When the Saint comes, she does not collect food

Chapter 771: The Patriarch and the Despot will be finished sooner or later!
"I think this Thousand River Valley will be destroyed sooner or later!"

The morning mist on the banks of the Nauan River has not yet dissipated, but the San Lazo Market in Xialu City is already crowded with people.

On a street lined with vendors, this criticism was particularly harsh.

The street, which was originally quite busy, suddenly became quiet for a moment.

Standing in front of the butcher shop hung with faded canvas, butcher Giovanni realized that he was talking too loudly and quickly went back behind the counter.

Unfortunately, the night watchman in charge of the street corner had already walked up.

"Don't talk nonsense, or you'll be careful that Yihe Shu will come and smash your shop." The gloomy-faced night watchman knocked on the counter of the butcher shop with an iron rod, making a "bang bang" sound.

The butcher who had spoken shrank his neck and said, "Yes, yes."

But when the night watchman turned around and left, the butcher spat a mouthful of thick phlegm at their backs with disdain: "You are the dog lackey of the Lord Dog!"

"Brother Giovanni, are you okay?" The cabbage vendor next to him poked his head out from behind the shed.

"It's okay, it's okay..." Giovanni waved his hand, "They are probably afraid that something like Oranbe will happen again, so they dare not take action."

"King Giniges has brought us justice."

"That's not the case, hahaha."

As they were talking, Giovanni saw two men in black coming out from the back of the silk shop opposite.

An old man and a young man were walking straight towards the butcher shop.

Only when I got closer did I see clearly that both of them were wearing military-style padded jackets with medals pinned on their chests.

With a straight face, Giovanni hurried back to his seat: "What do you two want?"

"Give us two pounds of blood sausage and three pounds of pork leg, fatty." The boy's strong Hotam accent instantly made Giovanni smile.

"No problem. Are you back from the frontier?"

"Yeah, just got back."

"Then the sausage from my hometown is still delicious, right? Hahaha."

As he said that, Giovanni turned around to get the sausages, but the middle-aged man behind the boy asked dissatisfiedly: "Why don't you let me speak?"

"Old Laffer, your mountain accent is too obvious. These people in Hotham County hate mountain people the most."

There was a hint of resentment in Old Laffer's tone: "Damn, they can live so well, isn't it all because of my fighting on the frontier, why are they so proud?"

"After all, you saw the result of the Gravel Plains War..." Kaler patted the mountain man on the shoulder, "There's nothing we can do."

After being angry, old Laffer felt helpless.

Listen to the discussions around here.

"Useless things……"

"I heard that Iron Gate Town has been occupied."

"I heard that several forts have surrendered. If I had known this, I would not have paid taxes."

"When the Leia people come, there will be fairness."

"Isn't Prince Conte also a Leia?"

"What do you know? Prince Kongdai is from the Gold Sparrow Dynasty and is an enemy of our Blue Bee Royal Family. Otherwise, why would he treat us like this?"

"The king still loves us."

"I just learned the mountain accent, and now I have to learn the Leia accent."

"You're still learning the Leia accent? I'm learning the French accent!"

In August, people were still praising the dictatorship.

In September, the wind direction began to change.

By the time it was now October, with the war bonds collapsing, riots breaking out, and the Leia invading, all that praise had turned to rebuke.

Since the fall of Iron Gate Town five days ago, the Leia army has begun sweeping the surrounding fortresses along the border.

If it weren't for the captain of the royal guards, Laffer, who took a cautious approach and chose to attack the surrounding fortresses first to prevent being cut off, Xia Lu City would probably have been under siege by now.

But old Lav had to admit that the captain of the guard's judgment was quite correct.

Because Meliati's original plan was to use Xia Lucheng as bait.

She led her elite troops to raid the rear, used the fortress to block the retreat of the Leia people, and cooperated with Horn's Savior Army to close the door and fight the dog.

It’s a pity that Laful had apparently investigated Meliati’s command style and decided to consolidate his position first.

There was no choice but to change the original plan and move into Xia Lucheng first.

As for the old Lav and other soldiers, they were given a few days off before Meliati made the decision. Now the casinos, taverns and art academies around Xialu City are full of soldiers returning from the border.

It must be said that although Melia paid the debts of her creditors, she never shortchanged the soldiers’ wages.

