At night.
The Maple Leaf Mercenary Group found a lake to camp.
They spent a day crossing White Wolf Peak and hurried to the depths of the Amician Mountains.
The ancient mountain forest road is rugged, and the wild beasts in the mountains at night are even more ferocious and violent. It is not suitable for traveling, so the team plans to wait until dawn tomorrow morning before continuing to set off.
The mercenary group first set up the tent and started to light a fire to cook. After everything was ready, they went to call the two people sitting in the carriage to get down.
Xu Shuo stepped on the horse and walked down in an upright manner.
However, the girl behind him jumped directly!
It landed firmly on the gravel ground.
The mercenaries who were about to help him paused.
After getting out of the car, Sola looked at the surrounding environment as usual. Until she noticed that Xu Shuo seemed to be looking at her, she quickly focused her gaze on it.
The two looked at each other for a second.
Sola suddenly seemed to have realized something. He stroked his veil in a subtle way and whispered, "Do nuns usually not behave like this?"
Xu Shuo smiled: "There are also lively nuns."
There are even those who kill everyone.
There are many female believers in the Heretic Tribunal run by the Holy Lady of Light.
Sora nodded and followed the young man towards the camp.
The main reason why she let down her guard just now was because Xu Shuo had said before that the Maple Leaf Mercenary Group existed to disguise themselves.
This means that the other party is likely to understand that their action is not simple from the beginning, and is half-informed.
Therefore, after being away from the crowded city-state, Sola subconsciously relaxed a little.
The tent prepared for the two of them was also located in the center of the encirclement. The dinner was boiled beef and some mushroom soup, as well as cheese and rusks, which was extremely rich.
Although the caravan is also disguised, the caravan's carriage does contain a lot of things that can be called cargo, the most common ones being food and luggage.
The mercenaries eat different food than they do.
At this time, the wild beasts hunted on the road are being roasted.
The beast was brown and black all over, with fluffy hair and stubby limbs that did not look like a wolf, but rather resembled a bear species.
Seeing Sola's eyes on the wolverine, Xu Shuo said: "The most common beast in the White Wolf Peak is the wolverine, and the closer you get to the depths of the Amician Mountains, the more wolverines there are. Although they live alone, It’s a species that has good habits, but there are too many of them, and there are very few natural enemies here. We may encounter attacks from them in the future.”
Listening to the young man's lucid explanation, Sora was stunned for a moment, and then nodded as if he was stunned.
Boiled beef is not very delicious because it is just boiled with water and salt.
While Sora was biting the meat, his eyes suddenly turned sharp and he looked up at the woods behind him.
In the dark night, only the firelight on the lake side flickered. The calm lake was like a mirror, reflecting the moonlight in the sky, making it barely possible to see things around the lake.
However, the mountain forest behind was completely dark, and the towering trees were densely clustered, like a dense mass of ink surrounding them.
It's not completely silent here. Occasionally, there will be rustling sounds, or the faint roar of beasts in the distance.
Sora looked alert and scanned the dark woods.
Xu Shuo didn't touch the boiled beef at all, and ate the bread and said, "Don't worry, creatures like wolverines lie dormant day and night, and this is the time for them to hunt."
Sola nodded when he heard this: "This way..."
Um? ?
She was stunned in the middle of nodding.
——Now is the time for wild beast hunting?
--Don't worry?
Did you say the opposite? !
Just when they found this lake, the mercenary group was attacked by several wolverines, and it took a lot of effort to kill them all.
It happened to be nightfall.
Just after Xu Shuo finished speaking, the mercenaries around him who were preparing dinner for him also stopped what they were doing, and a dozen of them took out the heavy swords and hand shields hanging from their waists.
The hand shield is somewhat compact and has a strap on the back to strap the shield to your arm.
While the mercenaries were guarding the surroundings, the leader of the mercenary group who looked quite stable also walked over and smiled at the two of them.
"We may not have a good rest tonight, but you two don't have to worry too much. We will arrange for patrols."
"Thanks for your hard work."
Xu Shuo smiled gently and nodded.
The leader of the mercenary group looked at him calmly, and he was secretly relieved when he saw that the young man didn't seem to be unhappy or showing any discomfort.
Then, he also expressed his greetings to the nun next to him.
Sora also gave a polite smile.
After getting along with each other for a long time, she had already discovered that the leader of the mercenary group had a somewhat different attitude towards the two of them.
