Pivot of the Sky

And Dickie was very dissatisfied, and he said, "Of course it's coming. Didn't you see the convoy outside? But I'm here to atone. I'm not here to give gifts. When you get what you want, should you let Princess Xiao Xi go? I want to see all of them!” These people don't even mention Princess Xiao Xi, which is not what kidnapping is about.

Yussir smiled and said, “Don't worry, you must be tired coming all the way here. Sit down and eat something first. The princess of the kingdom is fine, of course, but first I have to find out if we want what you gave her. ”

Someone set up the wild taste and dried fruit in the mountains on the table, and there is still wine. This one looks like a treat for dinner. Amon and the others didn't sit down. How could they eat here? Ditch pulled a roll of stem paper out of his arms and handed it to Eucil: “Everything's on here. Do you want to count it? ”

Eucille picked up the roll and just unfolded, and there was this big guy yelling angrily: “It's all up here! Are we going to come to this paper after all we've done? Show me! ”

Eucille's face was a little embarrassed, and she turned her head and said, “What are you talking about? This is a checklist of items, everything is on the carriage outside, you can count against it! Let me show you something. Can you read?... I've already warned you, you won't be embarrassed if you don't talk too much, you won't remember! ”

If there were another occasion, Amon might laugh out loud, but now he can't stop laughing. Eucil began to read aloud the contents of the list: bread cakes, meatloaf, seeds, farm tools, cloth, etc., so many messes. Every time he reads one, the giants of the plateau cheer for a moment, and some people ask in an unbelievable tone, "Really, these are for us? Great!”

Mayor Ditch replied, "Of course it's for you, as long as Princess Xiao Xi is safe.” The giants cheered again: “Princess? Of course she's fine. It's all ours!” Dickie and the others were relieved to hear this, so long as the princess was safe, everything else would be fine.

All material types and quantities have been read, the last item on the list is a lot of money, Mayor Ditch asks, "It's clear, but how much do you want? The messenger did not say the number. ”

A giant with the tail of an animal hanging from his head next to him interjected: "Of course it takes a lot of money, why 30 gold coins! ”

As soon as I heard that, Amon almost didn't reach for the table. Thirty gold coins are indeed a lot of money for ordinary people, but kidnapping the princess of the kingdom has led the other party to bring a large convoy of horses to take a pile of worthless things, resulting in extortion of only thirty gold coins in cash. If Princess Xiao Xi hears it herself, she will be angry! - Isn't she worth that much? Although none of the items sent by the convoy are valuable, they are huge in quantity, and they add up to more than thirty gold coins.

“What? You want thirty gold coins!” Mayor Ditch couldn't help crying out loud if he calmed down again.

And the giant who interjected touched his head: "Too much? So... you need 20 gold coins anyway! ”

Eucil glanced at the intervening giant and drank: "What more, is the princess of the Kingdom of Baron worth this much? ”

The other giant with the loop on his nose made himself a smart attachment: “That is, you want too little, how can 20 gold coins be enough? At least 50 gold coins! ”

Dickie et al. stopped making noise, and the appearance could not be strange. And Eucille's nose was so distorted, she almost didn't fall off the stool, and she slapped the table and said, "You want 50 gold coins? ”

The giants finally realized that 50 gold coins were still too little, and another giant with a tattoo on his forehead whispered, "I told you to stop talking and say it embarrassing! If I were you, I'd need 100 gold coins!” These plateau giants are not stupid enough to go home. At first glance, the price started to rise.

Mayor Ditch waved quickly: "A hundred gold coins is a hundred gold coins, I gave them, but that's it, it can't go up again! But I didn't bring so many gold coins, I gave you five magic stones.” He did not bring gold coins, he carried all the magic stones, and at first sight the scene was also random, promising to pay a hundred gold coins of "huge sums”.

Amon also saw that the plateau giants had not fully negotiated in advance. Materials are what they want, but money is not considered. These giants should come from different tribes, each with its own unique costume, each with its own tail, nose rings and tattoos, and can be distinguished with a little attention. The giants in the tent are the leaders of the tribe, and the three people who have just spoken should be the leaders of each of the three tribes, equivalent to the role of chiefs.

It's really a headache to organize these people to act together, seeing how Eucil looks already.

When the giants heard that Mayor Dickie was going to give him five magic stones, they quarreled again: "Five magic stones? How can we divide the three tribes? Who's got one, who's got two? ”

They spoke loudly and shocked the tent with a buzzing sound. Eucil couldn't listen. He drew a cane from his waist and knocked on the table. “Shut up, I'm in charge. Six stones, two for each tribe!” Then came the mayor of Dickie: “The last condition is six magic stones, hand them over. ”

Six magic stones were much less than the mayor of Ditch had anticipated beforehand, but he didn't dare to pull them out too quickly, and he shouted with dissatisfaction: "From twenty gold coins to six magic stones, you are too much! I can give you the money first to save the princess.” He placed one of the six magic stones on the table, and the three chiefs took it on the spot, holding it in his hand and looking to the right, gripping his mouth.

