Chapter 009: The Guards

I swaggered over to the Kugit guards who had stopped the caravan, and gave 5 dinars to the lord first, and they immediately ran to the lord's hall. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

"What's the matter?" After a few minutes of waiting, a Kugit lord with thin eyebrows and long beard walked out and asked arrogantly.

"It's 500 dinars. "I took out the money, and the lord's eyes immediately widened, and he stared greedily at the golden dinar in my hand. I put the money in his hands, and he immediately told the guards to open the gates and let us pass. As I was leaving, I saw the merchants staring at me with resentful eyes, and I hurried away. Getting rid of the money-grubbing lord of Sagicher and the resentful Wiki caravan, I walked out of Sagicher and saw a completely different scene from the original Vekia Snow Field:

Under the ravages of the north wind, the Vekia Snow Field is lifeless, but just across the mountain, it is rich in water and grass. The shepherd rode on a horse, played the horse-head harp, and sang melodiously. If a breeze blows and pushes away the fresh grass that is half a man high, you will find cattle and sheep all over the place, leisurely eating. A few geese floated slowly in the sky, lined up in a standard herringbone shape. An eagle swept over the mountains, and the loud chirping of the eagle was refreshing.

"It's a wonderland behind the mountains... This is the Kugit Plain. Buck said slowly. Hey, hello guys. You're coming from the other side of the mountain!" a shepherd greeted us as we were in a daze.

"Ah, oh, yes, yes, we are a caravan going to Tulga, sell this iron, and buy some spices back. George said.

"Ahem, my name is Giya Saiyin, which means good luck in the Kugit language. Come with me, and I can take you to Echmore. The shepherd, whose name was Giyasayn, said.

"Hehe, thank you so much. I laughed.

"Bara, help me bring the sheep back. "Come with me, there have been a lot of ringing horses lately, but I know how to avoid them." ”

"Thisβ€”" Buck grimaced, he had come to Elchermore to find the ringing horses to rendezvous, but the eldest brother said that he wanted to avoid them, which was obviously not possible.

"Forget it, just find a chance to go out at night. Bob elbowed Buck and whispered.

"Butβ€”" Before he could finish speaking, Giya Saiyin had quickly climbed on his horse and left, and we urged the horses to follow.

This is the northern part of the Kugit steppe, and the only nearby cities are Aychemore and my village. Let's spend the night at our house today. Jiya Sain said.

"Thank you. I laughed.

"Nothing. The Kugit are a hospitable people, may Tengger bless you. Jiya Sain said.

"Who is Tengri?" I asked, and Buck gave me a warning look and whispered, "Tengri is the main god of the Kugit Shamanism, which means immortal heaven and has no specific form. Don't talk like this in the future, offend other people's taboos, it will be very troublesome later. ”

"Oh... It's quite a lot. Bob whispered.

An hour later, we crossed the pastures where the Kugit grazed to the north to the yurt where Giya Saiyin lived. This type of building is very suitable for the living needs of the Kugit people, and it only takes one hour to disassemble and assemble it at a time, which is very convenient for grazing. In the winter, they graze in the pastures north of Kugit, and in the summer they graze in the southwest, where the grass is at its freshest in the summer, and they can sell their livestock by late August. At this time, the livestock were the fattest, and their fur was thick and good, and they could be sold for a good price in the city.

"Here we are. Jiya Saiyin dismounted, pointed to a white yurt and said, "Nabuqi, come out and greet our guests!"

"Are you here?" said a slightly obese Kugit woman who had come out of her yurt and looked at us in amazement, "Hello stranger, may Tengger bless you." You look like you're here for the first time, right?"

Kugit is indeed a hospitable people, and Giya Saiyin is right. As I thought, I said, "Hello, my name is Hahn Calade, and my caravan is passing through here, and my husband is having to lead the way. ”

"Kalade?" Nabuqi's face looked a little strange, but it disappeared after a while, "Hello, come, come in and sit!"

"Thank you. Set up camp on the spot!"

In the yurt

I lay on the felt of Gia Saiin, and the taste of the spicy mare's milk wine of the Kugit people still remained in my mouth, which was extremely exciting and lingering.

The mare's milk wine kept irritating me and kept me awake. I simply got up and suddenly heard a strange noise.

"Hmm... "I got out of my yurt, picked up a sword in a daze, and looked around as I walked forward.

The voice grew clearer and clearer, and it seemed to be someone's shouting and moaning. This immediately alerted me, and I grabbed my sword and ran quickly towards the source.

