"Grandpa, could you tell me the story of the Seven Warriors?"
"I've heard it many times, haven't I?"
"I still need to listen! I still need to listen!"
The scene of a little girl acting coquettishly is really not suitable for such an occasion. The small hotel was crowded with passersby. It is evident from their clothing that they are adventurers of various professions.
The wind and snow are blowing outside the window, and the rapidly changing weather is filling up the hotel. The hotel that caused travelers to flock and submit. The fireplace, which was originally not very effective, could only emit a faint light, vaguely distinguishing the contours of tables, chairs, and people for people. To see your face clearly, you need considerable vision.
The warmth in the room is brought by the temperature of everyone, not the unreliable fireplace. Cold and quiet will lower body temperature. There's no other way, after all, we're strangers who don't know each other. The conversation between the little girl and the old man spread clearly in the small and quiet hotel, with more body movements and less moaning as they rubbed their clothes. Everyone gathered around the old man. I don't know if it's for listening to the old man tell stories or for getting together to be warmer. The hotel has returned to quietness, but the atmosphere is a bit different.
"Speaking of ten years ago..." Ten years ago, the entire continent was still under the rule of the Kingdom of Nasin, but the feudal lords from all over were not very obedient to discipline. A general named Bahan led a group of five hundred Black Sheep Knights, including warriors, mercenaries, wizards, dragon knights, and other professions, to join the ranks of King Yata III, the 17th king of the Kingdom of Nassin at that time. The general of Lv50, Bahan, and the average of Lv20, the Black Sheep Knights, used the name of the Kingdom of Narsin to teach various lords and expand their armaments, becoming a large army of 20000 people at one point.
At that time, although the various feudal states had talents ranging from Lv20 to 30, the number was only three to four people. How to fight against the Black Sheep Knights with up to 500 members.
The most powerful vassal state, Ye Najia, possesses the Lv40 kind Great Demon - Qiya. She leads a demon army of thirty people, with five of them reaching a level of around 30. When other feudal states were at war with him, before starting to burn, kill, and plunder, they could not even see him in person, so they died under the spell, and no one was spared.
But such strength only allowed Ye Najia to survive for two days under the hands of the Black Sheep Knights. On the morning of the third day, the lords Qiya and Ye Najia, all those with titles, were stripped naked by the Black Sheep and hung naked at the city gate. However, only the people of Ye Najia felt ashamed, because the people hanging at the city had no life to enjoy the taste of shame.
The Battle of Ye Najia did not reduce the disputes on the mainland. Ordinary adventurers can easily join the Black Sheep Knights to seek fame. Or burning, killing, and looting everywhere under the name of the Black Sheep Knights.
The feudal lords only held a mentality of wanting to avoid disaster, and rarely exerted their full strength in the battle with the Black Sheep Knights. However, they were easily defeated by the Black Sheep Knights with their lightning warfare, which was the reason why the Black Sheep Knights swept the entire continent within six months. Because the lords had no time to unite and stop the Black Sheep's movements.
Although the attitude of the Black Sheep Knights towards the lords may be described as cruel, there are no other adjectives to describe it. Besides feeling ashamed of losing their country, the Black Sheep Knights did not directly harm the common people.
However, after the destruction, the Black Sheep Knights did not make a reasonable construction. After killing off the leadership, the action of the Black Sheep Knights was to leave and find the next prey.
The people without leadership and defense are exposed to bandits like this. If joining the Black Sheep Knights was the best choice at the time, then becoming a bandit was the second choice. Occasionally, towns use generous commissions to organize passing travelers as a civil defense group. But a few days later, the civil defense group that was supposed to protect the town plundered the entire town in everyone's sleep, carrying treasure and then became an organized bandit group. Examples like this repeatedly appear. The main reason is that the Black Sheep Knights will turn back to sweep the organized Civil Defense Corps. Instead of working as a protector but facing the challenges of black sheep, it would be more cost-effective to also become a robber. This was the mentality of many bandit groups at that time.
