In the Polak Forest, where the rain could not be reached, the mercenaries who escaped death regrouped in the jungle, in addition to Xia Yan's minor injury, Mo Mocha was also grazed by a stray arrow on his arm, Shibei was lucky to dodge the arrow attack, but most of the mercenaries who followed him were fatally wounded, only two riders and a few swordsmen were left to accompany him and Joshim, the original complete army was broken up due to this blow, and everyone sat listlessly in the forest to rest. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

A falcon's chirping was heard in the air, and Hawke's figure slipped over the top of the woods, hovering and landing on Mo Tea's shoulder, muttering in his ear and flying up to the treetops, sentry in the woods.

"Where did your eagle go......

"Old White's request, let it explore the way early in the morning. ”

He gathered everyone together and said, "We are only about three miles from the Pollack River, and beyond the river we are the snowy fields of the Kingdom of Vegia...... What should we do about it?"

Josim stabbed his twin spears into the ground, and the remaining mercenaries said: "If you accept the mercenary, you have to hold on until the end of the contract, are you willing to hold on to it until the end!"

"Of course! As colleagues, we will not abandon the contract. ”

Seeing the mercenaries' promises, Shibei shook his head: "There's no need to be so excited...... I think the meaning of tea is how we should get over, and now that we have formed a bond with the Virginians, I am afraid of ......"

“...... Anyway, we have to ...... at five" At this time, Polislavi pointed to Xiao Yi, who was sleeping soundly beside her, the imprint on her left hand had quietly changed, and when the erosion caused by the gem was over, the meridians of her left forearm were burned red again, and she woke up at the same time.

"Uh...... Well, now it's only four days left. It is necessary to find the Tristis Peak that Trevo is talking about. Oops!!" Before he could finish speaking, his head was knocked hard, and Xiao Yi dropped the wooden stick in his hand and said fiercely: "This is a return gift! Let you hit me at a critical moment!"

"Cut, do you want to kill me!" Xia Yan angrily scolded Xiao Yi on the side, but unexpectedly hit her again, Xiao Yi made a grimace at him: "Stupid Xia Yan! Come and chase me!~"

Xiao Yi's spoof made the cold atmosphere lively again, and Xia Yan shook his head and sighed: "Really, knowing that my life is dying, I am afraid that you are the only one who can be so happy." ”

After she left, White took out a hand-drawn map of the Pollack River from his luggage and said to the crowd, "The Pollack River, the river in front of us...... It is an ancient river that has existed since the formation of the snowfields, dividing the entire kingdom of Vegia into east and west, and crossing the river into the eastern snowfield. ”

"As far as I know, it is hundreds of miles long, more than twice the size of the Yu River, and it is the longest river in the interior of Calradia, and it is about twice as wide as the Yu River......

Mo Cha pointed to the bridge mark on the map: "Indeed, and there are only two bridges across the river at the moment, one of which is not far from us, but it is monitored by Maliga's soldiers, and we may have trouble passing through." ”

“...... The other bridge is far from here, but it's safe, isn't it......" Xia Yan observed the landmarks and the route, and decided to take the nearest route: "I'm willing to take this risk in a hurry, you guys." ”

"It's not a question of whether you want to or not. If the regular army attacks us, even if we escape, we are still in a passive state, after all, this is Virgian's territory......" Jubei emphasized the current situation, but Natsuhiko was still reluctant to change course.

White had no choice but to put away the map and solemnly reminded: "As Ah Ji said, the recent roads are very dangerous, and on the other hand, we must not use the name of Chanda, otherwise the relationship between Chanda and Viria will be affected. ”

"Then you should take the safe road! Shaw and I will cross the river from a nearby bridge and meet at our destination. He rejected White's offer and remained on his point.

In this way, everyone still couldn't decide whether to cross the river, time gradually passed, the rain began to weaken, and a figure in a black robe appeared from the forest, slowly approaching Xiao Yi, who was playing with Hawke.

"Boom!!"

There was a crisp sound of wood breaking, and Shoey turned around and knocked the figure behind him to the ground, breaking the stick due to excessive force, and Hawke was startled by this phenomenon and immediately landed on Mo Tea's shoulder......

The man in black fell to the ground, revealing Finreal's face under the pitch-black hood, as if he had been injured by Shaw's unforeseen attack, blood dripping from the wound on his forehead.

"Ahh

Finreal twisted his neck, inadvertently covered his forehead with his hand, and the whole person began to shake, and several mercenaries immediately helped him to a nearby campfire, Xia Yan kept scolding Xiao Yi, but she still held her laughing stomach and was happy.

By the time he had come to his senses, a quarter of an hour later, he saw the Ten Guards sitting on a tree stump not far away watching over him.

"It's a bit surprising that you're finally coming back to your senses, and it's a bit surprising that you're so strong that you're going to be hurt. ”

"Ahem...... As Hull said, I'm just a mortal after all, and I'll still get hurt if I get hit by her moves, but I've survived until now, and that little girl hasn't hurt me. ”

A trace of blood flowed from the corner of his mouth, and the internal injuries he suffered in the battle were definitely not light, and he still cheered up and called all the members of the mercenary team with his physical strength, and explained: "...... Let me remind you one last time...... Hel will not give up her prey, and there will be a second or even a third attack in the future, and then you will have to rely on yourselves. ”

Xia Yan came to him with the wound on his shoulder and said, "You are much more injured than me, don't worry, I will solve all this, if that woman dies at my hands, what will you do?"

