Transcendent Noble

On the outskirts of Kasan Town is a boundless dark forest, and the edge of the reckless forest is less than three kilometers away from the town.

The winding small river flows through the town and merges into a lake downstream of the town. It brings precious drinking water to the town and waters large fields.

To the south of the lake, there are more than a dozen logging yards, and the open space next to it is piled with thick logs. Lumberjacks cut down the trees on the edge of the dark forest, and then processed them by the logging yard into lumber squares that are easy to transport.

The timber business is the main source of income for Kasan Town. Every year, this season there are always many caravans to Kasan Town to sell timber. While they take away the wood, they also bring a lot of goods.

With the arrival of the caravan, Kasan Town gradually prospered. From a camp to a village, it eventually becomes a small town with six villages under its jurisdiction. If you add in the free people who come to look for work and the endless caravan, the population of Kasang Town is more than 8,000.

With such a large population, the church will certainly not turn a blind eye. A glorious church stands in the center of the town. The church is exquisite and solemn. It is the most beautiful scenery in the town and the glory of Kasan Town. In the past, the townspeople always liked to go to the church square to listen to the melodious bells and greet each other in their spare time. It was a happy scene. Today, there is no townsman in the church square, dozens of fully armed soldiers are standing outside the square, and the atmosphere is extremely tense.

These soldiers are tall and strong, with sharp eyes, equipped with short spear bucklers and sophisticated chain mail. The shoulder armor also has the coat of arms of the Schultz family. The residents of Kasan Town hid in the corner, speculating that these elite soldiers were the guards of Lord Knight. But no matter the adult came, he must have come for the band of bandits who wounded the sheriff.

The presiding priest of the church came out of the treatment room, and Cruther Schultz hurriedly greeted him and gave a Knight salute.

"Father Hansen, how is sheriff Grey now?"

"Praise my lord, the white crystal was delivered in time, Lord Grey is no longer a problem , You can recover after a few days of rest.” Father Hansen said listlessly, using the divine technique three times in a row to make him a little tired.

Cruse relaxed. When it was heard that the sheriff of Kazan Town was seriously injured by a group of bandits, the priest needed pure white crystals to keep his strength, and Lord Schultz Baron ordered Cruther to rush to help overnight. Cruther hurried all the way, and finally didn't make Gray crippled.

"Lord of Radiance of Supreme, thank you for your protection and favor, and thank you, Father Hansen."

Cruse turned and walked towards the treatment room, Father Hansen But he said to him: "Knight, I reserve my opinion about the identity of the gang. I don't think they are bandits." The priest thought for a while and continued: "At least, before wounding the sheriff , They can’t be considered bandits."

The priest’s words made Cruther’s heart moved. He humbly asked: "Father, do you think they are who?"

"They claim to be Freedmen merchants, I don’t see the brutality and treacherousness of the bandits. On the contrary, they are all devout believers of our lord, and they have brought back several lost lambs for our lord."

" Lost lamb?"

"They are a few young mountain people who have lost their homes. They are all pitiful children with pure minds. May my lord protect them."

The two in the belt The amber made the priest's tone more compassionate. The corner of Kruther's eyes twitched slightly, and he said helplessly: "I'll go in first to understand the situation." The famous church attendant was removing the splint and fine linen bandage from him. Seeing Lord Knight Cruiser coming in, Gray said gratefully: "Master Cruiser, thank you very much! If you didn't send the white crystal in time, I'm afraid I will be crippled."

"Don't rush to thank me, it was all arranged by Lord Baron. If you don't have a reasonable explanation, the adults will be very angry!" Crusher's tone was flat, but Gray was cold. Shaking, he said hurriedly: "My lord, please listen to my explanation."

"Say!" Cruiser sat on the chair, waved his hand, and several attendants filed out.

Grey sorted out his thoughts and said: "Five days ago, a group of people came to the town. They were pushing a few small cars and claiming to be businessmen. Sir, you know that this time of year There are so many caravans in the town, so we didn’t pay attention to them. The guards inspected the goods and found nothing special. They were let in after the tax was collected. These people first went to the church and prayed. I heard that They also donated some money, which is also the usual practice of caravans. There is no surprise.

The second day, they began to sell goods to shops. Those goods were very popular and quickly attracted the attention of others. But these merchants paid all the money they should pay, and the management was done, so no one embarrassed them. Then, they purchased a lot of salt, grain, and cloth but did not buy wood, which attracted the attention of the Timber Trading Company.

People from the Trading Company found out after investigation that these merchants did not have a team or any clan badge. They reported the situation to me. I can’t just arrest people for this. I’ll just talk to them The Trading Company Boss of the transaction were all summoned. These people evasive and entangled for a long time before showing me the traded goods. After such a delay, the merchants have left the town. And the goods are all from the mountains and forests. Qizhen, there are antelope hides, animal horns, honey, as well as herbs, dried mushrooms and the like.

