8. Chapter 8 Orc Camp
If you want to do things, you cannot do without making money. Roddy frowned and thought about how to make money in this remote area, while carefully screening the remaining wooden arrows with the right arrows. The reason for taking so many is because he wants to find thirty arrows that ensure accuracy.
The straightness, recursion (hardness), length and center of gravity of each arrow are different. As Roddy, who has achieved some archery skills, his archery realm is naturally not something that ordinary scouts can imagine. At this time, he was holding the file brought by Dick to fine-tune the selected thirty arrows...
After he grounded the slot at the tail of each arrow to a uniform width and narrow, he began to test all these arrows. This time, Roddy's shooting distance was changed to forty meters. Every time he shot an arrow, he kept his movements fixed for a while, as if he was thinking about something. Thirty arrows were shot in three groups. Every time he came back from drawing the arrows, Roddy carved a faint trace at the tails of these arrows.
These actions made Dick, who was standing aside, curious, but finally resisted the intention of asking. After Roddy changed the broken leather armor piece to a simple finger protection, the scout team in the distance had already been ready to set off.
Returning the remaining arrows to Dick, Roddy smiled and carried the horn bow and the thirty arrows to his horse. Captain Carter saw Roddy's attitude was a little different from before. At this moment, he no longer put on the captain's airs. The meaning of asking about the well-being in his words was very obvious, almost making people think that he and Roddy were both scout captains. However, Roddy was not interested in being too polite to him, and just listened carefully to the tasks assigned by Carter.
"The orc attack yesterday was a sudden incident. Although we... won, we also paid a heavy price. Lieutenant Soding has reported the news to the city of Hollier. I think the number of scout troops will definitely be expanded within a few days, but in order to ensure that those damn orcs have not penetrated the border, today... we will conduct a large-scale reconnaissance."
Speaking of which, Carter's behavior is already considered "loyalty". Although he is not good at martial arts, his mind has not deviated from the right path - it is much stronger than the bullshit nobles who sell their country and seek prosperity in later generations in Roddy's memory. You should know that this country has been weak for a long time, and the lords and nobles are in charge of their own affairs. The huge territory belongs to the king is less than a quarter, and the rest are divided up by lords of all sizes, and the resulting internal struggle has almost never stopped.
Roddy's memory of the destruction of the Karen Kingdom was because these noble lords did not forget to stumbling between each other when facing the orc attacks. In the end, they were defeated one after another, and 90% of the old family were slaughtered by orcs.
Captain Carter's words came from his ears. Roddy woke up from his memories, raised his head and raised his chest, and listened to the captain's serious explanation of the direction of the investigation: "Twenty kilometers west of Nolan Village, radiation investigation. If it is confirmed to be safe, continue to go west after resting at noon."
"Captain...is not there-"
Several team members changed their faces and immediately spoke up to ask questions, but were interrupted by Carter's wave.
"I know it is a neutral area, and there is no responsibility for any accident. But since these damn orcs can approach our borders, we must let them pay their blood debts!"
Although Carter gave all scouts the impression of being a bastard and an old fry, the dead soldiers still caused a lot of shock to him. Although Carter is not very capable, he has a lot of passion in the face of incidents such as orcs invading the border that concerns the honor of the lord, and his eloquence surprised Roddy. At least in his opinion, this guy is still very good at inciting others' emotions.
As for the royal families that had little influence on the Karen Kingdom, these scouts had no feelings, but for Duke Russiflon, the soldiers adhered to the most basic principle of allegiance - this is also the most significant difference between this era and the modern modernity where Roddy once lived.
In this medieval European society, there is no sovereignty between people. If the most commonly used is the principle of "contract". Most people...for example, all the villagers in Nolan Village are "properties" under the lord. The lord provides shelter, and the villagers provide taxes and soldiers during war. At this time, Roddy's scout team was a private soldier who was loyal to the Duke of Russiflon family.
Although it is not easy to accept this concept, Roddy has been used to it for so long. At this time, when the team members heard Carter's speech, they were also aroused by the blood in their bones. They all shouted loudly...
Listening to the slogans of these young soldiers, Roddy's lips smiled bitterly.
The Kingdom of Karen... is considered an old man in the human kingdom in the "Split Earth". It was founded by the "Conqueror Kangen" seventy years ago. At that time, the royal family was powerful and the army in the hands of the king made orcs, undead and the surrounding pretenders frightened. But since then, the country has gradually begun to decline, the power in the hands of the nobles has become greater and greater, and the royal family's voice has decreased sharply. Many of the lords, the militants, dragged the country into the quagmire of civil strife, and the people at the bottom are indescribable to express their suffering...
However, the people of Karen Kingdom have always had a bloody nature that never gives up in their bones. It is this blood nature that has made the kingdom stand surrounded by two major forces of orcs and undead. Even though they gradually fall into a weak position, they have always stood upright and faced those covetous people...
Although Roddy was just a game, in seven years, he also witnessed the indomitable and resoluteness that countless people showed when this huge kingdom collapsed. He also witnessed the sacrifices of countless people, and also saw the unremitting efforts of those people who were floating like smoke in the changing world.
Although it is just a game, because it is too realistic and three-dimensional, it makes a spirit stand forever in Roddy's heart like a totem, and becomes one of the reasons for him to accept his identity as a scout without complaining at this moment.
"Do you understand the mission?"
Captain Carter's words pulled Roddy back from his chaotic thoughts. He immediately replied loudly, just like all the team members beside him: "I understand, Captain!"
"Then let's go." Carter adjusted his military uniform and equipment on the war horse, and signaled the scouts of the second team to set off immediately.
