The two griffin riders began to eat food. The male griffin rider acted boldly. After each skewer was grilled, he simply rolled it off with his teeth, chewed and swallowed it.
And Knight Dai Lisi ate in small bites, her movements were not elegant. After all, in such a simple place, eating kebabs, it was difficult to connect with elegance.
The three knights were talking softly while eating, while the hunters gathered around the iron pot, each with a large bowl of hot broth, which was still full of bones with meat.
Keir drank some hot soup first to drive away the cold. Then they put down the wooden bowl, grabbed the meat and bone with their hands and ate it while it was hot. The weather was cold, so they had to eat quickly, or it would cool off soon.
At this time, you can see the difference between the knights and ordinary people. Most of them simply eat some meat and bones, drink a large bowl of broth, and then eat with their stomachs full.
The knights watched and laughed while grilling and eating meat skewers, but they never stopped. The old hunters kept using their daggers to cut the semi-soft and semi-hard meat into thin strips or slices, and then strung them on the thin wooden strips. The four of them kept moving, but they could barely keep up with the three knights' eating.
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Knight Lanisa inquired about the relationship and situation between her father and Knight Dailis, and learned that the two met and knew each other well in the early years of a friction conflict between the kingdom and the empire due to the migration of immigrants.
Years ago, the empire increased the number of migrants transferred, which drew strong resistance from all over the kingdom. Originally, a newly established country like the Xiang Kingdom welcomed a large number of migrants.
However, the eastern part of the kingdom bordering the empire was flat and had good living conditions, so a large number of immigrants from the empire who had just arrived in the kingdom lived there. Although this has also brought about a rapid increase in the scale of the economy, it has also produced more accumulation of contradictions.
The strength of the nobles in the eastern part of the empire grew rapidly, which greatly threatened the balance of power in the original kingdom. Not only that, although the empire has no intention of annexing the kingdom, it also frequently intervenes in the affairs of the east of the kingdom.
This set off a cascade of friction.
The empire's border knights' resident and number were requested by the kingdom to abolish, and Knight Lanisa's father met the down-and-out knight Dailis from the southern part of the empire while supervising the empire's border knights.
The father of Knight Lanisa, who was still young at the time, had not yet formally joined Baron Kendall's command. He had made an appointment with Knight Dailis whom he knew while supervising the abolition of the Knights. Lead recovery efforts in areas of the southern Empire eroded by undead control.
But who would have imagined that Knight Dairis's service time has not yet ended, and Knight Lanisa's father mysteriously disappeared in the forest in the north of Wumi Lake Village in his own fief - which is where everyone is at this time.
My friend disappeared for no reason, and the outstanding knight who had promised to join an epic war against the undead to complete his life disappeared without a trace. Knight Dai Lisi also rode a griffin to help find him, but the efforts of the relevant people were all in vain. No results.
"So Jenny. I know what you're doing, but those things have nothing to do with what you expected. Your father also had some friends, and everyone turned the forest over. The monsters that were killed casually can There is no trace of your father." Knight Dai Lisi whispered.
Next to it, the male Griffin Knight was concentrating on roasting their food, and seemed to have no intention of participating in the conversation between the two female knights.
Knight Lanisa closed her eyes tightly, not knowing what she was thinking. The meat skewers in his hand were blackened by the flames of the fire, and he didn't even notice it. Finally, she threw the burnt skewers into the fire and spoke to express her meaning.
"Thank you, Lord Knight, for your kindness. I have to thank you and your friends for your help. I didn't know until now that some people did something. When he disappeared, there was chaos, hehe, It's really ugly when the family is discussing who will accept my father's title and fief."
Knight Dai Lisi answered: "Actually, it's okay, this kind of thing is very common. The disorderly transfer of power will always cause some things that people don't want to see. Otherwise, why are similar poetry dramas so popular? There are many, especially in your country, when compiling stories from various places, such things that the nobles keep silent are always dug out by you and spread widely."
She finally added another sentence: "But everyone likes it very much. I often go to the provincial capital for vacation, and the dramas choreographed by the masters can never fail."
The male Griffin Knight next to him muttered: "You are really idle." As soon as he finished speaking, he was immediately stepped on by Dai Lisi Knight.
The corner of Lanisa Knight's lips curled up: "However, this is my insistence. When he was a child, he always told me: 'Live, persevere, and there will always be a turning point in life.' I don't think he just disappeared in the forest for no reason. "
"There is a problem here." Lanisa Knight finally said: "And I also have some doubts."
"What do you suspect?" Knight Dai Lisi asked immediately. For her, being able to find a knight friend with unique abilities is in itself a beneficial thing for the family's major events in the future. Not to mention being friends who have known each other for many years, even though the fact that she herself joined the Border Knights is part of the mission of the family to the clansmen.
The purpose is simple, to disperse the clansmen into various powerful organizations, gather many powerful people by various means through years of communication, or persuade, or hire, or invite, etc., and then recover the lost land for them and expel the undead lay the foundation.
Although the foundation of the family was destroyed at the beginning, there were riots and uprisings in a large area, and then there were large-scale wars and killings. Among the factors are the behemoth-like empire and the mysterious and ruthless Southern Magic Society.
