Chapter 16: A Foolish Strategy
In the Age of the Ancient Gods and the Age of Medieval Heroes, when the kingdom of the Winged Men established in the vast mountains of Namoa still existed, the Winged People's innate ability allowed them to soar into the sky and look down on the earth from above. They thought they were the noblest race in the world, and they were born to rule over all living beings, and they called themselves "heavenly beings."
However, this unfounded arrogance was soon shattered in the Qiming War.
In the later stages of the Apocalypse War, the Winged Kingdom thought that it could take advantage of the defeat of the Six Demon Gods and the Dawn Alliance to reign on the land, so it launched a war against the land.
The outcome of the war was simply predestined. The huge national strength and population of mankind, the changeable tactics, and the sophisticated equipment were all unexpected by the Wing Man, not to mention, in the land country at that time, there were also powerful beings known as magicians. The power of arcane can tear the heavens and the earth apart when used in the depths, not to mention a group of weak winged submen.
As a result, the Winged Kingdom lost its arrogance, glory, and dignity in that war, and soon brewed hatred and betrayal within it.
Soon, the Wingmen Civil War broke out.
The bloodline of the Winged Men royal family was almost severed in the civil war, and the White Flag and Red Banner Wingmen, who once represented the Wingmen nobles, surrendered to the Natya Federation. Most of the remaining wingmen were commoners, and in order to become the new nobles and even the royal family, they were divided into several parts and stopped for hundreds of years. Eventually, the entire Namoan Mountains formed a myriad of winged forces, large and small. The big ones are thousands or even tens of thousands, and the small ones are only a few hundred.
As mentioned earlier, the winged people who can fly are natural scouts and guerrillas, in other words, they are also born thieves, and they can come and go without a trace when they grab things.
The Winged People have never been engaged in production, and of course, it is unlikely that they will be able to settle down to produce in the current state of hundreds of forces fighting each other, so robbery has become their most enthusiastic job. These winged men are known as Black Flag Winged Men and are used to distinguish them from the Red and White Flags of the Federation.
It's been almost a thousand years since the Winged Kingdom was destroyed, and the Black Flag Wingers have robbed it for a thousand years.
The sky, the earth, and even the seas are full of "kind" shadows of the Black Flag Wingers, who "kindly" take away the goods and even personal belongings of travelers and caravans from all over the world, and then often "kindly" send others to the kingdom of heaven to meet their relatives. Over time, the people of the world were grateful to the Black Flag Wing people for their "cordiality", and positioned the Black Flag Wing people and the Jiangyang thieves as synonyms.
The Federation would not sit idly by in the face of such a cancer, but several large-scale military operations against the Namoa Mountains did not have a good effect. Some of the scattered Black Flag Wingers also entered the Commonwealth as traitors in a scattered manner, adding a lot of work to the sheriff and the garrison.
Therefore, it would not be surprising that there were Black Flag Wingers running near the Isle of Colorful Roses, whether it was Orucello or the local county garrison.
However, Orucello's unexpected, very casual decision has already made Lu Xi unexpectedly want to commit suicide.
Now, he and two of his temporary teammates sit in the village's only tavern, which has no customers other than them.
They sat at a small round table with a dim oil lamp on it. The dim light of the fire shone on the faces of the two of them and a cow, and it smelled of a brewing conspiracy.
"Let's talk about it," Lu Xi pouted, "what are we going to do now?" โ
"Kill them straight in, and I'll shoot them all into small pies with an axe." As soon as you hear this, you will know who said it.
The words of the minotaur Bull were directly ignored by Lu Xi, and he looked at Grant, hoping that this attentive young man could give himself some advice.
Grant pondered for a moment and said, "The problem now is that we don't know exactly how many enemies there are. Naturally, there is no way to talk about the so-called method. โโฆ,
"I know that," Lu Xi said, "but at least I am sure that there will never be too many enemies, at least not so many that we can't deal with them." Otherwise, the garrisons of the Border Patrol and the Sentry would have been taken to humane the miรจ, and the teacher would not have been able to give me this task. โ
"But there are only three of us. If you don't discuss it......"
