The Sun King's Evidence

Groups of mercenaries guarded the carriage team in the middle. Several light riders were walking in front of the carriage team a few hundred meters away. They were wanderers who were responsible for exploring the path. In addition, Birger was in advance. It took more than an hour to arrive here. Unless he encountered a large group of enemies, he would always be looking for a path ahead and leave a mark for the caravan behind him.

When Ryan first came to this world, he used to think that rogues were like ninjas, killing enemies invisibly, always hiding in the dark, coming out at critical moments to deliver a fatal blow to the enemy, leaving the dragon invisible. tail.

Well~ There are indeed those kinds of rogues, but those rogues have advanced from rogues to shadow killers or even higher-level beings. Ordinary rogues are actually not much different from warriors. They are also exposed. In the sight of the enemy, they use simple weapons such as hand crossbows, rapiers, sap, short bows and short swords to fight. However, they rarely fight head-on, but instead use attacks and dodges.

The role of rogues in the adventure team is to detect traps, detect enemy situations, open locks and make props, and prepare for the killing blow. If they really go to the battlefield, the survival rate of these rogues is better than that of warriors. Low, they are too fragile.

And due to the nature of the profession, rogues are the profession most likely to have disputes with their companions when dividing money and taking loot. They often have the opportunity to come into contact with the loot at the first time and take the opportunity to hide part of it, and then due to the nature of their work Due to extreme danger and necessity (for example, being unable to move forward without being able to pick a lock, or encountering a trap), rogues always like to sit back and raise prices, using their eloquence and bluffing abilities to emphasize how important they are in the team. What would happen without them? The core is to share one more thing (even if one has already hidden one more thing).

Although Ryan doesn't like them very much, he has long passed the impulsive age (psychological age), and he still admits that sometimes the power of these wanderers is indispensable.

"The most terrifying thing is not the enemy who shows his weapons and fights you head-on, but the friend who shakes hands with you with a dagger hidden behind his back."

——"Savior" Imperial Emperor Ludwig.

"We are almost there!" Empire businessman Oliver took out a roll of maps from the carriage of the carriage: "This is one of the rest points."

"Have a rest?"

"Well, this is a map produced by Marienburg. It records in detail the mountains, rivers, various towns and major trade routes on the mainland. Businessmen who travel to Marienburg all year round can obtain this map as a price. , we will also report the new road conditions and situation we have to Marienburg." Oliver showed the map in front of several people. Sure enough, as the imperial businessman said, the map was densely marked with major towns and roads, as well as wilderness possible resting place.

Lighting the torch, Ryan noticed that some trade routes were green, and some were yellow and red, as were the resting places.

"Green represents safety, yellow represents that there may be minor threats, and red... represents business opportunities and opportunities to make a fortune." Oliver reached out and touched his beard. The resting spot where he stayed tonight was yellow.

"Danger always coexists with opportunity. Didn't the first human to land on Skyfall Island also make a fortune because of this? Hahahaha~ If it weren't for danger, how could we come to Nord and take so much goods?" Ma Ci also laughed.

How can you make money if you are not willing to take risks?

Investments with both low risk and high returns are a scam, unless Ryan is strong enough to participate in the game of the gods.

The convoy continued to move forward. After it got dark, the guards and mercenaries lit up torches. At about 4:30 in the afternoon, the convoy finally arrived at the resting point Estelle had mentioned.

In the heavy snow and hazy fog, the dilapidated village appeared before everyone's eyes. The village was very small, with about a dozen houses, most of which had missing roofs. The village walls were made of logs as skeletons, with the bottom It was built with mud and bricks and was less than three meters high. The village gate had been destroyed. From the outside, it looked like it had been violently broken open. In addition, the wall was also damaged in many places, the most serious of which. It can accommodate at least two carriages. The forest is not far from the village, only about two hundred meters away. If you want to climb the mountain road of Hordalan Mountain, you must pass through this forest.

"The place is here. Nord's brothers, get off the car and unload the goods. Faak, you take a few people and go to cut some wood nearby to plug the gap. Mather, you take three people to the nearby river. Get a few buckets of water from inside." Rost immediately commanded.

