The sound of wind blowing from above made the hairs on Martin's neck stand on end. He shouted sharply and at the same time, he pushed the iron shield on his big hand toward the top of his head without even looking.
The whirling thin sword carried Hua Snake's weight and the strength of the sword move, bending the thin and straight sword body into two crescents. Then with a rebound, Hua Snake's body rose several inches in the opposite direction, twisting its waist. In the meantime, he dodged the sword attack from Martin's shield.
The flower snake flew back. When it landed, its legs and body bent forward. Then it exerted force to bring up a gust of wind and dust, and then shot an arrow at Martin in front. Martin waved the shield in his hand like a wall, letting the enemy move as fast as lightning. I remained as still as a mountain, displaying all my defensive skills like a copper wall and an iron wall. I didn't give the flower snake any chance at all. Occasionally, I would seize a gap and give the flower snake a chance. Fight back.
Dozens of such probing moves, the flash of swords and shadows made everyone else look at them, but the two people actually fighting suddenly found that there was almost no way to differentiate between them. Although Martin's skills and strength are strong, as a shield warrior, he is bulky and unable to defend himself and kill enemies. His snake moves are complicated and elegant, but facing the shield warrior who is like an iron tortoise, he will collapse even if he bites the opponent. Broken one's own teeth, let alone inflicted fatal damage on the other party.
Suddenly, the flower snake's agile figure suddenly spread out more than ten meters. After regaining its stance, it pulled out two sword flowers and put them into the scabbard behind it. After Martin noticed the opponent's movements and stopped his defensive movements, Hua She then said: "You are very strong, I admire you very much!"
"Your strength is not bad either!!"
Martin was not complacent. To be honest, when he discovered how difficult the other party was, Martin knew that this sparring session would probably have no results. Seeing that the other party stopped taking the initiative at this time, Martin was relieved, but it seemed that the other party did not. It means to intentionally use up one's physical strength. Martin's attitude towards the strong is naturally different. Even if the opponent is a wilderness greenskin, he is still worthy of his respect.
"Then we're even."
"kindness."
"Good for a tie, good for a tie!"
Suddenly, Qiao Shan in the human team walked out under the protection of two humans. Following him were two human guys carrying a heavy wooden box.
"I never expected that there would be such a heroic figure in this remote wilderness. It really allowed us to enjoy a wonderful discussion and it opened our eyes!!"
The reason why Qiao Shan took the initiative to step out was very simple. The scouts he sent out had already returned. The jackals dozens of miles away in the east had indeed sent out a team and were heading towards where they were. Even if Hua Snake didn't stop fighting, I'm afraid Qiao Shan himself would come out and shout to stop. If they really waited until the jackals arrived, their situation would be even more difficult and dangerous. Who can guarantee that this group of jackals will act in accordance with the previous agreement and still maintain the current restraint?
"Hello, powerful leader of bugbears, I am Qiaoshan Smith, the director of Fox Caravan."
"Hello, I am Luye, the flower snake of the Luye tribe."
Hua She nodded slightly, trying to put on a friendly smile on her face.
"This is the toll agreed with Mr. Philip before, 30 fine iron weapons, and 30 gold coins in this purse. Do you need to count it?"
Qiao Shan waved and asked someone to bring the things to Hua She and asked politely.
"No."
Hua She subconsciously refused. Although he could already add and subtract within 100, he was still not very familiar with things like counting, and he couldn't let his prestige slip in front of outsiders.
"Then can we leave?"
After Qiao Shan heard Hua She's answer, he immediately asked carefully and waited for Hua She's answer.
If Hua Snake has any hesitation, then Qiao Shan will ask the four men he brought to cooperate with Martin, trying to kill the bugbear leader in one go, and then defeat the goblin team before the jackals come. Turn around to face the gnoll coming from behind. Although on the surface, Qiao Shan seems to be convinced by Phillip's words, the ferocity of the wilderness people has long been deeply rooted in people's hearts. How could Qiao Shan put his entire family fortune on the other party's promise to keep his promise? The last word is to be prepared.
"Can."
Hua She nodded, not noticing the inner thoughts of the human being in front of him at all, otherwise he might regret it immediately.
"Then, then I would like to thank the leader of Flower Snake!!"
