Chapter 80

The night passed. When the sun rises over the Broken Sky Mountain Range in the east, the city of Muni ushers in a new day.

Under the fiery red morning glow, the city is full of traffic and people. People with different identities and occupations began to rush back and forth according to their own trajectories.

Mercenaries, merchants, nobles, paupers - the trajectories of each one are intertwined.

Maybe it's just a carriage and pedestrians passing by on the road, maybe it's just a greeting between acquaintances, maybe it's just a short stop in front of the stall. But it is these intertwined trajectories that make up the city's prosperity.

The atmosphere in the city is much calmer than yesterday.

Soldiers armed with spears and sergeants on horseback were unusually dazzling in the bustling crowd. The stations and intersections of major institutions have also strengthened their sentry posts. Men and craftsmen were repairing public facilities and houses damaged during the rebellion, and occasionally arrested criminals could be seen passing by under the escort of soldiers.

All the topics on the streets and alleys are still yesterday's great changes.

People have lingering palpitations. In the aftermath, more than 400 people were killed in the conflict, most of them civilians.

Among these victims, there are more or less people they know. or a relative, or a friend, or a neighbor. Therefore, when everyone talked about it, they hated the rebels in particular.

To the west of the central square of Muni City, the small gray building of [Unknown Hall] looks unremarkable. On a bluestone wall in front of the building, a large and old wooden board is inlaid with it. The wooden board is densely plastered with all kinds of news notices.

As the main place for ordinary civilians to learn about the events of the empire and information on the front, early in the morning, it was crowded with people as usual. Everyone was in groups of three or five, and there was a lot of discussion.

"According to me, these guys should be hanged right away!"

In the crowd, a middle-aged man with a full beard looked around at the audience. Outraged.

"Look what they've done to our city of Muni. If General Eugene hadn't been in danger and dismantled their plot, there would have been a river of blood here. If nothing else, just those of us, maybe not many of us will be able to stand here alive!"

"Isn't it?" chimed in, "Yesterday there was a rebel soldier's spear. It's almost poking me in the face, if I hadn't flashed fast, I guess I would have confessed to this life......"

"What are those scoundrels still for? They're committing rebellion. Even if the ancestors of some families have meritorious service to the empire, according to the law, they will be exiled to Evil Wolf Island in Sinasili!"

"Hey, that's worse than killing them. ā€

"Exile, hmph, I think it's better to hang yourself right away. Look at Arsene Wenger, didn't you almost let them run? It's a thousand kilometers from here to Sinasili, and who knows what will happen. Maybe. There's another crusade army waiting halfway down the road!"

"Oh, they can't be so cheap!"

"What are you saying about those Lanris, what will you do with them this time?"

"Needless to say, they were hiding behind the scenes, and we really can't do anything about them. The rules of the aristocratic lord are not like ours. Even if you know that they do some things, you have to follow the rules. But this time, that Schilling didn't know whether he was alive or dead, and he jumped out and openly killed people. So what else is there to say?"

"According to the laws of the Empire. Schilling, like those rebellious nobles, is also to be hanged. Hey. I thought, on the day he was hanged, the face of the Lanrith man was ugly!"

"He deserves it! Look at how many people he killed? Hanging him is considered light. In my opinion, it should be cramped and peeled!"

When people talked about those rebellious nobles and Schilling and others, they all gritted their teeth and were excited. It seems that I want to hang these guys now. No one noticed that a man in a brown cloak stood silently outside the crowd and listened for a few moments before turning and walking through the grove on the edge of the square into an alley.

Into the alley. The man's steps quickened suddenly, and in a few moments, he was already turning around the labyrinthine alleyway, entering a courtyard with white walls and green doors.

"How?"

In front of the door of the hut in the courtyard, there were already three people waiting there, all of them looked very old, two men and one woman, both wearing a tight-fitting demonic soft armor, carrying a long sword on their backs, and their faces were cold and conceited.

