Chapter Twenty-Four: Secret Deals
Bolin opened his eyes, and the sense of power coming from his body made him a little unable to believe the facts in front of him, a few days ago, he had been worrying that his cultivation speed was too slow because his fighting strength was too strong. Unexpectedly, it was so early in the morning, it was directly promoted by more than two levels. At the same time as he was surprised, he really realized the power of the vortex in his body! He knew that whether it was the current surge in his level or the suppression of the dragon clan last night, he couldn't get rid of this vortex, but he was not strong enough now to understand the mystery.
At this time, there were some footsteps in the aisle in the distance, and he knew that the battlefield should be cleaned and reported to him.
The first one to come in was Wu Xiaotian, who shook his head and looked trembling, he was stunned as soon as he entered the door with his legs on his legs and found that Bolin had broken through, but his face was strange for a while, and he said embarrassedly:
"Uh, congratulations, boss, you've finally broken through Level 2 and entered... Level three!"
The other people who came in also had abnormal faces, Bolin's strength had almost become a piece of their heart, everyone knew that he used some means to hide his strength, but the more they couldn't guess, the more itchy and uncomfortable they became.
Bolin couldn't guess what was going on in their hearts, he just laughed it off, not intending to explain his strength, but to ask about the results of the battle.
Asking this question, there is excitement, pleasure, and heaviness on the faces of the people below. Uncle Hua took a small old notebook and began to read it.
"After counting, there are a total of one hundred and eighty-one dragon rats and three dragon beasts, all of which have been destroyed. ”
"Wait. How can it be one hundred and eighty-one?"
Boleyn remembered counting yesterday that there were only one hundred and eighty.
"And it's just the one we caught!"
Gu Qi on the side said with some gloom, it seemed that their mission was doomed to failure.
"Oh, I see, don't worry, Captain Gu Qi, I will definitely make up for your losses. ”
But at this time, Gu Qi shook his head, and then said apologetically;
"There is no need for compensation, this attack of the beast tide is very likely to be caused by us. In fact, there are some inexplicable feelings among the dragons, and perhaps it is this reason that will trigger this attack. Hey, it's time for me to apologize to you!"
Bolin's eyes flickered, and he didn't say anything but motioned for Uncle Hua to continue.
"After Zhang Zhong and Captain Gu Qi's appraisal, last night's harvest can be exchanged for a total of three hundred and seventeen points of military merit, plus the sale of those corpses, there is probably an income of nearly 20,000 gold coins. ”
Uncle Hua said, and there was also an excited commotion in the crowd. Especially the people of the Qi Hunting Squad, they usually can't kill so many people when they come out to hunt for half a year, and the corpses they kill are even more difficult to take away. This time, I didn't expect to kill so many in just one night, and even the corpses could be put to good use.
So everyone turned their eyes to Bolin, how to divide the spoils of war this time.
This was undoubtedly a test for Boleyn, as many of the disbandments or divisions of the squad were closely related to the uneven distribution of the loot. And looking at so many pairs of eager eyes below, he avoided this topic first.
"How about Uncle Hua's casualties last night?"
"Last night, the beast tide did not break through our defense line, there were no casualties among ordinary people, three people in Xiaotian's team were seriously injured, and the most casualties were Lao Zhang's team, ten new arrivals, six people died, and the original team also died two people, except for Lao Zhang himself, the rest were all seriously injured, and two people have lost their ability to fight. ”
Uncle Hua silently finished reporting the data, but the people in the room were all heavy, although such a result was enough to be called a great victory, but the sacrifice always made people's hearts heavy.
"All earnings and military exploits are distributed equally according to the number of people. After eliminating the Qihou Hunting Squad, half of the military merit and income distributed by the town's subordinates are at their own discretion, and the rest is purchased by Uncle Hua in a unified manner, arming all the remaining people. In addition, the bereavement pension for the sacrifice is twice as much as that of the military. Those who are incapacitated can choose to live in their own town or in their home country of Goyang County, and the pay is twice as high as that of the military. ”
Bolin said lightly, the crowd couldn't help but a small cheer, the way he took was very close to the emperor's regulations, but the treatment was much higher than that of the military, I believe that if the news spreads, there will definitely be many people who are willing to come here to work for him.
After the business talk, the crowd dispersed, but one person remained in Bolin's room with some trepidation, and the person in Boleyn's memory was called Ma Qiu, who was the original small leader of the gang.
"Is there anything else you can do?"
He asked, but Ma Qiu looked very hesitant, and finally made up his mind to speak.
"Oh no, master, my lord, I have something to tell you, I don't know whether to tell you or not. ”
Boleyn smiled at his apprehensive look.