Qiao Shan's heart was still heavy at this moment. After giving his companions a look, the convoy behind him began to move slowly towards the north, while Martin and several human warriors were still looking at Hua Shen.
"You have very good skills. Are you interested in going out with us to explore and explore?"
Martin looked at Hua Snake with pity. Although he was buying time for the convoy to evacuate, he also sincerely wanted to win over Hua She and join his mercenary team.
"I don't want to go to the outside world. It's too prosperous and will dazzle my eyes; the people's hearts outside are also very complicated, which is not suitable for the habits of us wilderness people."
Hua She refused directly. This was a real experience for him when he went out. The outside world is so exciting that it is easy for people to get lost in it, which is not conducive to Hua She's continued improvement of his strength. There are too many rules outside, which makes wilderness people like Hua She feel constrained and not as comfortable as in the wilderness.
"Really, what a shame."
Martin sighed. He did not expect that such a talented person would have no interest in the outside world. Watching the convoy behind him move forward slowly, the team behind Hua Snake still stood calmly on the spot without any pursuit since they had not received instructions from the leader. Only then did Martin confirm that this group of goblins might be what they said. As long as they collected tolls, they would no longer covet their caravan.
"I hope we have a chance to meet you next time."
Martin made a fist with his right hand and put it on his chest. After performing a courtesy, he was about to leave.
"I hope you will choose our territory next time you return. We welcome you to pass by and protect your property from other tribes."
Hua She nodded slightly and organized some words to invite the other party.
"I will take the message to the caravan director. As for whether we will pass by here again next time, it is not for us mercenaries to decide."
Martin smiled kindly, and then took four of his team members to catch up with the advancing caravan.
The belated Jackal team only saw the tail of the human caravan. Boban walked over with a fierce look on his face and shouted dissatisfiedly at the flower snake: "You guy, tell us to come here. But you don’t let us take action, what do you mean?”
"It's not interesting, it's just that they are destined to us, and I don't want to rob them!"
Hua Snake glared back at Boban, with the same ferocious light in his eyes, and responded without any politeness.
"Also, they are now protected by our tribe. If you dare to catch up and cause trouble for them, don't blame our tribe for being rude!!"
In fact, even if there was no threat from the Flower Snake, Boban's team of a dozen jackals would not pursue the caravan that attacked the front. More than a year of recuperation was still not enough to restore much strength to the severely injured Ivan tribe. Now the jackals around him were already most of the tribe's elites, so how could he be willing to lead them to death.
"knew!!"
Boban replied impatiently, then raised his head and asked: "It's okay, can we go back?"
"Well, get out!"
Hua She waved her hand and replied equally impatiently, not paying attention to Boban's sullen expression.
"Let's go to the clan!!"
"Ouch!"
There are jackals who are not satisfied, so what is the purpose of all this trouble!
"You're howling in mourning!!"
Boban didn't dare to be rough with the flower snake, so he naturally wanted to take it out on the tribesmen, and kicked the unlucky guy far away with one big foot.
As the jackals slowly returned towards the way they came, Hua Snake said nothing more and led the team back home. On the way back, some people were happy and some were disappointed. Among the lost people, Dashan was the most disappointed. He could have gained a great achievement through this. If he really robbed this batch of goods, according to the rules that Allen had formulated before, he could still get it. Distributing some goodies too!
The things in the outside world are naturally good, especially the items they make for daily use, such as exquisite porcelain, gorgeous cloth and clothing, etc., which are all loved by the Luye people who now have families. It's a pity that there are few caravans in the Green Field Plain, and most of the utensils used by each family in the tribe are either crude items made by human craftsmen, or stocks left over from previous plunders.
As for the happy ones, naturally represented by Philip, his proposal can be successfully realized. If nothing else, at least his position is more stable and he has also demonstrated his ability. What a good thing. Thinking of this, looking at the caravan going away, Phillip's eyes flashed with reverie, and then he turned around and caught up with Hua She and his group in front.
When we returned to Green Lake Village, it was completely dark, and everyone dispersed after dinner. Today's harvest was very little, but it took a lot of energy and physical strength. No one could muster the energy to continue using it up. Only the flower snake, the camellia, and Philip were left to count today's harvest.
"Tell me, can we attract caravans by doing this?"
