The little girl Youyi has an exquisite and beautiful appearance that is unique in the world. She does not look like a Soma or an orc at all. She is also different from the legendary fairy race. She is definitely some kind of more magical immortal species.
To some extent, the combination of Youyi and the Black Ranger fits the elements of legendary stories. Many of the heroes in those legendary stories have magical followers, and they leave behind many stories together.
There are rumors that the little girl beside the Black Ranger is a magical elf, and some say she is a gift from God.
The Black Ranger's power is obvious to all. There are even rumors that he once fought against four giants alone and killed four giants. Each of the giants was almost dismembered. It was a horrifying scene.
In this situation, Yui, who had a mysterious background, personally promised to take care of the wounded soldier, which made others somewhat envious.
As Riva remained silent, the mercenaries didn't know whether they would be accepted. Apparently, only the most seriously injured soldier could be guaranteed to follow the Black Ranger.
Yui smiled and gently patted the horrible tearing wound that was simply treated with a cloth strip.
"Does it hurt?"
"Hiss... a little, but I can hold it in!"
"Yeah, it's okay, it'll be fine!"
Youyi stood up with a smile. The more she looked at the wounded soldier, the more satisfied she was. After all, he was a hero. She would quietly help him recover from his wounds. After all, he was her and Riva's first younger brother, and she couldn't let him be disabled.
This man is really lucky. If it were another soldier with the same level of serious injury, he would have basically died. Most of the other wounded soldiers here only had some deep cuts, but they were also pale and listless.
"As the saying goes, those who survive a disaster will have good fortune in the future. It really makes sense. Meeting me and Riva is a blessing in the future!"
Yui stood up very proudly and jumped to the river, sat on a stone and played with his feet in the water.
Some soldiers were even stunned.
"Master Ranger, they are back!"
A mercenary on guard was the first to discover the returning people. Soon after arriving at the river, Riva took three healthy soldiers out to find food.
When they came back, Riva was carrying a goat-sized beast on his shoulder, while one of the other three was carrying two birds as big as chickens, and the other two were holding a lot of wild vegetables and berry vines.
"Quick, come and help!!"
"Light the fire!"
"I'll take care of the food!"
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When they saw the prey, those who were still able to move took action. After all, they had been starving for a long time, and their bodies continued to replenish protein.
As the sounds of barbecue and broth rose in the makeshift camp, the camp gradually became quiet, with everyone staring at the meat on the makeshift grill and drooling.
Finally, after a seemingly long wait, they could eat meat and drink soup. The atmosphere became more lively, and Riva began to get familiar with this group of people.
Inside the camp, the wounded soldier who had fallen asleep due to exhaustion, although with his eyes closed, was fully aware of all the changes around him.
He was even very clear that Youyi was gathering strength at the top of a big tree nearby, and would probably come secretly to help him heal his wounds in a while.
But what Yuyi didn't know was that her affection for this wounded soldier was not just because he came up with a brilliant idea, but because although the wounded soldier was still a wounded soldier, he was no longer the same wounded soldier as before.
Except for this wounded soldier, the other people in the camp asked Riva about his previous deeds after getting to know him a little, including how many refugees he had saved, whether he had really defeated the troll, and whether it caused exclamations or silence.
Although Riva never asked to be the leader of his followers, a foundation of trust was established between them.
Riva is the kind of person who would never agree to anything casually, even if it is a verbal promise. Intelligent creatures, whether human or Soma, tend to pay more attention to promises.
This is also a point that Qin Xiaoxia appreciates about Riva. It is a manifestation of responsibility, and adding courage to this basis is even more valuable.
After studying the spiritual discipline for so long, a master of the spiritual discipline within the Dawn Association, which is full of flowers, published a paper titled "On the Mutual Influence of Excellent Qualities". The argument clearly stated that some excellent qualities can complement each other, such as the boosting effect of a sense of responsibility on courage. Qin Xiaoxia also deeply agrees with this.
Although Riva is in his current state, he can definitely feel the expectations of the people around him. Even if he doesn't agree, he still cares about it in his heart.
"Good boy!"
The already exhausted wounded soldier finally fell asleep and slept until dawn the next day.
When they got up in the morning, the soldiers were surprised to find that the wounded soldier, who was originally seriously injured and dying, although still in a miserable condition, was able to eat something without help from others. According to the wounded soldier himself, he felt he should be able to hold on until he reached the city.
