Chapter 543 of the prologue is a mountain town

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Smart people with complex minds will always make a big fuss about problems unconsciously, or habitually over-interpret certain seemingly simple things, and the duplicitous Willy is precisely this kind of person, which may have something to do with his noble family. ～

Xia Lan was too lazy to tangle with the other party's open and honest thoughts, now everyone can be said to be a group with closely related interests, unless he has a bad brain, it is impossible to destroy the relationship between each other.

"Why did I see an opportunity in this trial mission?"

Everyone has their own ideas, Xia Lan is no exception, Willy suspects that the intention of the trial mission is very normal, after all, the outside image of the Templars is notoriously decent and noble, as a trial student who assesses the Templars, it is equivalent to the Templars who are waiting for internships, they have no reason to do such a horrific massacre and atrocity, even if the other party is bewitched by the cult, as long as the source of the heresy is destroyed and the indoctrination is rearranged, why choose to make a big move? Therefore, Willy thinks that this trial task is subjectively misleading and confusing, and once he really acts according to the requirements of the trial task, the result will definitely be eliminated on the grounds of human disqualification!

"Does Brother Green have any other opinions?" Willy was surprised by Xia Lan's answer, and the words he had prepared were forgotten.

"You seem to have forgotten the source of the Templar's power." Xia Lan said in a flat tone.

The power of the Templars stems from their belief in the principles of the Templars, and no one can become a Templar without even faith in their hearts?! What these trial students lack now is the seed of strength of their own faith.

"You mean this trial mission is designed to inspire personal conviction?"

It's easy to talk to smart people, and Willie basically understands what Xia Lan means as soon as he hears it.

"It's pure speculation." Charland Road.

"But I still feel that this trial mission is not as simple as it seems." Willie frowned in thought.

"The ship is naturally straight to the bridge, and the cranky thoughts at this time are fundamentally difficult to bring us other help, so it is better to arrive at the mission site first and investigate before making plans!"

After the words fell, Xia Lan got up and prepared to leave.

"Big Brother Green! Haven't you ever worried about mission failure? ”

Willy, who came to his senses, called Charan Dao on the edge of the door.

"I never wanted to fail."

Xia Lan paused, then opened the door and completely disappeared from the other party's sight.

"It's a mystery of confidence, or ...... Conceited?! ”

Willy muttered a sentence in his mouth, and the solemnity of his face lingered.

He was willing to put down his body to cling to Xia Lan, nothing more than to take a fancy to his jaw-dropping appearance in the first round of trials, not to mention his qualifications and abilities, his toughness in terms of mental will alone was enough to conquer his arrogant self, if he was in his shoes, Willy thought it would be difficult to achieve his current step.

Like all Trial Students, he had a reason why he had to become a Templar, he didn't want to fail, he couldn't fail, perhaps because of the psychological pressure that led him to be overly cautious.

Calm down, you might as well listen to Xia Lan's advice, and wait until the mission location to make the next decision.

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Early in the morning, the preparations for the long trip had been arranged, and after Xia Lan and the other six people gathered in front of the hotel, they rode their horses and galloped away in the established direction.

The affection of everyone on the way is not high, and it looks like they are preoccupied, probably because you still haven't gotten rid of the influence of the mission, because you can't expect a group of teenagers who are not deeply involved in the world to have the cold-blooded ruthlessness of a killer heart.

Killing people is never a trivial matter, let alone the atrocity of slaughtering villages, which exterminates humanity?

Xia Lan was sure that none of the young team members had killed anyone, and he had seen too many murderers, so it was easy to distinguish the characteristics of the killers.

In fact, killing people is like cheating between men and women, with the first time it is easy to have a second time, and over time it will become a habitual thing in life. Perhaps it is the innate violent factor in human blood, which triggers an instinctive impulse of excitement once the sight of blood, and the emergence of morality and law is a good constraint on the underlying nature of human beings in this regard.

The long journey was always boring and boring, especially when their goal was in the remote northeastern mountains, the closer they got to the end, the more sparsely populated, even the magnificent scenery along the way could not soothe the loneliness of the people, on the evening of the ninth day, they saw a small town for a long time, and the food and lodging for several days were already exhausting, and it was conceivable that they were excited after seeing the town.

Solving the accommodation and eating, the team members except Xia Lan have all returned to their rooms to rest, leaving him alone in the corner of the hotel lobby to quietly observe the words and deeds of the people around him.

Over the years, Xia Lan will habitually collect all kinds of information in the vicinity whenever he goes to a strange place, if according to the analysis of behavioral psychology, he is a very insecure person, everything needs to be in his heart to be relieved.

It wasn't until the inn closed and the bits and pieces of information were cleared that Xia Lan had a preliminary understanding of the town.

