"...Are you willing to be mercenaries for the rest of your life?
Are you willing to live this kind of precarious life forever?
Are you willing to always fight only for money instead of fighting for honor?
Now, there is an opportunity before you!
An opportunity for you to change your destiny!
An opportunity for you to make a difference!
An opportunity for you to get rid of your civilian status, become a noble, and even obtain a fief!
So, take your swords, follow me, follow Marquis Charles, follow the Saint Hilde family, and defeat the trolls! "
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Looking at the mercenaries who were excited by Sal's speech, Colin suddenly smiled and said to Oliver beside him:
"Don't tell me, this filial son is really a qualified speaker. I was almost incited by him."
"He's just a despicable guy." Oliver's face was extremely ugly, and he was a little overwhelmed by the current situation. "What should we do? Do we really want to go to Mirror Lake?"
"Do we have any choice now? That boy dares to kill even his biological father."
"But..." Oliver was very reluctant.
However, he also knew that he had no choice.
Without the escort of the Fire Fox Mercenary Group, there was no way he could safely reach Falling Eagle City with these goods.
But if we really follow them to Jing Lake, there is a high probability that these goods will be seized and used as military supplies - there is no need to overestimate the conscience of the army in this regard.
Especially during wartime.
Moreover, according to his guess, the Marquis army gathered at Mirror Lake at this moment is very likely to be a defeated army.
If this is true, then traveling to Mirror Lake is even more dangerous.
Compared with Oliver who was hesitant, Colin now changed his mind and wanted to go to Mirror Lake.
Because Baron Angelet followed Marquis Charles on the expedition, if the Marquis' army was really defeated and retreated to Mirror Lake, then Colin could find his father there.
Now that his father is right in front of him, there is no need for him to go to Fallen Eagle City to find his sister for help.
As for the dangers of the battlefield...
Colin can pretend to be dead anyway.
Besides, no one can pretend to be better than him.
On the other side, Thrall had completely taken control of the situation and began to appoint small leaders, and then asked everyone to pack up and prepare to set off.
The cavalry of the St. Hilde family had already left, probably looking for other unlucky people in the surrounding area, leaving only horse manure on the ground and Saru's lonely body.
Corpse?
Colin suddenly stepped forward.
"Where are you going?" Oliver shouted from behind. He was extremely insecure now and felt that Colin was the only one in the entire camp who could make him feel at ease.
"Go bury Mr. Salu." Colin said without looking back.
"You..." Oliver's eyes widened, and he never understood why Colin wanted to collect Saru's body.
Are you that familiar with Salu?
Aren't you afraid of angering Thrall?
After hesitating for a long time, Oliver did not follow.
So Colin walked to Salu's body alone and started digging a hole.
Since advancing, Colin has found that his strength has increased significantly, and he can already initially control the energy of the Holy Light to circulate in his body, thereby speeding up his physical recovery and gaining a slight increase in strength.
Taking advantage of the opportunity of digging a hole, Colin just experimented and adapted to his new power.
Soon, a hole about one meter deep was dug.
When Colin climbed up from the pit, he happened to see Sal with an expressionless face.
"Carry it together?" Colin smiled and pointed at Saru's body and suggested.
Thrall stood motionless and just said coldly: "Collecting the body of such a traitor will damage your reputation, Knight Karn."
"Haha, it's okay. I'm a wandering knight who lost his fiefdom. I don't have much reputation anymore." Seeing that Sal was unwilling to help, Colin dragged Salu's body into the pit alone.
At the same time, I was murmuring in my heart - what does Karn Sudol's reputation have to do with me, Colin Angelet?
"Bang!"
The body fell into the pit, sending up a cloud of smoke.
"Knight Kahn, you should also go to the Mirror Lake camp together, right?" Thrall's voice came from outside the pit.
"Of course, this is my responsibility as a knight, and this is also the best opportunity to restore the honor of the Sudor family." Colin replied seriously.
"Very good! We will leave in half an hour and look forward to continuing our journey with you."
