The two ordered drinks each, and then found a table to sit down and continue talking.
During this period, Captain Ladds not only talked about the rewards he received in the Red Water Camp after the serial murder case was solved, but also gave Xia De 90% of the rewards, that is, 90 pounds, as agreed.
"Captain, after you returned to the camp, did anyone mention the matter of 'Captain Eight Guns' in front of you again?"
Captain Rudds had already moved on from the incident, which was why Shad dared to ask. Sure enough, the middle-aged officer just looked sad, but not depressed:
"Of course some people will mention it, but the situation is much better than I thought. After all, I came back because of my meritorious service in Tobesk. I was captured by those Kasenlik people, and it happened, so I Accept that reality."
"Speaking of which, I've always been curious. Where exactly did you enter the battlefield? I haven't heard of a war breaking out in the Xical Mountain area in the past six months."
Xia De lowered his voice and asked, Captain Lades looked around before answering:
"Although there is no war, there are occasional conflicts between us and the soldiers on the other side of the mountain. Don't talk about it, it's a shameful thing, let it pass."
The captain originally planned to take Xia De into the mountains to hunt, but it just rained a few days ago, and the muddy roads in the mountains were difficult to walk, so he had to give up. But Xia De still asked the captain about the terrain of Mount Xical, and wanted to get the witcher's sword before Miss Aurora arrived here. .
But Captain Ladds couldn't show him the militarized map in the camp, because both the map and the sand table were in Brigadier General Carter's barracks. Although he can also dictate and draw the general appearance of the mountain on the desktop with water, it is not intuitive after all.
So, Xia De asked about the location of Brigadier General Carter's barracks. Captain Ladds probably didn't understand, or he understood but pretended not to understand, and drew a detailed schematic diagram of the Red Water Camp for him.
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There were almost any functional buildings in that barracks, such as blacksmith shops, kitchens, prayer rooms, etc., and Brigadier General Carter's barracks were not in the center of the barracks, but next to almost vertical cliffs.
If you enter from the entrance of the barracks, you have to go through the entire training ground and pass through three checkpoints before you can get there. It can be said that apart from the few buildings that Captain Ladds did not want to disclose, this barracks with an accurate map of Mount Xical and a sand table is located in the deepest part of the Red Water Camp.
Instead of talking too much about the camp, the two sat and chatted about how it was different from Tobesk. This kind of topic can easily pass the time. By the time someone hastily pushed open the door of the tavern to let Captain Ladds back to the camp, it was already 4:30 in the afternoon.
"what happened?"
The captain patted the young corporal on the shoulder:
"Did Lieutenant Suwton, who was found by his superiors to have stolen the camp's finances, escape? This is not acceptable. The person who escorted him back to Tobesk has not yet arrived."
"It's not about this. Captain, the steam engine that broke down a few days ago has a problem again. Some fool used No. 1 steam coal and No. 3 steam coal together."
"Oh, my God, when will those new recruits remember to bring their brains and luggage from their hometown."
The captain stood up cursing, said goodbye to Xia De, and hurriedly followed the sweaty corporal back to the camp.
Xia De sat there and drank the cider in his hand unhurriedly before getting up and leaving the traveler's camp.
Standing under the road sign of Fengqi Trail, looking up at the Red Water Camp that stands on a high place.
【what do you want to do? 】
"What do you think?"
Xia De left the road and walked into the forest.
The nameless hill where the Red Water Camp is located is about 50 feet (about 15.24m), which is as high as a five-story building. Except for the side with stairs, plank roads and corridors, the other sides are slopes with an angle greater than 70 degrees between the mountain and the ground, and the cliff behind Brigadier General Carter's barracks is almost completely vertical to the ground, even Mia's Even such a flexible animal can't even think about climbing up easily.
[Maybe you shouldn't underestimate that cat. 】
"She" said with a smile.
When Shad walked around the hill in the forest and came to the bottom of the vertical cliff, he found that the situation was much better than he thought. Although the cliff is indeed very steep, there is not much loose soil in the soil layer of this hill, but massive rocks protruding from the cliff.
So, about five minutes later, at the top of the wooden fence erected on the cliff behind the barracks, a pair of hands quietly appeared.
Afterwards, a human head slowly "rising" up from behind the fence on the other side of the cliff. Xia De, who completed the mountaineering activity with "Ragley's Leap" and "Frog's Leap", looked around very cautiously, wanting to make sure if anyone saw him.
But this position was completely blocked by the two-story stone building in front of him, Xia De couldn't see anyone, and no one could see him anymore.
