chapter 11 Operational planning

Roger woke up leisurely, and the rough wooden roof slowly became clear in front of his eyes. The slight shaking under him made him realize that he was in a carriage. As the entire car body shook, stinging pain came from the wounds all over his body, causing him to moan loudly.

With a sound of brushing, the curtain of the car window was opened, and Ette's big head poked in, "Are you awake? Roger?"

"Where am I? How long have I been unconscious? Ouch!! This damn broken car! And this road! Are we driving on a field ridge?!"

"Don't worry, you will be back in Falborg in two hours. There will be a priest there. Now I can only use the little medicine I brought to protect your wound. You are really tough, you are so hot It's so fragrant, brothers can almost add it to the dish at night, hehe."Ette had a gloating smile on his face.

"Damn it, we just need a priest, and we have to get one next time even for bandages. Why is Feiss's medicine so bad? It hurts me to death. If only he was half as good at making medicine as he is at making magic weapons! This time How was the fight?"

"In addition to you, we also injured four brothers, all of them were not minor, alas. How could we expect that a patrol cavalry team would suffer so much."Ette shook his head and continued: "We won the lottery this time. Come on. As expected, they are Ice and Snow Silver Foxes, and they are an elite Snow Fox brigade. There are not too many people. There are more than 300 people, which is only ten times as many as us. Damn, one of their squad leaders is so experienced, he is almost an intermediate level A knight. Fortunately, that guy was not very smart and actually wanted to challenge Kate to a duel. Damn it, Folan immediately shot an arrow in the butt."

During the battle in the jungle that day, the captain of the patrol cavalry was captured in the dark, and he withstood several rounds of torture. Later, Luns took off his pants, smeared the words with honey, found an anthill, and obtained a confession within a few minutes.

After the Snow Fox Brigade occupied this small Sellersburg, they sealed off the Lord's Mansion and captured more than a hundred strong men from nearby, digging around day and night for something. However, the confidentiality of this mission seems to be quite high, and the position of the patrol leader is not high enough to keep secrets. Luns viciously sprinkled a handful of ants on the already bruised man, and the patrol leader immediately screamed: "I say, I say! I seem to have heard that the previous lord enshrined a necromancer in the mansion, then It is said that this is the mage's laboratory below!! Water, please flush me quickly!"Luns asked again and again several times, and when he was sure that he would not be able to ask any more questions, he ended the knight's pain with a swipe of his dagger.

Because many people were seriously injured, the only magician Roger became a roast pig. The most important thing was that these more than thirty people were not enough to be chopped down. As soon as the few scum nobles gathered together, they quickly ran away. Anyway, there are still four months left until the agreed time, so there is only so much time to come. It's not all without gain this time, at least I understand the fact that the strength is still far away from the Snow Fox Brigade. As for the trophies, "Bah! What an elite group of first-class mercenaries, as poor as a grandson. They only have these rags!" Kate, who was responsible for cleaning the battlefield, scolded in a very unknightly Kate.

The middle-aged priest who treated Roger in Falburg Church didn't look very strong. It took six or seven recovery spells in a row to heal Roger's injury. The fat man jumped out of the bed lively, handed him two gold coins, ignored the flood of flattery behind him, and hurriedly escaped. He instinctively hates this kind of place. If it weren't for the priest's healing effect, he would never be willing to step foot here.

Night falls. Several bad guys met again in the most prosperous "Rhine Night" in Falborg. This is truly the gold-selling den of Falborg. From wine to women, Rhine Night claims to offer the best in Falborg. Naturally, this place is not a place that ordinary civilians can afford, but the merchants and nobles traveling from north to south still make the business here prosperous.

