Proof of the Sun King

Groups of mercenaries guarded the carriage team in the middle. A few light cavalry walked ahead a few hundred meters in front of the carriage team. They were rogues who were specially responsible for exploring the road. In addition, Bilger was ahead of schedule. Arrived here in more than an hour, unless he encounters a large group of enemies, he will always find his way in front and mark the caravan behind.

When Ryan first came to this world, he used to think that rogues were all ninja-like guys who killed the enemy invisibly, usually always hidden in the dark, and came out at critical moments to give the enemy a fatal blow, and the dragon disappeared when he saw him. tail.

Well~ there are indeed such rogues, but those rogues have already advanced from rogues to shadow killers or even higher-level existences. Ordinary rogues are actually not much different from warriors, they are just as exposed. In the sight of the enemy, simple weapons such as hand crossbows, rapiers, sap, short bows and short swords are used to fight, but they are rarely hard frontal, but more use attack and dodge play.

The rogues play more in the adventure team to detect traps, detect the enemy's situation, unlock and make props, and prepare for the killing blow. If they really want to go to the battlefield, the survival rate of these rogues is better than that of the soldiers. Low, they are too fragile.

And due to occupational characteristics, rogues are the most likely occupations to argue with their companions when sharing money and taking loot. They often have the opportunity to touch the loot for the first time and take the opportunity to hide a part of it, and then because of their work Extremely dangerous and necessary (such as being unable to move forward without unlocking a lock, or encountering a trap), rogues like to sit on the ground and use their eloquence and bluff to always emphasize how important they are in the team, What would it be like without them, the core is to share one more thing (even if you have already hidden one more).

Although Ryan doesn't like them very much, he has already passed the impulsive age (mental age), and he still admits that sometimes the power of these rogues is essential.

"The most terrifying thing is not the enemy who shows their weapons and duel with you, but the friend who hides a dagger behind his back when shaking hands with you."

——The "Savior" Emperor Ludwig.

"We're almost there!" Oliver, an imperial merchant, took out a map from the carriage of the carriage: "This is one of the rest spots."

"Take a break?"

"Well, this is a map produced by Marienburg, which records the mountains and rivers in detail, various towns and major trade routes on the mainland, as long as businessmen who travel to Marienburg all the time can get this map as a price. , we will also report the new road conditions and situation we have to Marienburg." Oliver showed the map in front of several people, and sure enough, as the imperial merchant said, the map was densely marked with major towns and roads, as well as wild possible resting place.

Putting on the torches, Ryan noticed that some trade routes were green, some were yellow and red, and so were the resting places.

"Green means safety, yellow means there may be small threats, and red... means business opportunities and opportunities to make a fortune." Oliver reached out and touched his beard. The rest spot for the night was yellow.

"Danger always coexists with opportunity. Didn't the first human who landed on the trapped island also made a fortune? Hahahaha~ If it weren't for danger, how could we come to Nord to take so many goods?" Ma Z also laughed.

If you are not willing to take risks, how can you make money?

An investment with both low risk and high reward is a scam, unless Ryan is strong enough to play the gods' game.

The convoy continued to move forward. After it got dark, the guards and mercenaries all set off torches. At about 4:30 in the afternoon, the convoy finally arrived at the resting point that Estelle said.

In the heavy snow and hazy fog, the dilapidated village unfolded in front of everyone's eyes. The village is very small, with about a dozen houses, most of which have leaking roofs. The mud and bricks were built up, and the height was less than three meters. The gate of the village had been destroyed. From the outside, it seemed that it had been forcibly smashed open by violence. In addition, the fence was also damaged in many places, the most serious of which was It can accommodate at least two carriages to pass through. The forest is not far from the village, only about 200 meters away. If you want to climb the mountain road of Mount Huodalan, you must pass through this forest.

