Soon, Li Huailin's group of 11 arrived at a city near the quest location. It was a city located in the southern part of the Human Empire. It was the southernmost part of the Empire and was close to the Dwarves' territory. Naturally, the quest location wasn't here. It would take a long time to walk there. However, this city was the closest to the village. There was no Teleportation Circle in the village, so they could only walk there slowly. Of course, on the way, Henry explained to Li Huailin and the others what this mission was all about.
Although Henry was the most talkative among them, he couldn't speak fluently for some reason. After listening for a while, Li Huailin roughly understood the situation and the quest was officially triggered.
System Notification: AA Hidden Quest, Reclaim the Village.
Reclaim the Village: Help the villagers of Mira Village reclaim their village.
Quest Reward: 140000 EXP, 2 Gold, 39 Silver, 4000 Reputation Points, and a special reward.
There wasn't much information on the quest. All they had to do was reclaim the village. However, according to Henry, Mira Village was originally a peaceful little village. Everyone lived a peaceful life. But recently, an unknown army appeared beside the village and began to build a camp. Not only did they build a camp, but they also built a training ground and a horse farm beside the village. In order to sustain themselves, they began to occupy the farmland. The villagers' living space suddenly became a lot smaller. They were already poor to begin with, and now that their farmland was occupied, they couldn't continue living. However, the other party was the army, so they didn't dare to argue with them. They were afraid that they would be executed on the spot. So, they had no choice but to pool their money and go to the big city to look for mercenaries to see if they could help them.
By the way, the six people who went to the big city to look for mercenaries had to walk from here to Blessed City. It took them a total of two weeks to reach their destination. When they returned, Red Moon and the others paid for the Teleportation Circle. At first, they refused, but Li Huailin and the others didn't want to spend a few weeks walking back, so they insisted on sending them back.
"Army?" Li Huailin was originally from the military. When he heard about the army, he asked curiously, "How many people are there?"
"This …" The few old men looked left and right. The one-armed old man raised his hand and answered, "I saw that there are about 3000 people."
"3000 …" Li Huailin pondered for a moment. 3000 people was not a small team. It was considered an official establishment, but where was this establishment? It was impossible for the 2nd Army Corps to be there, and the 1st Army Corps was stationed near the main city. It was too far away from here, so it was also impossible. As for the Fourth Division … there was a slight possibility because the Fourth Division was still recruiting soldiers. It was possible that they would come here for training as well. In any case, he would go and take a look. If he could settle it himself, it would save him a lot of trouble.
"Speaking of which, you do know how many soldiers they have." Li Huailin asked. This old man called Sadra was actually able to tell the total number of the enemy's soldiers, which made Li Huailin a bit concerned. After all, how could an ordinary person count such a large group of soldiers? They would be scared to death.
"I used to be in the reconnaissance team in the army." Sadra nodded and said, "But that was a long time ago."
"Oh, I see." Sure enough, as he thought, these old men should also be people who had been to the battlefield.
"We're here. It's here." Just as he said that, Henry pointed forward. They had arrived at Mira Village.
Everyone raised their head and looked forward. There was indeed a village in front of them. It was a very primitive village with a medium scale. The buildings were also made of wood and straw, which was common in the empire. There were about a dozen of them, and the estimated population was about a few hundred people.
The environment of the village was very beautiful. It was surrounded by green mountains and clear water. Basically, it could be said to be a type of paradise. It was indeed a place worthy of protection.
"Everyone, we're back. We're back with mercenaries!" Walking to the entrance of the village, Henry shouted towards the inside of the village.
However, it was completely different from the scene of the whole village welcoming them. The village was very quiet. There was no one.
"What's wrong?" Henry suddenly had a bad feeling. Could it be that something happened in the village?
Just as he was thinking about this, suddenly, an old lady of about 60 years old hurriedly ran over from the village.
"Anna, what's wrong?" Seeing that the old lady's expression was not good, Henry immediately asked.
