As soon as Nokhan saw his expression, he immediately knew that Barbarossa was waiting for him to answer, and quietly followed suit, "What is the reason for that?" ”

Barbarossa smiled with satisfaction: "It's because those lizardmen said that there is a group of [White Feather Witches] in the Ionian Kingdom. ”

"What's that?" Nockhan was stunned.

Barbarossa said bitterly: "Those lizardmen have a very low culture, and the description is very confusing, only know that they are some white feathers, very similar to the harpy, but completely human, very beautiful female intelligent beings, Kluet's goal is to capture the clansmen of this race, and then give them to His Majesty, because he thinks that these witches are very similar to the celestial creatures that His Majesty said." ”

"Celestial creatures? Angels? Nokhan laughed dumbly: "Klut wants to be fiefdom and wants to go crazy, right?" Although rumors circulate in the kingdom and in the church that His Majesty is lustful, how can we not know that His Majesty never misbehaves because of lust? Wanting to obtain His Majesty's reward by offering some intelligent beings that look like celestial creatures, Klute is really blinded by greed. ”

Barbarossa sighed, "Yes, I thought so too, those lizardmen and Klut are locked up, do you still want to see them?" ”

"The lizardman wants to see him, Klut will forget it, arrange a team of people to bring him back, Your Majesty will take care of it." Nokhan shook his head: "It seems that a trading post will be set up on the south bank, and with these lizardmen as guides and messengers, it will be much easier to deal with that strange kingdom." ”

He suddenly remembered something and hurriedly asked, "By the way, why did that team of the Divine Guard Army suffer heavy losses?" ”

Barbarossa's face sank, and he said in a low tone, "Snake man." ”

"Snake people?" Knockhan repeated the word.

Barbarossa looked at him and explained: "That's right, snake people, these guys are pure evil creatures, scattered in swamps and rivers, although their strength is not strong, but their necks can suddenly be extended more than ten times, and their teeth are extremely poisonous, and their whereabouts are secretive and they are not afraid of death, and the team of the Divine Guard Army has suffered heavy losses because they don't understand their characteristics, and almost none of them survived." ”

"That's not going to be easy," Nokhan pondered, and after a moment he said, "then for now, there are not many problems with the affairs of the docklands, and since those lizardmen can cross the river with their sampans, we might as well cross the river to contact them first, and I will write to the town hall of Ahagul, begging the church to allow a militia to be sent to the trading post on the other side......"

"I'll take care of it." Barbarossa said suddenly.

Nokhan was stunned: "What? ”

"I'm in charge of leading those militias, Trade Point will be an opportunity for the kingdom to show its strength, there must be the right person to preside over it, I'm a knight trained and a priest, no one is better suited to be in charge there." Barbarossa smiled, not in the slightest sign that she was joking.

Nockhan frowned, "Pastor, you know, it's going to be very dangerous there......"

"That's exactly what I want," Barbarossa smirked, "squatting in this village to pray?" That is not my life, my life, to defend the glory of my Lord in the face of danger! This is my duty as the Lord's messenger! And by having me train those militias, I can also increase their strength and the security of the trading points. ”

"Well," Knockhan was convinced, "I'll take the ...... with me in the letter."

"Thank you for your understanding." Barbarosa bowed his head in thanks.

……

On the south bank of the Yangtze River, the trading point of the Kingdom of Dawn.

The whole outpost is a small group of watchtowers, three wooden three-tiered watchtowers standing on flat ground, and the ground is covered with stone and gravel brought from the north bank to separate the moisture from the land on the south bank, and a simple small trade post is built in a small area under this watchtower.

Several lizardmen dressed in linen clothes often worn by civilians in the Dawn Kingdom acted as shopping guides and introducers, and most of the militia of the three squads were scattered up and down the watchtower, condescendingly guarding the place.

A small pier was set up behind the watchtower, just enough to accommodate everyone, and the main job of the militia was to keep an eye on the back road.

Several lizardmen, naked or clad in animal skins and leaves, looked at their own kind with some strange looks, and some awe at the human soldiers in leather armor and armed weapons, and exchanged their furs and some specialties from the swamps and forests for food and some daily necessities.

