Chapter 42: The Matter of the Horse
Coming out of the Togo stronghold, Oster was relieved.
The atmosphere is so weird, I have never been so embarrassed in my previous life when I mistakenly sent a bath selfie to the director; If he stays any longer, he's going to suffocate.
Taking Eric's anxious report and declining the invitation to stay overnight, Oster stepped on his horse and left.
Before the sun sank, he arrived at his next stronghold, Nanchuan.
Not far from the crossroads, this was the former meeting place of the Entertainer's Guild, the same guild that Silas was in charge of when he was alive, and where a large number of entertainers and adventurers gathered.
Now that fat man is dead, his men have no backers, and the year is not good, many of them have surrendered to the rebels, and the guild hall has been converted into a stronghold barracks.
Skar once said that the Nanchuan part was reserved for the congregation of Oster. Because he was tough and killed the guild leader of the underworld forces, artists and small vendors who had been oppressed for a long time came to defect;
In addition, he has not tasted defeat in planting flags on the streets of Montenegro for nearly a month, and has beaten countless challengers, and local adventurers also know how powerful he is. Known as the red-haired thug, this parish is currently growing rapidly, and it is the most promising of the Quartet strongholds.
But when he really came to this place, Oster knew what it meant to have armaments slackened and put them on Nanshan.
Artists and small businessmen are mostly wallgrass, and whoever has great power will take refuge in whomever they want. As for the adventurer, it is a well-known blind stream profession in this world; As long as you give money, you can kill, set fire, rob, steal, and do everything. A person who robs a house is called a bandit, and a person who robs a house for others is called an adventurer.
These types of people are typical representatives of disorganization and undiscipline, Dongxiang's Lieutenant Eric is a mercenary captain, and most of his subordinates are former mercenaries and bandits, who know how to turn over materials and train troops, but this side is completely deserted;
Not to mention the training and construction of the camp by the whole team, the sky is still bright, and these idle former freelancers lie on the roadside and under the eaves to sleep. The awake ones are also playing cards, playing with dogs, while complaining about how the supplies from the headquarters have not yet arrived; Reminds Auster of the Sanhe talent market in his previous life.
The lieutenant here is said to be the second-in-command of the former Artists Guild, but no one can be found at all. There were no sentinels or checkpoints outside the camp, and Oster rode his horse and galloped all the way, without attracting any hindrance or attention.
Fortunately, now the officers and soldiers have been beaten by the main force of the rebel army and cowered in the town and dare not come out, otherwise with the state of this stronghold, a round of attacks will be ended.
It is no wonder that the head of the hall in charge of this place is Oster himself, who has not yet taken office, and the stronghold is unmanaged; Under the leaderless group of insects, it is naturally chaotic and chaotic. Faced with this situation, Oster's thoughts were:
- What do you have to do with Lao Tzu? He is a person who is about to flash with oil on the soles of his feet, and the more chaotic the church, the better, and it has nothing to do with him.
Ooster did not want to be noticed, so he entered the camp and quietly tied his horse, came to a newsstand, and hid beside the newspaper column and looked around.
As I said earlier, the distribution of productive forces and civilization in this world is very uneven. On the one hand, it also presents the social landscape of the Middle Ages, and on the other hand, various black technologies far beyond the level of earth science emerge in an endless stream.
For example, this newsstand and the mailbox next to it rely on magic messengers to deliver letters and newspapers. The so-called magic messenger refers to a kind of magic creature that is round and can fly;
There are a few on the shelves next to them, which look like balloons with two short wings on them, hook-like claws and long tails underneath, and logos on the back. It has no eyes and mouth, and it doesn't need to eat, and its tail is plugged into the magic crystal next to the shelf to recharge.
In the past, when Silas was still around, the guild was very rich in stealing members, and he himself liked to do some image projects, so he got a lot of rare things from the Elwyn Magical Industrial Zone. It is estimated that here, this thing is equivalent to a carrier pigeon, and it is cheaper if it is not good.
Oster flipped through the newspaper columns, and the variety of newspapers and issue numbers was enough to reflect the development of the world's news media industry.
took one and held it in his hand, and he was even more surprised to see that the pictures on each of the message grids on it were actually alive; When someone watches it, it will automatically play a video and sound that looks like a short video, just like the Daily Prophet in Harry Potter.
If you think about it carefully, it's not surprising that World of Warcraft is a typical high-magic universe, and people here can't avoid magic from life to death. The skills that the wizards at Hogwarts can master, how can they not have them here.
From this point of view, the kind of electronic storage and intelligent retrieval of literature technology of Sashu is actually not surprising in this regard; What is rare is its ability to parse and copy spells.
