On the evening of the fourth day after Janola was captured, outside the nameless village in the valley, two platoons of soldiers and the regiment's direct combat mage squad were ready for battle. Not only Huang Zheng and Ji Yijun were leading the charge, but also Kalanda and Glade came. To fight against the mysterious puppet master, the Chinese concentrated their most powerful forces in the Arano region.
They didn't know whether the puppeteer went to the village just to collect the bounty or was hired by them, so they had to stop him before he could leave. After getting the information of Janola's confession, they traveled day and night and spent more than three days to get here, and eliminated two groups of patrolling guards on the way.
The battle plan had been prepared several times before it was released. Now, based on the actual situation, Huang Zheng was ready to implement Plan No. 2. He announced that the operation would begin immediately, and he would strive to penetrate the enemy before the other party discovered that the patrol soldiers were missing.
In the dim night, four horses and seven people approached the village entrance.
The guard at the entrance of the village shone an oil lamp over here and found that the person riding the horse in the lead was an acquaintance, Janola.
The guard drew his sword cautiously and asked from a distance: "Jianola, you've only been gone for a few days, why are you back again? You didn't leave by boat, why are you back on horseback?"
Janola laughed, as if he had gotten something good, and waved his hand to let everyone dismount. Three of them were guards with weapons, and the other three girls were escorted by the three guards.
"I happened to meet a slave caravan on the road and bought some good stuff from them. Steward Hall mentioned this to me. If you have female slaves, send them back as soon as you can." As Janola spoke, he glanced at the girls around him with a frivolous look.
The girl in the lead glared back at him angrily.
In fact, there was tension in Janola's eyes, the girl's angry eyes were too straightforward, and the warrior behind was a bearded woman. However, these flaws were covered up by the perfect sky.
The guard approached Doris, who was acting as a slave girl, and tried to lift her chin with his hand. However, Janola held him back and said, "Brother, that little girl is very rude and will bite people. After all, she is the one in charge. If there is a commotion, it will be embarrassing for everyone."
"Humph." The guards and merchants had always kept to themselves. Being stopped by Janola, he could not force them. He just moved the oil lamp forward and bent down to take a look at Doris's face. "Oh, it's not bad. No wonder you had to go back in person."
He took a photo of the other two slave girls. They were equally pretty. Although their faces were dirty, they were definitely not any worse than the previous one. He definitely wouldn't be able to take advantage of such a bunch of people. "Jianola, you're lucky. You picked three of them. But did the steward say that he needed slave girls now?"
"Why not? He is recruiting all kinds of capable wizards and warriors. You know, women are needed to keep men."
The guard was skeptical, but he always accepted anyone who came to sell a beautiful female slave to the steward, so he waved his hand and let him go.
The seven people put their horses into the stable and, led by Janola, walked up the hillside where the stewards lived.
Kalandar, who was dressed as a guard with a beard and a helmet, said: "Well done, if you behave yourself from now on, you will save your life. If everything goes well, it is not impossible for you to recover some of the loss of business."
"Of course, of course." Janola replied attentively and carefully.
"Be professional and look forward." This was said by Ji Yijun. Because he could not reveal his Chinese identity, he wore a helmet with a brim and hid his eyes in the shadows.
On the other side, Mareno showed his face openly and walked in front. "There is another checkpoint ahead. This checkpoint may not be as easy to deal with as the previous one."
"Glide, you take action first. If we fail to control them, we will force our way in." Kalanda said.
A slave girl in front of him smiled sweetly. She looked exactly like Mirdda in the Black Mountain, except that her hair was dark gray instead of silver. She looked like the twin sister of the book spirit girl. The magic incarnation of the book spirit could be male or female, but Glade and Mirdda each chose a psychological gender. But when necessary, they could choose to appear in another appearance. Now, her voice was as clear as a real girl's. "Don't worry, the magic of the Spirit Tower is not so easy to resist."
"If the attack begins, Crete will take good care of Doris. Go to the back," Kalanda said again.
"I know. I will protect her." The other slave girl was actually Crete in disguise. He had a beautiful face, so he could pass as a girl as long as he covered his Adam's apple with clothes. He didn't need to dress up at all.
"Sister Kalanda, don't worry, I won't drag you down." Doris patted her waist, where there was an air gun. As a backbone of the Women's Association, she had received military training. Now with the powerful weapons of the Chinese, she felt confident enough. In order to participate in this operation, Doris spent a lot of effort with Kalanda. In the end, she used the reason to convince the other party that she was the only real girl. If the other party observed closely or used detection magic, she was the only one who could not reveal any flaws. Moreover, the more slaves there were, the more guards were needed. With one more slave, they would have a reason to get another warrior. However, she herself didn't know what the real reason was. Maybe it was to participate in the revenge for Rosa, or just to fight with Crete
When approaching the checkpoint, everyone kept their mouths shut, and only Janola walked in front. The guards outside the steward's living area looked more elite and more cautious than those at the door.
Facing Janola's same words as before, the leading guard said, "Wait here. I will let you in after I go and report."
"Butler Hall said that I can go directly to him when I bring good stuff." Janola said with some displeasure.
"I haven't received any such news." The guard said coldly, "Just wait."
After saying this, the guard was about to report. However, Kalanda obviously would not let him leave like this. She gave Glade a look. The girl stepped out of the crowd and said, "Wait a moment."
The sound of her voice attracted the attention of all the guards. Even the head guard turned around to look at her.
"Look what's in my eyes." As she said this, a faint vortex of magic appeared in her eyes.
All the guards were attracted by the strange vortex and stood there, with completely different expressions on their faces, some were happy, some were confused, some were in pain, and some were at a loss.
The control spell of the Spirit Tower: Soul Vortex.
The two guards on the towers on the left and right sides saw that something was wrong and wanted to sound the alarm, but they were shot by Ji Yijun and Mareno at the same time. The sound of the air gun was very small, and they were all hit in the head and fell down without a sound.
Kalanda looked around and didn't seem to alarm the people in the house above. He drew the big sword behind him and said, "Let's go."