Mercenaries and Adventurers

Keir put on the cowhide armor and followed Knight Crowe into the city. The two went straight to the bunker where the guards were stationed inside the city gate, walked along the sloping passage, and came to a deeper layer.

Along the way, the steward who manages here will go ahead, light the oil lamps beside the passage in advance, and lead the way.

The terrain here is very low, and after entering more than ten meters underground, the temperature is far colder than the outside world. Fortunately, after the oil lamp was lit, it not only provided lighting, but also gradually warmed the air as time went by.

Keel looked up at the top of the passage, and by the light of the oil lamp, he found the top gap for ventilation.

Walking to the end of the passage, the passage under the feet became flat again without a slope, and a stone gate blocked it.

There are no guards on the left and right, and the steward who is in charge of managing the place stands by with his hands tied. After looking it over, Keir realized that the closed stone door had no such thing as a lock or an opening and closing mechanism at all.

On the stone door carved with warning words, there is a vertical groove that can be held by people.

"My lord, since the armaments were prepared a few days ago, the gate of the warehouse has not been opened again. Hehe." The steward who led the way smiled flatteringly at Knight Crowe, but Knight Crowe just nodded and whispered He replied, "I know."

Afterwards, he reached into the groove with one hand, stood firm with both feet, and exerted strength with his arms, rumbling vibrations and friction sounds came from the stone door.

The semi-circular passage was completely built with stones, so the loud noise of opening the stone door repeatedly refracted from left to right and devastated the ears of the three people in the passage.

The stone door gradually opened horizontally from left to right, gradually revealing the warehouse behind the door.

Knight Crowe has been pushing the entire stone door to the right into the crevice of the main body of the stone door, and the steward in charge of the materials in the warehouse also picked up the oil lamp, entered inside first, and lit the lighting candles on the inner wall.

The flames of the candles gradually brightened, revealing the entire underground warehouse.

Knight Crowe clapped his hands, knocked off the dust on his gloves, and then walked in. Keir followed suit. He took a careful look at the stone gate opened by Knight Crowe just now, only to find that the stone gate was as thick as 30 centimeters. Knight Crowe probably won't be able to open this thing either.

To say the least, it weighs more than ten tons.

The interior of the warehouse is quite spacious, and the place near the gate is relatively open, and boxes of packed weapons are placed on the ground. Not far away, there are various things stacked up, and further away, there are more weapons and equipment placed on wooden shelves.

"My lord, the full set of militia equipment that we have counted before the sixty boxes has been prepared according to the size of a ten-man team." The steward counted the sixty boxes that had already been placed at the door Afterwards, he directly unwrapped a box of wooden boxes randomly selected by Knight Crowe, and opened the wooden box to show Knight Crowe to watch.

Kiel also followed behind, and saw ten simple leather and wooden helmets neatly placed in a large wooden box, ten simple leather and wooden breastplates for the upper body, and ten sets of hooded knee shorts that were simply sewn with burlap. robes, ten crossbows that have been assembled but not yet strong, ten sets of short swords and hand shields, and ten pairs of leather boots with wooden soles.

Kiel read out the names of the items inside one by one, and every time he read one, Knight Crowe nodded.

Although the steward next to him didn't know who Keir was, but since he was with Knight Crowe, he was under Knight Crowe, so he didn't have any surprises when Kiel counted the types of supplies.

After finishing counting, Kiel looked up at Knight Crowe: "There are no spears and crossbow bolts used by the militiamen. Everything else is in place."

Knight Crowe nodded: "The spear is on it, that thing is not dangerous."

The steward also nodded: "The spear is the main weapon of the soldiers. If it is not large, it is not dangerous to use it alone."

Knight Crowe went on to say: "As for the crossbow, it is too dangerous to distribute to the soldiers on the spot, and they will not put the crossbow and the crossbow together when storing."

The steward nodded: "The crossbows are all stored in the warehouse under the jurisdiction of the government affairs office, not here."

Knight Crowe glared at the steward, thinking he talked too much.

The steward covered his mouth with one hand and smiled awkwardly.

"Linden, go up and call 20 people, and bring these supplies to the square outside. Don't lose them after you move them up!"

