Chapter 150: Highlanders
Plateau God of War?
Ninia wondered if she had misheard.
Isn't that the legendary mercenary leader?
From the barren and mysterious boulder heights to the windswept Skava Wastes, from the snow-capped mountains of the north to the breezy southern coast, the name of the god of war of the plateau is known to everyone.
Known as the "Monolithic Legion", this mercenary force composed entirely of barbarians was established at the end of the Demon Land War and was active in all post-war continental strife in the aftermath of the war.
Especially in the post-war restoration and civil strife of Herodes, this barbarian army made a lot of achievements for the royal family to integrate the country, deter foreign enemies and suppress the rebellion of the beasts, and the barbarians have also become synonymous with bravery.
Of course, there are also people who bluntly say that this group of people will not do anything but fight.
The leader of the Great Stone Legion, Gustav Coolster, was appointed by the senators as the leader of the mercenaries by virtue of his military exploits, and has been active in this position for ten years.
Due to the proximity of the plateau to the kingdom of Herodes, this group of mercenaries has been working for King Herod nearby, dealing with the dirty work for them that is inconvenient or unworthy for their own people, and the relationship between the two sides is very close in the eyes of the world.
Today, I don't know that it was the gust of wind, but instead of standing on the side of the Herodian Kingdom, these sturdy fellows yelled at the Herodesian employer from the array of the current Coastal Territory, which frightened the poor Herodian soldiers to retreat.
"Could it be that it's the brother of Boss Shi Ni of the Boulder Chamber of Commerce?" Ninia was overjoyed, but in a blink of an eye, she wondered, "Aren't they working for the Herodes?"
Even his subordinates knew nothing about it, and Vincent was very satisfied to see that his secret plan had been successfully implemented and had achieved unexpected results.
"As an employer, I have the money to beat me, but I owe the mercenaries more than a year in arrears, is it worth the mercenaries to give them their lives?" Vincent replied, "The gods of war also want to eat, and they have come to take the opportunity to arm themselves to ask for wages when they see that I am in trouble."
"Isn't that a bit too ...... Too hasty?" Ninia tried to use a milder word to describe the barbarian's work ethic, "Even if you owe your pay, you're an employer for many years, right?"
"It's because it's been an employer for many years that mercenaries are even more chilled, and feelings are based on integrity, not the other way around." Vincent didn't think there was anything wrong with the barbarian's behavior, but it would be very beneficial to him, "The Boulder Plateau is an extremely harsh place, mercenaries are born and die, they can't earn money to support their families, and their families in their hometown will starve."
Ninia is too young and lacks knowledge of many unfamiliar areas on the mainland, but Vincent comes from the demon royal family, has received a superior royal education, has mastered the languages of various ethnic groups in the mainland since he was a child, and also understands the history of the continent and the customs of various places.
If Ninia, like him, had some knowledge of the environment and history of the Boulder Plateau, she would not only admire the prestige of the highland god of war, but also sympathize with their choice to make a living as a mercenary.
The Boulder Plateau is a vast plateau, the highest altitude area on the entire continent, like all plateau mountains.
The average temperature is low, the temperature difference between day and night is large, and the ice, snow and cold are raging all year round, and those who can live here are the most tenacious races on the mainland.
In that land, the majority of the ethnic groups were the plateau people, that is, the barbarians of the other countries of the mainland, and some beast tribes lived on the edge of the plateau.
For thousands of years, plateau people and orcs have basically been at peace with each other except for occasional conflicts over wintering land and resources, after all, the plateau is as vast as the sea, and it has always allowed these groups to find shelter and survival resources.
Over the years, the experience of fighting against the harsh environment has made the indigenous people of the plateau stronger and stronger, and those who can survive are all strong, brave and tenacious highlanders, but the number is far from comparable to that of other countries with superior environments.
The plateau people believe in the god of the sky and the mother of the earth, take the giant stone pillar as the symbol of life, and live a simple and tenacious life in the land with extremely poor agricultural conditions, going up the mountain to raise livestock in summer, and spending the winter at the foot of the mountain in winter, so that thousands of years have passed.
As the population on the plateau increases, it has become difficult for the plateau to feed the growing population
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In order to earn a living, many people began to leave their hometowns and seek a living in the flat lands of Herod and the Itland kingdoms.
When the Terrans living on the plains saw these giants dressed in animal skins, with their teeth and obsidian, they laughed at their primitive savagery, and were willing to let them do only the most clumsy and hard work.
In this way, the people on the plateau were discriminated against and looked down upon, and slowly took root in other places.
Although it is much easier to beat those dwarves than to carry heavy objects, the other side is outnumbered and can do all kinds of magic.
What's more, they have gold coins and food, which are in short supply to the plateau people, so for hundreds of years, the status of the Plateau visitors has been very low, and they are listed as the three major barbarian races along with the dwarves and elves.
Soon, a force more terrifying and difficult to control than the barbarians finally appeared in the south of the continent.
The demons are coming.
The kingdom of Herodes, which had fallen to the Hero Plateau in less than three years, sent emissaries to the Great Stone Plateau, and took the lead in recruiting the inhabitants of the plateau who were struggling to survive on favorable terms, and let the men among them form an army to fight for the Herodians in a hired way.
The barbarians of the Boulder Plateau were easier to communicate with than the untamable Skava rangers, and they were compelled to provide for their families, and soon their hard-as-a-rock fighting style came to the fore in the Grimland Wars.
The barbarians fight, as long as the price is right, they dare to carry the banner and the halberd into the most difficult battles, and the temperament of huddling and helping each other allows them to withstand onslaught and casualties without retreating, and even the crazy demons have developed a fear of this group of outlaws.
Thirty years ago, a fifteen-year-old highland boy killed the Marquis of Villata, the leader of the Demon Death Knights, in the decisive battle of the Western Plateau, with the courage of gods and demons.
The barbarian mercenaries, who had already suffered more than half of the casualties, were inspired to smash the left flank raid of the demon army with a powerful assault, giving the allied Magus who might otherwise be disrupted valuable time to launch the forbidden spell without any problems.
Since the end of that war, the young "Highland God of War" has become famous and has become a legendary hero praised by troubadours from all over the world.
Now, the Boulder Mercenary Group, which was supposed to be the ace of the Herodians, actually appeared in the array of the demons in an abnormal manner, especially the famous Plateau God of War personally led the team, which made everyone feel unbelievable.
"The birds are gone, the bows are hidden, the cunning rabbits are dead, the lackeys are cooking, these warriors are the victims of the Herodians unloading and killing donkeys." Vincent said to his subordinates, "It's not a matter of a day or two that they try to control the mercenaries in arrears, and if they do too many bad things, there will naturally be retribution."
A high-spirited battle cry sounded again, and the Herodian army on the opposite side all looked frightened and their attitudes wavered, and many people began to retreat without helping, and even many war horses were frightened, and they all jumped around, as if a catastrophe was coming.
This force, even if it was just standing here, could make more than three times the number of Herodian soldiers dare not act rashly.