The Righteous Player(s) Chapter 15: Desperate Jon
Those **** robbers are here again——
Jon was almost desperate.
His thigh was hit by a spherical lead bullet. The severe pain caused him to lose his balance instantly and fall to the ground.
Seeing the group of militiamen behind him surrounding him again, he couldn't bear to close his eyes.
He knew that he simply did not have the strength to defeat these bandits.
But he couldn't just watch these bandits steal the truck!
Because he is the captain of the militia guarding the Frozen Water Port, and this is his duty!
...Actually, this is also the responsibility of other militiamen.
But they were afraid.
The number of these militiamen is seven to eight times that of the other side. But he was afraid of those bows and two guns and did not dare to step forward!
Because everyone is afraid of death. No one wants to be the first.
So Jon realized he had to act. Even if you will be knocked down if you move, you must take action...
Because if he doesn't come, then the militia in Frozen Water Port will suffer!
The militiamen in Fengshui Port did not attack the bandits at all when they saw them - if such a thing spreads, others will think that these bandits are raised by themselves. Those caravans can also throw the blame on them and claim compensation from them.
Even if they can negotiate not to pay compensation, it will affect the reputation of Frozen Water Port and even the reputation of their militia group.
You know, the new lord is coming soon!
If they are entangled at this time, the problem will be troublesome!
Will the lord really listen to their explanation? I'm afraid if I hadn't seen that price compensation bill, I would have gotten angry and kicked them all out of the militia!
This is even the best result!
It’s a good thing if you don’t get beheaded!
This is by no means an unfounded worry.
...Because this is not the first time.
This group of bandits who don’t know where they came from has robbed Frozen Water Port for the second time.
At the beginning of last month, this group of bandits armed with rifled guns and many horses came to Frozen Water Port and robbed it once.
At that time, they didn't know the depth... they rushed forward to fight each other.
As a result, they paid five lives. The old captain was also shot twice, one in the abdomen and one in the shoulder. He died three days later.
As a border city, Frozen Water Port has only Yin Jue’s church stationed there.
But it happens that the priests of Sir Silver are the most greedy of money among the priests of Zhengshen.
They have no other drawbacks. He is also gentle to civilians and never bullies others...but no matter what he does, he always wants money.
To them, everything in the world must have a price tag—including human life. They are not even stingy people, because Silver Jue's church not only requires them to collect money, but also requires the priests to spend a lot of money, and does not allow them to keep a large amount of cash in their hands for a long time.
The cost of treating lead bullets is three to five times that of treating a severed limb, and twice as much as a bullet wound in the abdomen. After two bullets, the final medical expenses are enough to make people desperate.
The old captain did not pay the money in the end, so he died.
So Jon became the new militia captain.
He felt that it was a great loss for the old captain to die.
He didn't deserve to die here.
This is simply humiliating——
The old captain was a veteran of the October War. He has superb military swordsmanship and survived two wars against the Principality of Winter.
Now the old captain has retired and returned to his hometown, serving as the militia captain to train the new militiamen... Although he is strict, drunk and crazy, Jon respects him very much.
Because Jon also hopes to become a frontline soldier.
So he hoped that the old captain could teach him some "non-teaching" techniques and tell more stories about his time in the Second Infantry Regiment.
But every time the old captain heard his request, the smile on his face that had finally managed to coax him changed his expression, and he scolded him without saying a word.
At first Jon thought it was the "secret sword" that the old captain was reluctant to part with. But later he slowly understood...the captain didn't want him to join the army.
Since then, his respect for the old captain has dropped to rock bottom.
Jon thought he was scared.
He is not a victorious veteran...but a deserter who fears war.
This thought lasted until last month.
Facing the well-equipped bandits, the old captain was the first to rush forward.
He was in his fifties, holding a sword and stopped three robbers. But the robber had a horse after all, and he was quickly beaten with many scars.
At this time, the militiamen who were cowering behind had the courage to rush forward and follow the old captain's teachings to try to set up temporary roadblocks against the bandits to restrict the movement of the horses.
But the group of bandits immediately began to retreat and fight, and successfully broke through before encircling them.