The man in the brown cloak, taking off his hood, revealing the face of an ordinary middle-aged man, said: "In addition to the dozen or so people who died, Schilling, Kevin, Dana and those noble lords are all locked up in the prison in the west of the city. Heavily guarded. It is estimated that it will not be long before they will be escorted to the imperial capital. ā€

He took off his cloak, patted the dust, and said, "This time, your Eastern Branch family can give Edward I a good gift. ā€

"Mr. Yarlin, now is not the time for you Southern Branch Dragontail to gloat!" A tall blonde young man standing at the front, obviously the leader of the three young people, was displeased when he heard the middle-aged man's words, "This time, our Eastern Branch family will naturally be responsible for Dragon Castle." You don't have to worry about it. ā€

Next to the blonde young man, the tall woman with a charming appearance snorted coldly, "That's right! Besides, this time it's just an accident." Schilling's shit, for fear that we are coming to rob him of his credit. If he had started a little later, this would not have been the case today. I'm a Fire King Sword Saint, and I've never missed a shot!"

"It's not all the responsibility of our Eastern Branch, is it?" another young man with a thin stature and a gloomy face continued the woman's words, "The Southern Branch has dark chess in all major cities. Mr. Arrin, you have lived here for more than twenty years as a dark chess player in the city of Munny. Why don't you make a move this time?"

He said, sneering, "Perhaps, with your strength, you can turn things around as soon as you make a move." ā€

"Okay, okay, we don't have to blame each other. The middle-aged man Yarlin obviously didn't want to dwell on his tongue more, he waved his hand and said: "The southern branch is only responsible for assassination, as long as the above doesn't give me a task, even if the sky falls, I won't care." So, I can't be held accountable for this. Of course, Muni City is my territory after all, and Schilling has been captured and his family is not good-looking, so we should join hands and rescue people first. ā€

"It's easy to save people!" said the blond young man proudly, "as long as you know where you are imprisoned." No one can stop us. ā€

"But so many people ......," Arrin frowned.

He is a member of the Southern Branch of the Lanrith Family and has lived in the city of Muni for more than twenty years. The southern branch of the dragon tail is the most mysterious power in the family. Dedicated to assassination. For hundreds of years, there have been few high-ranking officials and nobles who have died at the hands of the Dragontail Assassins. But to talk about coups, saving people and the like. But it's not their specialty.

Hearing the hesitation in Arlin's words, the blond-haired young man said, "Except for Schilling, Dana, and those noble lords, the others don't care. A bunch of waste from the Solan Outer Branch. It's a shame to say that they are knights of the Lanrith family. I don't know if Schilling can leave a life when he goes back, let alone them. ā€

At the moment, those family knights from the major branches of the Saint Soran Empire were actually abandoned.

Yarlin said: "Well, then." I'll send my wagon to transport Schilling out of town. For more than 20 years here, my Yarlin's coat of arms still has a little influence. Gate guards will not check. ā€

"What about the inspection?" said the woman, "it's a big deal." ā€

Arrin frowned slightly. As an assassin of the Southern Branch, low-key and unobtrusive are the first elements. His way of doing things was not in keeping with these young people of the Eastern Branch Dragon Claw Family. If it weren't for the fact that the family would be too embarrassed this time, the patriarch Nishizawa would be furious. I'm afraid he won't cooperate with these three people at all.

Of course, he also knew. These three are all disciples of the Fire King Sword Saint Sect of the Eastern Branch Family. He is a rising star in the family. This time, he went to the south of Solan on a mission, and by the way, he came to Muni City to cooperate with Schilling. Unexpectedly, when they entered the city, Schilling had already been defeated. Therefore, their task was temporarily changed to bring Schilling and the others back.

In the Eastern Branch family, the Fire King Sword Saint has a short temper. Arrogant and conceited. Naturally, his disciples are just like him. Besides, these three people are also the best among the children of the sect. It is not surprising that there is such arrogance.

"So be it, I'll arrange it......" Arrin turned to leave. But he was stopped by the blond young man.

"Mr. Arlin, please wait a moment," the blond-haired young man said, "Saving the Lin, it's only half of our mission, the family's will, we still have to kill someone!"

He raised his chin slightly, and said coldly: "Mr. Yarlin, you are a member of the Southern Branch Family, you should know better than me, the family has always only had a thunderous blow to those who dare to challenge the dignity of the family! The faster and more miserable they die, the more those who watch the jokes on the side can understand what kind of fate will happen if they offend the family!"

"Kill whom?" Arrin frowned, "Eugene, Joseph, Marquise Joyce or that kid named Roy?"

"Roy!" the blonde young man said without hesitation.