"Yes, Lord Knight!"

After finishing speaking, the middle-aged steward named Lin Deng walked quickly to the passage.

And Knight Crowe raised his chin at the opened wooden box: "Keil, close the wooden box."

"Okay, my lord." Kiel ordered, then closed the wooden box, and then tied the wooden box tightly with the rope that was untied earlier.

Then Knight Crowe took Keir around the warehouse at will. In addition to the 60 boxes of equipment used by the militia that had been prepared before, there were more other weapons and equipment.

But they are all messy, things are roughly placed separately, but stacked and stored are all messy.

Fortunately, there is not much dust here. It seems that there is no ventilation system inside the warehouse, and the ventilation mainly relies on the ventilation shafts on the passage outside to provide air. Therefore, there is not much dust in the air here, so naturally there will be no dust.

And because the warehouse as a whole is built with solid rock, there are no mouse holes that are common in ordinary houses, and naturally there are no mice.

Soon, Steward Linden brought people down.

After the guards saw Knight Crow say hello, they obeyed the instructions and passed the wooden sticks through the ropes on the wooden box. In groups of four, they carried the wooden box and walked up.

Kiel wanted to help, but was stopped by Knight Crowe: "What? Do you think you can lift a whole wooden box by yourself? Let them do it, anyway, they won't be needed in the war later. Kiel , you will have plenty of work to do on the road afterwards."

Keel saw that the guards were a little happy when they heard the Knights of Crowe say that they didn't need to participate in this expedition.

Therefore, he boldly asked how many people Baron Kendall had prepared to participate in the war in the south of the kingdom.

Knight Crowe thought about it, and then told Kiel: "Anyway, we are going to leave soon, so it doesn't matter if I tell you."

"This time Baron Kendall was invited by the nobles on the southern border of the kingdom to compete with the nobles of neighboring countries for a large mine on the border between the two countries. The young militiamen with brothers in Kendall's militia training over the years basically got A total of 600 people were recruited. These people are the main body of the team. In addition, there are 30 town guards, 20 baron guards, and 50 logistics personnel. The logistics personnel are organized by the government The recruitment includes the clerk and accompanying craftsman for logistics management, as well as five key priests from various churches who are in charge of treatment."

"In general, there are about 700 people, but if you count some accompanying attendants, it probably doesn't exceed 750 people."

Only then did Keir figure out how many people there were in the team.

If the militiamen of 600 people are all equipped with the equipment prepared in the wooden box next to them, then although the number of these people is not many, their combat effectiveness is really not small.

Six hundred people, six hundred bows and crossbows fired at one salvo, it is estimated that it would be difficult for light cavalry with dozens of people to rush through the rain of crossbows.

Thinking of this, Keir shuddered.

-

The twenty guards who didn't need to go out were in high spirits, so they moved swiftly. By noon, they had already moved sixty heavy boxes of weapons outside.

Keir blew out the candles in the warehouse, while Knight Crowe slowly closed the stone door with one hand just like opening the stone door of the warehouse.

Keel looked at the Shimen with a wry smile, and felt that the local way of guarding against theft was really unique.

The heavy stone door, only one hand can go deep into the groove of the stone door. If you don't have the ability of a knight-level powerhouse like Crow Knight, you basically don't even think about taking things out of the warehouse.

Sure enough, it was not without reason that the warehouse was left unattended.

The three of them followed the passage to the upper floor, and Knight Crowe asked Steward Linden to open a smaller room on the side of the training ground, which contained the spears used by the militia during the previous winter training. Some of the poorly cleaned spears still had blood stains on them, so it didn't taste good here.

"Call them again, light them up, um, five hundred spears come out, and carry them up. Keel, you stay here to count, and I'll watch outside."

After finishing speaking, Knight Crowe patted Kiel and Linden on the shoulders, and then strode out.

Keel smiled at Steward Linden, who shrugged.

"Brothers, don't rest, the lord still has orders. After moving the five hundred spears outside, everyone will be fine!"

The middle-aged steward yelled loudly at the guards resting in the training ground.

Although very tired, the guards still walked over slowly.

