The sun is shining.

In June, the huge fireball-like sun seemed to go mad, scorching the world with death, the air was so hot and dry that the water in a river in the field seemed to be boiling.

Next to the river, there is a majestic city, the Blue Lion City, as the capital of the Blue Lion Kingdom, it is magnificent, like an ancient beast lying on the ground. Inside the city, various buildings are scattered, with the central palace as a dot, distributed in a radial pattern.

Suddenly, the doors of the palace opened, and a troop of cavalry roared out of the city, and the pedestrians in the streets avoided it.

Soon the cavalry rushed out of the Blue Lion City and stepped onto the dirt road outside the city where smoke rose, and in an instant the yellow dust was everywhere. But the cavalry did not care, and kept the formation and went straight into the distance.

......

Half an hour later.

Richard reached a gentle hillside outside the city and jumped off his horse. The cavalry behind him also dismounted one after another, dodging in all directions, vaguely protecting Richard.

The wizard in the dungeon turned pale because he was tied to his horse, and he couldn't stand on his feet after being untied and dismounted by the captain of the dungeon guard.

The captain of the guard didn't care about this, after knowing that the wizard was just a liar, all the fear was gone, only anger. He kicked and kicked the wizard in front of Richard, and then looked at Richard with a smile on his face: "Your Royal Highness, you see ......."

Richard ignored the captain of the guard, but looked at the wizard and asked, "Where did you see the python you said at that time, and pointed it out to me?"

"In the ......," the wizard looked up into the distance, looked at it carefully for a moment, and finally reached out his hand, "it was under that tree, and I was passing by, when a python suddenly appeared, and almost scared me to death. But fortunately, it didn't seem to be interested in me, and it quickly swam away to save my life. ”

Richard nodded his head and turned to look at the captain of the guard. The captain of the guard waved his hand vigorously, and the dozen or so soldiers who came with him drew their weapons one after another and quickly surrounded the front.

Ten meters, twenty meters, thirty meters......

The place the wizard pointed to arrived quickly, but not a big python, not even a rabbit.

The guard captain's eyes were aimed at the wizard, a little unkind, the wizard shrunk his neck lest Richard think he was lying, and quickly explained: "The king ...... Your Royal Highness the Prince, it may be that python has gone to the rest of the place......"

Richard crouched down and his gaze fell to the ground. Peeling away the young weeds, revealing a trace below that looked like a flame had been burned, and it seemed that there was indeed a wandering burning python passing by.

Taking a little soil with his fingernails, Richard put it in front of his nose and sniffed it, which smelled like garlic and yellow phosphorus, mixed with the peculiar smell of sulfur.

Richard stood up, turned his head and gave the captain of the guard an order: "Search forward, pay attention to your feet and the trees." Snakes are ectothermic creatures that love cold and heat, and in this kind of weather it is very likely to be still sunbathing somewhere, as long as they do not leave the area, they can find it. ”

"Yes. The captain of the guard nodded vigorously, and without saying a word, quickly conveyed Richard's order to his subordinates, and let the soldiers disperse forward and start the search.

About ten minutes later, the news came back that the trail of a python was found in a bush more than 200 meters ahead, but it was not sure if it was the one to be found.

Richard did not hesitate, hurried to it, and walked dozens of meters away from the python and was stopped by the captain of the guard.

"Your Royal Highness, you have to be careful, pythons are very dangerous. The captain of the guard said, "Why don't I ask someone to test it and see if it will be on fire?"

Richard shook his head and said expressionlessly, "No need." ”

As he spoke, Richard's gaze had already fallen to the grass dozens of meters away, where a brown spotted python was lurking, its eyes closed as if it was taking a nap. In the light, the surroundings of the python looked distorted.

Richard knew that it was the refraction of light as it passed through different media.

There is only air around the python, and there is only one reason why the light is refracted, and that is that the temperature around it is very high, much more than the average temperature of the air. Considering that the surrounding weeds do not look scorched, then the ignition point will not exceed 200 °C, and it is likely to be between tens of degrees Celsius and 100 degrees Celsius.

Ordinary pythons don't do this, then the answer is already obvious.

Richard said to the guard captain: "Tell your people to prepare, don't be tempted, and start arresting directly." Try the opponent's defense with a bow and arrow first, it is best to catch the one alive after being seriously injured, otherwise, it is okay to die. ”

"Yes. The captain of the guard nodded, quickly left Richard's side, and began to command, shouting loudly, and several soldiers with the highest level of archery skills quickly picked up their bows and arrows.

The bows and arrows used by the soldiers resembled to the English longbow of the Middle Ages in Richard's view. This bow is generally about 1.5 meters long, and some are up to 2 meters long, and the back of the bow is made of a whole piece of wood bent, the wood is yew wood, strong and elastic. The bowstring is made from sheep intestines or beef tendon tanning. Because of the long length of the back, this bow gives the arrow great power and long range, and can shoot the arrow 350 meters away.

Generally at a distance of 200 meters to 250 meters, it can penetrate leather armor. Within 200 meters, it is possible to penetrate chain mail. Within 100 meters, it can penetrate the strongest plate armor. Within 50 meters, apart from shields and specially made armor, there is almost nothing that can withstand its shots, which can be said to be indestructible.

At this time, the distance between the soldier and the python was about 50 meters.

The four soldiers picked up their bows and arrows, took out 24 arrows bundled into bundles from the quiver behind their backs, untied them, and stuck them directly into the ground in front of them. Each arrow has a length of nearly one meter, and it can be caught without bending down when inserted into the ground, so it is easy to shoot continuously.

The four soldiers were ready, looked at each other, took a deep breath, grabbed an arrow and put it on their longbows, and began to aim.

"Boom, whistle", four consecutive sounds, four arrows shot out like meteors, shooting towards the location of the python, but none of them hit, and the nearest one was also more than ten centimeters away from the python. After all, soldiers are not all marksmen who wear through the Yang at a hundred paces, and they rely on dense salvos on the battlefield to ensure the hit rate.

Richard was not angry about this and continued to watch.

The four soldiers, who had failed once, quickly grabbed one of the arrows in front of them and shot them at their longbows, this time aiming for a little longer, followed by four more "Boom Bow

The already frightened python was about to make a move, when four arrows fell, two of which hit directly. One shot at the tail, and the other pierced the body directly, and the red blood flowed out quickly.

"Hiss!"

The python screamed, as if angry, and writhed violently, breaking the arrow with two clicks. Opening its mouth, the snake letter spits out, spewing out large clusters of sparks. Swimming and rushing towards everyone, the atmosphere instantly became tense, and several soldiers subconsciously wanted to retreat.

At this time, the most excited person was not Richard or the captain of the guard, but the wizard.

The wizard almost jumped up, grabbed the captain of the guard, and said in a loud voice: "You saw it, you saw it, what I said is true, there is really a python that will catch fire here, His Royal Highness promised me, so you can't kill me." ”

The captain of the guard was nervous, and he didn't have time to deal with it, so he directly pushed the wizard to the ground with a wave of his hand, pulled out his long sword, and used his momentum to suppress the somewhat flustered soldiers, shouting: "What are you afraid of! Take a bow and arrow for me to continue shooting, and the rest of the people will prepare the net, I will catch it alive!"

"Yes. The soldiers hurriedly responded and got busy.