It was the middle of the night, and the originally noisy camp was silent at this time, and the only sounds that appeared in the whole camp at this time were the occasional snort of horses and the crackling of the campfire, and the occasional snoring in the tents. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Of course, there is also the sound of conversations going on between people who can't sleep.

"Binzi, you talked too much before." Li Xiang sat cross-legged by the bonfire, looking solemnly at Fu Bin, who was sitting across from him.

Yang Qianyu turned his back to the two of them and cleaned up the tableware at the end of supper.

During the dinner and chatter in the first half of the night, Fu Bin analyzed the dirty methods that the royal family might use in the 'Battle of the Demons', which made the people present couldn't help but be shocked. After the supper, everyone seemed preoccupied, and went back to their respective camps to rest without much pleasantries. In the entire camp of the Xuanyuan Adventure Group, except for a team of alchemy soldiers standing guard, there were only three people who stood vigil, Li Xiang, Yang Qianyu and Fu Bin.

"The dark side of this world is no less than the world we were in before we crossed over, and it is more brutal and bloody." Fu Bin habitually raised his hand and pinched the bridge of his nose, and said in a deep voice: "The sooner everyone has a sense of crisis, the better." ”

"You are all providing shelter for everyone in your own way. Lao Li, whenever a crisis comes, you will take the lead in catching up and blocking the danger for everyone. Lao Yang is that once there is a possibility of danger, he will take action in advance to eliminate the crisis invisibly. ”

Li Xiang paused for a moment to stir the branches of the bonfire and the rag with which Yang Qianyu washed the dishes, and then continued his movements.

"Although everyone is already aware of the life they may face after crossing over, this is far from enough."

"While our experience so far has been smooth, that's not a reason for us to relax."

"We're a team, but we can't act together all the time."

"I don't want to see other companions die because they lack a sense of crisis about the world."

"Someone has to wake them up."

"You're not fit to say that, so I'll say it."

While Fu Bin spoke, his fists clenched unconsciously, as if he had made up some kind of determination.

"Don't make yourself too nervous." Yang Qianyu came to Fu Bin's side and patted him on the shoulder to comfort.

Fu Bin's tense shoulders were slightly slackened, as if he had unloaded a burden.

Yang Qianyu and Li Xiang sat opposite each other, with solemn expressions on their faces.

"It's been a long time since I've seen Dabin show this kind of anxiety." Yang Qianyu had already finished cleaning up the tableware for the picnic at this time, and leaned on the bonfire to bake his wet hands.

In the winter and spring season, the nights are still very cold. Although the body has been tempered during the crossing, and the impact of the cold and warm weather on the body has been minimized, the cold wind blowing from time to time still makes people feel uncomfortable.

"The big war is coming, so we can't help but worry." Li Xiang didn't seem to be able to endure the cold wind for a long time, so he took out a wine jug from the storage space while talking, unscrewed the lid and poured a sip of spirits.

"You're also worried that on the battlefield, the Expeditionary Corps Command will divide us up?" Yang Qianyu asked while wrapping himself in a felt blanket.

"I'm really worried." Li Xiang wiped his mouth and put away the wine jug as he said, "Under the pretext of efficiently integrating troops, disperse the lord's troops, and then weaken them in battle. This is not the first time that the royal family has used this method. ”

"This is a tailor-made method on the part of the royal family according to the characteristics of the mixed arms of the lord's army." Yang Qianyu said in a deep voice. "Along the way, I observed the composition of the other lord's troops, which were basically lightly armored swordsmen and spearmen, a few troops had archers, and almost no hoplites."

"Indeed." Li Xiang nodded in response: "Now the alchemy soldiers are still on the march, and they can't see anything in their non-combat attire, but once they fight, they will indeed attract attention." In particular, a 120-strong long-range archer unit and a 100-strong heavy shield unit. It is definitely a conspicuous presence in a thousand-strong army. ”

"So what are we going to do?" Yang Qianyu asked.

"Unless it's like Count Cassya's rainbow team back then." Li Xiang groaned.

"Is it a reputation to make those who want to cut us apart? It's a solution. Yang Qianyu got up when he heard this. However, if you want to become famous on the battlefield, it is too risky. ”

"That's better than handing over your back to an outsider who can't be assured." Li Xiang said in a low voice.

“…… Well, that's all there is to it. Yang Qianyu was silent for a long time, and finally responded. However, this scenario was much more than I expected, and what I had prepared may not be enough. ”

"Don't worry, I'm prepared." Li Xiang looked at Yang Qianyu and said, "It's not just you who have a backup plan, so do I." ”

Yang Qianyu nodded when she heard this, sat down cross-legged and closed her eyes to recuperate.

When Li Xiang saw Yang Qianyu's appearance, he knew that he had entered a state of rest, so he ended the topic and fell asleep by the bonfire.

More than forty days later, outside the northern border area of the Kingdom of Tristrem.

The Kingdom Expeditionary Force camp is stationed here, and although it is outside the borders of the country, it is not in the territory of another country.

In the world of Iber, there are very few real territories bordering each other, and there are large blank buffer zones between the borders of countries, most of which are places with treacherous and complex environments that are not suitable for settlement and reproduction, and a few are deliberately empty vacuums - of course, the reason for the emergence of the latter is not inhumane.

At this time, the camp of the expeditionary force was already a large army, and banners could be seen everywhere.

"Hmm—there are a lot of people." In the camp where his team was located, Li Xiang commanded the alchemy soldiers to build a platform more than one meter high with an empty wooden box, and stood on the platform to look at the entire camp.

"And there's no shortage of big-name teams and personalities." Yang Qianyu said on the side.

"For example?" Li Xiang looked at Yang Qianyu and asked.

Yang Qianyu stretched out his hand and pointed in the direction of the entrance to the camp. "Look at the banner of the army that just came in, it should be the 'Daffodil Knights' under the command of Grand Duke Grant, one of the three territorial dukes of the kingdom. The Grant family is a powerful duke lord located in the northeast of the kingdom, and there are several saint-rank powerhouses under his command, so I don't know how many saint-rank powerhouses will come with this expedition. ”

"Ah, a tasteful name...... For a knight order......" Li Xiang chuckled and said with a strange expression.

"The name shouldn't be a laughing matter." Of course, Yang Qianyu heard the reason for Li Xiang's strange tone, and explained on the side: "Daffodils are the family crest of the Grant family, and it is logical that their knights should be named Daffodil Knights. ”

"You're right to say that." Li Xiang also reacted that his performance seemed a little rare and strange. In the human kingdom of the world of Iber, the aristocracy did predominate with the names and motifs of common animals and plants as their family crests. It can be seen in both the four kingdoms and the various principalities, especially when the great armies are gathered, and the list of knights from all sides is squirrel, raccoon, fox, swan, violet, lavender, rose, cosmos...... There are all kinds of names, and if you don't know it, you may think it's the latest menu of a restaurant.

As for the mercenary groups and adventure teams of the civil society, it is also common for them to adopt animal and plant names, but if the name of their team is very unfortunate to have the same name as that of a noble family, they will have to face the latter's anger and crusade.

On the other hand, families like the Leopolds, whose crests use sword and shield motifs, are a minority in terms of numbers. And like the emblem pattern used by the crossing public (the word 'Xuanyuan' in the ancient Chinese plum blossom seal) is an alternative among the alternatives.