"This boy?" said Arrin, muttering, "it is not difficult to kill him, but may I ask why him?"

"Because this kid should have died a year and a half ago!" the woman said, "Last time, Lord Alex made a mistake and let him run away, but I didn't expect that this damn untouchable not only did not hide and rejoice in picking up a life, but instead challenged the family's bottom line again and again. If he doesn't die, how can the family have face?"

Arrin nodded. At that time, he was standing in the square and witnessed firsthand how Roy defeated Kevin.

It wasn't a challenge anymore, it was a deliberate humiliation!

Now, the city is full of talk. Those who were still yelling and scolding Roy for avoiding the war are now in tune.

"I'll just say how Roy could be afraid of that bullshit Kevin. Take a look!"

"Yes, that Kevin didn't know the height of the sky, and he actually dared to stick his sword into the door of the first training camp. What a death!"

He didn't know that Roy wasn't afraid of him, but he actually didn't bother to fight him at all. What kind of thing is he? Isn't it great that he came out of the Holy Sect Martial Hall? This time he provoked Roy, and he was beaten like a dog?"

"Did you see Schilling's face at the time? ā€

"Hahahaha, I'm happy to talk about it. also came to Liwei with great fanfare, this face is embarrassing, tsk......"

In this case, the streets and alleys abound. When it comes to it, the people of Muni City can't help but gloat. The ridicule on his face couldn't be hidden.

Every time Yarlin listened, he felt his face burn. If the opponent is a wealthy family, then it's okay. But it's just that the family is fighting. It's all planted on the body of a little pariah. This strong contrast is the most pleasing to ordinary people. Speaking of each other, they are all foaming at the mouth.

From the Guardian Knight Storm a year and a half ago, to the Ball of Grand Duke Adolf's Mansion that swept five noble cadets and demoted Scarlett, who was the lord of the county, to a slave girl. And this time, Kevin was powerless to fight back in public......

As the woman said. This kid is not dead, and the family is really faceless.

"In that case, then kill him," Yarlin said, "I watched that battle, and it is indeed terrible to give this kid some time to grow up." It's a pity that he doesn't know how thick the sky is. I don't know how many geniuses like him have died in the hands of the family just because of a sentence in the past two hundred years!"

He said. Look at the blonde youth, "Do you do it or do I do it?"

"I'll go with you. The blonde youth said.

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The coalition camp is a busy scene.

The rear army of Fano has already set out for the battle, and the logistical supply that was delayed some time ago cannot be completed in one night. From yesterday to today, the entire barracks was like a huge machine, running at full speed. Large quantities of grain and grass were loaded onto wagons and escorted by heavily armed soldiers. Drive out of the South Gate and transport to the front.

Meanwhile. The reorganization of the army is also in full swing.

In this era, the noble lords were the actual owners of the army. Even if Lulian was a principality, there was only a standing army called the Mooney City Guard. The Bavarian Knights and the Coastal Mercenary Regiment, on the other hand, exist as mercenaries. On weekdays, Lulian barely sees them.

This also makes it possible for both the three major imperial royal families. It is also the major principalities and regional lords, and in times of war, they all summon princes and vassals to participate in the war. In terms of military system, with the exception of the border army and a few standing legion knights, it was quite chaotic.

This time, he took down Schilling in one fell swoop. Eugene's authority in the coalition forces is firmly established. This allowed him to build the army as he wished.

The first thing Eugene did was to break up the original troops. The soldiers and officers armed with the major nobles were all separated and reorganized. This move immediately concentrated the command of the army. Secondly, he drastically eliminated some untrusted veterans, or soldiers who were not up to the battle.

After some streamlining, the current coalition army has been reduced from more than 30,000 to 27,000.

The main force of the Chinese army battalion is 16,000 people. Among them were a reserve force of 2,000 men directly under Eugene, two infantry regiments of 8,000 men, a cavalry regiment of 4,000 men, and a knightly regiment of 2,000 men.

The cavalry regiment was subordinate to the command of the Knights. At the time of battle, it assists the Knights in battle.

The forward battalion is nine thousand people. A cavalry battalion of two thousand people, including five hundred knights. A reinforced infantry regiment of five thousand people, with an additional two thousand archers and scouts.

