Chapter 373 Before the Red Arrow City Gate

There were two brilliant suns in the sky, and the blue sky was exceptionally clear.

On a rather rugged and narrow mountain road, several carriages covered with tarpaulins were slowly advancing under the guard of a team of mercenaries.

It can be observed from the corner of the tarpaulin that is occasionally blown by the breeze.

What was delivered in it were ordinary seasonings and salt, nothing special.

Because one side of the road is an unobstructed cliff, it looks foggy and bottomless.

Therefore, the middle-aged businessman who was driving in the carriage at the head looked extra cautious, holding the reins of the old horse in front of him tightly with both hands, not daring to be careless for a moment.

On the contrary, the mercenaries walking around seemed a little relaxed, talking to each other in low voices.

Now they are already very close to their destination.

For a while, the creaking sound of the wooden carriage, the whistling sound of the strong wind from below the cliff, and the low-pitched conversation with the mercenaries came one after another.

It forms a very suitable and very common journey scene.

"Captain, after passing this mountain, we will reach the border of Chijian Town. We have been camping out in the wilderness for several days. We must have a good drink in a while!"

I saw a handsome male mercenary in leather armor with a trace of tenderness on his face, put away the sheepskin map in his hand, and said expectantly to the sassy female mercenary with a rather delicate appearance.

"The newcomer, you boy...couldn't you be playing our captain's idea?"

On the other side, a middle-aged male mercenary holding a square shield approached him with a smirk on his face, and joked: "Our captain's nickname is a rose with thorns dripping blood. It’s the second-order peak level, and it’s still famous for a thousand cups of non-drunk, just you little tender eggplant, you’d better go back and practice for a few more years.”

"Senior, no...it's not what you think!"

Hearing this, the young and handsome mercenary quickly waved his hands, blushing and said: "I just think the captain is very sassy, ​​and I want to be a professional mercenary like the captain!"

"Old Roque, you have been in the position of defender in our team for some years, right? By the way, you aimed at the beginning, isn't it also our captain? Why didn't you succeed, and you taught the rookie a lesson? ?”

A middle-aged priest with a few patches on his white robe raised his eyebrows solemnly and said.

"I'm talking about healing, don't talk nonsense, I... the youngest kid in my family can use soy sauce!"

The old Rock, who was holding the shield, blushed, and quickly explained: "I just want the newcomer to learn to retreat in spite of difficulties. You know, our captain is the dream lover of many mercenaries! There are too many enemies. , is not a good thing, of course, including rivals in love."

"Well, now is not the time for such jokes."

At this moment, the sassy female mercenary who hadn't spoken all this time frowned slightly and said, "Have you forgotten where our destination is?"

Hearing this, Rock immediately shut his mouth, leaving only the handsome mercenary with a confused face, and said blankly: "Captain, is this Chijian Town different from other towns?"

"New here, you don't know, this Chijian Town is a famous cruel place in the surrounding area."

Shaking his head helplessly, the mercenary priest with a patch on his white robe began to explain: "There is only one industry in this Red Arrow Town, and that is to breed a large number of violent bead monsters by the river, and then Sell ​​the magic beads it produces to make a lot of profits."

"However, since this kind of monster is extremely difficult to raise, no matter when collecting magic beads or feeding, it is possible to encounter its fatal attack, and the final fate is very obvious. And this kind of thing, in the Red Arrow happens almost every day."

Having said that, the mercenary priest sighed softly, his eyes full of helplessness.

"It turned out to be like this..."

The Qingxiu mercenary swallowed involuntarily, and then said: "If that's the case, why don't you add some protective measures to reduce casualties? Or, simply change to a new industry?"

"Because the people in power here don't allow it."

A sassy voice sounded, and the captain of the female mercenary sighed softly: "As for strengthening protective measures, for those in power here, it is naturally because the cost and maintenance costs are too high, and it is not worth it. Compared with these high costs, some negligible residents are killed every day, which is obviously a perfect deal."

Just when a few mercenaries said this.

Turning around, the convoy had already driven out of the mountain road and came to a spacious avenue.

At this time, the outline of a town not far away gradually began to catch everyone's eyes.

Looking carefully, the city wall of this town is extremely high.

There are defensive measures similar to magic power grids all over it. From time to time, violent currents can be seen flashing across it.

This kind of magical power grid has almost no effect on practitioners above the first-order five-star level. It can be counterbalanced by mobilizing the energy in the body.

But for ordinary civilians, it has fatal lethality.

Therefore, the role of these magical power grids is naturally self-evident.

"This is not a town, it is simply a huge cage."

Looking at the black-armored soldiers standing neatly at the gate of the city, the handsome mercenary swallowed again involuntarily.

"New here, don't talk nonsense for a while. These soldiers are all murderous guys with extremely vicious tactics. Last time, I saw with my own eyes a young couple trying to escape from the town. He was stabbed on the spot without even asking a question about the reason."

Shaking his head helplessly, Roque, holding the shield, lowered his voice and said, "What's even more exasperating is that there was another time when a young mercenary who was about your age had a few quarrels with the gatekeepers. , was also killed on the spot, and his body was hung at the gate of the city for several days."

Swallowing a mouthful of spit, Rock lowered his voice a little bit and said, "At that time, the joking voices of those soldiers are still echoing in my ears."

"Besides, these people even have children... alas."

In the middle of speaking, the middle-aged pastor clasped his hands tightly, placed them in a prayer posture on his chest, and stopped talking.

"These soldiers are so arrogant and domineering, is there no one to take care of them?"

The Qingxiu mercenary clenched her fists tightly, with a resentful look on her face.

"Hush! The person in power here, standing behind him is the Marquis of Rocky, who is a powerful presence in the surrounding area! This kind of high-ranking and powerful person is too late for ordinary people to hide. Who would dare to trouble him? ?”

