Chapter 539 A Sudden Change! A Sudden Attack!

Due to the height of the dwarf, even though Somo's smile was as friendly as possible, he still felt creepy in the eyes of others.

Facing this smile, the stone ninja standing at the door could still walk in with a calm smile.

But the person following him was already shaking like chaff, his legs were weak, and his eyes were full of fear!

"Hey, is Shopkeeper Hal enforcing family law? It seems like this is not the right time for me to come here!"

The screams in the courtyard were still faint through the door, but became instantly apparent as soon as they entered the house.

With full of anger and heartache of losing money, Turner naturally won't deal with the traitors with a knife.

Plus, you have to collect all the mercenary marks.

Looking at the crowd gathered at the door to look inside, Sumo pursed his lips, and Hao Qiang stepped forward and closed the door again.

"It doesn't matter. The Stone Ninja Manager comes to my place and it makes the shop flourish. There is nothing inappropriate about it."

"As for these traitors, they really make you laugh."

"There are many people in this city, but there is not much cake to share. Everyone is thinking about how to plot against their own people, but few are thinking about exploring the outside world like the stone ninja manager."

"When I show up, they are naturally unhappy and want to suppress me!"

After making room for Shi Nin to sit down at the edge of the counter, Somo seemed to be carelessly muttering, but in reality he was murmuring heart-wrenchingly.

The stone ninja paused and nodded without changing his expression: "Indeed, now that our Demon Soul Clan has lost its leader, the people below are in panic, and most conservatives have completely gained the upper hand. Progressives like us will naturally Suppressed by these people”

"But their good days are only a few days away!"

Sumo: "Oh? How do you say this?"

With the intention of making friends with each other, as soon as they met, the two became familiar with each other like old friends for many years.

Seeing Su Mo asking questions while his subordinates were extremely calmly fiddling with the string of beads in their hands, Shi Nin opened his mouth and changed the subject first.

"Hahaha, Shopkeeper Hal is such a wonderful person. It seems that I made the right trip this time!"

"These days, the outside world says that you are brave and foolhardy, with only brute strength and bear bile. Looking at it now, this rumor is completely untrue."

Sumo shook his head: "The outside world also said that the stone ninja is a idiot in charge of affairs. He only knows how to transfer the city's interests to other places. He has been developing for such a long time and has not found any friendly forces. Now that we look at it, it is not true!"

In this free city.

The power of Shi Nin, the external manager, is neither small nor large.

If there are allies, he will be responsible for establishing diplomatic relations with the allies and negotiating trade exchanges between the two territories. Naturally, there are huge benefits to enjoy.

But without allies, his status is as dispensable as a mere commander.

He didn't fully explain, but after insinuating that I know what you're thinking, the stone ninja's expression changed and eventually turned calm.

"It seems that Shopkeeper Hal knows why I came here today. In this case, I won't continue to play tricks with you here. I am an upright person and I will speak my mind!"

"I know that you want to give this information to the human gathering place of thirty thousand people, Su Shen, so I have helped you find out in advance and asked about their location and situation. This is what is recorded on this piece of paper."

"I also bought the person who knew the news, and now I'm bringing him over to you. As long as you bring the paper and the person there, the human God Su will definitely release more goodwill."

"As for me, my requirements are not high, as long as you can take me there to meet this human God Su."

"And I can assure you that as long as we, the Demonic Soul Clan, and the human Su Shen completely reach an alliance and share their needs, I can give you 5% of the trade profits between the two parties!"

He took out a piece of paper from his arms, turned around and pointed at the leaker who was kneeling on the ground with a surprised look on his face. The stone ninja's expression showed a rare seriousness.

"You just believe me?"

Stone Ninja: "If Shopkeeper Hal hadn't dealt with these mercenaries today, I might still be on guard. But now, listening to these beautiful screams, I believe that our goal, we The pursuit, even us, are basically the same kind of people!”

"There are many forces in this city, and there are many people with rights, but most people don't seem to understand where their rights come from. At the same time, they don't understand at all. As long as some people say something, they can The self-righteous right will disappear in an instant just like the shopkeeper of the Demonic Exchange."

"Xinhuo Exchange, you have been completely caught in the middle. Believe me, wallflowers are not suitable for this city. Once the winter is over, these anxious people will definitely let you make a real choice. And when the time comes At that time, if Master Hal had made a choice, it might have been too late!"

Word by word, the stone ninja spoke unhappily, but without any hesitation. It was obvious that he had already prepared the draft before he came.

And, after he finished speaking, something magical happened.

Looking at Shi Nin's old face with an unattractive appearance, and his clothes that had nothing special about him.

Su Mo just felt that it was pleasing to the eye no matter how he looked at it, and he felt a sense of kindness that he had never felt before in his heart.

It felt as if the two were really old friends who had been separated for many years, so that he subconsciously wanted to nod and agree to the other party's request.

