Chapter Eighty-Six: The Pigs
When a fourth Pigg corpse was found on the riverbank, Harry frowned and said, "We've been delayed too much, and it would be troublesome if we hadn't set up camp before dark." ”
After dark, the nocturnal beasts are active, and in the dark, it is their world, and it is not easy to set up camp and make a fire before dark, and arrange everything, and make a fire in the ice and snow. Harry didn't want to delay the dead anymore, he had to keep the entire mercenary group safe.
"Wait!"
Mondo jumped out of the sleigh and used a shovel to bury half of his body in the snow, a Pigg warrior who had been far worse than the previous Pyg warriors, with many wounds all over his body, and the blood had stained his robes red and frozen into ice slag in the bitter cold. The first few corpses were all killed in one hit, either in the throat or in the heart, and a hole was directly opened, which Harry guessed was killed by a small sharp object.
"He's a soul priest!"
Mondo said to the leader that the status of the priests among the orcs is very noble, and the IQ of the Pigs is not high, but there have been a few priests, but because they are a vassal race, even among the priests, they regard Pigs as inferior orcs.
The Soul Priests are an advanced level of the Windwhispering Priests, and they have comprehended more war songs, and their singing power is also more abundant. Often, soul priests are the standard for going into battle, and they are already able to play a good role in battle.
"The death of a soul priest, things are even worse." Lucia, the female elf, said solemnly, "Maybe we should have taken a detour long ago, if the orcs appeared at this time, they would definitely think of us as the murderers of the Pyg priests." ”
Mondo helped the Pig-Priest straighten his robes, and he found that the Pig-Priest's body was soft, and although his bare arms were bruised and his whole body was cold, he found that the priest's heart was still beating weakly!
"He's alive!"
Mondo looked at Harry and let it go. This Pyg priest will surely freeze to death here, and he can't leave his people behind in cold blood. But he was not able to heal the priest, and. This will cause a lot of trouble for the mercenary group.
"Mondo, this is definitely not a good idea. Even if you save him, the orcs will not only not be grateful to you, but will vent their anger on you. Even the Snow Wolf Mercenary Group will be involved, and I don't think you want to see the conflict between orcs and humans worsen again. Lucia said bluntly.
"Yes, Mondo." If it were somewhere else, Chailly would never object, "If we don't pass by." This Pic Priest will be swallowed up by the cold, and even if you save him, will we return him to the Fawkes? His injuries have made it impossible for him to get out of this wasteland. ”
"But we're passing by, aren't we? The beast god Campas put him here, probably just waiting for us to pass by......" Mondo whispered.
Mondo was also hesitating, he had some attachment to the orcs.
In the City of Chaos, the elders of the various clans unanimously proposed that the orcs should not take in a person with a dark aura in their bodies. Given him two choices, one is to kill the demon pet skeleton with his own hands, and the other is to leave the orc kingdom and never be allowed to appear in the city of chaos again, Mondo has seen the fall of the orcs now. The elders' faces were scornful.
The elders' calculations are really shrewd, and if they kill their own pets, they will be punished by the God of Contract!
Mondo was willing to be taken away by the acolyte.
What's even more ridiculous is that the elders demanded that Mondo not be allowed to carry anything, because everything in his wooden house belonged to the orcs. Mondo knew very well that the elders were only for Heidi's relics, and they were afraid that they would spread the word that the various tribes had joined forces to frame Heidi, and they wanted to find Akalan's relics.
Since you have expelled me, I will no longer serve that fallen race.
Mondo stood up, and he decided that even if an orc royal was dying, it had nothing to do with him.
"Let's go! Captain Harry, let's hurry up and find a camp! Mondo felt that he had lifted a shackle, that he was not alone, at least that he had a skeleton that resembled a man.
"Nope." Harry touched his stubble, and after much deliberation, he decided, "We should save him." ”
"You're crazy!?" Lucia reproached, "Harry, you're not a sentimental person, and an orc priest is definitely not worth risking your entire mercenary group!" ”
Harry looked around at his men, these people had been with him for many years of life and death, and they had unconditional trust in him as the regiment commander, even if he made a ridiculous decision, the mercenaries also supported him with a trusting eye. Because Harry, it's not the first time that he has survived with a mercenary group.
Harry felt heavy and proud of this.
"Look." Harry pointed to the ground and explained, "There is only one man's footprint here besides us, and that belongs to the Priest of Pig. ”
Shay had to admire Harry's observation, this series of footprints had been covered by the snow particles blown by the cold wind, leaving only a small mark, and it would never be possible to find it if you didn't look closely.
