That's right, it's sin. Pen~Fun~Pavilion www.biquge.info Most of the people of Rui Erdian are industrious, and they can live a rich life with hoes and sickles in the fertile land of Svadia. But a life of abundance does not undo the original sin of mankind. Either because of greed or because of compulsion, many sinners will disappear into the forest when they have no way out. Most of these people are bold and ambitious, so after a dragon fight, the division of forces gradually became clear, and villages were built in the forest. They did not produce, so they had to live by plundering, and the surrounding caravans or villages became their prey. This behavior naturally touched the interests of the nobles, so the nobles in various towns kept sending troops to encircle and suppress, but what gave the nobles a headache was that these bandits were too sensitive, and once they smelled the wind, they would immediately flee back to the forest. The forest is so big that the soldiers who are not familiar with the terrain are the opponents of these old fritters who have been in the forest for many years? Once they penetrate deep into the forest, they often eat a wave of deadly raids, so the green forest heroes of Svadia have always been a big problem for the rulers. Fortunately, the villains who can become the owners of the village are not fools, and they know that if they anger the nobles, they will be troubled if they make up their minds to clean up the cottage, so they will just collect a wave of "protection money" and leave, and rarely really kill people or burn the village.

Now, the stronghold where Mu and Aisona are located is a bandit stockade. After the establishment of the "Bloodstained Sword Blade", relying on Mu's eloquence and the credibility of the knights, they did make a small fortune. However, as more and more veterans join the gang, the mission locations are becoming more and more scattered, and the number of rookies who come here is also getting bigger and bigger. But the knights couldn't stand this, and when they charged, they rushed and the ranks suddenly dispersed, so they urgently needed a stronghold, a stronghold that could house a source of reserves, and provide a certain amount of training.

However, the nobles would not easily give away or lease it to others, especially since the Bloodstained Sword was a powerful military organization. Even if some nobles are willing to sell, the current family of the mercenary group can't afford it. And if the stronghold is established on the battlefield, naturally no one will come to collect the money, but the stronghold on the battlefield can easily become the target of coveted by both sides, which will be a fatal blow to this new mercenary group.

Just as the old knights Meier and Fatis were scratching their heads, Mu suddenly had an idea and made a suggestion, that is, to go deep into the White Pine Forest and seize the stockade of the Green Forest bandits as a station. As soon as this statement came out, it immediately won the support of the veterans, crusading against robbers or something, they had no psychological burden at all, and as for the stockade, they were used as trophies.

The Green Forest bandits did have an advantage in the forest, but the strength of the veterans was not covered. In addition, several ambushes were detected by the astute Mu in advance, so although they also paid some casualties, they also quickly captured the station of a group of bandits who were not very powerful. Next, it's time for everyone to work together and build their own camp. Later, as the "Bloodstained Blade" became famous, they also bought their own stations near some major cities, but this commemorative bandit village was not abandoned, but continued to be active as a recruit camp for the mercenary group.

"The wonderful thing about this place is that it is the whole forest, oh no, or rather the most frequent change of terrain in the whole of Svadia, with a small hill at the top where a post can be set up, and a small valley where a training ground and a small horse farm can be built at the bottom. As she spoke, Mu pointed to the narrow valley below, and Ai Sona could clearly see several horses moving between rows of tied scarecrows, chopping and chopping.

However, Aisona only frowned slightly, "That's it, can you really train qualified cavalry?"

"This is just boot camp," Mu shrugged, "The equestrian training here is just for them to learn how to ride horses." And be able to do a certain amount of horse fighting, that's all. Real equestrian training is not officially exposed until they graduate from the 'apprentice' and become the 'servant'. ”

"I see. The princess nodded, "But what are the 'apprentices' and 'servants' you just mentioned?"

"This is the hierarchy of mercenary groups. Mu explained, "The rookies who have just passed the selection are the 'apprentices', they will carry out basic training here, and after the training is completed, and after passing the assessment, they will be assigned to various cavalry teams and become 'Hu Cong' to officially start their mercenary career." After completing a certain number of tasks at the 'Servant' rank, the person whose strength stands out from his peers and can gain the approval of his peers and seniors can be promoted to 'Apprentice', which means that he already has the strength to become a knight. After becoming a 'trainee', the conditions for promoting to knighthood are even more stringent, requiring not only the number of tasks to be completed, but also the number of enemies killed. This is relatively easy to do, but the hardest part is that you have to save enough dinars to buy yourself a full set of equipment. ”

"Buy it yourself?" Aisona was stunned for a moment, "I don't think the 'Bloodstained Blade' is so poor?"

"Of course not," Mu shook his head, "This is actually an exam, which is to determine whether the candidate has the ability to support himself on his own." The old knights were in a difficult situation after being discharged from the army, but they didn't want their successors to do the same, so they used this way to let the members of the regiment have a few items of money that could support themselves. Even if you really can't support yourself, you can sell your armor and weapons in exchange for some considerable living expenses. Of course, as their boss, you have to do a little favor, and if they buy equipment at the blacksmith shop in Roden-Ross, they can get a 10% discount. ”

"I see," Her Royal Highness the princess directly ignored the second half of the sentence and nodded with satisfaction, "It is worthy of a mercenary group organized by the knights." She looked around for a moment, and continued to ask, "Isn't the recruitment of your new recruits ideal?"

"Huh?" Mu was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect Aisona to ask this, but he still thought for a while, and then replied, "Probably not, if the recruitment situation is really not ideal, Fatis will definitely ask me for help." ”

"That means there are other training camps in Bloodfront?"

"That's true. Mu nodded, "But why do you care about this?"

"Here... There are too few people, and this is not like the situation of a mercenary group of this size. Azona's gaze swept over the entire camp, and there were no people in the camp except for the soldiers stationed on the wooden walls and watchtowers, and the rookies who trained in the valley.

