Doron rolled his eyes casually.
More and more soldiers, with determination and coldness on their faces, gathered together in full armor, forming a terrifying black torrent.
These fighters were of different ages, from gray-haired old men to thirteen or fourteen-year-old little ghosts, covering almost all age groups, and there were even some strong women.
Although they seem to be of mixed brands, they all have a unique temperament—that is the cold awareness honed by struggling to survive in the last days and being on the verge of death several times!
In order to survive, they have experienced terrifying confrontations with insects, beasts, the same environment, and even with their own kind. Their psychological quality is completely incomparable to that of ordinary people in that peaceful age.
Even Duo Lun, although he was only a carpenter before, now he has the confidence that even if the sheriff in the territory came with a small team of militiamen, he could kill them one by one!
"For Lina... I will definitely come back!"
Seeing the huge iron gates opened one by one, Duo Lun secretly made up his mind.
As long as he thinks of the figure who is still waiting for him at his home, he feels that his whole body is full of strength!
Although he didn't know why he saved the other party in a moment of soft-heartedness, but now Duo Lun found that they had become the only support and sustenance for each other.
If he hadn't had this last bit of persistence in his heart, he would have died as an ordinary person after the previous severe injuries, and even the doctor said that he was the lucky one who crawled back from the edge of death.
"Although for someone like me, it's still unknown whether I can live until tomorrow, but next time... propose marriage..."
Duo Lun touched his chest and exhaled a mouthful of pure white water vapor.
"Hi! Doron!"
A powerful black and thin palm was placed on Duo Lun's shoulder, and the huge force almost caused Duo Lun to fall directly to the ground.
He turned his head, with a look of surprise on his face: "Brother Jimmy!!!"
Patting him on the shoulder from behind was a tall and thin young man, wearing a nondescript horned helmet, and the weapon in his hand was a huge broken axe.
Although the top of the ax was already full of gaps, the light weight of almost a hundred catties was enough to make people daunting.
Beside Jimmy, there were still a few soldiers standing here and there, forming the prototype of a small team. It could be seen that Jimmy had a high prestige among them.
"Haha... You boy, I knew the acid spit from the phototaxis insects couldn't kill you last time..."
The expression on Jimmy's face was very excited, and he took out a calfskin bag and threw it to Doron: "Come on! Take a sip!"
"Well… "
Duo Lun swallowed, and listened to the sound of swallowing saliva around him, and took a sip cautiously.
The strong and pungent taste, like a thread of fire, traveled from the throat to the abdominal cavity, instantly warming his body a lot.
"It's spirits!"
The surrounding soldiers murmured enviously, in today's food shortage, the value of a bag of spirits is simply priceless.
And, in the cold field, having a bag of spirits is simply a guarantee of a second life!
For a moment, many people looked at Duo Lun with something wrong, but after Duo Lun returned the leather bag, those pretenders quickly dispersed.
joke! Skullbreaker—Jimmy's nickname is not for nothing. Although Jimmy looks like a bamboo pole, the ax in his hand has already chopped through the heads of more than a dozen warriors who are taller and stronger than him.
—Sometimes, survivors are more dangerous than worms.
For a small bag of wheat, for a clean water source, or even just for a small piece of jerky, two groups of people set fire to each other and even died, Duo Lun has experienced several times.
It is precisely because of this that he has a good impression of the generous Jimmy.
There are really not many guys who can still maintain certain principles and goodwill.
Even if the other party just wants to use him, at most they get what they need, and this kind of sincerity and appeal is not something ordinary leaders can possess.
As long as it can be used, it means it has value, doesn't it
Duo Lun couldn't help clenching the fine steel long sword in his hand.
"Haha... How is it? Is this operation still with us?"
Jimmy stroked his bald head, and his blue eyes shone with sincerity.
"No... I need food for at least two people this time, meat, something enough to survive this cold wave, and it is best to have some medicine or the priest's magic scroll. Linna seems to have a fever recently, and I am a little worried …”
Duo Lun blushed a little. Even Jimmy's team would have to sacrifice their lives to get this kind of share.
"Is that so..."
Jimmy stroked his chin.
"So, this time I'm still alone..." Duo Lun said hesitantly, but was interrupted instantly.
