The night is lonely and silent.

The people of Kuhan did not sleep, many of them knelt in front of the statue of Jasmine and prayed this night, they did not sob, they just chanted in a low voice, chanting the ancient song of blessing.

Outside the ice valley, snowflakes gradually drifted.

When Marley took the casualties with them, there were only nine people left in the valley with the regimental commander Adam, and although Karui was seriously injured in both hands, he still chose to stay with them and meet them for the rest of the battle.

They lit a bonfire and sat down at the entrance to the valley, and Adam brought two barrels of good wine to the fire, poured a bowl for each of them, and handed them to them one by one.

Adan: "Originally, I wanted to ask them to bring ice strawberry liqueur, but I thought that in this cold and windy place, the crisp ice strawberry liqueur should not be as good as the spirits." ”

Lista raised his head and took a sip, the spicy liquor passed through his throat, and when it reached his stomach, it immediately turned into a stream of hot air and rushed all over his body, and for a while, the cold in his body was actually dispelled a lot, so he couldn't help but let out a soft "ah" comfortably.

But then he felt that such a voice did not seem to be right, and closed his mouth shyly, and when he looked around, he found that everyone else was the same as him, and his face was flushed after drinking the spirits, and it seemed that this spirit was indeed the best drink at this time.

On the bonfire, the rabbits they had caught in the ice valley were roasted, and under the careful roasting of Kalu, they were already sizzling with oil and exuding an enticing aroma.

"Brother Kalu, I didn't expect you to be a man with five big and three rough skills."

The one who spoke was one of the members of the mercenary group, the bearded Myer, whose weapon was a large shield, which had blocked a lot of attacks to protect his companions in previous battles, and many goblins had died under the heavy blows of his shield.

Jim, who was carrying the longbow, then said: "We must all be glad that it was Karui who roasted us this time, and the last time I ate the wild vegetable porridge made by Meyer, I had just escaped from the beast's hands, and I did not die under the beast's sharp teeth, but I almost died in the toilet because of the pot of wild vegetable porridge." ”

"Hahaha!"

Cheerful laughter erupted around him, and the bearded Meyer also laughed, and explained to himself by the way: "It's obviously that your body is too weak, and you're not the only one who eats wild vegetable porridge, and I'm fine." ”

"No, no, no, only your strange stomach can accept your wild vegetable porridge, and no one else can accept it."

"Maybe Myer took the antidote in advance, but it doesn't have to be."

The javelin boy Oscar's mending knife directly caused everyone's unanimous laughter.

"For Karui's barbecue, come, we salute him!"

Hawke held up the bowl, and the rest of the crowd raised it to Karui as well, signaling to him.

Karui scratched his head and said with some embarrassment: "Actually, I don't know if the ingredients used this time are poisonous or not, I'll eat them first later, and then you can eat them when it's no problem." ”

Hawke ruthlessly exposed: "I think you just want to eat first, with your physique, it can't poison your poison, it may not poison us." ”

"Hahaha."

In the laughter, everyone drank all the wine in the bowl, and Adam remembered to add wine for everyone, but Tessa, who had been silently watching them mess around, took his wine barrel and spread the wine for everyone. Tessa is also the only woman among the rest, except for Fiona, her weapon is a slender Western sword, but she is rarely seen to use it, her attack method is generally to kick the enemy out with slender legs, Tessa is very low-key in peacetime, rarely shows her strength, in the battle of the northern ruins Tessa is also a rare survivor who does not have a single injury on her body, but it is said that Tessa was a bounty hunter before becoming a mercenary, specializing in chasing bad men, in the mercenary group, Men who have known Tessa rarely approach her.

The snow was a little heavier, but with the campfire and spirits, no one felt too cold.

Karui divided the roasted rabbit meat among several people, and everyone praised Kalou's craftsmanship after tasting it.

Then, in this gap, Lista leaned slightly towards Oscar's side, then raised the wine bowl and said to him, "Oscar, I haven't had time to say thank you before, thank you for saving me under the hands of the goblins." ”

Oscar shook his head, and after clinking bowls with Lista, he took a big sip of spirits, and then said: "They are all comrades-in-arms, needless to say, for Kuhan!" ”

"For Kuhan!"

Lista also raised his head and took a sip of the spirits, perhaps because he had drunk too quickly, and in a trance, he was actually a little dizzy.

In a vague way, he seemed to see many people, Karl who entrusted the will of 'Lista' to him, the old swordsman who saved himself and Fiona, those who died in the arena, those who died in every war......

People will die, but some people die as they deserve, some people are confused and just want to live longer, and some people, knowing that there is death ahead, still walk forward firmly.

