Volume 2 The Imminent Threat Chapter 21 A Pleasant Rubbing Experience

The third hideout is an abandoned village along the lake. Most of the houses in the village have collapsed, and a large proportion of them are wooden houses. When Fang Qiuling saw it, he directly suggested that he carry out a fire attack.

The raiding party was divided into two groups, one in front of the other, blocking the entrance and exit of the village, and then using fiery glue to prevent fire. Most of the orcs were killed in the fire, and the few that escaped were killed one by one.

The fourth hideout was an abandoned orchard, but unfortunately it was empty, with only a few inconspicuous goblins left. A large number of traces of orcs have been found in the orchard, but the traces are relatively old. Old Tom picked up the burning fire, and gave the guess that it was more than a month ago.

In five days, he ran to four places, killed more than a hundred orcs in total, and countless goblins, and the results were undoubtedly remarkable. None of the members of the raiding party were killed, but injuries were inevitable.

For example, Old Tom was hit on the head with a stick when he cleared the third hiding place, although he was not seriously injured under the protection of the helmet, and Pastor Ed immediately used a spell to help heal, but the bandaged cotton cloth still could not be avoided, and it was wrapped in several layers. There is no need to talk about the duo of apprentice knights, they will have an extra cut on their bodies from time to time, and most of the wounds are concentrated in their legs, which are basically left by goblins. Tower shields are not very flexible when defending against attacks from smaller opponents, especially when there are relatively large numbers of them, and one side of the defense cannot be taken care of the other.

The Wuxi cavalry that cleaned up the battlefield would also have wounded from time to time. Old Tom and Lady Mogre seemed to be used to it, but Fang Qiuling thought it was very incredible. The cavalry were wounded in a variety of ways, and the lower limit of their performance was low. From walking to feet to drinking cold water and diarrhea, various conditions have not been interrupted for five days. There was even a fool who was bitten by his own mount while feeding the horse, because he suddenly wanted to taste what the feed tasted like, which made people quite speechless.

The various accidents of the crusade team made Fang Qiuling feel funny and at the same time a little more thoughtful. This series of situations made him realize that one of the biggest problems of Elune's professional army was that there was no uniform standard for training, and there was no so-called soldier's discipline. Most of the ordinary soldiers came from the peasant and civilian classes, and their understanding of military affairs was only to obey orders, and there was little personal subjective judgment. Soldiers do not have a very clear understanding of what to do, what not to do, what can be done more, and what needs to be avoided as much as possible. They have a high ceiling and are not afraid to face orcs who are stronger than them; But their lower limit is very low, three or four goblins can make them panic, and even a few horsemen even suffer from night blindness, and become blind at night.

These made Fang Qiuling realize once again that the level of civilization was relatively backward at the time of Elune. Even if there is a mysterious existence of magic, it still cannot change the overall backwardness of world civilization.

In order to better "rub off on experience points", it became very necessary to reduce non-combat attrition, so Fang Qiuling took the initiative to take over the logistics management of the team. The guy who originally managed logistics was a big man who could barely write his own name, and he didn't know how logistics management could fall on his head. This big man is undoubtedly a good hand on the battlefield, but to let him manage the logistics, it is a real disaster!

Only after taking over Fang Qiuling did he know that the original team's supplies were still quite abundant. Knowing that the temple organized manpower to wipe out the orcs, the merchants spontaneously sent a lot of supplies. Especially when it comes to food, there are three big bags of bacon alone.

There is no need for any special achievements, Fang Qiuling has won the recognition of everyone in the team just by improving the food, and naturally becomes the second-in-command of the team.

Shortly after the sun had set today, Ms. Moghley ordered the camp to be stationed. It was almost two hours earlier than yesterday or the day before yesterday.

The soldiers were tired for several days, and in order not to affect tomorrow's battle, tonight's vigil was taken care of by the two midshipmen and Old Tom and Fang Qiuling. In the first half of the night, it was Old Tom and Fang Qiuling, and in the second half of the night, there were two trainee knights.

After arranging the night's defense, the camp of the raiding party soon fell silent. Although it is only a matter of clearing the orcs, it cannot be regarded as a regular military activity, but Ms. Mogre still implements military law. After the camp, it is not allowed to move around at will, nor is it allowed to have any entertainment activities, especially playing leaf cards, and similar, various disguised gambling activities.

Fang Qiuling set up a kettle to boil water over the campfire. While waiting for the water to boil, he casually took a book out of the storage bag, intending to kill some time.

