After leaving the mercenary union, Arthur and his party first looked for a place to stay. After finding a hotel that was neither cheap nor expensive, they settled down. After leaving behind the luggage that was too heavy to carry, Arthur moved around a bit.
Jingu: "Next, do we have to wait until the afternoon? What should we do?"
"Go and play!" Verne replied without thinking.
"You know how to play." Arthur rolled his eyes at the kid and said, "Listen. In addition to the equipment that I need to use now, I also plan to prepare some special equipment. Do you know what a telescope is? Where can I get it in the city?
Woolen cloth?"
"Telescope? The one used by navigators? I saw that the knights guarding the city sometimes use it. I don't know if I bought it. I haven't been outside from the castle."
"Tsk, it's really useless." Arthur thought again: "Forget it. Just go shopping in this city. There should be a grocery store or something where you can buy this."
(It may be expensive.)
"Why don't you ask the knights in the castle to borrow one? Then you don't have to spend money."
"Maybe it will be used in the future, so it's better to buy one with your own money. You can't borrow it without paying it back." Arthur said matter-of-factly.
"Okay." Verne shrugged and followed Arthur out of the room.
"Don't you even need to lock the door..." Arthur turned around to lock the door, but found that the door to the hotel room had no lock at all, and couldn't help complaining.
"This is a very peaceful city. There are not many thieves. It's normal for the hotel to have no door locks. Anyway, just bring all valuable things with you. If the luggage left in the hotel is stolen, the hotel will be responsible.
go."
"Is that okay?" Arthur smiled bitterly. But thinking about it, he did bring valuable belongings with him. The luggage left in the hotel was nothing more than a change of clothes and some less important spare parts. Whether it was weapons or
Arthur and the others have already carried their armor on their backs. Forget it, just leave without locking the door. If something is stolen, you can settle the account with the hotel people.
Obviously, the French side is still at war with the two countries and the people are living in dire straits, but here in the UK, there is such a peaceful city where even thieves are rare. It is really a hell and a paradise.
As Arthur wished, the telescope he wanted was finally bought at the grocery store, and it cost Arthur five gold coins. This thing is not used as a combat tool, but is sold as a fine product or handicraft, which is quite popular.
It's big. But it's right to say it's a handicraft. What Arthur bought is a hand-held monocular telescope. It's really an ancient thing. It's probably a tool used by navigators on ships in the past. It is used to make a living.
Or it was sold at a pawn shop for some other reason. The lens was very clear after being wiped, and could be used to see at a considerable distance.
"So what are you buying this for? Don't tell me that you plan to spy on people in the city taking a bath at night." Verne complained.
"Bastard, you are so young, how can you have such dirty ideas?" Arthur cursed: "Let's go to the mountain over there."
"Wait a minute, are you serious? The other side of the mountain is already in the range of the [Bone Scavenger] bandits. Without the patrol team in the city to guard it, it is very dangerous." Verne glared and said: "Isn't it planned?
Wait for the support of those mercenaries and then directly fight the [Bone Scavengers]??"
"Don't worry, I'm not that stupid." Arthur hummed: "I just found a tactical vantage point and observed the [Bone Collectors'] troop configuration and range of activities from a high place. After they noticed us
We will evacuate beforehand, and there will be no formal fighting."
"So this is what you bought the telescope for?"
"Probably. Is your stealth ability acceptable? If not, don't come over and drag me back. You can stay in the hotel."
"It's not bad. I used to be chased everywhere by the guards when I was causing trouble in the castle. As long as I hide, they can never find me."
"Hmph." Arthur didn't know what the situation was. Was it the guards in the castle who were too low-level or the kid's hide-and-seek skills were too high? Anyway, Verne said so, so let's believe it for now.
"Then come here. But stay close to Bedi. If you get lost and Bedi can't protect you, just wait to be captured by the bandits."
"I know." Verne replied with a grin.
This guy always has an expression that lacks tension, which is what makes Arthur feel most uneasy. We still don’t know whether this kid’s psychological quality is good or bad. We can only observe it in actual combat. But no matter what, the bandits are suppressed.
This kind of thing should be something that Arthur can handle in actual combat alone. This kid can just assist him from a distance, as long as he doesn't hit Arthur with an arrow. After all, friendly fire is the most annoying thing.
After leaving the city, the two of them and a wolf began to sneak up the mountain. Verne had been quiet since he left the city, and did not ask Arthur why he was so cautious. He used sneaking to go up the mountain from the beginning. It was about noon.
Around two o'clock, it is the time of day when the sun shines most intensely, and it is also the time when people are most sleepy and can easily relax their vigilance. Of course Arthur had his reasons for choosing this time to go up the mountain. Only during this time period could he
It is easiest to see the movements of the bandits in the mountains and forests from a high place, and at the same time, when the bandits are most relaxed, they can find out the loopholes in their defenses.
