Chapter 96 Return to Wildfire Town (Explosive Sixth Update, Seeking Monthly Tickets!!)

  Welcoming the rare warm day in winter, horseshoes trampled on dry and hard ground, the warmth of the sun made people lazy, the surface of the armor slightly revealed a hint of residual heat, cavalrymen rode on horses, enjoying this rare leisure time.

  It was as if the atmosphere of war, the brutal and bloody fighting that had only recently been a matter of life and death, was now far away from them.

  Xia Ya was at the end of the line, reluctantly following the troops as they advanced. Kato rode alongside him, and the smuggler somehow produced a bottle of whiskey out of nowhere. It was a small bottle, but dozens of cavalrymen took turns taking a sip, feeling the liquor warm their bellies. The warmth of the sun added to the effect, making everyone feel hot from the inside out.

  When the wine bottle was passed to Xia Ya, there was only a small amount left. He hesitated for a moment, smiled and handed the bottle to Kato. Kato didn't decline either, tilted his head back and drank it all in one gulp, wiped his mouth, and gestured with his eyes towards the front of the team: "Are you planning on ignoring that guy for the rest of the trip?"

  Xia Ya rolled her eyes and shook her head: "Forget it, the general said to be a bit polite to him, he doesn't come to provoke me, I won't bother with him."

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  At the head of the column was a horse-drawn carriage, which wasn't luxurious at all. After all, it had just gone through a war and the military camp could only find a large grain cart to simply modify it into Bonfret's vehicle - but this lord who usually liked to enjoy himself surprisingly accepted it without hesitation, jumping onto the carriage with an escaping speed and hastily departing, as if he didn't want to stay in the 13th Legion's barracks for another second.

  The noble gentleman put on his magnificent clothes again, as well as that gorgeous but fragile armor like paper, and even his attendants from the Imperial City's Wangcheng raised their heads proudly, walking with an air of superiority. Since getting on the carriage, Baron Bonfret had not come down once, nor did he show up when they stopped to rest along the way.

  Xia Ya and Kato's guess: Does this guy who sells his butt even need someone to hold the chamber pot for him when he urinates?

  This time, Sharba was not fully recovered from his injuries and followed the two hundred cavalrymen led by Shayana out of the city to fight again. The medical officer in the army said that his injury would take at least a month to recover and he wouldn't be able to ride a horse... Poor Sharba fell off his horse in the chaos of the battle and got grazed by an Odinian axe on his buttocks...

  Fifty Imperial Guardsmen, ten of whom were escorts. Made up a hundred-man cavalry unit. Escorting Bonfret and his entourage, they spent the day traveling slowly. By evening, they arrived at Wildfire Town. They would rest here for a night before continuing on their journey.

  Returning to the land of Ye Huo Town, he felt a sense of nostalgia. The last time he left here, he was surrounded by dozens of Imperial soldiers. When he escaped, he even crashed through the city gate and made a big hole in it.

  This time back. The city gate hole is obviously already filled up. In the previous war, although Hastings didn't really come to attack Wildfire Town, the defending army in the town was also frightened for a while. When reinforcing the city wall, Xia saw a large amount of wood being piled up at the city gate.

  The imperial soldiers guarding the city gate had apparently relaxed a lot after the war ended. These Byzantines were eager to make plans to return home, and those patrolling soldiers in the town also lazily couldn't muster up their spirits.

  The streets were still quiet. Most of the shops had not opened yet. But the tavern's business was picking up again. Some mercenaries, warriors or adventurers with different attire also started to appear. It is said that these guys were threatened by the wildfire town and voluntarily offered to help the garrison defend the city together. Although there was no real battle later on, such a kind move won the trust of the garrison.

  Generally speaking, Wildfire Town is recovering. Probably after some days have passed and the Byzantines have left, it will return to its original state of lawless freedom.

  The largest building in the village is the Town Hall of Wildfire Town, which is actually just a slightly larger courtyard and two rows of houses, with two two-story high watchtowers erected at the gate. Now this place is temporarily occupied by the Byzantine army and has become a defensive fortress.

  Bonfrete and his entourage directly entered the Guardian's Mansion, but Shaya didn't want to stay in that place - the Guardian General here wasn't on good terms with him. Not only were they not on good terms, it was likely that there was some bad blood between them. When Adreke had met him earlier, he had even whipped this Guardian General several times. At that time, that bald man...

  Xia Ya sighed and ordered herself to stop thinking like this anymore.

