foreigner's journey

Chapter 551 Solicitation
Losing the leader of the gray knight, Bakisson, and breaking the city gate, the castle soon fell under the iron heel of the siege army.

At the other end of the castle, the mercenaries and soldiers guarding the city gradually moved away, leaving only their own flag fluttering in the wind.The leader knight finally breathed a sigh of relief, and it took three months to finally capture the castle.In this way, his status in the country of Lana will also rise, and he will even be rewarded by the king.

Seeing the mercenaries gathering together to rest and chat under the city wall, the chief knight had to face the fact that he was reluctant to face the fact that it was time to pay the group of hyenas.

Malicious delinquency?Don't be kidding, even a behemoth like the Kingdom of Midland or the Yoda Empire would not do such an act. If you don't get paid, it means that you can no longer get the assistance of mercenaries.

Think about it, the armies on both sides are evenly matched with [-] soldiers, you don’t get extra assistance from mercenaries, and the other side spends money to hire [-] mercenaries, which side will the balance of victory tilt?
Therefore, even if the leader knight is reluctant to show it on his face, he has to pay these mercenaries with a smile.Of course, the payment of salaries must strictly abide by the calculation of military merits, and the financial officer under the command of the leader knight is dedicated to this bowl of rice.

Soon, it was the turn of the black-haired teenager to receive his salary.

"You are... Gus, right? This is half a year's salary and this time's bonus, please pay attention."

The black-haired boy named 'Gus' took the money bag handed over by the leader knight, opened the bag silently and began to count the gold coins one by one.

And the leader knight is still looking for something to say, it can be seen that he likes Gus very much, and wants to pull him into his camp as a guard:
"It's really amazing. Although it was a fluke, it's amazing that a little guy like you can kill Ba Jisun."

Seeing that Gus ignored him, the leader of the knights had no choice but to continue to force himself to find a topic: "How about it? Do you want to try to officially join my command? I will not treat you badly. The salary is three times what it is now, and you will be expropriated." It’s not impossible to be an apprentice knight. For a mercenary like you who is alone, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity... What are you doing?”

He thought he had given enough attractive and generous treatment, but the knight found that Gus was just holding the gold coin between his teeth and biting it, as if he was testing the authenticity.

Putting the gold coins back into the purse, Gus stuffed the purse into his side pocket, turned around and prepared to leave: "The contract ends today, right? Even if I stay here, it seems that there will be no more wars."

With that said, he walked towards the distance.

Even though the leader, the knight, tried every means to keep him, Gus still didn't look back.Finally, looking at the figure that was gradually going away, the leader knight cursed angrily:
"Idiot! You bastard! Shame on your face! A lowly guy like you is only worthy of dying in vain on a certain battlefield!"

No one noticed that a figure in black robe quietly followed Gus far away.

After more than half a day, near dusk, a large number of mercenaries on a hillside were unloading their equipment and repairing on the spot.

They are the Eagle Group. After evacuating from the castle, they are going to change to a war-prone land and look for new business.Prior to this, the head of the regiment, Griffith, ordered to make repairs on the spot for the time being.

At this time, a sharp-eyed mercenary noticed a familiar guy walking unhurriedly on the road between the fields in the distance.

"Hey, someone is here." He greeted his companion.

Several other companions came over: "Oh, it's the bastard who killed Bajisun. How could it be in such a place? Normally, the mercenaries on the winning side would rest in that castle for two days before setting off?"

"It doesn't matter, the war is over, it's no longer a hostile relationship." A companion shook his head, ready to go back to sleep.

"Idiot!" At this moment, the ten-man commander, Gorkas, leaned over and grabbed the shoulders of the two companions, and said with a smile: "That guy must have brought a lot of money with him for killing Bajisun, so he hurriedly Hurrying to leave. How are you doing, Griffith!"

As he spoke, Gorkas looked at Griffith who was lying on the grass not far away.

Taking off the eagle beak helmet and armor, Griffith revealed his true colors. This is a young man with curly silver long hair, with a face more beautiful than a woman. At this moment, he is resting his hands behind his head and closing his eyes. repose.Hearing Gorkas' inquiry, he said indifferently:
"...as you like."

Gorkas was overjoyed, and immediately called his subordinates to prepare to kill Gus and rob him of his salary.

Before leaving, she was ridiculed by Casca: "Gorkas, you can't kill that guy alone."

"I also planned to defeat Bajisun and make a name for myself. I can't bear the anger of being preempted by that kind of guy of unknown origin. Just wait and see, that kid's head belongs to me!"

After speaking, Gorkas took his hands down to prepare horses, armor and weapons.

On the field, the grass is blowing with the wind like waves, sporadic stones stand among the grass, and occasionally you can see the ruins of ancient ruins covered with moss.

In Gus's opinion, no matter how beautiful the scenery is, it cannot be eaten as a meal.He needs to find the next battlefield, which is the most suitable place for a mercenary like him to survive.

Suddenly, he was startled and looked up at the hill next to him.