Not only was the full amount paid out, but those who fought bravely even received a small bonus.

Kaler and old Laffer then discussed that they should pool some money to buy some meat and have a meat feast for everyone.

It's good to be alive, but if you die, at least you can die with a full stomach.

"Two pounds of black sausage, three pounds of pork legs, all strung up for you." Giovanni then offered a piece of meat with skin on, "and half a pound of pork neck, roasted and tasty."

Kaler naturally paid the money without hesitation. While Giovanni was finding the money, he asked in a low voice, "Just now, I heard you say that the Thousand River Valley will be finished sooner or later. What did you mean?"

Giovanni, who was originally bent over, stood up straight and looked Kaler up and down: "Are you Cheka?"

"No." Kaler shook his head naturally.

Giovanni looked around, bent down, and then handed over the meat: "Don't you know? The tyrant is dead!"

"Dead?!" Kaler's voice suddenly became shrill. That was impossible. Meliati had given him a lecture before he left.

It's only been three days, how could he die? Did his condition deteriorate so quickly?

"Shhhhh." Giovanni quickly covered Kaler's mouth, making it greasy. "It's true. He died a week ago."

Kaler was speechless for a moment. It was another rumor.

Old Laffer had expected this and just sneered at this moment.

"What are you laughing at? The end of the Thousand Valley Monarchy has come." Giovanni slapped the table in dissatisfaction, "Those two thieves should have returned the Thousand Valley to Leia long ago. They made us suffer."

Without Giovanni's explanation, both old Laffer and Kalle knew who those two were referring to.

"It's not that serious, is it?"

"It's not serious. There are still nine people like Qianhegu. How can we fight them? There's no way to fight them!"

"But we have to fight in the end."

"So you brave Hotam County boys have to be careful." Giovanni whispered, "Sew a blue bee flag before going to the battlefield. When the Leia people come, you can show the flag and save your life. We are all family. Don't lose your life for those two."

After holding it in for a long time, Old Laffer couldn't hold it in any longer: "Not really, even without the Despot, don't we still have the Salvation Army and the Patriarch?"

Hearing old Laffer's mountain accent, Giovanni's expression changed immediately: "Ah, yes, yes, your Patriarch is invincible. The Savior Army can defeat ten of them alone, right? Oh, that's right!"

Old Laffer was stunned at first, then he chuckled and stopped arguing. He just patted Kaler on the back and left.

Kaler glanced at the butcher with complicated eyes, then just smiled bitterly and followed old Laffer's pace.

"My pork neck is a waste!" Giovanni continued to spit thick phlegm at the backs of the two men, "You are the running dog of the dog duke!"

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"I thought you would refute him." Kaler caught up with old Laffer.

"What to refute? What is there to refute?" said old Laffer in a muffled voice.

"Tell me, we fight so hard on the frontier just for these people. Is it worth it?" Although Kaler was treated kindly by the butcher from beginning to end, in the end he was the one who felt upset.

Old Laffer shook his head: "Why do you want to do this? I'm here for the money. If I'm paid enough, I'll work hard for you. That's enough."

“This is fate.”

"My life is worthless. I have lived to this day and made so much money for my family. Every second I live is a gain."

Kaler was speechless.

Carrying pork and sausages, the two men walked to the dock.

At this time, the river was crowded with boats, and looking around, there were citizens and craftsmen fleeing for their lives.

But they could only run upstream, because downstream was the direction from which the Leia people came.

Not only are there chains across the river in the narrow places, but there are also continuous sluice gates and coastal defense griffin guns on both sides.

As for outside the city, a large number of houses were pulled down, and small bunkers with inclined breast walls and bastion towers also began to be built.

Refugees and beggars huddled under the trees, feeling the chilly October wind, and occasionally casting hungry and hateful glances at everyone.

Thinking about the prosperous Xialu City that had returned a year ago, and the thriving Holy Court in his memory, Kaler felt extremely uncomfortable.

The two had just arrived at the gate of the camp outside the city and were about to enter the camp when Kaler suddenly felt old Laffer standing at attention beside him:
"loyalty!"

Sitting on a tall horse, the despot glanced down at the two soldiers leading the pork, nodded, and continued riding forward.

After Melia left, Kaler and old Laffer looked at each other, but there was a hint of bitterness in their smiles.

(End of this chapter)