Otherworldly.

It's still the dead forest.

It's still that gray sky.

A tall skeleton wandered aimlessly. The undead were also quite rare in this forest, and it wandered for a day, but it came across two of its kind. There is no communication between the skeletons, and when they pass by, they don't know when they will meet again.

There was a sound of footsteps behind him, and the tall skeleton turned back blankly, and it was another of the same kind who caught up. It turned its head and continued its journey. Suddenly, the whole world turned upside down, and the forest became in the sky. Its low intelligence could not answer the question for it, and it did not have time to think again, and a long knife shattered its skull.

A faint white mist floated out of the shattered skull, sucked in by Fengyue from the hollow that was originally a nose. Fengyue stood up, looked around, let out a silent roar towards the sky, and rushed into the forest with a speed that did not belong to the skeleton, to find the next target.

The "Dragon and Beauty" mercenary group embarked on a journey in the coolness of early autumn. Lens and his band of thieves rushed to Fort Sellers to reconnoiter the terrain and set up traps. In the mercenary team, Kate led one hundred and fifty knights in the lead, and Etter led two hundred swordsmen in the rear. In the middle of the line were more than a dozen large carts, quite heavy. Faith sat in one of the carriages, and Franco, as his bodyguard, sat in the carriage in a grand manner. Rogge rode alongside Kate, posing as an axe cavalryman.

The mercenary group's destination this time was Le Mans, a small town sixty miles away from Sellersburg. The town of Le Mans is of decent size, with more than 2,000 people in the town. Since the arrival of Lord Snow Fox, there has been no news about this town from the Alliance. Several reconnaissance by Lens showed that there were snow foxes in the town from time to time.

Early in the morning, the people of Le Mans got up one after another and began to prepare for the new day. The sun hadn't fully risen, but the morning light had already illuminated the town. The sound of chickens and dogs jumping gradually increased, and the smoke gradually rose. There are already sporadic industrious figures walking around the streets. This small mountain town, because of its remote location and poor property, often only three or five caravans arrive in a year. The people of the town are accustomed to living a self-sufficient, peaceful and quiet life for decades.

The morning breeze of early autumn has brought a little coolness, and the sun is slowly rising from the mountains and forests, and the bright red and golden glow coat the town with a layer of bright colors. The swaying trees in the town seem to be decorated with golden leaves, and the early birds join the chorus. What a morning view of the mountain country!

It's a pity that Rogge doesn't have half a bone around him. The fat man frowned at the low, dilapidated houses on both sides of the avenue, and even though it was the widest street in the middle of the town, there were few shops in sight. The townsfolk on the side of the road, dressed in rough and tattered clothes, looked at the cavalry that had broken the town's peace with curiosity, indifference, and even hatred.

"There are 2,000 people in this town, which is three or four hundred households, well, let me think about it, look at their poverty, the average family can have an income of 2 gold coins a year. If you do the math, the tax you can collect is five silver coins, and you have to pay three and a half dollars

...... In a year, can I have an income of 50 gold coins??Damn, this is my territory?" The fat man began to talk to himself, and the last sentence couldn't help but raise his voice.

Franco glanced at Rogge dissatisfied, and the fat man's wealth fan completely dispelled his Yaxing who admired the scenery of the mountain village. Kate said nothing, followed by sixty lightly armed axe lancers, and the rest of the mercenaries were nowhere to be seen.

The cavalry slowly reached the small square in the center of the town, where a large crowd had gathered, and a tall, energetic old man seemed to be the leader. He walked up and saluted, "My noble knights, I am the mayor of this town, Ian, what do you have to tell you to come to our poor place?"

Rogge said with a big grin: "We are the knights of the Duchy of Bavaria, my name is Rogge, this is Franco, this is Kate." In the future, this town and nearby places will be our territory. You're the mayor of the town, right, prepare something for us to eat first, and then report the population and income of the town. After eating, you take us around the town again. ”

"Wait!" A very tall, dark-skinned man stepped forward, carrying a huge hammer in his hand.

Kate frowned and looked at the big man, drove the horse forward slowly, and a cold aura gradually emanated. "Why, it looks like you still have some ideas, don't you?" Kate's axe gun was also modified by Fez. As the strength of the knights increased, they were beaten even heavier. The tip of the spear and the blade of the axe are magically blessed, making them extremely sharp and stronger. Kate slowly lifted her fighting spirit, although her skills were not enough and she could not externalize it, but the momentum of the whole person was gradually increasing.

In the face of Kate's momentum, the big man resisted quite hard, but he did not flinch. "I'm Bam, the blacksmith in town! What do you use to prove that it's the Knights of the Duchy? What did the Duchy do in the past besides collecting taxes? Why didn't you see a knight when those damn thieves came to snatch Xana? Why didn't any knights show up when they slaughtered my brother? Now that the thieves are gone, and we've just been quiet for half a year, you're back to collect taxes! What are the difference between you and those thieves! We're now the territory of the Ice and Silver Fox, at least they saved us!" The crowd around them twitched.

