Transcendent Noble

The black river is a tributary of the Jinshui River, named after it flows through the Black Fort, it runs through the entire Victor collar. The deepest part of the black river is no more than 2 meters. The river is crystal clear. Three lakes are formed in the low-lying area of ​​Victor, the largest of which is Pinghu.

Pinghu Village is built on the banks of Pinghu Lake. The village is surrounded by the lake on one side and fertile flat land on three sides. The villagers of Pinghu Village have cultivated more than 5,000 acres of arable land here.

In the afternoon, two dozen villagers in Pinghu Village, accompanied by a dozen militiamen, were collecting purple cane.

Jim waved the sickle in his hand, quickly harvesting the purple cane in front of him, panting heavily, sweat dripping down his cheeks, his arms were sour and swelling, but he didn't mean to rest. . Jim just wanted to finish the job early and leave this ghost place early, although it was less than 10 kilometers away from Pinghu Village.

The farmers are silent, only the rustle of sickle harvesting purple cane one after another, everyone is like Jim, desperately doing their own work, nervously like stealing other people's crops.

Jim and the others are indeed stealing, because Victor has announced that no matter whether it is a freedman or a landlord, it is not allowed to harvest the purple cane in the territory without permission, otherwise it will be regarded as theft of the lord’s property. However, this is not the reason for their nervousness.

"Hurry up! You can leave soon!" Captain, the burly militiaman, drank low, with a trace of anxiety in his eyes alertly.

No one answered, but the rustling became more rushing. Jim also speeded up his swinging the sickle, thinking that he could leave soon, he was very fortunate that he did not encounter the terrifying wild beast today.

More than twenty days ago, more than a dozen mountain people came to Pinghu Village one after another. They told the villagers that a terrifying and ferocious wolf appeared in this territory. At the beginning, the villagers didn't believe it, but the mountain people described it vividly, which made everyone doubtful. After more than ten days, some villagers finally witnessed the ferocious wolf in the mouth of the mountain people.

In the next few days, the villagers who went out to work frequently saw the huge and violent wild beast. The militia Captain Bayer organized a hunting squad to try to encircle this wild beast, but the hunting operation failed and a militia was damaged.

The situation then got worse. The ferocious wolf seemed to be angered. It began to attack the villagers who went out to work, and there were signs that it seemed to have built a nest near Pinghu Village.

Hyman was holding a crossbow on the Xuan, and vigilantly scanned the movement of all around. As the Chief-In-Charge harvesting purple cane, he was under a lot of pressure. Since the appearance of ferocious wolves in the surrounding area, the villagers have not dared to stay away from Pinghu Village. Fortunately, Pinghu Village is surrounded by cultivated arable land with a wide view and relatively safe. The wild beast has never appeared on the open arable land. .

But Baier insisted on organizing villagers to harvest purple cane a few kilometers away, and the wild beast lurked in densely packed purple cane forest. It has nothing to do with the humans who invaded its territory. The mouth is soft, and several people have been killed and injured by its sharp teeth. The villagers refused to go to the purple cane forest, but Baier forced the villagers to harvest the purple cane by drawing lots. Those who were disobedient would be driven out of Pinghu Village.

Many people don’t understand why Bayer did this, but Hyman knows.

Every once in a while, there are several carriage taking advantage of the night, quietly transporting those purple bagasse seeds, while leaving some supplies. That's how the crossbow in Hyman's hand came from. This kind of transaction has been going on for a while, and Hyman is not sure who the other party is, but he guessed it was the people in the eastern camp, and now only they in the entire territory dare to ignore the authority of the lord.

"I hope nothing will happen today."

Hyman replaced the heavy crossbow with his left hand, and the sharp crossbow pointed at the sky. In order to ensure safety, they replaced a piece of purple cane plantation further away for collection.

Jim has almost reached the limit, his back is so sore that he has to stop and rest for a while. Jim wiped the sweat from his face with a sweat towel around his neck, rubbed his eyes pickled by sweat, and his blurred vision became clear. Then Jim saw a huge monster wolf dying. Staring at him steadily. Jim was stiff and his mind was blank. He just stared at wild beast motionlessly, but his abnormal condition still attracted the attention of his companions.

"Jim?" A villager asked Jim tremblingly.

The voice of the villagers was not loud, but they still awakened Jim who was stunned by fear. Jim was about to let out a scream when a bad wind took him to the ground, and he fainted.

When the giant wolf jumped out of the purple cane forest, everyone did not respond, but it rushed directly at Hyman who was holding the crossbow.

There was a scream in the court, not Jim, but Hyman. In the blink of an eye, he was knocked to the ground by the giant wolf, and his neck was bitten tightly. Blood sprayed out from under the giant wolf's sharp teeth. With a tearing action of the giant wolf, the scream stopped abruptly. , Hyman's head was torn off.

