After a large number of refugees dragged their families and finally escaped from the north gate of Ridenburg, the congested crowd spread along the Taniguchi Plain north of the Songhe River. Under the moonlight, it looked more like a dense colony of ants.
The hazy ups and downs ahead is the southernmost point of the deer hunting hills, a small hill called the silver bird, which is covered with beautiful Golan-Elsen firs. These tall trees have a tower-like shape with straight ends. The sky and the forest are more than ten levels of bears and maned wolves infested areas. In the game, players often have to travel in groups to cope with sudden dangers in the mountains.
Brando was convinced that their first step was to enter Yinque Mountain to alleviate the threat from the Taniguchi Plain. The Madara army has been fully deployed. In the past few days, they have absorbed nutrients from the earth, and their scale has expanded like a sponge. Brando is afraid that he will see an endless sea of skulls on the plain.
Fortunately, the fantasy did not become a reality.
However, in the mist under the night, a skeleton cavalry looming on the high ground is not a good sign either. The bone racks that ride on the skeleton horses should come from the core territory of Madara. In this era, making these skeleton riders is still a difficult magical art.
Unlike later generations, where history is dipped in blood, the art of killing people on both sides is maturing rapidly through war.
Brando stared at the quick shadows appearing in the fog for a while, and looked at them from a distance. Then he disappeared and reappeared in a closer place after a while. He was a little worried that the refugees following them would be dispersed. Freya took the mercenaries to the flank to protect the civilians. Soon he himself. Followed.
Freya won the hearts of the people because of her proposal to grab horses from the nobles, at least she proved willing to fight alongside those mercenaries-this is a deceitful deed, if she must do it before Brando teaches her these things. Does not come out. What's more, the young girl with a long pony tail performed very well later. She rushed into the market with an arrow and cut the cable of the suspension bridge cleanly to let others pass through.
From that moment on, she established her identity among these mercenaries, which allowed Reto, Mano and others to make up their minds to take a gamble.
In comparison, the young man whom the girl had always admired seemed a bit unknown to everyone. The young man’s carriage has been walking side by side with Freya’s horse. He sits on the side of the coachman, holding a sword in one hand, with a pensive expression—there is also a robe-clad Charles on the other side. Sleeping on the cheeks in a fake sleep.
The carriage was missing a door, and a head popped out of it from time to time, looking out curiously. Roman was taking care of a few children in the carriage, but she didn't feel any hardship at all, but felt her heart pounding, running away under the pursuit of the undead on such a mysterious night-it was both exciting and exciting, this is what The adventurous life she wants.
The mercenary Mano couldn't help but curl his lips behind him. Brando, who could not ride a horse, also marked his eyes with women and children. He stabbed the companions around him with an elbow, thinking that this kind of young noble youth is mostly on paper, don't let Freya's innocent girl be deceived by his sweet words.
He gestured to his companion and asked him to take two horses to try the guy. They robbed a total of more than fifty horses, half of which were pack horses, and the other half were the best Anlek war horses. Except for the dry food, the wounded, and their own use, there were a lot of them.
His companion glanced at him, and immediately understood. To be honest, a group of them have this feeling in their hearts now, not to mention that Brando also asked Freya to order them to protect these refugees, but they were dissatisfied without saying anything. What are you doing with a bunch of cumbersome? Now they all have horses, and as long as they run wildly, they will leave the danger behind.
In fact, someone had already suggested this to Leto, but the bar owner sent them to see Freya. Mercenaries are trustworthy, and their reputation is not good enough in this business-Freya proposed the idea of grabbing horses, and this girl took the lead in doing it. There is an agreement between them and it is impossible to just leave. .
But there is a prerequisite for that agreement.
The skeleton cavalry appeared about thirty seconds shorter than the previous one, and then quietly disappeared into the fog. A huge second moon lies in the mountains to the east, and the white disc reflects the fang-shaped peaks of the moonlight peaks. The hazy fog and Ridenburg on the high ground on the east side spread to one side from the dark walls of the city. Different levels constitute a mysterious picture.
