Blasphemy

Chapter 11: Search Operations

Roger woke up casually, a wooden ceiling coming into his view. The slow vibration from under his body made Roger realize that he was inside the carriage. Along with the huge shock all over his body, a stinging pain was felt from the wounds all over his body and made him groan loudly.

The curtain of the carriage was lifted, Ed's head was in. “Awoke up, Roger?”

“Where am I? How long have I been unconscious? Oh, this train and this fucking ride! Are we passing through the ridge?”

“Don't worry, in two hours we will return to Farburg and there will be a priest there. Now you can only use the small potion you brought to treat your injuries. Your life is tough. You're roasted to be so fragrant, we almost ate you.” Ed smiled at Roger's suffering.

“Sial, we are less a priest. Next time we have to take him. Why is Faith's medicine so bad? So hurt. If only his skill in making medicine was as good as his skill in making magic weapons. How was the fight this time?”

“Besides you, there were four people also who were injured, quite badly. Aish, who would have thought that the cavalry squad was as good as this.” Ed shook his head and continued saying, “We won the lottery this time. It was truly a mercenary group of the Snow Silver Fox, the elite Snow Fox armed forces as well. There are not too many people, there are more than 300 people, only ten times that of us. Damn, their captain alone was so great, it was already almost like a mid-level knight. Fortunately, the man wasn't very smart because he wanted to fight Kate. Franco shot him straight in the ass.”

At the battle in the forest that day, the patrol cavalry captain was captured in the darkness and he survived some torment. Then Lance opened his pants, smeared his junior with honey, then searched for an ant nest. A few minutes later, they answered her.

After the Snow Fox army occupied Cyrusburg, they closed the Lord's residence, then captured over 100 strong men from around to dig something inside day and night.

However, this mission seems quite secret. The position of the patrol captain had not reached the level of secrecy.

Lance ruthlessly sprinkled another handful of ants at the junior captain who was already red. The patrol captain instantly shouted, “I say, I say! I heard that God used to worship a necromancer in his residence, and the lower floor was the necromancer's laboratory. Quickly flush me with water!”

Lance asked again and again. After being convinced that he could not obtain any more information, he ended the knight's suffering with a dagger.

Since many people were seriously injured, Roger the only witch became a roast pig and thirty mercenaries were still lacking, how many noble bastards had decided to escape. After all, there were still four months of deadlines. There's still plenty of time. The adventure this time was also not entirely in vain, at least they came to know that their strength was still far from the Snow Fox's armed forces. While the spoils ….

“Cih! The elite mercenary armed forces? Poor so, there are only useless items.” Kate, in charge of clearing the battlefield, nags without regard to her image as a knight.

The middle-aged priest who healed Roger in the Farburg Church did not look great. He needed six or seven consecutive recovery spells to heal Roger's injury.

The fat man got off the bed and gave the priest two gold coins, then ran out without heeding the flattery behind him. He instinctively hated this kind of place. If it wasn't for the priest being able to heal his wounds, he wouldn't have set foot in this place.

Nightfall. Roger and friends meet again at ‘Rhein Nights’ the most prosperous in Farburg. This is a real fun place in Farburg. From wine to women, Rhein Nights offers the best in Farburg. This was certainly not a place that ordinary people could reach. The merchants and nobles who made business here flourished.

Rhein Night was a towering three-story building, but it was almost an ordinary six-story building. In front of him was a large square. At night, there were always large and small luxury carriages parked here. In front of the door was a magic fountain with a diameter of nearly five meters, and the water would spurt out five to six meters high before spreading out. In the water mist, purple magic flames lit up day and night in the sky. At the bottom of the fountain pool was a huge magic circle, colorful magic flames shone in the water mist, creating a romantic and mysterious atmosphere. The cost of the magic circle was astounding every day.

Passing through the four-meter-high gate, the golden wall in the lobby of the Rhein Nights was extremely bright. The magic light had coated everything with a layer of young gold. Artworks from all over the world are scattered throughout the hall.

The second floor of the Rhine Nights is divided into several compartments, which are decorated in the artistic style of the major countries on the mainland, and are the origin of conspiracy and adultery.

There was another larger hall on the third floor. Every weekend there will be slave auctions, sometimes other large-scale events.

On the mainland Gloria there were more or less slaves. These slaves were prisoners of war, rebels, and other intelligent races such as dwarves, elves, orcs, even homo longi.

Wars often occur between humans and intelligent races on the mainland, as do wars between different human races. In comparison, there are more wars between human nations. Basically, people of other intelligent races would be accepted in many human countries.

As the Church of the Great Light states, man is the people most favored by God, but other races are also the people of God.

