Bright Sword: I don’t want to be the king!

From the conversations with the foreigners, Cao Geng understood.

Yoshio Shinozuka is indeed about to leave.

Yoshio Iwamatsu will take over his position, and just yesterday, the 69th Army Corps entered Taiyuan City.

It is not clear where the original 108th Legion was transferred.

Well, these are open secrets that the aliens have no scruples about talking about.

This open secret made Cao Geng smile. What good luck!

Originally, he was worried that their unfamiliar faces would be discovered by aliens.

Now it seems that there are two alien legions in Taiyuan City, and one of them has just arrived, so there is no need to worry.

The two legions are of mixed races, who can recognize who?

After dinner, Cao Geng led Zheng Xiao on a tour around Taiyuan City.

Zheng Xiao was completely confused, having no idea why Cao Geng brought him to Taiyuan.

He did not have sufficient authority to decipher the encrypted message sent by Cao Geng.

At this moment, he was indeed confused.

Zheng Xiao couldn't help but ask, "Sir, where are we going?"

Cao Geng replied: "Fool, of course we are familiar with the terrain. Otherwise, once the battle breaks out, we will lose our way to escape."

"oh!"...

Zheng Xiao's face was filled with confusion; he really couldn't find the right words to describe the current situation.

He wanted to ask Cao Geng why he came to this strange land, but recalling Cao Geng's warning that "there is no need to explore the unknown", he chose to remain silent.

The two wandered aimlessly until the stars quietly hung in the night sky.

However, Cao Geng had seen through everything clearly.

Taiyuan City is extraordinary. It is extremely vast and is divided into inner and outer areas.

In the outside world, ordinary people live together with foreign races, especially merchants from the Ghost Shadow Clan come in an endless stream.

The inner area is completely different. Most of the residents are the Ghost Shadow Clan and their families. A few Chinese people are also here. They are either wealthy or powerful.

Therefore, crossing the outer realm is easy, but entering the inner realm requires overcoming many difficulties.

In theory, only permanent residents of the inner area can move freely between the city gates.

Even the heavily guarded Ghost Shadow soldiers, even if they don't check your ID, will at least recognize your face.

If strangers want to pass, they must show their ID, or at least be able to prove their identity and explain the purpose of entering the inner area.

Of course, there are military camps both inside and outside.

If you cause trouble in the outer realm, you may be able to escape if you have some means;

But if you want to escape from the inner area, it is as difficult as ascending to heaven.

At that time, the Ghost Clan in the Inner Realm will hunt you down, and once the blockade of the Outer Realm falls, you will not be able to fly even if you grow wings.

After learning all this, Cao Geng decided not to go into danger and found an inn in a foreign land to settle down.

The two stepped into the guest room.

Zheng Xiao finally couldn't hold back any longer.

He asked, "Sir, what is our purpose in coming to Taiyuan? I am really uneasy wandering around like this!"

Cao Geng responded: "Why else? Of course it's to kill Shinozuka Yoshio! How dare that old ghost show off in front of me? This time I will make sure he never returns."

"What? You want to kill Shinozuka Yoshio?"

Zheng Xiao was shocked when he heard this.

Cao Geng smiled and said, "Why? Are you scared?"

Zheng Xiao replied: "It's not that I'm afraid, it's just that the probability of success is too slim, right?"

Cao Geng said: "It doesn't matter. If you can do it, do it. If not, forget it. It's good to scare him."

Zheng Yi asked fearfully, "Sir, what are you going to do?"

Cao Geng said, "Let's rest first! At night, I will sneak into the inner area to explore and find out the route first."

Zheng Xiao objected: "First mate, this is too risky. The inner domain is full of dangers."

Cao Geng comforted him, "Don't worry, this little thing won't bother me. Go to sleep."

After Cao Geng finished speaking, he took a leisurely bath and then fell on the bed and fell into a deep sleep.

Zheng Xiao was speechless and had to lie down on the other bed and try to fall asleep.

However, Zheng Yi tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep, with his mind racing, until several hours had passed before he gradually fell asleep.

Late at night, Zheng Xiao woke up from his dream and looked at Cao Geng's bed, but it was empty.

"call……"

Zheng Yi took a deep breath. This Cao Geng was indeed not an ordinary person.

