Chapter 006: Fish Monster
Zoro's cold and ruthless reaction surprised her in at least two ways. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info even frightened.
First, I didn't see Sauron speak, but I could understand what he meant. This surprised Lady Ilevona, even frightened.
Second, this human lord does not have the slightest aristocratic demeanor, and is almost as savage as an orc. No, it's even more barbaric than the orcs!
In Lady Ilevona's opinion, revealing her identity, even the savage barbarians should be kind to themselves. Not to mention the average human aristocracy.
In Lady Ilevona's expectation, hearing her name, she should have kissed the back of her hand and promised to keep her safe, and then entertained herself with the best food.
But now, what did he do? This stupid kid, he messed up everything!
Before Lady Ilyavonne could go on a hysterical and complete rampage, the legionnaires came forward and drove her and her attendants into the camp and threw them into an open-air pigsty-like footing, where no one paid any further attention.
The crowded camp had long been overcrowded, and with the increased security tonight, no one cared about the temporary treatment of a prisoner as long as there was no order from the commander.
The legionnaires threw down the pale, then purple-haired, and then blue-haired Ilevona and the others, and teased in a low voice as they walked away.
"The lord was disdainful of her, and this plump, beautiful woman was so angry that she almost bit off her own tongue."
"Haha, it's just right to bite off, just enough to stuff it!"
"Haha......"
Even if Iliphona was a seductive woman with the iron laws of the legion, anyone who wanted to challenge the majesty of military law could put their ideas into action.
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Sauron didn't care about a noble woman at all. Not to mention that this woman is still from another world.
The armies of the barbarians were stationed 2 miles away, waiting for the night to come.
It's just that when Sauron's wife takes someone to check the only water source found nearby, an accident happens.
When the night fog hit, the night was a little cooler today, and there were not a few stars in sight in the hazy moonlight.
Zoro walked early, grabbed the rocks beside the road with his forward hand, and stopped suddenly before he could go down the steep slope.
The tacit understanding that had been formed for a long time only required a gesture for the infantry of the Purple Gold Flower Legion behind to understand what Sauron meant.
After receiving Zoro's instructions, the centurion's eyes sank, and he played three simple sign languages in a row, and a hundred legionary infantry immediately automatically divided into three groups, two groups outflanked, and went straight in one wave, cautiously towards the deep recess with spring water in front of him.
Before Sauron had even stepped on the stone path into the mountain, the sound of a gurgling spring came to his face.
The sound of the spring was so clear that by looking down, a small lake had formed in the deep recess, and in the cracks of the surrounding stones, clean groundwater gushed almost everywhere. And this is rare to see in the land of decaying shadows.
But what attracted Sauron's attention was not the deep spring, but the monster lying in the sun on a clean rock in front of the spring!
Sauron couldn't tell if it was a toad, a boar, or something.
All you can see is that its face is long and gilled, and its whole body is covered with dazzling scales like steel sheets.
He is only half the height of a human, but he has a human-like body and limbs. Underneath the armpits, and between the fingers, there is a large amount of membrane attached.
"It doesn't matter if it's a toad or a humanoid monster. Grab it first! ”
With a wave of his hand, the outflanked legionary infantry began to approach slowly and silently.
When there was a strange noise, the monster had just opened its eyes, and it was greeted by the fists of the Legion's centurion, which were as big as punching bags.
The legionnaires swarmed up and crackled! A beating!
By the time he dragged it in front of Zoro, the fat monster couldn't even stand up.
"Humble human, let me go and provoke the amphibians, this is the most stupid!"
Zoro ignored the monster's message.
The two legionary infantry flipped it over and lay on the ground, and it was only then that Sauron saw the striking fin on its back.
Seeing the fins, the corners of Sauron's mouth instantly outlined a strange smile, and he smiled at the other legion infantrymen, "You say, this thing doesn't look like a mutated big fish with limbs." ”
"I just don't know what the fish tastes like."
