Maddie lit a tallow candle, and the dim candlelight enveloped the three people at the table. Victor fell into a trance and felt like he was having a secret conversation with his men. He heard Harvey say in a low voice:
"The old wolf talked about two recent major events in Luoye City. The news that Braun Town was captured by the Orcs from the outside world has spread. The Luoye City Council passed a war resolution, dispatched the Red Mane Legion to conquer the Orc invaders, and recruited a new army to serve as The Red Mane Auxiliary Legion, with a total of fifteen thousand soldiers, is expected to recapture Braun Town before the end of this summer. There is also news that the recapture of Braun Town is just the beginning of the war, and Fallen Leaf City intends to capture the entire Braun Lake Basin in one fell swoop."
"...The recruitment of new recruits was completed four months ago. The Red Mane Legion and the new recruits are stationed near Jinsha Town, Guoke Town, and Lot Town in Dongbang, Luoye City."
"The war tax in Luoye City is still being collected. Each person pays a tax of one silver pagoda per month."
"The headquarters of the Alliance Adventurers' Union has issued a war mission. At least seven large adventure groups have accepted the war mission. They have also arrived at the Red Mane Legion's station."
McGrady's face turned bitter, and the wrinkles on his forehead became deeper. He sighed and said, "Oh, I don't know if Bottom ran out in the end... He used orcs and barbarians as his whetstones, so he could have a good time." Fight once. If he dies in Braun Town, there will be no one to advise the townspeople, and the trouble will be big."
At the beginning, the god-like fighting posture of Steel Rock in Braun Town deeply stimulated Boss Bottom.
He practiced swordplay in Braun Town for twenty years, without stopping, until finally he couldn't help but try his sword against the half-beasts and barbarians that invaded his homeland.
What state has the Red Lion Bottom reached?
He had no reference before, so he probably didn’t even know it himself. However, Dragon Vein Venerable Xiulant admitted that Bottom was qualified to fight him. Although the confrontation between the two strong men was stopped by Sarah, Hurant planted a seed in Bottom's heart.
A swordsman polishes his mind to be as sharp as a sword. He usually hides the sword in its scabbard, but he can eventually wield it.
As half the owner of Braun Town, Bottom behaved very passively when faced with the oppression and provocation of the dragoons, and was not prepared for battle at all.
Sarah saw that he and Hurant would definitely die in the fight, so she stepped in to stop him.
However, Hulant's affirmation of Bottom made him both annoyed and ready to act. Until his home was destroyed, he finally let go of all restraints and resolutely showed his sword to the powerful enemy.
Swords that have been tempered for thousands of times can only take shape after being quenched, and this is where the glory of the veteran warrior lies. At that moment, the outcome of life and death could no longer transcend the meaning of the battle itself, and no one could change Bottom's decision.
Even after so long, the people at the Adventurer's House are still concerned about Bottom's whereabouts, hoping that he can survive and be reunited with everyone one day.
Harvey would not go directly to the Thieves Guild to inquire about the Red Lion Bottom, or even specifically mention the town of Braun. He only asked about the recent major events in Luoye City. The old wolf of the Thieves Guild will naturally talk about the orc invaders, wars, Braun Town and other major events.
The Luoye City Council mobilizes for war, recruits new soldiers, collects war taxes, and issues war missions to the entire Disa Alliance adventure group. These are all expected. However, Luoye City's army and major adventure groups have arrived at the three towns closest to Braun Town: Jinsha, Guoke, and Lot. The residents of Braun Town, including the mixed-race children trained by the Adventurer's House, also evacuated towards these three places.
Who knows what the army commander would have done to the escapees in Braun if no one had stepped in to take charge?
Victor asked curiously: "Can Fallen Leaf City recruit a new legion so quickly? Can they defeat the coalition of orcs and barbarians from the outside world?"
Harvey immediately explained: "Many poor families in the lower reaches of Luoye City don't have enough to eat, and there are a lot of young people who want to join the legion. The legion not only provides food and housing, but also teaches skills. Like me and Mike Si, oh, that’s wrong, it’s McGrady... We were selected to join the army, so we couldn’t be more happy.”
McGrady said: "The recruitment of new soldiers this time is different from our time. We don't have to fight, they go directly to the battlefield. Therefore, Luoye City collects war taxes on a per-person basis... Don't look at the head tax of one silver tower per month. It doesn't seem to be much. For The poor families in Xiabang are about to die. They have no other choice but to sign up for the army. If they fail to pay taxes overdue, they may be fined with hard labor or even sold to wealthy people as private slaves, and their situation will only become worse."
Victor shook his head and said: "The new recruits cannot defeat the orcs."
