Magic Industrial Age.

Chapter 173 171: Beast Virus (Please subscribe, please vote)
In a sense, Loyi is by no means a qualified aristocrat.

He could not learn the hypocrisy and ruthlessness of the nobles, nor could he learn their unlimited exploitation of their territories.

But Luo Yi is definitely a boss with a conscience.

He provides opportunities to learn, platforms for practice, time for growth, and sufficiently generous rewards.

So, after noticing Sike Francis' hesitation, he showed his strength without hesitation.

That was to shock him, to make him maintain enough awe!
Then, exaggerate the difficulties and dangers to make him alert enough, and finally, give him enough Jintir.

Thus, the whole set of 'coercion and inducement' was used, and Sixe Francis unknowingly gave enough loyalty and showed enough enthusiasm.

In the following two days, after actually entering the Redwood Province of the Norman Duchy, the Dragon and Beauty Mercenary Group demonstrated qualities that matched their reputation.

The scout team composed of hunters and wanderers always goes out for several miles to find out all the news along the way.

The fully armed light infantry, holding round shields and spears, would walk in front to lead the way.

On the left and right sides are soldiers in plain clothes. Although they look relaxed, their weapons and armor are placed in the most convenient places and can be put on at any time in the shortest time.

It’s not that they don’t want to wear armor all the time, but you have to understand that many weapons and armor are extremely heavy, and they need to maintain their combat state and cannot waste too much physical strength.

There are also cavalry teams of nearly twenty people patrolling on both sides. If they encounter the enemy, they can provide support in the shortest time.

And on those carts, there were archers holding bows and arrows.

They have sharp eyes, and they look around, always on guard, and they can always spot approaching people at the first opportunity.

Even when the scouts who were out returned, they would issue a warning, and naturally someone would deliver the message to Sike Francis.

You have to admit that when the Dragon and Beauty Mercenary Group becomes serious, they don't behave like a group of mercenaries, but rather a disciplined army.

As for Roy, he no longer had the ease he had in the Habsburg Empire, but instead behaved very cautiously.

He almost never went out, either riding a horse to show up in the team to boost morale, or reading a book in the carriage, or doing some training.

The space is too small, so training that requires large movements cannot be done; the carriage is too bumpy, so training that requires high levels of mental concentration cannot be done.

However, the practice of the Lion King was not affected. Under the stimulation of his fighting spirit, it could be seen that dark golden substances were spreading out along the blood vessels.

The next thing is [Cheetah Breathing Method·Accumulation], which must not be stopped. Luo Yi's weakest point now is the amount of fighting spirit, so naturally he has to work hard on accumulating it.

In addition, the books that Luo Yi read were no longer those parchments for cultivation, but instead became the many secrets recorded by the Raymond family.

Especially the origins, past, development trajectories, strength mottos, and even the dirty things that each family has done.

He had to admit that these nobles played far more lavishly than he had imagined.

The bard's stories pale in comparison to these secrets.

Of course, if you ask Roy what his biggest feeling was after entering the Norman Duchy, he can only say that it was as if he had entered a barbaric country from the civilized world.

Although the city of Oakland was still far from being as civilized and advanced as he remembered, it was at least on the right track.

People also have relative freedom!
And here?
All Luo Yi could see was a trampled dirt road with no signs of repair. The carriage was so bumpy that he lost the desire to ride in it.

He saw the farmlands, but the farmers working the fields had no light in their eyes. They looked dull, taciturn, dull and lifeless.

They don't seem like humans, but rather like corpses without souls.

He also saw a dilapidated village surrounded by a simple fence. When faced with Luo Yi and his men, they could only pick up pitchforks to drive them away.

Of course, there were also some who looked quite arrogant. He was a knight who ruled a town. He was quite powerful and seemed to be at the second level.

But he behaved extremely arrogantly!

Even when facing the third-level extraordinary person Xike Francis, he looked at people with his neck held high and even asked them to pay tolls.

Legally speaking, this area belongs to his jurisdiction, so it is normal for Luo Yi and his party to ask for a portion of the toll when they pass through.

But he was too greedy and asked for too much!

Two hundred people, one gold shield each, a total of two hundred gold shields.

Only after paying are they allowed to pass!

This matter cannot be described as greed, it is clearly robbery.

After a long and fruitless negotiation, Captain Sik lost his temper and chopped down the windmill standing next to the town with an axe, which frightened the greedy knight.

In the end, the price was reduced tenfold and two hundred silver shields were paid before the matter was settled.

Even these two hundred silver shields are a sky-high toll.

However, just when Luo Yi thought that the matter was over, the knight's actions overturned his cognition.

This man, in the middle of the night, brought his subjects to steal, and when he was discovered by the night watch, he prepared to attack and rob.

