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From the Misty Forest to the Plains of Chaos, there are several cities in between, and there are a few mountain beams in between, but the terrain is not dangerous, and only a few small thieves who can't make it in the Plains of Chaos will ambush nearby. www.biquge.info However, their target is only some passers-by, and they don't dare to start with a slightly larger caravan, let alone a big caravan like us, so we haven't encountered any trouble along the way.

The Chaotic Plains may be regarded as the most peculiar place on the continent, saying that it is a plain, but in fact, the terrain here is not flat, and it is more appropriate to say that it is hilly, because it is just at the junction of the three kingdoms of the Oss Empire, the Guchas Empire and the Orat Empire, so it has become a three-regardless zone.

In fact, any of the three kingdoms were eager to bring it into the Empire's territory, but it turned out that it was not a good idea to send troops to occupy it. For thousands of years, there have been countless bandit groups that have made their home here, don't look at it, it seems that some villages and towns will appear here every few tens of miles, in fact, those are basically the base camps of the bandits. Moreover, not only on the ground, but also underground, there are also camps of thieves. It can be said that the entire Plain of Chaos is a huge den of thieves.

It is foreseeable what kind of trouble the troops stationed in such a place will encounter. Almost every day, they are harassed by thieves, and military food and grass are often missing. Over time, this loss accumulated no less than starting a major war, so the three countries almost unanimously chose to withdraw their troops from here, and after that, no country was willing to occupy this place.

Seven days later, we finally came to this chaotic place. Almost as soon as they entered the Plains of Chaos, Captain Mandello and Butler Mirante gave the order to be on guard at the same time.

I amusedly said to Mirante, "Do you need to be so nervous? We've just entered the Plains of Chaos. If I'm not mistaken, it's going to take at least five days for us to get out of here, do you want everyone to be on alert for all five days?"

"This is a must!" Mandelo said as he ran over and said, "Here, thieves can appear at any time and place, and we have to do this." Two years ago, I was ambushed by thieves here. ”

"So, did they appear out of nowhere like this?" I said suddenly, and suddenly a palm slapped out and hit a dead tree on the side of the road. Suddenly, sawdust flew, the dead tree was torn apart, and a thief scout appeared in its original location.

Several nearby mercenaries immediately swarmed up and surrounded him. Obviously, this was a thief scout, and he chose to hide in a dead tree in the hollow, naturally wanting to find out the caravan's intelligence. This method is really good, even Mirante, who is a low-level sword saint, didn't find out, but unfortunately, when he met me, he could only be considered unlucky, but the thief was not timid, but said calmly: "What do you want to do?"

An experienced mercenary said impatiently: "Don't ink, let's say, which thief group? How many people are in the group? When are you going to start? If not, don't blame us for being polite." ”

"Hmph, what about telling you? Anyway, the outcome of your line of work is already predestined as soon as you step here. I haven't decided where to start, so I don't know. I'm from the Wandering Wind Thieves, but we're not the only ones who did it this time, including the famous Black Sand Bandits, we have more than ten thieves in total, and more than ten times as many as you. Without hesitation, the thief replied immediately......

"Liufeng, can't you think you're still full? Okay, we won't be difficult for you, you can go. The mercenary waved. The Flowing Wind Thieves Group ranks ninth on the mainland, and its strength is also superior.

The thief was not surprised, and said, "Thank you very much." Don't worry, I will help you plead for mercy when the time comes, and it will not be difficult for you. As he spoke, he looked at me seriously before leaving.

I curiously said to Captain Mandero, "What's going on?"

Captain Mandelo smiled and said, "This is the mercenary rule. As long as the captured thief is willing to cooperate obediently and does not play tricks, we cannot hurt his surname. Since you don't want to kill him, then the surname Suo will let him go. ”

I secretly said: No wonder thieves are so rampant on the mainland, they are really treated too well. If you miss it, you can simply get out, which is much more comfortable than a mercenary who wants to be born and die. Come to think of it, mercenaries don't want thieves to go extinct, which almost means that mercenaries are unemployed. The story of the cat and the mouse, I can't imagine that it is so perfectly represented here.