But now, decades have passed. Although the Forrest family is still strong, they still cannot bear the humiliation and loss caused by the loss of the family territory. After years of arrangement, they are about to start the operation to recover the lost land.
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Regarding Knight Dai Lisi's inquiry, Knight Lanisa just shook her head and did not say anything.
Knight Dai Lisi blinked, then smiled and said: "Since you don't want to say, then I won't ask. You are also a knight warrior now, and you can naturally bear the responsibility and consequences of everything. Me and Although your father's friends searched for clues for a long time, they didn't find them in the end. It's good that you have clues on your side. In short, I support you in principle. However."
"But what."
"However, the place under our feet is indeed not a safe place. If something really happens, you and your subordinates are not strong enough to deal with it. Let me tell you first, I won't drive you away , you can temporarily use this place as a stronghold this winter to carry out the so-called 'crusade against wolves'."
"So?" Knight Lanisa pursed her lips.
"But once the weather gets warmer, I can't stay here anymore. I will come again when the winter is over. I hope you will move smoothly, and I also hope that no one is stationed here." After finishing speaking, she and her companions ate it up The last skewer, stood up.
"Goodbye, little girl." The male Griffon Knight waved to Knight Lanisa and said.
"Are you leaving? Let's have some soup." Knight Lanisa hadn't spoken her heart out to anyone for a long time, and she wanted to say something more. But the two gryphon riders looked to be leaving.
"Goodbye, little Jenny. I wish you well, and I hope the gods bless you." Knight Dai Lisi blew a whistle, but the whistle did not make a sound.
At least Keel and the others didn't hear anything.
But Knight Lanisa, who is also a knight, obviously heard it, and she turned her head to look in the direction of the platform at the top of the rocky mountain.
The two knights squatted down, and then jumped up at the same time.
With a puff, the two knights jumped into the air at a height of several meters. When they reached the highest point, a black shadow roared through the air and caught the two Griffin Knights.
It was very dark, and Keel and the others couldn't see clearly, but everyone obviously knew that the Griffin of the two Griffin Riders caught the two Knight Riders in mid-air.
Knight Lanisa didn't say anything, just waved in the direction where the griffin was flying away, watching the two griffin knights climb the feathers of the huge griffin to the back of the griffin, put on the fully-covered helmet, and moved towards the griffin. Northwest rose and flew away.
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The loud sound of the griffin's wings gradually faded away, and the small rocky mountain stronghold returned to calm again.
Knight Lanisa explained to everyone that the two Griffin Knights allowed them to live here temporarily, and then returned to her own tent.
But it seemed that Cavalier Lanisa was not in a good mood, so she had to give up and plan to talk about it the next day.
The next day, after everyone got up, the old hunters explained the situation of the newly encountered strange northern wolf to Knight Lanisa.
After Knight Kelanisa checked the body of the northern land wolf, she found nothing more. It's not that she didn't believe her men, and she also saw the tiny holes in Kiel's armor pierced by hardened wolf fur. But she is not a scholar or a magician after all, or an expert in specialization and animal demonization.
If her father was still there, she might be studying in a higher academy at this time, and she might be able to analyze something in the face of this situation.
Unfortunately not.
His studies were interrupted, and he returned to his family to inherit his status as a knight, and practiced his knight ability desperately with a sigh of relief. These things completely disrupted the trajectory of her life and changed her path.
"Although I can't see anything more, at least this guy doesn't have much power inside his body. Although I haven't been able to see this living northern wolf with my own eyes, it's impossible for it to maintain its special state forever. " Knight Lanisa said so.
This surprised the hunters: "Finally, there is good news. Since it will not maintain this kind of power all the time, we just need to deal with it for a while, trick it into using its power, and then use up its time, and then simply destroy it." It won't be long!"
"Generally speaking, this is the case, but you still have to be careful, hardening the hair, this kind of partial ability cannot be what these northern land wolves are really good at. Just like the wolf king, the power may come from it, but obviously it itself There is no such ability. So next time you encounter this kind of weird northern land wolf, you must first find out the opponent's ability, and then choose a fighting method according to the effect of the opponent's ability."
"Understood, Lord Knight. Just look at it, we have Kiel here, even if the opponent's ability is still there, Kiel can kill these guys alone."
Hearing the praise from his companions, Kiel grinned and rubbed his golden-brown hair into a mess.
Knight Lanisa naturally explained her previous results to the hunters. She killed at least dozens of growing wolf cubs. Although it sounds cruel, at least these young wolves will not grow up to invade human territory.
After a night of repairing, everyone walked out of the forest again, but this time, they had to **** the carriage and horses to the south of the forest first, and then wait for the carriage to arrive at the supply point to bring more food supplies. While waiting for the carriage, the rest of the people can organize a team centered on knights to quickly investigate the southern part of the forest.
It is best to meet the northern land wolf. If not, at least the possibility of the northern land wolf in the southern part of the forest can be ruled out.
