Although Betsy tells a lot about the marshal along the way, Hao Ren is not really interested in it: it doesn't seem to him to have anything to do with his mission, and he doesn't think he has anything to do with a heroine from another world.

But whether he's interested or not, he knows a lot of information about the legendary female general Ophora.

Speaking of the female general, it is necessary to first mention the so-called "ancient species", which is a new term that Hao Ren only heard tonight, because he can't find an excuse to inquire about the ancient species head-on, so he can only roughly infer the situation of this race based on Betsy's description. The ancient species seem to be a special race that is not much different from humans, and they also live with humans most of the time. They are scarce in number, scattered all over the world, do not have their own cultural system, and can be said to be a race that has completely assimilated and coexisted with humans. The biggest difference between ancient species and ordinary humans is that they have a long lifespan and excellent combat effectiveness, and their various elements are far beyond ordinary people, from physical to mental, there are many ancient species in history that have become heroes remembered by history, Ofra is just one of them, she is the most famous one in recent centuries.

Other than that, it is not known about the origin of the name Ancient Species and why they possessed this trait.

Marshal Ofra is the most active descendant of the ancient race in recent centuries, and her first activity was hundreds of years ago, when the monarch of Holletta was later known as the "Iron Fist King" Garton III. At the time of Gatun III's coronation, the kingdom of Horletta was undergoing a crisis-ridden upheaval, with the continent's oldest kingdom facing the onslaught of modern alchemy and new academic trends. The new folk alchemy workshop type R&D and production model challenged the old royal magic research institute, and more and more advanced technologies began to be created by the people. Rather than being controlled by a team of royal magicians, this led to the opposition between the aristocracy and the new burghers. At the same time, there was a new aristocracy and a conservative aristocracy in opposition to the aristocracy, which was inevitable in the face of large-scale social progress in an overly old and large feudal dynasty. At the same time, the new-born nations surrounding the Kingdom of Holletta embraced a variety of nascent technologies and social formations at breakneck speed, leaving the old and bloated kingdom behind in a very short period of time—at least from the tech tree.

At that time, the kingdom of Holletta was not as mild as it is now (at least now they are very mild on the surface), at that time, Holletta retained the temperament of the first power on the continent and the old overlord, and made many enemies in the surrounding area, so after the coronation of Gatun III, it faced the greatest crisis facing the kingdom in history: the old ruling class in the country was divided, the social order was gradually breaking away from the control of the royal family, and the old-fashioned royal advisors were at a loss in the face of new social problems. And there are at least double-digit emerging tech nations around the kingdom that are preparing to form a wave to bulldoze his royal city.

That's when Opra appeared.

There are many versions of the legend of later generations. Historians and playwrights have always been the subject of great talk about how a new king and an ancient commoner met and became a staunch comrade, and Betsy's brain-dead role as Marshal Oprah's and standard gossip girl admired the playwright's claim that the young King Gatton III toured his kingdom in search of a solution to the turmoil in his country, and traveled to the eastern part of the kingdom where he was assassinated by a hostile force that had been planned for a long time.

Marshal Oprah, who was still an ordinary adventurer at the time (adventurers and solo mercenaries in those days were not as clear as they are now), stepped forward at a critical moment and fought alongside Gatun III to save the fate of the entire kingdom.

The ambitious young king and the young knight who are waiting for the Ming Emperor's appreciation have a fateful encounter, and they have been walking side by side ever since. In the turmoil of the kingdom, Gatun III defied public opinion, and under the pressure of the old nobles, the young knight who had no noble blood was canonized as the new noble, and handed over his kingdom blade to this confidante. They're all about it. A skilled soldier and horse calmed all the crises of the kingdom and resolved the situation of internal antagonism. In the process of exploration, a new ruling order was established, and all hostile forces in the surrounding area were suppressed.

From that day on. The famous Iron General of the Kingdom of Holleta has been guarding this land for 435 years.