A team of seven people immediately rushed out of Nolan Village on their war horses and began the first large-scale long-distance radiation reconnaissance in nearly three years. After getting on the horse, Captain Carter did not forget to turn back and said to Roddy: "The team's deputy captain is vacant, and you are now the one who is the one who is in charge. If I die, you will lead the rest to move forward."
These words were a little sudden, but the players next to him who participated in yesterday's battle remained silent in a tacit understanding. Roddy held the reins and hesitated for a moment thinking, then nodded, but for some reason, he said something like he was talking to himself-
"For Karen's glory."
This sentence made Captain Carter stunned, and then he felt his eyes a little sore.
Peace lasted too long, and people had long forgotten the vicious orcs on the other side of the grassland. Carter was the same, but it was not until yesterday that he suddenly realized that the war had never gone far away... and he seemed to have embarked on this path of defending national dignity today.
Will you die? Maybe.
Do you regret it? No.
With his hand on his chest, Captain Carter gave a solemn military salute and whispered silently: "For Karen's glory!"
The team moved forward silently, and the sound of horse hooves echoed on the empty grassland.
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At noon, the sun shines brightly.
In April, the temperature warms up, and occasionally grey hares can be seen jumping and disappearing into caves all over the ground on the endless Naihemian prairie. There are eagles circling in the sky. The wind blowing in the sun brings the unique fresh smell of the grassland.
Everything seemed to be as quiet and stable as the scouts saw for ten years.
However, when the team stopped drinking and resting at noon, Roddy, who always seemed a little silent, understood that danger was coming.
Through his past game memories and "Lodi" memories, he has analyzed the distance between his current location and the most marginal village in the orc territory.
There are still two years left before the "Riding" server is opened. Most of the human players born in the Kingdom of Karen in the future are distributed in novice areas like Nolan Village. At that time, it was normal to encounter orcs on the border. There were various tasks released at the village and the entrance of the town, allowing players to rush to complete them. Now it seems that although these green-skinned barbarians have not yet spread to that extent, yesterday's battle experience has proved that the other party has taken action.
At this time, the team had completed the 20-kilometer radiation patrol mission. After the horses rested, they had to continue to investigate the northwest of the border. In Roddy's memory, after two short slopes of the grassland ahead, it should be one of the three frontier sentry towers built by the orcs. When the service was opened in later generations, the three sentry towers here were the most cutting-edge supply stations for orc scouts and scattered soldiers. They were regarded by the Karen Kingdom as "the sharp teeth of the orcs who tried to bite the empire's territory."
But do these mail towers... exist now?
Judging from the previous situation of the scout team being attacked by orcs, Roddy can judge that these guys must have a stronghold nearby, but as for whether it is the post tower in later generations in my impression, we need to further confirm.
He looked at the weapon on his equipment bar - the short sword with an attack power of 1-2 can almost be ignored. This kind of ragged equipment cannot be called any attack power. It turns out that his deputy profession is a Berserker and he uses heavy weapons. At this time, he is completely disliked such "toys" that are powerless when swinging.
Equipment in "Splitting" is very important to players, but it is not that the stronger the equipment, the stronger the person. A swordsman who crosses the threshold of level 30, uses a short sword with an attack of 1-2 to cut his death and does not cross this level, but is not a dream talk but a fact. The higher the level, the higher the attributes are, but more importantly, the skill bonus and his own understanding of the profession.
Roddy, as a ranger in his previous life, crossed level 30 and approached level 60 infinitely. This can be seen that his talent is not a false statement.
At this moment, the damage of 7-12 in the horn bow in his hand is already the best among level 1 long-range equipment. With an arrow with additional damage +1, once it hits a key point such as the head, Roddy can be sure that his critical strike value can even cause more than 100 huge damage - the damage in "Split" floats greatly, and it is definitely not an ordinary online game that cuts blood by the panel value with one knife. The damage of a shot through the head often floats up ten times, and a sword is slipped away by the plate armor, and sometimes even blood cannot be deducted.
So from a certain perspective, a pure absolute power attribute does not represent a person's strength, but more importantly, his own skills.
Thinking of those arrows that were well marked, Rodian, who was once the 59th level titled "Shadow Hunter", thought carefully about when he would get some handy equipment.
"People, get ready to go."
Captain Carter ended the rest in time. After the scouts equipped their weapons and turned over to the horse. A group of seven people continued to head towards the border of the Orc Kingdom on the west side... At this moment, their expressions gradually became serious, because moving forward was the "central buffer area" of the border between the Orc Kingdom and the Karen Kingdom - here, nothing happened would involve the agreement signed by the Kingdom.
Here, they have lost their last support and must abandon the most childish fantasies, because once they encounter orcs, they will inevitably fight each other without any hesitation, and life and death are from heaven and no need to think too much.
Roddy held the reins in his hand and looked at the low slope in the distance with a daze. Captain Carter, who was leading the team in front, turned around and wanted to see something from the guy who was suddenly so strong that he could not guess, but could not capture any information from Roddy's expression. However, as they waited for the low slope on this grassland, the screams of the scouts at the front made him look shaking!
A camp suddenly appeared on the ground where the grasslands were probably unusually empty!
About a dozen animal-skinned tents were surrounded by a circle, with some air-dried bacon hanging outside the simple tent. In the center, there was a crooked wooden tower... In groups of three or three, the large and round body shape immediately stunned the scouts' eyes.
All the scenes show that the camp is the outpost built by the orcs - Roddy looked at the scene in front of him. The outpost covering more than ten acres and with high towers in his memory gradually coincides with the simple camp in front of him...
Chapter completed!