Riding and Slashing

Chapter 114 The Owl and the Prophet Legion
The lord took a look at the situation. No one on either side used swords or guns. They seemed to be restrained, and there was no conflict.

"Who are you?"

Seeing the lord leading hundreds of farmers into the village entrance, those knights came over.

"Your Excellency the Baron, are you the lord here? We are the Owl Knights, and I am Auers von Clancy. Do I have the honor to know your name?"

The leading knight was a middle-aged man, he looked polite, his equipment was a little old, he was obviously not rich, but he was well-groomed.

Judging by his name, this Knight of Orse was probably a run-down nobleman, but Li Ang had never heard of the Clancy family.

After he got closer, Li Ang saw that they both had a finger-sized owl emblem on their left shoulders, which looked like the one on the shoulder of the statue of the goddess Eunomia.

"I'm Li Ang...all owl knights, what's your business here?"

Li Ang once heard about this knight order from Sarah. They used to be a regular knight order established in accordance with the Valides Charter. It was just that many years ago, this knight order was also recognized as an illegal knight by the previous generation of Sarleon King. group.

But I have never heard of the notoriety of the Owl Knights. Instead, they often help merchants and villagers.

Of course, it's not like helping for free...

Aurs gave a knightly salute to the lord, and looked at the farmers behind Li Ang who came from Mai Xiang's tie.

"Your Excellency Li Ang, we encountered an army of women in an open wilderness to the west, the number of which is at least twenty times that of ours. They seem to be holding some kind of tea party, and they plan to invite us to have a drink...you I know, this situation seems to be heresy, and my knight order believes in the goddess Eunomia, so we left. That army is only more than 100 miles away from Trubrun, and I came here to warn."

Aurs smiled awkwardly: "But after I came here, I only saw your flag and troops, but not the villagers or the village chief... I thought something happened to this village, so I waited here Didn't leave... Ha, I didn't expect it to be because you took the villagers outside."

Thought something went wrong here?

Something happened here before...

But the lord doesn't want to explain now, what he cares more about now is the phrase 'an army composed entirely of women, the number of which is at least twenty times that of the Owl Knights'.

Coupled with the small groups of troops seen by the cavalry around Changhe Town...

This is clearly the Legion of the Prophets.

Li Ang jumped off his horse and stepped forward to return the salute: "Thank you for coming to warn us, it's rare to meet such upright knights as you in Pendor Continent..."

Since the other party has good intentions, let's start with a wave of praise. Anyway, it doesn't cost money to say good things, and they might be able to deal with the Prophet Legion together.

As a result, Aurs seemed even more embarrassed by this compliment: "Your Excellency Li Ang, in fact, we originally planned to ask, as the lord here, if you need help..."

It turns out that the Owl Knights are not just for warning, but for business...

The Owl Knights originally wanted to get some food in the surrounding areas, but they didn't have a resident, so they had to go to various villages to buy food every harvest season.

They came from Serenmeath, but they met the Prophet Legion halfway, so they planned to stop by Trubrun for business.

This kind of business is very common in Pendor—since there are anomalous troops with unknown movements nearby, they will first warn the village, and then station in the village to protect the village, and get a reward for it.

This is also an important way for these 'illegal knights' who have lost their resident to obtain supplies and survive.

Of course, this approach is limited to the Owl Knights, which has always maintained a kind and lawful team.

More illegal knights have become black-hearted rogues in the long dark life. The only difference from bandits and robbers is that they are stronger than bandits and robbers...

The Owl Knights have been roaming the territory of the Sarleon Kingdom for these years, relying on small businesses such as driving out robbers or guarding villages.

If the village is occupied by bandits, they will defeat the bandits to get the loot and get 'gifts of gratitude' from the villagers;
And if there is danger near the village, they will warn and stay in the village for a period of time, receiving supplies and rewards from the village lord or villagers.

Of course, when they encounter danger enough to destroy them, they will actually run away... The so-called guarding the village is actually based on the fact that there are scouts to spy on the enemy. They will not take the entire knight order to protect the village Life.

The Owl Knights are very good at inquiring about information, and their name of the Knights has something to do with this specialty - the owl on Eunomia's shoulders originally represents the goddess of order with clear eyes and eyes, and insight into the world.

Aurs had waited at the entrance of the village with people before and did not leave. In fact, he was waiting until night-there were no villagers in Trublen village, only one army, and the lord did not show up. Occupied by illegal armed forces.

He only had more than 60 people in his hand, which was equivalent to the number of troops left by Li Ang in the village, so he blocked the entrance of the village and waited for other members of the Owl Knights to come here-he had sent many knights to spy on the women's army before. whereabouts.

Ols originally planned to attack the village if the lord here hadn't appeared when it was dark...

