People in this chapter: (Ellene), (Polcha), (Victor), (Resarit).

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Chapter 027: (Forest Story)

The lush forests that cover the continent of Calradia are one of the most precious "green treasures" that God has given to mankind.

The ancient Kalad people originally lived in the forests of the upper reaches of the 'Polak River', and they fed on wild fruits, fungi, birds and beasts, made clothes from leaves and animal skins, and built nests on tree branches to make houses.

The forest is the home of the Karad people, from whom the Karad people originated and developed. During the four-century reign of the Kalad Empire, the forest was a hunting ground for hunters and a site for loggers to work day and night.

This timber is used for a wide range of purposes, such as building houses, mines, weapons, bridges, and furniture...... Forests provide employment for millions of Karad people. Other forest products are also rich and colorful, such as pine resin, insect wax, spices, etc., which bring more wealth to people.

But since the fall of the Karad Empire, most of the forests have ceased to provide wealth and have instead served as a refuge for desperate farmers. These peasants were forced to gather in groups to rob passing traders and travelers, and to make a living from it.

At this time, it was noon, and the sun hung motionless over the top, scorching everything, and even the trees drooped their branches as if they were exhausted.

A team of hundreds of mercenaries marched through the forest on a stone-paved path that was not spacious, but could accommodate two four-wheeled carriages at the same time. This road is also the closest shortcut to the town of Finrad's Riverport.

The mercenary leader Victor and the instructor Ressarit were still wearing heavy knightly gear - riding tall horses in front of the leader, leading the way all the way. It was followed by a group of light cavalry, followed by a large group of infantry and archers, and behind them several carts of horse-drawn packs.

"Jamila came to me this morning. "This little girl begs me to convey my apologies to you on her behalf!" The sunlight reflected through the gaps in the leaves shone on the armor on his chest.

Resarit was suddenly a little surprised, she had always hated herself, why would she suddenly change her degree? He hesitated for a moment and asked, "What did you tell her?"

"She said she didn't do what happened last night," Victor shrugged, "and she wants you to continue to be her instructor." Victor still couldn't believe that the words could have come from Jamila's mouth, and at the time he even wondered if he had appeared delusional.

"She can't be a warrior," Resarit commented, "and she can't be an assassin." ”

During the young knight's career as an instructor, he had his own set of training standards. He believed that a thin woman could not be a qualified warrior even if she was brave, and that to become an assassin required a cold, dark and lonely heart.

Victor smiled at his companion and asked, "But she makes a great archer, doesn't she?"

Resarit looked at the other with some suspicion, and couldn't help but ask, "Is that what she told you?" As long as he trained the way, he believed that Jamila could be a good archer.

"Yes. Victor replied.

"Alright, train as usual tonight!" a smile flashed across Resarit's face.

The team of mercenaries made their way along the straight path between the trees, and even on a hot summer day, the mercenaries did not sweat a lot. The foliage stretched out from the trees that were more than 30 feet tall overhead firmly blocked the scorching sun.

Most of the forests in the kingdom of Svadia and the Duchy of Rhodoc have camps of Bandits, as long as there are no bandits in a very small number of important forest areas. However, in the territory of the Nord Kingdom, there are almost no green forest bandit gangs entrenched in this.

The Nords, who yearn for the sea and freedom, would rather be pirates or mercenaries than be robbers and bandits in the mountains and forests like the Svadians. The Nords do not want to stay in the woods and wait for their prey to come to their door, and they are always brave and confident, preferring to take the initiative.

"My brother," said the horse thief, sitting on a bumpy cart and nibbling on an apple, "would you like to hear a story about the Brotherhood of the Forest?"

Laying on the sack, Alleyn was idly looking up at the foliage sky, and when he heard the words 'Brotherhood of the Forest,' he sat up and looked at his companion with an expectant expression.

"A dinar, I'll tell you the story as it is. Porcha looked at each other slyly and asked, "How's it going?"

