1. Skirmishes
In April of the 21st year of the Dark Gate, the breath of spring has come to an end, and the weather that is gradually heating up indicates the arrival of summer, but in the northern part of the mainland, the latitude here determines that it will not be hot, in fact, from the knights patrolling the West Dalongmir War Zone, the thick armor and leather clothes they are wearing, you can see that the power of the spring cold is still raging in this land that has become barren. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
Since the end of last year, the Ember Bringer came out of nowhere and bravely recaptured a third of Sidaronmir with the Monastery of Light and a group of Silver Hand Knights, this place that should have been a dead land has gradually gained popularity.
But don't expect those frightened farmers to come back, the ones who can survive in this place where the undead and human forces are intertwined are brave guys, such as those mercenaries with swords or muskets on their backs, such as those bold merchants with many guards, such as those freelancers who are not afraid of death, and some rats who are very down-and-out in the calm south of the Eastern Continent, have also joined the team of these guys who are not afraid of death to "pan for gold".
said that it was "gold panning", but in fact, it was to earn some hard-earned money in a place where the undead were rampant.
Since the second half of last year, the Stratholme War Regiment, a subordinate of the Knights of the Silver Hand, has established a peculiar "mercenary hut" on the banks of the Sordo River in East Dalongmir, gathered a large number of mercenaries wandering around the world, and offered a reward of 1 silver coin for an undead, and also provided them with weapons to hire them to hunt the undead.
Where have these guys, who generally live below the poverty line, ever seen such a "business"? They are not stupid, and the mercenaries with no background and no support are afraid that they will be used as cannon fodder by these knights in the past, so most of them are waiting and watching.
But just after a group of defector stonemasons who could not survive in the western wilderness, they were forced by hunger to take a desperate risk, attacked a patrol of undead, and took twenty undead skulls to the banks of the Sordo River, only to be thrown by the strange High Elf knights without looking at them for 20 silver coins, and since they were the first mercenaries to accept the hunt, the Stratholme warband also equipped them with enough extra weapons, and even had a bad horse.
The mercenaries are all more treacherous than rats, and how can they lag behind when they see others getting rich?
So in less than a month, the warehouses of the Stratholme Warband were filled with all kinds of magical materials taken from the undead, and as long as these things could be sent to the ruined Dalaran and Quel'Thalas, the knights could reap double the reward.
Everyone is satisfied, the whole of Sidaronmir plus Tirisfa and the Silver Pine Forest, and recently the Gilneys don't know what is crazy, and have been at war with the undead in the south of the Silver Pine Forest, this ghost place has at least nearly a million undead, and there are still hundreds of thousands of undead wandering in the land of ghosts that have been completely undead, enough to support this "special" industry to flourish for thirty years, or even longer.
So soon, the front-line knights of the Silver Hand discovered a strange scene: a large group of strangely dressed guys, armed with all kinds of weapons, always sneakily following behind the knights on patrol or going out to battle, waiting for the undead to be dispersed by the knights, these guys swarmed up, fighting for the lone undead and bones, and even broke out a dozen large brawls for this reason.
This scene was soon discovered by Tirio Ferdin, the commander of the Sidaron Mill Theater, the old Ferding is worthy of a generation, in February of the 21st year of the Dark Gate, the "Mercenary Hall" directly under the "official" of the Silver Hand was also in full swing in the Cold Wind Camp, and then attracted the mercenary world of the entire Eastern Continent.
Now who doesn't know, going to the north to fight the undead, that is a good way to get money, Arthas was summoned by Akmund to Mount Hyjal, and the undead who stayed here did not have enough commanders, so most of them were stupid, and in the face of a variety of mercenaries, as long as the number was not too much, they generally could not escape.
As long as the fear of the undead is overcome, these natural enemies of all living beings are cash cows for mercenaries.
Fordin, who had been worried about the source of soldiers, was aroused by the Stratholme Warband, and soon, the mercenaries who were awarded the title of "Silver Hand" Supernumerary Hunters flourished in Sidarlongmir, and this officially authorized organization soon messed up the "business" of the Stratholme Warband, and the current principal of Stratholme, the daughter of General Abydis, and Miss Bridget, a loyal comrade-in-arms of the "Flame of Justice", simply canceled the "Mercenary Cabin" on the banks of the Saldo River in a fit of anger.