Legend has it that the strongest bandit group at that time had the same strength as the Black Sheep Knights, and the leader used the name of an ancient great adventurer as a nickname - 'Sinbad'. The bandit group led by Sinbad used the same tactics as the Black Sheep Knights, but their direction and style were always different from those of the Black Sheep Knights. Sinbad only robs defenseless cities, only money, and only women. I won't ask others to pay tribute to them, and the consequences of preventing him from robbing are mostly female rape and male murder. The wealth accumulated is said to be comparable to when the Kingdom of Nassin was wealthiest. The immediate consequence of being strong was facing the Black Sheep Knights head-on, after all, the later Black Sheep Knights had more strength and fewer enemies. So when there are only two armies left on the mainland, they will always encounter one day. Sinbad only survived for one more day than Yenaga. The treasure of Sinbad was not found by the Black Sheep Knights until today.
The mainland is in chaos, and Black Sheep must take full responsibility, but no one can teach them a lesson. However, the self proclaimed ruler of the world, Yata III of the Kingdom of Nassin, did not intend to quell such chaos. Instead, he twisted his mind to accept the achievements of the Black Sheep Knights. Unfortunately, his abilities and ambitions did not match, and General Bahan only spent half a day sweeping the Nasin Palace. Ironically, this time the Black Sheep Knights did not take action. The fate of King Yata, like the princes conquered by General Bahn, was completely naked and hung at the city gate. But this time there is only the king alone.
For the next month, the Black Sheep Knights stayed in the capital city, where the city name was the same as the former kingdom name, 'Nassin'. The number of people expanding to 20000 remains stagnant in one place, and if not properly managed, it can lead to considerable public grievances. The current situation of the Black Sheep Knights is the worst.
On a day where I don't know if tomorrow will be worse than today, seven adventurers came to Xin. The unwelcome guests received the worst treatment here and clashed with the Black Sheep Knights. On the first day in the tavern, the Black Sheep Knights tasted their first defeat. Twenty on seven, no one was lightly injured, only disabled and dead. The next day, the Black Sheep Knights issued a wanted order to wash away their shame, and organized several teams of 100 people to patrol the city of Narsin. The reward was one hundred gold coins per head, regardless of life or death. And on that evening, there was no patrol of a hundred people on the street. On the contrary, there were a large number of corpses in the alley that were too lazy to count.
For the next seven days, every day, Naxin City had to deal with a considerable number of corpses. But no one knows the situation of the seven adventurers. Some people say that the residents of Naxin City intentionally provided cover for the seven adventurers, but the actual situation should be that the witnesses are no longer alive.
Instead of counting how many people have died, it's better to count the number of living Black Sheep Knights. 10867 people were the last to gather in the square. On the eighth day, which scared everyone, seven adventurers appeared in the square where more than ten thousand people gathered. General Bahan led a brilliant battle of 10000 to 7, with the earliest 500 member Black Sheep Knights as the backbone.
No one dares to say that there are cowards in the Black Sheep Knights, even though the number is large, it is still a choice of the moment. If General Bahan were to randomly select the willing ones, the Black Sheep at this time may have a six figure head, but their strength may not be as strong as it is now. The life lost under the hands of the Black Sheep is the best witness.
At that time, no one could describe the situation, and the only one that was more credible was the four words "killing sound and shaking the sky". After all, no living citizen is willing to witness the situation of ten thousand people abusing seven people. Just hide at home and ask for blessings from the gods and Buddhas you believe in, even though they usually ignore those facing death.
By the time the entire city fell into tranquility, it was already midnight when five moons appeared in the sky simultaneously. The five moons were obscured by dark clouds, shining only a ray of moonlight on the buildings of the former capital of a country, maintaining a certain degree of visibility in the city of Naxin. Animals have disappeared completely from the city of Naxin due to days of war. The night without dogs barking, wolves howling, and cats crying brings a hint of terror. I don't know which bold guy he is, but he tiptoed and hid in a corner of the square that was visible. The wailing sound emitted by a person due to terror is similar to that. The residents who hear it will not pay too much attention to such howls, because they have heard too much recently and have been prepared for the expected outcome.
But everyone didn't expect that the reason for this sound was too unexpected and terrifying. There are seven men and women cleaning their bodies in the pool next to the square, looking unscathed. And next to it was a small mountain made up of over ten thousand corpses. If anyone was willing to piece them together, they could count how many people had died this time.
