Sandeon Morningstar, Squadron Leader of the Tactical Commando Squadron of the Fifth Regiment of the Stormwind Leader, gave Moon the feeling that he was a very traditional professional soldier, serious and calm.

"Captain Sandyon. ”

"Your Highness, what are your orders? ”

"You sent me to Darnassus this time, there shouldn't be a time limit or anything like that, right?"

"Your Highness, no. We were tasked with escorting His Highness to the Imperial Capital, and to be responsible for protecting His Highness during his subsequent studies. ”

"Oh!" Moon was stunned, no wonder he always felt that Sandeon was a little unhappy, it turned out that he had broken away from the original establishment and was given to him by Storm. Although it is not as clear as it is said, from the perspective of the task that the other party is responsible for, this is what it is.

"That's right, Captain Sandeon, I have a request. ”

"Your Highness, please speak. ”

"My acceptance letter said that I could report on admission within a year, so there was no rush. Moon paused, then said, "I'd like to ask the captain to pause for a moment and help them fend off the beasts. Moon gestured to the makeshift line not far away.

"Yes. Sandeon didn't ask the reason, after saluting, he turned around and left, and then arranged for his men to dock with the local lord, and gathered several squad leaders to arrange tasks.

"Young Master?"

"Well, I don't know why, but I just think I should do it. Meeting Luo Xia's gaze, Moon smiled.

Luo Xia nodded and stood quietly beside Moon. Then a middle-aged dark elf, led by the guards, came to Moon.

"Lord Moon Black?"

"Hello, I'm Moon Black, just made a viscount, and I'm on my way to Darnassus to study. Moon replied politely.

"Thank you for your generosity, I am Nafran Genji, and I am also a viscount. The two of them stretched out their right hands at the same time and shook them.

At first, Moon thought that the other party was the commander of the temporary team or something, because the other party was also wearing standard armor, and it looked a little old, not to mention compared to the Bone Dance's pure gold armor, even the light armor of Sandeon's team felt more advanced than him.

"Your Excellency, although we are in urgent need of the help of the combat force, will this delay your studies?" The current state of Falang, how to say, wanted, but scared, and seemed a little embarrassed.

"Your Excellency, don't worry, my father won't know about it, even if he does, I took the initiative to ask to join, as a member of the dark elves, it is my duty to ensure the yield of the Black Yao Fruit. Moon naturally knew what the other party was worried about.

"Then, then thank you for your help, to be honest, my advisor detected that this space fluctuation is very complicated, and it is uncertain what will happen specifically, with the help of your guard, we have a better chance of winning. ”

"Your Excellency is so polite. By the way, I look at the level next to it, it's a bit old, and this piece often has to face this... Uh, assault?"

"Don't hide it from Your Excellency, my territory has not been very peaceful, but in recent years, various spatial rifts have appeared more and more frequently, although it was predicted last time, but because of the combat power, the losses are still somewhat heavy. ”

"These demonic beasts that came out of the rift, the target is all Black Yaoguo?"

"Your Excellency, some are, some are not, you know the importance of Hei Yaoguo, we don't dare to bet on it. ”

"Understood, thank you for your advice. After thanking him, Moon greeted him with a little more politeness, and then turned to Sandeon.

"Captain Sandeon, if there's anything you need me to do, please just ask. ”

"Your Highness, you just need to find a safe place to watch. There was no special expression on Sandeon's face. But Luo Xia was a little unhappy at this time, why did this sound full of ridicule and contempt.

"That's good. Moon turned his head to look at the team in front of the Black Yao Thorns, stretched out his finger, and said, "I'm right there, and I can't command the regular army, so I'll ask the captain." ”

"Yes. Sandeon wanted to say something, but after thinking for a moment, he didn't speak. He originally wanted Moon to change his position and directly guard in front of the Black Yao Thorns, what if he couldn't figure out the demonic beasts that were about to come out, but after thinking about it, he still didn't say anything in the end.