Rear camp aspect. Eugene transferred 1,000 cadets and 1,000 veterans to form a new logistics escort.

And in terms of establishment, all troops are according to the standards of the Solan Empire.

The infantry is a small flag team with 100 people, a medium flag team with 500 people, and a large flag team with 1,000 people. Two large banner teams are one battalion, and two battalions of 4,000 people are a regiment.

The cavalry is a small banner team of 40 people, a medium flag team of 200 people, and a large flag team of 400 people. Together with the personal guards cavalry around the commander-in-chief, a thousand people were a battalion. Two battalions of 2,000 men were a regiment. It's half the size of the infantry army.

The Knights were organized into a small squad of ten long knights. Each of the five squads is a squadron, with fifty long knights. Every two squadrons were a large battalion, and the long knights were a hundred people. For every five brigades, there was a knightly order, and the chief knights were five hundred.

Because every long knight has one to three or five servant knights around him. Therefore, the total size of a long knight squad may range from twenty to fifty people. A large order of five hundred knights, plus the knights of the Servants, the Outer Knights, and the cavalry non-commissioned officers, the size of which exceeded five thousand.

On the battlefield, knights fought, usually in squads.

Ten powerful Long Knights are the core of the Long Knights Battle Squad. The other knights, when fighting, will closely follow them, cover them left and right, and even replace them in times of crisis.

The knight is the left arm and right arm of the long knight, a sword, and a shield. They swore to follow the long knights, both in terms of tactical coordination. or his own Douqi martial arts cultivation, all of which are carried out in full accordance with the needs of the long knight. With their cooperation, the combat effectiveness and survivability of a long knight can be increased by several times or even dozens of times!

Especially when it comes to the Paladin class, different Servant Knights have different domains. The help to the long knight is huge!

As the core combat strength in the coalition army, the construction of the Knights. It is the top priority of Eugene's reorganization work. However, this time, the reorganization of the other units was completed, and the list of 500 knights of the front battalion and 2,000 knights of the Chinese army could not be finalized for a long time. The reason is simple - because the selection of the [Firebee Guard] has begun.

The name Firebee Guard was given by Eugene.

In order to be able to select elites from the army, and for the sake of secrecy, he gave this name to the team that attacked Cohen Castle. At the same time, he was in the selection order given. The Guards were designed to be the last trump card of the Lulian army, the last shield to protect the Lulian Firebee crest.

Eugene: This is a cocoon.

Not to mention the equipment and treatment that are far higher than those of ordinary knights, just such a selection statement alone is enough to make everyone's blood boil and gear up. Even the chief knights of the Fifth Longest Knights Brigade in Muni City under Avery were bent on joining the Firebee Guard.

Now the selection of the Guards has become the center of conversation in the army. Whether it is a front battalion or a middle battalion, whether it is a powerful knight or an ordinary soldier. The big guys talked about this all day long, and when they met, they asked if they were selected. Every one of the chosen ones. They are the envy of their peers.

In the afternoon of the next day, the selection process was finally over.

Although the selection was carried out according to the level of strength, it was surprising that in terms of personal strength, the three major training camp trainees, who far exceeded the average level of the coalition forces, were all defeated.

This sparked a unanimous protest from the cadets.

To know. The weakest of them were all armed knights. The second- and third-year students are more brave knights. Even if none of these can enter Percy's eyes, the fourth-year students of the three major training camps, a total of one hundred and twenty-six fair knights, have finally reached the standard, right?

After all. Even the long knight of the Muni City Guard is just a fair knight's strength.

It's a pity that not even star cadets like Lanch, Voumsley and Pierre were selected. On the contrary, some cavalry non-commissioned officers who did not have the strength of knights became the lucky ones.

Eventually, Percy drew twenty long knights and thirty-five of their servant knights from the Muni City Guard, two hundred from the rabble, more than two hundred from the cavalry regiment, and more than three hundred from the personal armies and guards of the lords.

These people, together with one hundred and twenty drawn from the bandits, formed this Firebee Guard, which numbered nine hundred and twenty.

Percy's reasoning is simple.

This mission is too dangerous, although these trainees have good personal strength, but when they really go to the battlefield, especially behind enemy lines, their role is not as good as that of an experienced ordinary cavalryman.

"This is contempt!"

One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and the entire barracks exploded. The students who hurt their self-esteem did not give up, so they only asked one question.

