Pale Emblem

Chapter 35 Dragon Cavalry

On a snowy afternoon, Vertoc and Bartom patrolled the walls of Braun Town together.

He put on the professional suit that Dr. Cole gave him, with a hard leather armor, a long sword hanging from his waist, a hood and a half-mask, revealing only a pair of pure amber eyes.Bartom also wore the same attire. He carried two heavy scimitars on his back, and his philistine temperament was swept away, replaced by prudence and self-confidence, and revealed a brave and fierce aura, like a lion patrolling the territory.

Just walking by Vertok's side, he was like a sidekick instead.

It snowed heavily for several days in a row, and the inside and outside of Bolang Town were covered in white. On the city wall more than 20 meters high, patrolling adventurers regularly sweep away the snow, which is their current main job.At this moment, a group of fully armed adventurers was dumping snow outside the parapet. When they saw Bartom, Wiltok and the others, they simply nodded to them, but they did not greet them proactively as usual.

Adventurers generally have decent strength, and are even better at fighting than the average Legionnaire.What they lack is discipline.In just a few days, it is not easy for these adventurers to fulfill their most basic duties.

This is all thanks to Bartom's supervision and teaching. After all, he is a veteran who participated in the February War and has very rich military experience.Under the coercion and enticement of his carrots and sticks, the adventurers can't enforce orders, but at least they won't be too free and loose.

Bartom knew that he couldn't have too high demands on adventurers.He also nodded in return, and led Vertok to a ballista tower next to him.

The guards of the Arrow Tower are the three awakeners of the Adventurer's House, one is watching and two are resting.The lookout turned back and greeted Boss Bartom, and continued to observe the white forest.Bartom carefully checked the ballista's condition, and asked the guard a few more questions. After receiving a positive answer, he nodded in satisfaction.

In the arrow tower, in addition to ballistas and giant bolts, there are also quilts and blankets and a stove for heating and cooking.The guards of the Arrow Tower have to live here all day long, and it is necessary to keep warm, otherwise it will be bad if the hands and feet are frozen and numb.

While observing the ballista, Vertok asked curiously, "How far can this thing shoot?"

Bartom exhaled a puff of mist, and replied: "Within 400 meters, no half-orc should be able to block its blow."

"Is it worth the money?"

"Well, the cost is very expensive. If a medium ballista like this is brand new, it will cost at least 12000 gold towers. Of course, the ballistas we have here are second-hand goods that have been eliminated from the regular army." Bartom said with a smile: " I took over the adventurers' guild in Braun Town, and the six ballistas that the previous mayor left me were all rubbish that couldn't fire. If I were to fix them, I would have to spend 5 gold towers for parts. You know how I fixed it ?"

"I used 8000 gold towers to bribe a chief officer of the Fallen Leaf City Guard Corps every year, and he forcibly eliminated twelve ballistas and helped me replace all the ballistas in the town. His interests in Braun Town also benefited. Our extra care. If he doesn't want to cut off the money here, he should send an armed caravan to support Braun town by the beginning of next spring."

"As long as we stick to it for two months, the threat of the Orcs from Outland will be lifted!" Bartom said with a heavy gaze.

A few days ago, the dark hunter Max and his scouts really found traces of the activities of the Orcs in Outland along the Krill River.Undercover hunters tracked the Orcs alone, crossed the Krill River, entered the sphere of influence of the Blackfire Barbarians, and finally found a medium-sized camp of Orcs in Outland.

Max didn't dare to investigate further, but there were signs that the Orcs from Outland should have enough food for the winter. They had less friction with the Blackfire Barbarians, and they didn't seem to be ready to fight. Both sides showed restraint.

Mayor Maine and Bartom both believed that the Orcs in Outland had experienced a long and difficult journey and had become weak as a whole.Moreover, they are parked on the territory of the Blackfire tribe, and the threat to the plantation and the town of Braun is of secondary importance.If they crossed the Krill River and attacked the half-elves, the Darkfire Barbarians would most likely take the opportunity to unplug their camp on the east bank of the river.

Therefore, Mayor Maine continued to stay in the plantation, but Braun Town still couldn’t be careless. Bartom asked Max to rearrange the guard posts outside the city in a targeted manner, so as to be able to warn in advance.