Naturally, someone put Moon's car aside, and Moon took Luo Xia to the rear of the defense team. He didn't feel much in the distance, but when he got closer, he realized that compared to the equipment on these civilian soldiers, the Viscount Nafaran was already very good.

The most important thing is that there are few people in this team who have the talent of elemental resonance, and they are basically all civilians.

As Sandion's team lined up, the contrast became even more apparent. You know, this is a tactical commando, the storm leader formation, full of one hundred. There are still no melee classes, but the archers riding on the Nightblade Leopard and the Hippogriff archers rising into the air are completely different from the people around them, both in terms of equipment and mental outlook. What's more, each squad also has two magic guide classes, most of which are standard configurations of one support and one attack.

Although this kind of lineup is not standard in the Storm Lord, it is by no means uncommon, at this time, looking at the equipment of other soldiers, Moon feels more and more like a toad at the bottom of the well, yes, he once thought that the military configuration of the Storm Leader is the standard configuration of the Black Yao Empire. Now it seems......

As the fluctuations in the space became more and more intense, even the ungifted civilian soldiers felt the unusual atmosphere, and with it worry and resentment. It's normal to be worried, after all, you have to face the unknown, what about resentment? It's more about the system, originally they were just passing by, but because of the restrictions of the regulations, they had to stay and face the unknown.

Sandeon's team is much better, the so-called will be the courage of the army, most of this team is similar to Sandeon, serious, composed. In the face of the sudden appearance of a spatial rift in the distance, the team changed from a state of standby rest to a state of surprise standby, with neat movements and rhythmic flapping of the wings of the horned eagle beast, driving the entire temporary team into a state of combat readiness.

An oval white circle of light appeared not far away like a door, and a huge figure walked out of the dark doorway, Moon frowned, no matter how you look at it, the other party is a little like the thing summoned by the fathead fish before, probably called it a three-headed snake.

Thick limbs, like the body of a cow, an elongated neck, and three heads of different colors.

"This thing... It looks familiar. ”

"Well, I just saw it not too long ago. Luo Xia responded to Moon.

"How did you learn probe?"

"It's so simple, just simulate the vindictiveness. ”

"......" Moon directly ignored the first half of the sentence, "Measure, see what kind of strength it is." ”

A cloud of fiery red fighting qi appeared in Luo Xia's left eye, startling the nearby dark elves to retreat one after another.

"Young Master, level 30, green. ”

"Oh!!" Moon was completely relieved, although he had tested Sandeon before, they were generally white, occasionally green, and the level was about 25. But, Luo Xia 45 Ah, Blue Quality! Sandeon, they really can't handle it, Moon still has insurance here.

However, to Moon's surprise, it didn't take much time for the assault team to take down the three-headed snake after seeing the target. It can be regarded as letting Moon see the combat methods of the regular army of the Storm Leader.

During the team's charge, the mage applied various buffs, mana shields, agility boosts, attack power boosts, etc., to the cavalry and mounts at the front. The cavalry bent their bows and arrows on the Nightblade Panther, and then, under the guidance of the archer, launched an attack on the three-headed serpent.

With the speed of the Nightblade Leopard and the blessing of enhanced magic, the attack of the three squads in the front row was remarkable, and the three-headed snake roared again and again after being hit, and angrily launched a magic attack at them, but unfortunately it had no effect.

After a few volleys, the three squads made a sharp turn as they approached the three-headed snake, deflecting around the monster's massive body to the sides, like water meeting a rock. The three squads that followed behind repeated the same movements as them, and for a moment surrounded the three-headed snake in the center.

Under the continuous attack, the three-headed snake had to pay more attention to these dark elves who seemed to be doing useless things, and at this time, the horned eagle beast cavalry in mid-air was in the process of approaching at a high speed, pinching the rhythm of the attack magic that had just been chanted on the head of the demonic beast, although the dark magic did not look gorgeous, but the attack power was undoubted, whether it was a direct attack or the accompanying corrosive effect, it made the three-headed snake painful.