"I see," Mu smiled, "but your worries are a bit unnecessary." ”

Ai Sona frowned and looked at Mu in confusion. The merchant, with a gesture of following me, led Isona down the valley. They reached the end of the valley, skirted a large rock, and squeezed through a narrow gap, and before them was a black cavern, but with a wooden wall and trapdoor in the opening, and the light of the torch faintly shone through.

"We were lucky. Mu smiled and pushed open the trapdoor and asked Aisona to go down, and then continued, "We originally planned to make the valley wider so that we could build a training ground, but after we chiseled the stone, we found that there was a hole in it. ”

They went down the narrow cave, and after a while, it suddenly became clear that there was a wide karst cave, and there was a small pond in the middle of the cave, and the faint sunlight slowly sprinkled from the stone cracks at the top of the cave, splashing a sparkling wave. Listening carefully, there is also a faint sound of flowing water in the murmuring ground, indicating that this pond is a piece of living water, a high-quality water source. In the spacious cave, the stalagmites on the ground have been eradicated and opened up into training grounds, and a large number of 'apprentices' with "broken sword" armbands on their arms are practicing in various ways.

Aisona couldn't help but praise, "This environment is really unique." ”

"So, we're lucky. The cave also has several passages connected to a few smaller caves, which we use as barracks and warehouses. Mu said easily, "Next, please go this way, and I'll introduce you to the equipment of the Blood Blade Knight." ”

A platoon of 'apprentices' who were training javelins saw Mu walking towards them with Aisona, and immediately put down what they were doing, stood upright, and gave Mu a chest-beating salute.

"Hello Deputy Commander!"

"Hello boss!"

The last discordant voice came from the end of the line, Mu Xun was a middle-aged man with black hair. So he smiled and said, "Long time no see, Knight Abdul." ”

"yes, boss, long time no see. The middle-aged man stepped forward, shook hands with Mu, and then looked at Aisona behind Mu and asked, "Who is this?"

"This is Princess Esona of Suno," Mu said with a smile, "our great patron." ”

"She's not... Thinking of this, Abdul suddenly gasped, "Boss, your business is too big!"

"But the reward is enough for us to take a second risk, isn't it? Mu shrugged, then looked at Asona and introduced, "This is Knight Abdula, who is now the javelin instructor for the recruits. ”

"Hello, Knight Abdul. The princess smiled and nodded, showing the demeanor of the superior, "You are... Salanders?"

"Your Highness the Princess," Abdul affirmed, "the training camp in Swadia is reluctant to accept me because of my birth, but that doesn't stop me from yearning for and worshipping knights. ”

"I'm glad to hear that the holy chivalry has spread to the land on the other side of the mountain," said Asona, a little agitated in her tone, but solemnly replied, "I would like to bless you." ”

"Thank you, Your Highness. Abdul stroked his chest and bowed, "So, what is the matter with you deigning to come?"

"Naturally, I want to get to know her knights. Mu Jian, who was standing on the side, replied first, "Could you please introduce the knight's equipment to Her Royal Highness the Princess?"

"That's fine," Knight Abdul took a step back, "though, please allow me to dress for a moment." ”

"Please. ”

After a while, Abdul, who was fully armed, appeared in front of the two of them again, this time wearing a sleeveless plate armor suit, but on his head was a Salander covered helmet. With a knight's shield in his left hand and a mace in his right hand, and behind his back is a heavy cavalry gun and a short javelin, almost the same equipment as the Swadia Knight.

"As you can see, most of the equipment is the same as that of the Swadia Knights," Mu explained to the princess as he spoke to the heavily armed Abdul, "but we have eliminated the half-sword or two-handed sword and replaced it with a javelin. ”

"That's right," Abdul continued, "I'm not used to using this kind of weapon. ”

"But," Asona thought for, "is it a good word among knights?"

"That's because the knights of Swadia basically only use cavalry," Mu replied, "The hand-half-sword is a balanced weapon, longer in length than a one-handed straight sword, shorter than a two-handed sword, and can be used both with both hands and with one hand, and can be used more flexibly. Coupled with the fact that the longer blade allows the knight to slash and kill infantry units without bending too much, traditional knights prefer to use a half-sword in their hand. ”

"But," Mu said, "the Blood Blade Knight is a mercenary and must adapt to battles in various environments. When it comes to indoor battles and city wall battles, the length of the half-sword in the hand becomes a burden, and it often leads to situations such as bulleting knives due to walls or narrow fields, and this situation can be fatal when fighting. Therefore, the half-hand sword was simply canceled to strengthen the knight's mid-range combat ability. ”

"It seems to make sense," continued Axona, "but this plan was discussed by my father and his generals, and it was rejected because it was too difficult to train to throw javelins at once." ”

"It's really hard to train to throw javelins right away, so we started training as apprentices. "Besides, the boss's requirements are not high, as long as he can cause a certain amount of damage when throwing intensively, and he doesn't want to shoot one at a time like those Nayan of Kujit." ”

"Actually, my purpose in equipping the Bloodblade Knight with a cavalry spear is the same as the one that Harlaus gave him with a crossbow for the Red Shirt Knight," Mu shrugged, "It's just that they don't get bullied too badly by the archers." ”

Aisona nodded in understanding.

"Well, that's the basic situation, Your Highness the Princess. Mu looked at Aisona and asked, "Is there anything else you want to know?"

"The rest, let's talk as we go. ”

"Okay. Mu turned to the Salander again, "Then the Abdul knight, please." ”

"Don't worry. ”

Back under the wall, in a small wooden house prepared for Mu He, the two sat down at a round table piled with all kinds of letterheads.

"So, Mu, do you have a few people in your hands. "The princess gets straight to the point.