When I got back to the hotel, the others were already waiting there. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 Neither Aluca nor Sinong said anything about the dispute between the two, but it is unknown whether Synon would tell anyone else in private. Actually, he doesn't really care, and his plan can be completed by himself.

"I have bad news, and worse news. Henry was a little tired, but he was still more energetic than when he was in the tunnel before, "Which one do you want to hear?"

Xinong thought for a moment and said, "There is no difference, let's talk about them one by one." ”

Henry said: "We only got one piece of information from the village chief of Feide, that is, the blood god priest lives on an island in the small lake behind the village, and the food, clothing, shelter and transportation are provided by the villagers. Normally, he doesn't have to do anything, as long as he doesn't go out of the confines of the lake, and the village chief doesn't know why. My personal guess is that the Blood God, like any other god, needs the Divine Division as a channel to give believers divine powers. And for some reason, the blood god's divine power could only be released within the confines of that lake.

So...... The first piece of bad news was that the village had only twenty militia members, and that was all the prime men in Ashwood Village. In addition, they were not very good at fighting, and since they were not bothered by food, there were not even hunters in the village. The only thing to be thankful for is that although they are also skinny, their physical strength is no different from that of ordinary people. Coupled with the fact that you won't die if you don't get decapitated, it must not be a big problem to drag some knights.

The second piece of bad news is that we were probably attacked earlier. The coachman, who had been watching the wind in the mountains, had not long ago hurried back to the village, saying that he had seen the members of the Knights of the Green Lake ascending the mountain, thirteen in all. Among them were twelve heavily armed knights and a priest of the god of the lake. ”

Cui Hak continued: "Judging from Lao Tzu's many years of experience, it would be good for a few of us to be able to deal with three knights. Don't look at how easy it was for me to kill that bald idiot before, but one-on-one and one-on-many require completely different combat skills, and I can't guarantee that I can kill enemies quickly. As soon as the battle becomes longer, our disadvantage will become greater and greater. Not to mention the priest who can release water arrows. ”

Shinon muttered, "Knights in full armor...... In other words, I'm afraid that Jopha's archery skills will not work. Aluca, I know you're in a good head, do you have any ideas?"

Aluka nodded and said, "They're riding up the mountain, right?"

Henry said, "How do you know?"

"Since the carriage can go up the mountain, the knights can naturally ride up the mountain, and it is impossible for them to give up their advantage to come and fight us on foot. I don't need to talk about the superiority of the knights over the infantry, right?" Aruka muttered, tapping lightly on the wooden table, "so the first thing we need to do is to set up a tripwire first, and then move some obstacles to the entrance of the village. Be careful not to be too high for the obstacle to jump over. ”

"Why?" Trihack couldn't figure out.

"Only if they feel that they can jump over the obstacle will they not dismount, but will accelerate their charge and hit their head on the tripwire, so that we will have a certain advantage before the battle. "It's a very simple psychological trap. For example, if a person accidentally discovers that his dinner has been poisoned, he will throw away all his dinner. But at this time, he feels that he is out of danger, and often does not notice that the burning candle is also releasing poisonous gas. ”

"But they must all be experienced knights, and they may find signs of stumbling horses," said Cinnon. It's fine if it's night, but tomorrow when they arrive it should be early in the morning. ”

"So we need a second trap," Arouca said. We're going to have to kill that lake priest before we get rid of it, or kidnap it back to the village. Then the other knights must have panicked and angry, and they could not afford to take this responsibility. People tend to panic at such times and are eager to kill us to atone for their sins, so that our plans can succeed more easily, and we no longer have to face a terrible priest protected by knights in battle.

In general, clergy are physically weak and do not wear armor. They are highly lethal and lack self-preservation, and can only exert their combat effectiveness under the protection of knights. Therefore, early assassination and kidnapping are the best way to deal with them. ”

Jofa said in admiration: "Brother, you are simply a genius. ”

"That means we're going to take advantage of the darkness to attack the Knights' camp. Xinong concluded.

