Not long ago, there was a small town not far from Noland City.
There is a huge tavern on the left side of the main road entrance. This is a common tavern in many small towns. The decoration inside and outside is not luxurious, even a little simple, but it is spacious enough and the price is relatively cheap.
And this tavern is also the only tavern in this town.
Because the town is close to a continuous forest and mountains, various kinds of monsters often appear in it. Especially in winter, hungry monsters attack the residents of the town almost every day. Therefore, in order to protect the town, the mayor
Residents, to eradicate these monsters, will raise funds from the residents every year and distribute many related mercenary tasks. At this time, one after another mercenary groups will gather here with task orders, and the tavern, which used to be slow in business, will be crowded.
There are all kinds of rough mercenary men.
The situation is the same this year, even more lively than in previous years. Although the cold winter has temporarily extinguished the war between the major forces, the fighting among the small families has become more and more intense. There are battlefields everywhere in the human land. Therefore, there is no new war in the Kayi State.
It has become the first choice for mercenary groups to perform tasks. Although the Thorns Mercenary Group entrenched in Kay State has separated from the mercenary guild, it does not prevent its colleagues from performing tasks here. It occasionally provides some food and equipment.
assistance.
At this time, the tavern was crowded with mercenaries who had gathered from all over the place, most of them were big men with bold personalities. Therefore, there was almost an endless stream of shouts, punches, and hearty laughter in the tavern.
But today it is different. In the past, the busiest place in the tavern was definitely the bar, because that was where the only female waitresses worked. Groups of big men acted as if they had not seen women for more than ten years, while walking from the bar.
The waitress bought all kinds of expensive wines to bring business to her, while saying ambiguous words, like fishing, waiting for the other party to take the bait, but the other party always seemed to be away from her, and she didn't know who was the fish.
However, in recent days, the bar counter has been extremely deserted. The mercenaries tacitly and consciously avoided the bar counter. To be precise, they avoided the only person sitting next to the bar counter.
She wears eye-catching blue and white armor, the style is both simple and gorgeous, obviously made by a famous craftsman. She wears a slender blue and white long sword on her waist. Although the color of the long sword is a bit fancy, the occasionally flashing blade is enough.
Proving its sharpness, this is not a long sword for decoration. On one shoulder of this person, there is also a small round shield, the color is still blue and white, and it seems to match the equipment she is wearing.
This is a knight, and a sword and shield knight. Just from her equipment, the mercenaries can confirm her profession and be more careful about it. The sword and shield knight is different from the spear knight. The sword and shield knight is recognized as
One of the most difficult professions to practice, especially the sword and shield knight who uses a small shield.
The small shield, sword and shield knight has multiple combat modes: an offensive state that ignores the small shield and dual-wields one-handed swords; a defensive and counterattack state that coordinates the one-handed sword and small shield, and a complete defensive state that fully controls the small shield. Multiple states
The practice of practicing makes the entrance threshold for the small shield, sword and shield knight very high, and the three states of this profession often appear at the same time, so it is difficult to see a fully formed small shield, sword and shield knight.
At the same time, as a knight, it is also very necessary to be proficient in the three states on horseback.
But being difficult to see does not mean being powerful. Therefore, even if they have relevant talents, few people choose a profession like Small Shield, Sword and Shield Knight. Therefore, if you can meet a Small Shield, Sword and Shield Knight on the roadside, you can definitely use it.
Surprised expression in response to something.
As for the small knight with sword and shield at the bar, the reason why she asked the mercenaries to avoid her was not her profession, but the vague and dangerous aura about her.
Just like a half-sheathed sword, no one knows when it will reveal its edge, so the best choice is to avoid it. Although the mercenaries have no means of measuring the opponent's combat power, they have cultivated their skills through adventure after adventure.
He showed great caution and keen observation, but always reminded them not to approach this person.
She lit one glass after another, always drinking it down in one gulp, but there was no hint of drunkenness on her pretty face. The mercenaries seemed to be doing their own things carelessly, but they glanced at the bar from the corner of their eyes, so
, the way they looked at the female knight changed again, from vigilance to appreciation. As for the desire for beautiful women, the big men never lacked it, but their reason told them that going up to chat with her at this time would be courting death.
The waitress at the bar was quite angry at this visitor who was affecting the business. No matter how much she drank alone, the income she brought could not compare to the amount of alcohol consumed by a group of big men. At this time, one of the waitresses still had a look on her face.
While entertaining the female knight with a smile, the other waitress quietly left from the back of the bar.
The female knight was still ordering wine. After a while, the wine bottle in the waitress's hand was empty. She had to take out a new bottle of wine and fill the quilt of the female knight. The waitress was still a little observant.
