Lord of Hyranza

"Where is Mayor Marko?" Suldak sat on the horse and asked the search team condescendingly.

The search team quickly put down the porcupine in his hand, pointed to the depths of the woods and said, "Sir, the mayor is searching in that direction."

Suldak nodded, turned and left without saying a word.

Seeing Surdak leaving with more than 200 cavalry, the search team members let out a long breath and sat down by the campfire one after another.

"Who are those fighters?" Suldak asked the guide.

The guide quickly said: "They are members of the armed team of the merchant group. They are usually responsible for guarding the goods transported by the merchant. They are organized by the merchant's money. This time, the mayor also recruited them, probably because he was worried about this. There are not enough people around.”

The luck of Surdak and his party was pretty good. Before dinner, they found Mayor Marko who was gathering members of the search team in the forest.

I saw him surrounded by dozens of search team members, riding a blue-scaled horse, walking majestically at the front of the team, wearing a half-suit of magic pattern, a bearded, red-nosed brawny man, facing the side His entourage scolded: "It's just a few people, and they let them slip away, what a bunch of idiots..."

"Mayor, look across..."

A follower behind him reminded in a low voice.

At this time, the strong man with the beard raised his head, turned his eyes and looked towards Suldak, and he couldn't see clearly the jungle. The strong man took the lead and walked towards Surdak.

Say aloud to Suldak:

"Heh, I'm Marco, you're Baron Suldak, right? Your letter of appointment has arrived a few days ago. I've been waiting for three days in Dodan Town. I didn't expect that our first meeting would be in here."

His voice was loud and rough, and when he looked at Suldak, a cold light flashed in his eyes.

Although it was fleeting, it fell into Suldak's eyes. Suldak puffed up his chest, rode on the horse, and gave him a military salute before saying:

"Mayor Marko, the Independent Cavalry Battalion of the Luthor Legion came to report."

Around the pine forest, people from the search team continued to gather here. Mayor Marko sat on his horseback and said to Suldak proudly:

"I guess you have heard that an adventure group in the town was ransacked by a bandit group here. I brought people here to search the mountains last night. I have to give an explanation to the members of the adventure group who were killed. Unfortunately, just let That gang of robbers has slipped away. It's very kind of you to come in time to help me with these troubles."

"Mayor, are we still going to accept the team?" the follower beside him asked in a low voice.

The mayor of Marco scolded the follower angrily: "If you don't close the team, you will be a savage in the forest, go back!"

Suldak did not expect that the mayor of Marco was such a powerful nobleman, he looked more like an officer who led the troops to fight on the front line. The search team gathered together and returned to Dodan in a mighty way.

This time, the cavalry brigade just arrived at their destination and returned to the town the same way.

Back in the town, the sky had completely darkened.

Hundreds of people rode back to the town on horseback, and many town residents came out to watch. Surdak originally wanted to return to the station and have dinner with the cavalry, but when they parted ways, Marko town The chief suddenly turned around and said to Suldak: "Baron Suldak, tomorrow the members of the bandit group will be tried at the town hall, and you will also attend!"

"Okay!" Suldak agreed.

For a moment, he was a little puzzled, didn't he mean that the robber group had slipped away?So who is on trial?

Chapter 709

Suldak walked into the barracks, and by the lights in the barracks, he could see a row of soldiers taking a bath standing under the water tank next to the stable.

The open-air bathroom is constructed so simply that it looks like a wall from the front.

The huge tank is placed on a wooden frame made of logs. This wooden frame was originally supposed to be an arrow tower, but after the northern city wall was built in Dodan Town, this arrow tower lost its original function. Now the platform of the arrow tower is All the awnings on the platform have been removed, and apart from some sundries, there is only such a large dark pitcher on the platform.

This water tank was originally prepared for the stables of the barracks, but it was abandoned later, and now it is a place for cavalry to bathe. Below the water tank is a ten-meter-long stone wall, and a stream of clear water flows out of the water storage tank. , Along the top of the stone wall, the wooden groove is divided into [-] to [-] thin water streams. The cavalry can enjoy a comfortable shower as long as they stand under the thin water stream by the wall.

It's a pity that there is no water gathering magic rune board in the water tank, and it is impossible to collect water bit by bit from the air into the water tank.

The water in the tank was brought up by the cavalry in buckets from the only well in the camp, and then poured into this huge iron tank.

Although it is a bit troublesome to fetch water from the well and pour it into the water tank, fortunately, there are many young and strong soldiers in the barracks. Disaster.

It's just that for the ladies in the military camp, this kind of life seems inconvenient.

