Mercenaries and Adventurers

The guard shook his cloak to keep out the cold, and shook off the small snowflakes that fell on the road when he came just now.

He walked into the hall where many businessmen and officials were sitting. As he walked around, he looked at all the people present. Some of the businessmen had never seen him before, and he still had an impression of several officials in Bingxun Pass.

When he came to the eldest son of the baron, the guard stroked his chest and saluted: "I have seen Mr. Kendall, the knight asked me to come back to deliver the letter." Saying that, he took out the letters in his chest and handed one of them to Longsos-Ken Del.

After receiving the letter from the guard, Long Suos didn't rush to open it. He looked at the second letter in the guard's hand and asked, "This letter?"

"It's a letter from Lord Knight to Lord Baron. You have received the letter, so I will take my leave. I have to leave for Kendall City tomorrow morning. Please forgive me." After finishing speaking, the guard saluted Longthos again , without looking at the other people present, he turned and left.

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"Okay, please wait a moment, let me see what news our brave knights have brought." Lonzos didn't think there would be any urgent news in the letter, after all, the guards just came at the roughly agreed time, Moreover, his body was neat and tidy, and there was no panic look or emergency intelligence report.

So he asked the maid to hold a candle, and opened the letter with a knife in front of everyone.

There were two sheets of letter paper inside, both of which were filled with content, and Lonzos continued to read by candlelight. The others also politely stopped arguing and drank a little wine to moisten their throats.

Soon, Long Suosi's expression became surprised, but it was not panic, but there seemed to be something unexpected in the letter.

"Your Excellency, did something happen to the militia?" The merchants asked urgently. They were still worried that the militia would lose the battle. What the guys under his hands promised can't be done.

"Oh? Oh. No." Lonzos put down the letter and explained to everyone who was looking at him: "The letter is about another knight."

"Another knight?" At this moment, everyone was confused: "If it is possible, can you tell us if it has something to do with the Ice Flood Pass or the militia?"

Long Suos smiled: "It's really about the two, please don't be surprised."

Then he looked at the second letter. The above content is the information that Keil and the old hunters said in brief by Knight Crowe.

"Ahem, that's how it is. Some time before Knight Crow and I led the militiamen to Bingyu Pass, on the road from Kendall City to the gloomy forest village in the west, there were many cases of unexplained travelers and businessmen disappearing. Originally, all parties concerned I didn't take it as a serious incident. Everyone understands that at that time, the main energy was put on the training of these militiamen. As a result, a warrior from the people took over the investigation of this incident and found that the culprit who caused the disappearance of many people was actually It's a monster that came out of the depths of the forest."

"Warcraft?" Everyone was startled, but everyone was shocked by the monsters to different degrees. The merchants were shocked and frightened, while the officials of Bingxun Pass were surprised and curious.

The businessmen immediately asked urgently about what happened next, they fidgeted and their hands twitched together. The lecherous man sitting opposite laughed disdainfully.

In the end, the fat businessman responded instead: "Please don't laugh at me, you don't understand the danger and harm of monsters at all." He looked at another companion, the calm businessman was also very nervous, He took the fat businessman's words and said: "We do business all over the kingdom, and many business routes were interrupted by the attacks of monsters. Monsters, well, that's not something that can be fought against with a large number of people."

Seeing that the officials at Ice Flood Pass didn't take it seriously, he went on to give an example: "In Conswell County six years ago, you should have heard of the cannibal swamp swallowing incident there, right?"

Unexpectedly, the officials on the opposite side shook their heads, and had never heard of that incident.

After all, they are all from the capital cities of the provinces, and have never left the western provinces of the kingdom, so they have limited information about other provinces. Of course, compared to ordinary people, they still know too much.

The fat businessman explained tremblingly: "Before the local garrison reacted, the chaotic monsters had already sunk at least seven villages and two towns into the bottomless swamp. After that, the originally open fields became A large swamp area. All the people, at least tens of thousands, died silently at the hands of monsters."

"At first, the church thought it was the evil gods who caused the disturbance, but it was only after the army investigated that it was discovered that it was a monster that looked like a worm that turned those places into a swamp."

The officials straightened their bodies in a serious manner and then asked: "Has the army defeated the monster?"

The two businessmen shook their heads: "There are guys from our chamber of commerce there, and they happened to know the first-hand news that most of the troops were dragged into the swamp that suddenly appeared by monsters, causing heavy casualties. The local knights teamed up with a large number of church priests to defeat the monster after paying heavy casualties."

