Volume 1 Outpost County Chapter 13 Undercurrents are surging
Huron sat in his office in the General Chamber, like his own bedroom, half-reclined in a chair, mud-stained riding boots resting on his desk, and a large stack of papers bearing the "Outline of the Repeal of the Civil Tax Law" at his feet.
A soldier in armor next to him took his eyes off the documents and said respectfully to him: "Legionnaire, I am your new herald Yasuo, and I would like to report to you that your entourage has been settled, and the three magicians and the Templar priest are ready to go to the ancient castle not far away to stay temporarily, do you also want to go to the ancient castle to rest?" ”
"The castle of the Lord of Outposts? I'll wait until he comes to greet me. ”
"My subordinates understand."
Huron played with the quill in his hand and asked nonchalantly, "What's the noise outside?" ”
Yasuo's face was slightly sweaty, and he explained in a low voice, "Your entourage is using some civilian dwellings, so those civilians are outside... ”
Yasuo, who had just been promoted to herald, was very worried in his heart, because he knew that although the young legion commander in front of him had a gentle and elegant face, what was hidden under the face was a cruel, bloodthirsty and extremely irritable soul, and he was moody.
Yasuo, who is still a devout believer, sometimes wonders if the supreme god he believes in really needs such a murderous executioner to spread God's blessings and will.
Huron was not only a legionnaire, but also a pagan butcher, and according to rumors, the bones of the pagans who died directly or indirectly in his hands could be piled up into a huge castle.
A year ago, during the crusade against the ogres of the Darkmoon Swamp, the Earthwalker Dragon Legion suffered heavy casualties. Riding the earth beast Earth Walking Dragon, with only a few guards went deep into the swamp, slaughtering the ogre leader tribe in one fell swoop, and after returning to the legion with nearly a hundred ogre heads, he burned all the trees in the swamp again, the fire burned for two days and one night, thousands of ogres couldn't stand the smoke and ran out of the Dark Moon Swamp, Huron was like a joke, and the knights under his command waited for the rabbit to kill all the ogres.
That battle was recorded in the history of the San Cassis continent, and the ogre clan completely disappeared from people's sight.
Yasuo looked at the lazy face of Hyent in front of him, and gradually overlapped with the image of the genocidal butcher, and his heart felt a chill.
"After cutting out their tongues, drive them away, I want to take a nap!" Huron continued emotionlessly: "Also, go find someone to investigate whether the lord of this place, that is, the son of the Grand Duke of the Rock Kingdom, is as unsightly as the rumors. ”
Yasuo took the order, turned and hurried out of the office.
When he walked out of the General Political Hall, dozens of outpost subjects dressed in civilian clothes gathered around the gate and made a lot of noise.
Yasuo, who was still kind-hearted, sighed, and sympathized with these outpost civilians, but remembering Hyronte's cold and ruthless face, he still indifferently gave orders to the two sentinels.
It can be seen that the two sentries with their swords drawn have long been accustomed to such unreasonable and cruel orders, and silently walked towards the civilians outside the gate.
Seeing that the sentry drew his weapon, dozens of subjects dressed in civilian costumes closed their mouths in unison, the two leading old men snorted coldly, pulled a few children and silently retreated to the back, a few strong young men stepped forward and looked at the sentry expressionlessly, and the other civilians opened a semicircle and surrounded the gate of the General Political Hall.
Yasuo, who knew a little bit about military formation, was stunned, the semicircle of civilians outside the gate should perhaps be called an encirclement, as long as these two walked out of the gate, they would face the embarrassing situation of being surrounded by enemies on all sides.
And Yasuo also noticed a phenomenon that shocked him, that is, the civilians who had just prayed with pity on their faces were now presented with only coldness and disdain.
Yasuo was puzzled, he had never encountered such a situation, he wondered if these civilians were in a bad brain, didn't they know that the heretic crusade legion belonged to the Holy See?
The assassination of a certain nobleman may be able to be argued in every way, but attacking the soldiers of the Holy See is tantamount to rebellion, and it is to be burned at the stake.
But soon his doubts turned into shock, because the children who had just retreated into the crowd and quietly left returned, returning with more friends, who carried all kinds of weapons and protective gear on their immature shoulders.
Knight's giant sword, standard bow and crossbow, infantry giant shield, pure iron chain mail, and a few wheel axes that I don't know if they are used to chop trees or cut people.
Dozens of civilians were quickly dressed, and their movements were skillful and fast, like the elite of a hundred battles who had been on the battlefield all year round.
Yasuo hurriedly shouted, "What are you guys going to do, do you know who we are?" We are the pagan crusades of the Holy See, do you want to turn your back on God's will? ”
The armed civilians were silent, their eyes still cold.
