Chapter 17

[ The blood of a troll warrior can not increase one’s strength. ]

Under the weak morning light, Colin recorded on the sheepskin scroll.

That’s right, he had drank all the blood of the troll warrior that he had secretly hidden last night, but he did not see any strange reactions from his body.

Could it be that it had to be the blood of a knight?

Colin was a little depressed, his gaze wandering around the camp.

Knight Raymond was sitting not far from Colin, sipping water.

This was not possible. After all, he was his loyal servant.

Knight Bliss was urging everyone to pack up quickly and get ready to leave.

This was not possible either. They could not win.

Perhaps, they could go to the Mirror Lake battlefield to take a look.

However, that battle had already been over for so long. Even if the corpses had not been eaten by the wild beasts, they would have already become mummies.

A familiar fragrance came and interrupted Colin’s wild thoughts.

“Good morning, Knight Colin.”

“Good morning, Miss Vera.”

Colin looked at the female mage who was standing in front of him, and a smile involuntarily appeared on his face.

“You look much better today. How do you feel? Do you need any help?”

“No need, I should be able to do it by myself today.”

“Okay, if you need anything, just let me know.”

During the conversation, Colin’s gaze gradually shifted to Vera’s fair and slender neck. He suddenly thought, he wondered if the blood of a mage would work…

Vera also noticed that Colin was staring at her neck. She was suddenly a little embarrassed and angry. She glared at him fiercely and said coquettishly, “Let’s go quickly, Knight Bliss is already urging us.”

“Okay.”

Colin mounted the warhorse and moved to Vera’s side, walking side by side with her.

Intimate physical contact was the best way to close the relationship between a man and a woman.

Colin obviously knew this.

After riding together with her yesterday, he was sure that he had already occupied a place in Vera’s heart.

This was probably something that even she did not realize.

Vera was indeed not angry. She began to chat and laugh with Colin again.

The group continued to head north. The road was indeed much more peaceful. They did not encounter the troll army again.

There were only a few blind bandits and some reckless beasts, but they were all easily taken care of by Knight Bliss.

It seemed that Colin’s plan was indeed effective. They had temporarily shaken off the pursuers behind them.

To preserve the horsepower, the team gradually slowed down.

Colin also took the opportunity to quickly become familiar with Vera.

However, he still did not find out the true identity of the other party.

He only knew that she had just returned to the Northern Territory from Javier. When she passed by the Mirror Lake, she happened to meet a mercenary group that had received an urgent recruitment order from Marquis Charles, so she followed them to the Mirror Lake camp.

Yewll, also known as the Arcane City, was located at the border between the eastern border of the Radiant Empire and the Radiant Moon Forest. It was once the territory of the elves, but since they retreated into the Radiant Moon Forest, it had been occupied by the mages.

In name, Yewll belonged to the Radiant Empire, but the highest authority in the city was the Mage Council. Whether it was the duke of the eastern border or the emperor, they did not have much actual control over Arcane City.

Through the conversation, Vera learned that she had gone to Yewll to learn arcane spells when she was very young and had not returned to the northern region for more than ten years. She was even less familiar with this place than Colin, who had received the memory of his predecessor.

Moreover, from Vera’s willingness to help the Mirror Lake camp when she saw the urgent recruitment order from Marquis Charles, it could be seen that she was very close to the Saint Hilde family.

There were indeed some nobles who liked to find a mage to accompany them when they were in battle. After all, although a mage could not fight one-on-one, they were very useful on the battlefield.

However, considering the conflict between the nobles and the mages, most of the arrogant mages would not pay attention to the nobles.

And even if a few mages were willing to accept the employment of the nobles, they would usually offer a very high price. It was unheard of for someone like Vera to take the initiative to come to help when she saw the recruitment order.

In the evening, the team once again set up camp to rest and reorganize.

However, not long after, the sentries who had spread out to scout the situation hurriedly returned to report:

“Lord Bliss, there are traces of a small group of humans in front. They are suspected to be the defeated soldiers who escaped from the battlefield of Mirror Lake!”

“Defeated soldiers? Bring them here.”

Hearing that there were defeated soldiers who escaped from the battlefield of Mirror Lake in front, Colin and Vera quickly followed.

Now they urgently needed to know what the situation on the battlefield of Mirror Lake was like, and whether Marquis Charles’ plan had succeeded or not.

When this team of suspected defeated soldiers was brought to the camp, Colin found that there was an old acquaintance among them!

“Respected Sir Knight, do you still remember me? I am Sal of the Firefox mercenary group. It was you who personally gave me the emergency recruitment order of the marquis!”

Bliss looked at Sal, who was in a sorry state, and immediately recalled who this person was.

There was nothing he could do. After all, this “filial son” had killed his father and joined the army. It was far too much.

“How’s the situation in the Mirror Lake Camp?”

“Terrible! It’s too terrible!” Sal immediately burst into tears, “There are so many trolls all over the mountains and plains. They kill everyone they see. We can’t beat them at all! So many brothers died… Wu… if I didn’t jump into the lake at the right time, I might not have escaped death…”

“Did you see the army led by the marquis?” questioned.

“Marquis Charles?” Sal thought for a moment, “Yes, yes, we did see a golden lion flag appear behind the troll army, but…”

“But what? Don’t stutter!” Bliss berated impatiently.

“Yes, yes!” Sal did not dare to hesitate anymore and could only tell them directly, “But the army led by the marquis seems to have… also retreated…”

Everyone immediately fell silent.

Retreated?

This was Sal sugarcoating.

The real situation was that they fled in defeat.

This bad news made everyone a little confused for a moment.

They did not expect that they would have to face an even more terrifying troll army just after getting rid of the pursuers behind them.

Just as everyone was still digesting this bad news, bliss suddenly asked, “Are there any pursuers behind you?”

Sal quickly replied, “No. In the first few days, there was indeed a small army of trolls chasing us, but they gradually disappeared. Perhaps they didn’t think we were important.”

Bliss was finally relieved. He turned to look at Vera. “Miss, what should we do next?”

Vera was a little hesitant, and then she unconsciously turned her gaze to Colin.

She had successfully helped them escape from the pursuers, and Colin had gradually become the person she relied on.

Colin glanced at the group of miserable soldiers, he lowered his voice and said, “We still need to find out the movements of the troll army so that we can make further plans. But now, the first thing we need to do is to get rid of these soldiers!”

“Why? They are also humans!” Vera exclaimed.

Colin rolled his eyes and patiently explained in a low voice, “The reason we were able to get rid of the pursuers before was that we are all cavalrymen and our mobility is extremely high. If we don’t get rid of these two-legged defeated soldiers now…”

“Sir Knight! In the battle of Mirror Lake, our Firefox mercenary group was almost wiped out, but I am still willing to follow Sir and avenge our dead brothers!” Sal seemed to have realized something and immediately shouted loudly.

Moreover, under his agitation, many of the defeated soldiers also began to shout:

“That’s right! Avenge our brothers!”

“Sir, please lead us back to fight!”

“Don’t abandon us!”

“Revenge! Revenge!”

Seeing that many cavalrymen were also incited, Colin could only shut up and then looked at Vera with a serious gaze, hoping that she could make the right decision.

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However, Vera said to Colin with a righteous face, “They are also companions. I will not abandon them!”

Then, she turned around to comfort the agitated soldiers.

Colin sighed helplessly and looked at the filial son with a frown.

Sal just happened to look over.

As soon as their eyes met, they immediately separated.