Durin's Diary

Chapter 216 Crossing

Listening to the explosion coming from afar, the entire sewer system seemed to be trembling under the power of the explosion at this moment.

Poole glanced at his brother. "This is much more powerful than the explosives you sold us."

"If we fill the carriage with them, the center of the explosives and the area within hundreds of meters nearby will be within the effective killing range of the explosion and shock wave. Glass, debris, and fragments may take the lives of innocent citizens 500 meters away. Do you think this is okay?" Du Lin asked in return.

Poole looked at the dwarf, who nodded. "Mr. Durin's words are already quite mild. The Eastern Elven Territory's latest military explosives, with a single kilogram of high-energy charge, are capable of injuring or even killing large xenomorphs. Excellent grenadiers can even single-handedly kill large xenomorphs."

"We need more good stuff." Poole looked at Durin.

"Don't look at me. I'm just a poor kid who was sold to my grandfather by my father when I was young." Du Lin wanted to discredit his brother. Did he think his younger brother was omnipotent? "How are you going to leave the city?"

"Through the sewers, we can reach the canal, located in the middle of the two bridges. We have a mage in our team who can walk on water and cast an invisibility circle." After introducing this, Poole looked at Durin and said, "Through the canal, we can go directly to the outskirts of the city. There we have a carriage. What about you?"

"I'll go with you." Having said that, Du Lin looked at the exit in the distance.

For some reason, he always felt something was wrong.

Daju, did I forget something?

What could you forget? If you hadn’t intervened just now, your brother and his friends would have lost at least half of their money.

Daju's answer was full of doubt.

No, I have to ask.

After talking with Daju, Du Lin walked forward a few steps and called out to the boy who had been taking a walk on the rooftop. "What did you use to see the car?"

"A monocular," the half-elf replied. "What's the problem, Mr. Durin?"

"Have you seen a young man with dark hair and glasses?"

"No, there is no such person among those people." The half-elf's answer made Durin feel a pang of annoyance.

Poole leaned over: "What do you mean."

"When I went there, I saw a young man with black hair and glasses. I don't know who he is. He must have reported me to the people in Building B. He's a big trouble."

At this point, the team had already walked out of the sewer. Poole looked at Durin and said, "I can mobilize my people to help you find him, but I have to retreat because our group has been exposed."

"That's why I came. By the way, what's next?" Du Lin asked.

"Let's go east. We have three safe houses in the eastern suburbs. We will disperse from there. I have a way to contact grandpa." Poole said, showing Durin the dragon tooth on his necklace.

Du Lin nodded.

The wizard girl over there had already finished filming other people's spells and called Poole over.

Du Lin followed and looked at the harpoons in everyone's hands: "This is..."

"The fish in the water are very dangerous to strangers. We used to travel by water at night and didn't have to worry too much about being exposed, but there's no way today," Poole explained.

"Put it away, I'll take you across the river, don't worry." After saying that, Du Lin walked onto the water.

The next second, the entire river became quiet.

Du Lin stood on the river in a white robe, with a confident smile on his face: "Follow me." ...

The guard on the bridge was curious, so he leaned out and looked under the bridge.

His actions aroused the curiosity of his colleague, who also leaned out and looked at the calm river surface. He was a little surprised: "Brother, why are you so engrossed in watching this when nothing else is here?"

"The fish in the river are usually very noisy, why are they so quiet today?" He said as he picked up a piece of rotten meat from a basin beside him and threw it into the river.

The two watched the meat fall into the water.

"Look, all the fish are gone," he said.

His colleague, unconvinced, picked up another piece of rotten meat and threw it off the bridge.

Before they even entered the water, they saw fish appear.

"Look, you scared yourself. It was obvious that the fish were not under the bridge just now. The river is so big, you are meddling too much." His colleague smiled, wiped his hands, and ran over to check the approaching carriage with other colleagues.

The guard watched the fish tearing at the meat and finally sighed. He retracted his attention and came to his post, taking the certificate handed over by the young noble. "Your Highness Sando, welcome back."

With just one glance, he recognized the authenticity of the document and returned it to him. The guard bowed his head in respect.

The young noble smiled and nodded. He pushed his glasses up on the bridge of his nose and said, "You brothers have worked hard." He then took out two boxes of cigarettes from his pocket and said, "Here, divide it among yourselves."

The guard took the cigarette gratefully.

"You were just looking under the bridge. Is there anything under the bridge?"

"No, I just felt that it was too quiet under the bridge. I threw two pieces of meat down and found that the fish were not under the bridge just now."

"Is that so?" The young man leaned over to the edge of the bridge and looked out. "It's indeed quieter than before."

He retracted his attention, walked past the guard with a smile, and patted him on the shoulder: "As the Chang Tang people said, 'You are not a fish, so how can you understand the joy of a fish?'"

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Once again stepping onto solid ground, Poole turned to look at his brother, who was holding a fish with his wizard's hand.

"This fish has really good teeth. No wonder you are afraid. If I didn't have dragon blood to suppress them, I would be afraid too." He smiled and threw the fish into the water.

As soon as it entered the water, the fish quickly disappeared from Poole's perception.

As expected of an Eastern Fantasy Species. Thinking of this, Poole walked over to his side and said, "Durin."

"Hmm?" He looked over with a hint of doubt, then he smiled: "If you want to recruit me, then don't say it. The elders all said that this is a bloody road and a sea of ​​suffering, so I shouldn't enter."

Poole was silent, then sighed.

Yes, this is indeed a road of blood and a sea of ​​suffering, with no end in sight. However, Poole still extended his hand to Durin: "But if we don't stand up, the innocent people on this land, those who are enslaved, and those who are oppressed, will never see the light of day."

Durin didn't extend his hand. "Fabien stood up, and his ashes were sent back to Lublin. His teammates stood up, so they died, and Tommy Irwin betrayed them for his beliefs, so he and his family died... Poole, my brother, have you ever thought about how much sacrifice, how much suffering, your sacrifice... can actually change things?"

(End of this chapter)