In the vast foothills of the Suide Mountains, a few hours earlier, another battle had just ended, and the soldiers in steel armor were orderly cleaning the corpses, like a silver glow flowing in blood red. The leader of the troop passed through the middle of the battlefield, and the middle-aged man with a beard watched the white smoke of embers rise from the battlefield, and there was no trace of regret on his face. It was full of dead people, followers of Romulus in wolf-headed furs, soldiers in standard plate armor, who were alive a moment ago, and now their souls were in the sky, leaving only cold and soft corpses.

"It's these damn believers again." Standing beside him was the non-commissioned officer captain of this unit, although there were not many dead soldiers, but each one of them was trained by his own hands. The captain understands the cruelty of war, and he does not expect his soldiers to remain intact, only that they will die honorably - for the sake of their common dream.

The middle-aged man sighed softly, his maroon hair was barely kept, it was hard to imagine that this was the supreme commander who commanded the operation.

"Don't be too angry, in a sense, we're all people of faith."

Having said that, he took a few steps forward and opened a corpse that was covered by fur, and the latter snorted - the middle-aged commander did not frown, and cleanly made up a sword to end the other party's life.

"Sir, this is a post-war statistical report." A soldier ran up and handed over the statistics to the captain, and at this moment it was only a few minutes before the end of the battle, such an efficient force was rare even in the Empire.

"Lord Black......"

The captain flipped through the statistics, and his face was a little ugly: "We have a total of fourteen casualties, this time...... Six of them were killed by a sneak attack while guarding the mercenaries. ”

Blake looked up and glanced at the crowd not far away—mercenaries in leather armor, now bound tightly with hemp rope, crouched in a row under the guarding of the soldiers. If Green arrived, he would have recognized that the silent inch-headed man among them was none other than Maguire, the mercenary leader who had entrusted Lilith to him earlier.

"We have limited manpower, and with these burdens will affect our fighting strength," the non-commissioned officer captain tried to persuade his supreme superiors, "I understand that letting them go may affect our plans, so I suggest—"

"Kill on the spot, huh?"

The bearded Blake asked lightly, but it was this tone that immediately silenced the captain behind him.

"Don't be nervous, my captain," he said, turning his head with a stingy smile, "they are not useless, as you said, there may be dangerous situations, and they will be of the best use compared to our precious soldiers. ”

The captain of the non-commissioned officer showed a sudden expression, "Lord Black, I understand. ”

Blake nodded, and the captain of the non-commissioned officer behind him gave a special military salute, and then turned to organize his troops, while the middle-aged man walked forward slowly, searching for the enemy who had not yet lost his breath like a soldier, tirelessly replenishing sword after sword, until he reached the edge of the battlefield, he stopped his steps.

The two-handed greatsword that looked extremely heavy was already stained with blood, but Blake didn't mind, he wiped the stain on the sword with the cotton arm guard on his left hand, and looked into the distance, as if he saw the gray ruins at the end of the jungle through the ancient trees.

"Let's hope it's worth it."

He muttered to himself

"So, what do you know about the Independence Army?"

Along the straight avenue, the four of them rode forward, and just as they had just discovered, Green asked a question to the three beside them.

"Independence Army?" Lilith was confused by Green's actions before, and now the question he said made her even more confused, "Mr. Green, what do you say...... Does it refer to the military? ”

"No, I think His Highness should mean forces independent of the state." Albert shook his head and explained.

"I see."

“…… In my time, the dragon king's divine power used to be the great enemy in our path. Assesis was silent for a moment, and was the first to respond to Green.