"Conswell County was scrapped just like that, and all the people fled there. Until now, the population level before the appearance of Warcraft has not recovered." Speaking of this, the two businessmen looked at Long Susi, and just sent all the letters Long Suos, who had finished browsing carefully, smiled and comforted everyone present.

"Everyone, please don't worry. Let me talk about the result first: the monster has been successfully crusaded by Knight Lanisa of Kendall County." He stretched out his hand as a gesture of pressure, and first comforted everyone who was nervous.

Hearing the assurance from the eldest son of Baron Kendall, and it seemed that the other party's expression was not fake, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and then hurriedly asked for details.

"Please allow me to continue with the previous news." Lonzos nodded to everyone present: "A warrior in the folk went to investigate the disappearance, met a monster, and fought with it. After a hard fight, he Successfully repelled the monster and cut off a part of the monster's mouth."

"Folk warriors, defeated the monsters?" The two businessmen were very surprised, while other officials glanced at the two businessmen. They were terrified by what the two said before, but now they heard the accurate news. Only then did I understand that there may be a big difference between the levels of Warcraft. The monsters mentioned by the merchants, if they didn’t exaggerate their words, might indeed require a lot of strength to deal with them successfully, but after hearing what Lonzos said, a folk warrior could beat back the monsters, so it appeared in Kendall recently. The level of monsters in the west of the city seems to be very limited.

Even if they were not attacked by some Lanisa knights, it would probably be difficult to cause harm to their Ice Flood Pass.

"Yes, I saw the mouth of a monster in Kendall City at that time, and it was indeed quite big. Well, it was about the size of the low table among you." Lonzos pointed to the low table in the middle in front of him, and let the others Have an intuitive impression of the size of Warcraft.

"Afterwards, my father sent Lanisa, the female knight, to lead a team of hunters to hunt down monsters."

A fat businessman who had a better understanding of the topography and location of towns in Kendall County asked a question: "So, how is the crusade against monsters in the west of Kendall City linked to the settlement of the robbers by the Knights of Crowe?"

His question really hit the point all of a sudden. The others were also puzzled by this, and they all looked at the eldest son of the baron.

Lonzos raised the letter and said with a smile: "Interestingly, Knight Lanisa set up an ambush for the monster in the forest west of Kendal, and the injured monster escaped. It went all the way south, passed through a large forest, and then They crossed two more snowy high mountains. The Knight Lanisa who was hunting the monsters also pursued closely, following the traces left by the wounded monsters, and chased them all the way across the high mountains.”

The officials of Bingxun Pass understood this time. They still have some understanding of the terrain around Bingxun Pass: "So? They just chased the monsters all the way to the western mountain forest of Bingxun Pass? Why didn't they inform us?"

Lonzos did not answer the question from the officials of the Ice Flood Pass. He went on to say, "The interesting thing is coming."

Everyone present looked at each other, and then all focused on Long Suos.

"After crossing two high mountain barriers, Knight Lanisa and her team unexpectedly discovered that in front of them was a closed forest where many gangs of bandits were hiding and used to hide from Knight Crow every year leading the militia to clear up the bandits. "

"Impossible! The lair of the robbers in Drop Bag Hole is already deep in the western mountains. How could there be a forest hiding a large number of bandits? How do they deal with those dangerous beasts in the deep mountains?" The lecherous man stood up and waved his hands vigorously. Said.

Others couldn't believe the news, but if Long Suss didn't lie, after all, compared to Warcraft, banditry is not a big deal. After all, bandits can rely on soldiers to clear the money, but Warcraft is difficult to be defeated by a small army .

"That's right, that's what it said in the letter. After all, it's impossible for Lord Crowe to lie, right?"

After the man calmed down, Long Suos shook the letter paper and said: "Although there are a lot of bandits in the forest, but fortunately, the monsters and bandits will not live in peace. The monsters devoured many bandits, and then passed by After the dangerous and fierce battle, Knight Lanisa and her team successfully defeated the monsters. They also rescued several women who were kidnapped by the bandits, and sent a few people back to Icestorm Pass or Kendall City to organize their troops. Bring back the corpse of the monster."

