Mount and Blade System: Start from Pioneer Lords

Watching the centaur chieftain, who was initially extremely angry, become as calm as the tranquil Surging River, Li Wei knew that the deal was settled. He tossed the sunflower seed shells in his hand into the bonfire, and with the flames that suddenly leaped up, he chuckled twice.

"It's done. I didn't expect this goblin to actually have some tricks up his sleeve."

In all honesty, this centaur chieftain was indeed a tough nut to crack.

When Li Wei captured him alive, he used the same intimidation tactics, but the guy didn't care at all, just sneering with disdain.

Completely the opposite of that pig-headed Tikri.

The lord even considered that if the other party still didn't recognize the situation after this matter was over, he would directly chop him up and feed him to the ogres.

He really wanted to bring this big guy under his command. Putting aside everything else, just his physique alone would be incredibly impressive to show off during military exercises, but it wasn't to the point where he absolutely had to have him.

As for torture? This method won't subdue the strong, it's only useful for soft bones like Sam.

"It seems you've reached an agreement." The lord walked over with his hands behind his back, patted Gus's sturdy thigh, which was as thick as his waist, exuding the air of a mafia boss: "Little Gus, I, your lord, definitely won't let you go. You must choose either the key or the butcher knife. So, what is your choice?"

The lord clapped his hands, and two of his subjects came forward, each carrying a huge cleaver and a key to unlock the chains on Gus's hands.

Looking down at the human who was only as tall as his hoof, Gus was silent for a long time before asking in a muffled, thunderous voice: "Why would you go to such lengths to recruit a barbaric wilderness native? And a defeated prisoner at that?"

This question made everyone prick up their ears, especially Skye and Forgero, who were most eager to know why this lord was going to so much trouble to recruit a savage centaur.

It was undeniable that the centaur race was indeed a well-known strong fighting race, but their strength-worshipping and violent nature meant that it was difficult for them to submit to someone weaker than themselves.

Like the Panta warriors, those with superb personal martial skills and a gentle, peace-loving temperament were ultimately in the minority.

The lord looked into the distance with his hands behind his back, his tone calm and light.

"I reviewed historical case studies, aligned the granularity, and plan to deeply cultivate the vertical field to create a differentiated combination of punches..."

Everyone looked at the lord's back, his body suddenly enveloped in a layer of brilliant golden light, so dazzling in the night, looking tall and mighty.

Forgero narrowed his eyes. Was this the "Tome of Radiant Holy Words"?

Even the erudite Master Fugin was full of admiration. These words sounded extremely profound.

He didn't expect this Highcliff Castle lord, who had always been so rough, to be able to say such awe-inspiring words.

"In layman's terms, I'm preparing to train a heavy cavalry unit." The lord turned his head and grinned, revealing two rows of neat white teeth.

"..."

"Cough cough." Forgero kept coughing as if he had asthma.

"So, what's your decision?" The lord looked smug, as if he had him all figured out.

"I have one condition. If you don't agree, I'd rather die in this wilderness and rot into the mud." Gus's simple mind couldn't understand why this short human in front of him could contain such unparalleled power.

"Stop with the nonsense, speak!"

"Although I am a prisoner of war, I refuse to join High... Highcliff Castle as a slave. At least I have to be..." Gus originally wanted to say 'warrior,' but he changed his mind: "Member."

Li Wei nodded very simply. The Holy Sword was unsheathed, and with lightning speed, he swung it.

Swish swish swish!

A flash of cold light in mid-air, and when everyone reacted, the handcuffs on the centaur chieftain's hands had already snapped in half with a crack, hitting the ground heavily.

Gus's temples throbbed, and he suddenly felt his mouth dry.

The chains used to bind him were definitely made of solid materials, but they were cut into two pieces as easily as cutting fruit. The key was that the movement was too fast, he couldn't see it at all.

This human didn't seem to have used his full strength last time...

"Then, my lord, from now on, Lyneir the Sun Chaser will fight for your will, be your eternal follower, until I gallop across the grasslands and rot!"

Gus placed his thick fist on his chest, lowered his proud head, and spoke formally and solemnly.

