50,000 soldiers of the Source Sect

It was late at night, and the group walked out of the desert under the guidance of wind chimes, and now they had stepped on the dirt road and walked south along the road. Captain Martin and the other three finally breathed a sigh of relief, and he thanked the wind chime again: "Without your help, our lives may be left in the desert." On behalf of Wanyuan Church, I thank you. As he spoke, the four of them bowed deeply again. The wind chimes also responded politely, suggesting that everyone camp and rest first, so everyone lit a campfire on the side of the road and prepared to rest. "As long as you get out of the sand, the shadows won't catch up." The Ranger of the Church said so, and then bandaged multiple wounds on his body, which were bleeding a lot, but he didn't snort from just now to now. The rattan warriors also removed a lot of arrows from all over the armor on their bodies, but fortunately these arrows were not sharp, otherwise they would have been enough to penetrate most of the armor. Wind Chimes looked at the musket in the hands of the rattan warriors - unlike arquebuses and flintlock muskets, it was an intricate bolt-action rifle that in just a few years had made a leap forward in gunpowder weaponry.

Seeing that the wind chime was looking at his weapon, the rattan armor warrior finally spoke: "That gun, ......" Hearing the sound, the whole person of the wind chime was almost startled, this sound was not special or terrifying, it looked a little low from the closed hood, but it could be clearly identified - it was the voice of a young woman. The rattan warrior noticed the surprise of the wind chime, but she didn't understand why, she thought she was rude, and hurriedly said: "That, sorry, I seem to have bothered you......" The wind chime hurriedly explained: "No, no, no, sorry, I lost my temper a little...... I've just been looking at this gun......"

"Oh, that's good," said a deep voice with relief, "this bolt-action rifle is actually still an experimental product, and only a small number of them have been produced and given to some people to test. My father got one, and it just so happened that I liked to use muskets, so he used them for me. When I use it, I have to reflect the advantages and disadvantages of it to the person in charge of developing this gun. Its design innovation lies in the ......"

The chatterbox, as soon as the subject of muskets was mentioned, she began to gush on and on, rifling, cartridge casings, smokeless gunpowder...... These unheard of terms popped out one after another, and the wind chimes listened intently, learning these new knowledge, and the two actually talked like this for a long time, until Captain Martin interrupted them.

Captain Martin asked the wind chimes, "I'm sorry to interrupt you, but there's something I should have asked a long time ago, how should I call you?" Also, were you sent by the Demon Court? ”

Wind Chime did not hesitate, and replied directly: "If you have a name, please call me Wind Chime, I am not a Spleit, just an alien traveler, and I happened to see the signal you sent." ”

The sorceress on the side interjected, "Name? Not a nickname? ”

"Yes, it's not a nickname, it's a name." Wind Chime's answer is the same as it was in Windtown.

"Then thank you again for saving us, Wind Chimes." The Vine Warrior said, holding out his hand in a friendly manner, "Erin Akayi, it's a pleasure to meet you. Wind Chimes took Erin's hand and felt the power under the thick leather gloves - a woman, wearing heavy armor and wielding a musket, with no small power, would more or less make others feel strange. But Wind Chime understands that this is the tradition of the Akayi family, as a veteran military family of the Spallow Empire, the family has cultivated combat elites.

"Alright, let's get down to business," Captain Martin continued, "Wind Chimes are magicians, and they must be magicians too. What about the ...... Strange stuff...... Have you ever seen one? ”

Wind Chime shook his head.

"I judged that it might be puppet magic, summoning a puppet stand-in to fight, but I can't explain how many of them appear at once." "Also, they seem to only appear at night, and they don't see anything until the sun goes down." ”

"I've been on the continent for more than ten years, and I've seen a lot of things, and the first time I've seen such a difficult thing, I think it's even more difficult to deal with than a giant spirit." Ranger also added.

"What do you think? What could that be? Martin asked the wind chimes again.

Wind Chime thought for a moment and replied under the expectant gaze of everyone: "Although I haven't seen those dark shadows, I can be sure that it is not puppet magic, it should be a more complex magic." ”

The four members of the church looked at each other as they could not come up with a reasonable explanation, and the wind chime's answer once again left them confused.