Franco tugged at Rogge and whispered, "Look! the townsfolk don't have a woman." And they all have weapons. Rogge took a closer look, and sure enough, it was. The townsfolk mostly had weapons in their hands, and of course the farm tools were barely weapons. Rog took a closer look at the surrounding houses, and noticed that there were some people peeping out from behind the closed windows.

Rogge grimaced and said to Kate: "Solve it quickly, I'm afraid there will be trouble." ”

Kate snorted and rode up. Bam roared in rage, and the hammer was raised high and slammed down. A cold light, a clear voice sounded, Kate's axe spear from the bottom up, easily cut the big man's hammer into two pieces, and when the people and horses were staggered, he slammed the handle of the gun into the back of the big man's heart. In the crisp sound of fractures, the big man spurted blood, flew out three or four meters, and fell heavily to the ground. There was another uproar in the crowd, and Kate glanced around, satisfying to see that there was more fear in the townspeople's eyes than hatred. He returned to his horse and walked towards Bam, who had fallen to the ground, his axe and spear raised, ready to cut him in two.

"Wait!" Ian rushed over and grabbed Kate's horse. "Lord Knight, Bam deserves death for offending the adults. But the adults had already taught him a hard lesson. For the sake of the people of all of us, let him not die. The old man has already asked someone to arrange some meals in the town hall, so don't be too rude. ”

Rogge looked around and said slowly: "This crime of collaborating with the enemy, let's write it down for the time being." Let's go eat first, then we'll clean up the fox-scratching foxes and fix your. I know you're still not convinced, and those fox-scratching foxes have given you some sweetness. But remember, this is our territory in the future! We are your masters! Our word is the law in this land! Whoever disagrees can try it like that fool. But don't expect me to show mercy this time. Ian, go find some pretty girls to say hello. If I find out that there are more beautiful girls in the town who don't come out, old man, you must be prepared to spend the last ten years in a slave camp. ”

The atmosphere in the town's halls was depressing. The knights were silently eating a simple breakfast, and a few of the town's girls were shuttling to deliver food and clean up some knives, forks and dishes. Occasionally, there were one or two sporadic screams, and I don't know which cavalryman touched the girl's ass again. Rogge and the other three sat at a table, constantly discussing something in a low voice, and the food on the table was swept up, but the three of them obviously had no intention of tasting the taste.

Old Mayor Ian stood aside with a smile. He was glad that the worst had not happened. The knights seemed to be of little interest to the girls of the town.

While preparing the meal, Rogge and the others kept interrogating him about the situation of the Snow Fox Brigade. Soon after the Snow Fox Brigade entered Sellersburg, a group of thieves came to the town of Le Mans, ransacked the town, and killed several people. The Snow Fox Brigade passed by the town at this time, annihilated the thieves, and saved the entire town. After that, Snow Fox's people often went to the town to exchange some supplies, and the price was fair. After the arrival of Snow Fox, the tax collector of the Alliance never appeared again, and the simple townspeople turned their hearts to Snow Fox. However, what the commoners think is not within the consideration of the nobles like Rogge. Politics is a compulsory subject for the big aristocracy, and most of them, the marginal and declining little aristocracy, will not waste time in politics.

The sound of horses' hooves came to an abrupt halt at the door of the town hall. A dusty axe knight rushed in, took off his helmet, hurried to Rog's table, and said loudly: "The snow fox has been found......" "Snap", Kate slapped him hard, "What are you doing so loudly!" The knight was immediately silenced, and whispered to Rogge and the others.

Rogge and the others repeatedly questioned the cavalryman, and their voices were extremely low. Ian could only vaguely hear a few sporadic words such as "sneak attack, ambush, demon forest". The old mayor carefully kept himself and his smile and posture, for fear of causing some misunderstanding.

At this time, the plan was decided. Several aristocratic scum laughed at each other. A few men beckoned the knights to get up and get on their horses, and rushed out of the town like the wind, leaving only a town hall with a mess of cups and plates. Ian hurriedly summoned a very clever looking teenager and whispered a few words, and the boy answered. After a short time, the boy rode and followed the trail of the cavalry. Ian was busy comforting a couple of girls with red and swollen eyes.

An hour later, the young Pegasus rushed back. A short time later, another rider galloped out of the mayor's house and quickly disappeared in the direction leading to Fort Sellers.

Hart hasn't been in a good mood this year.

The captain of the dignified Snow Fox Brigade, an eleventh-level swordsman, was actually sent to this kind of poor country, and he came here for more than half a year. He cursed viciously, and walked around the castle.

