Chapter 38, The Return of the Beastmen

The Old Sage, the Creator, no matter which religious scripture or history book records, all land creatures recognize the Old Sage as the creator of this world, and they created (or at least accelerated evolution) elves and dwarves, as for humans Whether it was also their masterpiece is less clear.

However, apart from that, there are no detailed records about the Old Sage in all the books that Ryan can read, only some intermittent words. Ryan has also asked many people and even gods, such as the God of Justice who often answers the prayers of believers .

Unfortunately, it was not that they deliberately concealed Ryan, but they themselves did not know that the God of Justice was a foreign god, and he knew nothing about the Old Sage, but he told Ryan that Urick might know some ancient saints. thing.

Ryan knew that this was not an appropriate time to ask questions, but the matter of the Old Ones was too important to him, and it directly involved his mission.

The white sparks suddenly splashed and landed on Ryan's body, scorching his skin. Ryan gritted his teeth, feeling the scorching pain, and forcibly endured it. He knew it was the price of a little offense.

It is blasphemy and audacity for a mortal to make demands on the gods under ordinary circumstances.

Especially the hot-tempered Yurik, Ryan is betting.

It's just that he has confidence.

First of all, as a white wolf knight, his questioning tone was hardly a request. Yurik loved his white wolf knights very much, and he would not punish him or take his life.

Second, he bet that Ulrich looked at him differently.

"I don't know much about the Old Ones, but I still know something, but boy, do you know? I hate answering other people's questions, very much!" Urik said impatiently, the white divine fire flickering Guang Guang: "Stop talking nonsense, bring the head of that unclean thing to my temple, and I will forgive your offense!"

After speaking, the white divine fire completely disappeared in the cold air.

Ryan let out a sigh of relief, the plan was successful, Ulrich set out his conditions, and Ryan could only obey, bargaining was courting death.

Thinking of this moment, Ryan's bracelet suddenly lit up: "Ryan, where have you been?"

Archbishop Innocent of the Nord Justice Church.

"We are now at the foot of Scarville Mountain, Mr. Archbishop." Ryan raised his wrist.

"Then you are going to Mjordenhaven, the paladin team of the Justice Church has arrived at Mjordenhaven before you, Ryan, your old friend is also here." Archbishop Innocent's voice was still so serious : "They will join you, what else?"

"How's the war in the north?"

"The barbarians went south in three ways, led by the leader of the barbarians, Ulfric-Wanderer, with a total of about 20,000. At present, the Nord navy is fighting fiercely with the barbarians at sea." Archbishop Innocent said that the situation is still under control Inside.

"That's good." Ryan let out a sigh of relief.

It was difficult for the northern barbarians to pose a threat to the south, but after the chaos came, everything changed.

The ships of the barbarians were directly "transformed" by the evil god of chaos, and the full-body plate armor of the barbarians that was armed to the teeth was also bestowed by the god of chaos.

When a barbarian warrior has experienced countless bloody wars and pleases the evil gods, he will truly degenerate into a chaos warrior, and a suit of chaos armor will appear directly on his body. reason.

It's just that after becoming Chaos Warriors, these barbarians can no longer live as normal people. For human beings, even the bravest and most combative people, they can still live in the warm fireplace and in the arms of their wives during the war. He is comforted by hugs and delicious food, but not for the Chaos Warrior. When he really falls, coldness and killing will always accompany him throughout his life.

These mortal pleasures will no longer be able to bring them any touch. Only by constantly killing and sacrificing to please the evil god can they get some relief from the evil god's gift. Unfortunately, this relief is extremely short-lived, and they soon Will lose this feeling, and then frantically long for the next sacrifice.

Food is no longer a necessity for their survival, blood is.

After the logistical pressure was relieved, the barbarians were able to continuously gather troops to plunder southward. The Nord Kingdom in the north, some ports of the empire in the west, Britannia, and even the southern countries in the south all had their figures, but they were only limited by logistics. Under the restriction (after all, the number of Chaos Warriors in the army is still a small number), the nearest Nord kingdom is the target they can plunder all year round.

The Nord Kingdom had long been prepared for the barbarians, and built a large number of strong fortresses in several major port cities in the north for defense. After the founding of the new empire, it was difficult for the barbarians to get cheap from the empire when they went south. It also began to look further afield. For example, in recent years, the knight kingdom of Brittany has been continuously attacked by barbarians.

In the camp, everything was silent. The mercenaries and guards who had worked hard all day had already found a place to rest. There was only the burning bonfire and the night watchmen sitting around the fire and talking.

"It's so cold!" The leaders were the mercenaries of the Bloodaxe Mercenary Group, and Wilt, Simon and others were warming their bodies around the campfire.

"No way, it will be colder in Nord in the future. In another month or two, the sea and river will be completely frozen, and we will go back to the base camp for the night." Wirth stretched the branch into the campfire.

The bonfire is a gift from the White Wolf God of War Urik. As long as the bonfire lasts, the ordinary creations of chaos will not take the initiative to approach the bonfire at night, and they will be protected by the White Wolf God of War.

The base camp of the Bloodaxe Mercenary Corps is in a corner of Winter City. Compared with the empire where the land is very expensive, Nord is sparsely populated, and even the land in the capital is relatively cheap.

"I really miss the time when Winter City spent the Winter Veil Festival, and I miss the scones made by Aunt Lina." Simon looked at the burning fire, and his thoughts seemed to return to the good old days of last year, when the blood ax mercenary group with full staff stayed in Winter City rested and spent a wonderful Winter Veil Festival.

Now that the bloodaxe mercenary group has been reduced by half, even if they can complete the commission and get a large sum of money, it will be difficult for them to return to Winter City with a smile on their faces for the New Year. Ax is bound to be suppressed by the Garland Council. These women have a lot of influence in Nord and the empire. It is hard to say whether they can continue to live in Nord in the future.

"You said, can we take this opportunity to establish a relationship with the Imperial Academy of Wizards? Wizards...should also need some manpower?" Someone in the mercenary group asked.

"You mean the Sea Heart Stone? This..." Wilt frowned.

This is really a choice. If Matz wants to sell the Sea Heart Stone, he must contact people from the Royal Wizarding Academy of the Empire. Blood Ax can try to take this opportunity to introduce him and see if he can find some work to do.

"You can really try this. I heard that the great alchemist of the empire, Belshazer Gelt, is looking for mercenaries to help him complete a mission. Also, we can also think about it and give up staying in Nord. , if we want to start the name of our blood axe...staying in Nord will not be able to accomplish anything at all, perhaps, go to Marienburg with the caravan?" Werther muttered to himself.

"Master, let me tell you, the commander's injury won't heal for a while, you should make up your mind at this time, shouldn't you?" Banda sat beside the fire, the bright and warm flames of the campfire shone on the little mercenary's face superior.

Before the little mercenary finished speaking, one of the mercenaries immediately stood up: "Banda! What do you mean? You are disrespecting the head of the regiment. As long as the head of the regiment is Boris, you shouldn't say such things. talk!"

"But the head is not here! At this time, the master is the deputy head, so he should have made the decision, shouldn't he?" Banda also stood up abruptly and confronted the mercenary.

During the confrontation, Wilt suddenly signaled everyone to stop.

"Wait~ What's that sound?"

"The ground, the ground is shaking~"

"earthquake?"

The mercenaries all stood up. Among them, Wirth, who was experienced, saw the neighing of the tied horses. He had a premonition that something was wrong. He immediately shouted: "Enemy attack! Enemy attack!!!"

As soon as the words fell, in the shadows near the camp, a few muscular Minotaurs rushed into the camp with big axes in their hands.

"It's a Beastman!!!"