Where will Xingar's slave catching team go after they capture Noldo Elves?
Of course it returns Xingar...
Xingar This place has the largest slave market in the entire continent.
According to the prisoner's explanation, the weapons factory was robbed by a slave-catching group led by a guy named 'Fruuz', and it was because of a huge reward.
Then Fruuz's Slave Catching Group naturally has to return to Xingar. After all, payment can only be settled after delivery.
Fruuz's Slave Catching Group came from near Shield Wind Fortress, so they would probably go back there, and this is indeed the most suitable route for the slave-catching group - to the south of the Dengjier Mountains is the buffer zone between the Lionheart Kingdom and Bacchus Empire. There are no people for hundreds of miles, so the army will not encounter any trouble when passing by.
Fruuz's Slave Catching Group has a large number of people. Whether it is Lionheart Kingdom or Bacchus Empire, it is unlikely that such a large force can enter the domestic territory at will. Therefore, the Lord believes that they must return from the buffer zone of the two countries.
"Since Isildur failed to come here, it means that the enemy encountered Isildur's troops on their way back. If we hurry up, we may be able to meet them halfway."
The lord planned to rush to the southwest immediately. If he was lucky, he might be able to intercept the enemy halfway.
"In that case, let's do it this way! Your Majesty, I'm leaving. I really want to see if this Lord Li Ang is what he said..."
Vendathir agreed with Li Ang's suggestion.
Judging from her appearance, she doesn't seem to need Elf King's consent for what she wants to do.
"Risadiran, your teacher has a very high status..."
"Master Vendathir is the teacher of most young Noldor. Her teachings have enabled Noldo maidenss to possess powerful martial arts - the girl rangers she taught are more powerful than male rangers. Therefore, girls have also become an important armed force of the Noldor over the past two hundred years. Her status in the hearts of the rangers is very high and is not restricted by any ethnic group."
Risadiran whispered beside the lord.
"But she looks very young. How old is she?"
Li Ang I didn't expect that Risadiran used the word 'master'. It didn't sound like he was talking about a beautiful woman.
"Lord Li Ang! We should leave immediately."
Vendathir glared at Risadiran: "I can hear you talking about my age. This is very rude, young man!"
She glared at Risadiran, but her words were obviously talking about Li Ang.
Elves have really good ears...
Risadiran shrank his head and did not dare to say a word.
But Li Ang saw Risadiran secretly gesture to himself, extending three fingers, and then withdrew one.
--That definitely doesn't refer to thirty-two, it seems to refer to three hundred and two.
"Sorry, madam, I was just thinking about how to address you. But I hope you can understand that if you leave the forest and enter the human world, you must obey my command."
It was really rude to ask a woman's age and someone overheard her. The lord bowed his head and apologized sincerely, but still made his request.
"If you can let me see your command ability, I will listen... I know that I don't know much about humans and how to fight on the plains, so of course I will respect your opinion outside the forest - but I haven't left the forest yet, Lord Li Ang. And don't forget, I may take your life at any time."
After Vendathir said that, she turned around and returned to her troops.
Seeing Li Ang looking at Vendathir, Risadiran said, "Sir, Vendathir is a real master, her martial arts is far better than Twilight Knight, more than two hundred years ago, she independently researched the fighting skills suitable for elf girls, which made the girl ranger an elite in the army... She is also a master in character, and she will definitely fulfill her promise, so you don't have to worry."
It seems that three hundred years ago, when Vendathir was still a simple girl, she probably witnessed the girls in her clan being kidnapped by humans - so she trained herself into a powerful female ranger and taught martial arts to Noldo maidens, so that the girls could have the ability to protect themselves.
It is estimated that the martial arts skills she has figured out are more suitable for girls, so the strength of the girl rangers is higher than that of the male rangers - of course, it may also be because the girl rangers are more aware of what will happen to them if they are caught by humans, so they will be more desperate.
But according to Risadiran, Vendathir has single-handedly significantly improved the combat effectiveness of the entire ethnic group, which is indeed worthy of respect.
In fact, the troops currently led by Vendathir seem to be quite strong - two hundred Noldo Ranger, half male and female. They all look like young Noldor, and they are probably her students.
But the spirit of this student army is indeed extraordinary and gives people a sharp feeling.
However, the girl rangers in her team did not ride horses, probably because these students have not graduated yet.
In order to improve efficiency, Li Ang did not return to White Deer Fortress. Instead, he let Risadiran lead the way and walked a straight line to the southwest, heading straight for the burned Shield Wind Fortress.
The Lord's judgment was correct. The next day, when they arrived at the large camp where Isildur had killed three thousand mercenaries, they did encounter Isildur.
There are dozens of human corpses placed in the camp. They are dressed like Xingar.
There are a few people alive, and they seem to be being interrogated.
"Risadiran, is this Lord Li Ang?... Hey, Vendathir!"
When Isildur saw Li Ang's troops, he originally planned to say hello, but after seeing Vendathir, he took the initiative to greet them.
