The elite mercenary group that was so powerful and seemingly invincible not long ago was wiped out. In a battle form that no one had ever seen before, they fell continuously like wheat being harvested.
And a group of heavily armed soldiers came out of the woods and began to clean the battlefield and count the bodies.
The refugees are poor people living at the lowest level of society. At best, they are just free people struggling to survive. These people who are uneducated and have not seen much cannot see that. What was the difference between the equipment of those soldiers and other noble armies - they all seemed to have the same expensive steel armor, and they all had swords in their hands (although they didn't use those swords at all), and they were equally vicious and terrifying.
The refugees who had fled towards the depths of the camp due to the explosion had no way out. They were quickly found by these unknown soldiers from caves and tattered tents and brought to the camp where they had gathered before. In the square, the soldiers did not inflict violence on the civilians, but these frightened people were still trembling with fear, no more at ease than when they were attacked by mercenaries with swords.
For most people in this era, bandits, mercenaries, and soldiers are all the same. In fact, these three roles can indeed be interchanged at any time.
Qiong huddled beside the crowd, carefully lowering her sense of presence. She didn’t know where these soldiers came from, but they were uniformly equipped and moved in an orderly manner. They were obviously some noble lord. troops, and why would a noble lord suddenly come to wipe out a mercenary group? This is really hard to say, but no matter what, it is definitely not to save a group of "untouchables".
Maybe they are going to do the same thing as the mercenaries before - to capture some slaves and bring them back. Although orthodox nobles rarely do these things themselves, for the barbaric and chaotic southern border, In other words, deviant nobles also exist.
The unusually tall man should be the leader of these people. He commanded another knight and a girl who seemed to have elven blood. All the soldiers around him were in awe of him, and after the distribution, After the mission, this tall man walked over here.
The refugees gathered together in fear. Many of them had bruises on their bodies after being pushed or falling. Gawain really couldn’t tell which of these people belonged to this group of refugees. The "leader" stood next to the crowd and said loudly: "I am the lord of this land, you don't have to be afraid, I am here to protect you - are all your people here?! Is there anyone missing or missing?" Injured and unable to move?"
The refugees were startled by Gawain's loud voice, and then by his identity as a lord, and their first reaction was to retreat in unison. Then you looked at me and I looked at you, but no one dared to answer.
Gawain frowned, and at this time, Priest Wright had wiped off the blood on his hands caused by the "Silence Spell" and came to Gawain's side.
"Holy light! Look at the physical condition of these poor people!" The strong priest exclaimed, drew a sacred symbol on his chest, then opened his hands and muttered something, a hazy and holy light. Then they emerged in the air in all directions. As Wright recited specific sentences in the Holy Light Prayer, these shimmering lights gradually formed a magic that could restore energy on a large scale and treat minor injuries, "May the Holy Light heal you. ”
Except when they are punished, the poor people at the bottom rarely have the opportunity to have close contact with real magic or magic. A large-scale "micro-effect holy light" is only the most basic one. A super divine technique, but it still makes these people awed and even slightly agitated.
After performing this basic magic, Wright discovered the more seriously injured people among the refugees. The weak magic had no effect on them, so he pulled these people out of the team one by one. Come out and do therapy alone.
A thin girl with black hair was injured more seriously than the others, and her injuries had worsened for more than a day. One of her arms and shoulders had been bitten by some kind of beast with fangs. Her muscles and bones had been injured, and infections had developed in this harsh environment. Compared to this injury, the bloody new injuries on her face were nothing to mention.
"You're lucky." Wright used holy light to purify the infected wound on Joan's arm. "Look, look, it's starting to fester - in a few days you'll get sick." She has a high fever and may not even be able to save her life by then."
Qiong could feel that her injuries were improving at an incredible speed, and the noble man standing next to him who claimed to be the lord had turned his attention to her. She heard the other party speak: "The injury on your arm was not caused by those mercenaries?"
"...It was bitten by a wild beast." Qiong suppressed the nervousness in her heart and replied fearfully. .
"What about the face?"
"It was whipped by their whips."
"...Don't be afraid, these mercenaries will never I can’t hurt you anymore,” Gawain comforted the scarred girl, “How many of you are there in total?”
The figure of Tom flashed through Joan’s mind for a moment. Biting her lip, she didn't know whether she should speak or not.
