Chapter 501: Division of Troops
It was already full daylight, and after Thor and a few grumbling mercenaries had taken the villagers on their way, the camp was almost cleaned up, and it was time for the rest of the group to set off.
But unlike what was expected, it was those mercenaries who hit the road first, and they handed over the team to Mary and Winston, who were also mercenaries, and this line accounted for the vast majority of the team.
In the new plan, they will swagger into Starwood City, the capital of the new knight lord, and the heavily armed mercenaries will naturally attract the attention of those explorers, and they will also become a cover for another wave of people in the shadows.
Old Barton was also with him, and the task I gave him was not to be afraid, to make trouble....... yes, I was not mistaken, I wanted him to make trouble for me, even if I went to the trial of fame, I also went to muddy the waters.
"Even if I don't go, I can guess the current situation in Xingmu City, no one likes people who stand in their way, especially those who get in the way of making a fortune. The high pressure of the Sasha official will definitely provoke the hatred between the two sides, and you will use the identity of an adventurer to provoke the official and make things bigger, and many people are waiting for a fuse.
With the dragon lich behind him, he is really not afraid of making things too big, but he is afraid that things will not be big enough.
If the mercenary is in the light, on the other side, it is in the dark.
And the other part, maybe three people plus a ghost, is me, the anti-paladin Tiana, and Katarina, well, and the follower of the Society of the Dead named Brad.
As for that ghost, it was, of course, the dark ranger Zink, who had become my undead minion.
A ranger, a necromancer, a melee knight, with output and a meat shield. There is also a maid who is responsible for cleaning and taking care of daily life. Although no one will add blood to the priest. Although there are no eight classes, this game ...... The team is still very balanced.
“…… Listen, from now on, I'm a disciple of the Great Lich Slain, the legendary necromancer Caro, you, the maid Lina, and you. My bodyguard, Tiana. I obeyed my mentor's instructions and joined the Society of the Dead for my own ambitions. ”
The Great Lich Slain is really a person, he is one of the members of the Dark Night Council of the Ciro Empire who colluded with the Undead Emperor of the Death Plane back then, and the news of his complete fall in the civil war is not known to anyone, it is easy to take his relics and pretend to be his heir, he has been connected with the Undead Emperors, and now it is completely logical to let his disciples join the Society of the Dead.
Necromancers don't need to find any reason to join the Society of the Dead, and the Dark Ranger under his command is a necromancer himself, as long as Tiana puts away her identity as an anti-knight. Disguised as a normal Dark Elf warrior, this is a standard evil squad. It is natural to be able to gain the friendliness of the Society of the Dead and the hostility and vigilance of normal official organizations.
As for carrying a maid...... In fact, there are really not a few masters who have quirks and are difficult to serve, although they will attract some superfluous eyes, but compared to the trouble that this "key" may cause from my sight, I definitely still tarnish my reputation a little.
As for the tragic emotional scene when the "father and daughter" parted, the joke caused by "Boss Huang's angry robbery of the peasant girl", and the pitiful little eyes that always cowered and looked at me in the corner of the carriage, let's forget it.
And when the mercenaries disappeared from view, I started to get busy.
"Let's black it first."
Pure color doesn't mean anything, but if a necromancer were sitting on this thing and showing up on the streets of Starwood Town with those strange gargoyles, I'm afraid I'd become a celebrity in an instant, and the high-speed anecdotes would make a qiē disguise meaningless.
Of course, if it's just blacking, the level is too low, so I did a little ritual.
After pretending to recite a mantra, a certain river and a part of it were successfully connected to this place, and in the small pit in front of me, there was some more red and black blood, and then, I took out some white gems (jade) and threw them into the pool of blood.
"Demonization."
The gargoyle was thrown directly into the pool of blood, the white jade fell into his forehead, and the next moment, a large amount of blood was absorbed by the gem, and then the whole gargoyle began to twist.
