Chapter 20 [Warcraft Incident I in Half Angle City]
Chapter 20 [Warcraft Incident in Banjiao City I]
Solskjaer's laboratory is in the south because his own research direction is biased towards fire magic.
In the south, where the climate is hot, the fire element contained in nature is obviously more abundant. Otherwise, it is not impossible to go to the snowy north to study fire magic, but it would be a bit boring.
Du Wei made a decision and acted quickly.
Solskjaer was immediately released from the dungeon and his magician's robes were returned to him, along with his equipment, bottles of powder, magic crystals, and parchments containing magic spells.
Of course, the magician's robe is newly made.
The old butler of the castle was very surprised at first that this young master could actually recruit a magician as his subordinate. But when he learned that Solskjaer was just a first-level magician
After the teacher, the old housekeeper was relieved... That's it.
Du Wei proposed to travel far away. Such a request could not be refused by the old housekeeper. Moreover, he also said in the morning that he suggested that Du Wei should go to some of the family's properties in the territory to take a look and inspect them. It would be better than staying here.
It is much more intuitive to look at the boring account books in the castle.
Soon, the carriage, horses, and luggage were all ready. It was different from the shabby pomp and circumstance when we went south from the imperial capital. This time the old butler arranged it much better. After all, if it is within the territory of the Luo Lin family, the eldest son of the family
It's too shabby to travel, but it's a bit embarrassing.
Madd is still Duwei's butler, but this time Madd has ten more servants from the castle, who are responsible for taking care of the young master along the way.
Two cavalry squads were separated from the castle guard to protect Du Wei. Moreover, the deputy captain of the castle guard, a regular knight with considerable martial arts skills, will also accompany the team and lead it personally. This man named Robert
The vice-captain is a regular knight! He is a person certified by the Knights Association as having a genuine fourth-level knight badge!
Among the two accompanying cavalry squads, one was a squad directly under Robert, and the other was a group of people Du Wei personally selected who had followed him all the way south from the imperial capital.
This fourth-level knight named Robert looks tall and mighty, with broad shoulders, a majestic body, and a square face. At first glance, he looks like an upright guy. For the little master Duwei, this knight has a very good attitude.
He seemed to be a simple warrior. Du Wei had a good impression of him.
In addition to these people, there was also a female knight among the people accompanying him. Naturally, she was the first direct subordinate Du Wei recruited, Ruolin.
Coming out of the castle and heading south all the way, Robert fulfilled his responsibilities very conscientiously on the way. He carefully arranged the front station and the vigilance during the stay. Occasionally, when Du Wei was in a sudden mood, he proposed to camp outside at night.
, Robert did not put forward any opinions, but nodded in agreement without saying a word. After going down, he would also carefully arrange the people who would stay vigil at night and be on guard.
A very typical soldier.
This is Du Wei's evaluation of Robert. Obviously, this guy must have been in the army. As a retainer of the Luo Lin family, a martial arts family, many knights in the family have experience in the army.
Compared to the old butler who was a bit annoying to Du Wei, this loyal and dutiful knight was undoubtedly much more pleasing to the eye.
seven days.
While walking and watching, it took Du Wei and his party seven days to reach a town in the southernmost part of the Cote Province. Going further south, they would have to leave the scope of the Cote Province, that is to say, they would have to leave the Luo Lin family.
's territory.
In general, Du Wei was very satisfied with the situation in the Luolin family's territory. On this Luolin Plain with favorable geographical conditions, what he saw along the way were large tracts of farmland, wealthy farms, and leisurely farmers. Even though
Occasionally passing by one or two slightly larger towns, you can see that the people here live a good life.
When their convoy is walking on the road, it often passes by one or two farms, and there are some farmers standing on the roadside. As long as they see these knights carrying the flag of the Luo Lin family, the farmers will wave their hats and salute from a distance.
.
It seems that the Luo Lin family is still very popular here.
Robert also saw that this young master was not out to inspect the family property at all. He was simply taking people out to enjoy the mountains and rivers.
But this is not surprising. Considering the age of the young master, Robert also thinks that a thirteen-year-old boy can really manage any family industry? And these are not things that he should care about. He only needs to complete his own
Just act as a good protector.
On this day, when everyone arrived at the small town on the southern edge of the Luo Lin family's territory, Du Wei suddenly proposed to continue walking south. Although Robert was a little surprised by this request, he did not object.
It's a trip anyway. Since the little master is interested, just follow him and continue south.
Moreover, beyond the Cote province and further south, there is the Lille province of the empire. The governor of Lille province is very friendly and respectful to the Luo Lin family. The young master of the Luo Lin family came to Lille province to visit.
You will definitely get some care, there is nothing to worry about.
Du Wei soon fell in love with this obedient knight. He also saw that this Robert knight was also very popular among these cavalry. Often when camping, some young cavalry would ask him for martial arts lessons.
Robert's martial arts skills were quite outstanding - from Du Wei's perspective. This knight could wield a huge broad sword, and his arm strength was amazing! When instructing those young soldiers, seven or eight people could not get close to him.
