Mount and Blade System: Start from Pioneer Lords.

Chapter 342 Experience
"This is a slave of the Blue Diamond Family!"

Skye looked at the unique mark on the slave's forehead and quickly recognized it.

If the other party was just a slave of a small slave owner, he might not have recognized him, but the eight major slave owners of the Persian Gulf Empire were too famous.

"Blue diamonds? These families in the Persian Gulf Empire don't all have red diamonds, purple diamonds, or something like that."

The Lord's focus is extremely clear.

"Yes, it is said that the founding emperor of the Persian Gulf Empire was a pirate who liked to collect gems. So after he colonized that continent standing overseas, he took a surname that was also related to gems."

"Tsk tsk, the aura of this nouveau riche is revealed everywhere." Levi shook his head. The surnames of each family in the ancient country of Debe have a long history, and even the books on the study of surnames cannot be put in an attic.

The Persian Gulf Empire is obviously much simpler and clearer.

"Tell me, how many people are there in your army? What is the organization? Why did you innocently offend my territory?" With an attitude of giving it a try, the lord put his feet on the chair and looked down at the prisoner condescendingly: "If you tell the truth, I swear in the name of the gods that I will grant you the right to live."

"Go..." The burly slave had just uttered a word when he was kicked to the ground by Levi.

Throwing off his fine fur cloak, he walked out of the tent with the gait of a dragon and a tiger, with the temperament of a warlord, and only said one sentence.

"Fork out and chop it."

No matter whether they were knights who kept saying "honor is my life" or nobles who refused to surrender in front of the soldiers, as long as they were treated with some ruthless tactics, they would all confess even when they had peeked at the maids taking a bath.

But this slave was indeed a tough guy. The lord had to admit that he did not see any fear in his eyes, which was a sign of disregarding life and death.

This is rare. He remembered that the last time he saw it was in the Bone Fortress - the barbarians who looked at him expectantly.

"Hogg, go explore again and find out the enemy's strength, whether there are any mages accompanying the army, and where the enemy came from."

"The rest of us will move forward. Mir will temporarily serve as the commander, and Layton will serve as the staff officer."

Following the highest order, several hundred gnoll scouts, divided into teams of twelve, dispersed in all directions like fish entering the sea.

The remaining 1,200 soldiers of the Gaoyabao Battalion set out again and headed northeast.

Logically speaking, night was about to fall at this time, and no commander would let his soldiers march at night, because this would require very strict organization of the ordinary soldiers, and it was definitely not something that some crappy army could accomplish.

But it just so happens that the High Cliff Castle Brigade is such an army with terrifying organization, and for the Lord of High Cliff Castle, is there any difference between night and day?
At this moment, the sun in the sky sets, but the sun belonging to Gaoya Castle rises quietly.

Holy light bloomed from Levi's body, and the dazzling light illuminated the area within a thousand steps as bright as day, warm as the spring in April, as if the God of Holy Light was in the world.

The warriors of the Gaoyabao Brigade measured the thickness of the snow in the wilderness step by step with their legs. The white hair wind was very strong, but when it blew into the range of the holy light, it was only a gentle breeze, blowing the barbarians' hair wildly, as if they were warriors from the kingdom of God.

When one's strength reaches epic level, every move can change the celestial phenomena. Ordinary harsh environment is no longer enough for a strong man of this level, let alone a lord who can crush a legendary figure.

If he wanted, he could even expand the range further, but it would inevitably be discovered by the enemy, so he just had to control it to just enough.

The next morning, the sun had not yet risen and the sky was gray, but fortunately it had stopped snowing.

The outgoing gnoll scouts returned in groups and left again, providing the Gaoyabao brigade with real-time intelligence and movements of the enemy.

The scouts of both sides have already had several duels, and the results are obvious. The other side has been crushed in all aspects by the "Gnoll Wolf Raiders" who are now all level five.

Be it speed, agility, or martial arts, these wolf cubs are world-class. Coupled with their naturally keen sense of smell and light body, they are absolutely top aces among scouts and are not something that any little jerk can easily fight against.

Often, before the enemy could discover the Gnoll scouts, they were discovered by the Gnolls several miles away, who would then immediately make a suitable encirclement and do their utmost to destroy the human cavalry.