Most of the slaves were made as porters, and of course the slaves auctioned by the Rhein Nights were not low quality slaves. Jin and his students were bought from here by Roger.

After the War Hammer business became more prosperous, Roger and others became regular customers here. They belonged to the kind of people who were not strong-willed, when compared to other powerful nobles or pure-blooded nobles.

This development makes them have a new rich style, especially Roger. Even Franco was no exception. He occasionally said by pretending to be relaxed in front of outsiders. “Hah, last night play until too late in Rhein Nights, so today less excited.” Then he complacently caught the envy in the eyes of others.

At this moment, a few rascals gathered listlessly in the corner of the lobby. The second floor is only for wealthy guests. Roger and the others are not qualified enough.

“I really don't understand why anyone would be so interested in magic bones that they would send 300 people to take the risk. Those damn foxes are poor, but the kung fu is really good.” Ed sighed.

“More than 300 people? What are we supposed to do? We now only have more than 30 people and must bring at least 600 people to go. But judging from the current equipment, our money is only enough for 100 people.” Kate is also very depressed.

“Aish ...” Franco. “If this cannot be done, money is not a problem. The problem is not being able to curry favor with the Duke of Bavaria.”

"Don't be discouraged. We have killed their low-level mages and one or two mercenary armies. They should be afraid of us now. After all, six cavalrymen and a mage just disappeared. Maybe they panic.” Roger laughs. Since no one was laughing, he turned his laughter into a grin.

“We can't just let it go!” Kate suddenly became excited. “My father has been fighting for years, his military and martial arts are good. Since his title was only a baron, he was held for over ten years in the position of deputy commander of the city's defense army. Shit, the warrior of the fifteen level Great Light Church! The fat Chambers, as he was an earl and nephew of the deputy minister of military affairs, he served as commander. Damnit damnit! If he had a standard level eight knight, I would have licked him! This opportunity cannot be removed. If you want to succeed, you have to bet!”

“You are not bad, at least you can inherit the title of baron. Wasn't my father also under your father for ten years? I can't inherit his baron's title. Aish, we're nobles, but the truth is life is bad. When in the state capital, looking for prostitutes alone can be snatched. If it wasn't for Roger's watered-down brain and opening the Hammer of War boutique, where would we have the chance to play in Rhein Nights?”

Franco interrupted the chatter of the two knights. “Already, friends. Don't complain anymore. You don't feel your status is low when you snatch those commoner girls, really. Kate, go have fun. It's good that you and your father aren't considered dark knights. This time, however, the opportunity was not easy to come by. Whatever the reason Ofirok is interested in us, if this can be done, we can definitely flatter the Duke of Bavaria. Let's think about what to do next.”

Roger took a sip of wine and suddenly had an inspiration. “First, we must recruit soldiers and horses, recruit as many as we can. This time we do not need to prepare good equipment for them, the important ones are stronger than the enemy. The key is to have a good gun. No need to pack a lot of horses. So we can get 300 people. Kate, Ed, you two have to train the troops well for the last two months. The mercenary armed forces were at best looking for another witch. This time we'll take Faith. With his equipment, how could he not be able to get rid of the witch? Boutique Hammer War for ordinary items first only during this.”

Lance casually placed his hand on the butt of the passing servant, looked at him walking into the back hall, then retracted his gaze reluctantly before saying, “We are not playing blatantly. If they're crowded, we'll run away. When we see someone alone, we are surrounded. Sooner or later they'll be unable to stand it and get out of there. We find some people from the Thief Society who can set a trap, then lure them there, let them feel. Oh yes, make more crossbows, regular bows are a bit troublesome, but short bows are also acceptable. The armor of the mercenaries was ugly. Arrows should be smeared with poison.”

The sky had turned white, they looked at each other and chuckled. Instantly, everyone in the lobby saw the brand.

Lately, the mercenary group ‘Dragon and Beautiful’ Women became a big topic in Farburg. The recruitment of over 200 mercenaries at once caused quite a stir. Although the name was a bit vulgar, there were some veteran warriors who joined in. The reason was none other than that they were as thoughtful as those noble bastards about beautiful women.

At the Thief Society's internal training ground, Lance was actively training with twenty thieves. After being hunted by mercenaries in the capital, he had changed his lazy habits. In any case, saving lives is more important. This time, he finally discovered that he was basically a thief, and there was nothing better suited to his dark side than hiding in the darkness and using hidden weapons and traps to kill enemies. More importantly, there was no job more suited to a peeper than a thief.

After hearing about the adventures of the noble bastards, the Duke of Wenington remained silent. But the next day, fifty lancer–type cavalrymen who fought with his spear– withdrew from military service and joined the mercenary group. Kate chose another hundred men from the mercenary group, equipped with war horses, wire armor, spear axes, and transformed into lancers with spear axes. For the past two months, Kate has been training with the cavalry at the training ground.

