Although Betsy tells a lot about the marshal along the way, Hao Ren is not really interested in it: it doesn't seem to him to have anything to do with his mission, and he doesn't think he has anything to do with a heroine from another world.But whether he's interested or not, he knows a lot of information about the legendary female general Ophora.Speaking of the female general, it is necessary to first mention the so-called "ancient species", which is a new term that Hao Ren only heard tonight, because he can't find an excuse to inquire about the ancient species head-on, so he can only roughly infer the situation of this race based on Betsy's description.The ancient species seem to be a special race that is not much different from humans, and they also live with humans most of the time.They are scarce in number, scattered all over the world, do not have their own cultural system, and can be said to be a race that has completely assimilated and coexisted with humans.The biggest difference between the ancient species and ordinary humans is that they have a long lifespan and excellent combat effectiveness, their qualities are far beyond ordinary people, from physical to mental, there are many ancient species in history that have become heroes remembered by history, Ovra is just one of them, she is the most famous one in recent centuries.Other than that, it is not known about the origin of the name Ancient Species and why they possessed this trait.Marshal Ofra is the most active descendant of the ancient race in recent centuries, and her first activity was hundreds of years ago, when the monarch of Holletta was later known as the "Iron Fist King" Garton III.At the time of the coronation of Gatun III, the kingdom of Halletta was experiencing a crisis of change and turmoil, the oldest kingdom on the continent ushered in the impact of modern alchemy and new academic trends, the new folk alchemy workshop type research and development, production model challenged the old royal magic research institute, more and more advanced technology began to be created by the people, rather than controlled by the royal magician team, which led to the opposition between the nobles and the new burgher class at that time, and at the same time produced the confrontation between the new aristocracy and the conservative aristocracy among the nobility - This is inevitably the case in the face of large-scale social progress in an overly old and large feudal dynasty.At the same time, the newborn little nations around the Kingdom of Halletta embraced all sorts of new technological and social formations at breakneck speed, leaving the old and bloated kingdom behind in a very short period of time—at least from the tech tree.The kingdom of Halletta was not as mild as it is now (at least now they appear to be mild).At that time, Halletta retained the temperament of the first power and the old overlord of the continent, and made many enemies in the surrounding area, so after the coronation of Gatun III, he faced the greatest crisis facing the kingdom in history: the old ruling class in the country was divided, and the social order was gradually breaking away from the control of the royal family.The old-fashioned royal advisors are at a loss for new social issues, and the kingdom is surrounded by at least double-digit tech-savvy nations that are preparing to flatten his royal city in a wave.That's when Opra appeared.There are many versions of the legends that followed, and the process of how a new king and an ancient commoner met and became staunch comrades has always been a topic of conversation among historians and playwrights.In search of a solution to the turmoil in his country, he travels to the eastern part of the kingdom and is assassinated by a hostile force that has been planned for a long time.Marshal Oprah, who was still an ordinary adventurer at the time (adventurers and solo mercenaries in those days were not as clear as they are now), stepped forward at a critical moment and fought alongside Gatun III to save the fate of the entire kingdom.The ambitious young king and the young knight with unique skills are waiting for the Ming monarch's appreciation to have a fateful encounter, and since then they have walked side by side, overcoming obstacles in the turbulent and turbulent times of the kingdom, Gatten III has overcome public opinion, and under the pressure of the old nobles, the girl knight without noble blood has been canonized as a new nobleman, and handed over his kingdom blade to this confidante.They're all about it.A skillful soldier and horse calmed all the crises of the kingdom, resolved the internal antagonism, established a new ruling order in the groping, and suppressed all the hostile forces in the surrounding area.Since that day, the famous Iron General of the Kingdom of Holletta has been guarding this land for four hundred and thirty-five years.And any good playwright knows that something else should happen: Gatun III and Ophra have been engaged in objects since the first episode, and they have not yet done it in their forties, and the story ends with Gatun III dying of old age, lying on the sickbed and holding Oprah's hand: "My reign should come to an end in two days."