I was greeted by a jumble of looted goods, strewn corpses and a few burned torches that had fallen to the ground. One of Lee's men was not dead, his chest was bleeding and he was moaning incessantly. I was stunned as Buck, Lee, and Bob hurried over, all covered in wounds. Seeing that I was safe and sound, Bob breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Thank goodness you're fine. ”

"What's going on here?" I asked hurriedly.

"We were robbed, looking at their appearance, they should be veterans, and my men were killed by them. But thanks to the support of a few of your friends, we managed to escape desperately. Lee comforted the moaning mercenary on the ground, looking at the poor man's injuries, he didn't have much to live.

Leaving Mr. and Mrs. Giya, who were full of regret for the loss of their goods, we decided to take the rest of the goods to the nearest market to sell at Achmore, and by the way, we met up with Buck's group of ringing friends.

A week later, we were on the outskirts of Echmore. While Bob and I were talking, there was a sudden sound of horses' hooves not far away. We quickly drew our swords and looked around warily.

"Let's go over there and have a look, maybe it's another team of ringing horses. Thomson said, pointing to the source of the sound.

"I, Herb, and Thomson go, and the rest stay here and look out for the cargo. Herb nodded, dismounted, and followed.

The three of us cautiously approached the source of the sound. Rounding a mountain pass, a team of well-equipped Hibiki horses appeared in front of them, about 14 people. And behind them is our cargo.

Herb immediately went into hiding, and I pulled Thomson behind a boulder.

"What to do?" said Herb in a lip whisper.

"I'm going to call for someone, and you hold them back!" Thomson ran back, leaving me and Herb here.

"Hey, wait!" I was so anxious that I almost screamed. Herb pressed my mouth: "Shhhh ”

I watched in confusion as Herb nimbly climbed up the col, hid under a tall tree, drew his longbow and prepared to shoot.

"Hey, are you crazy!" I whispered. Herb ignored me, and with an arrow struck a cheerful horse.

"What a thing!" the group reacted quickly and began to search for Herb. When I saw that Herb had succeeded, I climbed up another col, took out the crossbow that Haringus had given me, and shot an arrow at the chest of a young horse.

"Poof!" the bolt missed, nailing to the ground.

"Crap!" I stole into the man, and saw that he had already drawn his bow and arrows and aimed them in my direction, and if I probed them, I would be shot through the head.

I can only bet... Quickly reloading his ammunition, one turned and jumped out, desperately adjusting the angle of his crossbow to a ringing horse that was holding an arrow from a quiver. I instinctively pressed the crossbow and took advantage of the situation to roll and stand on the grass.

The bolts shot out like locusts, and pierced the man's chest without any difficulty! I was overjoyed, and when I turned my head, I found that a ringing horse had drawn its hard bow, and the arrows on the bow were staring at me. Time seemed to freeze, and I closed my eyes in despair.

"Whew!"

To my surprise, death did not come as expected. When I opened my eyes, I found that the short loud horse had been pierced through the throat by Herb's arrow before he could snort. Due to the speed of the arrow, it was directly nailed to the ground with people, and it was miserable.

"Good archery!"

Having just escaped death, I quickly turned my head away. When he saw that it was the leader of the ringing horse who spoke, he couldn't help but be stunned.

"Any questions?" Herb replied coldly.

"Haha, good boy, would you be interested in joining us?" said the ringing horse leader, who shot through the trunk of the tree where Herb was hiding.

Herb was slightly startled, but then returned to his usual cold expression: "Not interested." ”

"Oh, yes? Okay, then let's try and lose, you be my subordinate. Win, and the two of you can go. The leader whispered a few words to a tall man, who nodded and waved his hand, and the remaining ten men drew their bows and pointed them at us.

"It seems like it has to be compared. With that, Herb dodged and climbed down the col without the slightest hesitation.

"Haha, refreshing, I like it. Put your bow down!" the leader laughed. This?" Herb interrupted me with a wave of his hand, saying, "How?"

"It's simple, just stand here and shoot that tree. The leader pointed to the tree in the distance where I was hiding, "There are only five arrows, and the one with the most hits wins!"

"Piece of cake. As soon as the leader finished speaking, Herb shot an arrow. Right in the middle of the trunk!

"Yo! it's my turn. The leader did not dismount, but skillfully controlled the restless horses under his crotch, and unleashed an arrow, which was nailed slightly higher than Herb's.