Whenever the three-headed snake wants to focus on the heavenly or terrestrial squad, the side that is not locked will attack with all its might. Although the monster has three heads, and occasionally there are magic swatches, it can't cause much damage when intercepted by the mages who are dedicated to supporting each team.

With skillful cooperation in the open field, the commandos continued to wash the three-headed snake like flowing water, and then submerged and devoured it. Their attitude was so calm, and the result was so logical, Moon thought of his guard, and once again doubted himself.

Due to the lack of melee support for the commando team, the core idea of combat in this relatively flat land is to distract the target by constantly harassing the target, using the advantage of movement speed and attack distance to launch long-range strikes, while taking into account the response to magical damage.

His own guards, the attitude of the attack he brought to the deep blue forest, and the way he dealt with it, were all so rough. This couldn't help but make Moon think that if the troops of the Storm Leader could have their own melee class like the Moon Guard, they didn't know how much change would be in terms of tactics. Military training is a technique, command is an art, and there is still much to learn.

The ordinary soldiers of the temporary team looked at Sandeon who returned from the team with gratitude in their eyes, and they were also grateful to Moon by the way, in the two teams, the main force is actually ordinary soldiers who are civilians, but compared with the two, the gap between mental outlook and combat power is a bit big.

"Your Excellency. Nafaran dismissed the makeshift team and sent Moon to the car, where he did not speak until Moon got into the car.

"Your Excellency, please speak. ”

"Your Excellency is going to Narsus? There is still some distance from here, I see that the root of the light source is about to be extinguished, why don't you stay with me for the night and wait until dawn before leaving?"

Moon thought about it for a moment, and finally agreed. After all, Sandeon and the others had just experienced a battle, and it was a bit unkind to continue on their way. So Moon and his men came to the castle of Nafran, which looked a little shabby, and was not built on the danger of Stormwind, but simply a small city on open flat land.

Once when the dark elves were in the earthly world, they lived in treehouses, which were very elven. As a result, in order to live around the Black Yao Fruit, the Black Yao Thorns had no way to build any tree houses on it, so they had to learn from humans, build a city on the ground, and then build some houses in the city.

By the way, now Heiyao's title system is also modeled after human beings, and in the past, on the ground, it was all forest lords, king of flower realms, etc., but this underground... Coupled with the class divisions caused by the environment, it is simply the simple classification system of human beings.

Integration is inevitable in the process of war, whether it is culture or system. Both sides will take some useful absorption, use, and normal.

The city of Nafaran is not very big, among the wooden and stone walls, there is a small fortress that looks different, that is his home, and the rest of the city is the residence of the territory residents, which is similar to the storm leader, but the storm leader is outside the city, and there will be residents living there, and here, there are basically no people outside the city, probably because of the distribution of black thorns.

Moon and his party entered the city under the leadership of Nafran, who felt that Nafran was loved and respected by the local residents. Nafran, who was riding on the Nightblade Leopard, kept responding to all kinds of greetings and greetings along the way, but Moon's eyes were suddenly attracted by something else on the side of the road.

The houses in the city look a little old, and occasionally you can see a few houses with broken doors and collapsed roofs, although there is not much rain in the ground, but...

A civilian soldier who had just left the team had registered something in a post-like building and received a small bag, Moon didn't know what was in the bag, but seeing the look on the soldier's face, it was a joy mixed with a certain relief.

Moon, who watched the soldiers disappear at the other end of the road, followed Nafaran's guidance into the other party's castle. After some politeness, he was taken to the arranged room.

"Young Master, what are you thinking?" Luo Xia asked as usual after checking around.

"It's not a big deal, you say, is the Storm Leader the only one in the Black Yao Empire?"

Moon's clueless questions weren't uncommon for Luo Xia, and she knew what Moon was asking.