Looking at it, in a newspaper called the Daily West, a news item appeared on the front page that caught Auster's attention. The report was titled "The Maniac and the Butcher";
“…… Our reporter contacted Carol, the captain of the guards, who was seriously injured during an operation to arrest wanted criminals in the town of Montenegro more than a month ago. This is how he described the wicked man;
‘…… At that time, I received a report, brought ten guards over, and finally ...... Only five came back alive. Silas, the amiable and well-loved leader of the Artists' Guild, was first cut off by the murderous red-haired criminal for taking his right foot before he walked, and then shot him in the head...... He can't be described as a human at all, he is simply a demon from hell. ’
Did you know at the time that he was the same thug who brutally murdered the captain of the paladin, ate the children raw, and raped the horses in the knights' field? ’
I've heard that. But as the captain of the security team, he knows that he can't beat it. I was reminded of His Majesty's voice and smile, and if we retreated, it would bring shame to His Majesty's glory and more innocent people to be killed. So I went without hesitation, but unfortunately I couldn't catch him. ’
'Is it true that the red-haired thugs were rescued by a group of armed gangs wearing red masks? ’
It is nonsense that the armed rebels in Montenegro have been effectively controlled, and the current law and order situation is very good. Even if a few fish slipped through the net, it would not be possible to penetrate deep into the heavily guarded towns. The thug escaped by relying entirely on ferocity and strength. ’
According to this newspaper, the valiant captain Carroll and the guards who participated in the capture were cordially received by Generalissimo Stallman and were awarded the Order of the Iron Lion of the Kingdom......"
Oster was shocked, this broken newspaper was completely nonsense, and a few nonsense words. also knows that rubbing the main theme, and the unscrupulous self-media in the previous life has a virtue;
picked up a copy of the "Science Monitor" next to it, and also saw a report about himself:
“…… The pagan media are fabricating lies and confusing the public. In this year of catastrophe, it is common for corrupt and incompetent secular governments to demonize and stigmatize the leaders of the rebellion who represent the will of the Light in order to cover up the fact that their own expropriation and tyranny have led to divine punishment.
According to reliable sources, the red-haired punisher was actually a god who had been blessed by the Holy Light, and the demon who had turned into a paladin was exposed in front of him, and was burned to the ground by the Holy Fire. ”
Seeing this, Oster nodded again and again, although he was a little superstitious, but there was still an honest media. However, as I continued to look at it, something began to be wrong;
“…… As for eating children raw, it is even more nonsense, and it is a shameless rumor fabricated by the official media to smear the hero. Some witnesses said that as a holy envoy, he had no interest in mortals, and in order to better spend the night with the war horse, he would drive away all the people around him before acting;
In a train robbery that occurred not long after, the occasional envoy did the same to the horse bandits. In order to get those horses in a hurry, he didn't even bother with the bandits who offended him, and let them go easily......"
Oster almost vomited a mouthful of old blood, his eyes turned black, and it took him half a day to stand firm. I found another copy of the Magic Telegraph, which was gorgeously laid out, with large video images and scrolling captions, and the report read:
"According to the explosive inside information exclusively excavated by this newspaper, the real identity of the red-haired thugs in Montenegro County who caused a sensation is actually ...... It turned out to be ...... Could it be...... Here is an advertisement, the magic excavator, or the Dupago card is good! ……
Back to being a red-haired villain. According to reliable sources, a month ago, the Wandering Mage Guild had detected leyline fluctuations in the eastern part of the wilderness, which were traces caused by the large space-time gate rift. Nearby, there were also sightings of neatly cut human and livestock carcasses, which soon disappeared;
The answer is already obvious, those corpses are living sacrifices used to summon demons. The red-haired villains who appeared in the nearby area during the same period were not ordinary people at all, but the vanguard of the demon army!
- Yes, you heard it right! It is the Burning Legion that has poisoned half of the universe. Around the neck of that demon vanguard must be an evil relic from the Lord of the Legion! Here is another advertisement, the South China Sea Magic Crystal, a forever circular.
…… As for the love of horses, this is even more proven. It is rumored to be a terrible ritual for demons to gain power, and they are able to hear the voice from the bottom of the abyss through the emptiness and tranquility of the excitement with the animals, and receive the revelation of the Void Maharaja! ……”
Oster was almost out of breath when he saw what a mess this horse was all about.
These turtle grandson media, whether positive, negative or neutral, have passed themselves on as demons and monsters. Not to mention anything else, can't anyone express even the slightest doubt about the rape of horses?!