However, Hogg said that some of the enemy cavalry with tattoos on their faces were much stronger and caused some trouble for the werewolf scouts.

Fortunately, the first job of a scout is to transmit intelligence rather than engage in combat, and the two sides merely made some casual probing moves, so up to now only a few of the gnoll scouts were injured, and there was no casualty at all.

The relevant information was also passed to each other's leaders.

……

"Only about 4,000 to 5,000 soldiers? A low-level legion, without even a magician." The lord who received the intelligence almost wanted to laugh, and told everyone a cold joke: "It's just one person killing three or four people, it's not even a warm-up."

As soon as these words were spoken, the barbarians burst into laughter, and the snow on the roadside was shaking.

As soon as they arrived in the wilderness, a few hundred of them dared to stop the wilderness coalition of tens of thousands of people. When they went south, the people killed by a thousand people plus those demons might not be enough to stop them.

Now I find that the enemy has only 5,000 and their strength is average. I suddenly realize that this is the first time I have fought such a rich battle, and it feels boring.

"Since these scoundrels like to visit us so much, then let them stay here forever and never go back." The lord was very cold and decided the outcome of the matter.

As the gnoll scouts gathered information, they also found out that some tribes around the wilderness had all been looted, leaving only ruins and corpses on the ground. The other party, as Leighton said, treated the wilderness as their own backyard, capturing slaves here and selling them.

After all, capturing slaves is much simpler than doing business, and it is a sure win.

Although Miriel had never led troops into battle, he had at least led mercenaries to resist wilderness bandits. The difference in numbers was nearly five times. If someone else said this, it would seem like exaggeration, but when it came from the mouth of the Lord of High Cliff Castle, it seemed natural.

After all, he was the dragon knight who successfully led his men to seize the title and quell the demon rebellion. The opponent's 5,000 people were indeed not enough.

"Sir, we need to take those warriors with tattoos on their faces seriously." Sikai said after hesitating, "These are the Unsullied warriors trained by the Persian Gulf Empire since childhood. The tattoos on their faces are actually magic patterns that can stimulate their physical strength and make them surpass ordinary people."

Fujiro had discussed the knowledge of magic patterns with the Lord before, so the Lord was not unfamiliar with it. He just asked curiously: "How does it compare with the lion-hearted red swordsmen of the royal family?"

"Uh uh, one can beat ten."

"So strong?" The lord frowned.

"You may have misunderstood. Each of the Lionheart Swordsmen can kill ten of them. Otherwise, these guys would not have only had a staff of 800."

"It just so happens that one of my men can defeat three Lionheart Swordsmen." "Miriel, I will sell all the spoils to you when the time comes." The lord was already thinking about how to divide the spoils even though the battle hadn't even started yet.

The other party had smuggled directly into the wilderness, which proved that they had ships that could carry about 5,000 soldiers, and they were also planning to transport the slaves back, which meant that these ships were definitely large slave ships with considerable tonnage.

You have to know that each ship is worth a lot of money! This is simply a big piece of fat meat sent by God, and it would be unjust if we don’t eat it.

"As you wish." The half-elf nodded slightly, unable to stop smiling. This big business would allow her to make a lot of money, so how could she not be happy?

……

"Using gnolls as scouts is a smart move." Kemish couldn't help but marvel as he looked at the cavalrymen being bandaged in the camp.

These guys have a keen sense of smell and sharp eyes, and most importantly, they have completely avoided the biggest weakness of cavalry - movement!
Even if cotton cloth is tied to the horse's hooves, there will inevitably be slight noises once the distance is shortened.

But the naturally padded paws of the worgs made each of their charges soundless and ghostly.

When you think about it, the gap between the two sides is even greater than reality.

"Stronger than I thought, not a rabble, but that's all." Kemish pondered, but did not feel anxious about it.

Admittedly, when he heard most of the captured wilderness slaves say that the other party was a dragon knight, he was a little anxious, fearing that a breath of dragon would fall from the sky in the next second and destroy the results of his ten years of hard work.