This inconvenience is not only reflected in the aspect of bathing, the dormitory in the barracks is also an open shop, and the toilet in the barracks is directly across a drain in the back, only a row of low shrub walls cover it, which is not enough. To say that the large facilities in the barracks are simple, it can only be said that this garrison barracks is not suitable for men and women to live together.

Fortunately, the commander's residence in the barracks was an independent small attic. It was supposed to be the residence of the commander of the Langdon Legion Cavalry Battalion. From the outside, this small wooden attic looked very delicate. The commander left in a hurry. After the town of Dodan, almost all the furniture in the house remained, and the furniture was also very elegant.

There is a set of soft leather sofas in the study room, and the furniture in the living room is almost all made of indigo wood, and these wooden furniture have fine reliefs.

Including the expensive magic-weave curtains in the room and the crystal chandelier on the ceiling, all of them show that the original owner of this room is a nobleman with a very delicate life.

The front hall downstairs is the combat conference room of the barracks. Suerdak usually works in the study room on the first floor of this small building. In addition to these two rooms, there is also a bedroom with a big bed in it. There is a small courtyard outside the glass window on the north side, and there is a kitchen, bathroom and small storage room behind the attic.

However, the upstairs attic is still a simple wooden frame structure and has not been tidied up. It is full of dust and rats.

Considering that the daily meetings in the cavalry battalion usually take place in this attic living room, and the nine squadron leaders in the cavalry battalion usually come here often, even if Selena and Signa live in this small building, It will also be very inconvenient.

Therefore, Suldak planned to rent a house in the small town, and let Samira and Nika also live in the rented house.

……

Andrew led two hundred cavalry into the barracks, and ran directly into the restaurant of the barracks for dinner. Although the restaurant was a little crude, it was well equipped with wooden tables and benches, which could accommodate six to seven hundred people eating at the same time. The cooking utensils here were all It is existing, and even the wheat flour and some lamb and vegetables from the warehouse are piled up in the warehouse of the restaurant.

The dinner for the soldiers is mutton soup cooked by Selina herself. The mutton soup is very thick. Boil a large pot of noodles and put them in a wooden bowl, then pour such a large spoonful of thick mutton soup. The soft, rotten and juicy white radish can be regarded as the most delicious meal the soldiers have eaten recently.

This kind of delicacy belongs to the typical cuisine of Wall Village. It is also a specific idea proposed by Suldak to pour the boiled noodles with thick soup. No one in Wall Village can compare with Selina. , she has been in charge of boiling a big pot of mutton soup in the village, so she has a lot of experience in making this kind of big pot of rice.

The thick soup was boiling in the hot big iron pot. The cavalry who came back from outside the town returned to the camp, handed over the horses to the herdsmen in Watts Village, and filled their stomachs in the dining room before returning to the dormitory. .

In the barracks where Suldak was standing, the herdsmen first scraped the horses off the horses, and then took them to the stables to feed some salt water, and then led them into the stables to feed the fodder. Seeing that they placed the horses in an orderly manner, I regret that I didn't hire more herdsmen when I was in Watts Village. The cavalry battalion obviously lacks such auxiliary soldiers who are proficient in raising horses.

Andrew ate two bowls of mutton soup noodles, walked out of the restaurant, and squatted on the edge of the military camp playground with Suldak, looking at the dark night outside the military camp, Suldak asked Andrew: "This is Dodan How was your first day in town?"

Andrew sat down on the soft grass.

He leaned his body back, supported his upper body with his right elbow, stretched his left leg flat and curled his right leg slightly, and half-lyed on the grass to stretch comfortably.

Said to Suldak: "The barracks facilities in the barracks are better than expected, restaurants, dormitories, stables, and a playground where you can run horses. These can fully meet the daily training of a cavalry battalion. The daily patrols we are responsible for It's on the border of the occupied area outside the northern city wall, so it might be a bit dangerous, but when I handed over the defense with Langdon's Legion in the morning, I found that the road condition of the patrol route was not bad, and it took more than an hour to run around on horseback. Litham personally went to investigate the situation on the border, maybe we will go to the Demonic Beast Forest to check the specific situation."

"Is it because Gulitum heard that the beast swarm is approaching and wants to go hunting in the Demonic Beast Forest?" Suldak asked with a smile.

Andrew chuckled and said, "He said that the recent food is not very good, and he wants to see what can be eaten in the World of Warcraft Forest."

"I don't care what you do, in short, you must bring back the people who were taken out safely." Suldak said.

Andrew pulled out the butcher's ax from behind, took out a whetstone from his waist pocket, and sharpened the edge carefully, while saying, "I heard Hans, the captain of the city defense brigade, talk about the beast tide this morning, but it seems The life of the residents in the town has not been affected much, as far as I can see! Most likely, the north city wall is strong enough, and the previous animal hordes have been blocked by the garrison, so there should be nothing to worry about."

