Ante was in a daze, when suddenly a cold thing slipped down from the collar, freezing him to wake up immediately. The boy almost jumped out of the bed, his body shaking, shaking the snow powder inside. Alan smiled beside him, and Ante said angrily, "What are you doing!" ”

"You man, you have to calm down. I'm kind enough to wake you up, don't wait for the horses to step on the camp and trample you into a pulp. You're still complaining about me, kid? ”

Only then did Ant hear the figure outside the tent cool, and there was a faint exclamation. He snorted and said, "Then you wake me up, why do you freeze me with snow!" ”

"It's fun." Alan gave him an annoying answer, glanced at Belmode, and the two of them slipped out of the tent. Ant gritted his teeth, picked up a refined war knife he had with him, and followed him out.

The lights outside the tent were brightly lit.

Fires have been lit in several snow fields, illuminating the camp. The people of the caravan were left behind, and the men and horses of the mercenary group in front of them were crowded back and forth, as if they were facing a great enemy.

Alan found an inconspicuous place, pressed the Red King on the snow with both hands, and said to Belmode, "What do you think?" ”

Belmode's ears twitched: "There are quite a few people. ”

"Well, at least fifty horsemen. There aren't so many thieves in the Shadow Heights, let alone fifty horses. Or is winter coming, and the thieves are starting to huddle? ”

Ant glanced at the man beside him: "The joke is so cold." ”

Alan smiled, looking like he was watching a play.

Belmode still couldn't help but ask: "Do you want to make a move?" ”

"If you can't make a move, don't make a move, don't forget our current identity, it is the two young masters of the rice bucket who abducted a strong guard, and borrowed this caravan to the mountain city to find relatives and visitors with the letters and documents of the big merchant Roger. The caravan hired a thousand hodors mercenary group as a guard, and we should also pay a share of the money for this guard, so we should let them do their part. If you don't work for nothing, how can you do it? ”

Belmode shrugged his shoulders: "You're the boss, you have the final say." ”

They are talking and laughing here, but the mercenary group is not so easy. Woch stood alone outside the camp, his hand resting on his greatsword on horseback. This Luo Yan has been born and died with him for so many years, and he has not been willing to replace it. Originally, he thought that if he went on another trip, he would put Luo Yan on the shelf, and he could retire. Unexpectedly, this ordinary escort mission had a vague sense of crisis tonight.

Darang had not yet returned from a reconnaissance trip, but Waldge's experience had taught him that there were quite a few people on the other side.

After a while, Darang returned and said in a deep voice, "At least fifty horsemen." ”

"Fifty horsemen?" Woch narrowed his eyes: "It's all cavalry? ”

"Yes, three minutes at most, and they'll be there."

"See which group of thieves it is?"

"I can't see clearly, the other party doesn't have any signs."

"It's a nuisance." Wolf knew very well the terrifying high-speed impact of the cavalry, that is, a torrent of steel. Although there are twenty pikemen in the Chidori Mercenary Regiment, who specialize in dealing with cavalry, this number is probably only enough to block the next wave of impact. It's no wonder that Wolf was not well prepared, after all, no one knew that a bandit group of fifty horsemen suddenly popped up on the Shadow Heights.

"Captain, that Mr. Saga has a strong man in his hands." Darang prompted, "Can I ask him to help?" ”

Waldge's eyes lit up, and he knew the man in black. The other party is calm, and he is a character who has crossed the 20-level mark. If he assists, as long as there are no strong masters among these fifty horsemen, it will be more than enough to deal with them. It's just that they are the guards of those two noble young masters, and I'm afraid it's not so easy to borrow. Woke frowned and said to Darang, "You go and try it, remember to be sincere." ”

Darrang nodded.

In the camp, the three Alan simply found a low rock. The snow had been cleared and a carpet had been laid out, on which Alan and Onte sat while Belmode leaned against the edge of the stone. The three of them looked at the camp from afar, and the corners of Belmode's mouth, who had been listening with his eyes closed, curled: "The sound of horses' hooves is chaotic but not chaotic, hidden into a line." Where is this the hand that the thieves regiment can come up with, it is clearly a trained cavalry squadron. ”

Alan nodded: "It was mentioned before that Dark Blade said that every once in a while in the barracks, a squadron secretly went out of the city. I don't know the motive and place, but I know that they will return in three days. When I came back, I would bring a lot of supplies, at first I thought it was materials that Rykerd had secretly purchased from other places, but now it seems that it is clearly the work of the official and bandit family. ”

Onte's eyes widened beside him, "You mean, Ryked's cavalry also doubles as a bandit?" How is this possible, the knight's responsibility is not to protect the territory and protect the people! ”

"It would be nice if Rickd had this kind of consciousness from you, but it's a pity that he is a greedy fellow, and his knights may not all be worthy of the honor and creed of knights." Alan laughed, "Ryked is not the only one like this who is both a lord and the biggest bandit leader. You have to be glad that your father has a big umbrella for you, so that you can't see much dirt. But now, it's time for you to see something clearly. ”

Belmode said suddenly, "Darang is coming towards us. ”

Onte was hostile to him: "What is he here for!" ”

Alan patted Belmode on the shoulder and said, "What else can I do, of course, I came to borrow our big master." ”

Darang separated the crowd and approached the three, he glanced at the crowd around him before he said to Allen, "Mr. Zachar, according to our observations, it is very likely that we will be attacked by a cavalry of fifty men. The strength and numbers of this bandit are beyond our expectations, and we are afraid that they will cause serious damage to the caravan. ”

Darang's words immediately caused a commotion among the caravans next to him, and people subconsciously leaned closer to him, wanting more information.