Along the way, I couldn't help but be amazed, and with the help of my psychic sense, I saw far more than anyone else. They only saw traces of the ground, but I could infer from the signs what was underground. The underground here is far more complicated than the aboveground. Along the way, there will be some thieves lurking underground to spy on us, but since I already have a rough idea of their situation, I don't bother to catch these scouts anymore. Moreover, just from the situation of the scouts, I can also roughly estimate the time when the thieves will do it. In this way, these thieves have become my scouts without even knowing it.

On the third day of entering the Plains of Chaos, the thieves finally appeared.

On the empty plain, suddenly, figures continued to rise on the ground around them, and inadvertently, the caravan had been completely surrounded.

Although there is no rule in the arrangement, when the number of people reaches a certain scale, just this number is shocking enough. Besides, they still came out of the ground at the same time, looking at them one by one with expressionless faces, just this pressure is already scary enough.

"Be on guard!" The mercenaries and guards were not surprised, they knew that this battle was inevitable, so naturally they would not panic because of the appearance of the thieves. Almost at the same time as the thieves appeared, they had already begun to change their formation. The originally long queue quickly turned into a circle, and the mercenaries and guards all swords in their hands, protecting the carriage inside. The air suddenly filled the air with a strong smell of gunpowder.

The thieves in front of him suddenly twitched, and then, slowly made a way, and more than a dozen people came out of it, thinking that it should be the head of each thief group. Seeing them all in high spirits, I am afraid that it is because the entire caravan is already in their pocket.

At first, he was a middle-aged swordsman who looked quite imposing, with a strange black quicksand logo on his chest, thinking that he should be the leader of the Black Sand Thieves Group. The Black Sand Thieves Group ranks third in the entire continent, and he is naturally the only one who is most qualified to walk in front.

When they were still a few tens of meters away from us, they all stopped. The middle-aged swordsman who was on guard said loudly: "I am Raymond, the leader of the Black Sand Thieves Regiment, please come up and speak." ”

Captain Mandello looked at me carefully, and before I knew it, he had put me in an extremely high position in his heart. And this Raymond obviously sees him as the protagonist of this mercenary mission, which was normal before, but now, he is worried that it will arouse my disgust.

I smiled and said, "The head of the regiment is the protagonist of this trip, so let's just go and listen to what they have to say." ”

Mandelo put his mind at ease, stepped forward, and when he was less than ten meters away from them, he said loudly: "I am the Mandello of the Flame Mercenary Group, a few of you have made such a big move this time to make such a big scene, and you look up to me too much, right?"

Raymond said loudly: "The current situation, Captain Mandello should have seen it, then you should also know that you have no chance to pass from here." Once the war starts, there won't be many of you Flame Mercenaries left. However, in this way, our brothers' men will also suffer heavy casualties. Everyone is here to eat, so why make such a fuss? Why don't you listen to my proposal?"

Mandelo smiled: "What you said is indeed good, but I don't know if your proposal is so reasonable?"

Raymond said: "Our target is only the caravan behind you, as long as you announce that you have given up this mercenary mission now, I will immediately let my brothers get out of the way and let you pass, and I will still give you the commission you should have received, and not a single copper coin will be missing you." I don't know, what do you think of this proposal?"

Mandelo shook his head and said, "Originally, I thought that your proposal would make some sense, but now it seems that it is not very good at all. Since I have eaten the mercenary meal, I naturally have to abide by the rules of the mercenary. Since the establishment of the Flame Mercenary Group, although there have been many missions that have not been completed, there has never been a record of being intimidated and scared away halfway. Although I don't have much ability, I don't dare to make such a 'good' head. ”

"Why is Commander Mandello so stubborn?" Raymond said seriously: "I have also been a mercenary, and I also know that there is such a rule in the mercenary code: when a mercenary encounters irresistible difficulties, he has the right to terminate the mission halfway. Now, tens of thousands of thieves, for you, of course, it is also an irresistible difficulty. Even if you give up, no one will laugh at you. Even if you stay, the outcome won't change, so why bother?"

Captain Mandello shook his head again and said firmly, "Thank you Captain Raymond for your kindness." It's just that I've already decided to live and die with the caravan, so there's no need to say anything more. ”

(To be continued)