Chapter 127 The grudges between Calimshan and Tethyr (third update, please subscribe)
Time flies, and five days passed in a flash.
When the large-scale caravan walked out of the endless desert and saw the vast green vegetation and golden wheat fields that were about to mature on the plains, unabashed joy appeared on everyone's faces.
Because this means that they have completed the first difficulty in this dangerous journey.
That is to cross the Kalin Desert, which has a harsh environment and is filled with all kinds of bandits and monsters.
Although in the last two days, the caravan was attacked by several groups of bandits.
But these poor guys, without exception, were all killed by the shadow army controlled by Zuo Si, and their souls were transformed into new shadows.
Obviously, as the number of shadows becomes more and more, it is basically impossible for ordinary bandit groups lacking spellcasters to pose any effective threat to the caravan.
One of the gangsters wanted to use the cover of night to launch a sneak attack.
As a result, before they even got close, they were slaughtered by Yelnia and the Shadow Army.
The people who were resting in the camp at that time did not even know that such a group of bandits existed and were still sleeping soundly.
It wasn’t until we set off again the next morning and saw the bodies lying on the sand dunes two or three kilometers away, as well as the camels that had lost their owners and were wandering aimlessly, that I realized what happened last night.
As for the mercenaries who were originally hired to protect the safety of the caravan, they have already consciously taken on a series of messy chores including vigilance, management and night watch.
Unless the employer Bernard takes the initiative, he will not easily join the battle at all.
They don’t want to be touched by those terrifying shadows, or suddenly burned to death by fireballs flying from behind.
After all, fighting with arcane spellcasters without skilled cooperation can be quite dangerous.
You have no idea what kind of spell the "teammate" behind you will release in the next second, or whether it will "accidentally" affect you.
In addition, Alena often unscrupulously uses large-scale destructive energy-shaping fire magic during battles. Even soldiers dare not approach easily with her violent posture.
Not to mention these mercenaries who only have "one life".
If there wasn't another paladin in the team, Zuo Sidu would like to summon the little devil who is immune to damage and cooperate with her to kill the enemy from a distance.
Fortunately, after leaving the desert and approaching the densely populated plains, the number of monsters and bandits began to gradually disappear.
Occasionally, you can see cavalry patrolling back and forth on the main road.
Obviously, as the second largest military port and fortress city in Calimshan, Memnon values and protects trade routes far more than Calim Port.
Although these cavalrymen occasionally take advantage of their authority to ask for a little bribe from passing large caravans.
But it is much better than those bandits and monsters who not only want money but also life.
Usually, a purse containing 200 gold coins will satisfy their appetite.
After receiving the money, the cavalry captain will not only help escort a short distance, but will also introduce the caravan to the recent public security and market conditions in Manon.
"I tell you, don't get close to the Is River recently, let alone try to enter Mylatma on the other side."
The human cavalry captain who looks to be in his early thirties A serious warning is given.
“Oh? Why?”
Bernard asked nervously.
There is no way not to be nervous.
Mylatma is the only way for caravans to enter the Kingdom of Tethyr.
Unless we change our route by sea, this is an unavoidable hurdle.
The cavalry captain touched the slightly sedimented money bag and explained meaningfully: "Because a few businessmen who were lucky enough to escape from there said.
Near Mylatma, there is a red dragon leading an evil army composed of orcs, half-orcs, ogres, jackals and goblins. It has blocked almost all roads and is frantically plundering all the surrounding small towns. Towns, villages.
The local lord once tried to send troops to defeat it, but failed.
A total of 600 professional soldiers, more than 1,200 temporarily recruited militiamen, as well as the accompanying adventurers and priests sent by the temple were all dead. Not even a single person came back alive to report the news.
They didn't get the news until a flood of refugees appeared outside the city walls.
Now, the entire Mailatma is in a state of extreme panic and despair.
I wouldn’t be too surprised if I heard tomorrow that the entire city had been captured by the red dragon and that evil army.
In fact, as the news spread, Manon entered a state of war mobilization a few days ago.
If the terrible red dragon is not satisfied after looting and destroying Mylatma and plans to continue southward, we will request reinforcements from the capital, Calimport. "
"Damn! Didn't the other lords of the Tethyr Kingdom react at all to this? "Bernard asked through gritted teeth.
"Hahahaha!"
Hearing these words, the cavalry captain couldn't help laughing immediately.
Not only was he laughing, the cavalrymen behind Menon were also laughing wildly.
After laughing for several minutes, the former stopped laughing and said in a slightly sarcastic tone: "The Kingdom of Tethyr has long existed in name only!
Long-term wars and disputes , conspiracy and betrayal, make the nobles of this country very keen on killing each other
Several powerful dukes wanted to kill all their competitors and then snatch the crown from the nominal queen.
These stupid Tethyrians tried so hard to become independent from Calishite, but in the end they only ended up like this, and they deserved it. ”
From the merciless ridicule and satire of these Mannon cavalry, it is not difficult to see that the two countries are full of quite a lot of grievances in history.
Once upon a time, the people of the Kingdom of Tethyr Originally the descendants of Calishan immigrants
Later, due to many complicated reasons and conflicts, a civil war broke out and they finally became independent from the ancient Calishan Empire.
But later, the founder of the Shane dynasty, the old Akaba Shane, through a series of marriages, murders and violent means, it took three generations of hard work to forcibly reunite the two countries.
However, as Shane IV offended Ivycoglan LS "Sharp Tooth" due to uneven distribution of the spoils, the result was that this powerful blue dragon would take revenge crazily for a long time to come.
The Xian Dynasty, which was flourishing for a while, was finally destroyed by the "Sharp Teeth" of Ivy Coglan LS under the rule of Xian VII, and it inevitably moved towards collapse and decline.
Although strictly speaking, Shane VII is not the last monarch. After that, there was another female monarch, Shane VIII.
But historians generally believe that the Shane Dynasty ended here.
With the end of the Shahn dynasty, Tethyr once again gained its independence.
Rather than gaining independence at the same time, there was Amn further north.
That’s right!
Both the kingdoms of Amn and Tethyr were once part of the huge empire established by the Shaan Dynasty of Calimshan.
So they are very close to each other in terms of culture and blood relationship.
Even the attitude towards the forest elves is exactly the same.
The nobles of Calimshan regard hunting forest elves as a form of entertainment and recreation.
Nearly all the elves in Amn were either killed or turned into slaves for the nobles and wealthy people to play with.
Tesir has been tirelessly attacking and destroying the homes of the elves for generations of monarchs, trying to kill all these pointy-eared guys or drive them out of his own rule.
So the Calishites, who consider themselves the orthodox successors of the Shane Dynasty, look down on the Kingdom of Tethyr and Amn at all.
Some of the more extreme guys even regard the latter as a traitor.
All Calishite monarchs who want to make a difference will, without exception, set their sights on the north.
Trying to repeat the old trick of using the old Akaba Shane, and once again annex the Kingdom of Tethyr and even Amn further north.
(End of this chapter)