The summer wind blows through the dense green redwood forest, bringing a touch of coolness and adding a refreshing flavor to the hot summer.
It's summer again, and the common people throughout Redwood County are busy, all over the farms, rushing to harvest the golden oats.
The traffic of caravans on the trade road is about to reach its peak of the year. As the last stop to enter Sunset Prairie, Chenwu Town has recently seen an influx of many caravans and mercenaries. Not only was the Golden Ivory Tavern filled to the brim,
Even the houses of some townspeople are rented out to earn some rent and supplement their family income.
With more people and a mixed crowd, quarrels and physical conflicts are inevitable. This was inevitable in previous years, and even serious bloody conflicts occurred. However, so far this year, everything has been uneventful. Not to mention verbal exchanges, even the servants who spoke loudly.
Soldiers are rarely seen.
There is no other way. Looking at the groups of ogre guards wearing helmets and armor who have been patrolling, even if the mercenaries want to cause trouble, they have to measure their own strength.
Don’t know how strong your fighting power is? It doesn’t matter, for comparison, there are wooden stakes erected in the town square and outside the town, and hanging on them are many big thieves and gangsters who have been in the Western Region for many years, including many strong men of the Judgment level.
"I heard that these hilly natives are all subordinates of the newly appointed mayor? And he also has an undead army!"
"Your news is out of date a long time ago. We now have a regiment of Krupp Giant Guards, and there is also a first elemental demon servant. Do you know where it came from?" A bearded mercenary pointed at the empty one.
Wine glass, "Help me pay the bill and I'll tell you."
"Come on, this news has spread a long time ago. Downton played a trick on Dupont and the Wolf King, and personally killed Torres, the champion of the Saint Jutland Empire Magic Youth Competition, and obtained Salomanda."
"That immortal firebird is very powerful. The Denver Nuggets adventure group and the Atlanta Hawks mercenary group provoked Downton, but were burned to ashes by its demon servants."
"Isn't this nonsense? How can the first element be powerful? It is said that it is also the god of fire in the lava secret realm."
The mercenaries said all kinds of messages about Downton, and from time to time they whispered a few words about how lucky they were, why weren't they so lucky?
…
"Is the news confirmed?" Downton stood on a gentle hillside and looked at the nearby villages with a monocular.
"Jackson has gone for reconnaissance." Thiessen stood beside Downton and looked around. A little further back, there was the Huoshaoyun war horse, gnawing on the grass on the ground.
"Where's Hutao? Why haven't you replied yet?" Downton glanced at Wanli Qingkong with flowing white clouds, and couldn't help but frown.
The little Loli volunteered to ride a snow falcon to investigate the enemy's situation, but she was late.
Hu Tao is innocent and cute, with no scheming ideas. She soon became acquainted with the super beast Snow Falcon, who became the soul mount. When Downton wanted to wipe out the bandits in the Western Territory, she took the job of scout.
"I definitely don't know where to go to play!"
Thiessen knows Hu Tao’s character. When he sees something interesting, he will be attracted to her.
"Forget it, let's rely on Jackson!"
Downton took out the beer can and took a sip of wine, then threw it to Rosicky, "It's just a temporary break, there's no need to meditate, right?"
"I want to break through and enter the dragon-slaying level as soon as possible!" Rosicky wore full-body armor, covering his face. Unless he was an experienced magic user, he would generally not be able to recognize his undead identity.
"Beware of haste, be impatient. Be careful, haste makes waste."
Downton lay on the grass with his head in his hands, holding a grass stem in his mouth, enjoying the summer breeze.
The reason why Downton's information spread widely in the West is because Hannah reciprocated the favor and deliberately found someone to spread it. With her family affairs, it was easy to do this.
Conquering the Western Territory is not as simple as one sentence. It requires too much preparation. The first thing is to make a name and increase the support of the people.
Downton suppressed the bandits in order to accumulate fame and let the civilians know that the mayor was fighting bloody battles for them. When the time came, there would be a war with Placido, at least to ensure that he would not fall into the sea of people's rebellion and protest.
Of course, this time has not been wasted. Abagong is working hard to accumulate supplies. Once the war starts, prices will definitely rise. Moreover, Downton has no connections. After being banned by the country, he may not even be able to buy a grain of rice.
It's coming, so prepare early.
"Homer is very powerful. If you follow his plan, you have a 50% chance of becoming the Duke of the West." Rosicky admired the Great Grimoire very much. If it weren't for the identity issue, he would have wanted to worship it as his mentor.
"Only 50%?" Downton didn't expect Rosie to be more pessimistic than himself.
"Yes, there are too many uncertain factors in time, location, people, and war. Don't think that you are invincible if you have Firebird and Di Maria. Placido has been doing it for hundreds of years, how could he not have a few?
Zhang's trump card to determine the outcome? Besides, he still has allies, at least the chief priest Falfo is on his side. Once the war starts, he will definitely send troops to support."
Compared with Downton, a commoner, Rosicky, a prince, has received elite education since he was a child, and all of them were taught by famous teachers. If it hadn't been for an accident, he would have been the king of the Sherman Empire.