"Wrong, very wrong. Aluca objected unashamedly, "It's me, not us." Is that called assassination? Is that called kidnapping? Is that called rushing to the camp! I can handle this alone, and you stay behind and direct the villagers to set up traps. ”

Hearing this, Trehack said angrily: "Absolutely not, this is too dangerous!"

Henry agreed and said, "Actually, what Aluca said makes sense, this kind of thing is easy for a person to succeed. ”

Naturally, Aluka would not be persuaded by Trihak, and said: "Actually, there is something you don't know all along...... I prefer to do things alone. ”

Cui Hak snorted coldly: "When we went on missions together before, why didn't I hear you talk about it?"

Aluca replied, "Because I know you don't like to hear it." Between what I like and what you like, I chose the latter, isn't it very touching? That's right, I'm such a righteous person. ”

Cui Hak said in a sullen voice: "Fuck off, I won't agree anyway." ”

"You don't have a choice, to be precise, we don't have a choice. Aluca said seriously, "If there are too many people, we will not succeed, and we are not capable of facing a priest of the lake god who is safe to attack under the protection of the knights. Or do you think that your mortal body with the blood of the sun god flowing can be harder than the iron armor?"

Sinong also came out to help: "I agree with Aluca's plan, he is smarter than us, and he will not say it if he is not sure." ”

Trevak scolded: "It's not your turn to speak!

Xinong was scolded with a gloomy face, but in the end he did not refute his teacher. Aluca, on the other hand, had no scruples and said loudly: "Teacher, I hope you can understand one thing, that is, if we want to survive, we need a leader, and there can only be one voice in the team, so that we can unite our strength! We're not the mercenaries who intimidate the robbers into driving away the wolves, we're the ones who face the old gods, and there's more danger here than you've ever put in in the past few decades of mercenary life combined, so we can't afford to be willful!"

Aruka's words were reasonable, and Trehaq couldn't say anything more, just a little sad. Xinong muttered secretly: "When you were in the hospital just now, you didn't ignore my thoughts at all......

"Since there were no objections, I set off. Without saying a word, Aluka got up and left, and the others had to say goodbye to him with the eyes of a hero. Only Aluka knew in his heart that it was not that he wanted to play the role of a lone hero, but that his plan could only be completed by himself.

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The way down the mountain was known only to the village coachman, and it was not a casual talk. Even the merchants who came to Ashwood Village in the past were brought back to the village by the coachman by chance on the road, and finally sent to the bottom of the mountain. Therefore, Aluca can only use the power of the coachman to find the camp of the Knights of the Green Lake.

By this time it was completely dark, but the coachman seemed to be able to see at night, and the torches did not need to be used to bring Aluka to the vicinity of the camp, perhaps as part of the blood god's divine power.

Before disembarking from the carriage, Aruka changed into a sackcloth suit that was often worn by merchants, cut a few bloody cuts on his body with his sword, and then asked the coachman to tie his hands behind him with a rope prepared in advance. When the coachman left, Aluca found a tall rock, climbed it and made a free fall. This was repeated several times, and he grinned his teeth and became a little unconscious.

Then he stumbled and howled as he ran towards the Order's camp.

“...... Help me...... Save ......"

The knights who were keeping vigil in the camp soon followed the mountain wind and heard a miserable cry for help. Cautiously drawing his long sword, he walked less than a hundred meters outside the camp when he saw a black-haired young man in tattered clothes running towards him, his hands tied behind his back, and his face was full of frightened, tired and painful expressions.

The knight was much less guarded, but he still stretched out his sword and shouted, "Don't come here!

Arouca was unequivocal, opened his mouth and spit out the word "save", and then fell to the ground, making a Mars impact on the earth-style sacrificial attack, trying to make himself really faint. For many people, it is difficult to live, and it is always easy to die, so he fainted contentedly.

In about half an hour, Aluca woke up, which he had estimated beforehand. When I grabbed the ground with my head just now, I could only take a slight concussion.

