Chapter 307 Black Wall
On the border between the War Council and the Allied Forces, the fortress city affiliated with the War Council is now bustling with activity.

In order to avoid external influences and prevent internal intelligence leaks, the War Council's foreign policy is quite strict.

Except for the fortress cities on the border, no outsiders are allowed to enter the committee.

No matter who sent the spy, once he was caught by the patrol, there was only one word for him: death.

Moreover, all chambers of commerce related to its spies will be permanently included in the list of untrustworthy persons, banned from entering the fortress city, and all business dealings with them will be refused.

Under the severe blockade and commercial crackdown, few people were willing to waste time and energy to observe what happened in the War Council. They could only guess through the fragmentary words circulating in the fortress city and piece together a general picture of the committee.

Anyway, the local faction members who were once active and could occasionally transmit messages to the outside world through magic props have now all disappeared. Anyone who is not a fool knows that the War Committee has controlled all the land under his rule.

The location of the committee was very clever. Without someone to lead the way, even if the allied forces concentrated all their forces, they might not be able to break through the fortress city. Even if they could break through it, it would take a very long time.

Moreover, this kind of thing is completely thankless. All the local factions have been killed. Even if the United Army defeats the War Council, it cannot support the puppet forces. Moreover, the factions within the United Army are already chaotic enough. No one wants to absorb the extreme border faction of the War Council.

So, instead of fighting a thankless war, it is better to do business with the committee and make a lot of money from it.

Therefore, after several infiltration attempts ended in failure, almost no forces tried to test the War Committee, and everyone just went about their business honestly.

With the War Council closed, the only fortress cities allowed to enter were all important commercial cities.

Merchants from the United Army, including Sinar, continued to flock to the fortress city and conduct official transactions with the committee, quickly selling all the goods they had.

Since the only trading partner in the fortress city is the official channel of the committee, merchants have no other channels to choose from.

These merchants basically transported the goods to the fortress city, sold them all to the committee officials within a few days, and then left the fortress city with large amounts of gold, silver and food.

As a gathering place for countless merchants and trade, even if just a little bit of crumbs are exposed, it can easily fill the entire fortress city.

At the gate of a mountain fortress city, Zago was in Mali's caravan, looking up at the tall fortress city in front of him.

The legionnaires who were rotated here stood on the city wall, diligently maintaining law and order.

Zago looked at the legionnaires on the city wall with some surprise in his eyes.

As a Three-Ring Knight, he could clearly sense the extraordinary aura of these legionnaires.

Although the aura of some soldiers is very weak, basically every soldier has some extraordinary aura to a certain extent.

Did they make the breathing method completely public to all soldiers?

As Zago looked at the soldiers, this thought flashed through his mind.

Similar proposals have been made in the United Army.

Ordinary soldiers are still too powerless facing the green-skinned orcs. If the breathing method could be made public and the soldiers could also practice breathing method to improve their physical fitness, they would be able to better face the green tide.

On the contrary, breathing techniques are a finite way of training, and even without the supporting resources, they are still of some use to soldiers.

However, this suggestion was opposed by various factions as soon as it was put forward. The reasons were that Kan Ozu was driven away by Eleanor and now dared not show up, and the strength of the United Army was enough to fight against the current green tide. This suggestion was rejected.

Even the extraordinary person who made this suggestion was expelled from the coalition army on the charge of disrupting the morale of the army because he implied that Eleanor could not fight back and killed Kan Ozu.

I heard that this extraordinary person finally went north to join the rebels. Could it be that in the new war committee, his suggestions were supported and thoroughly implemented?

Zago looked at these soldiers and felt that the top leaders of the War Council were much better than those insects of the United Army.

At least, they are really willing to share the breathing method, instead of being like the top leaders of the United Nations Army, who cling to their own breathing method and refuse to give it up.

Just as Zago was sighing, Mali also completed the registration, and the entire caravan began to slowly walk into the fortress city in front of them.

Following the flow of people, Zago also walked into the fortress with the caravan.

Although the city in front of him was a fortress city, when Zago entered the city, he did not see many military buildings.

There is only one city wall, a large number of soldiers standing guard and patrolling, and a few defensive buildings.

Zago was a little surprised. He walked to the front of the caravan, poked Mali and asked in a low voice.

"Mali, why does the defense here seem a bit lax? Aren't you afraid of being captured?"

Mali glanced at him, followed his line of sight and glanced around, then spoke lightly.

"This is a place where merchants come and go to trade. It's not particularly important. Most of the people here are merchants from all over the place. There are not many locals. Even if it falls, it doesn't matter."

As he spoke, Mali pointed to the city wall looming in the distance and continued.

"That's the real defense line. No one except the committee members is allowed to get close to that area. If you get close to that area, you will be warned once, and you will be executed the second time."