"Assign a few people to stand guard. Estelle and those gentlemen, follow me." Ryan waved his hand, motioning for the half-elf and the wandering knights to follow.

"I'll go too." A long-legged man wearing black high-top leather boots got off the carriage. Teresa changed into a black combat leather jacket, with a white fox fur coat draped over her shoulders and holding a staff. He walked among the crowd.

The sorceress's shimmering black hair reached her waist, her beautiful face was still so bright in the dark night, her sapphire earrings shimmered slightly, and the violet crystal on her staff illuminated the road ahead.

All the men present were stunned. Only Ryan was certain that Teresa had recovered about 50% of her strength.

"Let's go!" Without further ado, the women of the Gloria Council have never been vases. Ryan led a group of people to the gate of the village carefully. Estelle knelt down on one knee and checked the footprints.

The dense footprints indicate that there have been many entries and exits at this resting point in recent times.

"This footprint should be Bilger." The racial talent of elves is dark vision. Half-elves cannot see as far as elves. It is more than enough to observe close distances, and there is a sorceress's staff to light the way.

"What about these messy footprints?" Ryan also knelt down and identified the footprints on the snow. These footprints were smaller and more messy.

"These should be goblins." Based on the known information, Estelle made the following judgment.

"Didn't the Pathfinder leave any message?" The wandering knight Ike said casually, but his eyes kept wandering on the sorceress's long legs and chest.

Women are very sensitive to men’s gazes. Theresa felt it immediately. She tightened her coat tightly in disgust and turned slightly to avoid Ike’s sight: “Then you mean... there will be goblins. Hiding in the village?”

"It's okay, if there are those Goblin bastards, watch me chop them all into two pieces for you! My lady, I will dedicate all the Goblin ears to you!" Ike laughed loudly, he He pulled out his long sword and danced with sword flowers, as if performing a beautiful dance.

"Yes, yes! My broadsword is already thirsty!"

"So is my sword."

"We would like to dedicate our victory to you, Ms. Trovik!"

Several wandering knights started making noises.

"Well then, let's ask a few of them to check out those houses! I'll go check out the one in the middle." Ryan thought to himself that these rogue knights knew how to flatter sorceresses.

The opportunity to perform still had to be given, so Ryan assigned a task. Who knew that Ike would not let him go: "If I heroically eliminate the enemy, will the Lord Knight treat me to a glass of Bagman beer?"

"I'm afraid you are living in a dream, so I can only treat you to horse urine." Bagman beer is the most famous beer on the continent. It is a masterpiece of the dwarves. It is brewed with malt and is the best and most delicious beer on the entire continent. Alcoholic beverages are not only nutritious, but can even be used as dry food. A few glasses of Bagman beer can ensure that you are not hungry for a day.

This kind of crystallization of dwarf brewing technology is naturally expensive. Unless Ike is willing to use his savings, he will definitely not be able to afford it. Ryan thought to himself that this guy really thinks too much.

So the group of people split up. Ryan held the warhammer in front of his chest with both hands and walked towards the big house in the middle of the village. It was usually where the village chief or lord lived, and it was also the place most likely to harbor evil and evil.

The steps were covered with snow, and Ryan's leather boots made a creaking sound on the wooden steps.

"Creak~" The door of the house was not locked or fastened. Ryan stretched out his hand and gently pushed the door open. The thick wooden door panel made a rotting sound, and no one could see inside.

"Light spell!" Teresa also followed. The sorceress raised her hand and cast a zero-level light spell, and the interior of the house was illuminated.

It was a mess. This was Ryan's first impression. If he had to describe it more specifically, it would be that the house looked like it had been cleared by robbers and then gnawed by dogs.

Yes, the whole house is full of signs of damage as if it has been gnawed by a dog. There is nothing wrong with an abandoned village attracting adventurers and travelers to pass by and hunt for treasures, but it is unwritten to leave an environment for latecomers to stay. Common sense, so those holes in the wall are definitely not the work of adventurers and mercenaries.