Brando glanced at his pocket watch, a cold light reflected from the edge of the watch.
"Why aren't you talking?" He turned his head and saw Freya riding on the horse, keeping her head down without saying a word, looking hesitant. He originally wanted to praise her this time. The people Freya temporarily found and the horses he looted helped him a lot. He didn't expect to meet so many refugees, and there are so many more. People are willing to follow him.
He looked back, and the number of refugees in the back had increased dramatically from the first few dozen to two or three hundred. People all have a herd mentality. The more people there are, the more they gather.
Freya was afraid that Brando would be upset by her own advice, but she was embarrassed to say it. She originally wanted to surpass Brando, but now she wants to perform better in front of Brando. This psychological change is invisible.
"You, don't you blame me?" Hearing Brando's tone, the future Valkyrie looked up with wide-eyed eyes. The moonlight reflected in her light brown eyes, which were very bright, and the color of surprise in her eyes was also very obvious.
"I blame you for what you did, you did a good job."
"But I'm late."
"The plan is flexible, as long as it doesn't exceed the threshold, I'm also late for a while."
"That, I..."
The two suddenly stopped, because the mercenary had already walked up from behind. He first saluted the young man respectfully right away—just like a commoner salutes the noble master. Then he raised the reins of the two horses in his hand, and said, "My lord, get on the horse. It may be easier to fight in a while."
Brando looked at this guy, knowing the other's plans, he jumped out of the carriage lightly. Taking the reins of the opponent, he raised his head and asked, "What are the main points of riding a horse?"
The mercenary was startled, and his eyes immediately showed a strong mocking look. He said that you would not, but you have to pretend to be confident. Do you think that riding skills can be practiced overnight? In fact, there are very few nobles in Warnd who do not know how to ride, especially in the eyes of soldiers who are on the battlefield. It is a shame to not know how to ride.
However, in order to make the other party embarrassed in front of Freya, he still pointed out: "Did you mount the horse from one side first, did you see the stirrups? For the first time, the movements were slightly slowed down." The hire said deliberately. Because he didn't believe that someone would learn to ride a horse by just listening to a few sentences, so the riders of them would just go and hit him to death.
But he only spoke on this side, and Brando had already received a reminder whether to spend 15 points of skill experience to learn riding. When he put one foot on the stirrup, his movements seemed rusty, but in the next step, when he grabbed the bridle and turned on the horse, it was already smooth, as if he had been immersed in this way for many years.
Horse warfare is possible at level 3 riding, a total of 45 points of skill experience. In fact, Brando wanted to learn riding a long time ago, but he didn't know that Freya could also do it, and now he couldn't help but miss that'exploration' skill a bit.
When he turned his head, he saw the mercenary looking at him with shame on his face.
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"Wait," the princess interrupted Buffwell's description. "You said he was a novice before he got on the horse?"
"That's the case, Your Royal Highness. If the old minister is right, his actions when stepping on the stirrup are very irregular, just like many beginners." Buffwell replied respectfully.
"But is it possible for a person to learn a skill in an instant?" The girl was a little unbelievable. She claimed to be smart, but it took nearly half a month to learn riding. It's just that once she learns, she is as proficient as the best rider.
"Unless he deliberately deceived, otherwise this is the case." Buffwell actually couldn't believe it, but he didn't believe that the young man could fool his own eyes.
"He did it deliberately, this man is really a master of mind manipulation." The princess murmured to herself.
That may not be true. Ofwell replied in his heart, but did not raise it, but went on.
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On the other side, Charles also jumped out of the carriage. He glanced at the mercenary diagonally, took the rein from the opponent's hand, and mounted his horse lightly. He is a mage obedience, riding is one of the required courses, not to mention exquisite, but also proficient.
Freya looked at the two of them and thought Brando was good at everything, but she liked to deceive people too much. The last time I asked her to learn first aid, the girl's face felt a little hot when I thought of that time.
The mercenary looked at this master and servant, and his first reaction was that he had been tricked, and he couldn't help but feel embarrassed and angry. At this time, Mano also noticed that his companion here had slumped, and he hurried to chase after him and came to a few people.