"You don't think the committee would deploy defenses in such a crowded place. These walls and soldiers are only there to maintain the most basic order."

Listening to Mali's words, Zago nodded, and at the same time, he looked in the direction Mali pointed.

At the end of the bustling street was an empty and cold area. Tall black city walls rose from the ground. Fully armed and more powerful legionnaires stood on the walls. Beside them, elemental cannons were installed on the walls.

This wall not only blocks the route through the War Council, but also blocks all eyes trying to peek behind the wall.

Although the cold and dark door was often opened, after all, the personnel of the War Committee also had to move around, and all kinds of gold, silver and supplies also needed to be transported. However, every time the door was opened, it was pitch black inside and it was impossible to see what was inside.

When Zago was looking at the black wall in the distance, he stared at it for too long, so an extraordinary person on the black wall noticed his gaze and looked at him.

However, after seeing Mari next to Zago, he raised his eyebrows slightly and retracted his gaze.

Like other ordinary caravans, Mali led the entire caravan into the official trading post in the trade zone.

After entering the trading post, Zago and others, under Mali's command, gathered in the yard of the trading post to rest. In the yard, officials from the War Committee also came to count the quality and data of supplies.

While Zago and others were waiting and watching the officials counting the merchandise, Mali pulled out his identity badge and walked into the trading post.

Zago looked at the skilled and quick officials with some curiosity in his eyes.

These officials also seemed to have an extraordinary aura, but it was still weaker than the soldiers on the outermost city wall.

After the officials quickly counted all the goods and sorted them all out and moved them away, they also brought in large quantities of grain and gold and silver, which they expertly loaded onto wagons.

After the officials had moved almost everything, Mali also returned to the yard with a transcendent.

The extraordinary man glanced at everyone in the yard, smiled slightly, and said.

"I'm Benjamin, the person in charge here. You are all the outstanding people who are going to join our committee. I think you are all familiar with the rules of our committee. If you have any questions, you can ask now."

"Besides, if you regret it now, you can always leave with Mali later."

A transcendent behind Zago raised his hand and asked.

"I just have one question, will you still go to war with the Green Tide?"

Hearing his question, Benjamin smiled and said.

"To be honest, the committee just started a counterattack against the Green Tide some time ago. You will be able to confirm the truth of this news once you get in. However, if you do not receive and pass the training, you are prohibited from joining the front-line war."

"That's fine. I have no problem with that."

After the extraordinary man finished speaking, he retracted his raised right hand.

After he spoke, the rest of the crowd lost interest.

Benjamin glanced at everyone and spoke.

"In three days, someone will take you in. During this time, you can regret leaving."

"But once you pass the black wall, you are forbidden to leave."

"If you have no questions, please follow me." After saying that, Benjamin turned around and walked into the trading point. The extraordinary people in the yard looked at each other and followed him silently.

"What about you? Do you want to go back?"

Zago asked Mari.

"Well, I plan to go to Riga City and take a look. There should be some extraordinary people there who are ready to leave. I should be able to bring some people back."

Mali answered Zago while packing his things.

Zago nodded, said nothing, and followed the crowd into the depths.

Three days passed in a flash, and during these three days, no extraordinary person chose to leave.

On the afternoon of the third day, the person who came to lead them into the committee came to the yard and led everyone out of the yard and went to the black wall.

Zago followed the crowd and walked into the dark gate with black walls.

Looking at the people in front of him disappearing, Zago took a deep breath, raised his foot, and strode into the gate.

Zago passed through the gate, feeling as if he had passed through a layer of somewhat sticky liquid.

"Don't stop here, keep going."

A voice sounded in Zago's ears. Hearing this voice, Zago subconsciously took two steps forward.

Coming back to his senses, Zago saw everything in front of him.

Compared to the bustling trading area, the area behind the black wall seems a bit deserted.

The soldiers and extraordinary people exuding extraordinary aura were busy in an orderly manner, handling their respective tasks quietly.

In addition to the soldiers and extraordinary people coming and going, what attracted Zago's attention most were the various mechanical devices neatly arranged behind the black wall.

These are special mechanical devices specially equipped for fortress cities. Some of them are used to monitor the area near the fortress city to prevent any spies from crossing mountains and cross-country to sneak in without being discovered by us.

Of course, more strange machines are installed on the black wall as defensive devices to defend against possible attacks and invasions on the fortress city from the outside.

However, Zago certainly didn't know this. Looking at the faint supernatural aura emanating from the strange device, he was a little unable to react.

What is this?
He scratched his head, not quite understanding, but he didn't think too much about it. After all, he was just a low-level knight and there were many things he didn't understand. It was normal for him not to know.

