allonlinenovel Chapter 274 The longest day in Xumi City (1) (page 1)
Chapter 274 The longest day in Xumi City (1) (page 1)
The second day after Wang Lei arrived in Xumi City, it was just an ordinary day in the year for the time being. It did not involve any holidays, nor was it the anniversary of some celebrities.
Vendors selling fruits, vegetables and meat in Xumi City get up before dawn to take stock of their goods as usual, because when it gets dark, the first batch of people and shops rushing to the morning market will arrive.
However, what is different from the past is that these shops found that as dawn approached today, there were many more law enforcement officers on the street. They were not guards from the Thirty-man Group, but disciplinary officers who specifically targeted criminals and scholars.
Generally speaking, disciplinary officials rarely care about the affairs of the lower class people. Just like law enforcement officers in provincial units will not go to patrol the lower class villages and towns on a large scale if there is no big problem. This was supposed to be the job of the thirty-man group.
However, these shop owners just inquired casually and learned about it from others.
The boss's sister, a classmate who claimed to be the daughter of the seventh aunt, heard from her husband, who was a disciplinary officer, that a big shot came to Xumi, and he came with bad intentions. The two sides were at war with each other.
When these shop owners heard this, they said that it was repayable. Except for Natana, Teyvat has been fighting every day, and other countries have been peaceful on the surface for a long time (ordinary people in Sumeru don't know about the Inazuma Civil War). Even though the Gilded Brigades on the other side of the desert were killing each other and bleeding like rivers, I have never heard of Sumeru City raising its response level to war.
And as soon as you hear about war, you know that once it starts, the people at the bottom will not have a good life. Regardless of victory or defeat, the people will suffer.
Several small businessmen with flexible minds analyzed it and said that although they were uneducated, they lived under the Order (physical location) and could still predict some things under the influence of their ears and eyes. He decisively came to the conclusion that if a war started, supplies would inevitably increase, and if he sold anything at the original price today, he would lose money.
So when the people who were rushing to the morning market came to the morning market to buy some fresh vegetables and meat as usual, they found that the prices of ingredients in many stores had increased tenfold, and in some cases the price had increased more than twentyfold.
Anyway, there is no formal price bureau in Xumi. If the war news is wrong, it will be adjusted back when the time comes, and it will be a loss of one day's profit. But if there really is a war, then he can make a lot of money. These businessmen's abacus is really ticking.
Moreover, those stores that kept their original prices saw that their colleagues had increased their prices. Compared with the news they heard early in the morning, they immediately reacted. These grandsons have inside information, otherwise they would not dare to raise prices so decisively, and they must keep up. So within a few minutes, the prices in their store also skyrocketed. Only a few stores with still conscience or relatively straightforward ideas have not increased.
As a result, except for the first few citizens who came to the market and bought the same ingredients as usual, the people in the back were dumbfounded when they saw the ingredients being raised at an auction price.
If one or two companies did this, the people would probably unite to criticize the profiteers, but if shops on the whole street do this, it proves that something big has happened.
Moreover, those who usually get up early to buy groceries are middle-aged and elderly people. They have no other abilities, except for the skills of "inquiring about information" and spreading gossip. Not long after, news spread from the morning market that Sumi and Inazuma were about to go to war.
Wait until the sun rises and young people get up to prepare for work and study. Suddenly I found that all the talk in the streets and alleys was about war.
Immediately afterwards, the confused scholars hurriedly went to the Void Terminal to check for relevant information, but found nothing. But three people become tigers, so these people who know nothing can only ask people they know, and after learning about it, they are also involved in the circle of public opinion.
Not long after, Wang Lei's appearance at Xumi Puspa Cafe yesterday was dug up by the public, and a recent photo of Wang Lei began to circulate on the Void Terminal network for some reason. It was also printed out.
And it’s not like there are no Inazuma people in Xumi. They are basically businessmen. Due to time issues, they didn’t know that Inazuma had sent a fleet to Xumi. But it was impossible for these people not to recognize Wang Lei's face, which directly confirmed that Wang Lei was in Xumi.
By the way, these people also learned about the combat power of Wang Lei [Big Boss] from their Xumi friends. Basically, he can open the sea with a wave of his hand, sink an island with one punch, and can easily attack with a knife. Cutting open mountains, he is the first person under the God of Thunder.
These friends of the Daozhu merchants did not fully believe in Wang Lei's combat prowess, but they did have the impression that Wang Lei's combat prowess was outstanding, and it was not a problem for one man to form an army.
However, after word of mouth spread, the description of Wang Lei became more and more outrageous. By close to noon, Wang Lei had become a divine messenger descended from Sky Island in the eyes of the people of Sumeru, and all the seven gods were shorter than him.
Immediately afterwards, a piece of solid news broke the atmosphere of public discussion about Wang Lei's combat power. Conclusive news came from the port of Ormos that the Sumeru maritime force had discovered Inazuma's fleet.
There are a total of fifteen giant steel warships, each of which is ten times larger than Xumi's largest warship. When Xumi's warship encounters them, it is like a rabbit meeting a saber-toothed tiger. He didn't even dare to say hello, so he retreated in a hurry, and then rushed to Xumi City as quickly as possible to report the news.
The Port of Ormos is now in a mess. Even thinking about it, I know that Inazuma's fleet is not here for sightseeing, and if it wants to land, it must choose Port of Ormos.
So all the capable people in Port Omos fled with their families to Xumi City. All the people in Xumi City who had relatives in Port Ormos were seen in the morning.
Now the gossip that was still suspicious suddenly turned into reality. Now everyone was panicked. The war was real, and Wang Lei was in Xumi City. Are you sure this place is safer than Port Olmos?
When people feel that their immediate interests or even their lives are threatened, their ability to act is instantly exhausted.
Everyone mobilized their connections and wanted to know why Inazuma had to fight Xumi. Also, what on earth did Wang Lei come to Xumi City for?
What happened in Xumi City in the morning was seen by several pairs of eyes. In an unmanned pavilion in the Order House, Elhaysen, Seno, and Tinari gathered together.
At this time, Nacida, Ying, Paimon, and Collet were still resting at the Elhaysen house. After all, they all stayed up late last night. The adults and Ying could still maintain their condition, but Paimon and Collet couldn't bear it at all. .
Since there was no mission for them in the early stage of the plan, Elhaysen, Seno, and Tinari asked them to rest first.
At this time, the three "culprits" who caused panic among the people of Xumi City were here to compare the progress of each other's plans.
The activity of the Disciplinary Officer that initially caused tension in the morning was naturally the work of Sano. He still looked cold and said directly.
"My mission went extremely smoothly. After leaving Elhaysen's house, I immediately went to the Order House. Without hesitation, Azar approved my transfer back to the discipline officer to control the defense of the people's living area in Xumi City. The reason I used was Wang Lei is too strong, so Xumi City must bring back all the experts so that he can have some room to counterattack if he turns against him later. "
Everyone expected the success of Sano. When Azar passed by Xumi Puspa Cafe, he was obviously satisfied with Sano's behavior in protecting himself, and his trust level was greatly increased.
Moreover, Azar himself is not familiar with fighting. At this time, he does not believe in the judgment of Seno, who is a gale discipline officer. Who else can he trust? You must know that the main force of the thirty-man group is now lying in the hospital because of blocking Wang Lei, and there is no one available at all.