For the next few days, Lydia never saw her again.

Every day, women take turns accompanying her at the bedside, some human and some subhuman. Most of them are untouchables and commoners of the Wild Sand Empire, but there are also runaways from other empires, and there is even a mercenary named Bella.

In the perception instilled by the church, the Red Pavilion is a group of thugs. While they also attacked demons, they attacked nobles, vandalized towns, extorted extort exorbitant ransoms, tortured captives, and even used poison to force others to join the group. Out of an abundance of caution, Lydia changed her tune and asked them why they had joined the organization.

But almost everyone answered her: to survive.

After the establishment of the Wild Sand Empire, it began to clear the eighteen tribes on the desert, and after several rounds of slaughter, several teams that fled to Chishuiwan planned to find the legendary treasure to escape the pursuit of the empire, and the Red Pavilion was established.

The only different answer came from the mercenary Bella: "I'm just following that guy." ”

"Not smiling?" Lydia promised.

"The legion to which I was loyal has perished." Bella pursed her lips, "You are also a warrior, and you should understand how terrible a stupid general is." ”

"I'm sorry, that's unfortunate."

"If you are willing to follow a fool, you have to pay a price." Bella raised her head, "A word of advice for you: obey his orders and survive, even the strangest orders must be followed." ”

Seeing that this was another blind believer, Lydia continued to ask: "So, he seems to have many 'strange' orders?" ”

"Strange? A layman like me simply can't understand it. Bella took a flask from her side and took a sip, "He didn't let us collect the ransom, and he arranged for people to treat those seriously wounded prisoners of war, and even let them choose whether to leave or not." ”

Bella's face showed a puzzled expression, "What I don't understand at all is that he will also give two gold coins as the cost of the journey for each person who leaves. ”

Although two gold coins are not much, they are also a common man's salary for about a month. According to the business of Buxiao, this organization has no main source of income, and has added a large amount of expenses for no reason, and it is a miracle that it has not gone bankrupt.

Lydia chimed in, "What an incomprehensible person. ”

"To say incomprehensible people......" Bella suddenly glanced meaningfully at Lydia, "aren't you?" ”

"Huh?" Lydia didn't expect the topic to come to her, and she was speechless for a while.

"The knight princess who has no soldiers and no power, crisscrossing the east and west all day long, fighting against the demons everywhere in order to save civilians. Even the remote place in Chishui Bay has the story of the 'Salvation Princess'. Bella took another sip, "Tell me, what are you for?" ”

Lydia smiled wryly.

"You've heard of the 'Blood Moon Ritual', right?" Lydia's voice grew sad, "In order to gain stronger power, those time-traveler leaders gathered all the time-travelers to infuse the power of the demons. ”

Bella nodded solemnly.

But this ritual is not necessarily successful. Some people can exchange blood to become demons, while others will fail to transform into brainless low-level demons. Lydia bit her lip, "When the one I love the most stood in front of me in demonoid form, begging to kill him while he still had the last shred of consciousness." There is only a hatred between me and the demons that can be erased with life. ”

She muttered in a low voice, "I'm not a great savior princess, I'm just a man seeking death." ”

"Whatever you're for, you've saved a lot of innocent civilians." Bella suddenly toasted her, "You deserve everything we stake." ”

"Bet everything?"

"These hundreds of us are the only supporters in the Red Pavilion who don't laugh." Bella said solemnly, "Just because of a word that doesn't smile, we will gather in this apprentice who has never set foot in this area to save a princess who has never met." In the proverb of our Wild Sand Empire, this is the 'Abandoned Armor Battle' that lasts the last battle on the battlefield. ”

Lydia's expression grew heavy.

Bella patted Lydia on the shoulder, "So you have to live well." ”

"You're recovering well." The proprietress watched Lydia walk smoothly against the wall, and a satisfied voice came from under the gray mask, "Looks like we can catch up with our retreat." ”

"Retreat?"

"Although there is no sign of exposure, I don't think I should flee as soon as possible." The proprietress seemed a little reluctant.

Lydia remembered the expressionless black cloak, "He's such a cautious man. ”

The proprietress sighed faintly and said, "If I had been so cautious, maybe I wouldn't have ......," she said and unconsciously pinched the empty sleeve with her right hand.