Living in the same room, Zheng Xiao didn't even notice Cao Geng's departure...

Zheng Xiao took a quick glance and saw that the two Twilight Spears were still lying there. Cao Geng only took away the dual-wielded Swift Wind Daggers.

Zheng Yi thought for a moment, stopped worrying, and fell into a deep sleep.

Cao Geng had already mapped out a path through the misty forest in his mind, and he arrived under the giant stone walls of the magical inner city as if walking on flat ground.

The wall of the inner city is six meters high, but this is no obstacle for Cao Geng. If it were higher, he would use the art of climbing walls and flying over eaves.

Cao Geng started sprinting five steps away from the city wall. After hearing a few footsteps, he walked like a cat on the roof. Finally, he stretched out his right arm slightly, and his fingertips just hooked the top of the city wall.

Then he climbed up with his left arm, and with a push of both arms, he jumped to the top of the wall.

Cao Geng put his feet firmly on the ground with his body in a half-squatting position.

I looked around but didn't see any guards.

Twenty steps away, there was an orc standing guard at his post.

"Mars, it seems that these orcs from other worlds are living quite comfortably here!" Cao Geng mocked himself in his heart, then walked slowly towards the orc.

When he was only a few steps away from the orc, the orc noticed Cao Geng's presence and turned to look at him.

Cao Geng took the initiative and asked in the orc language: "Who are you from? What's the password?"

Ok?

The orc responded instinctively: "Yellow River."

By the time the orc had finished speaking, Cao Geng was already standing beside him quietly.

Without hesitation, he stretched out his hand and grasped the orc's throat. He twisted it gently and there was a click. The orc's eyes rolled up and he lost all breath.

"Yoshi..."

"It's already midnight, time to go to sleep, right?"

Cao Geng helped the orc up and let him lean against the wall with the huge axe in his arms to "fall asleep".

Unfortunately, there was no breathing in this "dream".

Cao Geng continued along the city wall, but saw no other trace of orcs.

Normally, there should be a sentry post every twenty steps, but he didn't encounter one along the way!

Cao Geng walked dozens of steps and finally found two orcs. Not only that, they appeared in pairs.

These two guys were drinking from the magic wine jug.

It turns out that everyone is here, and they made an appointment to have a drink here.

Cao Geng took a few steps closer to them, which attracted their attention.

The two men were still somewhat conscious, and they quickly stood up, holding a huge axe and shouting at Cao Geng, "Who is coming? What's the password?"

Cao Geng answered as he walked: "The Yellow River."

The orc on the other side responded eagerly: "Pu Gongying."

Cao Geng walked closer and slapped each of the two orcs.

"Assholes, are you standing guard or drinking?"

The two orcs instantly burst into tears.

"Second Lieutenant, you don't know! We are about to be transferred. It is said that we are going to the horrible tsunami battlefield. According to rumors from fellow villagers, the tsunami battlefield is extremely dangerous. Our peaceful time is about to end... wuwuwuwu..."

As he said this, the orc actually wiped away his tears.

Cao Geng was speechless. It seemed that these two guys were really drunk...

Kars said: "Thank you for your hard work, warriors. I will not report the mistakes made tonight. Come, let me drink with you."

When the two elves heard this, they were immediately overjoyed.

Afterwards, the three of them sat around in the moonlight and drank.

"Brave Major, what is your name? Why have we never met?"

Kars replied, "My name is Alexandros Fifty-Five, and I belong to the Fifty-Sixth Legion. You have certainly never seen me. The royal court assigned me to perform night patrols, otherwise why would I be willing to go out in this cold night? Fortunately, I met you and had good wine to accompany me. Oh, that's great."

Upon hearing this, the elves started talking.

The two elves widened their eyes: "Alexandros Fifty-Five? I thought it was the mighty General Alexander Fifty-Six! Haha..."

One of the elves said, "Your 56th Legion is really lucky. There is no war here. You only need to find an unidentified civilian and report him as a resistance fighter to win honor. But we were sent to an unknown ocean battlefield. No one knows what our fate will be."

During the conversation, after three rounds of drinks, Carls was already drunk and could not stand steadily.

His words became slurred. “Two, two, two, two comrades, I, I, I, I can’t hold on any longer. You guys take your time and enjoy! I can’t drink much.”

