Chapter 132, Retreat and Plan
Knight Crow did not move as quietly as Kiel. His movements were light and agile, bold and rhythmic. It seemed that he could tell the condition of his footing. Wherever he walked, there was no creaking or deformation sound common to wooden floors.
Arriving at the entrance of the spiral staircase, Knight Crowe leaned down and carefully moved his body and head downward using his hands and feet. I don’t know how he did it. He was lying on the wooden stairs that rotated downwards, but his whole body was very stable. It was like, uh, Shukiel was a little rude. He felt that Knight Crow At this time, it is like a huge wall-climbing tiger.
Just not a tail that will break off.
This disrespectful metaphor made the corners of Kil's mouth curl up. He paid attention to the resting and snoring guard next to him, and secretly encouraged Knight Crow.
After Knight Crow climbed down the spiral wooden stairs for a while, Knight Crow finally came back.
He still crawled back on his hands and knees, and even his hunting clothes and feathered hat were not awkward or tilted. It's not like he just conducted a secret investigation, it's more like he did something ordinary.
It's like going shopping or inviting a lady to an elegant dance.
The knight had a confident and reassuring smile on his face, and it was obvious that this risky investigation had yielded great results.
After approaching Keir, he said softly: "Let's get out of here and go back to plan."
He asked Kil to come to the shooting hole first, tie the rope around Kil's waist, and then asked Kil to climb out: "I will pull you, and shake the rope when you can reach the climbing point."
Kil was a little nervous, but nodded. It's easy to go up here, but it's much more troublesome to go back. When climbing down, you have to turn your head and look down. This may not be an extremely difficult challenge for Keir.
But this time it was time to bite the bullet.
He stood outside the arrow tower, with his feet dangling in the air, and resting on the edge of the shooting hole with his palms.
After confirming that Knight Crow was holding the rope with his palms, he released his palms and did not fall down.
"Woo——"
Kil nervously opened his mouth and let out a half-exclamation, but fortunately, the sound was mixed with the whistling night wind around him, so it was not conspicuous and out of the ordinary.
Knight Crow's hands were like machines made of steel, and he could lift Kil without even shaking his body. He alternated between his left and right hands, lowering Keir at a suitable speed.
Fortunately, the top of the arrow tower is only about one meter away from the curved edge where the knight finally created the climbing bulge. Keir quickly shook the rope hanging from his waist, but did not respond.
Knight Crow was still lowering him at a suitable speed.
Kil was stunned for a moment and then understood Knight Crow's intention.
The knight saw that Kil was afraid of heights, so he gave him some help to make it easier for him to get down.
He stopped shaking the rope to avoid causing more trouble to the knight. Just like that, when the rope in Knight Crow's hand came to an end, Kiel had descended more than ten meters in a row, right in the middle of the arrow tower.
Shaking the rope again this time, Kil looked up and saw that in the shadow on the top of the arrow tower, Knight Crow leaned out half of his body, and the rope in his hand began to shake, trying to swing Kil to the surface of the arrow tower where there was a climbing point. .
The distance was not far, and after shaking twice, Kil grabbed an arc-shaped protrusion with both hands.
His fingers firmly grasped these two places, and then he used force to pull him over. Kil did not try to climb down, but instead used his hands and feet to climb up one more section. After the rope around his waist was no longer straight, Kil stepped firmly on the footing, and the fingers of his left hand firmly grasped the bulge, and his whole body It is attached to the outer wall of the curved arrow tower.
He used his free right hand to tug on the rope around his waist, and the rope that had been tightly protecting him fell off his waist twice.
Knight Crow above felt his hands loosen up. Seeing that Kil had officially climbed down, he turned his left and right hands and pulled the rope up in a loop.
After the rope was wound into a circle and hung around his waist, the guard behind him who had dozed off before made a grunting sound, and there was the sound of the friction of clothes. The knight did not look back, and directly dropped his body head and feet outside.
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The arrow tower guard who was on sentry duty at night yawned and opened his eyes. He sleepily patted his cheeks with the warm palms curled up in his arms and rubbed his stiff face.