The militiamen were shocked by this horrible scene, and the giant wolf pounced on the nearest militiaman.

critical moment, this militia inspires his own potential and courage. He raised the lance in his hand to block the fatal wolf kiss, but he could not block the huge impact. The whole person was dragged down by the wild beast. On the ground, Lance was bitten off by the giant wolf. Seeing the bloody mouth wide open like a sacrificial bowl approaching, the militiamen raised their arms to try to protect their necks and cried out for help.

"Save me! Save me!"

Then, the militiamen felt lighter on their bodies, and the giant wolf who was pressing on him suddenly jumped out, before he could understand it. At that time, there was a burst of pain in his body, and he had been shot as a hedgehog by his companion.

"Ah!" The militia screamed in anger and fear, and shot desperately at the giant wolf, but the giant wolf's speed was too fast. In the eyes of the militia, it was like a fuzzy black shadow. Another militiaman with a crossbow was torn open.

Giant wolf never bites and stays on the corpse. It bites and tears in the crowd. The militiamen can’t resist. They are in a mess, shooting arrows randomly, but always shoot their companions. die. When the giant wolf killed the fourth militiaman, the team finally collapsed. People screamed in horror, dropped their weapons, and began to flee in a hurry. Behind them was the terrifying growl of the giant wolf.

In the purple cane forest, a strong man with a hunting bow watched all this silently, two sturdy giant dogs squatting behind him, and a big black crow on his shoulders.

After a while, the giant dog that went out to kill returned to the purple cane forest. When passing by the farmer who had fainted on the ground, it lowered its head and smelled it, then wagging its tail and ran to Jack's side. .

Jack took three war mastiffs hidden in the boundless purple cane forest. They have been faithfully carrying out the tasks confided by their masters, driving away, intimidating, and killing those who threaten their safety. Victor is So ordered.

When Bayer arrived with the battallion, he only saw a messy scene and a few miserable corpses.

"Only two people were killed directly by that animal, and the others were shot to death by his own people. What a bunch of idiots!" Mark sipped angrily.

"If the team defends itself, the animal has no chance at all, and the usual training is completely forgotten." A brawny man interface said, he is also an Old Partner who follows Bayer.

Bayer did not speak, and silently walked to Hyman's body and put his head on his neck.

"Gary, are you sure this is a ferocious wolf?" Bayer asked, turning to a brawny man with a beard.

Gary took a few steps forward, squatted down, and gestured with his hands a huge paw print. As an experienced mountain hunter, he knew exactly what this paw print meant.

"Head, this is indeed the paw print of a ferocious wolf."

"Doesn't a ferocious wolf eat people?"

Bayer looked at a few corpses , All died in the same place, there was no trace of dragging.

"Wild beasts won't eat people if they are full, but they will attack humans who invade the territory." Gehry smacked his lips, which was the only explanation he could think of.

Mark stared at Gehry fiercely, and said sharply, "In other words, this beast built a nest here? You really shouldn't have taken you in at the beginning, you brought this wild beast over. !"

Gary's face became ugly, his eyes flashed fiercely, but he didn't dare to explain. In Gehry's view, it was Bayer's attempt to hunt this wild beast that really angered it. Before that, this wild beast only hurt but didn't kill.

"It's weird." Bayer ignored the confrontation between Mark and Gehry. He thought the attack was very strange.

"Look, the wild beast directly killed Hyman, causing our people to lose the commander, and then it attacked three other crossbowmen. According to the survivors, its The speed is very fast. After biting one, he will directly jump to the other target without stopping. This is different from the habit of wild beasts. No matter the kind of wild beast, it will not let go when the prey is not breathed."

"Finally, it actually bit the crossbow left on the ground! Will there be such a clever wild beast?" Bayer picked up a bitten pulpy crossbow and gave it to others Look.

"Head, wolves are very clever wild beasts. They know the weaknesses of their prey, and they know who threatens them the most, and they hold grudges. Maybe it has suffered on the crossbow, so it will first Resolve the person holding the crossbow." Gehry explained.

"It's a pity that these crossbows."

Mark checked the damaged crossbow and found that there was indeed no magic cultivator recovered. There are only ten such crossbows in the camp, and four are now damaged.

"Head, there are living people here, it's Jim." A militiaman found the villager who had passed out on the ground.

"Take him back, and bring these brother's corpses back." Bayer gloomily looked at the black crows hovering in the sky, and in any case, he could not let his companion's corpse be affected by these scavengers. Spoiled.

Back in Pinghu Village, Bayer walked into a wood house with a few of his men. Village Chief Dick and several leaders were waiting for him.

"How is the situation?" Dick asked hurriedly when he saw Bayer come in.

At this time, Dick is already a lot richer, even his belly has been exposed, and his clothes are neat and tidy, and he really looks like a village chief.

"Very bad!" Bayer said solemnly.

"The animal builds a nest in the purple cane forest in the vicinity. Anyone who approaches there will attack."

"What should I do? Bayer, you are Militia Captain, you are responsible for killing that beast! Otherwise, you Captain, don't want to do it!" Dick stomped and screamed.

"Old Guy, are you looking for a punch!" Mark was furious, and grabbed Dick and raised his fist to punch him.