Eucille stared at them a few times, and there was a feeling in her eyes that she hated iron and steel, and said to the mayor of Dickie: “You've paid the money, should you hand over the rest of the items? ”

Medanzo, who had never spoken, couldn't bear to say, "Speak up, you always want something. Where's Princess Syd? Hand her over safely so she can give you something. ”

Eucille shook her head straight, “No, no, no. What if you take Princess Syd away and you regret not giving her something? ”

The magician Jackal also intervened: "This is your land. Everything has been sent to the mountains. How can it be so easy to take away? We are sincere, but you cannot negotiate like this. First, let's find out where Princess Xiaoxi is and make sure she's safe! ”

A tribal leader raised the divine stone: “Of course the princess is safe, she is fine now, but she has to promise us to bring people. ”

When I heard that, Dickie and others were surprised. Eucille knocked again at the table and said, "Shut up or I'll leave you alone! ”

Seeing Eucil really pissed off, the three big leaders nodded quickly: "Okay, let's not talk about it, let's listen to you. You can say a message to get everything we want. Someone has to go up the mountain and from now on, everyone will listen to your orders.” Then he shouted to the little leaders behind him: "All of you shut up and listen only to Lord Eucil. ”

The tent finally calmed down, and Eucil said to Ditch, "I only saw this list, and I haven't counted the items on it yet, so I need to know if they're coming as many as I can.... As for the princess of the kingdom, we will definitely let her go as soon as we get everything. ”

For some reason, Mayor Ditch no longer wanted to get involved with Eucil, and he didn't insist on seeing Princess Xiao Xi first. He thought about answering: "You can count the supplies first. I see that there are three tribes here. First, you can count them and divide them into three parts, and then you can send them away.... when you really need to ship something, hand over the princess and her followers. Is that okay?... send someone over first to take stock and we'll wait in the motorcade. ”

They finally ended this crying negotiation and returned to the motorcade, where Yuleto greeted him anxiously and asked, "What do you think? Have you seen the princess? Is she all right? ”

Jackie waved, “Things have changed. Princess Xiao Xi may not be in their hands. We'll talk later. ”

Just now, listening to these plateau giants chaotic conversations, Amon and four other people, no one is stupid, have noticed the blossom —— the tribes probably haven't caught Princess Xiao Xi. Just like the letter from the wounded samurai newspaper, Princess Xiao Xi was trapped in a valley and the giant tribe was desperate to send messengers to blackmail the town. It is not easy to organize these people to act together, and it should be Eucil who leads the way.

Back in the middle of the convoy, everyone hid behind a carriage to discuss it, and Yolando asked Mayor Ditch, “If that's the case, why did you promise them to count the supplies? ”

Mayor Ditch laughed bitterly: "They didn't catch Princess Xiao Xi, which is just our guess. Even so, the princess must still be surrounded and unable to escape.... you don't see how those plateau giants negotiated today, they can't even count their fingers, how long will it take to sort things out? ”

"It's going to be dark soon," said Amon. "They want to take stock of this material, at least until dawn tomorrow. To draw their attention to these things, we can act quietly at night to discover the situation, at least to determine where Princess Xiao Xi is and if she is safe? ”

Medanzo nodded in agreement: "Yes, that's the way it should be. We know where Princess Xiao Xi is, and we can use the dark cover to touch the heights nearby. Though fierce, Titan warriors can bypass their guards in the dark. If they can release Princess Xiao Xi by then, everything will be easy to say; if they repent and keep their promises, we should also rescue people externally. ”

"Kidnapping a princess of the kingdom must be severely punished! If the consequences are not serious, the opposite will receive a large ransom, which can only fuel and condone such acts, and the forces of the city state must be sent to exterminate them. But these are the last words, and at the moment the princess's safety is paramount and the conflict is best not fought. ”

Mayor Ditch opened a roll of things, a topographical album of Arcade's collections of the city, showing where Princess Little Sy was besieged. There is an open valley, backed by a steep peak, the mountains on the left and right side are ring-shaped, the entrance to the valley is narrow, the terrain is easy to guard and attack, but it is also difficult to break through if it is blocked inside. If you use an aerial object, such as an advanced air scroll, you should also be aware that the archery in the giant tribe is extremely far-range, and you can't risk the princess.

Mayor Ditch's plan was to sneak up the hills on the left and right sides of the valley under cover of the night. If you make sure Princess Xiao Xi is still safe, don't act hastily. After the agreed time, the giant tribe did not release the princess, and they surrounded the raid from both sides, responding to the princess's siege. Ditch also arranged a route to retreat after rescuing the princess, but some disagreements arose in the assignment of specific tasks.

Mayor Ditch himself wanted to go, but Jacques and Amon were determined to let him stay because he was the leader of the group, and there was still something to be talked about in order to supervise the other party's inventory. If he leaves, it will surely arouse Eucil's suspicions, and it will be decided that Amon and others will go.