Seeing that Keir was in a daze, Manager Linden patted Keir's arm: "Don't be dazed, young man. Go in and get some spears. Give them five or five spears, and it will be done soon."

"Oh, okay." Keir reacted and walked into the room. The only weapon in the whole room was the spear.

The spears used by the militiamen were four meters long, thick at one end and thin at the other end. Overall, they were not heavy. Kiel pulled out five spears, and handed them to the guards waiting at the door of the house with the tails in their arms.

"It's a bundle." Keel counted in his mouth.

Steward Linden took out a record book from their steward or clerk-like waist, took the pen from the device with the ink bottle and pen at his waist, and wrote what was written on the latest page of his record book, Then he made a heavy stroke vertically.

"Five!"

He explained it aloud. It is not only a reminder to Keir, but also one of the work procedures.

Kiel hurried out with five more spears.

"Second bundle."

Steward Linden continued to scribble on the book: "Ten spears!"

This continued until the fifth bundle on Keel's side, when Steward Linden drew a stroke across the book: "Twenty-five spears!"

The guards didn't think Keel and the others were moving slowly. They surrounded the house, waiting, rubbing their shoulders, talking and laughing.

After all, the spear is relatively light, and Kiel's movements are also very fast, so after noon, the spear was taken out.

"Very good, Keir. The 500 spears delivered by Knight Crowe have all been completed." Linden was very happy, which meant that most of his work for today had been completed.

Keir looked at at least half of the spears in the room and shrugged. Obviously, Baron Kendall and Knight Crowe have kept a lot of things like spears. It is estimated that all militiamen who have undergone militia training in the entire county should be able to equip this simple weapon.

Considering the amount of other armament reserves in the large warehouse deeper under the feet, it is obvious that Baron Kendall has long been prepared for the armed militia.

Keel analyzed the matter as he walked out with Steward Linden.

There are many unused weapons in the warehouse, but none of them look decayed after being stored for a long time. Obviously, they were all manufactured in recent years. Considering the time when the person who manages these things, that is, Knight Crow, came here, it is obvious that this armament was made under the management of Knight Crow after he became a knight under the baron.

So the question is, Baron Kendall agreed to the needs of Knight Crow, let craftsmen manufacture such a large amount of weapons and equipment, and spent a lot of money to recruit young men for militia training every winter. Who are they guarding against?

In other words, who are they preparing to deal with?

-

The city gate guards were stationed outside the bunker. At this time, a large number of wooden boxes and piles of spears had been piled up in the square. Not only that, from the direction of the main road of Kendall City, donkey carts conscripted by the government affairs office are pulling a large amount of military logistics supplies from the road, and they are all gathered in the city gate square.

Kiel saw that many donkey carts were borrowed from various chambers of commerce, but the drivers were not the caravan guys that Kiel knew, but the city militiamen who belonged to the government affairs office.

The sound of people and donkeys in the square is very lively.

But the excitement is lively, but it is not chaotic. After all, Knight Crowe is standing on the wooden box containing the militia equipment at this time, holding a high-grade oak wine glass from the "Wharton's Full Belly" tavern, while sipping. drink, while looking around.

No one dared to make trouble under his nose, so although this place is quite lively and novel, curious people still gather in the distance, not close to the square, just looking at it from a distance, pointing out everything that happened here Point, curious constantly.

Knight Crowe was sensitive, and as soon as Keir and Steward Linden came out, he beckoned them to come over to him.

"Come here. There are two of you." The knight stopped the two guards stationed at the gate of the bunker.

"Come here. I have something to explain."

Seeing that Keir and Linden were in charge, and two guards approached, he commanded.

"Kiel, take these two guards and go to the camp outside to find Knight Rumi. Tell him: 'Assemble all the militiamen of each team, and then let those boys enter the city in a team of ten to collect weapons in the square Equipment.' That's all, things are discussed before, Keel, just say so."

"Also, you two, follow Kiel, and after seeing Knight Rumi, you said that this young man, Joe Kiel, is my knight apprentice. Do you understand?"

"Yes, my lord!" The two guards glanced at each other, touched their heels, and shouted their orders.

"Go."

