"That..." the cold sweat on Luo Xia's forehead began to fall.

"The library is fun, what do you want? Do you want me to help you too, and give you a copy of the top-secret knowledge? ”

"What... Hahaha, really, haha... I'm kidding. Looking at the old man with a fierce look in his eyes, Luo Xia couldn't stop laughing. It turns out that everything is waiting here, and it seems that it will not be good today.

The old man gasped and asked faintly, "Do you know who Jiaojiao is?" ”

"No, I don't know..."

"So you're still alive. She's my granddaughter, you know it now, right? The old man suddenly patted Luo Xia's head and said softly: "My granddaughter has become more and more like a normal person recently, and I am very happy, so I don't see it." ”

Can't hide!

Even if he didn't feel imprisoned by any power, Luo Xia still couldn't react with his instinct, and he was slapped on the head! If the other party wants to kill him, it is like pinching an ant to death!

Once relied on instinct, the ability to still deal with the powerful scorpion giants, but in front of Van Gogh was so vulnerable...

"The combat talent is good, but the real strong man is not just dependent on God to give him food." Van Gogh withdrew his hand and looked at the teenager who was trying to react in a split second in surprise, and suddenly felt that he was not so disgusting.

"Before awakening the bloodline, any martial arts are just the basics, so practice them well. Although Duhan is a waste, the concepts he taught you are still okay. ”

Luo Xia swallowed a mouthful of saliva, he was really a little frightened by this old man, and the terrible feeling of being controlled by life and death at that moment made him realize that he was in front of the real master at this moment, in fact, he didn't have the slightest power to resist: "Thank you, thank you, principal." ”

He once thought that Chen was nothing more than the six leaders of the Dark Guard, which gave him the illusion that he was about to be awesome. Now I'm awake all at once.

It's no wonder that the MI and the secret guards only dared to test the secrets behind the academy at the beginning. If the deans of the seven academies are all of this kind of strength, then just thinking about it makes people feel terrifying.

"I heard that you're going to build a sentry post in the Shadow Song Forest?"

Luo Xia nodded, he was not surprised at all, Van Gogh would know the news. Ever since everything he did before was exposed in front of the other party, he knew that this old man was a perverted voyeur.

Luo Xia naturally told the news to Jiaojiao, who is the only friend in the world, and it is natural for Van Gogh to know about it.

"Knowing that you have money, you can buy a legion weapon, you can use it."

Luo Xia is also not surprised at all, it is strange that Van Gogh would know that he is rich.

In order to be grateful to Jiaojiao, he bought a lot of good things for her, and proudly shared half of the gold coins to the other party, which was all made by himself.

Xiao Young has no secrets, in the face of these old monsters is really desperate, Luo Xia can only nod obediently and say: "I may not be able to buy it, this is a restricted item." ”

"I've already bought it for you, 2,500 gold coins. Instructions are also included. Van Gogh casually took out a round shield with a diameter of about 50CM and looked at Luo Xia with a reserved expression.

"Can I not buy it?"

"What do you say?"

Luo Xia felt that he had been pitted, but there was so much foreshadowing in front of him, and it was all a special routine!

Now that I think about it, it's just for this moment, does he dare to refuse?

But on second thought, this kind of thing can't be bought at all with his identity, and being slaughtered is not too much of a loss.

But he obviously underestimated the conscience of a certain middleman, and the difference was ten times the price, which was simply beautiful.

"I don't earn you for nothing, don't say that my old man bullies you. I think you look malnourished, and you probably tend to die on the road, so let Kuikui go with you. Okay, you can roll. ”

Luo Xia was a little confused, stuffed a beast for himself, what the hell?

But right away, he reacted.

Despite repeatedly cheating him out of his money, this mysterious old man apparently got some kind of news that might be unfavorable to him.

Luo Xia is not a person who doesn't know what to do, it's just that there are too few people who usually show pure kindness to him, even if the night owl who has helped him many times is more out of duty and love, mixed with too many extra factors.

Silently remembered it in his heart, and waited until Kuikui, who was full of unhappiness, appeared, and the two officially hit the road together.