"Knight Lanisa temporarily guards the corpse of the monster to prevent other bandits in the forest from destroying it, and a small number of people who returned first met the Knight Crowe who led the team outside the bandits' lair in the pocket hole. In the end, Crowe The knight asks me and everyone." Everyone, Long Susi looked at the officials of Bingxunguan and said: "We are required to find a way to organize more supplies, and he will speed up the action against the bandits in the bag hole. Afterwards, we will lead the militia to go west and join Knight Lanisa, not only to bring back the huge corpse of the monster, but also to wipe out all the bandits hiding in that forest."

Speaking of this, Long Suss put down the letter and drank the red wine in his silver cup: "Salute to the brave Knight Lanisa."

The others also raised their glasses, casually raised their glasses and yelled.

Everyone present had different thoughts, and everyone was silent, but at least they all knew one thing. It seemed that what everyone was arguing about before seemed to be less important, and now there was only one question.

"Excuse me, Your Excellency Longzos, does the letter say how big the monster is?"

Picking up the letter, Longsos took a look at what Keel and the others wrote in the letter describing Warcraft: "How should I say it? Let me find something for comparison." He looked around: "According to According to the letter, it is about a little bigger than this small building of mine?"

Everyone around took a breath of air. Everyone was relieved before, and the fear of monsters rose again with the words of Long Suos.

But at the same time, everyone wants to know, how much is such a large monster worth?

Several businessmen present just did a simple mental calculation, and were dazzled by the huge wealth.

They said in unison: "Your Excellency, please be sure to allow me/us to join the follow-up action to support the Crow Knight!"

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At dawn the next day, noisy voices came from outside the camp.

Kiel got up and poked his head out of the tent to look, and found that many militiamen who were fighting for the first time had already risen. Everyone got up early to pack up and eat.

Kiel didn't sleep anymore, got up and put on his armor, and packed all the combat items that might be needed today. He also wrapped a red-eyed mushroom candy in a piece of fabric, rolled it up and put it in the inner pocket of the clothes inside the armor.

If danger arises during a fight, he swallows sugar pills and fights.

Of course, the militiamen had a great advantage against bandits, and Knight Crowe said that he had rich experience in commanding ordinary soldiers, and he was very confident in fighting bandits.

Keel knew that even if the bandits were divinely powerful and defeated the militia, Knight Crowe would be able to deal with them even if he was the only one. Therefore, Keir still has a relatively relaxed attitude towards today's battle.

But those militiamen with spears who fought for the first time couldn’t do it. When they gathered around the campfire to eat, many militiamen were very nervous. Either they gathered together and sighed, or they walked back and forth nervously holding wooden bowls.

Knight Crowe, who got up at the same time, walked out of the tent, and with just a glance, he could see the worries of many young people.

He came to the eating place, called some militia captains, and quietly gave them some advice. Afterwards, these squad leaders hurriedly gathered all the members of their team together. After the militiamen who had been scattered in the camp for dinner gathered together, their emotions gradually settled down with the companions they knew around them watching.

What are you afraid of? You are surrounded by partners from the same village and the same farm. Others are not afraid, so there is nothing to worry about.

A similar reasoning was said from the mouth of the militia squad leader, which calmed down the nervous and frightened young militiamen.

Keir leaned over to Knight Crowe and told him what happened just now.

Knight Crowe smiled and asked, "So Kiel, are you afraid of the next battle?"

Kiel's answer was to pat his armor and shield: "I believe they will protect me well." Then, he patted his long sword again: "And it will solve the problem that wants to hurt me." enemy."

Nodding, Knight Crowe then asked, "What if you don't have the weapons and equipment you trust? When the time comes, how much confidence do you have in your heart?"

Keir thought for a while, and felt that if he lost his weapons and equipment, what would he do in the face of ferocious bandits?

After thinking for a while, he said slowly: "I don't have the confidence to say that I am a strong fighter now. But at least, I will choose enemies wisely, and I will not fight head-on when facing a strong enemy that cannot be avoided. It is to look for flaws. Look for possible retreat opportunities and retreats at any time, and strive to defeat as many enemies as possible while ensuring yourself."

Knight Crowe frowned: "Perhaps, you should change to other weapons in the future and take another path. This doesn't sound like what a warrior who knows how to use a shield would say."

Seeing that Kiel panicked, Knight Crowe changed his words: "Of course, I have heard about your previous experience. If you are only facing multiple monsters alone, then you are not wrong to say so."

Patted Keir on the shoulder: "But if you really want to be a strong fighter, a brave heart, and the belief that you won't back down in the face of a strong enemy, that's the most important thing."

