Twenty loaded carriages drove off the road, found a small mound with a wide view in the wilderness, and formed a triangle.
This is a method of convoy defense commonly used by caravans in the wild. It can not only use the carriage as a simple bunker to resist the attack of bandit cavalry and the shooting of bows and arrows, but also can quickly start a breakout in an emergency. When necessary, it can also be divided into three teams to attack three
Escape in different directions.
Among the sixty guards of the caravan, except for the road scouts who had been dispatched and those who had just set off on horseback, the remaining people gathered around the carriage to be on guard. The other sixty or seventy men and coachmen had obviously also received armed training. The three of them
They formed a group, drew their swords and looked around cautiously.
In addition to the guards of the caravan itself, the largest escort force heading to Munich City this time were the two mercenary teams hired by Fergus and the two brave-level freedom knights.
The name of the first mercenary team is "Spinmang" and it has nine members. The professional configuration is one knight, two sergeants, two bow hunters, one ax warrior, two large shield swordsmen and one doctor. Captain
His name is Musi, he is a four-star armed knight who is good at charging with a lance.
Another mercenary team is named "Fierce Light" and has seven members. Its professional configuration is two knights, two sergeants, two archery hunters and a large shield swordsman. The captain is named Alder, although his fighting spirit training has exceeded
The third level has the strength of a brave knight, but his profession is a large shield swordsman.
These two mercenary teams are both from the famous "Ice Star" mercenary group. They are also level three mercenary teams that have passed the mission hall combat effectiveness evaluation and have rich experience in guarding.
Because they are both third-level mercenary squads, the individual combat strength of the Lieguang Squad, which is smaller and has a more unbalanced professional configuration, is obviously stronger. Especially the captain Alder, who has a large shield made entirely of stainless steel in his hand.
It is a one-handed sword that can only be used by ordinary people with two hands. It is extremely fierce.
Although they were somewhat dissatisfied with Fergus' caution, when the order was given, the mercenaries of the two teams quickly began to arrange defenses centered on the convoy according to their respective responsibilities.
"You, you, and you, over here."
Under the slightly scorching sunshine at noon, amid the flying dust in the wilderness, Alder, the captain of the Fiery Light Squadron, strode around the convoy while commanding the mercenaries.
"Trek, come here and set up a crossbow on this carriage. Thomas, come here and cushion the wheels of these two carriages with stones and ask the coachman to release the brake stick. Uh, hey, boy, get out of the way...
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Roy, who had just dismounted, was pushed away by the strong man. He staggered and almost fell down.
"Ha ha."
The men working enthusiastically around them burst into laughter.
Everyone knows that although Alder just happened to walk there, the last few steps were towards Roy. If it hadn't been for this little bastard who didn't know anything but acted like he was well-informed and said "Be careful"
"The ship can sail for thousands of years", why do you guys have to work here?
Everyone is an old mercenary. They have traveled all over Lulian for many years and know every road well.
This section of the road, not far from the Shiley River, is a small piece of highland along the river beach. It is on the edge of the barony of Medinsmith and close to the Viscounty of Wenger.
The place is relatively densely populated. There are two villages and several noble manors around it. The militiamen of the nobles and farmers who jointly protect themselves have a large brigade. Although most of them are farmers holding iron forks, there are still a few among them.
A powerful guy, he is also a mercenary who hangs out in the mission hall of Meiding City all year round.
In addition, the north and south of this area are surrounded by continuous mountains and jungle swamps. The entire terrain shrinks at the crossing beach of the Shiley River, forming a funnel shape. Except for the relatively open territory of Viscount Wenger in the east, the other three sides
It is not suitable for escaping, so it is the most unsuitable place for bandits to plunder.
Moreover, there are now checkpoints guarded by the Guards of Viscount Wenger in front and back. Even if there are bandits nearby, it is absolutely impossible for them to be stupid enough to launch an attack here. Therefore, this busy work is completely unnecessary!
Mercenaries travel all the year round, taking people's money and eliminating disasters for others. Along the way, they sleep in the open and lick blood, and when they encounter powerful bandits, they have to risk their lives. Therefore, most of them are stubborn and impatient, and they are the most disgusting.
They are used to having outsiders tell them what to do.
What's more, this troublemaker who pretends to understand is just a fellow traveler, neither a member of the caravan nor a hired guard. Therefore, everyone is even more bored with this kid. Seeing Alder's light touch,
The skinny Roy almost flew out, and everyone laughed.
