Amidst the sound of horse hooves and wheels, a carriage drove alone in the deserted suburbs, and sitting on the shaft of the carriage was a beautiful girl with flaxen curly hair and a slim figure!
Jessica gritted her silver teeth bitterly, and couldn't help swinging her riding crop again, making a meaningless sound in the air.
There is no doubt that this carriage, driven by the aristocratic lady of the Ed family, is the Mo Fei and his party who have left Green Town and are heading to their destination, Tai Lun Town.
"Wood, tell me what you think."
Mo Fei said with a smile, not showing any concern about the noise outside the car door, even though he sent his employer's sister outside to act as a driving coolie under the pretext of discussing a plan with Wood and Hughie.
At this time, he, Huey, and Wood were sitting on the carpet of the carriage, and an unfolded map was placed in the middle - the situational distribution map of the Nikolai bandit group provided by Elena. Little Loli Ba hugged Xiao Bai and pulled Wu Kou's maid A to lie down by the raised window, enjoying herself and looking at the scenery along the way.
It has to be said that the carriage contributed by Green Town is undoubtedly much better than the original extremely ordinary carriage. Five people stayed in the car like this, but it didn't feel crowded at all.
Wood looked at the car door uneasily.
After her identity was discovered, Jessica, whose personality was obviously carefree, did not hide anything from Wood, who joined last. The title of "sister of the eldest wife of the Nicholas family" was very important to Jessica who had just resigned from the position of Green Town defense captain. For older young people who have resigned, there is undoubtedly a lot of deterrence.
However, as a follower, he will naturally not have any opinions on the actions of the Necromancer.
Followers, also called followers, are a common companionship in the adventurer system. Due to the organizational structure, many adventurers who are from civilian backgrounds or are at the bottom of the hierarchy have not been exposed to orthodox academic or master-apprentice education. In order to improve their own strength or gain asylum, they can only choose to follow the strong seniors in the same industry and through hard work Use your own fighting power in exchange for learning opportunities.
This is not an employment relationship, nor is it a contract with magical effect. Neither the followers nor the followers can directly improve their individual strength. In such a relationship, followers need to pay loyalty, effort, and even life and dignity, but the followers only need to decide whether to support them according to their own feelings, or ignore them as a matter of course - it is very exploitative, but it is also It has no choice but to be generally accepted. After all, for civilians and people at the bottom, this is an opportunity, an opportunity to get ahead.
Wood¡¯s early career as an adventurer taught Wood a deep understanding of the importance of sticking to one¡¯s duty. Even if a group of people were friends, he would not argue about everything. After taking a short breath, Wood slid his finger on the map and said in a steady tone:
"Let me talk about the current situation first. According to the last news received, apart from the road we are taking now, Tailen Town has been tightly surrounded by thieves. The strongest thieves in the bandit map are Guangfeng and Fierce Wolf. , their leaders all have a combat power of no less than level 5, their number is around 8,000, and their overall strength is around the cc level."
CC is a rating method used by the Adventurer Guild to rate its own adventure groups and mercenary groups. It mainly examines the combat strength of the leader or the strongest person. Later, due to its wide spread, it was gradually used to rate various other forces. rating.
In this rating mechanism, the lowest rank is D, and the corresponding highest combat power is Apprentice, followed by C, B, and A, which correspond to Combat Master, Master, and Sanctuary respectively. Similar to the combat power rating system, these rank ratings are further subdivided into three levels. For example, the combat division level is rated c, and the junior combat division, intermediate combat division, and senior combat division are divided into c, cc, and ccc. Three levels.
"The Storm and the Fierce Wolf are both powerful bandit groups that have existed for more than ten years. They have always been wandering around the borders of the Eastern Province. In addition to plundering, they occasionally accept invitations from the military to raid the borders of other countries. It is said that they have also been punished by the military for this. formal training.¡±
"They are affiliated with the military?"
Could it be that he could not help but frown.
The Immortal Empire has been inherited for thousands of years, and there has never been any large-scale rebellion or enemy invasion into the empire. In addition to the high-end combat power headed by the Immortal Emperor, which is extremely powerful, and the military's military achievements are outstanding. In particular, the Undead Empire values ??undead magic. With the support of massive cannon fodder in summoning tactics, the melee-based troops strive for excellence. As long as they are members of the regular army, they have at least level 3 combat power.
In other small countries, or general medium-sized countries, or large countries, the average combat strength of regular troops is only level 1. An army with an average combat strength of level 2 is considered an elite army. An army with an average combat strength of level 3 can be called the main force. From this point of view, even if they are rivals with equal national power,?The Empire of Light is far less luxurious than the Empire of Immortality.
