Happy people from Blue Star

"Traveler."

Hearing the other party's question, Hardy answered in a relaxed tone.

The guard above looked at Hardy in the dim light, and then was a little surprised: "Hey, he's still a pretty boy."

Hadi smiled helplessly.

"What are you doing here?"

"Business." Hardy said with a smile, "I've been here before."

"Are you kidding me? In this situation, you come in alone to do business?"

Hadi smiled and explained, "That's exactly what happened. That's why I came in to check out the situation. My caravan is staying in a safe place outside."

"What business are you in?" the guard asked when he saw that the man's words made sense.

"this."

Hardy took out a small piece of jerky from the system backpack and threw it up.

The other party approached, subconsciously sniffed, and then asked in surprise: "Are you in the grain business?"

"Yes."

“It’s not human flesh.”

Hardy shook his head. "It's beef. You'll know when you taste it."

The guard licked it gently and said, "It definitely doesn't taste like human flesh. It even has salt in it."

Hadi was shocked when he heard this and asked, "Do you know what human flesh tastes like?"

The guard above chuckled and changed the subject: "Since you are in the grain business, then come in."

After he finished speaking, a ladder was lowered from above.

As Hardy climbed up, several guards came over and surrounded him.

"Is there any more meat?" asked a guard with sunken cheeks.

Hadi shrugged. "It's impossible to carry all the meat with you when doing business. I want to talk to your leader about business matters."

After looking at Hadi for a while, they saw that he did not look like he was hiding anything, so they let him go and pointed to a road inside. They said, "Go straight ahead until you reach the tallest and largest house. Tell us what you are here for. I think our leader will meet you."

Hardy nodded, turned over and jumped down.

He descended from a height of more than four meters with ease, and it was obvious at first glance that he was very capable.

Several guards were stunned.

Hardy walked along the street. The smell of decay here was much lighter, but groups of skinny people could still be seen wandering on the street occasionally. However, they were obviously still rational, but they looked at people in an ugly way.

Is there a famine here?
Hardy walked forward with a frown on his face. In the dark corner, he didn't know how many eyes were looking at him.

Soon he arrived in front of the largest building, which was simply the lord's palace.

There were also a few guards standing here, but they looked obviously better than the previous ones.

Hardy walked over and immediately attracted the attention of those people.

They walked straight over and stood in front of Hardy.

One of the stronger men asked in a puzzled tone: "You are a stranger. Why did they let you in?"

"I'm here to do business." Hadi looked around and said, "Food business. We have a batch of food and need to exchange it for something valuable."

"But you came here alone, and you didn't bring anything..."

Hadi explained again: "The things are outside the city. You have to ask your leader if he has any intention to do so. Besides, if you don't have enough money to exchange for food, this is also normal."

The man frowned, as if he didn't like what Hardy said, but after looking at Hardy's delicate and tender appearance, he knew that this was the behavior of a well-fed and well-dressed person.

So he said, "Wait a minute, I'll send someone to inform the lord."

Hardy nodded and stepped aside.

While waiting, he looked around. In the entire city, except for the two remaining lighting towers and some rooms in the lord's mansion that were still lit, there were no lights anywhere else.

After arriving here, Hardy discovered that in addition to the foul smell in the air, there were also strange magical fluctuations, which came in waves and were very regular.

This means that there is a magic circle placed in the lord's mansion.

I don't know what the effect is.

Not long after, someone came out and said, "The boss wants to see you, come in."

After saying that, he walked back and Hardy followed him.

Entering the courtyard of the lord's mansion, the stench became more obvious.

Then, after turning a corner, Hardy saw a row of corpses hanging on each side of the road...most of the corpses had already rotted.

The body placed in the front and most conspicuous seemed to have been placed there not long ago.

It was a female corpse, tied naked to a cross more than two meters high.

Even though she was dead, Hardy could tell that this woman was a wealthy person when she was alive. She had a good figure, a plump one.

In addition... the victim's body was covered with scars, and it was obvious that he had been cruelly tortured before his death.

The man leading the way turned around and said, "Don't be afraid. These are rebels. The lord has placed them here just to warn others not to participate in the rebellion."

Hadi's heart was cold, but he smiled and said, "Your lord is very majestic."

"Hahaha, of course."

Then he turned around and continued to lead the way.

The smile on Hardy's face quickly cooled. He was very observant.

Most of these men and women hung on the cross were wearing servants' clothes.

He remembered something... The lord of this city should be a woman with a good reputation.

Then he turned around and looked at the most obvious female corpse not far behind.

He retracted his gaze and a strange smile appeared on his face.

Soon, he followed the guide to the door of the main hall.

There were traces of blood on the huge wooden door.

Two maids with numb and expressionless faces pushed the door open.

The main hall was spacious, and Hardy spotted the muscular man sitting in the main seat at a glance.

He was wearing a bathrobe, leaning back with one leg on his chair, looking at Hardy in a very ungraceful manner.

Hadi walked in, looked at the other party, and asked in a slightly strange tone: "Strange, I remember that the last time I came here, the lord here was still a woman. Are you her Hakka?"

The man was already looking old, with a lot of gray hair. He looked at Hardy's young and handsome face, with a hint of jealousy in his eyes.

Then he pointed outside and said, "It's hanging there... If you don't mind, I'll have someone put her down for you to play with."

"Your Excellency really loves to joke." Hardy smiled.

At this moment, his heart was filled with murderous intent, but before killing anyone, he wanted to understand what was happening here first.

"Although it's a bit smelly, it's still quite refreshing. It would be a pity if you don't like it." The man stood up. He was very tall, at least two meters tall. "Are you a grain merchant?"

"Correct."

"That's weird. Almost all merchants would flee when they see the appearance of this city, but you ran in by yourself." The man slowly approached Hardy: "Why?"

“The louder the waves, the more expensive the fish.”

When the man heard this, he burst into laughter. "That's a good point. It's true. Food is more valuable at times like this. But... do you think you can get out alive? Hand over the food and I can spare your life."

Hadi spread his hands calmly: "I am just a nobody. The owner of our caravan is waiting outside. If I don't come back in three hours, they will leave naturally."

The man stood in front of Hardy, looked down at him, and couldn't help cursing: "Damn businessman, not giving me any chance at all." (End of this chapter)