Therefore, he quickly put aside the questions in his mind, calmed the warhorse in his right hand, which was a little panicked because of the strange machines around it, and quickly caught up with the crowd in front. At the same time, he also looked behind him with some curiosity.

In the door he walked in, he saw a very obvious thick black film.

So it was this layer that was blocking it?
Zago finally understood why he couldn't see clearly what was going on inside the city gate when he looked at it from outside the black wall. It turned out that there was a layer of black film blocking it.

He shook his head, not wanting to think about how this was done, and continued to move forward with the crowd.

After less than an hour of inspection and review, Zago successfully obtained the badge proving his identity.

Afterwards, Zago and his team began to assign suitable jobs according to their wishes. More than 90% of the extraordinary people chose to join the army, and very few chose other jobs.

Zago did not choose to join the army with the crowd. Instead, he chose an option that only he could choose, which was to give up all his work.

He had the food coupons given to him by Mali and some savings of his own, so he was not in a hurry to find a job.

Anyway, according to the gossip that Mali told him, even if he joined the army now, he probably wouldn't be able to catch up with this year's fighting, so it would be better for him not to join the army and to travel around first.

Look at the state of the land under the governance of this war council.

The officials sent by the War Committee were also somewhat surprised at Zago's choice.

In order to prevent Zago from being a spy sent by external forces, Zago was kept for a talk and underwent a more complicated assessment.

Finally, when Zago passed the assessment, all the other extraordinary people who accepted the job had already left.

Zago looked at the busy people in the Black Wall, then looked down at the map and basic supplies given to him by the officials, mounted his beloved warhorse, followed the cobblestone road in front of him, and began his journey to the War Council.

Following the stone road all the way north, Zago quickly left the border. After passing through several green forests and grasslands, Zago finally saw human habitation.

This is a team moving on a cobblestone road. Most of the team members are ordinary people without any extraordinary aura. Only one official, who is walking at the front line while looking down at the drawings and is a little dirty, has a little extraordinary aura.

The guards wearing light armor and equipped with weapons were all ordinary people, without any extraordinary aura. They were responsible for the protection work on the periphery of the team in a relaxed manner.

The workers, who made up the majority of the team and were carrying or dragging various tools, did not have any sadness or numbness on their faces. They all had smiles on their faces, and were laughing loudly as they walked.

Looking at the dirty team in front of him, Zago frowned slightly, not quite understanding what was going on.

Judging from the physical condition of the workers in the team, they looked a bit like the common people in the Allied Forces who were captured and beaten by local nobles. However, judging from their demeanor and expressions, they did not look like they were forcibly conscripted.

They all had smiling faces, completely different from the numbness and despair of the civilians who were forcibly conscripted by the coalition forces.

While Zago was observing them, the team also discovered Zago riding over from the opposite side.

The workers in the team glanced at him, didn't react, and continued chatting and laughing.

The guards were a little nervous when they first heard the noise, but they relaxed again after seeing him.

The official who was looking at the drawings didn't even look at him. He continued to look at the design and moved forward slowly.

Zago thought about it, took out a copy of the [Golden Law] from his arms, and found the relevant legal provisions.

According to the Golden Law, any engineering construction within the War Council should be based on the principle of voluntary recruitment when forming an engineering team, and should pay corresponding remuneration, which should not be lower than the minimum wage.

Is this legal provision just for show? Does the committee really pay?

Zago looked at the law, then looked up at the joyful workers in front of him and nodded thoughtfully.

This is good and right.

There should be rewards for your efforts.

Zago continued to flip through the legal provisions and found another legal provision.

According to the principle of an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth, anyone who causes damage to the citizens of the committee will bear corresponding punishment and compensation according to the extent of the damage.

For non-fatal injuries, the penalty will generally be doubled, and the criminal will provide the victim with all medical expenses and pay mental compensation that is twice the medical expenses.

If the criminal is an extraordinary person with strong self-recovery ability, coercive measures will be taken to ensure that non-fatal injuries caused by the punishment remain on the body for more than one month and less than three years, depending on the degree of the violation.

If the victim dies, all ordinary people and low- and mid-level extraordinary criminals will be sentenced to death unless they obtain special pardon from the Chairman.

As for what will happen to high-level extraordinary people, it is not written above.

This law should also be true, right? Otherwise, they wouldn't be so calm when they saw him.

You know, during the time of the Southern Allied Forces, the forced laborers would numbly kneel down on the ground when they saw him, for fear that they would be hacked to death by some passing extraordinary person who disliked them.

Although Zago would not do this, he knew that this kind of thing had happened before.

He closed the [Golden Law] and rode his warhorse past the engineering team in front of him.

There was no communication between the two parties, they just passed each other calmly.

This is also good.

Zago ran off into the distance, thinking silently.

(End of this chapter)