Elena, who was tied up by five flowers, walked up the steps of the Bright Field Hall.

Silver Gray and Panta followed behind her, their hands on the weapons at their waists, especially Silver Gray, their thumbs pushing away the sheath of the Sunflame War Knife an inch, the blade glowing like blood.

Elena is a gold-level knight, her strength is amazing, the noose in her hand is at best an ornament, it does not play a restraining role, ordinary soldiers can't detain such a powerful character at all, and if you can't react, maybe you will be killed by her in an instant.

The only people who can escort Elena are the battle-hardened Silver Ash and Panta.

However, Elena had no intention of escaping.

This is the Orc Kingdom, and outside is the Great Varonian Wasteland in the middle of winter, even if she escapes, where can she escape to the vast wasteland?

She glanced up at the swirling light over the main hall, took a deep breath, and stepped into the main hall with her feet raised.

In the hall full of ancient oriental aesthetics, the young man who had almost driven her to death with just a flying sword or even a mid-air attack sat on the lord's seat at the end of the steps, his gaze like a sword, like a king.

Elena suddenly asked herself in the bottom of her heart, is he really an elf?

Such a sharp gaze should not belong to elves, but only to humans.

"I, Elena, the head of the Blood Rose Mercenary Regiment, the former Knight of the Spencer family, ask to redeem myself. Elena touched the ground on one knee and spoke the orc lingua franca that she wasn't fluent in, and the silver Misoli armor on her body rattled.

"Don't bother, I know the language of the Human Empire. Chang Hao said.

Elena was slightly stunned, and then said: "According to the war regulations between the countries of the Middle-earth Continent, the defeated side can redeem the right to personal liberty from the victorious side. ”

"The war regulations? Chang Hao picked up a bloodstained wolf's tail scarf, "I don't know if there are any provisions in the war regulations you said that allow the killing of other countries' regular troops?"

Elena's face turned pale, and she recalled the scene of the Rock Wolf Mercenary Group sneaking up and brutally killing the Steppe Wolf Scout Squadron, and she didn't know how to answer for a while.

"If you win, you will use the rules of war to squeeze more benefits out of the defeated side. If they lose, they will use the war regulations as an umbrella for their own interests. Chang Hao's tone was unwavering, "War regulations are really a convenient thing." ”

Elena closed her eyes in pain in the name of knightly honor, she knew that she was not qualified to speak again, it was their side that committed war crimes first, and she was speechless.

"But I know that the killer of the Steppe Wolf Scout Squadron is not your Blood Rose Mercenary Regiment, but the Rock Wolf Mercenary Regiment. Chang Hao's blood-stained wolf tail disappeared between his hands, "Otherwise, you won't have a chance to appear in front of me alive." ”

"Tell me, how are you going to redeem yourself. Chang Hao said.

Hearing Chang Hao say this, Elena's dead eyes bloomed with a desire for life and freedom again, and she sorted out the wording and said: "The remnants of the two mercenary groups add up to about 2,000 people, each head is counted as 100 gold coins, and we use 200,000 gold coins to redeem our personal freedom." ”

"Of course, all the weapons and equipment on us are your trophies. Elena added.

Silver Ash and Panta, who were on the side, were shocked when they heard this, although they didn't understand human language very well, but the pronunciation of numbers was universal, and they could understand it.

200,000 gold coins is enough to support a medium-sized tribe to operate for more than ten years, which is almost equivalent to a month's financial income of the northern provinces, which is not a small number.

"500,000 gold coins. Chang Hao, who opened his mouth, didn't even roll his eyelids.

Panta's mouth opened into a large "O" shape, and he couldn't close it for a long time.

In the end, it's still the boss black, you can easily take it out of the human pocket with your mouth open, and you can catch up with the financial revenue of the northern province for a quarter, and this is not taking off?

Elena bowed her head and did not speak.

I have to say that Elena, as a former knight who has been trained by the culture of a large family, is really smart, or clever enough, to know when to speak, what to say, and when not to speak.

Because as the defeated side, she has no room for bargaining.

Moreover, the Spencer family, as one of the most solid families in the human empire, still took out 500,000 gold coins.

"It's okay to get 100 gold coins per head, but you don't count yourself. After all, a gold-level knight is not a radish that can be seen everywhere on the street, and it takes time and a lot of resources to cultivate, and it is worth at least 300,000 gold coins, right? If it weren't for the fear that the Spencer family would give up on you directly because of the question of whether it was worth it, I would have wanted to offer a ransom of 1 million gold coins. ”

Chang Hao snorted coldly: "200,000 gold coins?

Panta quietly wiped the cold sweat from his head, and he realized that he still underestimated the boss's blackness.

"I'm curious how you're going to come up with 500,000 gold coins?" Chang Hao smiled.

"You can release a small number of captives first and let them return to the desert country, and the family will prepare the ransom as soon as possible when they know the news of our defeat. Elena said cautiously.

Chang Hao and Chu Xue exchanged glances, which was regarded as acquiescing to Elena's request.

No way, 500,000 gold coins is not a small amount after all, just using a carriage to fill a dozen cars, Elena's method is the most practical.

"You 2000 people, I don't know how much food I have to consume if I stay here, and the cost of this food will have to be calculated separately. "The blackheart lord changed the ransom to 600,000 gold coins.

Elena was speechless for a while, she didn't know how this money-hungry man had mastered that amazing swordsmanship.

"Another point, Prince Camuel must be present when the ransom is paid, and I, my comrade-in-arms who 'lived and died together' with him in Mordor, really miss it a little. The smile on Chang Hao's face was unpredictable.

"It's impossible. Elena shook her head into a rattle, "Prince Camuel's status is high, and it is impossible for him to take risks himself." ”

"When the ransom and captives are delivered, I will set the location at the border, and I will not let the prince set foot on the territory of the orc kingdom. Chang Hao's tone was unquestionable, "You just do what I say, as for whether the prince accepts it or not, that's his business." ”

Elena had no choice but to do so.

With Chang Hao's permission, Elena selected ten loyal subordinates, and they brought food horses, horses, and secret letters to travel hundreds of miles of wasteland back to the desert country to report the news.

Silver Ash stood on the steps of the main hall, watching the ten horsemen and horses gradually disappear in the wind and snow in the direction of the northern border, and the burly figure stood like a stone tablet.

"Soon after coming down the mountain, I fought with the human cavalry, how do you feel?" Chang Hao walked to Silver Ash's side.

"Although they lost, we were able to win because of the tactics and equipment. If our snow leopard light cavalry still wears yak leather armor and uses snow-capped stone spears, this battle will be a heavy loss. "Silver Gray is concise.

"Equipment, tactics, and technology will always be the three main themes of war, and you must learn to get used to the new era, and future battles will only become more and more difficult to fight. Chang Hao said.

"In the future, our enemy will be the Human Empire?" asked Silvergray.

"The Empire of Man... Just a small beginning. ”

Chang Hao looked up at the sky, a golden flame ignited in the depths of his pupils, as if he wanted to see the depths of the universe clearly, he patted the shoulder of Silver Gray and turned to leave.