Although it doesn’t look like much on the surface, it’s actually a bit different!
Huh, just because he gave you money?
Sora took another hard bite of the boiled beef before finally tearing off the piece of meat with difficulty. Just as she was swallowing, several fast-moving beasts suddenly appeared from around the woods!
They leaped down from the trees at extremely fast speeds, extending their sharp claws to attack the nearest mercenary!
The brown and black hair is a wolverine!
The mercenaries who had been prepared did not panic at all. Except for the mercenaries who stayed at the camp, the remaining dozens of people ran out happily, raised their swords and began to kill the dinner.
Sola looked at it with a sigh on his face.
There are no restrictions on magic and fighting energy in this world, and all ordinary people can learn it. That is to say, magic is a little difficult to access, but energy is almost mastered by samurai.
It was the aura emanating from their bodies, some were as strong as mountains, and some were as light as the wind.
The battle was over quickly.
However, just when they were having dinner, two waves of wolverine attacks came.
The smell of blood filled the area around the lake. The mercenaries handled the battlefield neatly. If there were too many beasts to handle, they took them out of the camp and buried them.
Sora frowned upon seeing this: "It seems that we won't be able to sleep well tonight."
"Wolverines have the habit of hibernating. Now that it's getting cold, they need to reserve food before hibernating." Xu Shuo said.
"You seem to know a lot about these gossips?" Sora said suddenly curiously.
"When I have nothing to do at home, I read all kinds of books. Occasionally I encounter this kind of situation when I go out hunting. I get used to it after seeing it too much." Xu Shuo smiled.
"oh……"
The evil aristocrat.
Although she was complaining like this in her heart, the girl may not have even noticed it. She had subtly relaxed a little.
…
After dinner, everyone planned to take a rest.
We will continue our journey early the next morning, so it is not the right time to stay up late.
Xu Shuo greeted Sola and then entered his tent. Their tents were very close to each other, but they would not be in the same tent when resting.
He was not in a hurry to rest, he just leaned on the soft couch and continued reading the magic book.
Time passes slowly.
The footsteps of mercenaries patrolling could be heard, and sometimes there were a few people talking quietly, and another wave of wolverines attacked them on the way.
After the battle outside ended, a breeze suddenly blew through the tent.
Zuo Fang's figure swept in quietly.
He first sighed happily, and then lay directly on the soft mattress.
The tent prepared by the mercenary group was excellent, with dead branches and trees at the bottom, but a soft and thick layer of bedding on top.
There was even a couch in the tent.
This is simply a luxurious level of sleeping in the wild!
Even if it was only for one night, the Knights of the Sun were reluctant to bear the suffering of their Pope, so the goods prepared on the carriage were actually used to improve the Pope's life.
Xu Shuo, who was reading a book, glanced at him.
"You came in here just to sleep?"
"You are only allowed to sleep on warm bedding, but you are not allowed to lie down on me?" Zuo Fang looked at him resentfully.
The knights who followed them secretly were in a miserable situation. Because they traveled lightly, they did not prepare enough food, let alone such a good accommodation environment.
In order not to alert others, they didn't even dare to camp in the woods and were only prepared to spend one night in the trees.
Those loyal knights had no regrets.
But not his ≈rebellious knight.
Of course, he didn't come here just to enjoy the warm tent.
Zuo Fang held his head and asked: "It's been a day since we set out on the road, and it's been three days since the Black Dragon Island incident was reported. Logically speaking, the empire should also take action, right?"
Xu Shuo said nothing, but raised his hand to condense a jade token, and then waved it over.
Zuo Fang was startled and quickly stood up to catch the jade token.
He tried to put his spiritual power in, and saw the message left inside, and was a little surprised at the moment.
Of course surprise is another matter.
Zuo Fang looked Xu Shuo up and down suspiciously and said, "Don't you need the Vatican's light formation to transmit this thing? How did you receive it on the way?"
Xu Shuo sat on the soft couch and propped up his chin, looked at him condescendingly and smiled: "It was painted on the spot."
Zuo Fang: "..."
Thank you, I was overlooked.
He immediately stood up from his bed, and then looked down at Xu Shuo who was sitting with his height.
Then he said seriously: "Although you have made two preparations, the papal car you went to the royal capital will sooner or later be found to be true or false. It seems that we need to seize the time to resolve the matter in the North."
