Volume 3: The Vortex of Strife Chapter 395: Dragons and Snakes (Part I)
In October 949 of the Old Kingdom calendar, the potato mercenary group with nearly 3,000 people officially ended their trip to Dumu City after more than a year. As his men removed some of the equipment from the room, Fed suddenly felt a sense of reluctance. Ayana sensed Field's mood, and she deliberately asked the owner of the house to keep the room that had always belonged to Field, and this thoughtfulness cost Ayana nearly three hundred gold coins, almost all the gold coins on Ayana's body.
"If you want to come back here one day, you have a place to stay. "Ayana and Feder walked side by side to the horses, her three hundred gold coins in exchange for ten years of residence in that room.
As soon as Fei De was about to reply, he saw that the gray-and-white folded ear cat that originally belonged to Simus "Cat's Eye" was wrapped in Ayana's scarf and fell asleep peacefully.
"Is it willing to follow you?"
"Yes, its owner is gone, let me accompany it on the last journey of its life. The folded-eared cat meowed as if it understood human speech, and Fed knew that Ayana and animals could always coexist peacefully, and that animals would be more likely to live with Ayana.
Before leaving the Dulog City, Fidel went to Vittorio's place to recuperate to visit him, but Vittorio was reluctant to meet Fett. Marie, who blocked Fed's from letting him in, said that although Vittorio could follow the Potato Mercenary Group, he still needed a lot of time to recover, and Mary could take care of him and didn't need anyone else to worry.
Feder also found the Rainy Tomb in a corner of the cemetery the day before he left, under the instructions of some of the Rainy Captain's old subordinates. Fed put the flowers he brought next to the tombstone, and the tombstone on a rainy day only wrote the phrase "a mercenary", and Feder knew that the seemingly eccentric mercenary captain was loyal to the Duchy of Magini and the Duke of Yanis. Even though Feyder didn't know her motives until now, all of her actions in front of Feld showed that she would never betray Duke Yannis. Her old ministry said the same thing, suggesting that it was nothing more than an endriddle to eliminate dissidents.
"If the head of the regiment saw the current appearance of the Duchy of Magini, she would definitely regret bringing Duke Yannis to join Endrida!" The mercenary of the Rain Mercenary Regiment gritted his teeth, and Fei De was speechless, so he could only leave quietly after silently watching.
The potato mercenary group was assembled at noon, and the entire mercenary group, including all the logisticians, set off along the main road in the direction of the Duchy of Deraman. Many of the residents of Dumu City came out to watch the departure of the Potato Mercenary Regiment, and most of them were grateful for all that the Potato Mercenary Regiment had done for the land. Some of the populace also sent gifts to these different mercenaries, who did not like Endrida's rule and preferred to be able to join the Independent Alliance so that they would not be harmed by the invasion forces of other countries.
Not long after leaving the Dulog City, news of the Black Swamp City arrived. Lord Herman was the first to lead his men to surrender to Ludwig during the siege, and the round-headed nobleman was treated favorably by Ludwig, who nearly caused the Black Marsh to fall into the hands of the Winter Nation again. Thankfully, Endrida didn't trust anyone, and Herman escaped from Black Swamp with only a handful of his men.
When Fidel heard the news, he recalled the decision to release Herman, and perhaps this time Herman had surrendered, and his real purpose was to help his uncle, Count Endrida.
Lukka and Fenrir took two different routes to inquire about the Mercenary Future gathering, and Feder looked at the map and decided to make a detour of the Potato Mercenary Regiment to Morninglight City, while he infiltrated the gathering with a few of his men.
The city where this "Mercenary Future" is held is Akadou City, a small town in the northeastern part of the Duchy of Delaman. Akadou Castle has no walls and is a town that has evolved from a village. Since the city was built on the banks of a long river connecting the Duchy of Delaman, the Papal States and the Duchy of Magini, it was an important town for the distribution of goods. However, due to the fact that the Duchy of Dramain has a lot of business rules and national policies are very conservative, the city of Red Bean, which has geographical advantages, has not become very prosperous, and there is no regular army to guard it, only militias and mercenaries hired by the town administrators themselves.
Lukka and Fenrir entered Red Bean City by land and water, respectively, while Fed, with his men, slowly approached Dawn City in the distance to the west.
"Captain Fed, please bring me with you!" Vega came to Feder again and asked, "Last time... Last time, it was my mistake that caused the swordsman to hurt me, but my wounds have healed, and I will definitely be up to the task. Vega, who has always believed in his martial arts, has already been recognized by the other captains, but Fidel knows that the opponent's shoulder injury is not all healed, so he still refuses the other party's request.