I saw a group of heavily armed cavalry rushing towards me from the top of the hillside, that momentum...they wanted to rob and kill me, they were thieves!

Gus was not flustered, he took off his satchel and threw it aside, holding the hilt of the giant sword behind him.One, two, three... six cavalry, it can be solved!

A cavalryman rushed towards Gus with a long sword first, but simply turned sideways to avoid the direct attack. Gus swung his giant sword without hesitation to knock the attackers to the ground.

Immediately afterwards, he rolled on the spot to avoid the flail waved by another burly cavalryman, and let the edge of the flail cut a bloodstain on his face. cut off directly.

The other cavalrymen, including the mastermind Gorkas, rode their horses around in surprise and did not dare to approach. They were shocked by Gus' undisguised ferocity.

On the top of the hill, the members of the Eagle Group did not rest anymore, they watched the bloody farce condescendingly, talking a lot.

"Hey, Dan was killed! Al's hand was also..."

"What's going on, why did Gorkas, who proposed to rob and kill, shrink back?"

"Are you going to help?"

"Help who? Gorkas? That kind of useless, let's forget it."

At this time, Gorkas was still trying his best to persuade his teammates to attack, but the teammates did not want to be cannon fodder and argued with him.

Seeing this opportunity, Gus immediately swung his huge sword and rushed towards Gorkas, like a wolf cub being besieged, showing his fangs without fear.

In the nick of time, a sudden arrow forced Gus back.

I saw a dark-skinned girl named Kasca riding on a horse with a light crossbow in one hand and a long sword in the other. She was asked by Griffith to come over to support Gorkas. Faith's order.

Although she is a woman, Casca's swordsmanship is far superior to Gorkas and others.

Throwing away the light crossbow in her hand, Casca swung her long sword and fought with Gus at high speed.There were piercing noises as the blades collided with each other, and Gess swung the giant sword silently, attacking Casca with a brave attitude, but the latter could only resist with all his strength.

Such a strong force!Kasca even felt her hand holding the sword gradually go numb. The opponent's strength was definitely not a joke. What kind of monster is it!

The surrounding mercenaries were also very surprised. In the Eagle Regiment, Casca's swordsmanship was second only to the existence of the leader Griffith. This is also the key reason why she was able to hold down the other companions as a 15-year-old girl. .But now, there is actually someone who can completely suppress Casca in battle?

Boom!Swinging down the huge sword again, Casca lost her balance due to the huge force and fell backwards.

I'm going to die!Watching Gus raise the giant sword mercilessly, Kasca realized in her heart that her own death was approaching.

Clang!From far to near, a spear was inserted deep into the ground between Gus and Casca.

Only then did Gus notice that a knight in white armor and an eagle-beaked helmet was riding a horse, looking at him from a distance.

A strong guy, Gus became alert and clenched the giant sword in his hand.

"Can you put the sword away?" Griffith asked.

Ges remained silent, but raised his giant sword in a stance.

"...Can't you?" Griffith also pulled out the knight sword from his waist.

The moment Griffith drew his sword, Gus rushed forward like a hungry wolf, raised his giant sword and slashed heavily at Griffith.

Chong——! !

For the first time, someone easily received Gus's giant sword to slash!With only a light knight sword, Griffith firmly supported Gus's heavy sword swinging down.

The blades rubbed against each other, making toothache creaking sounds and sparks.

Suddenly, the two retreated back at the same time, and then looked in the same direction.

Not only Gus, but even Griffith, who had always been indifferent and arrogant, showed cautious eyes for the first time.

Many mercenaries of the Eagle Group were puzzled, and followed their gazes, only to find a young man in black squatting on the top of the moss-covered ruins at some point, looking at them with a smile. watching them.

The black robe covers the whole body, the hood covers most of the face and only the chin is exposed, squatting on the top of the building in a leisurely manner.

"Oh, why don't you continue to fight? Did I disturb your good mood?"

Heather held a long wooden traveling staff in her arms, her left arm rested on her knees, and she rested her chin on one hand:

"Or do I need to pay the viewing fee? Please don't ask too much, my princess is very stingy."

"Who are you?"

Griffith waved his hand to stop some of his subordinates who were about to move, and looked at Heather from a distance while riding on the horse, and asked loudly.

Heather chuckled: "No one is worth mentioning."

"Your skills don't look like someone unknown." Griffith stared at Heather with sharp eyes: "What's the matter?"

"That's right. After all, it's the job assigned to me by the princess. I can't just run back and report back without doing anything. I'll be scolded."

Heather tilted her head:

"On behalf of the mercenary group I belong to, I would like to extend an invitation to the two of you. I wonder if you are interested?"

Needless to say, everyone already understood who the [two people] the man in black was referring to—Griffith and the black-haired kid.

Griffith was not worried: "Shouldn't you declare your family name before recruiting?"

"That's right, I was rude. Then let me introduce myself again, Heather, the Chief Staff Officer of the Fire Sword Mercenary Group."

Heather stood up from the top of the ruins, took off her hood to reveal her unparalleled handsome face, and bowed slightly:

"Please advise."

(End of this chapter)