Even Ruolin's retinue, the bull warrior, was quite convinced by Robert. Because in a duel, Robert knocked down the bull warrior with only one hand holding the sword.
A fourth-level knight, his strength is indeed impressive.
Under such circumstances, Du Wei couldn't help but feel a little itchy and asked Robert for some martial arts advice. Robert was a little surprised by the young master's request. Because, according to the family's management, the son of a family patriarch like Du Wei,
If you want to learn martial arts, then you must find those knights with the highest martial arts skills in the family as teachers. Why don't you, a little cavalry captain, have the chance to do so?
Robert readily agreed. Anyway, he practiced the fighting spirit training method taught in the imperial army. It was not a great secret. However, it was the same as the evaluation made by the head of the guard next to Earl Raymond. After a short teaching,
, Robert also had to tell Du Wei: He really has no talent for practicing martial arts.
Du Wei's current body has been overweight since he was a child, and he also suffered a serious illness, so he was born with deficiencies.
Du Wei was not frustrated. He didn't expect to become a master. However, he felt that he needed to exercise a little bit. Even if he couldn't become a master, it would be good to make his body stronger and healthier.
Bar!
In this way, under Robert's guidance, Du Wei began to learn some of the most basic martial arts, mainly some methods of physical training. This situation also caused the group of people to go south a little slower.
On the ninth day of their journey south, the group came to a small city in the northeast of the Lille province in the southern part of the empire... Banjiao City.
It's a strange name because the city sits beside a valley shaped like a half-angle.
This small city is located on an important caravan route in the northeast of Lille Province, so it is quite prosperous. Even in this small town, Du Wei and others actually saw a group of about 20 servants.
Soldiers! These mercenaries were escorting a caravan north. They happened to stay in the same hotel as Du Wei and others.
The province of Lille is not a noble territory, but a province directly under the empire. There are not many high-ranking officials in such a small town, and Du Wei does not want to deal with those local officials, and it is more free to stay in a hotel. Therefore, their group
The arrival did not alarm local officials.
During lunch, Du Wei and others were in the lobby of the hotel, and the other caravan was also on the other side of the lobby. Suddenly there was the sound of rapid horse hooves outside the hotel, and then after a burst of noise, the door was pushed open, and the three
A knight wearing the local garrison's standard armor came in.
The leader has a knight's medal hanging on his chest, which means that he is also a fourth-level knight. The armor and military badge on his body clearly indicate that he is a member of the local garrison.
A senior military officer.
This man strode in. Surrounded by several subordinates, he first came to the caravans and announced loudly: "Everyone! I am Knight Spann, captain of the Second Cavalry of the Banjiao City Local Guard Regiment! Now according to the Empire
'Local Arms Law', on behalf of the local garrison of Banjiao City, I formally requisition your escort! Because we currently have insufficient military strength, we need your escort to assist us in carrying out a mission in the Banjiao Valley outside the city. According to imperial law
, you must not refuse.”
He spoke loudly and resolutely, and then glanced at the caravan guards: "I know you are all mercenaries. I am recruiting you to join my team to perform tasks. The imperial military will pay you afterwards.
.You have half an hour now to organize your equipment and horses! In half an hour, I need everyone to gather at the door of the hotel."
Although the mercenaries who serve as caravan guards are somewhat reluctant, the laws of the empire are such that they cannot refuse such a thing, and they are paid anyway.
The caravan, on the other hand, couldn't help but become a little anxious when it saw that the guards it had paid for had been drafted away. Immediately, a man with a raised eyebrow came over, trying to make the officer accommodating...
"No!" The knight refused simply: "I'm sorry that your trip will be delayed, but I promise it won't be too long. Your escorts will be back by this time tomorrow at the latest. You can
If you choose to stay in this city for one more day, the military will bear the cost of your accommodation in this hotel for the extra day! Please stop saying this. This is the mission of the military. I cannot accommodate you. Please take it back.
It’s a serious crime to bribe an officer with gold coins!”
After saying that, the knight left the caravan leader and turned towards Du Wei and his party.
He originally announced the recruitment of Du Wei's entourage, but after walking two steps, he suddenly saw the clothes of several of Du Wei's entourages, as well as Du Wei's own dress... More importantly, he saw Du Wei's entourage.
Robert and others behind Wei!
The armor Robert is wearing is obviously not the standard of the imperial military. It is the equipment of the aristocratic private army.
This kind of power to recruit the private armies of other nobles is not something that a small local garrison cavalry captain can have!
Knight Spann glanced at Du Wei for a few times. He hesitated for a moment, but he really didn't have many people at the moment, and the task was too urgent to delay. Finally, he gritted his teeth and strode towards Du Wei.
.First he bent down and saluted as a knight, and then said in a deep voice: "Dear Sir, I..."
Speaking of this, Spann's voice suddenly choked up. Because he didn't pay attention just now, but now he saw it clearly!