"When the weather warms up, I estimate that the Outland Orcs should leave the Braun Lake area, otherwise the Blackfire Chief will send his butchers to challenge them. The Outland Orc Butchers won, they were in the Blackfire The Horde will have a place. If they lose, the entire Horde will be annexed by the Blackfire Warchief. Regardless, the alliance's peace covenant with the Blackfire Horde remains in effect. The crisis in Braun Town is relieved." Bartom's eyes wandered. In the snow in the forest, he muttered to himself as if he was cheering for himself.

Vertok patted the steel frame of the ballista, and said, "We have twelve ballistas, and the orcs dare not attack."

Bartom withdrew his gaze from the distance and smiled: "The ballista is mainly a siege device used to hit the enemy. If it is against a single target, its deterrence is greater than its lethality. Don't expect a giant crossbow to kill you. An enemy, the great thing is to pierce 3 orcs. If the orcs launch a decisive charge, they will not take casualties. The ballista may kill more enemies than the javelins thrown by the female warriors of the Homer."

"Vill, you have to remember that whether it's a large-scale war or a small-scale battle, it starts with a war of heart." Bartom patted his chest and said solemnly: "If you want to win, you must understand Know yourself as much as possible about the enemy... We are actually very weak, and we can rely on this strong city wall and the brave and fighting Hemers. But the problem we face is that the city wall of Braun Town needs thousands of people to garrison. We can only mobilize a maximum of 700 soldiers. This is not enough to experience a high-intensity battle, because the soldiers need to rotate and rest.”

"In addition, more than 30 Hemer tribes participated in the life sacrifice of the Temple of the Earth Mother this year, and each of them chose a partner. These more than 70 people have become soft-legged shrimps... When I needed John the most, he actually ran away Participate in the sacrifice of life?"

Vertok asked, "Why does John have to participate in the sacrifice of life? I think he seems to be reluctant. Didn't all the professionals in the Jyn and Whistle Adventure Group refuse?"

Bartom said a little embarrassedly: "We have an agreement with the Tahu tribe that we can't refuse the invitation of the Hemo female warrior, but the adventurer can refuse... Let's not talk about this, what did we just say?"

"Well, our defense has weaknesses, so we have to bluff. One can intimidate the enemy, so that they don't dare to act rashly; the other is to maintain the morale of our side. If we lose morale, we will be easily defeated by our opponents."

"The contest of will runs through all types of combat. Orc shamans and orc butchers have the ability to foresee danger, but in war, foreknowledge of danger can be a bad thing. Good half-elf commanders often take advantage of orcs' foreknowledge of danger. , turn the situation around. Do you think, on the battlefield, where is there no danger? You are obviously weak, but your performance is firm, but the orcs are shrinking. The Black Fire tribe has suffered a lot on the battlefield. Just charge to the death. At that time, the two sides can only speak by strength, and whoever can't hold back first will be defeated."

"Fortunately, the extraterritorial orcs are not Black Fire... We still don't know the size of the other tribe. If it is only a small tribe of a few hundred people, it is not a threat to us; if it is a medium tribe of 2, 3 people, they can pull With more than 1000 orc warriors, storming the city walls of Braun Town will hurt both sides, and they can't afford to lose so many clansmen; large tribes with a population of more than 5000, orc leaders are often wise, and can take into account all aspects of things, should not be reckless Attack the town of Braun."

"Vill, what kind of situation do you want the Orcs in Outland to be?"

Vertok thought for a while, his eyes gradually brightened, he clenched the hilt of the sword, and said excitedly: "I hope they are a medium-sized orc tribe, and then fight us."

The three half-elf guards in the arrow tower also had expressions of excitement.Bartom laughed. Twenty years ago, he might have scolded these young people for not understanding the cruelty of war; and 20 years earlier, he himself would have longed for war.In any case, the morale of the guards in Bolang Town is not bad, and his money was not wasted after all.

"Outland Orcs and Blackfire Barbarians are mutually restrained. As long as we don't take the initiative to provoke them, they should not attack Braun Town." Bartom sighed, shook his head and smiled bitterly: "This time it is even an integration training for adventurers, We thought we would know what to do in a similar situation again.”

"Boss, boss..." a professional from the Adventurer's House shouted while running along the city wall.

Bartom thought there was an emergency military situation, so he quickly walked out of the arrow tower, stopped him and asked, "Frightened, what happened?"

