"Prancing Horse" Edin is over sixty years old and is no longer an outstanding knight of the Seladir Empire. The wrinkles have quietly destroyed his strong and brave face and energy, and the white hair has silently erased his appearance. Glorious deeds of the past. Sometimes, he would think of past events, mixed with flashes of swords and cries and roars. He was lying on the hospital bed, staring at the door on the right with his dim old eyes.
Hufeng Town has always been an important granary of Longyin City. The sea and dense forests have brought delicious food and many products, but Ai Ding rarely goes to see the sea and forests with his own eyes. He has been working very diligently and has no time to play
When he was old, few people came to visit him. The people kept complaining about his old age and hoped that he would hand over the power of Hufeng Town to a young and energetic new lord as soon as possible. Yes, people do that all the time and forget things easily.
"Old Bertrand" Aydin awkwardly put the letter on the bedside table, his trembling fingers almost unable to grasp the letter. "You are as old as me, but you are old. Lying here is fine." warm."
Old Ai Ding remembered that when he first came to Hufeng Town, it was still relatively rundown. He brought a group of similarly downtrodden knights to this area that was heavily infested with bandits. After decades of rough roads, they had smoothed out all the thorns, but until now, he was the only one who still had breathing and heartbeat. I think those brave and young people must have smiled when they saw the current Hufeng Town in the afterlife. After all, every beautiful building has residual traces of their sweat and blood.
"Cough cough cough cough" a violent and uncomfortable coughing sound. Old Aydin took a few sharp breaths and finally pulled himself back from the edge of death. For an old man like him who was frail and sick due to overwork and suffered repeated scars when he was young, any respiratory obstruction may lead to his sudden death
Many veterans feel like this. The trauma they suffered back then was not felt when they were serving, but it keeps recurring after they are discharged from the army.
There was a regular knock on the door. Old Aydin coughed and said hoarsely: "Please come in and cough."
"Hello. We were introduced by old Mr. Bertrand." Lear said politely.
"Yeah It's really nice to see young people in this exciting era. How is old Bertrand?" Aydin thought about the stupid things Bertrand did back then, and the past few decades. The transformation made him feel particularly happy.
¡°I¡¯m still in good health and my injury has been cured,¡± Lear said.
"If you knew how many people he killed back then, you would never let him treat you." Old Aydin seemed to have heard something very interesting, "Healing a robber who specializes in strangling people with vines "
Leer felt an inexplicable pain in the wound on his back. There is an illusion of being tightened by vines.
"But he did do good things recently." Old Aydin regained a lot of energy. "He said in the letter that you are all foreigners. What's the matter with coming to Shular Continent? I hope I can help. Cough "
"We are here" Jestang took a look and was pleasantly surprised to find a map of the Shular Continent hanging in the lord's room. He walked to the map and pointed at the center of the map. "Go um here and look for something."
"It's not close, and you also know that Longyin City is preparing to rebel. The messenger who urged me to send food came four times." Old Aidin showed a kind but sinister look, exactly the same as the ambitious knight back then, "I There is a way for you to pass the border, but you have to help. There is a 'Forest of Horses' on the road to Longyin City. There is a group of bandits entrenched in it. If you destroy them, I can send the carriage full of food Send it to Longyin City. It will also allow you to pass the border smoothly."
"We are happy to eliminate harm for the people." Bert knew that he had fallen into a trap, but there was nothing he could do.
"We alone can't do it." Jessdown was keenly aware that something was wrong. The bandits entrenched on the road leading to the city have not yet been eliminated. They must be quite powerful.
"Thirty guards will come to assist you." Old Lord Aydin coughed for a long time, and then slowly said, "With any more help, we can't even guarantee the security of the town. Please understand this. .¡±
"How many robbers are there?" Lear asked the most critical question.
"Two hundred people, okay, now it's time to deal with things." Lord Aydin looked at them kindly, "Goodbye."
¡As bad as the situation could be, a group of people were sitting in the corridor, worrying about this difficult task. Next to it was a statue of a topless literary girl, but no one had the intention to raise their head to take a look. Compared with death, female sex depends on?station. According to the information they already have, they would not be able to cross the border without the help of Lord Aydin. Especially "outsiders" like them, who are lucky enough not to be arrested, still want to cross the border during a war?