Harvey said: "Yes, the new recruits have no combat effectiveness. They can only serve as heavy troops. The Red Mane Legion is the main force in the battle. I heard that the Red Mane Legion is one of the three main legions in Luoye City. It is well-equipped and well-trained. Su. They have 5,000 soldiers and a reserve army of 2,400. In addition to the elite private soldiers of famous highland families, large and small adventure groups, maybe the female warriors of the Hemer tribe will also participate in the battle... They have to defeat a group of equipment Simple orcs and barbarians, no problem at all.”
Harvey and Maddie had full confidence in the half-elf army, but in Wiltok's mind, the image of the half-orc butcher leader angrily slashing the steel rock emerged. His vigorous and gnarled body is like an unshakable mountain; his wild roar is full of soul-stirring power; his clear will is like a flag, embodying the orcs' invincible belief.
Victor seemed to be able to see the birth and growth of the orc tribe in the butcher leader. They haven't reached their peak yet, but they are climbing.
Will a red-maned legion that has not fought for many years be the opponent of this orc tribe?
"The Legion of Fallen Leaf City will lose." Victor said calmly, as if stating a fact.
Harvey was stunned and said a little anxiously: "What should we do? Should we go to Jinsha Town quickly and get our people out?"
He was worried that after the Red Mane Legion was defeated by the orcs, not only would they not be able to recover Braun Town, they would not even be able to save Sands Town.
McGrady was really speechless. Maybe Harvey had no brains. He also knew that Sands Town was very dangerous after the defeat of the Red Mane Legion. But if he had a brain, he would believe whatever Victor said without asking for a reason.
"The army in Luoye City will lose the first battle, but that may not be the case in the future. However, the orcs and barbarians from the outer regions are unable to attack Jinsha Town because they do not have enough food."
Victor added that this topic ends everywhere. The outcome of the war has little to do with them. It can only be said that the information about the Red Mane Legion stationed in Jinsha Town is valuable to them. But they are beyond their reach now, so they can only take one step at a time and find a way to get the people from the Adventurer's House out of Sands Town.
"Any other news?"
Harvey nodded and said, "You still remember last summer, when the wolf-herding girl Bertina sneaked into Luoye City and killed the highland nobles and city defense soldiers, right?"
Of course Victor will not forget this. Xiulant, who belongs to the famous Golden Oak family, used this as an excuse to slander him as a companion of the wolf shepherd girl-->>
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Dude, I want to detain him in public. This led to a fierce confrontation between the two sides. Even Shougang Yan of the Taku tribe was alerted and led the female warriors of the Hemo tribe to drive the dragon cavalry from the famous Golden Oak family out of Bolang Town.
This is not the only evil deed committed by the Wolf Shepherd girl. A long time ago, Rapid City issued a wanted order for her, saying that she attacked an armed convoy in Rapid City, causing dozens of deaths and injuries. But no one expected that the shepherd girl would go to Luoye City and commit a murder again, again in Highland City, killing the city defense troops in rivers of blood and causing countless casualties. The strong men of Luoye City mobilized regular legions to encircle and suppress Bertina, but they only forced her back.
After this incident, the wolf-shepherd girl Bertina became famous and became the number one gangster in the Disa Alliance.
"Old Wolf told me that before committing the murder, the female gangster Bertina was lurking in the Island Street of the Luoye Beibang slum... This Island Street didn't have a reputation before, it was just an ordinary slum market. It seems to have started last year. , the residents of Island Street jointly opened two shops, specializing in making several kinds of special snacks for sale to the outside world. The special snacks sold on Island Street are cheap and delicious, and they gradually became famous. Not only common people like to eat them, but also rich people will go there. Island Street Tasting.”
"That day, several young masters and ladies from high-profile families came to Island Street. They had a conflict with people in the pastry shop. In anger, they smashed the pastry shop and set a fire. I heard that several people were burned to death. Individual. Even if this is not over, the young masters and young ladies captured the two cooks who were making snacks. One of the cooks had a child who was too young and ignorant to hold on to the cook's legs. As a result, the famous young master threw him to death on the spot. .”
"Maybe the Wolf Shepherd Girl couldn't stand it anymore, so she stood up to stop the young masters and ladies. The famous young master didn't know the Wolf Shepherd Girl, and seeing how beautiful she was, he wanted to capture her and make her his slave."
"At this moment, Bertina revealed her true face as a cruel female gangster... She killed all the bodyguards of the aristocratic young men on the spot, caught the aristocratic young man who threw the poor child to death, gouged out his eyes, and cut off his ears and nose , pulled out his tongue, cut off his limbs, and cut twice on the faces of the other young masters and ladies, and asked them to take the tortured noble young master back and threatened to visit his family. They must admit their mistakes and apologize. Otherwise burn them all."
"No one expected that before the famous highland family had time to react, the shepherd girl followed the young masters and young ladies to Highland City. Then, she caused a sensational murder in Highland City until she was raped by several people from Highland City. They joined forces to force them back, and their whereabouts are unknown since then.”
