Ryan stood on the city wall and looked to the north. At this moment, the entire land was bathed in the soft light of the sunset. The surface of the emerald green grass seemed to be painted with a layer of crimson. I don’t know whether it was reflected by the sunset or the water flowing during the day. stained with blood,
In the distance, there are endless camps of orcs, spreading out of sight one by one. Nearby, there are the corpses of orcs left during the daytime siege. The soldiers of Thunder God Fortress have reached outside the city wall through cables, and their own The corpses of the fallen soldiers were all collected, but there was no time or manpower to take care of the tens of thousands of corpses of the orcs.
"This is war." Ryan looked at everything in front of him with a calm heart, and said lightly,
Allendo said: "Since it is unavoidable, don't be the loser."
"Haha." Bart stood aside and said with a smile: "You two are not very old, but you sound like very experienced adventurers."
Ryan and Allen smiled at each other and said nothing.
But Bart continued: "The evening on this city wall is different from other places, because there are towering mountains on both sides, so the sunrise will be seen slower here than in other places, and of course the sunset will disappear more slowly than in other places. quick."
Just as he was talking, the rays of light in the sky gradually faded, the deep red color turned into crimson, and the crimson color quickly turned into light red. The sky suddenly became a lot darker. Finally, when all the red light disappeared. When it disappeared, the whole land fell into darkness.
On the wall of Thunder God Fortress, a bunch of blazing bonfires were lit about every 50 meters. The soldiers and mercenaries who were keeping vigil sat around the bonfire closest to them, relying on the blazing flames to resist the cold. They were not allowed to make loud noises or sleep. They had to chat quietly with the people around them, and occasionally let out a slightly louder laugh. Immediately, patrolling soldiers passed by and shouted loudly to stop.
Ryan and Alando sat side by side, Xiaobai squeezed in between them, curling up into a big furry ball. Sitting with Ryan and the others, in addition to Bart, there were three mercenaries and six The 12 soldiers were all assigned to a group, and the group leader was a human archer holding a bow and arrow.
Seeing the darkness all around, and the cold north wind blowing from time to time, a mercenary couldn't help complaining: "Damn it, I wouldn't have accepted this mission if I had known better. I thought it was a good job."
"Haha, you have a beautiful idea." The team leader holding a bow and arrow said with a smile: "Actually, this vigil is not a very difficult thing, but now is the war period, and it is not as relaxing as usual. Stay vigilant at all times.”
"Ah, do you think the orcs will attack tonight?" Another mercenary asked in a low voice.
"Who knows, maybe it will come or not. Anyway, we just have to do our duty faithfully."
"Then, how do we detect the situation outside the city? Look at the vast area of darkness around here. If it weren't for the bonfire, I'm afraid I wouldn't even be able to see your appearance clearly if you were sitting across from me."
"It's easy, just look at it." The team leader holding a bow and arrow said, "You can come together. Anyway, in the end, everyone won't take turns."
After saying these words, the team leader with the bow and arrow in hand stood up, and walked to the north side of the city wall with the long bow in hand. Ryan and the other five mercenaries stood up together, and followed closely. They were the first. This is my first vigil, so I naturally want to get acquainted with it more.
The team leader, who was holding a bow and arrow, pulled out a special feather arrow from the quiver on his back, and then said to Ryan: "Torch."
Ryan nodded in agreement, walked back to the bonfire in a few steps, picked up a burning torch, and walked over quickly.
The team leader holding a bow and arrow put the arrow on the torch and ignited it, then pulled out the bow string and shot the rocket toward the north. The rocket drew a beautiful arc in the dark night sky, like a shooting star. Skyline, fell about 400 meters away, and quickly extinguished,
Under the illumination of this rocket, a large area of the originally dark land was illuminated. Ryan looked around and saw that it was still daytime, with orc corpses scattered everywhere, and the dense "arrow forest" , no change at all,
"That's it, it's quite simple." After reading it, a mercenary said nonchalantly: "As long as you can shoot an arrow, it's not difficult to complete."
The team leader holding a bow and arrow said with a smile: "This method can only be used for surprise inspections, because the angle and distance of the arrow can be freely controlled. However, the inspection range of this method is too small and the time is very short. If If you want to check the situation at close range, you can just go out with a torch. The effect is the same. Hey, don't just sit there, show them to them." The team leader with a bow and arrow in his hand pointed at his The team members, the five soldiers sitting around the campfire, said,
The five soldiers stood up together without saying a word, and then quickly walked to the catapult on the south side of the city wall, and signaled Ryan and the others to go over. When Ryan and the others arrived, one of the five soldiers He said in a stiff voice: "I'll only do it once, you guys have to watch it." After saying that, the five people stood in a tacit understanding, twisted the winch of the riprap truck hard, and slowly lifted the upright projectile rod. to the horizontal position,
After fixing the winch, two soldiers moved a dark object from the ammunition truck on the side, and then placed it in the "spoon" at the end of the projectile rod. The same soldier explained: "Remember, don't use it." For stone bullets, use this kind of 'cloth ball' made of soft rope and linen cloth. If you get the wrong ammunition, it will have no effect at all."