As for the result, it was naturally a failure.

He was also caught, but facing Xike, he was still very arrogant and had no worries about his own safety at all.

He was sure that Xike wouldn't dare to kill him!
This is the knight!
The knights with fiefdoms were so arrogant that even Loyi was shocked. However, knights in feudal society seemed to be like this!

Barbaric, stupid, ignorant and greedy!
But his confidence and arrogance were not without basis. If Xike really killed him, the higher nobles he was loyal to would cause trouble for Xike.

Xike killed again, and there was another superior, killed again, and there was another superior...

Until there was no place for Xike to stand in this country.

That feeling is no different from stirring up a hornet's nest, and this is also the rule passed down by the nobles for countless years.

Of course, it doesn’t matter about those subjects who came with the knights and were killed.

He didn't care, and Xike couldn't care even more.

At this moment, Luo Yi really felt that human life was worthless, but he really couldn't kill the knight.

However, although Luo Yi did not kill him, he did not let him off easily. He took off his clothes, hung him naked in the air, and whipped him with a salt water whip.
Then, just leave him there to fully experience the cold night wind.

Of course, you thought this was the end?
In fact, he encountered more than one or two such brainless nobles along the way.

However, it was from these nobles that Luo Yi learned that this area was called "Mangosteen Territory" because of its abundant production of mangosteen.

The owner of the territory is a viscount. Although his family heritage is not very long, he is quite powerful, and his "Boar Knights" are also very famous.

However, Zoe Evans, nicknamed "Viscount Boar", is also notoriously arrogant and unreasonable.

The knights under his command learned his style of doing things completely.

Fortunately, Luo Yi and his team were going to the city of Auxerre and did not need to pass through the direct territory of the Viscount Wild Boar.

When he actually set foot in the Norman Duchy, what impressed Loyi most was the stark contrast between civilization and barbarism.

However, along the way, I didn't encounter anything that could really be called "trouble".

Until they encountered a group of bandits.

It was an open area between two mountains, with a winding road passing between the mountains.

Here, the scouts sent by the Dragon and Beauty Mercenary Group issued a warning, and those under Ang also sent out a signal.

Therefore, the huge team stopped directly at the entrance and took a defensive posture.

Then, two groups of people came down the gentle slope of the mountain and surrounded us.

However, when Luo Yi looked up, he couldn’t help but be stunned.

These people were so strange. Most of them were not holding weapons or wearing armor. Their clothes were loose, revealing their strong physiques.

But if you think they are not aggressive, you are wrong. Their eyes are bloodshot and their looks are fierce.

Beside him, there were wolves, some pure white, some mottled, all of them lowered their heads slightly and let out threatening growls.

The roar echoed, even scaring the horses in the team, and many of them raised their front hooves in an attempt to break free.

Luo Yi calmed the horse down and asked in confusion, "Are these people bandits? Why do they feel so weird?"

"A bandit without a weapon, raising wolves?"

On the side, Sike Francis also frowned slightly, as if he remembered something, and his expression suddenly changed: "Is this the Mad Wolf Bandit Group?"

"Everyone, pay attention. When fighting, pay attention to your shields and don't let them bite you.

Otherwise, no one can bear the infection of the beast virus!"

Luo Yi keenly captured the key word, beast virus, and without his urging, Shenlan immediately began to search for information.

After a while, light blue words appeared in front of his eyes. These concise words quickly explained the characteristics of the "Beast Virus" to him.

This world has orcs and magic, so naturally there are some crazy wizards doing some crazy experiments.

Since when, a virus that spreads in the blood has appeared. A bite from the beast is enough to transmit the virus and turn humans into bloodthirsty beastmen.

It is said that the two ethnic groups, vampires and werewolves, were born in this way!
Of course, both the vampires and the werewolves refused to admit it. They believed that they had a long heritage that could even be traced back to the mythological era. How could they have been born from a tiny virus?

The problem is that in the holy scriptures of many churches, there really are vampires and werewolves, who appear as negative characters and are despised.

However, Deep Blue is not a party that is particular about research, nor does it mean to delve into details.

The current situation is that these mad wolf bandits infected with the wolf virus have launched an attack on the convoy.

Ouch!

The howling of wolves echoed among the mountains, and countless wolves rushed over, but this was not the end.

Those humans also launched a charge, some of them ran with their legs spread out, while others got on all fours like wild beasts.

No, they were not like wild beasts, but their bodies grew thick hair, claws sprouted from their hands and feet, and their heads were deformed.
When they jumped up, they had completely transformed into wolves.

It turned out that they were not raising wolves, but those wolves were originally transformed from humans.

　Here is the second update. I will continue writing. Additional updates may take until late at night, but there will definitely be some!
　　
　
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