Mount & Blade: Wind of War

Eat, bathe, rest, and expand the scope of reconnaissance.

This wait lasted for half a month. Even though the elite Griffin Knights and Dark Knights of Lonely Mountain Castle had arrived, there was still no sign of the forces of the Hell Demons.

However, Arantil was not in a hurry. He was sure that the Hell Demons would definitely come. Even if they really didn't come, the mission was successful.

If this energy flow was missed, the possibility that the Hell Demons would successfully find the next energy flow that could be used within a thousand years was too low.

Rumble.

The rocks shook, and even rolling stones fell from high places from time to time.

But this was not enough to pose a threat to the elite knights under normal circumstances.

Rhodes placed the Griffin Knights and Dark Knights (about fifty people) who had arrived at the most suitable ambush location.

When necessary, this elite knight of all four levels charged down with long spears, and even in the battle of the legendary level, it could become a powerful force to determine the outcome.

This elite group of dark knights was brought here by Yannick. Yannick predicted that most of the knights could not bear such a hard long-distance march, so he directly sent most of the dark knights back, leaving only a small number of elite people riding two horses, and rushed thousands of miles.

On the one hand, it was because of his own loyalty, and on the other hand, it was because Yannick wanted to work for people like Arantir and get a chance to go further.

Although he was already a senior officer of the Lonely Mountain Castle, Yannick knew in his heart that he was not as good as the Knights of Fatis and Airen, and even the status of the Knights of Resarit and Raymond was far higher than his own. If he wanted to climb up again, in addition to accumulating military merits over time, getting the favor of nobles was also a shortcut.

Sure enough, after seeing the Dark Knights arrive not long after the Griffin Knights, and seeing that the knights led by Yannick were all elite, even Arantir felt somewhat satisfied. After this battle, if everything went well, he would not mind praising Yannick in front of Rhode or giving Yannick some advice.

Rhode also vaguely sensed Yannick's intentions, but a soldier who didn't want to be a general was not a good soldier. It was reasonable for subordinates to have appropriate ambitions. Rhode's mind was not narrow-minded enough to not allow his knights to pursue progress. On the contrary, when all his knights lay down and muddle through, that was when Rhode needed to worry.

In contrast to Yannick, there was the bastard Remo Mac. He drank and ate meat with his brothers in the hot spring town, and took on all the responsibilities when paying the bills. Before long, he was so poor that he had to pick his asshole and suck his fingers. Then he shamelessly went to Airen to ask for an advance on his salary. You have to know that the Lonely Mountain Castle was established by military merit. As a mid-level officer, this guy's income for many years must be not low. He didn't get married, so he should have a lot of savings... This seems to prove why he didn't get married. He got an advance on his salary every week. After two days, his wallet was cleaner than his face. Which sober-minded girl would be willing to marry such a guy?

"If I only look at his current temperament and performance, I have every reason to suspect that this W bastard will sell the city gate because of lack of money in the future."

"After this incident, when we return to Lonely Mountain, arrange for him to get married immediately. Having a decent woman to take care of him will also save him from the fate of dying drunk on the street when he is old."

As the Duke of Lonely Mountain, he not only has to take care of the future of his knights, but also their personal problems. Sometimes Rhode really feels that it is not easy.

Except for Fatis, none of the civilian knights under his command can make him worry-free.

"According to the time calculation, Arantir should have obtained the Dark Moon Gem in this mission and held a promotion ceremony for O'Nila. During the ceremony, the vampire king Giovanni attacked Arantir, but was killed by Arantir..."

In Mount and Blade War Wind, the background plot is very small compared to the game content, but after all, it is a super large game, even if it is relatively small, it is still a part.

The reason why Rhodes was willing to sign a magic crystal profit-sharing agreement with Giovanni was because he knew that Giovanni would not live long.

Now that Giovanni is still alive, it is somewhat unexpected.

However, during this mission, the relationship between Arantil and Giovanni has reached the peak of the honeymoon period, and Giovanni should have thought that Arantil had relaxed his vigilance against him.

"Anyway, it has nothing to do with me. After solving the Hell Demon Clan, I will leave immediately. Arantil killed Giovanni, and the magic crystal mining can be reduced."

At this moment, a mental connection suddenly connected with Rhodes' consciousness, and a thought and information picture were transmitted. This was Arantil's mental power: "The Demon Clan is coming!"

Rhodes suddenly opened his eyes and cheered up. He slightly pressed the long sword at his waist, but did not spread his own momentum.

Between the mountains, a group of merchants were constantly moving towards the Viar Volcano. It seemed normal, but this kind of thing itself was very abnormal.

Why would a normal merchant go to the crater that had already shown signs of eruption?

During this period, even some of the residents of Hot Spring Town have moved out, even though they cannot bear to leave their hometown. After all, there is a record of large-scale eruptions of Vial Volcano destroying cities.