Chapter 78 March

Chapter 78 March

During the entire day's march, Redal and McKen were formulating respective tasks for the guards and militiamen. No one ignored the importance of this expedition.

Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it was four o'clock in the morning of the 21st.

At this time, in the open space outside the fort, Ronin, Redar, McKen, Elrond, and other extraordinary people, twenty-seven guards, and eighty guards were all gathered here.

All the castle servants also came out and distributed freshly baked bread to everyone, some to eat and some to take away.

As breakfast time passed, everyone got ready to go.

Roning looked at the soldiers standing in front of him. Some were holding low-quality swords, some were holding ironwood spears, and some were holding bone spears or even wooden sticks. As for protective gear, it was good enough to wear an ironwood chest guard. Most of them did not have any protective gear.

There was no other way; Roning couldn't take out so many weapons at once. However, he only asked these people to scare people with their momentum and didn't expect them to have much combat power.

What's more, not everyone in the opposing savage tribe has weapons and protective gear.

He slowly drew out the long sword from his waist.

This "Liuyan Sword" was the reward for the fifth day out of seven days of logging in. Roning took it out only after he reached the intermediate Level and was able to release his fighting spirit.

Using it can amplify fighting skills. With a wave of the hand, it can emit flames. It is very powerful and should belong to the category of magic weapons or inscription weapons.

"Everyone!"

Luo Ning raised the long sword in his hand, and as the fighting spirit was poured into it, red flames surged on the sword's body, like magma that could evaporate everything, illuminating the square.

"Set off!"

In the dim light before dawn, this army of a hundred people quietly set out on their journey.

Chahar took his servants up the tower and looked in the direction where the army was leaving, his eyes full of blessings and prayers.

Maid Bella had tears in her eyes, "Mr. Butler, do you think the master can return victorious?"

After such a long time, the servants have adapted to the new environment and new life, and the master is very tolerant of servants. They have regarded this place as their second home.

All of this depends on one person: Ronin, the castle's owner. None of them wants accidents to happen during this expedition.

"That is beyond doubt!"

Chahar said firmly: "The master never fights a battle without preparation. He will definitely return victorious!"

The mountain breeze in the early morning is a bit cold, and the air is relatively humid.

The soldiers lit up all the torches they had prepared in advance, forming a fire dragon across the fields, and walked slowly towards the north along the planned route.

Everyone was excited and expectant, and some were a little confused, but under the Lord's personal leadership, no one thought of backing down.

Roning, who was walking in front, had already used up all the attribute points and energy essences he had accumulated from signing in recently.

Checking the attribute panel, his Level progress has increased a lot compared to when he left the Horse Herder City:

[Level]: 2-Intermediate Knight (51/200); 2-Intermediate Magician (300/300)

Now, his magician level has reached the maximum Level, and his knight level has reached a quarter.

Although he is only a mid-level knight, his deterrent power is no less than that of a high-level knight, thanks to the two long-range attack magics, Wind Blade and Fireball.

In addition to his improved strength, McKen has gained two points of cultivation through his own practice, currently reaching 284/300;

Relying on his own practice and the addition of energy essence, Elron's current level progress has reached 211/300, which can be regarded as a late intermediate light attribute magician.

As for Commander Riedal, since he was restricted by the master-servant contract between him and Ronin, his strength could not be further improved before Ronin broke through to the advanced Level, which was really a pity.

In addition to the points added this time, Ronin also carried with him the four Wind Blade Scrolls made during this period, as well as the sixteen Healing Spell Scrolls made by Elrond in case of emergency.

The march was boring, especially after entering the forest, where the road became difficult to walk on. The voices of the people talking became lower and lower, and the atmosphere became more solemn.

Fortunately, the rising sun quickly dispelled the darkness in the mountains and forests, and the psychological pressure on everyone was reduced a lot.

Commander Ridar walked in the front, leading the team by the marks on the trees along the way.

Roning felt more and more that Riedal was worthy of being the Commander of the legendary Flame Expedition. He did things in an organized manner, and the intelligence he obtained saved a lot of manpower and material resources for this expedition.

As they walked along, almost at noon, Riedal stopped beside a big tree. Roning saw that the marks on the tree roots were different from the previous ones.

"Sir, after crossing this hill and walking about five miles ahead, you will see the bamboo forest where the Qingzhu tribe is located."

Rydar suggested: "Should we rest here and recover our strength?"

Luo Ning nodded and said, "We are all tired after walking for the whole morning. Let's rest here and recover our strength."

He paused and continued, "We only need to reach the Qingzhu Tribe before dark so you can rest here for a long time. Pay attention to arranging people to be on guard, and order the soldiers not to walk around or talk loudly."

It was too early to go there, as everyone in the tribe was out working. This made it inconvenient for Roning to catch them all. He might even miss someone and have them run to the Huitu and Ziguo tribes to report the news.

Later, when the working people returned home, they would implement the encirclement policy.

While everyone was looking for a place to rest, Roning came to the top of the mountain and looked into the distance. He wondered how far north he had to go before he could see the sea in the north.

Looking back, he found that the distance between Shanlin Town and the Savage Tribe was not as far as he had imagined.

From the town to here, it is only fifteen or sixteen miles at most, plus the five miles at the end, it is only twenty miles.

The fact that the Wushanling Alliance Army did not completely wipe out this group of people at the beginning might have been one of the reasons why they were relatively scattered.

A bigger reason may be that the nobles felt that after killing the fleeing enemy leader and the remaining enemy troops hiding in the mountains and forests, it would be too costly to spend too much energy and money to encircle and suppress them.

The nobles had little interest in anything that did not involve any profit or benefit.

Time passed little by little. Everyone ate bread, drank water, and waited for the sun to set before the army of a hundred people set out again.

Compared to before, everyone walked more carefully this time, trying their best to use trees, grass, and terrain to cover their bodies.

Fortunately, the Qingzhu tribe's fields were not distributed here. At the same time, the other party seemed to be busy with the autumn harvest, and no one was patrolling. This allowed Luo Ning and his party to arrive outside the bamboo forest without any surprises.

"Jewett, Sim, take your respective men and go around this valley to the east and ambush on the roadside for which you are responsible. The Lord, and we will wait for you here for half an hour."

Riedal took over the command. "In half an hour, we will take the initiative to attack. If there is any accident over there, send someone to run over here immediately."

"Don't worry, Commander. Even if we meet someone, we can make sure he can't shout!"

Jewitt and Sim made solemn promises and then led their respective men into action.

As the sun sets, the light in the forest gradually dims, and it will soon be dark. In such a mountainous area, people who work will return home one after another at this time.

Roning's eyes passed through the woods ahead. "Jewett and Sim should be here soon. We should act now."

Five extraordinary people stood up first and walked in front, followed by seventy soldiers behind them. A team of this size was marching in the bamboo forest, and there was no other noise except the sound of their footsteps on the ground.

No one spoke, no one talked, and everyone walked forward in silence. This is the discipline emphasized during training.

The extraordinary people must also be cautious when facing an army of well-trained and well-equipped ordinary people.

The average junior knight can only fight against seven or eight well-trained ordinary soldiers alone. They are not invincible.