Maddie lit a tallow candle, and the dim candlelight enveloped the three people at the table. Victor fell into a trance and felt like he was having a secret conversation with his men, and heard Harvey say in a low voice:
"Old Wolf talked about two recent major events in Luoye City. The news that Braun Town was captured by the Orcs from the outer domain has spread. The Luoye City Council passed a war resolution and sent the Red Mane Legion to conquer the Orc invaders, and recruited a new army to serve as
Red Mane's auxiliary legion, with a total of fifteen thousand soldiers, is expected to recapture Braun Town before the end of this summer. There is also news that the recapture of Braun Town is just the beginning of the war, and Luoye City plans to capture the entire Braun Lake Basin in one fell swoop."
"...The recruitment of new recruits was completed four months ago. The Red Mane Legion and the new recruits are stationed near Jinsha Town, Guoke Town, and Lot Town in Dongbang, Luoye City."
"The war tax in Luoye City is still being collected. Each person pays a tax of one silver pagoda per month."
"The headquarters of the Alliance Adventurer Union has issued a war mission. At least seven large adventure groups have accepted the war mission. They have also arrived at the Red Mane Legion's station."
McGrady's face turned bitter, and the wrinkles on his forehead became deeper. He sighed and said, "Oh, I don't know if Bottom ran out in the end... He used orcs and barbarians as his whetstones, and he could have a good time."
Fight once. If he dies in Braun Town, there will be no one to advise the townspeople, and the trouble will be big."
At the beginning, the fighting posture of Steel Rock in Braun Town like a god's mansion deeply stimulated Boss Bottom.
He practiced swordplay in Braun Town for twenty years without stopping, and finally couldn't help but try his sword against the half-beasts and barbarians that invaded his homeland.
What state has the Red Lion Bottom reached?
He had no reference before, and he probably didn’t even know it himself. However, Dragon Vein Venerable Hulant admitted that Bottom was qualified to fight him. Although the confrontation between the two strong men was stopped by Sarah, Hulant was
A seed was planted in Bottom's heart.
A swordsman polishes his mind to be as sharp as a sword. He usually hides his sword in its scabbard, but he can eventually wield it.
As half the owner of Braun Town, Bottom behaved very passively when faced with the oppression and provocation of the dragoons, and was not prepared for battle at all.
Sarah saw that he and Hurant would definitely die in the fight, so she stepped in to stop him.
However, Hulant's affirmation of Bottom made him both annoyed and ready to take action. Until his home was destroyed, he finally let go of all restraints and resolutely showed his sword to the powerful enemy.
A sword that has been tempered for thousands of times can only take shape after being tempered, and this is where the glory of the veteran warrior lies. At that moment, the outcome of life and death can no longer surpass the meaning of the battle itself, and no one can change Bottom's decision.
Even after so long, the people at the Adventurer's House are still concerned about Bottom's whereabouts, hoping that he can be alive and reunite with everyone one day.
Harvey would not go directly to the Thieves Guild to inquire about the Red Lion Bottom, or even specifically mention the town of Braun. He only asked about the recent major events in Luoye City. The old wolf of the Thieves Guild naturally wanted to talk about the Orc invaders.
War, Braun Town and other major events.
The Luoye City Council conducts war mobilization, recruits new soldiers, collects war taxes, and issues war missions to the entire Desa Alliance adventure group. These are all expected. However, Luoye City's army and major adventure groups have arrived at the nearest
There are three towns in Braun Town: Jinsha, Guoke and Lot. The residents of Braun Town, including the mixed-race children trained by the Adventurer's House, also evacuated towards these three places.
Who knows what the army commander would have done to the escapees in Braun if no one had stepped in to take charge of the situation?
Victor asked curiously: "Can Luoye City recruit a new legion so quickly? Can they defeat the coalition of orcs and barbarians from the outside world?"
Harvey immediately explained: "Many poor families in the lower reaches of Luoye City don't have enough to eat, and there are a lot of young people who want to join the legion. The legion not only provides food and housing, but also teaches skills. Like me and Mike
Si, oh, that’s wrong, it’s Tracy McGrady... When we were selected to join the army, we couldn’t be more happy."
McGrady said: "The recruitment of new soldiers this time is different from our time. We don't have to fight, they go directly to the battlefield. Therefore, Luoye City collects war taxes on a per-person basis... Don't look at the head tax of one silver tower per month. It doesn't seem to be much. For
The poor families in Xiabang are about to die. They have no other choice but to sign up for the army. If they fail to pay taxes overdue, they may be fined with hard labor or even sold to rich people as private slaves, and their situation will only become worse."
Victor shook his head and said: "The new recruits cannot defeat the orcs."
Harvey said: "Yes, the new recruits have no combat effectiveness. They can only serve as heavy troops. The Red Mane Legion is the main force in the battle. I heard that the Red Mane Legion is one of the three main legions in Luoye City. It is well-equipped and well-trained.