The centurion's response immediately caused a burst of laughter from the other infantrymen.
What's more, they have already pulled out their portable knives and immediately want to disembowel this 'big fish'.
Hearing the malicious laughter around him, and seeing the infantryman's facial expressions, the fish monster was immediately horrified.
It turned its frightened, egg-sized eyes, and kept glancing into the crevice in the stone not far away.
Sauron, who has the mind-reading skills of the war system, certainly knows what it's thinking.
In a few moments, the centurion took a fork-like weapon from the crack in the stone and presented it to Sauron.
"This ......"
The heaviness of the hand made Zoro feel a little surprised.
This fork-like weapon, from the sharp blade to the long handle, is entirely made of steel, and there is no welding point to be found.
Moreover, the texture of the fork, as well as the degree of hardness, is actually higher grade than the war sword used by the Purple Gold Flower Legion.
Zoro looked at the fork, then looked at the fish monster carefully, and then suddenly drew his sword and slashed at the fish monster's bright scales.
This sword slashed and slashed, but it provoked a spark splash, but the opponent's fish scales only collapsed a small piece in the end, and Zoro's short sword had a big gap.
The fish monster was half frightened to death, but its body was unharmed.
It can be seen from the small piece of fish scales that have collapsed, revealing a white, soft belly.
There is no doubt that this fish scale is not something it was born with. Rather, it is a precision armor in the shape of fish scales, which is as light and thin as clothes, and has defensive properties that are not inferior to ordinary armor.
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Sensing the commotion in the barbarian camp, Sauron did not show up. Instead, the time and place of the negotiations were changed.
Under the cover of night, thousands of legion infantry, holding down a hundred and three slaves, quietly moved backwards.
With a strategic perspective, Sauron kept an eye out for any unusual moves by the barbarians in the night.
Unless necessary, Sauron didn't want to provoke the seven thousand barbarians on the plains.
For the current Purple Gold Flower Legion, even if it is a third of the loss, even if it is a thousand casualties, Zoro cannot afford it. Because at least for now, he doesn't have any additional troops.
Along the way, in order to prevent the individual captives from making a big noise, Sauron ordered people to temporarily gag their mouths.
In contrast, Ilyovona seemed unusually quiet. Only those slightly bulging eye bubbles look extremely fierce.
Entering the mountainous terrain, it is difficult to walk at night, and there are more trees in the middle of the mountain, and a layer of plant leaves like pine needles has fallen on the ground, making the road dry and porcelain.
If you're not careful, you can slip and fall.
By the light of the torches, Sauron ordered the infantry to carve out the dirt steps on the roadless mountain road.
Basically, in each line and section, the earth steps can only accommodate the soles of the feet, the heels are still in the air, and there is a gap in front of them that needs to be turned sharply.
The road is difficult and difficult, but fortunately, everyone is just traveling lightly.
I was scared all the way, but there was no danger.
At dawn, everyone arrived safely at the Black Peak Iron Mine, which was temporarily guarded by a team of hundreds.
"Danger is approaching from afar, and time is limited, and there can be no delay."
"When that Fellow lord finds out that he has been sent a pigeon, it is very likely that he will be angry and gather the other barbarian lords, and he will come in a flock later."
There's always nothing wrong with being prepared in advance.
Sauron had just stepped into the Black Peak Iron Mine with his front feet, and the next moment he ordered everyone to go and strengthen the stone wall after breakfast, except for the necessary sentinels. Increases the defense of Black Peak Iron Ore.
Including that noble lady Ilevona, if she can't move stones, she will go to the army and bring everyone a meal and water.
All in all, during this period when the Black Wind Iron Mine was in dire need of construction, Sauron did not allow anyone to eat idle.
As the Legion Commander and the new lord of the Black Peak Iron Mine, Sauron has many important things to do.
First of all, the others surveyed the environment and every inch of land inside the stone walls without stopping.
