Then again, it's not like no one has crossed the mountain. The most famous www.biquge.info of the pen "Fun" Pavilion is that Salazar the Great led the Virgian army across the mountains and rushed directly to the city of Suno, taking the Swadia Empire by surprise. It was also for this reason that the Svadia Empire, which had a clear military advantage, had to sue for peace. To commemorate this great operation, Salazar I ordered the construction of a castle at the highest point of his marching route, now Fort Derberg. After the division of the Great Empire, Svadia also built a fortress at the foot of the mountain in order to defend against the Nords who crossed the mountain from Gerberg Fort, which is now Fort Repolet.

After a long journey, they finally arrived in the border village of Talbolia, Swadia.

Mu opened the map and calculated the route with his subordinates, "Next, we will continue eastward, but we will take Fort Kerrydan, and we must not pass through the territory of Fort Ruda, otherwise, the war penalty will bankrupt us." ”

"But, boss, wasn't Fort Kellredan taken by the Kujits?"

"Kugit and Svadia have a truce, idiot. Before Mu could speak, the guy rewarded the daredevil's hairy chestnut.

"And then there's Deherim," Mu twisted his beard, "Deherim is controlled by the Nords, so he must get around it as well." Fortunately, Dégiosburg and Tyrburg are still in the hands of the Ryrdians, and we can access Žvadine by this road. Although the route is narrow, as long as you don't clash with the Nords, it shouldn't be a big problem. ”

"Boss," said the one-eyed dragon suddenly, "I remember that you seemed to mess with King Yarogerk last time, so it doesn't matter. ”

When Aigna heard this, she immediately looked at him curiously.

"It's not a big deal, and it's been so long. Mu didn't care, "If King Yarogerke really had an opinion about me, he would have sealed my tanneries in Zhivading a long time ago, and will he stay until now?"

"Mr. Mu," Aigna asked, "what the hell is going on?" "I'll tell you later." Mu impatiently perfunctory the female knight and continued, "Next, we will go to Kulau to buy iron ore, and then go east, into the territory of Kugit, and that's probably it. ”

Just as Mu was arranging tasks for his subordinates, suddenly a bounty hunter hurriedly ran over and shouted, "Good news, boss, good news!"

"What's wrong?" Mu asked as he stopped scrolling the map.

"Svadia and Nord have ceased fighting, finally ceased fighting! Just now in the central square of Talbolia, the king's herald issued this news, there should be no mistake!"

Mu paused and unfolded the map again, "That way it won't be so troublesome." He nodded at his position in Rudaburg, "This time, we're going to Nord." ”

"For velvet?" said Agna suddenly.

Mu glanced at her strangely, "Hey, I've been intellectually good lately, have you eaten anything good in Sunuo?"

Aigna resisted the urge to draw her sword and said angrily, "I've been messing with you for so long, and you've learned a little bit about your business. You've bought a lot of velvet this time, and if you put all of them on Živadin and Tulga, the price will definitely drop drastically, not to mention that you're already lagging behind. ”

"That's right," Mu made a teachable expression, "and the factor of the truce, as well as the factor of the route, determines that you can make a lot of money by going to Nord now." Seriously, if you can give up the reserve of a knight and then turn around twice on the trade road, your business achievements in the future will definitely not be bad, consider it. ”

"No need to talk. The knight rejected the suggestion.

Mu shrugged noncommittally, and then said to the people in the caravan, "Everyone have a good rest tonight, and you must be refreshed when you rush tomorrow." After leaving Talbolia, we may have to maneuver between three forces. While the lords rarely plunder caravans, the Nords are always the exception, so we'd rather be careful. However, when he arrived here, Mu's heart was still a little relaxed. He had not received any news of any movement in the Svadian army, which showed that Agna's identity was well hidden, at least, not to Haraus's attention. He touched the wooden tube with the black feathers in his pocket, and secretly rejoiced. Not being chased by the Swadia Redshirt Horsemen on the plains, it's better than anything.

The caravan, which had rested for the night, set out at dawn. Although Talbolia is far to the north, it is also a standard Swadian village, and it is already autumn, and along the way, the golden wheat waves have been paved all the way to the sky. And in the rolling wheat waves, there is a little red-roofed hut, looming. It's a fascinating sight. It's just that the people who have been walking on the trade road and Agna, who is the old Rui Erdian, have long been accustomed to seeing it, so they don't react, but Bandak, who was born in Rhodok, can't help but be amazed when he sees this scene, even if he is as self-disciplined as him, he can't help but have a little more envy and greed in his eyes when he looks at these wheat.

