Goddess Wanhua Mirror

Lu De didn't refuse, and readily agreed.

In this way, a joint force led by God of War Cult and adventurers as the main force was quickly formed.During the period, some people questioned why they could not ask for help from the neighboring noble lords. Whether it is the Earl of Lumley in the southwest or the Duke of Ganmerin in the southeast, they are all very powerful lords with a lot of people under their command. The private army is far more powerful than adventurers like them.

Regarding these questions, Narad said in his heart that he also wanted to call for foreign aid, but he couldn't bear the lack of support from Duke Ganmaling, who was an ally, and picked this critical moment to lose the chain.Ya's is currently gathering troops to go east to open a film with another old rival, and there is no extra troops on hand to support Narad.

And Narad can't ask Earl Lumley for help, otherwise it will be tantamount to helping the enemy of the ally to increase the influence in the border area, which is contrary to their original intention of coming to the border area to preach, so they can only bite the bullet and think of a way Solve this puzzle.

Therefore, for the doubts of the adventurers, Narad explained that the time may be too late.And they are also doing this to buy time for the lords to assemble the army.Therefore, they must send troops as soon as possible to stop the Lizardman's plot, even if it only interferes with their actions.

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Under Narad's call, a miscellaneous army with a total strength of more than a thousand people was quickly formed, known as the "Virtual Realm Valiant Army".

The composition of the entire team can be said to be extremely complicated. The main combat force is the missionary group of the God of War Sect, including twenty elite guardian knights and fifty monks who have received strict martial arts training. The backbone is more than 300 adventurers fighters and mercenaries, and a considerable number of local militias.

In addition, nearly five hundred "cannon fodder" were mixed in the team, mainly some rabble recruited by Narad by "throwing coins".

These guys include refugees, beggars, local ruffians, and even prostitutes who deal in flesh and blood.Thinking that the priest of the God of War Cult was standing in front of him, he could get a share of the pie as long as he waved the flag and shouted, so he responded to the call and joined the brave army in a daze.

In Lude's opinion, less than one-fifth of the entire army may be truly capable, and the rest are just make-up.Fighting against the wind can barely play a role. Once the battle situation turns passive, this group of people will become a burden instead.

But Lude also knew that he couldn't take the standard of the modern army on the other side of the earth to demand this gang of mobs living in the magical Middle Ages.The brave army that Narad improvised was actually a true portrayal of many private armies of nobles.

A small number of high-quality elites, with a group of salted fish called "666".

Lu De also brought his own people to join the brave army, mainly responsible for saving lives and healing the wounded.

It only took three short days to prepare, and the brave army marched into the Void Forest in a mighty manner, heading towards the lizardman settlement about two hundred miles away to the northeast.

As the commander-in-chief, Narad estimated that under normal conditions, it would take them more than two weeks to reach their destination.

Marching in such a dense forest, even the elite guards under the king's hands would hardly be able to advance more than [-] miles a day, let alone such a temporary motley army.

So in order to speed up, Narad will routinely release a high-level buff magic on the entire army every day.One is to demonstrate the power of the God of War, and the other is to further increase the speed of marching.

Narad, as a high-ranking priest of the God of War Cult, and a person who is about to become a regional bishop, his strength is naturally beyond doubt.The total number of divine spells that can be used per day is limited to seven, including two high-level divine spells.

After his buff magic spell, more than 1000 people in the entire volunteer army can benefit from it, and they will feel energetic and courageous for a period of time.

Lude can also use similar buff magic, but the effect is far less powerful than Narad, which can buff thousands of people at a time.Fang Lu's hand made Lude deeply realize why the Church of God of War makes many kings and lords both love and fear.

Relying on the bonus brought by one magical spell a day, the marching speed of the entire brave army has directly increased from the initial thirteen or four miles a day to more than twenty miles.

In the first few days of the expedition, everything went smoothly. Thousands of people marched northward along a large river like a group of migrating animals.

During this period, they encountered some monsters and wild beasts that attempted to attack them, but they were all quickly killed by the guardian knights. Only two people died and four people disappeared. Shangdu was rescued by Lude with divine magic.