The remaining two hundred men from the mercenary group were led by Ed. Ed, who had changed several jobs, had recently decided to become a magic swordswoman. Letting him train the infantry would be perfect.

As for Franco, he casually said, “My life is art.” Then busy designing the flags and logos of the mercenaries.

Everyone was extremely depressed, until one day they happened to see Franco wielding a thin sword and practicing swordsmanship against a human-shaped target. Sword holes filled the eyes, wrists, feet, and other places that could not be protected by ordinary armor. Everyone felt their scalps numb, especially Kate, who was a knight, her expression was very ugly.

The Franco family swordsmanship is known for its footwork and body shape, it can be considered a superior swordsmanship. Then coupled with the evil and ruthless tactics, his strength increased tremendously.

Everyone remembered the high-class rapier with the stun effect Faith had made for him the day before, and they felt cold.

As for the poison, no matter, everyone should do it.

While Roger, if not meditating all day, he hid in the laboratory to study magic, and occasionally joined Ed's team to practice axe.

In the laboratory, Roger muttered the spell and the smoke disappeared, with Temptress Moon standing in front of him.

Right now, Temptress Moon was holding a long blade in her right hand and a broken shield in her left hand, looking even grander than before. At least not too bad when compared to the skeleton of a necromancer warrior.

Roger still did not know where the shield and sword of Temptress Moon came from. He tried to give Temptress Moon some new equipment, Temptress Moon replaced it obediently. But after Temptress Moon was sent back to another world, her new equipment would be discarded. When called again, his weapon was still a long knife and shield.

Roger comes to Faith, who knows very little about undead magic. Faith was confused too.

Magic on the mainland is strictly divided by level. The differences between the different departments are not very clear.

Most magicians who are proficient in certain aspects of magic can use other types of magic, but only a few spells that are so opposite to it cannot be used. For example, the undead magic. Most mid-level mages could summon a skeleton if they wanted to, but the quantity was not that much and the quality was ordinary. Because the combat power of the skeleton was limited. A trained warrior could fight three or two skeletons, so it was impractical unless it could be summoned in large numbers.

The other is with necromancers. They dedicated themselves to the god of death and were transformed into the undead. The undead magic has been greatly enhanced. They tend to become paranoid and evil as they are further eroded by the eve of death. Few people became necromancers with the power of great magicians who could keep their minds clear.

The various spells in undead magic and dark magic were so effective for war that the rulers of different countries often approved of the existence of such witches. Only necromancers that had turned into undead were not tolerated by the world. This is also due to Rodriguez's great achievements. Ever since him, the Great Light Church had started hunting necromancers on the mainland with all their might. For more than 20 years, the tribe was almost wiped out.

But the biggest difference between Temptress Moon and an ordinary skeleton was intelligence.

Roger also did not know why he knew this. The damn Necromancer also did not leave behind more magic knowledge, let alone his treasure-related knowledge.

Every time Roger looked at Temptress Moon, he always felt that Temptress Moon was paying attention to him as well. They often stared at each other for a long time.

When Roger had some free time, under Faith's guidance, he overhauled his equipment little by little.

Now the rich Roger could wear four fine magic power-enhancing rings on his ten fingers.

In the past few months, he had become increasingly proficient in using spiritual power to control magic. Although as a level five mage, he was originally only able to cast level three magic. Now he could easily cast three third level magic.

The thing Roger learned day and night was not the fireball technique that is currently included in the list of the most popular magic among magicians, but rather the speed-enhancing technique. After many attempts, he found several syllables that could be shortened. Reading time is reduced by one-third.

The hot weather slowly passed, the strength of those few bastards increased little by little. The mercenary group ‘Dragon and Beautiful’ Women also began to take shape.

Wennington had once secretly observed the mercenary group's training several times, then simply nodded at Kate.

As the agreed deadline drew nearer and nearer, everyone's hearts began to fidget.

In the past month, as Lance's skills have become increasingly proficient, he and his thieves have often gone to reconnaissance near Cyrusburg and brought back a lot of useful information. Farburg scouts certainly are on the rise as well.

However, no matter how big the necromancer relic was, they might not have finished digging after more than half a year.

Having to face a great enemy, some of these bastards rarely went out to cause trouble, but instead were enterprising in training separately.

Dangerous tricks and their poisonous weapons would normally not be used.

They occasionally fought one-on-one with the spirit of a knight. Although some people on the side wanted to come forward and help, under the watching crowd, the status and attitude of these nobles had to be maintained.

Even if it is bad, reputation must be maintained.