16. Retaliation
Charolle took the minotaur Oporo and the kobold Neluch to meet more than thirty giant demons and headed out on the road.
This is a land where grasslands and weeds grow wildly, mountains are rugged, forests are dense, and swamps swallow everything.
From the northernmost frozen forests to human territory, this is the way for huge caravans to travel between two points.
The road is muddy and uneven, and it is said that it was built 300 years ago, and no one or orcs have repaired it to this day.
Sunset.
Cage looked at the sky, unconsciously leaned on the steam locomotive behind him, lit the dry tobacco pouch in his hand, and said loudly, "The sun is going down, feed the cattle some water, continue to hurry, don't stay here longer." ”
"Cage, don't be in such a hurry, with Lord Saarr's Knight, those despicable orcs don't dare to come out!"
Someone spoke up.
"Leol, I told you, be safe in everything you do, and don't underestimate anyone!"
Cage rebuked.
"Cage, you're too careful!
We've got magicians, we've got knights, and we've been fine all the time, except for the brainless orcs and minotaurs a few days ago! ”
The young man known as Riol was not convinced.
"That's right,"
Cage thought of the orcs, ogres, and minotaurs with sticks a few days ago, and couldn't help laughing, "These fools, they never know what awe is, if they come again, I'll blow their heads with a musket." ”
Thinking of this, he pulled out a long-pole musket from the locomotive and clicked twice, the sound was loud and crisp, which was very beautiful.
As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly heard someone shouting, "Goblin! ”
"Can those filthy rats scare you like this?
Can you make a difference? ”
Cage laughed.
They were afraid of ogres, but the filthy goblins, they never paid attention to.
Raising his head, he casually glanced at a few goblins hiding in the grass with their heads shrunk, and was even more disdainful.
What can these filthy guys do but make holes?
However, I felt that something was wrong, and more and more goblins appeared in my field of vision, and I don't know where they suddenly came from.
Before he could speak, he heard Sal, a sixth-order knight sitting on a steam locomotive in bright armor, shouting, "Alert!
Don't give these rats a chance. ”
Then the caravan mercenaries drew their swords and besieged the city, and as there were more and more goblins in front of them, the siege became more and more tight.
"Lord Thrall."
Cage frowned and walked over to the sixth-order knight, "I've been a merchant for thirty years, and I've never seen this kind of scene. ”
In his memory, the goblins were a group of timid rats who always avoided humans when they saw them.
Even if the goblins traded with them, they were dependent on powerful orcs and never dared to trade with them alone.
Now that there are so many people at once, not only dare to look at them, but also surround them, it is a bit unreasonable.
"The ogre is coming!"
With this loud roar, the entire team, a team of one hundred and ten people, was still in an orderly group, although panicked, but there was no chaos.
"Archer!"
The mountain-like figure is getting closer and closer to Cage, who is so frightened that he breaks out in a cold sweat.
Dealing with an ogre is troublesome enough!
Now there's a big crowd in front of you!
It's not something that a sixth-order knight or a mage can easily deal with!
Charol stood in front of Cage with a giant demon, a goblin, with hands behind her back and a smile.
"Friend, we're meeting again!
It's such a pleasure to meet you! ”
"Orcs!"
Cage said angrily, "Are you going to war?" ”
"Do you remember me?"
Charelle yawned.
Cage gritted his teeth and said, "Orc, I'm sorry for the misunderstanding a few days ago! ”
I knew in my heart that this stupid orc had come for revenge.
"Misunderstanding?"
Charell smiled and said, "So how do you make up for it?" ”
The original owner carried out zero-yuan purchase, which was not reasonable.
Charol, who is modernly educated, has little confidence in speaking.
"Orcs,"
Cage boldly walked past the minotaur with the bone club and walked up to Charol, "I beg your forgiveness. ”
So many goblins and giant demons will definitely not be able to defeat them, and if they are blindly reckless, they will lose their lives if they don't say it well.
Is it bad to be alive?
Why did you lose your life in vain because of the battle of will.
Everyone has only one life.
Charlotte walked over to the steam locomotive, opened the lid of the boiling water tank on it, and then looked at the musket in Cage's hand in shock.
The level of human science and technology has exceeded his imagination!
Finally, my eyes fell on a carriage full of books.
Charol flipped through two pages at random, and it was written in the lingua franca of the mainland, which he couldn't read.
The orc kingdom has its own language, but it does not have its own script, let alone education.
Orcs who can speak the lingua franca of the continent are already considered smart.
"Are these for sale?"
Even though Charol didn't know a word, she couldn't bear to let go of the smell of ink from the book.
"Orcs, these can be given to you!
As a testimony to our friendship. ”
Cage followed.
"Haha,"
Charell was happy, "Then you're welcome." ”
The Minotaur received Charol's glance and unloaded the bundles of books from the wagon, tying them all to the sides of the Kodo's belly.
"Thank you for your kindness!"
Cage was so frightened that he didn't even have the courage to make eye contact with the giant demon next to him.
"So, what about my spiritual compensation?"
Charol asked.
"Moral compensation?"
Cage looked confused.
I don't understand what Charelle meant.
"If you want to apologize, please show a little sincerity."
Charol shook the iron pot in her hand.
Five gold coins!
Black heart!
How dare you sell it for such an expensive one!
Then he looked at the sixth-order knight who had beaten him miserably before, "What do you say, Lord Knight?" ”
"We have a pass from your king himself!"
The sixth-order knight Thrall said angrily, "Orc, are you going to break the law?" ”
"It's going to be dark soon, and I'll leave you here, who knows?"
Charelle was unimpressed.
The wind is high and the moon is dark and kills, he doesn't have the guts and can't do it, but it doesn't prevent him from scaring them.
"The goddess of light knows!
Everything is under God's watch! ”
Thrall gritted his teeth.
"As I said, I don't want your lives, I just need you to compensate me."
Charol snorted coldly, "You keep saying that you want to apologize, so take real action." ”
Cage and Thrall looked at each other, "Orc, I'll keep all the goods for you as compensation!" ”
Money is important, but life is even more precious.
Since you are powerless to resist, you should compromise or compromise, and you can't do stupid things.