"Rhine Night" is a towering three-story building, but it is almost as high as an ordinary six-story building. In front of it is a wide square. At night, it is always filled with luxurious carriages of all sizes. There is a magic fountain with a diameter of nearly five meters in front of the door. The water shoots straight into the sky and scatters in all directions until it is five or six meters high. Above the water mist, a purple magic flame loomed in the sky, burning day and night. At the bottom of the fountain pool is a large magic circle. Colorful magic flames shine on the water mist, full of romantic and mysterious atmosphere. Just such a magic circle costs a staggering amount of money every day. Through the 4-meter-high door, the golden walls in the lobby of the Rhine Night are brilliant, and the magic light coats everything with a light golden color. Artworks from around the world are scattered throughout the halls. The second floor of Rhine Night is divided into compartments, each decorated with the artistic styles of major mainland countries. It is an important birthplace of conspiracy and corruption. There is another larger hall on the third floor. Every weekend, slave auctions are often held, and occasionally other large-scale events are held.

There are more or less slaves all over the continent of Gloria. The sources of these slaves are often prisoners of war, rebels, and other intelligent races such as dwarves, elves, orcs and even draconians. This war often occurs between humans and the intelligent races on the continent, just like the wars between various human nations. In comparison, there are more wars between human countries. Basically, many human countries will accept people from other intelligent races. As the Church of Light preaches, humans are the most favored people of the Creator God, but other races are also the people of the Creator God. Most of the slaves were used as coolies, and of course the slaves auctioned at Rhine Night would not be these low-grade goods. It was here that Roger bought Jin and his apprentices.

After the "Hammer of War" business became more and more prosperous, Roger and others became regular customers here. Several noble scum are the kind of people who are young and have no ambitions. Of course, this is compared with other great nobles who have real power or pure and noble blood. This time of prosperity, it is natural to have a bit of a nouveau riche temperament, especially Roger. Even Folan was not exempt from the vulgarity. He would occasionally say casually in front of outsiders, "Oh, I was too late on the Rhine night yesterday, and I am not energetic yet." Then he would capture the envy in the other person's eyes with secret joy. meaning.

At this time, a few scum were gathering listlessly in a corner of the lobby. Only the rich or noble guests could go up to the second floor, and Roger and others were not quite qualified.

"I really don't understand how anyone could be so interested in those Bone Mage things. It's worth sending three hundred people to take the risk. Damn it, the damn foxes are a bit poor, but their kung fu is really not something they can rely on!"Ette moan and groan.

"There are more than 300 people, what should we do? Depending on the level of the more than 30 people under our command, we have to recruit at least 600 people. But based on the current equipment, our money can only equip 100 people at most. ."Kate was also very depressed.

"Alas: "If this thing can't be done, money is not a big deal. By then I would no longer be able to curry favor with the Duke of Bavaria. "

"Don't be discouraged. We killed one of their magicians! And the level is not low! There are only one or two such people in the mercenary brigade. It should be that they are afraid of us now. In any case, 6 cavalry and A mage is just gone, maybe they are spinning in panic. Hahaha."Roger looked around, no one was laughing. I had no choice but to change the haha ​​to hey.

"We can't just let it go!"Kate suddenly became excited. "My father has been born and died for so many years, and his military and martial arts skills are nothing short of great. Not because he is just a baron, but he has been held back as deputy commander of the city defense army for more than ten years. Damn it, a fifteenth-level senior knight of light! Isn’t that fat pig Chambers sitting in the position of commander just because he is an earl and the nephew of the Deputy Minister of Military Affairs? Damn it, if he can be as good as an eighth-level knight, I will lick his son’s ass! What’s happening in front of me Don’t let this opportunity pass you by. If you want to get ahead, you have to give him a try no matter what!”

"You are pretty good, at least you can inherit a baron. Didn't I also stay under your father for ten years without moving anywhere? I can't inherit his baron yet. Sigh. Let's talk about it among us brothers. He's quite handsome, he's a nobleman, but what the hell is his life like? When we were in the royal capital, even if we found a prostitute, we might be robbed. If Roger hadn't been smart and opened the 'Hammer of the God of War', we wouldn't have been able to Are you just staring at this place? Will it be our turn to come in on the Rhine Night?"