……

In addition to the southernmost and richest Nanluo Province, there are also two provinces, Nanhua and Nanrong, with Nanhua in the north, and Nanluo Province in the south, facing the empire mainland across the narrow gap of the Longduan Mountains.

Nanrong, on the other hand, is located in the eastern part of the two provinces, with the largest area, extending eastward along the Longduan Mountains, and across the mountains from some small surrounding countries.

The three provinces are connected like a triangular area with a big belly, occupying the best area south of the entire Longduan Mountains, the Xiakou Basin.

Located at the junction of Nanluo and Nanrong, the Shadow Song Forest covers an area of hundreds of thousands of square kilometers, occupying nearly one-third of the area of the two provinces combined.

It's vast, but it's unusually peaceful and quiet.

This is not only due to the topography, but also to the fact that southern Xinjiang has been dominating the surrounding areas for decades.

A few hundred kilometers further south, the Shadow Song Forest will gradually become desolate, and even slowly turn into a desert area beyond the border.

To the north, the terrain rises higher and higher, and the climate becomes more and more varied.

The Shadow Song Forest between the two is like the 30th parallel of the earth, with four distinct seasons but mild and prosperous.

In addition, several perennial rivers that converge from all over the Longduan Mountains meander through the forest and eventually merge into the Crystal Lake in the southern part of Nam Luo.

Because of this unique endowment, the entire forest and its vicinity have become the most important livestock pastures and farming places in southern Xinjiang.

It is dotted with villages, farms, farms, lumberyards, and other industries.

However, in the last year, with the unexpected collapse of one of the four major legions, the Hammer of Fury. The Thorn Legion, which had been guarding the interior, was sent to the south to garrison, and the whole situation seemed to have broken some kind of balance and began to become chaotic.

After all, southern Xinjiang belongs to foreign conquerors, and all kinds of bulls, ghosts, snakes and gods who have been suppressed for decades have taken the opportunity to make trouble. In addition, the life of the common people was very difficult, and they did not have a strong sense of identity with the rulers of southern Xinjiang.

In fact, although the entire southern Xinjiang has a population of nearly 10 million, the four major army corps are more than 200,000 troops, and in addition to the various places, especially the long border line, a large number of standing garrisons are needed. There are more than 400,000 standing soldiers in the entire southern Xinjiang.

Almost a 20-to-1 ratio. This can be regarded as a reckless military force in any era that is not a world of great chaos, and in fact, the bottom of southern Xinjiang has long been full of complaints.

It is also in these years that a balance has been maintained by virtue of the Duke's external strength and the endless dividends of foreign conquests. With the unexpected fall of the Hammer and the rebuilding of the Hammer's internal drain, this balance was shattered in an instant.

All of a sudden, the whole of southern Xinjiang, especially the area around the Shadow Song Forest, became the source of unrest.

As the situation deteriorates day by day, and the new army is reorganized, one side wants to make trouble, and the other side wants to regain absolute control, which will inevitably provoke violent contradictions and even battles.

Oh, and by the way, the new army is no longer called the Hammer of Fury, it's called the Black Scale Army. I don't know what it means.

It was against this backdrop that Luo Xia and Kui Kui were transferred to the southern part of the Shadow Song Forest to establish an outpost to guard an important transportation node in the area.

Therefore, he is by no means simply here to avoid the limelight.

In fact, there are not many people like him, but the Shadow Song Forest is too big, and it is difficult to easily contact each other.

This is also something that cannot be helped.

It's easy to ignite a fire, but it's hard to put out a fire

With the situation deteriorating everywhere, it is obviously unrealistic to want to suppress everything immediately and quickly. The problem here is not just a matter of violent resistance by some people. The Black Scales can only choose this way of steadily taking root and gradually advancing to regain control.

"I said Kuikui, why did you call this name, and Jiaojiao, is it also an official name?" After two days of driving, eating ash all the way, and staying up for two days and two nights before departure, Luo Xia was a little weak when riding on Xiao Hei.

He looked at the beast-like teenager, and he felt uncomfortable without complaining.

And he began to do it again.

“…”

Kui Kui may have been so embarrassed by this shameless harassment that he has lost his temper: he likes to beep when he has nothing to do, and he pretends to be dead and sick when he makes a move. There is no one left.