The reason why they had to wait until dark was because all of the Owl Knights were night owls—they were good at moving in the dark, and most people in Pendor Continent had quite a lot of night blindness due to lack of sufficient food types.This is also the main reason why the Owl Knights are good at spying on intelligence.

However, seeing the lord bringing the villagers over, Aurs realized that this was a misunderstanding.

But Li Ang knew that this was actually a misunderstanding within a misunderstanding...

Trublen was not Leon's territory at all, and the lord used to buy food for zero yuan-this practice was essentially no different from robbers or illegal knights.

In view of the fact that the Owl Knights behaved fairly decently and their attitude was straightforward, the lord decided to tell Ors the truth.

"Your Excellency Aurs, I must tell you that something happened to this village..."

……

"So, Your Excellency Li Ang, all the people in this village were killed? Not a single one alive?"

After Ols heard about Trubrun's situation, he frowned tightly, with a little panic in his eyes.

"That's right, I thought it was caused by bandits..."

Seeing Ors's expression, Li Ang felt that the Owl Knights seemed to know something.

"It can't be a bandit, Your Excellency Li Ang, we are very familiar with how bandits behave. Ordinary bandits will not kill everyone in the village, at most they will steal everything..."

Ols turned his head to look at Ximian, and his brows frowned deeper: "This kind of killing everyone... Your Excellency Li Ang, have you seen the corpses of young women and children in the village?"

"When I came, all the bones had become fragmented and could not be distinguished... However, it seems that there is no child's body."

Li Ang was reminded by this, but he did realize that at least he didn't see too small a remains.

Aurs's face turned pale: "This is the work of heretics... I guess the women I met were them. I heard that they would take away girls and children, and use witchcraft to control those girls to kill their relatives !Those girls will eventually become their soldiers... dead soldiers who put their lives at risk!"

The lord noticed that Aurs used the word 'they' and also mentioned 'witchcraft'.

It appears that the Order of Owls does know something.

"Who are they? What is the purpose of arresting the children?"

Li Ang knew that heretic believers in this era were very weird, but he didn't understand the behavior of these heretics. After all, he had never encountered such a cult in his previous life.

"Three witches, some people call them the Three Prophets. It is said that they have unimaginable beauty and strength. All those who are not determined will be seduced by them as guards, and those who cannot be seduced will be killed by them...they The blood of children will be used as a living sacrifice, and it is said that this will allow them to gain power from the God of Darkness!"

Ols shook his head and said, his face under the black hood became even paler: "They are very dangerous. I thought this village is more than 100 miles away from their army, so it should be considered safe. There are relationships……"

So it turns out that the co-author didn't just want to talk about business, but felt that this place could be avoided for a while?
You can escape the heretic troops and earn some money by the way.

The way this owl knight looks for business is somewhat shameless...

The lord feels that this guy can make some friends.

Aurs finished speaking and planned to leave: "My knight order can't deal with them, I have to go... I also suggest that you leave here as soon as possible."

"and many more……"

Li Ang stretched out his hand to stop him, unfolded the map in his hand, and gesticulated on the map with his fingers.

"Look, you encountered that large group of heretics in the west... and I just came back from Changhe Town, and there are many near Changhe Town. Your team doesn't seem to have much supplies. Besides, an illegal armed force going to the border may Inappropriate—where are you going?"

Ols took a look, except for the border area, he actually had nowhere to hide...

It is true that the illegal knights cannot appear on the border, and it is easy to cause misunderstandings and be wiped out by the garrisons as bandits-in fact, the garrisons everywhere are obliged to exterminate the illegal knights, but most of the time, one thing more is worse than one thing less.

"...Then, Your Excellency Li Ang, do you have any good suggestions?"

The reason why Ors turned pale just now seems to be because of this too—it is not very safe for his troops to go in any direction now, which is probably the main reason why he waited so long at the entrance of the village.

"Let your team act with me. Of course, you have to obey the command...I promise I won't bring you to a dead end."

The lord laughed. Unexpectedly, he came here to grab the wheat, but he could pick up an army by the way.

However, Li Ang didn't want them to assist in the battle. What he needed was the specialty of the Owl Knights.

"I just need you to detect the enemy's situation, which is the job you are best at. As for whether you want to participate in the battle, you can figure it out yourself. I will take you to my territory to station and provide you with supplies; and you need to constantly supply I will pass on the movement of the Prophet Legion... Is it a deal?"

"make a deal."

Ols did not reject the lord's kindness, and it was always safer to cooperate with the local lord.

Also, he really doesn't have much supplies.

But he only obeyed the command to a limited extent-he said that if he encountered an extremely difficult battle, he would not participate, and he wanted to ensure that his knight order could survive.

Let the farmers harvest the wheat here first, and Li Ang led the troops back to Maixiangling.

Godric and Amy have brought 500 troops from White Hart Castle, and only 300 people are left in White Hart Castle.

