Chapter Eighty-Six: Millsel
Early the next morning, Linya and her party left the Gregorian capital of Cap, and drove northwest to the Red Canyon in a four-wheeled carriage given to her by Cassirer. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info Someone kindly sent something, of course Linya would not refuse anything, four tall horses galloped together, and sat in the carriage without feeling obvious bumps and vibrations, it was indeed very comfortable, no longer had to suffer from the legs and feet of a long journey as expected.
This trip to Cap, as expected, failed to move Cassirer into the war. But this trip is not in vain, and it is worth it to be able to meet such a unique archangel.
But think about it, how can others start a world war rashly because of a few words from you? You are stupid, others are not stupid, you are crazy, others are not crazy.
"Am I unreasonable?" asked Linya, pouting.
Victoria shrugged her shoulders together with Chloe.
"Am I supposed to give up on this unrealistic crazy idea?" asked Linya, shrugging her head.
"Yes!" replied Victoria and Chloe in unison, much to the surprise of both of them.
"Ah, that's annoying, can't you encourage me?" said Linya, with a depressed sigh.
The next stop planned will be the Red Canyon west of Calabim, the orc territory of the Highlands. But for those rude and rude big guys, Linya has no confidence at all. Why should the orcs care about the lives and deaths of you humans? Maybe they're happy to watch their annoying humans eaten up by vampires!
"Sister Linya, if you still want to keep trying, I have a suggestion - to the west there is a Shippers mercenary country, where it is said that all the people there are mercenaries, and as long as they have money, they can hire their army to fight any enemy...... I think you can check it out. Victoria thought for a moment and said.
"Mercenary?" this is indeed a very creative idea, "but I don't have the money...... Linya could only say helplessly. It's a good idea, but no gold falls from the sky.
"It's okay to stop by, but you can find out about the situation first, and maybe one day you can find a rich patron and raise an army in no time. ”
Victoria's suggestion made Linya feel reasonable, so the three of them turned to the West first. Thankfully, these horses were excellent horses, and after ten days of running along the trade route, Linya finally arrived at Mirsel, the capital of the Shipps Mercenary Country.
It is a small canyon plain, surrounded by mountains, and it is said that the land is barren, difficult to cultivate, and there are no special products, so the area has always been poor. But as the saying goes, poor mountains and bad waters come out of the people, so the people here have always been very capable of fighting, anyway, people are not afraid of death if they are poor.
It is precisely because of the ability to fight that the lords and kings who have always ruled this region like to recruit soldiers from here, and a small profit can be exchanged for the sacrifice of these people's lives. But as time passed, the Hips grew wiser, and they began to unite and use their swords and their military skills to bargain with their rulers for greater gain. Later, taking advantage of the country's civil strife and weakness, the Shipps army became independent with its own strength, established its own militarized mercenary government, and lived a good life with the army's commission.
Of course, there are gains and risks, and it is common to go to the battlefield and die on the battlefield. However, with a generous pension, I don't have to worry about the life of my family. So death seems to have long been a common occurrence for this military city-state.
To put it simply, as long as you have enough money and can afford to pay a high enough price, the mercenaries of Shipps are at your disposal, and they can fight whoever you want, whether they are good or evil, whether the opponent is strong or weak, this is not their focus. All they care about is whether you, as an employer, can pay your commissions on time. Otherwise...... It has happened in the past that the employer who could not afford to pay the commission turned from an employer to an enemy, and the original enemy was changed from an enemy to an employer on the spot on the night of the outcome of the Shipps mercenary contract.
Well, even that seems beyond reproach. As long as you establish a rule and then everyone acts according to that rule, there's nothing wrong with that. With the passage of time, the Shipps mercenaries gradually became famous for their excellent military qualities and eye-catching achievements, and such a military city-state government gradually matured.
Later, as the war continued in various places, more and more adventurers came for money to join, and the scale of the Hips mercenaries became larger and larger. In addition to a large number of human infantry, cavalry and longbowmen, they have also added orc wolf cavalry that can break through almost any defense line, elven archery regiments that can be extremely accurate, dwarven siege vehicles that can storm cities, and sailor detachments that are good at fighting in inland rivers, etc., now Shipps is a military kingdom composed of all kinds of fighters, as long as you have money, you can find almost any army you want here. It is said that in the largest war, this Shipps once sent an army of 20,000 men, which is indeed a terrifying number.
God knows how much it costs to have an army of 20,000. It's a pity that Linya doesn't have any money to hire such an army to fight the vampires, even if she sells him, there is no possibility of it.
