Chapter 9: The Gamblers of War
There was no wind, and the camp at night in the Demon Forest was extremely quiet, and the campfire crackled alone, burning extremely lonely. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info only the chirping of insects screamed with joy and screamed hoarsely, trying to break the silence of the night.
There was no flapping of wings in the sky, no sound of animals squirming in the jungle, and most of the birds and beasts were already inhabited. Only in the distance, a pair of flickering green lights flickered and dimmed, constantly changing positions, always staring faintly at the campfire.
It was the immortal Wind Tooth Demon Wolves, still ready to move on to the adventurers who invaded the Demon Forest.
The court magician Douglas rolled his eyes and left behind a large group of thieves, which was more so neat than changing a magic cloak casually. There is only one reason, to follow around Delith. Whether as a loyal imperial court magician or a friend of Frank, Emperor of the Landis Empire, Douglas has always felt guilty about Delis.
The thieves are basically the imperial rout who originally followed Douglas and the refugees who were later accepted one after another, and they respected the old magician like a god, of course, they only obeyed, and the old magician appointed a former infantry captain as the new leader very casually, and continued to keep the thief camp as one of the bases for the restoration of the country.
Relos tried to ask the old magician, probably to know if there were any female thieves like Leah in the thieves' base camp, and very sincerely praised the female thieves for their quick response, etc., and Gui'er who was not far away rolled his eyes.
Relos, who had a righteous face, sighed in a very regretful tone: "As a small mercenary group with only two people, you have also seen that there is a great need for an agile thief to join. ”
After the half-orc beautiful man destroyed the flowers with his hot hands last time, he was beaten by Relos and smacked his chest in private: "Such a coquettish and dissolute female thief, she was destroyed by your arrow, where can you find it again?" Alas, that big breast, that small waist, that long legs ......"
The old magician looked at Relos with a very playful look, smiled and told him that Leah's true identity was actually the dead soldier in the Lantis Empire's assassination team - "Shadow Blade", and after finishing speaking, he sneered a few times, squinting his eyes and watching Relos's reflection with interest.
The Lantis Empire's assassination team "Shadow Blade", Relos has long heard of the Daimyo, as early as a few years ago, during the war, many officers in Lokamia were killed by their assassination. The most scrupulous thing about the Shadow Blade is that it is unscrupulous and unguardable. In particular, a large proportion of female assassins often disguised themselves as brothel women and coquettish noblewomen, or innocent aristocratic ladies, who were adept at killing killers in bed while the assassin was happy.
When Relos was in Lokamia, he attended a funeral for one of the cavalry captains of the First Army, who was assassinated by the Shadowblade Killer. I heard that the cavalry captain met a coquettish stunner at a ball of nobles in Kashmir, and quickly hooked up with the bed. As a result, when the dying lingered to the peak of the most joyful peak, the hearty words were cut off by the woman with a dagger hidden under the pillow.
So when Douglas said that Leah was from Shadow Blade, Relos ended the topic in a sneering manner, if it was really the girls of Shadow Blade, they would feel a little chill in their crotch when they thought about it.
Douglas's affection for Delis is indiscriminate, kind and kind, with a smile on his face, and no matter how you look at it, you will think that he should be nothing more than this for his own granddaughter.
As for Relos and Gui'er, the old magician has no good feelings. When he saw the two of them, he either pretended to be arrogant and flicked his magic robe, putting on a noble magician face, or he looked suspicious and vigilant, which was more excessive than looking at the eyes of the hooligan bandit and the flower thief.
Especially since Relos revealed his interest in Leah last time, it has made matters worse, and the old magician is reluctant to even smile at them.
In the dense forest not far from the camp, Delis and Douglas were arguing.
When Delis and Douglas offered to confess their origins to Relos and Guier, Douglas strongly objected, believing that the two young mercenaries were of no use to their great cause of recovering the country, and should draw a line and immediately part ways. The reason is simple and straightforward: "You are not a good person at first glance!"
However, Delis didn't think so, and after seeing Leilos's perverted sword skills and Gui'er's magic arrow in the Demon Forest, she felt that these two mercenaries might be a rare help for her. Delith, who had always been well-behaved in front of the old magician, argued with reason this time, and maintained her opinion very strongly.
In the end, when Delis had to be coquettish before revealing her identity as Princess Lantis, the old magician had no choice but to compromise and agreed to Delis trying to recruit two young mercenaries.
"Also, Mr. Douglas, since the Landis Empire is no longer there, please don't call me a princess again. Delis bent down with a sweet smile and pleaded.