"The rear of this Black Peak Ridge is relatively flat, the area is large enough, and the terrain in front of the mountain is steep, which is undoubtedly the best place to build a fortress. The fly in the ointment is that it is full of mountains and rocks, which is not suitable for the growth of any crops, and the current grain storage can only support more than a month. ”
"In addition, there are housing and other related daily living facilities, which need to be built by the legion itself. It's not easy! ”
Zoro sighed, for now he could only order the infantry to build some simple shelter that could shelter from the wind and rain.
He is more worried about food than the lack of shelter facilities. But then again, even if crops can be cultivated here, growing food is not something that can be done in a month or two, so this matter can only be put aside for a while, and a way can be found later.
After surveying the terrain and completing some urgent matters at hand, Zoro remembered Alice, the poor man's child is in charge of the house early, and the child without a father or mother has a spirit of perseverance and joy in suffering.
This child is not an ordinary sensible, and when Zoro finds her, she immediately returns to the stone wall to help, in addition to coming up to say hello very affectionately.
After some freshening, Alice is no longer the ragged, dirty orphan with sad eyes in her eyes.
It's a girl with a laugh like a bell, a lively and cute girl, and a beautiful face.
With a bucket in one hand, she followed Ilyvonne's ass curiously, her sister screaming.
If Alice's performance is reasonable, then Ilevonna's state is a little unexpected by Zoro.
Ilevonne did not refuse Alice's affectionate clinginess, nor did she feel any resentment about what she had done. At least on the surface.
Compared to those disgruntled nobles of the past who were reprimanded by the centurion, Illifona's performance was already rare.
"It seems that in just one night, this woman has understood the truth that it takes for others to take a long time to come to their senses."
"This truth, in the simplest words, is that people are under the eaves and have to bow their heads!"
Zoro didn't expect Iliphona to understand this, but the fact that she was able to wake up in such a short time showed that she was a smart person.
Sauron could not care about the nobles of the plains who had been reduced to the past tense, but he would not care less about a smart man.
"This woman may be able to use it later." Sauron thought twice and ordered the guard officer Leon that the woman could be given proper preferential treatment, but she would never be allowed to make any unreasonable demands, and if she did it again, she would be stuffed into the mine and let her go to the company of the barbarians.
Also, tell Ilevonne that there are other nobles of the Plains, and that if anyone is dissatisfied with their current treatment, any of them can leave at any time. Plainsman is Sauron's tentative name for these heterogeneous humans with twelve fingers on their hands.
Sauron also made a point of instructing that his original words should be conveyed to Iliphona and the nobles of the plains, because only in this way will they realize who is their master!
"Yes, General!"
The guard officer, Leon, was young and studious, and in just a few days he learned the simple language of the plainman, much to Sauron's surprise.
The most rare thing is that he also has an extraordinary military quality, which makes Solondo value him a little.
"The position of Commander of the Third Thousand is waiting to be filled, and Zolon, the officer of the guard, is a good candidate, but the Legion is the most valuable place for seniority and merit. At the moment, the only thing he lacks is combat exploits. ”
After finishing the business at hand, Zoro rubbed his brow and felt a little tired.
But now is not the time to rest, because in the makeshift cell, there is also a fish monster, waiting for him to interrogate himself.
Due to the rush of time, the legionnaires buried wood and some door panels between the trenches, forming a simple shoddy prison.
Considering that the commander did not allow the life of the fish monster to have an accident, the legion infantry took matters into their own hands and poured a lot of cold water into the trench, and threw a few long worms such as earthworms down, really raising it as a big fish!
When Zoro came to the trench, he looked at the fish monster soaked in the water, and the two slightly bulging black fish eyes seemed to contain infinite grievances.
At this time, the plug on the fish monster's mouth was removed, and it was not seen to continue to make a piercing and strange sound.
It can be seen that in the hands of these legion infantry who are responsible for guarding, the hardships that should be endured have not been pulled down at all.
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