Brettel City had become somewhat different. The commoners in the city dressed like beggars often saw scenes that were different from the past. The soldiers who used to live like cowardly worms in Brettel City were now full of vigor, as if possessed by ghosts and gods. They would actually line up in neat lines, panting and running while carrying heavy loads, or practice sword skills in the city lord's mansion that had been repaired.
These originally cowardly and incompetent soldiers had a trembling and fearful expression on their faces, but under the ruthless training of a team of silver-armored knights, they gradually gained a bit more backbone. Their originally sallow and emaciated faces also gained a bit more firm lines. These changes happened inadvertently.
Not only did the soldiers in the city change, but other places in Brettel City also had subtle changes. For example, the broken city gates and broken city walls had been repaired by some retired soldiers who had spent a lot of time. The city lord's mansion in particular seemed to have suddenly regained its vitality. The people coming and going were actually a bit disorderly.
The commoners of Brettel City, whose hearts were like dead ashes, didn't feel much when they saw these changes. They were used to the city lord being the first to run away, so they didn't feel that these changes would have any effect. On the contrary, they had some malicious guesses that these actions might bring harm to them.
The bandits and soldiers of the seven grand duchies, who hadn't visited the city for a few months, might think that there was more profit to be made from the changes in the city. If they were in the mood to come here and plunder again, it would be another miserable experience.
Inside the city lord's mansion.
Han Shuo slowly walked out of his secret room one morning. Faulke, Dick, and Chester were waiting in the living room. Han Shuo looked at the three of them and moved his space ring. Shining weapons and bags of food slowly piled up. He looked at Faulke and said, "Make full use of these weapons and chariots. You also have to control the food. In addition, from today onwards, as long as it's a young and strong commoner, you can join the army. Apart from a guaranteed food allowance, each person will be temporarily given one gold coin each month."
As an earth rider, Faulke naturally had extraordinary abilities since he was able to be arranged by Lawrence. During this period of time, Faulke had already killed a few of the soldiers due to the high intensity training. However, the deaths of these soldiers had an immediate effect. In a short period of time, all the soldiers truly understood the cruelty of training. Not a single one dared to make up the numbers.
During the day, Faulke madly drilled these soldiers, and at night, he even lectured some high ranking soldiers on military strategy. Han Shuo had listened for a few days and felt that he had benefited greatly. He felt that this Faulke was indeed a trustworthy officer.
"Understood." Faulke wasn't a person who liked to talk too much. Under normal circumstances, he had an old-fashioned look on his face. He had a straightforward and hot-blooded aura that was ingrained in his bones as a soldier.
"Dick, have there been any abnormalities in the vicinity recently?" Han Shuo asked with a smile as he glanced at Dick, the person in charge of the Dark Mantle's operations here.
"My Lord Count, apart from some commoners who don't understand your actions, there hasn't been anything out of the ordinary around Brettel City. However, according to our Dark Mantle's observations, I believe that a group of bandits will arrive in the next few days. Of course, their target should only be the mountain people on Mount Tali near Brettel City. " Dick replied courteously. Although the soldiers of Brettel City were cowardly and incompetent, the Dark Mantle was still operating normally. There were Dark Star Envoys hiding in the surrounding mountains.
Nodding, Han Shuo said with interest, "Very good. Keep a close eye on this matter. You must find out when those bandits will return, as well as their numbers and movement routes. Hehe, Faulke, perhaps we should also test out these soldiers. If we don't give them a bit of stimulation, I think it will be very difficult for them to truly grow. "
"My Lord, your words make a lot of sense. I will make them more spirited." Faulke replied.
Three days later, on Mount Tali to the southwest of Brettel City, a battle that frequently occurred was currently playing out. Redbeard Troda was leading four thousand fierce bandits, recklessly charging up Mount Tali. The mountain people hiding in the rocks, trees, and shrubs on the winding mountain path used bows and arrows to obstruct the bandits from ascending the mountain.
The mountain people had long since gotten used to this kind of attack and naturally had their own way of dealing with it. The falling rocks and arrows caused quite a bit of damage to the bandits. The mountain people hiding behind the rocks were much braver than the soldiers of Brettel City. They didn't fear the bandits' attacks at all and used all kinds of attacks to attack the invaders.