Gray Forest Town, which seems to be a fief under the rule of a certain viscount, is located in a remote and desolate mountainous area, with poor natural conditions, inconvenient transportation, and information blockage, and many young people who yearn for a prosperous city have fled here, and as a result, the age of the population of the town is generally older, especially the elderly and children.

The mayor who runs the town is a respected old man in the local area, but the actual owner of the town has never appeared, but the tax collector will be sent to collect taxes once a year, and the rest of the time he is basically in a laissez-faire attitude.

Similar to the inaccessible mountainous areas have always been a paradise for thieves and fugitives, usually out of the mountains swaggering to block the road robbery, once they encounter the encirclement and suppression of the army, as long as they hide in the mountains, the army will naturally know the difficulty and retreat, because no nobles will be willing to spend a lot of money to eradicate these worthless robbers.

Fortunately or unfortunately, there is a group of thieves gathered around Grayforest Town, who will come here every once in a while to fight the autumn breeze, and over time, Grayforest Town has formed a mutually beneficial and symbiotic relationship with the thieves group.

After each robbery, the thieves will come to Grayforest Town to sell the stolen goods, and by the way, they will exchange for enough food and supplies, and then Grayforest Town will be responsible for laundering the stolen goods and re-transporting them for sale, and the profits will be used to purchase the things that the town needs, thus forming a mutually beneficial virtuous circle.

Xia Lan didn't want to pay attention to the dirty deal between the two, they were just trying to survive.

His main concern was whether the abundance of bandits in the mountains would have a detrimental effect on his trip.

The robber doesn't care who you are, in short, you rob it first, and then you want to kill it afterwards, it all depends on the mood of the other party.

There are pros and cons to everything, and Xia Lan, who suddenly thought of a certain problem, began to stop worrying about the robbers.

After a comfortable night's rest, the team members who got up the next day regained their spirits, and after breakfast, everyone continued to set off in the direction of the mission goal.

"Fierce soldiers, ready for war at any time."

As soon as she left the town, Xia Lan reminded everyone loudly.

"Big Brother Green?! What happened? The power that reacted first was shocked.

"I made a deliberate inquiry yesterday about the situation in the vicinity, and this mountainous area is full of thieves, and we are likely to bump into them." Xia Lan couldn't see the slightest change in expression on her face.

"Thieves? How many people? How strong is it? Willie blurted out.

"A qiē is unknown." Charland Road.

"If there is a real chance of encountering thieves, we must be prepared for foolproof countermeasures." The steady and cautious Kerrett said.

"What to do? Could it be that we really want to fight the thieves? Connell said in a somewhat flustered tone.

"What are you afraid of, isn't it just a group of thieves, the three-month trial should be the time to experience the results." Ralph clenched the long sword at his waist and sneered.

"That's right! I felt my blood start boiling. Babbine said with a sound of urns.

I said...... Do we have to go head-to-head with the thieves? Can't there be other roundabout approaches? Willie sighed.

"Do you think a thief would be someone who likes to reason with you?" Ralph glanced at him, his words full of sarcasm.

"Even if the thief is unreasonable, but ...... Do you think it's possible for us newcomers who are murderous for the first time to defeat a group of vicious robbers? Not to be outdone, Willy scoffed.

"Perhaps, this is also part of our trial." Corrett spoke. "Overcome the weakness of the heart, the courage to be fearless."

"Without further ado, let's arrange a detailed plan of the battle according to the individual's abilities and strengths." Xia Lan said in a cold voice.

In fact, he was quite authoritative in the hearts of the team members, and as soon as the words came out, everyone successively reported their respective combat fields.

"I'm proficient in shields." Corrett patted the round shield hanging on his horse.

"I'm good at archery with crossbows and throwing knives, and I can provide long-range support strikes." Connell hurriedly said.

"I'm good at sneak attacks." Ralph said succinctly.

"I like to charge head-on." Barbair straightened his back and said.

When Xia Lan's eyes fell on the silent Willy, he stood up helplessly and said, "I am good at combat command and cavalry tactics. ”

"Very well, from now on, in the event of a thief attack, you will be in charge of the team's operational command." Xia Lan said in a deep voice.

"Huh?!" Willie cried out in disbelief.

"Questions?" Charland Road.

"No, no!" Willy shook his head quickly, and then said cautiously: "Then Brother Green will also obey my command?" ”

"No, it won't." Xia Lan replied simply. "I will get out of you to attract the attention of the enemy, and reduce the pressure on your enemy as much as possible."

"That'...... So isn't Big Green dangerous? Willie said.

"Don't worry, I'll be fine."

If something really happened, he would decisively leave them and run away alone.