There is no mountain forest near Kasang Town, so they are impossible to be mountain people. I think of the official document sent by the lord , Murphy Baron nearby asked us to search for a group of bandits who robbed a mountain village led by Murphy Baron. So, I led the cavalry to hunt them down, but was ambushed, and the bandit also escaped into the dark forest."

Cruser is nodded without comment, Grey's rhetoric is half true half false, full of loopholes. The guards inspected the goods, and even if they did not know the goods, they would report to the mayor. Gray was impossible without knowing it. Besides, how could those merchants dare to prevaricate the sheriff? Based on Cruther’s understanding of Grey, it should be that the so-called “bandits” attracted the attention of Grey and the mayor as soon as they entered the town. It happened that Murphy Baron’s report stated that the bandits had robbed a lot of precious amber, Herbs and antelope hides are worth thousands of dollars. No matter how much water Murphy Baron’s report is, it is true that these "bandits" are selling mountain products, but Gray and the mayor did not find that they were selling amber, so they decided to make a fortune quietly, so they were not in the town. Caught, but waited for these "bandits" to leave the town and then kill and seize goods. Didn't Expect kicked the iron plate, killing 3 soldiers, wounding 9 people seriously and 15 people lightly, 7 of whom had arm cripples. , And Gray, who was a trainee Knight, was also interrupted by 4 ribs and spine, almost becoming a useless person.

Seeing that the sheriff Grey was seriously injured by the "bandits" and the mayor of Kassan Town was terrified. He hid in Lord Baron's castle under the pretext of asking for help, saying the same as Grey. When Schultz Baron learned of it, he was furious and scolded these two wastes. If they organized arrests in the town, they would not have such a big loss. Baron became angry, but he couldn't just watch his wife's nephew turn into a waste, so he had to spend 2,000 goldsoul to buy four white crystals from the presiding priest of the territory and let Cruther take care of the aftermath.

Although Grey is greedy, he is also a genuine trainee Knight. The martial skill can be described as proficient and can easily defeat him. Most of them are Knight. These people hid in the dark forest and can raid the family's logging yard at any time. This is what Schultz Baron worries most. Cruther is now anxious to know the details, best to find out which family is Knight? Are they premeditated? What is the purpose of this?

"Tell me about the process of your being ambushed. Don't think about misleading me! This is important, you know?"

"Yes, yes." Gray tried to remember for a moment , Slowly said: "I led thirty cavalrymen and chased them on the edge of the forest, and told them to stop for inspection. Instead, these bandits ran faster. A cavalryman took the lead and shot them with an arrow. The fattest one of them. Next moment, the cavalry was shot to death, with an arrow hitting the door. Then, arrows were continuously shot from the forest. All of our horses were hit by arrows, and two cavalrymen were crushed to death on the spot. I I just wanted to organize soldiers to fight back with bows and crossbows. The soldiers shot arrows, and they were shot at arms and calves that were not protected by armor.

It happened so suddenly that I rushed without time to think about it. I went up, trying to keep those escaping bandits. A very tall and burly bandit rushed out from the woods. He stopped me with a heavy hammer and we fought. The bandit was very powerful, yes I have met the strongest enemy and the martial skill is also very adept. I am not his opponent at all. After a few rounds, he smashed my shield, but didn't kill me, just punched me in the back. I fainted and when I woke up, I was already lying in the church.

Afterwards, I learned that the punch broke my spine and four ribs, and the bandits also Instead of hunting down my soldiers, he dived into the dark forest. Father Hansen cured my internal injuries, but he could not cure my spine. He needed pure white crystals to restore me. There is no such high-rank white in the town. Crystal, the mayor then went for help from the lord. You know the rest, lord."

Cruse touched the beard on his chin and asked, "Is Knight the one who injured you? "

"No! His body shape is not as coordinated as Knight's, his movements are not round enough, and his speed is average. It is terrifying with great strength, not much inferior to Knight, and sturdy and brave, from beginning to end. No defense, all perish together play makes me hard to fight. I think he must be a violent warrior!" Gray said affirmatively.

Cruse believed Grey's judgment, and he dared not hide it on this issue.

"Do those archers hiding in the forest use crossbows?"

"They are all ordinary hard bows, and their feather arrows can't even shoot through my scales. It’s amazing, almost seldom missed, and don’t shoot the key."

Cruther asked a few more details. He referred to what the priest said as a freedman businessman, a mountain man boy, a violent warrior, and a divine The archer, weapons and equipment, avoiding the killing of soldiers and other details are connected together, gradually have some ideas. Although Schultz's Baron leader has no forests, Cruser has also heard that the mountain people are hunters with superb shooting skills. He also heard that the Beria leader expelled the mountain people some time ago. These bandits may be homeless mountain people. They tried to occupy the mountain village led by Murphy Baron, but they were wanted by Murphy Baron. They had to live in Kasan Town and wanted to exchange some supplies. Then they clashed with Grey. . The only doubt is how can the sturdy mountain people get mixed up with the freedmen businessmen? However, this detail is irrelevant, as long as they dare not kill, the threat to Kasan Town is much smaller.