The two forces seem to have acquiesced in the division of the area, and the Stratholme wargroup began to focus on the "business" of the Ghost Land, with the permission of the new Sun King of Quel'Salas, the adventurers who came here gradually increased, especially the lucky guys, who can often get rewards for magic items from the High Elves, and for a while, the mercenaries in the east and west were faintly divided into two groups, and they were also fighting with each other.
The Holy Land of the Holy Knights in East Dallommere, the Chapel of the Wish of the Light, as mentioned earlier, is actually a small town, and the most inhabited in it are the ascetics who believe in the Holy Light, but after the "Mercenary Hall" of the Silver Hand was hotly opened, this quiet town could not help but be contaminated with a trace of hustle and bustle.
Many mercenaries who have made "outstanding" contributions to the Order are also allowed to enter here, you can't expect the rough and poor mercenaries to have good etiquette and morality, in fact, even if these forerunners make some money, they will dance on the tip of the knife, and most of them will spend this money as quickly as possible, so even in a holy place like the Chapel of the Wish of Light, under the demand of customers, two or three taverns funded by the Knights have appeared in the town.
And soon, it became one of the gathering places for mercenaries who came to northern Xinjiang to "make a fortune", of course, due to the particularity of the town, those who can gather here can be regarded as "big shots" among mercenaries.
In the "Holy Sword Tavern", the warm fireplace is burning brightly, and the mercenaries who come and go call out to their friends or sit in the corner whispering something, the bankrupt nobles and mercenaries from the Stormwind Kingdom, the dwarves of Ironforge Castle, and even the gnomes who lost their homes in last year's "Stone Palate Monster Plague", rare goblin merchants, and some weirdos who shroud their bodies in black robes.
In short, in this small tavern, the various forms of living beings are very clear, I don't know where the tavern owner found the second-rate troubadours, are singing the popular "Demon Slaying Song", which is said to have come from the mysterious elf traveler, originally these elf things, in the human world only the nobles like, but this time the "Demon Slaying Song" is somewhat unique.
Because in this ballad describing the battle of Mount Hyjal, for the first time, there is a human shadow, and the legendary paladin "Righteous Fire", who has been silently searching for traces in the Eastern Continent for half a year, has taken the brave soldiers of the First Expeditionary Force to shine in the battle of slaying demons, and it is said that those warriors who survived have been praised by the mysterious elves.
It is said that the generous elves opened the treasury that had been kept for thousands of years for the warriors to claim.
Some people also say that the elf girls have married those veterans of a hundred battles, and some people say that they have a clear eye, saying that the "fire of justice" has become the great nobles of the elf kingdom, and there are also many "elf nobles" in the first expeditionary army!
But one thing is certain, that is, the First Expeditionary Force was rewarded by the human kingdom of Kalimdor, the kingdom of Theramore established by the eldest princess of Lordaeron, and the sailors of Nanhai Town went crazy, saying that hundreds of warriors were given titles and lands that the mercenaries could not even imagine, and they became noble nobles.
In short, this legion, which was unknown before departure, has become a typical representative of the "mercenary dream" after half a year.
But there are also many people who don't believe these rumors, such as now, in the Holy Sword Tavern, there is a rough man who is eating barbecue and foaming at the mouth,
"Don't listen to those sailors' nonsense! As for those scum of Stratholme, I guess the devil's legs are weak!hahaha!"
"Big-mouthed Burriman! You were beaten with a dozen sticks last week in Stratholm for molesting the priest, and now you're talking nonsense again! Beware of the knights taking you to the Black Cell!"
The familiar mercenaries loudly ridiculed the big man, but he didn't care, but proudly opened his clothes, intentionally or unintentionally showing the silver-white "dog tag" to others.