He looked up at Suldak, saw him looking up at the starry night sky, and said:

"It seems that the town hall is a bit troublesome. Mayor Marko is stronger than expected."

This is indeed the most troublesome place for Suldak. There is an extremely powerful magistrate, and some collisions will inevitably occur in the future.

Seeing that the cavalry battalion of Langdon's Legion can't wait to leave the town of Dodan, it is estimated that getting along with the local governor should not be considered too pleasant.

"Yeah, judging by his attitude of doing things today, he can't be regarded as easy to get along with. If you want to use Dodan Town as a camp to expand outwards, even if you can't get the right to speak in Dodan Town, you still need Mayor Marko Only with your cooperation." Suldak tapped his forehead helplessly and said to Andrew.

……

After chatting with Andrew for a while, he walked towards the small building.

When I walked to the steps of the small building, I saw Signa sitting on the wooden steps of the small building, drawing random patterns on the sand with a small wooden stick. Suldak sat next to Signa and looked at the pattern in front of her. The pattern on it is a hexagram, and there are some inexplicable lines around the hexagram. It seems to be irregular, but it happens to exist just right, forming a very wonderful composition. Suldak can't recognize what kind of pattern it is. , and asked Signa curiously: "What is this you drew?"

Signa stared at her big black eyes, and innocently said to Suldak: "I saw it in a dream... Sometimes when I close my eyes, these patterns will appear in front of my eyes. The circles around these six-pointed stars are My eyes are constantly spinning, and I am a little dazzled, sometimes, I can't help but want to draw them."

Suldak couldn't understand the pattern on the ring of the hexagram, but thinking that Selena is the apostle of the Dark Goddess in the Grimm Empire, responsible for spreading some teachings of the Dark Goddess, it is normal to have some influence on Signa, Guessing that these rings might have something to do with Shadow Words, but he was not sure, so he told Signa:

"When there are outsiders around, don't draw these patterns casually for them to see. Our Signa is very talented in drawing. This hexagram's light wheel looks really good!"

"I know, my mother told me that too." Signa nodded obediently, and then asked Surdak, "Dark, can you lend me that notebook again?"

Looking at the expectation on Signa's face, Suldak felt that there was nothing wrong with it, so he took out the magic notebook of Cyrus Hickok from his magic pocket and handed it to Signa.

"Of course!" Suldak said.

……

Nika was still cleaning the floor in the small building earnestly.

She ate a little too much tonight, her stomach is still a little full, she doesn't even dare to drink water, and kneeling on the floor is more difficult than usual. Selena cooks mutton soup noodles by herself tonight, so it's enough for her She ordered a large bowl, and carefully told her that if she couldn't finish eating, she could bring back the leftover food.

But Selina obviously underestimated the appetite of the aboriginal girl. Although she usually eats mutton, she has never eaten such a delicious and smooth noodle soup. A large bowl of noodle soup slipped into the girl's stomach.

Her only regret is that she couldn't bring her mother here. If she had known that the food here was so good, she would have dragged her on the road even if she was crying.

After eating, you have to work. This is what Nika learned when she was a maid in the Goss Manor. The task assigned by the housekeeper must be done well. If there is no task assigned by the housekeeper, cleaning the floor is the last thing to go wrong.

She felt that Lord Baron Suldak must have seen herself pitiful and angered the young masters of the Baron Goss family, so he brought herself to Dodan Town to avoid the anger of the young masters of the Goss family. , I am very grateful to Baron Suldak.

The housework she is doing now is also within her usual capabilities.

She rolled up her sleeves, washed the rag in the sink carefully, then lifted up her sarong and vigorously wiped the floor of the room.

When Suldak pushed open the door of the small building, he was also slightly taken aback. The floor in the entire living room was wiped as spotless as if it had been waxed. He stepped on it hesitantly, and suddenly a shallow footprint left on the floor.

Suldak hesitated for a moment, thinking that walking in with his boots on like this was really wasting the fruits of other people's hard work.

He lowered his head and glanced at Signa beside him. Signa also spread her hands helplessly, her big eyes seemed to be able to speak, and her eyes clearly said: "Otherwise, why do you think I am at the door?" sitting? '

Suldak coughed lightly, walked into the living room bravely, and hung his saber on the shelf in the corner.

Nick who was cleaning the floor in the living room quickly stood up and saluted Surdak.

Suldak glanced at Nika. After these few days of cultivation, Nika's body has obviously recovered, but the thin body caused by malnutrition since childhood cannot be quickly recovered, but the complexion on his face is It is much better than before, and the skin color is not the deep amber color of other aborigines, but like light-colored beeswax, with a layer of delicate luster.

