Pachel looked at the only fresh face in the group, Snorlan, and asked, "Arturius, who is this ......?" ”

Arturius hurriedly introduced: "This is Snolan, who was originally a traveler, but the Cégus mistakenly arrested him, and he was supposed to be executed with us, but later escaped with us, and on the way he agreed to join our rebel army." ”

After Pachel's introduction to Arturius, he smiled kindly and said to Snolan, "Welcome." I am Pachel, the head of the village of Crane, and welcome to join the ranks of our Marton rebel army, we are committed to resisting the tyranny of Segou, there were originally a few hundred people, but because of the extermination of the Segu people, now we are left in a village, dozens of people. We are indeed very weak, so it is understandable that you quit now, and I hope you can carefully consider whether to stay, after all, it is still very risky to join the rebel army. ”

Snorlan understood what Pachel meant, he was afraid that if he blindly joined the rebel army because he didn't know about the rebel army, he would regret it in the future and run away, but it would be better to make it clear now. But Snorlan is already a barbarian blood, and he is not immune to the influence of the bloodline and becomes enthusiastic, not to mention that he also needs to join an organization to understand the world systematically, and the Marton Rebel Army is not a good choice. Moreover, he has confidence in himself, since Asthalo and Bourkeso have given him a plug-in, can he still be afraid of a group of natives as a traverser?

Thinking of this, Snorlan was full of spirits, and said very cheerfully: "Brother Arturius saved my life, then I naturally obey the orders of Brother Arturius, not to mention, I always think that the most precious thing for a person is life, life is only once for everyone, and a person's life should be spent like this: when he recalls the past, he will not regret that he wasted his time, nor will he be ashamed of his inaction; At the end of his life, he was able to say: 'My life and all my energies have been devoted to the most magnificent cause in the world - the struggle for the emancipation of mankind'. ”

Pachel, Arturius, and all the militiamen present unconsciously applauded this statement, which was full of heroism and dedication, and they believed that the person who uttered it was definitely a warrior with a high level of dedication. Indeed, Paul Kochagin, who said this, was a staunch revolutionary fighter, but in fact Snorlan was still 108,000 miles away from Paul Kochagin!

Just as the rebels were being driven by these words, at 10 Arlington Street, Serran, the capital of the Segou Empire, the office building of the Central Military Headquarters of Segou. A soldier hurried into the General Staff, turned into the Intelligence Department, and knocked on the door of the deputy minister's office.

"Enter." In his office, Lieutenant General Clinton, deputy director of the Intelligence Department of the General Staff of the Central Military Department in Segu, was reviewing documents.

"Report! Border Rush. The soldier saluted and took out a blue envelope from his bosom.

"Put it here." Lieutenant General Clinton nodded and motioned to place the papers on the table in front of him. The soldier put the envelope on the table, saluted again, turned and went out.

Lieutenant General Clinton immediately opened the letter, which stated that no one survived the attack on Riptide and that blood had been sacrificed, suspected to have been committed by cultists or Roe. Clinton pondered for a moment, immediately picked up the communication crystal, pinched it tightly and activated it, and said to the crystal: "Pick up General Harden, the Minister of Intelligence." Immediately, he picked up a cylinder and placed it to his ear - it was the receiving device of the communication crystal.

A voice came from the earpiece: "This is Harden, please speak." ”

"I'm Clinton, sir, and I've just received information that Riptide has been attacked, and no one survives, probably by a cultist or a Roe. Sir, I think the Roe did this. ”

"It was done by the Roees, there is no doubt about it." Harden's tone was firm. "The guidance of public opinion is handed over to you, Clinton, and I will report immediately to Marshal Anderson and His Majesty the Emperor." After saying that, he hung up the communication crystal.

Clinton put down the communication crystal and shouted, "Herald! ”

A soldier immediately came in from outside the door and gave a military salute.

"Invite the reporters of Segu Pravda, Serland Daily, Segou Daily News."

The herald saluted, turned and exited the office.

Just as Lieutenant General Clinton was about to steer public opinion, the village of Crane, Pachel, Arturius, and a kind of militia had finished their conversation and went about their duties. After arranging his work, Arturius took Snorlan to a dilapidated house.

"This is the home of a young man in the village before, he went out on an adventure and died outside, this house is not inhabited all year round, you can live here, I will call a few people to help you clean up." Arturius arranged for Snorlan to live in the house.

It's not a comfortable place for Snowland, but it's better to have a place to stay than nothing. So he thanked Arturius and cleaned up the hut with a few militiamen that Arturius had called. The hut hadn't been inhabited for a while, and it was covered in ash and had a lot of cobwebs in the corners. After a busy afternoon, when it was almost evening, it was finally over, and the house was now barely habitable.

At this time, a strong man came in from outside the door, Snorlan knew him, his name was Eric, and he was also one of the militia who escaped from Riptide. Eric looked at them, laughed, and said, "Get the job done, brothers, and go to the campfire in the village in a moment, and have a good drink tonight!" Especially you, Snowland, we have to welcome you! ”

The militiamen and Snorlan laughed and said okay, simply cleaned up, and came to the scene of the party with Eric.

