Chapter Seventy-One: The Robbers
As expected, Alexei did not get an answer from Blue Dream, and the girl expressed her attitude of resistance with silence.
Alexei wasn't surprised.
Lan Meng's personality has been almost exposed in the days he has been with him. This girl, who has lived a life of upheaval since childhood, is born noble, but her life is not comfortable.
She was different from other aristocratic ladies who were raised in the boudoir, received the service of ten thousand people, and had playmates and servants when they reached out and beckoned.
The princess of the dead country has many marks that only the people of the market have, and most of these characteristics that distinguish them from noble girls come from the turbulent childhood of the girl.
But she is not like a real commoner, perhaps she was born with the fall of the royal family, and has no memory of living in the palace at all. However, she and her brother were taken with a group of old courtiers, who were exposed to it, and used actions or direct words to warn the girl - you were born different, the so-called direct line of the king, that innate blood is destined for Lan Meng's life of being forced to pursue rekindling.
The education of the old ministers does have a role. For as long as she can remember, Lan Meng has clearly known where the end point of realizing her self-worth is, and her initial cultivation has completely gone in this direction.
Can...... Things do not turn out the way you want.
The mediocre talent caused the girl to wrestle again and again in the process of running, and she clutched her aching knees, realizing that the mountain she longed for was so far away that she could not even reach the edge of the mountain for the rest of her life.
Sensitive, inferior, but stoic.
Unique little wisdom, the ability to find opportunities.
cautious but daring to attack.
Be bold but vigilant.
Her character is entirely a gift fashioned in the midst of suffering, a reward from the gods for mortals.
Although there are disadvantages, there are many advantages.
She is good at communicating, and before Alexei knows it, it seems that she has found all the allies she can find, and there are some that Alexei could never have imagined.
As Frankieca's daughter, Gasley actually helped her.
This really made Alexey rekindle his interest in her.
In addition to her magical talent, even after the transformation of holy water, Alexey did not look down on her very much. For the use and study of spells, Blue Dream is particularly stupid.
She only knew how to use it, and treated magic more like a tool than a seeker of knowledge to explore the true meaning of magic. Such a person, in Alexey's eyes, no matter how good his physical talent is, he will always lack it spiritually. Of course, she could become a qualified mage with the power of holy water, but only that, she couldn't become an archmage.
But there is another quality in the Blue Dream that attracts Alexey.
The girl is an interesting subject to observe.
In this world, there are not many people who can have as ill-fated as Blue Dream, and each of them is as precious as the most beautiful gem in the world, and it is not easy to find another one.
"It is well known that the human will is shaped by the education received by the circumstances in which it lives. ”
"Can the man's will affect the soul?"
"And the soul, can it affect the body?"
If both of the above are true, is it possible to assume that the will can affect the physical body?
"One step further, is it feasible for the heart to prevail over all things?"
For the above topics, some people have already raised them in the closed circle of mages. Alexei became interested in the method of resurrection, and he was specifically acquainted with all the topics related to the soul.
"It was necessary for me to find a few samples to determine if my research was wrong. ”
This is Alexey's current thoughts, and he keeps Blue Dream by his side, both because of the girl's consideration of the claim to the throne and the need for research on his own subject.
Occasional rebellion doesn't hurt.
Alexey skipped lightly this time, neither punishing nor encouraging. He didn't choose to continue to put pressure on Lan Meng verbally, and instead raised his hand, ready to vent his anger on the poor bandit.
The robbers in the woods were indeed small in number, as Fremlin judged.
As they defeated the caravan's vital forces with traps, the bandits began to intercept them in all directions. These men are not well-equipped and most of them are skinny, but their team is clearly extremely experienced in raiding.
They set up an ambush for the caravan early and spent a lot of effort to set traps. A few rounds of rapid fire were first fired with a short bow with a faster rate of fire, but not very powerful, creating the illusion of a large number of enemies. Under the cover of night, their tactics quickly worked, and the unsuspecting caravan was immediately in disarray.
You know, if you want to defeat a group of smugglers with short spears head-on, ordinary robbers must be matched with at least thirty or forty people. But if darkness and fear were used to create chaos, and then traps were used to defeat the remaining forces that still had the courage to fight, as is the case now, the robbers numbered no more than ten, and they had gathered the caravan workers like sheep and captured them all.
The robbers didn't even have casualties!
"Wonderful layout. ”
"Just catch the Fremlin, the leader of the caravan. Even if the remaining smugglers see the strength of the robbers, they will be like a plate of loose sand, and they can only be slaughtered. ”
"A big win. ”
Alex watched the robbers' victories with his mental tentacles throughout the whole process, and simple stratagems really worked in skirmishes.
Of course, the mage also knows that it is not easy to do all this. Although it seems very simple on the surface, in order to actually replicate the actions of the bandits, it is necessary to recognize the fact that the bandits in a team of ten people have a clear division of labor, operate efficiently, and they also have an extremely reliable intelligence line.
Otherwise, if you can't be sure that the caravan will be dining here for the night, all your preparations will most likely be in vain.
Also, if you come across a cohesive caravan, and the leader of the caravan leader has several experienced men, then there is a high probability that the bandits' tactics will kick the iron plate at the first step, and it will not work at all.
To sum up, if the ten robbers want to gnaw down a small caravan with a size of about twenty people without injury, they still have to take a considerable risk.
Of course, the rewards of success are also huge.
The members of the two robbers soon got the caravan's most valuable goods by driving the caravan workers.
Alexei saw two people tied up with ropes and three smugglers who had just rushed over to fight. The three traffickers, without exception, were all covered in wounds, but now they all lowered their heads, looking like mourners, and their expressions were confused and they were dragged forward and jogged forward. The group completely ignored the two mages who were standing on the edge of the carriage not far away, and headed straight for another carriage without a canopy.
The horses pulling the cart were already frightened by the screams around them, and Alexei heard the pack horses neighing uneasily. The robber quickly ordered the captives behind him to come forward to calm the horses, and as the movement slowly became smaller, suddenly, there was a sound of vigorous thrashing.
Alexey's spiritual tentacles spread in an instant, and it turned out that the robber was raising his long knife and slashing at the lock on the wooden box.