In later generations, every year on the eighth day of February in winter, as long as people from the four continents who used swords as their main weapons had time, they would take the time to attend an annual sword ceremony in a small town called Xilin at the mouth of the Lion River in the Eminore continent.
It is said that on that day every year, more than 50,000 miniature swords engraved with the image of Mercenary King Amy and made in 1/10 scale of Ice Blade are sold on Xilin Island.
On the eighth day of February in the winter of the third year of the magic calendar, the small mercenary group officially set foot on Xilin Island. From that day on, the sword truly had the strength of the ancestor of hundreds of weapons from an auxiliary weapon. And it was precisely because of being friends with the sword all his life.
The mercenary king Amy's integrity, selfless character and sword have become synonymous with noble martial virtues.
It was on this small island that the swordsman profession evolved into four major professions: great swordsman, blocking two-handed swordsman, mad eagle great swordsman, and magic swordsman.
——"The Legend of the Mercenary King"
Chapter 21 Demonic Sword Crazy Eagle
On the eighth day of the second month of winter in the third year of the magic calendar, a small mercenary group of 25 people set foot on Xilin Island, which was unknown at the time. They were: Mercenary King Amy, Holy Dragon Knight Daqingshan, Black-faced Dragon King Chi Aotian, and Furious Dwarf King Huo
Enns, the undead general Barbas and 20 young mercenaries.
What greeted them was a squad of swordsmen from the former Shishi River Defense Army stationed on the island. 200 swordsmen lined up to greet them under the leadership of the squad leader. Of course, this was not their original intention. Why should they welcome a group of children? If it was not the defense area general.
Due to the pressure, he had already gone back to the camp to sleep.
What kind of soldiers are these? As a veteran who has been in the army for 15 years, Barbas frowned immediately. According to the soldier information delivered by Fan Zijue, the average age is about 25 years old. Of course,
If you average 100 40-year-old veterans and 100 15-year-old young soldiers, this number is extremely accurate. The sea breeze carries the smell of sea water, but it cannot cover up the stench emanating from the soldiers who have not bathed for a long time. According to the Imperial Army's welcome
The rules of the ceremony are, "All soldiers hold snow-white swords in both hands and stand majestically at a 45-degree angle." In fact, these soldiers did an impeccable job. All the long swords are also at a 45-degree angle, but they don't seem to be holding them.
Holding the sword, it's snow-white? Well, if the salt grains on the sword that are often soaked in sea water can be considered snow-white.
Amy's face was very peaceful, and he still kept a smile on his lips, as if he was surrounded by the most elite warriors in the world. He didn't waste too much time, and simply waved to all the soldiers, letting them disperse.
Only the squad leader Zhengfu, the commander, and the guerrillas were left. In fact, these were the only people in the army who were in their prime of 35 years.
"Are there hotels on the island? The deputy captain took Uncle Barbas to book all the hotels. The soldiers will stay in the hotels starting tonight and keep them clean. Another captain took Horns to see the camp.
Today, I went to find a carpenter to buy the necessary items. From tomorrow on, except for morning exercises from 5:00 to 9:00, the rest of the time will be used to repair the camp. Of course, in order to ensure that everyone can get up on time tomorrow, I hired a carpenter for everyone.
The best trumpeter." After saying that, Amy signaled Chi Aotian to call Xiao Hei down from the sky. She also asked Xiao Hei to shout twice in demonstration: "Si - Ang, Si - Ang." Xilin
A loud sound that had never been heard on the island rang out. Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked at the huge monster on the ground. They were dumbfounded. Lu'er watched Xiao Hei fly down and spread his wings.
He sent a little lightning magic to Xiao Hei. This was the most common game between the two of them. Anyway, Xiao Hei was immune to all magic.
"Haha, this trumpeter likes to use his mouth to make out with people who are sleeping in." Amy said slowly. The smile on his lips became thicker, and he was obviously very satisfied with the effect. Then, he and the captains went to the square
He simply made a morning exercise plan and asked all the cadres to go back and notify the soldiers.
Regardless of the fighting status of the undead dragon, from a scaring point of view, it is much stronger than Lu'er. All the soldiers who witnessed the majesty of the undead dragon were deeply impressed, and they arrived early the next morning on time
Go out.
It is a fixed truth that money makes things easier.
The soldiers who had been underfed and housed for a long time were suddenly able to eat delicious meals and sleep on comfortable beds, which gave them a lot of strength. Early the next morning, all the soldiers got up on time and went to their respective places.
