Chapter 056 Tracking and Counter-Tracking
As soon as the members of the "Mountain Antelope Hunting Group" left, the beautiful countess said that it was not convenient for them to go into the city together and planned to leave first.
"What? You want me to take this savage into the city?"
After hearing Canossa's instructions, Ryan was also stunned.
Although he had long guessed that the identity of this lady was probably not simple and she did not want to go into the city with him, she probably had no intention of going into the city at all.
But he didn't expect that she would actually throw the "burden" she picked up while picking mushrooms to him.
Canossa looked at Ryan with her peach blossom eyes and said with a smile: "Well. If we don't come back in half a month, you will take care of it."
Ryan looked a little uncomfortable, and didn't want to take this job. "But, this..."
Canossa didn't wait for him to refuse, she blew him a passionate kiss and said, "Dr. Ryan, see you later~"
Ryan's eyelids twitched: "..."
Sam passed by him, patted his shoulder with a smile, and said, "Practice that secret method well. In fact, I think if you can control the source power and not leak it out, you can actually practice it."
Controlling the source of energy from leaking out? That's just like controlling the body from generating body heat, how is that possible!
Ryan felt a frown on his forehead as he listened.
"Do you have a secret method to control the source power and prevent it from leaking out?"
"I don't."
Sam seemed to see through his inner complaints and said with a silly smile: "Others may not be able to do it, but I think you can. I hope you can give me a surprise when we meet next time. I look forward to your progress!"
Without waiting for Ryan to say anything more, Sam and his companions followed the graceful countess and soon disappeared on another branch road.
Leaving Ryan alone there... Oh no, there was also a barbarian girl who was as sleepy as a dumpling.
"Eh...it seems like I've received a hot potato."
Ryan looked at the "caterpillar" on the ground, sighed, then carried her on his shoulders and walked towards the majestic city.
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Outside the "City of Glory" there is an ultra-high and thickened steel wall of more than 300 meters, which is also the best barrier to defend against wild monsters.
The city gate was guarded by heavily armored guards. The leader exuded an intimidating aura and looked like a third-level [Demon Hunter]. Even the ordinary guards had a fierce look in their eyes that came from years of fighting.
As the rumors said, you don't need to take off your gas mask to enter the city. As long as you are a human, no one cares what your identity is. No matter if you are a prince or a noble, a thief or a wanted criminal, everyone is treated equally.
Anyway, you have to pay to enter the city.
"Who is this?"
"A not very obedient slave."
"Slaves also need to pay the same entry fee."
"no problem."
"Keep the nameplate and wear it at all times. If you lose it, you will be expelled by the city guards."
“…”
Ryan had a brief exchange with the guard at the city gate, then spent thirty gold crowns in exchange for two identity badges with fifteen contribution points each.
This iron-black plate has a special magic mark on it, which will automatically deduct a point of contribution every day.
If you run out of contribution points and don't recharge them, your color will change and you will be immediately discovered by the guards and driven out of the city.
In the city, you can't go anywhere without an ID card. You have to show it whether you are buying or selling items or staying in a hotel.
Ryan spent 300,000 riels on himself and the barbarian girl, just to get the right to live in the city for half a month.
Such an extravagant "shelter fee" would definitely scare away most safari hunters.
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The "Glorious City" is divided into five urban areas, and the total area of the urban areas is no less than some of the big cities in Ryan's previous life.
Five "Behemoth Lord-level" war mechanical cities are the core, and outside are built steel barrier isolation areas, sergeant fortresses, and watchtowers...
The general architectural style in the city is similar to that of the Victorian era in England in Ryan's previous life in the 19th century, with spires, chimneys, cross windows, and Gothic exterior wall decorations...
In addition to these densely packed and towering buildings, the most common ones are magic towers, each of which represents a high-level magician above level three. And in this "Glorious City", there are probably tens of thousands of them.
The five urban areas are independent of each other, and there are steam trains connecting the cities.
In his previous life, Ryan was used to seeing international metropolises, so although he was also shocked by this steam-powered mechanical city, it was not much.
But the barbarian girl from the "Stone Age" was not so calm. After entering the city, she looked at the interior of the steel monster with her eyes wide open.
Large steam trains, cable cars between towers, giant cranes, robotic arms, large steam furnaces, giant cannons...
Everything here was something she had never seen before, beyond her cognition.
In fact, she didn't even understand what she saw!
What you see before your eyes is probably the legendary "City of Devils".
The barbarian girl was in a panic and she kept struggling on Ryan's shoulders.
…
"Hey, be quiet, or I'll give you a sedative!"
Ryan slapped the girl's butt in annoyance and yelled.
This "burden" didn't create any value for him, but instead just wasted his 150,000 yuan city entrance fee!
And, apparently, this could be a time bomb.
He kept this wild girl with him purely to fulfill the Countess's request, thinking that he could deliver her after storing her for ten days.
But if it was because she caused him some unnecessary trouble, he would deal with the trouble without hesitation.
Not long after entering the city, Ryan discovered something unusual.
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The entire city is dedicated to the wasteland hunters. The main streets of the city are lined with all kinds of shops, the most common of which are magic prop shops, gun shops, machinery shops, and various resource shops.
The streets were crowded with people, similar to the busy pedestrian streets in the previous life. The biggest difference was that these people walking around were not ordinary people, but professional wasteland hunters who were fierce and fully armed.