When a cold wind hit, he was more sober, and looked around, other people were still pushing cups and changing lamps, talking about their interesting stories, everyone was very happy, just like an ordinary party, relaxed and comfortable.

"Lista, you are so young, why do you always have a cold face, smile."

Jim laughed when he noticed Lista, who was watching them, and teased.

Without waiting for Lista to reply, Tessa said on the side: "Jim, you haven't been in shape all day, don't take our little hero with you, how cool is cold, don't you say?" ”

Jim: "What a little hero, as long as you sit down and drink together, everyone is a friend." ”

Lista: "That's right, we're all friends, so don't call me a little hero." ”

Oscar raised his head and took a sip, and suddenly said: "I don't think Lista likes to laugh because it's not because it's cool, but because he needs a girlfriend, and he's in his youth now, so he must be very distressed if he doesn't have a girlfriend." ”

As soon as these words came out, Lista was helpless, what did he say? Sure enough, the remark caused the others to laugh.

Tessa: "Brother Lista is handsome and strong, can he lack a girl to like it?" Lista, what do you like, tell me about it, and when this is over, I'll introduce you to the perfect girlfriend. ”

Meyer: "Tessa, you want to be Lista's girlfriend, and you're talking so high-sounding." I look at you, don't think about it, don't rely on yourself to be pretty, you're a little old, even if Lista wants to find a girlfriend, then it has to be like Fiona, and I won't choose you. ”

Fiona: "Meyer, have you forgotten how you were beaten last time in Kuhan?" ”

Listening to Fiona's obviously threatening words, Meyer apologized again and again, saying that he would never talk more again, and that cowardice caused everyone to laugh again.

Ai Dan rarely spoke from beginning to end, and he kept watching a few people bickering with a smile on his face, and the look in his eyes was kind, loved, gratifying, and distressed and guilty.

He is the leader of the mercenary group, he has lived for a long time, the people in the mercenary group come and go, and many faces are about to disappear from memory, but he still tries to remember everyone. These are his children, and many people are growing up little by little under his eyes.

Karui noticed Adan's vision and reached out to remove a rabbit leg from the campfire and handed it to Adan.

"Commander, don't patronize and watch us eat, you can eat too."

Aidan nodded, and swallowed the rabbit leg with the spirits.

Fiona: "Master, you don't have to worry too much, in fact, the most goblins in the vicinity are in the ice valley, there are not many goblins in the surrounding area, we have even solved the goblins in the ice valley, is it possible to worry about the rest?" ”

Oscar: "Yes, Captain, relax. ”

Jim: "Captain, you're having fun, I wonder if Lista is always learning from you." ”

Aidan shook his head and whispered, "I'm not worried, I'm just a little sleepy, and my physical strength is not comparable to you young people." ”

While speaking, Ai Dan also showed an extremely disgusted expression, and continued indifferently: "You guys are too noisy, and the noise makes my ears hurt as an old man." ”

Hearing this, everyone collectively gave Aidan a roll of his eyes.

The wind and snow were even worse, the bonfires were swaying, and a lot of snowflakes had accumulated on several people.

Hawk patted the snow on his body, put the big sword in front of him and wiped it, and when several people saw this, they all tacitly stopped talking and wiped their weapons.

At this time, Ai Dan seemed to have been thinking for a long time, and slowly opened his mouth and said softly: "If you want to go back, you can still go now, you are just a mercenary group, not a knight group, so you don't have to have so much psychological burden." ”

Hawke, who was wiping the giant sword, said without raising his head: "I'm just looking forward to a big battle, I don't want to let go of such an opportunity." ”

Fiona followed by saying, "It is my duty to protect the people of Kuhan, and I will not leave. ”

Meyer: "Commander, it's not good that you came to shake the morale of the army at this time, since we have all stayed until now, how can we leave?" ”

Adan was silent for a moment, then said, "This battle is destined to be very difficult, Karui, you have only traveled so far; Lista, you are still burdened with responsibility; Tessa, I heard you're still looking for your ex-husband; Oscar, you're still young; Orm, your wife and daughter ......"

The more Adan spoke, the more excited he became, but before he could finish speaking, Aum interrupted him directly: "Commander, I can't let any danger get close to Kuhan. ”

Oscar: "If it weren't for the people of Kuhan, I probably wouldn't have grown this big, Captain." ”

Meyer: "Captain, lead us to pray for Kuhan's blessings." ”

Aidan looked at them, slowly drew his twin swords and placed them on his chest, and recited an ancient ballad in his mouth. Several other people also put their weapons on their chests and chanted along with Aidan.

The cold wind whistled by, carrying the chanting of several people, blowing farther and farther into the distance.