Snorlan saw a large bonfire, and there were already a dozen women busy working next to them, the younger ones in their thirties and the older ones in their fifties and sixties, who were supposed to be the wives and mothers of the militiamen. The militia and the villagers, who had arrived early, had already found a place to sit down and began to stagger each other. Snorlan also found a random seat to sit down, and after a while, an aunt handed him the wine.

"You're the new guy today, aren't you?" The aunt asked with a kind smile as she handed the wine to Snowland.

"Yes, it's me, my name is Snolan." Snorlan hurriedly took the wine glass and replied with a smile.

"Okay, drink it slowly, don't worry, the meat still needs to be roasted for a while."

"Cheng, auntie, slow down." Snowland thanked his aunt and took a sip, the wine was not strong, the entrance was very soft, slightly sweet, slightly turbid, it could be seen that this should be the wine made by the villagers themselves.

While Snorlan was tasting the wine, Arturius came to sit down beside him, smiled and asked, "How is it, the countryman makes it himself, is it okay?" ”

"Yes, it's soft on the palate, with some sweetness, and I like it a lot." Snowland nodded hurriedly and praised the wine.

"Hey, it's all my own imagination. On this side of our Madun rainforest, the land is quite fertile, and we can't eat enough food to eat, and it's far away from the town, and the road is not easy to walk, and it's not convenient to sell, so I have to figure out how to make some wine by myself. ”

Snorlan nodded, thoughtful.

Arturius continued: "We have several villages on our side, and we don't have to worry about eating and drinking, but after the Seygu people came, they were conscripted and taxed, and many young people died in the army. They have pensions for the young men who volunteered to join the army in the interior of Segou and died in battle, but what about our side? Dead is dead, not even a corpse, except for a certificate of honor that is not used for fart, and accidentally not even a single copper! This is also the reason for our uprising. Luckily, we have been out and about, and the Cégus don't know that our base is actually the village of Crane. However, they took many of us and tortured them to confess, and slaughtered many villages, which led to the fact that our numbers were getting smaller and smaller. ”

Snorlan nodded and asked, "Then where did our weapons and equipment come from?" ”

"There is a blacksmith shop in the village, although it is not big, but after all, there are not many of us now, and it is barely enough, not to mention that we often go out to find ways to get some military supplies - this is also the purpose of our going out this time, but you also know that it failed, and was caught by the Saigu people."

Snorlan nodded, and said to Arturius: "Brother Arturius, after all, I came from a remote village, our environment is closed, the news is closed, and I don't know the general situation of this world, can you introduce it to me?" ”

"Okay," Arturlius nodded with a smile, "We are here in the Marton Rainforest, across the southern border of the Segou Empire and the Roe Empire, and further south of the Marton Rainforest is the sea, the Segou Empire and the Roe Empire have been old enemies for many years, and the two sides have long formed a blood feud." It is said that this hatred can be traced back to the reign of the Elven Empire hundreds of years ago, in short, the two countries have been at war for so many years, and it has long been irreconcilable.

"Let's tell you about the general division of strength on the continent, which is generally divided into black iron, bronze, silver, gold, heroes, and legends. Black Iron is a warrior who has undergone a certain amount of training or a caster who has mastered the basic spell casting ability, and most of the main forces of the army are at the Black Iron level; Bronze is a highly trained warrior or a caster who has mastered the ability to cast spells at the elementary level, and they are generally the main force of elite troops or officers of most armies; Silver is a warrior who has mastered the fighting spirit or a spellcaster who has mastered a certain spell-casting ability, and this level can serve as an officer in the elite troops; Gold is a warrior who is proficient in fighting spirit or a spellcaster who has mastered advanced spellcasting ability, and this rank can generally be used as a high-ranking officer. As for heroes and legends...... All I know is that they are very strong and rare, and there are not necessarily many in each country.

"Oh, yes, I'll show you this," Arturius said, pulling out three coins from his pocket, "these are the currencies issued by the goddess of wealth, Waukin." The brown one is a copper coin, 100 is equal to one silver coin, and 100 silver coins are equal to one gold coin. In a remote village like ours, we don't need money, but I've heard that in an ordinary town, an average family of three has 15-20 gold coins a month. ”

Just as Arturius was speaking, a militiaman came and said to Arturius, "Captain, here comes a passing traveler. ”

Arturius was a little confused, but said to the militiaman, "Then call him over for a few drinks." He turned his head again and said to the militia present: "You know what should be said and what should not be said, and you will pay attention to it later." The militiamen nodded their heads.

After a while, the traveler came, dressed in a black robe with a few torn spots. He was unkempt and dirty, and at first glance he had been in the wild for a while.

"Hello, traveler," Arturius toasted him, "what's your name?" ”

The traveler took the wine glass handed to him by his aunt, nodded his head and thanked him, and said, "My name is Ma Lan." ”