Folan interrupted the two knights who were chattering: "Come on, brothers! Don't be dissatisfied. Why didn't I see you when I snatched those common girls? Do you think your status is low? Kate, you can have fun secretly. , it would be nice if you two, father and son, are not regarded as dark knights. In any case, our opportunity is hard-earned. Don’t worry about why Orfiloc falls in love with us, but if this matter is done, we will definitely be able to ingratiate ourselves with the Grand Duke of Bavaria. ! Let’s sum it up first and figure out what to do next!”

Roger took a sip of wine and had some inspiration: "First we need to recruit troops. We can recruit as many as we can. We don't need to prepare such good equipment for them this time. They just need to be better than those poor devils! The key is to have better weapons. , there is no need to prepare so many horses. Calculating this way, we can get 300 people no matter what. Kate, Ette, you two will train these grandsons carefully in the past two months. Look at the poor mercenary group, at most Another magician has come to an end. This time we brought Feiss on board. With the equipment he has, why not kill that magician? Hammer of War can just use some ordinary stuff these days."

Luns casually put a hand on the passing receptionist, stared at her as she walked into the back hall, and then reluctantly looked away. Said: "We won't play with them head-on! If there are many of them, we will run away, and we will round up those who are alone. Sooner or later, they can't stand it anymore and come out of their turtle shells. We will find some manpower from the Thieves Guild and we will arrange traps." Like a well, lure them over and let them have a good taste. By the way, get more crossbows. The bows are a little weak and inconvenient to carry, but short bows are also fine. Just rely on the mercenaries' armor-piercing skills. Some of them will make them cry. Poison must be fed to the crossbow arrows."

A few people were in high spirits and talked about conspiracy and conspiracy. The scum who had the same smell never belittled themselves. Several people came up with many insidious tricks including ambushing, poisoning, trapping, threatening, pretending to be dead and surrendering, and so on.

The sky had turned white, and everyone looked at each other and laughed sinisterly. For a moment, everyone in the lobby looked at him sideways.

The "Dragon and Beauty" mercenary group has recently become a big topic in Farburg. Recruiting more than 200 mercenaries at one time caused a small sensation. Although the name is a bit vulgar, there are quite a few veterans and soldiers who join it. The reason is for no other reason than that they share the same interests with a few aristocratic scum about beauties. In the Thieves Guild's internal training ground, Luns was training hard day and night with twenty master thieves. When he was chased by mercenaries in the royal capital, he got rid of his bad habit of laziness. After all, saving his life was more important. This time he finally discovered that he was born to be a thief, and nothing suited his dark psychology better than hiding in the dark and using hidden weapons and traps to kill enemies. More importantly, there is no profession more suitable for voyeurism than a thief.

Desolyn remained silent after hearing about the adventures of the noble scum. Just the next day, fifty of his bodyguards, heavy lancers, retired from military service and joined the mercenary group. Kate selected another hundred people from the mercenary group, equipped with war horses, wire chain mail and ax guns, and turned them into semi-lightly equipped ax lance cavalry. Since then, Kate has been training with these knights in the training ground for the past two months.

The remaining two hundred people in the mercenary group were led by Ette. Ette, who has changed several professions, recently decided to become a magic swordsman. It would be perfect for him to train infantry.

As for Folan, he said lightly: "My life is art." Then he was busy designing the mercenary regiment's flag and logo. Everyone was extremely depressed until one day they accidentally saw him holding a thin stabbing sword and practicing his sword skills against a human target. The dense sword pits are all located in places such as eyes, wrists, legs and other places that ordinary armor cannot protect. Everyone's scalp was numb when they saw it, especially Kate, who was a knight, and her face was extremely ugly. Folan's family swordsmanship is already known for its footwork and body shape, which can be considered a superior swordsmanship. Coupled with such insidious and vicious tactics, its power is greatly increased. Everyone felt a chill when they thought of the high-grade stabbing sword with electric paralysis effect that Feiss had made for him the day before yesterday. As for quenching the poison, that's okay, everyone has to do it anyway.