"Don't worry, I have already said that I am the lord here - this land belongs to the Cecil family, and you have been placed under the protection of my army," Gawain smiled Laughing, "The Cecil family is committed to restoring order to this land. We are looking for and collecting homeless people scattered in this area."
After saying this, he raised his head and raised his head. Voice: "Not just you - if you know other homeless settlements, you can also tell me. As long as you abide by the laws set by Cecil, I will allow every homeless person to live on this land, and Those who provide information about the refugees will receive additional rewards!"
The crowd started to stir slightly. This kind of "nobles opened their doors and accepted Wu.""The returnees live on the territory" was something they had never heard of. Most people's first reaction was surprise and disbelief. Some even wondered if it was some kind of trap, but the "extra reward" aroused their interest. Attention, Joan could feel the crowd behind her shaking. These "companions" who had been starving until today did not have much willpower. She heard someone speak——
" Master, Master, most of us fled from the Vulture Territory," a man with dark skin and skinny skin said boldly, "There was a flood there, the land and houses were destroyed, and all the food was destroyed, Lord As soon as the master closed the castle gate and asked us to wait for death outside, some of us escaped... Do you really let us refugees live on your land? "
"As long as you abide by the laws of this land and act according to my rules," Gawain said affirmatively, "And you can rest assured that Cecil's laws are definitely better than what you originally had to abide by. Those laws are much more merciful. "
"Then..."
The wizened and thin man had just opened his mouth to say something more, but suddenly there was a sound in the woods. Knight Philip led a dozen soldiers from The patrol in the woods came back, and two soldiers were escorting a limping young man with a red nose.
"Sir! "Knight Philip reported loudly, "We found a man in the woods - maybe a refugee who ran out. He attacked us with a bow and arrow, but he didn't hurt anyone and was caught by us. "
Qiong's heart tightened, and she looked up in horror. Sure enough, she saw Tom being held on the edge of the woods by two soldiers on their shoulders.
One of the soldiers had a gun on his waist. The familiar hunting bow passed down from her father still hung on the buckle.
In an instant, she understood what had happened: Tom said he was looking for mushrooms, but he secretly took the bow and arrows away. I'm afraid he was about to risk hunting deep in the woods, but he neither caught prey nor was eaten by the hungry beasts in the woods. Instead, he fell into a worse situation: this reckless fool, who attacked him with a bow and arrow. The lord's knights and soldiers!
Qiong felt like the world was spinning, and she was about to fall down as soon as her body went soft. This shocked Wright who had just finished treating her: "Holy light! Is there something wrong with my healing technique? ! "
The young man on the edge of the woods also saw his sister and the situation inside and outside the camp. He didn't know what was happening here, so he exclaimed: "Sister? ! What's going on here? ! "
"Do you know each other? Gawain waved his hand and motioned for Knight Philip to put the thin young man over, "Why did he attack my people?" "
"Tom! You've gotten into big trouble! "Joan grabbed Tom's arm, almost pinching his flesh off, "You attacked the lord's soldiers! "
"I...I thought they were robbers..." Tom looked horrified, "I heard them talking about what to do with the bodies..."
Gawain twitched the corner of his mouth, finally understanding the situation.
"That seems to be a misunderstanding," he looked at the confiscated hunting bow. This low-quality bow and arrow can only be used to deal with the beasts in the forest, and to fight against Cecil who has enchanted armor. They are not even toys for knights like Bing or Philip, "Philip, who was attacked?"
A magic infantryman stood up: "Sir, it's me, but I'm fine. "Son!"
"My lord, this seems to be a misunderstanding," Philip said proactively, "The knight should be tolerant. I don't think there is any need to hold this young man excessively responsible - as long as he can remember the lesson, Just don't be so impulsive in the future."
Gawain is becoming more and more fond of Philip's character of complimenting him one after another without realizing it...
"Since it's a misunderstanding, Then I won't punish you heavily, but after all, you took the initiative to attack people, so appropriate punishment is still necessary." Gawain looked at the young man with a red nose, and he noticed that when he finished half of his sentence , the young man and her sister trembled at the same time, with nervous and frightened expressions on their faces. It seemed that they were familiar with what the nobles meant by "moderate punishment" - but in Gawain's case, the so-called moderate punishment Punishment is really just a moderate punishment, "Just do something to make up for your mistakes... By the way, can you and your sister find other refugee settlements?"