Under the leadership of the fifth commander, an unprecedented training began. This was followed by a fragrant breakfast. After a full physical exercise, the soldiers were extremely appetizing. After breakfast, the soldiers began to completely bulldoze the old camp and start construction again.
According to the selection of Imperial soldiers, the best soldiers go to the spear battalion, the second best soldiers go to the archer battalion, and the worst soldiers go to the swordsman battalion. And the swordsman battalion never has a chance to enter the battlefield. The key is that its strength is too poor.
While training with the soldiers and carefully observing their performance, Amy was quite satisfied with this unit.
The empire is still very strict when selecting soldiers, so the average quality is relatively good. Most of the soldiers who enter the swordsman battalion are small in size and cannot match the original tall spearmen, let alone use them.
The longbow was eliminated only after it was introduced, but it quite satisfies Amy's special needs.
Two weeks later, seeing the performance of these well-fed, well-clothed and well-trained soldiers can no longer recall the scene they saw when they first arrived on the island. As the military director of Xilin Island, Amy did her first job.
A personnel instigation: All soldiers over the age of 35 collectively left the military. Except for some who transferred to the Huotou Army, others joined agricultural, fishery, animal husbandry, business and other sideline organizations established by small mercenary groups.
The Corps pays salaries uniformly. Those who are willing to leave Xilin and return to their former homes can be given a return home allowance.
The team of 200 people suddenly became 132 people, almost half less. Then, Amy publicly posted a recruitment list on the island. Different from the empire's recruitment, Amy's recruitment was based on the paid recruitment model of the mercenary group.
According to the soldier's ability, each soldier can steadily earn 8 to 12 gold coins per month. This is very different from the fixed subsidy of 2 gold coins per month for imperial soldiers. An ordinary fisherman on Xilin Island
The income from fishing for a month is basically about 6 gold coins, and the mercenary group also provides food and accommodation. Xilin Town, which has a population of more than 2,000, suddenly had more than 800 people sign up. After strict selection, 120 people were aged 18 to 30 years old.
The young adults among them joined the Swordsman Battalion, a small mercenary group.
Soon, the new soldiers discovered that Amy did not want to train everyone to become a type of swordsman. The first batch of weapons provided by the blacksmith in Xilin Town for the small mercenary group were in place, all of which were swords, with a total of 5 types.
These swords are obviously different from the traditional knight's stabbing sword. The main function of the traditional knight's stabbing sword is to stab the opponent directly after the knight charges. Therefore, the sword is required to be narrow and slender, not only easy to stab, but also easy to ride on.
To draw out the power of charging on horseback, it is best to make a cast steel sword, which is flexible and will not be broken by armor and other protective equipment during the charge.
Among the swords, the largest number is the two-handed edgeless heavy sword: 300 in total, weighing 50 kilograms, and not edged. It is obvious that this is a long sword for training, which can ensure that all soldiers can have enough strength during training.
training intensity.
All the soldiers followed Amy's instructions and received long swords that they had never used before. Almost 50% of the newly joined swordsmen received two-handed giant swords that were more than 1.6 meters long. The average of these soldiers
They were all over 1.8 meters tall. Years of fishing work had given them broad shoulders and round waists. Their hands, which were used to pulling nets, suddenly held a two-handed sword, but they still felt very uncomfortable. However, they soon discovered that they were so big.
The swords are very simple to use. Amy has almost no requirements for them except simple sword fighting and agility. The swordsmen who hold the big sword only have a few simple movements every day besides chopping firewood: diagonal chops, straight cuts.
Split, slash, rotate slash...
There are also 50% of the new swordsmen who are relatively thin and received a relatively slender two-handed stabbing sword. This kind of sword has never been seen before. It is made of pure steel, 1.4 meters long, and the sword body is slender.
But behind the sword tip, it is obvious that the extra steel is cast and is much thicker than other parts. Even if you hold the sword with both hands, you can still feel the weight coming from the sword tip. Amy's requirements for them are extremely complicated, even if they are used every day
The routine work of chopping wood must also be carried out on a rough boat, and the subsequent sword strikes must also be carried out on the boat. They are also required to use straight thrusts as much as possible, and learn to use the weight of the sword tip when chopping, and
Try to use the front section as the chopping surface.
Most swordsmen get a 1.5-meter standard black two-handed sword, and the difficulty level required for them is somewhere between the first two.
There is also a special two-handed sword with about 50 that no one uses at all.
After everyone was settled, Amy asked Chi Hanfeng and Horns to take charge of the training, and asked Barbas to return to the northern federation of the empire with 10 young mercenaries, and put the young mercenaries over 14 years old in Spring 2, Year 4 of the Magic Calendar.
