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"Squeak, squeak. The wheels rolled, leaving a slight grinding sound that spread farther and farther across the open field. This is the winter wilderness, this is the gap between civilizations, this is the place of neutrality. In the afternoon of the next day, as the convoy slowly left the last supply village within the Knowledge Capital, it entered the wilderness beyond civilization. Behind it, there is a faint and blurred village, and in front of it, there is an endless plain. Except for a large road paved with asphalt and gravel, there is no trace of man-made structures, no crops, only the occasional small beast popping up from the roadside, which reminds people that this is not a dead place.

In the Yarra continent, due to the existence of some god-given high-yielding crops, the existing arable land and resources can already exceed the food or use needs of the existing population, so people are not so strong about opening up new arable land into the wilderness. Of course, there are also some poor people who want to open up some borderless lands to get rid of the fate of poverty, but they forget a very important problem, in this world, there are many, many dangerous monsters in groups. These monsters tend to be more aggressive, not a group of farmers with farm tools can fight, want to fight against these monsters, you need a large number of low-level professionals to work together, but these poor pioneers obviously can't invite enough professionals, even if you can occasionally ask some professionals to help, it is impossible for them to protect themselves for a lifetime. Therefore, most of the pioneers who did not have the protection of professionals ended up disappearing into the wilderness, gradually erased by time and the traces of their existence.

Of course, there are almost no overly dangerous high-level demonic beasts in the wilderness now, and the reproductive ability of high-level demonic beasts is relatively low, and the target is relatively obvious. Once it appears, various cities will take the initiative to eliminate hidden dangers, and the breeding ability of low-level demonic beasts is too strong, and it is difficult to have an effect on the clearance. Therefore, the cities can only allow a large number of low-level demonic beasts to thrive in the wilderness, and they basically cannot pose a threat to the city and its affiliated villages anyway.

Even in the cold winter, the afternoon sun still makes people drowsy, and no one is in the mood to speak, only the sound of rolling wheels and the continuous sound of horses' hooves on the road. It is even clearer in the silence of the afternoon.

"Yawn. One of the guards yawned secretly and glanced enviously at the people in the carriage. The members of the wedding party are basically ordinary people, and they are not combatants, so all the members of the wedding party are all sitting in the carriage and hurrying, and they can doze off in their seats at this time. But the young people of the escort team were not so lucky, and the children who were excited last night and did not sleep well wanted to sleep well at this time, but they had been riding on horses with the task in their bodies, and there was no chance of lazy sleep, so they could only bow their heads listlessly and hurry, hoping that time would pass as soon as possible. Break time comes early.

This is a common problem for rookies, and veterans don't have this kind of trouble. Experienced individuals have already learned how to manage their time and energy, and unless they encounter special circumstances, they will definitely maintain their energy and concentration during the march to deal with any sudden and dangerous events. Just like the three girls in the adventure group, they seem to be unconcerned about hanging at the end of the convoy on their horses, but in fact, their energy has always been highly concentrated, and when they are attacked, they must be the first to rush forward. That's the biggest difference between a newbie and a veteran, when a newbie is lucky enough to cross the chasm alive. It shows that he has changed from a rookie to a veteran.

However, not every veteran will be as cautious and responsible as the girls, and someone is the biggest exception.

With a yellow stalk of grass in his mouth, Pannis lay comfortably on top of an ordinary carriage. Dozing comfortably with his eyes closed, the ups and downs and shaking of the carriage could not cause any disturbance to him, but like a cradle, it helped him sleep more soundly and comfortably. The young city guards were very jealous of the Pannis on the roof of the car, but due to the brutal repression of the captain Erlan, they did not dare to follow Pennis's actions. I can only curse this lazy bastard on the horse.

"Phew. Pannis spat out the stalk of grass in his mouth, completely ignoring the almost materialized resentment around him, and rolled over leisurely, and then, the head was accurately hit by a Paz fruit.

"Hey, what are you doing?" Pannis sat up and glared at Catherine, "Why did you hit me?"

"Oops, I accidentally slipped my hand. Catherine covered her mouth and snickered, "I'm really sorry to disturb you sir." ”

"Are you fooling me?" said Pannis, grimacing.

