Chapter 78: Have You Heard of the Sword of Cangqing?
In the center of the Spartan Royal Court and Elders' Council Hall was a huge circular sunken square.
It is used to give speeches to the king and elders. Of course, it can also be used for duels at certain times. For example, when the opinions of two kings are seriously opposed.
The blond mercenary Heman drew out his long sword with his left hand, and took off the battle ax from his back with his right hand. He pointed the weapon low and vertically at the ground, looking indifferently at the Spartan warrior opposite.
Sword on the left and ax on the right is a two-handed fighting method popular in Holstein in the north. Probably because the right hand is strong, it holds an ax that is good for chopping, and the left hand is dexterous, so it uses a long sword that is easy for thrusting.
Agesilaus is the equipment configuration of the Spartan heavy infantry, with a sword in the right hand and a shield in the left hand.
The two faced each other on the battlefield, and as the battle began, their weapons quickly collided.
After parrying the attack, Agesilaus's right arm suddenly exerted force, and he felt that the opponent's strength was also increasing rapidly. For a moment, the two of them were evenly matched.
Agesilaus shouted loudly, lowered his weapon and staggered away from the opponent, and stepped back. He felt that the tiger's mouth was slightly numb, and the handle of the sword was cold.
He charged forward again and swung his shield. Herman jumped back, avoiding his shield swipe, and at the same time slashed him in the face with the axe.
Agesilaus raised his shield with his left hand and blocked several slashes. He stabbed with the sword in his right hand, but Heman blocked it with his sword.
The two sides exchanged dozens of moves again, but neither side had a clear advantage.
"That's..." The sharp-eyed Spartan warrior suddenly noticed that Agesilaus's right arm was shaking.
His fingers were slightly curled, as if he was trying to grasp the hilt of the sword.
Opposite him, Heman still had a gloomy expression, and his face seemed to be covered with frost.
No! It’s real frost!
The onlookers Spartans suddenly realized that Herman's hands were soaked, but it was not the sweat after strenuous exercise. Those water drops were flowing down from the weapons.
Near his long sword and battle ax, there was a faint white mist - it was mist droplets produced by the rapid condensation of water vapor in the air when exposed to low temperatures.
The weapons of the two men swung and collided again. Agesilaus's shield visibly shook, and the hand holding the shield was frozen blue by the low-temperature metal grip.
Herman swung the ax with his right hand and struck it violently several times. Agesilaus carried the shield and hit the ax once, twice and three times, until the shield finally came out.
He quickly knelt down on one knee and raised the sword in his right hand to block, but the next slash failed to hit him.
Herman just stared at him gloomily, then put away his weapon.
Victory and defeat are clear.
The surrounding Spartans were in an uproar because they saw that Agesilaus's hands were completely blue and covered with water droplets and tiny frost particles.
"That's witchcraft!" someone shouted.
"This is not witchcraft." Andrea said calmly, "This is an extraordinary ability, the same type of frost ability as the snow monster on Mount Taygets."
The Spartans fell silent. Even if you can accuse your opponent of using extraordinary powers in a duel, is it possible that you can force the snow monster on the mountain not to use his powers?
If you can't beat it, you just can't beat it. There's nothing to quibble about.
"Don't the Iron Cross Mercenary Group believe in the Western Catholic Church?" Another king of Sparta, Lysander, said, "Is it possible that they are now allowed to become extraordinary?"
"His Majesty Otto has promulgated the "Valpurga Decree", declaring that as long as it is formally registered by the local lord, the existence of extraordinary beings can be reasonable and legal." Andrea's answer was very clever.
According to the Valpurga Decree, extraordinary beings are legal as long as they register, but what about before the decree is promulgated?
Could it be that the 20 extraordinary beings in your group only started collecting formula materials and drinking medicine after the decree? Were they all ordinary people before the decree was promulgated?
The two kings of Sparta are not fools. Of course they understand that this is the Iron Cross Mercenary Group that secretly hides the extraordinary members. Now because of Valpurgar's decree, they are allowed to come out.
Extrapolating in this direction, they offered to "help" clean up the snow monsters on Mount Taigetus, which must also have the purpose of collecting "Frost" sequence materials. As for negotiating terms and signing a contract with the Spartans, they just wanted to
It's just an extra amount of money.
For the Spartans, it was of course impossible to accept such conditions.
Even if they ask for help from the mages of Olin City, they can use spiritual materials to replace the hiring fee, and at the same time deepen the diplomatic relations between them! This group of mercenaries broke into Sparta's territory and wanted to kill Sparta.
It's so strange that the Spartans still have to pay?
What a joke!
The faces of the two Spartan kings were gloomy, and they were about to adopt a tougher attitude to refuse, when they saw Rudasius pushing through the crowd and walking in.
Rudasius, a mercenary originally from Cyprus, later joined the Spartan city-state.
Since he was not a local and had little relationship with the elders and nobles in the Council of Elders, and his strength was quite good and his character was good, it was logical that he became a confidant of Kapsos, one of the two kings.
So Capsos motioned for him to come over.
Rhudasius leaned beside the king and said a few words, and Kapsos's expression immediately changed subtly.
King Lysander next to him was a little further away, so he couldn't hear clearly, but he could only faintly hear three words.
The Kingdom of Dragons.
Achilles.
Weapon Master.
Achilles, as the legendary hero who bathed in the River Styx, is not an uncommon surname in Cyrus.
In the city-state of Sparta in the second century, there was a king clan also named Achilles.
But when it comes to the "Achilles of the Dragon Kingdom", of course there is only that family of weapon masters of Eastern blood.
"Andrea from the Iron Cross Mercenary Group." Kapusos said in a deep voice, "The Spartans can solve their own problems and don't need to worry about your mercenary group."
"Haha." Andrea laughed.
Before coming here, the Iron Cross Mercenary Group had already investigated the situation of extraordinary people in Sparta City and knew that they did not have the sequence to deal with the snow monsters.
Therefore, Kapsos's statement was regarded by Andrea as a kind of "decline to refuse" and a "repayment on the spot" for his "exorbitant price".
"Your Majesty, you don't have to refuse so quickly." Andrea continued to throw out the next bargaining chip, "As the most prestigious mercenary group in the mainland, our experience in dealing with mutations is the experience of those Olin City mages.
Incomparable.”
"The terms of the contract can be discussed again. Of course, the most important thing at the moment is to seal the snow monster in Mount Taigetus first. Otherwise, even if you go to Olin City to ask for help, it will take four days to go back and forth. During this time,
Will the Wendigo wreak havoc on the Laconia plain again, and how many casualties will it cause to the Spartans?"
"Your Excellency Andrea." Capsos interrupted his rambling, "Have you ever heard of the name 'Blue Sword'?"
Blue Sword? Andrea was stunned for a moment.
This name sounds familiar. Is it the name of some legendary weapon?