After straightening out his thoughts, Nursha allowed his team to continue on its intended schedule, but deep down he also had an intuition that things would never go so smoothly.
Of course, Nursha believes that he is almost completely prepared for everything that may hinder him. In his opinion, there is nothing worth worrying about...
In this barren mountain, a team of people and horses appeared. The members of this team of more than 20 people were dressed in different clothes, and the horses were of different coat colors. Obviously, they had nothing to do with the group of knights that Nursha was worried about.
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The middle-aged man leading the team looked strong and capable. His name was Putmark and he was the captain of the team. At this time, he reined in the horse with both hands, looked up at the falling snow in the sky and said, "It's snowing again."
Ah, according to the situation in previous years, it is estimated that the mountain will be closed due to heavy snow."
"It seems that we have to end the mission early, otherwise we will be in trouble if there is a landslide here." The person who said this was the only woman in the team - Kallen, who is thirty-two years old and is the deputy team leader of the team.
A young man carrying a hunting bow asked the leader: "Speaking of which, do we have anything to do here?"
"Didn't that news say that there might be orcs in this place, and that the race was unified into wolf-headed men? Why didn't I see any of them?"
But this question did not require an answer from the leader, as other companions intervened.
"I said how is this possible? The orcs are all outside the customs. How could they come here?"
"It is true that many villages were destroyed. Those villagers who survived said so. We can only believe it."
"Could it be rogue bandits? There are some rogue bandits who disguise themselves as orcs to rob property, right?"
"If that's the case, it would be easy. Just fuck him."
"Who knows? We are here to confirm the situation this time. Please stay vigilant." Captain Putmark clapped his hands and terminated the discussion among the members.
The group of wolf-headed men advancing into the hinterland of Noah had actually attracted the attention of the local sheriffs. After all, no matter how careful Nursa was, there were still survivors in the attacked villages and towns who successfully brought the news to the sheriffs.
Although the information about these wolf-headed men has been put on the desk, because the attention of the senior officials is now on the front line, the vague information provided by a few civilians cannot attract the attention of those people.
The role of the Sheriff is only to maintain local security, and the troops who can ask for help have already been mobilized to the front line, so the only ones they can deploy are some poorly equipped militiamen and adventurers.
But the existence of orcs operating in the northern territory is not a small matter that can be turned a blind eye. Just in case, the chief constable of Carmode, Andy Villa, sent this task force to collect the information.
Information on the accident area.
Except for two members of this task force who are government observers, the others are adventurers.
At first, adventurers refer to people who travel around the world to explore hidden treasures. Later, due to the establishment of the Adventurer Guild, adventurer began to become a fixed professional title. Generally, adventurers receive and complete guild tasks to win bounties.
As the main source of income, of course exploring the secrets of the world and discovering various legendary ruins are still what adventurers are keen on.
Although adventurers have no obligation to serve the country, the Adventurer's Guild will also issue tasks for the government, and this group of people came here to accept relevant commissions.
"Let Mr. Reina explain to you the mission assigned to us by Mr. Antivilla."
After halfway through the journey, while taking a break, Putmark asked the observer to repeat the superior's order to the members. After all, his fellow adventurers were loose-tempered, so Putmark had to reiterate and emphasize to get them snacks.
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Reina, who was appointed as the observer this time, is an accountant working for the city hall, and even now he still wears a bow tie.
"Everyone just needs to remember the following three points and act accordingly: First, help the two observers Fano and I to collect statistics on the damage to the villages and towns that have been invaded; second, confirm the origin and purpose of the attackers, and try to obtain as much information as possible
Relevant physical evidence and testimony; third, do your best to eliminate the attackers and protect the safety of the people."
Reiner's tone of voice has always been neither humble nor arrogant. As an upper-class person who receives a fixed stipend for serving the country, he has never been arrogant in front of these adventurers who live on a knife's edge. This is rare. This normal attitude is
Let the team members who have received a lot of supercilious looks respect this strict man.
"In short, our mission is to collect intelligence and help local villagers, right?" Vice-captain Kallen briefly summarized Reina's words so that anyone can understand them.
Snap.
As soon as Kallen finished speaking, someone in the team suddenly applauded, which made the atmosphere in the team a bit awkward.
"Oh, that's pretty much it. The task is not difficult. You mainly help us collect intelligence and protect our safety." The one applauding was another observer named Fano. He looked younger than Reina, but
Even if he was talking to everyone now, Fano would still look down at these adventurers with his head held high and his attitude would be arrogant.
"Uh, cough, have you remembered the mission now?" Captain Putmark coughed twice to smooth things over.
Everyone responded in unison: "Remember!!"
"Now that we remember it and have rested enough, let's move on. If we're lucky, we might be able to meet the rightful owner of this matter on the way."
Putmark mounted his horse, and the team members also mounted their horses after a brief preparation. However, the two observers still sat there and slowly gnawed the dry food in their hands.
"Um, you two..."
"Captain Puttmark, you can let the team members rest more. We haven't rested enough yet. The time limit for completing the task is still very long. There is no rush." Fano yawned as he spoke, completely ignoring Puttmark.
Mark took it seriously.
After all, Reina is older. Although he keeps silent, he actually means the same thing as Fano.
In their opinion, Putmark's arrangement was a bit hasty. The two observers, who were not used to traveling far away, did not want to leave so soon. Obeying Putmark's itinerary was one of the agreed conditions, but Putmark did not have the right to force it.
These two people act.
Putmark frowned, secretly thinking that it was troublesome, but there was nothing he could do.
He could only wave his hand and ask everyone else to get off their horses and wait for the two observers to finish resting.
At this time, a young man with feathers tied on his head suddenly warned the team: "Wait a minute, someone seems to be approaching here."
In an instant, all team members drew their weapons and used their horses to cover their bodies.
These people were adventurers who traveled north and south, and they had to deal with bandits more than once or twice. There was a possibility of encountering bandits in this kind of wilderness, so they were naturally extremely careful.
"Onoga, the opponent's location."
"Boss, it's at six o'clock, about sixty steps away from us. It's moving very fast."
"Everyone is ready!"
"yes!!"
The two observers who were stunned were at a loss as to how everyone was waiting. However, the formation of these adventurers was centered around the two of them, and the two people in the center of the team did not panic.
Due to the dense vegetation blocking their line of sight, even if the other party is very close, they still can't clearly see each other's situation.
Closer. Closer.
There was only one sound of horse hooves, and it seemed that there were not many people on the other side.
After understanding that quantity was his side's advantage, Putmark felt a little more at ease, but he did not dare to relax completely.
If some ruthless character comes, even if this side has the numerical advantage, there is no guarantee that this side will not be defeated once a fight breaks out.
A strong black horse sprang out from the forest. The always bold horse neighed vigilantly when it saw the formation of these people in front of it.
Putmark's eyes were completely attracted by this black horse. The best horse he had ever seen in his experience looked like this.
Men's eyes are attracted to good horses, but women who are more sensitive realize the important point.
"It's a... girl?"
Vice-captain Kallen let go of the bowstring in her hand and murmured in disbelief.
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