Chapter Eighty-Eight: The Return

Weapons, equipment, supplies...... Many things relied on caravans to transport to and from the Ruth tribe, and the tribe that had built their own city and was supposed to flourish was dragged into the quagmire of war, and now the brother who had met in the snowy forests of the north had his own kingdom in the forests of the south!

Although his family continued to grow during this period, Malu still felt a sense of the vicissitudes of time, he sighed and laughed deliberately: "Pope...... It's so good, it feels amazing! ”

Turandot also laughed and said: "Moreover, Captain Hunter has already set off with six hundred and thirty elite warriors, each of whom is the elite of the kingdom, and will be able to reach here in a few days!" ”

Malu looked suspicious: "Elite? ”

Turandot snorted and said, "That's right...... Thirty knights equivalent to [Divine Blessing Warriors], and six hundred church warriors who are not weaker than the unberserkered state berserkers! ”

Malu was really moved when he heard this, usually because of the gag order, the caravan never revealed the strength of the church, and at this time it finally revealed a corner, the Ruth tribe had a population of tens of thousands in its heyday, but after the expeditionary force came, the locust-like adventurers attacked everywhere, and the tribes that had separated had already cut off contact with Ruth City, and now the inhabitants of Ruth City have dropped from more than 10,000 to several thousand, among which the warriors who can still be called warriors are only more than 2,000 people.

This is already the only remaining elite of the Ruth tribe, and the reinforcements sent by the church this time are enough to have a quarter of the current combat strength of the Ruth tribe, under the pressure of the Ruth tribe on both sides, a powerful kingdom with potential has risen in the south, not only Maru is shocked, but the ice trolls of the Ruth tribe are also uneasy.

Where the two of them couldn't see, the faith of the Ruth tribe, the ice and snow troll Massarous's huge body like a hill stood on the cliff near Ruth City, its fierce face stared at the south, and that oppressive and powerful aura made it want to challenge and fight desperately!

But the troll sighed deeply, enough to ignore the indelible wounds on the slashing and axe-slashing body, so striking and dazzling in the sunlight, two hands as large as a door panel held their fists on the ground, and turned their heads to look at the decadent city of Ruth in the setting sun, they were supposed to be the first tribes to step into the New World to step into the revolution, but the invaders forcibly interrupted the progress of civilization.

Mazarus took a deep breath, loud as if the wind was blowing through the foothills, and it had given up going south to challenge the awe-inspiring aura of the south, and it was here for the sake of those who believed in it.

The rays of the setting sun shone not only on the city of Ruth, but also on this cliff, shining on the ground with his fists in front of him, his hind legs propped up, and his head held high on the body of the giant beast on the cliff, and the golden scar on its body was dazzling, like the medal of a warrior who had returned from a hundred battles.

……

The western Luxi tribe is southwest and the Tatos tribe is southeast.

In the open wilderness, but here it abruptly sinks down, forming an inconspicuous canyon, where a few simple wooden houses stand alone.

This was a place where the kingdom's caravans used to be a transit and stopover, and because of its excellent location, it was used as a small camp, and now hundreds of people are setting up camp around the wooden house.

Reinforcements from the Dawn Kingdom are here, and although Hunter is the commander, he is also the first to carry logs to help build it.

"Hey! Hey! ”

Several strong knights played the role of a crane, while a dozen members of the Divine Guard next to them hurriedly followed to help.

At this time, a herald ran to him, gave a military salute and said loudly: "Commander! News from the chaplain of the army! ”

Hunter stood up, glanced at him, and said in a deep voice, "Read!" ”

The herald replied and pulled open the scroll of paper that had been copied by the priest in his hand, which was Shepard opening up some convenience for the priests to unleash their magic and use the power of the gods to deliver messages.

"The caravan has sent back the news, the losses of the Ruth tribe are not light, but they can bear it, the Tatos tribe has suffered heavy losses, and the Bird of the Wind was severely damaged by the strongest of the invaders three days ago, and it is expected that within a few months, the battle situation will change dramatically!"

After listening to the herald's recitation, Hunter waved his hand to make him stand back, turned to the deputy who followed him and asked, "How long has the escort team been walking?" ”

The deputy, who was also a knight, made a simple military salute with a fist: "Commander!" The sixty caravan guards who had been stationed here, as well as four hundred and ninety-two outcasts and slaves, had been escorted to the kingdom, and the kobolds would be guarding them along the way. ”

Han Te bowed his head slightly, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty has issued a new order, with twelve people as a team, set up a captain, sixty people as a brigade, set up a brigade commander, and three hundred people as a regiment, and set up a regimental commander, but this is only used in the Divine Guard Army, and the system of this regiment commander is half a level lower than my knight commander, so that the high and low are clear, and it is really more convenient than the original command." ”

"But we also have to remember Your Majesty's admonition, this operation is an opportunity for everyone, only with the determination to sacrifice and dedicate to our lord, bravely fighting, can my souls and others be sublimated, so I want you to bring two knights, fifteen divine guards to garrison here, the previous group of kingdom caravans have been trapped in Ruth City due to the change of war situation, this time we will also rescue them."

