The ban caused by Dragon Rock Territory is far from calming down in Chaos Territory. New notices are posted in front of the city lord's palace in each city every day, Murphy's inspection team patrols everywhere, and soldiers strictly check the passers-by. In the market, people are whispering to each other, worried and expecting.
Inside the Dragon Rock Hall, Murphy stood in front of Lin Qin. His right arm was still splinted, his face was slightly pale, but his eyes were sharp.
"The inspection team arrested seven people this week." Murphy said in a low voice, "Three Dark Church spies, disguised as fur traders, lived in the Crimson Flame City Inn for half a month and have been recording the city defense shift time. Four Radiant Church believers have been secretly meeting in the basement of the dye house in the south of the city for a month."
Lin Qin nodded. "Disposal result?"
"According to your order, they have all been disposed of. The corpses were hung at the four city gates, and signboards were erected next to them, stating the crimes." Murphy paused for a moment, "Two more suspicious marks were found this morning and are being investigated."
"Has the source been identified?"
"The people of Dark Church came from Black Marsh City in the north and sneaked in through the border road. The believers of Radiant Church have connections with several small nobles in the south. We intercepted their confidential messages."
"Let Soros handle the list." Lin Qin said, "Let him thoroughly investigate these nobles."
When Murphy was about to leave, Lin Qin asked, "How are your hands?"
"After using Flesh-Regenerating Bone-Knitting Paste, the recovery will be slower." Murphy lowered his head and looked at his right arm. "It does not affect the dispensing of medicine on the left hand. The newly prepared antidote has been distributed to the guards of each city."
After Murphy left, Lin Qin walked to the map. His eyes fell on Black Marsh City in the north and several marked points in the south. The revenge of the two Theocracy is inevitable, the difference is only in time and method. Dark Church is good at infiltration and assassination, while Radiant Church prefers to use large armies to suppress situations.
Hosen and Bader walked into the main hall quickly.
"How is the army reorganized?" Lin Qin asked.
Hosen replied, "The surrendered troops have been dispersed and reorganized, and there are currently 6,000 people ready to fight. According to your request, half of the people will build the city and build the roads, and the other half will train, with a ten-day rotation. The new recruits have begun actual combat training."
Bader added, "There is insufficient equipment, especially heavy armor and crossbows. The existing equipment is only enough to arm three thousand people."
"Ask Soros to step up procurement." Lin Qin looked at the map, "There are iron ores north of Black Marsh City, but now is not the time. Order all cities to strengthen their vigilance, double patrols at night, and set up hidden sentries. If any suspicious characters are found, arrest them immediately."
"Yes!" The two of them followed the order and left.
Late at night a few days later, on the city wall of Crimson Flame City, two black figures climbed up silently. They were dressed in black attire, and their movements were clean and neat, perfectly avoiding the sight of all sentries.
Just as they were about to scale the wall, short spears suddenly appeared from the shadows. More short spears came from different directions, and the gong sounded immediately.
"There's an assassin!"
The torch lit up instantly, revealing twelve soldiers emerging from the shadows. They were wearing dark leather armor and holding short spears and scimitars. They were Night Patrol Squad who had been trained by Murphy himself.
The two assassins reacted extremely quickly and immediately erupted into darkness Battle Qi. They were both intermediate warriors. They waved their poison-quenching daggers and tried to force a breakout.
"Form up!" Captain Night Patrol Squad shouted.
The soldiers worked in groups of three and cooperated tacitly. The short spears focused on the lower body, and the scimitars blocked the attacks and never fought with the assassins Battle Qi. More soldiers surrounded them from both sides to form an encirclement.
"Retreat!" An assassin saw that the situation was not good and wanted to retreat.
"Want to leave?" Captain Night Patrol Squad sneered, and the short spear in his hand came out of the hole like a poisonous snake, accurately piercing the opponent's thigh.
When another assassin saw his companion being captured, he roared angrily and stabbed himself in the heart with the dagger. The soldier who was well prepared hit his wrist with the back of the knife and the dagger fell.
The whole process from discovery to capture took less than three minutes.
The news reached Black Wind City. Lin Qin looked at the briefing sent by Murphy and the poison sacs and maps found from the assassins with a calm expression.
"What's the question?"
"It only said that it came from Black Marsh City, and the mission was to assassinate the new garrison officer of Nancheng. It used the 'Shadow Snake Poison' specially made by Dark Church."
"Dispose of them. Pack up their equipment and poisons and send them back to Black Marsh City as they are."
Three days later, bad news came from the south. A convoy returning from the south to purchase grain was robbed at the border. All twenty guards were killed, and fifty carts of grain were looted. Bandit marks were left on the scene, but the autopsy report showed that all the guards were killed with one blow and the wounds were neat. It was obviously the work of a master.
Soros came to report in a hurry, "Our three main procurement channels in the south were unilaterally interrupted by the chamber of commerce on the grounds that 'the situation is unstable and the risk is too high'. I checked and found that Radiant Church is behind these chambers of commerce."
"What else?"
"Three villages on the border were attacked. The villagers said they were rogue bandits dressed in rags, but witnesses described them as well-equipped."
Economic blockade, creating friction, assassination and deterrence, the two Theocracy's revenge has begun to advance on multiple fronts.
Lin Qin stood in front of the map and thought for a moment, then issued the order.
"Hosen, where is the hijacked convoy?"
"Grey Valley Road, near Black Wood Forest."
"Bader, with five hundred cavalry, wipe out all the bandit villages Grey Valley Road and Black Wood Forest. Those who surrender will be incorporated into the road construction team, and those who resist will be shot to death."
"Yes!" A fierce light flashed in Bader's eyes and he immediately took the order and left.
"Soros, if the procurement channel is cut off, find new ones. Take half of the Warcraft skins and low-level Magic Crystal Core in the library, and increase the purchase price by 30%. In addition, issue a recruitment order and organize hunters to go into the mountains for hunting and gathering. We need to build our own reserves."
"Understood, I'll make arrangements right away."
"Murphy, the inspection team focuses on screening new people and caravans, especially those coming from the north and south. Everyone entering the city must register their origin in detail."
"Received, additional manpower has been dispatched."
Bader led the cavalry to attack Grey Valley Road. Within three days, seven bandit cottages were wiped out in succession. Three of the cottages resisted fiercely and were all wiped out; four cottages surrendered upon seeing the situation, and a total of 230 people were recruited.
"These bandits are well equipped." Bader inspected the seized weapons, "It seems that someone has given them equipment."
In the largest Black Wolf Stronghold, the soldiers found brand-new standard scimitars and crossbows, which also bore the mark of a certain southern territory.
At the same time, Soros raised the purchase price of grain, and some bold businessmen began to take risks. Although the quantity was not large, it temporarily alleviated the pressure on grain.
Murphy's inspection team stepped up investigations in various cities and arrested twelve suspicious persons within three days. After interrogation, five of them were spies sent by two major Theocracys.
"It seems they are determined to consume us." Hosen said while looking at the interrogation report.
Lin Qin stood in front of the Dragon Rock Hall, looking into the distance. "Let them come. Pass on the order. Starting from tomorrow, each city will implement a curfew. You must hold a special token to enter and exit at night."
As night falls, the gates of Dragon Rock Territory cities are closed tightly, and there are only the footsteps of patrols on the streets. The torches on the city walls are bright, and the sentries are watching the distance vigilantly.