"In that bloody killing, the wolf-shepherd girl announced her name and title for the first time. She is the 'Queen of Miracles' Bertina."
The sizzling tallow candle suddenly burst into flames, and the light and shadow flickered. Maddie was startled. He rubbed his chin and said self-deprecatingly: "'Queen of Miracles' Bertina... This cruel strongman is really scary."
Harvey nodded with deep understanding and said: "She is still a beautiful girl, but I didn't expect to be so ruthless. Sir, what do you think of her?"
Victor raised his head, smiled slightly and said: "Cruel? Cruel? I don't think we should use such positional words to evaluate 'Queen of Miracles' Bertina... If you ask me, she is a natural disaster expert."
"Natural disaster expert?" McGrady asked with a confused look on his face.
"..." Victor raised his eyebrows slightly and said slowly: "Like flash floods, wildfires, hurricanes, blizzards, fog..." His thoughts gradually became clearer, and his calm tone revealed calm strength, "There is no mercy, Without contempt and resistance, whoever gets involved will die. Yes, the 'Queen of Miracles' Bertina is as strong as a natural disaster. For example, Dragon King Philumat and Gangyan, the leader of the Taku tribe, are all strong in natural disasters. By."
"The natural disaster expert... what you said is so good!" Harvey said with a smile.
Maddie was too lazy to answer him, and then asked: "Sir, I have never seen the 'Queen of Miracles'. I saw the appearance of the leader of the Steel Rock tribe after his transformation. He was indeed powerful beyond imagination. But he was still besieged by orcs and barbarians. Die. I don’t quite believe they are as powerful as Dragon King Philumat.”
Victor shook his head and smiled: "I often listen to your discussions at the Adventurer's House Hotel, who is stronger than whom, who is stronger than whom... who is stronger than who? Who is bigger than Dragon King Philumat and I? Then it is stronger than me; smaller than me, I am stronger than it... Bertina was indeed repelled by others, maybe because she was hungry, thirsty, sleepy, tired... Every life has its own Extreme, I find it particularly ridiculous to put them together to compete with each other to see who is stronger and who is weaker. I say Bertina, Gang Yan, and Dragon King Philumat are the strongest natural disasters, because their abilities are like natural disasters, and their strength during battle is The mentality is also like a natural disaster. These are all relative... For example, you are also a strong natural disaster to an ant. Do you feel cruel because you stepped on an ant's nest? "
Maddie smiled bitterly and said: "I seem to understand, but...Gang Yan kills orcs and barbarians. I only see his power and don't think he is cruel. The 'Queen of Miracles' has no problem killing the famous young master who offends her, but she Gouging out eyes and chopping off hands...isn't that cruel?" As he spoke, he carefully observed Victor's face and warned tactfully: "Sir, if I step on an ant nest, forget it. But I You won’t go out of your way to cause trouble for ants.”
Victor felt a little irritated for no reason, and said coldly: "The information given by the thief may not be reliable. Bertina tortured the famous young master. Did the Thieves' Guild see it with their own eyes? Even if a thief witnessed the whole process, what Lao Lang and Harvey said Is this the truth?" He paused and said enthusiastically: "I am very interested in the 'Queen of Miracles' and hope to see her in the future."
Harvey straightened his back instantly and said urgently: "Sir, we have to hurry up. Because many people are looking for her...'The Miracle Queen' has been issued a wanted order by the Supreme Council of the Alliance. Yes, I put a reward of 1 million gold pagodas on her."
Maddie's eyes widened and she exclaimed: "So high?!"
Harvey glanced at him and said: "The turmoil of the Wolf Shepherd Girl has not passed yet... After Bertina escaped, the private army of the famous highland family leveled Island Street and arrested all the residents of Island Street. Private soldiers are still everywhere A total of more than 300 people who captured the female bandit Bertina were sentenced to cage imprisonment. Their bones are still hanging outside Beibang City in Luoye City. All travelers passing by can see the hanging cages and the corpses inside the cages. .”
Cage torture involves putting prisoners into small iron cages and hanging them outside the city, where they are left exposed to wind, sun, rain, snow, and death of hunger and thirst.
Since the Disa Union introduced slavery, fewer executions have been carried out for criminals, let alone costly imprisonment in iron cages.
This is simply a cruel lynching.
Out of anger, the famous nobles of Luoye City bulldozed a street and stuffed more than 300 poor people into iron cages, trapping them to death. Such a tragedy is simply unimaginable and unbearable to think about.
Maddie clenched her fists, her whole body trembling slightly. The more he tried to control it, the harder he shook.
"Right now, Luoye City is still arresting Bertina's accomplices. The old wolf said, don't have anything to do with her. We must be more careful in crowded places and cannot talk about anything about Bertina with others, otherwise we will It’s going to cause big trouble.”
Victor was silent for a long time and only said: "They are scared."