"Lao Tzu, I am also a new star of paladins now, the captain of Young Master Renault's hunter team, according to me, that bullshit "Righteous Fire" is comparable to Young Master Renault's wise and martial arts! Hehe, you probably don't know yet, Young Master Renault is the eldest son of the famous "Ash Messenger", so he will definitely inherit the title in the future, you guys just continue to mix in the mud pit, Lao Tzu, I may be able to mix a knight in the future!"
"Tsk, Brother Burriman is really lucky! He actually fell on the thigh of the Mograine family!
The mercenaries who held their identities next to them saw the dog tag, and immediately stepped forward enthusiastically, clinking glasses with this big man, although the mercenaries could not participate in the real upper-level affairs, but the guys who could sit here were all delicate people, who didn't know, since the "Flame of Justice" took the Stratholme warband away from Kalimdor, and the Ash Messenger rose strongly, the Silver Hand was the commander of the Mograine family in power.
And people can also fight, after recovering a third of Sidaronmir, the Mograini family has faintly become the first wealthy family in the current chaos in northern Xinjiang, and there is even gossip that the Ember Messenger may have plans to build a country.
So if you can meet a mercenary who has fallen in love with a nobleman, you still have to mention the money and tie up, and it's good to be familiar with your face!
However, just as the proud man stood out from the crowd and continued to show off the wisdom of "Master Renault", a tall figure sitting on the bar stood up, and he strode towards Burriman, who was making a big noise, and the mercenaries who were blocking the way were pushed away by him.
The mercenaries who were pushed away were not good at stubble, but just when they wanted to fight back, they saw the insignia on the corner of the bearskin and the blood-red giant sword on his back, and the guy who was dazzled by the ale suddenly became excited, especially when he saw that in other places in the tavern, there were also several guys in the same costume, and these mercenaries immediately sat back on their chairs like good babies, looking like they were watching a good show.
"Poof!"
The big-mouthed Burriman was about to lose another wave of "righteous fire", and the sharp, murderous heavy sword was on his neck, and the terrible aura that was about to cut off his neck in the next moment made Burriman immediately stunned in place, and he didn't dare to move.
However, this act of drawing the sword angered the other mercenaries, and even the owner of the tavern, and once a tavern had a vicious accident of injuring people with weapons, it would be difficult to open it in the Chapel of the Wish of Light, a place that values peace.
But just when the mercenaries were aggressive, intending to teach this guy who didn't know how to be polite a lesson, the other figures dressed in big clothes held strange weapons and blocked in front of everyone, and the tavern owner, who came out of the back kitchen with a curse, stood in place when he saw the figure holding a heavy sword, and did not dare to step forward.
Now, all the mercenaries know that big trouble is coming! The character that can make the veteran boss of the Holy Sword Tavern, which has a huge background, fearful, is definitely not simple!
"Dalyan... Master Dalyan, you're back!"
"Well, as soon as I got back, I heard someone slandering the Stratholme Warband... Oh no, now we have a new name, Silver Dawn!"
Dalyan stretched out his hand and took off the hood on his head, his delicate face had already been trained in the battle against the demons, and a terrible scar pierced his left eye, which did not hurt the eyeball, but all the mercenaries who were swept by this eagle-like eye couldn't help but take a step back.
It's horrible!
These mercenaries, who fought with the undead at most, had never seen such murderous and wanton eyes, with extremely aggressive eyes, that even a veteran could easily suppress them, not to mention Dalyan, who had hundreds of demonic lives under his command.
"Someone may be able to dismiss Silver Dawn's exploits, but it's definitely not you!"
Dalyan withdrew the blade of wrath, stretched out his handmail wrapped in steel and keel from under the big skull, and dragged the bigmouth Berriman out of his chair in a cold sweat, and looked at him in disgust.
"Big brother is so unreasonable, it's really disappointing that such a scum has to be recruited into Mograine's team! Now I announce that you have been cleared as a high-ranking member of the Silver Hand, captain of the Second Knights of the Silver Dawn, Baron Theramore, and the second son of Mograine!
The knight standing beside Dalyan reached out and pulled Berriman's dog tag off, and Dalyan threw it away, and the big man's body was thrown out.
"Also, keep your mouth shut! or you won't need it!"
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