Gao Wen was a little surprised at the moment, but since he had discovered some clues before, he wasn't too surprised.
He just looked at the blond elf man who was wary of him in the distance, and some memories related to him appeared in his mind. It was from seven hundred years ago, from the memory of Gawain Cecil. He clearly Know the origin of this elf, and also know how this elf accepted the employment of humans as a freedom fighter, and once became Gawain Cecil's subordinate in the mixed legion, although these memories are not his own , but after nearly a year of integration and adaptation, he has been able to put himself in it very skillfully when extracting the memory of Gawain Cecil.
Even the relatives and friends of Gawain Cecil would not be able to see the sense of disobedience from his reaction, let alone the elf named Solderin.
But even so, Soldering still didn't have the slightest intention to put down his weapon. He clenched the short bow in his hand, and his eyes quickly scanned the surrounding Cecil combat soldiers. Ordinary people with a lot of magic power, but the equipment on these people has a strange, automatic magic power reaction. He has never seen this type of soldier, and there is no corresponding unit in the army of humans or elves. But he guessed that the missing troops were wiped out by these soldiers.
The elf ranger's reaction was expected by Gawain, and the latter laughed: "Although it is embarrassing to meet again in this situation, I am still very happy to see my acquaintance from seven hundred years ago appearing in front of my eyes Sol Delin, bring your men down and put down their weapons, there is no need for us to make matters worse."
Solderin frowned. He knew the strength of Gawain Cecil. If the one on the opposite side was genuine, the team he led would not be able to leave here even without the strange soldiers around him. Surrender also has the knowledge of surrender. He was silent for a moment, and slightly relaxed the bowstring in his hand by a little that was barely noticeable to the naked eye: "Will you let these soldiers go?"
"They are Typhon soldiers. I know the changes in this era, so I can't let them go," Gawain noticed the change on Solderin's bowstring, so he said flatly, "Normally, I would let them go." Solve them all without leaving any hidden dangers, but since you are here, as long as you are willing to cooperate, I can guarantee their survival."
Gawain was sure that after his words fell, those Typhon soldiers who held their weapons tightly relaxed their muscles to varying degrees. No one wanted to seek death, even for these soldiers who were extremely loyal to the Typhon Empire. They were not stupid. It is natural to know that there is no point in violently resisting under such circumstances, and it is perfectly appropriate to use Solderling's favor to give them a step to surrender, and this is also a step for Solderin.
The elf ranger breathed out, although he knew that if it was the Gawain Cecil in his memory, the other party would understand what he meant, but he didn't really relax until then, but before he put away his weapon, he still couldn't bear it. Live made one last questioning: "I still can't believe you are real How do you prove that you are the real Gawain Cecil?"
Before Gao Wen could speak, Hetty, who was standing beside him, couldn't help it: "How can you question the identity of the ancestor again and again?!"
Gawain raised his hand to calm Heidi, and then looked at Soldering with a half-smile: "Are you sure you want me to identify myself?"
Soldering looked at Gawain quietly, his expression unchanged.
"Well, that's what you meant," Gawain spread his hands, "I know the real reason why you 'never exert your power above 70%', and I also know that this reason is to let you leave the Silver Empire and live on the mainland. The original reason for traveling around, you once went to the great wizard Baldiga for this reason, and the field that the great wizard is good at is... "
"Okay, you don't need to say anything," Soldering let go of the bowstring, and waved his hand to order the soldiers behind him to disarm, "I believe you are the real Gawain Cecil, and I am willing to let you dispose of me. Promise to ensure the safety of these soldiers I bring with me."
The Typhon soldiers disarmed one by one. The feeling of surrendering without a fight really annoyed these elites, especially the three knights, who were even more angry, but their reason forced them to accept this fact This is already the best result.
The resurrected Gawain Cecil turned out to be real, and he was standing a hundred meters away from them. In this situation, they even had to be thankful that their commander was an old acquaintance of the enemy. Saved their lives.
On the other side, Gawain couldn't help heaving a sigh of relief. After knowing the existence of Solderin, he hoped to solve the problem without bloodshed. He knew the strength of this elf ranger. Breaking through to legend, its combat power is also quite terrifying. Gawain's current strength may still be able to deal with Soldering, but he may not have the power to protect others in battle. When Feng Jingrui fights, damage will be inevitable.
Unavoidable casualties on the battlefield are one thing, such avoidable casualties are quite another.
The captives confiscated their weapons one by one and tied their hands. Extraordinary people like mages and knights added an extra layer of rope made of magic silk thread just in case, but Solderin avoided this kind of treatment anyway, which is normal Ropes and shackles can't control a high-ranking ranger, and it's safer to have Gawain personally hold the line in the team than any other means.
Before being taken away, Solderling took one last curious look at the still-busy open-air excavation site, which he ultimately failed to figure out what was being dug.
On the way back to Cecil Territory, Amber kept looking at Soldering curiously. This reckless half-elf stared at the high-ranking ranger so uncomfortable that Solderin couldn't help frowning :"is there a problem?"
Amber carefully glanced at Gawain and Heidi who were not far away, and whispered to Soldering in a low voice: "I'm just curious, are you old Zongzi's friend?"
Soldering was taken aback by this inexplicable coinage: "What does Lao Zongzi mean?"