Of course, the extreme pursuit of high-end combat power has led to the fact that the Immortal Empire has the smallest standing regular army among the countries, and is even inferior to many small countries with frequent wars. Therefore, in order to maintain the situation or make some regular tactical arrangements, the Immortal Empire has encouraged nobles to form private armies since its founding, encouraged military merit to be exchanged for titles, and even privately allowed major border areas to recruit thieves to cooperate in operations.
Coincidentally, just like in the past world, there is an existence called "Private License". As long as the thieves are willing to accept this license, the empire will not exterminate them in the name of crime, and can even accumulate a certain amount of money. After the military merits are cleared, they can join the regular army, or the leader becomes a noble and his subordinates become a private army.
"no."
Xiu Yi shook his head and said:
"I heard about it when I was in the academy. Half a year ago, Guangfeng and Fierce Wolf ransacked the borders of the empire. As a result, they were killed by the provincial governor for tampering with the manor of a big noble in the Eastern Capital. Even the adventurer guilds of the Eastern Province, big and small, They all have their own bounty missions.¡±
"Uh, that's it."
Could it be that it¡¯s embarrassing? Although he stayed in the Adventurer's Guild for a short period of time, he was mainly interested in the collection of books in the archives, and did not pay much attention to the main business adventure missions and bounty missions.
"Moreover, attacking aristocratic territory, especially a noble territory with the title of Marquis like Nicholas, is an unforgivable crime under imperial law. If the news had not been blocked by the thieves, the Eastern Capital would have sent regular troops to clear it out. "
Wood added.
Mo Fei nodded and said:
"Wood, you continue."
"good."
Wood¡¯s eyes fell solemnly on the map:
"The thieves attacked the Nicholas Territory with great force this time and blocked the road to the east capital. It was obviously not for plunder. Their actions after besieging Tai Lun Town also clearly illustrate this point, everyone, look at it."
Wood reached out and drew a large circle on the dot representing Tyron Town on the map, which included many red dots of different sizes:
"There are a total of 3 dd-level bandit groups and 10 dd-level bandit groups surrounding Tai Lun Town. Not only did Guangfeng and Fierce Wolf not show up, not even a single bandit group from C-level showed up."
As he spoke, Wood pressed his fingers hard on the point of Tai Lun Town:
"If they really want to rob, according to the style of the thieves, they will definitely attack with all their strength and leave before rescue arrives. It is certain that it is a trap! They know that the food-rich Tailen Town is very important to the Nicholas Territory. Although the ultimate goal is unknown, the most current plan is undoubtedly to surround it and then attack the rescue force."
"Surround the area and call for reinforcements."
??Could it be that he made a complaint.
"Surrounding the area to support us? It's really appropriate."
Xiu Yi smiled and nodded.
Neither of them are inexperienced guys, especially Mo Fei. Although he is not a military enthusiast, he still possesses the basic level of strategic analysis, especially since Wood has already analyzed it to this point.
"In addition, the main force of the thieves group is secretive. If they can't be defeated, they can still hide and harass them. Even if rescuers like us see through the trap, they can only step on it helplessly."
As he said this, the corners of his mouth suddenly turned up.
It¡¯s really a big meeting gift.
¡ª¡ªThese thieves blocked the Nicholas Territory for a while, but they didn¡¯t surround them early or late, and they chose to surround Elena when her reputation had slightly improved In addition, they had a meeting with the noble lady on the tower that day. The meaning behind people's private conversations has long been obvious enough.
The plan of that old fox Igor? It's not like that, since the cheap noble young master from Dongdu and his uncle Adolf were used to force Elena, it would be superfluous to resort to such methods.
After thinking for a while, could it be that I took back my thoughts:
"What do you think about cracking this trap?"
Xiu Yi frowned:
"If it's just us, it shouldn't be a problem to break them up. But as long as the main force of the thieves group is hidden, it will be difficult to completely solve the problem."
Shaking his head, he looked at Wood and said with a smile:
"I can't help it. Wood, it's up to you."
"You're too humble."
Wood glanced at Xiu Yi helplessly. After getting along with him for a while, he came to understand how this talented water mage behaved. He was gentle and courteous, never wanted to be in the limelight when it was not necessary, and he especially liked to give opportunities to others. Now that he said this, he naturally wanted to give himself the opportunity to perform, but he still didn't.The kind that cannot be rejected
Taking a deep breath, Wood faced Mo¡¯s friendly eyes:
"My idea is that we go directly to Tyron Town, everyone."
"Could it be that Xiu Yi and I couldn't help but be stunned¡ª¡ª
In Green Town, didn¡¯t they say that the troops should be divided into two groups, with Xiu Yi and Jessica guarding Tai Lun Town, but instead of fighting to suppress the bandits?
Everyone running to Tai Lun Town means passive defense. If you want to do this, even one person is competent enough, but in this case, the surrounding villages and towns will definitely be in trouble, and Green Town, which they just left, will be no exception.
"Yes, let's all go to Tai Lun Town."
Wood nodded affirmatively, with a confident smile on his face.