The basic attribute benefits brought by the 10th level of the Bard have been fully digested, and the current six basic attributes have exceeded 2 energy levels. The specific performance is that his strength has improved rapidly in each battle, and there is a big leap after almost every battle.

Reaching 2 energy levels for all basic attributes is also the minimum requirement for breakthrough. The basic conditions for a breakthrough are already in place, and the next step is the opportunity for a breakthrough. And this opportunity, Fang Qiuling felt that most of it was in the hands of the bard mentor. Tomorrow will be an attack on the last orc hideout. When the attack is over, the raid mission is over, and the raid team should be almost disbanded. The current location is closest to Wuxi Town, and Fang Qiuling plans to try his luck in Wuxi Town first. If you're not lucky in Wuxi Town, then go back to Huquan Town. I hope to find a bard mentor soon and get the opportunity to break through as soon as possible.

This time, I "rubbed" a lot of experience in the raiding team, and the average experience gained every day exceeded 1,000. After Fang Qiuling upgraded the Bard to level ten, he never used the experience points in the experience pool again, because after breaking through, he needed a lot of experience points to invest in the basic specialty of the Black Iron Body. The Body of Black Iron is a refinement of the body, and it is the most important pre-skill in the Black Iron Rank, and many skills of the first level of strength require it as a pre-skill. Without a large amount of experience points to push the Black Iron Body to level 5 or above, even if the breakthrough is completed, the strength will not be substantially improved. At present, there is no shortage of levels, and combat skills and combat expertise are basically enough, what is lacking is experience points, a lot of experience points, so you must accumulate as much as possible.

However, there is only one day left for such a good thing as being able to "rub" experience points. I don't know when such a good thing will happen next time, and the "Armor Essence" Ms. Mogre is not very good, but her strength is still very solid.

There is no entertainment, and the night under the moonlight is actually quite boring. There is not much of an alternative to going to bed early. But fortunately, Fang Qiuling still had a few books in hand, and the books he obtained from the corpse collector Les Pukelt should be books on poetry and opera, and he kept throwing them in his storage bag after he got them. I happen to be free tonight, so I'll take it out for a pastime and see what kind of reading material it is.

The book in his hand was bound from a thin parchment book, and the cover was pitch black with no title. By the light of the campfire, Fang Qiuling opened the book in his hand. A line of flowing font catches the eye.

β€”To my dear, Elina Wells Daniels.

Fang Qiuling raised his eyebrows.

The name of Alina Wells Daniels has an image. One of his portraits in his collection is about this woman. It is said that Lady Alina was the daughter of the family of Earl Daniels more than 100 years ago and was famous for her beauty. However, the portrait is completely invisible, it is a plump middle-aged woman with kind eyebrows.

Ms. Alina has received a traditional aristocratic education, and has a special hobby of music and opera, and often invites musicians and celebrities to gather and perform at the Earl's Mansion. As a result, her affair with many musicians is widely circulated. In order to win her favor, musicians have presented their own proud works. One of the most famous pieces is the violin piece "To Elina" by the musician Passel Gonzales.

If nothing else, the book in my hand should be the score for the violin piece "To Alina".

Turning the second page, the music is recorded.

- Sure enough.

This sheet music is undoubtedly a good thing. However, there is a big difference between the violin music used by Passel Gonzales and the violin in Fang Qiuling's hand. If you play it on the violin, you need to make some adjustments to the score. Of course, there is a way to force it to play with a violin, but the charm of "To Alina" is gone.

Fang Qiuling flipped through the sheet music casually, then took back the storage bag and came out with a book.

The second book is still a sheet music, which is still a violin piece, but the author of this sheet music doesn't seem to be very famous, and Fang Qiuling doesn't know it. After reading it for a while, I took it back and changed it again......

It was very quiet, except for the occasional "crackling" of firewood burning in the campfire. Old Tom, who was in charge of the first half of the night's vigil, patrolled the tent, walked around to make sure there was nothing unusual, and then returned to sit down by the campfire.

The water in the tin kettle is boiling. Fang Qiuling adjusted the position of the shelf, changed to the edge of the campfire, and then grabbed a handful of tea leaves and threw them in. The air soon became more fragrant with the scent of tea.

Old Tom was not polite, took out the cup from his bosom and poured himself a glass directly.

Merchants from the faraway Silk Nation brought tea, a magical drink, to the Western Continent, where it became a must-have for nobles to entertain their guests. It is true that old Tom is a rough man, but he also went in and out of the mansions of the nobles many times when he was young, and he still knows something about the luxury of tea. Compared with wine, the drink made from tea has a different flavor. If you have the opportunity to taste it, you can't miss it.