In addition to Vega, Noor, Patrick, Winoki and other captains have expressed their willingness to follow Fid to infiltrate Red Bean City and learn about the movements of the Mercenary Guild. Jasmine advocated that the Potato Mercenary Regiment could enter Chidou City with a swagger, and perhaps they would be able to establish immeasurable achievements.
Of course, such an idea is difficult to gain the support of other captains, and Fielder once stabbed James, the leader of the MONOCULUS Mercenary Regiment, fought with the Widow Mercenary Regiment in Doret City, and also attacked the American Boy Mercenary Regiment head-on in the Principality of Mageni. All of this makes the Potato Mercenary Group have to act cautiously within the sphere of influence of the Mercenary Guild, and anyone with a little brain knows that it is absolutely impossible to get close to Red Bean City, where it can definitely bring more trouble to the Potato Mercenary Group than a good thing.
In the end, Fidel decided to let Octavia and Patrick follow him, and of course, Ayana, who was the closest to Captain Fidel in everyone's eyes.
"Lukka and Fenrir will meet at the place where I and they agreed," Fidel said to the other three, "Our goal is to find out about the plans to spy on the Mercenary Guild, as well as the movements of other mercenary groups. So we can only keep a low profile and not allow our identities to be revealed. ”
Patrick stretched out his finger and pointed at his "Dragon Blade" and Fed's "Black Flash", "It seems that I am not suitable to follow Fed's you to that party." ”
After thinking about it, Feder decided not to wear "Black Flash", and at the same time tied his long black hair into a large braid, rolled it up, hung it on the side of his shoulder, and tied a light blue headband on his forehead. The odd hairstyle and traveler-like outfit changed Field, and Patrick took off his enchanted plate armor and put on a mask of another shape. Ayana and Octavia didn't need to change much, but in order not to make people suspicious, Octavia still changed into a dress, which looked out of place.
"Nobody cares about this kind of thing," said Octavia, who was dressed in a long dress, with a blank expression, "so that my two short knives could be hidden in my skirt." ”
Fide and his three men left the bulk of the Potato Mercenary Regiment on the fifth day after Lukka and Fenrir left, and they arrived at a town north of Akabean City, on the border of the Three Duchyes. Some mercenary groups approaching Chidou City from the north of the continent had already appeared in front of Feide's eyes, and most of these mercenary groups only brought less than fifty mercenaries. The letter that Orlando personally threw to Fielder mentioned that the number of people allowed to accompany him could not exceed twenty in principle. However, those mercenaries can't take care of that much, and a mercenary team of about fifty people can effectively ensure the safety of their group leader, after all, no one who can become a mercenary group leader is a fool, and they must also estimate the possible danger.
The Seagull Mercenary Regiment was the largest mercenary group that Fielder had seen while waiting. This mercenary group, which has been appearing in the Duchy of Deraman, the Duchy of Noo, and Free City for many years, has its own warships, and they like to move around, and they are not used to staying in the same place for a long time. They prefer to go out to sea to fish, and every member of the mercenary group is water-based. Their regimental commander had brought nearly three hundred men, but the regimental commander had less than ten of his men follow him to Red Bean City.
"It's an innocent mercenary group... Their leader is a first-class slut. Octavia whispered to Fidel. Following the direction of her gaze, she could see that four people had entered the hotel, all four of them were men, the leader of whom was quite handsome, with deep and melancholy features.
"Innocent mercenary group?"
"A small group of mercenaries, but their leader Kenny doesn't recognize them as a mercenary group," Octavia stared at the man named Kenny, "who claimed to be caravan guards." ”
"So you also gave them the name of the Innocent Mercenary Group?"
"Hmph, that's right. They're very famous with us, because this guy named Kenny has been playing innocent since he was a kid and using people's kindness to achieve his own ends. Whether it's a girl or an older woman, he's..."
"I don't miss it. Patrick guessed what Octavia was trying to say.
"Hmph! That's it, his rhetoric is disgusting, and he is a well-known emotional liar in the Duchy of Magini. ”
Feder didn't expect there to be such a person, but when he looked at Kenny's appearance, the other party did have a special charm that made it impossible to blame him. Kenny sometimes frowns, sometimes purses his lips, as if there are many troubles bothering him, and the woman who is born with a maternal nature has an inexplicable feeling of pity.
"That guy named Kenny definitely doesn't just have the ability to get close to women. ”
"Yes, he can also dance, sing, write poetry, etc. The more Octavia talks, the more upset he becomes, and Patrick learns that Octavia's former best friend was deceived by Kenny's feelings. The young girl eventually chose to commit suicide because of the emotional blow, which caused Octavia to have a deep distrust of handsome men.
Ayana said coldly, "Really, I don't think he's handsome. ”
"His real ability is his little sweet mouth, I want to see how he tricked a seat in the Nine Mercenary Regiment. ”