Conquest

    Chapter 187 [betting]

    After the danger was lifted, the carriage team opened the next morning and continued on.

    Primal Wildfire went all the way northeast, the Scarlet Wasteland where Goblin gathered. After a fight, the number of the team has decreased. Many of the injured people have been sent back with the people who escorted the prisoners. Although the number is small, the morale of the team has become more and more exciting.

    Finally, I walked into Scarlet Wasteland, and Shaar was revisited. I recalled that when I came here last time, I held an axe and carried a pitiful creature with missing front teeth on my shoulders. A lot of interesting things.

    As soon as the team entered Scarlet Wasteland, they felt the desolateness – it was already early spring, and the other places on Primal Wildfire were quite vivid, but the Scarlet Wasteland was still a desolate place. The red clay gravel here is very strange. The common vegetation on the surface is difficult to grow, let alone the cultivation of food. The ground is full of dry and hard red gravel like gravel, only some of the life force stubborn dry shrubs or cacti can barely survive.

    Since entering Scarlet Wasteland, the speed of the team has slowed down. It is not because of fear of danger, but because of such a large team. More than two hundred people are on the road, and people are inseparable from water. Fortunately, the team is old mercenary and accustomed to primal Wildfire gallon Trading Company of the elderly, along the way where you can find water, but also familiar, just so, in order to accommodate the location of water, inevitably need to take a detour to walk, Shaar although But helpless, but also understand that this is no way to things: in the wilderness, if there is no water, people or can endure a forbearance, but the horse has no water to drink, there is no strength, no strength, that dozens of driving big carriage, who to pull?

    Even in the early spring, it is hard to see green on Scarlet Wasteland. There is a red earth everywhere. Occasionally, the clump of dried thorn bushes lying on the ground surface, people staying in this place for a long time, It is inevitable that the mood will be irritated by the environment.

    And what's annoying is that everyone has noticed that as soon as they walked into Scarlet Wasteland, the team was immediately eyeing. Along the way, there are already secrets that do not know the three or five groups of Goblin wanderers in the dark.

    It’s just that these Goblins are bullying and hard. Seeing that the human mercants are leading the way, there are dozens of sly warrior guards. Where do the timid Goblin wanderers dare to come up? But these guys also refused to scatter, probably sensed that the dozens of big carriage are full of fragrant wheat noodles, Goblin's nose is naturally sensitive, along the wind words, across the distant can smell the fragrant taste of the wheat, so, along the same trail secretly followed the Goblin Rangers reluctantly refused to leave, just follow the secret peep around, and even at night, the vigil of the mercenary as if can clearly hear the dark wilderness in a sound of greedy saliva.

    In the night, a pair of green eyes, like a wildfire, peeping around, like a group of hungry wolves.

    I have to say that Goblin is really a strange and contradictory creature.

    They are the most timid, greedy, the most cowardly, the most ignorant, the most despicable…The most annoying race. So many "most xx" features merged together, and finally formed such an alternative and contradictory creature.

    You said that they are timid and not fake. It can be a timid guy, and sometimes it will show the cruel side of other races. It can be said that such cruelty is based on a near shameless greed – Goblin's greedy continent is famous, and whatever it is to eat and wear, they are eagerly demanding.

    There was such a sentence in humans to describe Goblin: a rabbit with a hungry wolf and a fox, broken together, is a Goblin.

    Greedy is daring to take the plunge, but because of lack of courage, once he gets a little setback, he will weaken and retreat, but once he is slightly proud, he will forget and be mad. And Goblin's blood is born with a cruelty that makes other races cold: they eat almost everything! All creatures, even Goblin himself, can be their food!

    It is the embarrassment to fear the force of the escorts in the caravans and not dare to go forward. But it is delayed and willing to leave, all the way to follow, this is its greed.

    Originally in the first walk into the scarlet wasteland, people do not think, anyway, these goblin like timid mice, just follow around and back far from the snooping, these green skin thin guys, wearing rags, only afraid that the human city's beggar are stronger than they are. , such a group of dirty ground mice, it is really difficult to let life out of fear.

    Occasionally, some Goblin bravely approached the carriage team. The Mercenary guards threw a stone and shouted and screamed at them. They could scare those Goblin to flee and flee, let the carriage team get other people. When I saw it, it caused everyone’s sneer.

