Lord of Rot

Chapter 219 Midnight Sun

At the same time as Hawkwood's order was passed on, the group of black-armored cavalry had already rushed to the river bank. The soldiers accompanying Steven and the golden-armored guards following Leopold drew their weapons to fight back, creating opportunities for Steven to Vin escapes with Agnes.

But at least 50 black-armored cavalry rushed over, and the team was dispersed in an instant!

Several soldiers fell to the ground, motionless.

You can also see limbs flying and heads rolling around.

Just as Steven struggled to help Agnes get on the horse, a rope was thrown and caught Agnes in an instant. Then Agnes was dragged by the rope and fell heavily to the ground, her life or death unknown.

"Hahaha!"

The black cavalryman pulling the rope laughed, dragged Miss Agnes for a distance, then rode over, fished sideways, picked up the thin and poor Agnes on the ground, and put her on his saddle.

The black cavalry quickly slaughtered and robbed Agnes Leopold's carriage. She brought many good things, which were wealth.

Seeing his fiancée being robbed, Steven got up, roared and pulled out his sword, and then his sword was easily knocked away.

Boom!

The hammer hit Steven's breastplate, and he was sent flying backwards and fell heavily to the ground.

The breastplate was slightly dented, and he was so shocked that he wanted to vomit blood.

Looking at his beloved girl, Steven still tried to get up.

However, he was wearing full plate armor and fell to the ground like a turtle being overturned, unable to stand up on his own.

He could only listen to the laughter and screams, and gnashed his teeth in hatred.

Before the soldiers from Three Forks Fort rushed over, the black cavalry had already grabbed Agnes and drove away with a cart full of treasures.

Hawkwood rode quickly to the bank of the river.

The men tried to give chase, but Hawkwood stopped him: "Stop chasing."

The other party came prepared, and if you catch up now, you will only fall into a trap.

Moreover, those dozens of black cavalry were extremely powerful and slaughtered more than 20 soldiers present. No one died. The soldiers in the castle chased them and died.

"Steven!" Hawkwood got off his horse and helped his son up.

His handsome face was stained red with blood.

Fortunately, Steven put on plate armor coquettishly before setting off, otherwise he would have died in the iron hoof collision just now.

"Agnes, Agnes was captured by those bandits!" Steven couldn't help but want to roar: "I'm going to save her!"

"You will save her," said Hawkwood, "but not yet."

He deliberately told his son that those people were not robbers at all, they must come from a certain noble.

It seems that his marriage to Leopold has made some people unhappy.

……

The dragon bone scale armor could not be made successfully because the bones of the wyvern were too hard. The blacksmiths used many methods, but in the end only part of the bones were broken.

So the keel scale armor originally planned to be made entirely from wyvern bones had to be changed into keel plate armor.

That is, a keel is attached to the outside of important parts such as the breastplate and helmet of the plate armor.

Some fine keel bones were also pieced together on the arms, thighs, etc.

Double-layer protection, absolutely safe, completely avoiding the possibility of having your hand broken off by a hammer.

"Just like an undead knight." Li Qi was quite satisfied with the appearance of the revised plate armor.

Then comes the power test.

Take a slaughtered and bled pig, fasten the front half of the breastplate to the pig's body, and then directly hit it with a water-powered forging hammer.

Boom!

The heavy hammer fell.

The plate armor shook.

After removing the plate armor, the plate armor is not deformed.

Looking at the pork again, the ribs were not broken, but slightly deformed.

"The keel absorbs most of the impact. With this thing, you don't have to worry about the armor-breaking hammer."

It's a life-saving thing.

"That's right." Li Qi nodded: "After having it cleaned, send it to the castle."

"Yes, my lord!"

Although the use of keels is still very low-level, Li Qi is quite satisfied. He has no shortage of keels.

It is estimated that another twenty or thirty soldiers can be equipped.

You can put all the first batch of cavalry trained on keels.

A genuine undefeated cavalryman.

Li Qi was in a good mood.

And Betty's alchemy workshop is almost completed.

……

"pici, pici"

Pitts, who was wearing a short shirt and light armor, kept making sounds from her mouth, and cats appeared next to her.