Yuleto was determined to go in person this time, and Jacques had to nod his head and say yes. In this way, Jacques insisted that the five men in his line of work act in separate teams and said that it was inconvenient to sneak across the mountain jungle in the dark, get familiar with each other and cooperate well with each other, and bring others with you.

This is more or less an excuse. Jackie doesn't want to expose Yuleto's identity. What kind of situation does he encounter first have to protect his Highness? All five of them are well trained and skilled at working with each other, and Jacques apparently does not have ordinary mid-level samurai in his eyes and does not want to take Amon and Medanzo with him.

The result of the discussions was a two-way soldier, Jacques and five others in a row, Amon and Medanzo, touching the mountain from the left and right sides. If the princess is found safe after dawn, she sneaks in. Dickie's agreed time for action is noon tomorrow, and by then, everything should be accounted for, and the giant tribe should order people to be released. If they don't let go, this side can only save lives and cover the princess's escape.

With a brilliant team of magicians, walking the middle of the mountain at night has a great advantage, detecting the places where the giants of the plateau can ambush in advance and quietly go around. There are no more giants besieging the princess, and it is impossible to hold all the places in secrecy, so big a mountain can always dive into the surrounding area.

However, during a streak of overnight journeys, a variety of complex terrain conditions are constantly detected by magic, and all potential enemies are discovered at a distance, without negligence, which is by no means something that ordinary magicians can do. I'm afraid Jacques is the only one in this team who can do this.

Mayor Ditch also wanted to send a magician to Amon and Medanzo, and Amon smiled and refused: “I am a hunter from the mountains, accustomed to chasing beasts and detecting all kinds of dangers in the mountains, which is why I dare to walk into the mountains at night, and I have the confidence to touch them quietly. Such a road magician cannot walk, accidentally may fall off a cliff, only a strong samurai has such strength and skill, I can take Medanzo with me. ”

Amon's words made sense, and Mayor Ditch didn't insist any more, only wish them good luck and advise them to be careful. Walk the night and start detecting magic at any time. Amon, a Level 5 magician, is better at this than Jacques, a Level 6 magician, which is his usual habit. So Amon doesn't want to work with others, because it's not convenient to use magic, and he accidentally reveals himself as a magician.

Jacoben did not expect much from the two, but cautioned Medanzo out of kindness: "This is not a battlefield slash, wearing heavy armor, climbing rocks, but a burden. Even if your armor is lightweight, accidental metal collisions can expose your position, making the shield even less suitable for carrying. Your shotgun is not a weapon of war in the jungle either, and if you must carry it, I suggest smudging it first because it reflects light at night. ”

Jacques is a teacher at the Barron Academy of Theology and usually teaches not only theology, but also a variety of combat techniques and precautions to systematically mentor and train students. His words made Amon profoundly convinced that Medanzo had left armor and a shield for Mayor Ditch. When he left, he put away the shotgun, and Amon replaced Medanzo with an axe and a set of soft armor in his clothes.

As for Amon himself not wearing armor and taking other weapons, he was still carrying only a branch cane.

Two rescue teams left one after the other, sneaking down the hill and circling the dense woods without anyone noticing. The giant tribe also sent men to count supplies, leading the ranks of the chiefs, while Eucil stood aside to monitor the statistics and Mayor Ditch accompanied him with a registrar. Remove those things from the car and sort them out again. The scene is messy and noisy.

Mayor Ditch deliberately didn't send anyone to help, leaving all these highland giants to do their own thing, enough for them to be busy until dawn. A lot of torches lit up on the plateau at night, as if it were daylight, and the shady darkness of the surrounding mountains.

Without mentioning how to count supplies on the mountain, Amon took Medanzo down the mountain first, circled up through Chongqing Mountain Mountain, and rushed to the location specified in the map. Medanzo, who had traveled many times to and from the Cave Caveman tribe in the deep mountains, was now also a tertiary magician, noting that he had no problem walking under his feet as if he were daytime. Unlike general magicians, the disciples who are taught by Amon do not use their staff at this critical juncture, and usually use divine help naturally, even just to shield themselves from the wind and rain.

As for Amon himself, not to mention the fact that he was probably better at walking in the mountains at night than a great magician, and in case he used a stick of iron to keep an eye on what was going on around him.

They had to go around the other side of the valley besieged by Princess Si and walk further, but arrived much earlier than Jacques and others. By midnight, they had crept up the ridge on the side of the valley. Looking over from the heights, there is indeed a group of people stationed in the middle of the valley, where the light of the bonfire can be seen at night.

Amon feels a little strange because he didn't find anyone on guard when he climbed the ridge. As a precaution, he asked Medanzo to find a place to hide and sneak a scout along the ridge with his staff and found the guarded giant samurai near the valley entrance.

On this side of the hill where Amon is, there are seven or eight giant warriors, with bows and arrows in their arms and sticks beside them, who are snoring to sleep. Amon did not impress them, but returned quietly to his former position.

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