Red earth, red rocks, red blood...... It's a red country.

In the morning, the bright red morning light rules the sky, and at night, dark red shadows crawl all over the land. Is it dried blood, or something else? No one can tell. In the endless chaos and carnage, blood has become one with the earth, without distinguishing one from the other.

On this day, Richard and Reilly were crouching on a rocky pinnacle overlooking the valley below.

There is a small tribe of orcs here, with a population of about two hundred. Dozens of tents, large and small, were scattered throughout the camp, and an altar was built in the rear.

Splash and Gore crouched beside Richard and Reilly, respectively, observing the camp below. Behind them, a sentry and his domesticated demon wolf collapsed in a pool of blood. The pinnacle is in such a good location that you can see movement within a five-kilometer radius, so the orcs have placed a sentry here.

Unfortunately, Reilly also took a fancy to this position, so the orc sentries were turned into corpses.

"Pai eye is a compulsory course for junglers. ”

Although Richard didn't know what a "jungler" was, that didn't stop him from understanding Reilly's words.

The orcs of the Bloodstained Lands are not easy to mess with, they are all natural warriors and hunters, and their vitality is very tenacious. Even if it is a small tribe like this, there is a high probability that there will be ruthless people above level 12. As a result, these fierce creatures were not only difficult to capture, but also could not be controlled by slave owners. Since they can't be cannon fodder in the army, the price of orc slaves is even lower than that of the sandmen. As a result, slave hunters rarely go to the idea of fighting orcs.

In the Pharo plane, the average lifespan of orcs is only two-thirds that of humans, but their reproduction rate is twice that of the latter, and young orcs become qualified warriors by the age of ten, which is very difficult. In addition, the Orcs of the Bloodstained Lands do not farm, and they can only obtain food by hunting and gathering. On top of that, the targets of these guys are not only animals, but also caravans that travel to and from the Bloodstained Lands.

Therefore, every once in a while, the major merchant groups will join forces to carry out a round of sweeps to reduce the number of orcs.

Three days earlier, Richard had encountered a caravan belonging to the Golden Banner, and had learned from them that the next round of the raid was about to begin. After some thought, Richard decided to get involved in the operation.

Half an hour later, Richard and Reilly stood in front of the altar of the orc tribe, their eyes falling on a stone statue. Both of them could perceive the power contained in the statue, and Reilly could clearly see the soul hidden inside. Although the brood had mentioned that it needed it, Richard decided to give the statue to Reilly.

In fact, Richard had always had deep doubts about the brood, trusting it far less than Erin, Reilly, and Quicksand. So when there was a conflict between the needs of the brood and Reilly, Richard would always give preference to the latter.

Over the next period of time, Richard defeated two more orc tribes and took the statues of their ancestors.

The Bloodstained Lands is a land of opportunity. The sandfolk and orcs here can provide ancestral statues, the slave catchers here can provide warriors, and the merchants here can provide wealth......

As long as they can defeat their enemies, Richard and Reilly will be able to get most of what they want.

That morning, Richard led his party to a supply point in the Golden Banner to rest, where he received a letter that surprised him.

Marven, a fallen priest operating in the Sequoia Kingdom, has news that Duke Wolf has agreed to provide Richard with shelter, given him the title of Pioneer Knight, and has chosen several villages in the border region for him to choose from.

Although the title of Pioneer Knight was not hereditary, the title gave Richard the power to expand abroad. From now on, every piece of land that Richard has taken down will be his legal territory.

After becoming a Pioneer Knight, Richard needs to specify a Pioneer Range. Judging from the initial fief given by Duke Vicious Wolf, he can attack the Duchy of White Rock in the east, or conquer the bloodstained lands in the west.

In addition, the cousin of the Duke of Wolves, Baron Fontaine, will be Richard's strong backing. His territory was abundant and could provide Richard with ample supplies. At the same time, Baron Fontaine will also be the target of Richard's sale of loot.

