother Earth!" The violent Orc vanguard troops, like bloodthirsty wolves, rushed directly towards the core area of the city and the guard headquarters.
They were wearing war patterns, holding giant axes and bone knives, and the ground trembled with every step they took.
In their team, Benjamin also saw the even larger Berserk War Pig, which were carrying Orc riders with spears on their backs, charging unstoppably into the streets, as well as the agile and swift wolf cavalry, shuttling between the houses like a black whirlwind.
Golden Port's originally extremely weak guarding force was completely unable to fight back under such an unexpected surprise attack from both inside and outside.
The headquarters was destroyed by a sneak attack immediately, and the defense system was paralyzed.
The guards on the city wall didn't even have time to react before they were stabbed in the back or killed by Orc's arrows.
Chaos spreads rapidly like a plague.
Fire shot into the sky, and houses collapsed under the trampling of Orc. Screams, curses, desperate cries and Orc's excited roars were mixed together to form a symphony of hell.
Rivers of blood flowed on the streets. The local nobles and wealthy businessmen who were caught off guard had their gorgeous nightgowns soaked in blood and torn apart like rag dolls by Orc.
Yesterday's revelry has turned into a mess today.
Orc vanguard troops have not stopped. They have a clear goal-to clear the entire city and pave the way for the subsequent army.
The area where Benjamin is located is where nobles and wealthy businessmen gather, so it has naturally become one of the targets of Orc's attack.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
Heavy footsteps, accompanied by rude shouts of death, quickly approached outside the villa.
However, as Orc's army entered the wealthy area, their pace of rapid attack also slowed down.
The subordinates hired by the rich and nobles are far more powerful than Golden Port's official team, and even many nobles themselves are strong.
In addition, both the nobles and the rich had the help of a large number of magic props. For a time, they relied on the buildings in the rich area as barriers to block the Orcs' attack!
But that's where it ends.
As the city gates in several other directions were quietly opened, the Orcs continued to oppress the living space of the residents in the city, and more and more residents were driven towards the rich areas by them.
Whether they were worried about possible spies among the residents, or worried about being bumped into the front line by these untouchables, the nobles could not let them in directly.
But under such pressure, it won't be long before the front formed by the nobles will be crushed.
The light of the torch penetrated the curtains, illuminating the room.
Listening to the roar coming closer and closer outside, Benjamin slowly stood up, and the atmosphere around him instantly changed from calm and restrained to as silent as Abyss.
The lights in the villa were extinguished by him, and the entire "Dawn Mansion" fell into darkness again, like a giant beast dormant in the night, exuding invisible danger.
Outside, the door was shaken by the impact of several Berserk War Pigs, and then completely collapsed with a "bang".
A group of Orc warriors wearing simple leather armor, surrounded by several human soldiers who had been instigated to rebel, roared and rushed into the villa. They grinned ferociously and prepared to plunder the place.