The professional pointed his finger to the west of Braun Town, and was so excited that he was incoherent: "The back door...there are troops coming into the town, they, they are dragoons! The dragoons of the alliance, there are at least 150 dragoons, and they also bring four. Dragon beast, I have seen it... The sound of that thing is especially scary."

Bartom was surprised and happy, grabbed the professional's arm, and asked, "Dragoon? You haven't seen it before, how do you know it's a dragoon?"

"They said it themselves, they said it was the dragoons of the Dissa Alliance. The adventurer old Bob, who guarded the back door, also said that those half-elf cavalry are dragoons!"

Dragon cavalry, the full name of Dragon Vein Half-elf cavalry, is the most powerful special arm of the Disa Alliance.Each dragoon is at least a third-level professional, and their bodies have also received dragon blood engravings. Of course, it is not the blood of the Dragon King Fei Lumat, but the blood of high-level dragon beasts.Even so, the life rank of the dragoons has reached the third rank, which is comparable to that of an adult female warrior of Hemer.Its strength and physique are superior to those of the Hemers, and coupled with the expertise of professionals, the Disa half-elves generally believe that the dragoons can suppress the Hemers and the Takus.

In fact, the Dragoons were once the apologetic cavalry regiment of the Earth Temple.After the fall of the Earth Temple, the dragoons were completely divided up by the sixteen pillars.The current dragoons of the alliance are either affiliated to the Dragon King Temple dedicated to Feilumat, or they are the private soldiers of the sixteen famous families.

Bartom was very confused, and he did send someone to Fallen Leaf City to ask the chief officer of the garrison for help.Logically speaking, the chief officer of the garrison corps was born in a famous place and had a high position, but he was not able to mobilize a dragoon to reinforce Braun Town.

Are these dragoons from the Dragon King's Palace, or are they private soldiers from the famous 16-pillar gate?What was their purpose in coming to Braun Town?
"Boss, what should I do? Do you want to open the door and let them in?" the professional asked eagerly.

Bartom was awakened and scolded angrily: "You idiot still ran over and asked me if I want to open the door? If you don't open the door, the dragoons will break through my city gate. These gentlemen are not easy to serve, you go back and let them in, I Go right away."

The professional got an affirmative answer and ran away quickly.But just as Bartom expected, the dragoons outside the town slammed open the city gate directly, and the guards next to them did not dare to stop them.

When Vertok and Bartom arrived on the street, a group of cavalry had already rushed into the street from the back door.Many townspeople watched on both sides, and adventurers rushed over from all directions.

These proud and outrageous half-elves straddle the shorthorned oryx.They all weighed about a ton, and their smooth and shiny fur was covered with knotted muscles. Their shoulder height was higher than that of most residents of Braun Town, and they looked unusually strong.The Oryx is covered with protective horse armor, with heavy spears made of stainless steel hanging on both sides, and the half-elf dragoons in heavy armor don't find it difficult.

The dragoons are all wrapped in gorgeous heavy armor, wearing black horned helmets with a cross-shaped opening on the front. When he turned his head and looked over, the person being stared at would have an unknown sense of terror.As if these dragoons and armor were integrated, they were not half-elves, but a humanoid dragon beast.

Dragoons really brought dragon beasts.Four monsters comparable in size to antelopes are on both sides of the cavalry. They look like a combination of lizards and big cats. They have thick limbs, flexible and smooth body lines, and are covered with blue-black horny scales. With a cold metallic luster, a lizard's long tail is dragging behind its butt, and its head is also the head of a lizard, but it has a pair of horns that curl forward, making it look particularly hideous.

The dragon beast looked very manic. From time to time, it opened its bloody mouth full of fangs, and let out a low roar at the onlookers. Many half-elf children who were watching the lively were frightened and cried.

At the forefront of the dragoon team, there are five half-elves that are clearly different from the other dragoons. They wear red, brown, blue and silver heavy armor respectively.The last half-elf wore a professional suit. He didn't wear a mask. He was a fat middle-aged man with a shiny face.

When he saw Bartom who had made his way to the street, he said two words to the half-elf dragoon in silver armor.The silver-armored dragoons took hold of the reins and raised their shining gauntlets, and the cavalry team stopped immediately.

