Chapter 478 Light Chapter 505D2: Oil Painting

Author: Afternoon is a demon

Chapter 478 Light 50.5-D2: Oil Painting

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You made a very strange decision in this era at the meeting, to promote military leaders from within the first army in the territory. Although it is strange, if it was proposed by a bookworm elf who was a slave, and a wizard who was promoted from a commoner to a viscount, it would not seem so obvious.

Strange.

It is not unheard of to support generals from the army, but it is a bit shocking that the most important army of the nobles did not include an important person. In feudal society, many civilians lacked basic cultural literacy. Not only did they not

They are illiterate and do not understand etiquette and morality. Those who go to serve as soldiers have been raising cattle and cultivating the land for generations. They practice swords? Art of war? Marching and setting up camps? Even wielding hoes for several years, but due to lack of nutrition, they are afraid that they will not even have muscles.

He can't practice much, and he lacks imagination to the extent that the only way to win people's hearts and boost morale is to take the brothers to drink. Poverty, poverty in all aspects of mind, body and soul. Only a bloody general like Raymond belongs to the world.

A grain of gold.

At least the system is very good.

Dismiss the meeting.

"——Chief!" Before everyone has dispersed, Coco turned into a phantom and jumped into your arms. Mud and dried blood, the originally beautiful and soft warm yellow dog hair is now so dirty that it's heartbreaking. Look.

With her rapidly wagging tail and agile movements, most of the blood belonged to others, or she was only slightly injured and received immediate treatment after returning to the city.

Annette reflexively stretched out her hand to grab Coco, but then her hand stopped awkwardly in mid-air. Why should she meddle in other people's business? One doesn't know how to get dirty, and the other isn't afraid of getting dirty.

With a smile on her face, Annette grabbed Coco's leather armor shoulder strap with two fingertips and pulled it out. As expected, she couldn't drag it away from you: "Miss Coco, is this mud on your body...?"

"swamp."

Tong En had already walked out of the conference room door. Hearing these two words, he turned back. He spread out the map and pointed at the area near the Western Border for a long time: "There is no swamp near your mission location. The nearest swamp is also a hundred kilometers away."

Exactly how far did you take the detour?"

Coco looked up at the ceiling, as if trying to remember, and then suddenly said, "Coco is very hungry!" As soon as she finished speaking, she turned around and rushed towards the kitchen. This time, Annette successfully grabbed her. No way! You must wash your hands first.

...It might be easier to take a shower directly. It's not just ordinary dirty anymore, it also has a unique smell of biogas.

Following closely behind Coco and Annette, Julianne held up the bottle of antidote and rushed past you, roaring: "I told you to wait a minute and don't run around. I don't understand what I said!"

As soon as the wind stopped, Fumei lowered her sheep's horns and rushed toward the bathhouse: "Wait! The captain needs to report the mission first!"

"I've already said it, I'll just report it! Why are you so stubborn about this receptionist!" Two female members of the "Elk Stalker" suddenly broke in. The female barbarian running in front shouted at the top of her lungs, and followed.

The female orc behind them chased helplessly. They were both covered in mud, and there were still a few traces of arrow wounds that had just been treated.

Hathaway covered her mouth and smiled, then noticed that your smile turned serious at the speed of light as soon as you saw her smile. She told you with a sullen face that she had to go to work. She must post a new adventure order in the guild hall tomorrow morning. Linda is not here.

She must carefully check the commission herself. In special times, there is no room for mistakes. "Also," Hathaway added, "I am not free tonight."

Tong En looked at Hathaway from the left and felt that this commission should be very important. He looked at Coco from the right and felt that someone needed to control the bathhouse. She hesitated for a while and suddenly looked at you.

you pointed

A, left

B, right

Obviously, Tong En's sense of self-worth is better reflected here. Tong En has strong business ability, and there will be no problem no matter what he handles.

You can't go into the bathhouse.

Coco is your harem, but her two team members are not.

