20 Gun Fight

The next day, Erin also packed up and left the room early, even if she didn't have to go to the warehouse to keep accounts today. As a member of the Wanyuan Sect army, Erin's daily training is very strict, and the habit of getting up early every day has been maintained until now. Although the Viscount reassured her that she didn't have to worry about the Empire's spies coming to her for the past two days, she still kept her activities only in or around the castle, away from the densely populated parts of the town.

Erin suddenly found that walking freely was a relaxing thing, especially in the slightly cold environment in the north, and Erin also added thick clothes, feeling warm and comfortable. Ever since she arrived in Windwalk, she has begun to think about the painful memories - whether it is Sevia, whether she is wanted on the run, or whether she has "severed" her relationship with her adoptive parents...... Windwalk gave Erin enough comfort and warmth to make her gradually forget her pain. But this is not to say that Erin is a forgetful or affectionate person, she hides her inner pain, shows her sunny and optimistic side, and once her memories pass through the "minefield", she also suffers mental and physical discomfort. Erin's heartache and headache occasionally spelled out her mind, and Sevia's betrayal would resurface in her mind, tormenting her fragile heart, and tears welling up in her eyes. So when the agents tried to forcibly arrest her, Erin did not show a very strong desire to survive, but accepted her fate with some self-defeat.

A few gunshots rang out from the training ground outside the fort, shattering Erin's thoughts—she was still thinking about her parents, but muskets were also her passions, and she knew by just listening to the sound that they were the most primitive arquebuses.

"Go see?" She thought so to herself, but her feet were already involuntarily walking towards the training ground following the sound of gunfire.

The training ground on the east side of Fort Highland was newly built a year ago to train the larger Town Guards, and every once in a while group training or small exercises are held in response to possible crisis events, although there is no indication that Windrun will be attacked.

Several town guards, who were also early risers, were practicing target shooting with arquebuses, their backs to the newly rising sun in the east to prevent the sun from irritating their eyes. The soldiers had to concentrate on loading the pellets after each shot, and for a weapon as complex as the arquebus, even the guards who were already skilled in handling it could not help but feel a little slow to reload.

The soldiers noticed Erin watching from the outside of the training ground, and her eyes were full of envy, and they were very happy to see it, thinking that a beautiful woman had come to cheer them on, but the loading speed of the projectile was slowed down a lot.

Finally, one of the soldiers shouted, "Hey, ma'am, do you want to get a shot!" The soldiers around him laughed.

"Is that okay?" Erin replied with a hint of surprise, she didn't know if the town guards were joking or serious.

Unexpectedly, the soldier responded: "Of course, but don't hit us...... Don't hit anyone! Another burst of laughter.

Erin climbed over the waist-high wooden fence of the training ground and entered, and her movements were so skillful that the soldiers whistled. The soldier took the initiative to hand the arquebus to Erin with both hands, and then pointed to the target in the distance, "Use your finger to pull the bolt, you can fire, pay attention to the sound is very loud, and don't hit anyone!" ”

Erin didn't pick up the gun immediately, but borrowed a visor from the soldier next to her and put it on, and then picked up the arquebus, smiled and said thank you gracefully. She holds the gun with the muzzle pointed downwards to reassure the soldiers, and then visually checks the distance of the target. The soldier made a gesture of raising his gun, signaling Erin to learn from herself, and the soldiers next to her all looked at her with smiles. Erin also nodded slightly in a friendly way, and raised her gun-

"Smack!"

The soldiers all looked at the target. "Nine Rings !!" The soldiers were dumbfounded, the result was clearly different from what they had expected.

"This gun needs to be calibrated, and the sight is about three degrees to the left...... This distance is not obvious, and it will deviate a lot if it is farther away. Erin took off her armor and returned the gun to the soldier, but the latter was too surprised to react to take the gun.

Seeing this, Erin raised her gun again and aimed it at the soldier, only to jump back in fright. Erin smiled and put the gun in the other party's hand, "Don't worry, there are no projectiles in it." Erin's performance stunned the soldiers around her, they had never imagined that a woman, or a beautiful woman, could be so skilled with muskets.

Erin thanked the soldiers again, and was about to return the visor, when a voice came: "Ma'am, do you want to try it with me?" Erin turned around and saw a soldier in light armor with a flintlock pistol in his hand, clearly the superior of the other soldiers.

"Captain, did you see what just happened...... the soldiers greeted him.

"I'm just lucky, and the gun is good." Erin said she remembers the need to keep a low profile.

"Perhaps," replied the captain, "but why did the lady wear her armor when she fired?" Because you know that the burning gunpowder behind the arquebus will splash on your face, and of course such a beautiful face must be protected. "The captain's tone is slightly frivolous, but his attitude is sincere." So ma'am, you should be very good at using muskets, let's try one: five shots, and see who has the best score. If I win, I should have opened my eyes to see such a beautiful lady shoot; If you win," he flicked his flintlock pistol, "I'll give you a new gun." ”

Erin's eyes blinked quickly, and she was a little suspicious of her ears - it was a flintlock pistol, a good thing that was rarely equipped in the army, and getting a good gun was a fantasy for herself who had lost her weapon at the moment, but now that the opportunity came, should you seize it or give it up?