"Henry, Sadra, you're finally back?" Anna said very anxiously. "Let's not talk about this first. Mrs. Vesna has fallen ill. Everyone is there now. Come with me quickly. "
"Mrs. Vesna has fallen? Quick, lead the way. " Henry was also anxious. He immediately brought a few old men to follow Anna. On the other side, Li Huailin and the others looked at each other and decided to follow.
Following the few people in front of him, they ran into a slightly larger wooden house. Before they entered the door, they saw a large group of villagers standing at the door, waiting anxiously. At a glance, the most obvious characteristic of this group of people was their age. All the villagers were very old. At a glance, they were basically all white-haired old men and women. Previously, they were also very curious as to why they would send a few old people to look for reinforcements on such a long journey. Now, it seemed that there were no young people in the village at all. They were all old people. Only a few with slightly better physical strength came out.
"Excuse me … Mrs. Vesna, we're back." Henry pushed the crowd and rushed inside. The other villagers all focused their attention on Li Huailin and the others. This was because they were the mercenaries that Henry had hired. They were also the people who could save their village.
"Little Henry …" A voice slowly came from inside the house. Although it sounded a little sick, the voice was full of vigor and slightly dignified.
Before Henry and the others entered the house, there was a commotion inside the house.
"Mrs. Vesna, you can't get out of bed." "Mrs. Vesna, you just took your medicine, don't move around."
After a while, an old woman slowly walked out of the house. At first glance, it was obvious that this old woman was very old. She was estimated to be over 80 years old. However, her whole body was very energetic, and her back was very straight. Although she was using a cane, she still had a faint sense of dignity.
"Mrs. Vesna, why did you come out? Quickly go in and rest." Henry immediately said.
"Yes, Mrs. Vesna, quickly go in and rest." The old men next to her immediately said.
"All of you, shut up!" Mrs. Vesna directly raised her voice and shouted. Then she immediately coughed. Another old woman next to her immediately patted her back. However, the scene immediately quieted down. It seemed that her words were very effective.
"These … these must be the mercenaries that Henry invited back. They are the most powerful mercenaries, right?" Madam Vesna asked Li Huailin and the others.
"Of course." Li Huailin smiled slightly and said confidently.
"I am … the wife of the previous village head. You can call me Mrs. Vesna." Mrs. Vesna simply said, "My husband has passed away. Our son succeeded the village head, but he is currently not in the village, so I am temporarily in charge …"
"Hello, Mrs. Vesna." Red Moon and the others immediately greeted Mrs. Vesna.
"You should have heard about it from little Henry. In the two weeks that they went to look for you, the military camp here has become even worse. Look over there, the military camp is slowly being built. If it goes on like this, our village will be occupied. So, please help us. I will kowtow to you here …"
"Ah … don't, don't, don't … Mrs. Vesna, please don't do this." Scarlet Moon hurriedly went up to stop Mrs. Vesna. This guy was in his eighties and was still sick. He even kowtowed to them. This was too much. Scarlet Moon quickly stopped her. "Don't worry, old lady. We will do our best."
Li Huailin looked at the military camp next to them. Indeed, as Mrs. Vesna said, the current military camp could be seen from the village. It was on the east side of the village. The wall had expanded into the village, which of course affected the lives of the villagers.
Li Huailin paid a little attention to the situation. From what he could see, this barracks looked like a human barracks, similar to the barracks of the Empire's army. Basically, it was the Empire's army. However, the strange thing was that there were no flags hanging in this barracks. Generally speaking, an ordinary barracks must have their own flags hung. Otherwise, it would be a violation of the Empire's laws. However, this barracks didn't have any flags. It was unknown if the barracks hadn't been built properly, or if they deliberately didn't want to hang them.
"If it's the army, it's a little troublesome." The Jade Emperor walked to Li Huailin's side and said, "According to the previous settings, an ordinary soldier has the strength of at least level 60. If there are 3000 of them, we can't deal with them at all."
"Indeed." Li Huailin nodded. "But the system can't give us a mission that we can't complete. Although the AA mission is very difficult, it's not impossible. I think we should go and see what the situation is first."
"Okay." The Jade Emperor nodded.
The mission was very clear. After a little discussion, Li Huailin and the others went directly to the military camp.
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