Yasuo was in a dilemma, whether he made reassuring words or threatening and intimidating, the civilians had no intention of leaving, and as time passed, more civilians gathered outside the gates of the General Political Hall.
All the legionnaires in the General Political Department rushed to hear the news, and the two sides were on the verge of a conflict.
In the Clerk's Office, Huron stood behind the window, a cruel smile on the corner of his mouth, and his eyes were cold.
When Yorkshire and Thackeray arrived, the gates of the Governor's Office were already heavily surrounded by the county's subjects.
The eyes of the subjects outside the gate are indifferent, whether they are men or women, old or young. Tong, no one spoke.
More than a dozen legionnaires inside the door held high-caliber crossbows and stretched their bows, and the recorders and heralds led by Yasuo also drew their swords with nervous expressions.
With a "snap", Thackeray threw a loud whip on his horse, attracting everyone's attention.
The civilians looked hostile, and Yasuo was relieved.
Yorkshire walked over alone, and several leading old men and armed young men hurriedly surrounded him, no longer with the hostile expression he had just now, and his face was flattering.
"Your Excellency, you are here, we can't live."
"Yes, these papal masters robbed our house and cut out our tongues."
"Yes, yes, you have to call the shots for us, live in my house, you have to give two copper plates."
"My eighty-year-old lady can't get out of bed, and she is still lying at home, what if I let this gang of soldiers spoil it, if it is ruined, I will admit it, the problem is that these soldiers don't give me a copper plate, it's a waste of waste?"
"Clerk, please ask the steward, my mother-in-law can be marked, big butt and big breasts, two copper plates, you can play as you want, you can ask them if they need this, my mother-in-law lives in the first low brick house east of the market entrance."
"Fart, you shameless guy, you're talking about my house...
The crowd was gossiping about the black state of the legionnaires, and what they said was true.
How could Yorkshire not understand the faces of these people, his face became darker and darker, he pushed away the crowd, and after entering the gate, he said to Yasuo: "Let your men lay down their weapons, they are all devout believers, not enemies." ”
Yasuo pointed to the door and said, "They dare to besiege the General Political Hall, and they also have a military 。。。。。 ”
He could not go on with the second half of his sentence, as he was interrupted by a rattling sound.
All the civilians with weapons in their hands instantly threw all the guys in their hands to the ground, and kicked them away like stealing bells, spreading their hands with innocent expressions, looking like docile and good citizens.
Yorkshire looked at Yasuo with a sneer.
In any case, he is also the clerk of the outpost, and the civilians behind him, no matter what their former identities were, whether they were down-and-out mercenaries with blood on their hands, retired veterans of the border army, even if they were wanted criminals in the kingdom.
Because they now have only one identity, that is, the subjects of the Outpost County and the citizens of the Rock Kingdom.
Thackeray turned into that arrogant look again, and walked into the General Administration Hall with a few cavalry arrogantly and domineeringly, and shouted at the soldiers: "Are you blind? I am Your Excellency the Earl, and your Chief of Staff, Lord Thackeray, lay down your weapons for me! ”
A few knights behind him were not bad for senior dogs, and seeing that his earl's face was not good, he hurriedly jumped off his horse and punched and kicked a few heralds who were slow to react.
Not to mention the tricky angles of the shots, they chose the heralds who were relatively thin and thin, and the sentries who were heavily armed with bows and arrows next to them, they ignored them as if they didn't see them.
In these years, dogs know that bullying is soft and afraid of hard.
Not to mention, these soldiers who put on the bow and string still eat Thackeray, although many people don't know him, but seeing his arrogant and domineering style and the appearance of his eyes growing to the door of his head, he knows at a glance that he is a great nobleman, and whether it is his superior chief of staff or not, they obediently put away their weapons.
Yorkshire exhaled secretly.
When Thackeray saw that the scene was under control, he patted the non-existent dust on his shoulder with a proud face, and snorted coldly at Yorkshire.
Yasuo wiped the cold sweat from his face, and was about to report the cause and effect of the incident to Thackeray, when a slender figure walked out yawning, looking out of the door with a smile, his eyes slightly narrowed, flashing with a bloodthirsty light.
A few people in the crowd were still shouting nonsense at the last moment, and after seeing Huronte, they looked at each other with solemn faces and made a few gestures that ordinary people couldn't understand.
The sharp-eyed Yorkshire noticed this scene outside the gate and was shocked.
Because of this gesture, he knew that only the elite guards of the Grand Duke of the Rock Kingdom used this unknown gesture to communicate.
Thinking of the mysterious escort team composed entirely of high-level fighting warriors, Yorkshire seemed to understand something, and his nervous expression was swept away when he saw Huronte.
Holding his arms, he stepped aside.