Under the dry autumn wind, the originally dense canopy of trees began to leak out of the daylight little by little. Dead leaves dancing in the wind either swirl around the trunk of the tree or fly like butterflies in the air. But more of them were carried into the distance, falling far away.

After patting off the fallen leaves on his shoulders, Barrett looked up—and saw that the snow-white marshmallow-grubbed turquoise dome was clean and there was not a trace of gloom. The ripe grains in the fields not far from the road were swaying in the autumn wind, and the heavy ears of wheat were fluctuating rhythmically, like undulating waves.

But the wave had not gone far, and the golden patch of the field came to an abrupt end. Bare earth, charred black wheat stalks, and a pungent smell followed. It was originally an idyllic scene of joy during the autumn harvest, but under the influence of the war, it was such a contrasting impression.

"No one reaps this good wheat! I'm afraid I'm going to rot in the ground sooner or later. The anvil that was weaving twisted flowers for his beard said with pity when he looked at the golden wheat field. In his eyes, it was not just grain, but barrels of ale. While it is true that many crops have been destroyed in the fighting, neither side seems to have gone out of their way to destroy the farmland. Unfortunately, the greatest damage to agriculture caused by war is the impact on population and farming time, which is inevitable no matter how careful you are.

Barrett, who was riding in front of him, then turned around: "Are you going to stay here and collect wheat in that empty manor?" Even if you can endure loneliness, you are not very familiar with farm work! ”

Listening to Barrett's words, the anvil subconsciously turned his head to the building at the end of the field. The manor not far away was like Winter Springs at this time, with only a piece of ruins left. Whether it is the soldiers of the noble council or the barbarians of the mammoth dynasty, they will not miss any opportunity to sack the colony of intelligent creatures. Besides, if there are people in the manor. How can you let these wheats blow in the head?

"I just don't think it's good to waste food!" Anvil said as he lowered his beard. It suddenly occurred to him that it was still early before he arrived in Walkerson City! Before I met my kind. He didn't have to make his beard look like a sissy.

Barrett smiled and shook his head, "This is the first village we encountered since we left Wintersprings. There are many more similar scenes to come. You are a big and three rough man, don't be as sad as a little girl. ”

"Where am I sad like a little girl?" The anvil that Barrett said immediately raised his voice as if he had been caught by a sore foot.

At this time, Claudia, who was sitting at the back of the carriage, poked her head out of the curtain of the caravan and laughed: "You don't like a little girl, don't you see that you tie your beard into pigtails?" ”

"At this time, the tradition, the tradition of the dwarves is not good. You think I want to do this! If it weren't for the fear of being nagged by my fellow clansmen next, I wouldn't want to tie my beard! The dwarf, who was in a state of excitement, immediately stood in front of the carriage. Began dancing in protest against Claudia's teasing.

At this time, Barrett refocused his gaze on the back of Mr. Clifford in front of him. In the previous exchange, Barrett thought that his party should go to Walkerson alone, but he didn't expect to end up with the people of the 'Bounty Warband'.

Because a large number of servants who originally belonged to the Mammoth Dynasty were captured in the port of Wintersprings, the followers of the 'God of Tyranny' are now busy reorganizing those newly arrived troops in Wintersprings. Of course, while dispersing and re-training, they inevitably promoted their faith among the captives—and the implementation under such conditions could not be a simple sermon and inspiration, but often a straightforward forced conversion.

Fortunately, most of the servants of the Mammoth Dynasty did not have any firm faith, so they immediately threw themselves into the arms of the 'God of Tyranny' under the threat of their lives. The players thought they would see the trick of roasting the living, but those days in Winterspring didn't make them get their way.

It has never been easy to transform a group of newly received captives into a usable army. Even if it is taken by the political commissar of the big ****, you have to want to have a grievance meeting. Immediately after that, ideological transformation, reorganization and training. Not to mention, it will take a month to achieve reassuring results. Of course, if the situation is urgent. Naturally, it has also shortened the time to bring the old with the new. But then there is already a risk that the camp will often expose all kinds of shortcomings.