It was only then that Hua Snake raised his head and looked directly into Phillip's eyes, and asked without confidence. Looking at the dozens of weapons in front of them, most of which were spears and daggers, Hua Snake already felt a little regretful.
"Leader Hua Shen, to be honest, I can't predict the impact this matter will have, because our place is too remote, and ordinary caravans may not choose our place."
"However, if we don't start from the first step, then there will never be any change in this area in the future, that's for sure. The short-term loss of interests may bring about a bright future for the Green Field Plain. This We actually made a good deal on this transaction."
"We actually have certain advantages here, that is, the Tagan Desert stretches for more than 2,000 miles to the north. Although unfamiliar teams can get lost in it, there are also very few indigenous tribes in the desert. The caravan only needs to find a familiar person. With a guide, they can go straight through the edge of the desert to the Elf Kingdom of Thorns. This is also the reason why the previous human Qiao Shan chose to pass through our Green Field Plain."
"..."
In order to determine the flower snake's confidence, Philip analyzed it carefully for him, and at the same time quickly counted the not many harvests on the ground.
In fact, with the discovery of pyrite in the Auror Hills, the value of fine iron weapons in the Green Field Tribe will drop a notch in the future. At this time, the value of these weapons will soon depreciate.
But Hua Snake hadn't expected it to be so far-reaching. Looking at the various weapons all over the place, after getting rid of the regrets in his mind, he said to Camellia with satisfaction: "I will leave these weapons to you and keep them in your account when Allen comes back." He will handle it himself. By the way, there are also 30 gold coins given by the human here, please keep them together."
"good."
After leaving the aftermath work to Camellia and Phillip, Hua Snake left Allen's stone castle without incident and walked towards his home. He disappeared for a long time and didn't know if the two little guys at home were naughty.
Philip was unusually diligent. He helped Camellia apply animal oil on all the weapons, and then sorted them one by one into the warehouse dedicated to storing weapons in Allen Stone Castle.
"Camellia, is there anything else you need my help with? If not, I'll go back and rest, oh my old waist!!"
In his forties, Philip's physical strength has indeed begun to decline. Although he has the strength of a 3-4 warrior, compared to strong young men like Hua She and others, his physical fitness is still a little worse, and it is not even as good as before. Busy Camellia.
"You go back and rest first, Mr. Philip, and leave the rest to me alone."
Camellia saw that Phillip was indeed tired, so she immediately called Phillip back to rest. In the village, the person who respects Philip the most is probably Camellia, who often partners with Philip. Philip's knowledge base means that although he is not physically strong, his ability to deal with things and assign work is outstanding. The well-known ability is what Camellia envies the most, and it is what she has been learning.
"That's all thanks to you!"
Phillip responded apologetically, then held his waist and slowly walked towards his wooden house in the middle of the mountain. The lights were already out there, and the female companion Allen assigned him was probably asleep.
After returning home, Phillip lit the oil lamp. Instead of feeling tired when he was outside, he became very capable and flexible, running around the house carefully.
Phillip first rummaged through the box to find an old bed sheet, then packed up a few pieces of clothing and a few crafts that Allen usually rewarded him with. Finally, he dug around in a corner of the room for a long time and finally took out two flash coins. Jinguang's gold coins and a dozen silver coins were all he had collected with great difficulty in the past three years.
After tidying up, and realizing that he had not left anything else useful, Phillip wrapped the sheets, made a temporary luggage, and carried it behind him. After Phillip was ready, a look of hesitation flashed on his face. He wanted to move into the inner room to wake up his sleeping companion, but he was a little hesitant that bringing his companion with him would slow down his pace.
Finally, Philip, who had finally made up his mind, gritted his teeth and blew out the oil lamp in the house, opened the door of the house quietly, and quietly ran towards a remote place on the wall of the village.
Philip thought about escaping all the time. No matter how beautiful the wilderness was, no matter how kind the leader Alan was to it, how could the life of human society be so colorful? In particular, Philip was still thinking about his manor in the Principality of Sky, which was tens of thousands of miles away, as well as the familiar gardeners and farmers in the manor, and the leisurely life he missed most.
Here, Philip had to worry every moment about whether he would be cut into pieces by the brutal goblins and then grilled on the grill.
It's a pity that Philip's strength is not that good. He is only a level 3-4 warrior. Any wild creature that he encounters may kill him.