At this moment, the last member of the "Elk Stalker", a wanderer who specializes in unlocking, walked up to you with his hands on his hips and his head lowered. Then he leaned against the wall weakly and raised his hand to greet you. He

His face was full of fatigue, and his body was dusty, but it didn't look like there was much mud or blood on it.

He was originally chasing his teammates, but found that all three women had entered the bathhouse, so he had to stop here. You happened to be here too.

"That's okay..." the wanderer scratched his head and murmured, "Anyway, it's not the first time that the three of us have reported a mission for the captain. This is the first time that we have reported directly to the president."

So, things evolved into a double report from the Wanderer to you, and at the same time, Coco also gave Fumei.

The wanderer briefly describes the mission of capturing the fugitive painter in the West. The details are as follows:

Before the departure of "Elk Stalker", Hathaway detained three new team members in the name of training, and temporarily recalled two retired veteran team members in the name of commemorative mission. Because there are some shady tasks that can only be handed over to

A trustworthy old man. Coco's loyalty is unquestionable. The female barbarian has also married the manager of your territory's market and is considered one of her own.

[Elk Stalkers] were composed of old members. They traveled to the Western Region in a light vehicle. The journey was very smooth. They walked through the teleport station, took a carriage, and sneaked into the mountains and forests on foot to enter the orc city. This is a relatively elite team with only a few people.

There are more than 20 orc troops who have been entrenched here for several years. The city walls and gates are made of stone bricks and iron plates, which are very strong. They are strong with wool, so rogues can pick the locks directly.

Since they were not good at assassination and sneak attacks, they defeated the sixth orc one by one and fell into an all-out battle. The battle was quite fierce. Fortunately, they prioritized the archers on the city wall, and the orcs looked down on the skinny guys who used bows and arrows, so there were fewer archers.

, the next battle is hand-to-hand combat. Hand-to-hand combat has a trick, one melee ranger and two barbarians, both are melee experts. The hard work is a bit hard, no reinforcements missed the trap, the weapon is non-toxic and there is no spellcaster, and finally it was successfully completed.

Coco and the others were slightly injured, and they rested in the walled city for treatment after the war.

Things have gone smoothly so far.

There is a huge difference between the orc city and the city of human thieves. To put it simply, it is dirty and smelly - the carcasses of horses that have been eaten are thrown in the corner of the courtyard. There is a vague hole dug there, and now it is early.

There was just a mountain of kitchen waste, and no slimes were raised for cleaning. The smell of feces and urine was so lingering that it was hard to tell where the concentration was. Low-quality helmets and shields were just thrown on the ground, trampled by people in the rain.

It has been buried several centimeters in the ground for many years, and wanderers mistakenly thought it was an iron trap. At dusk, the swarms of flies flying wildly in front of the sunset mountains were like a scene from a nightmare.

There are traces of people being chewed, and there are also newly killed prisoners. Whether the painter is still alive and where he is imprisoned has become a problem. The stench affects Coco's sense of smell. Anyone who can survive in the orc prison must have mastered it.

Xiang Kouqiao "keeps quiet", so even if the captives heard the call, they did not dare to respond. The walled city is not small, and it seems that it once housed more orcs, but it has declined recently.

Finding the cell will take some time.

The female half-orc and the rogue were responsible for finding the cell, while Coco and the female barbarian had another thing to do... which they conveniently... took care of.

According to the instructions sent by Hathaway, the location of the "Elk Stalker" mission happened to be the place where Lieutenant General Count Zass must pass when he returns to the city. This lieutenant has pointlessly provoked the Chairman and needs to die on the way back to the city.

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At that time, Hathaway was not sure whether he would win or lose in the decisive battle. If defeated, the lieutenant general and his team would be defeated. They could succeed, but if they were not defeated, they would settle for the master and there would be no need to force it.