"Anyway, let's go back and report first." Martin said, then turning to the ranger, "Tomorrow morning you go and tell the villages to the north, that the travelers, merchants, and troops passing by here should not take this road again for the time being, especially at night!" I'll explain the situation to the people in Anseson City and tell them to avoid this road as well. Also, you should avoid the place where the incident occurred when you walk. The Ranger said yes.

"Where did it happen? Aren't you investigating the shadows? Wind Chime heard the word and questioned, but she quickly added, "Oh, if it's a classified mission, then I'll leave it unasked." ”

"Oh, don't worry, it's not a classified mission." "Actually, we were instructed by the church to look for a missing Imperial army squad, not far to the north, where the incident occurred, and we found some traces of battle, and a lot of discarded equipment, but we didn't see a single one," Martin said. We could see that someone had entered the desert after the battle, so we decided to try our luck with it, but then we encountered a strange sandstorm, and then the shadows repeatedly attacked us. ”

"So the disappearance of the army has something to do with the shadows?" Wind Chime asked rhetorically.

"Yes for now, but we're almost in the hands of these shadows. So far, I can only go back and report it first, and then ban people from going down this road again. Wind Chimes nodded their heads to indicate that this was a very wise move.

……

"Firelight!" Ranger reminds everyone that a bright spot is slowly approaching not far to the north.

"It's a passerby, and you're still on your way so late?" Martin said that with the experience of the warriors, he believed that the fire was not lit by the enemy, because it was still under the control of the Spallow Empire.

Sure enough, when the firelight approached them, they saw that the people who had come were two travelers, a man and a woman, carrying a simple salute and carrying a long sword and crossbow behind them, dressed like rangers. By the light of the fire, everyone could see a green coiled dragon embroidered on the chest of their coats, a pattern that made the wind chimes feel familiar.

"Green Dragon Mercenary." The wind chimes whispered to the people of the church, and they all looked back at the wind chimes strangely because they had never heard the name.

"Hello," Martin greeted them as they approached, "Come and rest with us, it's too dangerous to travel late at night, and there are strange ghosts around here." ”

"Hello, friends of the Wanyuan Sect," replied the male traveler, apparently noticing the Wanyuan Sect emblem on the other party's equipment, "Thank you for your kindness, but we need to hurry, so we won't stop." Thank you for reminding us, we'll be on the lookout for danger here. But you don't have to worry about any more dangers, the ghosts won't appear during the day. As they answered, the two of them continued for a moment, walking south along the road, and soon passed Martin and the others.

The traveler's answer surprised the four members of the church, it seemed that they should also know about the dark shadows, but when Martin wanted to ask again, the two had already walked far away, and there was no sign of staying or turning back, he had to shout "Have a good trip, Wanyuan Sect bless you".

"What kind of organization is the Green Dragon Mercenaries?" The ranger asks the wind chimes, and he is also unfamiliar with the name, having traveled far and wide.

"It's a very small but very powerful mercenary organization, with no more than ten members, but all of them are top-notch." Wind Chime said that she also noticed the surprised expressions on the faces of the others (the face under the hood was not visible), "I had the privilege of fighting them, and it was very tricky. ”

He ...... Are they so powerful? Erin stammered.

"With all due respect, I don't think those two have any problem dealing with the four of you." Wind Chime's words did shock Martin and the others, but soon they didn't care about the green dragon mercenaries anymore, and started talking about the black shadow again, but the content was nothing new compared to before, after all, the information in their hands was limited.

"What are you going to ...... next, Lady Wind Chimes?" asked Erin with some concern.

"It's okay if you don't need honorifics." Wind Chime said with a smile.

"Oh, that'...... Do you want to come back to Axelsen with us? Do you have any other arrangements? Erin said with a little nervousness, and Martin, the Ranger, and the Wizardess were also very concerned about how Wind Chimes answered.

"Anseson...... Maybe ......" Wind Chime whispered to herself thoughtfully, and a beautiful figure slowly appeared in her mind—

"Okay, I'll go with you to Axelsen City."