Alien world

Chapter 1087 9. Traitor? Old friend? Warrior!

A few miles outside the suburbs of Annan and Olmedo.

Luo Xi brought his men to clean up here and stood on a low hill to listen to the report from his adjutant Seldan.

"We found a frozen ratman corpse with its chest cut open, and there were footprints and this lost arrow around it..."

Adjutant Seldan took out an ordinary birch feather arrow that he had sharpened to a straight line, but it still could not escape the limitations of the raw materials.

"Are there any humans around?"

When Luo Xi was surprised, the soldiers in front came and reported that they had found a "hunter".

"Go over and have a look."

Could it be that in this area full of ratmen and demons, there are still human gathering places?
From a long distance, Luo Xi saw a man standing with several soldiers. He was covered with rat fur and held a bow and arrow like a big rat.

The moment their eyes met, Luo Xi was suddenly stunned and looked at the bearded hunter: "Are you... Kirlian?"

Kirlian's eyes were filled with nostalgia: "Luo Xi..."

Luo Xi couldn't believe that he would meet Kylian, who chose to leave the town of Sanctuary, on the outskirts of Breeze City.

Adjutant Sultan next to him also looked surprised.

"Why are you back...?"

“Because this is home.”

Upon learning that it was an old acquaintance of the legion commander, the soldiers walked away and continued to clean up the surroundings.

"I mean…what are you doing here?"

"Our home has been taken over by ratmen. I will come back, kill them one by one, and rebuild our home."

Kirian's eyes lingered on the soldiers, and Losey continued, "You're lucky to have met me. If you had met Fermi, he might have arrested you."

"You make me sound inhuman, Roxie."

crunch--

The sound of stepping on snow was heard, and dark red plate armor appeared, different from the golden plate armor of the Guards.

"Fermi..."

Kirlian whispered the identity of the person who came out, and his eyes fell on his disappeared arm: "It seems that a lot of things have happened."

Femi nodded slightly to him and looked at Losey: "Krian and the others' departure was approved by Lord Annan and Lord Olmedo. Even if we meet again, we will just be old friends."

The three of them were all refugees and had a good relationship until they parted ways in the asylum town.

Thinking of this, Luo Xi still sighed: "Do you know what you missed?"

In Xingyue Bay, Annan valued Clean more than Losi and Fermi. If he hadn't left, he would have been the commander of the Guards Corps or another direct legion.

“I can see that,” said Kirlian.

These soldiers were wearing fine plate armor that only the private soldiers of noble lords had, and there were rat heads and blood graffiti on their chests. Each of them was an elite who had killed dozens of ratmen.

"What happened after you left?"

They listened to what happened after Kirlian left in the cold wind on the outskirts of Breeze City.

Kirlian refused to be recruited by the surrounding forces and headed north with those who were willing to follow him.

In addition to the long distance, there were also mountain bandits and ratmen blocking the way. Some of them died and some were injured. When they finally returned to the North, only two of them were left. The other one died of infection from the wound not long after.

Kylian was left alone, and he was lucky enough to walk the rest of the way and stay outside the Free City to attack lone ratmen.

Upon learning that Crean had not defected, Losey was the most excited: "We will ask Lord Annan for you to come back!"

Kirian was stunned: "Can I still go back?"

"You are not a deserter! Just repeat what you said to me to Lord Annan. Lord Annan will let you come back out of our friendship!"

Kirian smiled bitterly and said, "I have disappointed Lord Annan. He will never forgive me..."

... "I will never forgive him!"

Annan shouted, pointing at Michael who was hiding behind Dumbledore: "You took my money, spent my time, and wasted my expectations, and now you tell me there is no improvement!?"

It was a pity that the gift he prepared for Michael a few days ago was "a bag of gold coins", which was the good thing that Elimayas had been thinking about day and night!
"That's what alchemy is like. We have to find success among countless failures..." said Mr. Dumbledore on behalf of Michael.

"You mean ninety-nine percent perspiration and one percent luck?"

"Yes, that's it."

Annan calmed down and felt that the burden he had given Michael was indeed a bit heavy...

Although Michael had been following him since Breeze City, he was only a fourth-level mage after all.

Annan was anxious because Bronzebeard had already created the first "revolving rifle", but there was a problem with the bullet, or the gunpowder: it did not support high-intensity firing.

If we develop a revolver rifle that can fire continuously, will the ratmen still be a threat?

The problem is that the improved gunpowder used now will produce a lot of smoke and waste after ignition, which will clog the barrel. Therefore, the soldiers wipe the muskets after each battle not only to please the gun spirit, but also to wipe off these attachments to avoid explosion.

Given the firing efficiency of a revolver, there is a risk of the barrel exploding after just a few minutes of use.

Even if it was replaced with orichalcum, it wouldn't work. Although it wouldn't explode, the attachments would still accumulate in the barrel and clog the bullet.

"Then let's take it slow..."

There is no point in rushing to advance in technology. We can only wait until the school trains more alchemy apprentices and recruits more alchemists.

However, the trade between Liberty City and the Kingdom regarding the purchase of muskets has been put on the agenda. With muskets, they can hold out for a long time... There is no need to worry about the start of a new war for the time being.

It shouldn't be necessary...

As for the charcoal that was brought back, Dumbledore said it was indeed related to the Mage Tower. Annan gave it to Lilith, and after getting her approval, he handed it over to her.

"I need time to digest it."

"how long?"

"It won't be long... He will wake up before returning." Lilith said.

Annan was looking forward to seeing whether Lilith would undergo new changes. As soon as he returned to the City Lord's Mansion, the maid Abby brought guests to visit.

"Tasia, why are you here?" Annan said happily.

"Hey, can't you see me?" Brinno Janna next to her said in an unfriendly tone.

"Tasia is too tall and blocks my view." Annan explained casually, guessing the purpose of their visit: "You want to go to the ground to play too?"

"We are not playing, we are here for business." Brino Janna corrected, "We are going to visit the Snow Mountain Fortress."

"The Snow Mountain Fortress... it's full of demons now. It's very dangerous."

“But it’s worth it.”

Annan's eyes lit up: "Is there any treasure?"

call--

The room suddenly darkened, and a huge and beautiful vertical pupil appeared outside the window: "I heard you talking about treasure."

"Indeed, there is." Brinno Janna thought for a moment and said.

"Really?"

"Many soldiers were not able to react when the western part of the fortress fell. The demons were only interested in flesh and blood. Their weapons and relics were probably thrown aside."

Annan's black eyes and the dragon's pupils outside the window lit up at the same time: "Okay, I'll go with you."

Brino Janna breathed a sigh of relief. They thought it would take a lot of effort to convince Annan... wait a minute.

"What did you say, join us?"

(End of this chapter)