The several cavalry guards behind Du Wei had the emblem of the Luo Lin family pinned to their light armor on their chests!
Originally, he wanted to use some means to borrow the other party's bodyguards, but hehe, people from the famous imperial martial arts family were not something he could just borrow!
Damn it! People from the Luo Lin family? How did the people from the Luo Lin family come to Banjiao City? Why is there no news at all...
Spann sighed helplessly.
"Please continue, Mr. Knight." Duwei smiled and raised his glass and took a sip. This light ale had a good taste in the mouth, a bit like the rice wine he drank in his previous life.
"This...respected sir. With all due respect, are you from the great Luo Lin family?" Spann's voice became more respectful, and he even unconsciously bowed a little.
"That's right. We are from the Luolin Plain." This time it was Robert who spoke. He took a step forward. His majestic body was half a head taller than the Spann knight: "This is my master, the thunder of the Luolin family."
The eldest son of Earl Meng, Master Duwei."
Spann immediately saluted again. With his status as the son of the patriarch of the Luo Lin family, he was considered an equal even when facing the Governor.
"Mr. Knight, have you encountered any trouble?" Du Wei asked with a smile.
"Yes..." Span weighed it in his mind for a while, and then told the truth: "I just received an urgent mission, which requires about a hundred soldiers. But it is the time of spring drills recently, and most of the guards in Banjiao City are
The soldiers were all taken two hundred miles south for spring drills. Currently, I have less than twenty people left. Therefore, according to the Empire's local armament laws, I can only temporarily recruit warriors from the city to serve as troops.
It will take temporary effect."
Du Wei nodded: "Oh, then, are you also planning to recruit my guards?"
"No, no, I don't dare!" Spann was startled. He originally had this intention, but after seeing the identity of the other party, how could he dare to do it?
Who is Count Raymond? He is the number two figure in the imperial military! Recruiting his son's bodyguards? If the young master encounters an accident due to the lack of bodyguard protection around him, even if he chops his head a hundred times,
There is no way to offset this sin.
"So, what happened?" Du Wei was a little curious: "After all, we are here now. If something happens here, please tell me so that we can be prepared."
Knight Spann thought for a while and said it. His expression was a little helpless and distressed: "This thing is strange to say. The Banjiao Mountain outside Banjiao City has always been calm. This mountain is not high.
The forest is not deep, and there were not even any larger beasts in the past. Even if there were, our local garrison usually went up to the mountains every three or five times to hunt, but they were all hunted down! But just yesterday, one suddenly ran out of nowhere.
...Warcraft!"
Du Wei's eyes lit up!
Warcraft?
"Yes, although it is not certain what kind of monster it is, what is certain is that it is a big guy, because the hunters in the mountains saw the footprints of the monster with their own eyes. This is certain. But what is puzzling is that,
Warcraft generally do not live near human-inhabited cities. Even if they do exist, they should be in the wild forests on the southern border of the empire. Moreover, the entire province of Lille has not heard of any Warcraft appearing in decades.
I don't know where this thing came from." Spann smiled bitterly: "My people and I were ordered to go to the mountains to hunt this guy, but according to my estimation, if we want to kill such a big guy,
I'm afraid there must be at least twenty soldiers. And Banjiao Mountain is so big, if we round it up in the mountain without a hundred soldiers, I'm afraid it won't be enough."
Warcraft... seems very interesting.
Du Wei couldn't help but be tempted.
In fact, since he found a glimmer of hope in learning magic, he has recently become very interested in almost everything related to magic!
In the deep south of the empire, a rare magical beast actually appeared! How could you not join in the fun of such a thing?
"Very good! I have brought forty guards, each of whom is an elite cavalry member of the Luo Lin family, and my captain is a fourth-level knight. I am willing to let them go with you to Banjiao Mountain to carry out this task.
Mission. After all, sitting back and watching a monster wreak havoc is not in line with my ethics." Du Wei said these two sentences very righteously.
Spann was stunned for a moment: "You mean...you are willing to lend me all your guards..."
"Master, this is not possible." Robert objected for the first time: "You can't be without someone to protect you. If you must go, I can just take twenty people with me."
Robert is very willing to help. After all, he is also a regular knight and believes in chivalry.
"No, no, don't worry that I don't have any guards around me." Du Wei smiled: "Because I will go with you. I think staying by your side is the safest thing, isn't it?"
Now both Robert and Spann were opposed.
Especially Spann! He began to regret why he told the young master of the Luo Lin family about this!
Take him with you? Whether you can catch the monster or not is a trivial matter! But if this young master encounters a little accident after going up the mountain! Then he will be really unlucky!
"You don't have to object." Du Wei made a decision simply: "Don't worry about my safety. Don't forget, there is an outstanding magician beside me!"
He pushed Solskjaer out.
Solskjaer is a little helpless. However, although he cannot be said to be outstanding in strength, his identity as a magician is genuine.
Spann's eyes lit up!
Magician? If you can have the assistance of a powerful magician, then this mission should be no problem!
It's just...the young master's safety...
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