Speeding in the night wind, the wind filtered through my ears, and the sporadic light spots of the distant city gradually grew larger in my field of vision.
When she led a group of the Inspection Department members to arrive and descend, someone was already coming to greet her.
Seeing the group of dark blue uniformed members beside Sylutia, the people on the opposite side who were originally on alert became a little nervous. One of them ordered his companions to inform the big shots in the city.
Sylutia did not stop him. He just led the people forward at an unhurried pace and stood in front of these people.
"I am Inspection Department Inquisitor who is accompanying Ninth Train. Now I want to ask you something." She showed her identity badge and then spoke.
"Hello, sir, may I ask?" The highest among the people on the other side is only third level, and the rest are only second level First Order guards. Although they are all wearing fine breastplates, I still feel a kind of heartfelt fear when facing these Inspection Department members.
At this time, the four members of Sylutia will step forward, separate these people, and pull them to different areas for questioning. This can prevent collusion in confessions and prevent them from lying at will.
The results of the inquiry soon came out. After listening, Xilu Tia nodded slightly.
"So it was a riot? No wonder he was hesitating in the communication."
Most of Woze District's population is concentrated in the main urban area. There are about 300,000 people living here. In addition to local residents themselves, there are also many people from nearby villages and towns who come to work. Compared with farming, you can earn more here.
Originally, this was a good model. Many industries of Woze District have a large working population. The economy has gradually developed, taxes have increased, and schools in the city have gradually popularized education, and more Mage apprentices have emerged.
However, after the Wind Disaster broke out, heavy rains first destroyed many farmlands in the surrounding areas, and the number of Magic Creature wandering in the wilderness gradually increased. However, the mercenaries and patrol teams that could deal with these Magic Creature in time after the storm broke out were faced with the harsh environment and numerous Magic Creature. They gradually lost their battle and could only retreat to the city.
Villages and towns became increasingly dangerous after losing their asylum, and many people began to flee into the city. At this time, the city began to face great public security pressure, and food was gradually insufficient.
The price of grain and food soared, and many civilians who could not afford it starved to death on the streets. At this time, some people said that there was food stored in the warehouses in the city, and they could survive as long as they were opened, so riots gradually broke out.
At first, with the cooperation of the guards led by the city lord and the city's chamber of commerce, sporadic riots were quickly suppressed. Seeing that the situation was not right, the city lord also promised to carry out disaster relief and release some food to the hungry civilians.
At this point, the situation is relatively stable.
But Wind Disaster is not just one or two days, one or two weeks. As time goes by, the food reserves in the city are gradually running out, and Mage Alliance is suffering from disasters everywhere. Even if Alliance Council receives a letter asking for help, it will be difficult to allocate enough food to support every place, especially for northern cities like Woze District, which are not part of the core area.
Seeing that food is gradually running out, the chambers of commerce in the city have gradually increased their selling prices, from 30 copper coins per pound of wheat before the Wind Disaster outbreak, to 1 silver coin per pound of wheat, then 10 silver coins per pound of wheat, and now 20 silver coins per pound of wheat.
20 silver coins is almost the monthly income of ordinary people in the city, but it can only buy one pound of wheat. Such a price is destined to be beyond the reach of many people, so the conflict gradually worsens.
Some people denounced that several large chambers of commerce in the city were still making dirty money at this time, and that the city lord was still partial to these chambers of commerce.
It is a pity that most of the people who are criticized and dissatisfied are incompetent civilians. If you think about it for a moment, you will know that with the income of official Mage and professionals, even if the price of wheat rises to 20 silver coins per pound, they can still afford it.
Dissatisfaction accumulated, but ordinary people could not defeat the powerful city guards and chamber of commerce guards. Some desperate civilians, led by a few people who took the lead, began to destroy the track passing through Woze District, in order to threaten the city lord and several major chambers of commerce.
"At present, the mob has been suppressed, and the city lord is directing the personnel to make emergency repairs." Under the sharp eyes of the Inspection Department members, several people had to tell the truth.
"Has it been suppressed?" Sylutia's question made the few people standing feel particularly uneasy.
"Should----yes." they replied slowly.
Knowing that these people couldn't ask anything more, Sylutia ordered the people beside him to let a dozen people stay where they were and wait, while he took the people directly into the main city to check.
Passing through the gate of the city wall under the night sky, Sylutia walked in under the anxious eyes of several guards. Not long after walking on the street, Sylutia saw some scorched marks behind Burn, and there were still some unprocessed corpses on the ground.
It seems that the scale of the previous riots was not small, she thought to herself.
Continuing to walk inside, this should be the bustling commercial street in the main city, but now it is in a mess. Many shops have been smashed and broken, and most of the things inside have been taken away. Only a few guards are cleaning up, dragging and cleaning the bodies on the ground.
Seeing the team led by Sylutia, the guards looked at it from a distance, with a little panic in their eyes, but they did not run away, they just dodged a little. Some simply stopped what they were doing and stood aside carefully, waiting for Xilu Tia and others to pass by before they dared to continue their previous work.
Passing through the messy commercial street, ahead is the square of the main city. There are checkpoints and interception horses here, as well as patrols by halberd-wielding guards wearing stainless steel breastplates.
Seeing Sylutia walking quickly with his people, an officer led the guards out and bowed his head to say hello.
"Where is your highest officer?" Sylutia did not waste time on this little officer.
"Sir, I don't know. I'm probably on the other side of the damaged track, together with the city lord.
"Take us there."
"Yes." He raised his head nervously and glanced at the seemingly young girl. Several members behind Sylutia gave him a stern warning with their eyes. Then he was so frightened that he quickly lowered his head and walked ahead to lead the way.
As a third-level Castle Knight and guard captain, he used to be a small figure in Woze District, but in the eyes of these fourth-level Inspection Department killing gods, he was probably no different than a rabbit on the roadside. Just the spirit Impact conveyed in his eyes gave him chills.
Fortunately, I'm just a squad leader. Such a big shot shouldn't be here to find me. Even if I'm punished, it won't be my turn." He thought to himself, comforted himself, and relaxed a little.
Taking Sylutia and his group, they came to the east of the city, where there was a track passing through it, and not far away was a tall station.
In the past, guards were stationed at the station, making it difficult for civilians to approach, but this time they attacked an area far away from the station. By the time the city's defense forces arrived, several sections of track had been blown up.
Looking at the brightly lit emergency repair site in the distance, Xilu Tia led people over.
There are three temporary Lighthouse erected here, and the bright light shines on the track below. A group of local scholars Mage and workers are refilling and reinforcing the foundation and installing spare tracks.
Seeing Sylutia approaching, the city lord and several senior officials of Woze District hurried over, ready to explain the cause of the matter.
"Hello, sir, I am the local city lord Gilson. Currently, most of the track has been repaired and it will be open to traffic in another two hours."
Sylutia nodded and was about to ask about other things when a violent explosion sounded in the distance, and shattered flames rose like clouds, lighting up the sky.
Faced with this scene, the city lord Gilson turned pale. The accompanying officers hurriedly summoned members to rush to the site of the incident. Several law enforcers affiliated with Woze District also immediately dispatched and rushed to the place where the explosion occurred.
In response, Sylutia shook his head and sighed.
It seems that there is no way to move forward tonight. Failure to solve the problem here will always be a hidden danger.
However, she was also a little curious as to who was organizing those civilians to fight against the Alliance official power of Woze District
Although this is not the heart of the Mage Alliance, both the city lord and the strongest guard Mage in the city have Fifth Order strength, which is not something ordinary people can touch.