He vaguely heard the sound of rustling, but when he raised his eyes and looked around, he saw that there was nothing else on the top of the arrow tower except the ballista. It was still the same as before.
It was speculated that nocturnal birds took a rest on the arrow tower, and the sound of flapping wings woke him up. The guard muttered something mockingly to himself and stood up from his resting place.
My abdomen feels slightly bloated and I need to urinate.
He didn't notice that a pair of upside-down toes were stuck right and left at the firing hole of the ballista.
If you look along, you will see Knight Crow hanging upside down.
Knight Crow remained motionless. He waited until the sound of the rising guard coming down the stairs at a steady pace was heard. Then he stretched out his hand and grabbed the handrail that grew out of the wall at the top of the arrow tower for him to hold firmly while hanging upside down.
"Hey."
With a soft cry, the knight let go of his toes, turned over and swung his whole body. Under the fixation of his fingers, his whole body was pressed against the outer wall of the arrow tower.
He paused for a moment, and then slowly moved down. As he moved, he used the hand with the highest height to touch all the arc-shaped protrusions on the top of his head. The protrusions he had created receded obediently. It enters the wall and disappears.
There were only slight mottled marks left on the wall, indicating that these things had appeared before, but without a closer look, you would not have expected these things to be there.
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Knight Crow moved much faster than Kil. Even though he was responsible for eliminating the traces of the two people climbing up, they were still stuck in a traffic jam at the bottom of the arrow tower.
Knight Crow gently grasped the bulge with one hand, turned his whole body to look at Kil, and watched Kil slowly stop and move one step at a time.
He endured it for a while, but finally couldn't bear it anymore: "Qiao, it's not high enough. You can't fall to death. Can you go faster? How about it?"
Kil looked up and smiled awkwardly, not sure if Knight Crow saw it: "I'll try my best."
"With this height, why should I tell you? The Imperial Frontier Knights have a kind of training that requires the knights to jump directly and unprotected from a gryphon flying high in the sky without landing any buffer magic props. Think about it, you Can it be done?”
Keir just thought about falling from the sky without protection. Can a person survive?
Oh, and a trained knight might survive and get into combat quickly. But can that kind of knight still be considered a human being?
Those are all animals, what? Keir wants this too, so that's okay.
"So, don't be afraid of heights. This height is nothing. If you don't have to quietly detect it, I can jump up to the arrow tower at this height with all my strength. It's not like I can't jump up."
"Uncle Dowdle, are you planning to go up like this in the future?"
"Well, that's right, launch a sudden attack after dawn. When nothing can be reacted, complete everything needed, attack quickly, and evacuate quickly. It's simple but useful."
Kil nodded, didn't ask any more questions, and concentrated on climbing down.
When Kiel was finally only a few meters away from the wooden board on the water where they came from, it seemed that Kiel had stepped into a safe line and moved faster.
When his front foot landed on the wooden board, Knight Crow then erased the climbing ridge and followed it.
"Go back the way you came." Knight Crow said softly.
Kil hummed and gently pushed the base of the arrow tower made of stone, causing the wooden board to float toward the window from where it came from under the force of the reaction.
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After reopening the window and climbing in, the water collection place was still quiet, with only the blue-green light shining through the gaps in the house.
Knight Crow carefully closed the wooden window. It will not be used here, but he should hide as many relevant clues as possible.
The locals will inevitably be looking for clues after the accident. It is impossible to hide the dust scratches on the windowsill here, but there is no guarantee of this kind of thing.
He didn't know if the local security militia had the ability to find this place. Maybe someone smart could see it at a glance, or maybe no one would investigate the wooden window leading to the central patio of the building until many years later.
"Return."
After a simple explanation, the two of them returned the same way.
After walking out of the water-fetching room, the two walked through the warehouse where the fertilizer was kept. The old guard downstairs was still imitating the passionate lines of the heroes in famous dramas with his broken gong voice.
As they walked among countless luminous plants, the wooden bird statue on Kil's chest began to heat up again, as if to remind Kil.