"Okay, I'll be right away."
Colin squatted in the pit and wiped his sweat. After the footsteps above faded away, he quietly took out his dagger and water bag.
"Chi!"
"Gudu... Gudu..."
By the time the Fire Fox Mercenary Group and the others saw the military camp by Jing Lake from a distance, the sky had already turned completely dark.
The sentries patrolling the outside had already spotted this group of people, and after seeing the emergency recruitment order in Sal's hand, they gave them instructions on where to gather.
Oliver followed the team forward, looking as if he was beyond hope.
Colin drank the "water" from the water bag as he walked, and he didn't seem to be in a good mood.
Because he discovered that the blood of the second-level warrior Saru could not help him increase his strength.
The effect of drinking it is exactly the same as that of deer blood and the useless thief, it can only restore physical strength.
Regarding the effectiveness of blood, Colin thinks there are two possibilities.
One possibility is that the previous advancement was just a coincidence and not the reason for Knight Carter's blood.
This is obviously the worst case scenario, indicating that blood has no effect on improving his strength.
There is another possibility.
That is, not all the blood of high-level professionals is effective. Perhaps, only the blood of high-level knights can help Colin improve his strength.
Therefore, further experiments are needed.
Thinking of this, Colin suddenly had a headache.
After all, compared to the warriors on the streets, the number of knights is already scarce, and most of them have extremely noble status. Their blood is not easy to get rid of...
After entering the military camp, Colin discovered that it occupied a huge area and could not be seen at a glance.
The camp was crowded, and no one knew how many people had gathered.
However, Colin could see that the people gathered in the camp they were in were obviously not regular troops, but rather miscellaneous soldiers who had been temporarily recruited like the Fire Fox Mercenary Group.
Their weapons and equipment are not uniform, and some even hold farm tools such as hoes, making people wonder if they are farmers who were urgently recruited directly from the fields.
It seems that those gathered here are really a bunch of cannon fodder...
After settling in the camp, Oliver came over again, "Knight Kahn, have you seen the situation in the camp to the east?"
"That side should be the regular army camp of the Saint Hilde family."
The military camp by Mirror Lake is divided into two large areas. Unlike the messy west camp where Colin and others are located, the east camp is obviously orderly and well-guarded.
"That's right! I just tried to take a few steps that way, but before I got close, I was blocked by patrolling soldiers."
This is not surprising.
The regular army's camp will definitely not allow anyone to enter casually.
Colin looked at Oliver, who looked eager, and immediately understood what he meant: "Do you want to go to the east camp?"
"Yes." Oliver nodded repeatedly, "You have also seen the situation on our side. Once there is a fight, they will definitely be cannon fodder!
Therefore, we'd better find a way to sneak into the regular army camp in the east, where it will be safer. However, I can't get in there. But you are different. As long as you tell the name of the Suduo family, you will definitely be able to get in. "
Colin hesitated.
Because he knew that it was okay for him, the fake Karn Sudow, to deceive the Firefox Mercenary Group and Oliver, but if he really wanted to meet the real nobles of this world, he would most likely be exposed.
Of course, he can also use his true identity to go there, which will make it easier to find his father, Baron Angelet - if he is also in this camp.
But if Baron Angele wasn't here...
"Knight Kahn, after you pass, please inform the Marquis that I am willing to donate all the goods I carry this time to the Saint Hilde family for free!"
Colin looked at the fat businessman in front of him in surprise, and admired his decisiveness: "You are really willing."
"What can you do if you don't want to give up..." Oliver forced a bitter smile, and then encouraged again, "Of course, I will not forget the help you gave me. If I survive this time, I, and the Tulip Chamber of Commerce, will I'm very grateful to you!"
Looking at Oliver's solemn and enthusiastic eyes, Colin could only nod and said: "Okay, I'll give it a try."
After leaving the tent, Colin headed east.
Just when he was still hesitating whether to reveal his true identity, a voice suddenly sounded:
"Master Colin, is it really you?"