"Let's call me my lord, I don't really treat you as slaves, just say anything. ”
The horse Qiu was moved for a while, and only after making up his mind did he speak:
"My lord, I have no evidence of what I am about to say, but the stakes are high, and if the matter is true, I am afraid that we will still be in danger. ”
"Well, tell me about it first. ”
Hearing him so cautious, Boleyn couldn't help but be curious.
"When the villain used to serve great-grandson Hong, he mentioned one thing to the little one more than once after he was drunk. According to him, the Marquis of Dongji seems to have some secret deals with the dragon clan on the other side, and he also said that whoever dies on this buffer belt will die. Small suspicions, suspicions of this attack.... ”
Rao is Bolin's concentration couldn't help but shrink his pupils, in fact, not only him, many people felt that this beast tide attack was very strange, and it was not in line with common sense. And after so much time, it is reasonable that these border strongholds should have reacted a long time ago, but until now, the regular army of the empire has not appeared. Combined with what Gu Qi said before, combined with the military reports before his father's accident and Bolin's own conjectures, the answer is about to come out!
The horse stood worriedly, he couldn't see any expression on Bolin's face, but he obviously felt that the air in the room was slowly becoming oppressive, and a strong slaughter was slowly emanating from Bolin's body! At this time, he suddenly found that there were many extremely light dark green ripples in the room for no reason, if he hadn't thought he was a scholar-level cultivator and stood so close, otherwise he would definitely not have been able to find it.
He didn't know what these were, but he could feel as if he was trapped in the water, and he immediately remembered the strange behavior of those dragon beasts last night, and a flash of lightning flashed through his mind.
He had seen Dongji Hou make a move, it seemed that there were similar fighting ripples around him, could it be that such a young boy in front of him had already stepped into the 'general' level? But if it wasn't these, what would it be? Suddenly he thought of another possibility, and then broke out in a cold sweat, and when he looked at Bolin again, his eyes had turned into pilgrimage worship!
And Boleyn was on the verge of an outburst at this time, his father's face was still in his memory, and the screams of last night were still echoing in his mind, could it be that these sacrifices were all because of the evil deeds of those villains?
As if out of instinct, his hand slowly touched his chest, and although the 'Tears of the Ancestor' had lost its value as his mother had said, his habits remained the same. The slightly cool touch made his heart cool down, and he understood that he was still too weak.
In the evening, Uncle Hua blew a sad requiem on the small slope of the back mountain, a fire burned on the hillside, and all the people in the town stood silently by the fire, quietly bidding farewell to the warriors who died last night.
At this time, a group of cavalry suddenly rushed out of the main road leading to the town, but when they saw the fire here, the whole brigade stopped. Then a sturdy female knight dismounted and walked slowly to this side, and when she came to the hillside, she did not say anything, but stood there silently with her hands on her chest.
After Uncle Hua finished blowing a song, the crowd began to disperse, and many people passed by the female knight's side, but they were not very friendly, and the emperor did not fulfill his obligations when they were in danger. But her eyes were constant and unwavering, as if nothing had been seen.
"You are the new Gaoyang Bosong Bolin?"
The knightess stopped Boleyn, then took out a badge and showed it, and continued:
"I'm Zhao Xuanyu from Dongxing Castle, I'm sorry we're late. ”
Bolin looked at the female knight in front of him with some surprise, he didn't expect that she would choose to apologize first when they met, but his eyes were quickly drawn away by the badge. It was a gold badge, although it was a little old, but you could clearly see a tiny galaxy painted on it, which was the coat of arms of the royal family!
He silently took this to heart, and then spoke:
"The East Star Fort is two days away from here, and you've done your best. ”
Hearing his answer, a hint of surprise flashed in Zhao Xuanyu's eyes, she could see Bolin's third-level cultivation at a glance, but she was a little surprised by his insight and bearing. So she decided to get straight to the point.
"To tell you the truth, I thought you were going to die, I was going to collect your bodies, and even the body bags were ready for you. ”
"Is that a disappointment to you?"
Bolin continued to lead her down, and this angle was just enough to see the place where the bloody battle had been fought last night, and although the corpses there had been removed, the thick blood stains were not so easy to fade away.
Zhao Xuanyu's eyebrows couldn't help but be raised, and with her professional eyes, she could naturally see at a glance the tragic situation of last night's battle.
"Since you're all right, it's okay for me to look around. ”
She asked, but she wasn't asking for Boleyn's permission. In her eyes, Bolin, a third-level cultivator, was not even qualified to talk to her.
Bolin looked at the female knight who was slowly walking down the mountain, and a haze flashed in his eyes.
The Second Route Army, which was defeated at that time in 'East Star Fort', was also on his death list!