Months ago, they all arrived at Xilin Island to participate in general training, while the young mercenaries under the age of 14 continued to take advantage of the God-given good environment to exercise their physical fitness in the ice and snow.
After arranging everything, Amy and Daqingshan embarked on a journey to find the Crazy Eagle.
The mad vulture is a huge raptor that lives in groups on the coastline. Generally, the wingspan of a mad vulture is about 2.5 meters, and the larger one is called a thunder vulture, which has a wingspan of about 3 meters. The height of the mad vulture is about 1.5 meters.
The hemp-colored feathers stick closely to the body. Because they often bathe in sea water, there is always a thin layer of oil on the feathers, so they can fly normally even on rainy days. Only the feathers on the head of the vulture are white, and its brown eyes can see up to 10 kilometers away.
Wild vultures rely on their mouths and claws to hunt fish or small animals. These two parts of the wild vulture are extremely threatening to humans or other races. Generally, the wild vulture can only ride 130 meters due to its relatively small size.
~A person weighing 150 kilograms, so few Vulture Knights wear iron armor, at most they wear leather armor.
Training a mad vulture is also an extremely hard job and is irreplaceable. Warriors who wish to become a mad vulture knight must personally contact and train the mad vulture, otherwise it will be difficult for the mad vulture to obey the knight's orders.
Compared with catching wild vultures, training wild vultures is an easy task. Capturing live wild vultures is an extremely hard and dangerous task. Generally, hunters who provide the army with wild vultures for reconnaissance all year round touch the cliff at night.
In the nest of a wild vulture, we take advantage of the fact that the vulture cannot see things at night, cover it with a net, tie it tightly and then carry it down - this kind of high-altitude operation has an extremely high mortality rate.
Of course, if you are catching a small number of wild vultures, there is another way. The hunter puts on an extremely heavy and wide coir raincoat - soak the coir raincoat with water in advance. The coir raincoat is big enough to completely cover the hunter, and use thin wire on the coir raincoat.
Tie the chicken intestines - thin iron wires are also strung inside the chicken intestines, and then the person wears a raincoat and lies down on the hillside. After the eagle sees the chicken intestines it likes to eat, it will carefully observe whether there are any traps nearby - of course it
The hunter who cannot see under the raincoat, after confirming that there is no danger, will drop from the sky with huge paws, grab the food heavily and rise into the sky again - of course this is just an imagination, the wet raincoat weighs more than 120 kilograms. This weight
Although the mad vulture can also be brought up, without any preparation, the weight is enough to knock the mad vulture to the ground. The fallen mad vulture has no way to break free from the wire that has been wrapped around its claws. At this time, the hunter can come out and use it.
The net catches the vulture and captures it.
Of course, the wild vulture is an extremely aggressive animal, and any capture will be very costly. At least 50% of the wild vultures struggled to resist during the capture process and were accidentally killed.
Amy and Daqingshan soon found a large number of wild vultures on the seaside cliff more than 50 miles away from Xilin Island. On the cliff 40 meters high from the ground, there were no less than 50 wild vulture nests densely packed, and there were a large number of wild vultures below the nests.
The leftover fish and carcasses of small animals reeked of stench. Wild vultures flew in the roaring sea breeze, like elves in the sky.
In the small shack, Da Qingshan squinted his eyes and observed every move of the vulture for three days. Finally, he whispered to Amy. Amy clearly heard Da Qingshan say: "Go back and bring someone here. Give me three days."
In time, I have captured all the adult vultures here." Although I am surprised, there is nothing unbelievable in Daqingshan - while other children are still acting coquettishly in their parents' arms, Daqingshan has already begun to hunt the most dangerous ones.
The beast was gone. Amy patted Da Qingshan on the shoulder and left with relief.
Three days later, when Amy and 57 small mercenary soldiers came to the foot of the Crazy Eagle Cliff again, there was no longer a flying Crazy Eagle in the sky, but everyone could clearly see Lu'er lying down.
In the nest of a wild vulture, he stuck his head out and greeted everyone happily.
All the wild vultures outside the shack in Daqingshan were tied tightly and stood like wooden stakes on the wall outside the shack. It seemed that there were at least 80 of them. What was different from the wild vultures captured by the army was that
, each of these wild vultures did not have any blood stains on their bodies, and it seemed that they were caught without any fight.
Master: Exam question - Give a reasonable reason, how did Daqingshan capture the vulture? (There is no prize, just to see the knowledge of young people nowadays.)