"You are the vice-chairman of Berg of the Fallen Leaf City Adventurer's Guild?" Bartom took the initiative to walk towards the half-elf wearing a professional suit, with a flattering smile on his face, and asked uncertainly.

The middle-aged half-elf jumped off the mount, walked to Bartom, pointed the whip to his nose, and yelled aggressively: "Bartom, what are you doing? Blocking the city gates in the daytime, It caused Lord Hewlante to open the door himself. Apologize to Lord Hewlante!" He also winked at Bartom.

The owner of the hotel understood, stepped forward quickly, bowed and apologized to the four dragoons at the front, and said repeatedly: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, a few adults, I'm really sorry. Braun Town recently discovered a group of foreign orc invaders, for the sake of Just in case, I ordered the city gates to be temporarily blocked and you have to wait outside for a long time."

The silver-armored half-elf sat on top of the antelope and did not speak, but the half-elf in the red lady's armor chuckled softly and teased: "Wait for a long time, it's not a long wait, Heurante slashed the back door with a sword. . Bartom should hurry up and find someone to fix it before the Orcs break into the town through the back door."

Bartom saw the two giant heavy swords that Huurante hung on both sides of the mount, his eyes jumped, his posture lower, and he smiled: "It's okay, it's okay, a few adults bring dragoons to Braun Town, we are still afraid What half-orc invader?"

Heurant finally turned his helmet sideways, glanced at Bartom lightly, and said indifferently, "The Orc invaders have nothing to do with us."

The vice president of the Adventurer's Guild of Fallen Leaves City coughed and explained next to him: "Sir Hurant came to Braun Town this time for the shadow lurker nearby... The Golden Oak Famous Sect has already taken over the guild's adventure mission. Delegate Sir Hurant to capture the Shadow Lurker alive..."

In the crowd watching, Annie and Katie from the Jyn and Whistle Adventure Group whispered excitedly:
"It turned out to be Huurant from the famous Golden Oak family. I heard that he mastered the Heart of Mirror at the age of 26, and was promoted to the fifth-level swordsman at the age of 37. He is a famous Dragon Vein Venerable in Highland City. He is regarded as the right arm of the Golden Oak Patriarch... , Sir Huurant is so handsome, I wonder if he has mastered the legendary 'Shadow of Dreams'..."

Katie stared directly at the red-armored female knight beside Heurante, and said enviously: "Beside him is Isa, the youngest fourth-level animal trainer in the famous Golden Oak family? I really want to have a dragon. Beast pet..."

Vertok's ears were very sharp. Hearing Annie and Katie's discussion, he quietly squeezed past the crowd and asked in a low voice, "Anne, Katie, did you just say 'Golden Oak'?"

Annie found out that it was Vertok, and snickered embarrassingly: "Vill, you are also there... Well, no matter how handsome Lord Huurant is, you are not as beautiful..."

Vertok had to ask again, "You just talked about the 'Golden Oak'...I hear you."

"Oh, 'golden oak' is a unique term. Legend has it that it was a big tree that grew in the far outlands, but there is no oak tree in the kingdom of dragons. We don't know if the oak tree really exists? Anyway, the golden oak is famous for the oak tree. The seed is the emblem, you can see the emblem on the shoulder armor of Lord Hewlante, that is the oak seed depicted by the famous Golden Oak Gate."

Virtok turned his eyes and couldn't help frowning his slender eyebrows like a sword, and muttered in his heart, "That's an acorn... I must have seen it before, how could there not be a kingdom of dragons?"
Vertok's figure is tall and well-proportioned, and his bearing is extraordinary. Even if he wears a half-mask on his face, he is extremely conspicuous in the crowd.

Hewlant noticed Vertok standing on the side of the street, pointed at him with a long whip and asked, "Who is that?"

Bartom glanced back, and he was suddenly shocked. He knew that Vertok's beauty would be coveted by famous people, and he specifically instructed Vertoc to go to the pharmacy to avoid it first, but he didn't expect Hurant to directly cut through the back door of the town. The cavalry rushed too fast again, and Vertok was discovered by the other party before he had time to leave.

Up to now, Bartom can only bite the bullet and say: "That is the adventurer Vertoc..."

Hurant interrupted his explanation directly and shouted: "Come on, arrest Vertok for me!"

　If you are in a hurry, the writing is too bad, it is better to be steady, and try to ensure that the [-]-word update every month should be about the same.

　　
　
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