However, I didn't wait for this feeling to last much longer.

As a blue screen naturally rose up, emitting a light close to the substance, blocking the sight of the Stone Ninja, Su Mo's mind quickly regained clarity.

[Warning, an illegal existence is detected trying to invade the host's consciousness field, and the defense strength is being determined]

[The opponent's mental attack strength is 8, and the host's mental defense strength is 69. It is recommended to strengthen the consciousness defense or actively add a defense barrier]

[For every 100 survival points paid, the system will automatically provide the host with 1 point of mental defense, lasting for 12 hours]

"Mental attack?"

"Is this the ability of the Stone Ninja template, or the power of authority behind the mark?"

Scanning the information prompted by the system, feeling that the brain no longer had the previous weird feeling, Su Mo's mind moved and did not choose to spend survival points.

Humans may be weak in body, but they are not inferior to other creatures in terms of consciousness.

In addition, this body looks like an ordinary dwarf, but in fact it is a demigod body with multiple permissions. It is naturally not enough to rely on the half-baked ability of the Stone Ninja. ₆₉ₛₕᵤₓ.cₒₘ

"Master Hal, Master Hal?"

Others naturally could not see the blue system screen and the strong light it emitted.

But in Shi Ren's sight, Su Mo's performance just now was extremely obvious.

In the first moment of his burst of power, although Su Mo seemed to have some resistance.

But in the next few seconds, he had completely fallen into a state of absent-mindedness, and his eyes were looking around, as if he was in a daze.

This performance was different from when he influenced other people.

But seeing Su Mo come back to his senses, and the full kindness "naturally revealed" on his face, Shi Ren's heart was suddenly happy.

"Okay! Since Steward Shi Ren wants to meet the human Su Shen, for the sake of our Demon Soul Clan, I can't stop him."

"But winter is coming soon, and Lord Su Mo is also very busy. He probably won't have time to meet us for the time being. If you want to go, you have to wait until after the snowstorm."

"Ahem, let me go again in a few days and apply for Steward Shi Ren. Once Lord Su Mo agrees, I will take you there as soon as I come back!"

Looking at Hao Qiang who was trying hard to hold back his smile in the corner, Su Mo coughed, and a look of wanting to do something for his old friend, but really embarrassed, appeared on his face.

After confirming that he had cast the spell successfully, Shi Ren could no longer sit still. He stood up in joy and said:

"Don't be in a hurry, don't be in a hurry, Shopkeeper Hal, don't be in a hurry about this matter!"

"Now the bridge of friendship between you and Su Shen has just been built. At this stage, we must not do anything that will displease the other party. No matter what decision we make, we must take it slowly!"

"Isn't it just waiting for a blizzard? We can wait for it. When the time comes, please say a few good words to Su Shen and explain the advantages of our cooperation in the future."

Speaking incessantly, Shi Ren even began to speak incoherently.

From the construction of Free City, to the difficult situation of the Demon Soul Clan after the loss of the lord, to the positive impact of the cooperation between the two parties, and the opportunity for the Xinhuo Exchange to take off.

Under Su Mo's deliberate flattery, Shi Ren talked for half an hour before sitting down with a dry mouth and drinking the tea.

Then, after checking the time and confirming the specific cooperation matters, Shi Ren left the human who was still begging for mercy on the ground, and opened the door with satisfaction and left.

Although the process was a bit bumpy and some unexpected things happened, such as Hal's performance after being affected by his ability, which was very different from other people.

But the development of things was still not much different from the prediction before coming, and it was very smooth!

"Last time, because of caution, I missed the best opportunity to turn the tables, and these shameless villains stole my power"

"This time, I will definitely not miss it"

"Wait until Hal finishes the negotiation, when I go to the territory of this human Su Shen, it will be the time for the Demon Soul Clan, no, it will be the time for this new world to change!"

Shaking his head, looking at the sign with the five big characters of Xinhuo Exchange hanging behind him, and the few people who came to apologize and waited at the door, Shi Ren smiled self-deprecatingly, and his figure quickly disappeared at the corner of the street.

Facts have proved.

In Liberty City, everyone wants to break the rules, but everyone needs rules to protect themselves.

If Shi Ren wanted to regain his position and didn't want to break the rules, he could only endure it slowly according to the system.

After he left, more and more people came to repay their gambling debts.

With the first one, the other families also acted properly and sent people to pay compensation.

There were eleven families in total. According to the degree of their mischief, after the last family left, Xinhuo Exchange's account book received another 94,000 contribution points.

Compared to doing business properly, this kind of money came too fast, so that after Turner received all the money in the account, he was still stunned and didn't react. What kind of game happened in this.

"Have all the marks been collected?"

Instructing the mercenaries to go out and deal with the bodies, looking at the mess and blood on the ground, Su Mo frowned and walked into the house.