Therefore, those believers of the 'God of Tyranny' this time turned the entire Winter Springs Town into a large training ground, and it seems that they are not ready to start in a short period of time. Although the 'God of Tyranny' signed an alliance treaty with the Seven Cities Alliance, this treaty did not force them to abandon the rest of the first war and continue the next war. After all, such conditions are inherently unrealistic. But with such a loophole that can be exploited, it is natural that the believers of the 'God of Tyranny' will work for the welfare of the church.

Of course, in order to gain the right to openly preach in the future, the Church of the 'God of Tyranny', which is unpopular in many places on the Western Continent, will naturally not sit back and watch the defeat of the Seven Cities Alliance in this war in order to preserve its strength. However, when it comes to how best to defeat the enemy, the Church of the God of Tyranny and the Seven Cities Alliance have very different ideas and plans.

However, Mr. Clifford found out that the followers of the 'God of Tyranny' had set up camp in Wintersprings, and that they had no intention of restarting for a short time. His whole body felt that he had become bad. Because he knew what was going on in Walkerson City right now, they had been playing hard there when they left. If these two warbands don't go back, I'm afraid there will be a lot of fun to watch.

When it comes to the alliance with the Seven Cities Alliance, the Church of the Goddess of Wealth and Commerce is definitely not as firm as the Church of the God of Tyranny. However, Mr. Clifford, the leader of the Bounty Warband, was much more active in rescuing Walkerson than Mr. Israel of the Atakosi Warband.

Because the Church of the Goddess of Wealth and Commerce is not like the Church of the God of Tyranny, it did not have any decent foundation in the Seven Cities Federation before. Although the Great Temple of Walkerson City was destroyed at the hands of the noble council, the Church of the Goddess of Wealth and Commerce spread throughout the city's vast estates. But not all of them fell into the hands of the enemy.

Even in the midst of war. As long as Walkerson City hasn't completely fallen. Those industries are still able to generate profits for the Church of the Goddess of Wealth and Commerce. However, without the 'Bounty Band' and the 'Atakosi Warband', the strength of the Seven Cities Alliance in Walkerson City will be greatly affected in a short period of time. If the territory of the Goddess of Fortune and Commerce Church is taken over by the Council of Nobles as a result, the loss is definitely not something that any Goddess of Wealth and Commerce believers are willing to see.

So in this case, the difference between barefoot and shoeed is perfectly reflected. The goal is only to achieve the final victory, regardless of the other 'Atakosi warbands', and it is natural to ignore the pressure that Walkerson City is currently under. In their opinion, after the reorganization of the army is completed, all the previously lost territory can be regained.

However, the 'Bounty Band' who was afraid that the bottles and cans in Walkerson City would be shattered, had to change their original plan and set off for the return first. In order to ensure that the balance of strength in Walkerson City does not change too significantly. Otherwise, if any of the workshops were burned down by the fellows of the Council of Nobles, Mr. Clifford would not have had their ears clean.

And the safety of Winterspring Town, which had just been liberated, was temporarily left to the responsibility of the 'Atakosi Warband'. After all, with their strength, a small group of rebel armies is not an opponent at all. What's more, the two parties are still in the same boat for the time being, and as long as they sign the contract, they are not afraid of repentance.

Since they were all going back to Walkerson, Mr. Clifford naturally asked Barrett and his party to stay for a few days first, and then they would be on the road together when they were ready. Although Barrett understands that the other party is trying to co-opt himself to deal with the aristocratic council forces that may appear along the way. However, if you act on your own, you may also encounter such a threat. On the contrary, the two sides formed a team with a better chance of winning when they met the enemy, and Barrett had no reason to refuse such a two-way thing.