Ante couldn't help frowning when he saw the crowd gathering, and the boy felt that something was not quite right in the atmosphere.

Alan was expressionless, and Belmode closed his eyes and smiled, as if he had nothing to do with it.

Darang narrowed his eyes, he had already thought about it when he came. If you just borrow someone from Allen, I'm afraid that this little young master will not want to. But if the caravan is provoked, on the premise of the interests of the caravan, under the pressure of everyone, these two rice bucket young masters have to borrow if they don't borrow. This kind of means of borrowing strength, Dalang asked himself if he could still sell.

On the low rock, Alan said solemnly: "In that case, it will be up to Chidori to protect us, Mr. Darang, please come on." ”

Ang turned his face away, his body twitching slightly. He clenched his teeth so that he didn't let himself laugh. The man next to him, pretending to be garlic can be so natural, and it is also a realm.

Darang snorted softly in his nostrils, but said with a smile on his face, "It's still very difficult for us to rely on Chidori alone, so I hope that Mr. Saga can let this guard by your side participate in the battle." If a strong man like him participates in the war, everyone's safety will be guaranteed. Mr. Zachar, what do you think? ”

"Not bad." Alan refused neatly.

The people looked at Allen, and then at Darang. The latter sighed: "Does Mr. Saga not care about everyone's life and death? ”

Alan laughed, patted Belmode and said, "This is the guard that my family spent a lot of money to get, and in order to let Mr. Belmode protect the two of us, I also used some old people's affection." Then please tell me, Mr. Darang, why did I lend it to you for nothing when I paid such a great price to bring back a master guard? You Chidori guard money, I seem to have paid it when I joined the caravan, I don't do anything about collecting money, Chidori is a bit of a self-defeating signboard by doing this. ”

Darang smiled and said, "It's not that Chidori doesn't do things, but she can't do it, so she wants to borrow someone from you." ”

"If you can't handle it, what's the matter with me?" Alan asked.

Dalang looked at the people around him and said loudly: "But this is related to everyone's safety." ”

Alan smiled and asked, "Then if it were you, would you be willing to borrow someone?" ”

"I borrow, it's my duty!" Darang was righteous.

Alan let out an "oh" and said, "I don't have Mr. Darang's weight, and besides, our brothers' lives are at stake, so I won't borrow you as a person." ”

Da Lang was stunned, he didn't expect to set up Allen, this young nobleman still insisted on not borrowing people, isn't he afraid of public anger? Sure enough, he didn't need to say anything more, Allen's condescending attitude had already angered the people of the caravan. They accused Eren of injustice, disregarding the safety of the caravan and some even spat at Allen. For a time, thousands of people were in various forms, all written on their faces.

Alan glanced at Belmode.

The latter sneered and raised his hand, and a black fire suddenly crossed between the people and the dwarf rock, and the tongue of fire rolled, scaring back several men who were too impulsive and wanted to rush up to the dwarf rock to find Allen's theory. Darang's face was even more ugly, although he simply showed his hand, but he was jealous that there was such a master guard next to the two rice buckets. At this time, Alan stood up and smiled: "Mr. Darang, if you don't go back, the bandits will attack." And you people, Lao Tzu's people don't borrow or not to borrow your, and if you have time to talk to me here, you might as well go back and think about how to keep your belongings. ”

Darang sighed and left silently. When the others saw him gone, no one dared to cross the black flame, and they could only disperse with resentment. Alan sat back at this time, and Onte was puzzled: "Why don't you lend him people, you still need guards?" ”

"It's one thing whether I need to be or not, it's another thing to borrow or not to borrow someone." Alan sat back, looked at the camp and said, "Also, I am now playing the role of the young master Sagar, not the lord Alan. Do a full set of plays, and you also learn a little. And then there's Darang, and if this boy comes to me with sincerity, I'll borrow it. But as you can see, he's also playing a moral game, trying to use the momentum of the caravan people to force me to comply. Scheming? It also depends on who you are for, and if you use it well, you will be invincible. If it's wrong, he doesn't even know how to die. ”

"Finally, there is the human heart." Alan looked at Ant and smiled, "If I can borrow someone this time, I don't know what they plan to borrow from me next time." The human heart is always lacking, and I am no different from them in this regard. The difference is that I know when to reach out, and I know what to take and what not to touch. ”

Onte was thoughtful.