The knight glared at Su Hao with nervousness and anger in his eyes.

He had never seen such armor. The armor at the shoulders is particularly heavy, like two huge hemispheres. The legs are quite well protected, and there is not the slightest gap between the nails, but when they are always moving, they are separated to the sides in an unimaginable way, and they definitely do not affect the movement of the joints. It's so thick, you can imagine what a heavy burden it is to wear on your body. However, the handsome man on the other side didn't even care, didn't even gasp, and didn't show signs of fatigue.

Just as the knight roared and swung the battle axe again, he saw Su Hao's figure shaking, and then a fist wrapped in steel armor appeared in front of him, occupying all his sight.

The sound of bones shattering was densely remembered, and the knight felt that he had been hit by countless terrifying forces in an instant, his body suddenly twisted and deformed, and the armor on his body could not maintain a fixed shape, but became bent with the position of the force. He opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of blood, and before he could scream, he was hit in the temple with a hard and accurate punch, and his whole head sank without resistance, and his body flew backwards, and he fell heavily on the trunk of a large tree, and then rebounded, fell forward, and could no longer move.

Su Hao strode towards the stunned jazz.

Phocas instinctively wanted to draw his sword to resist, but he didn't know why, his mind was in chaos, countless thoughts tied his hands and feet, and even actions such as turning and running away could not be done.

A young and brave soldier swung a short sword and pounced, the moment the blade of the sword slashed down, Su Hao casually turned his head, and the armor on his left shoulder towards the short sword was raised, the blade slid from the surface of the hard and heavy armor, bringing out a fine white scratch, Su Hao snatched the sword with his backhand, and without looking at it, he directly inserted it into the soldier's chest.

He seemed calm and calm, and the battle around him had no effect on him in the slightest. The shouts of killing are no longer as loud as they were just now, and the situation is no longer chaotic. This was due to the fact that most of Sir Phoccas's men had been annihilated, and the ambushers seemed to be a bunch of mutes who could not speak, and almost no one roared in battle, nor was it in the habit of intimidating their opponents with loud threats. But there was no doubt that the tubular weapon in their hands was indeed powerful and easy to handle. Although the shape of the weapon shot out of the tube was not clear, neither the steel armor nor the wallet had any protective effect. They are either crushed or pierced.

These people are extremely ruthless, and even if they are seriously injured, they have to make up for the fatal blow. Within Sir Phocas's line of sight, a dozen strong men armed with weapons such as battle axes or steel swords stepped out of the woods. They followed closely behind the ambushers and rummaged around the battlefield. From time to time, the weapon in his hand fell, bringing up a splattered stream of blood and a futile scream before his death.

Only the last knight was left by Phocas's side, as well as three ordinary soldiers. They were covered in blood, and one of them had a broken arm and still held the shield with the intact hand. The other two were clustered around Sir Phocas, their bodies trembling uncontrollably and their eyes full of fear and despair, although they were holding their swords.

Su Hao pulled out his short-barreled rifle and aimed the thick muzzle at the center of Phoccas's eyebrows.

Although it is still not understood what exactly this tubular weapon is? Sir Phocas knew exactly what he was trying to say. After a few seconds of silence, a wry smile appeared on his pale face, and he shook his head, throwing down his weapon with a dejected face.

……

"Technology changes lives".

This is a classic quote from an advertisement in the age of Earth. This sentence also applies to the third stage of the main world, as well as the space realm where Su Hao is currently located.

The reason why the main army is stronger than the ordinary Imperial Wehrmacht is that in addition to the suzhì of the combatants, there are more factors from weapons and equipment, as well as science and technology.

In the third stage, there are no airplanes in the world, but there are excellent electronic detectors. Su Hao set up a lot around the "Kunming" castle, especially on the road connected with other market towns, and set up as many as 26 electronic detectors. With their help, the detection radius is more than thirty kilometers. Because of this, less than ten minutes after Sir Phoccas's troops entered the cordon, Su Hao had already led the guards to set up an ambush halfway.

Leaving enough men to clean up the battlefield, Su Hao returned to the forward base with four prisoners, that is, the Kunming Castle under construction.

Sir Phoccas's logical thinking was once again struck. He had thought that the "castle" that the Viscount of Sazabi referred to was a building that was much smaller in shape and size than the Viscount's residence. However, what appeared in front of me was a small residential city covering an area of more than several thousand square meters, with thick walls and tall interior buildings. And, as it stands, the scope of the building is certainly much more than what is already there. Although it is not clear why these outsiders are digging so deep into the ground, Phocas understands that this means that the castle can be further expanded, even several times its current size.

Su Hao didn't mind the amazement of Sir Phocas and the captives at the newly built fortress. He cut off the little fingers of each captive's left hand, and handed everyone including Phocas to Kenson, and walked into his room alone with the bloody severed fingers, like a wolf grandmother munching fried beans in the middle of the night.