Alleyne looked at this greedy and ** horse thief with disdain. "Keep your story! Aunt Mathilde's story doesn't cost money, and it must be no worse than yours. ”

"Who knows if those stories are true or not?" Anyway, I wouldn't believe that there are any monsters like mammoths, ice giants, or barbarians in this world, and barbarians......" At this time, the thief's eyes of the thief quickly swept around, and after making sure that the Nord woman was not nearby, he continued, "... I believe that because the Nords are the barbarians in our Aunt Mathilde's story. ”

"You're so bold," said Alleyne with a faint smile, "and if Aunt Mathilde hears it, beware of her breaking your yellow fangs full of lies." ”

"The stories she told were all about the Ice Continent, and they had nothing to do with the Calradia Continent. Seeing that the other party was still indifferent, Porcha lied with a serious face, "You know, when I heard this story, it cost me two dinars. ”

"Tea," said Ellen with a kind sneer, "perhaps only a horse thief as generous as you would be willing to spend two dinars just to hear a story." ”

"That's because the story is worth two dinars. "The horse thief continued to lie.

Alleyne hesitated for a moment and said, "Deal, but ......," he deliberately lengthened his voice, "...... I have one condition. ”

Polcha, who was full of joy, heard that there was another condition, and he asked with a long face, "What condition?"

"The condition is that I have to finish the story first. Ellen replied without thinking, but he already had a plan in his heart.

"No problem, one dinar for another story," said the always treacherous and cunning Porcha, who was not stupid, proclaimed loudly, "My dear noble young master, I have always believed in your character and credibility. The thief deliberately raised his voice so that the mercenaries around him could hear him clearly.

"You don't have to shout so loudly," Alleyne emphasized, "and I'll keep my credibility." ”

"I'm not all thinking about your reputation. Porcha said with a hippie smile, "And for the golden dinar in your pocket." As he spoke, he took another bite of the apple in his hand.

Alleyne urged with some dissatisfaction, "Hurry up and eat, finish eating, and start telling your story!"

"Do the Green Forest Bandits know what to do?" asked Porcha deliberately.

"The Green Forest Bandits are one of the three major bandit gangs on the mainland. "During the First 'Novi War,' there were tens of thousands of men, and they robbed homes, committed crimes, and even stormed cities, and even the regular army of Swadia was afraid of them. ”

Porcha took over the topic and began to talk slowly, "As for the Forest Brotherhood of the 'Egdal Forest', it is a hundred-year-old gang of bandits in the Green Forest. It is called the Brotherhood because, for a hundred years, most of its members have been relatively united and close to each other, and these people were the first unemployed craftsmen, peasants who had been deprived of their land, and some deserters who opposed the lords. ”

"Mo-tea," Alleyne interrupted unceremoniously, "I know all of this, and if that's your story, then I don't think you need to go on." ”

"Don't worry," Porcha said with a smile, "that's the next thing." ”

Pol cleared his throat and continued, "Legend has it that a Swadian soldier named Edwin was beaten by a drunken lord for knocking over his teacup, and in a fit of rage, he shot the lord with a crossbow and absconded to the village of Eldeig. ”

"A starving man sneaked into the royal hunting ground of Egdal Forest to poach, was caught and crucified by the magistrate, and after the high taxes of the empire overwhelmed the local people, Edwin incited the workers to start an armed uprising, and the ranks were quite large. However, the uprising was quickly suppressed, and many of the civilians involved in the rebellion fled into the Egdal Forest, a dense jungle where smuggling and kidnapping were rampant. ”

Edwin was a man of righteousness, and naturally the outlaws and haters of the lord king from all over the valley joined him, and the place finally became a paradise for the green forest bandits in a vicious circle of the king's oppressive rule, and some of the Kugit Ringing Horses and the Black Flag tribesmen robbed in the name of the Forest Brotherhood. ”

Over the course of a century, the Forest Brotherhood has evolved into a comprehensive bandit group of robbers, chambers of commerce, killer groups, and free farms, and has the potential to compete with the regular army. Its power spread throughout the principalities of Svadia and Rhodok. and infiltrate the kingdom of Vegia. Some members of the Brotherhood have even invaded the vicinity of the Nord Kingdom. ”