    At the beginning, even some of the boring Mercenary, to tease these Goblin, everyone has a relaxed smile on their faces.

    "Hmph!"Although Shaar looked in his eyes, he did not say anything. It’s just that Russell sees the young Mercenary playing with Goblin and seems to be somewhat disapproving.

    "These guys don't know the power of these mice!" Hey, these guys look as timid, in fact the most despicable and cruel! We are a lot of people who don’t dare to provoke it. If you change it, it’s a single spear horse here, I’m afraid I’ve been caught and belt bones. ”Russell seems to have some disdain for the young Mercenary in the Fire Rhino mercenary group.

    Shaar didn't say anything, just watching the gang of Goblin wandering gangs behind the team, jumping in the corners of the eye.

    LikeSomething went wrong.

    Sure enough, the uneasiness in Shaar’s hunch was quickly fulfilled!

    On the fourth day of the walk into Scarlet Wasteland, even the young Mercenary, who is so bold, can't easily get on his face! There is no such ridiculous expression on everyone's face, and no one dares to tease those Goblin for fun!

    What is the reason…

    In just four days, along the way the caravan passed, more and more Goblin gathered behind the carriage team! Increase the speed and the number, so that even the more daring Mercenary can not help but feel hair!

    Imagine, when you look back, a large, dense green figure follows, no matter what day or night, the ears are screaming and screaming, and the sound of screaming and snoring . In the evening, countless green eyes in the dark wilderness spy on you in the dark moments…

    Multiple Too many If it is dozens or even hundreds of Goblin, everyone will not look at it. The problem is that on the fourth day, when you look back, those of Goblin are densely packed and less than a thousand!

    The number of these goblin is obviously a lot more daring, some hungry two eyes green light guy, will also have the guts to try to get close to the carriage team, although still by the mercenary waving swords scared away, but run away, is not the kind of embarrassed crawled look, But far head to ferocious greedy eyes, that green light, really let everyone heart hairy!

    There were still some Mercenary who occasionally left the team and ran to wield a sword to intimidate these mice and let them go a little farther. But now no one dares to do this!

    Because just last night, a young Mercenary in the post-team seems to have some ignorance of these green creatures, such as a few days ago, with a sword running back dozens of steps to threaten those guys – if it is according to the practice of a few days ago These guys must be horrified and shouting "ou ke ou ke" and fleeing! But that time, a certain number of Goblin did not run away! A dozen Goblin surrounded the Mercenary and dragged him directly from the horse! If it wasn't for the rest of the team that saw it was wrong, and immediately rushed to the rescue, the savage Mercenary was afraid that it had been towed away by Goblin!

    In the green eyes behind the thousands of pairs, the fear and embarrassment of the previous few days disappeared little by little, replaced by a deep greed and cruelty! !

    Food

    Many Mercenary hearts suddenly have some cold: those green mice, the kind of eyes, are the eyes of us as food!

    On the fourth night, the number of vigils doubled, but even so, most people couldn't sleep well, and the darkness of the wilderness kept Goblin's screaming screams.

    These cunning guys are not blindly inactive. At least in the middle of the night, they are harassing tricks that interfere with the normal rest of the caravan and put the caravan into a state of exhaustion.

    On the fifth day of the day, the caravans who continued on the road found that the number of Goblin hanging far behind them seemed to have increased a lot. Goblin were more courageous, and even Goblin bravely ran from the side to the side of the caravan. It was so unhurried to move forward with the caravan, but the greedy eyes never left.

    The angered Shaar, this time took a few Mercenary horses and rushed up, drove Goblin, who ran to the side of the caravan, and grabbed seven or eight, each of which interrupted. Lost on the side of the road for his mourning and screaming.

    The same kind of screams – for Goblin, such deterrence is usually the most effective. But this time, the effect is not as obvious as Shaar imagined.

    Such a means, so that Goblin converges a lot, and the distance behind it is also a little longer, but in the afternoon, these guys have followed again.

    "I am afraid I made a mistake."Shaar sighed, and he rode at the back of the Goblin group, like a refugee crowd: "I underestimated the temptation of food for Goblin."

    This is indeed a neglected issue.

    It can be said that if the caravan of Shaar, the dozens of carriage goods carried by the car is not food, but something else, such as cloth, silk, or even iron ore or other fur, I am afraid it will not attract so much. Trailing Goblin!