But Kil pretended not to notice, ignored the strangeness of the wood carving, and walked quickly and quietly past the metal bird cage of the glowing magical bird.
They came to the wooden window on the outer wall of the building again. Knight Crow turned his head and signaled that Kiel should go first.
Keir took the initiative this time, opened the window and stuck his head out to take a look, and found that there was no one on the street outside.
Also, on the side of the street where they are now, there is a chamber of commerce gate with luminous plants, and on the opposite side is one of the town buildings that is farther away. It is not a place where residents live, but more warehouses or other chambers of commerce. Small scale workshop.
There was no one around, so Kil rolled over and climbed out. When he landed, he turned around and landed on his feet.
Then the knight dexterously closed the window in one fell swoop.
The knight raised his chin, and the two of them walked side by side, pretending to be outsiders chatting, and headed back the way they came.
At a low corner of the street, a man with dirty hair and only half of his head exposed had bright eyes and retracted into the corner as if he had discovered something.
Then there were footsteps in a different direction from Kiel and the others, hurriedly walking towards the distance.
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At the entrance of Knight Crow's camp, Kil squatted beside the guards who were on guard duty at night to warm themselves by the fire.
The knight's bodyguard did not ask what Kiel and Knight Crow had done just now. It was obviously not an ordinary thing, because as soon as Knight Crow came back, he asked Kiel to wait for him here, while the knight himself went to find someone in the army.
Knight Crow went to find the manpower and tool support needed for tomorrow's operation. The specific snatching plan had been discussed by the two on their way back.
In terms of manpower, the main work is done by Knight Crow and Keir as the main manpower, but several others are needed to support them.
One of the key points is to be the most skilled carriage driver, who can accurately control the carriage to move quickly on the narrow 'streets' of Strange Wind Town.
In particular, he can turn well at street intersections to ensure that after getting something, he can use the fastest speed and the shortest route to rush out of Strange Wind Town from the building street where the arrow tower is located.
As long as they break out of Strange Wind Town, this matter will be safe. Regardless of whether the people in the town can react, even if they do, it will be difficult to catch up with them on the grassland.
In addition, two or three men were required to guard the extra horses at an agreed point outside the town. These horses were for the knights of Crowe and Keir, as well as an additional drawing horse for the carriage.
Obviously, when the carriage was moving around town, it was impossible to support a wagon pulled by two horses, only a small wagon pulled by a single horse. Fortunately, although the magic ballista is heavy, it is not particularly heavy, and the pony carriage can also support the weight.
The extra horses were used to provide better traction for the carriage when moving quickly outside the town.
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Kil waited by the fire for a long time. Just when he was a little drowsy and was conducting 'negotiations' with the unknown and outdated god in advance, Knight Crow finally came back with the manpower he had found.
Also arriving together was a small cargo carriage specially selected by Knight Crow from among the logistics carriages.
This is a carriage that has no obvious markings and can be seen everywhere. It is really suitable for it to play a major role in this incident. At this moment, the carriage has made room, and the empty carriage is being driven over.
Even the horses that others needed were brought over.
Some supplies were specially prepared on the horses. It seemed that Knight Crow had considered all aspects.
There were four people who came back with Knight Crow. There were town guards who looked familiar to Keir, and there were also people whom he had not met before, or who had met but had no communication with them.
Kil stood up and followed everyone, entering Knight Crow's camp together.
The four of them looked curiously at Knight Crow, who was wearing a hunting suit, and Kil, who was wearing ordinary clothes. I don’t understand why the two of them were dressed like this in the middle of the night, and why they were called here overnight.
"Everyone, you will have an important and special task tomorrow morning."
After everyone entered the camp, Knight Crow turned around and said to a few people.
"There is no need to ask who issued this mission. Everyone, just go ahead and perform the work in the mission."
Seeing that everyone had cheered up and their faces became serious, Knight Crowe smiled slightly: "Of course, there are risks in the mission, but not much. The main thing is that you need to keep this matter secret for the rest of your life. It's not for nothing. Let everyone do it. After the task is successfully completed, there will be a reward, and the amount is not low, enough for people to keep silent about one thing."
