"Do you know the location of the Blue Fire Mercenary Regiment?"

"I don't know, just follow you casually, and there is nothing else to do anyway," the priest girl replied indifferently.

I see...... Thinking that she was here to lead the way, Leon had no choice but to turn around and walk towards the town.

Due to the onslaught of bandits and the propaganda of the mercenaries, many townspeople began to leave the town from the other direction, and most of them drove ox carts to temporarily defect to Fort Mark, which was closer to the border, but after all, it was a border fortress, and their safety could be guaranteed by tall city defenses and complete military forces.

In addition, there are many people who have just left not far away, and want to wait for news to see what to do next, so the town is deserted for a while.

Fortunately, I met two acquaintances on the way, it was Bourne and Kutch, who had followed him to take the equipment together, and they had just left the training ground and happened to bump into each other at a corner. Knowing Leon's purpose, of course, the two warmly and sincerely invited them to go to the tavern, which had become the base camp of all adventurers.

Yes, it's the tavern, a magical place that can be found in almost all novels and games in Leon's past life, with dim and ambiguous lights, warm fireplaces, alcohol and all other strange smells, adventurers of all shapes, and the occasional handsome bard singing adventure poems in a mandala and a hot waitress fluttering like butterflies around the adventurer.

Next, pushing open the door, the deserted scene broke Li Ang's illusion, there was only a not very large hall in front of him, and six or seven round tables made the space seem a little cramped, there was no fireplace, no spirits, and no beautiful waitresses, only a dozen men sat at the round table at will, several of them were more or less wrapped in bandages, and it seemed that the injured were the mercenaries who had encountered bandits before.

Maybe the taverns in larger towns will have the kind of scene he dreamed of, Leon thought a little depressed.

The sound and sunlight from the door diverted the attention of these people, and when they saw the four people who came in, all of them stood up, holding their chests with their right hands and leaning over slightly to greet the priest girl.

"Miss Sophia, thank you again for your mercy on us mercenaries!" The owner of the thick voice was a man sitting inside, his face was ordinary, his stature was not tall, and his arms did not have the large muscles of the grave, but as soon as he stood up, he surpassed everyone present.

"Captain Boma, you are so gracious, the glory of God will shine on all those who have hope. ”

Poma bowed again to show her gratitude - even a mercenary group that was several times larger than the Blue Fire Mercenary Group rarely had a formal priest or priest, and most of the people present were not at the level of the surrounding mercenary organizations, and it was normal for Sophia to be grateful for a priest like Sophia who did not hesitate to help them.

A midshipman with an aura of kindness and a revered aura was here, and Leon's subsequent statement of identity and purpose for coming there was surprisingly unquestionable - the mercenaries, though of average strength, did not hinder their knowledge.

"Except for the five people who are on guard and scouting, here is all our strength, those new boys......" Captain Poma shook his head a little helplessly, "Thank you for these things for us, but even if you are armed, it will not play much role in the next battle except for containment, and you can only take one step at a time." ”

For a moment, there was an unspeakable silence in the tavern.

Leon observed, and there was one noteworthy person besides Captain Poma's vague aura that resembled that of Katarina, but he shrouded himself in his burqa, and even though the large windows of the tavern filled the hall with sunlight, he still sat in the darkest corner of the corner, as if to isolate himself from the world.

This is an assassin class, and his strength should be on par with Captain Poma, both of whom belong to the second rank.

In this way, the defender plus the trainee knight has three second-order professionals, and although Sophia is only a first-order profession, it is an extremely rare trainee priest in this kind of small-scale battle, plus a total number of adventurers and militiamen of nearly thirty people, it should not be too dangerous to face forty or fifty bandits of similar strength, and Li Ang is very happy to see that the success of the great cause of mixed experience is just around the corner.

"Generally speaking, the enemy will launch a real attack at night, and we have set up two observation posts on the mountain roads, and three experienced adventurers are reconnoitring farther away, so you can relax a little during the day, and from the evening onwards, you will be divided into three groups, each group of ten people will rotate to be on guard, and I expect that the large force of the bandits will launch a real offensive in a day at most. ”

"I've always wondered how few bandits go so far, and what is their purpose?" asked a short, stout man, sullenly.

"I don't know...... How could we people usually come into contact with the bandits entrenched in the Pale Mountains, but this time they gathered forty or fifty people to get in from under the noses of the regular army at Fort Mark, and I don't know what those old men are eating!" someone complained.