Duke Vicious Wolf gave Richard such lucrative conditions, naturally there are his reasons. Marven stated at the end of the letter that the Duke wanted to get a build-up, which is why the other party had hung him out for more than a month, and now suddenly changed his attitude.

Richard wrote a brief reply to Marvin, choosing a small village in the west as his territory, and demarcating a terrifying area of exploration:

The Bloodstained Lands and the Ancestral Spirit Plateau.

After resting, Richard once again set out with his team, heading into the depths of the Bloodstained Lands.

Every corner of the Bloodstained Lands was fraught with danger, and Richard had grown accustomed to everything here. So, when Reilly said that there was a battlefield strewn with corpses ahead, he wasn't surprised at all.

It was a fierce battle, and more than three hundred corpses were left at the scene. Judging by the outfit and banner, this is supposed to be a convoy affiliated with the Bloodland Lion Merchant Order.

The wreckage of more than a dozen trucks was scattered on the side, all of them were destroyed by people with heavy weapons, and a large amount of ore rolled to the ground, and Reilly shook his head: "What a waste." ”

"Fresh water and food were all taken away, and no bodies of the attackers were left at the scene. Richard frowned and said, "In the Land of Blood, is there any other force that will bring back the bodies of the dead?"

"It doesn't have to be what you think. Reilly walked over to a corpse and crouched down.

This is a knight who is about two and a half meters tall, and is even more burly than a barbarian. He was dressed in heavy black armor and held a two-handed greatsword in his hand. From this point of view, the knight's strength was no less than that of Richard's ogres.

The black-armored knight had been dead for a long time, but he still exuded a terrifying aura that made those scavengers afraid to approach.

Reilly asked the puppet knight to move the surrounding corpses, and then turned the black-armored knight over as he lay on the ground. Under the divine vision, he saw something of interest.

"Come and see, Richard!" Reilly beckoned to Richard and said, "This guy seems to be from Norland!"

Richard was startled, walked over quickly, and asked, "Are you sure about the Norlanders?"

Reilly pointed to the corpse on the ground and said, "This knight has three outfits on his body, and they are all standard outfits in the Norland version. ”

Richard's face changed, and he summoned a dozen sandfolk slaves and asked them to strip the knight of his armor and clothes.

The black-armored knight had a lifelike bear head tattooed on his chest, and there was a complex magic circle underneath. Richard was very familiar with this magic circle, which was the standard first-order construct: defense.

"It's the Bear Knight of the Schumpeter family!" Richard involuntarily used the long-lost Norland German when he said this.

Reilly raised an eyebrow and said, "It doesn't seem like a coincidence. ”

Richard raised his voice and shouted, "Everyone stand still, don't spoil the scene!"

After inspecting the battlefield, Richard determined that the number of Bear Riders was seventy-one. At the position where they were charging, Richard also found several paw prints, which appeared to be from a giant beast nearly ten meters long.

"Can you tell what kind of monster this is?" asked Richard, pointing to the paw prints on the ground.

"No, I can't. Reilly shook his head and said, "In my impression, there are at least thirty kinds of demonic beasts that can grow this kind of body under artificial cultivation. ”

A shadow swept over Richard's face, and he said in a cold voice, "Most of those guys are coming for me!" He glanced at Quicksand and said meaningfully, "I have made such a rich sacrifice to the great Eternal Dragon, why would such a thing happen?"

Quicksand spread his hands and said, "That old dragon is dull and greedy, and he is very deceitful. So, don't take its promises to heart. Then again, what are we going to do?"

"What else can I do?" Richard raised his eyebrows and said coldly, "Of course I tried to kill them!

A sandman slave handed over his cutlass, and Richard cut down the three pieces of the bear rider's body and packed them in boxes.

Reilly whistled and said, "Waste?"

"Why not?" Richard waved the box in his hand and said, "These structures can be used with a little repair." Although the performance will be greatly reduced, it is enough to sell it to the Faroes. ”

"No!" Reilly was furious: "Even if you sell defective products, it's still second-hand! For this shameless behavior, I can only say four words!"

"What four words?" Quicksand asked curiously.

"Please, bring, get on me!"