"They have their own farmsteads in the countryside, their own chambers of commerce in the towns, taverns, casinos, wineries, leather farms and even velvet dyeing shops. Even if you don't rob, you can be self-sufficient. Everywhere there are branches of the Brotherhood of Forests, with many large and small organizations, as well as small groups with different names. They firmly believe that since joining the union is a family, if someone betrays their brother, they will chase them to Beihai and the desert to kill the traitor, and the organization is relatively strict. The number of the Forest Brotherhood cannot be determined, but it is known that they organized tens of thousands of armed forces during the war. Their leader is called the Godfather, and each chapter has a different rank of Godfather. ”

Seeing Porcha's voice stop, Ellen couldn't help but ask, "So who is the chief godfather of the Forest Brotherhood now?"

Polcha put on a look of ignorance, and spread his hands and said, "No one knows who the chief godfather of the Brotherhood of the Forest is who is! So it is not an exaggeration to say that the Brotherhood of the Forest is the head of the three bandit groups, followed by some small bandit groups and some scattered bandits. ”

"From which tavern did you hear this story?"

Porcha tried to think about it for a long time, but finally shook his head and said, "I don't remember any tavern, I only remember hearing it from a bard, and it was a very interesting fellow." ”

"What's his name?" asked Ellen to the bottom of the matter.

"Ni... Niza, yes, that's the name. Porcha said excitedly, "He claims to be a warrior, but he is actually a bard, and what he is best at is not fighting, but with other people's wives**, and calling himself the ** kung fu king." ”

"Then he must always worry about what will happen to him and his wife when the nobles find out," said Ellen in a heartfelt voice, "they will hang him up and beat him severely, and some of them will even cut off his head in a fit of rage." ”

"I envy that fellow, he can win the affection of the girls and ladies wherever he goes," Porcha said with that sly smile again, "maybe I should read more too, you know what I mean...... Right?"

"Then you have to learn to read first, it's not as simple as drawing a circle on the ground. Alleyne replied with a serious face.

"Alright, the story is over, take the money!"

"What money?"

"Dinar, we say a good dinar," said Porcha, "my brother, do you want to deny it?"

"Didn't I give you one this morning?" reminded Alleyne.

"That's where I bet I won you. Porcha stressed.

"Are you sure you won me?" Alleyne retorted with a straight face, deliberately asking, "Do you want everyone to judge us?"

"Good boy, you already calculated it. ”

"I'm not counting you, but I don't have any money," Alleyne handed the horse thief the purse on his belt. "But I'd love to hear this story about the Brotherhood of the Forest. ”

Porcha was a little surprised, and then said sourly, "Forget it, this time we will be even." ”

The relationship between the Forest Brotherhood and the nobles is complicated, and they have even influenced some of the nobles in Suno, whether it is out of bribery or sympathy, which has infiltrated the upper echelons of Suno. Unfortunately, this nobleman was later eliminated by illegal means by Suno's intelligence services.

Economically, the Brotherhood of the Woods is a fairly wealthy organization with a steady income: they occupy several mines in the Western Wilderness, large tracts of farmland, and some business with the Salanders of the Southern Desert. With a large number of skilled craftsmen - including a large number of weapon masters and skilled craftsmen,

The Forest Brotherhood did not win the support of the people, or even the top of the Brotherhood came from the lower class workers and had the intention to gain the support of the people, but the majority of the members of the Forest Brotherhood had a very bad reputation for robbing homes and houses in the wild, so the Forest Brotherhood did not gain the support of the people, which was extremely disadvantageous.

On the whole, the Forest Brotherhood, which is entrenched in the Forest of Egdal, is an organized local armed force with considerable skill and combat effectiveness, with the aim of overthrowing the aristocratic rule of the Swadia Kingdom. The organization has taken advantage of the internal and external troubles of the Swadia Kingdom to develop to a certain extent, but due to the problems in the composition of its own team, coupled with the suppression of the military of the Swadia Kingdom and the harsh living environment of the Calradia continent, the tragic fate of the Forest Brotherhood is inevitable.

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