"Dragon King divine power?" Albert looked at Commander Kunali in surprise, "I thought that was the name of a combination artifact. ”

"Indeed," it was Green who answered Albert, he nodded and glanced at Assesses, "The dragon king's divine power is a set of armor, and it is said that it was watered with blood by seven dragon kings in order to commemorate the Cracked Sky Seat, but this is not an exclusive dragon treasure, so it was coveted by other races, and the dragon king's divine power was once lost, in order to find the holy relics in the **, the dragon clan formed a force of the same name, and then with the passage of time, this set of armor was not all recalled, but the organizational form was constantly changing - I don't know much about this process, I only heard that most of the members were puzzled by that period of history, but in short, later, the search team became a legion of thugs raised by the dragons, and more and more foreign creatures joined it, and the organization had been transformed into some kind of special force. ”

"How is this possible? Dragon...... Will other species be accepted? Lilith's mouth opened in surprise, she even forgot to question why Green knew in such detail, and just threw herself into what he said.

"Actually, it's not unusual, Miss Lilith," Albert said again, "The dragons themselves have many vassal races, such as kobolds, and finding a few artifact parts on the continent of Cabez is tantamount to looking for a needle in the sea, they will inevitably require a lot of manpower, but dragons are not a race that is good at reproduction - and you must know that once a precedent is set, things are often difficult to stop. ”

Lilith nodded, a thoughtful expression.

"Even now, the dragon king's divine power is still an organization with extraordinary strength, their members are all over the place, although they uphold the supreme task of finding artifact components, and at the same time, they also accept all kinds of commissions like mercenaries to earn a certain commission, after all, if they can't get artifact components, those dragons who pick the door will not give too much wealth to reward." At this, Green smiled helplessly, thinking of several missions in the process of following miracles.

As a bitter master, he has a deep feeling for the stinginess of the dragon clan.

"If that's the case, I've heard of a certain organization," Albert nodded and sighed, looking at Green with smart eyes, "Maybe they're not extremely powerful, but if there's any force that impresses me, it's naturally those unclothed muscular guys, oops, I suddenly remembered that the barbarian king seemed to be one of them, and I don't know if he eradicated this organization after he broke away......"

The black wizard chattered for a long time, and did not say the name of the force, Assesis and Lilith were a little impatient, only Green, after listening for a while, he subconsciously wanted to stroke the soft fur of the little fox but pounced, only then remembered that this little thing did not know why it suddenly became sleepy, in order not to disturb it, before leaving, Green deliberately handed it over to the unhappy and sent it into the pet space.

The young man, who felt a little embarrassed, decided to find a topic, so he interrupted Albert and asked, "Al, are you talking about the Wozu God Cult?" ”

Albert looked surprised, and the words that came to his lips forced him to change, "He...... Did you know? ”

Green nodded, looking south, "I'm afraid you're going to be disappointed, the Wozu Cult still exists, and you may not believe it when you say it, the great barbarian king almost acquiesced to the Wozu Cult as the state religion." ”

Albert was stunned for a moment, "This ...... I didn't expect it, after all, ......" but he didn't finish his sentence, for he quickly turned his head to look at Green, with that common smile on his face, "...... It is worthy of His Highness Green, and even the Wozu Divine Sect knows about it, but unfortunately I can't surprise you. ”

The boy rolled his eyes. He couldn't help but feel a little angry, did this guy think he was playing a game?

However, Albert's words did make the other two people feel something, maybe they knew that the dragon king's divine power was just an accident, but even the church of the barbarians knew it clearly, if it was a coincidence, I am afraid no one could believe it, for a while, the three people looked at Green in disbelief.

"Ladies and gentlemen, although the forces you are talking about are not small, they mostly belong to the camp of neutrality or favoring good," Grimm did not notice the strangeness of his companions, but said with some helplessness, "Have you not heard of some forces that are inclined to evil?" For example......"

"Borderlands?" Lilith picked up quickly, and this time, she was right.

"Yes, Borderlands, for example," Green cast an appreciative look at her, but turned his head to see Acesis and Albert looking at each other in a look that was completely unheard of.

Please, do you dare to be a little more white?

Green groaned inwardly, and was about to give his two men a lesson, but in the blink of an eye fell silent.

What if it's not that they're shallow, but that this "insight" doesn't exist at all?