Xu Shuo said leisurely: "Even if it is not discovered to be true or false, the empire will not really sit back and wait for the Holy See to arrive in the royal capital."
When Zuo Fang heard this, he rolled his eyes, then approached Xu Shuo like a thief and asked: "You are the Pope, so have you noticed what preparations he has made in the capital?"
"How do you say that?" Xu Shuo raised his eyebrows.
"I suspect that the Pope of Light has long wanted to take action against the royal power of the empire, because whether he is looking for the dragon clan or the Silver Duke you mentioned before, it seems that he is preparing to overthrow the royal power. In this case, then he is It's impossible for the king to be unprepared." Zuo Fang thought seriously.
The starting point for their actions at this stage is actually the script mission - [Overthrowing the royal rule of the San Valo Empire].
Therefore, there is no violation at all when taking action.
But in fact, the main mission of the script also revealed information in some aspects, that is, this camp battle may have happened in the original world.
So if the Holy See of Light has long wanted to take action against the royal power, will it have laid many secret moves before the players enter the game?
In this way, as long as the players activate these hidden moves laid by the original camp, they can definitely get twice the result with half the effort!
But if they can't find the dark chess.
It's probably going to take a lot of effort.
It's like before the game starts, the character has already put down the whistle at the intersection ahead, but the player who enters the script does not know it and directly passes the whistle when passing the intersection.
In other words, the information that the whistle knew was passed by.
Zuo Fang felt that Xu Shuo was a very capable person in gathering information, and he also had a very respectable status as the Pope.
There will definitely be a chance to get more information.
"Have you? Have you?!"
Zuo Fang, who became more and more determined as he thought about it, asked excitedly.
Xu Shuo smiled and gave him an approving look: "You react much faster than that other person."
Zuo Fang was stunned: "Who?"
Why are you suddenly comparing him to others?
Is there anyone worthy to compare with him? !
"I forgot, it's a bit stupid anyway."
"I know?"
"You should know him."
Xu Shuo thought, since Zuo Fang was also from Hongrao's circle, they must all know each other as students.
Except himself, of course.
After hearing this, Zuo Fang showed a disgusted expression: "Since he is a fool, then don't compare him with grandpa and me. He is not worthy."
Xu Shuo glanced at him and said nothing.
This person has always been a bit arrogant and complacent, but he is very organized and has obvious initiative and purpose. His strength is worthy of his arrogance.
The other person in comparison was too stupid so he was full of luck.
Xu Shuo shook his head and shook these chaotic thoughts out of his mind. He was too lazy to speak, so he condensed another jade token and came out.
The bright aura floated slightly, and then dimmed again.
Over this period of time, Xu Shuo, who is diligent and studious, has been able to accurately control magical energy without exposing the slightest breath.
Zuo Fang took the jade token and opened it to read.
Above is information about the nineteen princesses of the Saint Varro royal family, as well as the large and small Vatican forces distributed in the royal capital. There are even dozens of nobles among them who have been won over by the Vatican.
The reason why the St. Varro Empire has been able to stand for thousands of years is because hundreds of years ago, the empire took back the rights of noble lords to raise private soldiers.
It was a huge upheaval of authority.
At that time, it was the Holy See of Light that helped the St. Varro royal family and eliminated the power of the family entrenched in the empire.
The deal given by the empire was the birth of the Holy See Army of Light.
This choice was actually correct hundreds of years ago. The benefits of one private soldier were exchanged for the elimination of hundreds of private soldiers.
The Empire gained far more than it lost.
It's just that the centipede is not dead, and the nobles of the family have endured for hundreds of years and never gave up the fight for power, especially now that the Saint-Vallo royal family is becoming more and more ignorant.
But this time, the deal the Holy See made with the noble lords was to return the rights of private soldiers to them.
Zuo Fang was stunned when he saw this: "Is the Holy See setting fire to itself?"
Xu Shuo smiled when he heard this: "Not necessarily. How terrible the threat of noble lords is to the development of a kingdom. The Holy See of Light, which has stood on the sidelines for thousands of years, will not imagine this."
Zuo Fang thought for a moment: "What about burning bridges across rivers?"
Xu Shuo laughed again: "Are you kidding? No matter how powerful the Holy See Army is, it can't compare with the power of hundreds of families."
Zuo Fang twitched his mouth when he heard this and looked at the teasing young man on the couch.
Neither this nor that...
Is this guy just entertaining him?
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