Jump over the fence to put on the mask, and then change the clothes on your body. This small, unpainted building that looks very simple is the barracks of the military commander, Brigadier General Carter. According to Captain Lades' description, the sand table and map should be on the second floor.
"I have no reason to enter from the ground floor."
So, after climbing the mountain, Xia De started to climb the wall again. Simply compared with the 50-foot-high cliff just now, he can almost touch the height of the two-storey small building in a single jump.
Still clasping the window with both hands, he dared to climb through the window and go in after making sure that no one was there.
With the help of Captain Ladds, he found the right window, and the sand table was placed in the center of the room. The towering sand explained the terrain, and small flags and various metal models referred to the landmark buildings on Mount Xical. The map, on the other hand, was hung on the west wall, and below it was a cabinet with mirrors, pens, letters and a pistol.
Xia De walked to the wall and glanced at the map in a hurry:
"Do you remember?"
【remember. 】
"That's good... there are footsteps!"
He took out the [Death Mirror] from his arms, then reached out to touch the mirror on the cabinet and walked in. A few seconds later, a tall and thin middle-aged man wearing leather boots and a military uniform walked in, glanced at the window, went to the wall and took off the binoculars, then walked out again, and closed the door very civic-minded.
"Let's go, let's go."
Having achieved his goal, Xia De "jumped" out of the mirror, turned around and was about to jump out of the window in a standard diving posture. But at this time there was a huge noise outside, Xia De thought he had been discovered, but the sound seemed to be coming from the training ground outside.
"what happened?"
After hesitating for a moment, he came to the window on the side wall facing the camp out of curiosity, leaned against the wall, and opened a gap in the drawn curtain to look outside.
Brigadier General Carter's barracks were located at the highest point of the entire Redwater camp. Apart from the defensive tower, there was no taller building in the camp. Here you can see the training ground in the distance at a glance, and you can see a group of people gathered together on the training ground, with grain piles next to it.
Although Xia De couldn't hear what he was talking about, he could see Captain Lades standing with another officer he didn't know, each pointing a gun at the sky, and the people around were booing .
"What is this doing?"
Boom!
Bullets spewed from the muzzle of the strange officer, and Xia De realized that they were shooting birds in the sky. Now is the season for migratory birds to fly south. Although sparrows do not fly south, they are more active in autumn. A convoy of five horse-drawn carriages was unloading on one side of the training ground, and the rice was scattered on the ground, attracting bold animals to attack from the sky.
Therefore, even a pistol has the potential to hit a high-altitude target.
The strange officer's first shot missed the target, and the sound of the gun made the animals coveting the food fly to a higher altitude, but soon fell back to the altitude.
Seeing that Captain Lades was also ready to aim and shoot, Shad smiled and took out the Soul Crystal Ring from his pocket:
"Let me help a bunch of captains."
Point your fingers at the low-flying birds, [Mind Blast] The closer it is to the target, the stronger it will be. And at such a long distance, even if the other party is just a poor sparrow with weak mental strength, at most it will only stop their movements for a moment~www.mtlnovel.com~ But it is enough.
"Mind blast!"
Seeing the timing of Captain Lades' shooting, Shade, who was hiding behind the window, used [Mind Blast] to "point" the air outside just right. Mind Blast can only attack one target at a time, but it can target multiple targets at once under "Divine Afterglow". Following Xia De's attack, although the sparrows would not be in a collective coma, they couldn't make any sensitive dodge movements for a moment.
"Hit!"
Cheers came from the training ground outside. Captain Lades' marksmanship was still very accurate, and it was not difficult for him to shoot the "fixed target" aimed at the sky.
Xia De behind the window also laughed. Seeing the captain raising his gun again, while the strange officer was waiting aside, he stretched out his finger again:
"Mind blast!"
There was another gunshot, and then the sparrow, which was about to steal food, fell to the ground. The surrounding soldiers cheered together again. The captain scratched his head with a smile, and raised his pistol for the third time.
"Okay then, Captain Eight Guns? Captain, remember to thank me."
Whispering softly in his heart, Xia De cooperated with Captain Lades and fired six more shots. In total, the captain hit eight sparrows with eight bullets. Then he left, and it was none of his business whether the captain continued to shoot.
But from today onwards, there will probably be another story related to "Captain Eight Guns" circulating in the Red Water Camp. Xia De sincerely hopes that what he does can make his friends' lives better. Captain Rudds was a good man, and a good man deserved a better life. This is what the Outlander has always thought, even in this strange world of steam and mist, he still thinks so. Click to download the APP of this site, massive novels, free to read!