Chapter 319 Total War (8)

"Everyone should know how powerful the Great Mage is. If there is something that even the Great Mage cannot solve, how difficult will it be?

Although I don’t know, I believe it is definitely a very important event.”

"Why did you say that?" Edward asked with some suspicion after hearing Bogosi's words.

"I can't tell clearly. This is just my intuition. But I believe that my intuition is definitely not wrong."

Although Bogosi's reason was obviously untenable, his words still made several others think deeply.

After a long time, Red also said: "I agree with Bogosi's idea. Edward, you'd better take Ellie with you, but you have to be more careful on the way."

"I agree too." Xilu on the other side also continued, "Don't worry, in the worst case, after you leave, we will act as cautiously as possible and not have a head-on conflict with the Phylicians.

If it doesn't work, just retreat to the central mountain range with the people. I don't believe that those Phylicians can search the entire mountain range."

"Everyone..." Looking at the firm eyes of everyone, Edward nodded vigorously.

However, what happened next did not make Edward leave the resistance immediately, because just when they had just agreed to let Edward and Ellie leave, the resistance in Luoyan City sent someone to ask for help.

Despite Bogosi's warning, when the rebels still gathered all their forces and launched a decisive battle with Phylicia's regular army on the Howling Wind Plains, the result was naturally self-evident.

The Phylicians did not give the rebels any chance to breathe, but drove the rebels into Luoyan City, their last fortress.

In desperation, the leader of the resistance army Luo Lan had no choice but to send people to seek Bogosi's rescue.

Although we know that the Phylicians will have a conspiracy, if Luo Yan's resistance is not rescued now, the morale of the entire resistance will be completely defeated.

Because Luoyan City has now become the last hope of the Mercenary Kingdom.

Since he learned that the Knights of the Thunder Fang had also appeared in Phylicia's army, Edward temporarily put aside the matter of Merlin and followed the resistance to Luoyan to start a battle with the Phylicians.

Although Luoyan City was not saved in the end, the backbone of the resistance army was rescued by the Thunder Fang Knights and escaped unscathed. This result already made Bogosi very satisfied.

Not long after they returned to the camp, another news came - Bohemia had left the Mercenary Kingdom with his Thunder Fang Knights and headed to Alpine City to join the other two imperial generals.

Although this is not good news, it is not easy for the Phylicians without the imperial general to deal with the resistance army, which is composed of the two major mercenary groups of the former mercenary kingdom.

Then Edward realized that it was time to set off.

After simply packing up his belongings, Edward put on his Shadow Oath again and walked out of the camp with Ellie.

Bogesi, Xilu and Red have been waiting at the camp gate for a long time.

"Are we finally setting off?" Bogosi, who was standing at the front, spoke. Edward didn't speak, but nodded in affirmation.

He knew that although the pressure on the Phylician Empire was much less than in the past, the situation was still very bad.

Now was the critical moment for the resistance, but he had to leave. Edward could not bear it in his heart.

"Then take care of yourself along the way. Also, be careful of the Phylicians. You are now a famous person in Phylicia."

This time it was Xilu who spoke, and he also handed over a small bag, "You can use the money on the road."

"This..." Edward was stunned for a moment, but he still waved his hand, "Forget it, I can still solve those little things. And I'm never short of money."

"Then, see you later." Xilu reluctantly took back his money bag, just like that day five years ago, watching from a distance as Edward and Ellie mounted their horses and left the camp.

Until the two people's backs gradually disappeared on the horizon, Red, who had been silent all the time, suddenly shouted to Edward: "You must come back, Edward, I'm still waiting to compete with you again." Edward did not answer.

, replaced by the Shadow Oath held high in his hand.

"He's gone after all." Xi Lu said with some disappointment.

"Don't worry. He will come back." Red smiled and looked at the direction Edward left and said, "Hold your weapons high, that is the oath a soldier makes before going to battle. I believe that Edward will abide by this oath.

