By the faint light of the stars and moon, Kosmerd saw first a shiny helmet, then a pair of bright eyes under the helmet, and a rugged face with a full beard.

And the man also glanced at Kersmod, and then glanced at the single knife he inserted into the left chest of the pirate, and then said lightly in a calm and loud voice: "Hey, boy, I can see from your position and posture, as well as the rigid defensive movements of this pirate, you can obviously be like me, a knife into his throat to ensure that he will die, but why did you choose to plunge his left chest?"

"Isn't he certain to die if I stick it in his heart?" asked Kersmurd, frowning slightly.

The man nodded and said, "Yes, if you stick a knife into his heart, of course he will die, but how can you be sure that you will be able to stick a knife into his heart?"

"Isn't the human heart always on the left side of the chest?

"No, most people's hearts are on the left side of the chest, yes, but in this world, there are some people, although very few, or even ten thousand, but they do exist, their hearts are not on the left, but on the right! The probability of you encountering an enemy with a heart on the right is very low, but if you are unlucky, maybe you can really let you run into it! When you find that the enemy you thought had died at your hands did not die, you will probably be caught off guard by surprise, and then, it may be you who died!" The man said in a solemn tone.

"The heart is on the right? How is it possible? Why haven't I heard of it?" Sensed was taken aback, the phenomenon of the heart on the right was unheard of to him, and it was completely contrary to his common sense.

"Well, boy, I'm afraid there's a lot you haven't heard of!Well, therefore, the next time you want to kill your enemy with a single sword, completely lose his ability to fight back, or seek revenge on you later, you can either stab him in the throat or in the head, or touch his chest to make sure that his heart is on the left or right, and then poke him in the heart. Haha!" the man burst out laughing. His smile was barely visible in his full beard, but it was clear from his hearty laugh and the two rows of white teeth that he was laughing.

"Well, I'll remember your reminder. Also, I have to remember your name, may I ask your name, thank you so much for your help, otherwise I might have died by now!" Kersmurd said gratefully as he pulled the knife out of the pirate's chest, "Also, your armor is very good!"

In addition to wearing a shiny helmet, the man wears brown striped armor, chainmail gloves on his hands, and his legs and feet are hidden inside chainmail leggings and chainmail boots. Although he had never seen anyone wearing such armor, and did not even know the name of his armor, he could see that this armor was extraordinary.

"Oh, my name is Soraton, you don't have to thank me. No matter who passes by here, as long as he still has justice in his heart and has a skill, he will not condone the wanton killing of these evil pirates. I can only say that you kid is too lucky, and you shouldn't die, and someone happened to pass by here when you were in trouble. Also, of course, this armor can't be bad, after all, it is the standard equipment of the Nord royal guards. The man, who called himself Soraton, pulled his sword out of the pirate's throat and caused the pirate's body to fall to the ground, laughing as he said, "But this Germanic short-battle sword really doesn't satisfy me, I really don't understand why King Ragnar would give the Nord royal guard such a sword." Such a sword really can't play our true combat effectiveness, so I'm thinking about changing weapons. ”

"The Nord Royal Guard, are you a Nord Royal Guard?" Kersmod immediately fell into extreme surprise, although he had never seen the Nord Royal Guard, but he had already heard a lot about them, the highest combat power of the Nord Kingdom.

"To be exact, I'm still a student at the Royal Military Academy in Saagos, but I'll be graduating in August and will be assigned to the army as a Nord royal bodyguard in a few days. You see, the military has already sent me such a set of standard equipment for the Nord royal guards. And today, before I go to the army, I want to wear this armor and walk around Sagos, and by the way, visit an old friend of mine who lives in the village of Fenrad. When I passed by, I happened to find you and these pirates fighting. Soraton explained.

"Oh, I see!" said Kersmoad, looking back at Soraton.

Thoraton was very tall, half a head taller than Axmerd, and his posture was erect, and with that armor, he could give people a sense of majesty just standing there quietly.

"What about you, what's your name, why are you here, I don't think you look like a bounty hunter. Soraton asked.

"My name is Kosmod and I'm from Wocheze. I came to Saagos to be a student of the Royal Military Academy of Saagos, just like you. But I didn't have enough tuition, so I took the risk of fighting the pirates with this group of bounty hunters in exchange for a reward, but I didn't expect it to be like this. Kosmod said without concealment.

Soraton was about to say something, but just then, there was another outrageous cry from the distant woods, and they were clearly approaching this way.

"Another pirate is coming!, let's get out of here quickly!" Soraton said warily.

"No, I haven't packed up my spoils yet, and besides, I haven't done my job, and I'm not getting any reward! I don't have enough money to pay for my tuition!" said Cosmod, shaking his head.

"We can find another way to pay for the tuition, but we'd better go back to Saagoth first!" said Soraton as he walked away.

Ksmerd said firmly: "No! I am not willing to leave like this, my horse cannot die in vain! And these bounty hunters, they can't die in vain! We have already killed twenty-three pirates, and I am still seven pirates missing, and I can get a reward of three thousand eight hundred dinars! How can I give up this task when it is about to be completed, and leave here empty-handed, when it is only a little bit short!"

Soraton asked, surprised, "Do you mean you're going to stay here and meet that group of pirates? aren't you really afraid that the pirates will surround you, chop you into meat sauce with axes, and use your skull as a bowl?"