Therefore, killing the bandits for Lord Aydin is an important prerequisite for reaching the center of the continent.
"Thirty-six people, facing two hundred robbers." Bert stretched out his fingers and counted.
Robbery is a dangerous profession, so there must be some ferocious leaders with impressive fighting prowess. Only a strong leader can bring together a group of dangerous gangsters and then a group of half-forced and half-voluntary ordinary people. Moreover, the robber is extremely careful about safety and must be very aware of his environment. "The Forest of Horses", as their home base, they can absolutely run wildly with their eyes closed without hitting a tree.
The forest is not like a cave, the bandits have to build their own shelter. In order to build a safe settlement, the bandits must have tried their best to build it, leaving no safety hazard for the guards to sweep away. It may be more formal, solid and hidden than some military camps. Therefore, an ambush is impossible, and a force attack is impossible.
It would be a good idea to lure them out, but it would be interesting to be captured by the robbers before you can lure them out.
"It's useless to sit here and think about things. Maybe it will be better when we go to the 'Forest of Horses' and observe it on the spot." Lear said, "Let's find a hotel and set off tomorrow morning."
Bert thought about it and thought it was a good idea. He picked up the bloody sword and followed Lier.
Just as Waranna was about to leave, she saw Jest staring at the bare-breasted female statue next to her, and her face instantly turned extremely ugly. She realized that some people would not wake up without violence. She struck Jessdown hard and stormed off. Jessdown, on the other hand, rubbed his head and sighed as he walked forward along the wooden floor.
The hotel Leer found was called the "Prancing Pony" Hotel, which was exactly the same name as Lord Edin's.
Lord "Prancing Horse" Edin was originally a knight of the Seladir Empire, and had defeated many bandits and robbers. However, due to some unknown reasons, he and a group of friends were sent to the Wind Town in the Nuandong Territory. At that time, the town was nothing more than a windy town with robbers everywhere, and he did his old job of fighting robbers here.
After a long time, this town has developed so prosperously that it is almost as big as Longyin City, so no one calls old Ai Ding the "mayor" and everyone calls him "lord", and the people in Longyin City Nor does the true lord object to this title.
In the forest northwest of the town, "Prancing Horse" Aydin once led his team of barely armed riders to engage in a fierce battle with a group of bandit cavalry near the forest. In the end, Edin won, and the forest became known as the "Forest of Horses."
It¡¯s no wonder that the mission assigned by Ai Ding to the three of them is to wipe out the bandits in the ¡°Forest of Horses¡±. The place where his partners once spilled their blood has been desecrated by the despicable bandits. The old lord couldn't help but feel angry. Jestang and the others also understood Lord Aydin's feelings, but sending them to die was another matter.
"Climb the mountains and slip away quickly." Volanna pointed on the map, "Relaxing and happy. I can probably see a peak here If we pass by here, it won't take long for us to get here. "Her finger stayed in the center of the continent, a dark area marked with red marks, which seemed to indicate that it was dangerous.
In the description of the well-informed guards, there is a place called "Silver Valley" in the center of the continent. It is very deep and steep. There are blizzards that can freeze people to death all year round, but other places around it are warm and humid. However, there are rumors that there is an extremely beautiful goddess living in the valley, and there is also a colorful well in it. It is said that the water from the well can heal all injuries.
"This is what we are looking for." Lear said with certainty.
"Really?" Hu Yi took the map over and lay on the bed, looking at it with interest, her eyes dancing with joy. "It's round, blackwith water that can cure all diseases inside?" so happy!"
¡°I wonder if I¡¯ll meet Kijavo,¡± Bert said. ¡°He said he has the ¡®key¡¯ to open the door.¡±
No one could answer his question. In fact, Bert's words brought endless worry. Yes, will Quijavo come? Will the "Great Sea" send them back to Windekenf? Will the bandits let them bury Shular? The melancholy of being far away from their hometown inevitably hit them again. Late at night came, the moonlight shone down, but they tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep.
The only one who slept soundly was Hu Yi. She murmured with a smile on her face and fluttering eyelashes.
It¡¯s quite interestingYes, they came to Shular just to cure Huyi. But even Hu Yi herself is not worried. Instead, they are worried about a lot of things