Several of them shouted: "Boy, watch the road and be careful about sailing like a thousand-year-old ship. Haha."
Hearing the noise here, Ivan and Sanjie not far away stared and turned their horses' heads to come over. Roy shook his head at them, ignored these guys, and led the horses with Ma Ya'er.
Step aside.
Skillfully he untied the saddle again, tied it up again, tightened the belt under the horse's belly, checked the horseshoes and bridles, put the sword-shaped Judgment on his waist, and put a lance and a half-moon ax on his waist.
After inserting it on the horse, Roy took off a package on the horse and took out a set of armor.
Ever since the last set of armor he bought in the last battle south of Meiding City was turned into ashes under the power of a single shot from Commander Darni of Fei Lie, Roy knew that he wanted to survive in this world.
I need at least one set of armor that can save my life at critical moments.
Therefore, during the three days he stayed in Meiding City, in addition to carving magic patterns on Joseph's saddle, he spent every day in the mission hall, auction house and market, sifting through the materials needed to build the magic armor.
But unfortunately, after three days of searching, Roy didn't find anything good. When he saw a piece of cold iron that hadn't been forged yet at the auction house, it sold for a sky-high price of 30,000 gold. He wanted to buy the forging.
The materials needed for the armor will take a long time.
After thinking about it, he suddenly had an idea. He thought: Even if I haven't condensed the battle ring yet, using magic core and magic power, I can use magic patterns to play a supporting role. Just like practicing in the water every morning, I have inscriptions on my armor.
With a "water-dividing pattern", wouldn't the figure be much more flexible...
When he thought of this, Roy could no longer hold back. After a few hours of shopping happily, he bought a set of ordinary two-star armor in an equipment store with a dwarf craftsman sign.
This set of armor is made entirely of thousand-forged fine iron. Although it is both two-star, its defensive power is much higher than his previous set. It is just that the style is old-fashioned and there is nothing surprising about it, and the wrist armor and
The forging process of the knee armor and other parts is slightly inferior.
However, this armor suited Roy just what he wanted.
Returning to the mission hall, he rented a forging room from Ling Xuan, mixed nearly a hundred kilograms of hundred-forged fine iron with a small piece of fine copper core obtained from a desperate situation, and repeatedly forged a piece of toughness using the fish scale thousand forging method.
Extremely high quality thousand-forged iron.
Then, Roy used this piece of fine iron to create a pair of identical forearms and a pair of knee armors based on the original style of the armor. He also carved two magic patterns on the inside of the arm armor and knee armor.
The magic pattern engraved on the knee armor is a magic pattern of the fourth-level magic beast "Wind Bird". This kind of magic pattern is not offensive, but it has a strong wind control power, which is of great help to the body shape and footwork.
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The magic pattern on the arm armor is a magic pattern of the third-level monster "Lighting Fox". It can release strong light after being stimulated to interfere with the enemy's sight.
As for the offensive magic patterns, Roy thought about it and gave up. After all, he is already a magician who can release seventh-level magic. He can cast spells instantly without any magic fluctuations hidden in his body and has a pair of eyes that can see magic elements.
Eyes are the greatest asset of a sinister person!
On the other hand, knight martial arts also need to be honed in actual combat. Just like following the dwarves in fighting on the hills, every move and style must be used at the moment of life and death, and cannot be mixed with anything else.
.If you always think about using magic patterns to attack, it will not be of any benefit to your martial arts training.
Roy's belief in becoming a Paladin is terrifyingly persistent.
Putting on the armor, Roy moved his body.
These days of training have greatly enhanced his physique and strength. In addition, although this armor made of fine iron looks heavy, after being engraved with the wind-controlling magic pattern of the Zephyr Bird, the weight has been reduced by at least 60%.
Now it feels lighter than the previous set of armor that was mainly leather.
"How ugly!"
Mal's beautiful eyes swept over Roy's body, curled her lips and struck mercilessly. From the elf's point of view, Roy's armor was just like a pile of scrap metal hanging on his body.
Oliver barked twice to show his agreement. Then he happily jumped up and down in front of Mal'er, until Mal'er threw a piece of dried meat, and then he rushed out and grabbed it in his mouth, swaggeringly
Lying down not far from a dozen mastiff dogs raised by the caravan guards, they ate with gusto.
Roy rolled his eyes at Mal'er and Oliver. Just when he was thinking about whether to hang around with Ivan and the others, a cold voice suddenly came from his ears.
