Chapter 12: The Rebels
For someone like Cross who is ready to establish a new force, Blackwater Town has a very high strategic position, and similarly, the rebels should not be established for a long time, and their desire for Blackwater Town will definitely not be low.
According to the information provided by Nia, Blackwater Town has indeed been captured by the rebels a few days ago, and in order to stabilize the next garrison of Blackwater Town, the rebels will inevitably send follow-up material reinforcements.
So, their transport ship arrived.
It's just that what they didn't expect was that Blackwater Town was no longer under their control, and as for which force slaughtered Blackwater Town, Cross didn't know.
One thing is for sure, though, that the rebels need Blackwater more urgently than Cross.
Grasping the psychology of the rebels, Cross had a rough plan in mind.
He told Nia to cover the ears of the beast, and he snatched Gawain's sword and put on a black cloak. The trio then headed in the direction of the rebel supply ship.
Along the way, Cross tells Nia and Gawain about the entire plan.
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On the other hand, the supply ship also discovered the anomaly of Blackwater before approaching Blackwater, and the supply ship was forced to stop.
William, the commander of the supply ship, went to the deck, accompanied by several soldiers, to observe the intelligence.
William, who is in his 30s, is full of spirit, he wears a battle helmet and armor, and he looks like a general.
However, when he saw the lifeless Blackwater Town, he couldn't help but feel worried in his heart.
"Lord William, Blackwater is now full of scavengers, what should we do next?"
"Scavengers don't take the initiative to attack human settlements, Blackwater must have been slaughtered by Seajarda's army. The barbarians are doing this to use the scavengers to block the supply of our army, and we must not let them get their wish.
We must regain control of Blackwater. ”
"But ......"
"It's nothing! It's an order! Even if there will be huge losses, we must retake Blackwater!" William looked at Blackwater with a blank face, and at that moment, the three Cross appeared in his line of sight.
"It seems that there are three survivors, docking, and I need more information. ”
"Yes! ”
"By the way, let them not go on the shore, and say that there is food for them. ”
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"Lord Cross, as you say, they will come to us on their own initiative. ”
"The next thing is the key, whether we can succeed or not, it depends on our performance. ”
"Hmm! Lord Cross!"
Cross patted Gawain on the back, "Why don't you speak?" ”
"I ...... I ......"
"Hahaha, I didn't expect you to get into the role state so quickly. ”
"Gawain-sama is so powerful, I want to get into the groove quickly. ”
"Come on, Nia. ”
"Uh-huh!"
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When the supply ship docked, William personally disembarked to greet him, along with eight soldiers.
Seeing the tattered costumes of the trio, William was even more convinced that Cross and they were from the already ruined town of Blackwater.
"How did you get out of Blackwater?"
William's question went unanswered.
"What do we adults ask you about?" the soldier next to him scolded.
"I ...... I ......," Gawain said tremblingly.
"It seems that you have been frightened a lot, don't worry, tell me slowly, when was Blackwater slaughtered by the army of Seajarda, and when did those scavengers come here?"
"My lord, only the frightened person can answer these questions, and the two of us don't know the situation. Cross replied.
"You're not from Blackwater?"
"We are residents of Blackwater, but we were hunting in the Dusk Mountains and don't know what happened to Blackwater. ”
William looked at Cross who spoke, the man in the black cloak half-covering his face was not very tall, if it weren't for the long sword at the man's waist, William would not have associated Cross with a hunter at all, let alone a hunter in the Dusk Mountains.
As for Nia, another member of the hunting team, this scrawny little bit made William doubt the authenticity of the 'hunt' even more.
However, for the sake of the rebel's reputation, William still praised it very perfunctorily, "It's really the glory of Blackwater to have warriors like you in Blackwater. ”
"Blackwater has been destroyed, there is no place for us, and no amount of glory is meaningless. ”
"Don't worry, young hunter, we'll destroy those scavengers and take Blackwater back. ”
"Can you really help us retake Blackwater?" Nia, who had not spoken, spoke suddenly, her tone full of hope and anticipation.
"We're going to take Blackwater back, and if you can help us, we'll give you twice as much food. If you succeed, you'll be given some of the land in Blackwater. ”
"Land, land!" Gawain, who was frightened, instantly sobered up because of the too generous reward.
William smiled, he knew that these poor people in front of him could not withstand such temptation, they would definitely accept their terms, and they would be of great help in the next battle against the scavengers.
They are familiar with Blackwater and can serve as guides for their troops, and they call themselves hunters and can provide a certain amount of combat power. They are residents of Blackwater, and they will fight even harder.
What's more, the three of them are not sorry to die.
I thought that the three of them would gladly agree, but Cross raised questions.
"Who are you, and why should we believe you?"
"Boy, are you looking for death? don't you even know William, the lord of Norman City?" spoke again the grumpy soldier, but Cross was not the least afraid.
William waved the impudent soldier back, he swept over the three in front of him, and his instinct told him that the one in the black cloak was the most powerful of the three, and that if he wanted to get help from the three, he had to ask for the consent of the person first.
He straightened his clothes and said to Cross, "I am William, Lord of Norman City. I responded to the call of Reinhardt, the lord of Wolfheart, to crusade against the usurpation of Crane and Joey. We are the Resistance.
Blackwater was already under our control, but the barbarians of Seajarta ruthlessly destroyed it, and what was even more hateful was that they slaughtered the city and attracted the scavengers. However, in order to defend against foreign enemies, we will definitely recapture Blackwater!"
William's information gave Cross a better understanding of the current situation in Klein Territory.
The so-called rebels were actually rebels organized by Viscount Reinhardt, and Reinhardt did not necessarily really want to eradicate the usurpation, but more likely for his own ambitions.
Now that the information has been obtained, it is time for Cross to begin the next step.
"I see, as residents of Blackwater, we should be the vanguard of sweeping away those scavengers for Lord William. ”
William was overjoyed, but he still wanted to take this opportunity to improve his reputation. He walked up to Cross and said, "Young hunter, you have a lot of courage, but scavengers are not easy to deal with, and I don't want a warrior like you to die in vain. ”
"Master William, as long as you give us enough support, we can easily destroy those monsters. ”