    It’s really because…For Goblin, this kind of food is too important! !

    For Goblin, who are far less civilized than humans and other races, they generally do not rob the brigade's human merchants, except Goblin natural cowardice and fear of the armed guards of the human caravan, Another reason that has been neglected is that many goods that seem precious to humans are worthless for goblin.

    For example, precious silk fabrics, for Goblin who have no habit of taking a bath…Do you think these dirty, green-skinned guys will care if they wear silk? There are also those glittering gold and silver jewels. For Goblin, in their eyes, I am afraid that the value is not as important as a meat bone.

    On Scarlet Wasteland, where food cannot be grown, food is the biggest and scarce resource!

    For Goblin, nothing in the world is more important than filling your stomach!

    And most of the past caravans, but very few will be logistic a lot of food!

    Food itself is a commodity with a relatively low value, with heavy weight and large volume, and the value is not high, and the profit is relatively thin. To cross a vast Primal Wildfire, head to the Odin Empire to do business…No businessman will choose this kind of food. Most people will choose some precious fur, drugs, metal tools and other more valuable things to traffic.

    So, I’m afraid…Most of Goblin on Scarlet Wasteland has never seen the food of such a large carriage for the rest of his life! !

    Shaar also took a group of Mercenary horseback rides to disperse these guys, but he was killed by the crowd, and Goblin fled away from far away, and when Shaar returned, he reunited and followed. After all, Shaar is too few people to dare to chase people too far. Otherwise, they will run east, and the guys in the west may take the opportunity to attack the caravan.

    “Hey, it seems that I shouldn’t bring so much food to Scarlet Wasteland.”Shaar grabbed the scalp and looked helpless at the back of the followers.

    But then he patted his head and ran to a horse carriage in the middle of the team. He opened a simple wooden shed carriage door on the horse carriage and said to him: "Hey, is there any way to deal with you? The same kind?"

    Sitting in the carriage compartment, it is naturally Sky Raider.

    The powerhouse in this Goblin didn't show up for many days, and even when it was against the mounted bandit a few days ago, it had not been in the carriage box – why it was speechless.

    Sky Raider is ill and very ill.

    When departing from Wildfire Town, Sky Raider didn't seem to be a big deal. There was a fiery fire in his eyes. On the night of leaving Wildfire Town, Goblin Lord fell ill and couldn't afford it.

    There is nothing strange about this. Sky Raider is powerful, but it is also a flesh and blood. It has been in Wildfire Town for a few months. In the past few months, it has been hunger and full of hunger. In such a cold winter, I slept in the streets and lanes, and often went hungry. I was beaten and beaten several times by the beggar gangs in Wildfire Town. Even though it was originally the body of the iron, it is inevitable that it will lose too much. It’s just that the thoughts of the heart are strong, and relying on the belief in the heart, it burns into a virtual fire, and it barely falls down.

    As a result, once Shaar was re-discovered, the strength of the heart was loosened. In less than two days, the internal injuries and cold illness that accumulated in the previous months broke out together.

    Along the way, Sky Raider was sick and sturdy. The original majestic physique, the cheeks were deeply recessed, and there was a very serious cold disease. Every day, wrapped in a thick blanket, he shivered, not to mention riding a horse. I couldn’t even walk, and a good-looking Goblin macho had no glory in his eyes.

    This big illness, also thanks Sky Raider Originally physical fitness good enough, the bottom is thick enough, only carried down, caravans naturally also have to know medicine, also equipped with some common medicine, poor sky Raider such a majestic person, drink only little half bowl of broth every day, can not eat things, At the beginning of the drink potion, drink on the vomiting, and then gradually get better, since walking into the scarlet wasteland, has been barely every day to get out of the horse carriage, down a few steps to breathe.

    Shaar didn't really have any idea, so he ran to ask Sky Raider, but Sky Raider sat in the carriage box wrapped in a blanket, looked at Shaar and shook his head very simply.

    Hillbilly is obviously somewhat dissatisfied: "Are you not the famous Sky Raider lord on Scarlet Wasteland? You ran out to scare these guys, can you drive them away? ”

    After listening to this sentence, Sky Raider glared at Shaar coldly, although he did not say anything, but the arrogance in the eyes was undisguised.

