Chapter Eighty-Nine: The Calm Before the Blizzard
"Something is wrong." Herman said suddenly.
"Huh?" Andrea was taken aback.
"We've been walking for about forty minutes, and it's reasonable to think we've already walked out of the territory of those snow monsters before." Herman looked around warily and said, "In other words, it's time to run into a new snow monster." ”
"But the road has been peaceful." Andrea pondered, "Could it be that they found out that they couldn't beat it, so they ran away in advance?" ”
"Where can I run away?" Herman retorted, "The snow monsters can't adapt to temperatures above 20 degrees, and the only thing in the whole of the Peloponnese is the abnormal Tegetus Mountains, which can maintain the cold climate of the snow-capped mountains. ”
"I'd rather like they're hiding somewhere, intending to ambush us."
"Well, keep your men on guard." Andrea paused for a moment, suddenly seemed to think of something, and hurriedly added:
"Nope! Let everyone be vigilant, but still pretend that they haven't found anything on the surface. ”
Hermann:..................
This guy is starting to be whimsical again...... Delusional that the snow monster would make a surprise attack and ambush the Azure Sword, and then he could take the opportunity to negotiate with the people of the Azure Sword at the cost of rescue......
Herman didn't have to ask to know what Andrea was thinking.
"Don't be stupid, you really think they didn't find out?" Herman asked.
"What, they found signs that something was wrong?" Andrea lowered her voice and involuntarily looked behind her.
"Of course." Herman said, "Look at where they stand. ”
"The blonde lady with the shield walks in the center, ready to support in any direction. The gunslinger girl stood next to her, and the effect was the same. ”
"All non-melee classes are distributed around the Shield Lady, and each has at least one melee character by their side."
"The red-haired Psychic walked on the outside of the mountain path, with the regimental leader Aske by his side; The mage girl in the mask who had cast gravity earlier walked on the inside of the mountain road, and the black-haired girl with a sword guarded her back. ”
The flaxen-haired young girl was at the back of the line, and the Normans with twin axes walked alongside her, apparently to protect her in case of emergency.
Finally, there was the very small girl, who was about ten paces behind the group, and kept looking around. I guess this one in the Azure Sword should be a scout, scout or something like that. ”
"Indeed." When Herman said this, Andrea also realized that the other party's seemingly scattered position actually had a well-thought-out logical connection, like a spider's web.
"The main forces are placed on the flanks and in the rear because there is our Iron Cross Mercenary Regiment in front, which can form a strategic buffer." Herman concluded, "In other words, in their tactical system, we've actually been included as well. Therefore, no matter what adjustments we make, there is a high probability that they will find out. ”
"In this case, any cover-up is an act of self-deception, and it is better to directly and generously dispatch troops."
"Well, that's true." Andrea had to admit that Herman was right. Since his side has been noticed by the other party, and he has to try to make any small moves, it has no effect except that the Iron Cross Mercenary Group is not bright enough.
"Alert everyone!" Andrea gave a loud order.
The mercenaries immediately shrank in size and shortened the distance between each other, so that they could provide timely support in case of emergency.
"Did you notice it now?" Medea looked at the movement ahead and pouted disdainfully.
"You seem to have an opinion about them." Asker noticed the hostility in her attitude.
"Of course, didn't they start hostile to us first?" Medea said this, and suddenly sighed, "Asker, do you know them?" ”
"Oh, you're reading my mind again." Asker said, "Yes, I know both of these Iron Cross mercenary regiments. ”
"Tell me about it." Medea was a little curious.
"You can read minds, see for yourself." Asker waved his hand.
"I want to hear from you." Medea insisted.
"Andrea, whose fief is near Fredenbeck in the HRE Empire, was originally considered a small lord." Aske explained, "This guy is a wanderer by nature, and he left his fiefdom to the family to govern, and he came out to join the Iron Cross mercenary group as a mercenary. ”
"This guy has a straight temper and loves and hates. If you hate a person, it's how to look at it and how it doesn't like it, and you are willing to stick a knife in your ribs and go bankrupt for your brother, which is probably such a direct character. ”
"Sounds stupid." Medea commented, "You go on. ”
"The blonde mercenary next to him is Herman, the eldest son of Bernard, Count of Saxony in the north of the Empire." Asker explains, "De jure, he should have inherited his father's duchy or title. ”
"But what's going on in Saxony, I don't know very well. In short, this guy was later stripped of his inheritance, and the Count of Saxony chose his younger brother Albert as his heir, so he could only come out as a mercenary. ”
"Mmmm......" Medea fell into a thoughtful look, and Aske knew very well that it was the expression on which this guy began to think about some conspiracy again.
"Whatever you're going to do, wait until we get the axe, you know?" Asker reminded her, "Don't make a fuss. ”
"Do you think I'm the kind of person who doesn't move?" Medea did not deny that she "had a plan", but only gave him an annoyed look.
Asker sighed. If it is described in the DND camp, Medea undoubtedly belongs to the typical "orderly evil" type, not so much for profit, but for the sake of profit, but instinctively weaving conspiracies and calculating others.
But having such a person on the team isn't necessarily a pure bad thing - at least her mind-reading and mind-snatching control skills are an integral part of Asker's tactical system.
I have to find an opportunity to correct her awkward personality. Oh, and her tricky split personality......
Aske suddenly felt that there was a lot of instability in this guy.
While Aske was thinking like this, Medea also silently knew his thoughts.
"See?" Medusa in the depths of her mind sneered, "The reason why he can endure your existence is because you are still valuable to him at the moment. ”
"Once one day you can no longer function, he will abandon you mercilessly, as if you were throwing away a piece of trash."
"Isn't that a matter of course?" Medea retorted, "The reason why I stay on this team is also because the team can bring me benefits. ”
"If you're really just interested, why would you do those things?" Medusa sneered, "Help him consolidate the team? Open a harem? What are you kidding, who can you fool with that reason? You're just trying to create conflict in your team and exacerbate it. ”
"What's in it for me if the team falls apart?" Medea asked her rhetorically.
"The team falls apart, and the women around him will leave him, what good do you say?" Medusa pierced her mercilessly, "If he knew your purpose, what do you think he would think of you?" ”
"Shut up." Medea was annoyed.
"Okay, I'll shut up." Medusa said coldly, "But you know for yourself that shutting up won't solve the problem. ”
The inner voice fell silent. Medea stared down at the snow with an expressionless face, her face cloudy.