Black coarse hairs grew on his face and limbs, and the pupils made of gems exuded a pitch-black brilliance, and the white skin of an elf was shattered, and the original magic patterns and stone parts were actually condensed with the black blood in the blood pool, becoming new muscle tissue, and soon, his last human form was gone.
He was two feet taller than the original, his muscles with strange magic patterns were abnormally strong, the single horn on his forehead and the fierce gem eyes made him appear fierce and abnormal, and the original wing structure had been reformed into demonic black wings, and the whole person had turned into a demon in hell.
In the eyes of others, it was a handsome elf figure thrown in, but what came out was an ugly demon, which can make all the undead creatures become like this, it can only be said that this is extremely evil and terrifying magic, and Caterina has finished shrinking behind Tiana.
But it's not a profound incantation or magic ritual, but I'm afraid that only I can do it in this world, after all, these materials and rituals are not human things.
After the experiment was successful, I let the other gargoyles in, and this time, the gargoyles in the form of women did not become ugly ghosts, although their faces and skin had more magic lines, and their skin became much darker, but they retained their beauty, on the contrary, the playful little crooked horns on their foreheads, and the more delicate red lips, made them more real and seductive.
It's not that I'm deliberate, but the characteristics of the ghost clan itself, the men are mighty and strong, and the women are beautiful and moving, but looking at the eyes of other people, I'm afraid that the "gentleman" hat can't be taken off, after all, these naked gargoyles that "belong to me" have already given me a precedent.
Shook his head helplessly, and ignored the dead cat's snickering in the soul connection, it seems that some things are difficult to get rid of, and next, but it's a serious matter.
One by one, the undead creations were thrown down, and their appearance was fundamentally changed, and in the end, the ghost carriage and the unicorn horse also completed the transformation, and our group of people can be regarded as completely classified into the evil camp from their appearance, even if those mercenaries are still there, I am afraid they will not be recognized.
"Let's go, I'll talk about it on the road soon." ――
Xingmu City, saying that it is a city actually exalts him a little, as the capital of a knight lord, he is indeed the largest city in the territory, but the knight title is originally the lowest level of the local lord, and that is the largest, in fact, it is also very shabby.
Sixty thousand people, crammed into a small one, a city guard of more than 100 people, the city walls are only more than three meters high, the lord's mansion is all tattered small bunkers, there is no heavy city defense machinery, and the specialty is probably only local crops and black bread like stones, which is simply no worse.
After the news of the treasure map came out, this ultra-remote town suddenly came with a lot of tourists, not to mention all the hotels, not to mention all the homes, and even many tents and temporary camps appeared outside the city.
Coupled with the Sasha Royal Corps stationed outside the city, the population has nearly doubled in a short period of time, and the atmosphere in the city is very tense, and passers-by come and go in a hurry, so it can be said that the storm is coming.
In a makeshift camp outside the city, where our team was resting and regrouping, and Zink had taken Brad to the city to make a mark of contact, and we had to wait for them to come to our door, and it was not so easy to find a cult that was good at hiding.
Barton's group had already entered the city, but it seemed to be calm so far, but the camps on the outskirts were a bit chaotic, after all, many treasure hunters were outlaws themselves, and the fact that the road into the mountain was blocked made even more irritating.
Murder, robbery, gambling, X crime, for outlaws, this is a good way to vent their depressed feelings, and since I came, the evil spirits are haunting the night, and the night here has stopped a little for two days, and I have more undead material reserves.
Of course, I rode in a ghost carriage, entered with so many strange high-level undead, and had Zinke execute a few provocateurs, and I also had some reputation for murder in this area, which should also make it easier for the Ten Thousand Dead to "determine" my identity.
During a critical mission, a sudden appearance of a "helper" is always suspicious, and if they come to the door on their own initiative, there will be much less suspicion.
I was waiting for the Society of the Dead to come to my door, but a familiar person found me before the Society of the Dead. (To be continued......)
PS: Well, it's a double shift today