"I have an abrupt question, please don't be angry." Lydia cautiously looked at the boss's severed arm, "You can replace my broken bones, why are your hands ......?"

"Hahaha." The proprietress suddenly laughed, and that hearty feeling seemed to be picking up a bag of gold coins when she went out, "I didn't expect that the princess of gunfire who can fight well is such an innocent little girl." ”

Lydia's mouth was wide open, not knowing what to say.

"Changing bones? Did the Finks girl say that? ”

Lydia nodded.

"Children who love to lie deserve to be spanked." The proprietress couldn't help but smile and couldn't help but bow her head and wipe her tears.

"But there are my bones on the ground...... "Lydia realized she might have been fooled.

There are bones on the ground, or they may just be a few leftover boar bones. Moreover, if the bone is really replaced, not to mention whether the body can adapt to it, the length of each person's bone is different.

Seeing Lydia's depressed look, the proprietress took her hand and walked to the pile of hay where she had been lying for a long time, and patiently explained: "Your wound is bandaged with the secret intermittent herbs of the tribe, and you are lying on this pile of hay that has been soaked in soul stone powder for more than ten days. While you're asleep, not smiling will also use soul magic to speed up your body's healing. Although you have only been lying down for two weeks, it is actually equivalent to more than two months of recuperation. ”

Lydia's nose suddenly soured.

I still vaguely remember that in my previous life, I was a good girl who was subservient to others all my life, gave up everything I had, and fantasized about becoming a princess in a fairy tale, but she died in obscurity like a wild cat and wild dog in cold violence. I didn't expect that in this world, there are so many strangers who take care of and care for her.

"It may take a few months for the broken bones to be reconnected in your world, but we have soul magic, and if we can buy soul diamonds, we will be able to walk on the ground in a week. However, this method cannot be used often, it will reduce the lifespan ......" The proprietress was babbling, and when she saw Lydia's tears pouring down without warning, she thought she had said something wrong, and quickly stroked her long hair to divert the subject, "All in all, don't use your world-like approach to understand this place, just like other time-travelers say that the stars move - your truth may just be a fallacy here." ”

The two lives were still shedding tears in front of others, Lydia hurriedly wiped away her tears secretly, covered her hot face and leaned over to the proprietress to make a knightly courtesy: "Thank you for your help, I really don't know how to repay it." ”

"I said when I first came here that I don't need anything in return." The proprietress helped her to sit down on the haystack, "Don't laugh at what I said, people who have helped civilians and those who have rescued civilians cannot be rewarded." I don't understand his thoughts, but I certainly have a point. ”

This sentence suddenly woke up Lydia, who knew very well that this world was divided into classes, the royal family, priests, and nobles held absolute power, and all the commoners and untouchables were as hungry and cold as ants in front of them. But why did the nobles make an organization full of commoners and untouchables so terrifying?

What are they afraid of?

People are only afraid of things that can hurt themselves, and the deeper the injury, the more terrible they are afraid.

Could it be that this is the power that can save the world in troubled times?

Lydia's crying eyes suddenly lit up, and it was as if she saw the script of the world unfolding in front of her. It is the story of a knight of light who broke through layers of black fog to defeat evil, and eventually became a hero passed down by the bards. And the protagonist of the story is not Prince Charming, but her: Lydia, the princess of gunfire.

Looking at Lydia's tear-stained and smiling expression, the proprietress began to wonder if she had cured her of stupidity. As soon as I was about to ask more questions, I heard the sound of rapid metal hitting from the cave.

"Oh no, the enemy is coming." The proprietress hurriedly picked up her weapon, touched the wall and left. Before leaving, he didn't forget to look back and say, "Princess, you just wait here, don't walk around." ”

Listening to the nervous tone of the proprietress in her heart, Lydia felt apprehensive. But waiting was not her usual style, and after much thought, Lydia still leaned against the wall and sneaked out to see what was going on.

The cave is not big, and the Red Pavilion did not send anyone to guard her.

After a few forks in the road, Lydia could already see the light at the entrance to the cave. It was a large cavern, and there were a number of Red Pavilion warriors with weapons standing in it.

In the middle, a table was made of planks and haystacks, and a map was laid out, on which were placed several small clay figurines, which seemed to represent the ice wolf army. The black-cloaked man stood in front of the map, thinking.

"The search party is approaching." It was a bearded dwarf who was talking.