    Shaar sighed and immediately understood that he was confused.

    What is Goblin? For the creature of Goblin, there is no such thing as the word "loyalty".

    Even if Sky Rider was famous in Scarlet Wasteland, it was very prestigious. The fear of the Goblins is based on Sky Raider's personal valor deterrent. And now?Sky Raider is so ill that he can't walk anymore. At this time, pull such a sick guy out to scare the hungry wolves whose eyes are green. I am afraid that Sky Raider really dares to go, those guys dare to peel it off and eat it on the spot!

    Moreover, the former Sky Raider was the lord, but it has been away from Scarlet Wasteland for more than half a year, I am afraid that the tribe has already changed the owner. This time Shaar recruited so many Mercenary to follow the road, but also saved. If Sky Raider's tribe changed the owner, simply force the guy to help the tribe to conquer the tribe!

    But now it’s no possibility to ask for Sky Raider at this time.

    By the end of the day, an episode had taken place.

    Carriage team stopped to stay in the station to rest, probably caravan carriage life cooking, out of the fragrant smoke to stimulate those hungry fast crazy guys, a gang of Goblin suddenly mad like from behind, waving sharpened rotten tree sticks, And some of the ragged swords that I didn't know stood hesitatingly out of there weapon, and killed a bonfire in the caravan station that was closest to the outside!

    Their goal is very clear, that is, to grab food!

    Dozens of Goblin rushed, no warning, people do not seem to expect these timid guys actually dare to attack their brigade, the results of these dozens of goblin almost have to pounce mercenary their eyelids down, we suddenly wake up, mercenary pick up weapon To get these guys out of the way like chopping melon and cutting vegetables, killing seven or eight of them, the Goblin are only as soon as.

    It’s just such a move, but it’s obviously an extremely dangerous signal!

    With the increasing number, Goblin's greed is getting stronger and stronger, and their courage is getting bigger and bigger! It’s already big enough to take the initiative to attack!

    Although it is only a small share now, it is difficult to guarantee that there will be more greedy and mad people who will follow suit tomorrow…

    To some extent, these things are more dangerous than the mounted bandit! Mounted bandit, kill one and lose one. But here is Scarlet Wasteland! You killed one today, and tomorrow you may have ten drilled out from which one! And in the blood of these Goblin, in addition to cockroaches, there is a kind of cruel cruelty, once mad…

    There are more ants, can kill the elephant!

    This night, Shaar couldn't fall asleep. In the wilderness of the night, there was a sharp and screaming call from Goblin from time to time, just like the roar of the wolves.

    At dawn, Shaar saw Sabar Tatara and Mercenary such as Hawke Russell, and everyone was wearing a pair of dark circles.

    "I have to think of a way, otherwise, I think these guys are getting more and more courageous, I am afraid I will gather to attack us today…Although we are fearless, they are entangled in these guys and it is difficult to get rid of them. ”

    On this day, Spence of the Gallon Trading Company came up with a way to let the rest of Atlantis bow and arrow use the bow and arrow to deter these guys.

    Sure enough, under the threat of bow and arrow, some of Goblin, who was running close, was shot by the Atlantis guards without mercy!

    The problem is that the blood of the same kind of death does not annihilate the greed of the remaining Goblins. They are just cunning's distance, and they are still so tight beyond the safe range of bow and arrow. Followed.

    But the Atlantis Guards' bow and arrow are not infinite. Everyone is out as a guard, and they are not out of the fight. Each person only wears two quiveres. When they used the mounted bandit, they consumed a small amount. And now …The arrows that were shot, no one dared to leave the team to recover the arrows, and those Goblin were staring at them.

    Finally, in the afternoon, Shaar temper was anxious, unable to bear, and said: "Hawke! You bring fifty people to the horse and kill them with Father for a while! Let's learn these guys and let them taste some bitter! Maybe you are honest! Russell, your person is responsible for caring for the carriage team! ”

    Hawke screamed and ran to gather people, but at this time, a voice came.

    "please wait."

    I saw a person coming out of the people, tall figure, slightly thin, handsome, but with a few eyes in his eyes, with black leather gloves on his hands. Phillips.

