Section 10: Encounters (Part I

Ten days later, two distinguished guests came all the way, and their demeanor made the chiefs staggering, and they became more obedient and obedient to the Thorn Rose.

Although there were only two guests, they brought with them an entourage of as many as 300 men, including sturdy knights, grim-looking assassins, and even coquettish maids...... No + Passion People dare to treat them slowly, and no one dares to have bad ideas against them, because they are the official Anomalists of the Anomalous Master Guild

One middle-aged Adeptus wears the Tripolar Badge and the other young Psychic wears the Level 1 Badge, and the first thing they do when they enter the main camp is not to wash the dust or enjoy a wine feast, but to get the consent of the Thorn Rose, and have their entourage plant their flags on one of the watchtowers in March's main camp.

"Dawn Council? Don't worry. Seeing that the flag was planted, the three-pole ability master turned around with a smile, looked at the humble Marcia and shook his head: "Intermediate ability apprentice, Marcia." ”

"Intermediate Ability Apprentice Marcia," Marcia lowered her gaze with a straight face, "Listen to the teachings of the Precursors here." ”

"You're away from the badge. The anomalous looked at her and said, "Is it out of forgetfulness? Is it out of hesitation, is it out of despair?"

"In the name of faith," replied Marcia with the same seriousness, "I have not forgotten, I have not hesitated, I have not despaired. I am determined to walk on the road, and I hope to always feel the guidance of the pioneers on the same path. ”

"But you're still far away from the badge. ”

"Yes, I'm away from the badge. ”

"A fine of 100,000 gold coins, a two-year quota will be suspended, and a fine of copying the guild rules ten times. The Tripolar Adeptus Master said slowly, "Do you accept it?"

"I accept. Marcia nodded and saluted, then took her badge from the bald head and solemnly pinned it to her chest.

"This one," the Anomalous Master's gaze fell on Townsend, "Probably Townsend?"

Townsend standing beside Marcia was depressed, and if he had known that Marcia would pay such a price, he would not have agreed to her doing so...... Townsend was stingy, but Marcia did this kind of thing for herself, at least 100,000 gold coins couldn't let her out.

"I'm Townsend," Townsend stepped forward and saluted an Apprentice of the Ability, "Two Precursors have come to my home, please allow me to welcome and delight." The two will be the most honored guests of the Thorn Rose. ”

"We heard a little rumor on the way, and at the same time, Marcia told me about your special experience and we congratulate you on what you have accomplished. The visitor didn't seem to be a difficult anomaly, nor did he have nostrils pointing to the sky, on the contrary, he was more kind to Townsend: "You see, we don't have any other gifts, but we're sorry to bother you for a while." ”

"Ah...... It's just wonderful. Townsend listens to the strings: "We are very welcome"

"You can do this without a mentor, and the future is bound to be great. I won't be kind to my own people, we don't know what kind of consideration the branch is here, receiving a letter from our own people and then sending a paranormal division to the field is not common in guilds, and it is not the style of the guild, so you have to rush to the Silver Coast as soon as possible. The other party smiled and said, "Your camp is temporarily under our care, so don't worry about safety." But our daily expenses are very large, so be careful to eat you poor. ”

"Thank you, Master, for your advice, please rest assured. Townsend yelled, "Cliff"

"To" the monkey stepped forward.

"You are in charge of the daily life of the two masters, and you have to meet all the needs of the two masters. Townsend instructed the monkey: "Tell someone to go through the warehouse, and all the locally produced ability materials will be sent to the two adults."

"Townsend, we accept your kindness. The young anomaly, who had not spoken, stepped up and said, "But you still have to rush to the Silver Coast as soon as possible, report to the guild chapter, and don't miss the opportunity, it will be of great benefit to you." ”

"Don't sell it, what's the benefit?" asked Marcia, who seemed to be familiar with the young anomaly.

