It wasn't until the last bandit disappeared from sight and rushed down the hillside that Alder and the others, who were on alert, suddenly breathed a sigh of relief and felt weak all over for a moment.
Everything is like a nightmare.
If it weren't for the corpses scattered in the forest, the overturned carriage and the discarded swords, they might still not be able to believe that what they just experienced was reality.
Alder's Fierce Light Squadron took over the task of guarding this dwarf caravan at the Port of Gaolong in the south.
In the past few months, the situation in mainland China has been changing rapidly.
First, there was a miraculous victory in Lulian, annihilating the Southern Army of the Fei Lie Empire. Sophia sent her troops south to recapture the fallen southern cities, completely dispelling the shadow of war from the sky of Lulian.
Then came the invasion of demons.
The Pompeii Empire's Mostok province failed to survive even a month and fell into the hands of the demons. And the demon armies that came out of the huge blood cocoon were heading towards the Redemption Continent in all directions.
Advance. Conquer cities and territories along the way, becoming invincible.
It is said that the northern part of the mainland is now in a miserable and chaotic situation.
The invading demons massacred every human being in sight and destroyed every city. Corpses were everywhere and rivers of blood flowed wherever they passed.
This is a war between two races that are life and death enemies. There is no mercy, no compromise. Both sides understand that this war will only end if the other party is completely exterminated. Whether humans fall into the hands of the demons, or the demons
If it falls into the hands of humans, the end will be equally miserable.
Therefore, no one takes any chances.
In the direction pointed by the demonic soldiers, thousands of humans left their homes to avoid the flames of war.
They drove carriages, carried packages on their backs, supported the elderly and the young, and traveled long distances for a glimmer of hope of survival. The long queue of refugees stretched across the mountains and plains in an endless stream.
The war quickly shattered the ecological balance of the Redemption Continent.
Food is in short supply, diseases are common, and public security has deteriorated. Many refugees did not die at the hands of the demons. Instead, they died from disease, hunger, and bandits.
Compared with the north, the south of the mainland is relatively peaceful.
After all, this place is far away from Mostok where the demons invaded. For a while, the flames of war will not reach here.
Especially Lulian, which was ravaged by war before, has become a paradise in the eyes of many people. It was originally a famous grain-producing area of the Solan Empire, with fertile land. It is also close to the coast and the Warcraft Mountains, rich in seafood and various kinds of food.
Shan Huo, simply rich.
What's more, the war for more than a year has greatly reduced Lulian's population.
The population is small, but there is still so much arable land. This means that as long as you take a period of time to recuperate, Lulian can become a paradise to avoid disaster.
Therefore, in the past month, many noble families, business groups, chaebols and mercenary groups have poured into Lulian, trying to take advantage of the Lulian war that has just ended and there is nothing left to do to get a share of the pie and prepare for the future.
Expand and manage your power and lay a foundation.
As the Ice Star Mercenary Group, which has been operating in Lulian for many years, is naturally not willing to lag behind others. With an order from the top management, dozens of mercenary teams in the mercenary group were all sent to the south to build a branch.
Department, develop business. And Lieguang Team is responsible for Gaolong Port.
When they escorted the Flintstone Consortium to the city of Munich, the battle with the Black Skull bandits made the Lieguang Squad famous.
In the days that followed, both the Flintstone Consortium and the Cactus Merchant Group handed over many of their caravan protection services to the Ice Star Mercenary Group. This allowed Alder to rise step by step in the mercenary group, and he is now
The captain of the Fierce Light Mercenary Brigade of the Ice Star Mercenary Group. He has hundreds of mercenaries under his command.
Alder personally took over this business.
This group of dwarves went to Gaolong Port to buy some not-so-precious living supplies. They did not attract much attention, and the price for hiring mercenaries was really good. It happened that Alder was going to Munich.
, thinking that it was just a drop-in, he nodded in agreement.
But what he didn't expect was that this seemingly harmless mission turned into a nightmare.
Just after passing through Fjord Town, they were attacked by dozens of bandits. They fought and fled all the way. By the time they got here, half of their two mercenary teams had been lost, which was a heavy casualty.
After being a mercenary for so many years, no one would believe Alder if he said he didn't have any eyesight.
As soon as he fought with the opponent, he could already tell that these bandits were knights in the army disguised as soldiers. At the same time, the target of these people was not the goods on the carriage, but the dwarf employers. As soon as they came up, they showed a posture of killing them all.
This judgment made Alder almost desperate.
Although the Ice Star Mercenary Group is considered a well-known group in the mercenary world, in terms of foundation and strength, there is no way it can compete with the army.
And being able to mobilize the knights in the army, what a powerful force the mastermind behind it has. Erasing two small mercenary teams is like squeezing two ants to death. I'm afraid that an invisible black hand will cover it up afterwards,
The Ice Star Mercenary Group can't even investigate the truth.
Being a mercenary as a guard meant risking one's life with one's head raised. Alder was not afraid of death. But he did not want his young men to die in an unknown manner.
What Alder didn't expect was that at the most dangerous moment, a young mercenary whom he had never met before saved him and everyone here.