You must watch my son be crowned king......"
Since this story is told by Betsy, Hao Ren feels that the last paragraph is written by a street writer who is not too big to die, and it may be widely circulated in the circle of female mercenaries who can't get married, but you dare to talk about this in the court, at least it is a sin to collapse first and then ask.In short, Hao Ren knew the glorious deeds of the female marshal Ophora.Knowing that she is the most legendary heroine in this country.As a descendant of an ancient race, Ophra has been the marshal of the kingdom for more than 400 years, with several ups and downs and a dozen royal inheritances in between, and she is still the first military attache of Holletta and the martial arts teacher of every prince - this is very incredible in Hao Ren's opinion, it is difficult for him to imagine how such a fierce man can die for a dynasty for 400 years without moving his nest, and it is difficult to imagine why the royal family of Holletta can maintain absolute trust in Ofra between more than a dozen royal inheritances.Probably this heroine did have something to do with the eloquent iron-fisted king back then.The crowd witnessed today the dispute between the marshal and the recess.They seem to have disagreed over the Temple Orb and certain incidents involving religious interpretations, but for a while Hao Ren did not know how to investigate the cause.After a night's rest in the town of Layton, the group set out on their way to Beintz's Blood Lake early the next morning.The town's martial law continues, and the energy stored in the church's underground facilities, combined with the clage of mages stationed here, is enough to keep the protective shield over the town in place for a long time.This martial law situation doesn't know how long it will last, Hao Ren is quite concerned about those difficult rock giants, he doesn't know if he can solve this kind of incident with the combat strength of the local knights, but the rector seems to be quite confident, and probably he has also notified the abnormal events in the area of the higher diocese through the church channel, and soon the huge state apparatus and religious forces will be in operation, or believe in the ability of those big people to deal with the crisis.Ordinary horses are easily frightened and irritable by the influence of magic around the Beinz Blood Lake, so Hao Ren and the others left their rented horses in the town, and the town also has a special horse team handover point for mercenaries, so those cattle don't have to worry about it anymore.The group stepped onto the avenue from the exit on the west side of the town, and the rest of the road was a long way on foot.Fortunately, it is quite close to the destination, and it will not be very far to walk."
The front is the twisted woodland," Betsy still walked at the front of the group, she pointed to the fuchsia color in the distance and reminded loudly, "Be mental, try not to use magic after entering, if you encounter a magical beast to solve the battle as quickly as possible, most of the monsters in it are very sensitive to magic, and it is easy to gather a large group." ”"Got it."
Hao Ren agreed, Lily and Vivian beside him had been in a state of transformation since they left the town, and beyond that was a dangerous zone infested with demonic beasts, it was necessary to be vigilant.Vivien's bats circled over a hundred meters above the group, while Lily sniffled as she walked to see if there was anything suspicious nearby.Nangong May looked at Betsy, who was leading the way at the front, and remembered the scene when she left the town in the morning and saw two teams of wounded mercenaries retreating from the direction of the woodland: "Anyway, you can not follow us over, and take us to Leighton Town to complete the commission." ”"You want to say it's dangerous, right?"
Of course, Betsy knew what Nangong May meant, because she also saw those colleagues who had just withdrawn from the vicinity of Beinz, "I asked, they just accidentally suffered a little loss when they encountered ordinary demonic beasts, and the situation around the Blood Lake is not as bad as the parish chief said."
And I've always kept my word, and if I say I'm going to take you to the lake, I'll take you absolutely to the lake—and I'm trying to see if I can find a treasure by the way. ”Hao Ren smiled and decided to bring a tablet for this honest girl next time he came - anyway, Raven 12345 would be reimbursed.After entering the twisted woodland, Hao Ren immediately felt that the atmosphere around him was different from the outside.
(To be continued.) )