Rise of the Lord of Mount and Blade

Because Montos is close to the border between the empire and the Kingdom of Batania, the economy of this village is not developed, and when things go from bad to worse, the young and middle-aged laborers in the village run Went to a nearby town, and those who remained were either killed by the attacked Batanian bandits or endured the oppression of the robbers.

Similar to the villages that Richard had visited in the Kingdom of Vallandia in the past, most of the farmland outside Montos was in a state of desolation, the weeds grew fiercely, and the grains and vegetables planted by the villagers Competing for living space and necessary nutrients, weeds obviously have the upper hand, because the crops and vegetables appear to be a little stunted, yellow in color, and very sluggish.

Taking five subordinates into the village, Richard found that the fences in the village had traces of violent damage. There were also nicks cut by swords and uncleaned on the walls of several buildings. Black red stains left over from blood. The villagers in linen robes stood silently on both sides of the road and looked at them outsiders, their eyes full of vigilance and hostility.

Feeling that the villagers’ attitude towards him is not very friendly, Richard decided to brace oneself to contact their headman or landlord to see if he can recruit a few recruits, but through After questioning, he learned that a group of Battanian bandits ransacked the village three days ago and killed the head of the resistance and one of the landlords. The corpse of the tragic landlord was buried outside the village. In the grave.

The only landlord who was left was also destroyed by the bandits. The past few days he kept himself in the house without contact with outsiders. No one knows how he is now. Montos is now Faintly on the verge of collapse.

After hearing what happened to them, Richard was silent for a while, and then left the village with his men. Montos was hopeless, and there would be no benefit to staying there.

Shortly after they left Montos, a black smoke suddenly rose in the direction behind them. Richard turned his head and looked at the rising black smoke, sighed. He knew that the black smoke was burning. The direction is exactly the direction of the village of Montos.

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When night was approaching when returning to Lagota City, Richard deposited his horses in the stables outside the city and entered the town with five of his men. There was a curfew at night in Lagota. The soldiers in chain mail and burqa held their torch and walked on the street with weapons, driving the civilians who were still wandering in the street home, Richard entire group because They entered the city before the gate was closed, so the guards gave them some time to stay in the tavern.

The tavern is still that tavern. Richard is not obligated to help his staff pay for the accommodation, so he spends five dinars on his own to pack his own room to rest, and those subordinates can only use it. For the price of two dinars, I have moved into a multi-person room with more than a dozen people. This type of multi-person room Richard has visited. It is covered with dry straw on the ground and used as a bed. People sleep on it. People who endure the piercing of dry straw under them (you can also put a layer of cloth on them), and listen to the deafening snoring of the people in the same room, and the smell of feet, body odor and sweat. Suffocating taste.

This is why Richard would rather spend a few more dinars to sleep in a small private room.

After drinking a glass of high-quality ale with a dinar, Richard returned to the room, lying on the softer bed with wool, closing his eyes, and slowly falling asleep…

I don’t know how long I slept, Richard suddenly woke up from his sleep, rubbing his sleepy eyes, supporting him to get up from the bed, and then looked out the window. At this time, the sky has turned a touch of grey towards dawn, and the darkness is being rayed of. light to disperse, daylight is coming.

He felt that his stomach was a little hungry, so he decided to go downstairs to see if it was open for business. Out of habit, he hung the Knight armed sword beside the bed on his waist and pushed the door. Out. The corridor outside the door looked very dim because there were no windows. The surroundings were very quiet except for the snoring and dreaming of the residents in the next room. Richard thought about it, and he closed the door and walked downstairs.

The first floor of the tavern is also dim. There is no one. Richard estimated that the Boss here should be still asleep. He walked towards the back door of the kitchen. The back door was not at all locked. He only pushed slightly. , The dark wooden door creaked and pushed open, and the narrow alley facing the kitchen back door immediately appeared in Richard’s sight. The alley was full of sewage, pit after pit, and the roadside was also moldy and sour. He just glanced at the rubbish, and he lost interest, ready to go back to the tavern.

However, just as he turned around, an abrupt voice sounded from the alley behind him. This voice made the hairs on his neck stand up uncontrollably-that is blades and swords The harsh sound of unsheathing!

“Damn it!”

Richard turned subconsciously and immediately pulled out the Knight’s armed sword from his waist. He couldn’t help but be grateful for his good habit of carrying weapons with him, and then took advantage of the heavens. The faint light spilt looked up this dim alley, looking for possible enemies.

Under his gaze, two black silhouettes in linen robes appeared at the entrance of the alley. Each of them was holding a weapon in his hand, with a fierce face, running towards Richard. Richard clenched the hilt with both hands, pointed the sharp tip of the sword at the attacking enemy, ready to attack at any time!

“Go to hell!”

Because of the narrow alley, the opponents could not pass side by side. Richard decided to attack first. He ran to meet the two robbers with a long hand. The sword stabs the robber standing in front with force. The opponent looks at the sword stabbed by Richard. His pupils shrink violently. He straightens up the slaughter knife in his hand and wants to block the sword stabbed by Richard, but Richard is a nobleman. How could it be possible for a little hairy thief to resist oneself attack? His wrist flipped, and the long sword also changed direction with the movement of the wrist, slashing on the opponent’s right hand wrist holding the weapon, and the blood immediately dripped out. The weapon also dropped to the ground.

Richard ignores the robber who lost his battle strength for a while, but instead sets his sights on the person who rushes behind him. The other party has already raised the hatchet in his hand and hacked Richard’s head heavily. Richard pupil light condensed, flexibly controlled the body to retreat two steps to avoid the opponent’s attack range, and then while the opponent’s hatchet fell and had not retracted, the sharp blade slashed at the joints of the opponent’s arm, hearing only a shock The sound of the person’s sharp weapon pierced into the flesh, and the sword blade directly cut the opponent’s arm from the joint, and the person immediately let out a heart-piercing scream.

The scream is very ear-piercing in such a quiet environment, Richard heart startled, knowing that he must do it quickly, otherwise the city defense army will soon hear the news, and he will hold his broken arm with one foot. The robber who called was kicked to the ground, and the long sword in his hand was about to pierce the opponent’s chest, but at this time, he caught a glimpse of the man whose wrist was severely wounded had regained his weapon and was about to attack him. I wanted to turn around to defend, but heard a screaming sky-splitting sound in the air. Then, a blood flower burst out from the back of the man, and fell to the ground with a scream. When I saw it again, a crossbow arrow was inserted in it. The back of his heart!