Considering that even adult wolves can deal with them and transfer them. But those cubs who are more numerous can't, so as long as the wolf den can be found, it can bring serious damage to the northern land wolf.
After causing serious losses to the entire group of northern wolves, their wolf king can no longer sit still, and must show up under the circumstances as in previous years.
At that time, it will be the real decisive battle between the knight hunters and the wolf king, the northern land wolf.
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There was nothing to talk about along the way, everyone got out of the carriage again, leaving no one in the rocky mountain stronghold, and all followed Lanisa Knight to the south.
The journey took some time, but since the knight was in the ranks, there was no danger. Unlike when the knight was not around, the hunters were cautious, almost using their caution to the limit.
On the road, they found traces of many animals, large and small, of all kinds. Fortunately, apart from the ferocious and cunning group beasts like the northern wolf, most other ferocious animals hibernate in the corners of the forest.
Cavaliers Lanisa and old hunters do not bother with the occasional crypts and bear caves. The fierce beasts living alone in the forest are more or less different from ordinary animals.
Keel heard something from the old hunter when he camped at night, either his body was larger than normal, or he had some unique abilities. These guys are not monsters, but they are different from ordinary animals.
At the beginning, Lanisa Knight and the old hunters didn't know why there were so few monsters here. It was only when they met the Griffin Knights a few days ago that they realized that after Lanisa Knight's father disappeared, his friends searched for the missing monster. Clues for the knights are looking for in this forest.
While searching, he naturally killed every monster he saw along the way.
In this regard, an old hunter who believes in the **** of hunting judged that the Northern Land Wolf will be able to grow completely in the future. It is estimated that after the knights killed other monsters in the forest a few years ago, the Northern Land Wolf has no opponents. So it will grow bigger in these years.
Everyone thinks it makes sense, but it's not easy to judge the actions of those knights. After all, the opponent's status and strength are high, and the opponent's intention is also good, although they did something bad in the end.
Lanisa Knight was silent about this. She told the hunters what she thought, but she just pressed her lips tightly.
In a clearing that was already approaching the edge of the forest, the team split up here.
Lanisa Knight ordered Kiel and two other young hunters to form a fast-moving team, preparing to use three days to scout the surrounding situation when the others returned to the supply base.
After agreeing to meet here three days later, the two teams separated.
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Keel took his horse, but didn't ride it. For besides his own armor, his horse had to carry the goods of two other hunters.
The other hunters delivered many arrows and spare bows to the two young hunters, all of which were mounted on Kiel's horse.
It's not sinking, it's just that it can't be ridden.
But that's good too. In addition to wearing armor, a cold cloak, and carrying a sword and shield, Kiel's other backpacks, axes, spears, double-edged steel guns, and the like are all mounted on horseback.
The team moved quickly, and Kiel pressed his left hand on the hilt of the sword at his waist, receiving the supplement of physical strength brought by the hilt from afar. The two young hunters were even more iron-footed, and they didn't carry anything on their bodies, except that they were bowed behind their backs, and the quiver with the lid closed was hanging on their waists. They only had a short knife and ax for close combat.
Their extra things are put on horseback, their bodies are light and their strength is sufficient.
Led by Knight Lanisa, everyone zigzags through the nearby forest, striving to explore more places within three days. I ignored everything that had nothing to do with the northern land wolf, and focused on finding and identifying all the animal footprints that were similar to wolf footprints on the road.
This is not very easy to do, they are always misled by other dog or cat type animals that have similar footprints to wolves.
However, the young hunters who were doing the reconnaissance soon realized the situation. They excluded all animals that left footprints alone, and only concentrated on looking for animal footprints left by at least five animals. UU reading www.uukanshu.com
Among them, some deer-shaped animals and pig-like animals have to be excluded. Only the footprints of four-legged dogs, and there are a lot of them, are the ones they are really looking for.
Hard work paid off, and they finally found many similar footprints on a low undulating **** in a forest.
"My lord, these are all going in the northeast direction. But there are footprints going there, and there are also footprints coming out from that direction." A young hunter was quite excited. After two days of work, they finally found the clue. In addition to the footprints, they also found some drag marks.
At first these marks confused them, leading the hunters to think that they might have been left by wild boars.
Keel, however, believes that those marks may have been left by boreal wolves who went out to hunt in small groups. They went out to hunt in groups, and when they came back, they carried or dragged the dead prey, so there were traces of coming and going, as well as large-scale drag marks on the snow.
After all, if more than a dozen adult wolves need to feed dozens of young wolves, even if they have prepared enough food and fat accumulation in autumn, by this time, the number of young wolves will be too large, and those adult wolves must be fed. The wolf kept coming out of the wolf den to hunt.
This may not be good in other seasons. After all, if you don't rely on the number advantage, the northern land wolf alone or in twos is not the opponent of other beasts in the forest. But in winter, all the ferocious beasts that live alone hibernate, but the northern land wolf, which does not need to hibernate, becomes the biggest force in this forest at this time.
Regarding Kiel's analysis, Lanisa Knight added: "Don't forget the northern land wolf with weird abilities that you defeated before. This shows that no matter what method they use, they are moving in a further direction as a whole moving forward."