After a day of rest, eating their fill and carefully tending to their wounds, the team of less than thirty people was in much better condition than the day before, so Riva decided not to delay any longer and had to hurry to the kingdom city.
It's just that sometimes plans can't keep up with changes.
About half a day later, when they walked out of the mountains and into the city road, Youyi already smelled a strange odor.
So the group went from being slightly relaxed to returning to a state of tense alert again.
On the top of a tree, Riva carefully pulled aside the dense leaves on the crown and used his excellent eyesight to take a close look at the so-called city in the distance. He could see that the gate was wide open, and there was no trace of the kingdom's army on the top of the city. Instead, there were wild beastmen roaming around.
The city gate and the city wall were littered with corpses. Several giant monsters were pulling a cart and throwing corpses onto the cart.
From the direction of the city, thick smoke was billowing into the sky, and there were some faint and noisy sounds that could not be heard clearly.
Riva adjusted his breathing, came down from the tree, went deep into the forest, and soon returned to where the remaining twenty or so people were. They were nervously waiting for Riva's reconnaissance.
"Tennar has been lost. There are orcs everywhere near the city gate. The exact number is unknown. We also saw three giant monsters."
Riva stated the situation directly.
"What!?"
"Impossible! Our team has only been out for three days. How could the orcs capture a city with at least 6,000 Kingdom troops in such a short time?!"
"how so……"
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For a moment, everyone was a little depressed and panicked. During this period of time, the wild beasts had not been able to make any further progress. They thought they would retreat before winter really came, but they did not expect this result.
"With the help of a monster like the troll and the unexpected attack, it is not surprising to capture the city. Perhaps another fortress that echoes Tenar has also been lost."
When even Riva didn't know what to say, the first person to speak was the half-dead wounded soldier.
"Who has a map?"
The wounded swept over everyone.
"Only officers have maps..."
One person answered in a low voice.
"Well, I'll just have to draw on the ground!"
The wounded soldier climbed out from the simple stretcher that had been carrying him and tried to support his body. Riva reacted faster and helped him steady himself first.
"Thank you Lord Riva, I just need another branch."
"Give!"
The one who handed over the branch was Youyi. She was very curious about what the wounded soldier was doing. She saw the wounded soldier took the branch and started drawing on the ground.
First, a few lines, then some graffiti-like symbols, circles and vertical lines to plan the position, the length and density of horizontal lines to plan the height, Z-shaped to represent trees, waves to represent rivers...
In less than two minutes, a very simple terrain map appeared on the ground. The painter used a rough branch.
"This is where we are, in the dense forest outside Tenar. Although the orcs have reconnaissance and sentry posts, they don't seem to care about the rear after the advance. There is Rebeck Fortress. On the surface, we can bypass Rebeck and attack here directly, but the mountains, this river, and the swamps there are not good places for the army to march. As for the rest of the place, the two kingdom fortresses are each other's horns, and here, here, and here, there are kingdom army outposts, sending out at least 12 scouts every day. There are at least 5 towns and garrisoned troops behind the two military fortresses that can support each other, but they can't all come here due to the size of the city. What does this mean?"
After saying this, the wounded soldier looked at the people around him and found that everyone had a confused look on their faces, even Riva and Yui had similar expressions.
"Uh...Gurion, what do you want to say?"
A soldier who was close to the wounded soldier didn't understand what was going on, but still asked in a low voice.
The wounded soldier named Gurian took a deep breath and told himself that they were just uneducated soldiers.
"What I mean is that not only has Naril been lost, but it is also very likely that Rebeck and the five kingdom military outposts behind the two cities have all been lost. If we want to return to the kingdom-controlled area, then we have to do at least this, making a big detour."
The wounded soldier used the branch in his hand to draw an arc-shaped diagonal line on the simple map.
No one around said anything, some were shocked.
"This... How is this possible? I mean... Gurian, how do you know all this?"
The familiar soldier stared at the wounded man and felt extremely strange.
Gurian looked at it and asked back.
"When did we first meet?"
"After I joined the army."
“How many years have we been in the army?”
"Two years."
"That's it, then. You don't know a lot about what happened before that. I just felt that it was unnecessary and I didn't want to highlight myself before!"
No matter how horrifying the wounded soldier's words were, at least at this moment they did make sense.
Yui's eyes were almost shining, and he kept pulling at a corner of Riva from behind, muttering softly.
"We found a treasure, Riva, we found a treasure!!!"
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