"It's Gao Wen," Amber said carelessly, "he told me that the ghoul dug out of the coffin is the old rice dumpling, but obviously he taught me this, and he still won't let me say that about him..."
Before Huber could finish her sentence, she felt someone knock on her head quickly, and Gao Wen's voice came from the side: "Do you think I can't hear you if you lower your voice?"
"Old Zongzi, why is there no sound when you walk... Oh, it hurts!"
Solderin stared dumbfounded at Gawain beating on Amber's head, and suddenly felt as if he saw the Gawain Cecil whom he had just met in the wasteland of Gondor. Gawain Cecil at that time was also the same. He is careless and has no manners, and he can quickly mix with anyone in the team, whether they are human or alien mercenaries. Although Gao Wen was not in the habit of knocking other people's heads at that time, this kind of free and easy appearance is true. very similar.
Only in the second half of the memory, after Ansu Liguo and Gawain Cecil became the Duke of the South, this free and easy gradually disappeared. The heavy responsibility and some kind of pressure made this legendary knight who rose on the road to the Northern Expedition overtake. He became more and more serious and unsmiling. In Solderling's last few memories of Gawain Cecil, he couldn't remember that the other party had such a relaxed and cheerful appearance.
After laying in a coffin for seven hundred years, have you put your mentality back to twenty-five? Or have you experienced life and death and seen through something
Solderin believed more in the latter.
A person who has become a legend, has created great achievements, and experienced a round of life and death, there is no need to pretend to be deep.
His conjecture stumbled into the truth by mistake. Gawain's unrestrained mentality was indeed derived from the life and death and incredible experiences he experienced, but the years he experienced far exceeded the imagination of the elf ranger...
After returning to the territory, Gawain handed over all the captives to Knight Philip who was waiting in the barracks. He decided to imprison them temporarily, beat them, and then send them to the mine for mining or to the construction site on the north bank for infrastructure construction, etc. After the spring of next year, they can also be allowed to go to the north bank to open up wasteland. Anyway, there are jobs everywhere in the territory, and the territory has developed to this day, so they are not afraid that these people will cause any trouble.
The mercenary mage caught before was "educated" and then sent to the machinery manufacturing plant. As an assistant to Nicholas Dan, Dan Zong's magic-forbidden domain is simply unsolvable for mages below the middle level. Well, that mercenary mage is very honest now, and even received the excellent production bonus for the first month.
As for Soldering, Gawain took him directly to the Lord's Mansion.
To get information, you still have to start with this "old acquaintance".
Solderling walked into Gawain's "castle". The moment he entered the hall, a warm breath came over his face. The cold winter wind outside was completely isolated from the outside. This building did not look very tall. The warmth inside the magnificent "castle" made Soldering feel incredible.
The environment here makes him feel very comfortable.
The silver elves are a species that live in the tropical south of the mainland. Although the entire silver empire will not fall into the heat due to the influence of high mountains and magical swirls, they are still more adaptable to the warm living environment in general. Although Solderin is in the mainland After traveling in the north for many years, he has already adapted to the relatively cold climate here, but he would still be very happy if there is a warmer environment.
What made him strange was that he didn't see any heating devices like fireplaces in the hall.
"This place is heated by 'heating channels'." Gawain saw that Soldering was looking for a fireplace in the hall, and explained casually, "I invented a heating method. There is a copper furnace deep in the mansion. The heater is heated by fire runes, and then the heat is sent to each room through the heat pipes and brick channels around the heater. The walls here are interlayered, and the roof is also insulated. It is more comfortable to live in than a cold castle. A lot. Recently I'm planning to improve this thing so that it can heat an entire block."
After listening carefully, Soldering looked at Gao Wen in surprise, "When did you understand these things?"
"I have some special experiences." Gawain smiled slightly, and at the same time led Söderling towards the study. "We haven't seen each other for 700 years. I think we have a lot to talk about."
Soldering followed up with a smile: "Indeed."
After arranging Amber to guard the door, only Gawain and Soldering were left in the study. It could be seen that with no one else around, this seemingly indifferent elf ranger relaxed a bit.
Gawain took a seat behind the desk, and motioned for Soldering to find a seat beside him, then looked curiously at this "friend from seven hundred years ago": "How did you get to Typhon?"
"It's just traveling around," Soldering replied casually. "I'm just a free ranger. After my employment period in a country expires, I will naturally find a new employer."
This is obviously not the whole reason, but Gao Wen didn't delve into it, but smiled: "Speaking of which, it seems that you are still traveling, isn't that problem still solved?"
"I almost gave up," Soldering sighed helplessly. "Thinking about it, the potion concocted by Master Baldija doesn't work. There is probably no one in this world who can help me."
"Actually, you are quite good. No one can see your true strength. You even have a name that sounds very prestigious, 'Blonde Soldering'. It sounds like a popular lover. …”
Solderin glanced at Gao Wen: "Would you like to change it for you?"
Gao Wen suddenly touched his hairline subconsciously: "Forget it, my hairline has finally stabilized recently..."
Soldering sighed, and suddenly felt that reuniting with his old friend after seven hundred years would not be too gratifying.
"It's very hot in my house, don't you take off the wig?"
"No!"