"Young man, when are we going to protect these people?" He was also a bachelor, and asked this as soon as he came up.
Brando turned his horse's head and drove up to ride with Freya in front of him. He looked at the refugees and replied: "Cross the Jianshi River Valley from here, and we take them to the other end, basically we can guarantee their safety."
"With so many people, we can't get rid of the Madara army's pursuit." Mano shook his head.
"You can't, I can."
Mano was startled behind. "How do you do it?" he couldn't help asking.
Brando drew out the wizard sword with a bang, and pointed at the high ground on the horse: "The skeleton cavalry is the spies in the Madara army. They come from the core areas of Madara. Go and disperse them. It takes more than half an hour to walk to Yinque Mountain at the speed of refugees. I want to ensure that the flanks of the team are not threatened during this time—"
Mano was taken aback for a moment, but he didn't expect that the moment he opened his mouth turned out to be an excuse for the other party to order him. He couldn't help but cast his eyes on Freya, the agreement between them was Freya, not Brando.
"Brando?" Freya was also willing to believe this young man, but she thought Brando's attitude was a bit too aggressive.
Brando took the sword back and replied, "So, you really just want to get out of here safely. It's not how you want to take these people out with me, so it's useless to say more, you and Fu Leia has an agreement, right? Let's listen to it-if you persuade me, I can let you leave with a horse."
Manuo sighed, only then did he realize that this'aristocratic youth' was not simple, and he completely grasped the initiative of the conversation in a few words. He was also a mercenary leader before, and he had dealt with nobles, but he had never encountered such a sharp edge.
"We are mercenaries, if you can afford to pay, we would be willing to do things for you. But in peacetime, of course, we have to think about ourselves first, there is nothing embarrassing." The elderly mercenary replied naturally.
"Yes, but I still want to remind you that you think you can escape safely if you have a horse. Madara has an air force. Have you ever seen ghosts and bone vultures? They are in the sky. You know how to avoid these necromancers. Eyeliner?" Brando put his hand on the hilt, and he didn’t believe these guys would know—the mercenaries who had been on the border had not really dealt with Madara and didn’t understand the horror of each other. . Kill a few skeleton zombies even if you know Madara? The necromancer might as well hit his head on the wall to death.
Reto and his daughter Su also rode up to chase after him. He frowned when he heard the young man's words: "So you can do it?"
"It's hard to say, no one is sure of perfection. But in the forest, my chances of winning are much higher, so I must first consider how to get rid of the skeleton cavalry. With them on the flanks, the refugees can't get up fast—"
Mano and Reto fell silent, they instinctively felt that what the young man said was true.
Brando suddenly let go of the rein and let the horse run out and go far to the high ground. He looked back at the few mercenaries here, and took out a ruby from his arms: "You want to have a chance to survive. It is better to stay with me except luck. My request is very simple—you listen to me. Command, protect Freya and lead these refugees to the other side of the canyon safely. You are mercenaries. This is the reward I promised to you. After completing my commission, there will be more in the future—"
When he raised his hand, the ruby drew an arc and fell to Leto's feet.
Freya pointed to herself inexplicably, and asked loudly: "Me? Brando, why am I?" She looked at the refugees behind and wondered whether these refugees were clearly brought out by Brando and how she became her leader. Of it
It's not that she doesn't want to, but with so many people, can she do it? Freya couldn't help but feel uneasy. She was just a small militia captain at the beginning, but she will lead more than a dozen experienced mercenaries in a while, which will turn into hundreds of people or even eventually. Being a leader of thousands of people, this is a bit weird to think about.
Brando smiled, he made his own arrangements, but did not answer. Instead, he waved back to Mano and Reto, and said simply:
"Go, go and gather your manpower. I'm here to wait for your return-at least you can choose how to die, whether you bump into the army of Madara and be transformed into an undead, or take my money like a real mercenary It’s the same to protect the weak and fight to create a bloody road."
He turned his head, and the Skeleton Cavalry appeared in the moonlight again, this time about ten seconds earlier than the last time.