Therefore, even after gaining Allen's trust and the goblins' approval, Philip did not act rashly. He has been waiting for the most suitable opportunity to carry out what may be the only escape.
The previous attempt to win over and please the orc Saru who came to the village as a guest was a failed attempt. After learning that the other party and Allen had an agreement to cooperate in adventure, Philip decisively gave up his plan to ask the other party to take him to escape from the Green Field Plain.
Until this time, the human caravan that suddenly crossed the green field plains and was discovered by the Bugbear Mountains arrived, which once again raised Philip's hope of escape. In fact, this opportunity to escape may be Philip's only opportunity to escape in his life, at least Philip thought so.
The little knowledge in my mind has been almost wiped out by Allen, a guy who likes to learn, in the past two to three years in Green Lake Village. Some time ago, Philip clearly felt that Allen, the bugbear leader, looked at him with a scrutinizing and suspicious attitude. Just this feeling made Philip break out in a cold sweat. Philip knew that the little power he had in the village to maintain rules and punish the tribe seemed very majestic, but in fact, in order to cater to Allen and hold on to this most reliable thigh, Philip could only ruthlessly kill an ignorant person. The tribesmen with countless bad habits were gradually restrained into what they are now.
What was harvested was naturally the image of Philip that was hated and despised in the hearts of the Green Field Tribe people. Whenever Philip made some mistakes and was caught and reported to Allen, countless Green Field Tribe people would definitely stand aside with smiles. Sit back and watch yourself get punished.
The appearance of the human caravan gave Philip a glimmer of hope, but he still had a big problem in front of him, which was how to persuade the powerful warriors of the Flower Snake and the Green Field Tribe to give up the idea of attacking this caravan.
Just like what Philip and Hua She had analyzed before, most of the caravans passing through the Green Field Plain are small and micro caravans. They cannot afford the complicated tolls of the Mansha Corridor, nor can they hire such a powerful mercenary team. It was the absolute reason why they chose to go here.
Philip, who has stayed in the tribe for so long, naturally knows the strength of the Green Field Tribe. It is precisely because he knows the strength of this tribe that he is worried about the caravan.
With no other choice, Philip could only quickly mobilize his brain and come up with a way to help the caravan survive this crisis. I'm afraid that when I went to Qiao Mountain in the north at this time, I couldn't imagine how much human beings who had always been competing with me before actually made a great contribution to their safe passage through the green plains.
Fortunately, Allen had been discussing with Philip to find the future development direction of the Green Field Tribe, and allowed Philip to work hard on this matter. Although he knew that collecting tolls from caravans to make money was not very feasible, there was still a chance to fool Hua She, who had become more worried and hesitant after becoming the leader.
And Ah Xiao, his opponent, kept refuting from the side, and was the best pusher. Hua She, who was conscious of his authority being challenged, accepted Philip's suggestion irrationally. Although it cannot be said that Phillip's suggestion is unreliable, to be honest, if you want to realize this wish, you cannot achieve it only by relying on the efforts of the Green Field Tribe.
The last eloquent words and risky actions really made Phillip's whimsical plan succeed. The Fox Caravan received a little favor from me and survived in the Green Field Plain; and because of the success of their plan, the Green Field Tribe also felt more reassured and valued themselves, making it easier for their escape plan to succeed. .
Who would have thought that a person who just helped the tribe and usually followed the rules would soon defect to Green Lake Village?
Philip, who had already found a route to escape from the village, was groping in the dark night. The red moon in the sky cast a pale red light, which prevented Philip from going blind. The wall in the southeast corner has not been completely replaced by a stone wall, because the development of the Auror mine has taken away most of the labor in the village, which can be used by Philip to escape.
After carefully and difficultly climbing up the wall, and then climbing over the 3-4 meter high wall, there was nothing on the dark road in front of him that could hinder Philip's escape.
Philip, whose heart was filled with the joy of freedom, wished he could scream loudly now. The uneasiness and fear accumulated in his heart for several years almost drove Philip crazy. But it was not the time to celebrate yet. Philip suppressed the joy and excitement in his heart, and after finding the right direction, he continued running towards the southeast.
There is a lookout post in the village in the northeast. They can only take a long detour to avoid the eyes and ears of the village before they can safely catch up with the human caravan that is being dragged down by the convoy. Philip, who felt that he had thought everything through, did not realize that not long after he left the village, a ghost-like figure appeared behind him a hundred meters away.
