Twenty Sided Dice

The power of attorney for the task cannot be faked, and the hands of the two groups are exactly the same. Especially for the four-person team, the marriage of their former teammates made the team lack of support in combat, so everyone still welcomes the addition of "Captain Sol" and "Jay".

"We have to go to Kaibu Town as quickly as possible, and then reach the destination on foot." Siegel took out the complete mission statement and explained to others: "We will investigate a manor nearby, lord. Your lord thinks there is a traitor hidden there."

"He speaks in a nice voice, don't you think?" Emmon nudged Naria with his elbow and whispered in her ear. The hot air she exhaled made her whole body itchy and her face turned red.

"Why did you assign the task, and what else can't you tell us?" Naria asked, pushing her glasses.

Siegel was well prepared for this question, so he said: "This is a task of investigating the traitorous party. I can be trusted by the lord. You are only recognized for your professional ability. There is still a certain gap between the two."

Naria nodded: "Very reasonable explanation. If we find that the danger is beyond the scope of professional ability, such as encountering a rebel army, what should we do?"

"You decide." Siegel straightened and adjusted his gloves. "As long as you have demonstrated your professional abilities, the rest is only related to bonuses."

"Did you hear that, bonus!" Amon rubbed his hands excitedly: "Can we go?"

Evan made a very elegant leading gesture and said with a smile: "Ladies, horses are ready outside, I'm honored to take you there."

"We have our own horses," Arnomen said. "We still have some of our equipment on horseback."

"It's not contradictory that they can follow." The dwarf patted the priest on the knee and said, "More mounts are never a bad thing."

Anomen thought for a while, "put some equipment on the new mount, I still like my horse."

"As you wish."

The six men had ten horses to share the load, but that didn't make the journey any easier. Siegel urged everyone to go south as soon as possible, and there was no time to appreciate the scenery along the way.

It snowed with fluff on the day they left Myr City. But less than half a day later, he returned to the sun. The winter in the south is like this, just a gentle woman who occasionally hangs with frost. Travelers call this little snow a lover's kiss, because when it rains and snows, the robber won't come out. They will be safe on the road.

"This is just a fallacy." Yao En sat firmly on the saddle and said to Evan, "Whether it rains or not, the footprints on the ground can be traced, so this is not enough to affect the robber's behavior."

"Then why didn't they come out?" Evan was curious.

"Because it's raining, they can take a bath." Yao En replied, "If they don't take a bath, they will grow mushrooms."

"Hahaha, you're joking, aren't you. You're such a funny midget." Evan danced on his horse, and no one was more excited than him.

Siegel remained silent, leading the way at the front of the line. They followed the road to the south, through the whole of Heimland. Although it is winter, they can see busy people. Farmers who wanted to make money became laborers and, with the help of federation apprentices, worked with earth elementals to make roads. In the past, a lord's ordering of roads to be repaired was a terrible labor, often accompanied by starvation and death. But in Heimland, it's like cutting a mountain. The heavy work such as carrying earthwork is handed over to the soil element, and the laborers are responsible for leveling the ground and doing the finishing work.

Siegel attaches great importance to roads, and believes that roads are like currents on the seabed and routes on the sea, the orbits on which everything runs, and at the same time, these roads are also the guarantee of his claim to the rights of lords. There are many caravans passing by on the road from Rabbit's Ear Harbor to the City Wall Mountains every day, and the position of the trade hub between the two continents has gradually moved from the deep water port to the Heimland.

Six people and ten horses galloped happily on the road. The flat wilderness stretched infinitely behind him, and rolling hills began to appear in the direction of the advance. It is wet and rainy, and streams often pass by the foot of the hills. With the help of the earth element, building bridges is much easier. So they passed one brand new arched stone bridge after another. The convenience of the road also helps the village to expand outwards. Some settlements are located not far from the road, and will gradually develop into new villages in the future. Some settlements will pay some of their own money, and ask the earth element of the road to help build the stone wall. Circle the scope of the farm. Road workers need rest, but the earth element doesn't, so it's a happy employment contract.

Since the road is quite frequent and the territory is very safe, it is not difficult to find a place to rest after sunset. Although setting up tents, raising campfires and setting up vigils is not difficult for these adventurers, but after all, it involves energy. Ready-made dwellings are far better than open air.

However, the good times did not last long, and two days after leaving Heimland, the road became a trail in the grass again, and the muddy and uneven pits became the main melody. Rough roads spread along the barren-occupied hills, and the villages became alert and unfriendly.

"It's like this in the south. In fact, only Heimland is not bad." Anomen said: "Count Siegel Squid is a good lord, just and kind."

At this time, Amon interjected and said, "The key is that he pays on time every time and never defaults, which is what I like the most."

"Like it? I don't like this tone." Evan said with an exaggerated expression: "I also pay on time, why don't you like me?"

"If you mean I like someone because I pay on time?" Emmon's eyes widened, "Are you saying I'm a whore?"

"Fanxing testifies, this is the most unlikely thing I mean." Evan immediately raised his hands above his head and swayed on the horse. "I don't mean to belittle you at all..."

Before he could finish speaking, he heard his mount scream and fall to the left front. Evan twisted his body, kicked the horse's stomach, flipped into the air, and landed firmly.