Except for the scraps of wood left in the corner, Ryan didn't even find any furniture. The floor in the house was fairly flat, but the walls were damaged in many places and leaked. He asked the mercenaries to use wooden boards to reinforce them, and they made do with it that night.

"Wait... Ryan, what is this?" The sorceress made a new discovery inside.

"Huh?" Ryan quickly approached and found that the sorceress found several "mushrooms" in a corner of the inner room.

It’s hard to say that this thing is a mushroom. This thing has a blood-red skin with yellow and green spots. It looks disgusting. What’s even more disgusting is that there is an unknown shape on the surface of this thing. The face of a human is that of an animal, with slender eyes that resemble a maniacal laugh.

"Oh my God! What are these!" After seeing what this thing looked like up close, Teresa felt extremely uncomfortable. The sorceress subconsciously took two steps back, but she felt her high-heeled boots. It seemed like he had stepped on something.

Looking back, she saw that the same mushroom had been stepped on by her heel. Dirty yellow mushroom juice splashed on her high-heeled boots, and the smell of vomit filled the room.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu" The scream was held in the back of her throat. The sorceress took a few steps back and leaned on the man: "What is this? What is this!"

Ryan put his arms around Teresa's slender waist, and it felt good: "This is the Blood Shadow Mushroom."

"Blood Shadow Mushroom?" The sorceress took out a towel from the space ring, but the disgusting mushroom juice was difficult to wipe off and gave off an unpleasant smell. She couldn't help but wailed: "My shoes!"

Ryan let go of the woman's waist. He stretched out his hand and used brute force to pull up the entire mushroom by the roots. Amid Teresa's complaint of "throw it away," he threw it directly out of the hole in the wall: "This is the work of Goblin, but are you interested in knowing how this thing was formed?"

"How did it form?" The sorceress was still wiping the surface of her leather boots with a towel: "That's enough, don't stay in this room, let's talk in another place!"

"As you wish, and let me do it!" Ryan stretched out his right hand, and the light blue energy flipped in his hand. The water vapor in the air formed a water ball, and the pure water ball streaked across the surface of the leather boots. , finally washing away the dirty mushroom juice, the sorceress breathed a sigh of relief when she saw this, and quickly pulled Ryan out of the inner room, and then waved her hand with a spell, and the discarded wood in the corner flew directly over, destroying the inner room. The door was sealed: "That's enough!"

By the time the two people came out, several wandering knights had already checked several houses, and they also found some Blood Shadow Mushrooms. Ike carried one of the largest ones: "Dear Ms. Trovik, I think I I can dedicate it to you...Okay, I was just joking, don't point the staff at my face!"

"Hahahahahahahahahahahaha!" The mercenaries and guards laughed loudly. Many people were repairing the damaged walls. They used felled trees and wooden boards to reinforce the gaps. Some soldiers were already lighting fires to cook. meal.

"Where's that druid?" Ryan thought to himself, cutting down trees like this, but the druid didn't explode on the spot? very strange!

"The druid didn't stop and went straight into the forest... Mather! Don't stay there in a daze! This water is not enough for so many of us to drink. You can take someone to get a few more buckets!" Rost walked up. The big man in black robe seemed to be enjoying the cold and turbulent environment. He then shouted: "Brothers, speed up, if you don't want to sleep in the open at night!"

"No one wants to sleep in the open, boys, hurry up!" Wilt responded with a smile, and the mercenaries pulled up the tent cloth to cover the leaking roof.

"Well, Ms. Trowick, do you want to take a bath tonight? If necessary, just ask and we will fetch some more water." Oliver's fat body swayed in front of the sorceress, full of flattery. He said: "Just let them make one more trip. It won't be a problem. The water source is not far from here."

"No, just arrange a separate room for me. Also." The sorceress pointed at Ryan: "Arrange me and him together."

"Yes, yes, we understand." Oliver glanced at Ryan ambiguously.

Ryan pretended not to see it. The Kingdom Knight wanted to continue the topic about the Blood Shadow Mushroom, but the half-elf Estelle appeared: "Mr. Ryan? There is something going on here, come and take a look, okay?"

"OK."

Too late, hey hey.