"Good fellow," Herb praised, drew his longbow again, took a deep breath, took aim at the trunk, and in a short time released the bowstring, and with a "whoosh" it pierced directly through the trunk, leaving my eyes wide and the horses and I speechless.

The leader did not show weakness, and with an arrow pierced the trunk of the tree, he looked at Herb with a smile.

The two men came and went and shot five arrows each, regardless of victory or defeat. While the two were at a stalemate, Buck and the others arrived.

Is that you?" The leader and Buck said in unison after a brief moment of shock.

"How? do you know?" I asked.

"Hehe, of course, he's the ringing horse I said I was working with me. Get to know you, Ichi. Buck laughed.

"Oh, are you the descendant of Barker about the royal family Kalade? Yi Zhiyi hung the bow on his back and smiled.

Oh, are you the descendant of the royal Kallad that Buck said? Hello, welcome to Kugit. Hanging the bow on his back, he held out his hand to me and smiled. I put my hand into his big, equally rough hand and shook it vigorously, but I didn't expect it to be a friend.

"Huh?" exclaimed Erin, who was standing behind me.

"What?" I asked Irene.

"He's the guy from Kugit who saved me!" said Erin.

"Haha, that's a coincidence. Yi Zhixie also recognized Erin and smiled.

"Thank you, if it weren't for you, I would have died in the wild. Erin said excitedly.

"No thanks, every Kugit will do that. Yi Zhiyi said.

"Haha, but you've killed a lot of us. And snatched the iron, didn't you say not to kill innocent people?" Buck teased.

"That's my own initiative, I didn't plan to rob you, and your two brothers are not bad, and I have also killed a lot of people. Ishine pointed at me and Herb and smiled, "By the way, I'll give you back the iron." Go quickly!"

"Good brother. Buck smiled and patted Ishine on the shoulder, and went off with Bob.

At this time, Yi Zhixie turned his head, and suddenly said to Herb with a serious face: "The competition is not over yet!"

"Glad to be there. Herb took off his longbow, still cold, like the cold wind in the snowfields of Vekia.

Stop, stop, stop. "I saw that the two of them were going to compete again, so I hurriedly stopped them, but Yi Zhixiao insisted on competing with each other, so I was helpless.

"Otherwise, if you want to compare, compare when you rob the caravan. Buck finished loading, patted the dirt on his hands, and said.

"Are you kidding? I'm a caravan, how can I rob a caravan?" said Michelle hurriedly.

"Why not? Do you want the profits that belong to you to flow into other people's pockets? A real businessman must do whatever it takes. Buck preached with a wicked smile on his face, and Michelle listened to Buck's strange remarks, and opened her mouth wide to speak.

"This..."

Back in his tent, I looked at his collection of weapons: the stiff bow of the cow tendon and a pot of black feather arrows of the Kugit that he used, and the long-poleed lance of Swadia with a red background. The cavalry shield with a black lion on it, the Wikiman's intimidating longbow, the Rhodok siege crossbow are huge and heavy, and with a small bag of steel bolts it can sweep across the battlefield, and two bags of terrifying steel throwing axes and short javelins that destroyed my army.

"How. "I was fascinated, but I'm standing behind me unconsciously.

"The most powerful weapons of all countries are here, and it seems that you have traveled all over the world. "Still dazzled by the myriad of weapons on the walls, I noticed a kugit cutlass as I looked at the indestructible hammers wielded by the Salanders. The glittering gold scabbard is adorned with dazzling gemstones, but it is not the kind of craft for viewing, and the dazzling decoration contains an infinite murderous aura, "What is this?"

This is the scimitar of a general of my grandfather, a Kugit general, who used it to sweep through thousands of armies and threaten Svadia. Yi Zhixie looked excited, but it was not long before a dark cloud quickly climbed up his dark face.

"And then?"

"Later, my grandfather... Killed by Gerak!" The anger in Ichi's heart burned.

"Gerak, the khan who unified the Kugit steppes?" I wondered.

"That's right, but his unification came at the cost of killing all the Black Flag Kujits, including my grandfather and family. Yi Zhiye said fiercely.

"Are you a Black Flag person?" When I was a child, I heard my father say that the Kugit people were all Red Flag, Yellow Flag and Blue Flag people, and there were very few Black Flag people, and they were all killed when they were unified, leaving only a very small number of Black Flag people who fled to the easternmost part of the continent, the most desolate place in the Kugit grassland.