I haven't had time to take care of this indigenous girl recently. I didn't expect her to be quite adaptable. Suldak said to the girl:

"Nica, it's so late, you don't need to do housework so hard, you can rest for a while..."

Nika stood in the living room a little at a loss, nodding like a chicken pecking at rice, looking cute and pitiful.

Suldak thought it was better to arrange something for her, maybe she would not be so nervous.

"Uh, will there be a fire...to boil water?" Suldak asked.

Nika nodded quickly.

Suldak breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly waved his hand: "Then let me boil a pot of water... Let me see if there is a kettle in the kitchen."

As he said that, he walked into the kitchen himself with some uneasiness, checked to see if there was a kettle on the stove, and saw some small servant rooms next to the storage room, and patted his forehead. Pointing to this servant room, he said:

"By the way! Nika, you will live in this hut tonight. The barracks has limited conditions. When I find a house in the small town, you, Selena, Samira, and Signa will all move out and live outside. , the conditions will be better than here.”

Signa asked in surprise, "Are we moving too?"

Suldak touched Signa's head and said gently: "Of course, it's not very convenient in the barracks after all, not only you, I think those soldiers don't want to be seen by you when they are standing by the wall and taking a bath."

Signa lowered her head, obviously reluctant, she pursed her lips and muttered softly:

"Okay! Dak, the house you're looking for doesn't need to be too comfortable. It's better to be closer to the barracks."

Suldak knew that Signa was timid, and usually liked to hide in Selena's skirt. Thinking of her living in a strange town, he would probably be even more timid, so he hugged her up and said, "Got it, I will definitely consider Signa's suggestion seriously."

Chapter 710 Those things in the small town

After dinner, Suldak took off his salamander leather armor, changed into a set of ordinary linen clothes, and did not wear a noble medal or knight insignia, and led Selina out of the barracks. , in order to have the opportunity to get close to the lives of civilians.

Suldak was going to go around the town, and went to the tavern to inquire about renting a house. He didn't let Andrew or Samira accompany him. Even Signa, under Selena's persuasion, agreed to stay in the small building of the barracks sleep.

Selena changed the black robe she was wearing, and wore a beige dress made of silk fabric. She pulled her long hair up high, revealing a section of her snow-white neck. Her figure immediately looked tall and slender. Just a little bit of lipstick, and the whole person becomes extremely bright in an instant.

When he walked out of the barracks, even Andrew, who had always been serious about women, was slightly taken aback, staring at Selena for a long time before remembering to move away.

The two walked out of the barracks and walked towards the town along the dirt road ahead.

It was very dark, and there were no street lights on the dirt road. Fortunately, both Suldak and Selina had good eyesight, and they walked into Dodan Town within a few steps.

The military camp was built under the northern city wall, on an open lot in the north of Dodan Town.

It is less than [-] meters away from Duodan Town. Walking into the town, the surroundings seem lively. A group of children are playing the game of catching thieves on the street. The clever and eccentric children hide in the shadow of the street buildings, staring with big eyes. Peeping out to find someone's little partner.

Selena's skin is fair and delicate, her figure is plump and fat-free, the beige dress looks tight on her body, the edge of her breasts stretches out in a full arc from her armpits, she has a beautiful white face, and her amber eyes look at her. To the distant town of Duodan, his eyes are like a fox.

In Wall Village, Hailansa City, and Bena City, she didn't feel so relaxed.

No more troubles in life, no worries about food and clothing, and no need to worry about being arranged by the census secretary to marry an old man whom he has never even met. Those black magicians of the monastery hiding in the shadows have all disappeared, I can finally breathe the free air in the small town...

She really wanted to throw off the shoes on her feet, walk through the town barefoot, stand in front of those men in the square in the center of the town, and no longer have to deliberately cover her face...

She boldly held Suldak's arm, her soft body clinging to Suldak's, and the two walked in unison to a tavern in the center of the town.

The plaque at the entrance of the tavern is an ale glass drawn on a wooden board. The white hops on the wooden board are painted vividly, shaking back and forth in the night wind.

The tavern in the town is on the square in the center of the town. Almost all the buildings along the street here are rented by merchants. At night, the shops are lit, and the light shines on the square through the glass windows.

Two groups of drunk young people were fighting outside the tavern. Some of them had been beaten to the ground, covering their heads and howling, and some were holding stones in their hands and chasing the fleeing people. As long as this kind of fighting does not If you use weapons, if you don't die, you won't be held accountable.

Selena gave Surdak a surprised look.