If it weren't for the old headmaster saying that he could be happy and fight if he came out, he wouldn't want to go with this guy at all.

He had already recognized Luo Xia as the bastard who made him laugh at the class when he was in the Alchemy Tower. (Wait, is there something wrong with this brain circuit?) ）

Glancing at the outline of the town that was becoming clear ahead, Kuikui strode over with pride

Luo Xia scratched his head, finding that he couldn't understand the brain circuit of this kind of macho man, and wanted to ease the previous misunderstanding, why was it so difficult? How can such a big man be small-minded?

Patting the shadow leopard's neck, Luo Xia let it hide in the nearby mountains and forests on its own. For Shadow Leopard, as long as there is a shadow, it is its home turf and is very safe.

The town of Pastoral Songs, with a population of only a few thousand, is dominated by farming, animal husbandry and logging. It's not prosperous, but it's not dilapidated, except for the occasional sight of a burned house or two, suggesting that life here is not as peaceful as it seems.

There are about a dozen towns like this in the southern part of the Shadow Song Forest, and each of them has some subordinate villages, which are like a dense array of stars, occupying this fertile land.

The geographical location of Pastoral Town is good, the mountains and rivers depend on each other, and there is a long river of fertile soil after facing the forest sea in the front. There are 19 subordinate villages, most of which are farming villages located near or behind the town.

But there are also a few villages that go deep into the outskirts of the Shadow Song Forest and make a living from mountain farming and logging.

These villages, some of which were the domain of the nobility. However, considering that the southern Xinjiang is not deeply rooted, there are not many nobles, or even very few, so most of them exist in the form of villager autonomy after paying taxes.

The head of a village, as well as the sheriff, have a lot of power, if there is a sheriff.

For example, in Luhua Village, where Luo Xia borrowed the corpse for the first time, the village chief is the embodiment of the bully. However, that kind of place belongs to the wild land near the border, and everyone who can walk is gone, and the village chief who is powerful is not a powerful person.

In the same way, the most powerful people in ordinary towns are also the mayor and sheriff.

After Luo Xia came to the town, there was not much time left due to the order. So I didn't care about resting, and went directly to the security station in the center of the town.

After some communication, he easily met the highest military governor of the town, a middle-aged man with sloppy merits.

To build an outpost, the support of the local sheriff is indispensable, not only as a backup force for support, but also as a logistical support.

Even Luo Xia had to report to the sheriff in order to receive the military uniforms and military supplies that had been issued here in advance.

"Hello Lord Sheriff, mid-level non-commissioned officer Luo Xia has come to report."

"Oh, you're the new Master Chief, you're really young and promising, hard, hard. By the way, I'm Chi Rui, you can call me Chief Chi or, Brother Chi. "A greasy middle-aged man with a hint of tiredness in his smile, more like a big man than a soldier.

But it seems that the character is good? I don't know if it's the long-term comfort that makes him a little uncomfortable with the recent form changes. Sheriff Chi Rui's expression showed obvious haggard and confused.

Luo Xia breathed a sigh of relief, for an outsider like him, a well-spoken earth snake was obviously much better than a capable strongman: "Okay, Sir Chi." So where are my people, and I need to meet them up for some work arrangements. Also, according to the directive. The four villages in the vicinity of the outpost will serve as the basis for our support for some time to come. ”

To build an outpost, it is naturally not something that Luo Xia can do alone.

The Black Scale Army has already allocated some new recruits and mobilized experienced warriors from all over the country to come here, and after gathering, they will be unified under the command of Luo Xia, the highest rank.

There are not many people, there are less than ten people in total, and the Black Scale Army has been in army for less than half a year, so it can be said that they are actually newcomers, otherwise it would not be Luo Xia's turn to command. And anyway, Luo Xia is also a person who has had several military intelligence mission experiences and has led the team independently. Whether it is strength or ability, it surpasses ordinary soldiers too much.

"It's not a problem, I've sent someone to inform the people involved. It's just that... Didn't your soldiers leave yesterday? You don't know? I even let the militia take them away, so safe. ”

Chi Rui's words made Luo Xia frown deeply: "All gone?" Who gave the order. ”