Compared with foxes, Li Qi has found a better method of rodent control, which is to raise cats.

A large number of cats were raised, allowing Pitts to control and guard the granary. Occasionally, she would be asked to control a few mice, search for mouse nests, and then catch them all.

Today's porcupine collar is a strange sight.

Killer bees fluttered overhead, and the serfs ignored them.

The members of the security team were followed by dogs one after another, issuing orders and prohibitions.

Cats can even be seen climbing on the walls and roofs. Although they spend most of their time basking in the sun and sleeping in, as long as a mouse appears, all the cats will instantly become alert and launch a siege.

Porcupine collars have entered the ultimate form of biological control. Because they can communicate verbally, animals and people can live in harmony as long as they abide by the rules.

The only problem is that it is difficult for animals to control their animalistic nature. Just like dogs, they rush towards meat when they see it, so dogs always have a rope tied around their necks.

There are fewer mosquitoes and flies here in summer than other places, but the smoke from burning charcoal billows into the sky, and there are a lot of sawdust flying in the air. The environment is a little worse than other places with clear mountains and clear waters, singing birds and the fragrance of flowers.

"Chirp!" A bird flew over and hung in front of Pitts.

"what!"

Pitts was startled, stood up quickly, pinched his lips and whistled.

Then, a loud neighing sound was heard, and a fast horse rushed over. Pitts got on his horse and said, "Go find your lord!"

Because Li Qi spent too much attention on making muskets and magic scrolls, Li Qi gave the job of sentry to Pitts. She can communicate with animals and is very suitable for these tasks.

It's a pity that he is not as good as the beast whisperer from the Round Table, who can even control the goshawk.

Starting from the village of Porcupine Territory, we rode on horseback for a long time. The castle disappeared behind us, and a small valley appeared in front of Pitts.

"boom!"

There was a huge explosion.

The horse was frightened, and Pitts quickly leaned down and patted the horse gently to comfort it.

The alchemy workshop is located in a remote area with a huge open space.

Li Qi was holding a rather bulky musket at this time.

The barrel of the gun was emitting thick white smoke, obscuring the view.

There was a small hole in the target not far away.

After many corrections, the range of the musket is almost the same as that of ordinary crossbows in the modern era. The accuracy is indeed slightly worse, not so accurate, and the general direction can be controlled.

That is to say, each gun has its own temperament, and it is up to the user to figure it out.

As for bows and arrows, excellent archers may be far better than muskets in terms of range and accuracy, but the archery skills of most archers are actually not as good as using crossbows. Nowadays, fewer people use bows in battles, and more use crossbows. .

"Basically the approximate shooting direction can be determined, and mass production is ready."

Li Qi was quite satisfied with the effect of this gun.

It's a pity that Thomas Scholar and Betty have different research paths. One is on the magic side, and the other is on alchemy. If the two can work together on research, maybe they can develop a magic-hostile air-alchemy missile in the future, or a magic self-tracking Gatling or something. of.

Hearing the sound of horse hooves in the distance, Li Qi put down his gun and walked out of the shooting range.

Pitts dismounted and said, "Sir, there are several knights in armor coming outside the Porcupine Collar."

"Ok?"

"How far is it?"

"It'll be there in about half a day."

Li Qi's consciousness instantly merged into the "Eagle Eye", and he kept switching perspectives. He finally found the birds that had been hovering in the sky and saw the uninvited knights.

The banner is a group of horses with hoofs raised.

"Raising Hoof War Horse" Li Qi looked at the flag: "It looks familiar, it seems... the Cavendish family."

The knight family has no fiefdom.

But the great thing about this family is that both father and son generations are very good on the battlefield, especially the heir of the Cavendish family, Philip Cavendish, who won many battles with his own efforts when he was 20 years old. He was made a knight and was known as the Midnight Sun.

He is also the leader of the First Order of Roaring Keep.

"What is he here for?"

He had no contact with Cavendish.

"Let's go back and take a look first."

Reacher rode back to Porcupine Castle, followed by Pitts who was also riding a horse.