Alien Knights

Todd first looked at the "cage" made of wood in front of him with a smile, and then looked down at the hemp rope wrapped around his wrist like a rice dumpling.

If he wanted to, he could break the rope and break the cage in less than ten seconds. But the question is, even if you escape, where can you go?

Rachel was still suffering from a high fever, and Aisha's leg was broken. In the vast land of the northern border, trying to enter the "Land of Shadows" without a guide is tantamount to nonsense.

It was getting darker and darker. Most people in the barbarian camp returned to their respective houses to prepare dinner. Only a few naughty children remained outside the wooden cage, watching every move of the man inside the cage with fearful and curious eyes.

The barbarian old man with white beard and hair was in charge of guarding the cage. He placed his hunting bow next to the stake in the camp, waving his arms and screaming loudly, just like a farmer chasing chickens, driving the group of curious children back to their respective homes.

Leaving Todd and the old man staring wide-eyed.

"Is there... is there anything to eat?" Todd recalled that he hadn't eaten a grain of rice all day, and his stomach was panicking with hunger.

Seeing the old man's indifference, Todd realized that he was speaking a common language, and the other party must not understand it.

Making a movement of stretching his hand to his mouth, Todd looked at the old man expectantly, but unexpectedly, the other man just hummed twice, leaned on the stake and fell asleep, ignoring his intention at all.

Helpless, Todd had no choice but to sit where he was and endure his hunger.

After an unknown amount of time, a familiar voice rang in Todd's ear. Looking up, Rachel, who was leaning on a wooden stick and carrying a small cloth bag, was arguing with the other party in front of the old man.

A few minutes later, the old man covered his head and yelled, and waved his hands vigorously, as if he gave up the rebuttal.

Rachel walked to the cage, opened the cloth bag, and inside was a wooden tube of clean water and two pieces of bran cakes baked from grass seeds.

"The barbarians here live in poverty, and they really don't have any decent food." Rachel looked back at the old man with a vigilant expression.

Todd grabbed a piece of pancake and put it in his mouth. He didn't care about the rough and tasteless ingredients and the unpalatable texture. He asked while eating, "Haven't the barbarian army already looted Silver Ring City? If I remember correctly, this time should have returned. Why are these people living in such poverty?"

After struggling to move a wooden block, and placed it beside the wooden cage as a chair, Rachel sat down slowly and said to Todd, "About this matter, there are long and short explanations, which one do you want to hear?"

Todd patted the wooden cage lightly with his hand, and said with a wry smile, "Long, what I need most now is time..."

"The land in the wild north can be roughly divided into the northern region and the southern region. More than a thousand years ago, most of the barbarians in the northern and southern regions were in the primitive clan stage. During countless battles with the Tailuo Empire, the northern region gradually absorbed the advanced concepts of imperial civilization, established many monarchy kingdoms, and had a fully organized army, relatively advanced smelting technology, and a political system similar to the parish."

Feeling the night breeze getting cooler, Rachel wrapped the cloak she was carrying around her body tightly, and continued: "The barbarians in the southern region stick to the legacy of their ancestors and continue to live and fight in a clan system. Although there were barbarian leaders in history who wanted to establish a kingdom in the southern region, they all lost to tradition without exception."

"In terms of religion, most of the barbarian kingdoms in the northern region believed in the Danu Protoss. Their teachings were influenced by the "Bible" during the Tairo Empire, which recorded events such as "Genesis" and "Great Flood." In the southern region, they believed in the ancient three gods, namely the sun god, the moon god, and the fire god."

"As the times change, the barbarian kingdoms in the northern region have become stronger and stronger through annexation and alliances, while the barbarian clans in the southern region are still in disarray. As the gap between the two sides widens in strength, the north finally declared war on the south..."

Todd sighed: "The former brother has become the current slave."

Rachel nodded: "As the victor, the barbarian kingdom in the northern region divided up the various tribes in the southern region and merged them into their respective kingdoms as vassals. After that, each tribe had to submit offerings to the suzerain country on a regular basis, and it was even more necessary to provide soldiers during the war, but the spoils basically belonged to the northern kingdom."

The barbarian old man walked up to the cage and let out a low growl of dissatisfaction.

Rachel shook her head helplessly, struggled to stand up, and finally said to Todd, "This old man's name is Freed. He has met me several times. As long as we don't cause chaos, he promises not to target us."

Looking at the woman's figure going away, Todd closed his eyes with nothing to do, and the exhaustion of the day quickly helped him fall asleep.

Early the next morning, Todd was awakened from his sleep by a sharp eagle howling.

When he opened his eyes and looked into the distance, the unbelievable scene completely dispelled his drowsiness.

The rising sun dyed the shimmering sky, and a huge figure with outstretched wings pierced through the clouds and headed straight for the barbarian camp.

The sharp beak of the eagle, the long tail of the lion, and the pitch-black wings are clearly a griffin beast that only exists in myths and legends!

Todd climbed to the front of the wooden cage, grabbed the pillar with his bound hands, opened his eyes, and said to himself: "I'm dreaming? How could there be such a thing in another world?!"

The barbarian old man Fried roared loudly. He held the hunting bow tightly in his hand, but the wound arrow trembled slightly.

As the griffins got closer and closer, the barbarian camp seemed to explode. The men picked up the weapons at hand and walked out of the house to stand ready, while the women stood guard at the door to protect their children.

The griffin flew above the camp, circled a few times, and suddenly began to dive sharply. Its attack target first chose a low arrow tower. Relying on the downward momentum and sharp claws, the wooden building is like a child's toy, instantly turning into a pile of wood.

The barbarians launched a counterattack, and arrows, spears, stones, and even mud rained on the griffins.

These attacks had little effect, not only did not cause substantial damage to the monster, but ignited the opponent's anger.

Swinging its wings as hard as a stone, the griffin slapped a grown man into the air, and then pecked open the cap of another man with its beak.

Red mixed with white, splashed on the red soil of the camp.

The barbarian men began to be afraid, they formed a semicircle and gradually retreated into the woods.

Looking at the retreating enemy, the griffin screamed into the sky, spread its wings flamboyantly, and stood up. Then, like picking a trophy, it ran to the barn at the camp to look around, finally picked up the largest goat, and wanted to leave.

At this moment, a boy who seemed to be no more than five years old, while his mother was not paying attention, rushed to the back of the griffin with a wooden stick, and slammed it hard on its tail.

Unprepared, the griffin let out a whine, then let go of the prey in its mouth, turned its body angrily, and stared at the attacker in front of it.

Everyone was stunned by this scene.

The boy's mother ran out of the house crying, protecting her son with her body.

Fried yelled something, just raised the bow and arrow in his hand, when a loud noise came from behind, scared him to sit on the ground.

Todd pushed away the torn cage in front of him, and shook off several pieces of hemp rope on his wrist. The luster of steel slowly covered his whole body. While twisting his shoulders, he said with a smile: "The rest time is too long, people are almost rusty, and it's time to move your hands and feet!"