Mercenaries are not an uncommon thing in this world, in fact, the history of this profession can even be traced back to the dark ages of the Gondor Empire, no matter how dynasties change and civilizations rise and fall, it seems that people always need such a group of armed men who wander in the gray area to fill the gaps in the process of social functioning, they are the "blood gloves" of the aristocracy, the "money warriors" of the merchants, and when there is a lack of employers, they are outlaws in the mountains.

Mercenaries are legal, and even have formal guilds and a crude registration system, but almost every mercenary has done something illegal, but so what? In this barbaric and backward world, the "law" itself is not a glamorous and just thing

According to the news from the spies, there are about twenty well-equipped mercenaries eyeing the outcasts with a population of hundreds of people, and there are at least three low-level knights and one or two mages in the town, and the others should exceed ordinary soldiers even if they do not have professional ranks, and their combat effectiveness should exceed that of ordinary soldiers. And ready to personally lead the team "on the expedition".

No matter where those mercenaries came from, they are threatening the outcasts of this land, that is, threatening Cecil's future population security, and Gawain will not allow this to develop, it is all labor!

And a legendary knight with thirty heavily armed Cecil fighters to deal with twenty mercenaries seems a bit of a fuss, but Gawain has his own intentions:

The thirty heavily armed Cecil combat soldiers are all a new generation of "magic infantry" who have just completed the refitting In the roar of the machine in the machine factory, the first batch of standard magic weapons have gone off the production line, thirty soldiers are equipped with a new thermal ray gun and magic energy combat backpack, and have carried out basic shooting and coordination training, this is a rather young army, even if half of the members are veterans, they are also inexperienced in new weapons, But Gawain believes that these new fighters who can easily fire a high-energy beam are definitely more effective than traditional soldiers, so he wants to pull these soldiers to the actual combat test.

Thirty "magic infantry" gathered on the south bank of the Whitewater River, behind them was a bridge that had been completed not long ago and was temporarily used to connect the two sides of the river, and the people who had arrived after hearing the news, including those who had just entered the territory and had not yet obtained the status of freemen, gathered nearby, looking curiously at this army that was very different from what they had remembered.

The soldiers were dressed in neatly enchanted light armor with basic enhancement magic, each wearing a strangely shaped steel arm guard on their left hand, and carrying a new generation of hard combat backpacks instead of traditional marching bags, with enchanted longswords and spare swords fastened to their waists and sides with iron buckles, looking imposing.

Gawain had trained these soldiers for a long time with strict discipline and a system of rewards and punishments, and they themselves knew that it was a special honor to be the first batch of "magic infantry", so at this moment they all stood up straight, even if there were a large number of civilians pointing at this side with envy and amazement in the distance, none of them turned their heads.

Knight Philip stepped forward: "My lord, the soldiers and supply convoy have been assembled and are ready to go." ”

Gawain nodded, glanced at Amber next to him This time except for Amber and Philip, he didn't bring more people, he believed that there were thirty magic guide infantry there, plus his own pressure formation, just twenty or so mercenaries couldn't make much of a storm: "Then we'll "

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly noticed that there was some faint commotion among the civilians in the distance, and a loud voice came from the crowd: "Let one go, let one let thank you for giving me a space Holy light, you stepped on my foot and let me thank you, for the sake of the holy light."

Gawain was stunned to see the crowd parting in the middle, and then the Schwarzenegger-type missionary named Wright ran all the way to this side.

He was dressed in the shabby Priest of the Light robes, the ill-fitting robes were a little tight against his body, and the muscles of his body bulged out from under the robes almost unconcealably, as if he was going to find a few heretics and die together.

"O Holy Light! I'm coming" Wright ran to the front of the troops, looking up at Gawain on the horse, but was stunned as soon as he said a few words, "It's you?" Aren't you in charge of the construction site? ”

Because he did not have Gawain's permission, no one told the missionary that the lord of the land was the big man who sat with him on the brick stack that day

Gao Wen didn't expect to meet the other party again in this situation, and his identity couldn't be hidden, so he nodded with a smile: "I didn't lie to you at the time, I am indeed the lord in charge of this land, and I am also in charge, right?" ”

"O Holy Light! Are you the lord of this land?! That legendary Devon Cecil who was angry with the unscrupulous Sun jumped out of the coffin?! Wright exclaimed, drawing the symbol of the God of Light on his chest with his hand, "I thought you were the Great Foreman!" ”

Gawain: ""

The knight Philip next to him immediately drew his sword: "Missionary! Watch what you say and do! No"

"Ahem," Gawain quickly blocked Philip's upcoming request for a duel, "Don't get excited, this is one of the versions of the rumors I let Byron spread back then."

