The cold wind howled, the wilderness was deserted, the snow reflected the moonlight, and the night was dim. Neo was carried in white socks and headed northeast of Cropp to contact the non-existent Gale Team.
Alone, Neo doesn't feel lonely
"Hey, man, can I sing a song for you?" Neo patted White Socks' neck and said
The white socks let out a long "chi" breath, as if they were mocking: Just you, okay?
"Leaving my homeland, wandering around, sleeping in the open air, on the shoulders of stars and moon, in the dark vault, I first saw faith..."
What Neo sings is the opening passage of an ancient poem, "The Quest," written by St. Andrew, the only person from a non-mythical age to be granted sainthood. He describes in "The Quest"
, it is the story of Saint Hill who met the God Lord because he was looking for a suitable horse, and finally found his faith. At that time, human beings were in danger of annihilation, and they lived in no fixed abode like the ancient Gypsies described by the God Lord.
Home all over the world
The melody of this poem is simple, sung slowly, and a little desolate. Every time Neo sings this poem, he will think of his own life experience and the dark tribe of werewolves living in the wild jungle in the northern part of the Holy Kingdom of Oud. For more than ten years,
In the past, the appearance of his hometown has become synonymous with beauty in his memory. He is eager to return to his hometown one day and use his ability to help his people.
Woo...
The white socks responded with a gentle whistle. With this companion by his side, Neo was not alone.
In the fabricated lie, Team Gale has the task of exploring and clearing the way. This task is actually completed by Neo.
Sloping diagonally northeast of Cropp, about 11 kilometers away, there is a valley road, the Fallen Leaf Valley. This is one of the two roads out of Tures in the east. Neo's first stop is to explore the situation here.
Clusters of dry grass and a golden-ridged ferret that quickly ran away after being disturbed made it easy for Neo to learn the current situation of the valley. After all, the steep slopes in the north and south of the valley were covered with trees, and their branches almost reached the edge of the valley.
A shed was erected in the sky along the way, which can be said to block out the sky and the sun. Under such circumstances, it is not easy for the weeds in the valley to grow.
White Socks stopped walking and watched the ferret disappear completely before continuing to move forward. Even if the little thing didn't use its secret weapon, the smell on its body was not suitable for beings with a sensitive sense of smell like White Socks and Neo.
Still seems too exciting
After leaving the Valley of Fallen Leaves, they entered the Knights of Mathias and led it to its master Seifer; Throde was a veteran knight under Baron Clermont. Seifer was old, but he was still active on the front line of the battle arena. In previous years
During the winter and summer training camps, Neo also participated in two military classes taught by Sever.
Compared to his excellence in combat duties, Seifer is far inferior in terms of territory management. The area of Mashua Territory is not much smaller than that of Tures Territory, but the population is at least half smaller and is divided into two large villages.
Neo's second stop is Kuian, the more southerly of the two villages.
Kui'an is built in the middle of a Dushan Mountain more than 100 meters high. There are circles of terraced fields above and below. The largest open field is home to more than 50 houses in green, black, gray and white colors.
, the stone base made of brown stones is exposed to the ground about 1 meter high, and then matched with wooden walls, making this small village in the middle of the mountain look unique and easily identifiable.
It was around 2 o'clock in the morning when Neo arrived in Kuian. The entire mountain village was already asleep and there was not a single light in sight. However, there were still a few hundred meters away when five riders came galloping from the village along the slope.
Everyone is wearing armor and holding a sword, and is on full alert
Neo simply asked White Socks to stop and waited for the arrival of the five knights.
The first rider came straight towards him, and when he was about to collide, the man on the horse pulled the reins, and the horse with its majestic horse screamed, and raised its front hooves with long black manes high, as if to
Like a thunderous stampede
White Socks didn't take a step back, his mane was fluttering, and he bared his teeth at the horse, while Neo was calmer and looked at the visitor with a keen eye.
Knight, female, young and heroic, Neo easily thought of one person, Valentina; Slod, Erdrit led the younger generation of extremely famous female knights, only 20 years old, with accurate
The level of a level 6 professional was news last year. Neo believes that with Valentina’s talent, it is entirely possible that she is now in the middle of level 6.
This female knight is indeed Valentina, the eldest daughter of old Cypher, the knight of Mashua.
Valentina said nothing, holding the reins with one hand and holding the hilt of the sword with the other. She slightly squinted her slightly narrow phoenix eyes and looked at Neo.
The four horsemen who came with Valentina all have good horse-control skills and similar styles. They have a fierceness similar to that of military personnel. But judging from their costumes, they should be just militiamen, which reminded Neo.
