The sound of horses' hooves stopped outside the range of the bow and arrow.

Adam looked up and saw seven riders – four black cuirass in the Taiganda style and three silver duplexes in the Anton Weisson style.

Duheng stopped the menacing cavalry and dismounted and walked alone towards the wooded area.

Halfway through, remove the steel sword and stick it in place.

In this place, any shrub can hide from people, and the probability of ambush is too great.

I just came to take the hostages, so there was no need to add casualties.

"Where is she?"

Duchen asked.

Adam stepped aside.

From here, one can see a man resting on his side in the shade of a tree, draped in a blanket.

"Give me a thorough understanding and she'll survive, right?"

"Yes, think about what you said at the time, if we bring back the corpse, it will be Taigangda pressing too hard, or will it be counted on our heads."

Duheng sighed, his heart was very complicated, and continued.

"The lord is not going to declare war on Anton Weisen yet, she will be safe and well-protected."

He was shocked when his lord told him the meaning behind those arrangements, and at the same time felt guilty for Adam.

However, Duheng traced the traces from the city to pick up people, and after careful consideration, he found that the young man in front of him seemed to have glimpsed the truth, and reversed his identity from a pawn to the negotiating table, so as to survive.

"You're terrifying, I won't bless you, those gangsters and monsters who don't have brains shouldn't be able to hurt you."

Duheng watched as the other man untied the leash, turned over on his horse, and jumped onto the path, and soon was blocked by the trunk and the maid.

The sound of hooves fades away, and occasionally a bamboo shoot tip bird flutters.

Adam didn't say anything other than the first question.

The hostages have been released, and the prisoners are on the run.

……

Adam had the courage and certainty to deal with the negotiation on his own, so he stayed behind.

But fortunately, Arnold is a smart man and chooses to accept it when he sees it.

The team had already asked them to go to the front in advance to make sufficient traces and arrangements, so as not to be followed in the direction of Matthew Village when they turned to the stronghold next.

"Speaking of which, should I give the colony a name?"

Just thinking of this, the note actually came out.

【Unfinished business: Territory name】

Where do they live, why are they proud, and where is the stone monument of the remnants of their souls erected? 】

Adam ended his thinking and found himself close to the meeting place.

He galloped up the hill and found the mercenaries and Shaun in the bushes and small hollows.

[Team: 11]

Tavern recruits are considered followers, and Lukka is always counted in the ranks.

Limited by qualifications, slightly helpless.

The strong men had unknown and hope on their faces, they were corpses that had escaped from the gallows.

Dealing with the future, like a newborn, I was a little uneasy and at a loss, and that kind of helplessness was pressed in the bottom of my heart, and the choice of direction was handed over to this gentleman.

"Gentlemen, I must stress once again that this is a choice."

Adam Lerma spoke, swept over the faces of the strong men, and continued.

"If you go with me, you will live a little differently, and I hope that those habits and concepts have been burned clean with the corpse.

Before I take you back to my territory, I have to explain the rules. ”

He paused, waiting for them to gather their minds, which was a serious topic.

"There's no luxury there, but it's settled enough. You can lay down your arms and look forward to each season's harvest, but survival and work are never separated.

No one will talk about your past, it's a new future.

All those things that don't make it to the table, such as theft, extortion, rape of women......

If anyone dares to touch it, the noose may not fit around his neck, but I will remove his head.

How to choose, gentlemen, to get out of here and find a town to continue fooling around?

Or, come with me? ”

The mercenaries didn't hesitate much, they all lowered their heads in a daze, and what that kind of chic day could finally wait for could only be a visible ending to the naked eye.

If they had a stable job at the beginning, or if the land tax was a few percent less, they wouldn't have touched that kind of gray trade.

[Mercenary Loyalty Increases]

"Very well, you still have a lot of things to protect in the future. But now, protect your horse, for this is your first possession. ”

[Mercenary X10 in the team is upgraded to cavalry (consumes war horse X10)]

[Rider (Luca) in the team is upgraded to cavalry (consumes the horse x1)]

[Combat effectiveness and discipline, a sufficient number of teams can support the majesty of the lord. 】

The top of the bush was knocked open, and the team streamed out of the low-lying area, and it was only then that the road back to the stronghold was officially set out.

Adam pondered the way forward: the caravan had already begun to move, the economy was a long process after all, and it was good to use money and goods to enrich the construction of the stronghold.

Grain is also being sold, and when the men are skilled enough, they will go further afield to hunt.

Before the snowflakes fall, tamp the granary, and wait until next year, hopefully at the same time as spring.

He was distracted from observing the data of the cavalrymen, who had been polished off by life and death, and who had only restrained discipline.

I have to say that they are much better than those homeless people, and they have some outstanding points in being able to blend in the gray area so far.

If the stronghold is named, presumably those cavalry can be added to it, just like [Taigangda] [Anton Weisen].

This is the spark that makes the team stronger.

Then go to recruit and expand, continue to add firewood and stoves, and slowly consolidate the stronghold.

Adam's leather gloves clenched into fists, and he felt the presence of the lord's ring—a thing that he didn't know enough about.

He inadvertently exhaled turbidity, a little tired from the rush.

Jane popped into my head.

It's not because of some evil thought, but when you're covered in blood, you unconsciously yearn for clean things.

Take a look at it from afar, and let the mental pressure have a gap that slowly flows.

"Huh?"

Adam stopped again.

There's a blue on the map"? Not far away, somewhere on the side of the road.

[Accidents are never notified in advance, it can be a tragedy, it may be a gift, or maybe, it is a clue. 】

They walked down the slope one by one, along the ruts and blood stains.

There seems to have been some kind of fierce fighting here, and some terrifying monsters have attacked here.

The tumbling trail extends from the avenue to the slope and finally stops at the bank of the stream.

Adam had seen the wagon overturned, a sturdy and huge cargo box that required at least two horses and four merchants to transport.

The branches were broken, and blood splattered everywhere near the stones.

In addition to the corpses, there are also quite a few blue-skinned creatures rummaging around, seemingly vying for some stump of the limbs.

【Water Ghost X6】

Adam paced out of the shadows of the woods into the sunlight, the sound of steel swords unsheathed behind him.

The water ghosts have a blue complexion with a greenish tinge, a fish-white glow near their navel, and the scarlet of fresh meat—dangerous from head to tail.

They lifted their heads, minced flesh sliding from the corners of their mouths, their eyes bulging out, but tilting their heads in the air for direction.

The monster rushed up excitedly, scrambling like a toy.

However, the steel sword slashed down on their heads, and a storm of attacks fell on them one after another.

Who is the prey and who is the meal on the plate?