Kersmund said quickly, "Don't be afraid, because I believe that with the help of a Nord royal guard, I can defeat them!"

"How can you be sure I'll help you, I'm not as desperate as you!" said Soraton with a smile.

"I'm not sure, I just think that if you put a lot of effort into saving me, you won't let me die here again so easily. Moreover, I beg you to show me what a Nord royal guard really is!"

"Haha, you kid is so naughty. Well, if there are less than ten pirates, I'll help you, but if there are more than ten, you'll leave here with me right away, okay?"

Kersmer hesitated, then nodded. The conversation between the two was quickly completed, and when the group of pirates arrived, the two of them had quietly hid behind a large tree and were secretly looking at the group of pirates.

There were exactly ten pirates in the group, and Kosmerd and Soraton glanced at each other, and Soraton hesitated for a moment, then nodded at him.

Together, the two of them threw the spears they had already held in their hands towards the group of pirates—the throwing weapons that Soraton had carried.

Two throwing spears struck the group of pirates almost simultaneously, knocking down two of them each.

The moment they threw their spears, the two of them moved and followed the spears and attacked the pirates.

The next moment when the two spears knocked down the two pirates, the two of them had already rushed into the pile of pirates, and in the blink of an eye, they were in a mess with the remaining eight pirates.

With a royal shield in his left hand and a Germanic sword in his right, Soraton rushed to the front against the attack of the eight pirates. And Kosmerd had already thrown away his single knife and broken shield, and in both hands he was holding a long-handled battle axe from the corpse of a pirate.

He followed closely behind Soraton and, relying on Soraton's cover, slashed his battle axe at the pirates. Soraton's defenses were impenetrable and invulnerable, not only with a shield to fend off the pirates' attacks, but the Germanic sword in his right hand would be swung when necessary to counter the pirates' attacks. And with Kersmer behind him, he only needs to shoot frantically and cut down the pirates, without worrying about being attacked by the pirates.

The combination of the two of them made it impossible for those eight pirates to resist. After the two of them cut down three pirates one after another in such a combination, the remaining five pirates immediately dispersed in a hurry, preparing to escape. Kersmerd and Soraton immediately chased after one of the pirates and killed them, but the other three escaped with the opportunity.

By the time Ksmerd, with the help of Thoraton and a few villagers from the village of Fenrad, he brought several large linen bags containing thirty-one pirate heads to the mayor of Sagoth, the night was dark.

The mayor of Sagoth took the heads of the thirty-one pirates and paid three thousand eight hundred dinars to Kosmer. After giving the peasants who helped him ten dinars for their labor, Kermaton planned to divide the reward equally with Soraton, but Soraton insisted that he not take a single dinar, and only asked Korsmer to invite him to drink.

In the tavern where Sensed lived, he and Soraton sat face to face, drinking and eating meat and talking. From Soraton's account, Ksmerd knew that Soraton was the son of a retired veteran of Tiha, and that he and his two eldest brothers had been disciplined and trained by his father since childhood, and that he was the most prominent of the three brothers, as he became a student at the Royal Military Academy of Sagoth and was about to graduate as a Nord royal bodyguard.

And when Soraton heard Kormerd tell him about his background and some of the things he had been through before, he patted him on the shoulder and said to him in a solemn tone, "Boy, it's really hard for you! Because in our academy, there are people who specialize in them, and it is from them that I learned something about the Eternal Night Union. As far as I know, this Eternal Night Alliance, in addition to the Stygian Slaver Organization and the Shadow Assassin Guild that you know about, also has an unknown organization. This group is not well-known because, unlike the other two, which often have operations, it is extremely hidden, showing little to outsiders signs of its existence. ”

Speaking of this, Soraton paused and frowned, and then continued thoughtfully: "And what Bright Moon Ghost, they used to be independent organizations, and they did not invade each other, and they had nothing to do with each other. But about twenty years ago, these two organizations, as well as the unknown one, were united. And what unites them is said to be the Dark Knights who have long since disbanded, the knights who once adhered to the spirit of chivalry, did not belong to any country or town, were not controlled by any lord and noble, and hid in the world, fearless of any power, punished and eliminated evil, and always protected the weak. ”

"Dark Knights?" Minded repeated the name.

"For reasons unknown to outsiders, the Order was disbanded. And after the disbandment, the Dark Knight has indeed disappeared from this world, and it seems that it really no longer exists. A few years later, however, the Dark Knights were re-established. However, the re-established Dark Knights have not only completely abandoned the chivalry they once adhered to, but also become a source of evil. ”

"So isn't it arrogant that this Eternal Night Alliance, led by the Dark Knights, claims to be the seventh nation in the continent of Calradia, and has the strength to rival any country?"

"I can't assess their quality, but I think he's even more scary than I thought. In addition, it is clear that here in Sagoth, there is also their power. Moreover, the whole of Calradia should also have a scattered presence of their forces. Soraton said.

"In that case, if they were to target you, you wouldn't be at peace anywhere!" said Kosmed worriedly.

"You will soon enter the Royal Military Academy of Saagos, so you will not have to worry about this problem for the time being. After all, they weren't rampant enough to cause trouble in such a heavily guarded place as the Royal Military Academy of Saagos. Soraton grinned, and continued, "Leave that alone!