After saying this, the soldier strode up to Ryan, grabbed the torch from Ryan's hand, and put it on the "spoon". After a few seconds, the black thing immediately burned, The firelight immediately turned the soldier's face red.
The soldier said in a rapid voice: "You have to be quick at this time, because this 'bu ball' can only burn for a short period of time."
After saying that, the soldier released the mechanism that fixed the winch, and the ejection rod of the trebuchet, which was bent at an almost ninety-degree angle, immediately bounced back from the horizontal position to the upright position, and this huge elastic force would also be placed on the ejection rod. The "fire ball" at the end bounced out,
"Boom." Along with the loud sound, the burning fireball flew high under the action of the huge elastic force generated by the projectile rod. The fireball clearly illuminated everything it passed, making the standing person stand clearly. Ryan and others on the city wall had a panoramic view of everything.
Soon, the fire ball began to fall, and hit the ground with a "pop", but the fire ball did not go out, and continued to burn fiercely like a bonfire. I believe that if there is an orc attack at night, the fire ball will It will definitely be exposed under irradiation,
The sound of catapults being used here immediately attracted the attention of other people on the entire city wall. Seeing that their companions had already started, the soldiers sitting by the bonfire could no longer sit still and stood up one after another to teach with them. The mercenaries used trebuchets. Suddenly, the silent night sky was broken by noisy sounds.
The soldier who explained did not care about other people's actions at all. He still said in that stiff voice: "This kind of 'cloth ball' is expensive to make. Don't use it too frequently. Moreover, the angle and distance of the trebuchet are basically the same. It’s fixed and must be combined with a bow and arrow to have the greatest effect.”
"Thank you." Although the soldier's tone was stiff, as if someone owed him hundreds of thousands of gold coins, Ryan was still very grateful for his detailed explanation and expressed his gratitude very seriously. The soldier's expression was slightly startled, and then he said His four companions returned to the campfire together,
Bart said softly: "Don't worry about it, he is just like that."
"Hmph." A mercenary said in a low voice with an aura on his face: "What kind of attitude is this? It's as if we are begging him. Could it be that we have walked thousands of miles to come here just to see his stinky face. "
The team leader holding a bow and arrow lowered his voice and explained to everyone: "That's not the case anymore. Don't worry about it. His biological brother died in the battle during the day."
When the mercenaries who were still angry heard this, they immediately shut their mouths.
The team leader holding a bow and arrow continued: "He and his brother were both in charge of trebuchets, but they were in two different troops. Who knew that when the orcs attacked the city in the morning, they used trebuchets to fight back against the Thunder God Fortress, and they actually destroyed it. The car his younger brother was in charge of fell away. His younger brother was twisting the cable rope when he was hit by the stone bullet and died on the spot. Alas... "
After everyone listened to the words of the team leader who was holding a bow and arrow, they all sat back to the campfire in silence, and the atmosphere suddenly solidified.
After a long time, all the groups had finished their demonstrations, and the noisy walls of the Thunder God Fortress became quiet, with only the crackling sound of the bonfire.
With nothing to do, many people started chatting again. The soldiers told the mercenaries about their training past, while the mercenaries vividly described their adventure stories that they didn't know whether they were true or false. They were not lonely. There were a few This mercenary was so eloquent that he even stopped a group of soldiers on patrol, stood beside him and listened quietly.
"Hey, Ryan." Bart asked Ryan, "What exciting adventure stories do you and Allen have?"
Ryan smiled and shook his head. To be honest, if Ryan told his experience, I am afraid that no one in the entire Thunder God Fortress can be more exciting and exciting than him. However, Ryan always hopes to keep a low profile, so naturally he will not show off.
"Oh, you are good at everything, but your mouth is too tough and you can't ask anything." Bart and Ryan have been getting along for a long time, and naturally he has a certain understanding of Ryan, but he does not give up and continues He asked, "Then you and Alan went deep into the North Tarun Prairie. You can always tell us about it. It would be too boring to just sit there in such a cold weather."
"Yes, yes." Several other mercenaries also said together: "Lian, please tell me. What did you see over there? We are very curious."