Thanks to Cassirer's carriage, Linya was on the verge of fainting all the way down. After entering the passenger and finding a room, Linya immediately went to prepare hot water to wash the dust on her body, which was really uncomfortable!
Chloe stayed behind to protect the princess, while Victoria went to Shipps' palace. However, the strange thing is that the whole city is now in a state of busy war preparations, and the current leader of the Shipps mercenary group is actually a female human in her thirties, Roanna.
Hearing about the possible employer, Victoria was able to meet the heroic new female leader. "I'm sorry for the guests from afar. The mercenary group of Shipps just received a new mission a few days ago, and I am afraid that it will no longer be able to serve you in a short time. The female leader said this politely to Victoria as she continued to busied herself with arranging her war horse harness.
"Money is not an issue. Victoria said with a rich look, not paying any attention to the abnormal eyes of the other people around her, "No matter what the price is, you can negotiate! Commander Cassirer of Gregory can testify, Your Excellency the Commander, you don't know that person, right?"
"I'm sorry, ma'am. It's not about money. The Shipps Mercenary Regiment has been tasked with all active legions going on the march, while the rest will defend the castle and will never be able to send any more legions to support your war. Can you wait for a while, hoping that you can come early next time, or go elsewhere?" Luo Anna still looked like she was still invulnerable, in fact, she has seen a lot of such guests, but the mercenary group has its own rules, and it must have signed a contract and received a commission, so there will never be a change during the contract period. Credibility is the foundation for the Shipps mercenary group to survive in this war-torn world. Then, Roanna began to try to explain to her the core of the mercenary group's employment rules - first-come, first-come.
"Okay...... Is that so, I would like to ask the head of the regiment to explain to my host himself? She is not far from the hotel. Victoria said.
Roanna couldn't stand her pestering, so she agreed. When she first stepped into the room, this mature and beautiful woman was almost seen by Linya as the sister of Hilyl Eli Queen Frank. But it soon dawned on her that it was just some kind of longing hallucination. Linya happily introduced herself to the female regiment commander who was in charge of an army of 20,000, "Hello, Your Excellency Commander Roana, my name is Linya, and I am from ...... Insemas of Lanun. ”
Aside from the initial self-introduction, Roanna never interjected from Linya's words, and listened quietly to her about the purpose of her visit, the evil of vampires, the miserable situation of the enslaved humans of Calabim, the principle that all humans should unite to declare war on this evil bloodline, and so on.
During this time, her face remained calm and did not change in the slightest. After Linya had spent nearly half an hour finishing her tirade, Roanna stood up. "You don't speak Grethia very well, Miss Linya. It's even worse if you're talking about the so-called Lanun dialect. In fact, our mercenary group includes many pirates from Lanun. ”
"Uh...... Maybe a little bit......" Linya said with some embarrassment. After all, his identity as an Atlantian is not so wonderful in the East Grecian continent.
"The way you speak, the way you embellish the subject and the object, it is evident that your Grecian language has a very strong Atlantic style - am I not wrong? Am I not wrong, Miss Linya from Atlanta?" Roanna smiled coldly.
Linya didn't want to lie anymore, so she nodded and said, "Yes, I did live in the Violet Continent west of Side Mountain before. I am indeed an Atlantan. But it doesn't matter, does it?"
"It really doesn't matter, normally, as long as you have money, Hyps doesn't care who your employer is, we've helped dwarves and even orcs in war. But my curiosity seemed to have been answered--I really wondered who and who was so mad as to challenge the vast vampire empire with the power of one man--I thought, if not that man was crazy, then my ears must have gone madness--but now I seem to have a new answer, Miss Linya, are you sure you are not suffering from madness, but really want to gather an army to attack Calabim, and the reason for the war is - to liberate the human race?" Roanna said with a smirk.
"I know you all think I'm crazy, but I'm normal. And that's right, I want to liberate humanity from being ruled and oppressed by vampires, which is exactly what I think. But of course, I can't do it alone, so I think we have to unite and all work together to have a chance to defeat the vampire!" Linya felt that the atmosphere of the conversation was getting more and more abnormal, but she still wanted to try for it.
"Well, I can see that you're really not crazy. On the contrary, you are smart, Miss Linya. Unite everyone and lay siege to Calabim as this is a group of evil monsters that suck human blood. Well, it's a good excuse to be above board, to be just, and for anyone who opposes it to be labeled a traitor to humanity, right, Miss Linya, at a time when the Atlantes are invading and this massive religious war is being waged under the guise of so-called jihad, it has to be said that it is a really good idea. Miss Linya, your performance is serious, but unfortunately it is too clumsy. Roanna began to scoff.