Su. They have 5,000 soldiers and a reserve army of 2,400 people. In addition, they have elite private soldiers from famous highland families, large and small adventure groups, and maybe the female warriors of the Hemer tribe will also join the battle... They have to defeat a group of equipment.
Simple orcs and barbarians, no problem at all."
Harvey and Maddie had full confidence in the half-elf army, but in Wiltok's mind, the image of the half-orc butcher leader slashing at steel rocks appeared in his mind. His strong and gnarled body was like an unshakable mountain; his wild roar was full of heart-stirring emotions.
The strength; the clear will is like a flag, gathering the orcs' invincible belief.
Victor seemed to be able to see the birth and growth of the orc tribe in the butcher leader. They had not yet reached their peak, but they were climbing up.
Will a red-maned legion that has not fought for many years be the opponent of this orc tribe?
"The Legion of Fallen Leaf City will lose." Victor said calmly, as if stating a fact.
Harvey was stunned and said a little anxiously: "What should we do? Should we go to Jinsha Town quickly and get our people out?"
He was worried that after the Red Mane Legion was defeated by the orcs, not only would they not be able to recapture Braun Town, they would not even be able to save Jinsha Town.
McGrady was really speechless. Maybe Harvey had no brains. He also knew that Sands Town was very dangerous after the defeat of the Red Mane Legion. But if he had brains, he would believe whatever Victor said without asking for a reason.
"The army in Luoye City will lose the first battle, but that may not be the case later. However, the orcs and barbarians from the outer regions are unable to attack Jinsha Town because they do not have enough food."
Victor added that this topic ends everywhere. The outcome of the war has little to do with them. It can only be said that the intelligence of the Red Mane Legion stationed in Jinsha Town is valuable to them. But they are beyond their reach now and can only take a step to see.
The first step is to find a way to get the people from the Adventurer's House out of Sands Town.
"Any other news?"
Harvey nodded and said: "You still remember last summer, when the wolf-herding girl Bertina sneaked into Luoye City and killed the highland nobles and city defense soldiers, right?"
Of course, Victor would never forget this matter. Xiulant, from a well-known Golden Oak family, used this as an excuse to slander him as an accomplice of the Wolf Shepherd Girl and wanted to detain him in public. This led to a fierce confrontation between the two sides, and Gangyan, the leader of the Liantaku clan
She was also alerted and led the female warriors of the Hemo tribe to drive the dragon cavalry from the famous Golden Oak family out of Braun Town.
This is not the only evil deed committed by the Wolf Shepherd girl. A long time ago, Rapids City issued a wanted order for her, saying that she attacked an armed convoy in Rapids City, causing dozens of deaths and injuries. But no one expected that,
The shepherd girl went to Luoye City again and committed a murder, again in Highland City, killing the city defense army in rivers of blood and causing numerous casualties. The strong men of Luoye City mobilized regular troops to encircle and suppress Bertina, but they only forced her back.
After this incident, the wolf-shepherd girl Bertina became famous and became the number one gangster in the Disa Alliance.
"Old Wolf told me that before committing the murder, the female gangster Bertina was lurking in the Island Street of the Luoye Beibang slum... This Island Street had no reputation before, it was just an ordinary slum market. It seems that it started last year
, the residents of Island Street jointly opened two shops, specializing in making several kinds of specialty snacks for sale to the outside world. The specialty snacks sold on Island Street are cheap and delicious, and they gradually gained a reputation. Not only common people like to eat them, but also rich people will go there.
Island Street Tasting.”
"That day, some young men from well-known high families came to Island Street, Miss. They had a conflict with people in the pastry shop. In anger, they smashed the pastry shop and set a fire. I heard that several people were burned to death.
Personally, this is not the end of the story. The young masters and ladies captured the two cooks who were making snacks. One of the cooks had a child who was young and ignorant. He held on to the cook's legs and was thrown to death by the famous young master on the spot.
.”
"Maybe the Wolf Shepherd Girl couldn't stand it anymore, so she stood up to stop the young masters and young ladies. The famous young master didn't know the Wolf Shepherd Girl, and seeing how beautiful she was, he wanted to capture her and make her his slave girl."
"At this moment, Bertina revealed her true face as a cruel female gangster... She killed all the bodyguards of the aristocratic young men on the spot, caught the aristocratic young man who threw the poor child to death, gouged out his eyes, and cut off his ears and nose
, pulled out his tongue, cut off his limbs, and cut the faces of the other young masters and ladies twice, and asked them to take the tortured noble young master back and threatened to visit his family. They must admit their mistakes and apologize.
Otherwise, burn them all to death."
"No one expected that before the famous highland family had time to react, the shepherd girl followed the young masters and the young lady to Highland City. Then, she caused a sensational murder in Highland City until she was raped by several people from Highland City.
They joined forces to force them back, and their whereabouts are unknown since then.”