"Isildur, where are your troops? Have you encountered the enemy before?"
Vendathir stepped forward and did not use any honorifics when facing Isildur. They were probably very familiar with each other.
"Yes, I encountered a human force not far from the northeast. Due to the large number of enemies, a large number of enchanted weapons, and many Fenway Family hostages in their hands, I had to confront them for two days. But last night I found that they planned to take some hostages away, so I had to launch a strong attack. As a result, they scattered and fled in all directions. I had to let the troops disperse to pursue..."
Isildur pointed at the corpses in the camp and quickly explained the military situation.
His Highness actually took the initiative to inform the details. It seemed that his respect for Vendathir was obvious. Li Ang felt that Isildur seemed a little afraid of Vendathir.
"Where are our abducted tribesmen?"
Vendathir is obviously most concerned about the abducted tribesmen.
"I probably only rescued half of them. The hostages they left to divert my attention were all male... But I saw a few girls in the hands of the enemy before. Those girls may have been taken away by them, but I don't know which direction they took them - I was interrogating, and I captured a few prisoners..."
Isildur seems a little nervous.
Soon, Li Ang understood why Risadiran was so afraid of him as a teacher, and also understood why Isildur was nervous...
Vendathir grabbed a prisoner - she held the prisoner's neck with one hand, lifted him up, and held him against a big tree. "Where is your main force?"
The unlucky prisoner kicked his feet in the air twice and let out a few "oooo"s in his throat, but he couldn't say anything.
Then Vendathir let go of his hand, took half a step back, and at the same time as the prisoner fell against the tree trunk, he kicked the unlucky prisoner in the lower body with lightning speed...
"Bang!"
The force of this kick was extremely terrifying. The tree, which was more than one meter in diameter, began to shake violently, and the sound of the bark cracking was deafening.
The prisoner fell limply along the tree to the ground. He was definitely hopeless - there was probably only a thin layer of skin left between his legs. When he fell down, that layer of skin was still attached to the tree, and was finally torn off by the weight of his body...
The bark of the big tree was torn apart by the violent force, leaving a radial footprint full of blood on the white trunk, which penetrated at least half an inch into the trunk!
Li Ang swallowed and was dumbfounded - this kind of strength is so terrifying! His own previous words seemed to come true, he might really not be able to defeat others in three moves!
Isildur and Risadiran also swallowed at the same time.
No wonder Vendathir is not restricted by any ethnic group... This kind of terrifying strength must be restrained by someone!
The other two Xingar prisoners were completely frightened and actually peed.
"They're going south!"
"Going to Shield Wind Fortress..."
Seeing Vendathir turn around and stare at them fiercely, the two prisoners learned to answer.
This answer was consistent with Li Ang's judgment. Vendathir immediately led the troops and set off south.
"Vendathir! You took so many young people out of the forest, you can easily become a human target..."
Isildur intends to block it.
"Isildur Your Highness, wouldn't it be better if the enemy has a target..."
Li Ang smiled at Isildur.
Therefore, the first face-to-face communication between Li Ang and Isildur became a tactical communication.
At night, near Shield Wind Fortress.
Today, Shield Wind Fortress is in ruins, with only a dark stone wall left, and the ground is covered with black embers from burning.
But now, a large army of more than a thousand people is still stationed in this ruins.
It was indeed Fruuz's Slave Catching Group, but there didn't seem to be any horses in sight.
Risadiran has been here before and is quite familiar with the surrounding environment. He led the troops in front and moved quite quickly.
After arriving near Shield Wind Fortress, Risadiran, Li Ang and Vendathir personally acted as scouts to investigate.
Isildur led the troops and hid in a small forest.
The dark ruins could not hide anyone, and the three of them quickly saw the troops in the ruins.
"What kind of person is that Fruuz?"
Hiding behind a big tree with Risadiran, Li Ang asked about the enemy's situation.
He was a little doubtful as to why the enemy would be stationed here - it was too eye-catching, and the enemy had already captured several elf girls, so logically they shouldn't stay.
This is not normal.
"That's a gangster from Xingar who specializes in catching slaves. He's quite powerful..."
Risadiran knows Fruuz's Slave Catching Group, which is Xingar's largest slave-catching gang and a large-scale black power organization.
Fruuz's business is very big, and his reputation is also very big - but this guy's reputation is quite bad, he is called "Shameless Fruuz".
The reason for such a nickname is mainly because his slave-catching group did not just rely on war to capture prisoners as slaves.
This slave-catching group is indeed a mercenary army, but they also rob civilians in villages and towns, and kidnap children and women everywhere. The worst thing is that they don't even spare their own villagers.
There are even many temptresses in this gang who specialize in seducing nobles - both men and women are deceived. Anyone who is young, strong or good-looking is their target.
They would set up traps to deceive them, mostly using methods such as fairy dancing and gambling, to force young noble men and women to sell themselves into slaves. The price of noble girls in the slave market is quite high, and those strong noble young men are also very valuable.