"Okay!" Byer held Mark.

"We can't deal with that beast. Its sense of smell is too sensitive and its speed is so fast that we can't stop it at all." Bayer said frustratedly.

"Fortunately, it will not run to the flat ground. In the future, I will ask everyone not to approach the purple cane forest. Only this will happen first."

"Head, I'm afraid this won't work, last time We have rounded it up, and it has taken a grudge. Even if we don't go, it will find it." Gehry stepped forward and said.

"What do you say? It's all the trouble caused by you mountain people!" Mark glared, patted the table, and exclaimed.

Gehry ignored Mark’s clamor. He whispered to Bayer: "Head, Pinghu Village is a village recognized by the Lord Lord, and has also been worshipped. We can ask the Lord Lord for help, as long as Nar Master Mori joins hands with you, and you can definitely kill that animal."

"What? You want to take refuge in the lord again. Don’t forget that you ran out of the freedmen’s residence by yourself! You can still do it now! Go back?" Mark sneered.

Bayer did not speak. He understood Gehry’s mind. Gehry wanted Pinghu Village to surrender to Fief Lord, so that he could join Fief Lord’s subordinates.

A few leaders did not speak either, they were very embarrassed. The villagers in Pinghu Village think that they are the leaders of fief lord, only a few of them know that this is not the case. If you ask fief lord for help, the lord may not blame the villagers, but he will never let them go. But in this situation, they really can't handle it. Before long, the villagers will ask them to seek protection from the fief lord. What should they do at that time?

Mark didn't think so much. He felt that although Gehry was annoying, his ideas might work. He had heard of the prestige of the Bear of the North in Dodo.

"Village Elder, should you go and meet fief lord?"

"I...I won't go!" Dick shrank his neck. The last two times I went to the hill camp to report on the village affairs, Lord Victor did not see him, and the indifferent attitude of the village chief Maureen made Dick understand that he might be exposed.

Dick also regrets it very much. He has been advocating the authority of fief lord in the village according to the method Victor taught him. Most villagers also recognized his identity as the village chief, which made Dick proud for a long time. . But one night, Bayer put a long sword on his neck and threatened him. If Dick didn't cooperate with Bayer, Bayer would kill him immediately. Dick knew that Bayer was playing for real, so he gave in. Fortunately, Bayer retained his status as the village head, and Dick was not dissatisfied, but he did not report this to Lord Victor. In his opinion, a good relationship with Dick can save his life, and Fief Lord can fool it.

"Gehry, I won't kill you, you take your people out of Pinghu Village."

Bayer coldly ordered to the head of the mountain people, this kind of wall grass , Can't stay at all.

Gary’s face changed. He didn’t expect that Bayer would be so decisive. He stood up, walked outside the house without a word, and came to the door and said: "Bayer, Of all the camp leaders I am most convinced by you. But the thing I regret most is to leave the lord master’s temporary residence, but unfortunately I can’t go back. Now, do you regret it?"

"What about you Don’t understand!"

Bayer doesn’t regret it. He thought about this question carefully. When Victor recruited him, he refused because he didn’t like this young lord. There was no castle and no Knight, after he had no future, he had to give up his position and start from scratch. He was not reconciled, even if Nelson later promoted the reputation of the bear of the north to the entire territory, he would not look down on Victor. He was a vassal of the Silver Knight, not a lowly mercenary.

Now that the purple cane is showing its value in the territory, Bayer will not take refuge in Victor. He knows exactly what purple cane wine is. Many fortresses in Dodo are built in strategic locations. Not all of these fortresses have water sources. The long-term storage of coarse wine is particularly important. Such precious resources will only bring disaster to a small lord like Victor.

Bayer believes that Victor has only a dead end. He has a better choice.

Byer opened the door of a room. In the room, a woman was serving a man to drink. The man was eating roast pork knuckles with one hand, while the other hand was touching the inside of the woman's clothes.

Bayer waved, and the woman left the room obediently.

"Hubert, there is a ferocious wolf near the camp. I need your help."

"What do you want?" Hubert put down his greasy pork knuckles and asked casually road.

"I need you to send Knight to help me kill the beast. Don't deny that the equipment you support is all standard. I know you are under Lord Chebman." Bayer's eyes burned. Staring at Hubert.

"Send Master Knight deep into Victor's lead? Are you crazy? Or can you afford it?" Hubert sneered.

"The ferocious wolf has taken over the purple cane forest. If we don't get rid of it, we will not be able to provide you with purple cane!" Bayer said word by word.

"This is your problem, you have to solve it yourself, our trade is purple cane for equipment, nothing more! I can also tell you that we are not only your choice, another place has been built A new free private camp has been set up."

"If you want to join us, then prove your ability. A few hundred people can't deal with a violent animal. What do you think the master will think of you? "

Bayer walked out of the room. He only felt that his legs were heavy. He looked around all around. Many familiar faces were greeting him graciously.

"Does it really take human lives to pile up?" Baier thought solemnly.