"Get out of the way!"
Roy and Mal'er frowned at the same time, turned around and saw a slender and tall figure appearing on the carriage next to them, blocking the sun.
The two recognized that this was the archer hunter of the Liangguang team - a rare female hunter in the mercenary team.
Rangers in the mercenary world are equivalent to the combination of scouts and archers in the army.
During the battle, the Rangers are responsible for containment and long-distance attacks, acting as archers. When marching, they are responsible for reconnaissance and pathfinding, acting as scouts.
An excellent hunter is highly respected everywhere. Many old falcons in the army have become hunters in mercenary squads after retiring. Their rich experience, keen perception, and precision
His archery skills and wind-like speed are the keys to whether a mercenary team can successfully complete its mission.
The female safari in front of me sounded very young. She wore a soft leather hat that covered her hairline and ears tightly. On her face was a silver-white metal mask with beautiful patterns engraved on it, only revealing her
A straight and delicate nose and a pair of bright eyes.
At this moment, these eyes were looking at Roy indifferently.
"Am I blocking you?" Roy asked suppressing his anger.
Although he understood that he had just violated the taboos of these mercenaries, he had always saved face by being pushed by Alder and not running away on the spot.
"Yes, get out of the way." The female safari said bluntly.
This area is the defense area she is responsible for, and Roy's presence will indeed hinder her shooting angle. However, she is obviously not prepared to explain.
"Silly bird, what if I don't let you?" Roy was furious and narrowed his eyes slightly.
As soon as she finished speaking, the female hunter swooped down like a roaring hawk. The black figure rolled rapidly in the sun, and two half-moon-shaped daggers with cold light appeared in her hands.
In a flash, he was in front of Roy.
The sharp blade of the dagger, with a hint of coolness, came to rest on Roy's neck along with the breeze and sunlight.
"pretty!"
The mercenaries suddenly burst into cheers. Several men standing on the carriage howled like savages, yelling and hooting in joy, creating a commotion.
Seeing the conflict breaking out here, Ivan and the three heroes shouted angrily, and at the same time they picked up their bows and drew their swords. Alder, the captain of the Liangguang team, frowned and shouted: "Miqi."
"Get out!" The female safari stared at Roy fiercely with her beautiful eyes. Her voice behind the mask was dull and cold, and her fingers holding the dagger were white and slender, but as steady as a rock.
Just when everyone thought that the black-haired and pretty boy would be scared to shit and leave in despair, suddenly, a sneer appeared at the corner of Roy's mouth, and a bright light suddenly erupted from his arm, hitting the female safari's eyes directly. Immediately afterwards
, his upper body did not move, but his legs floated up strangely, and he kicked out.
When the bright light suddenly flashed, the female safari Miqi almost subconsciously turned her head to put away the knife. Just as she crossed her arms in front of her chest to protect her eyes, she was kicked hard by Roy, and her whole body was shaking.
With a muffled sound, it jumped over the carriage behind it and fell to the ground like a thrown stone.
Her reaction was considered quick. After being attacked, her body rolled in mid-air and immediately stretched out, floating down like a leaf held up by the wind.
In these two movements, the rabbit rose and the falcon fell, extremely fast. Before the people present could open their eyes and open their mouths, they saw the beautiful girl who had been following Roy with her hair wrapped in a cloth handkerchief and wearing a long skirt.
Swirling, the long skirt has flown into the sky like a blooming morning glory.
Under the fluttering skirt, Mai Ya'er's slim figure in tight clothes was like an arrow, chasing the female safari and shooting towards her. Before anyone arrived, a silver-white long sword with a narrow edge was in the air.
It vibrated like cicada wings, making a continuous low buzzing sound, and went straight to Miki's face.
Mi Qi landed on the ground, retreated quickly, and a bright ball of light danced out of the dagger in her hand.
Everyone was dazzled for a moment.
Only three rays of cold light were seen flying rapidly in the air, only a series of golden and iron sounds were heard, and two butterfly-like figures were dancing on the carriages, chasing each other.
"stop!"
Fergus shouted loudly as he rushed over. The brief but fierce confrontation ended with a blow from the two girls.
Between the two figures who suddenly separated, a thin mask and a few rags were floating down. On the heads of the two girls standing opposite each other, the long hair that had lost its restraint was flying like a waterfall in the wind.
, revealing their almost identical slightly pointed auricles.