Noisy sounds have been echoing on the second floor since nightfall. Those deserters asked for a lot of ale. Although they were dressed in rags, they were generous and didn't care about spending money.

Their accents are somewhat difficult to distinguish. Although they also speak the imperial language, the various states in the empire have developed different local accents due to the long geographical distance.

Raz hid in the corner and struggled to understand their accents.

"I told you before that this road is impassable. If you go further, you will reach the sea!"

"We need to find a countryside where no one knows us, or even a countryside where war has not burned!"

"Yes, we need to find a stinking ditch that no one has been to, wash the blood-stained gold coins clean, wash off the patina on the emperor's head, and then put the gold coins into his mouth. In this way,

As long as we stop talking, no one will know that we took those dead people's money, don't you think so?"

"Fuck you!"

The sound of a physical fight and the filthiest curses Raz had ever heard in his life came from the room, followed by the harsh sound of broken boards and the sound of heavy objects falling to the ground.

Then there was the sound of bones breaking and a howl that broke the sound.

These frightening sounds lasted for three full minutes.

And what ended these sounds was a gunshot.

Raz looked towards the door and saw that in the light coming from the gap under the door, a stream of blood slowly flowed out, staining the dirty floor and getting mixed with dust.

"Whoever dares to cause trouble again will die."

A voice that was more vicious than anyone else said:

"We have no retreat. You all know what happened on the front line:

The emperor and the rebellious Grand Duke Tulip reached an agreement and dumped the twelve regiments of our expeditionary force at the border of Horest State like garbage. He wanted us to serve as cannon fodder——

Either continue to fight against the Phoenix Archduke of Horest State until the last person is dead.

Or be driven by the Tulip Archduke into Yharnam, close to the town of Brook, and fight to the death with the Red Army of the Choir.

In any case, the emperor will make a profit - if we stay on the border of Horest State, the power of the Phoenix Archduke, who has been wavering in his position, will be reduced, and the pressure on the emperor to unify the empire in the future will be reduced.

We were driven into Yharnam to confront the Red Army, and the power of the Choir was reduced - our expeditionary force has a full strength of twelve regiments! This is more than the usual number of soldiers of an entire legion!

Even if we all die in battle, we can still inflict heavy damage on those monsters of the Red Army!

Once there is a problem with the Choir's army, the emperor's pressure will still be greatly reduced."

Raz listened to the movements in the room, holding a pen and paper with trembling hands, and recorded the contents of their conversation on paper.

She didn't know much about literacy, and she usually only used symbols instead of names when keeping accounts, so it was very difficult for her to write at this moment. The feeling of difficulty made her tighten her grip on the pen in her hand, so that there was a deep wound where her fingers came into contact with the pen.

of dents.

But she couldn't feel the pain now. The surge of adrenaline caused by hearing the secret made her ignore the pain and completely immersed in listening and recording.

"We...can we only end up like this?"

"Yes! The emperor is determined! He wants to fight to the death with all his enemies!"

"How...how do you know this?"

"You idiots! Do you have to wait until someone puts a knife on your neck before you use your brain to think?!"

"Then...what should we do?"

When he said this, the people in the room lowered their voices, and Raz had to move closer to hear the whispers in the room.

"We don't have enough money... Although there are many gold coins obtained on the battlefield, they will be spent one day, and those gold coins are not enough to support our future lives..."

"We're going to do something big."

"This place is very close to the center of Yanan Town. People with a little money gather here. We have to choose a night to grab enough money and find a way before the Red Army marches-and at the same time, before our comrades-in-arms

They made this vote before they were driven back from Horest.

Then find a deserted countryside to stay until the war is over, and our money will be useful!"

"How about tonight?!"

Raz covered his mouth and felt that his pants were wet. When he lowered his head, he found that there was a pool of... water stains under his body.

"Idiot! You guys drank so much tonight, are you going to shoot yourself in the foot with a gun after you go out?!

Of course we will inquire about the news during the day tomorrow and take action tomorrow night!"

"Okay...ok..."

The sounds in the room disappeared temporarily.

Immediately afterwards, the sound of footsteps getting closer and closer suddenly sounded in the room.

Raz couldn't care less about anything. She got up and, while desperately controlling the sound of her footsteps, rushed downstairs as fast as she could!

When she entered the downward stairs, the sound of the door opening was heard behind her.

Then came the chatter of deserters.

"what are you doing?"

"Go out and put some water in."

"Go back quickly, it's not safe outside at night."

Raz had already arrived on the first floor. She was huddled in the darkness under the stairs. The moonlight shining through the skylight in the golden hotel was less than an arm's length away from her.

The sound of people going downstairs appeared above her head, and the smell of sweat mixed with body odor also appeared randomly, getting closer and closer to her.

A deserter went downstairs and stood on the ground not far from her.

There was only one meter between him and her.

Then, he unbuttoned his belt, faced the corner, and started to drain water.

She held her breath and didn't even realize she was suffocating.

It wasn't until a moment later that the deserter finished his work and went upstairs cursing.

The door closed, and Raz collapsed on the ground, tears streaming down his face, and his pants became even wetter.

Raz didn't know how she survived that night. She only remembered that she didn't dare to sleep, so she stayed in the darkness at the bottom of the stairs, as if the darkness could make her absolutely safe.

All she knew was that Robert Justus arrived at dawn the next morning.

She gave everything she recorded to Robert Justus.

The man read the record, his eyes changed several times, and when he spoke again, he had a very serious expression.

"Thank you, Raz. The people of Yanan Town will remember your kindness. Your record prevented a disaster."

That morning, while the deserters were still drunk in bed, heavily armed officers from the Yanan Town Police Department rushed into the hotel and arrested them all.

Robert Justice found Raz after everything was over and said to her:

"Raz, good boy, will you help me one more time?"

Raz flinched, but after a moment of hesitation, she nodded.

This time, she no longer made the decision just out of fear like before.

She felt that her records seemed to have value - what I did was no longer simply to survive, those notes not only allowed me to live, but also allowed others to live.

At this moment, she didn't have much idea about "saving other people's lives or deaths".

She just felt that her records - her actions finally had a meaning other than "making herself survive".

The moment she finished recording, she felt that she was no longer a person who lived haphazardly for "survival".

This feeling was extremely strange. It was obviously very dangerous, but it made her reluctant to leave.

She wanted to experience it again... She wanted to know what it was that she wanted, that she would not hesitate to do even in the face of danger.

Robert Justus said:

"Our police station has received news that various spies will come to Yanan recently. They want to inquire about each other's intelligence as the beginning of the final decisive battle...

I want you to help me record the words and deeds of those new passengers."
Chapter completed!