"The place is here, brothers of Nord, get out of the car and unload the goods, Fake, take a few people and go to the nearby river to chop some wood and block the gap, Mather, take three people to the nearby river Get a few buckets of water inside." Ross immediately commanded.

"Arrange a few people to watch, Estelle, and those gentlemen, come with me." Ryan waved, motioning for the half-elf and the wandering knights to follow.

"I'll go too." A long leg wearing black high-top leather boots got off the carriage, and Teresa changed into a black combat leather jacket, with a white fox fur coat draped over her shoulders, holding a staff walked among the crowd.

The sorceress's shimmering black hair reached her waist, her beautiful face was still so bright in the dark, the sapphire earrings shimmered, and the violet crystal on the staff illuminated the road ahead.

The men present were stunned. Only Ryan could be sure that Teresa had recovered about 50% of her strength.

"Let's go!" Without further ado, the women of the Garland Council were never vases. Ryan led the group carefully to the gate of the village. Estelle knelt down on one knee and checked the footprints.

The dense footprints show that there have been many signs of entry and exit at this resting spot in the recent period of time.

"This footprint should be Bilger." The racial talent of elves is dark vision. Half elves can't see as far as elves, and it's more than enough to observe close distances, and there is a sorceress' staff to illuminate the road.

"What about these messy footprints?" Ryan also knelt down, identifying the footprints on the snow, which were smaller and more messy.

"These should belong to goblins." Combining the known information, Estelle made the following judgment.

"Didn't Pathfinder leave any message?" The wandering knight Ike said casually, but his eyes kept on the sorceress's long legs and chest.

Women are very sensitive to men's eyes, and Teresa felt it right away, she tightened her coat in disgust, turned slightly to avoid Ike's eyes: "Then what do you mean...there will be goblins Hiding in the village?"

"It's okay, if there are those goblin chops, watch me cut them all in two for you! My lady, I'll give you all the goblin ears!" Ike laughed loudly, he He pulled out his long sword and danced with sword flowers, as if performing a graceful dance.

"Yes, yes! My broadsword is already hungry and thirsty!"

"My long sword too."

"We are willing to dedicate our victory to you, Ms. Trovik!"

Several wandering knights roared.

"That's good, let's invite a few of you to check out those houses! I'll check out the middle one." Lane thought to himself that these rogue knights know how to flatter sorceresses.

The opportunity to perform is still to be given, so Ryan assigned a task, who knew that Ike did not let him go: "If I heroically destroy the enemy, will Lord Knight invite me to drink a Bagman beer?"

"I'm afraid you're living in a dream. I can only invite you to drink horse urine." Bagman beer is the most famous beer on the continent. Alcoholic beverages are not only nutritious, but can even be used as dry food. A few glasses of Bagman beer can ensure that you will not be hungry all day.

Of course, the crystallization of this dwarf winemaking process is expensive. Unless Ike is willing to use his savings, he must not be able to drink it. Lane thought that this product is too much.

So several people acted separately. Ryan held the warhammer in front of his chest and walked towards the big house in the middle of the village, which is usually where the village chief or the lord lives, and it is also the most likely place to hide filth.

The steps were covered with snow, and Ryan's leather boots stepped on the wooden steps, making a creaking sound.

"Squeak~" The door of the house was not locked or chained. Ryan stretched out his hand and gently pushed the door open. The thick wooden door made a rotten sound, and he could not see his fingers inside.

"Lighting!" Teresa followed, and the sorceress raised her hand to perform a zero-level magic light, and the interior of the house was illuminated.

It was a mess. This was Ryan's first impression. If he wanted to be more specific, it would be that the house was swept away by robbers and then bitten by dogs.

That's right, it's like being bitten by a dog. There are signs of damage all over the house. Abandoned villages will attract adventurers and travelers to pass by and hunt for treasures. Common sense, so those holes in the wall are definitely not the masterpiece of adventurers and mercenaries.