"But the kingdom will not abandon this trade route, new caravans will soon depart, and when they arrive, you will hand over your duties and come and fight me, they will bring enough men to garrison here, and there are more and more outcasts and escaped slaves, these populations are a much-needed resource for the kingdom and the church."

The deputy said sonorously: "Don't worry, regiment commander, I will defend here to the death!" ”

Hunter waved his hand: "No, I just need you to stay here, if you find that there is an irresistible danger, whether it is north or south, it is up to you to decide temporarily, the countless beasts in the wilderness are not wood, and the price of besieging and dying here in this wilderness is too great." ”

The deputy took the order and went to choose his men to be stationed here, while Hunter walked to a nondescript hut where stood a mighty man with a mediocre face, with two swords on his back, and leather armor made of unknown leather, with the air of a powerful adventurer who had been weathered for a long time.

"Master Thorpe." Hunter saluted respectfully as soon as he entered the house.

The doppelganger snorted, speaking of which, this doppelganger is the most similar to Shepard's image when he was a player in his previous life, but at that time he was a handsome elf, not such a mediocre-looking human man.

He looked at Hunter silently, and the head of the knight had already taken the initiative to ask: "My lord, the team will leave tomorrow and continue to Ruth City, do you want to continue to set off with us?" ”

Shepard shook his head: "I have another mission, since you will leave tomorrow, then I will leave tonight." ”

Hunter said respectfully: "Your Excellency, please be careful all the way, if there is an order, we will be on standby at any time." ”

Shepard shook his head and smiled: "It's good that you have this heart, this time I found a nest of relatives of the Holy Beast, and when the church is trained to pass it, it should be sent to you as assistance, and when the time comes, you must remember that these are the blood relatives of the Holy Beast, and they cannot be treated as ordinary beasts." ”

Hunter replied: "Of course, don't worry, my lord, the Sunlighthound is such a special beast, if it weren't for the Holy Beast and those strange kobolds, how could it be so easy to bring back, and when any knight has it, he will definitely sign a contract to become a partner under the witness of my lord, and will not be regarded as an ordinary pet." ”

Shepard was satisfied: "That's good, those kobolds are the attachment of the holy beasts in the wilderness, my lord is merciful, and the glory encompasses all things, so there are wise people among the kobolds who are inspired by my lord and can also call on the holiness of my lord, you don't have to worry about them, and they will send some beasts with domestication value to be brought here in the future, and they will have their own caravans to meet them when the time comes." ”

"Yes!" Hunter didn't say anything more.

The doppelganger bowed his head and said, "Okay, if you don't have anything to do here, go and get busy with you." ”

Hunter retreated in response, and as he left, a light breeze blew around him, and he subconsciously turned his head to look, only to see that the room was empty.

……

The northern coast of the New World, the Golden Harbor.

Gathering the outcasts, sharpening the warriors under his command, and connecting the elves and the Ptolemaic kingdom are all major events in the kingdom, but the need for doppelgangers is much smaller, so after arranging many things properly, there is naturally a deity in the kingdom to be deterred, and the doppelganger will go north again after leaving the church reinforcements.

It has been a few months since the doppelganger returned to the New World, and the size of the expeditionary force has not decreased but increased, just like the great colonization after the Great Voyage in the reality of the previous life, there are many greedy people who have no money and are eager to get rich in any world, plus with the secret power of the Church of the Gods behind the scenes, the natives in the northern coastal area have been almost swept away, not to mention the rapid development of towns controlled by the gods, and the large and small territories like weeds after the rain also abound unconsciously.

"I remember in the game of my previous life, it was around this time that the Cult of the Evil God also began to appear, right?"

Standing on the dock blowing the sea breeze, Shepard looked at the bustle and hustle and bustle of the Golden Harbor, which was more prosperous and wealthy than the last time he came, after all, it was the first landing point of the expeditionary force, and its geographical location and prestige were not comparable to those of later generations.

He watched as several black-robed figures with treacherous movements walked through the crowd, disappearing in the blink of an eye, frowning slightly, remembering the vampire who had had Arta's arm cut off.

"Speaking of which, several plot lines in the New World are about to begin, right? Even if there are no players to push it, the expeditionary force is not an NPC manipulated by the game company, and the progress in the general direction is not humanly interferable at all. ”

"But those few with the highest rewards are just territories and knighthoods, which are very important to players in previous lives, and they are like chicken ribs to me, besides...... Rather than toiling as a double agent in the New World, there are more benefits in the Old World. ”