The linguistic problem in this space domain has been solved. The smart simulator can automatically search for the corresponding syllables based on the sound, and then convert them into the main Esperanto language for the pioneers to communicate with the local Aboriginal people.

Sir Phocas didn't think Su Hao's act of chopping off his finger was too perverted. Precisely the idea, Jazz thought it was a kind of intimidation of obvious significance. In the realm of space, prisoners of war usually represent two meanings: first, live cargo in exchange for ransom. Second, living intelligence sources.

Phocas was arranged in a small cabin. The log walls are barely soundproofed, and you can hear the beating, howling, and screaming coming from the next room.

The interrogation was handled by Kenson. From the captured knights and soldiers, he received all the information about the size, population, and approximate strength of the Viscount of Sazabi's fiefdom.

Reilly sat across from Phocas, his face strained and his voice unkind.

Phocas remained silent. Keeping secrets is a noble quality that nobles must abide by. The severed finger ached, but Phocas's expression didn't change. He didn't even notice the various questions that came out of Reilly's mouth, but pricked up his ears and listened carefully to every word coming from next door.

"Say, how many people are there under the command of Viscount Sazabi?"

"How's the defense of Finon City? Is there a heavy crossbow machine? ”

"You're at the vanguard of the attack here? Or is it just you? Listen to my questions clearly and answer them honestly. Otherwise, you will regret why you are living in this world. ”

These people have strange pronunciations, as if they have something in their mouths, so that they do not speak very clearly and without fluency. However, they are quite ruthless in their attack, and they have no scruples at all. Neither the name of the viscount nor the rules among the nobles had any effect on them.

The voices coming from next door were getting louder and more poignant. Sir Phocas even smelled the smell of burnt flesh. He shuddered, knowing that this was the effect of the soldering iron coming into contact with his body after it burned red on the fire. This kind of torture is usually carried out only on the most stubborn untouchables, but they did not expect to be used by these strangers and outsiders on their own hands.

The door was pushed open from the outside, and Su Hao, whose face was as heavy as water, walked in.

He had already taken off his heavy power armor, and his burly and toned body was very tempting to women, but Sir Phocas couldn't help but shudder. He is very good at observing words and feelings, and he has clearly seen that Su Hao is the head of these outsiders.

Su Hao picked up the notebook on the table, glanced at the empty paper, waved at Reilly, and motioned for him to go out. Then, pulling over the chair and sitting down, he stared coldly at the uneasy expression of Phocas.

"There are only two kinds of people who can remain silent in front of me."

Su Hao's voice was loud, but the content was terrifying: "One is dumb, and the other is a corpse." What about you? Which one does it belong to? ”

He sat in a position that blocked the light coming in from the window, and the room became darker as a result.

Did Phocas see Su Hao's expressionless calm face, and a pair of slender, white, and delicate hands laid flat on the table. Jazz was surprised. According to his understanding, as well as experience, such beautiful hands should belong to the artist, or to a well-maintained nobleman.

He firmly remembered the scene when Su Hao killed the knight. Whether it is strength or combat skills, Su Hao is far beyond the knight by much. He is so fierce, so cruel, even if he is experienced, he is not an opponent at all.

"You, what do you want to know?"

Sir Phocas struggled to make a sound. He did not want to betray his master, Viscount Sazabi. However, the reality told him that if he didn't really say something, it would be difficult to get through this hurdle.

"I need all the information you know!"

Su Hao kept pinching his knuckles, making a "crackling" explosion: "Before you decide to speak, I have to remind you: don't lie, and don't use ambiguous and vague things to wear down my patience." You should hear that other people are being tortured. The pain they suffer is definitely much more sad than you think. You've probably never tried to have your nails plucked out alive, or charcoal burning the soles of your feet and sprinkling them with salt and chili peppers, have you? If you want to live rather than die, I have a lot of methods. In front of me, no one can commit suicide. Death is a kind of happiness for them. Of course, I'm also a magnanimous person. I like to work with smart people, and I don't try to show any courage and perseverance. That will only make your situation worse. ”

Phocas felt like his brain was about to burn out with rage.

However, what made him even more unbearable was the uncontrollable fear.

God knows why this is happening to you?

Phocas considered himself a warrior, and he was. However, from the beginning of the battle, until now, Phocas has not shown the slightest of the qualities of a warrior. He didn't do anything, he didn't even react in the middle of the battle. It was so sudden that it was unexpected. Of course, this situation is not due to timidity, but because of the preconceived "magic" of Phocas's logical thinking. He has always believed that ordinary people can never fight against magicians. Although he is also a nobleman, in essence, he is still an ordinary person.

Guilt and pain, like a poisonous snake, wrapped around Phoccas's mind, tormenting his will and faith.