How did Philip, who thought he had everything figured out, know that no one among the leaders of the Green Field Tribe had ever truly believed him? Allen’s instructions to Flower Snake and the others when he went to Thorn Castle more than a year ago, until now, Flower Snake I still remember them all.
Philip's performance today was too positive. It was different from his usual behavior. He had been noticed by Hua Shen for a long time. However, he could not figure out what the other party was thinking or planning, so he kept giving him a cold look. Watch.
Of course, the suggestions put forward by the other party do have merit in my opinion, especially since although the benefits are small, the sacrifices of the tribesmen will be less. This is what Hua Snake considered most when he became the leader. The village had finally managed to pull together such a team. If it suffered a lot of losses in his own hands, how would he explain to Allen when he came back?
The previous time the ogres attacked the village, Dajiang and more than a dozen tribesmen died at the hands of the ogres. As the leader at the time, he was very upset afterwards and suffered in his heart for a long time.
Because of doubts in his heart, Hua She decided to pay close attention to Phillip in the past few days. Unexpectedly, he had already left him for less than half an hour, and Phillip had already made some moves.
I just followed Phillip and ran southeast for 6-7 miles. Normally, this middle-aged human would always walk at a leisurely pace, but now he didn't look old at all when he ran. Hua She, who had figured out the other party's thoughts at this time, felt that there was no need to entangle with the other party anymore.
"Mr. Philip is so excited. He even came out for a run in the middle of the night to exercise!"
A familiar voice came from behind, floating in the deserted wilderness in the middle of the night. Phillip's face, covered with sweat and endless joy, froze for a moment, and even his movements stopped abruptly.
Phillip slowly turned his head and saw the downy bear-nosed face of the flower snake approaching behind him. The look of despair, unwillingness, anger, and sadness in his eyes was heartbreaking.
When everything developed in the worst direction, Philip's heart was no match for the powerful spiritual impact, and his whole person finally collapsed. He suddenly had a smile on his face again, and looked up to the sky with a maniacal smile. The baggage was thrown away carelessly, and even the clothes he was wearing were torn apart and became messy.
Surrounding the flower snake, Philip cried and laughed sometimes, and from time to time he would sing a song from the human kingdom. His eyes seemed crazy and chaotic, but under such a blow, Philip went crazy.
"Pretending to be crazy and acting stupid!!"
Philip's tragic experience is not worthy of sympathy in the eyes of Hua She. A person who has lived in the village for so long and still has not integrated into the village is no different from an unfamiliar coyote in the wilderness.
After a scolding, Philip didn't show any restraint. The flower snake, too lazy to waste any more time, grabbed it with one claw and pinched it just on the back of Philip's neck. With a deft force, the other person's body slid down softly, and his head It also drooped. Fortunately, Hua She grabbed her neck and did not let go. She hugged him and carried him around the waist. At the same time, he packed up the clothes and luggage discarded by Phillip on the ground, then he started lightly and ran back towards the village. go.
After returning to the village, Hua Snake threw Phillip directly into the already vacant cage. When everyone woke up one after another on the second day, they suddenly discovered that Philip, who had done all his homework well, had become a slave in a cage, and he had become stupid and stupid. Everyone who saw it was a fool. I was so confused that I couldn't figure out what happened this night.
A Xiao came to the door angrily and asked Hua She to report the problem. Then he found that Hua She had called all the leaders in the village before him, and then told everyone what happened in the operation.
After hearing all this, Ah Xiao's anger subsided, and he even had more murderous intentions and wanted to kill this bastard again.
"What should we do now?"
Camellia couldn't bear it and asked with some regret.
"What else can I do? Of course I'll kill him, just to set an example for others!"
Ah Xiao, who had never been soft-hearted towards outsiders, used the methods he used in Aurors to control slaves and gave his opinions angrily. Everyone else's faces had different changes, but no one objected to A Xiao's intention. It seemed that everyone present, except Hua She, had been sued, beaten or whipped by Philip.
"It's better to just lock him up like this. Chief Allen thinks highly of him no matter what. Let's leave it to the team leader."
In the end, it was Hua Snake's words that saved Philip's life, but how Philip ended up is still unknown.
