Mount & Blade: Wind of War

The white snow is falling, and the lakes on the earth are frozen.

All the caravans of the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce are specially designed, and the wagon wheels are reinforced and widened, making them relatively more suitable for traveling long distances in winter.

And for the complex terrain of the wilderness, the benefits of cold winter actually far outweigh the disadvantages of winter.

Many lakes and swamp areas that were originally inaccessible are now accessible due to the freeze, although you still have to bear certain risks for this.

Rhodes held the back of Goblin Abby's neck with one hand and rode his horse all the way to the front of the caravan.

At this time, Jaros, Riel, and the leader of the slave-catching team, Gunnather, were all at the front of the caravan. Rhodes threw the goblin Abby beside Jaros's horse, and then explained the cause and effect of the matter.

"I think Mr. Jaros should take the time to listen to what it has to say. Maybe it will be helpful to our itinerary."

Hearing this, Yaros pulled the reins of his horse and stopped moving forward. A group of four people avoided the caravan's path and came to the side.

"Goblin, tell me everything you know."

"I obey, my lord. Your loyal Abby will tell you everything you know." As a goblin, Abby did not know the status of the people present.

But as a clear-minded goblin, Abby didn't want to offend anyone present, or rather, any human being, especially when she was a slave.

So he recounted everything he knew about the wilderness.

During this process, the female knight Riel beside Alos rode on horseback, took out an animal skin map, and continued to calculate and write down along with Abby's description.

"Have you explored this information yourself, or have you just heard about it?"

"Sir, I once sent my subordinates to Blackwater Swamp and Stone Ridge, but they were all killed. The Centaur Forest and Crow Canyon, loyal Abby heard about it accidentally, because he did not want to provoke and did not dare to offend. , so I kept it in mind.”

"Master, except for the different names of the places, the other information is consistent. However, according to our map, we will pass through Crow Canyon first. On our map, this place is called Mountain Fortress and is also marked. The most dangerous place.”

After Yalos heard Ruier's words, he nodded slightly, and then he said to Abby:

"You told the truth, so let me reward you with a winter coat. If you want to get more rewards, try to come up with more useful information. If you can help me, I may be able to buy you from your master. ”

"No need, sir. The strong and kind master is very kind to Abby. Abby is willing to follow the master all his life." In the snow, there was only Abby, the goblin wrapped in thin cloth, shivering from the cold. responded.

Fortunately, after the previous battle, Redwood Town harvested a lot of meaty food, which could be used as food for Abby and the two ogres. Without these supplements, the former Goblin King would have died of cold and starvation.

Seeing that Abby was quite proud of himself, Rhodes was slightly satisfied with this. Just as he was about to take Abby to get cotton-padded clothes first, and then leave here, Gunnars on the other side of Alos rode on. When he came over, he grabbed the goblin Abby with his hands and said at the same time:

"Lord Alos, there should be some other secrets in this goblin's mind. Give it to me, and I promise to tell you everything."

boom.

As he spoke, Gunnather's outstretched arm collided with Rhode's gleaming arm.

Gunnather had already expected this, and predicted that he would encounter Rhodes's reaction. However, when his arms collided, the force transmitted from the opponent's body made Gunnather raise his eyebrows, as if he was electrocuted. Withdrew their arms, at this moment, the two of them looked at each other in surprise.

"It's similar to Fatis. His strength attribute is about fifteen points, which is three times that of ordinary adult men. His combat power is far beyond that. However, Fatis is much younger than him. He practices the kingly way of strength, agility and balance. The knight route and martial arts should be better than him."

"But this guy Gunnather is in his forties or fifties, which is at the peak of his mental and physical abilities. Before he has regressed, his temperament is cunning enough. If Fatis confronts him alone now, he only has a 30% chance of winning. It is likely to be defeated by assassination."

After the last battle, Rhodes' power achieved a breakthrough and increased to the fourteenth point, which is his strongest attribute.

However, currently, he is still weaker than the Gunnather in front of him. However, when their arms collided just now, Rhodes secretly mobilized the energy of Holy Light Qi to cover and fill the arms. When the two people's arms collided, there was a backlash. The first time the pain appeared, it was covered and soothed by the energy of holy light. In other words, there is almost no sense of stiffness brought about by head-on confrontation, which is a terrible ability in actual combat.

"Asshole, what's going on with this guy? How can he improve so fast? His strength was definitely not that strong some time ago." While Rhodes was doing mental calculations, Gunnars was doing the same.

He is a stout slave trader leader in his forties or fifties. Years of martial arts training and fighting have given him nearly three times the strength of an ordinary person (in Rhode's last life, the strength of top athletes was about three to three times that of an average adult male). Five times), in addition to the heavy cavalry and slave-catching regiment under his command, his own martial arts is also the talent that Gunnather relies on most to win the position of nobility.