Jimmy hugged his shoulders affectionately, and laughed loudly on his face: "I didn't expect our little Doron to become an adult... Haha... Very good! The extra part will be deducted from my harvest!"
"Thank... Thank you! Boss Jimmy!"
Duo Lun was instantly moved, and two tears almost flowed out.
"Don't dawdle like a woman, hurry up and follow!" Jimmy carried an ax and led his team out of the gate of the fortress.
The human gathering point established here not only has a tall wall on the outermost edge, but also casts several layers of internal areas in a row, forming a ring-shaped branch. Even if the outermost layer is lost, the defenders can quickly build new defenses inside.
The people living in the core area are naturally the superiors of the entire gathering point, while the inner area is the residence of the regular army and other professionals.
People like Duolun can only bring their families and squeeze into the most dangerous outlying area. Every time the beast tide suffers the heaviest damage, they have no choice but to build their homes into tight fortresses .
Differences in rank and status, even in the last days, persisted tenaciously.
Duo Lun's biggest wish, besides marrying Linna, is to move Linna to the core area.
I heard that there is a powerful spellcaster guarding it, and it is the safest place on the entire continent. There is even a supply of red wine and white bread for every meal. Even before the dark cataclysm, Duolun was beyond reach Luxurious enjoyment.
"It's just... haven't all mages lost their spells?"
Duo Lun thought with a guilty conscience. After all, what happened at Hoffman's house was the condemnation and stain of his whole life.
However, there is no doubt that the entire fortress relied on the power of spells to survive the insect swarm and other dangers.
Duo Lun couldn't help but looked up at the outermost fortress wall.
The hard granite is full of traces of corrosion and cutting, and there are strange small black gun barrels in each crenel.
A layer of bright runes appeared at the muzzle of the muzzle, carrying a reassuring power—Duo Lun had seen more than once that when the swarm of insects came, each firing of the muzzle could easily take away a The life of a large number of phototactic insects, even the red worms that devoured high-level professionals would be hated!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The huge machine slammed, and the door panel hanging from the iron chain was slowly lowered. The brigade rode on horses, and the professional army wearing stainless steel armor came out in an orderly manner, which made the faces of many miscellaneous soldiers show envy. color.
These are legions composed of professionals, possessing astonishing combat effectiveness.
Moreover, as long as one is elected to the regular army, although family members cannot enter the core area, they can also enter the relatively safe inner area and obtain a stable food supply.
For many civilians, this is the dream of a lifetime.
Compared with these regular troops, even the most elite adventurer team's armor looks old, full of a no-name temperament.
Only a few, such as Jimmy, Duo Lun and others, looked at the regular soldiers not only without shame, but eager to try.
"According to the decree promulgated by the city lord, a phototaxis insect counts as a point of merit. I have already collected 90 points. I only need to get another 10 points of merit to enter the inner city and become a member of the regular army!"
Duo Lun's heart is a little hot, after all, this means that he has taken another big step towards his dream!
"Brother Jimmy has already made enough contributions, but there are still a few brothers left in the outer city, so I also stayed..."
For Jimmy, Doron admired him very much.
law...
At this time, many regular troops began to assemble, forming a regular square formation.
A serious atmosphere suddenly spread, causing the adventurers to fall into silence.
Hoo hoo...
The cold wind blew past, causing the silver moon banner held by the knight to flutter continuously, rippling with a strange luster.
Duo Lun squinted his eyes, and felt that there seemed to be a few dark spots on the horizon—for some reason, although there was no sun, his eyes seemed to be blind from the beginning, and now they are a little better.
At least, with the help of many stars in the sky—many priests said that they are the light of the Kingdom of God, they can barely see things within 50 meters.
The black dots grew bigger and bigger, and when they got closer, everyone exclaimed. It turned out to be figures flying in the sky of several mages.
"My people..."
A female mage wearing silver-white armor, whose appearance was unclear, and whose voice was youthful and with vicissitudes, descended on the front of the legion, causing waves of shouts and exclamations.
"It's the city lord!"
"Queen of the Silver Moon! Ulla! Ulla!"
Duo Lun also bowed and saluted with the people around him.
Anyway, in this last days, being able to get the protection of the other party and have a safe place to settle down is enough for Duo Lun to thank the other party sincerely.
It's just that at this time, the silver moon queen Alustriel standing in the sky didn't have much joy on her face, and she even looked much older.