Chapter 406 The Rescue Trio (Part 1)

Near Stratholme, Tiree Oferding was anxiously grasping the bark of a tree. He wanted to come up with a plan to rescue the old orc Eitrigg. However, what frustrated him was that he had no idea at all. He didn't even know where to execute him or how to execute him, not to mention the security of the execution ground. Now the time was getting closer and closer. What should he do? What should he do?

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"Who!" Fording turned around nervously, and Richard had appeared behind him.

"You really came here." Richard said with a smile.

Fording leaned against a big tree and looked at Richard nervously: "Why are you here?"

"After the trial, I think you already want to save your orc friends, and your current identity must be strictly guarded. This is the only forest near Stratholme where you can hide. If you come, you will definitely stay here."

"So what are you here for? To arrest me?"

Richard shook his head, slowly walked to Fording and whispered, "I just want to tell you, don't try to save your orc friend. At noon today, he will be taken to the central square of the city. There will be a team of paladins and more than a hundred city defense soldiers guarding the execution ground. You alone will have no hope."

After saying that, Richard threw a piece of cloth in his hand into Fording's jacket pocket, patted his shoulder, turned around and left.

Fording unfolded the cloth, which was a map with all the paths in Stratholme marked on it.

"What are you doing?"

Richard stopped and said, "I'm just trying to help others succeed. Like I said in the court, I think you're innocent."

Fording thought, his hands clenched tighter and tighter, and finally relaxed: "Sir Richard, I have a request."

"Please speak."

"I need your help."

Richard looked at him in confusion. Fording explained, "I want to save my friend. Like you said, I can't do it alone, so I want to hire your warriors."

"Okay." Richard turned and faced Fording, "Different levels of warriors have different prices."

Fording was a little surprised that Richard agreed so quickly. Richard smiled and said, "I'm a businessman. As long as you can offer the price, everything can be negotiated."

Fording thought again. Now Fording could be said to have nothing. He himself didn't know what price he could offer.

"I don't know what price I can offer. I have nothing now."

"You are really honest." Richard smiled, thought for a while and said, "In that case, I want you to do something for me."

Fording suddenly became nervous: "What is it?"

"Don't worry, I won't let you do anything that goes against your beliefs. And not now, you can do it for me when I need it in the future."

Fording looked at Richard with gratitude, but Richard really didn't just make a request to help him, although he really hadn't thought it through.

The execution was about to begin. On the small road near the central square, three people wearing masks and black cloaks were running on the cobblestone road. There was no one to be seen along the way, all of them went to watch the execution. The three people found a dark place to hide, kept out of people's sight, and waited quietly for the orc to be brought over.

Fording looked around. People around him kept shouting and laughing. It seemed that they were not too late and should be able to catch up and rescue the orcs. Relieved, Fording looked at the third black cloak. Due to the urgency of the situation, Richard's tactics were very simple and crude. He, Richard, and the elf who claimed to be his bodyguard directly robbed the execution ground. The female elf looked thin and small and did not look like a warrior. However, Fording did not question it too much. Richard personally accompanied him to rob the execution ground. Fording felt that he could not ask for more.

"Fordin, look over there."

Fording looked in the direction of Richard's finger. There was a scaffolding over there, and the scaffolding was next to the road on the other side.

"What do you want to do?" Fording looked at Richard.

"We'll sneak over to the scaffolding and climb to the top, and after they bring Eitrigg up, we'll jump down. After kidnapping Eitrigg, we'll destroy the scaffolding, block the path, and escape from the path."

"But how do we get through? We'll be discovered!"

Richard smiled and pointed to the third tent: "Valeera will help us." The

one who claimed to be Richard's bodyguard was Valeera. Valeera nodded to Fording, and the two of them followed Valeera and quietly moved towards the scaffolding. Valeera's stealth skills have now reached the level of stealth in a small area. Now that the paladins have not arrived yet, these ordinary soldiers have no way of finding them. The three of them ran to the scaffolding very smoothly.

Standing on the high ground, the square was more clearly visible. A rough estimate showed that there were more than fifty fully armed soldiers surrounding the square. They maintained order while keeping an eye on the citizens. Once there was a sign of riot, they would kill them without hesitation.

After a while, the crowd became restless, and a paladin climbed onto the gallows. This paladin was very familiar to everyone. It was Barthilas. The young paladin waved to everyone and shouted loudly to the crowd. However, because it was too high, Richard and the others could not hear what Barthilas said. Fording was very happy about this. He did not have to feel guilty and painful again. Barthilas' words must have been full of malice and hatred. However, Fording was not very happy because Barthilas was about to take office as the new lord of Hearthglen, which was really worrying.

Then, four paladins stood at the four corners and eight paladins stood around the gallows. Fording breathed a sigh of relief. Richard Richard's intelligence was not wrong. The great lord Dathrohan did not appear at the scene. Barthilas said something on the gallows, and the crowd gradually regained its calm. After a few minutes, a group of soldiers slowly approached. The crowd became more and more numerous and crowded. Even women and children wanted to see what this green monster looked like. The armor and weapons of the escorting soldiers were very sophisticated, shining in the midday sun. In sharp contrast to them was the old orc in the prisoner car, curled up and listless. Was there any stone thrown in?

This was Eitrigg.

The team stopped right under the scaffolding, and two people roughly pulled the old orc out. The huge force brought him down. The soldiers kicked him hard with both feet, and one of them lifted one of his arms and dragged him to the gallows.

"Fordin, now! Let's go!"

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