But at this moment, looking at the young man in front of him who looked so young and immature, a feeling called "powerlessness" began to rise and spread in the heart of this veteran.

For a moment, he even thought of just giving in, and the other party might not kill him, but a moment later, this weakness was suppressed and overcome by him. Without a strong and stubborn will, he would not have reached this point today.

The female knight Ruier kept frowning and watching the subtle conflict between the two, while the master Yalos beside her seemed to have not seen or noticed it. He sat on the horseback and pondered the map in his hand. After a while, he returned the map to Ruier and rode forward.

"You two should be honest and don't cause trouble for the master. Otherwise, I guarantee that you will all die ugly." After threatening, Ruier clamped her legs and pulled the reins to chase her master Yalos.

On the side of Gunnarsser and Rhodes, the two people with their own thoughts looked at each other for a moment, and did not say anything, and soon separated.

"Master, why don't you care about those two guys? Their conflict is about to come to light."

Slightly away from the caravan, on a piece of white ice and snow, the female knight Rui'er caught up with her master and asked.

"Rui'er, to be honest, I'm already tired of managing them. I didn't expect that Gunnarsser and Rod would have a conflict of temperament before, but it doesn't matter. Even if they can't work together with all their strength, they are both capable people. Some conflicts between them secretly may be better for me than their close cooperation... As long as I achieve my goal in the end, Gunnarsser will get the title he wants, and Lord Rodhart will get the investment he wants. Isn't that great?"

Riding a horse and moving forward in the snow and forest, at this moment, Arlos seemed a little tired and exhausted because of the things he had been carrying.

"...Master, in fact, your purpose is not to open up a new trade route, right? With your identity, status, and power, even if opening up a new trade route can really earn millions of gold coins for Bright Moon City every year, it is not worth it for the city lord and you to take the risk. Rui'er guessed it, right?"

After a moment of silence, the female knight Rui'er suddenly said this.

However, all she got was the silence of the master in front of her.

Amidst the wind and snow, the little girl with long blue hair and fair skin felt a little aggrieved. She grew up with Lord Arlos since she was a child. She would not hesitate to die for Lord Arlos, but she never thought that one day the master would have a secret that could not be spoken of.

"Rui'er, if, if one day, the whole world is my enemy, at that time, will you still be loyal to me?"

Riding a horse, looking back in the wind and snow forest, the beautiful blond and blue-eyed person seemed to have a thousand emotions in her eyes that were difficult to express.

Looking into her master's eyes, Rui'er deeply hated herself the moment before. Why did she ask that question and hurt her master's heart? Because of her master's sadness, the grievances in Rui'er's heart just disappeared instantly.

"Rui'er is an orphan. If the city lord hadn't adopted her, she would have been bitten to death by wild dogs in the snow. The city lord asked me to be your personal guard. From that day on, my will has never wavered. No matter who wants to hurt the young lady or the city lord, they have to step over my body first. Whether your enemy is one person or the whole world, Rui'er will not hesitate or retreat."

Getting off the horse, the young girl in armor knelt on one knee in the snow. She was expressing her loyalty to her master even if she died.

"Okay, let's work together, hold the sword and open up a new world, a new world where all people and races can live and work in peace and contentment." Yalos got off the horse, came to Rui'er and hugged her gently, as if he had gained great strength again.

At night, when Lord Alos once again reaffirmed his determination to fulfill his ideal of opening up a new world.

On this side of the caravan camp, tents were set up.

Rhodes was by the campfire, trying to figure out how he could kill Gunnarsser, the shameless old bastard, with the least loss and the fastest speed. Of course, Gunnarsser probably thought the same of himself.

Because the journey through the entire wilderness was long, the caravan's truck was loaded with food rations close to half of the total storage of the truck, including: dry cheese, salted fish, air-dried meat, dried mushrooms, etc., all of which were durable and could even be eaten for a year. In addition, the caravan would hunt and replenish losses during the journey.

For example, the previous battle replenished the caravan with some meat from goblins, fishmen, and dog-headed men.

However, because the caravan is not short of food now, the replenishment is not too much. At least in the army of Redwood Town, these are mainly left for the captives to eat.

The bonfire was burning, and Cress, who had gradually recovered, was mixing the soup. It must be said that the girl's cooking skills were pretty good. Although the soup was not thick, it was stewed at just the right temperature. In this cold winter night, taking a big sip, you can feel a sense of warmth flowing from your heart to your whole body.

But...

"Cress, what kind of meat is this?"

Picking up a piece of stewed meat from his bowl, Rhode frowned and asked.