But until now, not even the slightest scale of the dragon has been seen, which shows that these are nothing but excessive praise from these ignorant wild people and should not be taken seriously.

"Let the scouts continue to withstand the pressure and investigate the enemy's movements, and the rest of you should hurry to get the slaves on board and consolidate the fortifications." Kemish is not one of those useless noble sons who are obsessed with women and poetry. He has studied seriously under the military nobles.

I know that no matter how great the chances of winning are, I have to leave a way out for myself.

Therefore, he drove the slaves onto the boat first. If he couldn't defeat them, he could just escape by boat, and the other party could only watch in despair.

……

"My lord, these guys have deployed fortifications at the location of the God-Forsaken Narrow Sea." Hogg pointed at a map and said, "A huge ship that looks like a monster is lying across the sea, and there are five smaller ships around it."

Levi took out a telescope and looked into the distance. They were on top of a hill. They could see the coastline, the waves rolling, and countless waves hitting the rocks.

A giant iron-hulled ship that is at least one hundred blades long is parked on the sea like a giant beast, which is daunting.

"Sir, this is the Rukban of the Persian Gulf Empire, a slave merchant ship built specifically for transporting slaves. It is 156 blades long and 24 blades wide, and can carry up to 8,000 people. It has three propulsion devices - two side paddle wheels and a stern propeller, all driven by magic crystals, and six masts for sails." Sikai explained beside him, and couldn't help but exclaimed: "This level of slave ship cannot be built by having money, but also requires status. The other party is probably at least a pure-blooded descendant of one of the eight nobles."

"Damn, this ship alone is worth a fortune!" The lord was drooling as he looked at it, and then he turned his gaze to the other side reluctantly.

There is a small camp on a slope about a thousand steps away from the sea. There are a number of simple wooden houses standing in a disorderly manner. They are all built with local pine wood from the wilderness.

There is a simple port on the coast.

It can be seen that the other party has been here for some time and intends to build a base here.

The camp was crowded with people. Soldiers were waving their weapons and driving all kinds of wild people onto the ship, including goat people, rabbit people, lizard people, old people in the wilderness, etc.

The weaker races are generally made up mostly of women, while the stronger races are mostly made up of men.

The other party's purpose was very clear, which was to capture slaves and sell them for money.

"The equipment is quite good. Ordinary punks also have excellent leather armor, and those magic pattern warriors even have full body plate armor each. Is he a rich man?" The more the lord looked, the more shocked he became.

It would have been nice to have such a large slave ship, but I didn't expect the armor rate to be so high.

To be honest, if Gaoya Castle was not able to manufacture its own equipment, the lord would not dare to say that he could achieve a 100% armor rate and have everyone wear three layers of heavy armor.

Levi felt as if he was eating instant noodles and scratching a lottery ticket, and won a million-dollar prize.

The other party was obviously not blind and also discovered the uninvited guests from Gaoya Fort.

Their formation began to deploy slowly, taking up position on the road leading to the camp.

There are towering mountains on the left and the sea on the right. They built a simple city wall with huge rocks.

It can be said that the location was chosen very well. If the Gaoyabao Battalion wanted to get through, they could only choose to attack head-on.

Levi observed carefully with a telescope, but did not find anyone who looked like a magician, nor did he sense any elemental fluctuations.

Because the spellcasters and the rogue soldiers are so easy to identify, there is almost no possibility of disguise.

At this time, the lead-gray clouds hung to the end of the horizon, hanging between heaven and earth like a forgotten curtain.

The unique fishy smell of the sea was swept up by the sea breeze, hitting everyone's face equally, and a drizzle began to fall from the sky.

"Mil, this time I'll leave the full command to you." Levi turned around and patted Mil's shoulder.

This young man who had followed him from the beginning also had to start shouldering heavy responsibilities.

The opponent's strength this time is not very bad, but it is not that strong either, so it is just right for training.

He can't stay in Highcliff Castle all the time. He will always have to leave temporarily for some reasons. At this time, he needs someone who can take up this burden.

After finishing things here, he will go to Gunda to complete the trial mission. He doesn't know how long it will take.

"Yes, sir!" Mil nodded vigorously. Although he was a little nervous, he did not show fear like before.

(End of this chapter)