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Note: There are five areas in the Sebion continent that are extremely dangerous. In addition to the core of lava, there are also the Lair of Wind, the Sea of ​​Illusion Mist, the Dream Forest and the Dark Rift.

The five forbidden areas are filled with extremely powerful elemental forces. Ordinary people cannot approach them at all. Even if they come close, they will be torn to pieces by the elemental forces within them.

There are even legends that these five forbidden places are probably the resting places of high-ranking true dragons. After their deaths, the power not only did not disappear, but instead firmly protected their tombs.

The Core of Lava, one of the five forbidden lands, actually refers to a canyon composed of many volcanoes located in the southwest of Sabian. The volcanoes erupting all year round make everything around it extremely hot.

In its core area, rivers of lava flow and roll all year round, hence the name Lava Core.

And it's not just lava there, there are countless lava creatures in the center of the canyon, a monster called the Ash Beast.

They wander in the canyons all year round and are not afraid of any lava or high temperatures.

These monsters are also particularly aggressive, and any creature that enters their sight will be attacked mercilessly until the target is reduced to ashes.

But although those monsters are fierce, they are also a great treasure of Sebion, because a kind of flame crystal will be produced in the body of the adult ash beast. After being treated with special magic, it will be inlaid on the weapon or staff to make the weapon

It has fire attributes and greatly increases the power of fire magic.

It can be said that it is the dream treasure of magicians and some magic warriors with dual cultivation of magic and martial arts.

For a long time, countless adventure teams have entered the core of lava, trying to hunt down the ash beasts to obtain extremely precious crystals. However, due to the dangerous terrain of the core of lava and the powerful strength of the ash beasts, most adventure teams

They all died here and eventually became a part of it.

However, occasionally a few capable teams succeed, and everyone is excited about the wealth that the crystal brings to them. Therefore, although it is extremely dangerous, there is still an endless stream of adventurers who go to the core of lava every year, even if they survive

The probability is less than one percent.

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Edward was sitting in a tavern in a daze at the moment. His mood had hit rock bottom. The golden mercenary of the Mercenary Kingdom was now almost begging for a living.

He now felt a hundred regrets in his heart, why he refused the bag of gold coins on the west road before setting off, otherwise the money should be able to support him for a while.

But this can't be blamed on Edward. Ever since he became a gold mercenary, he no longer has much concept of money.

And because he spent most of his time in Kalei City, everyone in the city knew him, so he mostly used accounting methods when buying things, and then asked the four major mercenary groups to pay for him.

To him, it makes no difference whether he has money or not.

And even if he left Kalei City for some missions, there were other mercenaries who were traveling with him to take care of him along the way, so he never had to worry about money.

Occasionally using money is not just for him to leave Kale City and have fun. (Mostly he goes to the Silent Temple and causes a lot of trouble for Merlin).

As a gold mercenary, he would bring some money with him more or less symbolically. That money is naturally enough for fun, but right now he is taking Ellie to the lava core far away from Carlei.

Money seemed to be scarce.

As soon as he entered a town called Punk in the southern part of the mainland, Edward discovered that he didn't have much money left.

And now that the mercenary kingdom has been destroyed, it is impossible to wander around outside every day like in the past, and then let the cooperative firms of the four major mercenary groups come to wipe his butt.

"We have to get the money quickly." Edward thought as he drank the malt liquor in the glass in front of him.

But then he started to have a headache again. It was easy to make money, but if he actually did it, it might not be suitable for him.

Moreover, most of the area has been occupied by the Phylicians, and they dare not go to the mercenary union to take tasks. This is not because they are afraid of being discovered by the Phylicians, because there are probably not many people in the entire Sebion who can accommodate them right now.

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The problem is that Phylicians are not kind enough to give tasks to their enemies, and then give them corresponding commissions after they complete them.

[Do you want me to go rob?] Edward shook his head and immediately dismissed the inexplicable thoughts that suddenly flashed in his mind.

Naturally, he refused to rob his own people, but there were very few Phylicians here, and they only took over the town in name.

Robbing the supply team of the Phylicians? This is indeed a lot of money, and it is not difficult.