The young man smiled bitterly to himself, now it seems that the latter is more likely, it seems that these two have been active for a long time, I am afraid that they will have to push forward further than they expected

"Well, in a word, it's a force like Borderlands, with its own territory, not subject to the rule and conscription of any country, and acting purely for its own interests, and there are a few more alongside it, but what I'm going to talk about is the Hidden Bone Clan, a powerful military organization with the strongest sense of mystery, originating from unknowable events, and a powerful military organization that can disgrace the military of almost any country."

Halfway through his speech, Green noticed Assesses' gaze and quickly changed his words.

"--I don't include you, of course, I mean the countries on the continent of Cabez."

"The Bone Collective?" The aristocratic daughter was stunned for a moment, "Isn't that a treasure hunting organization?" I've heard that people there are always looking for some fountain of youth, like immortality or something......"

"You're right, but it's only the second half." Green raised his hand and raised his two-handed broadsword, "The mark on this sword is that it belongs to the Hidden Bone Group, they have their own factory workshops and ore deposits, highly skilled craftsmen and tailors, all equipment is standard and self-sufficient - this is not some kind of treasure hunting force, but a real army with a high degree of unity of purpose." ”

Lilith was a little surprised, as an Endymion nobleman, she knew the importance of knowledge, and therefore treated Grimm differently. But the carpenters, blacksmiths, and so on he spoke of were of great importance, and it was the first time she had heard of such a well-structured organization.

"But Your Highness," Albert interjected, somewhat puzzled, "if, as you say, their ultimate goal is the Fountain of Youth, I'm afraid they won't have anything to do with us, right?" The young black wizard pointed out, after all, after discovering the corpse's belonging, Green's worried appearance was obvious to all.

"No, on the contrary, depending on the direction of the previous battlefield, the Hidden Bone Group is likely to move towards the Dark Elf Ruins, and unfortunately, there is only one avenue here, whether they advance or not, they will meet us," Grimm paused and let out a long sigh.

When it comes to the Tibetan Bone Group, he actually has lingering palpitations.

He once joined the player's alliance and was tasked with defending an army of the Kingdom of Rodland, only to fight against the unexpected Hidden Bone Gang in the Berland Heights. Those silver-white swordsmen with big swords in both hands, although their level was lower than the level of the players at the time, but they were extremely tactically literate and well-trained, and these soldiers of the Hidden Bone Group were not afraid of death, as if they could be resurrected like the players. Under such contact, the players at that time suffered enough.

"These guys will do whatever it takes to achieve their noble goals, and even the slightest threat that might affect their plans will be resolved at the first opportunity, and I'm almost certain that conflict is inevitable."

Green said, adding in his heart,

In particular, the goal of their trip is most likely the goal of the Tibetan Bone Group.

The three people around him all fell silent.

“…… Your Highness, there are corpses ahead! ”

After the four horses had kept pace for a few minutes, Albert suddenly spoke. Ever since he heard about the threat of the Hidden Bone Syndicate, he had maintained the Wizard's Eye to clear the way in front of the group, and his opening immediately made Green's face change, and he took out his speculum and looked in the direction that the Black Mage was pointing.

Faintly, he saw blood, corpses, and embers of flames.

Ahead is another battlefield.

He reoriented his speculum to look at the ruins at the end of the jungle in the distance, where there was still silence. The boy snapped and put away the speculum and clutched the reins tightly, "Ladies and gentlemen, the followers of Romulus can't stop the Hidden Bone Group, and we have a heavy responsibility on our shoulders, even if we know the danger, we must try our best." ”

Assesis and Albert had no objections, and the three of them set their sights on the noble daughter at the same time.

"I—I'm going to follow you," Lilith whispered, looking a little frightened, and finally revealed her true intentions, "You can't leave me a girl here......"

Green smiled at her soothingly, then struck forward, "Then guys, hold on to the reins, we must pick up speed!" ”