With her ability, she could tell that this female knight was not in a good mood.
The female knight's eyebrows were furrowed, and the anxiety in her eyes was not in the wine glass, nor anywhere here. The waitress cleverly kept her mouth shut, and just added wine to the female knight's glass again and again.
Not long after, the waitress who left the bar returned to her original position and secretly nodded to the other waiters at the bar. The Noland Army stationed a small group of troops in this town, and the captain headed by it had a good relationship with the owner of the bar.
, this waitress went to the team leader and asked him to take the female knight away to resume normal business in the tavern.
Sure enough, within a moment, the door of the tavern was pushed open by the team leader. He was wearing the standard armor of the Norland Army. There were multiple marks engraved on the shoulder armor, proving that he was an older member of the Norland Army.
A blue cloak with a bloody flower pattern on it proved his identity as captain. Behind him, there were several young faces, all of whom were new recruits who had recently joined the Norland Army.
The team leader glanced around and found the only customer at the bar.
"Hey! Hey! Hey!"
He shouted at the top of his lungs, and at the same time walked towards the bar, and continued to yell: "You! Come with us, don't ask why, I make the decision here!"
However, the female knight seemed not to hear his voice, and just tapped the cup with her hand, signaling the waitress to fill it up.
A flash of anger flashed across the face of the team leader. He walked over, moved the female knight's cup away, and said sternly: "I'm talking about you, come with us..."
The arrogance in his words suddenly died down, and the expression on his face gradually changed from anger to shock, and then to respect in an instant. The team leader suddenly took two steps back, but in the eyes of everyone's surprise, he suddenly knelt down on one knee.
, his head almost dropped to the ground, but his voice was louder and more sonorous than before, and he said loudly: "The captain of the seventh team of the first regiment of the Norland Army Knights has met Lady Elita!"
The female knight in the tavern is none other than Elita who quit the Thorn Mercenary Group.
The new recruits of the Norland Army who followed the team leader were confused for a moment, but they quickly reacted and knelt down on one knee. The bustling tavern suddenly became quiet, and everyone closed their mouths nervously. They knew that they had encountered
They had met a big shot, so just the aura at this time made them afraid to speak out. As for the waitresses who were still a little resentful towards Elita before, they were now full of fear.
Ilita glanced at the respectful team leader and said coldly: "I am not an adult, nor do I belong to the Thorn Mercenary Group or the Norland Army. You... better not get in my way."
The team leader did not raise his head, but still maintained a respectful attitude and said: "Your Highness, please go back!"
Aranza predicted the speed of Elita's movement and ordered the Norlander soldiers stationed in this area to look for Elita, but unexpectedly she was met by the team leader.
At this time, Ilita stood up. Her voice sounded vaguely drunk, but her eyes were extremely sober. The corners of her mouth tightened, and she put one hand on the long sword at her waist and said: "You are so anxious to find me."
, are you afraid that the plan will be ruined... Oh, yes, it would be a pity if such a good opportunity was ruined... I'm sorry, in order to prevent you from tipping him off, your life will end here."
The team leader swallowed his saliva. He knew very well that Elita's threat was not a joke. The team leader had witnessed Elita's strength in several battles and knew that once the opponent took action, he would have no room to resist.
I don't know if it was a matter of course or something else, but the team leader bowed his head again in obedience and said: "If you are willing to return to Noland City again, I will definitely sacrifice it even at the cost of my life!"
Hearing this, Ilita snorted coldly, but her eyes changed several times, and finally turned into a sigh and said: "Forget it, I'll let you go, but don't embarrass me."
With that said, Ilita took out a bag of gold coins from her space bracelet, threw it on the bar, turned and left.
It wasn't until her figure disappeared outside the door of the tavern that the team leader dared to slowly raise his head and look at the door of the tavern with lingering fear. He stood up, only to find that he was covered in cold sweat, and a force was felt by him.
A feeling of hollow fatigue immediately surged into his limbs, and the team leader was horrified. He never thought that just a conversation with Elita could force him into this.
But he still knew what to do at this time, so he immediately ordered his men: "Go and inform Noland City that we have found Lady Elita!"
A new recruit took the order and left, and the team leader quickly left the tavern with the others.
As a result, the tavern finally returned to a lively atmosphere, but the mercenaries had new conversations, which were all speculations about the words and deeds of the big shot.
No one noticed that in the corner of the tavern, two figures in robes were sitting quietly. One of the smaller figures moved, revealing a not-so-pretty female face under the hood. It was the figure who had followed Gilga.
Mitty frowned slightly, looked at the figure opposite, and said, "She's gone, should we chase after her?"
Xingyun shook his head, raised his glass and took a sip before saying, "No, it seems there is no need for us to intervene anymore."