Lude took a total of three people with him when he went out this time, Aina, Shanis and Hume, while Luo Ye and Romean stayed in the temple to take care of the house.

The four of them mixed in the middle of the team, trying to walk with the militiamen of the Self-Police Corps.Not at all like those monks of the God of War Sect, who preached while walking along the way, wishing to accept everyone in the army as believers.

It is worth mentioning that the self-police regiment succeeded in standing out from the crowd in the entire brave army by virtue of its neat marching ranks.

Although Hume has always been in charge of the training of these militiamen, because of Lude's behind-the-scenes advice, they have more or less been exposed to some modern military training during the training period.Among the entire brave army, they were the ones who walked in the most orderly formation, in stark contrast to other mobs.

Naturally, the performance of the self-police regiment quickly attracted Narad's attention. At first, he didn't take these local militiamen in Pine Tree Village seriously, because almost most of the armed forces in villages and towns in this world are scumbags. Twenty Apologist knights can knock them down in one charge.

But as the saying goes, everything needs a comparison.

Compared with the scattered, unorganized and undisciplined adventurers, the self-police regiment, which can always maintain a three-column march, at least looks like an "elite force"!

It took less than five days for the brave army to successfully arrive at the first ruins.

As soon as everyone entered the city gate, many adventurers and cannon fodder left the team impatiently and went into the buildings on both sides of the main road to "hunt for treasure".

Seeing this, Narad hurriedly ordered his subordinates to stop these people from running around.

That night, the brave army set up camp in the ruins. Although this place is an ancient city that has been abandoned for hundreds of years, there are some unbroken stone houses that can shelter from the wind and rain, at least it is more comfortable than camping in the wilderness.

After nightfall, a large number of bonfires were lit in the camp, and adventurers and cannon fodder gathered in groups to brag and fart. Those who had some spare money and wanted to relax took the initiative to hook up with the prostitutes who accompanied the army. No one's secluded corner to "deal".

Lu De and his party did not stay in the smoky outlying camp. As the only healing priest in the entire army, they received key care from the God of War Cult.

Because in the previous few battles, everyone in the God of War Cult finally experienced the warmth of the care and love of their grandparents.

Although their own priests can give people great buffs, in the process of fighting monsters, it is inevitable that someone will be injured.

And whenever someone was injured and yelled "I'm bleeding all over the ground", Lude would rush over immediately, and pull the person back up with a lay on hands.

Narad was surprised to find that Luther's lay on hands was amazingly strong!The healing effect of a low-level divine spell from the other party is much stronger than the mid-level lay on hands performed by him, a high-level priest of the God of War Cult.

This shows that the God of Medicine Sect has the bonus of recovery magic, and this bonus is quite considerable. In addition, the other party can also make medicines. It is simply an ideal "little brother" tailored for their God of War Sect, which can effectively make up for The biggest shortcoming of their sect lies.

Therefore, along the way, the God of War Sect has taken great care of Lu De and the four of them, and treated him as a nanny as if they were their own father!

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The moon was sparse, and Lude and his companions, who were guarding the bonfire, were comfortably eating the wine and meat provided by the God of War Cult.If it weren't for the noisy vegetable market in the outer camp, they actually enjoyed this camping experience quite a bit.

"Master Luther, are you satisfied with today's meal?"

"Yes, thank your chef for me."

Lu De, who was eating, looked up at the big man standing in front of him with a silly smile, and nodded with a smile.

The burly man in front of him is called Lucas, a monk of the God of War Cult, who was arranged by Narad to take care of the daily life of Lude and his party during the march.After getting in touch with Lu De for a few days, he discovered that this big, silly guy is actually not a bad person.

The brave army passed a deep water pool two days ago. At that time, it was foggy and the team was fetching water here. They were accidentally attacked by a group of giant salamanders.

During the battle, Lucas was accidentally bitten on the thigh by a giant salamander that came from the shadows. Fortunately, several priests in the team released the holy light technique collectively, and used the dazzling light to drive back these vicious salamanders in time. Predator, Lucas just saved his life, but he couldn't get back the calf that was bitten off by the salamander.