Lydia had never seen a dwarve, only heard that the Darksteel Empire often enslaved them as miners and blacksmiths. The first time she saw a dwarf, she couldn't help but take a few more looks. The dwarf had bulging muscles on his arms and two oversized hammers at his side, which appeared to be his weapons.

"Ice wolf lackey!" Finks, the antlered maiden, tightened her bowstring, "I'll shoot them." ”

"Finks." Buxiao suddenly pointed to the location of the mountain forest on the map, "Go here......"

"Good! I'm going to kill him without a piece of armor left! Finks exclaimed excitedly.

“…… Let them go. Don't laugh and ordered.

Finks was not convinced, and wanted to argue a few words, but he caught a glimpse of the proprietress glaring angrily, stuck out his tongue and immediately fell silent. The young man snickered beside him, and instantly pinched a portrait of Finks and placed it on the map.

Buxiao picked up a clay figure that symbolized the enemy and placed it next to the Finkx figure, "Eat it." ”

What does he want Finks to eat? This mud man?

Lydia's eyes widened in confusion, and after looking at it carefully for a while, she suddenly understood: the shape of this enemy is facing away from the mountain road, so what she means without smiling is actually to wait for the enemy to retreat before launching an ambush and killing them all.

The Red Pavilion warriors seemed to have become accustomed to this unique mode of command, and Finks patted his chest even more mischievously, indicating that there was no problem.

"Brass hammer." Buxiao pointed to the hillside on the map, and the mud in the young man's hand immediately pinched out a dwarf, "Bomb." ”

"Don't worry, there are plenty of burst spells and gunpowder!" The dwarven uncle's face was full of ambition.

"Hostess." The unsmiling finger pushed the "enemy" to a stream, "etc." ”

The proprietress nodded.

"Shirley," Bu smiled and pointed to the entrance of the mountain road, "lure." ”

As soon as Shirley nodded, the young man pointed to her injured leg, signaling that it was too dangerous. Without smiling, he seemed to have thought of these things a long time ago: "Red Dragon, protect her." ”

The young man agreed, but secretly complained that he was not called Red Dragon.

After the deployment was completed, the people in the cave followed the leader and left. The crowded room immediately emptied, leaving only a person standing there without smiling, "Come out, it's over." ”

Discovered? Lydia walked out with her head bowed and twisting like a child making a mistake.

looked at her casually, "You can go, but I'm afraid you won't be able to escape." ”

Seeing that she was not reprimanded, Lydia moved closer a little bolder, "You guys...... Going to war with Ice Wolf Castle? ”

"Hmm."

"Like...... Is it for me? Lydia pressed her index finger nervously.

"Hmm."

"I ...... I'm sorry you guys! ”

"Hmm."

"I ...... I'm going too! ”

"Huh?" This request surprised Buxiao, "Where to go?" ”

"Go to the battlefield, how can I hide in the hole and watch you fight for me?" Lydia bit her lip.

Although Buxiao's expression was indifferent, his tone was obviously softened: "You are injured." ”

"I know Shirley can mimic my voice, but she's already injured and it's hard to retreat safely if she is found." Lydia looked at him earnestly, but hugged his thigh, "Please let me go, although I haven't fully recovered, but ...... You have to believe in my riding. As long as there is a chocobo, I can run faster than anyone else. ”

"Nope."

"You liar." Lydia pouted.

"Liar?" Without smiling and narrowing his eyes, he seemed to be re-examining Lydia in front of him. Apparently he did not believe that a man who had been lying in a cave all day could still know about his armaments: "Why? ”

"If you say it, let me go?" Lydia laughed mischievously.

Don't laugh and raise three fingers, "Three reasons." ”

Lydia cocked her fingers, "First: the observation post has brought back the report, but the Ice Wolf Army has not yet entered the mountain. To be able to send the report back so quickly, there must be a mount. ”

"Just speculation." But don't laugh or put away a finger.

"Second, when the Heavenly Demon Mecha escorted me, I was escorted by the Ice Wolf Cavalry, and you should have captured some cavalry Chocobos. Otherwise, save me as a poor princess, you will be a blood loss. ”

"Far-fetched." That being said, don't smile and put away another finger.

"Well...... third of all," Lydia blinked slyly, "that dwarf uncle has a few chocobo feathers stuck to his ass. ”