Chapter 8: Encounters
The noisy battlefield is still quiet at this moment, the Ingil invading army due to the stricter military law, sent people early to track the duel between the two knights far away from the battlefield, and also found the body of their own knight one step ahead of the other party, the deputy commander secretly suppressed the news of the death of his knight, while sending people to find the whereabouts of the other horseman, he prayed in his heart that the other party would also die, and at the same time began to restrain his subordinates to prepare to retreat in batches.
Andre commanded the militia in the village to slowly retreat, the troops in the village were already stretched thin in the first battle just now, although he didn't know why the other party gave up the plan to continue the attack, but he was also willing to delay the time and wait for the old Bandy who was chasing the other horseman to come back, after all, he had the obvious upper hand before.
At the beginning of the battle, the old Bandy's action of chasing and killing the knights of Ingier boosted the morale of his side, but in the subsequent head-to-head battle between the troops on both sides, the Ingier side not only had a numerical advantage, but also more disciplined, even if Andrei personally led the mercenaries to fill the gap in the battle line several times, if the commander on the opposite side was willing to pay some price, a few more rounds of attacks, his team was likely to be defeated.
"I wish old Bendy could kill that knight, or he would die today. André wiped a handful of blood from his face, feeling that he had never looked forward to the old knight's return so much, and he would add in his heart when he thought of old Bandy, he should go to hell!
In this way, the two sides tacitly agreed to a temporary truce, waiting for the figure who can decide the direction of this battle to appear.
Several corpse collectors were busy on the battlefield carrying small carts, and there were not many soldiers who were really killed in battle, and occasionally a few cowards who were lying on the ground and pretending to be dead were busy getting up at this time, if they were treated as their own soldiers who were too wounded, most of these old guys didn't mind giving them a good time.
An old corpse collector had just pulled a few coins out of the arms of an Ingil soldier with a hole in his head, and then carried the body onto the cart, and he patted himself on the waist, feeling a little overwhelmed, so he decided to take a lazy rest.
Leaning on the corpse and sitting down in the car, he looked up, and suddenly as if he had seen a ghost, the old fellow pulled up the cart and ran to his team, "Run! Run!
In the distance, from the woods, the figure of a knight riding a war horse and wearing armor gradually appeared clearly in everyone's field of vision.
Ed was a little nervous and rode out of the horse slowly, the old Bendy's war horse died with the master, this is one of the horses left by Ingill's exploration horse, the weight of the old knight's full armor is obviously a little beyond its load capacity, so Ed had to let it slowly pace into the battlefield.
In the woods, Ed took a lot of effort to wipe the old knight's armor clean and put it on himself, and then hurriedly hid the corpse of the old Bendy, this is Ed's plan, he decided to use the absolute suppressive power of the Psionic Knight in the hearts of ordinary people to impersonate the old knight to scare off the Ingirs and prevent the other party from slaughtering the village.
In the darkness of the night, the knight in armor rode on his horse and slowly walked into the battlefield, his sword at his waist as always, and a short spear in his left hand, with two bloody heads stuck in the tip of the spear, as if walking in his own garden.
The deputy commander of Ingier began to order a retreat as soon as he saw the knight, and although the head on the tip of the knight's spear could not see the real face, it must have belonged to the two scouts he had sent to search.
"How did the intelligence come about, is it said that it is an old and frail old fellow, this has killed our knights, where is there a little sign of physical decay! Now I am suffering, how can I explain to Lord Henry Knight when I go back!"
The deputy commander found that the other party did not choose to attack his troops, and felt that the old knight was very likely to have been seriously injured after the duel, but in this case, he did not dare to take risks, the gap between the combat power of the knight and ordinary people was too huge, in case he guessed wrong, everyone's lives today would have to be explained here, including his own.
The soldiers on the defending side began to cheer, and at first glance, many recognized that it was the old knight's armor, and they were victorious, and the mud of Ingir began to retreat, and many turned on their horses, and as soon as the old knight turned his horse's head, they would follow and begin to pursue the enemy with a bad breath.