When people become commodities, some people will do anything to get "goods".
But Fruuz has always claimed that the way he obtained slaves was "prisoners of war obtained on the battlefield" - this behavior of doing it without admitting it is of course quite shameless.
After all, most of the 'slaves' he captured did not meet the definition of slaves anywhere.
Citizens of this country usually do not become slaves unless they commit a serious crime and are deprived of their citizenship rights, or they 'voluntarily' sign a deed of sale in a life-and-death bet.
Most of the time, the sources of slaves were criminals or soldiers of hostile countries.
But Fruuz didn't even spare his own Duchy of Dexia civilians. Countless civilians were tricked into selling themselves into slaves by his gang, and there were also many young nobles...
It stands to reason that such an organization would be beaten up by everyone in most places, but not in Xingar - because Fruuz's Slave Catching Group is the largest supplier in the Xingar slave market.
In addition, he has been shamelessly insisting that he was a prisoner of war obtained on the battlefield... Xingar's slave traders will not have trouble with the dinar.
Because Fruuz has always only captured slaves and 'wholesale' them to slave traders, but has never been involved in the slave market selling process.
Yes, this is a 'supporting production enterprise' that specializes in acquiring slaves, not a 'trading company' that sells slaves.
Xingar's slave industry has clear distinctions between upstream and downstream. Although Fruuz's business is large, it never crosses the line.
Business cooperation without competition is tantamount to being a die-hard ally. Of course, the slave traders of Xingar will join forces to keep this largest supplier.
"So, this guy is not only shameless, but also very sophisticated. In addition, he has many liars..."
Li Ang frowned.
This kind of enemy is the hardest to deal with and will definitely not make any stupid mistakes.
This means that the reason why this army is stationed here is definitely not because they are tired from the journey and need a night's rest - Shield Wind Fortress is already in ruins, and cannot protect it from wind and rain, but it is easy to be discovered by the Noldor.
If you really want to rest, you should go to the uninhabited land further west.
"Ms. Vendathir, what do you think we should do now?"
The Lord Lord turned around and asked.
Vendathir looked at the camp hundreds of meters away with disgust in his eyes. "Surprise attack at night! We have enough strength to kill them!"
"I guess that's what the enemy thinks... Then, I'll do as you say!"
Li Ang curled his lips and returned to the army.
Half an hour later, Vendathir indeed led her student army to launch a direct assault. These two hundred young Noldor were all elite shooters. They stood in an array more than a hundred meters apart and began to cover the rain of arrows.
The Xingar in the camp quickly poured out in all directions, looking like they were running away in all directions.
They didn't sleep, and their reaction speed was astonishingly fast. They dropped their things and started running away.
The Xingar that was hit by the arrow was actually not that many. He started to run away with his shield up after being more than 100 meters away. Of course, it was not easy to be shot to death.
And they seemed to have left a lot of things in the camp, and there seemed to be a few elves...
Vendathir immediately entered Xingar's camp single-handedly and rushed towards the tied 'Noldo maidens'.
But when she was still ten meters away, she suddenly stopped, dropped her bow, took off her sword and shield, and took a defensive stance.
"You are not..."
"Bang!"
At this moment, in the camp, a dozen people suddenly emerged from the ashes on the ground, and sabers appeared in the hands of those 'Noldo maidens', and they all surrounded Vendathir.
Of course those 'Noldo maidens' are not real, they are just a few human women who used wax camouflage to make long ears, put makeup on their faces, put on green clothes or were naked, made up to look like Noldo Elves, and acted like 'slaves'.
That's Xingar enchantress from the slave-catching group.
They probably saw that Vendathir didn't get too close and knew they had been discovered, so they immediately launched an ambush.
Probably they usually use similar methods to deceive other nobles...
This is very similar to those lost women in Lion City pubs - it is said that in order to sell high prices, the lost women of Lion City will use paraffin wax to disguise their ears to look like Noldo Elves in various prostitution taverns, then use a lot of powder and heavy makeup to make their skin look white, and then use spices to cover up the stench of abscesses on their bodies, and then hang around drunkards who are so drunk that their eyesight cannot be clearly seen...
Vendathir must have never seen these despicable methods, and as a result, more than twenty temptresses surrounded her.
At the same time, Xingar who were fleeing outside seemed to have all turned around and lined up.
They picked up shields and bows and arrows, and gradually formed an encirclement. They seemed to be fleeing in chaos just now, but in fact, they gradually formed an encirclement situation for the Noldo Ranger who were getting deeper and deeper.
"Are you sure she's okay?"
Watching Vendathir face more than twenty enemies alone, and then looking at Isildur's calm and composed look, Li Ang felt a little uneasy.
Isildur shook his head. "No matter how many times it is, it won't hurt her...Risadiran is already by your side, isn't it?"
Risadiran was indeed watching from the side. On the tree where he once shot the letter into the castle, there were two Twilight Knight holding bows and arrows beside him.
This was all to avoid accidents, but Risadiran found that he didn't seem to need help...