"What is there to be afraid of!" Bull patted his chest with a big grin, "It's not like I haven't seen the little arms and legs of the winged people, and a hundred people can't beat me together." โ
"Shut up and eat your meat." Lu Xi didn't go back to the tunnel.
"Oh......" The minotaur hung his head in a huff, and had to refocus on the plate in front of him.
"Why don't we go scouting first? At least find out the number of enemies, and make some arrangements. โ
"Well, that's the way it goes." Seeing that there would be no good way for the time being, Lu Xi had to agree. He was about to pay the bill and leave, when he saw the owner and bartender who was wiping his glass behind the bar and shook his head at him.
"What's wrong, Uncle Locke?"
Locke said: "Little master, you just said: You want to go and reconnoiter first, is that so?" โ
"yes, what's the problem?"
"Have you ever wondered: how do you go about scouting?"
"Naturally, I don't want to shoot a gun, and sneak in. Don't look at me like this, I grew up in the Norda Forest, and I know a little bit about the stealth skills of the wood elves......"
"But the sky and the forest are two different things." Locke said, "There is nothing around the island but clouds and wind, not even a hidden place, so how can you talk about stealth?" โ
"Well, that's a problem." Lu Xi had to admit that what the boss said was very reasonable, and immediately hesitated.
Lu Xi then remembered that although the owner of the small hotel in front of him looked very inconspicuous, he was Grant's swordsmanship teacher, and when he was young, he was also said to be an explorer who traveled south and north, and he was also a level 33 swordsman, and his comprehensive combat power was also at the silver level 6, so he settled down and opened such a tavern because of his wife and children.
In addition, Bull's father, Hal Chijiao, is still a level 36 fighter with a strength of silver level 7, but now works as a carpenter in the village. From this point of view, this little colorful rose island is really a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger...... Wait, so let's get someone to help: isn't Uncle Locke much more reliable than Grant and Boole? A swordsman of the 6th order of silver, this is already enough for him to enjoy the worship of any high-ranking lord, and to deal with dozens of winged robbers, it should naturally be easy to capture.
"Uncle Locke......"
"Little master, the master has a strict order: I must not help with this matter." Locke said, "Not only me, but also Howl. The old man said, 'This is a test for children, and no one can interfere with it.' โโ
"Don't let it go, even if it's a lion cub development plan, it won't bring such a must." Lu Xi frowned.
Locke looked at Lu Xi and said, "You also know, I used to be an adventurer. For those of us who exchange our lives for money, we must not go to war casually without complete certainty, otherwise if we are not careful, we will not only bury our own lives, but also those of our companions. โ
"I understand that." Lu Xi said: "But what does this have to do with today's events? โ
"In addition to complete intelligence, it is necessary to maximize one's own advantages and at the same time try to disintegrate the enemy's combat power. So, little master, what do you think is your biggest strength, and what are the enemy's possible weaknesses? โ
Lu Xi squinted at Uncle Locke, as if he was thinking, but the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up with a wry smile.
"Uncle, in fact, I have somewhat thought of what is the best way to use. It's just that this trick is really a bit embarrassing in the eyes of mortals. Lu Xi said with a wry smile.
"Eh, the little master thought of a way so quickly?" Locke looked at each other in surprise.
"It's very simple," Lu Xi shrugged, "I've been using this trick since I was ten years old, and I've been using it for thirty years, and it's not very pleasant." โ
"Thirty years? The young master is really joking. Locke chuckled.
"Young master, young master, what is the solution?" Bull asked in a gruff voice.
"Grant, I heard you have a fifteen-year-old sister, right?" Lu Xi asked suddenly.
"That's my sister, that's the cutest girl in the world...... Eh, young master, what do you want to do? Grant jumped up and looked at Lu Xi with an alert gaze, feeling like he would go up and play for his life as long as the other party made any abnormal moves.
"I didn't have the idea of beating your sister, dead sister control!" Lu Xi patted Grant's head heavily, "Go, get me a set of her dresses, and rouge gouache." What are you doing in a daze? Go on! โ