"Boss!"
The barbarian girl Pipi shouted in surprise, "I heard talking and laughing in the carriage on the roadside. With such a loud voice, who else could it be but you!"
"Huh? Dick, do you know each other?" Kebi's right hand was still pressing the hilt of the sword tightly.
"When you left Odinburg, you happened to run into Pipi. She is a distant relative of Anson."
Kebi's tense body relaxed.
"Pipi, why aren't you with Anson?"
"I came here specially. I heard about you among the people and knew that you were here and had something very important to say."
"Well, I'm in a hurry to join Queen Meve's army. I'll give you some Kelang first, and you go to Ravenstern City to find a hotel to stay. When the war is over, we can have a good chat, okay?"
Dick said this, but his heart sank - Anson's family had just moved to Dawn Furnace City, and now Pipi was asked to come alone, fearing that something big had happened.
That young man is a nice guy, and if he can help, he will definitely help.
"Boss, my matter is urgent, and I haven't eaten all day."
"Okay." Dick hooked his fingers, "Come up, I still have some food in my pocket."
Pipi cheered, ran to the door of the carriage, stretched his head and looked inside. The pine wood seats exuded a faint resin fragrance, and the velvet cushions were embroidered with a lavender iris pattern.
She suddenly felt embarrassed, wiped her dirty face with both hands, rubbed her feet on the ground to remove the stains from the soles, then carefully climbed onto the carriage, and finally sat next to Vesemir.
"You girl have really good eyesight."
Vesemir deliberately wiped the corners of his lips and beard, "We all know how to sit next to the most handsome person in the carriage."
"I said, how can you, an old man, be so pretty? No, no, I can't say that. Respect the old and love the young, Anson reminded me."
When the people around heard this, they couldn't help laughing.
Dick handed over the food in his pocket, Pipi's eyes lit up instantly, and he devoured it like Hungry Wolf saw prey.
From time to time, she took a sip from the water bottle handed to her by Xiya, with food in her mouth, and mumbled her thanks.
After she swallowed the last bite of food, she licked her lips with lingering interest. When she looked at Dick, her face was full of anxiety. "Boss, eating is not the most important thing. I really have something important to tell you."
"Don't worry."
"Then Manslayer has a new shaman in his team."
"Elaborate?"
"That person suddenly appeared and has been following Manslayer Burd III, and..." Pipi's pupils shrank suddenly.
"Don't be afraid, we are all here." Xiya comforted softly.
"You are such a beautiful and considerate lady."
Pipi praised him sincerely and said eagerly, "Boss, I know that person, he is too scary.
At that time, Burd III led people to attack Cat Claw Tribe. The reason why my father did not surrender and resisted desperately was because the shaman would make the prisoners drink a potion. After drinking it, they would become Monster."
"Can you be more specific?"
"Anyway, the people transformed by him will become inhumane, with eyes like you demon hunters. Oh, I didn't mean that you are Monster."
"In short, it will turn into a cat's eye, right?" Geralt added in a deep voice.
"Yes, yes, and their tongues are forked like poisonous snakes, their bodies are covered with scales, and their strength is terrifying.
By the way, that shaman calls them Cobra Sacrificers, and these Monster only listen to that shaman's orders."
"Cobra Sacrificers, I wrote it down. But why do you say this shaman is not a normal person?"
"I suspect that he has a dual personality. He will chat with himself, and his voice will change into two types. The high-pitched one is called Tes, and the hoarse one is called Wensi."
"With dual personalities, you can also change your voice? It's interesting, and here's another interesting opponent."
Geralt frowned after hearing this.
Dick asked, "Do you have any ideas to add?"
"Cobra Sacrificers, I always feel that this name is very familiar."
"It's not that they are familiar, I know them." Vesemir changed from his usual cynical look, his expression became serious and focused,
"Cobra Sacrificers is the elite infantry of Snake Cult.
It is said that Snake Cult priests will use living people to refine snake oil, and the skin of the transformed person will peel off layer by layer like a snake shedding, and finally become a half-human, half-snake Monster."
"Snake Cult?" Dick's temples jumped sharply.
He remembered the secret once told by the Golden Dragon Leofu:
The leader of the Bacchus Empire, Emperor Marius, is talented, hard-working, and has countless elite soldiers and generals. He may have the ability to unify Panda Continent based on his strength, but his ambitions are hampered by two powerful internal forces.