Just as he was enjoying the wonderful scenery, he suddenly asked, "Boss, can you tell me what that little stone house is?"

"Little stone house?" Mu turned sideways, and finally saw a small stone pile made of stones that was quietly exposed when the wheat waves were rolling, and when she got closer, she saw that there was also a small statue of a goddess in this stone pile, and the careful villagers tied a knot on her chest with full ears of wheat, like a golden scarf.

"Oh, this... Mu thought for a while, and suddenly smiled, "Agna, you are from Ruierdian, why don't you talk about it?"

Agna gave him a blank look, and said in her heart, "You are not a Raldian yet?" However, looking at the harvest scene, she was also in a happy mood and patiently explained, "This is the belief of the Raldians, the shrine of the goddess of fertility Merando." Well... In Svadia, it should be on the same footing as your Rhodok. ”

"I can't say that," Mu suddenly interjected, "I think the people of Ryldian believe in knights more than Merando. ”

"One yard to one yard!" Agna was a little upset when she was interrupted, "The people of Raldian believe in knights, but worship their strength and character, and for Merando, they truly believe in the gods. ”

"But," Bandak didn't seem convinced, "I've heard that Nord has the Throne of Souls, Virgia has the Temple of Orodin, Kugit has the Elder Camp, Rhodok has the Roudok Church, and even Salander has the Temple of Allah, all of which are either majestic or elaborate. And Svadia ... Just this little shrine?"

Uh," Aigna was momentarily speechless, and Mu answered naturally, "yes, it's just this Merandor shrine." ”

"It seems ... Bandak seemed to be racking his brains searching for words so as not to embarrass his boss, who was a Ryldian.

"It's shabby, isn't it? ”

"Yes," Bandak breathed a sigh of relief, "Miss Agna, Merandor should be considered the main god." ”

"That's right, Merando is the main god. Mu smiled slightly, and sold a pass, "Want to know the reason?"

Bandak nodded, and even the rest of the caravan unconsciously approached his boss.

"Well," Mu continued, "throughout history, other races have experienced a period when divine power was greater than royal power, and even now, among many Nord tribes, the status of shamans is still higher than that of Yarl, which has led to a great development of theology, the most obvious manifestation of which is the continuous formalization and ritualization of churches and beliefs. ”

Svadia, on the other hand, had always been more royal than divine, and over time the presence of the gods among the Ryordians had faded, and now he had become a stone statue that was used only to seek comfort for the soul. On the contrary, because the knights used their superb martial arts to grab brilliant feats step by step, they won the worship of the people. Then, under the gradual catalysis of this worship by later generations, the image of the knight was constantly mythologized and gradually took Merando's place. This is why, when the Virginians invaded with the faith of Orodin, the Raldians fought back with chivalry, not the legend of Merando. ”

"Of course," Mu said, "Merandot's faith is still very marketable among the peasants, after all, every peasant wants the wind and rain to be smooth, and the government is harmonious, isn't it? ”

"Take care of it?" the cyclops grew its mouth and pointed its fingers forward, "like that?"

Mu looked forward and saw several strong men with iron helmets in the distance slashing the shrine on the side of the road with axes, laughing wildly as they chopped back.

He shouted involuntarily

"Damn, you're blind, it's the Nords!Prepare for battle!" Sure enough, the Nords also spotted the caravan, and were stunned for a moment, then rushed over laughing wildly. Not only that, but more Nords emerged from the waves of wheat and outflanked the caravan at the same time, carrying freshly cut ears of wheat on their backs.

The guys, though nervous, still managed to form a circle around the truck in an orderly manner, forming a bunker that could protect everyone inside. "It's bad luck. Mu grumbled, wound his crossbow, and hid in the back of the truck.

The Nords did not take the initiative to attack, but only surrounded the wagons. However, this also gave Mu's caravan plenty of time to prepare, allowing them to seal the gap in the position.

The two sides kept confronting each other for a long time, only to hear a sudden scolding from behind the Nord team, "What are you doing! I didn't stare at you for a while, and we all ran to be lazy?" Then, Nord's team parted a road, and a Nord woman in armor walked out in a row, and saw the caravan in formation, first happy, and then frowned.

The caravan position in front of it is difficult to say that it is impregnable, but it can also be said to be in full swing. The caravan men had little armor, but they all carried spears, battleaxes, and blades, as well as long-range weapons such as crossbows and bows. In front of them, bounty hunters in studded or cotton armor were shielding their companions behind them. Although these caravan guys are a rabble compared to the Nord soldiers under her command, I have to say that these guys are really good in formation. Not bad, even if her men attacked, the losses would not be small.

