Thanks to the large number of new players active in the vicinity of Wolfsburg, and Hogg's action of sending the gnolls at hand to "stake the ground" in the filthy swamp, the already dangerous swamp seems to be safe.

Especially in the area that extends south from Wolfsburg, not to mention the wandering skeleton army, even the crocodiles in the muddy water are much less.

The jackals don't just issue the task of cleaning up the undead, these clever ghosts even give the task of hunting to the tireless players, and I have to say that in terms of combat, the little players have not been afraid of anyone.

They swept through the dangerous swamp almost like a whirlwind cloud, and in groups of three or five they dared to hunt swamp tigers or vampire bats, and they were very tactical, not blindly punching and rushing.

This change may be due to the fact that players have also participated in the strategy of the rotting corpse land, and have a deep understanding of the combat style of this real game.

In short, digging traps became their most common way of fighting in the swamp.

The problem was that they dug too many traps and usually didn't take the time to fill them up after the battle, a direct consequence of the bad habit was that when Lady Adele's 150-man pioneer regiment advanced through the swamp, they also allocated some of their manpower to find and destroy the traps that had failed, so as not to cause accidental attrition when the large army passed.

"Bang"

The tight rope was carefully cut, and the stretched trees re-straightened with a screeching sound in the release of kinetic energy, strong enough to lift an adult swamp tiger into the air or simply break its claws.

"These guys can!"

Lao Qin watched the sweet potato roast and ketchup "demining" from the side, and while he held a notebook to record the destruction of another trap, he said to Baldwin, the hooded and silent corpse witch beside him:

"I've just mentioned the principle to them before, and they actually made this kind of hunting trap, not to mention this poor choice of direction, this hands-on ability alone is worthy of appreciation."

"Old Qin! Coming this way, I found several tripwires and stray mines. ”

The student sour cucumber sent out from the other direction shouted:

"What's the matter with you! Is all this dangerous stuff taught? Damn, these bastards have buried broadswords in the trap, but Brother Zhong's craftsmanship is very bad, I heard that this thing will explode when you touch it, I don't dare to dismantle it, come on. ”

"I didn't teach it."

Lao Qin frowned and leaned over to look at it, shook his head and said:

"The real trick is not like this, this is the wild way I learned in the war documentary, the real punishment, these guys! Tear off the left line, don't touch the right one. ”

While the pickled cucumber was complaining and cautiously "demining", the silent corpse witch spoke:

"Is this how you fight over there? I have to admit that I was eye-opening to know that the Jackals use traps too, but their primitive traps are almost like children's toys compared to your killing-focused traps.

The product of the cunning combination of these explosives with the swampy terrain, it looks inhumane. ”

"It's really inhumane, and you should be glad that our arsenal is not yet capable of producing qualified anti-infantry mines, let alone vicious butterfly mines."

Lao Qin frowned and recorded the location of these traps as he said:

"We have been here for too short to make the most of the war potential of the other world, but I am glad to see that my compatriots have begun to use their ingenuity based on the current environment.

If the explosives production could keep up, the swamp would undoubtedly become a filthy hell for the gnolls. ”

"That's how swamp warfare should be!"

Baldwin said in the hollow voice of the corpse:

"The gnolls used the same idea against us during the Second Black Plague, when we suffered heavy injuries but soon we retaliated by putting explosive psionic stones into the corpses of gnolls scouts and digging spiked trenches in the muddy water.

Regardless of casualties, this swamp is actually very suitable for resistance warfare, but unfortunately, in the following time, the humans lost the courage to resist the gnolls in the swamp, and they were frightened by the black plague, and did not start fighting back until the last time they were cornered.

But this is not to blame humans, after all, gnolls are obviously better suited to fighting in this kind of terrain, and those barbarians are simply born to fight in swamps. ”

"Really?"

Lao Qin scoffed at this conclusion, he closed the notebook, and said:

"When the gnolls do come, I'll organize a group of people to 'have fun' with them in the swamp, and if you want, I'd love to see you join us, your spells will work wonders."

We will become the 'ghosts' of the swamp, leaving a shadow on the gnolls that will not dissipate for the rest of their lives.

Hehe, the talking tree ~ sounds great! ”

"Of course, I'd love to see and learn from the art of war from the demons of the other world."

Old Baldwin let out a shriveled and perverted laugh, and it was clear that this guy was definitely a war maniac during his lifetime.

It is already an NPC member of the "Sharp Knife Row" guild registered by Lao Qin, and it can sign a cooperation contract with it only after Lao Qin learns to summon the undead.

However, the old man, who is quite powerful in other aspects, makes the corpse witch want to scold his mother in learning psionic energy, Lao Qin's learning progress is very bad, it has been several days, not to mention mastering psionic energy, even perception is very difficult.

But this is not to blame Lao Qintou.

He has spent his whole life as a staunch fighter of atheism, and when you get him to believe in metaphysics, it is not too good to be psychological.

His situation is very similar to that of Professor Chan.

Old Chen Tou has been in the game for a long time, but the psionic spell has also learned that a fossil is mud and uses it very badly, which is really not that they can't learn it.