The lord pulled Godric into his room, and confessed his plan to Godric.

There were only him, Godric, and Amy in the room.

"Li Ang, what do you mean, let the Prophet Legion surround Changhe Town first, and then we attack from behind? Do you want to gain the ruling power of Changhe Town as a 'rescuer'?"

Godric didn't show too much surprise, Amy had already told him about this intention.

"Yes, I don't want to hide it from you. But I did not enter Longhe Town as a savior, but you, Lord Godric!"

Li Ang looked at Godric with a smile on his face.

Now Godric was shocked: "Me? If you say you plan to defeat the heretic army to protect the people, or if you want to gain greater power, I am willing to help you. But myself... I don't want to get involved in these things In a political struggle!"

Li Ang smiled bitterly: "My qualifications and strength are not convincing enough, Lord Godric, only you can control Changhe Town."

Godric still shook his head: "I hid in White Hart Castle because I didn't want to get involved in these power struggles..."

"Lord Godric, I'm afraid you already have to fight... As Amy, to meet Fawcett's incident, and Fawcett dared to frame you, this is already an obvious signal—— —Ten or twenty years ago, would anyone dare to treat you like this?"

Li Ang shook his head and sighed.

Godric was stunned for a moment when he heard these words, but he still didn't change his attitude: "What happened to Fawcett was just an accident, right?"

Li Ang shook his head and sighed: "Lord Godric, it's no wonder that Ms. Felina wants to stay in Sarleon City to protect you... Changhe Town has been fighting all these years, so the lords in the eastern region, including you, are still fighting." It's worth it."

"But think about it, why did Earl Oden fight for the military control of Changhe Town in the first place? Is it just for greater power? In my opinion, he wanted to ensure that the back of Fort Yongshield can always get support!"

"In the war at White Hart Castle at the beginning of the year, your subordinates suffered heavy losses, but did the kingdom give you any compensation?"

"During the few months when Fawcett was in charge of Long River Town, did he provide even the slightest help to Yongshield Castle and White Hart Castle? You must know that Yongshield Castle lost the Earl of Oden because of Eldred's treason And seven hundred elites! And White Hart Castle is short of troops and food! This is a border fortress guarding the kingdom!"

"But when Amy came to him, he used food to force Amy to respond to his pursuit... After that, he even slandered you as a heretic, without considering the safety of the entire kingdom!"

"And Fawcett can even be regarded as the kind with a better reputation among the nobles!"

"Fort Valiant and White Hart Castle, one south and one north, each facing the greatest enemy of the Sarleon Kingdom. If the ruling power in the eastern region is in the hands of those who only know how to mess around, then next time you meet Jatu Or when the Bacchus Empire is attacking in an all-out way, how can we guarantee backup?"

"I don't want you to become the consul, I just think that the military control of Changhe Town must be in the hands of trustworthy people! I can't kidnap the enemy leader every time, and Amy shouldn't do it again and again. Stand on the wall and face the enemy!"

"But now, besides you, who else can be trusted?"

Li Ang can understand Godric's thinking. A former commander of the royal guard, a young earl with a bright future, is willing to surrender to a border like White Hart Castle, and stay for more than 20 years - this is obviously a case of seeing through , but did not fully see through...

On the contrary, his wife, Ms. Felina, sees it more clearly.

Where there are people, there are battles, and the army and castle are the foundation. The more troops and castles you control, the more money you have.

Amy kept staring at her teacher with wide eyes, nodding frequently.

She seems to think more than Godric, probably because she is better at learning.

Godric sighed: "But can I definitely become the military officer of Changhe Town?"

"King Ulrik must be very clear that the military affairs can only be managed by the border lord... Just like when he asked Earl Oden to manage the military affairs of Longhe Town, even though Earl Oden was in charge of the House of Nobles, he did not change ..."

Li Ang has already brought the ink bottle: "Besides, as long as you can defeat the heretic legion and enter the city with a large army, no one in Changhe Town will dare to say no... King Ulrik will not refuse... You are his Brother-in-law!"

Godric was silent for a long time, then nodded: "I can be the initiator of the coalition...but where can I find the rations?"

"That's why you must be the commander in charge to launch the joint army... Baron Leofric of Fort Valor has enough food, and you will lead the army, so he will participate—he will definitely not respond to my little one." The lord's call..."

The lord handed a quill to Godric.

Baron Godric didn't hesitate anymore. He sent letters to various territories in the eastern region in his own name, expressing his intention to form a joint army to fight against the heretics.

Three days later, the cavalry came back, and they sent back news that the heretic legion had indeed come near the town of Changhe.

They even had a banner featuring a pair of goat horns.

It was indeed the Legion of the Prophets, and a cavalryman with the best eyesight saw three women of incomparable beauty.

Or a witch.

(End of this chapter)