Keir went out of the city with two middle-aged guards.

At the gate next to the city, the guards who guarded the gate, who heard the words of Knight Crowe, winked at Kiel.

Keel could only grin and wave to them.

Here, Knight Crowe asked his steward, Linden, to use ink to number each box from one to sixty, so that when the militiamen came to collect weapons and equipment later, they would not mess up.

"Go down and call a few unlucky guys, and wait at the door of our bunker. If any wooden box is empty, just move it down and pile it in the corner of the training ground."

"Yes, my lord!" Steward Linden agreed, first went down to find four people, then took out an ink pen, and began to mark numbers from the outermost circle of wooden boxes.

After Linden finished marking the first wooden box, Knight Crowe jumped lightly, jumping directly onto the first box from a box in the distance.

He took a sip of the glass in his hand, only to find that there was no drink in the glass.

"Have another drink!" He yelled at the "Wharton's Full" tavern on the other side of the square, and without looking at it, he threw the oak glass over there.

He skillfully threw the wine glass straight over.

But the young bartender walked to the door of the tavern, pushed away the male and female waiters who were crowded at the door to watch the excitement, and stretched out his palms.

The oak wine glass flew straight to the bartender's palm just like that.

He reached out his hand to grab the wine glass, and handed it to his companion beside him: "Give Knight Crowe another glass of bitter leaf essence juice."

The waiter nodded, took the wine glass, and walked into the tavern. The bartender gave a slight salute to Crow Knight from a distance.

Knight Crowe waved his hand casually.

-

Kiel led people out of the city gate. He knew where the Rumi Knight's tent was.

So he went directly to the opponent's tent, hoping that Knight Rumi was in his tent right now.

Sure enough, as expected by Knight Crowe, Kiel was blocked outside Knight Rumi's tent. Fortunately, the two town guards who followed behind conveyed Kiel's new identity at this time, and the guarding guard turned around and entered. In the tent, the Rumi knight holding a wooden carving and a carving knife was called out.

This Rumi knight is also a tall and strong middle-aged man, even taller and stronger than Crowe knight in size. However, Knight Rumi's appearance is relatively simple, and he doesn't look like a very smart and shrewd person.

"I'm Punk Rumi. You are the knight apprentice that the guards said, that guy Crowe accepted?"

The other party looked at Kiel carefully, and paid attention to Kiel's long sword and the ax on his back: "It seems to be a bit capable."

Kiel saluted: "Thank you for your approval, but at this time Lord Crowe has something to convey to you: 'Assemble all the militiamen of each team, and then let those militiamen enter the city in groups of ten to receive weapons and equipment from the square~ www.readwn.com~ Well, that's all."

Knight Rumi smiled: "Well, okay. It seems that we will be able to set off soon. After all, the current situation is really not ideal. When we are on the road, we have to train the militiamen again."

After finishing speaking, he blew a very loud whistle, and all of the militiamen who were waiting idly around focused their eyes on him.

Seeing that it was the knights who were about to give orders, some militiamen who were wandering in the camp gathered.

"Listen! All gather! All gather!"

Knight Rumi roared loudly.

All of a sudden, the militiamen were all overwhelmed, and immediately ran back to their respective camps, waking up all the sleeping partners in the camp, and then, the loud voice of the Rumi knight came back: "Listen, everyone, according to the previous distribution The team of ten people gathered together. The principal and deputy captains of each team led their team members. One person was missing, and the principal became a vice, and the vice became a regular. A team of ten gathered at the door of their respective tents, and then The team led by the chief and deputy captains assembled in the middle of the road."

"Repeat, there is one less person in the team, the captain of the team will become the deputy, and the deputy captain will directly become the captain!"

"Have you heard clearly?"

As soon as Knight Rumi's loud voice fell, hundreds of people responded loudly.

"Listen clearly!"

The sound was deafening.

Then there was a noisy sound, waking up the sleeping companions, calling the nickname of the missing companion, or indicating where the certain team was assembled.

"Okay, young man, go back and reply to Crowe." Knight Rumi patted Kiel on the shoulder, then walked to the chaotic militia camp, commanding the militiamen who were like headless flies to become orderly.