Chapter 289 Harold: You mean tactics?

Chapter 289 Harold: You mean tactics?

Candice led the two through the street and stopped in front of a dilapidated house. She turned around and said to them:

"This place has been unused for a long time, so it's inevitably a little shabby, but all of the few empty houses in the village are like this. Please forgive me for my poor hospitality."

"It doesn't matter, we're used to it, right, Dad?" Jade spoke first.

Gabriel nodded: "It would be nice to have a place to shelter from the wind."

"Then come with me into the house. I want to hear what you say about this man." Candice's eyes swept over the man that Gabriel was carrying - he was still unconscious at this moment.

Gabriel understood, and he and Jade followed Candice into the house. Candice took out a candle made of pack animal fat from the drawer in the moonlight and lit it with a match.

The moment the dim candlelight came on, the room seemed to be filled with warmth and light. Gabriel and Jade, two travelers who had been traveling in the sea of ​​sand for a long time, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and relax their bodies slightly.

The three men sat down around the candlelight, and the bound man was thrown at Gabriel's feet, near the corner.

"He was the only one who came? There was no one else around when you saw him?" Candice asked with a frown.

Although she had not had much interaction with Gabriel, she knew his strength. If there were other people present at the time, even if he could not capture them, he would be able to sense their presence.

Gabriel nodded and said, "You are being targeted. This man is a scout of the Legacy of the God-King. The Legacy of the God-King has several mercenary groups under its command.

Each mercenary group has a different style of operation, but they all admire blood and violence, and it is extremely rare for them to hold back. They are afraid and are trying to reduce the damage of this operation as much as possible. "

After thinking for a moment, Candice said with some worry, "I'm afraid it's not the village that's being targeted, but the caravan in the city that's resting here now."

Gabriel: "A large caravan like last year?"

"Well, it was the only caravan that could penetrate deep into the desert and knock on the doors of all the tribes. This was their third time entering the desert.

There was no movement in the first two times of the Legacy of the God King, and I thought they had given up and played coward, but to my surprise, they still didn't give up..." Candice said.

Gabriel: "A greedy wolf will not let go of a beast that passes by its doorstep. Jade and I heard some rumors in the desert. The headquarters of the 'God-King' has summoned the leaders of each brigade and asked them to gather all their members to carry out a large-scale operation."

Candice frowned.

If these two forces collide...she could foresee a war, a war in the desert, caused by human greed and desire for plunder, which would ruthlessly devour the lives of innocent people.

Thinking of the caravan members who were still having dinner with the villagers in the village today, and their energetic bodies, and thinking that many of them might become cold corpses and sleep forever in the desert, Candice still felt a trace of pity in her heart, even though it had nothing to do with her.

Candice exhaled and said, "I will tell the leader of the caravan about this and ask them to make preparations early."

Gabriel nodded slightly, indicating that he had no objection.

"If they don't plan to return the same way, I can recommend you to be their bodyguard." Candice said tentatively.

"We won't accept this commission. We'll spend one night here and leave after replenishing our food supplies." Gabriel rejected the proposal without even thinking about it.

Jade, who was sitting next to him, felt a sense of loss. She had heard that this caravan would go deep into the desert, all the way to the end of the sea of ​​sand. She had always been very curious about this, but her father always refused all commissions that required entering the heart of the desert on the grounds that she was too young.

But Dad must have his reasons for doing this. When I grow up and become more powerful than Dad, maybe Dad will give in, Jade thought.

Candice looked at the girl Jade. Although twelve or thirteen years old was not young for the desert people, she could understand a father's concerns. She knew why Gabriel was unwilling to conflict with the "Legacy of the God-King".

So she didn't continue talking about this topic, but changed the subject and said:

"The caravan will stay here for another day. They brought a lot of things from the city. If you are interested, you can go to the market. I think you will need some seasonings and sturdy backpacks."

“We will,” Gabriel said.

They came to Aru Village this time because they had run out of supplies, and they needed daily necessities such as backpacks and tents. The people in the city would make them very sturdy with special materials, which were completely different from animal skins.

He also wanted to buy some suitable clothes for Jade. She had grown a little too fast recently, but his sewing skills were not good enough, so he altered her clothes into a mess and made them barely wearable.

...

Being targeted by the "Relics of the God-King".

Harold received the bad news as soon as he woke up.

Well...it's understandable. They have been very sincere in not taking any action for two years. I talked about this group of lawless criminals with Dolly two years ago, saying that the best way to make them mend their ways is to bury them all.

Harold thought.

This is not an injustice to them. Those who join the "Legacy of the God-King", whether voluntarily or forced, must give a letter of allegiance, which means that these people have lives on their hands, and it would not be wrong to just pick one of them and execute him.

Candice: "Mr. Harold, according to the informant, the 'God King's Legacy' has gathered its forces this time and is determined to capture your caravan.

If you want to continue moving forward, please stay here for a few more days and request additional personnel or hire mercenaries."

"I understand everything you said, Miss Candice." Harold rubbed his forehead.

He recalled the various novels he had read in his previous life, such as how to lead people to a canyon and abandon their baggage, then block both ends and start shooting arrows, how to ride on pack animals and lead the charge when seeing a human figure, and how to form a mandarin duck formation...

After simulating all the possible options, I found that it would be more practical to prepare a few more Molotov cocktails, recruit a few mercenaries with divine eyes, or release pack animals.

However, if a large number of personnel were added or mercenaries were recruited, the caravan's supply would become problematic, and the increase in the number of people in the team might force the "God-King's Legacy" to be temporarily abandoned.

But they won't stay quiet for long. The next time, and the next time, as long as there is some slackness, they will rush in. The food and books carried by the caravan are very tempting to them.

Just like the carrot dangling in front of a donkey, they won't give up until they get the carrot.

These people are familiar with the desert terrain. They can set up an ambush in advance after figuring out the caravan's route, and flee immediately if they see trouble.

Although they have no mounts and have poor mobility, it is impossible to catch them all in one fell swoop as they are fleeing in all directions. As long as their headquarters is still there, they can gather together quickly.

The best way is to add a water dragon king to the team, and after they fall into the trap, the water will rotate at high speed and spray them all to death.

Harold thought with amusement.

Well, that's getting off topic, but this is the point. This is Teyvat, the desert, and ordinary people's physical fitness is stronger than that of the people on Blue Star. Most members of the "Legacy of the God-King" have firm beliefs, and some members are equipped with weapons with words that can release elemental power.

The wars on Blue Planet that were won by weapons, mounts, climate, and terrain are of little reference value.

They don't dare to attack because there are too many people in this group, but in this battlefield dominated by elemental forces, as long as I incorporate a few high-end combat forces among the limited personnel, they can suffer a loss, but they can quickly regroup under the command of the headquarters and replenish their manpower.

So Haroldt had another idea:

It would be easy if we knew where their headquarters was. As long as we knew the location, we could ambush them in advance, capture all of them while their leader was in a meeting, and then blow up the headquarters.

Without the command of the headquarters, they would not be able to regroup in a short period of time, and the affiliated mercenary groups would even fight among themselves over who would be the new leader.