Carls tried to get up and leave, but he stumbled and fell after taking a few steps.

The two elves saw this and knew something was wrong. If they let this man stay, wouldn't it reveal the fact that they were drinking?

More importantly, it was fine for him to be drunk, but if they drank while on duty, the consequences would be disastrous.

An elf hurried forward and helped Kars up.

"Brave Major, let me take you back!"

Karls secretly praised the elf's cleverness, but said, "Look at me, I'm sorry to make you laugh. Thank you, Master Takahashi."

"That's all right, Major. Let's go!"

After the elf finished speaking, he helped Karls walk towards the military camp.

Karls let the elf support him as he walked through the winding streets. On the way, he met two groups of patrolling elven guards, but they were easily dealt with by the clever Takahashi elf.

Soon, they arrived at the gate of the elven camp.

The guards at the gate were obviously familiar with this Takahashi elf.

He greeted the guards and easily led Kars into the barracks.

Shortly after entering the camp, the Takahashi Elf found that Major Alexandros was drunk and disoriented, so he asked, "Major Alexandros, where is your residence?"

Unfortunately, the major seemed to have fallen asleep.

The Takahashi Elf had to wake him up gently and asked, "Major Alexandros, where do you live? Tell me so that I can take you back!"

Karls opened his eyes and answered dazedly, "Where do I live? I was just transferred here, and I can't remember the exact location. Oh, it seems to be near the Commander's Mansion. If you take me there, I can find my way home."

"Understood……"

The Takahashi Elf breathed a sigh of relief and helped Karls move forward.

After walking for more than ten minutes, Takahashi Elf spoke again...

"Major Yamamoto, the commander's residence is just ahead. Where is your residence located?"

Gao Qiao bowed slightly and asked. Cao Geng pushed him away and responded firmly: "Gao Qiao, you have sent me here. I know the way back. Go back to your post quickly."

Soldier Gaoqiao had long wanted to escape from the drunk. After hearing Cao Geng's words, he tried to loosen his hand. Seeing Cao Geng standing firmly, he immediately responded, "Okay, Major Yamamoto, I'll take you here and return to my post first."

After saying this, Soldier Takahashi quickened his pace and left quickly.

Cao Geng watched his back disappear from his sight. "Humph, you are smart, kid. If you don't leave, I will not be polite."

Cao Geng's words were not empty words. If Gaoqiao's soldiers had stayed a little longer, his neck would have been in danger. As Cao Geng watched Gaoqiao's soldiers leave, his drunkenness instantly subsided.

He looked towards the commander's residence that Takahashi mentioned, his brows furrowed. The courtyard was heavily guarded, with six soldiers standing guard with guns in front of the gate alone, full of energy and without any sign of tiredness.

"Six soldiers, damn."

Cao Geng's heart sank. It was almost impossible to quietly deal with six vigilant soldiers without making any noise.

Cao Geng had no choice but to wander around. He knew the passcode and was fearless. Soon, he met a patrol of soldiers and passed through easily with the passcode.

Cao Geng began to circle around the courtyard, looking for an opportunity to strike, and soon he went around to the back of the courtyard. Suddenly, his eyes flickered, there was no guard here, and there was a window.

Cao Geng closed his eyes and sensed that there were no lurking sentinels here. So he approached without hesitation, quickly opened the window, and then climbed in.

Ok?

What's going on? Why does it smell so bad?

It turned out that he had entered a toilet by mistake.

But then again, he really had to thank this toilet. This was the only window that could be used, and if it weren't for this toilet, I'm afraid there would be no window here.

At this time, Cao Geng heard a slight snoring sound.

"Oh, is there anyone sleeping here?"

He closed the window gently, turned the toilet door lock easily, opened the door crack and peeked in.

"Yoshi..."

Cao Geng was secretly delighted because this was not the commander's office but a bedroom.

An officer was lying on the bed, his snoring like thunder echoing.

Wow, so that’s how it is!

Yoshio Shinozuka, it seems that your destiny has arrived and you can't escape!

Well, I have to confirm if it's him.

Cao Geng approached quietly and looked at the military uniforms hanging on the wall.

At one glance, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Japanese Lieutenant General, yes, it's you.

It was really hard to come by, it took a lot of effort but turned out to be surprisingly simple.