"You mean, this orc priest is a man who fled here and then fainted in the cold and injuries?" Shay continued Harry's words.
Harry glanced at Xia Yi appreciatively, the reason is very simple, but only experienced mercenaries would think about this, I didn't expect this young girl to react so quickly, presumably before going out, reading some adventure books.
"Yes." Harry and Mondo carried the Pigs Priest into the sleigh as he said, "With the three Pigs in front, this group of orcs should be a few warriors fleeing with the priests, maybe more than these three, three Pigs may not be enough, but with the addition of the Soul Priest, it's different." ”
Mondo nodded and said, "The singing power of a soul priest can cover about a hundred orc warriors with the power of a war song, and if it is only applied to three or four warriors, the effect will be several times greater. With the increase in strength, agility, defense, and other increases provided by the Soul Priest, a Pig Warrior can even be comparable to five ordinary human knights! ”
"The priest is so powerful?" Shay felt that she had underestimated Mondo's talent.
"Yes, the priest can also heal the wounds and burn the enemy's wounds, although the priest is as fragile as the goblin, but once he is given space to cast, the situation on the battlefield will be changed in an instant."
Mondo excitedly said that his goal was not only to be a powerful warrior, but also to become a great priest!
"If that's the case, then the person who is chasing and killing this Pig Priest must be on par with our current combat strength, and if it is a sneak attack, it will be even more troublesome." That's Harry's scruples.
"Set up camp right here!" Harry shouted.
It was already the depths of a dark frozen forest, surrounded by thick old trees and old vines, and the dark clouds of the sky could only be seen on the ice of the Danube.
The regiment commander chose the area at the corner of the river, where the field of vision is more open, and even if it is attacked, it can be detected in time. The mercenaries left their sleds and supplies on the ice to untie the snowdogs, who circled around their owners and disappeared into the forest under Harry's whistle.
This is the most worry-free thing about snowdogs, they are the best hunting dogs, in the jungle, can hunt alone or in combination, let the snowdogs go, but also patrol.
The camp was under a huge snow-crushed tree, half planted in the Danube, more than two meters in diameter, full of wormholes, because of the cold climate, it had not completely rotted for decades, just enough to provide shelter for the mercenaries.
Harry pulled out a vial from inside the supplies, which contained yellow powder with a slight pungent smell.
Sprinkled with yellow powder around the camp, the snow melted quickly as if it had been roasted by fire, and even the remaining moisture disappeared, leaving a thick layer of dead leaves.
"It's the powder of the bud of absinthe and the nitrate wood." Shay read it in his notes.
Harry smiled: "I underestimated you, Xia Yi, I didn't expect that you have even heard of this potion of this elixir, this potion is not available in the market, it was invented by a potions master of the Snow Wolf Mercenary Regiment, it is kept in a dry bottle, it will release heat when it comes into contact with water or ice, but it will not ignite." ”
"I've been at the Mage Academy for a while." Shay replied.
Her words aroused the side eyes of all the mercenaries, the Mage Academy is the most dazzling place in the human realm except for the Light Sect, and the mages of the Snow Wolf Mercenary Group almost all graduated from the Mage Academy.
"I've also been in the Mage Academy......"
Harry said nostalgically, but his tone and demeanor made Shay feel that he was recalling something far away, but the head of the regiment didn't seem to be very old.
The mercenaries had already piled a pile of dry branches into a fire, ignited by dead leaves, they sat around the bonfire, they roasted their frozen hands and feet, took off their wet shoes and socks, and dried them to wear, Xia Yi and Hyun Kui didn't need to do this, to be honest, a group of rough men took off their wet socks together, it was really not good.
"In the Frozen Forest, won't the flames attract demonic beasts?" Mondo asked, saying that when he was alone in the frozen forest, he would only light a fire when he was barbecuing food.
"It's the urine of a high-level demonic beast, and it's sprinkled all around, and ordinary demonic beasts don't dare to enter the territory of a high-level demonic beast."
Harry is a very patient man and patiently explains. Collecting the urine of the monster is not an easy task, and it can only be bought at Merlin's shop of the old drunkard.
The cooking began to barbecue the cured meat and ham, the aroma of the meat made the mercenaries tongue with relish, one by one stretched their necks to stare at the golden oily bacon, the oil drops dripped, and a puff of green smoke rose from the charcoal fire, and the mercenaries couldn't help but swallow their saliva.
In addition to the campfire, the best thing to ward off is spirits. In return, Xia Yi gave all the wine in the carriage to the Snow Wolf Mercenary Group, but the mercenaries only drank strong wine, and the light red wine was poured on the barbecue meat by the cooks to reduce the fishy smell of the meat.