"How can that be, Your Highness the Princess. ”
The court magician had always been very concerned about the etiquette of the Empire, and immediately widened his eyes and stubbornly argued.
"Every time you call Your Highness the Princess now, you are constantly reminding me that the Landis Empire is occupied and my father is killed. This previously honorable name now brings me only humiliation. Please, teacher!"
Delis bent down deeply, although she still had a stubborn smile on her face, tears almost rolling out of her eyes.
"Gong ...... Delis, well. ”
Douglas sighed helplessly, looked at Delis distressedly, but couldn't help but feel a sense of relief in his heart. This princess who grew up in the Lantis royal family seems to be more than just a flower in a greenhouse.
When Delis and Douglas approached the tent, Relos, who was napping against a tree by a campfire not far away, still had his eyes closed, and the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned, and said, "Beautiful young lady, are you finally ready for a showdown with us?"
Douglas's white hair fluttered angrily, and he snorted heavily: "Rude!".
Delis stopped the angry old magician and smiled apologetically at Relos and Rose, "I'm sorry, but I'm actually the princess of the Landis Empire, please forgive me for not identifying myself at first." ”
Delis added a little mischievously: "However, I didn't lie to you, the princess is also the royal family of Lantis." ”
Relos opened his napping eyes and looked at Delis suspiciously: "You tell us who you are, there won't be anything trying to pull us to do, I can tell you, we have no interest in what to restore the country." Cridis, that old monster, is very powerful. ”
The anger that Douglas had just calmed down was provoked by Relos's fluttering words, trembling with white hair and beard, and couldn't help shouting, "Cowardly fellow!"
Relos retorted unceremoniously: "Mr. Old Magician, you have lived such a long time anyway, you have enjoyed everything you should enjoy and what you shouldn't enjoy, and of course you are not afraid of anything." I still have a lot to worry about, so why should I die? ”
"Since you're mercenaries, can I hire you first? Well, the temporary mission is to protect my safety. ”
Delith had a smile in her eyes: "Of course, the ultimate task is to recover the Lantis Empire and avenge my father. If you succeed, you'll be the greatest mercenary in history. Moreover, if you decide to give up halfway, I will not stop you, and I will pay you what you deserve. As a former princess of the Landis Empire, I do know that there are several places where the property of the Empire secretly hides gold coins, so you don't have to worry about the reward. ”
When he heard Delis say that he was mentioning his father's revenge, the corners of Relos' eyes couldn't help but jump violently a few times, revenge!
"Why do you have to reinstate the country, even if you finally re-establish a Landis Empire, so what? And don't forget, Camrando's nightmare, the origin of the war, was the Landis Empire's lightning invasion of Camero. Your dream of restoration is to repeat this long war?"
Relos's eyes suddenly became sharp, and his serious tone was aggressive, which made Delith involuntarily a little flustered.
"I ...... I don't know, but my father has always loved me the most, and the Landis Empire is all my father's dream, and I can't just give up. ”
"From Camero to Lantis and now Locamia, wars between empires have spread across almost the entire continent. I heard that the current fairy king Christie is about to declare war on Ezeiro and Lambdo again. ”
Relos seemed to mumble to himself, "It's better to make this mess, chaos more violent." ”
When he looked at Delis again, Relos had already returned to his nonchalant look: "Okay, I accept your employment. Who made me a gambler on war?"
Gui'er frowned and looked at Relos suspiciously: "Ray?"
Relos smiled apologetically at his partner: "I'm afraid I'm going to bother you again, but if you don't want to, I'll do it alone." ”
The half-orc snorted coldly: "Just with your sword skills of chopping wood?"
After speaking, he was silent, but his footsteps inadvertently moved a few steps closer behind Relos.
Relos laughed dryly and gave Gui'er a grateful look.
"Gambler of war?" Delis reflected on the words, looking at Relos, who at first refused and then suddenly agreed to herself.
"I really don't understand, weird handsome guy with scars. ”
The pretty princess of Lantis also muttered in her heart.
Finally, Delis's face showed the lightest smile since the beginning of her fugitive career. I don't know why, it's strange that I have an inexplicable trust in this young swordsman who has a scar on his face and always cares.
Watching Delis's slender back into the tent, Relos suddenly remembered the calm eyes of the old emperor when he led the only remaining cavalry squad into the city of Panicia and pushed open the gates of the palace.
When he was completely powerless in the face of Frank's mighty force, desperately thinking that he was going to die, but unexpectedly found that the broadsword had passed through the enemy's chest, there was no fear in the Emperor's eyes, only calm and a little regret.
That slight sigh was still in my ears: "Camrando's chaos has only really begun now." ”