Ivan is a very powerful archer, in the courtyard of the stronghold, An Xu saw his superb archery skills, his iron bow is very penetrating, almost comparable to the alchemist crossbow in the effective range, and the accuracy is also very high, can accurately hit fist-sized targets within a hundred meters.

And Ivan will also have many advanced skills, charging arrows, guiding arrows, etc., which really opened everyone's eyes, An Xu rarely saw a powerful archer, Ivan is definitely one of them.

"It's over, my position as a shooter is gone!" Doudou felt very tired, in the past, he and Noel were tasked with long-range firepower, but with Ivan in the future, I'm afraid there won't be much time for them to shine.

An Xu doesn't think so, alchemy crossbows and bows and arrows have their own characteristics, not necessarily one of them is the best, and Doudou and Noel have other specialties and will always be an indispensable part of the team.

Of course, An Xu also values Ivan very much, this is the first powerful mercenary to come to the door by recruitment, and he will keep him no matter what.

"Come on, Ivan, come and sit down first, and visit our station by the way!" An Xu brought Ivan in, and at the same time, Ivan was also observing the situation of An Xu's team.

Ivan traveled north and south, and saw a lot of mercenary teams, but there are really not many teams with a station, and it's not that they can't buy a piece of land, and most of the mercenaries don't have the awareness of stationing at all.

From this alone, it can be seen that An Xu is a very ambitious team, at least with a unique idea of planning, which is something that Ivan is happy to see.

At the same time, Ivan also noticed another characteristic of An Xu's team, that is, there are few people, under normal circumstances, there are at least one or twenty people who can be assessed as a three-star team, but An Xu and they only have a total of seven combat members, which shows that An Xu's personal ability is very strong.

Such a team, in terms of actual combat effectiveness, is far higher than a team that relies on numbers to win.

After An Xu introduced some of the systems in the team, Ivan smiled and said: "I am very satisfied with your team, but I have one more request, I hope that the team can receive the bounty task issued by the Kazuha royal family, if there is no problem, I will be happy to join your team!" ”

"Oh, that's a coincidence, just in time for us to come out tomorrow, and you're just in time!" After the negotiation, An Xu looked very happy and stretched out his hand: "Then, on behalf of the Hope team, I welcome you to join!" ”

"I'm honored!" Ivan shook hands with An Xu, and there was a relieved look on his face, in order to obtain the Huiye Medal, I am afraid that the team with this ability will not miss this mission, but he is too worried.

"Lena, you take Ivan to pick a room first, Ivan, you familiarize yourself first, and then I'll accompany you to the mercenary hall to verify your identity later!" An Xu arranged.

"No problem!" Ivan nodded in response.

The time soon came to the next day, and as soon as the sky was still dark, An Xu had already gotten up, and the things he needed along the way were all stored in the space ring, and he only needed to travel lightly.

There was a slight chill outside the window, An Xu opened the window, and a crystal clear snowflake floated in from outside.

It's snowing!

The location of Hidden Moon City is relatively southern, An Xu has rarely experienced snowy days, and when he leaned out of the window and looked out, the heavens and the earth were dyed white, becoming familiar and unfamiliar.

It's so heavy snow, An Xu exhaled a cloud of white air, admiring the snowflakes thrown outside the window, it was just a night's work, and a thick layer had been piled up on the ground.

It is said that the snow is a good year, with the moisture of snow and rain, and the coming year will be a good harvest, but for those refugees, I am afraid that they may not like the cold weather, and I don't know how many people will survive the spring of the next year after this heavy snowfall.

It would be nice if this war ended soon!

An Xu sighed, dressed up, and then opened the door and began to wake people up, Doudou They were more sleepy, if they didn't wake them up, they would probably have to sleep until dawn.

Passing by An Xin's room, An Xu quietly opened the door, the little girl was sleeping soundly wrapped in the quilt, her face was red and cute, An Xu smiled knowingly, did not wake her up, and gently closed the door.