One group is D'Shar Tribes, which was bewitched by Church of the Eternal Fire and Knights of the Eventide, causing constant tribal rebellions;
The other stock is Snake Cult, which is rooted in the country.
Snake Cult has huge power and far-reaching influence. Many people in the country regard it as a holy religion, and even some officials secretly collude with it.
Its teachings are mysterious and evil, and the Snake God they believe in is said to have the terrifying power to control life and death and twist souls.
In order to offer sacrifices to Snake God, the believers did not hesitate to commit all kinds of inhumane evil deeds, including human sacrifice and bloody rituals, which cast the entire empire under the shadow of terror.
Back then, Emperor Marius formed a fleet to expedition to the Snake Cult headquarters outside the Panda Sea. The sailors of three entire warships mutinied collectively because Snake Cult had mixed [Snake Slough Powder] in their drinking water.
Those Cobra Sacrificers look like humans, but in fact their minds have been replaced. Their skin covered with snake scales can bounce away from ordinary swords, and their sharp claws can rival steel knives.
Emperor Marius is overwhelmed by the complicated domestic situation, and its grand ambition to unify Panda Continent can only be put on hold for the time being.
Dick pressed his temple with a headache, "Then you know how this twin shaman, the priest of Snake Cult, came to Manslayer?"
"They should be a cooperative relationship."
Pipi explained again, "I heard their conversation in Dazhai. The shaman didn't have any respect for Manslayer. From time to time, he mentioned that Snake God and Mountain God had equal status and were in a cooperative relationship, so their envoys were the same.
"Boss, I have encountered the Queen's army before, but those soldiers did not let me see the Queen, so I am waiting for you here."
"This information is important."
Dick pushed open the carriage window and reminded the people outside, "Knight Commander, speed up! We have urgent information to inform Queen Meve!"
Fireworks suddenly exploded outside the car, and the carriage accelerated suddenly - obviously Kebi had heard every word clearly.
Dick then turned around with confidence, closed the car door tightly to block the howling cold wind, and said to Pipi, "Get out of the car in a moment, the battlefield is too dangerous."
"No, boss, I won't get off the car."
Pipi pursed his lips tightly and held the sword at his waist with his pale knuckles, "I am here to avenge Cat Claw Tribe. I want to see Manslayer fall with my own eyes. I must join the battle."
"Although you are good at throwing knives and collecting trophies,... you are not strong enough."
"Boss, I know I'm far behind you, but I will never hold you back, please.
This matter has become a knot in my heart. Every time I go to sleep, I can dream of tribesmen kneeling beside me, begging me to avenge them.
If this revenge is not avenged, no matter how much my husband comforts me, I will not be able to sleep peacefully."
"Your husband? Are you married?"
"Yes, boss.
Anson and I got married before Crown Festival. Their whole family is good to me." Pipi grinned with a sincere smile.
Xiya on the side chuckled and said, "Dick, didn't you see the ribbon on Pipi's head? For us Panda Continent, this is a symbol of female marriage."
"Ah?" Dick suddenly realized, "Then Anson knows you came here?"
"I..." Pipi lowered his head and grasped his sleeves unconsciously with both hands.
Dick As soon as he saw this situation, he understood what was going on.
It is estimated that Pipi only regarded Northern Kingdoms as a temporary place to stay at first, but now that he has fallen in love, he naturally has to consider Anson.
Dick sighed softly, "You can join the battle, but you must wait for my permission, otherwise I will knock you out immediately and send you back to Xiaolu City, do you understand?"
"I understand!"
"Hey, if my magic meridians return to normal now, I can open the portal and deliver the message directly to the queen." Xiya said with a worried face.
"Don't worry, there is enough time now." Dick comforted softly.
"Boss, the beautiful lady next to you must be Xiya, right? I often hear Anson talking about her, and I want to talk to her about Northern Kingdoms's customs and how to get along with her husband, is that okay?"
After Dick and Pipi changed seats, the two women got together and started talking and laughing in a low voice.
Two hours later, Kebi suddenly tightened the reins.
Dick pushed open the small window of the carriage with force and looked out, his pupils erected into thin lines like a conditioned reflex:
The rolling black smoke on the horizon outlines the swirling outline of the flag;
The bloody rusty gas drifted in the howling north wind;
The neighing of crows and the sound of war drums echoed one after another.
War--start early.