"I'm being followed, after all."
As he walked, Ryan frowned slightly, and caught a glimpse of the guy in the black coat behind him. He muttered in his heart, "I guessed it right..."
He had guessed before entering the city that if this barbarian chick was trouble, she might be followed.
So I was more careful and chose to walk on densely populated streets. It looked like I was shopping, but in fact I deliberately walked several detours that normal people would not take.
This time, I tried it and indeed found something abnormal.
The people who were tracking were a group of three and their methods were very professional.
At different intersections, in order to avoid being discovered by following the same person for too long, they would switch between following each other.
But there is no radio headset communication in this world. If they want to exchange information, there must be some communication. It may be eye contact, language, or body movements...
For laymen, these tracking details may not seem unusual, but for "colleagues", those three people wrote the words "I am following you" from beginning to end!
"A man dressed as a plumber with a mustache, a man dressed as a hunter with moccasins, and a woman..."
Although Ryan didn't have the ability to recognize people's faces in a crowd at a glance, the other party was deliberately covering up.
But the "smart brain" can easily distinguish and compare them.
Although those guys would occasionally change their hats, gas masks, wigs, etc., other identical physical features would be automatically compared and identified by the system.
He deliberately wandered around several busy streets, and these three faces repeatedly appeared in his field of vision, even in disguise.
It was obvious that these guys were coming for him.
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The reason why Ryan was so embarrassed before and didn't want to take over this "hot potato" was because he guessed what might happen at this moment.
When he first encountered this barbarian alive in the wild, he guessed that things must not be that simple.
With such a majestic city at the only key pass stretching for countless kilometers, it is impossible for those barbarians to force their way through the mountains.
But they did show up, and launched a "beast tide" to kill a group of guys who looked more like some secret organization than professional hunters.
Although Ryan didn't figure out why they did this, he didn't know how these savages got over the mountains and across the rivers.
But he knew one thing very well, that if they could fight to the death without caring about their lives, it must be because of huge interests...
This trouble is definitely not small.
Now everyone is dead, only this girl is alive.
Whether it is the survivors from the barbarians or the people from that mysterious organization, they will definitely target her.
The barbarians don't speak the language, so it is very unlikely that they can enter the city.
Then, the only possibility is the group of "mysterious people" who were killed by the barbarians.
"Are you going to abandon someone right after we part?"
Ryan looked at the "caterpillar" on his shoulder and made a decision in his heart.
The favor that lady did him was far from worth putting himself in danger.
At this time, the barbarian girl seemed to have discovered something, her intuition was so sharp that it was terrifying.
She watched Ryan quickly moving through the streets, and suddenly realized something. She stopped making a fuss and lay quietly on his shoulder.
She knew very well that the ones tracking them in the city were definitely not her companions, but the invaders who stole the sacred objects of the tribe!
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"Before, with a master like Uncle Sam around, those guys didn't dare to get too close. But they were able to accurately grasp my location... The biggest possibility is that this barbarian girl has been left with a magical mark or something like that."
Ryan's professional tracking skills allowed him to instantly analyze some of the other party 's methods of locking on them.
The other party is very professional and definitely has a prominent background.
So, he decisively decided to abandon this "trouble"!
But he always felt that it was not appropriate to lose the "goods" entrusted to him by the lady so suddenly.
Thinking about it, he happened to see a shop sign on the street and muttered, "I can only help you one last time... Whether you can escape depends on your own life!"
This "Glorious City" is a holy land for magicians, and the thing it lacks the most is magic shops. In such high-end shops, as long as you have money, you can easily buy scrolls or potions that can remove magic marks!
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Not long after,
The three "stalkers" discovered by Ryan all came to the door of the shop.
After waiting for a while and seeing no one coming out, the plumber-dressed guy's expression suddenly changed: "Not good!"
The three of them didn't bother to hide their tracks and rushed directly into the magic shop.
The shop with a dazzling array of magic tools in the window was empty except for one clerk. This slightly plump woman in a magic robe looked like a magic apprentice.
The plumber asked anxiously, "Where are the two people who just came in?"
Hearing the questioning tone, the arrogant magician apprentice had no intention of paying any attention to these reckless guys.
In the City of Light, no one is more noble than a magician.
With disdain in her eyes, she asked lazily, "Sir, how can I help you..."
The plumber seemed to be very familiar with the unspoken rules of the city. He took out twice the amount of gold coins without hesitation and put them on the counter. He changed his tone and asked again in a polite tone: "Excuse me, where are those two people just now?"
The fat magician apprentice smacked his lips after receiving the gold coin, and then he said slowly, "A minute ago, the gentleman with the crow mask bought a bottle of 'Advanced Expelling Potion' and a 'Three-Ring Purification Scroll' from me."
The plumber asked urgently, "And then?"
Seeing the fat woman's sloth-like tone, his eyelids twitched suddenly and he threw out two more gold coins.
At this time, the fat apprentice pointed to the animal skins and ropes hidden in the corner and said, "Then Mr. Crow stripped the barbarian-looking girl next to him naked and performed a magic mark dispelling operation."
The plumber threw two more gold coins and asked, "And then?"
The magic apprentice said the last sentence very fluently, pointing to a window in the attic: "Then, they climbed out the window and left."
“Damn it!”
The plumber yelled, "Notify the 'scavenger', the target has been lost!"