"The people sent out by the town to ask for help have been on their way for almost a day, and if we are lucky, it will take more than a day for a regular army to arrive at the earliest, so as long as we survive this time, there should be no problem. "This is a person who speaks with a slight lack of faith.

Captain Poma glared at him, "Don't put hope in an illusory place, it's unknown whether the person asking for help will have the ability to arrive on time, and we still have to rely on ourselves at the critical moment!"

"That's right, I don't know what tactics Commander Boma has?" Li Ang interjected and asked, after all, it was the first time to participate in the battle, so how could he know in advance.

"Forehead......" Captain Poma touched his messy hair, his face flushed slightly, "We old and rough people don't pay attention to that, just rush up to the enemy when they come, but Lady Caterina has a lot of ideas, such as using some gate boards and wooden stakes cut from the nearby forest trees as a fence at the entrance to Locke Avenue, and the rabbit cubs have to follow our route to come in, and then they will find that they have hit the iron plate!"

The words that seemed to cheer themselves up caused the mercenaries to applaud for a while, even if they knew that the subsequent battle would never be so simple, but it did not prevent them from being full of enthusiasm now.

The atmosphere in the tavern and the tension of facing enemies reminded Leon of those days when he had spent the night studying tactical tweakers in the face of unfamiliar bosses and most of those decisions became the key to his first victory, so he began to blend in at this point.

It wasn't until the bearded shopkeeper brought out his lunch that Leon realized that he hadn't eaten any food for a long time, and that the recovery of his injuries would consume a large part of his body in addition to the magic effect, and his stomach immediately let out a whining, so Leon waited expectantly, but was disappointed in the blink of an eye.

No rice, steamed buns, delicious stir-fries...... There was only a plate of broth, a boxy black loaf of bread, and a glass of ale, which tasted pungent.

Locke, which runs through Campbell's territory, divides into two strands near the border, each leading to the northwest and southwest forts, and the town of Locke, which is located at the intersection, takes its name from the avenue that brings it to life, so even a small town of a few hundred people has facilities like taverns and hostels, but the conditions are relatively much worse, especially at a time like this, and it is good that the tavern owner has not run away.

It is said that it is broth, that is, the carrots stained red in the soup with lumps of vegetables floating in it, and the black bread is thick and hard, if it is not broken and soaked in the soup, Leon will wonder if the hungry stomach can digest it into energy, and if he drinks that large glass of ale, Leon will surely sleep until the next morning.

But the mercenaries didn't mind in the slightest, or they wouldn't mind at all.

"Good luck ......to us," Captain Boma raised his glass to continue the excitement he had just had, his gaze swept over everyone's faces, including the venerable priest girl and the strange boy - although his idea was a little unrealistic, the seasoned mercenary leader would not say it to his face, but only admired his novelty.

At last his eyes were a little dim, and he couldn't say the words that came to his lips.

"I wish us life," he said.

"I wish us life," everyone should agree.

This was followed by the sound of silent chewing, and everyone knew that they had to eat enough to have their bodies, and most people had the idea of eating one less meal.

Leon took a sip of the soup, and sure enough, it tasted about the same as it appeared, but his body didn't mind too much about the fact that he hadn't received any substantial food for almost two years and a day - he had relied on nutrient solution for most of the first two years, and the day after his resurrection was too late, so the food was quickly converted into heat and dissipated in his body, and his forehead began to sweat slightly.

The young man's tangled expression of enjoying the calories of the food while minding the taste of the food fell into the eyes of the priest girl who was quietly watching him, making her giggle, and then the laughter was noticed by most people. The shopkeeper rubbed his thick palms and said with some embarrassment: "Aunt Jesse from the bakery and old Peter from the red sausage shop have left, and these are the only ......"

"Hmph...... Delicate noble young master," a sharp voice came, it was the man hiding in the corner not far away.

Sophia's unintentional laughter was nothing, he already knew the character of the priest girl in a short period of contact, but this targeted sentence made Leon a little annoyed, it seemed that the mercenaries did not believe him.

But there's no way to do it.,The origin he made up is really flawed.,That is, a cute girl will believe it so simply.,But that strong Caterina is obviously not a cute attribute.,Does she ......

Thinking of this, the knight girl who had just appeared in her mind pushed open the door, she was fully armed, and her expression was solemn, "The enemy has appeared!"