But this town is not a major transportation thoroughfare. If Phylicia's supply team is robbed, he may starve to death before they can wait for them.

Edward was a little bit dumbfounded by his current situation. The teacher said a long time ago that the story about a heroic man who choked to death for a penny was not a joke, but now it has become a fact.

"Edward, Edward. Look, those people have been shouting and yelling over there since we came in, and they looked very excited. What on earth are they doing?" Ellie's voice quickly brought Edward back to reality.

Following Ellie's gaze, Edward looked at it. Then he said listlessly: "It's nothing. They're just gambling there." Gambling is quite popular in many places in Sebion, and Edward used to do it often in Carre.

Go and visit some of the big casinos in Carle City, just for fun, of course.

Generally, in larger pubs, people will gamble there, and some large pubs will also open special areas for guests to participate.

"Betting? Is it fun? How do you want to play?" After hearing Edward's words, Ellie suddenly became curious, and immediately took his arm and said coquettishly: "Take me to see it quickly."

Edward was almost dragged by Ellie to the gambling table. He looked down and found that those people were playing a roulette game.

The rules of the game are very simple. The dealer puts a small ball into a roulette wheel with a number frame from 1 to 100, and then turns the roulette wheel and lets it rotate. When the roulette wheel stops, the number of the ball is determined based on the position of the ball.

Decide winning or losing.

There are three types of bets - one is to bet on color. The two hundred number frames are marked with six colors. Participants place bets based on the colors. If they guess correctly, they can get a three-to-one bonus.

The other is to bet on the range of numbers. One hundred numbers are divided into ten equal parts in units of ten. Participants bet based on the range, and the odds of guessing correctly are one-to-one.

The last method is to simply press the numbers and guess which number the ball will finally stop on. This method has the smallest probability of winning, but the odds are astonishing: 50 to 1.

After briefly explaining the rules to Ellie, Ellie's eyes immediately started to shine, and it seemed that she was very interested in this.

"Sounds interesting, Edward, let me try it."

"Okay, stop making trouble. We don't have the spare money to play these money-burning things." Edward always regards gambling as a game, because he has never won in gambling, and the reason why he often plays a few games is just to relax.

Just for fun.

"No, I'm going to try it. Just try it once, just once, okay?"

Ellie still tries as usual, trying something she is sure of once.

Unable to withstand Ellie's repeated begging, Edward had to throw her a gold coin.

This is the little money he has left.

Ellie took the gold coins in her hand and immediately squeezed to the gaming table like a child who had just gotten her favorite candy.

At first, several gamblers around the table saw Ellie as a little girl and planned to take advantage of her.

However, they soon discovered that the murderous look in Edward's eyes behind Ellie and the giant sword he was carrying on his back were very serious and stepped aside.

"Red, red, red. Oh, damn, I lost again. I'm so damn unlucky today." In front of Ellie, a big man sitting at the gambling table cursed with some annoyance, watching the dealer take all the money.

to the chest.

However, there are quite a few people who are as upset as him. Looking at the banker's glowing face, we can basically conclude that the banker is very lucky today.

The big man sat there cursing for a while, then immediately got up and left. He had lost all his money.

Taking this opportunity, Ellie naturally sat in the big man's original seat.

"Miss, please place your bet. If you don't want to play, don't sit on the table." The dealer looked at Ellie and said.

"I'm sorry. I'll leave right away." Ellie said, scratching her head in embarrassment, then looked at the betting table carefully, and then without hesitation put the gold coin in her hand on the seat with the number 30.

Edward on the side almost fainted after seeing it. Basically no one dared to bet a single number. Who would be stupid enough to bet on a 1% probability.

But now that Ellie has put the money up, it is against the rules to reach out and take it.

[Forget it, it’s just a waste of time.] Edward shook his head helplessly.

"Green, number 30!" The dealer's rapidly shaking roulette wheel finally stopped, but Edward's jaw dropped. Ellie actually made the bet!

(End of chapter)

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