  Xia Yapai went to the guard office and registered, then took a group of brothers directly to the wine shop opened by Sofia's husband.

  While Doro led a group of followers away mysteriously——the magician's thoughts were not a secret, he took his newly recognized followers to find a place! Those local rascals who had bullied him before, those robbers, would all...

  Dare to bully the noble Lord Doro and pay the price...

  As soon as he walked into the tavern, he saw Du Yan standing behind the counter, still wiping a dirty rag on the wine glasses. Xia Ya's face couldn't help but reveal a smile, and he went forward to greet him first.

  One-eyed saw Xia Ya wearing a Byzantine Empire cavalry soft armor, started to be puzzled, and then smiled on his face, still showing a mouthful of yellow teeth, shouting: "Hey! Look who's here! Isn't this our little turtle? Now it has become an officer of the Byzantine Empire!"

  Xia Ya sat in front of the bar, slapped the table and laughed loudly: "Duyan, you rascal, don't think that saying a few good words can fool me. Last time I left a bottle of good wine here with you, have you already secretly drunk it away?"

  After finishing, he slammed the table: "Brothers and sisters, find your own seats, here is the best barley wine in Wildfire Town. One-eyed old fellow, first bring them ten barrels, I'll pay! Ah, also, everyone present today, I invite each of you to have a drink!"

  The last sentence made those wine guests in the building burst out laughing. These guys were all natives of Wildfire Town, and many Xia Ya knew them.

  Xia Ya patted his pocket, where the gold coins left by Qi and Kechuan were still plentiful. Although he was a rustic, having money made him generous, and he had never imagined such a lavish spending scene before. Today, he was finally able to splurge and feel secretly pleased.

  The cavalrymen were all delighted. Anyway, it wasn't a battle, and the mission for this trip was simple too. The boss treated them to drinks, where's the reason to refuse?

  In less than a moment, the tavern was in an uproar. Several large wooden barrels were brought out and the cavalrymen grabbed cups to drink heartily. The tavern originally had many patrons, Xia Ya greeted them one by one, aside from some old acquaintances, she also saw several unfamiliar faces, probably adventurers who had just arrived recently.

  Just casual chatting, but then he overheard a conversation from a table of adventurers that caught Shaya's attention.

  "This world is really getting out of hand! In Wildfire Town, I've seen Oedin people, Byzantines, Lantisians, and even Free Realmers. Just a few days ago, dwarves showed up too... but now, damn it, even the gnomes have formed a merchant caravan to do business here..."

  "Is it? What can those things be sold for? Are they human flesh or something? Hahaha..."

  Xia Ya immediately took notice, walked over, placed the wine cup on the other person's table, lifted his butt, squeezed out a position, and smiled: "What interesting things are you talking about? Did our Wildfire Town have a goblin?"

  He was astonished in his heart, within a hundred miles, the only earth spirit, there was only the Aoxue in his own home. Did this King's wife not take good care of her family and ran to Ye Huo Town to fool around?

  Two adventurers, clad in leather armor and armed to the teeth, with a fierce look on their faces, glanced at Xia Ya, who was dressed in military attire, and smiled politely. One of them spoke loudly: "Isn't that right? A few days ago, news came that Hastings had retreated, and the town opened its gates. Guess what happened next? The first merchant group to arrive was a group of dwarves! Isn't it strange? More than ten humans brought seven or eight large carts, loaded slowly and covered tightly, but no one knows what's inside."

  And following them were more than a dozen earth spirits, those green-skinned guys chattering and shouting, wearing tattered armor, with rusty knives in their hands, who knows if they were dug up from some ancient tomb.

  A dozen earthworms?

  It's not Aox anymore.

  Xia lost interest and didn't care about these things. However, another adventurer continued: "There's even more to it, those goblins ran into the town and clashed with several mercenaries on the same day. Originally, everyone was waiting to see a joke, but that leading goblin was really fierce, a mid-level warrior was chopped down by him in just a few axe swings! It's like seeing a ghost, I've never seen or even heard of such a powerful goblin in my life."

  Xia Ya has arrived... Can a earth spirit be this formidable?

  "Hmm, the funniest thing is that I heard the leader of the earth spirits has a bad temper. When he came in, he asked everyone if they had seen a very beautiful earth spirit, and then said... This guy couldn't hold back his laughter anymore and burst out laughing loudly: 'And then he said, his wife ran away, and he's out looking for her! Isn't that hilarious? Hahahahaha..."

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  (Six updates! Six updates within 24 hours, I'm really exhausted...)

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