"Yes, humanity must unite in order to defeat a powerful enemy, such as the sanctimonious bandits from the West. And at such a time, provoking a civil war in Grecia has to be said to be a good way to divide the power of Grecia. It's a pity, Miss Linya, that you probably don't know that our Shipps has been commissioned this time to prepare to go to the inland lake region in the southwest to fight against your fellow invaders, and also to protect the homeland of our Grecian people. ”
"As for who hired us, you probably can't guess. That's right, the evil vampire kingdom of Calabim that you call it, and they have also answered the call of the dark god to do their part and spend a large amount of money on this counterattack against your Atlantans' invasion. That's right, we joined the Shippers mercenaries for our lives, and fought for money. But we also have our own principles, and each of us will have our own feelings!"
"Interesting, isn't it, Miss Linya, I'm sorry for your plot to fail, I don't think the Shipps mercenaries will be in your great and just war for a long, long time - at least as long as I was the head of the Shipps mercenary group. I admit that this time we went to the southwest to fight your compatriots, our legion only charged half the price of the blood clan, and the other half of the cost was paid by ourselves, which means that we will not make money in this battle, but we may lose our lives, but we are willing. I also admit that the human beings living in Karabim are sympathetic, but if they do not know how to fight and work on their own, then there is little reason to resent the fate of enslavement. ”
"Miss Linya, but what do you think will happen to the people of Grecia after they have been captured and occupied by your fellow jihadist troops? I think you should have known that yes, all of them will be reduced to slavery, and after the end of the holy war, they will all be taken back to the west of the Stahls, tortured under the watchful eye of whips and swords, and finally die of exhaustion, and none of them will come back alive. ”
"In comparison, I suddenly feel how happy the human beings living in Calabim are, they at least don't have to worry about war and ****, they can fill their stomachs every day, even if they will die, it is only a very small part, at least the vast majority of Calabim people can live this ordinary life, and finally die naturally. ”
"Miss Linya, you are right, we must unite and fight together against a powerful enemy to have a chance of victory. And now, we're doing just that. And you tried to stop us from doing that, but unfortunately it was in vain. Do you know how many Grecian people your fellow Jihadist have killed every time they invade? Do you know how many Grexian people have been ruined and homeless every time because of your aggression? Do you know how many innocent women and children who have been brutally murdered by your compatriots because of your invasion?"
"I'm glad I survived your butcher's knife. You probably don't know how many of the Shippers were exiled to Millsel because of the war you brought to Atlantus. If we could live a peaceful and peaceful life, would you really think that we would like this murderous life, and would we really be the kind of people who were not afraid of death? No, no. We have no choice. We are homeless. Every day we dream of taking revenge on those executioners!"
"Although your people are cold-blooded, ruthless, cruel beasts who know only to kill like a child, we will not do that. As a moral, dignified, and humane soldier of Grecia, I would not do anything to a defenseless little girl like you. So, here you go. Get out of the way of Millsel at once, and never come back. While I haven't changed my mind yet!"
Her voice became as cold as the ice and snow of winter, and it seemed that every word could make people feel the endless coldness from the bottom of their hearts.
Although she misunderstood herself, Linya still had nothing to say and could only stare there.
"Enough, shut up! Your Highness Linya is not something that a mortal like you can be rude!" Although Linya was only silent all the time, Chloe on the side really couldn't stand it at all, how could a mortal dare to treat her goddess so arrogantly? In a fit of rage, the golden spear flowing with flickering electricity was already pointed in front of Roana.
"Don't do this, Chloe, put away your weapons quickly!" Linya hurriedly stopped her, "Captain Roanna is right, the people of Glesia can only stop the invasion from Atlantus if they unite and unite all the forces that can be united. It is great to see that the people of Grecia are constantly awakening and united. That's the right choice. I also know that the so-called holy war of the Holy See of Light in Atlantus is not just, but I'm sorry, I don't have the power to stop anything. Farewell, Madam Commander Roana, you are a brave and wise warrior. Good bye. ”
When she was "watched" and "escorted" by the knights of the mercenary group of Millsel, and left Millsel as a "spy", Linya felt that she had never been so embarrassed in her life.
Are you really crazy? Or do you have ulterior motives? Are you really not suffering from "madness"? For a moment, Linya found herself as if she had doubted herself.