In the language of the Noxians, the mountain people refer specifically to the indigenous people of the mountains north of the empire. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

To the east of Noxus is the endless sea of guardians, and to the south is the vast and flat Stormstorm Plains, where the most fertile land and the richest products of the empire are located, and here is the most solid guarantee of Noxus as a military state.

To the north, stretching from the turbulent Sea of Guardians in the east to the icy and snowy Freljord in the north, the Iron Thorn Mountains stretch across the continent as a natural dividing line between the kingdoms of Noxus and Zaun.

Compared with the warm and fertile south, the mountains in the north are extremely harsh, lacking arable land and infested with wild animals, not only needing to adapt to the cold and humid weather, but also constantly fighting against the barbaric alien race, and it is in this environment that the mountain people have passed down from generation to generation.

The instinct to fight is ingrained in the soul of every mountain dweller, so the mountain dwellers of Noxus are rich in strong warriors and good hunters.

The newborn morning sun shone on the earth, dyeing the entire mountain forest in a fiery red, and the mountains seemed to be burning, and in the Hadland Gorge, in the garrison of the swordsman battalion, Darius was making the final preparations for his departure.

This was his fourth day as the leader of the second detachment of the 1st Swordsman Battalion, and the battalion commander Bard assigned him a mission for the first time.

Darius made a small change to the back of his leather armor, adding two rings to the leather armor so that he could carry the tomahawk behind his back and quickly remove it when he needed it. His deputy, the mountain man Demmons, was adjusting the bowstring, and he put the cluster of arrows made of iron-ridged wood into the arrow box behind his back, and took out a small sealed clay pot from his bag and handed it to Darius.

Darius took it, opened the stopper made of linen, and the smell of grease and wormwood permeated.

"What is this?"

"This is the 'Hidden Oil', the insect repellent oil boiled from the leaves of the withered blood vine and the snake oil of the Sons of Ulo, the secret recipe of our tribal wizards, and it also has a major role in covering up the aura on our bodies, and even the shadow wolf with the most sensitive nose can't track down the person who smeared the 'Hidden Oil'."

Darius frowned, the black 'Hidden Oil' in the jar condensed into a ball, and he couldn't see what it was made of, in terms of appearance, it was indeed in line with the aesthetics of the tribal wizards, Darius thought about it for a while, and decided to believe in the craftsmanship of the mountain people, "How do you use this thing?" ”

De Mons brought a bowl of water and said to Darius, "You can dig a piece out with your fingers, dilute it with water, and then apply it directly to your weapons and armor." ”

Darius did as De Mons had said, and then walked out of the barracks, and when he lifted the curtains, he turned to the soldiers in the barracks who were packing their bags and shouted, "Don't rub any further, for in twenty breaths I will see all the people standing in line before me." ”

When the soldiers of the second detachment were assembled, Darius began to give orders.

"This mission is to take over the four detachments that monitor the movements of the lizardmen in the Rhodes corridor, and since it is a reconnaissance mission, there is no need to fight head-on, so I only need to bring twenty people over for the first time, De Mons, Anderson, West...... Those who read their names are out of the ranks. ”

So the soldiers named by Darius took a neat step and stood up.

"Very good, the rest of the brothers, when I am not there, led by Zakar, the rations we bring can last for three days, so the frequency of the changing of the guard is once every three days, during this time, you must not make trouble for me, stay honest, understand?"

Everyone ripped their throats open and shouted, "Understood, Captain! ”

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After a full morning's trek, Darius and his men, led by De Mons, climbed two hills, and at last at a stream, Darius gave the order to trim it.

Several of the exhausted soldiers began to boil water with stones on the stoves, and everyone except the vigilant soldiers sat on the ground to regain their strength, although Darius carried his exaggerated axe, but his physique was far superior to that of ordinary people, only a little tired.

He walked up to De Mons and asked him, "How far are we from our destination, De Mons?" Can you get there before sunset? ”

De Mons stood up, walked to a clearing, stuck an arrow straight into the ground, the sun shone through the lush shade of the trees, and the shadow of the arrow cluster was slender, the shadow slowly moved with time, De Mons made a few marks on the ground with his matching sword, and then pointed to the distance and said to Darius: "Go in that direction, over this mountain, you can see the Donus River, we will follow the river, we can reach the Rhodes corridor before nightfall." ”

Darius looked around, the soldiers around him were busy with their own business, he walked a little farther away, motioned for De Mons to follow, and said in a deep voice, "De Mons, Lord Bard gave me the task of taking over the four detachments, and he didn't say anything, just told me to be cautious. ”

"But one thing, I can tell you, my promotion appointment was given by the camp commander Secastius, who told me that the Rhodes corridor is where the lizardmen's army gathers. Due to the massive cold wave in the north, I feel that the lizardmen gathered in the Rhodes corridor this time may exceed our expectations. ”

De Mons was silent for a long time, and then spoke: "Although we are only the lowest soldiers in the second detachment, Captain Darius, in fact, we have long guessed that this year's situation may be bad. ”

"Your exploits, I have also heard, you killed the martial arts chief of the 'Gray Claw' tribe in the last ambush operation, and began to emerge from the garrison corps and was promoted to our detachment leader, but after all, you have just joined the army, there are some things you don't know very well, in fact, before this, our garrison corps has not taken the initiative to enter the mountains to fight for many years."

With a look of memory on his face, De Mons said slowly: "The magnificent 'Butters' fortress stands on the Dragon Peak, because of the existence of this fortress, the lizardmen dare not easily cross our defense line into the southern hinterland, because as long as the fortress is not captured, we can cut off the lizardmen's retreat at any time, so in my memory, we have never taken the initiative to attack, because as long as the fortress does not fall, we are invincible." ”

Darius thought of the ambush he had participated in, and the tragic battle was still vivid, "What do you mean......?" ”

De Mons sighed, "I'm afraid that the general and other adults feel that they have reached the point where they can't take the initiative to attack, we can't let the lizardmen gather the army, so we must make some trouble for them, although the last ambush was successful, but it was to use the paralysis of the lizardmen to take it by surprise, but later, it is estimated that it will be difficult to succeed." ”

"And we are also a miserable victory, there are no fortifications, fighting with the lizardmen in the wild, our soldiers can't take any advantage, these beasts are very strong, the previous captain was smashed in the head by a lizardman samurai, the brothers have long been used to life and death, so captain, you don't have to worry, we have long been prepared in our hearts."

Darius patted him on the shoulder, although he was much younger than De Mons, he was the captain after all, so De Mons smiled and didn't speak again.

"Let's go, go over and have a drink."

"We still have a long way to go."