"If we can't make it, why is Roy's kid on the list?"

This time, everyone was as united as beating up Quincy's guys. Not only Pierre, Womusley, Xia Li and Xia Qing, but even Tang Xiaoben, Giles, and Griffin were also shouting angrily.

"Roy, bastard, where did he hide?"

"No, this guy is out of the limelight alone, how are we going to mix in the future?"

"Who is that thin black old man? Blood Fox Percy? I haven't heard of it! What is his relationship with Roy's kid, why did you choose him alone?"

"Get that kid out and ask him about it!"

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Ivy closed the window, blocking out the noise of the cadets outside the barracks, and then turned to look at the culprit sitting cross-legged on a green ross meditation mat in the corner.

In the room, it was quiet. Roy didn't move.

Since yesterday's military meeting of the High Command, this kid has been brought back by the instructors of Gustas and other academies.

Fighting with Kevin, he was suddenly promoted from a brave star to a fair three-star scene, which not only stunned others, but also scared a few old guys enough. I am afraid that the baby disciple will use some secret method to hurt his body and ruin his talent.

However, they were clearly overly concerned.

After Ivy's careful and authoritative examination, Roy's whole body was fine, except for the exhaustion of his fighting energy and the tiredness of his body after the battle.

Steve, who couldn't rest assured, still forced Roy to take a six-star warm elixir. This elixir is one of the few elixirs that have no toxic side effects on the body, and its effect is to nourish qi and blood, and speed up the recovery of the body's source power and various skills after fierce battles. In particular, it is very helpful to overdraw energy.

And after taking this medicine, Roy, who closed his eyes and meditated and cultivated, has been sitting silently until now.

"It's annoying. Why did you leave this kid with me, should I be a nanny?" Ivy scolded a group of old guys, including her father Gustas, one by one in her heart, and then returned to the stage in a huff and continued her real yĆ n.

It's still the real yĆ n of that aura pill.

Ivy has been trapped in the formula ratio of this pill for a long time. And the only complete pill in his hand is now only a little the size of a grain of rice. It's not enough to even do it again.

For this millet grain, Ivy Baby has to be like her own life, she has to look at it dozens of times every day, smell it dozens of times, and she grits her teeth and makes up her mind for a long time, and she is reluctant to use it.

"Why hasn't that masked pharmacist ever reappeared?" Ivy was a little discouraged, she felt that if she could get a few more of the same pills, then her research would definitely go further. Now, she had analyzed eighty percent of the components of this elixir, and some of the rest had already been raised.

Of course, the most important material ratio is not much of a clue, and the degree of completion is only less than 40%.

These days, she took the pharmacist Fu Lin, who had bought the pill in the first place, to the auction house several times, hoping to meet the masked pharmacist. But it always misses.

This made Ivy very uncomfortable. You know, she spent more time and effort on this medicine than any of her previous studies. If you give up halfway, you are really unwilling.

Seeing that the world is becoming more and more chaotic, sliding step by step into an even more terrifying abyss, in the future, these young students of the Muni City Branch will all set foot on the battlefield. If they can pass through the extremely less toxic aura pill during this period of time, greatly increasing their cultivation speed, maybe more people will be able to survive on the battlefield in the future.

As a college teacher and a member of the Dark Camp, Ivy felt that this was her calling. She also mentioned this to her father Gustas. Gustas takes this very seriously and has always looked forward to her results. I didn't expect it......

Sighing, Ivy felt a little sleepy. After working for more than 20 prayer hours in a row, I was finally conquered by sleepiness.

When her eyelids were half-open and half-closed, she looked at Roy in a daze, thinking to herself, although this kid is annoying, but yesterday he single-handedly killed out of the barracks and beat Kevin, and he was really handsome.

The evil aura of being inserted by Kevin into the gate of the academy was hearty this time. These old guys in the dark camp were by their side at the time, and the folds on their faces were smiling like flowers. They praised how good their vision was, and how unique the way they taught this kid, so that Roy shined today.

One by one, the mouth frothed horizontally, and they were triumphant.

The corners of Ivy's mouth hooked up a funny arc. She thought she was Roy's mentor too. It seems that it is necessary to put more effort into pharmacy so that this kid can also grow his skills...... (To be continued......)