If there were only God of War priests in the team at that time, then Lucas was basically useless. As a monk, Lucas knew better than anyone how bad the healing magic of these people was. Fortunately, there was Lude, the god of medicine. The priest who taught him was there, and he just used a high-level lay on hands to make him grow another calf.

Lucas was very moved by Lude's righteousness. He knew very well how expensive high-level magic is, and he was just an ordinary monk, and he was not even from the same sect as the other party.

Therefore, out of simple gratitude, after this incident, Lucas took care of Lude and others more attentively.

Soon, Lude and others finished their dinner, and Lucas took the tableware and prepared to wash it in the nearby stream.

At this time, Lu De asked the other party abruptly.

"Lucas, are you at the vigil tonight?"

"It's not me, what's the problem?"

"It's okay, I just see that you have been working hard in the past few days. I am worried that you are overworked. If you feel unwell, remember to come to me in time."

After sending Lucas away, Luther looked around calmly and saw that there were no outsiders around, so he asked Hume in a low voice.

"How's it going?"

"all the best."

Hume made an "OK" gesture, so Lude got up and stretched, turned his head and walked towards the tent.

"I'll go to sleep first, call me if I need something."

Back in the tent, Lude lay down on the bed that Aina helped to make up, pretending to be asleep, closing his eyes and resting his mind.Tonight is bound to be very lively, and Lude will take a good rest before the show officially begins.

As time passed, the night gradually deepened, and the noise in the outer camps became smaller and smaller, replaced by bursts of snoring. Only the sentries on the night shift were still fighting hard against the sleepiness.

However, just when most people had fallen asleep peacefully, in the forest shrouded in night, there were some ghostly figures approaching quietly, sneaking into the city along the gap in the ruins wall.

Around the camp of the Valiant Army, an apostolic knight of the God of War Sect was patrolling with a small group of militiamen from the self-police regiment, checking the outer guard posts for negligence.

A group of people were walking, and the middle-aged knight walking in the front suddenly raised his hand to signal the others to stop, and then made a silent gesture.

The other party listened carefully to the sounds around him, and couldn't help frowning.

"The worm suddenly stopped screaming..."

The experienced knight realized that something was wrong, and was about to call someone to notify Priest Narad immediately, when he suddenly sensed something approaching in the darkness, so he drew his sword sharply, turned around and slashed, first he felt his long sword Collided with something hard, and then heard a strange scream.

"Enemy attack! There is an enemy attack!"

In the darkness, a non-human face with blue face and long fangs flashed past, and before the knight swung his sword to chase after him, he quickly retreated into the darkness.

And almost at the moment when the knight shouted the enemy's attack, there were strange hisses from all around. Some people didn't know what it was, while others who had heard it before couldn't help but change their expressions.

"It's the Lizardmen, they're here to steal camp!"

In the ruins of the ancient city shrouded in darkness, no one knows how many terrifying monsters are hidden in the surrounding ruins.

Seeing that the enemy was already in front of them, several militiamen from the self-police regiment hurriedly picked up the whistles around their necks and blew them vigorously.

The sharp whistle instantly pierced the tranquility of the night. Most of the adventurers and cannon fodder still didn't understand what happened, and some didn't wake up at all.

As for the militiamen from the police regiment, almost everyone jumped up from the bedding at the moment the whistle sounded.

"Come on, urgent assembly?"

Thanks to the training they had received, the militiamen of the Self-Police Regiment became the first unit of the entire Valiant Army to enter the combat state, and their reaction speed was a little faster than the well-trained guardian knights of the God of War.

At this time, the outer camps finally realized that something was wrong, and they took up weapons to fight the lizardmen who entered the camp, and quickly killed some of them due to the large number of people.

Compared with humans, lizard people have advantages in various physical functions, but their civilization level is far lower than that of humans.

Not to mention iron, they can't even make bronze. The weapons they use are mainly stone and bone. Only a few bosses can use the iron weapons snatched from humans.

Facing the sudden attack of the lizardmen, although the human side fell into a short-term chaos, they quickly stood their ground by virtue of their weapons and superior numbers.