In addition, the use of extra horses and vehicles from the 'Bounty Warband' when acting together avoids the embarrassment of players using the No. 11 bus to travel - in this chaotic situation. It's hard for players to rent or buy horses temporarily. That's why we have the team we have now.

But after leaving Wintersprings, the banner of the Bounty Warband continued to flutter in the wilderness. found that the other party was not prepared to follow Barrett. At this time, I felt regretful: "These guys are too ostentatious." Is it trying to attract all the noble council troops in the vicinity? I don't know if it's right or wrong to follow them. ”

According to the tactics, this reinforcement is naturally as stealthy as possible, and it is best to avoid all fighting before reaching the reinforcement location. This is partly to save time, and on the other hand, to use limited power on the cutting edge. So at that time, Barrett felt that there seemed to be nothing wrong with acting with the 'Bounty Warband'. Unexpectedly, Mr. Clifford is now doing the opposite with great fanfare, for which Barrett has argued with the other party before. It's a pity that he can't convince that guy, and now that he has gotten on the thief ship, he can only take one step at a time.

"Anyway, it's much better than walking to Walkerson on our own!" Another head came out of the curtain of the caravan, and Klaimatis, apparently smothered inside, poked his head out to breathe.

This question was indeed a weakness of Barrett, and he immediately shouted to Rielly, who was still in the car, "Mage! Let's find a way to get a rechargeable Phantom Pony wand in the future! In that case, you won't have to be afraid of this situation in the future. At any time, it is better to seek others than to seek oneself. ”

"I don't have a way to deal with that kind of resource, Captain, you better figure it out yourself! If you want to solve any problem, just pull us as thugs. Then Rielly's languid voice came from inside the caravan. I can tell that the mage in the team seems to be suffering from 'May Sickness' now.

Barrett, who was helpless in the burnout period, immediately raised his head and looked at the top of the caravan: "Lalu! How does it feel to have a new specialty? ”

"It feels pretty good. It also fits well with the way I fight. However, instead of the 'Agile Movement' specialty, I'd rather like to gain the ability to increase the effectiveness of my strikes. Suddenly, two cat ears popped up on the roof of the caravan, and then Barrett saw the cute hairy head of the cat.

"In any case, it would be nice to have new capabilities that provide combat power." At this time, Kleimatis immediately waved his fist in protest: "You see that I am still an advanced profession!" The result is a bunch of business-related lifestyle abilities. To be able to get a useful specialty, what else do you have to disagree with? ”

After the quest for 'Bloody Winter Fountains' ended, Lalu also filled his experience pool because of the final settlement. In addition to the further increase in judgment and immunity, the Warrior Monk who has reached level 6 also gains an additional specialty and the ability to lighten the body pendant. However, the expertise given in the inheritance of the cat boy is quite detrimental, except for the last choice of 'flexible movement', only the "proficient collision", "proficient in unloading martial arts", "proficient in false moves", "proficient in tripping" are left.

Skill-based abilities don't fit Lalu's attributes and combat style, so in the end, the series of specializations is fortunately left with 'Flexible Movement' which is useful. Otherwise, this part of the improvement will be completely useless for the catboy. But even the 'Agile Mobility' specialty is the kind of nice-to-have-to enhancement for Laru. It's really a bit of a chicken rib! It's no wonder that the cats are a little cute now.

Barrett understands Laloe's mood right now, but he really can't say much on this issue - in a sense, Barrett, who can get useful abilities every time, is completely a European with a good face. At this time, it's better not to fire flashbangs at that African cat.

Barrett understands Laloe's mood right now, but he really can't say much on this issue - in a sense, Barrett, who can get useful abilities every time, is completely a European with a good face. At this time, it's better not to fire flashbangs at that African cat. (To be continued.) )

PS: Modify the wording. Thanks to the three big monthly passes, including "Twin Starry Sky Shrine Maiden", "House Fighter" and "Paladin Xiaoqi".