A town guard under Knight Crow immediately said righteously: "Sir, please tell me what to do. I just need to execute the order. You don't need to say too much. No matter what the task is, we will complete it. As long as it is Your order."
The other two town guards on the side also took a step forward, bumped their left chest armor with their fists, and said together: "As long as it is your order, we will definitely execute it."
The only outsider present was a little surprised, but he didn't dare to say anything. He had to move slowly, trying to get closer to Kil, who had not sworn.
Keir glanced secretly, laughing inwardly.
Knight Crow was obviously very satisfied when he heard the performance of his men: "Everyone, please listen carefully."
He pulled the table in the tent to the middle of the tent, and then laid the map drawn by Baron Kendall on it.
The knight pointed to the image of an arrow tower in the middle of the map and said: "Listen carefully, this is the part of Strange Wind Town where we are now. It looks like the building where we are stationed tonight, but there is a towering arrow tower next to the courtyard in the center of the building, and the arrow At the top of the tower, there is an important item that we need to get our hands on."
"snatch?"
The only outsider present asked softly.
Although the voice was soft, no one else spoke, so it was very conspicuous.
"Yes, it is robbery. I have made it clear here that this item does not belong to our Kendall army, so this mission is a robbery similar to banditry. That is why everyone needs to keep it secret in the future. This matter must not be disclosed Inform others.”
Knight Crow looked around, scanning the faces of his three town guards and another person from left to right.
Needless to say, Geir's apprenticeship on the path of knighthood has far deeper interests than mere wealth.
As for other people, they have to tell the matter in advance to stop them from being confused. Of course, what should be said should be said, and what should not be said should not be said.
Quitting at this time is impossible even if you think about it.
Everyone else present also understood this.
Walking into the knight's camp and wanting to walk out without agreeing, that's a beautiful idea.
So no one said anything, allowing Knight Crow to continue explaining.
"However, although this is an act of robbery that is dishonorable, the root cause is for ourselves. I can guarantee this in advance and use my knighthood to prove it."
Knight Crow used his finger to draw an earth-yellow name of his own name in the air. This life energy floating in the air lingered for a long time.
"The process is like this. Kil and I have already conducted reconnaissance here in advance, including plans for approaching and retreating. The things that need to be snatched are on the top of the arrow tower. I will seize it, and then use ropes to put it on the net. The items in the box are hoisted from the top of the arrow tower, and are received by Kiel on the top of the bottom building. "
When the knight said that he and Kiel were conducting early reconnaissance, the outsider who originally wanted to get close to Kiel to gain secret support suddenly shuddered and slowly moved his feet to move himself away from the seemingly harmless Kiel.
"Kiel, is that strong net you had before still there?"
Keir immediately replied: "Sir, I'll get it later. The things are just in the carriage."
"Very good. Then you get a bundle of thick ropes and a metal hook from the carriage I found. This thing is a tool to help you make the captured things fall on the roof. When I hang the items down Then, you use a rope with a hook to hang the net or a hanging rope, and then pull it sideways to ensure that the thing falls lightly on the roof!"
"Yes, sir, I promise to complete the mission."
Kiel stood at attention and pounded his chest with his fist.
"Then you use your ax and get it from here." The knight clicked on the map, and then pulled his finger: "Come here, cut a way out of all the giant vines. Chop the chopped vines You can throw it into the patio, or to the sides, but you can't throw it into the street. Do you understand? And when I move on the arrow tower, you have to take the opportunity to open up the space for the thing to fall."
Kil thought for a moment and made sure there was no problem, then replied: "Sir, there is no problem."
The knight nodded, then he looked at an outsider here and said to him: "Porlau, you are the best driver in the carriage team. Everyone knows this. I want you to drive the carriage outside the camp. Get to this location before we act.”
Knight Crow stretched out his hand and pointed at a point on the map. That place was the end of a path that Keir had carved out on the roof.
One side of that street.