The knight in the abyss

Chapter 635 Waste
Although the members of the mercenary army are all mortal races, since the officers are all Tanari, they still copy the practices of the Tanari army in many aspects. For example, there is no requirement for the queue when marching, and everyone follows the way they like Walking, as long as you don’t fall behind; there is no supply unit responsible for transporting ordnance and food in the human army. Everyone is like a conscript who brings his own dry food and weapons, as if the employer’s only obligation is to pay salary according to the contract.

To be honest, Lancelot really wronged Tijana for thinking so.It is clearly written in the employment contract that weapons, dry food, and even ammunition supplies must be provided by oneself, and there will be healers accompanying the army, but there is no guarantee that they will appear when needed.All mercenaries are aware of this, so they are all prepared accordingly.

Many people have summoned mounts, some by casting spells, others by enchanted items.Summoning a mount is only a second-level spell, so magic items with similar functions are not uncommon, and of course the price cannot be bought with a weekly salary.For warriors wearing heavy armor, it is unbearable to have no camels to share the weight, and in order to save the stamina of the mounts, they will only hand over the equipment and weapons to the mounts when they march, and they will advance lightly on foot.

That's what Evandel did. The old paladin summoned a sorrel-patterned mare and hung his shield, sword and helmet on it.Although Lancelot could also summon a nightmare horse, he thought about it carefully and decided not to, because compared with other people's mounts, his enhanced nightmare horse was too cool, and Lance Luo didn't want to stand out, at least not outside of combat.And with his physical fitness, even if Brutal is riding, he can walk like flying for a whole day.

It was Brutal, who somehow managed to get the brass whistle engraved with mysterious runes, and summoned a four-wheeled carriage pulled by two nightmares-yes, it was the people who went to rescue the gray dwarves in the first place. The carriage in which the miners rode.Brutal enthusiastically called everyone to get on the bus, but in the end only the three dwarves and the two dwarves sat on it. For these short races, it was really difficult to keep up with their companions, while the others It is too embarrassing to squeeze into the already crowded compartment.

The speed of the team is not slow. According to Lancelot's estimation, they can walk about five miles in an hour (Note: All units in the DND novel are imperial, and five miles is about 8000 meters. It is written in the text to prevent misunderstanding , not as an example), according to the standards of ordinary people, this is already close to the speed of a rapid march, but with a group of vicious demons following behind, people will always walk faster involuntarily.

"Something is wrong." After advancing for about two hours, Evandel took the initiative to talk to Lancelot, "I vaguely felt that there were demons staying here not long ago. Did General Snake Demon send out a small scouting team? ? Will there be an ambush waiting for us ahead?"

"It seems that I'm not alone worrying about this." Lancelot nodded. "Maybe Sonam has already made arrangements, but I'll ask her."

Lancelot quickened his pace slightly, and walked towards the six-armed snake in front.The guards around Sonam naturally knew who Lancelot was, and let him pass without any hindrance.

"Do you have any needs, Your Excellency?" Seeing Lancelot, Sonam said to him in a mocking tone, "Or do you have any brilliant ideas that you want to share with me?"

"You can still call me by my name, General." Lancelow touched his nose in embarrassment, "I have some questions to ask you... What methods will the Tanari army use to ensure the safety of the front when they are marching?" , to avoid being ambushed? I don’t seem to see the reconnaissance team set off, did I miss it?”

"You're asking this..." The Snake Demon rolled his eyes, "We usually let cannon fodder troops like cowards go ahead, and if the enemy bothered to arrange traps or ambushes on the road, it would all be wasted on them .”

"But we don't have a cowardly team." Lancelow had a bad feeling in his heart, "Could it be..."

"Ah, that's right, we are the cannon fodder of the coalition forces." An evil smile appeared on Sonam's face, "Why, does this scare you?"

"Of course not." Lancelot shook his head, "But I don't like marching without defense... What if the devil dug a thorn pit in front? Or an explosive rune arranged on the side of the road?"

"Guys who are smart enough should be able to avoid traps, so those killed by traps are unqualified mercenaries." The six-armed snake demon hissed back, "I don't understand what your problem is?"

"This..." Lancelot was at a loss for words for a moment. According to the way the demons think, Sonam's point of view is indeed no problem, but he still wants to fight again, "But since they have spent a lot of money to hire them, Don't you think it's a waste to let them die from completely avoidable causes?"

"Tijana is willing to pay the first week's salary in advance, that's a waste." The lizard scoffed at the human knight's point of view, "And I will ensure that the guy who is not worth two hundred gold coins will not survive the next payday. "

"But how do you know who's worth and who's not?"

"I just know, don't forget where we met for the first time." Sonam narrowed his eyes and looked at the human knight in front of him with a dangerous look, "All the mercenaries who came to Shuangqiao Town If you want to come to me to report, I have seen too much, and you can tell whether someone is qualified by just using your nostrils. Do you think I really randomly assign members to each team? Of course not, those guys who I think are worthless They are all stuffed together by me. You can go ahead and see if my judgment is correct. Of course, there must be one or two who are wrong. Considering that there are so many incompetent people around, they can prove their own It shouldn't be too difficult."

Lancelow felt a burst of frustration in his heart, because he knew that it was probably more difficult to change the mind of the six-armed snake than to kill her directly.Just when he was at a loss what to do, a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in his mind, remembering that when they escorted the succubus paladins to Andrinna, it took only three days to see the walls of the Volcano Fortress.

"General, let's look at this issue from another angle." Lancelow said again with a sincere tone, "How long do you estimate it will take us to reach the Volcano Fortress? Will it take five days?"

"Almost." A weird smile appeared on the six-armed snake demon's face, "Why, are you impatient for the battle already? I'm looking forward to your performance, Your Excellency."

"You misunderstood me." Lancelot shook his head, "That is to say, before the next payday comes, we will definitely encounter Baatezu's army, right? If that's the case, why don't you say Will the incompetent people die at that time? After all, Tijana has already paid for it..."

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