"Ugh, that's goblin meat. Recently, everyone has started to eat goblin and kobold meat. Otherwise, even though it's winter, it won't be preserved for long without processing."

When Rhodes heard this, his appetite suddenly disappeared.

"Aren't these for the prisoners to eat?"

"Master, you are really squeamish! This is meat after all. In previous years, everyone would sell the meat they hunted, so how could they be willing to eat it themselves?"

When Rhodes heard this, he looked around and saw that everyone in the camp was eating happily. It seemed that except for himself, most people in this world did not have the habit of not being able to eat intelligent races.

"I used to give the corpses of those jackals to farmers to fertilize their fields. Now it seems that the fertilizer is not the soil."

With this thought in mind, Rhodes put down the bowl. He could accept killing them with a sword, but if he used it to eat, there would be some psychological barriers.

"Sir, you don't have to worry too much about that Gunnars. Those heavy armored cavalry are very powerful on the battlefield, but at night, when they don't wear armor, if we seize the opportunity, we can attack and kill them all. ”

Because Rhodes put down the bowl, Raymond, who had a great appetite at the side, misunderstood something. He suggested this, which made Rhodes very happy.

"Gunnather's guys are not newbies. We are wary of them, and they are also wary of us. Many of them don't disarm at all when they sleep, and the weapons closest to them are weapons. We find time at night After the raid, the best result is just a desperate fight with heavy losses for both sides. Not only will we not be able to take advantage, but we will also have many new enemies. If I lead you to do this, then what is the cause of the brothers who died as a result? What’s more, is it because of Gunnather or because of me?”

What's more, Rhodes didn't say anything about what happened next. Raymond couldn't guess it for a moment, so he looked at Fatis beside him.

Fatis looks mature, and in terms of knowledge, experience, and knowledge, he is much more than the two brothers Raymond and Kress.

"Compared to the slave-catcher leader Gunnather, what you really care about is our employer, Lord Alos. This gentleman's magnanimity is a bit scary. I have also lived in a big city. , but I have never seen any lord below the actual Earl with such an atmosphere. Your Excellency showed me a tube of reagent yesterday, which was holy water blessed by a high-ranking priest, but I have seen it before. The holy water is all light golden-white, but the tube your Excellency showed me is the color of green vegetation.”

"But no matter what, the starting price on the market for a tube of holy water reagent like that is two hundred gold coins, and even if you have money, you may not have the connections to buy it."

"Fatis, don't say any more. All in all, we can't afford to offend Lord Alos now. No matter what his purpose is, our principle is not to inquire, not to make any announcement, and to remain silent. Be vigilant and stay away if you get the benefits you want.”

"As for the dispute between us and Gunathur, we will resolve it on our own after we are out of sight of Lord Jaros. I think Gunnather thinks so too. He knows the true identity of Lord Jaros better than we do. "

Rhodes knew very well that in front of the real powerful aristocrats of the North, he and the current Redwood Town were as fragile as sand castles on the seashore. Only the big waves were unwilling to break them down, and nothing could not be broken down.

Lord Yalos started with a caravan of 200 people and invested tens of thousands of gold coins. I really can't afford to offend someone like this now.

If you can get some benefits from following, just try to get as much as you can, but after you finish fishing, you must remember to stay far away, otherwise if he collides with any of his opponents, neither he nor Redwood Town will be able to bear it.

Rhodes and Gunnather each had their own fears, but neither dared to really fight in front of Alos. The days passed like this day after day. The female knight Ruier had an already explored map in her hand. Although The journey is long, but as long as you keep walking, you can always get out of the wilderness. Of course, the premise of this always being possible is that everyone must be alive. As a place abandoned by various countries, there are so many dangers and various hidden monsters in the wilderness that it makes people feel numb.

After the condition of all his soldiers had basically recovered, Rhodes once again led them to start training. As long as you want to train and improve, you can always find various methods. A large number of convoys encountered various problems in the wilderness. , both caravan guards and slave traders avoided it, not wanting to get involved in these thankless tasks. However, the soldiers of Redwood Town took the initiative to deal with it at Rhodes' request.

Whether their wheels are stuck in snow pits or they are pushing uphill, the soldiers in Redwood Town work hard without complaint. They come from humble backgrounds and don't mind it, but this makes the favorability of Yaros and Ruier greatly increased. increase.

Seeing that the situation was not right, Gunnather also led his own people to rush to do things, but how could the vast majority of arrogant soldiers be willing to do these things? After doing it a few times, Gunnather found that his men all had objections to him, and he had no choice but to give up.

But in the eyes of Alos, Gunnather's ability to rule was far inferior to that of Lord Rodhart, although this was indeed the case.

Gunnather and his subordinates are closer to an employment relationship, while Rhodes and the civilians and soldiers of Redwood Town are almost as one.