When he awoke, he was already in a tent in the Knights' camp, the rope that bound his hands had been untied, and the wounds on his body had been carefully treated. Aluca can be sure that the glorious and heroic Knights of the Green Lake have fully believed in his identity. In this era, the selection of knights does not require a Ph.D. from an Ivy League university, let alone a complete system for loyalty ratings, let alone any high intelligence and reasoning skills. All a knight needs is bravery, piety, fear of death, and strong muscles.

When they saw the tragic situation in Aluca, they thought not of a suspicious plan, but of a miserable follower of the lake god who had been brutally persecuted by the infidels. Such a pitiful scheming is not as good as the elementary school students who steal money all day long in the 21st century to play DNF in Internet cafes, and people still know how to lie to their parents that the class charges class fees. Aluca can't help but have some regrets.

However, it was a rule to do a full set of acts, and he tore his throat and shouted, "Help me! Devils! They are all devils!"

Hearing Aluca's scream, a man pulled back the curtain and stepped into the tent. It was a young man, in his early twenties at most, wearing a light green robe, presumably the priest of the lake god who had come with the party. In just one glance, many thoughts flashed through Aluca's mind. The first and most important one is that divine magic does not seem to need to be studied and skilled like magic, and such young people can also use it. The second is that priests do have a higher status than knights, and except in exceptional circumstances, the person who conducts the interrogation is generally the leader. The third is that as a lover of Western magic, it is a pity not to see the gray-haired old priest......

The young priest said softly, "Don't panic, you're safe." ”

With a look of surprise, Aluka said, "Oh my God, are you a great priest! It's the first time I've spoken to a priest, please...... Forgive me, would I be disrespectful to the god of the lake in my current appearance?"

The young priest was pleased with Aluca's performance, and said reservedly, "The people of the lake god are all equal, and as long as you are pious, the lake god will not care about your appearance. Even if it is a white-haired and white-skinned son of calamity, the lake god does not discriminate equally. Now, please tell me what happened to you, and I will do justice for you. ”

What kind of white-haired and white-skinned son of calamity is probably congenital albinism. It seems that discrimination is everywhere, and treating everyone equally is also called the son of disaster...... Aluka struggled to recall the most unbearable moments of her life, such as being snatched of a lollipop by a neighbor's little Lori, and being stolen from her newly bought GBA after walking around the game hall, crying sincerely, "......Great Priest!" I had escaped from the village of Ashwood, which was inhabited by devils! As I passed by at the foot of the mountain, an old man said he needed my goods and brought me into the village of Ashwood. At first everything was normal, I sold a lot of rice and apples, and who knew that I accidentally found the inn's wine cellar full of heads! Then these terrible devils arrested me, they tortured me, they beat me, and I saw them kill innocent worshippers of the lake gods, and please their terrible evil gods with their blood!"

When the young priest heard this, his expression changed dramatically, and he said viciously, "These damned heretics...... It seems that the punishment given to them by the priest is too light, and they all have to go to hell! Don't worry, we will protect you, and you will witness the destruction of Ash Wood Village by the Knights of the Green Lake!"

Aluka hurriedly shook his head with fear on his face and said, "No, no, no...... I appreciate your kindness, but I really don't want to go back to Ashwood Village, I just want to sleep well here, and I'll go down the mountain by myself tomorrow morning. ”

The young priest tilted his head and thought for a moment, then said, "Well, I respect your opinion. But it's too dangerous for you to go down the mountain alone, and who knows if there are any remnants of these heretics hiding in the mountains. Do you know how to ride a horse?"

Who is Aluca, the young priest guessed all the follow-up conversations with a single question, and he really didn't expect happiness to come so quickly, so he nodded hesitantly.

The young priest smiled, "Very well, I will personally send you down the mountain, so that tomorrow I will also have time to participate in the battle against Ash Wood Village, I think the knights are willing to wait for a while for a devout believer." ”

Aluka squirmed and shirked for a moment, but then disrespected.