Su Hao did not show the slightest impatience, but let go of all his thinking and consciousness energy, clinging to Phocas's body, carefully and carefully touching every trace of change.

From those severed fingers, Su Hao had already gotten all the relevant information. Including why did the Viscount of Sazabi send troops? Where did this army come from? The situation related to the qiē inside the fiefdom and so on.

The interrogation of prisoners of war is to put on a show. Strictly speaking, it's a show made for Phocas to see. Of course, he didn't know that he was an audience, but instead thought that he was also one of the actors.

Sir Phocas was completely devastated by the multiple attacks of negativity and physical fatigue, especially when the two mortal soldiers were dragged into the room. Without Su Hao's inducement, he took the initiative to tell a piece of information.

The information obtained from the control cells was almost unmistakable. Su Hao was quite satisfied with this result and ordered that Phocas be served a rich enough dinner.

Phocas had been hungry for a long time. Of course, he understands that food is the most tempting thing when he is hungry. However, he still loved canned luncheon meat, and he couldn't tell which animal it came from. Canned fish tastes delicious, and the cooking techniques are something that Phocas has never heard of. Finally, a canned yellow peach served on a plate became a dessert that Faucas breathsaw. Of course he knew the fruit, but he didn't understand why it had such an intoxicating taste.

Almost everyone who eats canned food for the first time has the same idea as Phocas. Su Hao tore off the packaging on the outside of the can, and didn't let Phocas see the process of taking the food out of the can. Through guò devouring memory, Su Hao already understood that delicious food, like luxurious clothing, is a representative of noble status in this spatial realm. According to Phocas's idea, if a castle appeared here, there must have been a nobleman. He has a powerful army at his command, and delicious food that he has never seen before means that he has a great deal of wealth. Against such a person, the odds are not great, and it is extremely unwise.

Two days later, Phocas was once again completely shaken by the new facts.

He saw knights and soldiers who were captured at the same time as himself.

On the day of the previous interrogation, Phocas remembered vividly: the knight and the two soldiers had been beaten to the point that there was no good flesh on their bodies, and even bones were exposed on their arms and thighs. The knight, in particular, had a scorched chest with a soldering iron. When he saw him, the knight was speechless, and his whole body was in a near-death state, almost indistinguishable from a corpse.

All three captives appeared alive in front of them. They wore clothes of fine texture, and although they were of pariahish style, they were finely made. The wounds on their bodies have healed, and although the scars are clearly visible, they are no longer fatal to their bodies. All three were healthy and in good spirits, and it seemed that they had never experienced torture, but like themselves, they only stayed at verbal interrogation.

With incredible surprise, Phocas grabbed the knight's hand tightly and asked questions with a trembling voice.

Energy Flasks also have an effect on creatures in the space realm. Torture is very skillful, and it is enough to cause great pain, but it is not fatal on the spot. This kind of damage can be repaired by only one-twentieth of the normal dose of liquid medicine at most. Of course, the tortured will never understand that this is a miracle of medical technology, and will only think that it is the work of magic, just like Sir Phocas.

Su Hao prepared a horse for each of them, as well as enough food to eat on the road.

Phocas knew that it was "the benevolence of the nobility". In the course of the nobles' struggle with each other, there were also those who chose to release the captives at no cost. However, this kind of thing is very rare. After all, a captive means a ransom.

In the face of Phocas's sincere thanks, Su Hao's answer made him feel frightened again.

"I need someone to deliver the letter. You can tell Viscount Sù Sazabi everything that happened here. In addition to this, you must tell him that I have no intention of invading his territory, but I need to set up a castle here. If he is willing to accept and acquiesce to the facts, I am willing to be friends with him and share the benefits. If he refuses, and sends an army like last time, then all the qiē in his name will belong to me. ”

Phocas attaches more importance to the second half of Su Hao's words. He tried to harden his tone: "Your Excellency, do you want to start a war?" ”

Su Hao's tone was cold: "I have already said that where to go depends on Viscount Sazabi himself." ”

After a pause, Su Hao continued: "I don't like to procrastinate, and I won't leave opportunities to others in vain. According to the information you have provided, to the south is Sir Okun's territory. I'll attack there in two days. If the Viscount was smart enough and quick enough, then he should have had time to stop this qiē. The premise is that he takes the initiative to come to me and negotiate face-to-face. ”

Phocas felt his throat a little stiff, frowned, and shook his head: "Viscount Sazabi will not agree to such a request. He will not succumb to threats and coercion, but will ......"

"The Okun Territory is just my first target."

Su Hao rudely interrupted Phoccas's words and said coldly, "I don't care about the Viscount's anger. Whatever he wants to think about it for as long as he wants. But he soon understood that the longer it was, the greater the cost. ”