The sky was getting darker little by little, and the sunset glow radiated across half of the sky. The thread-like cirrostratus clouds seemed to be on fire, transitioning from a line of bright gold on the horizon to a blue-purple top of the head and then gradually turned into
Deep blue, all the way to the east it turns into a drowsy gloom.
Such cloud light seems to indicate good weather for the next few days, so much so that the nature has calmed down, the chirping of birds can be heard in the mountain forest, and the entire forest has become much quieter at dusk.
Akane stood alone next to Brando, her eyes reflected a layer of faint twilight, and she looked in the direction of Grahal Mountain - the Kalanga Mountains extending to the north and surrounding the entire fir barony's 'root system'
, it is also the easternmost end of the blade that lies outside the edge of the southern civilization of Eruin and extends into the black forest. Legend has it that this mountain is the source of the wealth of this land, and its underground
There are countless treasures, such as silver - in just a few days, she has heard rumors about this huge silver mine. Although only a small part of it is in Tonigel, it is enough to make that Gru
Ding squandered.
But this mountain that seemed sacred and silent to the locals seemed to be hiding a huge beast in her eyes at this moment. Although the towering rocks exposed the canopy and reflected a dull golden light in the sun, but
Under the shadows of the forest there are hidden secrets.
The sawmill in the forest is like a medium-sized round spot in the golden-red canopy after autumn. From the top of the mountain, it seems that there are not many cavemen below. However, this is not the case. These people from Qiaogendigang
Residents hollowed out the entire mountain, and there may be tunnel entrances and exits of various sizes in the gaps under the rocks.
To enter the valley, it is difficult to avoid passing through these areas, which are closely monitored by cavemen.
The red-haired girl looked back again. Several hours had passed since Brando confirmed the plan, but they did not take any further action except walking a few hundred feet along the valley - in fact, it was still in the valley.
After her repeated urging, the young lord reluctantly moved his position.
After staying here motionless for several hours, Brando didn't explain the reason, and often just answered with a smile.
"This guy."
The red-haired girl didn't react on the surface, but she turned around and lightly kicked the tangled roots of a black pine tree. She thought to herself that since the plan was confirmed, what are you waiting for? It might as well be like 'catch the thief first, capture the king'
, be it assassination, how long will it take to wait...
She frowned, not liking the feeling of wasting time at all.
She turned back and saw the underground cave dwellers in the forest below walking out of the surface one after another. This was the second batch. The first batch she saw earlier had already entered the forest: "Are they going to join together first, or...
Straight to the Horseshoe Sawmill?"
There are thousands of cave-dwelling *** troops in front of them. If they go straight to the Horseshoe Sawmill, it may be earlier than they planned. In that case, those mercenaries can really hold on until midnight.
?
She was very doubtful.
"I don't know." Brando's answer was concise and to the point.
He really didn't know. He was not a military genius, he just knew the cavemen's habits relatively well. As for what the other party would decide, he really couldn't tell.
"Then, Lord Lord, the sun is already going down. Didn't you say to wait until evening?"
Brando was stunned for a moment: "Have I ever said such a thing?"
"Of course, you said at that time..."
"Oh," Brando interrupted her, "That's because I saw that you were impatient to wait, so I asked you to relax."
The red-haired girl stared at him with amber eyes, and no matter how good-tempered she was, she couldn't help but reveal her snow-white fangs.
"I'm sorry." Brando smiled slightly.
Qian kept silent and turned around - after all, Brando was the lord, and she regarded herself as a subordinate. Of course, the subordinates could not question the lord's intention. Therefore, although she had doubts, she could only keep them in her heart.
It's just that Brando would explain his thoughts to his own people most of the time, but today it seemed a bit abnormal to her.
But it wasn’t that Brando didn’t want to say it, but that he couldn’t say it. He smiled and laid out Rochard’s market in the space he built, and 6 points of wealth were immediately poured into all his resources. Since then,
After a night of squandering, his wealth has risen to 98 points in three days.
However, compared with what he had already consumed, this small amount of reply still made him feel a little twitching in his heart.
"Are you planning to go to the caves below to find the other party's chief?" He thought for a moment and still replied: "I'm afraid the cavemen's tunnels have hollowed out the mountain. If we go in, we probably won't be able to find them next year.
other side."
"But we can't just wait like this." Akane complained.
"Don't worry, this is just a small tribe. The leader of a tribe of about 3,000 people is often a witch doctor." Brando replied: "To deal with a formal human wizard, he has to do it himself."