    Phillips since was Shaar abandoned hands, force damage, the last time hit mounted bandit, finally with mercenary night attack Mounted Bandit Brigade, Shaar did not bring phillips–not because of other , but because Phillips's hand was scrapped, both hands did not have a thumb, holding weapon on the can't eat force, this immediate hack, the most attention is the strength, the skill is second, the current state of Phillips, really not suitable to experience this kind of slamming and killing scene-the words of the fight, He may still be able to play with the swordsmanship skills of the high Rank Samurai, but the horse fights hard, and he is not good at it.

    Phillips is now used to wearing a pair of black leather gloves, covering the broken finger wounds on the palm of his hand, looking at Shaar, looks a little weird.

    "Lord…Maybe, I have a way to solve these troubles with Goblin, I don't know if you would like to give it a try. ”

    Everyone was shocked when they heard it. Phillips stood there, looking calm, not looking at the eyes of the next person, but looking at Shaar steady.

    "Do you really have a way?"Shaar is also skeptical.

    "Although I don't have enough confidence, I can try it."Phillips' tone is easy: "If you don't, it's not too late." and alsoTo say aloud, Lord, I think that by killing, I am afraid I can’t scare these guys. In the first two days, we haven’t killed Goblin, but this dirty creature, once it’s red eyes, will force Come out with a crazy sigh. ”

    "What do you want to do?"Shaar's eyes narrowed and he looked at Phillips. He could see that this guy looked confident and not like blowing the air.

    “As long as Lord, you give me three carriage food for me.”

    Three carriage food?

    Shaar smiled.

    In the carriage team that was brought on this time, there were more than 50 large carriages. In the case of full load, a large carriage was only loaded with a thousand pounds of grain. Counting, the food of fifty carriages is not enough to trade the poisonous mushroom with Sky Raider tribe, but it is a deposit. After all, since it is a transaction, you can't just take a mouthful of words, you must take away the things in the tribes of the people?

    If it is an ordinary tribe, you can't say that Shaar is worried, and the other party's tribe is slaughtered! Or force to grab…However, after all, it is the tribe of Sky Raider, and I am embarrassed to take this hand. Moreover, leaving this tribe, not tearing the face, there may be opportunities for trading…Those Zakou natives have gold, Goblin is poisonous mushrooms, and they have food!

    In order to continue to exchange for gold, you have to establish a good relationship with Sky Raider's tribe, in order to continue this business for a long time.

    So, the more than 50 carriageage foods brought in, actually means a sincerity–and listening to Sky Raider, even if Zakou native’s annual deal with Goblin is done many times, it’s not Hundreds of carriageage foods were shipped at once.

    So, this brings fifty carriage food, a few more carriages and a few carriage, but it is not how important.

    Moreover, the three carriage food, but only about three thousand pounds, not worth much, Phillips actually have a solution to these Goblin troubles?

    "Well, I will give you three carriages and see what you have."

    Phillips got Shaar's permission, smiled again, and looked at Shaar. This time, his eyes were a bit serious: "Lord, there have been rewards and rewards. I made this thing. What reward do you give me?"

    In this case, Sabar and Hawke, who are next to the head, are angry. Hawke just turned to Shaar and didn't say anything. Sabar snorted: "What do you mean? Do you want to benefit from doing nothing? ”

    Phillips smiled and looked at Sabar, slowly saying: "Sabar, you are Lord Shaar's former comrade-in-arms, now, still a military position, it is under his army. And Tatara is the squire of Lord Shaar…If you say this, you will play for Lord, and that is right. ”After a pause, Phillips smiled and the tone was a bit weird: "Can I?" What is my identity? Don't forget, I can't cut my finger and put blood on my head! ”

    The last sentence is very rude, even the next Hawke is red and can't speak.

    Shaar listened, but did not irritate, smiled softly: "Not bad, Phillips, you said a little better, speaking, we are just some of the former grievances, but the road happened to meet it. And speaking, you don't owe me anything. Although I saved your life, but if you don't cut my finger and abolish your martial skill, you won't be killed. So, to be careful, I really don't have any qualifications to order what you do for me. ”

    Phillips looks faint: "Lord, since I dare to say this today, there is no concern. I am a waste man, a martial skill that has been practiced for half a lifetime. Now there are less than 30% left. If you rely solely on this ability, you will probably not see me. As I went along the way, my heart had already made up my mind. Later, this life was sold to Lord, but I was afraid that Lord would not be able to save me. ”

    These words are not too slow, but when they are said, they are stable regardless of tone or look. After the Phillips suffered a setback, the temper sank more and more. There was a bit of cunning and timidity in the past, but now that there has been a big change, it seems that there is a mentality of getting out of everything.

