Act XXVIII. Ranger General
Located east of the Mordred Plateau, on the border between the kingdom of Asterl and the El Republic of Charander, the Misty Forest is named after the mist that has always shrouded the forest, and it is rumored that in the middle of the forest, beneath Trasil, the towering World Tree, lives the sleeping god of the Mist, who will be destroyed if he angers the god. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
But Shiloh knew that it was not the God of Mist, but the final boss of the Misty Forest Dungeon, the Fog Dragon Arnor Lund, who lived at the root of the World Tree Bud, lived by absorbing the nutrients of the World Tree, and had out-and-out gold-level strength, and was the strongest creature in the area.
"The fog is so thick."
Riding on her horse, Princess Ellifils whispered to the damp mist of the forest, which was completely different from the cold and dry air of the Mordred Plateau.
"Even without these trees, the visibility of the Misty Forest, I mean the distance from which objects can be seen clearly, is no more than ten yards, and in a place like this, it would be quite difficult for an army like Wendland, which is dominated by heavily armored knights and infantry, to march and fight."
Shiloh explained, tugging lightly on the reins, guiding his mount slowly around the broken branches hidden under the mist.
"Yes, our Third Legion is already good at fighting in the taiga of the north, and General Strass chose to avoid its edge and stalemate with Wendland in this misty forest, which can be said to be quite a successful strategy...... But, Mr. Ian Gray, you seem to know quite well about the forest, too? ”
Leading the way is Kelvin. Viscount Wellington, who rode a black steed, Shiloh remembered that the horse was named "North Wind", accompanied the Viscount until the Viscount died in battle, and the North Wind also carried his corpse north and finally died of exhaustion.
"I've been in the royal capital for a while, and I've read about the scenery and stories of various places in the church's library, so I know a little bit about the Misty Forest."
Shiloh moved out of the church's library again, anyway, Viscount Wellington stayed in the forest in the north all the year round, and he would not go to the church in the royal capital to check the authenticity, so Shiloh explained with confidence.
"Mr. Shiloh knows everything."
Princess Ellifils smiled slightly, as if she was proud of Shiloh.
"I don't know everything, I just know what I know."
Shiloh shrugged his shoulders and said, although he can rely on the foresight of the future to avoid many dangers, but Shiloh does not want the princess to rely too much on him, because that will make him overconfident in himself, from the battle of the ice dragon Aceris, Shiloh knows that in this world, sometimes the strategy taken for granted will lead to irreparable results.
"But how do you fight in the misty forest? I remember that the third legion was proud of the longbow team, and with such a thick fog, there should be no enemy visible at all. ”
Shiloh asked knowingly, trying to find out if Viscount Wellington's methods of warfare had evolved and changed like in the previous life.
"Our Longbow team is no ordinary shooter."
Sold off, Viscount Wellington said with a smile.
"You know that in the north of Astre, under the howling north wind, ordinary bows and arrows simply cannot accurately hit their targets more than twenty yards away, so our archers do not simply use bows and arrows, but rely more on the power of the soul......"
"Your Excellency, do you mean, the Bow Spirit?"
Shiloh pretended to be surprised, and was a little more convinced of his guess in his heart.
"I didn't think you would know this, that's right, our archers, by sensing the escape of magic power to locate the enemy, and at the same time infuse the soul power into the bowstring, infused into the arrows, the arrows fired, almost ignoring all external influences, can accurately hit the target two hundred yards away, our longbow team, it is this range advantage, in the misty forest, to defeat the enemy."
Boasting, Viscount Wellington glanced at Her Royal Highness the Princess, who was listening intently to the explanation, and he cleared his throat and continued to explain.
"Usually we detect the enemy's movements, the longbow team fires two volleys from a distance, and then the infantry close-quarters to deal with the fish that slips through the net, and then the whole team immediately moves, this is the tactic proposed by General Strass, and we have won several victories with this tactic."
"Indeed, quite an effective strategy."
Shiloh agreed, but after recalling the tactics developed by players in the past games, he asked again.
"I don't know what General Strass intends next, can you reveal it?"
"It's better to ask General Strass himself directly."
With that, Viscount Wellington motioned to Shiloh and Her Royal Highness the Princess to look forward.
In the milky white fog shrouded in the forest, a gust of wind suddenly blew, and before the direction of the wind could be confirmed, the forest that was originally filled with water and mist suddenly became clear, and in front of everyone, the dense trees disappeared, replaced by neat tents, and several soldiers stationed at the edge of the tent saw Viscount Wellington, and immediately gave way to the largest tent in the woodland.
This was one of the garrisons of the Third Legion, a place that Shiloh had visited countless times in his previous life.
"There are only five squads here, and there are three smaller camps, and we rely on owl messages to communicate with each other, please come here, Your Highness Princess, Mr. Ian Gray."
Turning over and dismounting, Viscount Wellington handed the reins to the soldiers on the side and gently stroked the mane on the north wind's back.
“......”
