The caravan camp was only 30 to 40 meters away from the river. Speaking of which, it was not a suitable campsite, because there were not many shelters available in the open area, and without the dense jungle as a barrier, the camp was very difficult. It is difficult to resist the charge of the cavalry.
Of course, in the forest inside the kingdom, no chamber of commerce would consider such an unreliable thing as "encountering a cavalry charge". They usually surround the carriages in a circle and make a temporary "city wall" to resist possible attacks. herds or scattered bandits.
However, Henry was very clear about the main purpose of his stationing here at this time, so he specially ordered the soldiers to strengthen the defense in order to prevent any accidents from happening.
And after everything was in place, he adjusted a surprised expression, and hurried towards the wood elves who appeared at the edge of the team.
"I'm Lando, and I'm here on the order of the village chief Brody."
The three wood elves carried short bows of different styles, with serious expressions, and the leader was Lando who had been chasing Nata for a long time—in the six months since Nata left with Rody, he had become the strongest in the village. Hunter... Appearing here now can be regarded as an intuitive recognition of his strength by the village chief.
Survival pressure is the best way to promote a man's maturity. After Elsa's village suffered a serious loss, the younger generation of hunters matured rapidly. After being stimulated by Roddy, Lando trained himself almost crazily in the past six months, and his strength has also greatly changed as a result—this made him feel much less powerless and small when he faced Roddy. The confidence to speak has also become more sufficient.
"Ha, this is the hunting captain Lando, I have heard your name from the wood elf friends before, and I also know that you are the most powerful hunter in the village—you have heard about the specifics of this arrangement. The village chief said that we can send a powerful fighter like you, and we will never betray his trust."
Fatty Henry is very capable of doing business, and his personality is much smoother than a guy like Buffon who speaks less and does more. His language talent is not bad. After three or four months of contact with wood elves, he can basically speak wood elves. When it comes to simple communication, at this time he is directly communicating with Lando through the wood elf, which seems quite sincere.
Lando's force value is not low, but his public relations skills are basically zero. He originally didn't want to have too many interactions with these humans, and planned to be cold-faced from the beginning to the end of the meeting, but when Henry said a few words, the corners of his mouth inevitably twitched. A trace of pride, I feel very comfortable.
After all, his strength is no longer what it used to be, much stronger than it was half a year ago, and with his growing self-confidence, Lando will inevitably "feel better about himself". He pointed to the two teammates who followed him , Said: "The village chief told me what we need to do. On the surface, the three of us came to pick him up, but the village also sent another hunter to support possible battles."
"Grateful."
Henry still had that undeniable warm smile on his face, but instead of asking how many people Lando had brought, he turned around and introduced the goods he brought this time as usual , and at the same time said in a low voice: "We will do what we usually do, and we will do it now, so according to the rules set by Captain Luo Di, I will now introduce you to the goods I brought this time, and you will take the soldiers to verify it." their quality."
"Here is the grain purchased from Houlier City, and here..."
Henry eloquently introduced the goods piled up on the carriage, and Lando walked mechanically beside him, but he was slightly upset because of the "Captain Roddy" mentioned by the other party just now—that guy took Nata away It's been half a year, and now, just relying on a letter, the village head of Brody is doing his best to help... What is he worthy of attention
While thinking this way in his mind, the fat man beside him suddenly stopped introducing and praising the goods, and turned to look at Buffon who was walking over, showing a look of inquiry.
The answer given by Buffon is simple: "The fish is hooked."
The sound of horseshoes and chaotic footsteps suddenly broke the silence in the forest outside the camp.
The camp that was burying pots and making food immediately became "a mess", and the soldiers running around yelled, as if no one knew what they were supposed to do. It took a long time before the order was gradually restored—and the soldiers from the forest The team that walked out had already approached the camp within this period of time...
Twenty knights on horses were in front, followed by hundreds of foot soldiers who looked like retinues. Although they were "fully armed", these knights had various armors, some of which were even incomplete, which seemed quite ridiculous.
Knights wear armor, but the soldiers behind them generally have no protection...
When they walked out of the forest, there was quite a lot of movement, obviously they had been wandering all the way, and finally they finally showed up when they couldn't hold back their desire.
Henry is very familiar with these guys with identities in the territory, and he recognized at least six of them with the status of "knights" conferred by their owners almost immediately.
But Henry naturally couldn't directly point out this relationship. He narrowed his eyes and asked in a deep voice, "What's so important to you?"
In fact, both sides understand what the other wants. But obviously they are all waiting for the opportunity to act... The nobles are reserved because of their inherent hypocrisy, while Henry's patience is because he is waiting for a reason to act on the basis of "righteousness".
"We are more interested in the villages in the Silent Whispering Forest, and now we lack a guide, which one of you will come
A bearded knight hummed, saying that this is actually tantamount to taking Lando and the wood elves away. However, they are good at wording, but they just said it as if they were waiting for someone to join voluntarily.
"Sorry everyone, I'm afraid my team has no such interest."
Henry replied with a smile on his face. The soldiers had already formed a defensive formation, and Lando and the three wood elves were also standing in the center of the team.
"What are you? Are you qualified to make such a decision?"
A knight pointed his long sword and said bluntly: "You are just a dog, that guy named Rody has been dead for several months, are you still loyal to him?"
These words made the expressions of Henry and all the soldiers change slightly.
But the knight didn't notice this, and continued: "Don't think that you can be so arrogant with Angmar's backing—that old man's only support is Wellington and Titus. Let's see how hard you can get up?"
There was irony in his words. But the fat man standing in front of the line was not moved at all, but after the other party finished speaking, he replied indifferently: "It turns out that you guys are secretly obstructing the duke from collecting taxes... Hearing what you said just now, I thought Where did you come from, a saint, it turns out that you are just a bunch of beasts who are worse than dogs."
Henry is no worse than a shrew who swears in the street all the year round. These knights failed to get any advantage from him at all, but were ashamed and angry because of the naked insults...
This kind of insult by name made them unable to maintain their politeness on the surface. Immediately, a knight raised his long sword, shouted "follow me", and drove his horse towards Henry.
And his words seemed to give others courage, and instantly ignited the fire of these nobles' hungry desires
In the face of interests, Angmar and the noble agreement are completely bullshit. Since the moment the caravan dumped goods from Houlier City, the desire in their hearts has been inflated because of those shining gold coins... until now, It's the moment when they stretch out their hands and reap it all
The scene surrounded by hundreds of soldiers was quite shocking, but the soldiers who had already prepared for battle changed their panic before, calmly raised their shields in their hands, and clenched their daggers tightly.
Lando did not expect the battle to come so quickly, but he has experienced several battles. After raising the short bow in a calm manner, although the arrow did not strike the string, with this movement, there were people in the forest behind him. A batch of covering arrows flew straight out
But Buffon turned his eyes to the corner deep in the dense forest, and after confirming a certain information, he turned to fat Henry and said:
"Everything is under Lord Roddy's control."