This hedgehog-like formation reminds the female warrior of the cowardly race that lives in the mountains. She'd dealt with the gang a few times, and knew how disgusting this formation was. To attack the caravan, the Nord warrior first raised his shield, lost his bow and arrows with his crossbow, rushed within range of the axe, and then threw a wave of axes to cover the other companions to continue the charge. These should go well, but after that, it's troublesome. The Swadia knights can choose to charge directly into the work with the impact of their heavily loaded horses, the Kugit cavalry archers can choose to run around the position and then shoot at the soldiers in the position, and the Rhodok sniper can shoot at him with a large shield. The Nords, however, had no choice but to try to flip over the wagons and then rush into the position and go on a killing spree. However, it is impossible to hold a shield when climbing over cover, and at this distance, the crossbow bolt can easily pierce through their armor, not to mention the damned poleguns and bounty hunters waiting for an opportunistic move. Moreover, she counted silently, and it seemed that the caravan on the opposite side still had a numerical advantage.

"Hey, I knew I would bring more people with me this time. ”

The Nord warrior pondered for a moment, then reinserted the axe in her hand into her belt, raised her hands and rushed to the side of the caravan, shouting in the lingua franca of the unskilled Svadia, "Don't be nervous, we have no ill will!"

Mu poked his head out and looked at the Nords who were carrying axes, drooling, and staring at the Nords here, and shrank back. There is no malice?

The female warrior looked at this side and was unresponsive, knowing that these people were not so easy to deceive, so she continued to shout, "We really don't want to fight you, but we need a truck to transport the grain we cut!"

"Do you need to rob them?" said Mu in Nord dialect, crouching behind the truck, "just like you rob these poor peasants." ”

"That's not right. The female warrior continued, "We occupy this place, then the food here is ours." This is not a robbery. ”

"You're occupying Dehrim, not Svadia!"

"Then why don't you believe me!"

"I believe that you Nords will be trustworthy, and it is better to believe that the Salanders will not be ghostly on contracts!"

The female warrior sighed, knowing that there was no way to fool them, so she simply tore her face and threatened, "Then, I have to solve it by fighting." ”

"You want to fight, we will accompany you!" Mu did not let a single step.

The atmosphere between the two sides became tense. The Nords took the initiative on the battlefield, but they did not want to bear the losses of the battle. Although the merchant's side is extremely disadvantageous, Mu has already made up his mind in his heart, and in the face of his hedgehog-like formation, even if he is as reckless as a Nord, he will consider it carefully.

"So be it, merchant. After a while, the female warrior spoke again, "You don't want to give up the goods, and I don't want to lose the manpower, why don't we just gamble?"

Mu poked out his head a little and said with a smile, "Gamble? How to bet?"

"You send someone out, we'll go head-to-head! I won, you leave the goods, I lose, let you go." The female warrior replied.

Mu chuckled, simply stood up, and shouted to the Nords on the opposite side, "We are too lost! If we win, you will be responsible for escorting us to Sagoth!"

Everyone was shocked, whether it was a Nord or a businessman, they were all shocked by this bold boss.

The female warrior was stunned for a moment, then laughed out loud, "Hahahaha, it's really guts, I like it." We're going back to Sagoth anyway, so it's okay to give you a ride. ”

Mu nodded and said, "Very good, but you have to promise to keep your promise." ”

The female warrior shrugged, "How can you guarantee that you will sign the contract?"

"No, swear to your souls, all of you!"

The female warrior's expression became a little distorted, "You really have the guts, businessman. ”

"Don't you even dare to face your own soul?" Mu sneered, "Or do you not even dare to guarantee your promise?"

"Okay!" the female warrior snorted and swore a heavy oath. Although she couldn't break the contract anymore after swearing to the soul, she was still confident in her martial arts. What's more, there is just a bunch of businessmen on the other side.

"Cut down all the wheat and make room for us. ”

After giving the order to her subordinates, the female warrior picked up her shield and hooked her finger in Mu's direction, "So, you come?"

Mu checked the saber at his waist, and then picked up a shield. was about to turn out of the position, but was pulled by Agna.

"Leave it to me. Aigna dragged him off the truck, "How can there be a reason for the boss to go into battle and the guards to the side?"

Mu shrugged his shoulders and was as good as a stream.