"Don't be discouraged. This is a matter of vision. As you continue to fight and your status changes, you can also see this."
Homer comforted Downton, saying that people start from a high starting line, which is determined by their background. If you don't want to lose, you have to run hard the day after tomorrow to catch up.
boom!
To the northeast, a magic flare dragged red smoke into the sky, then exploded into a firework shape, and was later blown over by the wind.
"Master, Jackson sent a signal."
Quasimodo stood respectfully and reported that among all the members, he was the only one who never felt tired, so he always served as a watchman.
"Got it, everyone mount up."
There was no need for Downton to whistle. As soon as he stood up, the fiery nightmare that was having fun in the distance ran over. Because its hooves stepped on the fire, they left scorch marks wherever they stepped.
"Set off!"
Downton got on his horse, and with a command, the horses' hooves thundered, and everyone rushed down the hillside like a storm.
"Captain, it's a signal flare, could it have something to do with us?"
A group of ruthless bandits were heading to Lishui Town, preparing to plunder a large sum of money. Suddenly they saw a signal flare going off nearby, and they were a little worried.
"It should be that a certain aristocratic son who was out for fun encountered trouble and released a signal flare to ask for help. Ignore it and move on."
The leader glanced at the sky and no longer cared. When the summer harvest comes, it is simply a carnival feast for the bandits in the Western Region.
There were so many of them that if they plundered too late, they wouldn't even be able to get a single copper.
"But Captain, I heard that a new mayor came to Chenwu Town recently. He is so powerful that he has killed many people."
My younger brother is very worried.
"Good kill, you don't have to fight for supplies with us." The leader laughed. He waved his hand and pointed with his riding crop, "Look, there are more than 20 magic users in the bandit group of more than 300 people, and
Most of them are at the war level. If that mayor dares to come, I guarantee that his balls will be blown out."
"That's right, you're bragging and you don't have to pay taxes. It's probably a strategy to scare us." The bandits felt relieved.
"Besides, so what if it's true, he can't catch us. Even if he is the incarnation of a dragon, he can't do anything." The leader said with a sinister smile, "Speed up, I can't wait, I must rob a few girls this time
Enjoy it."
The defense force of Sequoia County is already weak. The security teams in various towns cannot defeat the bandit groups, and they insist on waiting until the border guards arrive. However, most of the border guards who have the Western Border Worm will not work hard to defend their country, even if they are so
Even those who dared to fight could not stop the bandits that were raging like locusts.
During the summer harvest season, there were too many bandit groups, and the army was powerless. They could only act as a fire brigade, helping out little by little.
Looking again at Lishui Town, the regiment leader had already seen the civilians busy in the farmland. Before he could give the order to attack, the rapid ringing of bells came from the tower outside the town.
"Run quickly, the robbers are coming!"
After suffering losses for many years, the town is not without defense means. In addition to arranging people on duty to monitor, there are also militiamen. Although they know that the mantis is acting as a chariot, they still have to fight for their property and lives.
Upon hearing the warning, the civilians abandoned their farm work and ran towards the village. Black smoke had been ignited and curled into the sky. Everyone was praying for the border guards to arrive as soon as possible.
"Resist tenaciously!"
The group leader spit out thick phlegm and snapped his fingers.
More than 300 bandits made all kinds of strange screams and whistles, putting psychological pressure on the townspeople. Those who were good at riding and shooting had already raised their longbows and aimed at the civilians running in the farmland. Only by killing, could they
Let them give up resistance as quickly as possible.
Phew! Phew!
A few unlucky ones were shot and fell to the ground.
When the bandits rushed past them, they threw a rope, wrapped it around their bodies, and then dragged them on the ground and ran towards the town.
Piercing screams and calls for help immediately resounded.
The militiamen were busy setting up cedar roadblocks at the entrance of the town as quickly as possible to prevent the cavalry from rushing into the town. The security team stood in front with shields and spears.
The bandits met in front of the town. Amidst the chaotic sound of horse hooves, they did not rush to attack, but dragged over a dozen civilians who were dragged half to death.
"Don't kill us!"
The prisoners begged, but it was in vain.
"Kneel down, everyone kneel down!"
The bandits made the prisoners kneel in a row and stood beside them with scimitars.
"I'll give you ten minutes to surrender and hand over one million gold coins, or I will slaughter the entire town and go get it myself."
The leader rode his war horse to the front and looked down at the swarm of ants.
"How can we have so much money?" Before the mayor could finish speaking, he was interrupted by exclamations.
A bandit raised his knife and chopped off the head of a civilian. Pillars of blood rose into the sky, and the corpse twitched, making people's eyes twitch.
"Tsk, tsk, I don't want to hear any rebuttal, otherwise this will be the end. Remember, you only have ten minutes to raise gold coins, and then I will massacre the town."
The leader is used to doing this kind of thing, killing hundreds of people without any psychological pressure at all, "In order to give you some warning, I will use the corpses of these people to show my determination!" (To be continued...)