Cruse sighed in relief, and a little disappointed. From the very beginning, Schultz Baron judged that these people are unlikely to be caravans of rival families, because the mountain products they sell are scarce materials in the territory, and the prices are low. Schultz Baron actually hoped that they were here in the mountain merchandise business.

The Schultz leader sells the specialties of the dark forest, and also buys the special herbs in the mountain forest. Schultz Baron spends a lot of money every year from Murphy Baron to buy some herbs to make healing potions. Although those herbs are not scarce, Murphy Baron is only willing to sell a small amount of herbs, which are very expensive. Of course, Schultz Baron is also doing the same thing, no one will sell the specialties in the territory at a low price. But no matter what, it is always a good thing to have an additional trade route. At the very least, the stock of healing medicines will increase.

Since these people are driven out mountain people, they have no ability to continue trading. However, these mountain people are powerful, and there is also a powerful and violent warrior. If they can be recruited, the loss this time is nothing. Although they are now hiding in the dark forest, they will always come out when the supplies are exhausted.

Thinking of this, Cruthe made a decision and said: "I will inform the nearby lord of the situation in Kasan Town, and ask them to seal off the edge of the dark forest to prevent bandits from looting the village. I will Stayed in Kassan Town for three months. As for you, when you recover, go report to Fief Lord!"

"Yes!" Gray’s look pale, he knows that his good days are over NS.

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Deep in the dark forest, the dense canopy blocks the sun, Only a bright spot of light on the ground indicates that the hammer is now noon.

A dozen days ago, the freelance merchants were looted by the lord. Although the lord himself may not know it, Lord Victor said that the account can only be counted on the lord’s head! After defeating the lord's cavalry, the Warhammer mercenary group took the freedmen merchants into the dark forest. Except for an arrow in Wedge's ass, no one was injured. Fermi was the deputy commander who led the team into the town. He told Hammer that the Murphy Baron had wanted them from the surrounding lords. The three heads carefully studied the newly purchased map and asked Manniu many questions, and decided to diagonally cross the forest and reach the other end of the dark forest, avoiding Murphy Baron's sphere of influence.

Lin Hai’s terrifying feature is that it is particularly easy to get lost, but it doesn’t stop Warhammer mercenary group. Dust falcons can fly above the canopy to point them out. Hammer was more worried about the sneak attacks of monsters and wild beasts, but the bull told him that such a thing was impossible. Everyone was dubious, but after walking in the forest for more than ten days, I was really not attacked by wild beasts and monster sneak attacks. Everyone's emotions became more and more relaxed, the team's formation became more and more loose, and the speed was much faster. Hammer and the others know that there are 6 war mastiffs guarding the perimeter of the team, and any threatening wild beast is impossible to break through their line of defense. Those powerful monsters couldn't hide the perception of War Mastiff. Under their prompts, the alchemy militia who was in charge of clearing the way avoided with the team from a distance.

Of course, the dark forest is not without danger. Some wild beasts who are cruel in nature will not easily let go of their prey. For example, there is a fierce nightsaber who has been following the mercenary group, even if it is unable to fight the mastiff. Drive it away. Therefore, its skin and tendons became the spoils of war of the mercenary group. Everyone thought the road behind was so easy, but the mercenary group ran into a goblin tribe.

Goblin is one of the weakest monsters, but the goblin tribe is definitely one of the most terrifying monster tribes. Every goblin tribe must have hobgoblin and bear goblin, hobgoblin is the smartest monster, its wisdom is not inferior to human beings. With hobgoblins, the organization, productivity, and battle strength of the goblin tribe have been doubled. Hobgoblins can even use tricks and deceptions to make lower-level ogre work for them, while bear goblins are hobgoblins loyal Thugs.

Bear goblins are as big as three ordinary goblins, and no more than 1.6 meters high. Although they are not as tall as humans, they are standard violent creatures. Compared with other ferocious creatures, the strength of the bear goblin is not strong, but the body is extremely tenacious. Although the speed is not fast, the physical strength is second to none. Bear goblins have very low intelligence, not as good as ordinary ogre. The silver-white tower once dissection of bear goblin corpses, and found that their skulls are three centimeters thick, and their brains are small and pitiful, only the size of a ground lizard egg. Such a small brain can't naturally carry much content. Bear goblins don't feel pain and don't know fear. They only do four things in their lives: eating, sleeping, mating, and hobgoblins hitting whoever they call. Not afraid of pain, not afraid of death, a bear goblin, once on the scale, Knight has to walk around.

The goblin tribe in front of me is not big, more than 500 ordinary goblins, 2 hobgoblins and 12 bear goblins. The hobgoblin leader does not have an ogre bodyguard, but has enslaved many kobold miners. Therefore, the number of monsters in this tribe exceeds 800, and they are also equipped with crude iron weapons. In fact, the alchemy militia can lead the team to avoid this goblin tribe in advance, but Victor once issued one to the alchemy creature Secondary task: Under the premise of not jeopardizing safety, detect and mark the remains of Alchemy Empire, and refine the Golden Crow crow to find the target in the goblin tribe.