After several militia training sessions in the past, the militiamen led by Knight Mathias have always had the strongest overall combat power, and they often win championships in multiple military events in competitive competitions at the end of the training sessions.
"I am Neo from Tures. Anyone who participated in this summer training or last winter training may remember me." Neo calmly pulled down his scarf, took off his hood, and gave a warrior salute to these people.
Valentina turned her head, and the militiaman half a horse behind her nodded and said: "The champion of the sword fighting skills award, the swordsman of the Mamores family."
Valentina turned back and stared into Neo's eyes with sharp eyes, "Please explain your purpose."
As soon as he heard Valentina's voice, Neo was even more sure of her identity. It was said that Seve had treated Valentina as a boy since she was a child, and her training was very strict. Valentina injured her throat during a training session, and was injured.
As for her low and hoarse voice, she was nicknamed the "Old Witch"
"Inspect the situation to see if Kuian has fallen." Nios looked at Valentina without fear.
Valentina asked again: "Did Lord Mamores send you here?"
"No, it's Master Difu, Tures' current temporary lord."
Having said this, the suspicion in Valentina's heart has basically been eliminated. As a young and promising knight, Valentina has always paid attention to the collection of intelligence. Tulip Town fell into the hands of the dark minions, and Xavier was killed.
But no body was seen. She knew all this. Valentina had thought about rescuing Tulip Town, but before she could take action, the invasion team of the dark minions attacked another village led by the knight Mathias.
Buna launched two raids. It was not easy for Valentina to command a group of militiamen to protect themselves.
On the afternoon when the heavy snow fell the day before yesterday, Valentina gave up the village of Chebna on the plain and went to guard Kuian. She sent two reconnaissance teams yesterday, but there has been no reply yet. Valentina
Lentina was worried about her father who was a public servant, and she didn't know the latest situation outside. She tossed and turned and couldn't sleep. As a result, Neo came
"If you are not in a hurry, please go to Kuian to rest." Valentina seemed very polite.
Neo smiled and said: "Thank you very much, I need to report back at dawn."
The five knights sandwiched Neo and returned to Kuian. The white socks rolled unhappily in his throat and growled.
"Miss White Socks, be more reserved, they are just routine, there is no harm in them" Neo comforted her.
White Socks couldn't understand Neo's words, but he could roughly understand what Neo meant between the lines. He hummed twice more and became quiet.
After entering the village and getting off her mount, Valentina took a deep look at the white socks, then looked at Neo, and thought to herself: "A werewolf who can become a partner with a wild warg who has not retreated, his heart should be
As free as the wind, or as wild and untamed as a wolf, what binds this werewolf and makes him willingly become a servant?"
Valentina politely let Neo into the middle hall of her earthen castle, and asked her subordinates to find some fresh meat for White Socks. Neo smiled and said, "This lady has been losing weight recently" for White Socks.
Declined Valentina's offer
Next, Neo did not touch the food and water brought by the militiamen. He brought a boar skin water bag. The water in it was filled by Miriam herself, and she also specially added honey.
Valentina's caution did not displease Valentina. On the contrary, it made her admire Neo very much. If entering Kuian is a sign of sincerity and courage, then refusing to eat is a sign of responsibility and
Proof of self-discipline, and the ability to remain calm is a rare quality. Together, these characteristics make people ignore the resolute and handsome appearance of this werewolf.
White socks were guarding the door of the atrium, while Neo was squatting on a thick wooden stool very close to the fireplace, telling Valentina some recent events.
After listening to this, Valentina was worried and a little surprised. If what Neo said were true, then Lord Mamores' 14-year-old son Dave would be too outstanding.
Valentina still remembered that her father once said that at a certain banquet last year, Xavier had vaguely expressed that he wanted to propose marriage to her sister Dorothy for Dave, but Xavier pretended to be clumsy and prevaricated the matter.
, now it seems that this Difu is a good choice for a mate.
In Furui, although political marriages are common among nobles, they are not completely unreasonable. It is also very common for the marriage to be finalized at the age of 14 or 5, and the two people to start to interact more closely and develop feelings.
Compared to Old Cypher, Valentina is more like a typical Fury noble who understands and values the power that money can produce. She feels that the Mammeris family's ability in business operations is comparable to that of Throd.
Mammeris + Slod, who have great fighting abilities, can be called a classic complementary combination, and now that Dev has performed so well, Valentina is very tempted.
Almost immediately, Valentina made two decisions: 1. To do a reconnaissance mission herself. 2. If it turned out that what Neo said was basically true, then the people of Mashua's territory would be in the same position.
The people of Leith moved east together to give Dave a chance and also gave Dorothy a chance to choose...