Mount and Blade

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"We can only escort you here. You can only walk on foot from now on."

After walking for several days, they bypassed the border posts and war fortresses of Midland, killed some inconsiderate bandits, and arrived at the border of Midland. There was still a sparse group of refugees under the hills. The defeat before April made Midland even more miserable. The surroundings were dilapidated, and even the trees had little bark. There were refugees everywhere who were avoiding famine and war.

But it was already April, and the city without war had planted another round of crops. Before the coming of winter, a wave of crops could still be harvested. The most common one was corn.

"Okay, thank you for your hard work." The leader of the black-robed human said politely. His name was Kadi, the captain of the spy team this time.

"This is our job." "Go!"

The leading cavalry responded simply, and when they almost got off the horse, they asked their men to lead the horses and whip away from the way they came, raising dust.

Several people disguised themselves as refugees and mixed in the crowd. After several days of long journey, they came to the first place that could barely be called a resting place - St. Albion Monastery, which can also be called the Tower of Judgment.

The place of judgment looked very peaceful at this time, except that refugees occasionally had disputes over food. Several people disguised themselves as refugees to cover up their tracks.

From their plan, we can know that they are not the first wave to enter Wendam City. If they want to enter the capital, the first step is to have enough money to get through the guards. The backward system does not require ultimatum documents like in ancient China. As long as the guards are well taken care of and are not suspected, there will be no problem.

Several people passed through the dense refugee gathering place and came to an inconspicuous chapel. They changed into Midland-style civilian clothes. Here they will learn some Midland-specific communication methods and understand intelligence.

There is no big language difference between Judah and Midland. Moreover, due to the war in the past hundred years, it is not uncommon for people to change countries frequently. Such an era has created all kinds of mercenary groups and thieves.

However, if they appeared in the capital to do espionage missions, they would still be safer if they spoke the local dialect of the Midlanders.

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The group soon set out on their journey again. It was a wise choice to blend in with the merchants.

The bonfire at night warmed everyone and dispelled the chill of the coming autumn. It had been more than half a month since they left the monastery. In a few days, they would reach the capital of Midland, Wendam.

However, the food supplies on everyone seemed a little stretched. Although they could get food from the town, they obviously needed to exchange it with money.

Green brought enough food himself, and there were 10 silver coins given by Gambino for emergency use. But the other two children were obviously not so lucky. No matter how much they saved the food they were equipped with when they set out, it was not enough. The older one was the fattest and looked much slimmer after nearly a month of travel. The ignorant girl was provided with food by the black-robed people. They often talked about selling the little girl who could do nothing after entering the capital.

Green didn't want to meddle in other people's business, just take care of himself. After all, he might not even be able to protect himself.

Kadi had taken his men to hunt since they set up camp at dusk. After all, why spend money when you can get it for free? Besides, there was not much advance payment for this mission, and all the expenses on the road had to be paid by themselves. They were just a group of soldiers working for money.

The caravan had already eaten, and there were only three little guys in Green's team. Seeing that Kadi and his men might return empty-handed tonight, Green took out his dried meat from the package, strung it with branches, and roasted it on the fire to prepare for dinner.

"Gurgle..."

The sound of hunger was so loud that it could be heard by Green. Although the fat man was much thinner, he looked very strong. He hadn't eaten much for three days, because the army didn't have much dry food. Relying on the little clear soup left by Kadi and his men, he had been hungry for a long time, although he hadn't eaten well since his family suffered a disaster.

Green saw the fat man staring at the dried meat in his hand with hungry eyes, as if he was going to rush up in the next second.

Green just pretended not to see it, eating the food in his mouth mouthful by mouthful, but his eyes were very vigilant and staring at the fat man. With his current strength, Green didn't think he couldn't even protect his own food.

In this era, no meal is free. If you take the initiative to avoid it, it will only make people feel weak and vulnerable! After all, people are superficial.

The important thing is that Green wants to see what this fat man will choose.

Maybe Green's vision is too sharp. When the fat man met Green's vision, he trembled a little, lowered his head and swallowed his saliva.

Fat man couldn't tell what was in Green's eyes, but he was sure that the child opposite, who looked younger than himself, had killed someone! Only people who have killed people have such eyes! !

Fat man couldn't help but feel a little scared for a while, shook his fat body, and broke out in a cold sweat. He had only seen such eyes when his family was slaughtered!

But listening to the sound of the other party swallowing meat was really tormenting. After a while, my stomach started to growl again. I could only swallow my saliva desperately and smell the meaty aroma in the air.

Seeing this, Green's hostility was not very strong. It was okay. He was not too stupid.

But the little girl didn't care about that. Smelling the aroma of meat, she ran to Green, grabbed his knees and babbled, "Big brother... I want it, I want it!"

In fact, Green and Pang Dun take turns taking care of all the troubles this little guy has on weekdays. Those in black robes don't care at all. But fortunately, the little girl is more sensible. She only needs Green and Pang Dun when she can't walk. Carry in shifts. I really don’t understand why such a young child came here, but it seems that she just lived in the slums before, because she has always been thin and malnourished.

Green would not make things difficult for a child who was a little more sensible. He gave her a piece of meat and the little girl sat on the ground and started eating without fear of catching cold.

Seeing Green giving the little girl a piece of meat, the fat man couldn't sit still, so he came over shamelessly.

"Um...can you give me a piece? Just a small piece...I haven't eaten meat for a long time." The little fat man's face was a little red, and he scratched his head shyly, embarrassed to look directly at Green. , just staring at the fire.

Green took another look at the fat kid. Since he wanted to eat, he couldn't eat for free. He didn't take the initiative to grab it, which meant that he had a good character and was a guy he could make friends with.

"Okay, but you have to listen to me from now on, and you have to be my little brother." Green picked up a piece of meat and continued to roast it.

When Fatty heard that he could have a piece of his flesh, his round eyes widened and he was a little surprised. He didn't expect that he was quite easy to talk to. Hearing the second half of Green's words, he patted his chest with a clear face.

"Don't worry, you will be my boss from now on! Whoever you see is unhappy, I will help you fuck him!"

"Very well, your share."

Green nodded with satisfaction and handed him the roasted meat. The fat guy's eyes widened when he saw such a big piece of meat.

"Since you have become my little brother, tell me your name. You have always heard them call you Fatty, Fatty. I can't call you Fatty too. My name is Green. What about you?"

Although Pang Dun was so greedy that his mouth was watering, his previous family upbringing prevented him from eating without caring about the image before others finished speaking. He just tore off the hot meat bit by bit.

"My name is Basso!"