The coolies carried bags of ore to the wagons with great difficulty, and the small square in the castle lined up with six wagons, now half-full. Hart was supposed to be tasked with excavating a necromancer's laboratory, but found nothing. Unexpectedly, he discovered a vein of rich iron concentrate, which is of very high grade and can be used directly for steel smelting. For the mineral-poor Duchy of Ron, this iron ore is extraordinarily valuable, but it is a pity that it is located in the Duchy of Bavaria, and can only be mined secretly.

The Duchy of Bavaria strangely ignored the Snow Fox's occupation for a long time, but despite this, Hart had to do his best to keep the mining operation secret. The strange attack a few months ago cost Hart several elite cavalry and a mid-level magician, who happened to be the brother-in-law of the deputy head of the mercenary group, for which Hart was called back to headquarters to be scolded and extended to be stationed in Fort Sellers for a year. Thinking of this, Hart's mood became even more depressed, and he began to look for lazy coolies, ready to practice his whipping skills again.

A horse galloped across the square of the castle, and the knight jumped off his horse and ran before Hart, whose face sank, then gradually cheerful, and finally laughed. He slapped the messenger hard and said, "After cleaning up those rabbit cubs this time, I will recommend you to the Ice and Snow Fox!

A moment later, one hundred cavalry and two hundred light infantry assembled in the square of the castle. A black-robed mage also stood beside Hart. Hart gave an order, the gate of the fort was opened, and three hundred Snow Fox mercenaries drove out of Fort Sellers, leaving only fifty swordsmen in the fort.

Rogge and the others were still walking unhurriedly on the avenue leading to Fort Sellers like an outing, and the formation of the cavalry was very open. Turning a small mountain pass, the cavalry in front of him suddenly stopped, and the cavalry behind was blocked, scolding and squeezing forward, turning the intersection and seeing, there was no sound.

In an open field ahead, Hart, dressed in heavy armor, and the Snow Fox mercenaries lined up to wait for Rogge.

Rogge and the others gasped.

The snow fox is worthy of being called elite, the queue is strict, solemn, and there is no sound neighing. Seeing Rogge and the others, Hart smiled fiercely, licked his lips with his tongue, slowly raised the cavalry spear, and the infantry behind them were divided into two teams, and began to outflank them slowly and neatly in a sonorous sound. Every ten steps he takes, he raises his sword and strikes his shield and shouts "Kill!" The cavalry was still silent, and Hart's spear was raised high, without shaking for a minute, but a murderous aura rose into the sky. There are only a few hundred people, and the killing atmosphere is like thousands of troops!

Rogge and the others were shocked, and they wanted to lure the enemy with fifty cavalry, and they would attack for a while to kill the opponent's sharp spirit. But he never expected that the other party was such a fierce lion. The horses were so excited by the murderous spirit that they began to step on their hooves restlessly, and some of the cavalrymen were already pale. The rookie cavalry, which has been formed for half a year and has been trained for just two months, is really so big that when it faces veterans who have been on the battlefield for a long time, the gap is immediately apparent.

Several aristocratic scum glanced at each other and found that each other's faces were also snow-white.

Rogge immediately made a decision and chanted a spell, and a black mist floated between the battle formations of the two sides, and after it dispersed, the ground was covered with dense cobwebs, covering a radius of dozens of meters. Kate's axe gun was raised high, and the envoy gave the order: "Ready!!Bow open! Aim at the infantry team in front on the left, shoot!" Dozens of arrows whistled and flew towards the infantry team at 200 meters, and the snow fox infantry raised their shields in unison. However, their equipment is really not very good, the light shield is not enough to cover the whole body, and the leather armor is not good at protecting the bow and arrow. After the rain of arrows (if this little arrow can also be called a rain of arrows), five or six infantry fell to the ground.

Kate's axe gun swung again: "Bow open, shoot!" Another rain of arrows, and the Snow Fox infantry fell five or six men again. The Snow Fox infantry began to charge, trying to shorten the distance between the two sides. Hart calmly stared at the opponent's ranks, as a battle-hardened commander, he had to wait until the opponent was at his most chaotic before the cavalry launched the final assault. Although Rogge's magic will not stop his cavalry, the speed of the sprint is greatly affected, but fortunately, this magic does not last long, only five or six minutes, Ha is unique to patience. Unconsciously, he stuck out his tongue again and licked his lips, like a wolf that smelled blood.

Kate raised her axe for the third time: "All ready!" The snow fox infantry had already rushed to a hundred meters, and when they heard Kate's order, they immediately raised their shields above their heads and continued to sprint, but their speed inevitably slowed down.

Kate yelled: "All turn around, retreat!!" Most of the mercenaries of the dragon and the beauty are veteran oils, and they retreat quickly and without panic, and in a moment they have turned around and started to run along the way they came. Hart was stunned, and Rogge and the others had already crossed a short distance.

Hart was only trembling with anger and roaring fiercely: "Chase me!!Catch up with these sons of bitch!!"

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