"Do you need a shield?" he asked, holding up the irises shield in his left hand.

Aigna shook her head, glancing at her team through the gap in her helmet, and waved her hand at Ramon, "Lend me your two-handed sword." ”

Mu turned his head, only to find that Ramon, who was as thin as a monkey, was carrying a two-handed sword very incongruously.

Ramon quickly took off his sword, wiped it on his clothes, and handed it to the female knight. The female knight took her sword and leaped out of the position formed by the wagons. The Nords were so efficient that they had cleared a circular clearing in the wheat field for them.

"What, your boss is cowardly?" said the female warrior as she saw the knight in full armor jump out, and sneered.

"No," the knight tore a piece of cloth from his cloak and wrapped half of the blade of his sword, "I am his bodyguard, and I am only fulfilling my duty." ”

"Hey, you're a woman, too. The warrior laughed, then pulled a hand axe from his belt, "Tsk, you actually sent a woman to die." ”

"Woman to woman, it couldn't be more suitable. The knight's voice remained unwavering, and instead of grasping the hilt, she grasped the cloth-wrapped part with both hands, the sword slightly raised, the weight on the hilt higher than her shoulder, and the blade pointed diagonally at her opponent, as if she had picked up not a sword, but a two-handed hammer.

The warrior's eyes narrowed slightly, the shield was raised, and then he stepped forward and began to circle around the knight. She understands that although she has one more shield than the other party, the attack range of the weapon hand axe is too short, and she is afraid that she will suffer a loss if she attacks strongly, so she must find a good opportunity. She continued to center on the knight, constantly circling in circles, but the radius of the circle slowly decreased.

The knight soon noticed this, too, and she remained in a position facing the female warrior, turning patiently with her. She had heard from her sword teacher that some experienced knights could judge the movements of their enemies by their voices, so much so that they could deliver a surprise blow even when their backs were on them. It's just that the current opponent is obviously an experienced samurai, and she doesn't dare to hold it up.

The warrior suddenly paused, and the axe flew out. The knight who was waiting for the battle was not at a loss, and with a slash of his sword, the axe was deflected. However, by this time, the warrior had already raised his shield and pressed all the strength of his body into the knight's chest and abdomen.

Bang, the knight blocked the onslaught in time, but was still tossed to the ground by the sheer force. The female warrior desperately pressed her weight on the shield in her left hand, making it impossible for the knight to get up easily, while her right hand crept towards the second hand axe at her waist.

The knight, who resisted the great pressure, did not forget to observe the opponent and soon noticed the small movements of the warrior. She gritted her teeth and kicked on the warrior's abdomen. This time, the warrior suddenly lost his balance, and he actually rolled out of the way.

The pressure on her body suddenly subsided, and the female knight took this opportunity to stand up with her sword, and the warrior was not to be outdone, and turned over and took advantage of the situation to stand firm. She paced back and forth for two steps, and when she saw that the knight had no intention of attacking, she roared angrily, brandished her axe, and rushed forward again. Seeing this, the knight stepped forward, and then the blade of the sword continued to step forward with the force of the step, and stabbed at the warrior fiercely. Bell, the blade of the sword pierced the shield. But the knight's offensive did not stop, both hands forced, the blade of the sword against the shield pressed down, the shield down a little, and then quickly raised his hand, while the shield was not yet reset, so that the hilt of the sword was swung down with full strength. Pong, the warrior's axe had not yet found a chance to attack, and the weight on the hilt of the knight's sword slammed into her helmet, and the warrior suddenly felt a wave of vertigo. The knight did not miss the opportunity to attack, and the heavy sword was swung again, this time slashing at the warrior, it was the blade!

The warrior had not yet recovered, but the fighting instincts of her body drove her to raise her shield. The shield was knocked away, but at this time, the warrior took advantage of the gap when the great sword was still waving in mid-air, and twisted and rushed forward. Seeing that the situation was not good, the knight simply abandoned the big sword and quickly pulled it out at his waist,

Kloud, the straight sword and the axe collided again. Both sides were at the peak of their momentum, and neither wanted to back down, so they pressed all their strength on swords and axes.

"Ahh The knight opposite her was silent, and the strength in his hand was not at all small.

Just when the female warrior was at a loss, she suddenly felt something unusual. Although it was very small, his arm seemed to move forward slightly, however, the opponent's sword was motionless. He looked to the spot where the sword and axe met, and was taken aback. The thin blade actually cut a hole in her axe blade, and as the force increased, this hole must have gotten bigger and bigger, and then...