piratefiction Chapter 21 City
Chapter 21 City
Immediately afterwards, Lu Yuan felt a surge of power within his body, his muscles became more toned, his wounds began to heal, and his exhausted body regained its energy.
At this moment, if you look closely, you will see that Lu Yuan's body is shimmering with a pale golden light.
His sturdy body was as if it were made of steel.
【Golden Bell Cover (134/50000 entry points)】
After entering the state of this technique, a pale golden bell faintly appeared around Lu Yuan's body, protecting him inside.
Runes were constantly circulating.
Besides the Golden Bell Cover technique, other martial arts techniques have also made significant progress.
【"Wedge Formation" (30181/30000 (Perfect, Breakthrough?)】
Lu Yuan, of course, did not hesitate.
They immediately chose to break through.
Then, a great deal of insight about military formations appeared in my mind, and it was visible to the naked eye.
The people following behind him also began to recover quickly. Although they couldn't keep up with Lu Yuan, their speed was still quite impressive.
【"Wedge Formation" (181/50000 (Entry))】
The advance of the military formation made Lu Yuan and Wei Yong and the others behind him seem to be covered by a black arrow.
At this moment, the mere few people seemed to transform into a sharp arrow, capable of piercing through everything.
The centurion of the Iron Falcons opposite him, seeing this scene, had his expression change drastically. He had been observing Lu Yuan and the others, and when he noticed the change in the military formation, he understood.
Lu Yuan's understanding of military formations deepened once again.
This person has exceptional comprehension.
After glancing at the people behind him, he immediately said, "Retreat!"
Then, it turned around and headed away into the distance.
Lu Yuan raised an eyebrow. Now that the fight had progressed to this point, he certainly wouldn't let the other side leave easily.
The iron-framed bow was removed.
He took out an arrow and shot it at the iron hawks of the northern barbarians.
"Whoosh!"
An arrow pierced the air, and someone fell to the ground.
After firing several arrows in succession, the rest of the Iron Falcons were killed, with only the centurion in charge escaping.
The opponent was quite strong and skilled in mounted archery.
Although Lu Yuan was an exceptional archer, the distance was too great, and he was unable to keep his opponent at bay.
However, this is already a great victory.
With just a dozen or so people, they managed to kill so many Iron Falcons. Once they returned, they were sure to become famous throughout the city.
"Bang!"
Once they realized they were safe, Wei Yong and the others immediately fell off their horses.
His hands, which were holding the weapons, were trembling.
Lu Yuan did not blame them; these people had become elites after this battle.
Once you break through to the border, you'll be just as good as those iron hawks.
It will be much easier for me to leave the city and earn military merits later.
"Let's rest here for an hour."
After Iron Falcon was shot dead, no one will come for a while.
After Lu Yuan finished speaking, he dismounted, took out a wine flask, and took a big gulp. The strong liquor went down his throat and dispelled the chill from his body.
Then, he threw it to Wei Yong.
After everyone took turns drinking the whole pot of wine, they ate something.
Then I started packing.
The Iron Falcons consisted of forty-three men, and Lu Yuan alone killed twenty-eight of them. He had struck it rich this time.
The silver found on them alone amounted to several hundred taels.
These people have clearly been looting in the area quite a bit.
His leather armor was stripped off.
The warhorses initially captured from the Northern Barbarian scouts were mostly shot dead when they tried to block the Iron Falcon's arrows.
However, the horses of these Iron Falcons are even better; they are all fine steeds from the northern barbarians.
But it's worth a lot of money.
There are also various weapons. The Iron Hawks are well-equipped, with no shortage of long and short weapons, and they all use the best iron-framed bows.
After all these things were cleared out, everyone was filled with excitement.
After this battle, everyone's pockets were bulging.
Lu Yuan's lips curled up involuntarily.
This time when I go back, I can buy some cultivation resources and cultivate properly. Ideally, I should be able to break through to the Bone Forging stage.
At that time, there will be no problem facing the Tendon Refining Technique.
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At the gates of Icefield City, there were far fewer people coming and going than usual. Clearly, the arrival of Iron Falcon had made the city guards hesitant to leave the city to accept missions.
Only a small number of caravans traveled back and forth.
More than twenty city guards were gathered around a fire.
It was just getting light, and it was still quite cold.
An old soldier had just finished drinking a bowl of hot soup when his brow furrowed.
He smelled a strong, very strong odor of blood.
He unconsciously gripped his weapon tighter and looked up.
Then, something shocking happened.
There were only four or five people, all disheveled, but behind them were dozens of warhorses, with corpses, bound weapons, and armor stacked together on their backs.
The most striking feature is that the heads of these horses are hanging from both sides.
As they drew closer.
The smell of blood was even stronger.
The platoon leader guarding the city was a man with a large beard. He was initially wary, then shouted, "Lu Yuan?"
They were both under the command of the same centurion, so they obviously knew each other.
"it's me."
"Good heavens, you guys have stormed into the Northern Barbarian King's court? You've brought back so many heads!" Li Huzi said enviously.
"Haha, I'm lucky to have survived. I'll treat you to drinks another day." After saying hello, Lu Yuan headed straight for the Hall of Merit.
When we arrived at the gate, it was too early and the gate was not yet open.
However, they didn't seem to mind and found a place to rest.
After the sun rose, the city defense camp gates opened, and a number of people gradually arrived, all surrounding Lu Yuan and his group to watch.
He would point and comment from time to time.
"These aren't ordinary cavalrymen from the Northern Barbarians, are they? Look at the leather armor inlaid with fine copper plates, and the weapons they use are all iron-framed bows."
"They must have killed a group of elite Northern Barbarians. The leader was Lu Yuan, right? I've heard of him. He's quite talented and became a squad leader as soon as he arrived."
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Discussions could be heard from time to time around us.
At this moment, Lu Yuan and the others also got up and walked inside.
He was also quite looking forward to it; with so many heads, he wondered if it would allow him to be promoted to centurion.
I would love to be a centurion; not only would my benefits be better.
And there's no need for shifts anymore.
With that thought in mind, I arrived at the outside of the Hall of Merit.
The official on duty was somewhat surprised to see so many northern barbarian heads and asked Lu Yuan, "How many have been beheaded?"
"Splash!"
Upon hearing his question, Lu Yuan stepped forward, took out a cloth bag, and poured a bag full of identity tokens onto the table.
"I haven't listed them all, please take a look first."
As soon as he finished speaking, the person opposite him widened their eyes.
"These, these are all of Iron Falcon's identification tags!"
As he spoke, his tone involuntarily rose.
He wasn't surprised by the number of heads Lu Yuan and his men brought back. After all, this was their job all year round, and even if there were hundreds of heads in front of him, he could only say that they had gained a lot.
But the Iron Falcon is different.
As soon as he finished speaking, a commotion erupted around him.
Then, the official, disregarding Lu Yuan's attitude, picked up the plaques and began to count them carefully.
Not a single one dared to be left behind.
At the same time, a soldier behind him quickly retreated and headed towards the neighboring captain's residence.
At this moment, Zhou Hongling and Zhou Ming were having breakfast.
I had barely taken a few bites when a figure rushed in.
"Sir, a troop that went out has just returned, bringing back a large number of Iron Falcon heads and identity tags. They are currently exchanging them for military merits in the Hall of Merit."
Upon hearing the sound, Zhou Hongling and her third uncle put down their bowls and chopsticks almost simultaneously.
Despite her doubts, she still got up and walked towards the Hall of Merit.
Zhou Hongling, in particular, seemed very anxious. If this were true, then Icefield City would have gained considerable prestige.