According to the map, Coco and the two stayed in the mountain forest on the only route that Earl Zas's lieutenant must pass. It was not until late at night that they saw the torches of the group of people on their way. Coco woke up his companion and confirmed with his night vision ability that the other party's home was

The coat of arms is that of Zass, one of the three great earls of the West. The remaining defeated generals are dejected, holding on to crutches, and their morale is as low as ashes. Three people are riding horses, seven are lame and unable to fight, four are lying on stretchers, and eleven have minor injuries that do not hinder their movement.

Although the five people were seriously injured, they could walk on their own, but it was inconvenient to fight. There were no carriages, and there were thirty people in total including the lieutenants. The disability rate was about two-thirds.

In fact, the difficulty is not winning, but not escaping.

The female barbarian took inventory of the treatment medicines on hand, took off her upper body armor, and walked into the center of the team in the dark, turning on the bloody whirlwind mode. Logically speaking, she could not succeed in a sneak attack, but this group of people did not even have a scout;

Logically speaking, when morale is low, they should flee when they encounter a sudden attack, but they found only one enemy, and the ones who escaped were all the close veterans of the lieutenant general; logically speaking, it is impossible for one person to resist thirty people, but

This is a mountain path, narrow and obstructed by trees. Four against one is the limit and it is impossible to surround them.

Seeing that the female barbarian was covered in wounds and blood, but still not falling, the soldiers always felt that they could win if they worked harder. Finally, when only six or seven people were left, their morale collapsed and they fled in all directions.

Coco immediately rushed out and slashed the throat of the lieutenant on horseback with his two knives, and then started to chase the others. Coco had a pet, which was a very rare flash dog. It was not a regular creature in the main material interface, and was extremely good at it.

Use short-distance teleportation to hunt down prey. At night, whether you have night vision and a keen sense of smell can sometimes determine life or death.

"It's all solved. I went over to help deal with the scene the next morning. It looked like it was done by orcs." The rogue said this and handed you a few letters from his arms. They had already opened them. "From the deputy general's body."

I found some letters and I think it would be better to hand them to you in person."

Put it this way,

Um……

You seem to have mentioned that it would be better for Count Zass's lieutenant to die on the battlefield. It seems that you have mentioned...

In the end, it was Coco and the others who executed it? That’s right, what else? The Western Region is not your territory, there is always someone to execute it.

Coco is extremely loyal to you and will never mind doing some dirty work. Moreover, Coco originally followed thieves to kill people and sell goods, so she should be more or less used to it. The female barbarian is very carefree, and she probably won't mind doing some part-time assassination work occasionally. I hope.

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The wanderer looked up at the blood stains on your clothes stained by cocoa.

"We got ready to go early in the morning. The weather was abnormal, the fog was thick, and the visibility was low." The wanderers continued to report. They found the embarrassed painter in the cell, then let several other prisoners go, and set foot on the road at dawn.

On the way back. Anyway, the smelly city and the high temperature in summer made it impossible to sleep. "Oh, by the way, we collected a lot of trophies, and some of the paintings looked questionable. We will hand them over to the receptionist as soon as we return to the guild.

Miss Yu."

painting?

What painting?

The wanderer shrugged: "Oil paintings, art and aristocratic things, I don't understand. The painter is currently in the territorial cell, you might as well ask him later."

After a night of thorough searches, they found traces of burning food in the orc stronghold. This had been going on for at least several months. The orcs would rob food and grass, mostly caravans and carriages, and then leave only a small part of what they needed.

, and the rest were burned to the ground. This is abnormal. I have never heard of orcs destroying excess food. Frequent expeditions and plundering will inevitably reduce the living strength. This may be why the number of orcs in the walled city is not full.

The "Elk Stalker" plans to escort the painter back the way he came, which is to take the teleportation station at Wisteria Ghost Ridge. This is the nearest teleportation station.

Not long after they went down the mountain, they encountered a carriage of refugees fleeing famine. They were quite lucky, but soon one carriage turned into two, three, and four. Unknowingly, they were in the thick fog.

He actually got mixed up with a refugee migration group of unknown size. During the turbulence, he found out that these people escaped from the territory of Earl Zas.
To be continued...