"Recently, there have been pioneers who have come to inspect it. The young psychic said, "If Townsend is a ...... of fame"

"Let's go right away" As soon as she heard this, Marcia's eyes lit up, and she turned to Townsend and said, "We must go right away"

Marcia is in a hurry, but it is not a trivial matter for the leader to leave the territory. In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, it is best to hide the matter of Townsend leaving from the outside world. And a leader like Townsend, he always had his own ideas on major matters - in addition to some of the guards and Vahu, he actually had to bring his own lieutenants.

These lieutenants include Harvey orphans, Warehouse Town children, and tribal descendants. The youngest was six years old, the oldest was thirteen years old, and there were both male and female. Most of them were already literate and able to write, and many of them had learned from Marcia. Townsend even took them to the battlefield and asked the lieutenants to take notes—the thorn roses struggling in fate, everyone had to be familiar with the smell of blood and the smell of fire, and even if they were too young to fight, they had to know what it was like to fight.

Originally, there were only more than 30 people, but after a battle, it became more than 50 people.

The reason for taking them on the road is very simple, the little lieutenants are the future of Thorn Rose, and they are also in the golden age of learning, this rare eye-opening opportunity, of course, you have to take them with you. As for the high-level anomaly, Townsend didn't really care about it, and he reported to the guild to register, at best, he was a high-level apprentice, and even the high-level anomalist couldn't help much......

Marcia couldn't talk to him at all, and looking at the eager eyes of the children, her eldest sister, who was indifferent on the outside and motherly on the inside, could only agree. So Townsend set out at night, and although the entourage was not mighty, it was still of a certain size, with as many as eight carriages alone, plus caravans and guards.

With such a number of people, it is definitely not fast, and they don't have the good equipment of the Anomalous Division, and they will have to walk for at least a month if they walk for half a month. In fact, Townsend has his little calculation in doing this, to put it simply, it is because he has a weak heart, and the Wizard Guild, if the big people in it see through his hole cards, it is really dangerous

To get from the north of the Quelsa Plain to the Silver Coast, you first cross the Quelsa Plain, then climb a mountain range to the south, then take a boat and go ashore through a large area of primeval forest, and then over a mountain range...... You can see the flag of the Silver Coast.

In a sense, Townsend is a frivolous and impatient person, and those who follow him will also be affected by this, so that they become impetuous, and the strings in their hearts are very tight, and they feel abnormal when they see everything, and they have to think about the "enemy". For example, people feel new at first, but then they start to feel bored and tired......

Accustomed to the grass and trees, it is a strange thing not to be tired, and after two days, everyone's eyes are full of bloodshots.

Townsend soon spotted the signs and found the crux of the problem as soon as he summed it up in his heart. So he summoned everyone over, arranged the details of the rotation of the field march in detail, and explained the current general situation to everyone, explaining that it was unlikely that there would be a sudden battle on the way, and only general vigilance was needed.

He freed most of the people from this over-vigilance. He wants to relax these people who have followed him all the way but have never rested well, let them see the scenery around them, and let the accustomed eyes of blood and fire feel the beautiful scenery.

Everyone galloped under the vast sunset of the grassland, everyone walked in the verdant mountains and sang with the light waves of the sea. Looking at the smoke accompanied by the returning birds, feeling the fragrance in the wind, everyone's faces gradually smiled, and their expressions became soothing.

All this is just a perk for his subordinates, and Townsend now only has endless notes on abilities and endless courses.

This was really lifting a stone to pierce his own feet, and the soothing Vahu and a group of officers did not say anything, what to ask, what to ask, what to ask, fully exposed the curiosity and broad ideas of the tribesmen, and even the group of Boy Scouts became extremely pestering, asking this and that around Townsend all day long......

And Townsend is not good at driving them away, anyway, they are all little guys who love to learn, and they are all their own flesh and blood.

The three ability apprentices are in the team, and there is also the identity flag given by the three-pole ability master, and no one dares to stop the team everywhere they go. Sheathing the scimitar and pinning the wildflowers to the armor was certainly good for Townsend's men. But everything must be divided into good and bad sides, a spectacular convoy will definitely attract attention, and there are many indigenous tribes along the way, and when they see that the blue thorn rose flag is not dangerous, they will start to watch Townsend and others.