Except for the scraps of wood left in the corners, Ryan didn't even find any furniture. The floor in the house was fairly flat, but the walls were damaged and leaked in many places. After the mercenaries were reinforced with wooden boards, the night would be over.

"Wait... Ryan, what is this?" The sorceress made a new discovery inside.

"Huh?" Ryan quickly approached and found that the sorceress had found several "mushrooms" in a corner of the inner room.

To say that this thing is a mushroom is actually quite reluctant, this thing has a blood-red skin, yellow and green spots, it looks disgusting, and what is even more disgusting is that on the surface of this thing, there is a vaguely unidentified picture. A man has the face of a beast, with slender eyes, showing a manic laugh.

"God! What is this!" After seeing what this thing looked like up close, Teresa felt extremely uncomfortable, and the sorceress took two steps back subconsciously, only to feel her high-heeled boots As if stepping on something.

Looking back, a same mushroom has been stepped on by her heel. Dirty, yellowish mushroom juice splashed on her high-heeled boots, and the smell of vomit permeated the room.

"Woooooooo!" The scream was covered in her throat, and the sorceress took a few steps back and leaned on the man: "What is this? What is this!"

Ryan took advantage of the situation and put his arms around Teresa's slender waist, feeling good: "This is the Bloody Shade Mushroom."

"Blood Shadow Mushroom?" The sorceress took out the towel from the space ring, but the disgusting mushroom juice was difficult to wipe off, and it gave off an unpleasant smell. She couldn't help crying: "My shoes!"

Ryan let go of the woman's waist. He stretched out his hand and used brute force to directly uproot the whole mushroom. Amidst Teresa's complaint of "throw it away", he threw it directly from the hole in the wall: "This is a goblin's masterpiece, but are you interested in knowing how this thing came to be?"

"How did it form?" The sorceress was still wiping the surface of her leather boots with a towel: "Enough, don't stay in this room, let's talk in another place!"

"As you wish, and I'll come!" Ryan stretched out his right hand, the light blue energy flipped in his hand, the water vapor in the air formed a water ball, and the pure water ball slid across the surface of the leather boots , The filthy mushroom juice was finally washed off. The sorceress breathed a sigh of relief when she saw this, and quickly pulled Ryan out of the room, and then waved a spell. The door was sealed: "That's it!"

When the two came out, several wandering knights had already checked several houses, and they also found some blood shadow mushrooms, Ike carried one of the biggest ones: "Dear Ms. Trovik~www.novelmt .com~ I think I could dedicate it to you... well, I'm just joking, don't put a stick at my face!"

"Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!" The mercenaries and guards laughed. Many people were repairing the damaged wall. They used the cutting trees to reinforce the lack of leakage, and some soldiers were already cooking on fire. meal.

"What about the Druid?" Ryan thought about cutting down the tree like this, but the Druid didn't explode in place? very strange!

"The druid didn't stop, and went straight into the forest... Mather! Don't stay in a daze! The water is not enough for so many of us to drink, so you can bring someone to fetch a few more buckets!" Rost walked up, The big man in black robe seemed to be enjoying the cold and moving environment, and then he shouted: "Brothers, speed up, if you don't want to sleep in the open air at night!"

"No one wants to sleep in the open air, boys, hurry up!" Wilt responded with a smile, and the mercenaries pulled up the tent cloth to cover the leaking roof.

"Well, Ms. Trovik, do you want to take a bath at night? If you need it, just tell me, let's get some more water." Oliver's chubby body swayed in front of the sorceress, full of ingratitude He said: "Just let them run one more trip, it's not in the way, the water source is not far from here."

"No, just arrange a separate room for me, and more." The sorceress pointed to Ryan: "Arrange me with him."

"Yes, yes, we understand." Oliver gave Ryan an ambiguous look.

Ryan pretended not to see it. The kingdom knight wanted to continue the topic about the blood-shade mushroom just now, but the half-elf Estelle appeared: "Mr. Ryan? There is a situation here, come and take a look, okay?"

"OK."