Chapter 8: Shock
"Alright, that's all for today!" With a loud roar from Liangke, Tucker retrieved his terrifying sledgehammer from the tip of the troll Linka's pointed nose, then reached out and pulled up the troll guard sitting underground, smirking twice, not forgetting to squeeze his eyes at Piedro standing under the eaves of the cabin. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info
"Your biggest problem is forgetting that you are one. Individual bravery is important, but the true meaning of fighting is to be able to give full play to the advantages of numbers, cooperate with each other, give full play to each other's strengths, contain and attack, and make the enemy lose the ability to resist in the shortest possible time. Pidero, in the future, we will strengthen the cooperation training between them, understand?" Liang Ke reprimanded a few trolls who had just gotten up from the ground, and cursed in his heart, "These fools, how can they make the same mistake as a big football team in their previous life, they can shoot no matter how far they go, and they don't know how to pass into the penalty area." β
This is the third time that Liang Ke has come to the pit since the discovery of the pit. In the three months after the old Zida left, Liang Ke obtained a large amount of Mithril ore from this pit, and in Batu's tireless work, the ore became Mithril, and then used Mithril to exchange a large number of living materials and gold coins from the caravan of the Wuwang Kingdom to the provincial capital, as well as beautiful silk and fine porcelain that the old village chief had never seen, which made the material living standard of Liang Ke's family skyrocket. Lady Tees's Taal sheep were so numerous that they needed to be kept in a neighbor's sheepfold, and the troll guards had moved from their thatched huts to the newly built wooden buildings. The kind-hearted Mrs. Teess distributed the inexhaustible supplies and a large number of gold coins to the villagers, so that the life of the whole village was greatly improved, everyone said that Mrs. Teese picked up a baby bump that would give birth to gold coins in the village, and the more she looked at this little aunt of Tess, the more pleasing it became, and they all looked forward to this wonder boy named Aragon to bring more benefits to the village, and Liang Ke became the second village head. With the gold coins, the life of the troll tribe has also changed dramatically, and even a row of thatched huts have been built on the edge of the mine, Liang Ke is crossing Erlang's legs at this time, snorting tea fried with granite leaves, although it is a little bitter, but fortunately, it can warm the stomach and slowly dispel the cold of late autumn, Liang Ke is intoxicated with the happy life of the small mine owner.
"My lord, my lord, something is wrong!" Before Liang Ke could taste more happiness from this cup of happy tea, the sharp and panicked cry of the troll Pipita twisted Liang Ke's brow into a document number.
"What's the matter, say it slowly, what's going on?" Liang Ke splashed the remaining tea roots on the ground, looking at Pipita's anxious affection, knowing that something must have happened in the family, otherwise he wouldn't have made this brave troll run in front of him like a dog and scream.
"Drink some water and speak slowly. Liang Ke lifted the teapot and poured a bowl of tea for Pipita from his own tea bowl. He tried to calm his restless subordinates with his actions, and since something happened, the first condition to solve the problem was a calm brain.
"My lord, the morning after you left, a group of knights came to the village, led by the sheriff of Turing County, and with him came the leader of the Uwang caravan who exchanged Mithril from Brother Batu last time, and it seems that his name is Soto. This guy said that he was robbed of the goods when he passed through Shell Village, and the goods included Mithril that was ready to be presented to the governor. The old village chief argued with reason, but was whipped dozens of horsewhips by the sheriff, and he was about to lose his life. Later, Brother Batu and Mrs. Teess reasoned with the sheriff, and the sheriff tied them up, saying that they were robbers, and the evidence was Mithril and Mrs. Tees's silk dress found in Brother Batu's blacksmith's shop. They wanted to take my wife and Brother Batu back to the county for trial, and I jumped out to stop them, but they said that the village harbored demons, and they wanted to tie me up to Turing County, and hand me over to the church to be burned at the stake. Pipita is incompetent, and she didn't protect her mother, so please kill me. The troll Pipita finished telling what had happened in one breath, fell to her knees, touched her head to the ground, and waited for Liang Ke's punishment.