Then he lightened his words and said to Kiel quietly: "If you want to be a knight like me, you have to fight. No matter what it is, fighting can become a knight-level fighter like me. At least this is my way, remember alright."

Kyle nodded slightly.

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Before the whole team officially attacked the bandit's lair, Keel ran to the artisan accompanying the army and asked for his double-bladed spear with the barrel installed.

"My boy, you really surprised me when you brought the heads of three bandits yesterday. Let me make sure, those are the bandits you defeated yourself?" Craftsman Conquinals handed over the spear he was holding tightly to Before Kiel, I asked a special question.

Kiel snatched his weapon and pulled the long sword out of the scabbard a little bit, so that the craftsman could see some blood stains on the sword that had not been cleaned.

Satisfied, Conquinals folded his arms and said, "Not bad, not bad. Kill a few more bandits today. By the way, I will report all the bandit heads you gave me to Knight Crowe and Statistics The military clerk is there, use your name."

Kiel smiled, thanked the craftsman, and came behind Knight Crowe with a spear on his shoulder.

Another guard of the knight needs to guard the knight's tent, so Kiel becomes a member of the pomp standing behind the knight. The main reason is that Kiel joined in temporarily, and he could not be a soldier in the original spear militia teams.

If Keir joins in, who do you think Keir listens to? Is he in command of other militiamen or the original squad leader of the militiamen? How could the militia captain, whose equipment was not as strong as Kiel's, be able to command Kiel, a warrior who could beat several elite bandits at once?

Therefore, Knight Crowe took Kiel behind him. He himself will not participate in this kind of children's slapstick fight. If he needs combat support, he can easily send out Kiel, who has already proven his strength. Support places in crisis.

At the gate of the militia camp, Knight Crow sneaked out the four captured bandits, and asked the four teams to execute the melee militia captains who surrounded the bandits in the rear, one by one, and killed the four bandits as an oath before the battle.

These four melee militia captains were originally the fourth team that performed particularly well in training, and they had also fought some large and small battles with bandits in the previous investigations. But at this time, in order to let them pay attention to and understand the cruelty of the battle with other militiamen, Knight Crowe specially let four bandits who confessed many bad things as an appetizer to arouse the bloodiness of the militiamen.

"York the Bandit. Murder, adultery, robbery, and theft. There are many crimes, and death is not a pity." Knight Crowe waved his hand, and the captain of the Eagles held a machete, and chopped off the neck of the bandit who was kneeling on the ground blocking his eyes.

The knight took a few steps and came to the next bandit.

"Sclay the bandit. Killed, robbed, and stole. Tell him to kill twenty-seven people, **** it." He then waved his hand, and the captain of the lion team stabbed the long sword into the bandit's chest, then pulled it out, and fresh blood pumped out of the wound , UU Reading www.uukanshu.com The bandit fell to the ground and struggled for a while, then fell silent.

The knight walked up a few steps and came to the front of the third bandit. He looked at all the militiamen and said.

"The bandit 'Slender Boar' Pani Dobo. A wanted criminal in many places, raped women, raped women, or raped women. Kendall County is not a place where he can run rampant." Knight waved, Mountain Leopards The team leader came up and kicked the damned bandit between the legs, then trampled the writhing bandit to the ground, unloaded the ax from behind, and chopped the bandit in half with one axe.

Knight Crowe didn't care about the blood spattered on his body, he came to the last bandit who proposed.

"The bandit Delaru. He washed two immigrant families with human blood, and strangled many children with his own hands. He committed murder and robbery." Waving his hand, the team leader of the wild boar team held two small round hammers. After knocking down the bandit and hitting it a few more times, the bandit's chest was dented.

Knight Crowe ignored the action of the squad leader behind him. He walked up to the militiamen, looked at these fresh and young faces and said, "These guys have committed a lot of crimes." He turned and pointed to the direction of the bandit's lair in the distance: "And there, There's a lot of scum like that out there. Kendall County doesn't need these guys, for three days. Three days later in the evening, I don't want to see them get away with it and not pay for their crimes."

"Let's go as a team!"

All the militiamen should have their long spears neatly on the ground, and the surrounding forest seemed to be shocked by the momentum of the militiamen, and they all shook together.

Keel moved the bodies of the four bandits out of the way so they could block the way out of the camp.

Then he left the body and handed it over to the clerk's assistants who remained in the camp, and then quickly followed the Knight Crow who had already led the team out.