"What are you doing!" Emmon was the first to jump off the horse's back, reaching out to support the horse's head. "Anomen came to help, the horse's leg was broken."

"Did I do something wrong?" Evan asked Siegel.

Siegel raised his chin and pointed to Yao En, the dwarf.

"It's normal for a horse to step on a pit and fall," Yao En said. "A horse is very smart. It knows how to fall without getting hurt, and it will try to protect the rider on its back. In the situation just now, the two of you are very smart. It should have been just a minor bruise. But you landed safely with your strength and added more force, so the horse fell even harder. Broken leg."

The dwarf touched the beard on his chin and said to Evan, "Only noble riders have the reactions and movements just now. Your instructor is definitely not an ordinary person."

"I..." Evan looked at Siegel: "I didn't think about..."

Siegel patted him on the shoulder: "It's not your fault, sometimes the rider is more important than the mount."

Naria also helped to check. But the broken bones of Ma's front legs were exposed and it was difficult to deal with. Amon jumped up from the ground, rushed in front of Evan, and punched him hard in the stomach. "Asshole, you are an asshole!"

Evan covered his stomach. He sucked in a breath of cold air, but took it completely by himself: "Good fight, I did something wrong, sorry."

"Don't tell me!" Amon's eyes were a little wet, and his fists dangled in front of Evan: "Go and tell your horse, it's going to die here."

"Dead? Why, it's just a broken leg." Evan said, "Isn't Anomen a priest, you will treat it, right?"

Earthmother's priest shook his head. "I could bandage it or try to pick up the bones. But the horse can't walk, let alone keep up with the group."

"Then you don't have to kill it?"

"It's been a long time since the village we just passed, and I don't know how far the village is." Yao En said, "On the way, I saw several traces of wild beasts, both wolves and lynx. Even if you cured its legs, it would have to stay here and be eaten by wild animals."

Evan looked at his horse and walked over to examine its wounds for himself. As Anomen said, a horse with this level of wounding would be killed on the battlefield, and the meat would be distributed among the soldiers. It turns out that such a fall will only cause minor injuries to humans and horses? He thought about it carefully, even if he fell without protection at all. With good armor and a strong body, that speed and height won't cause serious damage. Evan regretted finding out that it should be just a simple scratch.

All the training he received in the past was to protect himself to the greatest extent possible, and it was difficult to change the habit of instant reaction. Who is to blame? Actually no one complains. Adventurers see horses as their friends. The nobles regarded the horse as their tool, and the two were indistinguishable. It's just that in the current situation, Evan doesn't want to face such a result.

"Jay...you must have a way, don't you?" Evan thought of Siegel and ran to him.

Siegel shook his head: "Saul, they're right. Instead of letting the beast find him. And giving him the fear of predation before he dies, it's better to give him a clean death. I think the horse's The smell of blood will soon attract beasts."

"No, you have a way!" Evan grabbed Siegel's shoulder and shook it vigorously: "Don't you understand? With a puff, the horse can be turned into nothing."

"That's magic, and there's nothing I can do about it," Siegel replied.

Evan stomped hard: "No, you just can't help, and don't want to help! You obviously..."

"You can clearly see the pit on the road, but you don't!" Siegel roared, suppressing Evan's voice. "The one of us who should never miss the pit is you! Is that harder than distinguishing the tip of an enemy's sword? What are you doing when you need to command your mount? You're laughing, you're trying to arouse the ladies. Good feeling!"

Anomen raised his head and said to Siegel, "Jie, don't talk about it, it's all an accident."

"Get up, Sol, you have to focus from now on, this mission is no joke." Siegel said, "Now, pick up your sword and give it a treat with your fastest swordsmanship. , then pack up and hit the road."

"My... sword?" Evan was a little dazed after being asked by Siegel, his head drooping and his shoulders drooping. He walked back to the injured horse, his hands trembling, and he slowly touched the long sword behind him.

The horse seemed to sense something, and firstly chirped a few times, trying to get up. Arnomen held it down hard, hugging the horse's neck tightly in his arms. After struggling a few times, the horse gave up and closed his eyes for the last moment.

"No...no, no!" Evan shook his head: "I won't kill it. As long as it reaches a village, I can find someone to take it in and put it in the stable. I can give him money, I can take it with me when I get back."

The dwarf adjusted his glasses and said, "I don't know how far the village is in front of me. At least I didn't see it when I was on the top of the hill. This horse can't walk."

"I'm carrying it~www.readwn.com~ It weighs close to a ton, you can't carry it!" said Emmon.

"It also has two back legs to walk, I just need to carry the two front legs, which I can do."

"The smell of blood attracts beasts," Naria said. "You can't fight with a horse on your back."

"I will put it down, kill all the beasts, and continue on the road." Evan said: "It will understand what I mean and will not cause trouble for me."

"We're not going to stay with you," Siegel said. "We'll just stay in the first village ahead until tomorrow morning, and then continue on the road at sunrise."

"I know, I'll catch up with you." Evan made up his mind and said to Siegel: "I just hope you can do a favor and take off the load on the horse and help me share it."

"No problem." Anomen nodded: "Come and help, I will treat the wound again to minimize the smell."

"My fault, I carry it." Evan said. (To be continued.)