On the other hand, the lizardman on the other side is very cunning, and doesn't fight humans at all.After paying a small number of casualties, he decided to accept it as soon as it was good.Before the humans could fully react, they quickly evacuated the ruins.

When everything around returned to quiet, the brave army began to clean up the battlefield, counting the corpses of both the enemy and ourselves.The exchange ratio made many people look a little ugly.

"A total of three lizardmen were killed, and eleven of us died. The wounded have been gathered and handed over to Lord Lude for treatment."

In the main tent of the barracks, Narad listened to the report of his subordinates, and his face looked a little ugly.

In the incident of stealing camp just now, although the loss was only 1% for the entire brave army, it dealt a great blow to morale.Moreover, the appearance of the lizardmen also indicates that their whereabouts have been noticed by the other party, and it may be difficult to live as peacefully as before on the next journey.

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A small-scale surprise attack caused more than 1000 people to be disgraced. The riots in the camp continued until dawn before they finally subsided. The morale of the entire army was greatly affected, so that a small number of people thought of quitting.

For such a situation to happen, Narad is also as big as a bucket.

Although he is a priest of the God of War Sect, he can give a powerful buff to an army of thousands of people, but he is not so good at commanding troops to march and fight.

Just like leading the formation of the Valiant Army this time, it can be said that Narad recruited soldiers without rejecting them. He only thought of the more the better, and never considered other issues at all. A motley crew of more than 1000 mobs cobbled together, not to mention a little training, before setting off impatiently.

After all, in Narad's view, fighting a war is fighting against a large number of people.

And the target they are going to deal with this time is a large lizard tribe with a total population of more than [-]. Considering that the opponent is a sturdy barbarian whose entire population is a soldier.Therefore, there must be thousands of available soldiers on my side, and in this way, coupled with the buff magic of their God of War Sect, can we ensure a stable victory in this battle.

Considering that their whereabouts had been noticed by the lizardmen on the opposite side, Narad thought for a while, and planned to speed up the march, trying to spend the remaining 100 miles of mountain road in three days, and rushed directly to destroy the lizardmen tribe.

However, when Narad ordered the whole army to race at "triple speed", the people below broke out without saying a word.

You must know that this one hundred forty to fifty miles is a rugged mountainous area with dense vegetation, not a smooth plain.Narad, who was riding a horse, was still hurt by the saddle, let alone the other unlucky children who didn't have a horse.

As a result, the leaders of various forces and groups within the brave army came to the door one after another, hoping to make Narad take back this unreasonable order.

"Master Narad, I have no objection to your order to speed up the march, but you must arrive within three days. This is too difficult for others!"

"That's right, we're not livestock!"

Facing the heated discussion below, Narad obviously did not expect his order to receive such a big backlash. In fact, he felt faintly in his heart that his order might, probably, be a little bit outrageous.

However, his self-willed and arrogant character made Narad unwilling to bow his head and admit his mistakes in front of a group of "subordinates". Therefore, facing a group of people's questioning, Narad asked with a sullen face and a rather displeased tone.

"What? Are you questioning my order? Is it difficult to drive fifty miles a day? The king's guards can do it (in the plains), and the troops directly under the Duke and Earl can do it. Why can't you? "

"..." xN

Faced with Narad's confident rhetorical question, all the people present were stunned, unable to say a word for a long time, it felt like being scolded by their own parents, why are you not as good as "other people's children".

Seeing everyone stunned for a moment, Narad thought they were speechless because they were ashamed.

"Do you have anything else to say?"

"Master Narad, if they can really reach the same level as the King's Guards, they won't be adventurers anymore. If they travel fifty kilometers a day, even if everyone can make it there, they will be too tired and have no energy to fight again. Yes. You must understand not only the enemy, but also yourself. This is a qualified commander.”

Among the silent crowd, Lu De stood out more and more.Although the words are slightly derogatory to the ears of the people around, at least the truth is correct.

Seeing that it was Lude who also came out to refute himself, and even sneered that he was not a qualified commander in his words, Narad couldn't help but sneered.