Riding and Slashing

Chapter 26 Booty

Li Ang really didn't intend to occupy this camp.

In fact, after getting the map provided by Ralph, Li Ang knew that the land in the north of the Tongtian River was not suitable for the initial development of the territory.

Forscher can mess around here, after all, he is the Duke's child, and his family is powerful enough to wrestle with the Jatu warlords to negotiate deals.

But with his small arms and legs, he couldn't carry the Jatu cavalry.

Besides, if the dispute between the Duke of Alma and the Earl of Auden is deeply involved, even if he is affected a little, it may be a disaster.

Also, both sides are insidious...

In the final match in Foggy Cage City, Duke Alma requested that the final be changed to costume fighting, which was the easiest to kill, after Forscher was eliminated.

The opponent in that final was Lehman, and if either Li Ang or Lehman died in the arena, it might be good news for Duke Alma...

Lehman is Auden's son-in-law and probably Auden's most capable helper.

As a well-known Knight of the Wild Lion, Alma would not deal with him openly, and would even maintain a superficial 'good relationship', but it would be inevitable to stab him secretly.

Lehman gave up so simply at that time, it seemed that he was very clear in his heart, so he would rather end his undefeated reputation than fight Li Ang desperately - of course, he might not have been able to fight in that situation at the time.

On Auden's side, he asked himself to "destroy the bandits", but he didn't tell himself that this was the camp built by Faucher, because he was afraid that he would not have a direct conflict with Duke Alma...

Agreeing to Oden's request was out of helplessness—if he wanted to develop territory in the Long River Forest area, it was necessary to have a good relationship with the most powerful Earl Oden.

Besides, sponsorship... oh no, it's a 'borrowed' start-up fund for myself.

However, after the matter was settled, Li Ang was actually unwilling to get involved in the political struggle between these two great nobles.

You still have to strengthen yourself as soon as possible, otherwise you can only become a knife in the hands of others.

To grow oneself requires a lot of manpower and equipment, and to have manpower and equipment requires a lot of dinars...

Hemp egg!

After much deliberation, it is still a matter of money...

……

Back at camp, the battle is over.

Klose is leading the mercenaries to search for loot.

There seemed to be a lot of trophies, and there were also a lot of prisoners who lost their combat effectiveness but were still alive.

But Li Ang wasn't in a good mood - so many prisoners of war were captured, but Pender's most profitable traditional business, selling prisoners of war, couldn't be done!
Since the hunks used infantry warhammers, they basically didn't hit the enemy's head, so most of the enemies were wounded and survived. Except for the archers and riders shot and killed by the crossbowmen, the other enemies were basically still alive.

Most of these enemies have been hammered off some parts of their bodies, and they are lying on the ground, rolling and crying in pain.Most of the people were still muttering, greeting the immediate female relatives of the Mettenheim people with some not very elegant words.

Well, there are also greetings to Li Ang.

Listening to the constant swearing, and thinking that they are all members of the Red Brotherhood and cannot be sold, Li Ang regretted not letting Klose use the great sword they are better at...

What's the use of being captured?You have to consume extra food.

Klose turned a deaf ear and directed the mercenaries to strip off the equipment of the captives one by one, and then roughly tied them up.

The newly appointed charge captain was very conscientious, keeping an eye on the hired crossbowmen to prevent them from pocketing the spoils privately.

The Mettenheim infantry had already started to eat - when they raided, the enemy was preparing to eat, and now they just happened to take advantage of them.

Stormtroopers generally do not participate in the work of cleaning the battlefield, which is the practice on the battlefield.

Because they had already done the most dangerous work, and they should not do coolies; also because when cleaning the battlefield, the stormtroopers might conflict with the prisoners because of the newly-born personal grievances.

After all, those high-pitched voices from the captives' mouths were aimed at them.

Of course, the sound had gradually diminished with the rough tying actions of the mercenaries until the entire camp returned to calm.

Anson is treating the wounded.

Although he did not contribute at all on the battlefield, Anson was very proactive when treating injuries and his medical skills were also very reliable.

At least he will not use bloodletting therapy like many doctors in this era...

Several stormtroopers suffered injuries of varying severity, but this did not affect their feasting in the slightest.Anson was bandaging a guy whose arm had been cut deep enough to see the bones, and the guy was still gnawing on a pig's trotter with his other hand.

There seems to be a kind of poised heroism.

However, the blue veins on his forehead and the dripping sweat still revealed the truth—he just blocked his mouth with a pig's trotter to prevent himself from screaming out in pain.

This is the case with the people of Mettenheim. They feel that real men cannot be afraid of pain, and they will be regarded as cowards if they groan in pain.And never retreat on the battlefield. In Mettenheim, people who are cut in the back will not be treated.

This is also the biggest reason why Mettenheim was able to defeat Buckley's colonial army and gain independence with a barren and narrow mountainous peninsula.

It seems that everything is going well, but how many spoils are there?

Li Ang looked at the messy camp a little nervously.

"grown ups……"

Klose, who was cleaning the battlefield, suddenly ran up to Li Ang.

Li Ang found that Klose had an extra full-face lightweight helmet—the kind that could cover the entire head and face, leaving only a slit for the eyes.

This guy...don't let the mercenaries hide their loot, but he got a piece of equipment first...

But Li Ang didn't care - Klose just came to see him directly with his helmet in his hand, which showed that this guy didn't hide anything else.

Moreover, as soon as Klose arrived in front of Li Ang, he raised his helmet as a signal.

"Do you like this helmet? It looks good on you, keep it for yourself."

Li Ang, who was not in a good mood, didn't wait for Klose to speak, and rewarded the spoils very straightforwardly.

There is no way, even though you are poor, you still have to be generous with the top fighter...

"Thank you, my lord... But my lord, this helmet was originally my own——I wonder why it appeared here..."

Klose turned over the helmet in his hand, and Klose's name 'Klose' was engraved on the inner edge of the helmet.

Then he put on the helmet.

Li Ang discovered that this helmet was indeed a complete set with the Mettenheim plate armor on Klose's body.

It is exactly the same as the great swordsman of Mettenheim in the previous game.

Li Ang also immediately realized that Klose was captured by pirates in a coma on a shipwreck at sea, so the helmet should have been sold by the pirates—helmets and their overalls are different from plate armor, and the heads of the people of Mettenheim are not the same. Not much bigger than a pendor.

Is it a coincidence that the helmet that was sold on the west coast more than a month ago has now appeared in the most remote mountainous area of ​​the Eastern Continent, and it has also fallen into the hands of Klose himself?

"Whose head did it wear before?"

Li Ang felt that this coincidence was a bit unbelievable, and the probability was the same as winning the lottery.

(End of this chapter)