"How long will it take?"
"It depends on the other party's caution." Brando replied: "At the latest it will not be more than a short period of time after the moon rises."
"Can they stop the cavemen over there for so long?" Qian couldn't help but ask.
"I believe Antitina," Brando raised his head: "I have already given her the solution. The rest depends on whether the mercenaries are really willing to stand with us. But if not, they can also protect themselves.
method - but in fact it doesn't matter whether we abandon the Horseshoe Sawmill or not, this skirmish will be decided in the afternoon battle."
"What's the meaning?"
"Look." Brando smiled slightly: "I want more than just victory."
…
The moon soon rose into the sky.
There seemed to be a smell of silence in the air of the Horseshoe Lumber Camp at night, but this could not be hidden from an experienced mercenary. When Juta was patrolling the wooden wall, he had already keenly smelled the smell hidden in the wooden wall.
An unusual smell in the wind.
The caveman scouts may have arrived.
She frowned and subconsciously raised her hand, stroking her long fiery red hair behind her right temple with her fingers, and combed it back against the gradually cooling wind in the night. Then she waved her left hand downwards, calling.
Several mercenaries asked them to go into the forest to conduct reconnaissance.
But her actions obviously attracted the attention of other people in the camp. Kerencia, the leader of the Rose and Wine Mercenary Group, raised his head and glanced here, then turned back calmly, and continued silently with one hand behind his back.
He supervised his men to dig a trench in the camp - this was not a trench, but a preparatory measure to prevent cavemen from raiding underground.
As for the burly leader Fern, he was also silent and made a gesture to let his men board the wooden wall.
The mercenaries behaved in an orderly and experienced manner, which relieved Antitina, who was patrolling around the camp. After checking around the lumberyard, the noble daughter, accompanied by two wild elf sisters,
Holding up her skirt, she walked up the wooden wall step by step.
She first looked at Jutta standing under the moonlight.
"Did you find anything?" Antitina asked.
Juta turned around and didn't seem surprised to see this young lady, but she didn't look cold and turned around: "There is something in the forest, maybe a caveman or other beast. I have already asked someone to see it."
.”
"Caveman?" Antitina was a little surprised in her heart, but she didn't show it on her face: "Come so fast?"
"Maybe." The female mercenary leader emphasized.
"So what will happen?" The noble daughter took a gentle breath, calmed herself down and asked: "Does this mean that the cavemen mobilized very quickly, Captain Juta? Also, can their reaction speed be judged?
? And the coordination between the armies?" Although she is knowledgeable and knowledgeable, after following Brando for a while, she felt that what she learned on paper was ultimately shallow. In front of these experienced mercenaries, experience and knowledge often corroborate each other.
It was very beneficial, so Antitina glanced at Yuta and asked with an open-minded attitude.
Jutta also glanced at her, and for the first time she felt that this little girl was not so annoying. Although she was a little more thoughtful at a young age, she had seen too many descendants of so-called nobles, and once she accepted it, she didn't think there was anything strange about it.
of.
"The battlefield is ever-changing, and there is rarely certain information." The female mercenary leader shook her head, her long red hair swaying like a ball of flame. "It may be the caveman who stayed behind to monitor, or some
It may be a scout coming from behind. If it is the former possibility, it means that the opponent has a high level of combat literacy. If possible, I will not be willing to tangle with such a guy anymore; but the latter possibility shows that the opponent's overall reaction and coordination ability are
They are all superior, so the battle in the next few days will probably be very difficult..."
"And at least it shows," Jutta added: "The scouts can travel across the forest in such a short time, and their individual qualities are not ordinary."
"Which one do you think it is, Captain Juta?"
"Speaking from experience," the female mercenary leader replied, "I prefer the latter."
"Experience?"
"Experience is very important, Miss Antitina, especially when you can't be sure of anything. Experience is like a kind of intuition that is more reliable than your knowledge -" Yuta answered while licking her lips
Looking ahead, a flock of birds started to fly in the forest, which meant that the mercenaries had engaged with the cavemen and were expelling each other. She narrowed her eyes and said, "It seems that my guess is not wrong. Your lord has also
Not an ordinary person."
"What?" Antitina turned around in surprise.
"If the scouts have arrived at this time, it means that the main force is also close," Yuta replied: "But in terms of time, the timing of the attack will be delayed, and the really fierce battle will last until the latter half of the night. That little guy...oh
,Sorry! The lord seems to know these underground guys quite well."
"He knows more than that." Antitina looked at the moon and replied quietly.