Their things had already been prepared, everyone had sorted out their belongings, had a hasty breakfast in the hall, and began to hit the road.

It is not easy to travel on a snowy day, and An Xu was going to hire a carriage to go directly to Heyuan City, but when those horsemen heard that they were going to the front line, they all refused.

Of course, An Xu and they can also prepare their own mounts, but ordinary bob-tailed beasts may not be as fast as them can walk, so An Xu and they will walk directly on the road.

Fortunately, everyone's physique is very high, there is no problem with long-distance travel, and there is combat energy to protect the body, this cold is nothing, since they are mercenaries, there is nothing to complain about, in fact, everyone has long been accustomed to going out to perform tasks in bad weather.

As he got closer and closer to Heyuan City, where there were hardly any pedestrians to be seen, An Xu had been to Heyuan City several times, where there were many rivers, abundant water resources, and many kinds of fruits.

In normal times, there would be a large number of merchants transporting goods on this road, often repeatedly, and the fruit here is a very popular commodity in other cities, and a successful business trip can make them a satisfactory amount of money.

However, with the advent of war, this once-bustling road has become deserted.

After arriving in Heyuan City, An Xu and the others did not stay, and went directly to the mercenary hall, and after showing the team badge, they successfully got the letter of introduction, and then rushed towards the Yinling Fortress non-stop.

Today's Heyuan City is also sparsely populated, probably because people are worried that the Silver Ridge Fortress will fall, and they have fled elsewhere, leaving behind a lot of empty houses, which leads to the fact that there are not many people in the mercenary hall, at least compared to Hidden Moon City, it is completely two worlds.

Therefore, An Xu's task handover is very efficient, and it also shows the convenience of the new badge, and An Xu still has a faint idea in his heart, if the mercenary union grows stronger and stronger, the functions of this badge may become more and more.

Will one day, this badge become as powerful as the Star Emblem, or will the original Star Guild actually be a mercenary organization that has developed to the extreme, but because of something, it has led to the decline of mercenaries, and now it has begun to rise again?

It's a pity that Bingyan can't communicate now, otherwise An Xu can still ask, the new mercenary badge is like a prototype of the star badge, and the two may have a connection in some way.

The Silver Ridge Fortress is built under a mountain range, and this mountain range is called Silver Ridge, the reason why it is called Silver Ridge is not because of the perennial snow here, but because there is a very peculiar plant growing - the Silver Tree, which usually looks no different from ordinary trees, but once it enters the autumn, the fallen leaves wither, will turn white, and it looks silvery white from a distance, so it has this name.

At this time, it had already entered the cold winter, and the deciduous period of the falling silver tree had passed, An Xu didn't have a chance to enjoy the rare scenery, according to the route guided by the mercenary hall, they quickly entered the realm of the Silver Ridge Fortress, and patrolling squads began to appear on the road, and there were fixed sentry posts on some important sections.

These are all soldiers of the main legion, although their individual strength may not be comparable to mercenaries like An Xu, but everyone is permeated with an iron-blooded momentum, which alone is completely different from those city guards.

The arrival of An Xu's entire team attracted the attention of these soldiers, and they were strictly interrogated along the way, and with the certificate given by the mercenary hall, these soldiers were not too embarrassed.

An Xu carefully observed the terrain along the way, it was full of trees and rough mountain roads, which were not suitable for large teams to fight, no wonder the kingdom's army would suffer a big loss.

Those barbarians themselves live in a barbaric country, and the terrain that enters here is completely like a fish in water, and the encounter between ordinary soldiers and barbarian squads is simply looking for abuse! However, we can't watch those barbarian squads scattered and invade the hinterland, and the Wang ** regiment can only send people to stop it, and it will definitely suffer huge losses in the long run.

While thinking carefully about how to fight in such a terrain, the Silver Ridge Fortress has appeared in front of everyone's eyes.