At this moment, when the bandit left and turned to look at the strange young man on the hillside, Alder and everyone around him saw only endless fear and gratitude in their eyes.
"Thank you..." After standing aside the crowd, Alder walked up to Roy, knelt down on one knee, put his right hand on his chest, lowered his head, and paid tribute to this savior with the highest courtesy of a mercenary, "
My dear colleague, you saved all of our lives."
Behind him, Xia La also led a group of mercenaries to kneel down on one knee.
The young mercenaries looked at Roy with awe in their eyes. Especially for Trek, who was a bow and arrow hunter, his eyes were filled with ardent admiration.
You know, just a few minutes ago, they saw three Glory Knights being shot off their horses by this young mercenary who looked to be only in his twenties.
The nine arrow rainbows, which were as fast as lightning and as powerful as destructive force, are still replayed repeatedly in their minds, and their hearts are filled with excitement.
"You don't have to be polite, I just happened to pass by here and the road was rough." Roy helped Alder up and said with a smile.
"We are mercenaries from the Liangguang Brigade of the Ice Star Mercenary Group. My name is Alder, and this is my wife Shara..." Alder didn't show any pretense. He simply stood up and introduced the mercenary to Roy.
The members of the corps then pointed at the six dwarfs who looked up at Roy with curious faces and said, "This is our employer, Tie Xiaoli, Tie Xiaohuo, Tie Xiaoshan. Tie Xiaoxia, Tie Xiaochui, Tie Xiaoshan
Xiaotang..."
With that said, Alder turned to look at Roy: "You are an ungrateful person..."
What Alder said later was ignored by Roy. He looked at several dwarves in surprise and couldn't believe his ears.
No one knows how familiar Roy was with these names.
The dwarves are divided into different tribes according to different dungeons. The surnames of each tribe are different. As far as Roy knows, there are more than ten dozen such as the Stone tribe, the Rock tribe, the Mountain tribe, the Gold tribe, the Tin tribe, etc.
. And ten years ago, the underground city he lived in was the Railway Ministry Underground City.
All the dwarves in this tribe have the surname Iron. And these guys with no imagination have an extremely weird way of naming them.
For example, the name Tie Xiaochui.
Tie Xiaochui has a younger brother named Tie Xiaoxu. Roy also knows him. He also knows their father. It is said that before Tie Xiaochui was born, his father’s name was Tie Xiaoqiang. After Xiaochui was born, his father’s name
, and changed it to Tie Zhongqiang. His grandfather was originally named Tie Zhongzhen, but after Xiao Chui was born, he changed his name to Tie Dazhen.
Xiaochui also had a great-grandfather named Tie Laozhuan.
The eldest, the middle and the youngest are the four generations of the dwarf tribe. As soon as you hear their names, you will know which generation they are from. The higher up, they are the ancestors, and the word in the middle will be removed.
Roy used to be a little strange. After all, people get married and have children sooner or later. It is not unusual for two brothers of the same generation to get married and have children ten years apart. What if Tie Xiaochui gets married first and has a child, and is promoted to Tie Zhongchui?
What to do with his brother Tie Xiaoxe? Should he call him Tie Zhongxu or continue to call him Xiaoxe?
Roy was only seven or eight years old at that time. This kind of problem was a bit too profound for him, and he was so dizzy thinking about it that he couldn't figure out the answer.
After leaving the dungeon, this question became a mystery in his mind. He kept thinking that if he had time to return to the dungeon, he must solve it.
But what Roy didn't expect was that he would hear these familiar names here.
Roy's eyes swept across the face of the dwarf who looked up at him. Although he hadn't seen each other for ten years, when he matched his name at this moment, he still saw the familiar face from those faces.
Eyebrows.
Little Firefighter Scout!
My childhood playmate!
Roy's heartbeat began to accelerate. Looking at these familiar yet unfamiliar faces, if he hadn't known that his current identity could not be exposed, he would have rushed up and given these guys a fierce hug.
After not seeing each other for ten years, these dwarf playmates have all grown up.
Although the four boys are short in stature, they are all broad-shouldered and round-waisted. The childish apple-like faces of those days have matured with the years. They all have beards and have stupid and ferocious looks on their faces, which is similar to what Roy saw back then.
Their fathers look similar.
The two girls, Tie Xiaoxia and Tie Xiaotang, look a bit more delicate. However, as long as you look at the giant axes in their hands that weigh at least seventy or eighty kilograms, no one will underestimate their strength.
"Hey, haven't you seen the dwarf?" Tie Xiaoshan saw the human youth staring at him with a strange look on his face, and said in a rough voice, "If you look at us like this again, be careful, dwarf, I'll beat you up. At most, I'll be gentle for a while.
I won’t beat you to death. By the way, what’s your name?”
Alder and the others next to him all glared at the dwarf. No one expected that these dwarfs would actually talk to their benefactor just like this after being saved by someone else.
The most ridiculous thing is to beat others up. Damn it, you don’t even care about their strength.
If you can severely injure three Glory Knights with a few arrows, beating you dwarfs is not a joke?
However, Roy understood the dwarf's character so well that he was not angry after hearing this. He smiled and casually said his pseudonym: "My name is Leo!"