Andrei felt that something was wrong, he often dealt with the old guy, and was very familiar with his riding posture, but the figure of the person in front of him made him feel a little awkward.
In addition, he remembered what the woman had said to him before the battle, predicting that the old knight might not survive the battle, and thinking of this, he ordered his men to restrain the soldiers and prevent these excited fellows from leaving the group without permission, and he himself rode his horse to meet the old knight.
Just by glancing at each other through the gap in the armor, Andre knew that the person in the armor in front of him was definitely not an old knight, the old guy's eyes had been red since the death of the third son, and the master with such a pair of bright and slightly cunning eyes he had just dealt with before, and there would be no one else except Ed.
"Where's old Bandy!" said Andre softly, turning his horse's head closer to Ed, as if the others were greeting the lord.
Ed shook his head, the ill-fitting armor clashing with each other and clanging with the movement, and he glanced back at Ingier's team, fortunately, the other party had already retreated a hill by this time, and it seemed that there would be no more twists and turns.
Andrei was slightly startled, and also glanced back at the retreating enemy team, and then drove his horse back to the crowd that was still waiting to follow the lord's pursuit, and loudly announced that the old knight had decided to show his mercy and let Ingier's lost dogs go for the time being, and that the battle would end tonight, and let everyone return to the village to receive the reward.
The mercenaries first cheered loudly when they heard the news, they succumbed to the force of the psionic knights and had to help the village fight, they didn't expect to have a commission before, fortunately this time they won!
Most of the militia team composed of villagers looked at each other, no one thought that the damn old Bandy would give a bounty, this hateful old guy was unscrupulous and had never taken a single child out, what was the matter today, some clever leaders already felt that something was wrong in their hearts.
Everyone slowly began to return under Andrei's drive, and the unknown crowd gathered around their lord and shouted loudly to return to the village, and the women and children heard the news of the victory and walked out of the house to welcome the victorious procession.
Andre followed behind the knight Ed pretended to be, with mixed feelings in his heart, he was ready to fight to the death before tonight, but he didn't expect things to turn around, the lord and the other knight fought together, if the battle situation continued to develop, he would have to take the militia to fight with the regular soldiers of Ingier, almost certainly defeated, and the best result was to flee with his relatives.
Unexpectedly, he and the people of the whole village were rescued by this kid beside him, putting on the armor of a knight and pretending to be a lord to scare off the enemy army.
The protagonist tonight turned out to be not himself, nor the old knight, but this guy!
André was a few steps behind and told the other leaders, including his father, the old village chief, and the mercenary leaders, who were stunned when they heard that it was a small soldier disguised as a knight and bluffed the enemy.
"This ...... Did the lord really die in battle?"
"Good boy, our Thunder Tiger Mercenary Group owes him a favor, please help tell him, if he is in trouble in the future, he will definitely be rewarded. Now that the lord has been killed, please fulfill your promise and give a bounty first, and we will leave first. ”
The mercenary leader is not stupid, there are no knights here, and the enemy will come sooner or later, so it is the best policy to take some money and leave quickly.
Andre nodded, Ed saved the village is indeed a great contribution, but this can't change the fact that the old knight died in battle, this thing is good and bad, on the one hand, without the knight's combat power, the village will definitely be lost if it is attacked again, on the other hand, without the coercion of the old guy, the villagers can also pack up their belongings and consider escaping from this village.
At least his own family can leave the position of village chief to avoid the war, and he does not have to worry about the lord being held responsible. Thinking about it this way, the mercenaries in front of him are still of some use! Andre is very clever and has already made a plan.
Ed slowed down and broke away from the crowd and slowly fell behind the group, and several people who were with Andre passed by him and saluted him deeply, apparently knowing the true identity and feat of the young man.
Ed nodded to everyone, the gratitude of others was not what he needed, he just did what he wanted to do.
A young man in armor stood on a horse at the entrance of the village, guarding the peace of the village like a door god.
Recalling this thrilling day, he inexplicably crossed over, survived three crises, killed five lives, harvested two treasures, and witnessed the death duel of two knights, and finally took the risk to end a small war of nearly 1,000 people.