Roger was either meditating or hiding in the laboratory studying magic all day long. Occasionally, he would practice axe-making with Ette's team while wearing full armor.

In the laboratory, Roger murmured a spell, the smoke dissipated, and Amaris stood in front of him. At this moment, Amaris was holding a long knife in his right hand and a tattered shield in his left hand. He looked more majestic than before, at least compared to the skeleton soldiers of the Necromancer, it was not too bad. Roger still couldn't figure out where Amaris's sword and shield came from. He tried to give Amaris some new equipment, and Amaris was very obedient and changed her clothes. But after Amaris was sent back to another world, these equipments were thrown away. The next summons is still a long sword with one side to break the shield.

Roger found Feiss, who only knew a little about undead magic at most, and Feiss was confused. Magic on the mainland is strictly divided according to levels, and the distinction between the various departments is not very obvious. Most magicians who are proficient in a certain aspect of magic can cast other types of magic, but only a few spells that are extremely opposite to themselves cannot be cast. For example, in necromancy, most intermediate magicians can summon some skeletons if they wish. The quantity is small and the quality is average. Due to the limited combat power of skeletons, a well-trained soldier can also deal with three or two skeletons, so they are not very practical unless they can be summoned in large numbers. Necromancers are different. They dedicated themselves to the God of Death and transformed into undead creatures. The magic of the undead system was greatly enhanced. As they are increasingly eroded by the aura of death, they tend to become paranoid and evil. Only a few people who become necromancers with the power of the great magician can keep their minds clear. Various curses in the necromancy and dark magic systems are very effective in wars, so rulers of various countries often acquiesce in the existence of such mages. Only necromancers who transform into undead creatures are not tolerated in the world. This is partly due to Rodriguez's great achievements. After him, the Church of Light began to pursue the necromancers on the mainland with all its strength. For more than 20 years, this clan was almost exterminated.

But the biggest difference between "Amaris" and ordinary skeletons is that they are smart. Roger himself didn't know why he knew this. The damn necromancer didn't leave any more magic knowledge for himself, especially not a shred of knowledge about his treasure house. Every time Roger stared at Amaris, he always felt that Amaris was also observing him. One person and one skeleton often stared at each other for a long time.

When Roger had some free time, he modified his equipment bit by bit under Feiss's guidance. Now the wealthy Roger can wear four good magic amplification rings on his ten fingers. In recent months, he has become more and more proficient in using mental power to control magic. Although as a fifth-level mage, he can only cast one third-level magic. . But now he can easily cast three level three magic spells. What Roger studied day and night was not the fireball technique, which is currently on the most popular magic list among magicians, but the acceleration technique. After many experiments, he quickly discovered a few syllables that could be shortened, and the time for chanting the incantation was reduced by one-third.

The hot weather is slowly passing, and the strength of these scumbag gangsters is increasing little by little. The "Dragon and Beauty" mercenary group also began to take shape. Desolyn once secretly observed the training of the mercenary group several times, and then just nodded to Kate. The agreed deadline is getting closer and closer, and everyone's hearts are starting to get agitated. In the past month, as Luns has become more and more skilled, he and his thieves often go to Sellersburg for reconnaissance, bringing back a lot of useful information. Of course, the number of thefts in Falburg has also increased slightly. I just don’t know how big the Necromancer’s ruins are, but I haven’t been able to finish them even after digging for more than half a year.

In the face of a formidable enemy, a few scoundrels rarely went out to cause trouble. Instead, they practiced hard separately. Of course, their insidious tricks and poison-quenching weapons would never be used in normal times. There were occasional fights, but in person they were also individual fights full of chivalry. Although a few people on the side wanted to help him, they still had to maintain their aristocratic status and demeanor under the crowd.

Even if she is already an out-and-out young lady, this memorial arch still needs to be erected.

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