Due to the collapse of the Black Sheep Knights, real civil defense groups gradually emerged on the mainland to defend the towns. Although there is no unified kingdom to rule, some new city states under the rule of feudal lords have emerged, which is not inferior to the past! On the contrary, it is precisely because of the lack of unity that the mainland has ushered in another brand new era, where various skills are learned for the sake of life, and various professional talents are born.
This is a new era of adventure. And the seven adventurers who ended this so-called "Black Sheep Cataclysm" and created this new era are now revered as the "Seven Samurai" by adventurers. According to those who had met the 'Seven Warriors' at the time, we learned from their conversations that they were each other's titles... "They are the Sword Saint holding the Heavenly Sword in his left hand and the Ultimate Sword in his right hand. We call him the' Sword Saint Heavenly Sword Ultimate Sword ', the' Falcon 'with all his abilities, the' Dancer 'with unparalleled beauty, the' Great Mage 'who calls for wind and rain, the' Dragon Spear 'that penetrates the sky and earth, the' Princess' who treats injuries and saves people, and the 'Star Seeing' who understands both ancient and modern times."
"Wow~! Grandpa, I will also be like them in the future."
"Ha! Little sister, this is not easy!"
A small tavern that became lively due to a story, with constant noise after the story ended. Everyone is discussing the Seven Samurai, and there are also people comparing their professional levels and proficiency with each other.
"Grandpa! What happened to the seven of them later?"
The little girl asked a natural question in an innocent tone, but it caused the scene to quiet down again because no one could answer the question.
A person sitting in the farthest corner stood up, although not a big move, but particularly sensitive at such times. The little girl noticed.
"Hey! Does this big brother know?"
The sweet mouth is really irresistible, especially for this person.
"Little sister, aren't you listening to the legend of the 'Seven Warriors'?"
"Yeah!"
Zhang's big eyes, the intensity of nodding, and the responding voice all indicate the little girl's seriousness.
"It's because I don't know the ending of the story that it's called a legend!"
The disappointed expression replaced everything, as if no one could comfort her. The little girl crossed her hands and pondered for a while. When she let go of her hands, her resolute gaze seemed to determine something.
"Little sister, should I tell you another legend?"
The 'very interesting' expression brought by this sentence not only appeared on the little girl's face, but also on the other people around her who turned their heads seriously, wanting to hear rumors that were different from the stories they had heard for ten years.
"In fact, during the Battle of Nasir, when the Seven Warriors finally managed to kill the Black Sheep Knights to the point where only three or five people were left, General Bahan was ready to take action, but they were engaged in a guessing game. However, Bahan lost the game, so he led the remaining people to run away."
A very serious expression resulted in a room full of laughter.
"Big brother, the story is well written. Is there anything else?"
"Hey! He said Bahn's not dead yet! When will the Black Sheep Knights be resurrected?"
Only the little girl tilted her head and used her limited experience to judge the authenticity of the words spoken by the big brother in front of her. It seems that there is insufficient information, and the little girl wants to ask another question. But the big brother didn't know when he had already walked to the door.
"Hello! Big brother! Who are you?"
The little girl shouted with all her strength, but there was too much noise around and she probably couldn't reach the door.
"My name is' Jess', I was just beautified as a 'falcon' by you."
A soft voice overwhelmed everyone's laughter and spread to everyone's ears, causing everyone in the room to be amazed with just one sentence. Everyone had a surprised expression on their faces as they looked at the young man at the door, who gave a charming smile before slowly turning around and leaving. No one could react, and no one immediately judged the truth of his words. Everyone fell into a state of stagnation due to this sudden sentence.
After a while, I didn't know where the phrase "Oh no!" finally came from and made everyone react.
"Boss, what's wrong with you!"
The familiar person recognized the voice of the hotel owner and replied in a very bad mood. And the others slowly regained their senses, also pondering the truth of what they had just said.
"That person... left without paying."
This kind of scene can be called the second impact!
"Ah! The weather has improved. I wonder how the other five people are doing now?"
The sun, exposed on the edge of the white clouds, seemed to mock the traveler who had just taken cover due to the wind and snow. Young people walk in such sunlight, with one palm above their eyes, but this is not enough to deal with the strong sun. Squinting one eye, looking towards the direction where one might move forward, while one's feet involuntarily move in that direction. A traveler is a person without a purpose. Direction is only determined when one is in a good mood, it doesn't matter when one is in a bad mood.