"Thuric, you have a good tea. Where did it come from? ”

Sipping the tea in his cup, Old Tom had a pleasant smile on his face.

"It's just a matter of getting it at home." Fang Qiuling also poured himself a glass, "Dad, do you like it?" I've got a lot of that, so I'll give you a little bit. ”

In addition to various foods, there are also many hobbies such as coffee, cocoa, and tea.

"No, no. I'll just try it fresh. This thing is boring, floppy. It's still your liquor, the liquor is strong! ”

I don't know who stuffed a bottle of 52 degrees Wuliang liquid into the supply, Fang Qiuling didn't drink much, and after seeing it, he directly took it out and gave it to Old Tom.

The packaging of Wuliangye is a transparent glass bottle. After taking it out, it looked like a beautiful work of art, and old Tom's eyes immediately straightened - this thing is crystal clear, it must be worth a lot! But when he heard that it was filled with wine, he immediately scoffed: "Stinky boy, get a bottle of boiled water to fool me!" What do you mean! Bullying Lao Tzu, I haven't drunk?

But when he opened the cap, the leisurely aroma of wine made him dumbfounded - it was really wine. couldn't wait to pour out a small cup, and then took a sip without admitting defeat, this was still a compromise after Fang Qiuling desperately blocked it. It was as if a line of fire had left from the mouth of the throat to the stomach. Old Tom's old face suddenly turned red, and it took a long time before he exhaled and slowly calmed down.

- Lie, really Lie! I've never drunk such a strong drink in my life!

The aroma is long, the taste is mellow, the entrance is luscious, and the throat is clean...... No amount of flowery rhetoric is enough to describe the deliciousness of baijiu!

It turned out that Old Tom was still thinking about pouring the whole bottle of Wuliangye directly into his mouth in one gulp, but Fang Qiuling saw what it was to be arrogant! After a small drink, I was glad that I didn't do it, otherwise I wouldn't have to think about it if I didn't get drunk for three days and three nights.

"Hey, do you still have that liquor?"

The rest of Wuliangye was wrapped in Old Tom's backpack very carefully, for fear of falling and knocking, and there was still more than half a bottle left. The way he drank wine with barbecue meat was no different from the drunkards in the world, which made Fang Qiuling sigh that the charm of liquor was endless.

But no matter how charming he is, Fang Qiuling can't get a second bottle at the moment. As for trying to make wine in Elune...... Fang Qiuling didn't know anything except that he needed koji to make wine. I don't even know how to get koji. So I can only say sorry to Old Tom.

"No, I'll just bring a bottle."

It's a priceless treasure that straddles two worlds, and Elune's only one. It's gone.

"Alas......," lamented old Tom.

"Next time I have a chance to bring you a few more bottles."

"Don't. This wine ...... It's definitely expensive! Just taste it, don't bring it. ”

To say that I don't like it is false. But such a delicious drink, and it is crystal clear throughout, like the purest water. Its price is undoubtedly staggering. Old Tom conservatively estimated that the glass bottle used for packaging alone was worth at least ten gold coins, plus the five grains in it...... A bottle of a hundred gold coins, or even more expensive, Old Tom will not be surprised at all.

"Daddy, don't worry. It's a bit expensive, but I can afford it. By the way, I'll bring a few other bottles of wine for you to try when I go back. For example, daughter red, Shaoxing old wine, vodka ......"

Fang Qiuling reported several kinds of wine in a row, and the greedy old Tom drooled.

"Stinky boy, it's all your fault for getting such strong wine. Alas, it will be tasteless to drink other things in the future...... "This is also a trouble, a happy trouble," by the way, boy. Do you know how this wine is made? ”

"It's not very clear. But if you want to try brewing it yourself, Dad, you should die as soon as possible......" Fang Qiuling shrugged his shoulders, "The bottle in your hand is called 'Wuliangye', as the name suggests, it is brewed with five different grains as raw materials. Sorghum, rice, glutinous rice, wheat, corn, should be these five types. Rice, glutinous rice and wheat are not difficult to make. However, sorghum is only grown in the country of silk, and there are not many local grows. Corn is about the same. Sorghum and corn are hard to come by in Karsace. ”

"Alas......" Old Tom sighed again, and he had sighed several times to-day.

"But, Daddy, if you have the mind, you can try using potatoes. I remember reading in a book that potatoes can also make wine. ”

"Potatoes? Never heard of ......"

Old Tom's words came to an abrupt end. The next moment, he burst into flames, and the two-handed axe in his hand burst out with vigorous fighting energy, slashing at Fang Qiuling fiercely.