It is human nature to compare with each other, and the simple herdsmen and Townsend cannot compare with food and clothing, nor can they compare with the momentum, but they have their own advantages, so around the convoy, all day long, all kinds of singing sounds, especially bright and melodious. This situation made Townsend devote himself to teaching very annoying.

He's annoying, not because those pastoral songs are not good, and he won't prohibit the lyrics of love and love between his brothers and sisters, but as a Yanei, it is unbearable to be provoked by others, whether it is with knives and guns or lyrics.

"Shall I drive them away?" the captain of the guard could see that Townsend was not pleased.

"Can that work?" Townsend shook his head: "The soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, we can't bully people, and we can't spare them"

Townsend walked a few steps into the grass and clapped his hands at the little lieutenants who were picking flowers everywhere: "Set-Together"

Among the flying flowers, more than fifty people ran back hula and stood in three rows in front of Townguard, their immature faces full of seriousness.

"We are a collective, and the elite cannot be compared in any way" Townsend said to the junior adjutants, "They sing, and we have to sing, do you have confidence?"

"Yes"

"Is there any determination?"

"Yes"

"Is there perseverance?"

"Yes"

"Good. Townsend rolled up his sleeves: "I'll teach you to sing today"

Marcia sighed as she stroked her head in the carriage, and it was hard for her to understand Townsend's face-loving temper. Even if there is a conflict with someone, whether it is a child of a family, a supernatural master, or a mercenary leader, he will not use this method to compare with others. Because Townsend will never overpower others in this kind of thing, nor will he take advantage of others.

When others use songs, he uses songs, and when others use their fists, he also uses their fists...... It's really time-consuming and laborious, and it's not nice to say, and it's more or less rude and stupid, right?

At the same time, she didn't think Townsend could teach the Crusaders to sing any normal songs. In addition to the aristocratic style that requires a lot of time to train, the song, in addition to the rough and original ecology of the natives, is the flashy singing voice of the bard, but no matter which one is not for children to learn. Townsend, don't you teach nursery rhymes......

In fact, not only her, but also the people of the caravan thought that the leader was venting his anger, and the guards from the tribe did not care, because it was their talent to be good at singing and dancing. If Townsend can't teach anymore, any one of them can stand up and replace it, ensuring that it will be effective in three days.

Just an hour later, a nine-year-old lieutenant walked to the front of the queue with a newly modified drum. He wore an ill-fitting military uniform, and used two trumpets to beat a simple drumstick, and his little face was flushed.

"Boom, boom, boom" two columns marched forward to the beat of the drum: "boom"

"In the vast sea of people, which one am I? In the rushing waves, which one am I?" In the neat steps, the singing voices of the junior lieutenants sounded low and powerful: "In the army that conquers the universe, there is one one who silently dedicates one, and in the long river of brilliant causes, there is one one who will always gallop."

"I don't need you to know me, I don't need you to know me, I have melted my youth into the mountains and rivers. The chorus rises at this time: "The earth knows me, the sea knows me, the thorns and roses will not forget me, they will not forget me"

These small-armed, small-legged children were singing with their heads held high, in a simple melody that no one knew, but in their weak bodies there was an invisible force in the flow of people who were defeated by the reality before them, and with them were the natives who galloped around them, at least near the convoy, around the banner of the Thorn Rose, and no natives would speak to sing.

"Which one am I in the charging team? Which one am I in the brilliant stars?" The children's chorus of the little lieutenants floated in the clear sky of the grassland and surrounded the green peaks: "On the journey to the universe, I am the one who fights selflessly, and in the constellation of the West Coast, I am the one who shines forever."

"I don't need you to sing my praises, I don't need you to repay me, I cast the light into the sky and the stars. The song of the little adjutants swelled with the waves of the sea: "The earth knows me, the sea knows me, the thorns and roses will not forget me, will not forget me"

The simple melody and simple rhythm ignite a certain emotion in people's hearts in the reciprocating roundabout. More and more people listened to this song, and they puffed up their broad chests, held high the banner of thorns and roses, and walked through the grasslands, over the mountains, over the oceans, and slowly approached the silver coast with unprecedented feelings and spirit......

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