"Faulke, do you think these bandits will be able to win?" At the foot of Mount Tali, Han Shuo was a distance away from the bandits. He turned his head to look at Faulke and asked.
Shaking his head, Faulke calmly replied, "Impossible. Although Redbeard Troda has more bandits, it's a pity that the mountain people of Mount Tali occupy the terrain. In addition, they've long since gotten used to fighting on the mountain. It's impossible for warhorses to travel on the rugged mountain path, and Troda doesn't have the determination to fight to the death. This battle is destined to be fruitless."
"Only a hundred of the four thousand fierce bandits have died. Hehe, Faulke, do you think we have any hope of getting rid of them?" Han Shuo asked again.
"That's also impossible. The path below Mount Tali is flat and we don't have any terrain that we can use to our advantage. In addition, these soldiers haven't been trained for long. I don't think they have the courage to face the Redbeard bandits immediately. Not to mention we only have thirteen hundred people. My Lord, this isn't a good idea. "Faulke was shocked and immediately tried to persuade Han Shuo.
Unfortunately, Han Shuo didn't listen to Faulke's advice. He laughed mischievously, "Faulke, you've forgotten that I'm an archmage necromancer. Archmage necromancers should be most proficient in this kind of large-scale battle. Not to mention, there aren't any outstanding light archmages among these bandits. I think we can give it a try."
Before Faulke could stop him again, Han Shuo had already walked out with a smile. As he walked towards the Redbeard bandits, Han Shuo ordered, "Attack with me. I think you know what to do."
Han Shuo took out the skeletal staff from his space ring and chanted a low incantation. Dark creatures appeared one after another. With the existence of the skeletal staff, the power of a summoning spell was doubled. With the ten evil knights in the lead, fifty hate warriors, two hundred zombie warriors, seven hundred skeletal warriors, and three hundred gargoyles were summoned by Han Shuo using the skeletal staff and expending a large amount of mental strength.
More than one thousand two hundred dark creatures, including the terrifyingly powerful evil knights and hate warriors, as well as the fiercely whistling gargoyles, lined up neatly and marched towards the bandits under the command of Han Shuo's skeletal staff.
When Faulke saw that so many dark creatures had appeared under Han Shuo's incantation in just a few short minutes, Faulke's expression became somewhat dazed. Only when Han Shuo's figure was about to disappear from his line of sight did he suddenly react. He abruptly roared at the fearful soldiers behind him, "Today is the day to test the results of your training. You've all seen the city lord's methods. I don't doubt that he has the strength to kill all of you by himself. Any coward or coward will meet a miserable end. Therefore, all of you can only listen to my command and attack."
When the originally trembling soldiers heard Faulke's roar and saw the sinister expression on Han Shuo's face as he brandished the skeletal staff, their hearts suddenly turned cold. Courage and fear strangely converged together, and all of them inexplicably gained the courage to fight. They tightly gripped the weapons in their hands, their gazes resolute. They were prepared to not fall into the hands of the city lord even if they had to die in battle.
The little skeleton, whose body was covered in sparkling white bones, rode a peculiar undead creature that was five meters long and three meters tall. Its body was covered in sharp bone spurs. This creature looked like a giant hedgehog that had been magnified a thousand times. It dragged a tail that was covered in thorns and thorns. It only had a single greyish white eye that emitted a deathly stillness.
The earth elite zombie and wood elite zombie were each riding a fire-spitting, black-armored warhorse that only evil knights could possess. They stood on either side of Little Skull. The three little things were actually even more arrogant than the ten evil knights. They actually appeared at the very front of the group. What was strange was that the ten evil knights didn't show any dissatisfaction and obediently followed behind Little Skull and the other two.
"Wha, what's that?" A cowardly bandit at the back suddenly heard a muffled sound behind him. He turned his head and was immediately dumbfounded, screaming out loud.
The sullen and irritated Red Beard Troda stood on a rock and roared. When he heard his subordinates' shouts, he immediately cursed, "Stupid pigs, charge up."
"Boss, behind, look behind you!" The bandit was frightened out of his wits as he pointed anxiously behind him and screamed.
Troda raised his head and saw a dark aura of death rush towards him. A dense horde of undead creatures with an icy aura that didn't exist in this world were marching towards them.
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