Imperial Crown

After seeing the boundless army of undead and the "heroic appearance" of the undead dragon, Raven briefly discussed with Viscount John and Judra and jointly decided to camp on the same spot and not wait until the nobles from other counties arrived. Half a step closer to Men'en City!

Fortunately, the Death Hand army did not seem to be interested in their small force. The skeleton dragon was lazy and unwilling to leave the bone spire most of the time, so there was no conflict.

The weather gradually began to warm up, the ground thawed, and the ground became muddy - this was not good news for Raven and the others.

The muddy road meant movement was difficult, and perhaps other nobles would arrive later than they expected.

Raven was sitting on the cliff, holding a piece of green grass in his mouth, looking leisurely at Meng City, which was surrounded by numerous undead creatures.

I have to say that as the "Pearl of the Nord Province", this city is still very beautiful when viewed from a high cliff. The city walls are regular and well laid out. There are two magic crystal cannons placed on each wall, which makes people look at it. be envious.

He had imagined what it would be like when he returned to Men'en City, but when he actually saw it, all his assumptions were meaningless.

This city hosted the first half of Raven's life. He was born here, grew up here, and hung out here.

Meng'en City is divided into five urban areas, namely the inner city area where the city lord's palace is located, the Embassy District where the economy is the most prosperous, the Holy Moon District where the middle class gathers, the old city where poor people are everywhere, and the port area near the Meng'en River.

The first three are called Shangcheng District due to their good public security and prosperous economy; the latter two are called Lower City District.

Life in the uptown area is naturally glamorous and full of all kinds of enjoyments, such as enjoying a concert, watching a musical, or sitting in a circus tent for a day, watching beauties and Lion tongue kiss.

Whenever he sees this scene, Raven always wants to change the lion - does tongue kissing with a beautiful woman need training?

But Raven rarely has the time or money to enjoy life so much because he lives in the lower city.

The people there are greedy, shameless, despicable, and nasty. They have no so-called morals and bottom lines, because people with those beautiful qualities simply cannot survive.

Raven sighed: "It's a miracle that a noble and outstanding person like me can survive!"

The last conversation with Lux ended abruptly when he mentioned that he was eight years old. Now that he thought about Lower City, all kinds of memories about that time began to pop up in his mind.

The first person to bear the brunt was his first woman, Ms. Lean, the correctional nun in the orphanage.

To be honest, even by previous standards, she didn't look good-looking, her legs were short, and her skin was too rough.

Eight-year-old Raven chose to please her, not because he was too precocious at such a young age, but purely out of survival considerations. At that time, he noticed the difference in the eyes of this nanny when he looked at him.

Eyes full of desire.

The reason why Raven was not attacked when he was young and unable to resist was probably because of Dean Nightingale's strict control.

Of course, later, Raven's ambition grew and he took the initiative to climb into Lien's bed, which was another matter.

Recalling his first time, Raven felt a little funny. He smiled and sighed again.

"Still too picky about food."

At that time, he finally failed to take the right path.

It's not that Dean Nightingale is not attentive enough, it's that the lower town of Men'en City is full of too many temptations.

Due to the absence of official management, snakes and rats are rampant in Xiacheng District, and fish and dragons are mixed together. Naturally, someone has to fill the vacancy, and that is——

Gangster.

In Xiacheng District, gangs of all sizes have a monopoly on almost everything related to people's livelihood and entertainment. Even if they sell wild oranges picked from the forest on the street, they have to "offer" them.

After Raven was kicked out of the orphanage, he quickly integrated into the big dye vat of Xiacheng District. His entire "social college" career was a history of blood and tears entangled with gangs.

There are countless small gangs, but there are only three that can really be considered as having a big name.

They are the "Bloody Harpoon" in the port area, and the "Silver Hand Brotherhood" and "Split Tooth War Gang" in the old city.

As the name suggests, Bloody Harpoon was formed by fishermen in the early years and was originally a trade union organization.

But just like bacon left in a smelly ditch will go bad, the blood-stained harpoon gradually changed its appearance, turning from a group of resisters into rentiers and defenders of the underground order, with bloody and cruel behavior. Everything fished out is under their control. If you don't accept it, they will turn you into river delicacies.

If someone dares to sell fish without their permission, there will be no good results.

Raven still remembers that he once ate river mussels in a tavern and ate a big pearl. Then he was forced by a little boss with a bloody harpoon to pay a "pearl tax" of two silver coins, even for that pearl. The value itself is only one silver coin.

Of course, in retaliation, Raven later slept with the guy's wife and stole his son's teddy bear.

The "Brotherhood of the Silver Hand" has a catchy name, but it's actually just a group of thieves gathered together.