Finreal didn't answer, just sighed, not intending to confess Hull's identity and relationship to the crowd.

"Cut...... What should I do next!Don't leave him here......" Natsuhiko was impatient and asked Joshim, who offered to take the injured Finreal back to the Riwa for the time being to treat him, but Finreal refused.

"I'll go to the Snowfields with you, and as long as I'm here, Hel won't take it lightly. ”

"Really!?why do you want to help us?" Shaw ran over and tugged at Finreal's shirt.

He stroked Xiao Yi's hair and said with a smile: "I'm just acting according to my own wishes, I'm not helping you, you'll understand later." ”

After that, Mocha took a horse from the spare horses and handed it to Finreal, and the group packed up and set out on the journey again......

The troops marched quickly for an hour or so, and finally reached a large stone bridge across the Pollack River, which was much larger than the stone bridge over the Yu River, large enough for an army to pass through, and the water below the bridge was raging, the water from the upper reaches of the river was extremely turbulent, and the fog that permeated the east side of the river was like a veil covering everything, completely setting off the mysterious atmosphere of the snowfield.

On the side of the stone bridge, a Virgian leopard flag with a white background was planted, and five or six heavily armed guards were watching, and the position of the upper bridge was under two barricades, and not far away there was a simple wooden fortress, which seemed to be an outpost built to guard the stone bridge, and when the group approached the stone bridge, the guards on the side of the bridge raised their spears to stop them.

"Who are you, and why are you here at night?" the lead guard questioned.

"We were going to the snow field and were in a hurry for some reason. White personally stepped forward to dredge it up and gave him some silver coins.

Another guard accepted the money and reminded: "The banks of the Pollack River are in a warning zone, and this bridge can only be passed when accompanied by a patrol, so please wait until tomorrow at our outpost, maybe a patrol will be kind enough to send you there." ”

"Why is this a cordoned off, are there any rebels?" asked the Ten Guards, puzzled.

"Rebels, we have neither received information nor heard of their existence, in fact, a monster has appeared in the snowfield. ”

Another guard interrupted him and said to the Ten Guards with a trembling voice, "...... It was a guy who shook the whole snowfield! In order to prevent it from harming other places outside the snowfield, the road to the snowfield was blocked......"

Xia Yan looked up to the sky and smiled, and said to the two guards, "Is it really a monster? stupid ......."

He took out the Crescent Moon Sword and said to the guards, "If we are the ones who go to hunt monsters, can we let them go as soon as possible?"

"Maitreya, look at this ......" As Natsuhiko was negotiating, Finreal pointed to a wooden board hanging under the Virginian flag and read it out:

From now on, all bridges and roads leading to the Great Snow Plains will be blocked, and in order to prevent the Snow Monsters from harming the citizens, all ferries along the Pollac River will cease to operate, and if any citizens are injured and killed, the local lords will fully compensate their families.

Those who are willing to eliminate the harm of the people and volunteer to destroy the Snow Monsters can sign a Bounty Hunter Contract at the Four Directions Inn branch in the Snow Plains, and the warriors who destroy the Monsters will be awarded the Medal of Honor of the Kingdom of Vegia and a bounty of 50,000 dinars.

---- Yarogark, 1257.1.26

"It seems that this Yarogerke is quite arrogant, who is he?" Xia Yan asked, the guards suddenly changed their faces, and Xiao Yi hurriedly stepped forward to mediate and explained: "He is an outsider, I don't know the situation in Calradia, don't be angry~"

When the guards calmed down, she said to Natsuhiko and the Ten Guards, "Yarogerke is the king of the Kingdom of Vegia!

"Then I'll leave it to you, I'll go with you to the Sifang Inn, and it's good to gamble on your luck. Finreal proposes to take the offer and goes to the Four Directions Inn to sign a contract.

"yes...... Let's not grind here. Bounty hunters, we agree to hunt demons, let's cross the bridge......!"

"Take it, use my famous knife as collateral. In addition, let me remind you that once this knife is drawn, it will invite natural disasters, understand?"

Fenreal threw the purple wall under his robe to the guards, and repeatedly told him about the danger, but the guards put away Finrier's knife in impatience, removed the barricades, and finally explained: "After crossing the bridge, there is a snowy field, and in the fog you will find the building where the three fires gather, and that is the Sifang Inn that the Quartet travelers yearn for." ”

After noting this, the mercenary group reorganized the formation again and walked onto the bridge across the river, where the stone bridge guards handed them a medal as a permit for the bounty mission.

Halfway to the bridge, the crowd stared at the foggy other side of the river, and a cold wind came towards them, and Polislavi walked to the front of the troops as a guide, and said to everyone: "Put on cotton clothes! The cold snow is not far ahead! We should look for the Sifang Inn in the ice and snow!!"