Occasionally, a few strong, savage-like humans also exchanged things at this trade point, and occasionally a strong man came with a bag of ore on his back, and happily exchanged half a bag of flour or bread, after all, the trade point was established by the kingdom, although the prices were extremely unequal, but it was not as murderous as the profiteers who dumped cheap goods to foreign races in the Old World, and because the church wanted to attract these foreign races to the kingdom, not because of the oppression that aroused their resentment and resistance.

Barbarossa sat on a high-backed chair and watched the interracial traders from the third floor of the watchtower, his priest's robe changed beyond recognition to be more suitable for battle, and in addition to a set of leather armor much more elaborate than that worn by the militiamen, he was also equipped with iron equipment on his arms and calves.

The kingdom's smelting technology is still very poor, the steel rate is extremely low, and most of the good equipment still relies on purchasing from the elf kingdom, but because the manufacturing cycle of the elf equipment is too long, because there are not many elf blacksmiths, and they don't like long-term forging and smelting, so the number is not much.

Barbaros lowered his eyes and said to himself: "The trading point has been built for two months, except for ores, furs and herbs, there are no special goods, although there are some rare goods in the ore, but the quantity is not large, it is meaningless, if there are any magic gems or something, it is very valuable." ”

He looked at the misty woodlands and swamps outside the trading point, and frowned: "The environment on the south bank is too bad, even if it is set on fire, it will not burn much dry land, and I have not seen swamp lizardmen and snake people attack here, it seems that these guys are more scattered than the tribes of the Ionian Kingdom. ”

Barbarossa was thinking about it when suddenly there was a commotion below, and he looked down to see a few lizardmen arguing with the kingdom merchant in charge of trade.

"Come on, let's see what's going on." Barbarossa gave a deep order, and immediately the militia saluted and ran downstairs.

After a while, the commotion subsided, and the militia went up to the watchtower with three lizardmen, and reported: "Your Excellency! It was the two lizardmen who caused the uproar, and the lizardman translated for both of them. ”

The lizardman who was the translator was originally a member of the Trade Point, but Barbarossa knew him too, so he nodded and said, "Okay, you can come on." ”

The interpreter consciously took the bag from the two lizardmen's hands, and as soon as he opened it, he saw a large bag of white feathers with blood appear in Barbarossa's eyes.

He stood up and exclaimed, "What is this?" ”

The three lizardmen were startled, and the militiamen next to them were also immediately on guard, but Barbarossa realized that he was a little excessive, waved his hand to let the militia off guard, looked at the translator and said in a deep voice: "Tell me clearly, where did these feathers come from?" ”

The interpreter said honestly: "Your Excellency, the two of them said that this was taken from a corpse that they met halfway through......"

"Corpse ......" Barbarossa muttered for a moment, waving his hand, "Take them away, tell them that we don't want these feathers, unless they are living creatures with these feathers, we will accept them, and we will pay a high price!" ”

The interpreter conveyed the meaning, and the two lizardmen were obviously very entangled, but there was nothing they could do but be led down the guard tower by the guards.

Watching the two lizardmen leave each other, Barbarossa sneered, "Very good, finally there is a change to appear, but what do I want a feather or a corpse for?" If the White Feather Witch is really as legendary, it is the best gift for my Lord and Your Majesty! ”

There was a light in his eyes, not the flame of ambition and desire, but the fervor of faith from the depths of his soul!

……

In a sparse wood, the roots and soil of the two tall pale trees were submerged in the water, and several lizardmen in tattered clothes waded through calf-deep sewage, their stiff joints making them awkwardly and difficult to make their way through the forest.

"Goo."

The two lizardmen in the lead suddenly screamed twice, and the rudimentary wooden and bone weapons they held in their hands were raised, their tails flapping against the water and calves, revealing their nervousness and fear.

Poof-

The sound of breaking water suddenly sounded, and a black shadow as thick as a thigh, nearly three or four meters long, suddenly rushed out of the water, and in the blink of an eye, it fell on the head of a lizard man.