"Get up! It's not your fault, you've done a good job, remember to keep the green mountains without worrying about running out of firewood. Also, don't kneel on anyone in the future, even if someone puts a knife on your neck, including me, understand?" Liang Ke reached out and pulled the troll up and patted his thick arm to ease the guilt in his heart.
"Lao Tzu originally wanted to be the happy king of this life, but there is no one who can't open his eyes to put his neck up to try whether my knife is sharp or not. What do you say we should do, Pidero?" Liang Ke jumped on the table with his feet up, staring at the small eyes of the troll leader, and the white breath exhaled from his mouth sprayed onto Pidero's beard, instantly condensing into frost, giving Piedro goosebumps. Piderot seemed to see the night in Liang Ke's dark eyes, but more of a firm and unquestionable killing intent.
"Then you don't need to say, fuck it!" I have to say that Pidero and the trolls have been learning for the past few months, in addition to the rapid improvement of killing skills, the increasingly rigorous offensive and defensive thinking, and those indecent mantras of Liang Ke.
"Yes, Pidero, send you the Mithril knives that Master Zida just sent, and they will join you in witnessing the glory of the trolls. β
"Tucker, go back to your father and tell Brother Zida that I'm going to get my wife back, and I need that bow and that knife. β
"Brothers, take care of our mines, and don't let those shameful thieves take advantage of them. β
"Pidero, let's go. β
"Trolls always follow in the footsteps of adults, brothers, let's go. β
Liang Ke and the troll guards had just come out of the Gega Forest, and they saw the smoke billowing over the shell village at the other end of the Ergul River from a distance.
"My lord, the situation is not good, there is a thick smell of blood in the air. Pidero sniffed and lowered his voice to report the troll's unique perceptions to Liang Ke.
"Yes, it is possible that the enemy is still there, two spears and four knives, in groups of three, using the shadows of the eaves and walls to conceal their figures, advancing alternately, and covering the enemy according to their usual training, taking care to leave one or two alive. β
"Yes, sir. The trolls quickly entered the village with movements that were not proportionate to their size, and then gradually shrank and advanced along the outskirts of the village in two groups, until it was determined that the living villagers were concentrated in the small threshing floor in the middle of the village, and Liang Ke and the trolls gathered again for a brief tactical analysis and arrangement meeting.
"A total of nine villagers died, and I didn't see the bodies of Shi Niang and Brother Batu, but the old village chief died. β
"The rest of the villagers are concentrated in the threshing floor. β
"The Knights of Peace and Soto have returned to the county, and the rest appear to be mercenaries. β
"There are forty-nine enemies, all of them swordsmen or swordsmen, and no magicians have been found. β
"With our strength, we should take out all the enemies in five breaths. Piedro made an equally brief but affirmative analysis after listening to the brief briefings from the other troll guards.
"Okay, Pidero, you arrange the tactics, my only request is to have a living. Liang Ke once again emphasized tactical intent.
"Yes, sir. β
Piedero's tactics are very simple, the six-armed Zhexian of the five trolls unloaded the sandbags usually tied to his legs, jumped two feet high, and his high-speed rotating body drove six thick arms, and the six arms drove six thin and heavy Burmese knives more than two meters high, like five huge flying saucers, hanging with a buzzing, breathtaking hurricane, falling into the unprepared enemy camp like a god possessed.
Piedero's first knife sliced off the head of a swordsman diagonally, with half of the yogurt in the man's mouth, the second knife shaved off the entire head of another swordsman with a tooth-aching sound of bones grinding, and a small piece of flesh on his shoulder, and the guy only had time to turn his head to look at it, the third knife slashed the waist of the swordsman who had just stood up, and the fourth enemy only had time to draw half of the sword before he found that his legs and scabbard had been separated from his body, and the rest of the people did not make even an effective chopping action, and it turned into a sky of blood mist and fleshγ
The movements of the troll guards seemed to be consistent and efficient, as if they had been molded out, and the battle ended quickly with a few screams and the sound of sparse weapons clashing, as if Liang Ke's hand had gone from lifting to lowering so quickly, and there was no more complete enemy around the villagers. The swordsmiths who looked like the leaders who were standing a little farther away made the fastest and most correct reaction after a short shock, throwing away the jerky in their hands that had not been eaten, turning around and running, and not forgetting to throw away the two-handed greatsword that was now very cumbersome, and kept complaining in their hearts that the half-body armor on their bodies was really a burden for human life. But obviously, all these efforts were in vain, and in the next second, the three leaders who had not yet run fifty meters were all pierced through their thighs with huge throwing spears and nailed to the ground.