"In that bloody killing, the wolf-shepherd girl announced her name and title for the first time. She was the 'Queen of Miracles' Bertina."
The sizzling butter candle suddenly burst into flames, and the light and shadow flickered. Maddie was startled. He rubbed his chin and said self-deprecatingly: "'Queen of Miracles' Bertina... this cruel
Strong people are really scary."
Harvey nodded with deep understanding and said: "She is still a beautiful girl, but I didn't expect to be so ruthless. Sir, what do you think of her?"
Victor raised his head, smiled slightly and said: "Cruel? Cruel? I don't think we should use such positional words to evaluate the 'Queen of Miracles' Bertina... If you ask me, she is a natural disaster expert."
"Natural disaster expert?" McGrady asked with a confused look on his face.
"..." Victor raised his eyebrows slightly and said slowly: "Like flash floods, wildfires, hurricanes, blizzards, fog..." His thoughts gradually became clearer, and his calm tone revealed calm strength, "There is no mercy.
Without contempt, without resistance, whoever gets involved will die. Yes, the 'Queen of Miracles' Bertina is as strong as a natural disaster. For example, Dragon King Philumat and Gangyan, the leader of the Taku tribe, are both strong in natural disasters.
”
"The natural disaster expert... what you said is so good!" Harvey said with a smile.
McGrady was too lazy to answer him, and then asked: "Sir, I have never seen the 'Queen of Miracles'. I saw the appearance of the leader of the Steel Rock Tribe after his transformation. He was indeed powerful beyond imagination. But he was still besieged by orcs and barbarians.
Death. I don’t quite believe they are as powerful as Dragon King Philumat.”
Victor shook his head and smiled: "I often listen to your discussions at the Adventurer's House Hotel, who is stronger than whom, who is stronger than whom... Who is stronger than who? Who is bigger than Dragon King Philumat and I?
Then it is stronger than me; smaller than me, I am stronger than it... Bertina was indeed repelled by others, maybe because she was hungry, thirsty, sleepy, tired... Every life has its own
Extreme, I find it particularly ridiculous to put them together to compete with each other to see who is stronger and who is weaker. I say Bertina, Gangyan, and Dragon King Philumat are the strongest natural disasters, because their abilities are like natural disasters.
The mentality is also like a natural disaster. These are all relative... For example, you are also a strong natural disaster to an ant. Do you feel cruel because you stepped on an ant's nest?"
Maddie smiled bitterly and said: "I seem to understand, but... Gangyan kills orcs and barbarians. I only see his power and don't think he is cruel. The 'Queen of Miracles' has no problem killing the famous young master who offended her, but she
Gouging out eyes and chopping off hands...isn't that cruel?" As he spoke, he carefully observed Victor's face and warned tactfully: "Sir, if I step on an ant nest, forget it. But I
You won’t go out of your way to cause trouble for ants.”
Victor felt a little irritable for no reason, and said coldly: "The information given by the thief may not be reliable. Bertina tortured the famous young master. Did the Thieves Guild see it with their own eyes? Even if there were thieves who witnessed the whole process, what Lao Lang and Harvey said
Is this the truth?" He paused and said enthusiastically: "I am very interested in the 'Queen of Miracles' and hope to see her in the future."
Harvey straightened his back instantly and said urgently: "Sir, we have to hurry up. Because many people are looking for her...'The Miracle Queen' has been issued a wanted order by the Supreme Council of the Alliance.
Yes, I have put a reward of 1 million gold pagodas on her head."
Maddie's eyes widened and she exclaimed: "So high?!"
Harvey glanced at him and said: "The turmoil of the Wolf Shepherd Girl has not passed yet... After Bertina escaped, the private army of the famous highland family leveled Island Street and arrested all the residents of Island Street. The private soldiers were still everywhere.
A total of more than 300 people who captured the female bandit Bertina were sentenced to cage imprisonment. Their bones are still hanging outside Beibang City in Luoye City. All travelers passing by can see the hanging cages and the corpses inside the cages.
.”
Cage torture means putting prisoners into small iron cages and hanging them outside the city, where they are left to be exposed to wind, sun, rain, snow, and starve to death.
Since the Disa Union implemented slavery, the number of executions imposed on criminals has decreased, let alone the costly practice of iron cage punishment.
This is simply a cruel lynching.
Out of anger, the famous nobles of Luoye City bulldozed a street, stuffed more than 300 poor people into iron cages, and trapped them alive. Such a tragedy is simply unimaginable, and it is unbearable to think about.
McGrady clenched his fists, and his whole body was shaking slightly. The more he tried to control it, the harder he shook.
"Right now, Luoye City is still arresting Bertina's accomplices. The old wolf said, don't have anything to do with her. We must be more careful in crowded places and cannot talk about anything about Bertina with others, otherwise we will
It will cause big trouble."
Victor was silent for a long time and only said: "They are scared."