"The traps here have been cleared, the area in front is no longer a mission area, there should be no traps over there, and there won't be these annoying things on the road after that, we've completed the task."

Ten minutes later, the sweet potato roast shouted, and Lao Qin simply collected the team and returned to the pioneer regiment station where he was camping and resting with the batch of explosives he had picked up.

Because many players have to go to work, today's progress is not fast, but after the end of the day, Lady Adele will start a wave of forced marches to catch up with the missing mileage today.

It was a paramilitary operation with strict demands on the course of the day.

According to the plan of the Phantom Intelligence Bureau, they had to cross the swamp in seven days, which was a difficult task, but Adele and her intelligence officers had a map of the swamp given by Hogg, and they could barely manage to march fast as long as they followed the path marked by the gnolls.

A pot was set up in the camp, and the warrior monk and chef Star Soul Eagle was disemboweling the swamp tiger that the men had hunted back for a large pot of soup for everyone to enjoy, and the Assassin Shakika was peeling some swamp plants with a dagger next to him.

The two of them were talking and laughing and cooperating with each other, and the group of players walking around next to them were squeezing their eyebrows.

It's not uncommon for players to fall in love with NPCs, and Grey Man, Niu Niu, and even Bang Ge are all frequent visitors to the forum when discussing the topic of "Paper Man's Wife", but this is the first time in the game that a player and a player have fallen in love.

Although the Star Soul Eagle and the Shy Flower denied it in every possible way, everyone knew the reason by looking at the appearance of the two.

Uh, of course, Mrs. Water and Brother Huozi don't count the situation, they have already received a certificate, they are legal husband and wife, and no matter how close they are, it will not be the turn of the monsters to make irresponsible remarks.

Sister Pomegranate and Brother Cat don't count like that, after all, everyone generally can't beat the two of them, and they don't dare to gossip secretly, lest they be sacked by the "Scarlet Valkyrie" or "Blood Blade" when they walk on the road one day.

But Lady Water didn't have a "swamp date" with her own husband, as a veteran of the pioneer group, she had been recruited by Adele as a temporary lieutenant, and was waiting for orders in Lady Adele's gray tent to try to find out more about the Dark Valley.

She hadn't even hidden her plans from Lady Adele, and when she heard that the warriors of the Pride of the Silver Moon were planning to use the Dark Valley as a base, Adele was stunned for a moment, and then showed a thoughtful expression.

After a few minutes, she said to the Water Lady:

"There is room for your ideas to be realized, but I cannot give you the area where my people live, which in the future is to be used as a front-line barracks for Maxim and the People's Army.

But the Valley of Shadows is quite large, so you can choose to start a new business elsewhere.

Although it is called a valley, it is actually a small basin extending from the edge of the barren mountain, and there are mountains and rocks in each area, forming a unique mountain road that is difficult to find and easy to defend and difficult to attack.

That's what I'm going to tell you.

It is very difficult to attack the Shadow Valley from the outside, and my people only need to hold a few mountain strongholds, and they can block invaders many times their own by relying on the terrain, but it is not without its problems. ”

The Baroness of Darkness took out the map she had obtained from Uncle Bella, put it in front of the Water Lady, and pointed to the valley in several directions, and said to her:

"Because of the terrain, it was very difficult for us to evacuate from it in extreme circumstances. The valley of the Dark Valley is surrounded by mountains, and its water comes from the 'Huma River' in the Barren Mountain area, and its tributaries enter the Dark Valley in the form of waterfalls, which we cannot climb.

Therefore, once the foreign enemy invades the valley, we have no other way but to fight to the death.

The accident with me when I left my people was also caused by trolls and gnolls driving kobolds into the valley using underground raid tactics, so the Dark Valley is not a perfect stronghold in my opinion.

Are you sure you want to run it there with your companions for a long time? ”

"It's in a great location, isn't it? Mistress Adele. ”

Mrs. Water's hand drew on the map and said:

"Not to mention that we can garrison an army here in times of war, and hold the road to Transnesia.

Even in peacetime, the Valley of the Dark is located on the way from the Filthy Swamp through the Bafante Gorge to the Brass Fortress, and if we open a trade route in the future, our stronghold will be the last stop for the smugglers of Transencia into the Dark Mountains.

If we can maintain the size of this trade route, then the collection of taxes and services to merchants every year will be enough to create a new city in the dark valley.

Although the terrain of the environment makes it impossible for it to be too large, for a guild and mercenary group like ours, its benefits are enough for us to spend lavishly. ”

"You're not the only one who can see the key to this position, Lady Water."

Adele drew a few arrows on the map with a pencil and said:

"The trolls, gnolls, kobolds, and even evil goatmen clans that roam the barren mountains can see the advantages of this valley, and as a child, I can remember the conflicts that raged around the valley never stopped.

If you occupy this place, you become the enemy of the life around you. ”

"I'd love to have as many of them as possible, Lord Adele."