    "So, you want to work for me."Shaar hēi hēi smiled.

    "True."Phillips admits, but instead shook his head: "Just, that kind of thing that cuts his fingers to smearing blood on the forehead, I can't do it, even if I did, I am afraid that Lord may not believe me. After all, I know, Lord, you are still not very comfortable with me. Originally, these words, I did not intend to say it, just want to accompany you to run a Primal Wildfire, find Zakou native, and promise you what to do, as for the future, see the opportunity, if you Interested in taking me, I will say these…If it doesn't work, I can't go to a remote place to hide as a farmer. But just a few days ago, your two words, I happened to hear it, and I made up my mind to tell these things today. ”

    Shaar smiled: "What?"

    "The water is too clear to raise the fish. Good Chief, you will use people, good people will use them, and bad people will use them. ”Phillips smiled. "Sorry, you and Sabar, I didn't feel it." I am this guy, you don't have to say it, even if I understand it myself, I am a bad person. But since you have said this, I have hope in my heart, but I don’t know, would you refuse to use my bad guy? ”

    "Alright!"

    Shaar jumped up his thighs and stared at Phillips with his eyes wide open. Sabar next to him pressed his hand on the hilt of his waist. As soon as Shaar ordered it, he was ready to go up and cut the Phillips.

    But Shaar stared at Phillips for a moment, and suddenly he laughed a few times, and his face showed a bit of appreciation: "Phillips, I also fearless tell you, I used to, I don't really care about you." But now, you are a bit angry! Just because you dare to face me and say these words, the Phillips that was placed a few months ago can never do such a thing! You say, I want you to do something about you! ”

    Very simplePhillips breathed a sigh of relief, as if it was a little easier: "I naturally have the trouble to solve these Goblin problems, but after I finish, or after you go back, you let me go, I find a place to live in seclusion, please do not disclose My whereabouts, I have done a lot of bad things in the past, and the enemy is not in the minority. Or is it…In the future, I hope that I can have a place under your hand! ”

    "I will take care of you now."Shaar didn't hesitate: "After this time, you are in my garrison!"

    Seeing that Shaar made a promise, Phillips didn't have the slightest joy on his face, but he took a deep breath and looked solemn: "Okay, then please give Lord half a day, three carriage food!" I must have done this beautifully! ”

    Sabar snorted and stared at Phillips: "Three carriage food? I really want to see what you have! Phillips! If you do well, Father will be convinced of you! If you can't do it, Father will give you a few punches! ”

    Phillips looked at the guy and suddenly felt a smile and deliberately made a smile: "Sabar, can you dare to bet with me?"

    "bet? Father likes to bet! What do you say about gambling! ”Sabar suddenly excited: "If I lose, let you smoke me ten whip!" If you lose, let me draw ten whip! ”

    Phillips shook his head: "You and I will be peers in the future. This kind of gambling is not hurting." Still gambling, it’s better. ”

    "Then what do you say gambling!"Sabar straightened his neck and shouted.

    "Just gamble on one thing."Phillips smiled: "If anyone loses, he has to promise the other person to do something. No matter what the requirements, you can't resist, don't you dare? ”

    Although Sabar is reckless, it is not really a fool. He widened his eyes and muttered: "damn it, this gamble can be a bit big, in case you want Father to strip the clothes and streaking in the military camp, or you want Father to pull the sword. Wipe your neck, what about Father?"

    Phillips smiled: "Nature will not let the other person commit suicide. In the future, everyone will not hurt."

    Sabar just smiled: "Good! Just don't commit suicide! Father has to keep this life and do something with Shaar! For the time being, I still can't die! ”

    Phillips nodded. "Well, the people present are witnesses."

    After that, he nodded to Shaar, and Shaar let the Spence of Gallon Trading Company go down to help Phillips mobilize the food carrige.

    After Phillips left, Shaar glanced at Sabar and looked up and down at his good brother. He suddenly smiled and smiled: "You are a pretty bull, this time you lost."