I don’t know if it’s because they have lived in the gutter for too long, but this group of thieves actually has very clear rules internally, stipulating who can steal and who cannot steal. All thieves who make a living in the lower city must With their permission.

And after the scale has expanded, their work is no longer just petty theft, but organized smuggling, theft, and even kidnapping and assassination.

As for the "Slit Tooth War Gang", it is a newly emerged organization in the past decade or so, formed by the "Slit Tooth Tiger" Honduras, with a complex composition and all kinds of people.

Like prisoners who escaped from prison, horse thieves who betrayed the organization, mercenaries who were expelled from the mercenary guild, ducks who robbed customers...

It can basically be said to be a concentration camp for scum.

The work they do is also varied, from collecting protection fees to running underground casinos and brothels. Basically, they do everything you can think of, and they also do things you can't think of.

And because of the rapid expansion, they have constant conflicts with the Silver Hand Brotherhood and the Bloody Harpoon.

There are only two ways out for young people in the lower city. Either work hard and lick the ditches of the "noble people" in the upper city; or join the gang and strive to become the kind of "big man" who walks on the street with three or five younger brothers around him one day.

Raven doesn't like to lick the hook.

So naturally, joining the gang became his "lifelong" pursuit.

But it's not so easy to join a gang. The entry requirements of a small gang are not high, but Raven doesn't look down on it. Moreover, because his life like a little bee is too "exciting", he will always get into some unexpected troubles.

For example, the husband of a wife, the son of a mother, the father of a daughter...

So he really needs a big gang as a backer to help him avoid those troubles.

"Bloody Harpoon" has a strong regional attribute. Even though it has deteriorated now, it still tends to choose newcomers in the port area. Raven is a bit behind in terms of origin.

Now it's really ridiculous to think about it, a gang based on bloodline theory, my God!

And the style of the "Slit Tooth War Gang" is too fierce. Although Raven is not afraid of fighting, he can't stand fighting eight fights seven days a week and occasionally resting in the underground clinic.

Raven even suspects that the reason why these big men of the Slit Tooth War Gang are happy every day is because they are injured too much and are beaten silly!

After much thought, only the "Silver Hand Brotherhood" is the most suitable for him.

Walking through the streets and alleys, coming and going like the wind, waving his sleeves, leaving no wallet behind.

It fits Raven's imagination of a "romantic thief".

And Raven has a natural advantage.

He has skills, and he is good at picking locks. It can be said that if he is given a wire, he can enter and exit any house.

Originally, things went smoothly. Raven took a few orders from the Silver Hand Brotherhood. Although he inevitably offended the Bloody Harpoon and the Cracked Tooth War Gang, he gradually began to be accepted by the Silver Hand Brotherhood and could use their names to intimidate others in a limited way.

But the problem appeared in Raven's good skills.

When he was short of money and needed to borrow money temporarily to "turn around", Raven "accidentally" broke into an empty door.

It was really careless. If he had known that there was someone in the house, he would never have gone in.

In fact, he could have left immediately after entering, but the scene he saw controlled Raven for three minutes.

Healthy wheat-colored skin, sexy pink lips, looks extremely slim, but after undressing, the figure, hey!

If it was just that, it wouldn't be a big deal, after all, it's not like Raven hasn't peeked at other people changing clothes.

But the problem is that this person is not an ordinary person, but the daughter of the president of the Silver Hand Brotherhood.

More importantly, she usually appears in a male image!

This really stirred up a hornet's nest, and the girl was also gentle. At that time, she gave Raven two options: either dig out the upper tongue and stuff it in the lower, or dig out the lower tongue and stuff it in the upper.

Raven didn't want to lose either of these two things, so he chose the third option: run away on the spot.

Then, Raven was gloriously listed on the wanted list of the Silver Hand Brotherhood, and the Bloody Harpoon and the Cracktooth War Gang also "added bricks and tiles" and offered a bonus of up to 50 gold coins for his head.

Fortunately, otherwise, Eric might not have been able to find him so easily at the beginning.

If he had stayed in Monen City, this would be a problem that Raven could not solve, but now he is an imperial baron and a first-class magician, and these things are just a memory.

"You have to live well for me!" Raven stood up and stretched: "Those old accounts, I am still waiting to settle with you!"

It was already noon, and Raven rode his warhorse back to the camp slowly.

Not only Raven, but everyone in the three coalition forces, except for the scouts, had a sense of idleness.

Although they were very shocked when they saw the undead army at first, they basically got used to it after being shocked.

If the undead army did not come, they could not rush down like moths to a flame; but now they have come here, no one is willing to retreat.

Six or seven days passed like this, and Raven would go to the high cliff to see Monen City almost every day. Gradually, when the memories were about to become tasteless, the situation finally changed.

The nobles from the other counties of Nord Province came.

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