"Young Master, I can't say if the situation of the Storm Leader is the only one, but I think it's better than most places in Black Yao. ”

"It's all territories within the empire, why is there such a big difference? I saw those ordinary soldiers in this city, I felt... How can I say it, it may be an exaggeration to say that there is no combat effectiveness, but I feel that Sandeon and their squadron of 100 people are estimated to be able to fight against at least 500 here, right? I don't understand the combat strength of the regular army, and I can see it by looking at the equipment and mental outlook. ”

"Young master, the Black Yao Empire is too big, the storm collar controlled by the lord is so big, it only accounts for 1/4 of the total area of the empire, and the storm collar has to face the harassment of Naga over the years, and the resources are definitely more inclined to the military direction, and the combat effectiveness of the soldiers will also improve in the course of the conflict, and it is naturally a reason for tactics to cooperate with strategic planning. ”

Moon nodded, he naturally understood some theories, but he didn't expect the difference in reality to be so obvious.

restaurant

"Your Excellency, you came relatively suddenly, and your hasty preparations are a little shabby, please don't mind. Nafran, who was at the same table as Moon, had an apologetic look on his face.

"Your Excellency is too polite, and the sudden arrival made Your Excellency break the bank, I really don't want to go. ”

"What did Your Excellency say, Your Excellency has helped me today and helped us a lot. ”

"Haha, Your Excellency, let's not be polite, otherwise the food will be cold. "Moon's decision to put an end to this unnutritious politeness really doesn't make sense. Moreover, he really felt the urgency of the people at the other tables.

"Then listen to Your Excellency, let's eat. Na Flange spoke as the host, and the restaurant was full of joy for a while.

At the dinner table, Moon and Nafran had a good conversation, and Moon also used his spare time to observe the food on the other tables.

"Your Excellency, the harvest in our territory has not been good in recent years?" In the process, Moon finally couldn't hold back and asked.

"I am not satisfied with Your Excellency, firstly, in recent years, the yield of the Black Yao Fruit has indeed declined, and secondly, this Void Beast, that is, the kind that comes out of the spatial rift, has appeared more and more frequently, and the two reasons add up, the harvest is indeed not very good. ”

"What if there are no pedestrian guards, or I'm not among them?"

"......" Flange hesitated, he was thinking about the other party's question, considering whether the other party really didn't understand, or...

"Your Excellency. That Flange also seemed to have made some kind of determination. "The situation you mentioned is not accidental, on the contrary, it is relatively more common, and we have no choice but to fill it with our lives. ”

“... What if, the opponent is the kind that can't be filled in anyway?"

"Hahaha, that's simpler, the only way to defend the soil is to die. ”

"......" Moon nodded, the atmosphere was a little awkward for a moment, he thought of the ordinary soldier on the street before, and thought of the joy on his face.

"Has the Viscount considered asking for help, such as the Council, or the surrounding territories?"

"I am not satisfied with Your Excellency, there are some mutual assistance agreements between several small lords in our vicinity, but this time things are more sudden, and we really can't wait for reinforcements. Good thing you happened to be passing by..."

"Little Lord?" Moon sensed that there seemed to be something wrong with Nafran's tone. "Oh, by the way, if I'm not mistaken, it seems that Dream Lord Alffindor Ralve's territory isn't that far from here, right?"

"Your Excellency—" Na Farran's face was a little embarrassed, "how can that kind of big lord, big noble, help us." ”

"Huh?" Moon looked back at Luo Xia suspiciously, but Luo Xia only nodded and did not speak.

"Your Excellency, you may not know. Naturally, Fran noticed Moon's movements, and then explained, "Many of us are very envious of the lords near the Stormwind Realm, no matter how big or small. The Grand Duke of Storm also treated the lords near his domain almost equally, but he would help him in any difficulty, and many lords even asked the Duke to garrison their territory for a long time. ”