Erin swallowed hard and stared at the flintlock pistol in the captain's hand. These details were captured by the captain, who deliberately teased and handed the flintlock pistol to Erin, "Come and inspect the goods, as long as you win, it's yours." This sentence hit Erin at once, she was so fond of muskets. She reached for it, but hesitantly withdrew her hand, not knowing whether to take it or not.

Erin finally squeezed a few words out of her mouth: "I...... I'll compete with you! ”

"Good. I remember you were the one the Viscount had hired to keep accounts for the storehouse...... Captain Entekoman's acquaintance, right? ”

"It's like a fake."

The captain smirked, "Yes, ma'am," he said to the soldiers around him, "prepare ten loaded arquebuses." "The soldiers began to load the arquebuses with their own hands and feet." I'm here to help, too! Irene excitedly grabbed a gun and began to reload. The captain also looked at Erin with interest, and he also realized that Erin was indeed much more skilled than the other soldiers, and nodded approvingly.

Ten guns were quickly loaded and placed on the table in front of the two.

"Ladies first?" The captain gestured.

"Let's come along." Erin put on her armor again, and she had fired her first shot.

"Eight Rings!"

The captain also fired.

"Eight Rings!"

"It looks like we're going to have a close score." The captain said with a smile.

Erin ignored it and picked up the second gun, "Smack! ”

"Nine Rings!"

The captain shoots - "Seven Rings." The smile on the captain's face turned into a wry smile.

In the third round, Erin has eight rings and the captain has seven rings. The captain's smile vanished.

In the fourth round, Erin has eight rings, and the captain has eight rings. There was a dark cloud on the captain's face, and he was visibly embarrassed, rubbing the fifth gun in his hand repeatedly.

Erin had already raised her gun and was ready to fire. "Ladies first?" Erin said with a smile.

"I'll come first." The captain took aim and fired.

The captain of the "Seven-Ring ......" handed the gun to his subordinates and covered his face with his hands as if he were remorseful.

"Remember what you agreed." Erin said that she also pulled the trigger -

"Three...... The three-ring ......" stammered the soldier who reported the score.

Everyone thought they had misheard, but soon, more people, including the captain, confirmed the score, and exclamations rang out.

"Oops, mistake!" Erin put down the gun, patted her head, and took off her armor, "It seems that the God of Ten Thousand Sources didn't smile at me today." Erin frowned, but said with a slight ease. Thank you very much for letting me touch these muskets, they are really the best of the best. With that, she glanced at the brand-new flintlock pistol with regret, turned and walked out of the training ground.

The captain and the soldiers stared blankly at Erin's departure, unable to say anything.

……

"Don't you see? She was shot one last time. A voice broke the embarrassment and silence of the training ground, and everyone looked at the person who spoke, it was Milo, who was watching from a short distance just now, and did not deliberately dodge, but no one paid attention to him.

The captain also relented and asked, "Captain Entekoman, how do you see it?" ”

"Her last shot was with her eyes closed," Milo replied, "and she could actually score a higher score than you." But...... I don't think she wants you to cut your love. I've heard that she's just lost her beloved weapon, and I guess I don't want you to do the same. ”

"This ...... So......" the captain suddenly realized, "then, I'll send her this gun." ”

"No, since she's decided, you respect her attitude." Milo said.

"What a kind, beautiful girl!" The soldiers lamented.

"Yes, the marksmanship is also as accurate as a god, and the operation of firearms is better than ours." The captain also sighed.

……

Erin returned to the fortress, feeling refreshed after her freshness.

"The feeling I haven't felt in a long time!" Erin reminisced about the feeling of air tremors from the shot, and although she didn't get her hands on the flintlock pistol, she didn't think her last shot was wrong. As Milo had guessed, her last shot was deliberately missed, and the reason was the same as Milo's words, she didn't want to win the expensive flintlock pistol in the first place. "Just get over it." Her love for musket weapons made Erin think it was a pleasure to touch them.

Once again, she checked the luggage she was carrying when she left tomorrow, after all, she had to make sure she was well prepared when she was going on a long trip.

"When will you be back? What will I encounter during my trip? "Erin started thinking about coming back before she even left......

The next day, the news of Erin's marksmanship test with the captain was already in a big swing in the fortress, and even many people in the town were talking about it. Those who had never met her were looking for the rumored girl who was humble and beautiful, and who was like a god of marksmanship, to see her beauty, or to see her skills. But at this time, Erin had already taken a merchant ship and started a "shelter" journey to Dragon.