What finally ended the battle were two gunshots that haunted Jon's heart like a nightmare. Every time he had nightmares, he would think of those two shots.
...After all, the old captain is not one of those legendary figures with various supernatural powers, nor does he know magic or divine arts.
No matter how exquisite his swordsmanship is, it cannot be faster than a bullet.
He let out a miserable cry that they had never heard before, staggered to the ground, and completely lost his fighting ability.
The screams made their hearts feel cold.
But seeing the old captain lying in a pool of blood, they were still angry, which aroused the young people's **** spirit——
They rushed forward.
Then they were routed.
Without the sharp sword of the old captain as the leader, the bandits launched a charge on the spot and completely broke up their formation.
Even before the horse hit them, they backed away to the sides and backwards.
They are not without power. They are just timid.
After the anger is burned away, what is left is the residue called fear.
They didn't dare to take a step forward until the robbers left. Even the archers didn't dare to shoot arrows...the two guns were still pointed at them.
Although they couldn't kill everyone, they could definitely kill the two people who drew the bow first.
They watched helplessly as the robbers took away the things.
The bandits didn't massacre them, or even last-ditch them.
They just laughed softly twice, then left with the truck without saying a word.
It is worth mentioning that after the old captain woke up, he seemed to recognize the details of the group of robbers.
But no matter how Jon asked, he finally passed away without saying a word and went to Silver Lord's side.
A total of six militiamen died in that battle.
Two houses were burned down and five trucks were lost, causing great damage.
Although their city lord has a good temper, he has always been incompetent and weak. After negotiating for a long time, we still paid one-third of the price of the goods to the other party and chose to settle the matter.
Half of these compensation payments were made by militia groups.
Although they lost money, the incident still spread.
Since then, no large caravans have gone to Frozen Water Port for more than a month.
After hearing the news, the noble man from Rossburg next door claimed that he would soon send people to suppress the bandits. But I haven’t seen anyone come until now.
Later, I heard that a noble was coming to their frozen water port, and his father had a higher title than the viscount in Fort Ross. Only then did more caravans arrive one after another. The main purpose was to give a gift to the little earl. When I heard that he hadn't arrived yet, I was disappointed and bought something casually and left.
This incident had a very bad impact on the economy of Frozen Water Port.
After the closure of trade with the Principality of Winter in recent years, the once prosperous Frozen Water Port has gradually turned into a backwater port. Totally dependent on insider trading.
They were originally at the northernmost point of the border, the terminus of various trade routes. No caravans would pass by them.
Without foreign trade with the Principality of Winter, Frozen Water Port can be considered self-sufficient. At least they have a big fishing ground.
Not only is there enough food to eat~IndoMTL.com~, but also some pearls can be accumulated to supply to the mainland. Some of the rarer pearls are consumables for wizard masters, so they sell quickly.
Usually they accumulate it for a period of time and then sell it to the team together with pearls and shellfish handmade products, as well as some rare fish.
In the truck that was robbed last time, there were two boxes full of pearls in one compartment, as well as a box of precious blood-soaked pearls.
And this time there was another batch of pearls in the truck, the value of which was even higher than last time!
The common point between these two times is that they did not deploy reliable caravan guards. Last time, their guards were cut down to the ground as soon as they met, and this time it was even more outrageous - they haven't woken up yet.
No matter how stupid Jon was, he realized something was wrong.
Those caravans with normal guards have never been robbed in person in the city! Even if they are robbed by robbers, they must be robbed on the road... How can they rush into the city, demolish houses and rob, but not kill anyone?
What's more, these bandits came twice in total.
They are all dedicated to these large caravans...
Jon was furious. A large number of suspicious characters flashed through my mind in an instant, but I couldn't determine who they were.
His brain was not working well to begin with, and now he was in severe pain and couldn't think clearly at all.
All he knew was that if the militia stood by again, they would lose money again. And you will definitely lose more this time.
They can no longer afford the compensation!
Even if I die alone——
At least this proves that the militia did not sit idly by! Their captain even died in the battle...
"——Who are you?"
At this moment, Jon heard a childish yet majestic voice: "Why are you plundering my people here!"