Liang Ke was satisfied with the performance of the troll guards, and this satisfaction came from the trolls' loyalty, execution, fearlessness, and bloodlust, which he knew were far more important than skill.
Liang Ke nodded at Pidero and said, "Pidero, let those bastards be quiet, I want to talk to the neighbors." Liang Ke pointed with his chin at the swordsmen who were still screaming like pigs.
"As you wish, my lord. Pidero's method was simple, he walked over and cut off the tongue of one of the swordsmen with a long knife, and then glanced at the other two with a cold and emotionless look, and the world fell silent.
"Uncle Aragorn, my grandfather was killed by them, and Taji will never see him again. Little Taji struggled out of the frightened crowd and threw himself on Liang Ke with blood flowing all over the ground, crying bitterly.
"Taji, don't cry, uncle will make these executioners pay, you have to believe uncle, look, hasn't uncle already started to make them pay?" Liang Ke squatted down, hugged little Taji's head, and gently patted Taji's thin shoulder, trying to heal his scars.
"Woooooooooo......oo Those hateful fellows, they also called us thieves, and they took Aunt Tees and Uncle Batu, and they also took Mom and Dad. Little Taji wanted to tell Aragorn all his grievances at once, because he knew that Aragorn and his troll guards had the power to kill all the lying magistrates.
"Good boy, don't worry, there is a saying in my uncle's hometown, a lying child feeds a big wolf, and uncle is much more terrible than a big wolf. β
"Aragorn, you must not spare these executioners, those dead villagers just stood up and said a fair word for you and Brother Batu, and they were killed by their comrades who framed them as robbers, and they died too unjustly. β
"The sheriff was in league with the profiteers of Uwang, and when they saw that we had obtained Mithril, they had a bad idea, and not only insisted that the goods we exchanged were robbed of them, but also that the Mithril we had worked so hard to dig up was theirs. β
"These bastards, this is not the first time we have bullied us poor people, Minggett's sister was robbed to be the sheriff's concubine last year, I heard that every day I was beaten all over my body by that perverted guy, it really doesn't make people live. β
"There is also the eldest son of the Lin family, because he complained to the tax officer, he was beaten on the grounds of tax resistance, and he is still lying at home and unable to work in the field. β
After a long period of fear, the villagers saw Aragorn and the troll guards kill the seemingly powerful swordsmen, as if they saw a light in the dark road, and they plucked up their courage and vented their anger in their hearts.
As a person who has lived in a society governed by the rule of law for 18 years, it is difficult to understand such a social environment where there are no rules, and justice and law are the air. In his previous life, he was a soldier, and the starting point of a soldier in doing anything is justice, even if he invades others, he must be under the banner of justice, so he only believes in justice. So, Liang Ke couldn't help but hold down the handle of the knife with his right hand, and the bone joints glowed with a miserable white luster because of the force.
Liang Ke subconsciously tilted his head to look at Pidero, trying to get some information from him to verify.
"My lord, I'm afraid you're telling the truth. Although I have very little contact with humans, my parents have often warned me that humans are the dirtiest, most cunning creatures, just like the last time Master Zida commented. Ahem, of course you are not included here. Pidero said his true opinion in a trembling tone, and then peeked at Liang Ke to find that his boss didn't seem to be angry about his evaluation.
"Oh, didn't you accuse these bastards of their crimes, didn't anyone take care of these miscellaneous things?" Liang Ke still habitually believes that law and justice are still the basic rules for maintaining the operation of a society.
Silence, then an idiot-like look, and finally an even more angry voice.