Signaling the voice of the handsome mercenary, and then lowering it a bit, the middle-aged mercenary Roque said cautiously.

"It would be great if another big man could show up and kill all these hateful guys."

Under the bright sun, looking at the black-armored soldiers with hostile faces at the door, the delicate mercenary clenched his fists tightly, biting his lips and said.

After listening to Qingxiu's mercenary, Roque and the other priest mercenary couldn't help but shook their heads helplessly and said nothing.

Such innocent words can only be uttered by such a fledgling fool.

At this moment, only the female mercenary captain who was walking in the front could not help but look forward to it, and muttered in his heart: "I hope there will be such a big man."

While looking forward, the captain of the female mercenary turned her head slightly, and said to the mercenaries behind her: "In short, this time the escort is over, let's immediately look for the next mission, this kind of place that eats people and doesn't spit out bones, it's better to stay less wonderful."

"It's all at the command of the captain."

Hearing this, all the mercenaries behind them all touched their chests and saluted.

After a while, this group of people quickly arrived at the gate of the city.

At this time, there are already many other caravans queuing up at the gate waiting for inspection.

At a glance, the bustling crowds are all mercenaries and merchants transporting supplies.

Naturally, ordinary travelers would not come to this notorious town.

And it can be seen from the magic power grid standing tall on the city wall.

The residents in the city obviously have no possibility of escaping.

"Forget you, a cunning old man, get out of here quickly."

After a while, after accepting the money bag respectfully handed over by a businessman, the captain of the black-armored soldier, who was conducting an investigation, patted the businessman on the head roughly, and greedily put the money bag into his arms , while leading a few black-armored soldiers to the next convoy, and began to continue to check.

Seeing this, the middle-aged mercenary Roque holding the shield, and the middle-aged priest mercenary next to him couldn't help but look at each other.

The convoy they were guarding was just behind this convoy.

What was delivered was just ordinary seasoning and salt.

By then, I hope nothing will go wrong.

You know, once these arrogant and domineering soldiers are in a bad mood, they will suffer accordingly.

In the bottom of their hearts, they were both a little nervous.

There was a sudden commotion in the caravan ahead.

"Old guy, this juicy girl has never appeared in your caravan before."

The captain of the black-armored soldier pointed to a well-developed young girl next to him, and then asked a gray-haired old businessman, "Who is this person?"

"My lord, this is the youngest daughter of the old man. It's the first time I've come out to do business with the old man, so it's strange to see her, and I hope my lord will see it clearly."

With a look of panic on his face, the old businessman bowed to respond, and immediately took out a big money bag tactfully, and handed it over respectfully.

After taking the money bag, the captain of the black-armored soldier weighed it in his hand, and he nodded slightly with a look of satisfaction on his hostile face.

Just when everyone thought that this turmoil had passed.

I saw the captain of the black-armored soldier put the money bag in his arms first, then immediately changed his face, and ordered to the group of black-armored soldiers behind him: "You actually want to buy my lord with money, that girl must be a spy, show me Take her back, and my lord will interrogate her in person in a while!"

Speaking of this, a wicked smile appeared on the face of the captain of the black armored soldier.

At the beginning, without concealing it, he looked up and down on the young girl's delicate body with bumps and convexities.

"My lord, I misunderstood! She is just an old little girl!"

The old businessman quickly stood in front of the terrified young woman and began to explain.

"Old man, how dare you hinder my lord?"

The captain of the black-armored soldier spat at the old businessman and threatened, "I think you're tired of working!"

After finishing speaking, a strong murderous aura surged from the captain of the black-armored soldier. He drew out the long sword from his waist and pointed the sharp point at the old businessman's old neck.

Seeing this scene, the mercenaries guarding the old businessman all silently lowered their heads, unable to think of resistance at all.

Their mission was to escort the caravan to its destination, and it was obviously not within the scope of their mission to contend with these murderous soldiers.

And the other mercenaries and merchants around turned their heads one after another, with unbearable but helpless expressions on their faces.

They can't afford to provoke these arrogant soldiers.

You know, standing behind these soldiers is the Marquis of Rocky who can cover the sky with one hand!

Seeing the obedient expressions of the crowd around him, the captain of the black-armored soldier had a murderous smile on his face.

Immediately afterwards, he raised his sword without hesitation, and was about to slash at the old businessman.

"stop!"

A resolute voice sounded, interrupting the action of the captain of the black-armored soldier.

Hearing the sudden sound, not only the captain of the black-armored soldiers, but also the surrounding mercenaries and merchants followed the prestige with expressions of surprise.

It was that handsome young mercenary who made the sound.

After a moment of stupefaction, the first to show panic were the middle-aged mercenary Roque and the middle-aged priest next to him.

These two are veteran mercenaries, so they naturally know the consequences of doing so.

At that time, not only this handsome new mercenary will be beheaded on the spot, but even they will be involved!

"My God, why did the captain recruit such a stunned young man?"

Thinking of this, Roque even wanted to cry. He pulled the sleeve of the young mercenary and said to Captain Heijia with a playful smile: "My lord, this kid was talking to the villain just now. Excuse me!" Your Excellency is performing official duties, and I hope that your Excellency will forgive you."

However, the young mercenary broke free from Rock's arm, and instead of retreating, he stubbornly took a step forward, casting his angry eyes on the captain of the black-armored soldier fiercely.

"Hehe, it's been a long time since I've met such a tough guy, I wonder if I can survive my full blow?"

Seeing this scene, the captain of the black-armored soldiers laughed back angrily. The long sword in his hand reflected a cold light, and immediately led a group of black-armored soldiers over.

At this moment, a slender figure exuding an impressive momentum slowly stood in front of the captain of the black-armored soldier.