"All collected, a total of 18 marks. According to what you said last time, I upgraded everyone's marks to green, and now all the marks collected are green."

Removing the lid of the container in his hand, through the transparent glass, Su Mo saw the marks floating up and down in the green liquid.

As the saying goes, every profession has its own specialty.

The Demon Soul Clan who developed the mark also put a lot of effort into preserving it.

The green mark, stored in the liquid of the corresponding color, can guarantee that there will be no corruption for 60 natural days.

After putting the lid back on and covering up the marks inside, Sumo took it and carefully placed it on the corner of the bed and pressed it down with the quilt.

"Hal, we can't use these marks. There's no use in collecting them. Is it possible that there are some secrets in their marks?"

Seeing Somo acting like this, Turner tilted his head and thought about it, and finally asked out of curiosity.

"No, I just collected it just in case. By the way, I must not tell anyone else about the mark!"

"Of course I know this!"

Under the dim light of the oil lamp, the two dwarves looked at each other.

Seeing Turner's honest look, Sumo nodded and turned his gaze to the sky outside.

"After tonight, there are only seven days left before the blizzard. After I finish taking care of the things in the city, I still have to go out. The next time I come back, I may have to wait until after the blizzard is over, or even later!"

Turner was silent.

"You don't have to worry about me. I've already established a connection with the human side. I'll go over to help them deal with some difficult things. There won't be any risk. On the contrary, here in the city, Hao Qiang will give me a message when I leave. You stay, and if Hao Qiang makes any move, you must cooperate with him and don't miss this great opportunity."

"I have a feeling that the peaceful days in this city will not last long!"

For some reason, at this time of the seventh day, the sky at night is a little darker than usual, which makes people feel uneasy.

The sky was still clear during the day, but after the sun set, dark clouds quickly accumulated as if under command.

It was only early nine o'clock in the evening, and it was already difficult to see the moonlight that would normally shine above Liberty City.

Coupled with the howling cold wind blowing into the house and blowing the flames of the oil lamps, the feeling will be even more terrifying!

"I know, don't worry, I will take care of the house."

"This Free City is a stagnant place. The peaceful days are just a dream whitewashed by some people. If our strength does not increase, we will become someone else's meal every day!"

Some people live in chaos all their lives and never understand themselves until they are old.

Some people, when they find an opportunity, can undergo radical changes in just a few dozen days.

Seeing a clearness in Turner's eyes that he had never seen before, Sumo smiled and put his hand on his.

However, before Sumo could continue speaking.

boom!

A vibration, like the one that would only come when the Iron Stone Mountain was being renovated, suddenly shot up from the earth, hit the bottom of Liberty City hard, and then was transmitted to every building in the city.

After a few crashes, the newly renovated flat courtyard of the Xinhuo Exchange was fine, but there were several huge cracks in the ground, revealing the dark masonry underneath.

But far away, other buildings that have not been reinforced will not have such good luck!

In just an instant, several four-story buildings that could be seen through the windows fell down, making a thunderous roar.

At the same time, a series of cries and howls, accompanied by shouts of death and soaring fire, began to play in the city, sending vibrations straight into the sky.

"Shopkeeper, it's not good. The beasts from the Bright Empire got in somehow. Run quickly and take refuge in the inner city!"

Carrying brooms, hoes, shovels for cleaning the courtyard, and the standard long knife used to maintain order, seven mercenaries bought during the day ran in "fully armed" and loyally.

While sitting on the bed, as soon as I heard Empire of Light, I touched it, inner city, and a few keywords.

Sumo, who had been squinting through the window to observe the direction of the fire outside, finally stood up suddenly.

Seven days away from winter, the weather is about to change at this moment.

After all, the people of the Bright Empire couldn't hold back and launched the last general attack before winter came.

Judging from the current position and amplitude of the fire, the fire at the city gate is the brightest, but the second largest fire is

At the gate of the inner city!

Quickly pulling out the machete for self-defense from the weapon cabinet next to him, and grabbing the dwarf hammer from the bedside, Somo tensed up instantly and jumped out of bed.

"Every time the Empire of Light comes, will we take refuge in the inner city?"

The mercenary who was pulled by him and still looking around nodded immediately: "Yes, this is the request of the escort. The outer city will be abandoned by them at the critical moment, and only the inner city will be transferred!"

The expected answer was accompanied by a loud explosion and fire rising into the sky again in the direction of the inner city.

All the demon souls knew that the enemy was invading and immediately moved to the inner city.

The attacking Bright Empire obviously knew that Ye Menqing would launch a battle in the inner city to maximize casualties!

Staring at the open door and the ordinary demon souls running away in a hurry, Sumo was immediately shocked and several thoughts flashed through his mind.

However, after a few seconds, these thoughts finally merged into the same thing.

"Oops!"

"This time, I'm afraid the Demon Soul Tribe and the Light Empire will have a real winner!"