Princess Eliefils followed behind Viscount Wellington and looked around at the same time, the soldiers in leather armor gathered in twos and threes to talk about the current battle situation, and the bow spirits of the longbow team, the cloth robes were particularly conspicuous, which made Her Royal Highness the princess quite concerned.
"That's the Bow Messenger, a group of people who still insist on using bows and arrows in this era when gunpowder and firearms have become commonplace."
Shiloh explained next to Her Royal Highness, slightly half a position behind, using the description of the game's background material.
"Although the invention of crossbows and firearms reduced the use of bows in battle, there were still some families who still took pride in using bows and arrows. The archers of the North who believe in nature, who fuse themselves with the earth and combine the power of their souls with their arrows, becoming the most powerful weapons to drive out their enemies. ”
In the world of Rainbow Verse, guns made of gunpowder and magic technology have long been popular among adventurers, and in fact, the role of archers and rangers in other online games should be another professional gunsmith.
As for the Bow Messenger, it was shrouded in a veil of mystery from the beginning, CCE has never done too much to regulate the gameplay of the profession, but is more inclined to let players find the positioning of the profession by themselves, and the Bow Envoy is a profession that was misunderstood by players at the beginning.
"It seems that Mr. Ian Grey also knows a lot about the Bow Spirit, no worse than the people of our own legion."
Viscount Wellington smiled and lifted the curtain of the tent.
As soon as Princess Elyfils stepped into the tent, she felt the warm and comfortable air rush over her face.
Charcoal burns in the stove with a crackling sound and crimson flames licking. Licking the kettle on the stove, the white steam dispersed, moistening the air in the tent, and through the mist, Her Royal Highness saw the man sitting at the table.
With long light green hair tied into a ponytail hanging down the back of his head, a heroic face and a spotless military uniform, he looks no more than twenty years old, but he is already a general who has been in battle and is in charge of a legion.
"General Strass."
"Are you back...... This is? ”
Looking up from the hand-drawn map, Vera Hill. General Strass saw the two people behind Viscount Wellington, and the lilac pupils seemed to move.
"In the lower Hilo. Ian Gray, chaplain of the Fourth Legion. ”
Shiloh walked first, and out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of General Strass's gaze sweeping over him, stopping directly on Princess Erifels.
“...... Her Royal Highness Princess Elyfils? ”
Even though he was as calm as General Strass, when he saw the blonde girl, his eyebrows were slightly raised.
"Hello, General Strass, the last time we met, it was when we were in the royal capital."
Princess Eliefils said with a smile that only Shiloh could see, and she gently pinched the corner of her dress, trying to make herself appear more calm.
"The Trestan Fortress has fallen, and Her Royal Highness has escaped?"
Speaking calmly, General Strass swiped his finger lightly across the map.
"No, I took the remnants of the Fourth Legion and evacuated the fortress first, and lost contact with the large army halfway before I defected to the general with this Mr. Shiloh."
Without the slightest concealment, Princess Eliefils stated it truthfully.
"If the general wants to be convicted, please punish me alone, for Mr. Shiloh and the rest of the Fourth Legion have retreated at my orders."
Hearing Her Royal Highness's words, Viscount Wellington was about to help explain, but General Strass raised his hand first and stopped his subordinates.
"I see, Richard's unauthorized deployment of battle plans has put the royal family in a dangerous situation, and I will naturally blame him for this."
General Strass said lightly, looking down at the map again.
"Wait, Your Highness Princess, did you mean that you escaped from the gray path?"
"Well, yes, what's wrong?"
Princess Elyfils was a little puzzled.
"Separated from the army, how did you escape from that frozen dragon?"
After fighting in the Misty Forest for many days, General Strass naturally heard of the Frozen Dragon in the Pamir Mountains, and she looked Her Royal Highness the princess up and down, convinced that the girl in front of her was only a bronze mid-level strength, and could not defeat the dragon alone, so she asked.
"Thanks to this Mr. Shiloh."
Princess Elifils looked at Shiloh beside her.
"He is very knowledgeable, and when we were in the Pamirs, thanks to the tactics developed by Mr. Shiloh, we were able to defeat the Frozen Dragon and get out of the mountains."
"Victory, you mean, you killed the Ice Dragon?"
Viscount Wellington finally couldn't help it, he heard that the Ice Frozen Dragon had a strength close to the golden level, how could it be that these two bronze level people in front of him could match.
"That's right, Archmage Elwin gave it a heavy blow before, so we can defeat the Ice Dragon."
Shiloh opened his mouth and said that he didn't want his hidden strength to be revealed, so he told the situation half-truthfully.
"We've only given the last sword to the Ice Dragon when it's dying."
"Is that so......"
General Strass finally looked at the young man in the light blue robe, his violet eyes reflecting Shiloh's figure.
"Say your name again, Pastor."
Shiloh knew that his goal of getting the other man's attention had been achieved, so he bowed again and bowed deeply.
"Shiloh, Shiloh. Ian Gray, Master Strass. ”