He knew that swearing was a behavior that humans liked to use to prove their loyalty, so he naturally followed the local customs and borrowed it.

"Very good!" The lord gave generous applause.

This centaur chieftain was smarter than he thought. He was obviously very clear about his position and situation. Li Wei discovered that the system had actually received his joining notification.

You had to know, it wasn't enough to just shout slogans. You had to have a certain degree of loyalty to get the system's approval. The negative example was that old thing Sam.

He was quick-witted and full of tricks, and he thought he was very smart. He shouted slogans like "Die for you, Lord, Lord" so loudly, but every time the message of joining the team appeared, it would disappear without a trace in no more than three seconds.

He was unaware of the greatest benefit of Highcliff Castle, and this guy was probably still complacent.

"Lord, can I also join Highcliff Castle?"

Leyton looked respectful.

In this world, strength was ultimately everything. Although it had wisdom beyond its race, it was like a merchant, possessing a lot of money but without the power to protect it.

Finding a force that could accept it and allow it to display its ambitions was the best solution.

One duck was herding, and a flock of ducks was also herding. Li Wei didn't say anything, just nodded twice.

"Lord, I also want to join Highcliff Castle!"

Just after Leyton the goblin finished swearing, an eager voice came from afar.

A pig-headed man, two sizes smaller than Panda, ran from afar. He was wearing a gray apron and carrying a butcher knife in his hand.

This pig-headed man was Tikri.

After this guy surrendered, the lord sent him to work with the cook.

Later, seeing that he had good strength, Mir divided him into logistics to be responsible for chopping meat and cooking.

After all, a group of thin mountain goats struggled to chop a bone.

"Haven't you already joined Highcliff Castle?" Li Wei raised his eyebrows.

Was this place like a garbage dump? Did everyone rush to come?

Tikri really wanted to say that it also wanted to join as a member and warrior like Gus, not as a slave auxiliary soldier.

But looking at the lord's obviously cold face, it didn't dare to say it after all.

"I have other arrangements for you. Don't worry, Highcliff Castle will not turn a blind eye to anyone with talent. Hurry up and cook." The lord patiently comforted him.

As for what arrangements, probably only the lord knew.

In the end, Tikri could only leave helplessly, and Leyton also left at the same time.

Gus's joining did not cause too much waves in the Thorns Legion. After all, this centaur chieftain had only had a brief contact with Skye's cavalry squad, and in fact, most of the soldiers had never seen this centaur chieftain.

However, the elves who were rescued in Shadow Forest were extremely dissatisfied with this result and became even colder to the lord.

Li Wei didn't care. To be honest, if it weren't for the fact that one of the elves looked very much like a woman, making him barely have an impression, he would have forgotten these elves long ago.

This season, the weather in the wilderness was getting colder and colder every day, and the wind and snow that had just stopped not long ago began to howl again.

Fugin, the high priest of the Ice and Snow Church, said that this winter would definitely be longer and colder than in previous years, because the first snow of today came too early and too bizarre. This statement was agreed by Forgero.

But whether it was cold or not depended on who it was. The lord was still rosy-cheeked even though he was only wearing a leather armor, and Fugin, the ice and snow priest next to him, had to put on a thick cloak. After all, cultivating ice and snow magic only made him more easily adapted to the cold, not directly ignoring it.

As for Li Wei, not to mention that with his current physique, he could basically be immune to heat and cold, not to mention that he found that cultivating the "Tome of Radiant Holy Words" not only improved elemental resistance, but also had an effect on adapting to the cold and heat of the environment, so now everyone was wrapped in thick cloaks to resist the wind and snow, only the lord was wearing thin clothes, quite a bit of an expert's demeanor.

This made the others secretly click their tongues. Along the way, most of the time they were cursing this year's winter for being too cold and difficult to resist.

This Lion Hunter Knight seemed to be experiencing summer.

On a snowy night, all the soldiers of the Thorns Legion were wearing armor and sleeping next to the brazier in the tent, striving to conserve their energy in a short period of time.