Mrs. Water let out a light laugh, and she said confidently:

"It is right for the locals to be afraid of these barbarians, because you have only one life, and your precious life should not be wasted on fighting bravely, but your disadvantage is precisely our advantage, and I believe that our 'Silver Moon City' will become the most lively stronghold for foreigners in the future!

Countless warriors will set out from here to spread the majesty of Transencia and Lord Murphy throughout the Dark Mountains.

Believe me, Lord Adele, this is the best place for us.

So now I just have to convince you that we will run the stronghold."

"Persuasion? No, you don't. ”

Adele shook her head and said very directly:

"As long as you can stay here at the end of the Black Plague, then when the war is over, this will naturally be your territory. This is the rule that Governor Murphy has set for Translasia, that if you contribute to a land, it will naturally reward you for your loyalty.

However, as I told you earlier, if the gnolls come to attack, especially after Maxim's army retreats to the swamp defenses, it will be very difficult for you to hold it alone."

"That's what we need to think about, Ms. Adele!"

Lady Water said in a deep voice:

"Leave this duty to us, and we will stay there until the end of the war, until victory comes!"

"Well, you brought it on yourself."

Adele knew that Lady Water was appealing to the player, and she knew that the graceful lady in front of her was one of the current "elected leaders" of the foreigners, and seeing that Lady Water was so resolute, she no longer persuaded her, but held the Orb of Calculation.

A moment later, the sound of dinging quietly sounded.

【Stronghold Quest · Hold on until the last day' has been triggered!

Mission Description:

Lady Adele, who has been given full authority by Lord Murphy to take charge of the affairs of the Shadow Valley, sees the determination of the "Pride of the Silvermoon", so she decides to give the Gentiles a chance to show their courage, and the "Pride of the Silvermoon Band" must hold on to the Valley of the Shadows to cooperate with the Cadman People's Army in the fight against the Plague, and hold the valley until the end of the Plague after the KPA may retreat.

If the Pride of the Silver Moon can do this, then they will have control of the Shadow Valley stronghold.

Objectives:

Hold on until victory.

Failure Condition:

The Gnoll Legion and its minions invade the Valley of Shadows.

Event Rewards:

Dark Valley Title Deed x1, 'Hand of Freedom' Mona's Legacy Treasury Key x1, 'Shadow Hydra' Truman's Gladiator's Chest x1.

Prompt!

This is an extremely difficult task, so the members of the "Pride of the Moon" are asked to strengthen the organization as much as possible and seek all possible support before the start of the Black Plague.

Prompt!

This mission is accompanied by an 'Order of the Second Lord of the Knights of the Blood Alliance', which allows the recipient of the mission to communicate and coordinate with the commander of the Bloodalliance Clan's Barren Mountain Defense Line to a certain extent, and to obtain certain operational assistance from the other party. 】

Look at the [yes/no to accept the task?] Mrs. Water took it without hesitation.

She is not without a chance of winning, Brother Meow's Big Bird Group has made it clear that it will fully support the Silver Moon Regiment, and the dark valley is close to the trade route, so she can rely on this to get the full support of the five administrative villages, and what is most lacking now is people.

The Water Lady intends to hire a group of budding newcomers as cannon fodder among subsequent players. Uh, armed defenders with great courage!

However, when the task was accepted, Mrs. Water did not leave immediately, on the contrary, she looked left and right, and then whispered to Mrs. Adele, who lowered her head again to sort out the documents:

"I've noticed a change in your dress."

"Huh?"

Adele looked up at Lady Water in surprise, she didn't understand what the stranger was trying to say.

"Well, you know I'm a master tailor, and I can tell by the way a lady dresses her change in mentality, for example, from your outfit, I realize that you may have had a little emotional problem these days."

Mrs. Water sat across from Adele's desk, and she whispered:

"Need to talk to someone who won't divulge secrets? I'm not boasting, but I'm still a little experienced in relationships, and I might be able to give you an idea, after all, from the perspective of our foreigners, Master Murphy definitely belongs to the category of 'Diamond King Five'.

Are you really going to just give up?

In my opinion, your advantage is really great, and if you get it right, Master Murphy's conservative heart will open its arms to you."

"It's not your business to get involved in, Lady Water!"

Adele said coldly:

"Please be decent!"

"Well, I shouldn't have said it, but I really can't bear to see a woman like you embark on a path of no return."

With some kind of demagogy, the Water Lady first turned off her arithmetic orb, and then whispered in the unskilled Transansian language:

"The administrator on the forum who likes to watch the dramas shared by Xiao Weiming very much, likes it all the time but always dives, and is very interested in spy war documentaries, right?"

"You!"

"Shhhh

I just think it's a shame that this plot was cut.

But the problem is that you're real.

You're alive, real people, and I'll tell you the truth, Ms. Adele, the past few months of getting along have made me think of you as friends from another world, and I feel that when a friend needs help, those who can help must help.

Like now.

Take this as a secret, Adele, treat me as a friend from another world, and tell me those hesitations in your heart, you won't worry about me spreading your gossip in another world, right?

Believe me!

I can help you! Really, and I'm willing to help. ”

(End of chapter)