Chapter VIII Direction
Through the light of the dancing fire, I vaguely saw three people approaching, their steps were fast, but they didn't make a sound at all, and the mercenaries sleeping on the ground didn't have any effect on them, obviously very clever moving skills.
"In front is Quinn, the leader of the Golden Cup Mercenary Regiment, the one on the left is the leader of the red wolf Poison Wolf, and the thief with the bow and arrow on his back, well, he is a good adventurer, it seems to be called Gogo." Kaizhe's wand tapped at Mukai and said, "Hey! Find yours! ”
The three people quickly walked over and greeted Kaizhe first, they obviously all knew Kaizhe, after all, there were really not many mages in this circle.
"Don't mind if I call you Kai?"
Quinn sat down in a random space by the fire, looked at Mu Kai, lowered his voice and said, "In extraordinary times, I won't beat around the bush." A few of us are here on behalf of the other brothers, and I want to hear your thoughts on the current situation, and now everyone knows that Barnes will definitely not be able to hold on! ”
After coming out of the Lord's Palace, Clown and Agis bragged when they saw people, saying that the War Mercenary Regiment had participated in the Lord's military meeting, although everyone could tell what was going on casually, but the name of the War was indeed hyped.
Of course, there are also many people who have a heart, they know that Mu Kai has been in the conference room for an hour, and they will know more about it anyway.
In the career of mercenaries and adventurers, the most worrying thing is information asymmetry, being used as cannon fodder by employers in a vague way, and even more careful when accepting employment from nobles, because even if you are betrayed by them, there is no way to get justice openly.
Mu Kai was still thinking about how to speak, when the poisonous wolf suddenly spat on the ground and said hatefully: "Phew! Those nobles, none of them are good people, knowing that they can't hold it, they still block the city gate and don't let us go, and want to drag us to the funeral? Hum! It's not that easy! ”
"Poisonous wolf, don't forget that you signed a contract! To run away now is to break the contract! The thief standing aside gave a look of disdain and snorted coldly.
It seems that the relationship between the poisonous wolf or the red wolf mercenary group and the adventurers does not get along, at least the grizzly bear dislikes this mercenary group very much, and the thieves in front of him also show obvious hostility.
"Since we have signed the contract, we will do our best to defend the city, this is the duty of mercenaries! But if the city is broken, a town that is impossible to hold at all, as a mercenary, there is no obligation to accompany the burial! ”
Quinn spread out his hands and made a stop gesture to Poison Wolf and Gogo, respectively, and as he spoke, his eyes kept looking at Mu Kai, making his attitude clear.
This should also be the idea of the vast majority of mercenary groups and adventurers, begging for a living in this circle, credibility is more effective than knives most of the time.
Mu Kai looked at the mercenary leader Quinn in front of him, he was not tall, and he did not have an obvious reckless aura, and his expression and tone were very sincere when he spoke, just like an ordinary middle-aged man, but Poison Wolf and Gogo were very buying, which showed that this person was not as simple as it seemed.
Quinn paused and continued, "If it's really irretrievable, which direction should we break through?" ”
Where to break through?
This is also a question that Mu Kai thinks about the most.
The fall of Barnice was predestined, and the only variable was whether it would buy Gruudin a little more or less.
It would be a big joke if Grecia had stumbled over a small town in an all-out war that it had thrown all its might.
Grinder should be well aware of this, but this is his territory, and he has no choice but to defend it, so he recruits people at a high price, and all kinds of strategic materials are also distributed in large quantities.
Karibasper also knew this, because the order given to him by the king was to hold off the enemy at all costs and buy time for reinforcements from Aden.
Therefore, the only end of Banis is to be crushed by the army of Grecia, and now more and more people are aware of this, and everyone is considering a way out.
Mercenaries and adventurers never have the consciousness to dedicate their lives to a certain mission, and those simple or dangerous tasks are a business for them, sometimes making money, sometimes losing money, and in many cases even taking their lives.
The harsh reality also makes them realistic.
The resting people lying by the fire woke up one after another, and everyone sat quietly, and the sound of burning firewood and the snoring of grizzly bears could be heard clearly in the quiet night.
"To the east, there is the city of Gruudin and Raustern."
Mu Kai sat up straight and said slowly: "Guruding City is the capital, it is the heart of Gurudin, it must be defended, and it will definitely be able to be defended, so the battle here will be the fiercest." Laustern, a large town, should barely be able to wrestle with Grecia, but if Barris wants to break through Gurudin, Laustern must be cleared as a roadblock. ”
"Are there any other options?" The poisonous wolf asked tentatively.
Neither the city of Gurudin nor the city of Raustern is the ideal place to go.
"Gurudin Village!"
Mukai stretched out his hand to the south, his gaze blending over the walls into the night.
"The other option is the village of Gurudin, but the forward base of Gresia is in the middle, so you can't go directly south on the main road, first to the west, through the Pamir collection grounds, and then to the south. It's a bit of a long way to go in this direction, and the chance of encountering enemies on the way is also very high, I don't think there should be too many of them, after all, the direction of the strategy of Grecia is not in the village of Gurudin, so there should be no large-scale battles, of course, just relatively speaking. ”
In fact, there are only two options in front of them, go to Guruding City and Laustern, they can make more money, face greater risks, and can only be cannon fodder if they don't have a certain strength.
When you go to Gurudin's village, the battle will be relatively less intense, the risk will be smaller, the commission will naturally be much less, and the distance is too far, and no one can predict what will happen on the way.
After a moment of silence, the thief Gogo suddenly asked, "In which direction are you going to break through?" ”
Mu Kai didn't say anything, and Crane coughed lightly and said, "Our War Fire Mercenary Regiment chose to go to Guruding Village!" ”
Quinn nodded to Clone in thanks, then slowly stood up, hesitated as he left, and finally turned to Mukai and said, "Can you give me some advice?" ”
Mu Kai shook his head.
Quinn smiled self-deprecatingly, patted his forehead and turned away.
When he was about to step out of the range of the fire, Mu Kai suddenly said, "I guess, you definitely won't choose to go to Gurudin's village!" ”
Quinn stopped, and after a while, he slowly turned around and nodded solemnly to Mukai.
For medium and large mercenary groups and powerful adventurers, most of them should follow the trajectory of the war, go to Gruudin City, go to Laustern, and then go to Dean, go to Strange Rock, until the end of the war.
Many people will die silently on the battlefield, or be trampled into pulp, or turned into dry bones, and no one even knows their names, but those lucky ones who survive can get a lot of gold coins, fame and fortune, and the mercenary group that persists to the end will also gain great honor and prestige.
Like a gamble, Quinn and his mercenary group are qualified to sit at the table, but he wants to be a winner, but he is afraid of losing his money, and Mu Kai's words just remind him that since he doesn't want to leave, he must have the courage to gamble everything.