The muscles of the snake's cheeks moved slightly, and the venom was injected into the lizard man's body, and before two breaths, the lizardman, who was comparable to a low-level human warrior, convulsed and fell to the ground, not only paralyzed into a mess, but there were obvious traces of corruption under the skin covered with scales and bumps, this snake venom was fierce and terrifying.

This sneak attack was like a signal, the sound of breaking water sounded one after another, and four or five black shadows, long or short, also pounced on their respective targets, and after a few screams, the group of lizardmen wading in the water did not survive.

Whoop -

The sound of water sounded, and the rickety figure stood up from the water, although it was rickety, and the height was like that of a normal human, and it was dark that it was impossible to tell whether it was the skin color or the things that were being worn were too dirty, and the thick black shadow slowly retracted, and it was the neck and head of these figures.

The corpse of the lizardman floated on the water, held in the mouth of the snake man, and slowly dragged to the side as the neck retracted.

Just when the snakes' necks were halfway closed, more than 20 packages the size of a human head suddenly threw out of the originally quiet surroundings, and as soon as the package hit the ground, it exploded, and a large handful of white powder immediately fell into the water.

As soon as these white powders and lumps fell into the water, before these snake people could react to what it was, it only took a while, the foam was gushing all over the water, and the sewage gurgled as if it had been boiled, and the legs and feet of the snake people standing in the water soaked in the water immediately turned red, and the original sneak attackers screamed and screamed, and the cold river suddenly boiled, and immediately burned and scalded these cold-blooded animals.

The poisonous snake people can only survive in the dense forest by relying on stealth and poison, and at this time they can't see the enemy at all, and the river water with a violent reaction becomes hot and terrible, and the snake people can't stand enough, and they fall into the water one after another, and this time the cry is even more miserable, because the white ash hanging on their bodies is mixed with the water, and it is like pouring boiling water from their heads.

The river is tumbling endlessly, this piece of water forest is concave, just become a natural earthen pot, the trees standing quietly in the water silently watched the scene in the forest, the hissing and screaming lasted for more than ten minutes, before it became weaker and weaker in the strange sound of gurgling, until half an hour later, the river gradually subsided, and the snake people had no life at all.

Strange muffled sounds sounded from all around, and the shadowy figures gradually became clear, and the militiamen in leather armor came out of the forest, nervously watching the snakes soaked in the water, for fear that they would pounce on them again with their long necks and snake heads.

Barbarossa, who personally led the group, stood at the water's edge in full armor, and no one dared to step into the water, even though they were all wearing waterproof boots made of two layers of leather tanning, and it was clear that the previous scene not only took the life of the snake man, but also frightened the perpetrators.

"No wonder I didn't get it in my eyes when I gave it to me, Your Majesty's wisdom is really unimaginable......" Barbarossa raised his eyebrows, and did not dare to go into the water, but let his men pull out several lizardmen who were fully clothed.

These lizardmen, who were obviously different from the lizardmen who were used as bait, looked at the almost cooked corpses of their fellow clans in the water, and gestured in a lingua franca with a serious accent: "Your Excellency, after destroying the snake people here, there are no water forests and rivers where the snake people are hidden in the vicinity for half a day's journey." ”

Barbarossa waved his hand to let the lizardmen retreat, looked at the dozen or so militiamen who followed him, and said in a deep voice: "The brothers have worked hard with me in the past few days, but we have also killed dozens of snake people before and after, which can be regarded as avenging those brothers who were attacked by sneak attacks, and the next step is to go with me to the tribe of these lizardmen, let them know the majesty of their reverence for my lord, tell me, are you afraid?" ”

This group of militiamen had been trained by him for more than two months, and they were already different from ordinary militiamen, and their morale was high at this time, chanting the slogan of the Divine Guard: "The light shines forever!" Fearless! ”

"Okay," Barbarossa said unceremoniously, turning her head to look at the lizardmen who were a little in awe, "lead the way, and in half a day, we will reach your tribe." ”[.]