If the nobles can take a look at our complaint, it must have been a revelation from the Father. The so-called laws were only tools for the kings and nobles to restrain us commoners from rebellion, and what was written most clearly was that the nobles had the right to the first night of the girls in their realm. β
"Could it be that nobles are born nobles?" Liang Ke still didn't quite understand.
"Of course, nobles are born nobles, if commoners want to become nobles, then unless they go into battle to kill the enemy, help the empire expand its territory, and accumulate merit to obtain the title of nobleman, not to mention the chance of surviving on the battlefield and having great merit, it is that occasionally a commoner becomes a nobleman, how can he provoke the majesty of those nobles with real power for the sake of the commoners, and soon he himself will become a noble lord in the fish and meat country. β
Now that I don't have the advantage of being a rich second generation, it's really hard to mix here. Liang Ke silently looked at the villagers who had been bullied but could only shout injustice, just like looking at those bad classmates who had been beaten in school in their previous lives but didn't dare to tell their teachers. At this moment, sympathy may be a little bit, more pity and sighs.
"Pidero, help everyone to bring home what these bastards have stolen, bury the dead villagers well, pull the corpses of these scum together, douse them with fire oil and burn them, don't have a plague. Liang Ke instructed the trolls to plan the battlefield and deal with the aftermath, and then walked towards the three swordsmen who were poking on the pebble path like a target, and in front of the blacksmith's workshop passing by Batu, he kicked the big bluestone that Batu usually used to sharpen his knives in front of the three poor insects who were about to faint in pain.
Liang Ke sat on the big bluestone, raised his head and looked at the tallest and strongest swordsman among the three, because of the reverse afternoon sun, Liang Ke opened a small slit in one eye, one eye was completely closed, his nose was tendoned, and he pouted, which looked a little funny, but none of the three half-dead poor guys dared to laugh, because from the series of events just now, it is not difficult to analyze that the real demon of these demons is this human who looks a little funny, and it is obvious that the big bluestone under his ass shows that despising this human being is the most funny thingγ
"Now, who can tell me who you are, why are you framing these good villagers and good me? Oh, by the way, I want to get an answer before his blood is drained. After speaking, Liang Ke slowly pulled out the three-edged spear thorn from his boot and stabbed it into the artery of the right leg of the swordsman in front of him, and then, with the heartbeat, blood spurted from the blood groove to Liang Ke's feet one by one, but Liang Ke's feet did not move a single inch because of the blood splattered on it.
"Oh no, sir...... Grandpa ...... "The tall swordsman endured the dizziness of blood loss and tried not to let himself fall unconscious.
"We're just poor mercenaries, the Soto Chamber of Commerce in the Uwang Kingdom hired us to protect their caravans, those bad things were done by the damned Soto and the sheriff in Turingshire, we didn't kill anyone. β
"Oh, Taji!" Liang Ke beckoned to little Taji, who was standing far away.
"Uncle Aragorn, they didn't kill anyone, but they drove us from our house and then robbed us of our things. Little Taji looked at the leading swordsman viciously.
"No, sir. Don't listen to him, we're forced to carry out orders, you know, they're paid, we're going to do something!" the swordsman almost peed his pants when he heard little Taji's accusations, and his voice was hoarse.
"Is that so?" Liang Ke pulled out his tactical knife, lightly sliced through the leather bag that was bound under the swordsman's half-body armor, and with a bang, the gold and silver jewelry fell to the ground, so that he could not die, and a piece of Mithril pimple rolled to the side of Liang Ke's boot. Liang Ke bent down to pick up the Mithril stained with the blood of the sword master, and rubbed it against the sword master's face with a frown. "Didn't you steal this?"
"Big ...... Big...... This is what Soto and the damned sheriff asked us to loot before they left, and we still have to hand it in when we go back, but we can't count it as robbing!" the swordsmith cried hysterically as he looked at the mythril that might have killed him.
"Sophistry. Liang Ke naturally pulled the Triangular Thorn out of the guy's artery and stabbed it into his heart.
"Now, you can write down your crimes in as much detail as possible, and if I find any inconsistencies in your description, then it will be your fate. β
"Little Taji, go get two pens and paper for these two guys. β