And any good playwright knows that something else should happen: Gatun III and Ophra have been working on objects since the first episode. I haven't done it for more than forty levels, and the ending of the story is that Gatun III is dying of old age, lying on the sickbed and holding Ophra's hand: "My reign should come to an end in these two days, and you must watch my son be crowned king......"

Since this story is told by Becky's eyes, Hao Ren feels that the last paragraph is written by some street writer who is not a big deal to die, and it may be widely circulated in the circle of mercenaries who can't get married, but you dare to talk about this in the court, at least it is a sin to collapse first and ask later.

In short, Hao Ren knew the glorious deeds of the female marshal Ofrah, and knew that she was the most legendary heroine in the country. As a descendant of an ancient race, Ophra has been the marshal of the kingdom for more than 400 years, and she is still the first military attache of Horleta and the martial arts teacher of each prince - this is very incredible in Hao Ren's opinion, it is difficult for him to imagine how such a fierce man can be so loyal to a dynasty for 400 years without moving his nest, and it is difficult to imagine why the royal family of Horletta can maintain absolute trust in Ofhra between more than a dozen royal inheritances. Probably this heroine did have something to do with the eloquent iron-fisted king back then.

The crowd had witnessed a dispute between the marshwoman and the rector today, and they seemed to have disagreed over the Temple Orb and certain matters involving religious interpretations, but for a while Hao Ren did not know how to investigate the cause of the matter.

After a night's rest in the town of Layton, the group set out on their way to Beintz's Blood Lake early the next morning.

The town's martial law continues, and the energy stored in the church's underground facilities, combined with the clage of mages stationed here, is enough to keep the protective shield over the town in place for a long time. This martial law situation does not know how long it will last, Hao Ren is quite concerned about those difficult rock giants, he doesn't know if he can solve this kind of incident with the combat strength of the local knights, but the diocese seems to be quite confident, and probably he has also notified the upper diocese of the abnormal events in this area through the guò church channel, and soon the huge state machine and religious power will be in operation, or believe in the ability of those big people to deal with the crisis.

Ordinary horses are easily frightened and irritable by the influence of magic around the Beinz Blood Lake, so Hao Ren and the others left their rented horses in the town, and the town also has a special horse team handover point for mercenaries, so those cattle don't have to worry about it anymore. The group stepped onto the avenue from the exit on the west side of the town, and the rest of the road was a long way on foot. Fortunately, it is quite close to the destination, and it will not be very far to walk.

"The front is the twisted woodland," Betsy still walked at the front of the group, she pointed to the fuchsia color in the distance and reminded loudly, "Be mental, try not to use magic after entering, if you encounter a magical beast to solve the battle as quickly as possible, most of the monsters in it are very sensitive to magic, and it is easy to gather a large group." ”

"Got it." Hao Ren agreed, Lily and Vivian beside him had been in a state of transformation since they left the town, and beyond that was a dangerous zone infested with demonic beasts, it was necessary to be vigilant. Vivien's bats circled over a hundred meters above the group, while Lily sniffled as she walked to see if there was anything suspicious nearby. Nangong May looked at Betsy, who was leading the way at the front, and remembered the scene when she left the town in the morning and saw two teams of wounded mercenaries retreating from the direction of the woodland: "Anyway, you can not follow us over, and take us to Leighton Town to complete the commission." ”

"You want to say it's dangerous, right?" Of course, Betsy knew what Nangong May meant, because she also saw those colleagues who had just withdrawn from the vicinity of Beinz, "I asked, they just accidentally suffered a little loss when they encountered ordinary demonic beasts, and the situation around the Blood Lake is not as bad as the parish chief said." And I've always kept my word, and if I say I'm going to take you to the lake, I'll take you absolutely to the lake -- and I'm trying to see if I can find a treasure by the way. ”

Hao Ren smiled and decided to bring a tablet for this honest girl next time he came - anyway, Raven 12345 would be reimbursed.

After entering the twisted woodland, Hao Ren immediately felt that the atmosphere around him was different from the outside. (To be continued......)