What happened on this day was more ups and downs than the life of the original owner of this body for more than ten years, and it was more exciting than the ordinary life of his previous life, Ed likes this kind of stimulation, this is the life I should have!
Ed gently shaved off the two heads on the spear with his sword, he was not going to return this sword, as for the armor on his body, it didn't fit well, so he would discuss with Andre what to do with it later, and then rest for a night, and start preparing to leave the village tomorrow to see the outside world.
The noisy night passed like this, and in the morning the sun once again sprinkled the earth with its light, and Ed slept until three o'clock in the morning before he awoke, and was fully refreshed.
Beside the bed lay his old knight's sword, and he wrapped Golme's scabbard in black gauze so that it would not be conspicuous, and then walked out of the door and towards the council chamber, where a few insiders gave him admiring glances, and when the boy approached, he bowed respectfully and gave him the greatest respect.
This can make some ordinary villagers stunned, Edwin, this kid didn't faint yesterday, and he hasn't participated in the war, why did those big guys still salute him, nodding his head as if he saw the lord, no, seeing old Bandy didn't have this kind of sincere gratitude!
Last night, Andre discussed with Ed, and they temporarily concealed the truth of the matter from the ordinary villagers, and only said that the old knight had received a small injury, and in cultivation, after all, the enemy had only retreated for a short time, and it was difficult to guarantee that there were few people in the village with ulterior motives who would defect to the enemy and report the news.
Ed asked the other party not to delay for too long, considering that the enemy may not give up, and must set aside time for the villagers to take refuge, Andre also agreed, the news is actually impossible to hide, their family is ready to leave today, at most the whole village will know the news that the old knight has died in battle by the afternoon.
Arriving at the door of the council chamber, the guards didn't know Ed's feat, but they still remembered the murderous guy who was one against three last night, and he was busy opening the door for him, and Ed showed a bright smile to the two of them and strode in.
Entering the main hall, at a glance, I saw Andrei talking to several mercenary leaders, and he had been busy all night, and his face was full of exhaustion.
Seeing Ed, he nodded slightly, said a few words to end the conversation, and walked towards the boy.
Ed had planned to leave early this morning, and the supplies needed for the trip had been replenished from Andre last night, but the other party insisted that he come over before leaving.
"Andre, are you going to evacuate to Ovaret with your family?" Ed still has some calculations of his own, Andre is the only person he knows who knows how to cultivate psionic energy, if the destination is the same, he will offer to join the other party and find another opportunity to ask for advice.
"No, I haven't made a decision yet, before you do, you come with me to meet someone. After saying that, Andre turned around and led the young man to the back room without saying anything.
After a while, the two came to a stone room, and Ed searched his memory vaguely remembering that this was once a place to worship the gods, but he hadn't been here a few times, and no one had come here since the old lord donated to build a new church.
He doesn't know much about the gods, it should be said that there is very little information about this continent in this body's memory, and it is extremely difficult to spread knowledge in this kind of poor and remote land, not to mention that Ed was so brave and ruthless before, he was bent on fighting with people, and he didn't have the heart to learn some knowledge at all.
Ed has the help of engraving, and he learns words very quickly, but unfortunately there are no decent books in the village, and the old knight doesn't like that thing, so it can be said that the world is still covered with a thick veil for Ed, and there is still a lot of information he needs to collect.
In the stone room, a figure was kneeling in front of the shrine, bowing his head and silently praying to the gods, Ed looked at the empty shrine, gestured to Andre with his eyes, and asked in a low voice, "Is this the person you want me to see, a religious maniac?"
The blonde boy did not respond to his companion, he looked at the back of the kneeling on the ground in distraction, and did not make a sound to disturb, and Ed had no choice but to accompany him and wait for the other party's prayer to end.
Perhaps hearing the commotion behind her, the pious prayer didn't keep them waiting long, and as she turned to face the two teenagers, Ed heard the warning sound of the madness engraved in her heart.
"When the Son of the Plane is discovered, the host of the building yì will kill it immediately!"