"Can you climb trees?" Almost reaching the highest point on the mountain, Arthur asked in a low voice in front of an ancient and towering cedar tree.
"Well, I can climb the city walls, so the trees certainly can't trouble me." Verne said.
"Then follow up and be gentle." Arthur was a little worried that the kid was wearing armor and carrying a crossbow, which might affect his agility. But in fact, this worry was completely unnecessary. He was wearing armor and carrying a crossbow.
Verne, armed with a light crossbow, was still a skinned monkey, and could probably climb the tree faster than Arthur. Arthur, on the other hand, put on a breastplate and armplates, and carried a dagger and his Seraph Holy Sword.
, coupled with the monocular telescope that was slightly luxurious in appearance and unreasonably large in size, the equipment on him was already quite heavy. This made it more difficult for him to climb trees than usual. If he had known that the telescope was so heavy, he would have
I should visit a few more grocery stores and find another pair of more lightweight binoculars.
Forget it. Arthur finally climbed up the tree and found a thick branch to sit on. The dense leaves and branches of the fir tree became his best cover. As long as he stayed in the tree and didn't move around, no matter under the tree.
No one from a distance would be able to notice his presence.
"It's more interesting than expected." Verne sat on another branch nearby and whispered: "What about the big wolf dog? Can't he come up?"
"Bedi will find a place to hide in the grass. It's better for him to help us out below." Arthur replied casually. At the same time, he took out a piece of soft cloth and put it on the back of his palm. Then he cupped his palm and covered it on the front of the telescope:
"Now let me see where the lair of these bandits is------"
"Why cover it with cloth?"
"The reflection of the telescope will make us spotted, so we need to cover it." Arthur replied casually: "You should also pay attention to this when using it."
"Understood." Verne replied, waiting for Arthur to get down to business. His own eyesight seemed to be very good, so while Arthur was observing with the telescope, he was already looking around, observing every move in the forest.
One move.
"Hey, the big dog is scratching." He said, "Hey, it's scratching its neck with its hind legs. It's so dirty."
Arthur didn't reply, and a blue vein appeared on his forehead.
From the very beginning, he had received information about the bandits from the Duke of Hillnant, and roughly knew the location of the bandits' lair. In fact, he observed with a telescope from this commanding height, and easily discovered the hidden location on the opposite hill.
A secret entrance in a cave. The scale of the bandit group seemed not as big as he imagined. It was not far from Fort Hillnant, and judging from the laxity of the bandit team patrolling near the cave, these guys were completely lacking.
A rookie with combat training can easily be defeated. Isn't this a bandit den that can be wiped out with just one order from the Duke and two or three teams of knights?
Arthur was then curious as to why the Duke had not taken action to suppress the bandits until now. Is it because he cherished his men too much and was unwilling to lose every soldier in order to suppress such bandits? Or was it because he had deliberately set this up from the beginning?
Leave the opportunity for Arthur and the others to make meritorious deeds by suppressing the bandits?
No, the contact between Arthur and Duke Sirnant only happened within a day or two. The Duke didn't know Arthur at all before, so how could he think so far ahead.
In any case, things will be clear when we meet up with the mercenaries in the afternoon and attack in one fell swoop. Arthur has not completely forgotten his promise of "not killing people". As a time traveler, he has traveled to this era.
Every move he makes may have an irreversible impact on this era. So no matter how outrageous he does, at least he can't kill humans indiscriminately------in actual combat, he can only use the edgeless weapon in his hand at most.
The Seraph Holy Sword in its sheath can only knock the opponent unconscious. But he can't kill people, which doesn't mean that the mercenaries he leads can't. Just let the mercenaries do the killing, and Arthur doesn't need to get any of it on his hands.
Blood.
This is the plan. It's hard to say how it will be implemented. In the worst case, when the situation is very urgent, Arthur may kill one or two enemies. After all, knocking the opponent unconscious with the scabbard is sometimes not enough.
Look--if the opponent wears a thick enough helmet, Arthur will be in trouble.
"Hush!" Verne suddenly let out a low hum: "Did you see it? Over there!"
"Huh?" Arthur, who was concentrating on observing the distance with his telescope, put down his telescope and followed the little ghost's prompts to look over. As expected, there were three thieves patrolling here, and they were very close to the tree where Arthur and the others were.
.
However, because Arthur and the others were hiding in the trees and hiding well, the other party did not notice the two of them at all. The cedar trees were so dense that Arthur suspected that even if the other party looked up, he would not be able to see the two of them.
Two people.
"What should we do? Just wait for them to pass by?" Verne continued to ask in a low voice.
"Besides the three people on patrol, are there any other thieves elsewhere?"
"No, at least I didn't see it from here."
"Then------" For the afternoon's operation, this is of course the best way to avoid alerting the enemy. But Arthur had an idea and had another idea: "Catch them." (To be continued)