kvmb Chapter 279 Passage Documents
Chapter 279 Passage Documents
A loud bang rang out, leaving not only the people outside the city lord's mansion confused about what was happening, but even the city lord himself was bewildered. It wasn't until the long stick was placed against his neck that he finally understood.
I've been taken hostage!
"Hey! Big brother, let's talk this out, let's talk this out!"
On the city lord's chopping board, the food that had been piled up was swept away and replaced by a man who was being stepped on and had a stick held to his neck.
snort!
Seeing him like this, Lin Tian laughed out loud. His gaze swept over the man, who had been shouting so arrogantly earlier, and he was now lying on the ground. Judging from his appearance, he would probably have to sleep for a while.
"I ask, you answer... understand?"
"I understand! I understand!"
The city lord's expression was like that of someone who had lost a horse, filled with grief and utter despair. He truly felt that he had been killed by that rogue man, who had been so arrogant before, saying he could do whatever he wanted to him.
And what happened? When the fight actually started, he was knocked down with just two blows! The thing is, you were sleeping soundly, while this killing machine was still holding me up!
Recalling how he had just echoed those slanderous words against Lin Tian, the city lord felt a chill in his heart and thought that he probably wouldn't live much longer.
If I die, please bury me in...
Snapped!
Seeing the city lord in a daze, Lin Tian went up and slapped him hard, bringing him back to reality.
"What are you thinking, you idiot! I'm asking you a question!"
"No, no, no, big brother, go ahead and ask!"
Under Lin Tian's coercion and enticement—no, not enticement, but coercion—the city lord finally revealed everything he knew.
It turns out that not long ago, King Jiga of Shariya suddenly issued an urgent order.
That is to eliminate Lin Tian, at all costs. As long as this criminal can be eliminated, he will be promoted and rewarded in unimaginable ways.
This bounty shocked the people, but it also stirred some interest, as everyone wanted to see what kind of person this guy was who the king had put a bounty on.
However, the city lord of Qilu City had no such intention. He didn't want to get involved in these disputes. As for promotions and titles, he felt that his current position as city lord was quite good, and there was no need to risk going after that vicious villain. That was too dangerous; if things went wrong, he might lose his life, just like now...
But there was nothing he could do. It wasn't the theft itself that was frightening, but the fact that the thief had his eye on him. The rogue suddenly appeared in the city and told the city lord of Qilu that the villain was inside the city. How could the lord not panic?
He had originally intended for the thugs to eliminate Lin Tian, but now that he sees it...
snort!
Lin Tian, who was standing to the side, also listened to the description of the whole process by the Qilu City Lord.
It seems that Giga has already discovered my presence. In that case, we must speed up our actions!
After sorting through the information, Lin Tian immediately asked the City Lord of Qilu for a travel permit. Naturally, the City Lord of Qilu could not refuse, since the stick was still at his neck. He quickly took out a spare permit, stamped it, and gave it to Lin Tian.
"Just pretend you've never seen me, otherwise... you know what will happen..."
Faced with the nervous Qilu City Lord, Lin Tian did not choose to kill him. The main reason was that killing him would make things worse, and even without the Qilu City Lord revealing his whereabouts, his location would be exposed.
Lin Tian could tell he wasn't very bold, so if he chose to threaten him, he would most likely succeed.
"No, no, I absolutely wouldn't dare reveal your whereabouts, sir!"
The city lord of Qilu City was also a pragmatic person. He was terrified of the thug who had just been knocked unconscious. So how could he dare to reveal Lin Tian's whereabouts?
"Sir, please slow down!"
Watching Lin Tian's departing figure, the city lord of Qilu City breathed a sigh of relief, but then his heart tightened again, and he couldn't help but think:
"Is the Kingdom of Srihali about to undergo a major upheaval?"
.............
In fact, for people who need to travel between cities, a travel document is not only a proof of identity, but also a kind of talisman.
As for why? This leads us to a question that has troubled the people of Sri Lanka for a long time.
That is the sandworm crisis.
As the name suggests, the Kingdom of Sihari has long been plagued by sandworm attacks. These sandworms are active throughout the Kingdom of Sihari, constantly attacking the people who pass by.
This is why the Kingdom of Sihari has no concept of villages or towns at all; the nine cities were built to construct high walls to defend against the invasion of sandworms.
Of course, that's not enough, since sandworms come in all sizes, and in this area where sandworms live year-round, there are bound to be many large sandworms.
For those sandworms that are tens of meters or even close to a hundred meters long, these walls are undoubtedly as thin as paper. Faced with such an attack, the people are naturally powerless to resist and can only be slaughtered at their mercy.
Fortunately, at this moment, the royal family of the Kingdom of Srisha, namely the Jinsha family, stepped forward and learned from the people that the Jinsha family members were descendants of gods.
The ferocious sandworms were naturally not enemies of the gods, so when they faced the members of the Jinsha family, they all showed fear and were naturally driven away by the Jinsha family.
However, the members of the Jinsha family are not gods after all. They can indeed show their bravery when facing sandworms, but their numbers are limited and they cannot appear in every place.
Therefore, they created a special magic stone and placed it in the nine cities so that the nine cities would not be attacked by giant sandworms.
Therefore, although the sandworms still inhabit this land, people are basically not in any danger as long as they do not leave the city.
If you absolutely need to leave the city, you'll need a travel document. The travel document is like a watered-down version of a magic stone. It also contains the power of the Golden Sands family, but it's very weak and its protective range is very small. It can only drive away some malicious sand worms.
He couldn't protect the city, but he could manage to protect just a few people.
In addition, the Sands family provides exclusive routes, so even if someone wants to travel between cities, as long as they have a pass and follow the exclusive routes, there won't be any major problems.
Fortunately, the pass document is not exclusive, so even Lin Tian, Ji Jia's enemy, can use it.