Catherine immediately feigned surprise: "yes, how do you know. ”

Pannis looked up at the sky wordlessly, sighed heavily, and just wanted to lie down again, when he saw Catherine beckoning to herself: "Come down, come down, I have something to ask you." ”

Pannis reluctantly jumped back on his horse, lying on his back as weak as if he had no bones, and said in a dying voice: "What do you want to ask? ”

In fact, Catherine was just too bored to travel, and discussed with Lina Vivian to call the lazy bastard down on the roof of the car to be tortured with everyone, but when Pannis came down, she suddenly remembered a question: "Why hasn't the Death Weaver moved at all after more than half a day today, and what kind of conspiracy is he planning?"

"He is a weaver, not a true god of death, and all his actions require careful planning and perfect preparation in advance. Pannis explained, "After defeating him once, and deliberately letting Erlan leak the news that we have discovered his existence, he will definitely hide it more deeply and act more cautiously." In a sense, being careful means being slow, and being slow means leaving less time for him and more time for us, so the slower and more careful he is, the better it is for us. What's more, it's hard to say whether the other party is really hiding in our team. ”

"Not in the team?" Catherine asked, puzzled, "How is it possible? Didn't he ...... yesterday?"

"Of course it's possible, yesterday's other party's action, in fact, as long as there is one of his helpers in the team, it can be carried out. Pannis explained: "The only thing he really needs to pay attention to is the piece of mutton fat that induces others to fall and smash the sugar pot, and the rest can be done by any person." Of course, the probability of his absence is very low, after all, he is a relatively low-level weaver, and the difficulty of remotely executing the death plan is too high. ”

"Well, actually, I just think it's unsettling to have such a person staring at me. Catherine looked around, and no one looked suspicious: "It's a bad feeling, it's unbearable. ”

"Actually, you three don't need to be so nervous. Pannis, who understood why the three girls had been following the group, relieved them, suddenly raised his voice and shouted in a voice that could be heard by most of the team, "Have you forgotten one of the basic rules when mercenaries or adventurers come into contact with each other?"

"Basic rules?" Catherine's eyes suddenly lit up, the corners of her mouth turned up slightly, and she said equally loudly: "Do you mean the rule that the winner wins the game and the loser leaves?"

Long before the establishment of the mercenary union, the mercenary world of the Yala continent was in a dark and killing world, and many controversial tasks, both sides would mercenary groups to fight for themselves, which often led to two or more mercenary groups fighting and killing each other, forming an endless feud, in the thirty or forty years when the mercenary union was just established, this hatred deeply hindered the normal operation of the guild. In order to reduce the chance of mercenaries dying at the hands of their peers, the guild established the rule of one round winner and loser leaving the game after research, as a solution after two mercenary groups or even two mercenaries accepted conflicting tasks.

To put it simply, this rule means that when the mercenaries on both sides accept the conflicting mission, both sides go all out to engage in the first battle or competition, once the winner is decided, regardless of whether there are casualties, the loser must unconditionally admit the failure of the mission and give up the entrusted mission, and the winner can continue the mission. Of course, this is not a mandatory rule, which means that it is okay for the loser not to leave, but once they do, it means that the two mercenary groups have officially declared war and will not die. The impact of this choice is significant, and most mercenary groups are reluctant to bear the consequences, so they tend to follow this suggested rule. After that, the adventurers felt the benefits of this rule and introduced it into their own system, making it one of the common contact rules for mercenaries and adventurers.

By the time Pannis asked the question, Catherine had already understood Pannis's intentions, which was to use this rule to force the other side to make a choice, whether to abandon the mission or to formally declare war. The biggest advantage of this is that once the other side chooses to declare war, then the other side no longer has any scruples. After all, before that, because they guessed that the other party was likely to be assigned by Odin's acquaintances and even the mercenary leader Kara behind the scenes, the four people in the adventure group would always have some scruples in the process of making plans or analyzing countermeasures, and the means and measures they took were relatively gentle.

"Yes, the loser leaves. Pannisy secretly grimaced at the girls and shouted, "Whether the other party is acting as a mercenary group or as an individual professional, this rule should be followed." ”

"But what if he doesn't comply?" Lina understood, and said loudly, "What if he wants to continue, or what if the other party belongs to the Thieves' Guild?"

"It's so simple. Pannis smiled: "That means that he has officially declared war on our Nelly Adventure Group, and I hope he is ready to bear the consequences." ”

"You're cheating. Catherine looked at the guards in front of her, who couldn't figure out what they were shouting, and whispered, "It seems that you have no way to deal with this strange enemy." ”

"Yes, it's just a trick. Pannis spread his hands and lowered his voice: "The Death Weaver is too troublesome to deal with, in that case, I simply flipped the table and stopped playing." Now, it is estimated that the headache is the other party. (To be continued.) )