Amber rolled her eyes: "It's my own sin, I don't know how many folk versions will continue to ferment in the future." ”

Philip amp; Gawain: ""

After a moment of embarrassment, Gawain had to divert everyone's attention, and he looked at Wright: "I'm sorry I didn't tell you my true identity when we first met, I just wanted to talk to you as an ordinary person, so that I can get to know the clergy of this era." ”

"Understandably, this is a prudent and sensible move," Wright smiled freely, "Then it seems that I don't have to worry about whether my text has really been sent to the lord." ”

Gawain tugged at the corners of his mouth and looked at the missionary curiously, "What are you doing with me?" As you can tell, we're about to go on a journey. ”

"That's what I'm here for," Wright straightened up at once, "I want to go with you." ”

This surprised Gawain: "Why? You're not my soldier, nor are you a lord advisor or anything like that, so why did you come with us? ”

"How can the troops set off without a chaplain?" Wright took it for granted, "And as the only priest of the Holy Light Church here, I have the obligation to use my own strength to help everyone in this land, especially when I am practicing justice, I heard that you are going to rescue a group of homeless people who are starving in the wilderness, this kind of thing, I can't help it." ”

Gao Wen's brows couldn't help but jump, and the other party's words were in line with the doctrine and people's moral concepts, but how many priests of the Holy Light Church really took these teachings seriously in this era? No wonder this guy was kicked out of the church in the Middle Parish.

Even if he just thought about it, Gawain could guess how unpopular this guy was in the church.

But Philip, who was also a pious and chivalrous man next to him, was very appreciative of Wright's speech, and the young and rigid knight seemed to have forgotten that he had just drawn his sword and was going to duel with him, and then he praised him: "What a righteous man's speech, Reverend Wright, you are not only a good priest, but also a chivalrous spirit!" ”

Gawain, on the other hand, glanced Wright up and down, and thought quickly in his heart.

His first instinct was to reject this eccentric priest of the Light.

Military operations, even if they are just small operations to eliminate a wave of mercenaries, should be rigorous and serious, a priest of the Holy Light who suddenly asks to "cut in line" makes Gao Wen feel inappropriate, but after thinking for a moment, he feels that it is nothing to bring this priest with him.

Maybe this is a good opportunity to observe the other party, and Wright is really right, the chaplain is necessary.

Although the soldiers brought the healing potions that Pitman and his assistants had concocted, it would certainly be better to have a professional healer in the team, and the old druid was unable to accompany him in the critical experiment of producing the dosage of plant-promoting drugs, and Wright was just in time to fill the gap.

As long as the pastor can follow the command.

"Don't worry, this is not the first time I've served as a chaplain," Wright smiled confidently when he heard Gawain's request, "Although the central region is peaceful, there are often lords who organize armies to exterminate bandits and monsters in the mountains, and I am often sent by the church to be a chaplain, so I am very familiar with all this. ”

Gawain looked at the priest's tendons and flesh, and wondered whether he had gone out with the army or led the charge

Eventually, a strange priest of the Light was added to the team.

Under the watchful eyes of the lords, the team set off.

And at the same moment, beyond the mountains and wilderness on the north side of the Whitewater River, past the homeless people who starved in the wilderness and the greedy thugs who prey on the homeless, the family castle inherited by the Kant family for generations still stands quietly on the hill next to the "town of Quillin", as it has been for hundreds of years in the past.

This glorious family has ruled this land for more than 300 years, and it has existed here as a rare "independent aristocracy" in the south before the Cecil family declined, and after the decline of the Cecil family, the Kant family was fortunate to escape the storm that upturned the entire southern border, and is still firmly rooted here, and continues to this day.

Three hundred years have been enough to polish the most glamorous and majestic fortress of the past, and even after many renovations and repairs, the castle of Kant inevitably reveals its old age, its long, traditional narrow windows set high in the heavy stone walls, even at noon, filling every room of the castle with shadowy darkness.

The old Viscount Victor Kant sat in his room, a little sunlight spilling into the room through the narrow window behind him, making his rickety body look more and more gloomy, he looked down at the stack of parchment he had just finished, which was full of symbols of unknown meaning and graffiti-like words, and then he raised his head and looked at the butler who was as old as him: "Mr. Carter, those 'hounds' have found new prey?" ”

"Yes, sir," said the old butler, bending slightly, "in the mountains and forests to the south, a group of malnourished homeless people, who did not yet know their impending fate, but the hounds had not yet moved. ”

"They ask for money, more money," Victor Kant's head trembled, as if he was angry, but his tone was smiling, "dogs need the reward of food to work hard for their masters, and dogs with two legs will give them 'food'." Mr. Carter, send someone with the money bag to the hounds, and tell them to hurry up and bring those outcasts to me, and if they delay any longer, there will be no next cooperation. It's the Frost Moon, and they should be well aware that there are not many opportunities to make this kind of money. ”

"Yes, sir."

The old butler was gone, and Victor Kant bowed his head again, and buried his head in the confusion of symbols and lines, the midday sun struggling to shine through the narrow window, as if it were dim and blurred through a thick and thick fog.

And in this dim and blurred sunlight, the shadow of Victor Kant was pulled out of the table, and the shadow was too shadowy, not like a human form

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