However, several of the highest-ranking officials were yawning and discussing specific arrangements in a tent.

"The journey here is about thirty ounces away from the Wilderness Coalition camp. If we follow the time agreed upon with that goblin, we can set off in a while."

Forgero supported his hands on the simple wooden table, talking about the time arrangement.

An ounce is a unit of time in this world, the specific source is the time required for an ounce of fine sand to flow in an hourglass.

Converted to the previous life, an ounce is about two minutes.

Li Wei still knew some of this basic common sense.

Originally, launching an attack at night was the best, but considering that they had just fought tonight, the warriors were very tired, and the other party would obviously be wary of them taking advantage of the victory to pursue.

So everyone postponed the time to about six o'clock in the morning. This time was definitely the most sleepy time for the wilderness people who had been vigilant all night, and the sky was already slightly bright.

There was no need to worry about whether the soldiers were adapted to launching a charge at night.

"This raid, Lord, you should rest for a while and let me do it. I have been rescued by you many times during this time, which makes me a little ashamed."

Forgero said seriously.

He was not afraid that this Lord Li would steal his battle merits. The two were not in the same system. As long as this war was won, he would have credit.

The main reason was that this war clearly belonged to the Thorns Legion, but every battle relied on this Lord to succeed. Even if he had the thickest skin, he could not watch this war be completely resolved by this Lord.

"Whatever you want." Li Wei waved his hand indifferently.

Since Forgero wanted to personally end this war, he was happy to be idle.

Anyway, the contributions he had made were enough to ask Frina for enough reward.

As for fame, even if he did nothing, Frina would promote him, this "Lion Hunter Knight," well in order to go south.

"Thank you everyone, then this meeting ends here."

Forgero got up to announce the end, and everyone got up to leave.

"Um... ah?"

Li Wei kicked Panda, who was sleeping like a dead pig. This panda man quickly got up, overturned the special chair under his butt, wiped his mouth, and looked dazed.

As soon as this guy came in, he fell asleep after hearing Forgero's long speech, and his saliva had wet the black and white fur on his face.

"How is it, did you understand?"

The two walked out of the camp hand in hand, Li Wei asked with a smile.

"Cough cough, I accidentally fell asleep just now, and it was over when I woke up." Panda touched his head, looking embarrassed.

It has never been interested in those things, and as soon as it hears it, it will become sleepy and sleep very sweetly.

"Actually, it's just that set. You can go with Skye later, and he will tell you other details."

"Lord, what about you?" Panda heard the other meaning and asked.

"As for me, naturally I will rest for a while and watch the battle." Li Wei put his hands behind his head, looking content.

"Okay." Panda was a little disappointed.

To be honest, following this Lord's charge was indeed an ultimate enjoyment, making it flock to it.

Being unable to fight with him made Panda a little disappointed.

When the soldiers were woken up by each other, they couldn't help yawning, and their faces were still a little sleepy.

But after opening the tent and walking out, they immediately shivered, and all the sleepiness was blown away by the cold north wind.

The fully armed Thorns Legion began to move towards the destination, following the barely visible sky.

They were very quiet, like warriors from ancient times, triumphantly returning in the wind and snow.

The Wilderness Coalition camp had been scouted long ago. The beginning of the journey went smoothly, and they did not encounter the other party's scouts.

Until the journey was advanced to the last ten miles, everyone could no longer continue to swagger forward. At this distance, the team was too large and there was no way to cover up the movement.

Forgero personally selected 1,500 soldiers, including the Panta Warriors, and six ice and snow priests led by Fugin jointly cast spells to conceal their tracks and continue to advance.

The remaining Thorns Legion soldiers stayed here and provided timely support when they received the signal.

The spells cast by the six casters could just accommodate 1,500 more people, including Forgero and Li Wei, who could even ride their horses and slowly advance with the troops.

As time passed, small snow packs standing in the snow, all over the mountains and plains, came into view. Those were the animal skin tents of the wilderness people.

There were also flickering torches in the camp, providing meager light.

Everyone continued to advance in the dark, hiding in a very secret basin.

One mile ahead was the Wilderness Coalition camp.